A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 193 The Principal's Reward

"Hahaha, that's awesome! They actually dared to surround our academy, but in the end, we still drove them away!"

"Eat up! The cafeteria is so considerate; they know they'll make something delicious tonight!"

"cheers!"

Kassel, evening, cafeteria.

Almost all the staff members gathered here to participate in the celebration banquet hosted by Principal Angers.

Angers, with a cigar in his left hand and a glass of red wine in his right, sat at a table with Lu Mingfei and Finger, happily watching the heroic students.

At the table next to them sat the students who had made significant contributions this time: Caesar, Chu Zihang, Chen Motong, and Su Qian.

On the long table in the cafeteria, exquisite dishes prepared by the cafeteria chefs of Kassel are laid out, with free-flowing drinks and cigars to choose from.

This shows how happy the principal was tonight, so happy that he was willing to take out his treasured cigars and share them with the students.

It is, after all, a mixed-race academy, and students are not as resistant to cigarettes and cigars as students in regular schools. With the physical fitness of mixed-race individuals, these things cannot harm their bodies.

The various mixed-race forces that had surrounded Kassel had all left before nightfall, and the Philadelphia news that had caused such a huge uproar was violently suppressed by Norma and the various mixed-race forces.

The twisted overpass, according to the expert theories created by various mixed-race families, has become a dilapidated structure, and even if a few people still mention it, it is nothing more than an urban legend.

The public no longer cares; they've moved on to chasing and focusing on the next hot news story.

The secret of the dragons was never revealed to the public, and Kassel drove away all those with ulterior motives.

Such great joy deserves a celebratory banquet; it would be inappropriate not to hold one.

As always, Fingel never hesitated to show off whenever he had the chance to freeload, and proudly displayed a large plate of pig's trotters.

Chen Motong and Su Qian huddled together, discussing weight loss and starting to divide the salad. Su Qian kept putting food on Chu Zihang's plate, which drew considerable criticism from Chen Motong.

She kept pestering Susie, insisting that Susie also put food on her plate.

Caesar sat alone on the side, swirling his wine glass, his expression calm as he pondered the combat prowess Chu Zihang had displayed this time.

Angers, cigar in hand and wine glass raised high, produced a microphone from somewhere: "To you, my dear, mighty students."

"It was you who protected Kassel, it was you who drove away the madmen who dared to surround Kassel!"

"You protected everything here with your guns and swords!"

The entire cafeteria was filled with enthusiastic toasts, and the students who participated in the competition were in high spirits, while those who did not participate shared the same sense of honor and disgrace.

They all stood up, raising their glasses in a chaotic yet unified manner towards Angers, shouting various phrases, and drinking their wine.

"Of course, I also want to give special recognition to several of our students who performed exceptionally well this time!" Angers also got excited, holding the microphone and talking as he walked, frequently clinking glasses with the students.

After clinking glasses with a girl, Angers continued, "As you all have surely witnessed, the outstanding performances of Caesar, Chu Zihang, Fingel, Chen Motong, and Susie were remarkable."

"For this reason, they are specially awarded the Principal's Scholarship, which covers all their expenses for the year and will be reimbursed by the Board of Directors; they can choose any alchemical weapon from the ice cellar and freely customize one piece of equipment in the Equipment Department."

"Finally, they should be rewarded with early access to Odin's Hall."

The cafeteria erupted in excitement, with students whispering and excitedly discussing this extraordinary honor: "Odin Hall! This is early access to Odin Hall! An unprecedented honor!"

“That’s right, that’s right. I’ve studied the history of Kassel School, and no student has ever been able to enter Odin Hall before graduation!”

"They're really amazing, but we really can't compare. Putting everything else aside, just looking at their combat power, we B- and C-level hybrids are far inferior to them."

As mentioned earlier, the Odin Hall is filled with portraits of dragon-slaying heroes, recording their honors.

Every year, Kassel graduates receive their diplomas in the presence of historical heroes.

It's equivalent to a hybrid dragon slaying a lifetime achievement. Now, Chu Zihang and others can already have their portraits hanging inside. What an enviable achievement!
"That's great," Lu Mingfei thought to himself. "Being able to hang my photo in such an important place as the school before graduation, my seniors must be so happy... right?" Lu Mingfei secretly glanced at it. "How strange."

