A mission and arrangements (thanks to Daydream Duolan for the God-tier certification)
After explaining the origins and the truth behind the [Time Bestower] artifact's lack of practical value, the Rock Grand Knight Commander's majestic and profound eyes fixed on Lu Yuan's face again. His gaze shifted slightly downwards, sweeping over Lu Yuan's left chest area. He then brought up the strange phenomenon from the last time in the Hanging Tower, where the [Time Bestower] artifact on Lu Yuan's chest suddenly sprouted white tentacles, eagerly trying to devour the Pocket Watch in his hand.
The Rock Grand Knight Commander extended his broad palm and gently pushed the Time Bestower Pocket Watch that belonged to him on the wooden table towards Lu Yuan, speaking in a deep, deliberate voice:
"Since your Time Bestower seems to have an urge to devour my pocket Pocket Watch, how about we make a deal? You complete a task for me, and once it's done, I'll hand over this Time Bestower to you. Anyway, at my current level, it's not of much use to me anymore."
Looking at the dark silver Pocket Watch that had been pushed to the center of the table, Lu Yuan's breath caught in his throat for a moment, and a burning light instantly shone in his eyes!
You should know that the remnant of the Time-Reversing Worm in his left chest, which had just awakened a faint consciousness, was so greedy when it saw this Pocket Watch its tentacles even crawled out on their own. If it could really swallow the pocket watch that the Rock Grand Knight Commander had fed to him with the same [Time Bestower], who knows how amazingly his already extremely useful Transcendence weapon would evolve!
Lu Yuan forcibly suppressed the burning desire in his heart, not letting this windfall overwhelm him. Instead, he calmly met the gaze of the Rock Grand Knight Commander and asked:
"I wonder what task the Grand Knight Commander needs me to complete for you?"
After all, a mission that could get the Rock Grand Knight Commander to come in person was no easy task. However, it was not too difficult for Lu Yuan. As long as he opened the Sea of Knowledge in advance, he could have a chance to meet the forbidden one unless the Taboo came in person.
Seeing that Lu Yuan did not blindly agree but instead inquired about the details of the mission, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Rock Grand Knight Commander, and he immediately explained the cause and effect behind the deal to Lu Yuan.
So far, the higher-ups at the Knight Academy don't actually know the specific name of "Land of the Dead Silence." Only Lu Yuan, who has personally experienced it, and the well-informed Oden in the entire North Campus know the true name of that dark place.
However, after several days of intensive interrogation and investigation, the Academy's higher-ups have clearly learned that the strange potion in the hands of the Heretic Withered Glory Society the Decaying Society can forcibly drag the consciousness of living people into an extremely dangerous unknown world. Moreover, all those dragged in will be unable to retain their memories after leaving that world and returning to reality due to some kind of force.
Previously, when Frey from the Pharmacy Group was dragged into an unknown world twice by that potion in the Hanging Tower, the first time was because the Academy was initially unaware, and the second time was because the two incidents happened so close together that the Lantern Knight and others guarding outside did not have time to intervene. After escaping, whether it was Frey stayed in the Pharmacy Group, or Brunkel and the nun who escaped from the Snow Mountain of the Northern Territory, they all lost their memories of that world upon waking up.
The only exception was Lu Yuan, who was a complete anomaly. Among all the people in the Academy who had been dragged into that unknown world, he was the only one who had gone in and come out with some of his memories intact.
Three days ago, as soon as he woke up outside the Hanging Tower, he immediately reported to the Lantern Knight the exact information that he had encountered the Blue Knight in distress and asking for help in that world, which allowed the Academy to promptly pinpoint the Blue Knight's situation.
Rock Grand Knight Commander Shi, looking at Lu Yuan who was listening attentively, stated the details of the mission in a steady and powerful voice:
"Currently, in the important Northern Territory Watch City, there is a team of elite personnel dispatched by our Knight Academy in advance, who are specifically investigating events related to this unknown world and the strange potion in the hands of the Heretic."
"However, the investigation over there has been stalled. Since you are currently the only person who has come out of that unknown world and still retains your memories, I need you to go to Watch City as a special advisor appointed by the Academy to assist that team in resolving this matter completely."
After listening to the task assigned by the Rock Grand Knight Commander, Lu Yuan gently rubbed his cuffs with his fingers and lowered his head to seriously consider and weigh the options.
Meanwhile, the Rock Grand Knight Commander, sitting across the wooden table, quietly watched Lu Yuan as he pondered. His dignified and cold face remained expressionless, but deep in his heart lay two profound considerations that he had not uttered to outsiders.
The first thought naturally fell on Lu Yuan's Potion Studies skills, which even the String Knight admired. As a veteran powerhouse who had been immersed in the peak of the Fifth Order for many years and had truly touched the threshold of the Sixth Order, the Rock Grand Knight Commander was concerned about the stability of his own Pathway and the deep-seated hidden dangers when he tried to break through to a higher realm.
He originally had his own long-term plans, such as paying a sufficient price in the future to go to the capital and find those Empire Grand Potion Masters at the top of the pyramid to help him customize medicines.
But after witnessing firsthand how Lu Yuan single-handedly rescued the Blue Knight, who had Pathway a deep Mutation, from a desperate situation, and even hearing the String Knight's assessment that Lu Yuan would inevitably become a great apothecary in the future, the Rock Grand Knight Commander secretly kept a watchful eye on him.
The investigation mission in Watch City was also closely Withered Glory Society that could pull people into the unknown world. Sending Lu Yuan there as a special advisor was not without the intention of giving Lu Yuan a boost through this practical experience. He hoped that Lu Yuan could further improve his Potion Studies skills during this mission. If Lu Yuan's Potion Studies could really reach a higher level through this opportunity, then in the future, he Rock not have to go to great lengths to ask others for the special potions he needed to break through the threshold, and could simply entrust them to Lu Yuan to make.
As for the second layer of thought, it was why, at this critical juncture of chaos in the Northern Territory Rock Grand Knight Commander dared to send Lu Yuan, a precious talent who was considered a national treasure in both potions and Inscription, to risk his life on the front lines of Watch City.
The reason is actually quite simple. In the two days while waiting for the Blue Knight to awaken, the Rock Grand Knight Commander had used his highest authority Grand Knight Commander to retrieve the top-secret files on the Battle of Bronze City from the Night Watcher Headquarters. Although the files contained many vague and obscure details, it seemed that the most crucial trump card had been deliberately concealed.
However, based solely on the few astonishing achievements revealed between the lines, whether it was repeatedly engaging in direct combat with high-level powerful enemies or staying behind alone to break the deadlock and emerge alive at the most tragic moment of the battle, it is enough to prove that Lu Yuan demonstrated true strength far exceeding that of an ordinary Third Order during that disaster.
The moment the top-secret file was closed, Rock Grand Knight Commander knew better than anyone else that although the young man named Lu Yuan was dutifully registered as Knowledge Transcendent on the Academy's roster, he was actually not as weak and helpless as other Knowledge Transcendent.
This kid is definitely a ruthless character at heart, someone who would risk everything in a desperate situation. Sending him as a special advisor to Watch City gives him the ability to protect himself and break the deadlock!