"I don't know why those pirates wanted to capture me." Ursula shook her head. She hesitated for a moment before adding, "But, it might have something to do with Professor Fagan."
"Fagan?" Rob raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking about Fagan LK Freeman?"
"Eh, have you heard of this name before?" Lolo asked.
"Yes, Fagan is quite famous in the small circle of his field, but his research direction is very strange, so ordinary people don't know much about him. But I remember that he worked at the Peter Royal Academy of Arts. When did he go to the south?"
"Do you know Professor Fagan?" Ursula's eyes lit up. "Professor Fagan used to stay in the Lionheart Empire, but he always complained that Peter Royal Academy of Arts didn't pay attention to his research. His funding was getting smaller and smaller, and he was always unhappy with the allocation of funds. Later, he received an invitation from Varys Botanical Institute, so he came here with the results of his research."
"That guy's research is a little unpopular, and not many people pay attention to it. Peter Royal Academy of Arts has a group of masters led by Tobias, so it's only natural that they would neglect him. But that guy is really obsessed with his research."
"What is he researching?" Lolo asked curiously.
"Fagan's research direction is a branch of archaeology — Dungeon Ruins."
"Dungeon? Are you talking about the dungeons that we've been to before? "
"Yes, Fagan has been researching these dungeons, including their origin, construction age, location, and function … You can say that he's the person who knows the most about dungeons in this world. In order to obtain firsthand information, he has paid people to bring him into dungeons that haven't been fully explored yet. He even went deep into some of the most dangerous places."
"Eh, a dungeon … researcher?" Basically, adventurers from all over the world treated dungeons as a place to level up and make a fortune. Lolo didn't know that there were people in this world who specialized in this kind of research.
Ursula said, "I'm Fagan's disciple. Usually, I'm responsible for helping Fagan organize his notes and clean up the place. About a year ago, Fagan received a new research grant from the school and rushed to the dungeon in Bantem Town. Two months later, he came back in a very excited mood. He told me that he was about to solve the secret of the dungeon and that he would soon become the most famous scholar in the entire Dawn Continent, surpassing Tobias and leaving his name in history. His exact words were, 'When that day comes, I really want to see the faces of those guys from Peter Royal Academy."
"For the next month, he locked himself in his room to organize the materials he brought back from his research. However, not long after that, his mental state suddenly became abnormal. Some students reported that he was absent-minded during class and became extremely irritable. As his disciple, I had the most contact with him, so I felt it the most. One time, when I went to deliver food to him, I saw him sitting at the table in a daze, looking terrified. He kept muttering, 'Why is this happening? There's no way out. Are we all going to die?' When he saw me, he hurriedly put away the materials on the table. He was so angry that he yelled at me and chased me out of the room."
Worried that the two of them wouldn't understand, Ursula explained, "Fagan wasn't like this before. Although he didn't like to communicate with others, he was actually very warm on the inside and cared about the people around him. He knew that my family wasn't very well off, so he offered to help me ask the school to waive half a year's worth of tuition. Later, I learned that Fagan paid for it himself. He might not be as famous as the other scholars, but he's a very good person. That's why we couldn't believe it when something terrible happened to him."
"Something terrible?"
"Yes. After he organized the materials he brought back from the dungeon in Bantem, he applied for a long leave from the school, saying that he had to go back to the North for an important matter. However, not long after he left, he broke his leg. He was riding by a stone stream, and for some reason, his horse suddenly spooked him and threw him off. Fagan lay in a dried river under a rock for a few days. He couldn't move, and few people passed by that place, so no one heard his cries for help. It wasn't until the sixth day that someone found his body and sent him back to the school. The principal hosted his funeral. Many people couldn't believe that Fagan had left us just like that."
Lolo and Rob exchanged a look. "Your teacher's death is a little strange. I'm afraid it wasn't an accident. He probably died because of his research. But why did the culprit come after you after killing Scholar Fagan?"
Ursula thought for a moment. "After my teacher died, I helped him organize his belongings and sent them to his family in the Lionheart Empire. But I didn't find anything special in them."
"Is that so? What happened to his research after he came back from the dungeon in Bantem?"
Ursula shook her head. "You may not believe it, but I didn't find any notes about this research in my teacher's belongings."
"That's troublesome. I'm afraid the culprit is after this part of his research. They should have checked the belongings you sent back to the Lionheart Empire, but they didn't find what they were looking for. So now they think that the thing is with you."
Ursula's eyes widened in panic. "But I really didn't take it. What should I do? Can you help me save Uncle Barber? He's my last family member."
"Don't worry. We'll help you solve Barber's problem. But what do you plan to do after that?" Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, asked. It was not difficult to save Barber. Captain Oden didn't really want to exile him. He just wanted to use this method to find out the truth. Rob didn't even take the Whale Pirates seriously. But he and Lolo had important things to deal with in the North this time, and they couldn't protect the girl all the time. Her problem was that she was misunderstood to have taken something that she shouldn't have. As long as this misunderstanding was not eliminated, the culprit would not let her go. And judging from what she said, the culprit's influence was not small. Not only did they control the North and South, but they also had people on the sea.
If this went on, Ursula and Barber would be caught by the culprit sooner or later.
Ursula didn't seem to think about this problem. She said blankly, "I … I don't know."
Luo Bu said, "How about this? I'll write a letter, and you can give it to a friend of mine. He'll take you in and protect you. Before we help you solve your problem, you can stay with him."
"Can … can I?" Ursula was surprised and happy, but then she worried. "But will it cause trouble for your friend?"
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