Chapter 64: Cheating on Both Sides
“Haha, indeed, being well-connected has its advantages!” Yuehai felt triumphant in her heart. Although she maintained a thoughtful appearance on the surface, she had memorized the answers to the questions on the test half a month ago.
Though Claude felt somewhat guilty about cheating, he knew there was no turning back now! He gazed firmly at the jade-like hand swiftly writing, his eyes couldn’t help but climb from her arm upward until they settled on Yuehai’s side profile. What a beautiful girl she was. Claude couldn’t help but marvel at her even now. Her every expression seemed to possess a magical allure, more ethereal and captivating than even those who naturally wielded such charms. Perhaps not even angels descending from the heavens could match one-tenth of her beauty.
“Hmm?” Yuehai gently tucked her hair behind her ear, sensing the gaze beside her, she couldn’t help but pause her writing and turn to look.
“What’s wrong, Master Claude?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Just thinking about what to do in the upcoming rounds.”
“Let’s talk about it later. Although I really want the recommendation letter from【Avalon】, haste makes waste. Keep a calm mind, and perhaps the wish will be fulfilled without even realizing it.”
“Haste makes waste, huh…”
“Yeah, haste makes waste.”
“Oh, by the way, regarding this matter with 【Avalon】, it’s quite a coincidence that I’m also entering this year.” Claude said very casually, causing Yuehai to almost pierce the exam paper. He then added with a jealous look.
“I’m working myself to death over here, and you’re just talking about getting into school! The comparison between people really kills.”
“No, no, that’s not what I meant,” Claude hurriedly explained, thinking Yuehai might be a little upset.
“My grandfather is acquainted with the head of the first-year department at the academy. When he visited our home last time, he mentioned my intelligence and talents. After contacting his superiors, they just admitted me directly.”
“You shouldn’t have mentioned that. It immediately reeks of nepotism,” Yuehai naturally didn’t have the courage to say it out loud, but after silently criticizing him, she suddenly said.
“Oh, by the way, Claude, you’re only nineteen this year, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Why do you ask?”
“Yeah, with the strength and aura approaching that of a ‘Son of Heaven’ at the age of nineteen, the young master indeed lives up to the title of the foremost among the younger generation in the surrounding countries. Thinking about it like this, it’s indeed enough to earn direct admission to a prestigious institution like Avalon.”
When praised by others, Claude usually just smiled and brushed it off as nothing much, but when Yuehai complimented him like this, it was a different story. Claude felt his heart pounding incessantly, and his spirits soared!
“Haha, it’s actually not that amazing,” Claude chuckled foolishly. Yuehai rolled her eyes and shrugged. After all, she had only been practicing martial arts for a little over a month, and she didn’t really have a concept of talent. If it weren’t for Claude secretly obtaining the competition procedures and answers, she wouldn’t have bothered to flatter him at all.
“But speaking of which,” Claude, feeling satisfied, suddenly asked with some confusion.
“Isn’t Miss Yuehai learning magic from Grandpa Laogeri? Why do you suddenly want to go to【Avalon】Academy?”
“Working alone behind closed doors isn’t a good method after all. Being a mage is a broad profession; how can one person have the knowledge of ten or even a hundred people? Master Laogeri also agrees with me going to Avalon, so it’s fine. Besides, when the time comes, we’ll have you, Master Claude. I’m sure you’ll step up if there’s any danger, right?”
“Naturally,” Claude said, puffing out his chest with an air of confidence.
In fact, when Yuehai brought up the idea initially, Master Laogeri did agree, but Duke Falexis disagreed. Yuehai stood outside the door at the time, waiting for their discussion to conclude after nearly an afternoon, ending with Master Laogeri’s victory. Yuehai could see that Master Laogeri genuinely cared about her as his disciple.
“Alright, finished!” Yuehai sighed deeply with satisfaction as she put down her pen, then shifted her attention to Tyr. “Here, choose April 6th, 1789. Write ‘Sunlight King’ here, and mention the invention of the train here, and so on.”
Tyr kept babbling non-stop, pointing at each question as if nothing could stump him. This impressed the wind elf, Arena, who couldn’t help but admire him. She wondered how this human could answer questions about even the events in the Elven Empire without hesitation. It was evident that his knowledge was vast, no wonder even her sister, Xanli, admired him so much. She heard he was also a swordsmanship master, and each of his swords could become a complete set of sword techniques, providing endless benefits for them. Originally, the little elf didn’t believe it, but now she was starting to waver.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing Arena stop writing, he couldn’t help but wonder. Arena then realized and hastily said, “Oh, sorry. I got distracted just now.”
“Oh, it’s okay. If you’re tired, take a rest first. There’s still plenty of time.”
“No, please continue.”
