The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1290 - 380: Colin "Taking Advantage

Professor Hector Rain's office was, as always, filled with the dry scent of ancient parchment and aged ink. The towering shelves nearly touched the ornate ceiling, stuffed with a variety of books and documents, arranged with an obsessive neatness.

However, the usual solemnity and tranquility of this academic sanctum was currently shattered by an atmosphere of anxious restlessness.

The office's owner, the esteemed Professor Hector of the Tower of Great Sage, was pacing back and forth like a lion trapped in a cage, agitatedly.

His deep blue Mage Robe, signifying the Source Magic School, whipped up small gusts of wind with his movements, stirring the mountain of files on the desk, producing a faint "rustling" sound, like the countdown of doom.

When Luo Yan entered with the guidance of Assistant Kegi, he witnessed this scene of "agitation."

"Professor, Master Colin has arrived." Kegi carefully reported and then tactfully bowed and withdrew, gently closing the heavy oak door.

Hector turned almost instantly, his gaze locked fiercely onto Luo Yan.

The usually calm and collected eyes now lacked the composure befitting a Platinum Level powerhouse.

"What's wrong, Professor Hector, what has you so worked up?" Luo Yan entered the office as if returning home, sitting with a smile on the sofa.

Seeing Prince Colin's calm demeanor, Hector was both frustrated and amused, feeling as if his anxious energy had punched into cotton.

He sighed heavily, walked quickly to the desk, grabbed the still ink-scented Sage Report, hurried back to the coffee table, and thrust the paper in front of Luo Yan.

"See for yourself!"

Hector rarely spoke to himself with such a serious tone, especially since he started dreaming about inheriting the 440th Void Realm.

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow in surprise, reached for the newspaper on the coffee table, and his gaze naturally fell on the front-page headline.

The large title was deliberately bolded to highlight its authoritative content—

"Risk Warning on Regulating Interventional Research in the Void Realm"

The article's wording was, as always, rigorous and obscure, starting with a "serious incident" that occurred in the 178th Void Realm, using it as evidence to emphasize that in order to "protect the Academic State's limited Void Realm resources," the Council of Sages had, after a long and careful discussion, made a decision.

This wasn't news.

It was the resolution of the sages.

Luo Yan had no interest in the introductory statements, trying instead to distill the article's core content.

Firstly, the council decided to "temporarily restrict" all Mage Towers, except a few special cases, from adopting a radical "guided" intervention strategy on the Void Realm.

Secondly, a supplementary explanation for those "few exceptions."

The announcement explicitly stated that as the pioneer of this research model, Colin Tower's projects could continue as an exception, with the council planning to reassess the strategy's risks and benefits based on subsequent results.

The implication—

If Colin Tower's research doesn't progress smoothly, or there's no further progress for a long time, they reserved the right to reclaim the 440th Void Realm.

At this, Luo Yan couldn't help but smile playfully.

Though the council subtly pressured him, looking at it another way, this was actually a good thing.

The 440th Void Realm was still in its "cooldown period," and his subordinate Miller was most worried about others discovering the outcomes intended for them, following their research ideas first.

This researcher's perspective was too limited, and he was even starting to regret publishing the research results too early.

Now that the council issued a resolution, restricting other Mage Towers from using the 440th Void Realm's research strategy, this guy should be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, Luo Yan himself was unbothered.

What would a Demon King need academic results for?

He aimed to spread the "Science" school throughout the Holy City, making "Prince Colin" a sun over the snowfields!

He pointed toward the future; who walked the path mattered little to him.

Luo Yan gently folded the newspaper, tossing it back onto the coffee table, his relaxed attitude contrasting sharply with the on-edge Hector beside him.

Looking up at the anxious-faced professor, he asked in a tone so relaxed it was almost teasing.

"Is this it? I read it. And then?"

Hector nearly burst out laughing in exasperation at these words.

Looking at Colin's handsome and "naïve" face, he sighed heavily, as if exhausted by a younger fellow who was ignorant of the world's ways.

"Your Highness, my prince, I don't know whether you're doing this deliberately or you genuinely don't understand... This resolution isn't just a resolution, it's a stance!"

He hurried to the coffee table and sat down, pointing to the headline with a finger, starting a word-for-word "interpretation" with a tone of exasperation.

"In the Academic State, 'exceptions' are not a gift, but a shackle called 'gift'! On the surface, you don't need to worry about this resolution, but in reality... everyone is waiting for you to make a mistake!"

"Even a small error, or just a period without progress, will have your mistakes scrutinized under a magnifying glass."'