Meanwhile.
Every Air Port belonging to X Advancement Academy was operating beyond capacity.
People and all kinds of supplies from neighboring Academic World regions streamed in without end, following the conference's objective and vowing to turn this place into a new Immortal Fortress.
The Academy's entire war machine had been set in motion. Though the strain caused some disorder along the way, order was quickly restored.
Knock, knock, knock.
The sound of knocking irritated Humble Scholar Xixido, who was observing the insect nest laboratory. He carefully lowered the isolation curtain to keep his little darlings from being disturbed by the outside world. Megana, who was at the desk, set down her quill and went to open the door.
"Master, Dean X has asked you to attend a meeting. Two academic grandmasters will be joining today's session."
The female scholar cautiously studied the two people in the room.
They were said to be vice deans from the Grand Natural Sciences Academy. However, unlike the few well-known deans of the Grand Natural Sciences Academy, she didn't recognize these two.
"Understood. We'll be there shortly."
Megana smiled, then closed the door. Turning to Xixido, she said, "You've skipped several meetings already. Aren't you going to show your face?"
Looking utterly bored, Xixido lay back on the sofa, enjoying a brief moment of quiet as the afternoon sun fell across his face.
"I envy Orn and Angelina. They're probably having afternoon tea at the Academy right now, aren't they? You can go. Just give me a rough account of what was discussed afterward. Reilo can handle the big things here, and the little things aren't our concern. Besides, there are already several big names at the meeting. It won't matter if one nobody like me is absent."
Megana was already used to his lazy