Phoebe left in a huff, her last sentence firmly rejecting Han Shuo's request to follow her. Han Shuo hesitated for a while after putting on his clothes, but ultimately didn't follow Phoebe.
The Betteridge Family was an illustrious noble family of the Empire. Even if Old Hahn had retired from the military, his influence was still there. Phoebe wanting to talk to Emily alone might not cause any big problems. However, if Han Shuo were to follow her, it would be hard to say what would happen between the two women and Han Shuo.
Han Shuo didn't want to be targeted by the two women within the Betteridge Family. Not only would it affect Han Shuo's career, it would also greatly damage the reputations of Phoebe and Emily.
The distressed Han Shuo stood blankly on the spot, not knowing what to do for a moment. He could only release two mystical demons to follow Phoebe.
Currently, Ossen Duchy was in turmoil. Han Shuo was afraid that something would happen to Phoebe who supported Lawrence. He also wanted to see what exactly Phoebe wanted to talk to Emily about. If the situation turned bad, he would have no choice but to step in.
The mystical demons followed Phoebe to the Betteridge Family. Contrary to Han Shuo's expectations, the originally furious Phoebe had already concealed her emotions when she arrived at the entrance of the Betteridge Family. Instead, she calmly requested to see Emily.
Han Shuo couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he saw that Phoebe didn't make a ruckus the moment she arrived at the Betteridge Family. He understood that although Phoebe was angry, she still had a sense of propriety.
Emily was startled when she heard that Phoebe had specially come to pay a visit. She had vaguely felt that something was wrong when she had met Phoebe a few times before. She knew that a woman as intelligent as Phoebe would definitely have sensed something.
This time, Phoebe had specifically come to look for her. Emily understood that what should come had finally come. She calmed her chaotic and uneasy mind and took the initiative to go out to greet Phoebe.
"Hey, isn't this Miss Phoebe? Hehe, long time no see, why did you think of coming to look for me? " Emily had been in the Dark Mantle for many years. Although she had a guilty conscience, she was still incomparably natural on the surface. She had a bright and cheerful smile on her face and greeted Phoebe as if they were sisters meeting.
"Hehe, big sister Emily, I just missed you. Eh, long time no see, big sister Emily seems to be growing younger and younger. Do you have some secret? You must tell me about it! "Phoebe had been in the business world for a long time and was able to keep her composure. She also greeted Emily with a smile.
Emily's mind was in a mess. Hearing Phoebe mention her sore spot, she knew that the visitor didn't have good intentions. Emily naturally understood the reason for the changes in her body in the past few days. Phoebe's situation was seventy to eighty percent similar to her own. Phoebe only mentioned this matter. The reason for her words was naturally self-evident.
"Miss Phoebe overpraises me. Perhaps it's because there's nothing going on recently and I'm so bored that I've been sleeping a little too much. How am I young!" Emily smiled as she prevaricated. She looked around and saw that there were still guards around. She couldn't help but chuckle as she walked towards Phoebe. She smiled sweetly and said, "It's rare for you to come over. Come, let's go inside and talk about some intimate matters."
"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Phoebe replied with a faint smile and walked inside with Emily with a natural expression. The two looked like a pair of good sisters no matter how one looked at it. There didn't seem to be any disharmony between them.
Han Shuo, who could clearly see the conversation between the two through a mystical demon, couldn't help but secretly admire the composure of the two women. He finally understood that the struggle between elegant women wasn't as loud as he had imagined, but a more obscure and subtle struggle.
After Emily brought Phoebe into her chamber, perhaps to prevent the conversation between the two from leaking, Emily carefully laid down layers of barriers around the room. Phoebe coldly watched as Emily laid down the soundproof and vision-blocking barriers, not saying a word.
After Emily had arranged everything properly, Han Shuo's two mystical demons sensed a dark aura gradually spreading in all directions. After hesitating for a moment, Han Shuo withdrew the two mystical demons and left them outside the room where the two women were talking. In this way, the mystical demons would definitely not be discovered by Emily's barriers. However, they wouldn't be able to hear the conversation between the two women either!
"Sigh, things like women are really troublesome when there are too many of them!" Han Shuo couldn't help but sigh. However, he knew that with his temperament, his self-control in this aspect was indeed much weaker.
Just as Han Shuo was sighing, Steward Kallas found Han Shuo and handed a letter to Han Shuo. He respectfully said, "Lord Marquis, this is your letter."
"Lord Marquis?" Han Shuo was taken aback. He then looked at Steward Kallas and asked doubtfully, "Kallas, did you address me wrongly?"
"No, there's nothing wrong with my address!" Steward Kallas replied. He then smiled at Han Shuo and said, "Lord Marquis, although His Majesty's official document has yet to be issued, there's no need for His Majesty to hide it from us. Hehe, we are your stewards and have only just learned of His Majesty's conferment of your title from the outside."
After hearing these words, Han Shuo suddenly understood. He understood that His Majesty Uhtred of Lancelot Empire must have started to help Lawrence pave the way for him ever since Han Shuo left the imperial palace. His title of Marquis must have been announced in advance.
