Chapter 554 - 262: Two Epic Skills, Going to School?

Chapter 554: Chapter 262: Two Epic Skills, Going to School?

’With his handsome looks and a decent personality—except for when he’s trying to tick me off—does someone so nearly flawless really exist in this world?’

’What door did the gods even close for him?’

Shaking her head, Flora didn’t dwell on these trivial thoughts and got down to business. "So, based on what I know of Duke Sed Morin, that man definitely won’t let this go. He’ll find every way he can to target Eve and Mi Lan, and he’ll stop at nothing to make his son the champion of the Hunting Competition."

"So..."

Lin Mo knew, of course, that there was more to what she was saying.

"So, I’d like to ask you for a favor."

"You mean, you want me to join them?"

Lin Mo glanced at the students sitting on the Horned Eagles.

"As a temporary member of their team. How about it?"

Lin Mo stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

These students weren’t half bad, especially Mi Lan and Eve. Their strength was quite impressive, and they probably wouldn’t drag him down most of the time.

Deke would definitely need to rest for a while after returning to Fajade City. He might not be able to go on missions for the next half-month, or even a full month.

If it was just the four of them on his team, things could get inconvenient during missions.

With a few more people, at least they wouldn’t have to set traps and keep watch at night by themselves.

As for the trouble this might cause... even without these students, Duke Morin wasn’t going to give him an easy time anyway. It wouldn’t make a difference.

"You don’t have to worry about the mission rewards, either. For these students, the rewards from the Association aren’t that important. As long as they complete the mission, the academy will give them extra Credit Points. Their total accumulated Credit Points determine if they can graduate and what their final evaluation will be. Plus, they can be used to exchange for many valuable items."

"Is that so?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow. Wouldn’t that be like getting a double reward?

’Sounds pretty good.’

Seeing his interest, Flora smiled faintly. "Why don’t you enroll in the Kingdom National Academy too?"

"Huh?"

Lin Mo was taken aback. ’She really wants me to be a student?’

’Wait, is that even right?’

Seeing Lin Mo’s conflicted expression, Flora explained, "Of course, I don’t mean for you to actually attend classes. With your level of strength, it would be useless. Some of the instructors might not even be as skilled as you. It’s just a formality to give you the status of an academy student. This way, if Duke Morin continues to cause trouble for you, his crime will be more severe. It’ll also make it easier for you to interact with Mi Lan and the others... However, don’t you go getting any ideas about my students."

Flora added warily.

"Er..."

Lin Mo pursed his lips. "Is that really the kind of person you think I am?"

"Hard to say."

Flora glanced at the three beautiful, distinct girls beside Lin Mo and rolled her eyes.

Lin Mo shrugged helplessly. "Don’t worry, I’m not interested in your students."

’But as for those who aren’t her students... that’s another story.’

"You’d better not be."

Flora quipped, her expression relaxing. "Anyway, back to business. I’m asking for your help, so of course there’s compensation... After you’re registered, you’ll be entitled to all the same benefits and privileges as any other student, including the academy’s Credit Point system."

"On top of that, after the Hunting Competition and the Academy Grand Tournament are successfully concluded, Teacher Elvis and I will both give you an extra gift as a reward."

Lin Mo nodded. Although she hadn’t specified what the rewards were, he had known Flora long enough to trust her character. And as a figure standing at the pinnacle of the Kingdom’s Mage Realm, Elvis wouldn’t be stingy.

"Wait, what’s the Academy Grand Tournament?"

"Oh, that... it’s just a little competition after spring starts. Nothing to worry about."

Flora said evasively.

Lin Mo figured she was probably planning to have him participate in this "Grand Tournament" as well. But a competitive event like this would likely have rewards, so joining in wouldn’t be so bad. He didn’t dwell on it.

"Alright, I’ll take the job."

"Then, it’s a deal?"

Flora extended her hand.

Lin Mo shook her hand. "It’s a deal."

Flora was delighted. In truth, after her last meeting with Lin Mo, she had returned to the academy and discussed the young man with Teacher Elvis many times. They had both reached the same conclusion: they had to find a way to trick him into joining the academy.

Bumping into him this time was a perfect opportunity that Flora wasn’t going to miss. She used the current incident as a pretext to make her proposal.

She hadn’t expected him to agree so readily. It went much more smoothly than she had anticipated.

’A genius of his caliber should, by all rights, be arrogant and difficult to handle...’

’That’s how it’s always written in the stories compiled by Minstrels.’

’Or could it be... there’s some ulterior motive behind this?’

In reality, Lin Mo hadn’t thought that deeply about it. Whether he joined the academy or not didn’t really matter to him, as long as it didn’t interfere with him getting stronger and doing missions.

On top of that, he could get extra rewards and have a group of decent students act as his "gofers." Why wouldn’t he take the deal?

Besides, he owed Flora a favor for opening the door to the Magic World for him. Now she needed his help with something that wasn’t too troublesome, so of course Lin Mo wouldn’t refuse.

"We’re about to reach the camp. We’ll rest here for the night, and tomorrow the students and I will head straight back to the Royal Capital. You still need to go to Fajade City, right?"

"Yeah, I have to pick someone up there."

"When you’re ready, come find me at the Royal Capital Academy, and I’ll take you to handle the enrollment procedures..."