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"Hmm, I know that. I'm just curious about who ended up with the Dragonbone Cross."
Lin Chen laughed: "I've already said, knowing too much isn't a good thing. If you insist on knowing, you might die."
Fingel instinctively protected his shoulder: "Boss, I still remember you making grand promises to me, saying that if you had the chance, you would get me a Dragon Bone Cross."
"That's true," Lin Chen said, "but you're still an intern. You can only talk to me about these things after you're officially hired!"
"Still in my internship!" Fingel said dejectedly. "How long is the internship? A month? Or three months?"
"It depends on your performance!"
"How did I do tonight?" Fingel raised his hand. "I tied up Percy!"
"Not bad, but suddenly running into an ice cellar was beyond my expectations!"
“Um…” Fingel scratched his head, “I was just curious.”
Lin Chen asked, "Do you want to make amends?"
"Of course! Boss, just tell me what you need me to do?"
“Leave gracefully,” Lin Chen said. “Use your news department head’s insight; now it’s time for the boss and his wife to be alone!”
"Understood!" Fingel stood up straight with a snap, almost saluting Lin Chen, and then turned and ran away.
Lin Chen then returned to Xia Mi's side.
Xia Mi asked, "Why are you being so mysterious? Is there something you can't say in front of me?"
"You are, after all, the boss's wife!" Lin Chen put his arm around Xia Mi's shoulder. "Employees need to keep their distance from you!"
"Okay!" Xia Mi laughed heartlessly.
Are you feeling better?
Xia Mi nodded: "Much better, I feel much better now that that man is gone!"
"That's more like it!" Lin Chen laughed. "Let's go, I'll take you for some late-night snacks!"
"Great!" Xia Mi exclaimed excitedly. "I want to eat filet mignon from the third canteen, and Boston lobster. The sukiyaki from the first canteen is also good, preferably with double the Wagyu beef. I just hope the earthquake didn't reach there!"
"No problem! You can even eat a whole cow if you want!"
"Oh, and red wine too. I've recently come across some Western European red wines, and the champagne is quite good too."
"You're quick to embrace new things, no problem. I have a lot of wine stored in the Lionheart Club office; I can take you on a tour."
"Great!" Xia Mi continued, "And what about after we have supper?"
"Tired?"
"Does it matter?"
"If you're not tired, I'll take you to see the stars and the moon, and we'll talk about everything from poetry and songs to the philosophy of life."
Xia Mi blinked and continued, "What if you get tired?"
"Go to sleep if you're tired!" Lin Chen said. "A moment of blissful night is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
"Yours or mine?"
"You choose..."
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After such a major upheaval, all faculty and students of the college were mobilized.
The buildings above ground were severely damaged, as if they had experienced the turbulence of an earthquake of around magnitude 8.
The ice cellar beneath the ground was the hardest hit area; after Xia Mi's battle with the man, the ice cellar was almost completely destroyed.
Perhaps some surviving artifacts can be found in the ruins, but the most important thing is lost in the ice cellar.
Dragon bone cross.
The Bronze and Fire King, Constantine's Dragonbone Cross!
This is the most precious acquisition the academy has made in recent years, and unsurprisingly, it has been kept in the most secret location within the academy.
The secret society coveted the skeleton, and the school board also longed to divide it up.
The Gattuso family goes without saying; their family secretary, Percy, even infiltrated the ice cellar.
The dragon bone cross is still lost.
This caused a stir among the college's senior management and board of trustees.
Surprisingly, the Gattuso family has remained silent on this matter for the time being.
Because their leader sent to the academy—Percy—has disappeared!
As the head of the investigation team dispatched by the Board of Trustees, Percy's identity is practically that of an imperial envoy from ancient times!
Logically speaking, the disappearance of an imperial envoy in the area he was inspecting should have enraged headquarters and prompted a thorough investigation.
But the Gattuso family remained silent.
Because they knew that Percy's disappearance was not an accident.
As the family secretary, Percy certainly wouldn't dare to steal the Dragonbone Cross from Kassel College.
But with the family's permission, things are completely different.