Now that even Steward Kallas knew of this news, it sufficiently proved that His Majesty Uhtred had spread the news of Han Shuo's promotion. Han Shuo sighed inwardly at His Majesty Uhtred's high efficiency. He then frowned and said, "Oh, that's right. In that case, are there other rumors that are unfavorable to me still circulating?"
"Lord Marquis, His Majesty the King has already proven your innocence. He has also ordered that no one is to doubt your loyalty to the Empire. If anyone dares to harbor any disloyalty towards you, His Majesty will directly sentence them with the crime of slander." Steward Kallas looked at Han Shuo with reverence, replying wholeheartedly.
After Han Shuo returned from the imperial palace, His Majesty the King made a series of big moves, suppressing all the negative discussions about Han Shuo and conferring him the title of a noble Marquis. This sufficiently proved His Majesty the King's trust and favor towards Han Shuo. Kallas was sincerely convinced by Han Shuo.
However, Kallas would never know that when the man with the greatest authority in the Lancelot Empire discussed these matters with Han Shuo, his tone was even pleading. He didn't have the slightest bit of the arrogant attitude a superior would have towards a subordinate.
"Who's letter is it?" Han Shuo casually asked as he looked at the envelope.
"It seems to be a student from the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force. He said that it was handed to you by their Master Fanny. You once instructed me to pay special attention to Master Fanny's matters. Therefore, I didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly delivered it to you." Old Steward Kallas replied.
"Mm, very good!" Han Shuo praised and waved his hand, dismissing Kallas. He tore open the envelope, took out the light green letter and started reading it.
Fanny's handwriting was graceful and nimble. The contents of the letter contained a hint of affection, obscurely revealing some of Fanny's longing. She mentioned that today was the day the necromancy major would be recruiting students and hoped that Han Shuo could find time to make a trip to the necromancy major and see if he could give a speech to support the necromancy major.
When he finished reading the letter, Han Shuo's nose took in the delicate fragrance on the pale green paper. It was as if he could smell Fanny's body fragrance that refreshed the heart and refreshed the mind. Recalling Dean Emma's expectations of him a few days ago, Han Shuo hesitated for a moment and decided to make a trip to the necromancy major of the Academy.
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Winter had passed and spring had arrived. Everywhere was brimming with the scent of spring. The Babylon Academy of Magic and Force's annual recruitment was in full swing.
Whether it was a noble or a commoner, the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, as the greatest cradle of talents in the Lancelot Empire, was a place they all yearned for. To be able to become a noble mage or knight was the goal of every young person. If one didn't have outstanding magical talent, it wouldn't be a bad choice for a commoner to take a step back and become a swordsman.
As the largest academy in the Empire, the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force was located in the Empire's capital, Ossen City. Every year's recruitment was extremely lively. Often, the most talented people in the Empire would flock to the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force, hoping to become a student of the Academy.
Generally, as long as one entered the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force and successfully graduated, regardless of whether they were a commoner or a noble, they would have a beautiful future. Of course, if the student was a member of a noble family and studied as a mage, then this person's future would naturally be a bit brighter.
After the students had passed numerous tests, they could choose the magic major that suited them according to the potential of their mental strength and the strength of their sensitivity to the magical elements. Generally speaking, the stronger one's sensitivity to the magical elements, the easier it would be for them to practice that type of magic.
Of course, this wasn't absolute. There were also people who had a weak sensitivity to the dark magic elements at the start, but ultimately became dark grand magi due to their interests and hobbies. The foundation was only one part of it, the final achievements still depended on the individual.
Therefore, after the students had passed all sorts of tests, when it came time to choose a certain major, interest and the strength of the major were often the key factors. It wasn't that the stronger the student's sensitivity to the magical elements was the deciding factor.
All along, the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force had advocated and always insisted on respecting the students' interests and choices. No department had the right to force outstanding students to join. The final decision was in the hands of the students themselves. What each department needed to do was to use the power in their hands to attract outstanding students to join.
It was the same for the necromancy major. The necromancy major that had declined for a long time had become a branch of the dark major after many years. However, the necromancy major and the dark major were not the same major after all. When it came time to recruit students, the necromancy major also had the right to recruit students independently.
In an incomparably wide plaza, the various major magic majors of the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force occupied several areas, respectively setting up recruitment points for the light, dark, fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, summoning, space, and necromancy major.
Every major was especially eye-catching. They would either pull up a huge banner to write out the advantages of their own major, or invite outstanding seniors who had graduated from this major to come and support them to attract popularity, or even promise preferential treatment after entering this major. In any case, in order to pull outstanding students into their own major, all the major magic majors spared no effort in their activities.
Talent was the most fundamental thing for a student of the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force. As long as a major produced an extraordinary and powerful mage, not only would the entire major gain a lot of glory, it would also gain an advantage in all sorts of academy activities in the future. The more powerful the major, the more funds and resources they would be able to apply for.