Let's not even mention Fingel; he's still arguing with the pig's trotter. Lu Mingfei is too lazy to even talk about it. That's just Fingel's personality.

But why are the senior students at the other table not very happy either?

Caesar remained deep in thought, Chu Zihang remained expressionless as always, and senior sisters Chen Motong and Su Qian simply smiled and let it go, seemingly indifferent. Could it be that they felt the principal's reward was too small?
Lu Mingfei was completely baffled.

It's not hard to understand. In the past, Chu Zihang and others would have been extremely happy to be honored with this Kassel honor.

But after joining the old church, their horizons broadened, and they didn't care much about the meager rewards Kassel offered.

They have plenty of money, but they lack the large sums needed to purchase precious dragon blood materials. As for weapons, neither Chen Motong nor Su Qian are skilled with them, and choosing one would require additional training.

Chu Zihang felt that the alchemical weapon the church had given him was already excellent, and he also had the Murasame weapon left by his father, Chu Tianjiao, so he didn't need a new weapon.

As for the equipment department's free customization?

Please, everyone in Kassel knows that the equipment department is full of demolition fanatics, crazy people who think about explosions all the time.

Anything the Equipment Department releases for use contains explosives, and the yield is not low. Are you really not afraid that something from the Equipment Department might explode someday?

Ultimately, the honor of Odin Hall has diminished their sense of belonging to Kassel, and they no longer regard Kassel as their second home as before.

Chen Motong has already established the Kassel parish of the old church, so why would he be happy about entering Odin Hall?

After discussing the rewards, Angers arranged for the dance troupe to perform on stage. After a boisterous toast, enjoying the performance, and having eaten and drunk their fill, everyone dispersed.

Fingel wiped his mouth, preparing to take Lu Mingfei back to the dormitory to continue studying the Word of Power: Don't Die, but was stopped by Angers: "Wait, Fingel, would you mind accompanying this old man to the clock tower?"

"..." Fingel knew that Principal Angers had his eye on the 'alchemy' he had demonstrated, which allowed him to freely unleash various incantations.

Having anticipated this, Fingel also wanted to quickly make a name for himself in order to consume the Scholar's Potion. He waved to Lu Mingfei and obediently followed Angers away.

"Lu Mingfei!"

Upon seeing Chen Motong's greeting, Lu Mingfei eagerly ran over: "Coming, coming, what's up?"

"Hey, over there." Chen Motong gestured towards Chu Zihang and Su Qian, "I can't always be a third wheel, Su Qian will have a problem with that. Caesar, why don't you come too? How about the three of us go stargazing?"

As he extended the invitation, Chen Motong began to ponder how to hypnotize these two high-ranking beings to accelerate the digestion of the magic potion.

Unusually, Caesar, who was always eager to accept any invitation from Chen Motong, calmly shook his head and refused: "Sorry, I have something to do tonight. You guys go ahead."

This is nothing like Caesar.

Chen Motong narrowed her long, alluring eyes slightly, using her long eyelashes to conceal her captivating gaze.

She's reading minds.

Generally speaking, Chen Motong wouldn't do this to a friend, but Caesar's condition is not right, which is very worrying.

It turns out that they were affected by Chu Zihang's performance. Such a proud person was left far behind by Chu Zihang and Yuan Zhisheng. Were they unwilling to accept it?
Tsk, Chen Motong simply took two steps forward, and for the first time was a little long-winded: "Is there really something wrong? If there is, I will take Lu Mingfei away. If there is nothing to do, but you are just feeling uncomfortable, I will have a few more drinks with you?"

Caesar's mood instantly calmed down, as if Chen Motong's words had a magical 'soothing' power, and he felt as peaceful as if he were soaking in hot water: "Thank you."

"But something really happened."

"Alright." Chen Motong felt the potion digesting and led Lu Mingfei out of the cafeteria.

After almost everyone around had left, Caesar took out his phone and called Pascal Gattuso.

After the call connected, he asked bluntly, "Percy, don't hide anything, tell me honestly, what method is there to instantly boost the strength of a half-blood?"

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