Since the little ones were disobedient, they were banned from going out the next day. Even their pocket money and Tisdale's private stash were confiscated as well. Baiyi even postponed his exploration plan for the next day. He borrowed a small conference room from the leader and started his long-awaited Basic Formation Study again!
"Boohoo! Mr. Hope is so mean! We've already come out to play, but he still wants to go to class! I don't like you anymore!" Mia muttered under her breath but Baiyi pretended not to hear her. Using the feather duster as a pointer, he pointed at the question on the blackboard and said, "Mia, you answer this question."
The little girl went up to the blackboard and scribbled on it for a long time. In the end, she still got it wrong.
Baiyi corrected the question on her behalf and gave her the correct answer. Then, he asked coldly, "I've emphasized this question many times before we left. It's a basic point. Tell me, do you want to hit my palm or stand there as punishment?"
"Can't I play with my pigtails?" Mia said slyly and even took the initiative to push the ends of her pigtails into Baiyi's hand.
Then, she was punished to stand there for ten minutes …
Mia and Tisdale were in class. Attie and Laeticia, who did not have to attend the Formations class, could not escape either. Each of them was given a book on the history of Isythre. After Baiyi emphasized that "reading history can make one wise", they curled up in a corner and started to read in silence.
"The words on this book are so hard to understand. They look different from the ones that Tisdale taught me …" Laeticia whispered in Attie's ear, her breath tickling Attie's ear.
Attie craned her little head to look at the book in her hand. After pondering for a while, she said, "You're holding the book upside down …"
"Wha …" Laeticia quickly turned the book upside down with a blush on her face. That way, she could finally continue to read with a stutter.
After half a day of classes, it was almost lunchtime when Baiyi finally ended his morning class. He took out a few test papers from his pocket and distributed them to the four girls. "This is today's homework. I'll come back tonight to check on it. If you don't complete it or if there are too many mistakes, hmph …" He waved the feather duster in his hand, scaring the girls out of their wits.
At lunchtime, the girls met their little friend, Mordred. She was behaving strangely and awkwardly, unlike her usual self. It seemed that she had received a whole morning of aristocratic etiquette lessons.
"Ugh …" The little guys all looked listless as they knocked their chins on the dining table. They were probably reflecting on their overboard actions yesterday, right?
After dinner, Baiyi and Aya went out for a stroll. Mordred heaved a sigh of relief, but when she turned around to look at her friends, she found that they were not smiling at all.
"What's wrong, Mia?" Mordred shook Mia's shoulder with concern.
"This homework is so hard. I don't know what to do …" Mia took out the test paper from her pocket and looked at Tisdale. "What do you think, Big Sister Tisdale?"
In the end, Tisdale was also at her wits' end. "I'm troubled too. The homework given by the teacher today is a lot harder than usual. I'm going to get spanked again …" As she spoke, she touched the spot where she was spanked yesterday worriedly. Her heart was still pounding.
"Is it related to magic?" Mordred poked her head out and looked at the papers in their hands. She patted her flat chest and said righteously, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"
When it was time for dinner, Baiyi returned with Aya. He waited patiently for the girls to finish their meals before collecting the test papers and studying them carefully. The four girls stood obediently in a row in front of him, as if they had done something wrong and were waiting for their punishment.
It was no wonder that they would put on such an attitude. When Baiyi looked at Mia and Tisdale's test papers, he was so angry that he wanted to tear the papers into pieces on the spot. Did the two of them forget everything that they had taught them after playing around for a few days? So, he pinched one of their cheeks and pulled hard, punishing them.
"Ouch …" The girls were in so much pain that tears welled up in their eyes.
Then, he looked at Laeticia's test paper. It was basically a blank paper, with only a few wrong answers written in worm-like handwriting.
"Mr. Hope, I'm sorry …" Laeticia said, extending her hand in front of Baiyi.
"Forget it. Your foundation is weak." Baiyi waved his hand and let her go. Finally, he picked up Attie's test paper.
It was close to a perfect score. Baiyi was so angry that he crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it in a corner. Then, he shouted at Attie, "Who did this for you?"
