NCCnovel Chapter 167 Principal Bai Shang
Chapter 167 Principal Bai Shang
Night in the king's bedroom.
"...More things to do than words. I can rest assured in cooperating with you. No one else in this world has your abilities." The king talked to three members of the Saint's Guild in a reception room in the bedroom.
"Can your guild cooperate with the Oberic Empire for a long time to deal with the powerful monsters in the empire? The Azelia Academy sends three intermediate magic warlock students every time to join forces with the local knights to fight against the magic fog and black cloud, but it has only suffered heavy losses in recent years."
"...As the Lord of the Empire, I know the situation of monsters in the Empire and even in the world very well."
The king seemed to be making a long story short. The paladin at the door stood with his hands folded on his chest, looking at the guild members with the three saints as if they were his own people, but the enchantment on his armor was not removed.
The layout of the reception room is an octagonal hall. Upstairs is the king's bedroom, and above that is a circular dome.
This palace is the tallest building in Evilato. Through the glass curtain wall, you can see the bright lights outside the palace.
Isabella had never seen the scenery here before. Even if she was lurking in Averato, she would not choose to be in Palace Hill. Once she was discovered, everyone in Palace Hill would be at a loss and feel embarrassed.
"...May I ask, what conditions will the Empire offer to our guild?"
Ling Yi asked. This time the discussion tacitly agreed that Ling Yi was the leader. Isabella and Shui Xi did not have many opinions.
Unless there is a disagreement, once a disagreement occurs, we will sort it out.
"What conditions does the Empire have to offer for you to agree? Financial support or..."
"The northern elf region is not suitable for growing crops," Ling Yi said. "From summer to autumn, there are only four months suitable for growing crops. Every winter, the people there have to starve again. I am worried about the living problems of the people after the establishment of the Snow Elf Country."
"A fixed amount of rice for a population of 500,000 people every month..." Ling Yi put forward the conditions.
Isabella felt that this world did not have a large teleportation array, and with so much food, there would always be unexpected events along the way...
The king was puzzled: "Then how to move it..."
"It's a small matter," Ling Yi smiled secretly and said, "Our guild has bred twenty black crystal dragons, and there will be no less in the future. The black crystal dragon can carry ten tons at a time..."
"So they're using Black Crystal Dragons for air transport..." the king muttered, "The Empire also has 120 Black Crystal Dragons, but fifteen Red Flame Flying Dragons can equal the cost of breeding a Black Crystal Dragon. Your guild can actually breed so many Black Crystal Dragons..."
Isabella nodded thoughtfully after hearing this. Was this Ling Yi's advance plan? Moreover, the strength of the Black Crystal Dragon was also very powerful, with a body size of up to 100 meters and a wingspan of 120 meters.
The king brought up the topic of the Demonic Mist and Black Cloud and Azelia Academy again.
"...The Azeria Academy's Star Spirit Department immediately announced the location of the black cloud. The Magic Group seemed to have received the information at the same time as the armies in various regions. The All-Seeing Eye investigators determined that the Magic Group's undercover agents were among the teachers and even the students of the Star Spirit Department."
"The Empire has enough evidence to suspect that Azelia Academy is shielding the Magic Group!"
The king said in a low voice.
"...including their transactions and job monopoly. Students at the intermediate magician level have always cooperated with the Imperial Knights under an agreement...If you can find out the magic group behind Azelia, then you can take over Azelia College."
"Azelia Academy has a history of more than 1,200 years. The Empire and the Academy have a contract. Our Empire cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the Academy. If you don't mind, can you let the academy's principal, Bai Shang, come in to discuss the topic?"
Isabella's eyes lit up. The Saint wanted the Guild to take over Azelia Academy? This condition sounded quite tempting, but the affairs of the academy were still too troublesome. It would be better...
Before Ling Yi answered, she glanced at Isabella who was keeping her head down and silent.
Isabella just nodded thoughtfully, not meeting Ling Yi's gaze.
"Can……"
Ling Yi responded with a little hesitation.
Two minutes later, Principal Bai Shang arrived at the King's bedroom, politely passed by, and sat on the seat to Isabella's left.
Isabella sighed helplessly in her heart. She didn't want to come to such an occasion again... No wonder she was not a leader in her previous life...
"…So, His Majesty is worried that the Star Spirit Department of our academy has infiltrated the Magic Group. Our teaching team is very dedicated, with one teacher leading more than a hundred students with outstanding abilities and talents…"
Bai Shang said this while sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, a pipe in his mouth.
