Mist Empire’s Rise: Fake Noble to Fog Queen

Chapter 367 Mist Empire’s Rise- 366: Farewell Party

Luo Wei threatened her that bad guys who ate little wolves lived on the rooftop—swallowing them whole without skinning, mouths full of bloody flesh.

Gladys was so scared wolf ears popped out. She stretched her neck and howled miserably.

After over half an hour of struggling to calm Gladys down, Luo Wei was physically and mentally exhausted.

Two in the morning, she returned to her bedroom, collapsed on the bed, and fell asleep in one second.

The next day, Nicole woke her again.

Luo Wei groggily opened her eyes. Light streaming through the window cracks had already climbed onto the bed edge. Only then did she realize it was quite late.

At least ten in the morning now.

Thinking she still had to take Sebastian to the mulberry orchard this afternoon to have Bella hand over work to him, Luo Wei crawled out of bed and quickly washed her face.

Today graduates left school. Tomorrow junior and intermediate students would go out for practical training. She only had one day left in Siria, and she still had many things to tell her subordinates.

Luo Wei put on her shoes and rushed out the door.

She walked so fast she didn't hear—many people in the castle were spreading a rumor.

Supposedly last night someone shouted in the corridor that there was a green turtle at the academy, and that green turtle bit people!

Many students living on the castle's third floor heard it. They told people downstairs vividly, saying last night someone was bitten by the green turtle and howled in pain.

Then suddenly there was no sound—probably bitten to death by that green turtle.

When Gladys came downstairs and heard everyone discussing it, her brow furrowed tightly. Rarely, she moved closer to join the conversation.

"You, also heard?"

"Last night, someone told me, it eats people, doesn't skin them, one bite each, very, very scary!"

After Gladys finished speaking, seeing everyone ignore her, she frowned and left with a grave expression.

After she left, several girls she'd scared pale recovered, looked at each other, and simultaneously gasped.

"Even the savage witch who eats raw human flesh says it's scary—how terrifying is that green turtle?"

"Probably some man-eating magical beast that crawled out from somewhere! Eating people one bite at a time, it must be as big as a house!"

"Report to the academy, must report to the academy! Such a magical beast actually snuck into Rose Castle—too terrifying!"

"I don't dare sleep alone tonight. Who can stay with me?"

"I'll stay with you. I'm also so scared..."

On the other side, Luo Wei walked to the academy gate and was stopped.

The person stopping her was the discipline master. Today he was supervising advanced students leaving at the academy gate. Each departure, he erased corresponding information from the academy's magic array—equivalent to revoking their access cards.

Graduated mages would be recruited by various factions. Some factions would even have them oppose their own academy. Erasing information was also for their benefit, so they wouldn't be put in difficult positions.

The discipline master feared by all academy students was a short little old man, somewhat hunched, looking unremarkable but actually an array master.

He also kept a flock of pigeons as pets. His favorite pastime was feeding pigeons then wandering around the academy, checking if any students violated academy rules.

Old people slept little, going to bed late and rising early. He was like a dedicated NPC in the academy map, able to appear anywhere at any time. No one could grasp his movement patterns. His elusive skills rivaled ghosts.

Now, this discipline master who made students change color at the mention stood with hands behind his back, telling Luo Wei she should first go to the headmaster's office. The headmaster wanted to see her.

Luo Wei immediately felt uneasy. Being summoned by the headmaster the day before leaving—no way, right? Not that kind of thing again?

She hadn't done anything this semester!

Left eyelid twitching then right, right twitching then left, Luo Wei clutched her ice-cold little heart and headed to the headmaster's office for punishment.

Reaching the main chapel, she happened to run into Student Council President Veronica escorting Gladys over.

"What a coincidence, junior. I went to your room but didn't find you. Thought you'd already gone out."

Luo Wei said bitterly: "The discipline master stopped me at the academy gate. Senior, can you tell me what it's about this time?"

Veronica showed sympathetic eyes. "Junior, your crimes are quite numerous. I don't know which to mention first. Why don't you just go in? The headmaster will tell you."

Luo Wei still held a thread of hope. "The one with the most crimes shouldn't be me, right?"

Veronica's smile deepened. "I can't say. Depends on how the headmaster judges. Hurry in—just waiting for you two."

