A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 75 Work
"Quinn. Quinn?"

When Quinn came to his senses, Amamiya Ningning was standing in front of him, and the get out of class had already ended.

"What's wrong with you? You look so bad?"

".Really?" Quinn rubbed his face with both hands and said absentmindedly, "Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well last night."

"Oh~?"

Amamiya Ningning raised her head, her white fingers pinched on her chin, and looked down at him with a contemptuous smile: "Actually, if you beg me, you can wear a short skirt to class tomorrow, okay?"

Quinn laughed angrily. Do you think I’m listless because I don’t have any black stockings to look at?
The divination courseware was thrown on the table. Amamiya Ningning, empty-handed, called him over: "Let's go. Don't forget to take the crucible on the table. Be careful with the contents inside. If you spill it, it will turn you into a frog."

Quinn didn't say "Why don't you ask it yourself", but just silently put the book in his arms and followed behind Amamiya Ningning with a heavy heart.

The future identity of his demon hero predicted by divination was revealed, and then he was simply killed?

There is no mistake, the light in that woman's eyes is exactly the same as the light in Father Mod's eyes. She is a clergyman of the Church of Light!
But why is it in the Dema Tavern?

"Ningning, what a coincidence?"

The quiet and gentle voice brought Quinn's attention back.

"I was just about to ask a student to come find you."

In the corridor, an elegant and tall old lady was standing opposite the two of them with a smile.

"Dean Hemo asked me to inform your new teaching assistant—oh, that's you, young man. Your name is Quinn?"

The old woman came closer. She was dressed in a well-fitting pale green robe, her white hair half-covering her ears, tied into a beautiful bun at the back of her head. Although there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her charming eyes, and her features were mostly obscured by heavy gold-rimmed glasses, it was still clear that she must have been a stunning beauty in her youth.

"Good afternoon, Grandma Babs!"

Amemiya Ningning bowed enthusiastically to the old lady - a very standard southern continent noble kneeling bow, which Xia Daier had done once to Quinn, but compared with Xia Daier, Amemiya Ningning's movements were more natural and relaxed, showing off the upper-class style of old Ron Zhengwangqi.

"Yes, his name is Quinn. This is Professor Babs from the History Department. She's the most formidable space magician in our academy! Come say hello~"

Quinn had met the old lady at the opening dinner and was deeply impressed by her.

Like Ankua and Jacob, she is a rare positive figure in the academy. She is kind and gentle and is very popular among students.

"Hello, Professor Babas. I'm Quinn, the new assistant professor in the Divination Department."

Babs slowly shook Quinn's outstretched hand. "I know you. You've been quite the celebrity these days. It's such a pleasure to see some young faces joining the academy every year."

The two of them held hands for a long time, shaking them.

Amamiya Ningning poked Quinn. "Just a handshake will do. So, you want to switch to the history department?"

Quinn finally let go of her hand and said with a playful smile, "A general in my hometown once said that you must never let go of a handshake first."

"Oh, interesting young man."

Barba didn't care about Quinn's strange behavior at all. She said softly, "I was just at Dean Hemo's place. He asked me to tell you to go to his office."

"Me?" Quinn was a little surprised.

The old lady smiled and nodded. After chatting with Amamiya Ningning for a few words, she went to class.

"Don't be afraid."

Amamiya Ningning patted Quinn's shoulder, acting like a chivalrous heroine:

"Go back to the office to put your things first. I'll go with you."

Quinn secretly wondered if this old man mistook me for a hero because of Merlin's circuits and the immobilization spell?

He had investigated the magic of immobilization spells over the past two days and discovered that this magic was actually a unique skill of his fellow villager.

From spirits to living creatures, from familiars to nature spirits, all living things with the nature of "life", and even demon kings with divinity, can all be defeated. It is simply unreasonable to be powerful.

This is already a legendary magic on the same level as the Hallows, but no one has been able to learn it in thousands of years. Not even Grindelwald, who has the power to cast spells and many top arcanists, can do it. No wonder Hermione lost his composure that day.

But if he confronts me and asks me if I am a brave man, will I admit it or not?
He Mo is not that easy to fool.

Quinn and Amamiya Ningning came to He Mo's office together.

His office is located near the top floor of the castle. It has only one door on the entire floor, which is very strange.

Quinn knocked on the door and heard He Mo's low, hoarse voice: "Come in."

The door opened automatically, and a cold wind blew out from inside, making him shiver.

Why is it so cold? Is this old man working in the morgue?
After walking in, there was almost no light in the field of vision. There was only an old oil lamp on a wooden desk. The faint light illuminated He Mo's slightly curly white hair. He was working.

From time to time, there was a "hissing" sound coming from all directions in the darkness, like the friction of scales, so dense that it gave people goose bumps.

Amemiya Ningning was not afraid at all. She walked to He Mo's desk as if she was back home, dragged out two chairs from somewhere, and gave one to her and Quinn.

"Dean He Mo, do you have something to talk to me about?"

He Mo did not answer in a hurry, but looked at Amamiya Ningning first, with a dissatisfied look under the thick glasses.

"Mr. Cavendish, don't you have to go to class?"

"It's been changed to self-study—wow, you have no idea, those second-grade bastards are so infuriating. The opening test asked them to predict how many rainy days there would be this month, and they actually predicted 35! And they say it's easier to climb a mountain than to get back down. It's not easy to make such a big step backward."

