Recruitment

"Alright, kids, we should be going. If Dean Adolf, that petty old guy, keeps looking at us for too long, he'll start gossiping about me at the Academy again."

"Coincidentally, the Earl has prepared a banquet for me. All you youngsters come with me and see."

Pempes's somewhat crude words made some of the noble youths uncomfortable. However, considering his current strength and the Earl's emphasis and desire to recruit him, they, who had received noble education since childhood, all smiled outwardly.

Pempes also knew that his personality made these self-important nobles look down on him. But who knew if he, a Platinum Rank expert, even considered them a speck of dust?

His unrestrained behavior in front of them was because, in Pempes's eyes, they were all ants. It was just that he didn't treat ants with a condescending attitude like other strong individuals.

In his heart, ants were like air. Who would put on airs in front of the air?

Then, the bald old man Pempes actually led Chen Cheng and a group of young students to the banquet.

Inside the Earl's castle, as everyone was flushed with wine, they saw Pempes arrive with a group of students.

The noble lords chuckled at this, and Huidun felt that this professor was truly unreliable.

However, Huidun quickly composed himself and put on a happy smile as he stepped forward to greet them.

"I am truly sorry. If you need new ones, we can change them immediately."

Huidun's tone was no longer as subservient as before. After all, he was an Earl, and Pempes's behavior earlier had greatly embarrassed him.

However, Pempes said nonchalantly, "Heh, why bother with new ones? I see this food hasn't been touched much, and these little brats I brought will eat enough.

But you must get me a few bottles of good wine. This old man just loves drinking."

As he spoke, Pempes laughed heartily and patted Huidun's shoulder.

He actually hated those who were obsequious the most. The reason he embarrassed Huidun earlier was twofold: first, he didn't want to get involved in royal affairs, and second, Huidun, a distinguished Earl, had come all the way to the city gate to welcome him, an old man.

In terms of subordination, he was a professor at Huidun Academy, while Huidun was the owner of Huidun Territory. He was Huidun's subordinate. Upon returning to the city, he should have been the one to pay his respects to Earl Huidun first and report the results of the academic exchange.

And just now, Huidun hadn't given him much face, subtly刺ing him with his words, but he had handled it with great tact, not offending him too much as a subordinate he needed to recruit.

He quite admired an Earl like this. At least if he were to ascend to the throne, a King with good judgment wouldn't lead the entire kingdom to ruin.

Meanwhile, Chen Cheng, who was following behind the crowd, paid no attention to the internal power struggles. He stood at the entrance of the banquet hall, staring intently at the guards at the door.

The armor worn by these guards and the ceremonial swords at their waists were all Magic Artifacts. Chen Cheng had been researching Magic Artifacts recently because of a problem with the Magic Markings within his body.

He was currently observing the armor, and as he watched, he would occasionally spout out a few professional magic terms.

These were the Magic Artifacts he had encountered recently, and these professional magic terms were being compared to the Magic Markings on the armor.

Soon, his peculiar behavior attracted the attention of others.

After all, this was the first time they had seen someone staring at the Magic Armor on a guard and constantly spouting professional terms.

They wondered whose young master this was, so they could mock his father later for being so poor that he had to come to the banquet guards for practical study.

However, when they saw the collar around his neck, those who noticed him showed contempt.

Their expressions were as if they had expected a treasure, but what was presented was a piece of excrement.

Some who paid more attention to external affairs thought of who the slave wearing the academy uniform could be. Then, their expressions showed not just contempt, but also a hint of regret.

At this moment, Fini came to his side and tugged at him, saying, "Brown, what are you doing? Don't you know this is a noble banquet?"

Chen Cheng smiled and nodded, "I know it's a banquet. Too many rules and not enough food. I was just looking at the magic inscriptions on the guard's armor. This is the first time I've seen a magic weapon that I could understand!"

Fini rolled her eyes at him and said, "Alright, stop doing such strange things. If you really want to look at practical examples, I can write a letter to my father and ask him to send some low-level Magic Artifacts. For now, just stay by my side obediently."

However, Chen Cheng looked reluctant to leave, because just now he had discovered that although this armor was built very conventionally according to the books, due to its size, the magic inscribed on it actually had a lot of room for modification and improvement.

Of course, this was just his conjecture; it would definitely require experimentation to actually do it.

As the master and servant spoke, Chen Cheng quickly drew attention because of his genius master.

Huidun saw so many students arrive and wanted to get a good look at Fini, whom he had only seen briefly before.

When his gaze turned towards Fini, Huidun noticed Chen Cheng standing beside her.

Seeing Chen Cheng reminded him of the scene in the camp tent that day. This little slave had spoken a bunch of inexplicable things to him so casually and inexplicably started comforting him.

Thinking of this, Huidun felt a burst of amusement.

Pempes saw Huidun looking at Fini and Chen Cheng, and Huidun's face broke into a smile, which left him somewhat bewildered.

Meanwhile, Chen Cheng was explaining to Fini the magic on the armor he had just seen, and then, based on the actual object, he began to talk about his improvement plan.

