The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1331 - 390: Arist's Jealousy and Colin's Ubiquity

At dusk, the sunset's afterglow coated the Tower of Great Sage with a layer of golden warmth. Almost at the same time as the Bell Sound, Luo Yan arrived at Professor Hector's office by appointment.

As soon as he stepped in, Hector immediately stood up from behind his desk, a smile he could hardly contain on his face as he walked over quickly.

"Haha, Your Highness Prince! You've finally arrived! Please, have a seat!"

"Professor Hector, you are too kind."

Luo Yan nodded with a smile and sat down on the familiar guest sofa, as comfortable as if he were returning to his own office.

Upon seeing his arrival, Kegi immediately perked up and quickly poured him a steaming cup of tea.

The tea had a bright and clear color, exuding a delightful and exotic fragrance.

This was Professor Hector's most cherished "Misty Snow Bud," made from the petals of ice lotuses found in the far northern glaciers. It's said to make a mage's spiritual power even clearer and purer during meditation. Ordinarily, Hector was reluctant to drink it himself, but now it was being willingly offered by his assistant.

Previously, if he saw his assistant being so wasteful, the usually frugal Professor Hector would frown, even if he didn't voice it aloud.

However, now his mood was so good that these minor flaws weren't worth his attention.

Moreover, it was he who personally instructed the good hospitality to be extended to His Highness.

Just three days ago, a paper by Colin Tower published in the Sage Report shocked the entire Tower of Great Sage.

And as the "recommender" who strongly supported Colin in obtaining research rights to the 440th Void Realm, Hector was finally able to feel a sense of vindication this time.

Not only did scholars from the same school express their admiration and compliments to him, but even the Venerate Great Sage expressed rare recognition of his work.

Luo Yan calmly drank the tea, conversing with Hector while also observing the expressions on the old professor's face with interest.

As Kegi had informed him beforehand, although the old face tried hard to restrain its expressions, the corners of his mouth and eyebrows still betrayed the joy in the old man's heart.

"Your Highness, your paper truly opened my eyes! Especially your thesis on the 'Spiritual Resonance' phenomenon, it's simply a stroke of genius!"

"Professor, you overpraise me," Luo Yan replied with a smile, taking a sip of tea, "I've merely summarized some observed phenomena. Moreover, the numerous researchers from Colin Tower deserve much of the credit. As for myself, I've only contributed a small part."

"Haha, you always remain so modest!"

Hector chuckled heartily.

After some small talk, he leaned forward slightly, finally getting to the main topic: "Your Highness, the Council of Sages has made a new decision, and... it's unprecedentedly good news!"

When he got to this point, he sold a bit of suspense, deliberately pausing momentarily, waiting for Prince Colin to inquire.

Luo Yan wasn't initially interested in playing along, but seeing the eagerness and enthusiasm on his face, he couldn't help but smile and satisfied him.

"What is it?"

Seeing the curiosity on Prince Colin's face, Hector smirked triumphantly, continuing with bright eyes.

"The formal decision consists of three parts. First, the Council fully acknowledges your research achievements in the 178th Void Realm, and the previous risk warning has been officially revoked! This means your research methods can now be emulated and studied by all scholars!"

"Secondly, to support your pioneering research, the Council has decided to provide greater resource support to your 'Magic Science Laboratory,' including but not limited to the prioritization of funding and personnel allocation!"

As he looked at the excited Professor Hector, Luo Yan calmly took a sip of tea, just quietly listening, his expression unchanged.

He didn't care much about accolades and resources.

The former is merely a vanity; whether the Council acknowledges it or not, the name Colin and the Science School have already left an indelible mark on the Tower of Great Sage.

As for the latter, it's merely worldly wealth, and it's what he lacks the least.

Luo Yan believed Professor Hector also understood this.

If it were merely these trivial matters, there was no need to meet in person; Mr. Keji could have delivered the message.

Luo Yan gently blew on the mist hovering over his teacup, waiting for his main course to be served on the tea table by the head chef.

And, just as he anticipated, Professor Hector suddenly lowered his voice, his serious tone tinged with unprecedented excitement.

"Finally, the third decision, the most important one!"

"The Council has decided to form a Special Committee to reassess those frozen Void Realm Resources due to pathway exhaustion!"

"Oh?" Luo Yan set down his teacup, showing a look of interest on his face.

He had previously heard Hector mention it once; for most virtually exhausted Void Realm Resources, the Academic State's approach has been to extract as much as possible from them.

However, among these Void Realms, some are so weakened that even a feather pen couldn't be extracted from them.

For such realms that lack development or research value, the high-level decision was to temporarily freeze them.

In the words of the Great Sage Dousuke—they must leave some hope for future generations.

Although Hector didn't yet explain the specifics of the Special Committee's review work, Luo Yan could guess from common sense that it was about the "reorganization of bankrupt resources"!