A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 17: Find an external enemy, Xia Mi's astonishing wisdom
To maintain his 'sickly' persona, Xu Lie's alter ego in the preparatory class was quite comfortable, and he had a good reason to get up relatively late.

I slowly went to the cafeteria to get a meat bun, strolled along the ginkgo-lined path, and ate as I walked.

At the same time, he recalled the information transmitted from his main body.

Based on last night's poaching operation, the Sequence 7 Decryption Scholar's short-term close-combat ability is barely passable.

At least he could put up a fight against Chu Zihang in his normal state before he went into overdrive.

Of course, this is for a short period of time. If it were a long battle, the scholars would not be able to keep up in terms of physical strength and endurance, not to mention that Chu Zihang still had the Word Spirit: Monarch Flame that he hadn't used yet.

Based on this, by broadening the comparison horizontally, we can initially arrive at a conclusion about combat strength.

The scholar who deciphered Sequence 7, in short-term hand-to-hand combat, is roughly equivalent to Chu Zihang in his normal state, that is, roughly equivalent to a normal A-level hybrid.

So what about those who are also Sequence 7 but are better at direct combat?

For example, the arsonist of the Hunter pathway Sequence 7 and the navigator of the Tyrant pathway Sequence 7 should be able to crush a normal A-rank hybrid in a head-on fight.

Before Xu Lie could recall more, the spiritual intuition of the Sequence 7 decryption scholar surged, indicating that a high-risk entity was approaching.

Of all the students on the preparatory campus, Xia Mi was the only one who could be considered high-risk. Xu Lie remained calm and pretended not to notice.

Suddenly, someone patted his right shoulder from behind. Xu Lie's movement was very natural, and he subconsciously glanced to the right and back—his left shoulder was patted as well.

Looking to the left, you'll find a smiling Xia Mi.

Xia Mi wore an oversized white cotton T-shirt with a faded Pikachu cartoon pattern printed on the chest. Unfortunately, it didn't fit her well and looked rather two-dimensional. She wore denim shorts and a pair of very clean, faded canvas shoes.

Perhaps due to being in a rush and not having time to style her hair, Xia Mi casually tied her shoulder-length hair into a messy little bun, which immediately conveyed her lively and adorable nature.

"Hehe, Xu Lie, next time you encounter this situation, just look in the opposite direction, it'll be easier to catch someone." Xia Mi held up a scallion pancake, joined the group eating as they walked, and shared her experience.

The subtle sweet citrus scent, mixed with a faint hint of ginkgo, slowly calmed Xu Lie's mood: "Never mind."

"I'll listen to you. Next time you'll definitely stay in the same position and keep patting my right shoulder. I'll have you run a few steps to the left and right instead."

Perhaps out of anger, or perhaps because Xia Mi had taken a big bite, her cheeks puffed out high, like an unhappy pufferfish: "What! You think so badly of me?"

"By the way, did you hear what the cafeteria lady just said? Those specialists from headquarters came over early this morning to investigate."

"It seems the suspect is inside the preparatory class."

Xia Mi prides herself on her extraordinary wisdom, and it was she who attacked the alchemist teacher, but she doesn't deliberately avoid the topic; instead, she actively discusses it.

This gives the impression that the person is curious about the gossip and also concerned about the campus environment, thus dispelling any suspicion.

Xia Mi was actually quite worried. She originally wanted to infiltrate Kassel peacefully, but Huang Tao, who seemed to be the White King, suddenly appeared and almost drove her crazy.

Forced to take a risky approach, they decided to stir up trouble and test the waters, attempting to expose Huang Tao.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Xia Mi had actually sneaked into the history teacher's house to investigate the night before the alchemy teacher was attacked, and the history teacher had also ruled out suspicion.

When it was the alchemy teacher's turn, Xia Mi didn't want to make too much of a commotion, so she still sneaked in quietly. However, she was too careless and didn't notice that the alchemy gadgets in the house were sounding an alarm.

In her haste, Xia Mi had no choice but to destroy the house to test the waters, and the result...