Amemiya Ningning started chatting to herself. She had a mysterious ability to change the atmosphere as soon as she opened her mouth.

He Mo had no choice but to cough lightly to make her shut up, then he slowly said:
"Teacher Quinn, the school office has a task that requires your cooperation."

Quinn was slightly stunned. Aren’t you here to confront me?

"What's the job?" "The Ashwell City Council is very concerned about the progress of the jewelry store robbery. You happened to be an eyewitness to the incident and have met a merchant associated with the robbers. I need you and Ankua to go to the council member's home and help him explain the situation."

"Congressman. Which congressman?" Quinn's heart tightened, and he had a bad feeling.

"Congressman Liev Branson."

Hemer paused, "However, he has been ill for the past two years, and his son Elon Branson has been acting as a councillor. You can just meet with Elon during this trip."

"Tell him the information you know, and that young man will cooperate with the school administration."

He Mo seemed to admire Elon very much. He rarely mentioned it: "Of course, you don't have to give him too much face. Don't forget that you represent the college."

"The Bransons." Amamiya Ningning crossed her arms and thought for a moment: "Isn't that my neighbor? I'll go with you!"

"You are not allowed to go anywhere. You have a big Divination class tonight."

"Hey, why is this happening? I want to go out and play. I want to have a vacation..."

"It's only been two days since school started, what are you howling about?"

He Mo's low blood pressure was cured by the miracle doctor Amamiya Ningning.

Quinn didn't answer immediately, seeming hesitant.

"What? You don't want to go?" He Mo stared at him in the shadows.

".No, since it's the academy's work, I'll get ready and go."

Quinn did have some concerns. Firstly, due to various coincidences, he, a "good-hearted man" of unknown origin, was very suspicious to the Branson family, and he was not sure whether Elon had noticed him.

Secondly, because of the system's divination, he really didn't want to leave the academy.

However, if he didn't go, with He Mo's suspicious nature, he would definitely investigate whether he was involved with Elon. If he found out about the Goblin Cave incident, it would be a big trouble.

Moreover, the "short term" of divination is within seven days. Judging from the time of the last incident, it is very likely that there will be another seven days before you encounter danger, so there is no need to be so nervous now.

At worst, I'll just stay in the academy for the next few days. How could any unexpected disaster happen to me?
He Mo suddenly asked, "Are you worried about the Abyss Transcendent?"

".A little bit." Quinn directly passed the blame.

"With your and Ankuya's abilities, you can just kill them if you encounter them. The destructive power of the Abyssal Transcendents isn't reflected in combat. If you're interested in them, you can wait until the first graders enter the Forbidden Forest for training and follow them in to see for yourself."

Something was pushed across the table.

"Aishwell has a barrier set up by the principal. No mid- or high-sequence transcendents can go up the mountain without permission, not even Abyss Transcendents." He Mo's tone seemed a little warmer than that night: "If you still have concerns, take this thing. You can use it in times of danger."

Quinn picked up the little thing on the table. It was a black, smooth, triangular prism like black crystal, and it turned out to be a scale.

"Wow, I want one too!"

Amamiya Ningning said enviously, "Can you break off 10, no, 20 more pieces for me? I want to make a necklace to wear around my neck, it must look very nice——"

He Moli ignored her and continued to work.

"If there are no further questions, please close the door on your way out."

".Thank you." After weighing the pros and cons, Quinn put the snake scale away.

"Dean He Mo, I have a question."

"explain."

"Is there a deep conflict between the Academy and the Holy See of Light?"

He Mo raised his eyes and looked at him.

"Do you believe in the sun?"

"Do not believe."

He lowered his head and said as he wrote:
"Yes. Grindelwald originally had more than just this castle. He also had four schools for ordinary arcanists. However, six years ago, the other four schools were ordered to be split up by the Holy See of Light."

He Mo said calmly, "As a protest, we have closed the Church of Light in the city of Eswell and banned clergy from the Church of Light from entering Eswell to preach."

He did not say why the Holy See of Light did this, and there was not much emotion on his face, as if he was just narrating a small incident that happened in the past.

"No clergyman from the Church of Light can come in?" Quinn couldn't help but ask.

"If you get permission from the council, you can enter the part of Sewell at the foot of the mountain. But without the college's permission, it's absolutely impossible to go up the mountain."

There was a hint of pride in He Mo's tone: "The principal said that we can't come in, so even if the Pope comes, he can only stay at the foot of the mountain."

Quinn felt relieved. Is Mark Fofo so awesome?

However, the place where he was killed in the divination was not outside the city. The Dema Tavern was on the mountainside. How did the clergy of the Holy See get up there?

To be on the safe side, he asked one more question: "Has the academy agreed to allow people from the Holy See to enter the city?"

"nothing now."

"Have any clergy from the Holy See applied to enter the city recently?"

".No." He Mo stopped writing and said doubtfully, "You seem to be very interested in the Holy See."

"I'm an atheist, and I hate those charlatans who talk nonsense. I want to stay away from them."

"Atheist?"

He Mo suddenly laughed, his hoarse laughter revealing a rare cheerfulness:
"Haha, hahahaha Mr. Quinn, welcome to join Grindelwald and join our largest gathering place for atheist heretics in Tamilan!"

(End of this chapter)