This Is an Open Conspiracy

Kongsha felt that Thor shouldn't be this stupid!

Every time she met with Thor, it was always in the dead of night when no one was around.

Yet, how could Thor dare to show up at her door at eight o'clock, brazenly carrying a human head?

Although Kongsha had noticed that the hallway was empty just moments ago, who knew how many people had seen Thor on his way up here?

She hadn't expected that by forgetting to give just one extra instruction, Thor would expose her existence like this!

Thor was slammed to the ground by Kongsha's immense strength, and the yellow leather fell from his arms.

The box rolled even further away, the lid fell off, and a head that had died in terror tumbled out.

The eyeballs were still rolled back fiercely, staring at the top of its own skull.

Seeing the head of the Level 1 Apprentice, the anger in Kongsha's heart eased slightly.

"Do you think you can use this to blackmail me? Let me tell you, even if someone finds out, you'll be the one who dies; I'll only have to pay a few credits in compensation."

"You've misunderstood, Senior Sister."

How could Thor possibly be trying to blackmail Kongsha?

This tactic of his was called borrowing the tiger's prestige.

If he played it right, he might just be able to make Sid and Kongsha clash.

Thor didn't even try to stand up, just sitting there on the floor.

Lowering his head, he recounted his experience of walking all the way from the Corpse Room.

"I, I really didn't dare to keep this head with me, so I ran straight here. I'm sorry, Senior Sister!"

After listening to Thor's explanation, Kongsha stood in place, pondering for a moment, looking thoughtful.

She glanced at the floor, which had been dirtied by Thor and the corpse's head, and felt annoyed.

"There's a bathroom here. Go take a bath first; we'll talk about the rest when you come out."

Thor thanked her repeatedly.

His whole body felt sticky and he had been uncomfortable for a long time; he hadn't expected to be able to mooch a bath from his Senior Sister.

However, just as Thor sat into the steaming stone tub and hadn't yet fully enjoyed the relief of warm water soaking into his skin, Senior Sister Kongsha pushed the bathroom door open without hesitation, walked straight in, and sat on a chair opposite Thor.

"Senior Sister, I'm taking a bath." Thor felt a bit awkward and submerged his body further under the water.

Although he was only twelve years old, and the person opposite him couldn't exactly be called a proper woman, he still felt like he was getting the short end of the stick.

"You don't need to be embarrassed. I've seen dozens, if not hundreds, of limbs on the experimental tables. I know your body structure better than you do." If she still had eyelids, Kongsha might have rolled her eyes.

Thor had no choice but to pretend he was facing a urologist, trying his best to relax his limbs and continue enjoying the soothing heat of the water to wash away the filth on his body.

Level 1 Apprentices didn't have the right to take baths; they could only go to the public bathroom for a quick, functional wash.

Kongsha stared at Thor's hands for a moment before returning to the main topic.

"You said Sid threatened you?"

"Yes. Judging by what he said, I'll soon lose my job in the Corpse Room."

Thor looked at Kongsha with a panicked expression.

"It seems Sid brought some new people back to the Wizard Tower this time." Kongsha had already understood what Thor meant and shared her intelligence.

"Could it be that there are people with stronger soul talent among these newcomers?" Thor frowned in worry.

"If someone really catches the eye of Mentor Kazi..." He gave a bitter smile, his shoulders slumping, "Maybe I really will have to get out."

If Kongsha still had eyelids, she probably would have wanted to roll her eyes again.

"You don't need to worry about that; I'll handle it. You just need to focus on completing the tasks I've assigned you."

"Understood, Senior Sister." Thor immediately wore a look of relief.

But before Thor's words had even faded, Kongsha swayed her waist as she walked over.

Thor thought to himself that this was bad, dodging backward, but he quickly hit the hard stone wall.

Kongsha placed both hands on the edge of the stone tub, leaned her upper body forward, and lowered her head, pressing the glass dome of her skull against Thor's forehead.

"Did Sid see what you brought back?"

An unexpectedly warm and soft sensation came from his forehead. It was as if what was pressed against Thor's brow wasn't a glass dome, but a woman's delicate skin.

Maybe Kongsha's head didn't actually turn into a terrifying glass dome, and everything is just an illusion?

This naive thought had barely surfaced before Thor extinguished it.