Isabella cursed inwardly: As the principal, don't you have a backup plan for these problems? Or did you let the Magic Group become the teaching team of the academy?
"Azelia Academy has a history of more than 1,200 years, and has provided talents to major empires around the world. They later became top magicians...hiss..."
Principal Bai Shang took a deep puff of his cigarette.
"I wonder how His Majesty the King will investigate this? According to the regulations of the academy, as the principal, I am only responsible for managing the ministers of the five departments of the academy."
After listening to Bai Shang's story, Isabella also understood that although the principal of Azelia College has a high status, his power is not great, and is not enough to cover the sky with one hand?
Bai Shang bit his lip, feeling deeply moved: He received one thousand gold coins from Corey Roman's Third Empire every year, and the undercover agents of the Magic Group were among them. They didn't cause any big impact, and I didn't want to find out the reason... I don't know why these people were so excited?
"Sir Bai Shang... Of course we have ways to find undercover agents. Mr. Zewaang has provided several plans."
The king took out a file and handed it to Bai Shang, saying earnestly: "Is there a problem with the way you transmit information? The scope of suspicion lies in the Star Spirit Department of your academy."
Principal Bai Shang put out his pipe and wiped the mouthpiece with a white towel. His brows were furrowed, and his face looked conflicted and gloomy.
I took the file on the desk and slowly flipped through it...
I couldn't help but tremble with nervousness, and I quickly looked around: How could they know about the problem of Corey Roman's Third Reich just by looking at the side phenomenon? If I continue to investigate... I need to calm their suspicions.
"...Yes, most of the teachers in the Star Spirit Department are from the Corey Roman Third Empire," Bai Shang frowned slightly and said in a suppressed tone, "If we continue to investigate, I'm afraid it will cause conflicts between the two countries..."
Bai Shang exaggerated the consequences: "The faculty of the academy comes from the top of various empires, and the relationship is complicated. Among the five departments of the academy, the Oberic Empire only occupies one seat in the Star Spirit Department."
"So... Your Majesty the King and everyone the Saint looks up to, I do not recommend that you interfere with Azelia Academy. The entire academy is still operating normally. If you rashly destroy it, the Oberic Empire will arouse the jealousy of many forces, which will in disguise undermine the improvement of the high-level combat power of other empires, and even cause a war between empires."
"…For example, the black cloud of magic fog last May was actually a special-grade monster, the Red Lotus Scorpion. The head of the Star Spirit Department, Leronna, dismissed a class of students, and many nobles in the empire denounced her. If I hadn't suspended her position for three months, I would have been slandered by many people, and my reputation for a thousand years would have been ruined."
Bai Shang glanced through the file and smiled bitterly...
"No! It's not good to start a big fight. The head of the academy rotates every twelve years and is selected from the heads of the five departments. As the principal of the twelve-year term, I am also promoted from the five heads, one level at a time. The next selection will have to wait five years. To accurately replace the teachers of the academy, who do you plan to replace? Who can guarantee that the person replaced is not a member of the Magic Group?"
Ling Yi, who was standing by, listened to him nagging for a long time and said in disgust, "From what you said, is Azelia Academy hopeless? Don't you think about how many years it has been since Azelia Academy has trained a national-level magician? It is difficult for students who graduate from the third-level intermediate level to be promoted to the advanced level after graduation. Could it be that the promotion space for advanced magicians has been blocked by them?"
Bai Shang glanced at Ling Yi in shock, and replied in a disgusted tone: "How can you speak so harshly? This is clearly a problem of resource allocation. The world's monster resources are limited, and the magic element has been decreasing in the past decade! The teachers in the academy also need to improve their strength. Do you think you can give everything to the students? Can you guarantee that students from other empires will not become enemies of the Oberic Empire in the future?"
Ling Yi responded, "Sixty percent of the world's high-level magicians have studied at Azelia College. The rest of them have to hunt monsters constantly to reach high-level magicians... Compared to the era of more than a hundred years ago when there were so many talented people, it's hard not to wonder if there's something wrong with your Azelia College?"
Bai Shang didn't want to argue with Ling Yi, so he asked, "What solution do you have?"
Ling Yi smiled secretly and glanced at Isabella's stunned reaction.
"A method? The premise is how can I believe that you are willing to eliminate the undercover agents of the Magic Group?"