The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1252 - 371: To Take, One Must First Give

On the morning of the third day after the news spread, Luo Yan came to Professor Hector's office at his "invitation."

This was the second time he sat here.

Unlike the previous relaxed and friendly atmosphere, the office now felt noticeably heavier.

Professor Hector Rain stood by the glass window, silently watching the scene of wind and snow outside, without speaking immediately. His lean and tall silhouette radiated a repressed anger, making the air in the entire room seem frozen.

As to why he didn't lash out at Prince Colin face to face—

It was because the other party was not any weaker than him.

Whether in status or in power.

Luo Yan was not in a hurry, calmly seated himself on the guest sofa, quietly waiting for this high-ranking professor in the Academic State to speak.

The nearby assistant, seeing him, hurried over to pour him a cup of red tea.

Public opinion is one thing; personal feelings are another. No matter what evaluations they have made privately, the majority of assistants have a good impression of the generous and righteous Prince... especially when standing in front of him.

So ultimately, they dared not keep Prince Colin waiting too long. After silently venting his anger, Hector slowly turned around.

He looked at Luo Yan, his face showing a complex expression of distress, as if trying hard to suppress his emotions.

"Prince Colin!" He finally spoke, his voice hoarse and heavy, "I wonder if you can give me a reasonable explanation about what happened in the 440th Void Realm yesterday?"

It was a tone that wanted to criticize but didn't dare to speak too harshly, commonly seen in the court of the Holy City among officials who seldom appear in public, skilled in this art of language.

Facing this confrontational questioning, Luo Yan simply picked up the teacup and gently blew the steam, seemingly not understanding why the other was so angry.

"Explanation? Professor Hector, I'm not quite sure what you mean."

Seeing the still "feigning ignorance" Colin, Hector's eyebrows involuntarily twitched, suppressing the resentment in his heart, he said.

"Now the entire Tower of Great Sage knows, in one experiment you completely consumed the Source Power behind the Void Realm! With all due respect, what you are doing is not researching the Void Realm, but rather—"

"I was merely conducting my first experiment," Luo Yan calmly placed the teacup back on the tray, "Experiments consume resources, what's wrong with that?"

Professor Hector was momentarily at a loss, his mouth agape for a long time unable to utter a word.

Seeing Professor Hector unable to refute, Luo Yan paused and continued in a gentle tone.

"Moreover, the Void Realm hasn't disappeared, it's just that the energy is exhausted, temporarily disconnecting it. What if one day it reconnects by itself?"

Hearing this confident remark, Professor Hector's eyes widened in disbelief, almost fainting backward.

He finally understood that this Prince was not interested in the treasures behind the Void Realm at all. He might just be tinkering with it out of pure fascination—or perhaps to prove something.

He sighed long and heavily, forcibly suppressing his anger, deciding to try a different approach and began to persuade him earnestly.

"Your Highness, the research on the Void Realm is truly not done this way!"

He quickly sat down on the sofa opposite Colin, leaning forward, speaking in an elder's sincere tone, "I'm saying this for your own good."

"Our exploration of the Void Realm requires each step to be cautious, necessitating extensive observation and data analysis before even the slightest interference. Your radical experimental method is akin to dancing on a cliff edge; it's really too reckless! What if... what if it never connects again? There have been countless such cases in the history of the Academic State!"

Facing Hector's deep worries, Luo Yan remained exceptionally calm, seemingly indifferent to the worst-case scenario.

"Such a thing will not happen. The prayers of the Solipsi have not ceased, and I dare assert they will be more active than ever before... just wait and see, it won't be long before results appear."

He had absolute confidence in this.

Yet this baseless confidence made Hector's blood pressure spike again.

"That's just what you think!" he almost shouted, "What about your promise to me? You said you would treat it well!"

"Professor Hector, let me reiterate. Firstly, the passage to the Void Realm has not collapsed, not even showing signs of collapse, it merely ran out of energy, which does not violate my promise."

Luo Yan picked up the perfectly tempered red tea, gently blew away the steam, took a sip, and his gaze at Professor Hector suddenly sharpened.

"Secondly, are you teaching me how to do things?"

If not for Professor Hector helping him obtain this Void Realm, he wouldn't have bothered coming here for tea at all.

Do I, Roxey Colin, need to explain my actions to a professor?

The atmosphere in the office dropped by a dozen degrees, even the crackling flames in the fireplace became much more obedient and docile.

The assistant standing in the corner of the room dared not breathe, wanting to sneak out of the room silently but not daring to make a sound.

This was the first time he saw the always elegant and amiable prince display such a dignified expression.

Hector's Adam's apple moved as he stared intensely at Prince Colin, gripping the sofa's armrest tightly.