Chapter 282: Deceiving an honest and kind elder, doesn’t your heart hurt?

Drake Senior Academy is the only senior academy in Drake County, and all the young talents in Drake County are proud to have been admitted to this academy.

Even some outstanding students from neighboring cities travel thousands of miles to take the entrance exam here, and a small number of them are indeed able to get into Drake Senior Academy.

Drake Senior Academy has a history of several centuries, covering over a hundred subjects and more than twenty professional classifications.

Among them, the most numerous are the Knight and Warrior departments, followed by the Business, Management, History, Geography, Literature, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical Manufacturing, Agriculture, Architecture, Water Conservancy and Transportation, Marine Biology, Fine Arts, and Music departments.

Niche departments like Archaeology and Flora and Fauna Research have very few students, yet they are self-contained systems, with a few new students enrolling each year.

In the principal’s office, Principal Odyssey looked at the two smiling and respectful students in front of him, a vein throbbing on his forehead.

These two were undoubtedly the top new students; it had been fifteen years since a student had entered with a perfect score.

But what kind of bizarre majors did you two choose?

Archaeology? Haha, Lord Veil Declann, you are a Junior Knight (as rumored), why aren’t you going to the Warrior and Knight departments to show off your might? What are you doing in the Archaeology department?

Miss Lilith Kendall, I know you are very versatile, but what’s the deal with Flora and Fauna Research? You know, choosing the Agriculture department would be much better than this strange major.

You are going to inherit the title and territory of Countess Jasmine in the future, and although I heard you and Miss Yuna Peck collaborated on planting many flowers and plants, you’re not actually going to become the ‘Rose’ Countess, are you?

Please, you are the most outstanding female knight in years, no less impressive than your aunt Countess Jasmine during her time at the academy.

You, a dignified Junior Knight and future lord, dabbling in flowers and plants? Is this appropriate?

Principal Odyssey suddenly thought of another excellent student who also chose flowers and plants, Miss Yuna Peck, who came from the capital last year.

Are all noble young ladies this eccentric?

However, Miss Yuna Peck comes from the Pink family, and she is indeed not a knight or warrior, so choosing to dabble in flowers and plants is not a big problem.

But what about you, Miss Lilith? You two are the super powerhouses who recently suppressed all your peers in Mabust County!

“Lord Veil Declann, although everyone has their own aspirations and chooses their own path in life, as a powerful knight, isn’t the major you’ve chosen a bit, well, too obscure?”

Principal Odyssey himself was also a lord, and as an adult, he could speak to young Veil as an equal, or even from a slightly higher position.

However, his authority was limited; after all, he held the position of principal of the senior academy, and the young man also held the position of instructor in the city defense army.

“Countless secrets are hidden in history, and most of these histories are buried in ruins.”

Young Veil began to present facts and reasoning: “The Principal should know my other identity, no, it should be the shared other identity of Miss Lilith and me: staff members of the Municipal Hall’s Special Affairs Office, with a certain degree of authority.

Most of the special affairs in Drake City need to go through us, but even so, many things are overlooked and hidden each year.

Our duty is to minimize risks and nip dangers in the bud.

Historically, there have been many, many extraordinary things, and archaeology is the profession most likely to encounter these dangers.

This is the original intention behind my choice of archaeology as a major.”

Spin? You keep spinning? Lilith looked at young Veil with disdain.

Young Veil immediately returned a pure gaze, “Even if I’m spinning a story, I can make it very complete, so what about you?”

Seeing young Veil’s provocative gaze, Lilith’s eyelid twitched.

Sure enough, the speechless Principal Odyssey turned his gaze to Lilith.

“Every day, I have to undergo rigorous knight training with my aunt, Grand Knight Jasmine, and I also have to carry out some dangerous missions.

I will carry a hint of excessive sharpness.

A sword that is too rigid is easily broken, so my aunt advised me to come into contact with more beautiful things in nature, to use those naturally beautiful auras to dilute the hostility within me.”

“Other activities like flower arranging, painting, and music also need to be occasionally participated in, but not too deeply.

Hostility cannot linger, but killing intent cannot be absent; this requires a balance.”

Lilith’s words were even more outlandish, yet they gave people a sense of inexplicable awe.

Young Veil’s eyes widened.

This works too?

Miss Lilith, although you have carried out several missions, you haven’t killed a single living thing, alright?

Deceiving an honest elder like this, doesn’t your heart ache?

To prove her words, Lilith even released a tiny bit of her not-yet-proficient dragon’s might, making Principal Odyssey break out in a cold sweat.

Is this the legendary killing intent?

It actually gave him the illusion of facing a giant dragon; it was truly terrifying.