If the Gattuso family were the only member of the school board, things would be easier to handle.
The Cabotuso family is only one-seventh of the board of directors of Kassel College, and the Dragonbone Stone is the common property of all board members.
One-seventh of what everyone else has stolen is naturally not something that can be openly discussed.
Therefore, even though Percy disappeared, the Gattuso family remained calm and did not make any public announcement.
In this atmosphere, Angers felt the deepest pressure.
When he sensed the disturbance, he rushed back to the academy as fast as he could, but the academy was already in ruins.
Angers didn't care about the buildings on campus; Manstein would be saddened by them.
What Angers cares about are the treasures stored in the ice cellar, which are nearly a century-old collection of the Kassel College.
Although the site is now in ruins, there is a mix of good and bad news.
The good news is that the intruders did not steal these items.
The bad news is that most of these collections were damaged in the earthquake.
The most important piece of the collection, Constantine's Dragon Bone Cross, has disappeared.
Angers tried to access the surveillance cameras here, but the vibrations also affected Norma's main server room, destroying all the surveillance cameras.
Angers stood in the very center of the ruins, never appearing so exhausted.
The Night Watchman, as the vice-principal, also arrived late.
Angers grabbed the Night Watchman by the collar: "You've been guarding the academy the whole time. With such a big incident, why didn't you come out and take control of the situation?"
The night watchman patted Angers on the shoulder: "You must stay calm and composed, just like me—but speaking of which, I think I was drunk back then, and when I woke up in a daze, the ice cellar was already like this!"
Angers' lips twitched: "My fish tank! My garden! My pyramid! My collection! My collection of nearly a hundred years!"
“And your Dragonbone Cross,” the Night Watchman reminded him.
The vice-principal remained calm, but noticing Angers' angry expression, he did not take out the whiskey he had in his pocket.
Angers sighed, "Let me catch my breath. This is the first time in over a hundred years that I've suffered such a crushing defeat!"
"Calm down," the Night Watchman reassured him. "But there's some good news for now. Even after all this, the Gattuso family hasn't put any pressure on you!"
Angers suddenly became alert: "The Gattuso family's investigation team is still in the academy. I remember they sent the elite Percy. Where is that person?"
“I don’t know.” The Night Watchman shrugged. “That guy disappeared before the earthquake.”
Angers stroked his chin: "This is not the Gattuso family's style. According to Frost, now is the best opportunity to fire me, bar none."
The Night Watchman thought for a moment: "Do you think it's possible that the dragon bones were stolen by Percy, and that's why Percy has disappeared and the Gattuso family is silent as if they knew about it beforehand?"
Angers shook his head: "That makes some sense, but Passy doesn't have that ability!"
The dragon bones were lost on the central altar, which was originally surrounded by a pool filled with mercury.
The night watchman pondered: "This is the second largest alchemical facility in the world, powered by mercury solution. When it was built, I poured over a thousand tons of mercury solution into it, but now the pool is completely empty. So much mercury solution has mysteriously disappeared. I guess some intense heat evaporated it all!"
Angers frowned: "The King of Bronze and Fire, capable of evaporating over a thousand tons of mercury solution? It's dead!"
“It doesn’t necessarily have to be the Bronze and Fire King,” said the Night Watchman. “Each of the First Generations’ thrones is a mysterious entity, and to this day, we know very little about them. But if the Bronze and Fire King can do it, I think the other kings can too!”
Ang nodded: "Without a doubt, there are first-generation invaders among them."
“But it’s strange,” the Night Watchman said. “Since it’s a first-generation species, entering and leaving the academy under the cover of night would be a piece of cake. How could it have caused such a stir throughout the entire academy? And judging from the scene, it seems like…”
Angers provided the answer for the Night Watchman: "A battle. There was an absolutely fierce battle here, but even with one side being a first-generation species, the ice cellar was damaged so severely. This means that the other side in the battle was probably also a dragon!"
The watchman clicked his tongue twice, then took out a whiskey from his pocket and took a swig to calm his nerves.
“That doesn’t sound good,” said the Night’s Watchman. “Two dragons were fighting in the ice cellar without our knowledge!”