20demayo Chapter 521 The scene of [Tears of Stars]
Chapter 521 The scene of [Tears of Stars]
Dean Hazlade saw Lloyd making such a fuss and said unhappily:
"What's the big deal? This kind of creature, which is impolite, speaks wildly, but has a very unique physiological structure, is of course a rare research material that should not be missed!"
Seeing him act so confident and as if it was a matter of course, Lloyd was reminded of an old saying on Earth.
Isn’t it said that when two armies are fighting, they don’t kill the messengers?
But it can be sent to the autopsy room, right?
But then again, Mitzikatok has never said what kind of military organization, armed force, or political faction it is. It has always regarded itself as an academic organization. Perhaps it does not need to follow this so-called etiquette?
"So our attitude towards these ancient relics is to send them to the dissection room?"
Lloyd asked curiously.
In fact, he had already reached a conclusion in his mind about this group of remnants who theoretically belonged to the same human camp, but his self-evaluation might be a bit extreme, so he wanted to hear what Dean Hazlade thought.
The dean's answer was not much different from Lloyd's opinion:
"At least for Mizkatok, they are basically only valuable for dissection and research. The rest... is meaningless. We will neither pay attention to their requests nor regard them as enemies..."
"As for me personally, they are just a bunch of hopeless wretches stuck in the past..."
"Of course, it's hard to say how the outside world will view this group of people, especially in the relatively ancient cities of Eternal City and City of Order, where there are still many nobles. What choices they will make and how they will behave can be listed as a sociological sample worthy of observation."
Dean Hazlade first explained this, and then asked:
"What about you? What do you think?"
Lloyd asked back:
"I... hehe, it seems the former dean hasn't told you yet?"
Obviously, the fact that Dean Hazlade asked this question showed that he did not yet know what he and the previous dean had done some time ago.
"Hmm? I haven't seen him for a while. I heard he's on vacation now? So what does this have to do with him?"
"It's probably like this..."
Lloyd then told Dean Hazlade about the "great achievements" that he and the previous dean had accomplished.
In order to enhance his persuasiveness, he also went to get some [Tears of the Stars] and [Blood of the Most High], and captured a work of art monster to show it to Dean Hazlade for appreciation.
"So the point now is not how I view them, but that they and I are already at war to the death, right?"
After Lloyd finished speaking, he scratched his head again, thinking that digging up someone's ancestral grave was the worst possible vengeance, right?
It was precisely because of this that he did not take the initiative to report the matter to Dean Hazlade...
I believe the former dean had a similar idea. If he hadn't received a strange letter, the two of them would have tacitly kept it a secret for a while.
But now that the current dean has asked, I should report it truthfully and tell him everything...
The overwhelming amount of information made Dean Hazlade stand there in a daze for about three minutes. Even though one could not see the specific expression on his invisible body, one could roughly guess that he looked surprised and astonished.
"You two really are...really..."
Dean Hazlade seemed to be hesitant to speak, and for a moment he could not think of a suitable adjective. In the end, he could only barely utter:
"Why didn't you think of dissuading the former dean? Just accompany him to take...adventures?"
He actually wanted to say "accompany him to go crazy", but he didn't dare to be disrespectful to the former dean, so he had to force himself to change his words.
No... How old is he? Does he still need me to persuade him?
Lloyd didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he answered seriously:
"You know, I have always been a humble young man who respects teachers."
"Well... well, since it has already happened, it is useless to blame you. We have to fully consider how to deal with the aftermath after the incident is exposed..."
"Aftermath? Uh... you're not going to hand us over, are you?"
"How is that possible? Did you learn bad things from the previous dean? Don't worry! The academy will always be your strongest backer! What's more, you ruined their dangerous and crazy operation of nurturing gods, so you should be rewarded with credits!"
"Forget about the credits... You won't ask us to return the gains from this trip, right?"
"Of course not! Do you know how precious this [Star Tears] is?"
"Phew... That's good. Now I feel relieved..."
Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and continued:
"Since you are considering the aftermath, can you... adopt a method that will solve the problem once and for all? Resolve the conflict between the two parties in one go?"
"Is there any way to resolve the conflict between the two parties once and for all? This time you have taken back all their most precious things..."
"Aren't you worried that they will come after the truth is revealed? Then why don't we just take the initiative and kill them all first? Wouldn't that solve the problem once and for all?"
Lloyd's suggestion caused Dean Hazlade to fall into silence for three minutes again.
But if he had rejected it outright, it might have been okay. The long silence meant that he was probably considering the feasibility of this plan...
Yet, in the end, Dean Hazlade shook his head with an invisible movement.
"No, at least not yet. There are too many uncertainties... We don't know much about them. We don't know if they have any dangerous cards, such as Level 0 relics."
Although Dean Hazlade shook his head, he obviously did not deny Lloyd's idea, but just felt that it was not safe enough...
However, after hearing what the dean said, Lloyd realized that he had indeed been careless.
According to his limited understanding of level 0 holy objects, this thing is similar to a nuclear bomb on Earth. It often has extremely strong destructive power, and its killing method is far more bizarre than a nuclear bomb. It is difficult to guard against, and even saints may not be able to resist it.
However, on the one hand, the stock of this thing is extremely small, and on the other hand, it is extremely expensive to use, so most of the time it is used as a deterrent trump card. Unless the situation has reached a point where there is a fight to the death, it is best not to use it.
Considering that these ancient survivors swept away a large amount of resources and wealth when they fled the mortal world, and were able to survive for so long in the harsh environment of the alien space without being eaten alive by the offspring of the evil god, it means that they may have such "big guys" in their hands.
To look at it from another angle, their confidence in giving birth to gods is probably not just because they are crazy enough, but they should have some confidence, right?
