He is currently in the Dragon Clan and has married Erii.

This time it's a complete dragon bone cross! Isca can get even more from it.

"You stole the water elemental authority from the Dragonbone Cross, won't that damage the Dragonbone Cross?"

"Are you kidding me? With my skills, how could I possibly make such a basic mistake?" Iska yawned lazily.

"I only stole the authority within the Dragon Bone Cross, not the power of the Dragon King! Don't worry, I guarantee with your integrity that I absolutely won't break this thing!"

"I'll vouch for it with my integrity... Now that you say that, I'm even more worried!"

"Hey, are you even a man?! Get it done quickly! Stop dawdling and get it over with!" Iska urged.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once!"

Tang Yu ended his conversation with Iska and looked at Schneider: "Professor Schneider, may I take a look at this crystal core?"

"Of course, you're a great contributor to our cause!" A rare smile appeared on Schneider's terrifying face.

He gently placed the crystal core in Tang Yu's hand, and Tang Yu pretended to examine it carefully.

Behind the scenes, Isca had already begun to steal the authority within the Dragonbone Cross.

One minute, two minutes...

Tang Yu stared at the crystal core for almost half an hour!

Finally, Mans couldn't hold back any longer.

"Hey kid, you've been watching this for over half an hour! What's wrong, have you fallen in love with it?"

"How could that be! Hehe, I just wanted to see what the Dragon Bone Cross actually looks like!" Tang Yu chuckled.

Just as Tang Yu was feeling extremely embarrassed, Iska's voice, like that of a savior, finally rang out.

"Alright, you can return it to them now!"

"Wow, it's finally over!"

Tang Yu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, then handed the crystal core to Mans.

Mans took the crystal core, and just as he was about to seal it into a container, a figure with lightning speed swept past the crowd, snatching the crystal core from Mans's hand in the blink of an eye.

The incident happened so suddenly that no one had time to react to what had occurred.

By the time they realized what had happened, the "robber" who had stolen the Dragon Bone Cross had already jumped into the water and swam far away in a flash.

Upon closer inspection, the guy who stole the Dragon Bone Cross was actually Fingel!

"Fingal, what the hell are you doing?" Mance roared angrily into his headset.

"Do what I believe is right! I'm sorry, Professor Mans, and to my friends who fought alongside me... This is what I have to do!"

Fingel's calm yet magnetic voice came through the communication frequency.

"The Dragonbone Cross is the property of Kassel College, Fingel, do you want to become an enemy of Kassel College?" Mans roared.

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Please take one day off.

I went out to a party with friends today, and I drank a bit too much...

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224 The Stolen Dragon Bone Cross

“I’m sorry, Professor Mans! The Dragonbone Cross is very important to me, so I’m willing to pay any price!”

"As for the trouble I caused you all by seizing the Dragonbone Cross... I can only say I'm sorry."

As he spoke, Fingel had already swum several hundred meters away, and in the seawater beneath him, a huge black submarine slowly surfaced.

The submarine hatch opened, and Fingel, gripping the keel cross, leaped inside.

"Tang Yu, stop him right now!" Mans roared at Tang Yu beside him.

At this moment, the only person on the entire Moniach who could stop the submarine was Tang Yu, who possessed the Word of Power: Water Spirit.

"I'm sorry, Professor Mans, the battle a few hours ago completely drained me, I'm really not left with a drop..." Tang Yu spread his hands innocently.

Mans: "..."

"You let us down at the crucial moment!" Mans growled in exasperation, his face then turning helpless.

Although the Moniach, disguised as a tugboat, was equipped with a lot of advanced technology from the equipment department, none of these technologies were effective offensive weapons against submarines.

So Mans could only stand on the deck, helplessly watching the submarine slowly submerge into the water and then disappear without a trace.

"I never imagined that Fingel, who had repeated so many years at Kassel College, would be a traitor! Looking at his thick eyebrows and big eyes, I thought he was an honest man... I really misjudged him!" Mans pounded his fist on the deck railing in anger.

“Getting angry is bad for your health!” Schneider glanced at Mans indifferently. “Instead of discussing whether Fingel is a traitor, I think you should think about... how to explain this to Principal Angers later.”

Schneider wore a faint smile; this usually unusually serious mentor seemed completely unconcerned about the loss of the Dragon Cross!

Instead of being serious, his face seemed to be trying to laugh...

Who is Mans? He is a popular professor at Kassel College, where he has taught for decades. Mans is a seasoned veteran of the college.

Mans looked at Schneider suspiciously. At this moment, Mans was very certain that this cunning old man Schneider knew something!

