Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 308 307. Will it turn out like this if the prelude to sow discord is too long?
In fact... Cypher had expected deviations, but he hadn't expected that the hearts of people in this world were still quite... simple.

In other words, it is difficult to say whether the people here are wicked or not. Anyway, the mercenaries that Sefer has seen are more cunning, mean, stingy, and unscrupulous than each other.

But when she got to the academy, uh... at least now the guy with wavy blonde hair who was holding Leica cautiously and almost suffocating her face in his arms was said to be the one who bullied her the most in the beginning.

No matter from which angle he looked at it now, Seifer felt that this was a sign of vigilance against unknown outsiders snatching away his beloved.

After a few seconds of silence, Seifer introduced himself: "I am the independent mercenary Red Crossbow. The one in your arms is my liaison, responsible for providing effective intelligence and assistance when I am out there fighting for my life."

The girl stared at Seifer for a long time, then whispered, "I, I know you... It's spread all over the school. You're the new errand teacher..."

What a strange name for a "runner teacher." Is it because they have no actual teaching tasks and do everything?
Leica twisted her body a little suffocatingly, trying to escape the shackles, but the other party only hugged her more tightly. Her pretty little face was almost completely sunk into the well-cut clothes.

To prevent his liaison from dying suddenly, Seifer had to cough: "First, please let my liaison go. I came to see her for something important to deal with."

"Business? Okay..."

Although she was a student, she also understood the significance of being an independent mercenary. The girl let go of her hand with some regret, allowing Leica to finally breathe a sigh of relief. Then, Seifer continued, "I'm still learning about the details of the job today."

"So, I'm still in the internship phase, but I've pretty much figured out what this job entails. From here, I'll just have to adapt to the situation. That's basically it for me, and it's your turn next."

Leica tried to return her ponytail and blinked, "Mine?"

"Yeah, since I'm here, you should get ready and prepare for the internship application process."

"Hmm? Internship?"

"I can't be out there fighting and causing trouble for other mercenaries, or taking incendiary bombs to nursing homes for commissions, while you're stuck at school enjoying this wonderful life of waking up at noon, having afternoon tea, and staying in the dormitory."

Leica pursed her lips unhappily, pulled out a communicator from her pocket and shook it: "I've been supporting you the entire time. I'm in the library because there's information I can look up here."

"However, my major does allow me to choose to leave the college area, and my diploma will be issued remotely..."

Before she could finish her words, Leica was hugged by the girl, and the alert look in her eyes became even more intense: "You really are here to rob me! The rumors are true, right?"

What rumors?
Leica explained muffledly that because Red Crossbow Arrow's teacher authority was high, allowing him to move freely between the various colleges, rumors spread among the students that this teacher would use his own force and other means to capture students at will...

What's even more outrageous is that it is said that the "Red Crossbow Arrow" treats everyone equally, regardless of gender, and does not care about meat or fish.

This is too much. At least I only like to find pretty and cute girls.

Seeing that someone seemed to be gradually approaching, Seifer glanced at his savings and said, "Calm down, let's talk about this somewhere else... Well, let me think, how about I treat you guys to dessert?"

"When you leave later, bring one copy for the two people in the dormitory."

For some reason, Leica's expression was very complicated, as if she would be exhausted both physically and mentally as soon as she returned.

The three of them left the library in a very subtle atmosphere and went to the commercial street opened in the school purely on foot. They sat in the dessert shop at Leica's introduction.

After telling them to order whatever they wanted and not to order for himself, Seifer continued calmly, "I've also visited the technical department, and I think they have a promising future." "Does that mean it's not possible now, Red Crossbow?"

"About the same. Despite the lack of funds, they were able to produce such refreshing junk with limited funds. To be honest, I was quite surprised."

Feldrich couldn't find any fault with those things, which shows that the idea is indeed amazing.

"So the sponsor said they want to test their 'creativity.' In other words, they have to make money from their inventions on their own. I plan to wait and see how they do it."

As we were talking, a beautiful and delicate dessert was served, as if it had been made with a lot of research and decoration.

For the first time, Leica showed a relaxed expression that suited her age in front of Sefer. Both of them had no resistance to this cold, beautiful meal made of ice cream and cream.

They all made happy sounds at the same time, and Leica's roommates happily talked about their weekend plans. The atmosphere immediately became very much like that of high school girls after school.

However...it seems that the raw materials for this kind of ice cream dessert can be purchased on some commercial streets near the college.

Considering that there is a huge anomaly in this place, the things it produces are varied, and it has been operating for such a long time, it is not surprising that some agricultural and sideline products that can be taken out, or similar technologies, have emerged from it.

The result of entertaining the two people was that Sefer was not hostile to that classmate for the time being, but was just wary - wary that he might have kidnapped Laika.

Under the other party's eager gaze, Seifer continued his businesslike work: "Speaking of which, regarding the disappearance, have you found anything?"

"Missing?... Hmm." Leica bit the metal spoon and shook his head regretfully. "Unfortunately, there is no relevant information on the communication board of each college. No student has ever reported that their classmates or companions are missing."

"But this isn't uncommon. Every academy has its own secrets that it wants to hide. Exposing yourself to others without reservation is foolish."

She gripped the slender metal ladle and shook it slightly. "So, Red Crossbow, if your intelligence is true, then the information the company has is inaccurate."

How far could the deviation be? Aren’t those students simply missing?

"Well, that's very possible. In fact, there are many people in the academy who don't like being lonely and don't want to waste their time on boring classes."

"So some people would make plans to sneak out of the academy city on their days off and go to a nearby satellite city to seek excitement... It's hard to understand, isn't it?"

Indeed, instead of staying in such a stable environment, he had to run out to seek excitement. Only when he was placed on the table with all the parts of his body clearly arranged, he probably realized that he had made a mistake.

After pondering whether to start from this aspect, Seifer nodded: "Okay, since we will be staying for a while anyway, remember to keep an eye on this aspect... and investigate the passages out of the Academy City at the same time."

"I see. Since you can't find any information within the school, are you investigating the satellite cities outside?"

The conversation between the two people without paying attention to others made Leica's classmate very dissatisfied. She moved her chair and moved closer to Leica, but her vigilant eyes did not change.

Then he suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, you're an independent mercenary... Then you should be good at tracking people, right?"

Is there any necessary connection between independent mercenaries and tracking?
(End of this chapter)