Under normal circumstances, the Student Management Office of Saint Byron's Comprehensive College would handle communication with Letter-based Ring術士, but even with their efficiency, an immediate reply was impossible.
So, the group first went to a restaurant for lunch. Of course, the Doctor, who was publicly declared to be 'suddenly afflicted with a severe illness,' could only rest in bed, with the clinic's servants bringing him food. His appearance, as if he didn't have long to live, required no pretense.
The four who went out enjoyed a hearty lunch at 'Good Man Richard's Restaurant' on Lunqin Avenue. By the time they returned to the Doctor's bedroom, Saint Byron's reply to the report had already arrived.
The College also took this matter seriously; otherwise, the report's reply would not have arrived until the evening.
"Let me see."
Miss Louisa took a few pages of paper and read them, then handed them to the Doctor, while she announced the good news to everyone:
"The College hasn't doubted the authenticity of our report, and even praised my writing… At least, for now, there's no suspicion. The professors are very satisfied with the intelligence we submitted. They also heard about the events in Tobesk City but, lacking scouts on the scene at the time, were in need of firsthand information. They also sent back information about the Detective's gun. I didn't expect it to be a Document-level (Level 4) relic, and quite famous in history. It's the gun of kindness."
Miss Louisa handed the relic's description, which was clipped between the pages, to Xia De. Xia De took a look:
【Document-level relic - gun of kindness.】
【It can use physical bullets, or be replenished with bullets by a Ring術士's Spirit. It does not harm oneself: if the user fires at themself, they absolutely cannot harm themself. It does not harm others: if fired at any life outside oneself, if there is no method to resist a certain death effect, and the user pulling the trigger is below Ring Level 9, then the user will surely die.】
"So, 'does not harm oneself, does not harm others' means the wielder cannot harm themself, nor can they harm others? Ha, I thought it was a judgment based on good and evil alignments."
He exclaimed.
"Detective, you also took the entrance test; you should know that good and evil are very difficult to distinguish. Therefore, there are rarely relics of the type you described."
Miss Annette, the Diviner with purple eyes, reminded him.
The gun of kindness sounds powerful because of its 'certain death' effect, but just as Priest Augustus said, apart from those confused by destiny or low-level Ring術士, few would actively use a relic whose properties they don't understand. Therefore, the gun of kindness is only rated as Document-level.
"So, what's the official assessment of this matter?"
Priest Augustus inquired.
"The illegal organization Mercury Blood and the followers of the Old God Blood Feast Lord jointly orchestrated this shameful terrorist attack. The College is issuing a bounty to all Letter-based Ring術士 in the Tobesk City area. Those who provide them with intelligence can receive a reward from the College."
Doctor Schneider read clearly and distinctly. After lunch, his spirits were noticeably much better.
"What about the reward for this incident?"
Miss Annette inquired. In fact, Xia De was also curious but didn't feel comfortable asking so directly.
"The College needs to verify the information we provided, but there should be results within a week at most. The current plan is to reward you and Xia De with 20 practical credits each and allow you to choose one Miracle or spell from the Library. The College can provide all learning materials and 10 sets of casting materials. Tsk, that's a generous offer."
Although Xia De couldn't see his own expression, he imagined it was similar to that of the brown-haired female Diviner.
"The three of us each get 8 credits."
The Doctor pointed to himself, then handed the report to Priest Augustus, who was closest to him:
"Around Saturday afternoon this week, Professor Lunqin from the School of Theology wants to see us."
Priest Augustus shook the pages in his hand. They all saw the meeting notice on the back of the first page. The method used was the same as the private meeting notice Xia De had seen last time:
"The professor wants to ask some questions to confirm the report's authenticity, and then distribute our rewards. Additionally, considering the unique nature of this incident, the College will help Doctor Schneider heal his injuries as a reward for the team."
Priest Augustus said, and everyone smiled.
"With these 8 credits, it seems my chances of advancing to the 5th grade this winter have increased again."
The blonde girl said softly.
"That's great! Now I won't have to lie in bed until the end of the year; I'd get moldy."
The blue-eyed Doctor was also very happy; it was rare to see him show such an expression.
"I've wanted to choose a new Miracle from the Library for a long time. My luck is really good this time; I'm going to choose the most expensive one on the list."
The brown-haired female Diviner also sat demurely in her chair, hands on her knees, smiling.
"8 practical credits. It seems this winter, I can try to raise my academic year rating by another level."
The wrinkles on the Old Priest's brow smoothed out due to his good mood.
Seeing that Xia De hadn't spoken, the four looked at him:
"Say something."
Miss Louisa prompted. Xia De thought for a moment. His entire first year only required 40 practical credits, 10 of which had to come from time exploration. Of the remaining 30 credits, he had suddenly fulfilled 20:
"Although the gains this time were huge, I don't want to experience it again."
He spoke from the heart. The Old Priest, who was in a good mood, patted Xia De's shoulder:
"While that's true, why is a young man so lacking in vitality? You don't look like a young man in his twenties. You should smile more often; that's my secret to longevity."
Considering the average lifespan of this era, Priest Augustus, in his fifties, was definitely long-lived.
Under the infectious atmosphere, Xia De finally smiled.
Since arriving in this world, without family or friends, without past memories, without money, and even with language barriers, to now having trustworthy people and his own strength, he actually had nothing to complain about.
Emerging from that manuscript page, besides the College's reply to the matter, was also Xia De's learning status. Having unexpectedly obtained the blasphemy rune gluttony by directly confronting an Old God, the College was also concerned about whether Xia De had been affected.
However, the original study plan remained unchanged. The crazy light chaser and the Ling Rune Light were still Xia De's most important tasks before consulting the College's the codex of sublime in six months. But due to the unique nature of the History Academy, this Saturday, not only would Professor Lunqin from the School of Theology meet with everyone, but Professor Heisenger Garcia, the Vice Dean of the History Academy, would also appear to provide compensation and rewards for the previous accidental fifth epoch - 1068 time travel incident.
"Professor Garcia should be summarizing your courses. He's the Vice Dean of the History Academy; I didn't expect him to guide you. It seems the History Academy really values your matter."
Doctor Schneider exclaimed.
But since the rewards for both the Lakeview Manor incident and the Investigator incident were coming on Saturday, Xia De hoped to have a chance to talk to Professor Garcia alone. He wanted to check the codex of sublime early, because four different types of Ling Runes were already very close for him.
