Dean saw many people as they continued to walk, he saw many old men and middle age men around the area, although he saw some younger looking people with this group of old men there are still far too few of them making his doubt of the fact that this an institute that trains the younger generation, it was either that or this place was in dire straits amount of students.
However thinking how there were students keeping watch at the gate yesterday and how they acted when they saw him, Dean rearrange his thoughts and made to a conclusion that they are most likely the teachers and the youths that was with them might be their own personal disciples.
Looking at Gilet in front of him he started thinking that this man might just be a student in this academy, well base on his looks there's a high chance of him being one of the talented ones in the whole Black Turquoise academy, and it is common to for academies to favor those with good talents granting them various benefits.
But thinking it through one more time he threw that thought to the back of his mind, Gilet was someone amazing of course but he do not think that he was someone that's a student in this academy, if he was someone that have a connection with the academy he should be one of those that have high seniority.
Besides Gilet was someone that have the ability to hire for a helper in order to ease his burdens when he is forging an artifact so the chances of his being a student becomes lower than before. A student would mostly be an apprentice to a master letting them do what most helpers do of handing over materials with precise and accurate measurements when needed.
He also notice how other youths would stop on walking to give Gilet a bow to show their respects, even some of the middle age people were bowing to him while Gilet just gave them all a nod before continuing on his way letting Dean think more deeply who this person truly was.
It is possible that all of his hunches are wrong though as it is all just guesses and have no concrete evidence whether what he is thinking is right or wrong. Dean didn't avert his head and kept his back straight as he walk forward.
As he was walking with Gilet some murmuring entered in his ears "Is that the new helper of Gilet? Seems like this guy is the 5th one since this last 2 weeks, what is he doing at his workshop making all of his helpers quit on him?"
Hearing this Dean swallowed his saliva turning his head to take a look at the two old men near them Dean move his eyes and look at Gilet who just continued forward clearly ignoring the whispers that was around him.
He tried to ask him something about what the others was talking about but decided not to after a awhile.
Following Gilet from behind the two of them found their way in front of a hill, the hill was not big and also not that small as it had the height of about 200 meters high from the ground. Dean lift his head and gazed upwards to see the peak of the hill.
He was not able to clearly see the top of the hill but he was able to make out the hazy silhouette of a building pass the fog that was covering his view of the peak Gilet didn't stop from walking and seeing that Dean had stop he called out "Come on, don't waste time from sightseeing, you will reach it if you follow me so stop wasting time."
Hurrying along Dean went back to following Gilet –There are many possibilities but who is this guy really? – He continued on his way.
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In the Dean's office there were 2 people seated right across each other, one of them were a young lady about 13 or 14 years of age who had her face covered with a veil, however even with the veil that was keeping her face from being seen it was still obvious that underneath it was a beautiful face.
The other one was a beautiful lady who look older in comparison to the young lady in front of her but without that much of an age difference between the two of them many people would even think that they are sisters.
The mature lady took a sip of her tea, she swallowed the tea and let out a satisfied sigh before saying "Seems like you have improve yet again Yuren, when I saw you last time you were only at the 7th level of the Body Refinement but now your already at the 8th level of the Body Refinement seems like you truly are different than the other a top genius compared to your peers." The mature looking lady laughed happily before taking another sip of the tea on her hand.
"You flatter me elder sister May, but I still have a long way before I reach the level of my big brother, he is the true genius a 24 year old grandmaster forger with the strength of an early Saint Elemental big brother is hold brighter future than I do." Yuren gave a humble but proud answer to May.
"That is also true but when he was at your age he was still behind you by a level, speaking of your brother I heard that he took in another helper this is already the fifth one he got this month what is he doing up in the forgery? Hey Yuren do you have any idea?" May asks as she placed the empty tea cup down on the table and begun refilling it.
Yuren shook her head and said "No I do not, he had also forbade his servants from going to his garden since his fourth helper quit on him, but I did heard that he was preparing something for the upcoming academy competition."
"Is that so… seems like he truly is making a big show for us, however what is making all those little children cry quit like that? Your brother is one of the renowned master artificer in the whole city why would all of them just quit like that? Not only that it looks like all of his apprentice before this and this time were all young kids around 12 and 13 years of age… wait don't tell me." Mey place her palms and supported her chin.
Yuren was intrigue by her reactions making her lean forward and ask in a hurry "What is it big sis Mey? Do you have any idea what big brother have been doing all this time?" with curiosity apparent on her face she acted like she was asking for candy, even her eyes were looking a little different.
Mey looked at her seriously and said in a heavy manner "Maybe your brother is doing the greatest taboo for men…"
"Greatest taboo for men?" Yuren gasped and said with trembling voice "Don't tell me big brother is creating a cursed artifact, or he is making a blood sacrifice artifact?"
Mey shook her head and said to Yuren "No your bother may be something worse than that, he may be doing…"
"Worse than creating a blood sacrifice and curse artifact? What is it big sis tell me stop acting like this." With a worried look she urge for Mey to tell her what his beloved big brother was doing, something greater than a blood sacrifice and a curse artifact even her didn't know what it was.
With a serious look on her face and tone Mey declared to Yuren "That is, child molestation and converting to a gay pedophilia."
Mey's voice echoed around the room and reverberated in Yuren's ears which Yuren responded with a quick punch with her little fist "NO he is not acting like that, my big brother belongs to me and I will not let him become like that, granny Mey take that back." Yuren covered her mouth upon realizing what she had just said was also a taboo.
Taking the small punches of Yuren a playful smile appeared on Mey's face as she had successfully teas her like this, but hearing that taboo word she also snapped "What did you say you little brat? You dare say that to your master? Come here, what did I say about the way you address me?"
Realizing her wrong Yuren tried to escape from Mey's clutches but ultimately failed "Come with me now, seems like I was wrong when I decided to free you from your training so early and have some tea, let us go and to train your mind and hone you to become a proper lady."
Yuren froze and resisted her master with all her might.