A Top Scholar in Everything

Wen Mushu felt as though his heart had taken a ton of damage.

Yet, as a teacher, the joy of his students' excellent performances greatly soothed his inner wounds.

"Then, teacher, I'll take my leave."

Baiyu put down the test paper.

Wen Mushu nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, in a few days after I've discussed the formulation of this Magic Elixir with other teachers, I'll notify you.

As for your situation, I'll report it to the dean appropriately."

"Thank you very much, teacher."

Baiyu didn't know what this Magic Elixir was; he just assumed it was fabricated by the exam committee, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

The exam was smoothly completed.

Considering his performance this time, it should at least allow him some peace for a while.

He walked out of the exam hall.

Qiong Xue, in a snow-white long robe with a wooden sword slung on her shoulder, stood quietly under a big tree by the roadside, yawning endlessly, almost falling asleep while standing.

She only perked up a bit upon seeing Baiyu, slowly walking over, "There's been a lot of news about you lately; you're becoming quite the celebrity at school."

"I'm being used as a bad example; people fear fame like pigs fear fatness, you know?"

Baiyu retorted.

Qiong Xue chuckled subtly, yawning, "Tomorrow, Uncle Nanmu will help you hold the baron ceremony, and the location is at our Qiong family. You should also meet our family members.

By the way.

Erza is also on the sixth underground floor, and she probably wants to see you too."

Baiyu paused in his steps, looking at Qiong Xue, who exuded an aura of unreliability, "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

Qiong Xue replied, "Zenith City is a massive island in the water, and we are currently inside the island.

The Legendary Ship can both fly and submerge.

Erza is moored in the waters near the island.

After the ancestor passed away, she naturally returned to the Qiong family, allowing us regular maintenance."

Baiyu frowned, "I even paid a sum to the Imperial department to maintain it..."

"The maintenance of a Legendary Ship involves astronomical costs; the money you paid isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap.

With Linjiang City's crisis resolved, there's no need for the Legendary Ship's presence.

Erza was brought back by us personally.

Even though you have a good relationship with Pang Fei,

there are many powerful figures in the Empire who would be interested in a Legendary Ship. Keeping it with the Qiong family is the safest option."

Qiong Xue said, stretching lazily.

Baiyu nodded.

"Also, regarding the Third Prince, be a bit cautious." Qiong Xue continued lazily, "The royal family struggles are perilous, even a slight misstep can lead to a situation where you have no place to be buried.

Now in the East Prosperity Imperial, the old emperor is in his twilight years, and a few princes are vying openly and in the shadows.

The Third Prince.

He harbors big ambitions, wanting to control the Shelter of East Prosperity Imperial.

Our Qiong family isn't large enough to accompany him in his games. Although I don't know how you got involved with him, you should be cautious.

Whatever you decide to do, we will support you. This is an order from Qiong Yue and Qiong Jiu, the two ancestors.

We hope you won't waste this trust.

Behind us are hundreds or even thousands of lives."

Baiyu gave this woman a few more looks.

Though seemingly listless and lazy all day, her mind was sharp.

However.

The Third Prince knows he can communicate with the Spiritual Body of the Shelter, yet he hid this fact, using it as leverage. At that time, Baiyu had no other options.

Now, to resolve this matter,

he must find a way to break through the "Spirit Realm Tides" mentioned by the Third Prince.

At the very least,

he needs to obtain the leverage to converse with the Third Prince as equals.

"The opponent is a prince, second only to one above, with thousands below in the Empire; currently, there really isn't a good method to resolve this. Stabilizing the opponent is the best course of action."

Baiyu thought to himself.

This time, he must attend the banquet hosted by Uncle Nanmu, a confidant of the Third Prince.

He isn't yet ready to reveal his hand.

The two chatted as they arrived at the dormitory entrance.

Qiong Xue frowned.

She instinctively felt something was wrong with the surroundings, but couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"I also have that feeling."

During the conversation, Baiyu packed his things while saying, "But there's no clue yet; I feel my neighbors are not very normal. But I'm used to it; my neighbors are always problematic."

"Nothing that seems mysterious is trivial." Qiong Xue stretched lazily, "If anything happens at school, you can inform me at any time. I repeated my junior year just to ensure your safety at school."

"Last time, when I encountered demons on a mission, I didn't see any sign of you."

"Who could've known a task to investigate a mining site would involve demons? Besides, you were already out of school, so I was naturally reluctant to intervene."

Qiong Xue said nonchalantly.

Unreliable.

Baiyu gave her this label once more in his mind.

It's unclear if this fellow died of overworking in their past life, as they're always in an unawakened state, with laziness practically in their bones.

"Let's go, you should go to the Qiong family tonight so you can attend the banquet tomorrow."

"Then you can also get in touch with the nobility circle in Zenith City."

Qiong Xue watched as Baiyu continuously packed various magical elixirs, weapons, and bullets into the wooden box he carried, her eye slightly twitching with a speechless expression.

…

The Dean's Office.

As soon as the exam ended, Wen Mushu rushed over with the exam papers.

Lin Qingsong, Su Ruji, and Yi Xian were sitting at the conference table.

"Professor Shi, I've already told you about Baiyu's situation. If he keeps skipping classes, it's wasting his talent and setting a bad example for other students!"

Su Ruji said with a tone of helplessness.

Teacher Yi Xian was Baiyu's personal tutor and had substantial authority over Baiyu's academic arrangements.

But no student had ever missed classes for two months like this.

"Dean Su, it's me who usually guides Baiyu in his cultivation.

He has high talent in Magic Kinetics and Mechanical Science, and the current courses in the Research Academy mainly cover Magic Elixirs. Even if he goes to classes, he won't learn much.

Are you questioning my teaching abilities, Dean Su?"

Yi Xian's attitude was quite firm.

Su Ruji frowned, momentarily losing words to counter.

Magic Kinetics and Mechanical Science are sophomore courses, not part of the freshman curriculum.

He also understood that everyone's energy was limited.

Even Martial Artists can't be proficient in everything; they can only specialize in specific areas.

If Baiyu truly has innate talent in Mechanical Science and Magic Kinetics, skipping Magic Elixir classes is understandable.

But continually skipping classes…

Creaaak.

Just at that moment, Wen Mushu, who happened to hear this conversation, entered the office.

He held the exam paper, adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses, "Professor Shi, what you said isn't accurate. Baiyu's talent in Magic Elixirs is outstanding, indeed the finest I've ever encountered."

Wen Mushu's words changed the expressions of the other three.

Initially, Su Ruji thought Wen Mushu had come to report Baiyu's situation once more, but who would've expected such high praise for Baiyu?

To be aware.

Although Wen Mushu wasn't very powerful, in Magic Elixir research, he was undoubtedly at a Master Level.

"Teacher Wen, did anything happen during the exam?"

Su Ruji inquired.

Wen Mushu couldn't hide the smile on his face as he placed Baiyu's exam paper on the table, "See for yourselves, a perfect score, finished in just twenty minutes. This kid... indeed has the potential to be arrogant, reminiscent of my youth."

The three were intrigued.

Magic Elixir exams typically require the most time, and Baiyu was the first to receive such high praise from Wen Mushu.

"Additionally, there's another matter.

The Magic Elixir we excavated from the ruins last time included a potion recipe, which I used as the final question of this exam.

It turned out the potion recipe was wrong.

This kid identified a mistake that even I hadn't noticed on the spot, and his considerations were even more thorough than mine. If this isn't genius, what is?"

Wen Mushu dropped another bombshell.