Take the earth major for example. Due to the arrival of Dempus Gail thirty years ago, the earth major had been leading by a wide margin in several consecutive Academy competitions. Now, Dempus Gail had become a well-known earth sacred magus in the Lancelot Empire, causing the earth major to rise from being in decline to being a top-notch major in one fell swoop.
There were many similar examples. The reason why the light major and dark major had held the advantage for so many years was also because a few outstanding students had appeared in recent years. The necromancy major, which had always been weak and bullied, had also stood out due to the appearance of Han Shuo. There were faint signs that the necromancy major was going to walk out from the shadow of the dark major and become an independent major.
In the remote northeast corner, five tall and large skeletal warriors raised a large banner with the words "The necromancy major welcomes you to join" written on it. Behind a large long table, the two teachers, Fanny and Gene, sat upright and still. Lisa, Amy, and Athena, as well as a group of necromancy major students, were shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Why did they arrange for us to be here? This place is obviously away from the central area. Those fellows from the dark major are clearly trying to squeeze us, hmph!" Lisa angrily shouted. She turned her head to look at the calm Fanny and asked, "Teacher Fanny, do you think that fellow Brian will come? It's been a long time since he's come to the necromancy major. Now that he's become a popular person in the Empire, has he forgotten about his friends like us, mm, and you? "
After being here for so long, Lisa had long since walked out of her resentment towards Fanny and Han Shuo. However, whether or not Lisa was still bitterly in love with Han Shuo was something that only she knew. Even Fanny couldn't quite see through Lisa.
After experiencing the tragedy of her family, Lisa was much stronger than Fanny had imagined. She was no longer that willful little girl who only knew how to cause trouble, and had truly calmed her heart to practice necromancy magic. Now, Lisa had actually become a journeyman mage with Fanny's help.
Fanny smiled as she glanced at Lisa, explaining, "Didn't I have Derrick deliver a letter to him? If he receives my letter and happens to have nothing else to do, I think he should come over. Hehe, don't worry, although our necromancy major's location is a bit remote, I think there will still be students who come because of our reputation."
Fanny naturally wouldn't tell Lisa that she was the first person Han Shuo went to when he returned from Brettel City. Back then, when Han Shuo had told her that as soon as he entered Ossen City from Brettel City, he had immediately gone to the Babylon necromancy major to look for her, Fanny had been secretly delighted for quite a while.
During this period of time, Han Shuo was like the sun at high noon in the Empire. The nobles and commoners of the Empire were all talking about Han Shuo's impressive military exploits, especially the matter of Han Shuo killing dragon knight Celt and the green dragon together. This matter had spread to every corner of the Lancelot Empire.
Han Shuo's rising status had allowed the necromancy major to bask in the limelight. Currently, within the Academy, there really wasn't a single major that dared to openly bully the necromancy major. Even Dean Emma was obviously biased towards the necromancy major, which made Fanny feel much more relaxed.
"Master Fanny, how many new students do you think we'll be able to recruit this year?" Gene and Fanny sat together. Gene had originally been infatuated with Fanny, but after accidentally seeing Fanny and Han Shuo's intimacy last time, in addition to Fanny becoming an archmage necromancy, those feelings had gradually faded.
No matter how one looked at it, as a noble of the Empire, Han Shuo, whose strength was at the peak of his power as a grand magus necromancer, wasn't someone that a mere necromancy adept mage teacher could compare to. When Fanny also became an archmage necromancer, Gene had completely given up on her.
In this way, Gene had truly put his energy into his career. On one hand, he had diligently delved into magical knowledge, and on the other, he had tried to carry forward the teaching profession. During this period of time, he had contributed greatly to the development of the necromancy major.
Last time when he'd returned to his hometown, Gene had said that he was the former teacher of Brettel City's Count Brian. This had immediately caused a stir in the small town. Gene had basked in Han Shuo's limelight, and his status seemed to have risen a few notches. This had caused Gene's resentment towards Han Shuo to slowly dissipate.
"Who knows? Hehe, perhaps there will be a few." Fanny smiled as she responded to Gene.
"Excuse me, is this the necromancy major? Did the Empire's grand magus necromancer Count Brian graduate from here? "A youth dressed in exquisite clothing, with a steward behind him, came over and asked in a refined and courteous manner.
"That's right, Brian graduated from our major." Gene was overjoyed and hastily responded.
"Ha, I've finally found it. Why is it so remote!" The youth cried out in pleasant surprise, then said excitedly, "My mental strength test was excellent, and the dark magic element was the strongest. However, I've chosen the necromancy major, I hope you'll accept me!"
After the youth had finished speaking, he loudly called out to his companions who were pacing back and forth in the distance, "Friends, I've found the necromancy major. It's over here, all of you come over!"
As soon as the youth's words fell, the faces of the other boys and girls all lit up. They excitedly ran over to Fanny's side. After the mental strength test, these people's potential was extremely great. Their backgrounds were also incomparably noble, and they were figures that the teachers of various majors had coveted for a long time. Who would've thought that they would all run over to the necromancy major?
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