Chapter 704: Heading For Weier Union
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Has the dean gone mad? Does he not know that the ones behind the Weier Union are the Americans and the British?!” Xiao Lin shouted in disbelief
“Of course he knows.” Song Junlang had an emotionless expression as he continued, “Do you really think he’s declaring war on the Weier Union?”
Xiao Lin understood. “He’s targeting Judge Academy and the Royal British Academy?” He remembered the earlier rumors he had heard. Unlike the old dean, the current dean seemed to be more interested in fighting over the territories with the other colonists. However, it was reasonable if one thought about it further. In the current era of colonization, the resources of the New World were no longer enough to be divided. If they wanted to continue expanding their profits, they would have to look after themselves.
Only, due to the alliance regulations, no one dared to make any public moves. Of course, there was no shortage of conflicts in the dark. That was not limited to Dawn Academy. For instance, Xiao Lin was almost killed when he went to Judge Academy, but public confrontations like that had never been seen before.
It was no longer just a conflict. It was a declaration of war.
The new dean wanted to start an internal war!
“What were the reactions from the Americans and the British?” Xiao Lin hurriedly asked. He thought of Lilith, that woman who was called the Demon Queen, and also the only person other than him who was an SS-rank talent holder, and her skills far exceeded his. If their academies declared war, then he would be enemies with Lilith.
“The higher-ups are still deliberating it and the British’s foreign affairs department is talking up a storm, but there are still no concrete movements. However, they do not have any other choice. This time, the British really encountered a string of rotten luck. Not only did their rookies with potential all disappear, their main officials seemed to have been on Earth recently, and ended up being cut off by the closure of the wormholes. Now, their internal departments are in disarray, so they don’t really have the ability to bother about us.” Song Junlang seemed a bit thankful at their misfortune.
Xiao Lin was stunned again. He did not know about the closure of the wormholes, but he was more concerned about the Americans. Sure enough, Song Junlang quickly sighed. “Judge Academy is a bigger problem. I’ve heard from some information networks that there are many cries for battle internally. Even though they haven’t declared war, they’ve already started to mobilize their forces, including Lilith.”
Xiao Lin’s mood was a bit complicated. Even though he had not interacted that long with Lilith, the two of them had still gone through the Final Lands together. Furthermore, that woman was incredibly straightforward, so they had some sort of friendship with one another, and because of that he found it hard to imagine what he would do if they became enemies.
“Don’t worry. That won’t happen.” Song Junlang cleverly saw through Xiao Lin’s doubts. “We might be going to the Weier Union, but I won’t make you partic.i.p.ate in the war. With your current state, there’s nothing much you can do anyway, and we have other matters to attend to.”
Even though Song Junlang did not explain any further, Xiao Lin trusted him quite a lot. Not having to face Lilith caused him to breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, Song Junlang was right. With how he was at that moment, he would just be dominated by Lilith if he faced her.
After resting for a moment, Song Junlang’s potion was incredibly effective, and Xiao Lin started to regain his ability to walk. Even though he was still not that fast, under Song Junlang’s insistence, the two of them departed.
Song Junlang found Xiao Lin the night before, and the two of them were already there the whole morning. After Dawn Academy’s declaration of war, that road would definitely see people moving past it very soon, so it was dangerous to stay there.
Song Junlang also gave a description of the situation at the academy. After the incident the night before, Gu Xiaoyue and the others were quickly saved. In Song Junlang’s words, the speed that the rescue team showed up was amazing. Xiao Lin could understand the hidden meaning behind those words. It meant that the dean had already placed his men there. What happened the night before, including to Xiao Lin, was definitely the result of the dean and Asabanor’s deal, even if even Song Junlang knew nothing of the contents of the deal.
Yet, they did not find Xiao Lin, and did not cause Gu Xiaoyue and the others that much trouble. The dean sent out an internal order, ordering for a search for Xiao Lin in Dawn Academy and the colonist territories nearby. It was under the guise of rescuing Xiao Lin, but Xiao Lin could tell that it was not that simple.
He already knew of the dean and Asabanor’s secret deal, so the dean would naturally not allow himself to run amok outside. Even if he had an SS-rank talent, the best result Xiao Lin could hope for was probably eternal imprisonment, only being used when needed.
So Xiao Lin could definitely no longer return to the academy. Thankfully, even though the old dean was dead, the new dean still did not have complete control of the academy. Even though he had done some cleaning up before, Song Junlang had said before that the academy still had many people who carried the old dean’s will, so they would not truly obey the dean’s orders, and would at least merely go through the motions.
Comparatively, Xiao Lin was more worried about another problem, which was the shutting down of the wormholes. It was something that he heard from Song Junlang, and no matter if it was from the New World or the academies, all the wormholes heading to Earth had been sealed off. The connection between the academies and the New World was still fine, and no one knew the reason for the closures.
Xiao Lin had nothing to hide from Song Junlang, so he gave an overview of what had happened in the river of time. Song Junlang fell silent for a long time after that, and he finally shook his head and said, “I can’t tell right now if you have anything to do with the closure of the wormhole, but I suspect it’s some arrangement by Asabanor. Of course, that would definitely have something to do with our new dean, but that’s no longer something we’re worried about right now.”
Xiao Lin nodded. Song Junlang had been bringing that up from the start, so everything else, even the dean’s pa.s.sing, was treated with indifference, so Xiao Lin could not help but be curious.
“The Shards of Creation… How many do you have right now?” Song Junlang asked calmly.
“What?” Xiao Lin was taken aback. He had never told anyone about that before, but since it was Song Junlang, he was too lazy to ask how that guy knew. He thought about it and said, “Not many. I’ve never gone looking for them. However, I managed to get quite a few from Asabanor in the river of time.
“Are you saying that what Ivan left behind that the old dean mentioned are the Shards of Creation?”
“Yes, and no.”
Xiao Lin was confused, and asked in exasperation, “We’re already at this stage. Can you stop playing around?”
Song Junlang was helpless. “That’s because I don’t know either. The shards aren’t important. What’s important is what will happen after you finish collecting them. That’s not something that I know.. Yes, once we find a safe place, let me check out how many shards you have already.”