Inside the room, Smith's finger was rubbing the pattern of the flask.
It wasn't the flask itself, it was a cowhide cover made to prevent friction and collisions from damaging the flask.
The cowhide cover was exquisitely made, one would think it was a cowhide flask at first glance.
On the inside of the cover, there was a buckle that allowed the wearer to easily hang it on their waist.
Of course, for Smith, holding it in his hand was the most convenient option.
Gulp, Gulp.
Smith took a few big gulps of wine and muttered to himself in a muffled voice.
"An unexpected spoiler?"
What a headache. "
Bolt, who was lying on the other side, extended his head over and nudged Smith in a comforting manner.
"Don't worry, I'm fine.
Besides, it's not the worst yet.
This kind of accident is still within my tolerance range. "
Smith waved at Bolt with a smile on his face. He then looked outside the door.
Dak, Dak, Dak.
The clear sound of footsteps entered his ears.
Two men.
One was Romuse's most loyal and capable subordinate, Tyrese.
The other was the person he was waiting for: 2567!
"Professor Smith …"
"Come in.
And this place has nothing to do with you anymore. "
Smith gave a firm answer to the knocks on the door and waved at Tyrese.
Professor Tyrese looked at Smith with a bitter smile.
Although both of them were professors, Tyrese was still quite a distance away from Smith.
Whether it was in terms of strength or merits.
Especially the latter, Tyrese was left in the dust.
Therefore, Professor Smith signaled Kieran with his eyes and left the room.
He didn't stay outside the door.
In Kieran's ears, Professor Smith's footsteps were heading out of the house and only stopped when he was about to leave the outer area of the house.
It was a distance where he couldn't hear the conversation in the room but if anything happened, he could appear in time.
"Smart bastard."
Smith curled his lips and pointed at the sofa in front of Kieran.
"But at least he isn't a bad person."
Kieran sat on the sofa and answered.
"You mean, after you found him, he told you where I was?"
Smith did not refute this, but the dissatisfaction in his words was obvious.
"There was a huge commotion this time."
Kieran gave an irrelevant answer.
"So, you appeared before me?"
Smith grinned.
"Yes."
"Because I don't understand why you would 'inform' me of such a major event in advance, and even give me a considerable amount of benefits."
Kieran nodded.
"A cautious and suspicious person will live a very tiring life."
Smith seemed to be reminding him.
"At least, it's better than sudden death!"
Kieran remained unmoved.
"Sometimes, death is not scary."
"What's scary is the attitude of a guy like you in the face of death."
"After going through despair, struggle, and madness, the aptitude you possess is enough to shock everyone — I made a bet with Romuse and you are the key to it, that's why I gave you [Seed of Fusion] as a reward."
"Because I know if someone like you knew about this, you will cause me a lot of trouble."
Smith shrugged and twisted the jug open again.
"You seem to know me very well?"
Kieran asked.
"Not you, I know myself!"
Smith took a sip and shook the bottle. The pleasant sound of the wine hitting the bottle came from the inside.
Judging from the sound, there was still half a bottle left.
It seemed like Smith was going to stop.
He carefully put the bottle back into his pocket and continued, "Maybe you don't believe me, but you are exactly the same as me when I was young!"
"Whether it's looks, personality, or even behavior."
"Although I look different now, take a closer look at my eyes, brows, and nose, don't you think you are a little similar?"
As though he wanted Kieran to believe him, Smith gestured at himself repeatedly.
"Em."
"I'll try my best not to be bald, blind, or lame."
Kieran replied seriously.
"I'm just bald, not bald."
Smith emphasized.
"Is there a difference?"
Kieran asked.
"Of course there is.
I did it willingly, it wasn't caused by force. It's like how Mayer stole the prize food from the freshmen banquet and then lured Lude, Derton, and even Palreynold from the Sil Inner Sect. "
Smith was hinting at something.
"So, you are also interested in the Index of Eat?"