But it seems Schneider won't say it easily... So, Mans could only angrily return to the captain's cabin and report the situation to Angers, who was far away on the other side of the ocean.

……

Angers' response was also quite intriguing!

"What? You're saying that Fingel, that traitor, stole our Dragonbone Cross? The academy treated him so well, and he still did this! It's unforgivable!"

"Mance, wait a minute. I'll notify those guys in the equipment department and have them throw a 'little guy' in the direction Fingel fled. I want that traitor Fingel to experience what the principal's wrath is like!"

Angers' tone was angry, but Mans felt something was off...

The alchemical bomb codenamed "Little Guy" is the ultimate weapon developed by the Equipment Department. In its initial design, "Little Guy" was intended to provide humanity with a means to perish together with the Dragon King in the final moments.

As a last resort, the power of this weapon should not be underestimated.

In terms of explosive yield... the "little guy" is roughly equivalent to a small nuclear weapon.

Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent!

At first glance, Angers' reply seemed fine, but upon closer inspection... wasn't his tone a bit too exaggerated?

This is completely unlike Angers' usual style!

Mans listened blankly to Angers' clumsy performance before hanging up the phone.

This middle-aged man, as strong as a brown bear, seemed to understand something, yet also seemed to understand nothing at all...

After thinking for a long time, Mans could only scratch his head helplessly.

"That old geezer Angers doesn't seem to care about something this important at all... Is that old lecher dancing with pretty girls again?"

……

That evening, the brightly lit Moniach sailed on the icy seas of Greenland.

Since the Kassel College's chartered plane wouldn't arrive until the early hours of the next day, the Dragon Slayer Team had to make do with spending the night on the Moniach.

The Moniach was completely silent in the dead of night.

In the early hours of the morning, Tang Yu, who was fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes. He jumped out of bed and listened to the sounds around him with a wary expression.

After confirming that no one was around, Tang Yu took out a small square box from his suitcase.

This unassuming device was a gift Fingel gave Tang Yu when they first met. As for its function... it's just a communicator!

As Fingel's roommate, Tang Yu naturally had ways to contact him.

When they were on the deck, Tang Yu wasn't incapable of stopping Fingel, but rather he didn't want to!

Tang Yu knew Fingel very well.

The Fingel in the book from his previous life and the Fingel Tang Yu is currently in contact with share the same personality.

Optimistic, cheerful, kind with a touch of silliness... being friends with this kind of person is a very relaxing and pleasant experience.

Similarly, friendships formed with such people are as strong as gold and stone.

Therefore, at that time, Tang Yu chose to believe Fingel.

But now, Tang Yu needs Fingel to give him an explanation!

The built-in LED lights inside the small box flashed with a dreamy seven-color glow, while a cheerful yet slightly silly English song played from the sound-emitting device hidden inside the box.

Although Tang Yu didn't quite understand the lyrics, the cheerful melody still lifted his spirits slightly.

After a few beeps, the communication was connected by Fingel on the other end.

At this moment, Fingel's voice lacked any of its usual cheerfulness and cheekiness; instead, it contained a mature and steady quality.

"Junior Brother Tang Yu, you chose this time to come to me...you must have many questions!"

"Hmm, I do have a lot of questions!" Tang Yu shifted to a more comfortable position, leaning back against the pillows, and then asked casually, "My useless senior brother, shouldn't you explain to me... what exactly are you trying to do by stealing the Dragon Bone Cross?"

"Of course I'll explain! In fact, even if you hadn't contacted me, I would have!" A faint voice came from the other end of the communication, and a moment later, Fingel's voice came through again.

"In the mission known as 'Shadow of Greenland' seven years ago, Professor Schneider's team was almost completely wiped out. Of the 12-man team, only Professor Schneider and I returned to the academy alive. The remaining ten were buried in the icy sea."

"I know about this. You can fast forward to the later parts!" Tang Yu nodded noncommittally.

"I should have told you, during that mission... my lover also died!"

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225 Forbidden Alchemy

Tang Yu remained silent, simply listening quietly as Fingel continued his narration.

"When she quietly closed her eyes in my arms, my world collapsed at that moment! After returning to Kassel College, I was depressed for more than a year."

"Until one day, by chance, I found a forbidden alchemy technique in the Lionheart Society's secret library!"

“Following the guidance of that alchemy, I summoned her soul…” Fingel said softly. “After that, I used her soul as a blueprint to compile an artificial intelligence model for the academy’s supercomputer cluster.”

“That’s Norma, as you know her, but her real name should be EVA. That’s the new name she gave herself after regaining consciousness.” Fingel said with a gentle smile.