A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 436 Inquiry

"Oh?" Chao Bufan was slightly surprised and asked, "Does the academy know the number of monsters here?"

“Of course,” Fenrir said. “The Academy not only knows the number of monsters here, but also all the different kinds of monsters!”

“Unbelievable, you don’t know this yet! All the monsters in the entire Magic Forest were trained by the academy!” Bridal said.

"Huh?" Chao Bufan was surprised again and asked, "Were they all cultivated?"

“And what do you think?” Fenrit retorted, continuing, “If the academy didn’t train them, how could these monsters be enough for so many students to kill? So, on the one hand, the academy trains monsters of various levels, and on the other hand, it lets the students kill them at will, in order to improve the students’ combat skills.”

"Oh, I knew it! No wonder these monsters look at people with such strange eyes. They never attack us unless we attack them first. It turns out they're all trained by the academy." Chao Bufan's mystery was finally solved.

"So, if the academy finds out that we've killed so many monsters, they will definitely investigate. After all, there's a file on every single one of them in the academy's archives."

"Then we'd better leave quickly," Chao Bufan said hastily, "We've been discovered for free."

However, when they left the forest and reappeared in front of the boulder, everyone was stunned for a moment—Professors Warlock and the other three were all there, and it seemed as if they had been waiting for us.

Chao Bufan was fine, but it was a different story for the other four. After a moment of stunned silence, they all became panicked.

"Professor!" Bridal and the others quickly greeted him, their words barely audible due to nervousness and fear.

"Humph!"

Professor Warlock snorted coldly, which startled the four of them, including Bridal, who quickly bowed their heads, thinking, "This is it."

"You lot, who gave you the audacity to enter without the academy's permission?" Professor Alpha shouted sternly.

“We—” Bridal and the others were so frightened that they didn’t dare to utter a sound.

"Tell me, whose idea was this?" Professor Alpha demanded again.

Bridal and the others became increasingly hesitant to speak, especially Bridal, the mastermind, who stood there trembling, his legs starting to weaken. It was Chao Bufan who showed the most loyalty, stepping forward and replying, "Professor, it was my idea."

"Your idea?" The four professors clearly looked skeptical. Meanwhile, Bridal and the others were immediately alarmed, staring intently at Chao Bufan.

"Yes, it was my idea," Chao Bufan replied frankly.

“Tell me your reasons!” Professor Warlock said, frowning slightly.

"Oh," Chao Bufan said, then continued, "Isn't the competition just a few days away? We didn't want to disappoint you and the principal, so we wanted to find a place to test what the academy had taught us. I heard from some of them that this is where the academy trains its students, so we took it upon ourselves to—"

Professor Warlock nodded and asked, "So, did you gain anything?"

“Yes,” Chao Bufan answered truthfully, “I killed ten monsters.”

"How much?" Professor Warlock and the others were all taken aback.

“Ten,” Chao Bufan repeated.

"Ten, ten? You killed ten of our level eight monsters in just two hours?" Professor Mihir exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, Professor," Chao replied affirmatively.

“Show it to me,” Professor Warlock said.

"Yes, Professor."

Chao Bufan took out all the magic crystals. Professor Warlock frowned upon seeing them and asked, "Didn't you say there were ten? Why are there fourteen magic crystals here?"

"Oh, the other four magic crystals were from a bet I made with Bridal and the others to see who could kill more monsters. Each of them lost one to me, which is why I have fourteen magic crystals now."

Professor Warlock nodded, while Professor Mihir asked, "How many have you killed this time? Show them to me."

Bridal took out three magic crystals and stammered, "I...I only killed four...four monsters, and I gave one magic crystal to Bufan."

Fenrit and the others also took out their respective magic crystals.

Professor Mihir and the others exchanged glances, their eyes revealing surprise.

Professor Grace nodded to herself and said, "You are all only seventh-year students, yet you were able to kill an eighth-level monster. I really don't know whether to praise you or criticize you."

Professor Warlock asked, "Is anyone injured?"

“Professor, none of us are injured,” Bridal and the other three answered in unison.

"It's good that you're not injured. Let's let it go this time, but don't let it happen again. Do you all understand?" Professor Mihir said.

"Listen, we heard it clearly." Everyone was overjoyed.

Professor Warlock continued, "You'll be competing in a few days, so try to avoid injuries. The academy might need to make substitutions if necessary. Also, there are many restricted areas within the academy, so don't wander around, understand?"

"understood."

“Alright, you guys go back first. Chao Bufan, wait a moment, we have something to ask you,” Professor Alpha said.

"Yes, Professor."

After Bridal and the others left, Professor Warlock said, "Extraordinary, I want to ask you something, and you have to tell us the truth."

"Professor, look at what you're saying. You're asking me questions, how can I not tell the truth?" Chao Bufan joked.

"Be serious," because of this special relationship, Professor Mihir both loved and hated Chao Bufan. "Chao Bufan, tell us honestly, did you guys go to Magic Canyon?"

"Where?" Chao Bufan pretended not to hear clearly.

“Magic Canyon, that’s the big canyon behind our academy,” Professor Mihir repeated.

"No, what's wrong?" Chao Bufan asked, feigning surprise. Of course, Professor Kressdorf and the others had given prior notice that they weren't allowed to reveal anything about the canyon.

"You really haven't been there?" Professor Mihir asked again.

"Pfft," Chao Bufan chuckled, "Professors, stop joking. Why would we go to the back of the academy if there's nothing wrong with us? Didn't you say that Magic Canyon is a dangerous forbidden area of ​​our academy, and no one is allowed to trespass without permission? Even if we're just messing around, we wouldn't be stupid enough to go there."

Professor Mihir nodded, accepting what Chao Bufan had said.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Chao Bufan asked cautiously.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Professor Warlock smiled slightly and said, “The forest hasn’t been very peaceful lately, so just don’t wander around.”