Kieran asked slowly as he stared at the man.
"The Index of Eat?"
"A little, but I'm more interested in the Sil Inner Sect."
"Based on what I know, Sil Sect doesn't even have an Inner Sect.
"But it has appeared."
"On top of that, it displayed the Sil Sect's motto: speed and items, but it's more compatible, to the point where the sharpness of the user's hands was fused together."
"Therefore, I have to suspect that the Sil Inner Sect really does exist, it's just that I didn't know about it before."
"Things in this world are so messed up. Every time you think you have everything under control, there will always be some accidents that jump out and make you unable to live in peace."
In the end, Smith grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"You want to get more information about the Sil Inner Sect from me?"
"Or Lude and Palreynold's whereabouts?"
Kieran asked.
"Anything is fine.
Whether it's information about the Sil Inner Sect or Lude and Palreynold's whereabouts, anything is fine.
I'll pay you satisfactorily. "
Smith nodded.
Kieran stared at Smith and saw sincerity in his expression.
He didn't sense any malicious intent from Smith either.
In simple words, if Kieran could strike a deal with Smith, he would be rewarded handsomely.
However, Kieran shook his head.
"Too bad.
I don't know about either of them.
Lude and Palreynold were discovered by me because of a series of coincidences. After multiple deals with Garcia, as long as they weren't idiots, they would know what the problem was.
As a matter of fact, the mole that I found was cut off after Garcia made a move on Palreynold. "
Kieran said in a serious tone.
It was as if everything was real.
At least in Smith's eyes, it was the truth.
Because that was the most logical thing to do.
A dark sect or an inner sect that had been hiding for many years, if they were so easily caught by others, they would have vanished from history a long time ago.
"This is troublesome.
It's the same for you and me. "
Smith exclaimed.
Kieran looked at Smith in confusion.
"You don't think Oliford Ryde's matter is over, do you?"
Smith leaned back on the sofa and stared at Kieran.
Kieran, who was prepared, pretended to frown.
"Those families are always so troublesome."
Kieran said.
His tone was filled with disgust and a sense of helplessness.
Although Kieran wasn't a native, a lot of reading allowed him to grasp quite a lot of information. Plus Oliford Ryde's way of doing things, it was enough for Kieran to understand how he should describe the matter and clear his suspicion.
"It's more troublesome than you think.
If you need anything, you can go to Tyrese.
Didn't you say he isn't a bad person?
He will help you. "
Smith then curled up his legs on the sofa and closed his single eye.
It seemed like Smith didn't want to talk anymore.
Kieran didn't have the intention to stay either.
Kak!
After the door was locked, Kieran disappeared behind the door. Smith opened his single eye and looked at Bolt, who was crawling beside him.
"Do you remember his smell?"
"Let's follow this scent."
"Who knows, we might have an unexpected discovery."
Smith ordered.
Bolt nodded and disappeared from the room again.
After Boulder disappeared, Smith lay back on the sofa once again.
"How can we prove what you said is true if we don't search meticulously?"
Smith grumbled in a blurry voice.
…
"Professor Smith and Principal Romuse made a bet?"
What's the bet? "
Kieran and Professor Tyrese walked side by side on the path back to the student dorm. Kieran didn't conceal his curiosity and asked directly.
"I can't tell you about the bet.
It's related to Principal Romuse and Professor Smith's privacy, so I can only tell you if they agree. "
Professor Tyrese looked at Kieran apologetically.
Then, as though the professor wanted to make it up to Kieran, he continued, "Ryde Family has sent someone to Theorate, they will be here in a few days, so be careful."
"Professor Smith reminded me."
Kieran replied.
"This isn't just a reminder, it's a warning from me as a professor. After all, Oliford Ryde was once the first heir of Ryde Family.
Oliford Ryde is related to a lot of people's interests.
Although a lot of people also want him to disappear.
"But more people want him to inherit the Ryder Family."
