"Class dismissed!"
Professor Celerus gathered the handouts from the desk, his gaze sweeping around the classroom before finally settling on Zheng Qing. "...Zheng Qing? Don't hurry off yet... Mm, there are a few things I need to discuss with you."
"Yes, Professor."
Zheng Qing nodded hesitantly. While pretending to fumble as he packed away his textbooks and carving knife, he frantically searched his memory for why the professor had singled him out.
The other students watched the scene in surprise, whispering among themselves in twos and threes as they headed out of the classroom.
This was Crafting and Maintenance of Talisman Soldiers. Compared with large lectures like Late Ancient Arts Studies, the students in Talisman Soldier Crafting and Maintenance barely crossed paths with Zheng Qing, so he did not need to deliberately keep a low profile in classes like this. For Zheng Qing, it was a Friday Time Conversion class, but for everyone else, it was merely an ordinary university-wide elective.
Of course, because the course was quite difficult, it had high requirements for students as well. Professor Celerus generally only accepted third-years and above who excelled in Talisman Studies or alchemy, and taught in small classes. Like this one, the entire class had only eleven students.
In a class like this, it was rare for a professor to keep a student behind.
No wonder the others were curious.
Only after the last person had left did Zheng Qing slowly make his way to the lectern. Though he still had not guessed why he had been kept behind, he assumed it could be no more than subpar homework from the previous class. It should not be anything serious.
Professor Celerus looked up.
The moment their gazes met, Zheng Qing rushed to apologize first. "Sorry, Professor. Last week, I had to