Water Engineer Scholar
It had to be said: Gong Lei Grand Scholar was a man with great passion and ambition.
He was also a man of action, and he made no effort to hide his ambitions. Everyone knew that among all the Gold Ribbon Grand Scholars, Gong Lei Grand Scholar was the one with the best chance of advancing to Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar. He had never concealed his desire for the position.
Yet no one could criticize his ambition or his actions, because everything Gong Lei Grand Scholar did always put the Academy's interests first. He had made the cause of the Five Elements Academy the sole purpose of his life, devoting almost all his energy to it. His greatest concern was how to help the Five Elements Academy stand out, overtake its rivals, become the strongest in the underground world, and bring the other two academies to heel.
This war, and the spirit stone business in particular, had given Gong Lei Grand Scholar tremendous hope.
He saw an opportunity in it, and the possibility that the Five Elements Academy could distinguish itself.
As he waited for a reply from the Academy's leadership, one of his subordinates came to report.
"My lord, a subordinate sent by Water Engineer Scholar has come to see you. He says he has an important matter to report, and he also has a message talisman from Water Engineer Scholar."
"Did he say what it was about?" Gong Lei Grand Scholar asked calmly.
"He didn't. I asked, but he said it involved confidential matters and that he had to deliver Water Engineer Scholar's voice-transmission talisman directly into your hands."
Gong Lei Grand Scholar smiled faintly. "That fellow Water Engineer has never been fond of dealing with his superiors. He's quite proud. If he's being