Chinese professors at the Wizarding Academy

"Did I hear that right?"

A look of surprise flashed in Ken's eyes.

What is this guy saying?

"You want me to be your student...?"

"Is this an insult to me?"

After hearing Gu Chen's words, displeasure appeared in Ken's eyes...

What does that mean?

Although he was defeated, he was still a high-level first-ring mind wizard with a talent of two stars!

If it weren't for the fact that the blood wizard named Gu Chen on the other side used some unspeakable secrets to enhance his magic, Ken believed that he would definitely not lose!

However, Gu Chen's act of daring to drain his own blood to sneak up next to him and launch a sneak attack is indeed commendable...

He's a ruthless guy. Ken himself didn't even realize that he had lost, and it was two against one.

This is certainly somewhat humiliating, but that doesn't mean that Ken is willing to accept such humiliation!

"I have apologized to you, and I am willing to sign a soul contract, and even more so, I am willing to offer a portion of my own wizard's blood..."

"You should know that the essence of every wizard, no, the essence of any human or animal, is extremely precious."

"Are you going to humiliate me any further? I just escaped from a slave owner, and you want me to become a slave again?!"

After hearing Gu Chen's words, Ken's usually expressionless face clearly showed displeasure, and veins on his bald head bulged again.

Gu Chen could clearly sense that the person in front of him was angry.

He then realized that the mind wizard Ken had probably misunderstood him.

No, you've misunderstood.

"You think I humiliated you because the relationship between teachers and students at Grey Tower Academy is indeed unfair."

"You and I are both lecturers at Grey Tower Academy and both first-ring wizards. We should understand that if you want to become an apprentice at Grey Tower Academy, you often need to sign a soul contract."

Gu Chen spoke slowly, his gaze passing over Ken, who was slumped on the ground, and landing on the tall tower in the distance.

"A soul contract...no one can break it. Students who become disciples often need to sign a contract to ensure their loyalty to their teacher. Most of the terms are extremely cruel, including but not limited to giving 50 percent of the materials they have obtained to their teacher, or even more bluntly, selling their own organs."

"I'm not some great philanthropist."

Gu Chen turned his gaze back and looked down at Ken, who was slumped on the ground.

"You are a mind wizard, and I am a blood wizard. I don't think you can stabilize your mind so quickly and launch another attack on me."

"Even if your magic power recovers, the backlash from using the Mind Explosion spell is real."

"And now, you only managed to save your life in front of me by using your power of reprimand."

Gu Chen took a step closer, squatted down, and a drop of blood essence emerged from his fingertip, with a bloodline winding around it, his threat evident.

"And you know my secret..."

"So, as you said, I need to sign a soul contract, and it not only includes that you keep my memories confidential, but also that you won't cause me any trouble for a while."

Hearing Gu Chen's words, Ken also looked up at the black-haired blood wizard in front of him, who was wearing a tattered robe.

"Even if it means death, I want freedom."

His eyes held unwavering determination.

"I have offered all the chips I can... If you want to know anything else, I can provide some more information about the Antinoya family."

"It was indeed my oversight. You killed their young lady, and the Antinoya family will not let you off the hook. As far as I know... there is a member of a collateral branch of the Antinoya family in the Fire Department of Gray Tower Academy. If you want to eliminate them completely, I will help you..."

"stop."

Seeing Ken talking non-stop and constantly increasing his stakes, Gu Chen stretched out his hand and made a "shh" gesture.

"Don't get me wrong, even if I cripple you now and interrogate you, I can still find out all this."

"I said from the beginning that I wanted to sign a soul contract between you as a teacher and student, and I didn't mean to insult you."

"My terms are simple: you must forget your memories of my magic, acknowledge me as your teacher, and you are not allowed to harm me."

"I don't care about anything else."

Gu Chen paused here, rubbed his fingers together, and blood lines wandered across them.

"The reason for signing this contract is very simple."

"I don't like listening to what someone says; I like watching what they do."

"You say you won't cause me any trouble and just want to pursue freedom. You can believe that yourself, but I can't believe it."

"Who knows if you'll suddenly show up again with someone someday?"

"Therefore, I want you to sign this teacher-student contract, forget your memories, and, moreover, you are not allowed to hurt me."

After Gu Chen finished speaking, Ken also began to feel his blood being sucked away by a powerful suction force...

At this moment, Gu Chen's heart did not show that coldness; on the contrary, he was actually unable to contain his joy.

"So you're the victim who was sat on by Alyssa."

Gu Chen had been busy fighting and hadn't had a chance to observe the face closely, but now that he mentioned it, Gu Chen took a closer look...

It really is!

"Given Alyssa's personality and quirky sense of humor, it's quite rare to see her so keen on pursuing freedom."

During his conversation with Ken, Gu Chen sensed Ken's strong sense of self-esteem.

Although I saw Alyssa many times at the Soul Forge, Ken beneath her had no facial features...

Perhaps I was under mental manipulation at the time? For a high-level first-circle psychic wizard, deceiving myself at that moment wouldn't have been difficult.

That makes sense. Being bullied by that pervert Alyssa every day, this woman definitely wouldn't want Ken to hide his face. He was probably the one who did it.

Despite enduring such humiliation and being a slave, he rose through the ranks faster than his master...

Either a genius or a madman!

Gu Chen clearly realized that the bald man in front of him, Ken, was definitely a promising talent!

"And this talent is truly exceptional!"

A panel composed of dark blue runes reappeared before Gu Chen's eyes; the Eye of the Talent Scout had activated again after a day.

The scanned object Ken's talent was transformed into lines of new, clearly visible, pale blue text.

[Target student: Ken]

[Mental Strength Aptitude: Second-Class Star (Excellent!)]

[Basic Talent: "Emotional Connection" (He has been able to partially hear other people's thoughts since childhood)]

Deep scan will be unlocked after you bind your account.

"Second-magnitude star!"

Gu Chen almost jumped up when the scan results came out!

"If I could take him on as my student, I wouldn't have to worry about improving at all!"

Because of the authority to reprimand, I am indeed unable to completely eradicate the problem.

But if one successfully recruits them as a student, coupled with the soul contract stipulating that they cannot harm themselves...

That would be a huge windfall!

"What a steal!"

As for the contracts that most wizards sign, which make students their slaves, Gu Chen had absolutely no interest in them.

As a blood sorcerer, having obtained the most important blood, the other materials are completely unimportant!

As for ancient books and secret manuals...

LOL, I can't understand a sixth-rank talent at all!

Gu Chen, who was overjoyed at his huge profit, was unaware that Ken, who was slumped on the ground, had similar thoughts after hearing the story...

"So conscientious!?"