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Shaya left quickly after receiving the mission, and Gu Xi was no longer in such a hurry to get going.

The reason Gu Xi was in such a hurry was that he still planned to complete the task assigned by Madam Sha.

Now that he could tell the situation was not right, Gu Xi lost all interest in continuing his journey.

"Set up camp where you are and prepare for battle."

Under Gu Xi's command, the undead who had survived the battle quickly sprang into action, leading Gu Xi to a nearby suitable location to set up camp and make arrangements.

At the same time, Gu Xi also released the Steel City Gate as his support in the battle.

As the Steel City Gate was released, the Earthbound Weird Dragon also appeared near the City Gate. The Earthbound Weird Dragon, which was suppressed by the City Gate, did not transform into a clone, but instead began to wander around the City Gate.

At this moment, he is at his weakest. Before anyone can transform into his clone, he can be hit by either magic or physical attacks.

But now that there are no enemies and the Earthbound Weird Dragon has no direction to spread its clones, this is the only option for now.

However, Gu Xi noticed that four turtles were wandering around the Earthbound Weird Dragon.

They didn't resemble the proper Turtle Prime Minister at all; instead, they had limbs of normal human length, clearly indicating they were close-combat experts.

When Gu Xi looked over, they both sensed it at the same time and turned to look at Gu Xi as well.

Turning his head, Gu Xi noticed that none of their eyes had pupils, making it clear that they were not alive.

Gu Xi was somewhat surprised by their reaction.

However, Gu Xi immediately realized that these were the subordinates of the Earthbound Weird Dragon, not all of them his own soldiers.

It seems that the Ghost Domain of the Earthbound Weird Dragon is slowly taking shape.

Just then, Shaya rushed back.

"Grown ups."

"Why are you back so soon? Did you find out something?"

Shaya didn't care about anything else and immediately told Gu Xi about the situation as soon as she saw him.

"At first I thought it would take a long time, but I didn't expect this thing to be so famous. As soon as they saw me take it out, they knew who it was. It was a professor from the Reindeer Department."

I heard he used to teach Magical Zoology, but then he disappeared for some reason. This shield was something he made when he was still a student; it was quite famous in the academy back then, so as soon as I took it out, someone noticed it immediately.

"From the reindeer region?"

Gu Xi immediately thought of the Black Robe Skeleton.

He seemed to say that he was from the Reindeer Department, and judging from the current situation, other professors who graduated from the Reindeer Department should have some connection with him.

However, Gu Xi's relationship with the Black Robe Skeleton should be considered quite good.

Why would he send someone to attack him? Gu Xi's face darkened. "Shaya, something's not right. Think back to the battle earlier. Were there any details we missed?"

Shaya works in intelligence, and she is better than Gu Xi in terms of memory and attention to detail.

As soon as Gu Xi made this request, Shaya quickly reviewed the previous battle.

Because the enemy launched a surprise attack from the sky, and the Phoenix was extremely fast, Gu Xi and his companions didn't even have time to react when the enemy discovered the first wave of attacks.

After...

Just then, Shaya suddenly said something.

"Sir, it seems that when you escaped, the other party asked you to hand over something. He came looking for something, and he was certain that the thing was in your hands."

"What could it be?"

The Fire Rat King's sharp fangs?

"That's not right." Gu Xi said thoughtfully. "I took this task from Madam Sha, and it's obvious that Madam Sha is not from the Reindeer Department, and she has no direct connection with him."

Could it be that Legacy Skeleton?

Was this the same thing the Black Robe Skeleton used for inheritance before? Or is this the most crucial item within the Mysterious Academy?

Gu Xi analyzed himself back and forth.

"Sir, your thinking seems a bit off."

As an intelligence operative, Shaya tends to pay close attention to certain details.

"Sir, many people probably know about our attack on Mad Willow Forest, but it's definitely only known to a few people in the vicinity. This guy clearly chased after us from a very far place."

When we first arrived, we certainly didn't tell anyone where we were going.

So he chased after them not for what was in the Mad Willow Forest Grove, but for something else.

Hearing what Shaya said, Gu Xi realized what she meant and said, "I understand."

"What?"

Gu Xi stood up and paced back and forth. "That bastard did it on purpose. The reason he only wanted ten Skull Flower was to make me Death Intent Giant Armor."

Because he knew who was behind the Death Intent Giant Armor, and he also knew that person had a habit of leaving Skeleton as trophies.

The Skull Flower grows inside Skeleton.

If it's just one or two flowers, I can still steal them, but ten flowers prove that I've killed the Death Intent Giant Armor.

His target was the object behind the Death Intent Giant Armor, the corpse pinned to the edge of the pool by Longsword.

No, the corpse shouldn't be the focus.

That sword wasn't it either.

The Reindeer Department has little to do with leadership skills.

So what he wanted was the bell made of a Skeleton.

A glint flashed in Gu Xi's eyes, and he understood what the Black Robe Skeleton wanted.

Gu Xi didn't care at all about the Black Robe Skeleton scheming to clear a path for him.

This kind of thing is quite common. When a task is assigned, it's always like this. No one tells the person who accepts the task what they ultimately want.

After all, everyone has their own goals and directions in doing things.

They post tasks, asking anyone to help solve the immediate problem.

They didn't need to do anything after that.

Gu Xi used the same method to deal with the Heavenly Dao White-Robed Great Guanyin, and managed to snatch the Orange Ring.

Now that he's faced with this situation, he can especially understand the Black Robe Skeleton's thoughts.

However, while I can understand it, it's unacceptable for the Black Robe Skeleton to send people to attack me.

You should have come over and said what you wanted from the beginning, and then we could have discussed it properly. It's not Gu Xi can't give you what you want.

Now that they've attacked Gu Xi, they're now seen as enemies by Gu Xi.

Thinking of this, Gu Xi stopped and turned to Shaya, saying, "Shaya, go and find out what a Skeleton- shaped bell is used for."

"Just asking again, is anyone interested? Anyone who isn't from the Black Robe Skeleton's side is welcome to come and buy."

Gu Xi's thinking was simple: regardless of whether this trouble was caused by the Skeleton -shaped bell.

He even planned to use this as bait; no one could offend Gu Xi and leave alive.