Elite Mages' Academy

Even though Xiao Lin was sure that he was safe for the moment, he was still full of misgivings that needed to be resolved. Yu Mei was obviously using the most suitable pieces of news at that moment to give him an explanation, and when Xiao Lin pressed for more, Yu Mei interrupted him, her voice low and her tone suppressing the fire of anger.

“The dean is injured.”

Xiao Lin widened his eyes, almost exclaiming in shock, but he quickly suppressed the urge. He felt like he was making a big deal out of nothing. To those of them from Earth, injuries were really not a big deal. Even if they did not have perfect medical capabilities, when faced with injuries that were hard to cure, they could just revive themselves by dying. Xiao Lin believed the dean’s lifespan would not miss a mere twenty years.

However, Yu Mei’s face told him the situation was not that simple. She had a deeply worried look. “Things aren’t so simple. The dean’s injury was dealt to his soul. You should understand how the resurrection towers work. You can revive yourself after you’re dead, but nothing can be done about the soul.”

“Is it similar to what happened to Song Junlang?” Yu Mei’s words lead to Xiao Lin recalling a good example. Department Head Song had once been a Gold-ranked expert, but right now, he had been relegated to just Bronze. It was obvious that the problem could not be solved by resurrecting.

Yu Mei gaped before nodding. “That’s right. I forgot you had a good relationship with Department Head Song. Indeed, even if we can resurrect, resurrection isn’t omnipotent.”

“Who did it? Is it the military?”

“No, they’re not that brave. The current assailant is still unclear. Even internally, our opinions differ.” Yu Mei sighed. “The arguments are getting quite heated right now. Some say it was done by the orcs, and others say it was done by Judge Academy.”

Pausing for a moment, Yu Mei’s expression turned cold. “However, even if the military didn’t do it, they can’t escape all responsibility either. Dawn City’s security had always been handled by them. It’s impossible for an agent of that caliber to sneak inside without their help!”

“What about my arrest warrant?”

Yu Mei smiled. “You’d have to thank the dean. Originally, the upper ranks of the military were very stubborn and forceful with how they planned on dealing with you, but after this happened, the military was probably feeling guilty. They took a step back with this. The arrest warrant has already been cancelled before I left Dawn City, so you can relax.”

Determining that the dean did not issue that warrant assured Xiao Lin, but he still had something on his mind as he asked, “Who made the decision regarding Wildfire Town?”

Yu Mei fell silent for a moment, smiling bitterly as she said, “It was the military as well. You should understand how valuable Lilith is to Judge Academy. In their eyes, exchanging your life for Lilith’s was a very good deal.”

It really was as Xiao Lin expected, but that did nothing to assuage his anger. The only person he knew in the military was the captain of the sixth regiment, Yu Mei. He had never even met the rest of them, let alone had the chance to offend them. Yet, that group of schemers set him up with countless obstacles as attempts to kill him.

“Don’t be too angry. You are actually just a fish that was accidentally caught up in the net. The conflict between the military and the dean isn’t something recent, and you just happened to get caught in the crossfire. The more the dean looks kindly upon you, the more they would want to suppress you. You weren’t supposed to know any of this right now, so this can be counted as a failure on our part!”

“I feel like I need to understand more. At the very least, I should know who I’m up against.” Xiao Lin suddenly felt a headache, suddenly understanding why the dean did not even pay any attention to an impossibly rare SS-rank talent like his during the opening ceremony in the academy. The dean had probably already what kind of consequences special attention would bring. It was just that the dean could not help but change his plans due to certain circumstances later on.

After that, Yu Mei gave him a simple explanation of the conflict between the military and the dean. To be more accurate, she gave him an overview of Dawn Academy’s internal conflicts in the recent decades.

The current dean was appointed by his predecessor during the war against the orcs. It was also due to his impressive performances during the war that led to the dean’s power having an effect on the entire academy, even after the war.

In the beginning, there were no large issues since the entire academy had to work together to rebuild after the war, but Judge Academy went through a meteoric rise during that period, using their peaceful surroundings to expand rapidly. The relationships between the academies had never been completely friendly. They had plenty of hidden fights among them, and Judge Academy had obviously posed the largest threat to Dawn Academy’s position.

The conflict started to build during that time, centered around the future direction of Dawn Academy. At the time, the internal conflicts were massive, and were primarily split into two factions.

The dean’s faction wanted to pressure the orcs even more. Even though the orcs lost the war, the dean felt like a second war against them was inevitable if they were allowed to recover.

That suggestion faced a lot of objection from the military at the time. Thanks to them recruiting a large amount of new students into the war effort, the casualties were immense. The military felt like it was pointless to continue that kind of war. Instead, they felt like the rapid development of the other academies, including Judge Academy, posed a greater threat to their territories.

The military suggested giving aid to the orcs and even the elves, building up Dawn Academy’s political power in various places in order to use the natives to go against the other academies. From there, they could slowly expand Dawn Academy’s territories.

In truth, both factions had the growth of Dawn Academy in their hearts, but with the passing of time, wars on Planet Norma began to stop, yet their differing opinions only caused a widening gap between themselves. It slowly even turned into a power struggle, and was now at a point of no return.

Some felt like the dean had too much power and was aiming to be a dictator, while those on the dean’s side felt like the military were trying to control too much, and might be aiming for a military government. Everyone was civilized, and naturally understood that, no matter in what world, a dictatorship or a military government were not good options. This sort of internal conflict had already turned into a regular matter at Dawn Academy, and to this day, the dean had maintained the advantage.

“So you’re also part of the dean’s faction, aiming to pressure the orcs?” Xiao Lin said half-jokingly.

Yu Mei glared at him. “Of course! I only believe in one thing: the only good orc is a dead orc!”

Xiao Lin recalled that Yu Mei’s grandfather had been imprisoned by the orcs during the war, his status unclear to this day. Yu Mei’s grudge was quite understandable. Xiao Lin also understood that he was definitely being treated as one of the dean’s people right now, even if he found it hard to say which side had the better plan from a purely objective standpoint.