She pushed Gladys and Luo Wei to the door, knocked, smiled apologetically at them, then turned and left.

Luo Wei looked at Gladys. Seeing her grave expression, thinking she knew something, she asked quietly: "Do you know which academy rule we violated?"

Gladys was still thinking about that man-eating green turtle. Hearing this, she shook her head. "Don't know. Maybe, asking us, to find bad turtle, eating people."

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Luo Wei: ???

What? What did Gladys just say? She couldn't understand.

The two pushed the door open and entered the headmaster's office.

Just as Veronica said, except for them, everyone else had arrived. The four who'd already reached the office stood in a neat row.

Hearing the knock, they looked toward the door. As expected, those entering were also their acquaintances.

Luo Wei and Gladys stood in the doorway, staring at the four pairs of eyes that turned to look at them.

Confirmed—except for the already-graduated guinea pig senior, all Death Penalty Squad members were here.

Last semester only five were criticized. This semester added Hessel—wonder how many alchemy rooms she'd blown up.

"You're here. Stand over there."

Headmaster Morrison sat behind his desk, raised his hand to point, having Luo Wei and Gladys stand in a row with the others.

Oh boy!

Last year they sat to hear their punishment. This year they weren't even allowed to sit. Luo Wei felt uneasy—the headmaster seemed serious this time.

But she really hadn't done anything bad!

She'd barely skipped school this semester. The few times she did, she used the teleportation array without disturbing the academy's alert line—didn't that basically mean she hadn't skipped? Why was she included in this end-of-term punishment?

Luo Wei couldn't figure it out. She secretly looked at the headmaster's expression.

Headmaster Morrison's face was calm, showing no anger, but the low pressure emanating from him made everyone present afraid to breathe loudly.

Even thick-nerved Gladys sensed danger, hunching her shoulders and lowering her head, trying hard to reduce her presence.

If she were in wolf form now, she'd probably already have airplane ears, tail tightly tucked behind her butt, lifting paws to walk without daring to make a sound.

Neither Luo Wei nor Gladys dared greet Headmaster Morrison. They obediently walked to where he pointed and stood, then lowered their heads in a posture of painful reflection.

Saying anything now would be wrong. Better to keep mouths shut, perk up ears, and just listen to the lecture.

Seeing them stand over, Hol, Theodore, Laura, and Hessel slowly turned back their heads, also lowering them like the others.

Headmaster Morrison swept his gaze over this row of troublemakers, his head immediately swelling.

His temper was the best among all academy professors. No matter what students did, he could maintain equanimity, not getting furious like other professors.

After all, punishment wasn't the goal. When children made mistakes, just teach them to correct it. Getting angry had no meaning.

But now, looking at this row of repeatedly offending brats, he couldn't help recalling what other professors said:

Some students won't listen, simply won't listen. You must punish them severely. Scare them enough and they won't dare anymore.

At this moment, Headmaster Morrison actually found this statement very reasonable.

So he must punish severely! These guys kept causing trouble for him because last semester's punishment was too light!

Thinking this, the usually gentle and refined Headmaster Morrison narrowed his eyes, his gaze cold and sharp.

"Hmph, know why I called you all here together?"

As his words fell, the headmaster's office became eerily quiet.

After waiting three seconds with no one speaking, Luo Wei feared their silence would anger the headmaster more. She lowered her eyes and said softly: "Because our mistakes were the most serious."

She knew this question—the headmaster asked it last year. The following sentence was the answer he gave himself back then.

Luo Wei fully expected that answering this way, Headmaster Morrison would at least say they had self-awareness. Unexpectedly, Headmaster Morrison got angrier.

"I called you here together because you've actually learned to commit crimes as a gang!"

"Though the consequences aren't as serious as last year, the nature is extremely vile!"

"I have not only hundreds of complaint letters from students about you but also several complaints from academy professors requesting I severely punish you to avoid encouraging your arrogance!"

Professors complained about them too!

Who? Who was so reckless as to offend professors?

Luo Wei lowered her head, rolling her eyes to secretly look at the others. Was it Theodore or Hol?

Those two attracted the most hatred at the academy. Had they angered some professor and dragged her down with them?

While Luo Wei peeked, others were also rolling their eyes, all guessing who provoked professors. Several gazes collided, using eye contact to ask if it was the other person.