“Does Lord Veil Declann also have such a problem?” Principal Odyssey looked nervously at young Veil.

These two were treasures of the school; nothing must happen to them.

Lilith shot him a sidelong glance and helped him explain, “Veil has his own way of relieving it.

The Principal might not know, but he actually owns a blacksmith shop outside.

To vent the hostility in his heart, he forges iron for an hour almost every morning and evening, using violent catharsis to completely release the hostility.

Although this method is very direct and efficient, it is not suitable for a lady like me.

I still prefer to slowly purify my mind with the natural fragrance of flowers and plants.”

So, he relieves hostility through catharsis.

The academic Principal Odyssey suddenly understood.

Although the methods were different, they both sounded very reasonable.

It’s just that Lord Veil Declann, being a man, could use some more forceful means, while Miss Lilith needed to cultivate her mind and slowly purify it.

From the perspective of results, they were similar.

From the perspective of efficiency, Lord Veil Declann’s method was more direct and efficient, but from the perspective of long-term effects, Miss Lilith’s method was undoubtedly safer.

He actually fell for your trick?

Principal Odyssey was over seventy years old, having been a senior academy teacher for over twenty years and principal for more than ten.

His knowledge was extensive, but he was relatively lacking in matters concerning supernatural powers and knights and warriors.

In principle, both young Veil’s and Lilith’s reasons made sense.

To find fault, he would need relevant extensive knowledge, which he did not possess.

The truth was that while young Veil’s claims were somewhat alarmist, they represented genuinely possible risks, and Lilith’s words were a summary of the personal experiences of many soldiers who had returned from the battlefield.

They weren’t wrong, just unlikely to apply to her, a high-ranking knight who had never shed blood.

“Let’s leave the professional matters for now.

I called you two here today because there are other things that require your cooperation.”

Principal Odyssey pushed a document in front of them.

“This is a formal document from Vice Minister Wright Kendall, an opinion paper on the promotion of student clubs in the Senior Academy, and it sets out a requirement: for next year’s competition with Mabust Senior Academy, we cannot rely solely on the two of you; others must also contribute.”

Actually, Principal Odyssey wasn’t too worried about the competition with Mabust Senior Academy.

Mabust Senior Academy’s biggest advantage was military prowess, but now he had Veil and Lilith as two trump cards, which precisely became his advantage.

As for other projects, haha, Mabust Senior Academy seemed to be decent in flora and fauna research, machinery, architecture, and archaeology, but couldn’t compare to Drake Senior Academy in anything else, could it?

Wait a minute, among Mabust Senior Academy’s strong suits, these two each chose one.

Could it be that besides their personal reasons, they also considered the honor of the school?

Indeed, they are good children.

Young Veil and Lilith looked at Principal Odyssey, who was suddenly a bit sentimental and relieved, not knowing what nerve he had hit.

However, seeing his gaze towards them become more benevolent, they figured it must be a good thing.

“I have carefully studied this new campus organizational model of student clubs before, and it is indeed a great initiative worth promoting.

Both of you served as club presidents in middle school, so I hope you can pass on this skill to more people.”

Principal Odyssey looked at them earnestly.

“That’s not a big problem.

I will establish a new club and lead more students to progress from my professional perspective.”

Young Veil was indifferent; establishing an archaeology or appraisal club might even bring unexpected rewards.

“I will also form a ladies’ club related to flower arranging, painting, decoration, and culinary arts.”

Lilith’s words earned a huge eye-roll from young Veil.

Would this club be called “Ladies’ Afternoon Tea”?

“No, no, your responsibilities might be even greater.

It’s not just about forming a club.

I plan to delegate the authority for club approval, supervision, assessment, abolishment, and guidance to you.”

Principal Odyssey’s words left young Veil and Lilith a bit stunned.

“Student Council?!” Lilith suddenly blurted out a word, making young Veil instantly alert.

“Student Council? Hmm, a student committee to manage student clubs? That’s a good name; let’s call it the Student Council.

You two have rich experience and will be the leaders of the Student Council, the pioneers and main drivers of student clubs.

The teachers in the academy will also actively cooperate with you, and even I, this old man, will absolutely not allow anyone to hold things back.”

Principal Odyssey patted his chest, acting like a passionate youth, which made young Veil and Lilith’s faces darken.

Student Council? Such a strange term, yet he had indeed received some similar information from a certain demonic scoundrel.

That was a very troublesome position.

And how did Lilith know this term?

Connecting it with Lilith’s huge changes in the latter half of last year and the first half of this year, young Veil’s gaze unconsciously fell on the pendant hanging around Lilith’s neck.