Save my number in your communicator, if anything happens, I'll be there for you. If I can't solve it myself, there's still Principal Romuse.
Remember, you are a student of Theorate, the First Seat of the freshmen. You have the whole of Theorate standing behind you. "
Professor Tyrese said seriously.
"Em."
Kieran nodded and didn't say anything else.
He always believed it was better to rely on himself than anyone else.
It wouldn't change now.
Professor Tyrese sighed helplessly when he saw Kieran's reaction.
Every batch of First Seats was arrogant and untamed.
Only when they suffered losses would they understand their mistakes and how ridiculous their naivety was.
However, only a small portion of them had the chance to do so.
Most of the people could only be mourned under the tombstones.
"I hope you won't be the latter."
Professor Tyrese said in his heart.
He didn't say anything else because he knew Kieran wouldn't listen to him, so all he could do was increase the number of guards.
Kieran saw the changes in Professor Tyrese's expression and easily knew what the professor was thinking.
However, he didn't warn or force the professor to change anything.
From a certain aspect, Kieran needed Professor Smith to do so.
At least it would cause Professor Smith to have second thoughts when he made his move.
That's right!
Kieran wasn't worried about the so-called Ryde Family, he was worried about Professor Smith.
After the conversation just now, Kieran was even more certain that Professor Smith was hiding something.
More importantly, the other party's seemingly normal words were filled with probing intent at all times.
It was obvious that Professor Smith didn't trust him at all.
He wouldn't believe what he said either.
He must verify it himself before he would believe what he saw.
Coincidentally, Kieran was the same kind of person.
So, he knew what he should do next.
At the entrance of the student dorm, Kieran said goodbye to Professor Tyrese and went upstairs with Lester leading the way.
Professor Tyrese looked at Lester, wanting to say something, but in the end, he shook his head and sighed.
However, in his heart, the professor added three more guards to the 'protection' plan that he just came up with.
Once he returned to his room, Lester leaned against the wall and sat on the floor. A couple of independent LCD screens appeared in his hand.
For an ex-Dark Eater, living conditions weren't that demanding. As a matter of fact, most of the time, he had to evade capture and hide his identity, so living conditions weren't even a concern.
He was able to appear in his room out in the open, enjoying the sunlight, the breeze, and normal food.
Everything was so beautiful.
So, Lester cherished everything in front of him.
Moreover, he was carefully protecting everything.
He installed surveillance cameras in the corridors, rooftops, entrances, and all the blind spots of the dorm.
He tried his best to ensure that anyone who entered the dorm would enter his line of sight.
Kieran didn't interrupt Lester's work. After noticing Lester's talent in mechanics and electronics, Kieran was glad that Lester could provide him with more help.
Like the Frost Wolf that came over and sniffed Kieran's backpack.
As it sniffed, Frost Wolf wagged its tail hard.
[Crimson Ghost Stomach] had the ability to isolate odors, even the Frost Wolf's nose couldn't sniff out what was inside.
[War Zealot Box] was similar.
The reason why Frost Wolf did that was because it understood its master.
It could tell that its master must have gotten something big based on Kieran's slight presence.
"Smart fella."
Kieran touched Frost Wolf's head, but he didn't take out the [Drops of Finest Cream] that he prepared for it and Fire Raven.
First, the dorm wasn't safe.
Second, the smell.
If Frost Wolf and Fire Raven drank the [Drops of Finest Cream], it would be hard for them to control the lingering smell and once they were tracked, Kieran's plan would fall short.
Wuu, Wuu Wuu!
Frost Wolf whimpered to please Kieran.
"It'll be quick.
Trust me. "
Kieran said as he picked up the book that he hadn't finished reading.
When Frost Wolf saw Kieran's action, it stopped whimpering and curled up beside Kieran's feet, perking up its ears to listen to the surroundings.
Meanwhile, on the windowsill further away, Fire Raven's eyes scanned the surroundings.
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