Besides discussing the House of False Men, the Doctor also talked about everyone's course arrangements for next semester during that afternoon's group meeting. Since everyone in the group had applied to skip ahead in their studies after the Winter Exam, the Academy's approval had officially arrived after half a month of review.
Therefore, it was not only Practical Credit—everyone's academic pressure in other areas would be heavier this semester than in the past. The benefit was that they could encounter knowledge and power suited to them more quickly. This way, when summer came, Shade would no longer be the only one facing a mountain of courses during exam week.
The Doctor even said somewhat troubledly:
"Though I am nominally still at the middle-ring level, by the end of Summer Exam Week, I may need to apply to advance to the high ring. If I remember correctly, the Academy requires high-ring students to publish one formal paper every year. That won't be easy to handle."
Shade kept quiet, not mentioning that he no longer had that concern.
As for the operation against the House of Resurrection—that was, the House of False Men—Luvia would make the arrangements. Once the timing was settled, she would notify everyone immediately.
Afterward, everyone shared some trivial matters of their own, and the group meeting ended shortly after four. As they prepared to leave, Shade stayed behind alone and asked the Doctor to hand over the Alchemy Items he had made in the form of black Metal Puppets.
There were thirteen puppets in total, which Shade could scatter randomly throughout Fatumonst Island. On one hand, they could monitor the Appearance Of Evil Spirit Demons; on the other, they could forge traces of a Demon Hunter's power to intimidate that Demon.
"Doctor, what concerns me more now is