"Let me tell you, the basic magic inscribed on it is quite standard, but the person who inscribed it paid too much attention to balance, and the connections between the various magics were not implemented. When a warrior uses it, there will be a sense of blockage..."

Fini, who was initially indifferent, became interested after listening for a while. After all, she was a talented girl who had entered the Sea of Magic on her own, and naturally had an extraordinary understanding of magic. She was immediately engrossed.

Then, as Huidun and Pempes walked over to the two of them, they overheard the two youngsters engaged in a discussion about the magic armor on the guards.

Pempes felt a little apologetic seeing this, as it was, after all, a banquet.

Although he could disregard the rules, it was because he had the strength to do so, and the people here wouldn't do anything to him.

But these two little guys were nothing, and the owner of this place had already arrived. The two little guys still hadn't stopped to greet them.

After hearing Professor Pempes cough a few times, the two little guys truly came back to their senses. Then, as Chen Cheng looked up, he saw that incredibly familiar face.

And at this moment, after seeing Chen Cheng's full face, Hui Dun confirmed that he hadn't misread.

This eloquent little slave was indeed the same little slave he had seen in the camp tent a few days ago.

And judging by the way they were interacting, this little slave was probably the daughter of Kekebor's family's servant. However, seeing the equal way the master and servant communicated, Hui Dun understood why Chen Cheng had dared to face him the way he did back then.

If it were before, he might have reprimanded Chen Cheng and punished him. However, after the last incident, he found himself rather admiring Chen Cheng.

Then, a gasp was heard from the banquet hall, where people had only been whispering before:

"So it was you."

Chen Cheng's exclamation drew the attention of everyone at the banquet.

And as these noble lords were about to get angry, Pempes and Hui Dun were the first to apologize to everyone. Then, Hui Dun invited them to his reception room.

After seeing Hui Dun lead them away, the banquet hall returned to its previous cheerful atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Coles, who had been watching this side, was a bit curious. He didn't know why Hui Dun hadn't dealt with Chen Cheng just now, but none of that mattered anymore.

At this moment, he held an Image Recording Crystal in his hand, filled with candid intimate moments between Chen Cheng and Melinda that he had secretly filmed over the past few days. Many of them were taken from angles he had deliberately chosen to create misunderstandings.

Honestly, with his photography skills, it was a shame he wasn't a paparazzi in modern times.

This banquet was truly a godsend. Let's see how this damned, lowly slave will handle this.

Coles thought resentfully, then secretly slipped out of the banquet hall. He wanted the Earl to see this Image Recording Crystal the first thing after the banquet.

In the reception room, the servant Tru brought in tea and set it down. Hui Dun invited them to sit.

After sitting down, Chen Cheng said excitedly:

"I didn't expect the person I met last time to be you. Please don't mind what I said to you last time."

Perhaps because his unintentional words from last time had not been held against him, Chen Cheng, knowing his identity now, still spoke to him so casually.

Hui Dun, however, smiled and said:

"By the way, I still don't know your name."

Perhaps it was fate, but Hui Dun could accept the things Chen Cheng had said last time.

Seeing Chen Cheng now, and realizing he was just a slave, he actually didn't want Chen Cheng to act like a slave in front of him.

"Oh, my name? Just call me Brown."

Chen Cheng revealed his original name in this world.

Hui Dun nodded, then looked at Fini beside Chen Cheng and smiled, saying:

"This young lady must be our genius student, Miss Fini. The situation was special last time, so please don't mind, my genius student. Since you're here today, you haven't claimed the Magic Staff that was rewarded to you last time. Today, I'll bestow it upon you in front of all the guests."

Fini very politely expressed her thanks.

The main reason Hui Dun had invited them to the reception room this time was Professor Pempes.

"Professor Pempes, my mentor Achilles passed away in the previous incident. I hope you can be my next Magic teacher."

Hui Dun's words were quite direct. His own power was currently too weak, and he had seen from today's events that Professor Pempes was indeed as straightforward as the outside world said.

Therefore, he didn't want to beat around the bush with Pempes, otherwise, the old professor might not grasp the meaning of his words.

However, what Hui Dun didn't expect was that Pempes had been waiting for this for a long time.

When he returned to the Academy, Dean Adolf had already sent him a telepathic message, hoping he would help Hui Dun. However, he hadn't agreed at the time.

It was only later that Hui Dun's attitude showed him the difference between him and other princes. He would fight back.

In the past six months, he had witnessed other princes in the Royal Capital. When facing a strong person like himself, those princes always acted subserviently, even if they were angry, they dared not express it.

However, Hui Dun had seized the opportunity and retaliated with great composure, which was also the reason he admired him.

Upon hearing of Achilles's death, Pempes showed a look of sadness. Then, upon hearing that the Earl's Magic course was not yet completed, he nodded and said:

"Of course, there's no problem with that. You can come to the Academy to register tomorrow, Earl. I will be waiting for you at the Academy."