Academy:
Several big shadows gathered together.
"Sir, that kid Galvin informed me something," A middle-aged voice sounded from the shadow.
More than 5 powerhouses exchanged voices right after hearing that. The powerhouses are high authority people of the Sub-Taboo Hall.
They are currently awake.
"tck!"
"What happened?"
"Is there any new news?" One of them asked. Hearing that the middle-aged voice quickly told them the ins and outs of the issue.
"The old hag of the bloodline hall and the smiling b@staed from the Taboo Hall won't let anything happen to their student."
"It's a bit of a curse that we lack numbers. But don't worry they are not stupid to offend us completely," A voice of the old man sounded from the shadows.
Hearing that everyone quieted down all of a sudden.
Even the middle-aged voice didn't make any more comments.
"What about that kid?"
"I heard he is doing well in the Trials," The old voice asked.
The middle-aged voice once again sounded by saying, "Elder, Vincent Carey has the remaining 50 floors to clear. But...?"
"Cleared 50 floors?"
"That's a good record" The shadows exchanged their views.
But the old man caught the meaning behind the words.
He said, "The other halls won't directly act against the kid. As long as he reaches level-10, the hostile actions against him will be stopped."
"The current struggles will help him temper his mind."
"It's just that few halls are against him, if he goes outside many hostile organizations are acting against him."
"Some of them are our enemy. The ongoing struggle will help to overcome those future troubles," The old man said.
His wise words made sense to everyone.
"What about inheritance?" The middle-aged voice asked again.
"If that kid clears the remaining floors, then no one can stop him from accepting the inheritance. It's already decided," The old man replied he didn't want to explain further.
The middle-aged voice stopped. The person in the voice has guessed something. Some people deliberately let it happen to intensify the competition between the halls.
...
Dean Tower,
As per the dean's instruction, people from the 3 wizard halls arrived early. Amongst them, Tony Burnett was in a better mood than before.
He won't die today. The bloodline Hall values. If he gets punishment today, it's tantamount to hitting the face of Bloodline Hall.
So he is quite confident that nothing like that is going to happen. At this time, the black-dressed women watch the expression of Tony Burnett.
A hint of disdain flashes in her eyes.
On the other hand, the Weapon Hal wizards are keeping quiet. The blue-dressed wizard had informed them about yesterday's event.
The elders of the Weapon Hall have checked Henry Barlow's corpse. It's confirmed that wound marks are not caused by Carolina Slate.
If the dean uses the truth-seeking artifact, they will face embarrassment.
Meanwhile,
On the Sub-Taboo Hall side, only 2 people are standing together. Elder Galvin and Gilbert Reese.
Before coming here, they made up their mind about the results. The dean won't be supporting them anyway. He will try to make peace in between the halls.
As they had guessed, the old man appeared.
"Cough"
Looking at everyone, he coughed to attract everyone's attention.
Right after, people's gaze turned towards him.
The dean said, "Well, let me ask you something." his gaze fell on Tony Burnett.
Tony was surprised but he showed calmness and replied, "Yes, Dean."
"Do you accept your crime or not?" The old man asked.
Hearing that everyone's gaze fell on Tony Burnett.
Tony Burnett felt the gaze of the black-dressed women.
The next second, he answered, "Yes."
Hearing that Dean's eyes flickered. Finally, he doesn't have to use the artifact.
"Since you have accepted your crime. There is no need to use the artifact. For killing a fellow student, you are going to be imprisoned in the dungeon for 10 years," The dean said.
Gasp~
The Weapon Hall wizards gasped in surprise. What kind of punishment is this? A sneer appeared on the Bloodline Hall wizards' face
They are aware of the punishment details before coming here. Because the punishment was not decided by the dean. But the powerhouse of their bloodline hall.
The black-dressed woman sighed inwardly. To clear out this mess, everyone got scolded by the powerhouses.
There seemed to be some kind of dealing between the Taboo Hall and the Bloodline Hall powerhouses.
Nobody wants the dean to use the truth-seeking artifact. Because it might expose more secrets other than the Bloodline Hall.
She dared not to think about the Taboo Hall's involvement in this mess.
Meanwhile,
Gilbert Reese and Elder Galvin looked at each other. Both of their eyes showed disappointment. But they were not surprised by the dean's words.
"I thought he was going to expel that b@stard," Gilbert said in his heart.
He knows this is not a punishment but a face-saving favor for the bloodline Hall.
Seeing that there are no more voices against this. The dean ordered the guards to take Tony Burnett to the dungeon.
Tony seems dejected but he is smiling in his heart. Because he not only escaped from the severe punishment but from death as well.
If things are normal, then he should have died in the arena by using the forbidden potion. But hereafter, there was no need to challenge Vincent Carey.
He is going to spend time in a dungeon.
The black-dressed women's eyes flickered. The higher-ups did this to save their faces. But that doesn't mean that Burnett Clan would be left off.
A few minutes later,
Everyone left quietly. But what everyone doesn't know is that everything was under the eyes of the powerhouse.
The dean relaxed his eyebrows. He knows that powerhouse players are watching the moves. Since the issue has come to an end.
There will be no more orders.
....
From MC's perspective:
1 hour later,
There are bruises all over my body. I have been constantly getting beaten by the unknown monster. But I was able to think of a plan in the meantime.
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