"Mr. Lecturer of the Museum …" She was frightened by Baiyi's ferocious look, so she had no choice but to admit it honestly.
"Tsk tsk. You didn't learn much, but you already know how to get someone to take the test for you?" Baiyi scoffed. He picked Attie up like a kitten and pinned her on his thigh. Then, he picked up the feather duster and spanked her on her butt five times.
This time, Attie couldn't hold on any longer. She burst into tears.
Aya heard the noise and rushed over. After a while, the sound of Mordred crying could be heard from upstairs.
As Mia and Tisdale comforted the girl, they were secretly relieved that the sorcerer Mordred had hired did not know anything about Magic Circles and was unable to answer the questions. Otherwise, they would have been the ones with their buttocks spattered tonight.
Only Laeticia was honest. Her faith told her not to cheat, even though she was the only one who escaped punishment after handing in a blank paper.
Just like that, under the threat of the feather duster, the girls finally stopped. They also learned a lot of knowledge that they had missed out on before, making the holiday more fulfilling.
Days like this continued for another week. The little guys had become more well-behaved, but they still did not make any progress. The large-scale natural environment survey that lasted for half a month still did not make any progress. The only reassuring thing was that the only change that had occurred was the temperature difference. Other natural phenomena had not changed. Even the beasts had gradually calmed down because they had adapted to this strange change.
In the end, they came to a conclusion. Although they still did not know what caused the change, it did not affect the world as a whole, and it would not affect the people who were used to living in the thermostatic enchantment. Therefore, the problem was not as serious as they thought it would be.
Therefore, it was inevitable that the higher-ups who were involved in this matter felt awkward. A terrible crisis had been averted, and it should have been a happy ending. However, they had not hesitated to postpone the harvest festival, which caused a commotion and panic among the people. Just thinking about it made them feel awkward.
Baiyi, the Special Advisor, had exerted some influence during the investigation. He was the first person to bring up the possibility of an apocalyptic crisis, but in the subsequent exchanges of information, he had steered the conversation away from the truth, even admitting that he had made a big fuss over a minor issue. Everyone's hearts slowly calmed down.
However, no one criticized him. Perhaps they privately complained that he was too sensitive, too cautious, or something like that. However, this would not affect his reputation. He should be cautious and serious when dealing with these matters.
At this point, Baiyi felt that his preparations were complete. His role in this incident had been solidified. He had behaved naturally and candidly throughout the entire process. Even if something were to happen in the future, it would be hard for anyone to link it to him.
At the same time, with the help of other people's data, Baiyi had confirmed that conventional methods would not be able to discover the source of the change. The final prize was indeed difficult to obtain.
Baiyi had already tried using the War God's Sword, but it did not work. In the end, he was left with only one option. If it did not work, he would have to admit that the War God had made a terrible joke and return empty-handed.
Still, he did not return empty-handed. At the very least, he had gained the friendship of Aya, the dragon-lady. The young dragon-lady would dress herself up beautifully every day. Early in the morning, she would wait for Baiyi's class to end. Her gentle demeanor made her look like a wife waiting for her husband to get off work.
Even though they were close friends, Baiyi had no intention of taking things any further. Aya did not seem to have any intention of doing so either. Both of them were single parents with children, and there was a huge gap between their social status and race. How was it possible for them to take things any further? 'That's it!' At least, that was what Baiyi thought.
In the next few days, to prove his point, Baiyi stopped bringing Aya with him. After all, the Kingdom's investigation team had already retreated, so no one was paying attention to him anymore. Instead, their attention was on the delayed harvest festival, so no one paid much attention to Baiyi's absence.
He used the excuse of going on a field trip to take the four girls out for a stroll. Aya was busy dealing with the backlog of work, so both sides needed some distance.
However, Aya insisted on waiting for Baiyi's return at the Command Headquarters' entrance every day. This caused the rumors that were supposed to have died down, but it was a pity.
Today, Baiyi had left with Attie, and the girls had regained their freedom. However, Baiyi's power was still lingering in the air, so they did not dare to mess around. They could only ride on the drake and have fun on the grassland outside of the knights' camp.
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