At this moment.
All the top brass of the Holy Academy Council stared eagerly at Elder Su.
They were curious as well.
Just what important matter could make the ever-composed and calm Elder Su so excited?
"Elder Su, stop keeping us in suspense and just say it."
"What good news is it?"
A high-ranking official from the Elf Empire said with a smile.
"Yes, tell us. We're all curious too."
"Judging by Elder Su's expression, it must be good news."
"Don't tell me Ling Zhan has already successfully captured Lemoris Fortress?"
The moment those words fell.
The entire hall fell silent.
Everyone turned to look at the official who had said them.
Being stared at by so many people at once, the Dwarf Empire official suddenly looked awkward.
He hurriedly laughed it off.
"I was just joking. No need for everyone to take it so seriously."
"That's not the kind of joke you make. Lemoris Fortress is still far from being captured. That Jobless Freelancer may be strong, but he isn't strong enough to take Lemoris Fortress in half a month!"
The one who voiced this rebuttal was a high-ranking official from Korea.
Well...
Strictly speaking, Korea's higher-ups had disliked Ling Zhan for a long time.
Hadn't a group of Korean thieves previously gone to the Dragon Kingdom as exchange students?
Yet the moment they arrived at Tianyan Academy, through a bizarre twist of fate, they were set up by Ling Zhan.
It was not only Korea's exchange students. Fusang Kingdom's exchange students had also been savagely beaten by Ling Zhan at the time, and it had nearly cost them their lives.
Fortunately, one of the deans had reversed time with time magic. Otherwise, the exchange students from the Fusang Kingdom and Korea would have lost their heads.
After that,