Thinking of this, Lloyd couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then sighed in his heart:
Fortunately, we cleaned up the scene very well when we evacuated, so much so that they thought it was the offspring of an evil god causing trouble again. The careful, meticulous and cautious young man persona that I had always maintained came in handy.
Then he continued:
"Fortunately, they probably won't be able to associate us with anything in the short term. After all, they are so arrogant and look down on us. They probably won't believe that we can come and go freely in their so-called temple, right?"
"Well, this is indeed in line with their mentality and thinking, but even so, for the sake of safety, you should not spread it around."
Dean Hazlade said this, and suddenly thought of something, and asked:
"By the way, the mystery of the evil god's offspring mentioned in their letter...could it be the space loop you left behind to escape?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be that one, right?"
"This... didn't you say earlier that time was limited and you didn't make the arrangement too complicated?"
"This is all true. I just didn't expect them to be so useless that they couldn't even solve such a simple spatial loop. They still had the nerve to come to us for help, and they even lacked proper etiquette when asking for help."
"That was the way the old nobles were back then. When I was still an assistant teacher, I was often looked down upon by them."
Dean Hazlade said with a half-smile, then changed to a slightly angry tone and added:
"But I didn't expect that in order to maintain their past dreams, they would actually plan such a crazy act as giving birth to gods... So although the actions of you and the former dean are risky, they are also very important. This may invisibly change the direction of human destiny."
When Lloyd heard this, he couldn't help but think of the Redemption Saint who had been behaving strangely recently. Why did he suddenly go off to do some big development and also said that the [prophecy] he had received had changed?
Lloyd and Hiltina had been making blind guesses before, and they had no idea what had happened to cause a change in the [prophecy] that he had always believed in. But looking back now, could it be this?
It’s not that Lloyd is flattering himself, but the job of nurturing a god is really too cruel...
So if you try to guess the intention of the Redeemer Saint, you are actually going in the wrong direction from the beginning. It may not be the impact of what happened in the past, but it may be a change brought about by what will happen in the future?
I really don't understand these vague and mysterious things...
Lloyd shook his head secretly, stood up again, and prepared to go to the medical department to check on the messenger who should not be dead yet.
As for the small bottle of [Tears of Stars] and [Blood of the Most High] on the table, he had no intention of taking back and left them to Dean Hazlade.
The other party also understood and put the two rare materials into his pocket, saying with a slight smile:
"Yeah, you kid, you have always been more polite than Hiltina."
Even though both materials are in small bottles, which can be considered insignificant compared to Lloyd's income on this trip, this amount is enough to cause a sensation if it is taken outside. It is beyond the measurement of money, not even the real estate certificate.
After all, it is an extremely rare material that is counted among the best in this glorious era of extreme material abundance.
As for the last remaining pottery artwork monster, Dean Hazlade casually threw it back to Lloyd and said nonchalantly:
"You can bring this to the history department later. They will be so happy that they will dance with joy."
Lloyd nodded and asked:
"By the way, is there a professor in the academy who can process [Tears of the Stars]? I want to ask for some information to learn more about it, and ask for help to see if I can make an amulet or something like that? [Tears of the Stars] should have this function, right?"
When Lloyd was recovering the [Tears of the Star], he had felt a force or component similar to "isolation" or "protection" on it. With his superficial understanding of materials science, he thought that this might be able to be made into a talisman or something.
If it is really possible, make a few more pairs, one for my sister, one for Hiltina, one for Elolo, one for Weiya, and of course, the two deans and Professor Lawrence would also have some.
In the past, I didn't have the means and was short of money. Now that I'm wealthy, of course I want to repay those who are good to me.
Lloyd's question instantly aroused Dean Hazlade's interest, and he quickly answered:
"Oh? Since you brought this up, it's easy. I was still hesitating about how to convince you..."
As he spoke, he asked Lloyd to take out the student handbook, then entered some keywords and retrieved an academic announcement for a crowdfunding project.
"This is... let me see... crowdfunding a copy of [Tears of the Stars]? Only a few grams are needed? Will it produce a great result that can influence the course of history? The initiator... Professor Dell from the Department of Materials?"
"Eh? There's a message from Professor Latio of the Medical Department below - 'Don't even think about it. I'm warning you not to target our medical team.'"
Lloyd looked a little puzzled, and curiously opened Professor Dale's "box".
Wow, I have a lot of academic achievements and medals. The only thing missing is the Outstanding Contribution Medal. I have almost all the others. It can be considered a very impressive resume.
It is obvious that Professor Dell is an unrivaled figure in the two major fields of materials science and engineering.
However, the reaction to the academic announcement he issued was not very enthusiastic. Apart from the naked threat from Professor Latio from the medical team, the rest were advising him to give up, change direction, etc. There were even some people who secretly mocked him.
Moreover, these announcements were posted several years ago, and to this day there has been no real response.
The basic reason is the same. It's all because this [Tears of the Stars] is too precious and too difficult to obtain...
"Dale has always been a well-known and outstanding scholar, but he chose the wrong direction for a while... We really can't support him. The few [Tears of the Stars] in the academy are either held by the Space Department or divided up by the medical team. There is really not much to give him."
"So if you are interested, you can go and ask."
"Ok, I see."
Lloyd nodded thoughtfully, and asked curiously:
"I have some understanding of where the Space Department uses [Tears of the Stars]. The Space Anchor that maintains the stability of the academy is mixed with this to increase its strength and wear resistance. So why does the medical team use this?"
"Their armor is mixed with a small amount of [Tears of the Stars], which can also effectively increase strength and defense."
Dean Hazlade explained simply.
When Lloyd heard this, he instantly became excited.
He has been coveting the medical team's domineering and cool armor for a long time!