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#294 - Chapter 294 Another Madman
"This guy..."
Wu Wei muttered involuntarily.
Because a "monster" walked into his line of sight.
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The moment the principal of the War College walked into the ballroom, the entire venue seemed to be paused.
Those who were whispering to each other before, those who were dancing in the banquet hall, all stopped.
Everyone's eyes were focused on an elderly man wearing a worn blue and white uniform.
This man was not tall, only about 1.75 meters, and on his forehead, which had quite a few wrinkles, was a head of white hair.
However, hidden beneath this head of white hair were a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes that did not match his age.
His body was incomplete.
The position of his left leg was empty, and the brand-new trouser leg on his left leg formed a sharp contrast with the much more worn trouser leg on the right.
Replacing this leg was a black cane that the old man held tightly in his hand.
Every time this black cane hit the ground, the sound it made would cause the floor of the venue to emit a heart-like thumping sound.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the old man with the cane walked to the side of a waiter, took a glass of wine from the tray he was carrying, and then drank it all in one gulp, without caring about his image.
Then, the old man put the empty glass back on the tray and picked up another glass.
It was not until this time that he seemed to notice the strangeness around him.
He swept his sharp eyes across the entire venue, watching the crowd panic.
"What are you all looking at me for?"
"I'm not the protagonist of this dance party!"
"What, do you want to invite me to dance?"
"The dance party continues! Eat, drink, and dance as you please."
Hearing these words, the lords who had already joined the War College immediately regained their vitality.
The activities that had been paused due to the old man's entrance into the venue all returned to normal.
It seemed that they already understood the old man's style of doing things.
At least, they were used to obeying the old man's orders.
But those new lords who had not yet joined the War College were noticeably slower to react.
It took a long time after the people around them had restarted their activities for them to start moving.
Oh, right.
Wu Wei was still an exception.
Even after the old man walked into the venue, he did not stop his eating, drinking, and taking.
"Han Xuan..."
Su Yingxue, standing next to Wu Wei, said in a low voice.
"Huh?"
Wu Wei, who was trying hard to stuff a marinated beef leg into his personal space, did not hear clearly.
"What did you just say?"
Hearing Wu Wei say this, Su Yingxue was quite helpless.
"I said, this old man is the legendary principal of the War College, Han Xuan."
"The Empire's strongest enemy-killing spear, a living legend, the initiator of dozens of apocalypse-level battles, the undefeated military god..."
"It is said that he alone has exterminated hundreds of hostile races."
"I really didn't expect him to personally appear at this welcome dance party."
"If it were just the senior students, it would be easy to explain, but today, even Principal Han Xuan has come..."
"Could it be..."
Su Yingxue frowned and slowly analyzed some information.
"Those damned traitors have been completely defeated?"
Hearing Su Yingxue say this, Wu Wei was even more confused.
What was all this about?
He did not quite understand what the so-called traitors had to do with this dance party.
Seemingly knowing that Wu Wei did not understand, Su Yingxue patiently explained.
Of course, Su Yingxue had always been very patient with the dull Wu Wei...
"Wu Wei, do you know what the lords belonging to the War College are specifically responsible for in the Empire?"
"Uh."
"I know."
Wu Wei glanced at Han Xuan in the distance and said.
"Regarding this question, haven't you repeated it many times? The existence of the War College is to cultivate the strongest lords for the Empire."
"At the same time, the Imperial College is also responsible for fighting against the Empire's enemies."
"No, Wu Wei, it's not that simple."
Looking at Wu Wei, who was reciting these words by rote, Su Yingxue shook her head.
"What you just said is just the content that the War College wants you to know."
"But you are not wrong, just not complete."
"Just like every regime's violent institutions have two sides, the War College supported by the Empire also has two sides."
"Because in addition to confronting the Empire's enemies head-on, the War College is also responsible for another matter."
Su Yingxue took a deep breath and said to Wu Wei in a low voice.
"That is internal suppression!"
"All those marked as traitors by the Empire will be ruthlessly crushed by the War College!"
"On the battlefield, the enemies that the War College has to face are not only those inhuman alien races."
"Humans of the same bone and blood are also the targets of the War College's destruction."
"In other words..."
"What the War College said before, fighting for humanity, is all lies."
"The essence of the War College is essentially a violent machine serving the Empire, a cold-blooded executioner that silences all traitors!"
"How... do you know?"
Wu Wei frowned.
Because what Su Yingxue said was very different from what Li Xuefeng had told him.
In Li Xuefeng's mouth, the War College was a relatively positive image.
But in Su Yingxue's mouth, the War College itself had become a two-faced existence.
"It's very simple, I overheard some information from the senior students."
"They were secretly communicating just now, exchanging information about the destruction of their enemies, and their enemies are the traitors of the Human Empire."
Su Yingxue smiled slyly and touched the emerald necklace on her chest without leaving a trace.
Obviously, this thing was a spy device.
Seeing this scene, even Wu Wei was sweating coldly.
To be honest, he did not expect that in such a gathering of dignitaries, there would actually be a madman who dared to do this!
You must know that more than half of these laughing lords came from various large families and alliances.
If they knew that someone dared to do this, they would definitely go berserk on the spot!
What's more....
Wu Wei also noticed that before approaching him, Su Yingxue seemed to have deliberately wandered around Princess Shi Yinuo, the Imperial Princess, several times!
This damned madman!
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"A lot of information at this dance party is very valuable, you know~".
"Just grab a handle on these lords, and they can sell for billions."
"Or exchange for their compromise."
Su Yingxue smiled slyly and approached Wu Wei, saying in his ear.
"Now that we're here, we have to take something away, right?"
Just as Wu Wei was still shocked by Su Yingxue's arrogance, this welcome dance party was coming to an end.