“My lord, do you mean…”
Randy asked, somewhat puzzled.
“People among the forces in Middle Earth who are controlled by the remnants of the gods and devils,”
Daniel added, providing some clarification.
Only then did Randy understand.
“Before I was taken over by that pen, I had been in contact with several forces. I think… most of their goals are related to the Source of the World.”
“There are some people, who are incredibly powerful in their own right, and have even taken control of those divine artifacts.”
“Oh?”
Hearing this, Daniel became interested.
To think that someone could, with their own strength and mindset, control such divine objects?
This was indeed surprising to Daniel.
He had assumed that most people, like Randy, encountered a divine object at their most desperate times.
The object guided their magic, helping them become stronger.
Anyone would trust those divine objects strongly.
And once a conflict arose—
Just like Randy wanting to enter the God Realm—
The result would usually be possession.
Daniel believed there were certainly people like Randy.
However, most of them were probably in a temporary peaceful state.
What he hadn’t expected was for someone to have actually subjugated these divine objects.
After all, those objects were remnants of the great battle between gods and devils.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have no power to make these items bow down.
Just like Randy, who ended up being possessed.
Hearing Daniel’s interest in this, Randy continued:
“Take, for example, the Dragonscale Bank and the Element Temple…”
“Element Temple?”
Daniel repeated the name, puzzled.
He was familiar with the Dragonscale Bank, and could tell that the object obtained by the bank was quite powerful.
But he hadn’t expected that the object had already been controlled.
It seemed that the world was truly not lacking in powerful individuals.
Sadly, they aimed to destroy this world.
If, in the end, they failed to see the bigger picture, Daniel would have no choice but to kill them.
After a moment of thought, Daniel spoke:
“Then, tell me about all the divine objects you know of.”
“Yes!”
Randy hurriedly ransacked his memories, listing the forces and the divine objects they had acquired.
From Randy’s account, Daniel learned that
the continent of Middle Earth was divided into nine realms.
It was similar to nine different regions.
Though Randy seemed incompetent, even being taken over by a divine object,
his own strength was far from weak.
The problem was that the divine object was simply too powerful.
Had it not been for Daniel, any other person would have probably fallen victim to the first attack from that object.
Because very few could evade such strange attacks.
Also, it was impossible to directly capture their real body through space.
Karea Academy was no weak force.
It controlled the 5th realm out of the nine realms,
placing it in the top three forces of Middle Earth.
Above Karea Academy were only Dragonscale Bank and, as Randy had just mentioned, the Element Temple.
The Element Temple, according to Randy’s description, was the most terrifying force in all of Middle Earth.
“My lord, if you plan to do this, you must be careful of Dragonscale Bank and the Element Temple!”
Randy warned, his tone serious.
Even he, when facing these two forces, felt that it was almost impossible to defeat either of them.
“I have my plans for that,”
Daniel replied.
Finally, Randy wasn’t completely in the dark anymore.
With clear objectives, it could now be said that the enemies were in the open while Daniel remained hidden.
These two forces were almost completely unaware of Daniel’s purpose and existence,
which gave Daniel a huge advantage.
“How does Element Temple compare to Dragonscale Bank?”
Daniel asked again.
“In the absence of Dragonscale Bank, Element Temple is considered the most powerful in Middle Earth.”
Upon hearing Randy’s words, Daniel nodded.
Dragonscale Bank… this force was indeed hard to gauge.
Because, for the most part, it appeared to be a harmless commercial organization.
At first, Daniel hadn’t been able to imagine that such a seemingly high-end business store could be the strongest force in Middle Earth?
After learning from Randy, Daniel now had a better idea of what to do next.
He would handle those two toughest opponents himself.
As for the rest… let the kids from Crossbridge Academy take care of it.
Consider it their training.
“From now on, Karea Academy… or rather, the entire 5th Realm, will belong to Crossbridge Academy.”
“Crossbridge Academy?”
“That’s my force.”
“Yes, yes, my lord!”
…
Outside the secret realm,
Hayes was filled with unease.
He didn’t know what the final result would be.
If Daniel failed,
his actions would be considered a betrayal of the academy,
and he would definitely die.
But at that time, he really had no other choice.
If he didn’t bring Daniel to the academy,
he would have been killed on the spot.
Between the two choices, he had made the one that felt more instinctive.
And now, as the situation grew more tense,
Hayes felt even more anxious.
In fact, deep down, he was still hoping Daniel would succeed.
That way, he wouldn’t face any consequences.
He never imagined that a member of Karea Academy, even someone from the higher-ups,
would be in this situation—
Hoping for an outsider’s victory?
How ironic!
The headmaster beside him looked at Hayes in confusion.
Wasn’t this guest here for a visit?
Why did Hayes seem so strange?
First nervous, then self-deprecating, then anxious…
It was so obvious that the headmaster almost wanted to cast healing magic or even hypnosis on Hayes.
Just then, a fluctuation came from the entrance of the secret realm.
A figure walked out.
The two of them looked, and it was Randy!
“Greetings, my lord!”
The headmaster and Hayes were both Randy’s students.
They had once been taken in by him.
But… they didn’t know when exactly their teacher began to change.
He no longer allowed them to call him “teacher” but instead insisted on being called “my lord.”
Although they didn’t understand why, they had still continued with the new title.
When they saw Randy walking out of the secret realm,
Hayes’ heart almost leapt into his throat.
Could it be that… Daniel had failed?
Wasn’t there once such an unstoppable momentum?
Why had it turned out like this?
Would their teacher come now to punish him for betraying the academy?
After all, Daniel was brought in by him.
At this moment, Hayes heard a voice:
“Hayes!”
Randy’s voice rang out.
Hayes instinctively trembled,
and without thinking, he spoke:
“Teacher… no, my lord! Did you call me for something?”
He immediately dropped to the ground, not daring to look up.
But in the next moment, a pair of hands lifted him up by the shoulders.
“Hayes, you did well! If it weren’t for you bringing Lord Daniel here, I would probably… have been killed by those traitors long ago! You did well! And from now on, there’s no need to call me ‘my lord.’ Just call me teacher like before.”
Hayes looked up in disbelief.
He gazed at his teacher.
He saw the genuine smile on his teacher’s face.
It seemed that his teacher… truly wasn’t angry with him.
He hadn’t blamed him for betraying the academy?
How could this be?
Hayes was filled with questions in his mind.
Then, he saw Daniel walking out from behind Randy,
and hurriedly lowered his head:
“I understand, teacher.”
Randy then turned to look at the kneeling headmaster:
“And you, Char, you’ve worked hard managing the academy all these years.” Your next read awaits at empire
Char raised his head, and had heard all of Randy and Hayes’ conversation.
“Yes, teacher!”
Seeing his two former students again, Randy felt quite pleased, then continued:
“By the way, one more thing I need to mention: from now on, Karea Academy will answer to Lord Daniel,
and the entire 5th Realm will be taken over by Lord Daniel’s force, Crossbridge Academy.”
“Char, you’re in charge of this matter. As for how things proceed, we’ll follow Lord Daniel’s instructions.”