Repeated attempts to probe failed, and the investigation by the Kassel headquarters commissioner raised suspicions that the preparatory class had been compromised.

It's like lifting a stone only to drop it on one's own foot; losing both one's wife and one's army.

Xia Mi was filled with resentment, wishing she could grab Huang Tao, hang him up, and whip him for three days and three nights.

Xu Lie was unaware of Xia Mi's resentment, and treated it as casual conversation on the road: "Is that so? I can roughly guess their thinking."

"They might suspect something about our preparatory class, probably because the various surveillance cameras didn't capture any external threats."

Xia Mi subconsciously nodded in agreement. She hadn't wasted her two years in the preparatory class; she had already figured out all the surveillance camera locations and could easily avoid them.

Suddenly, a thought struck her. "That's right! Since no external enemies were filmed, the agents will suspect the preparatory class internally. Conversely, if an external enemy exists, wouldn't the preparatory class be cleared of suspicion?"

She's a true genius!

That way, we might be able to infiltrate the main campus of Kassel as originally planned!
Xia Mi chuckled to herself, inwardly praising her own extraordinary wisdom, and patted Xu Lie on the shoulder: "Yes, absolutely right! Great minds think alike!"

"I think so too!"

Xu Lie's clone had long since disregarded life and death, and when faced with Xia Mi's pat on the shoulder, he didn't bother to analyze whether it was a test.

They were completely relaxed and unconcerned, without any defensive stance whatsoever.

So be it if I get killed. I expected this day to come, and I'm mentally prepared.

Fortunately, Xia Mi simply patted his shoulder without any force.

"Hmm?" Xu Lie noticed Chu Zihang in a black trench coat in front of him. This time, he couldn't help himself and his eyes instantly shifted to Xia Mi's face.

In the original novel, Xia Mi and Chu Zihang had a close relationship.

"What's wrong?" Xia Mi stared directly into Xu Lie's eyes with her bright eyes, completely ignoring Chu Zihang in front of her.

what happened?

Is this also a butterfly effect caused by the original body's transmigration?

That shouldn't be the case. No matter how much of a butterfly effect there is, the Nibelungen mark from Odin on Chu Zihang should have attracted Teacher Da Ye's attention.

It's not right.

Xu Lie withdrew his gaze to avoid Xia Mi noticing the doubt in his eyes, while finding a suitable reason: "I think you're a jinx."

"They said the commissioner suspected they were investigating us, and then the commissioner arrived right afterward."

Xia Mi grimaced at these words. She wasn't jinxing anyone; it was just a coincidence.

Chu Zihang watched the two junior students, who seemed to be a couple from the preparatory class, pass by. After a quick glance, he estimated that neither of them was 1.9 meters tall, so he decided to ignore them for the time being.

In fact, Chu Zihang had no intention of investigating.

Early in the morning, Chu Zihang was quite focused. After finishing breakfast, he asked the captain for permission to go to the ruins of the alchemy teacher's villa alone.

They attempted to use their newly acquired hunter's senses to find new clues.

It was no use; too much time had passed, and too many people had come and gone.

The scent of the mysterious attacker had dissipated several days ago; even the hunters' noses couldn't detect it.

Footprints and marks were everywhere, in all shapes and sizes, so many that even a hunter couldn't tell them apart.

With no clues found in the ruins, Chu Zihang could only wander around the preparatory school campus.

Perhaps at some point, when he sees a certain person or a certain scene, the hunter's special intuition, which comes with his potions, will alert him to a clue.

As he strolled around, Chu Zihang gradually lost interest, his mind filled with the question of how Mr. Fool would summon him at three o'clock this afternoon.

This is the preparatory class of the Kassel College branch! If Mr. Fool were to openly come knocking on our door, would he still be able to stay in Kassel?

If Mr. Fool sneaks in, that would seem even worse.

It's fine if they haven't been discovered, but if they have, the captain and the teachers and students of the preparatory class are no match for Mr. Fool.

The more Chu Zihang thought about their meeting this afternoon, the more restless he became.

(End of this chapter)