After asking around with no one admitting it, everyone mentally defaulted to Hol. Even Hol himself thought so—mainly because the potions he brewed really stank. Every time professors checked his homework, they rolled their eyes from the smell.

Headmaster Morrison stared at them, saying coldly: "No need to guess. Every one of you is involved!"

The six suddenly looked up: Impossible!

How could all six be involved? Someone must be targeting them!

Among the six, Luo Wei was most shocked. The others being complained about was one thing, but she was usually obedient and studious. Which professor didn't like her? How could she be complained about by professors!

Who? Who exactly complained about her?

Headmaster Morrison looked at the stunned Luo Wei, showing no mercy. "Especially you, Luo Wei. Five professors have already come to tell me about you. Do you know what you did wrong?"

These students made professors love and hate them. The professors who complained about Luo Wei all looked conflicted mentioning her—wanting to punish but unable to bear it, not punishing but unable to swallow their anger. In the end, they all pinned hopes on Headmaster Morrison to handle it.

When Headmaster Morrison said he'd punish her severely, those professors spoke well of her, telling him not to be too harsh, making him wrong either way.

Pinching his brow, Headmaster Morrison said to Luo Wei: "Confess yourself. I can reduce the punishment."

"Speak. What rules did you violate? Where were you wrong?"

The headmaster's softened expression should have been good, but Luo Wei became even more anxious.

She wanted to speak, but she really didn't know what rules she'd violated!

This semester she'd been well-behaved and proper. She clearly hadn't done anything. She was wronged!

Under Headmaster Morrison's sharp gaze, Luo Wei racked her brains, barely thinking of a few things that sort of skirted the edge of school rules.

"I, I shouldn't have returned to the academy right at curfew time. Shouldn't have gone to the duty room to slack off and sleep while patrolling the perimeter. Shouldn't have dozed off in magic rune class."

Looking at Headmaster Morrison's increasingly dark face, she dug through remote corners of memory, saying carefully: "Shouldn't have dug holes under the academy wall without filling them?"

"Heh," Headmaster Morrison let out a cold laugh. "So you dug that big hole that almost made the discipline master fall."

"What, patrolling the perimeter isn't enough activity for you? You could even dig through the egg-white-mixed rammed earth under the east wall, digging a half-person-deep hole in one night."

Luo Wei: So that was rammed earth!

No wonder it was so hard. She thought it was frozen soil that hadn't thawed, huffing and puffing all night digging.

Also because it was too dark at night—she secretly dug holes without daring to bring a lamp, so she couldn't see the soil quality clearly. If she'd seen clearly... well, she'd still have dug. Who told her she thought the academy's magic array was carved underground then?

"Seems you have strength with nowhere to use it. When you return from training, go ram a waterproof dam in the academy lake!"

Luo Wei just recovered when she heard Headmaster Morrison's punishment. She immediately split in half.

The academy lake—that stinking cesspool!

She had to go ram a waterproof dam in the lake!

Good lord, he might as well kill her!

Headmaster Morrison looked at Luo Wei's slightly horrified face, finally feeling a bit better. A hint of smile appeared in his eyes.

"Thanks to your suggestion during the astrology assessment, to prevent floods from invading campus, we've decided to clear river channels and build waterproof dams simultaneously. The dredged sludge can be used to fill the embankment."

Luo Wei: ...

So she'd harmed herself...

Headmaster Morrison smiled then resumed his stern expression. "Anything else to confess?"

Luo Wei clutched her despairing little heart and shook her head. "No more."

Headmaster Morrison: "Really? Think carefully again."

Luo Wei said mournfully: "Headmaster, really no more!"

Just for digging a hole she was punished to dig in the cesspool. If there was really more, wouldn't she be skinned alive!

Headmaster Morrison looked at her heavily, opened the book recording their "crimes" on the desk. "Since you don't want to confess, fine. Let me remind you."

"First, professors' complaints about you."

"Three professors complained you disrespected the assessment."

"In the potions assessment, you violently stabbed and destroyed a scarecrow's... ahem, destroyed a scarecrow, making the experimental scarecrow unrecyclable. You destroyed academy property!"

Luo Wei: ... Really enough.

How much is one scarecrow worth? Still wanting to recycle it—academy professors shouldn't be so stingy!