In this godforsaken Wizard Tower, even when facing someone who looked normal on the outside, one had to treat them as a monster-in-waiting, let alone Kongsha, who clearly didn't look normal at all.

Thor didn't dare to look up.

He knew that Kongsha's eyeballs were likely crawling out of the white paste right now, staring at him viciously.

Every time he met those eyes, a chilling tremor would shoot from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

This wasn't a kind of horror one could get used to just by seeing it a few more times.

Suppression at the level of life cannot be overcome by courage alone.

No matter how hot the bathwater was, it could not warm the chill seeping out from the depths of his soul.

"There is no adult." He couldn't help but revert to his old way of addressing him, "But he knows I work in the Corpse Room, and perhaps he has guessed what that entails."

Kongsha still did not move away from Thor's head.

The pressure grew heavier and heavier.

The warmth was replaced by a sheet of icy cold.

That chill felt like an electric drill, trying to bore into Thor's skull.

Buffeted by the freezing cold above his head and the steam rising from the hot water below, Thor struggled to breathe, gasping desperately for air.

"Ha... ha..."

Even though his nose and mouth were not covered, he felt as if he were on the verge of suffocating to death at any moment.

Kongsha watched all of this with satisfaction before slowly straightening her waist, letting him go.

"Are you trying to provoke me into dealing with Senior Sid?" Kongsha chuckled softly, "Do you think you have that kind of value? If you try to play tricks on me again, I will eat your brain!"

Kongsha swayed as she walked out of the bathroom, leaving behind one final sentence.

"From now on, you are only allowed to come find me after twelve o'clock at night."

Thor watched the bathroom door close and slowly submerged his head underwater.

"I've been taught a lesson, haven't I?" Underwater, Thor's expression was calm, the fear from just moments ago completely vanished, "But the first goal has already been achieved. Senior Sister Kongsha, once people have a conflict of interest, there will inevitably be a struggle. This isn't playing tricks; this is an open strategy."

With his hair wet and disheveled, Thor left Kongsha's room in a sorry state.

If he were a bit older, today's experience might have turned into a romantic scandal.

Unfortunately, at this moment, neither the man nor the woman were the type of people to spark interest in such gossip.

The sixth floor of the West Tower.

There were far fewer people in the corridor now.

Some had gone back to rest, some had started studying, and others were reluctant to leave this rare social moment.

As Thor passed by, the discussions would quiet down, but once he left, the whispering would return, annoying as mosquitoes.

Duoze, Luoji, Jenna, and Duke were a small group.

And they had all joined the Mutual Aid Society.

Duoze, Luoji, and Jenna had all chosen Mentor Anze, who had been recommended by that enthusiastic Senior Luokai back then.

Only Duke, for some reason, had changed his mind at the last moment and returned to the dark-attribute Mentor Kazi.

It was only after Thor's figure disappeared behind the door of room 603 that Duke withdrew his hidden gaze.

Duoze saw this and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Duke? Are you still holding a grudge against Thor?"

Hearing Duoze's words, Jenna looked at Duke with curiosity.

She hadn't been present when the conflict between Duke and Thor occurred.

Moreover, she wasn't someone who liked gossip, so she wasn't clear about the entanglement between the two.

Duke quickly smiled, "What's there to hold a grudge about? I just don't like him. We all went through great hardships and layers of selection to become apprentices, unlike him, who came in halfway and passed the test by cheating."

Duke's words successfully resonated with the others, and they recalled the somewhat strange atmosphere on the day of the test.

"Yeah, I still can't figure it out. Since his magic talent is so poor, how did he pass the test?" Duoze said, "I saw that Senior Sid didn't want to let him pass at the time, but Senior Nick let him off the hook. Senior Nick looks cold, but I never thought he'd be so soft-hearted."

"Is his magic talent really that bad?" Jenna was very curious.

She had invited Thor to join the Mutual Aid Society back then; after all, inviting one more person meant gaining one more Magic Crystal.

But that Thor hadn't given her any face at all. Thinking of this, Jenna couldn't help but pout her little lips.

"Of course it's bad. Even our mentors don't think much of him." Duke chimed in casually, but in his heart, he recalled that after Mentor Kazi took Thor away, Thor never went to the laboratory again.

Could it be that he was chosen by Mentor Kazi to do that job?

Recalling that terrifying and bloody work environment, Duke felt a bit nauseated, yet he couldn't stop the jealousy from rising.