Abyss Sequence-Chapter 466 - 41: Is This Reasonable?

The elves that appeared in front of Yan Luo all came from the Academic Committee, and they were the ’academic members.’

The elder elf who welcomed Yan Luo was the president of the Academic Committee, the actual manager of the city’s academy, equivalent to a lord in other Elf Cities.

Yan Luo nodded at the old elf, "Hello," then looked up at the other elves present, "Hello, I am Yan Luo."

The old president chuckled, stroking his long, gray beard, "Saint, if I may be so bold to ask, what exactly are you here to investigate at the academy? If it’s inconvenient to reveal, you don’t have to say, since it’s a task entrusted to you by Saint Fuer."

"I am here to investigate Lykan Hongfeng," Yan Luo replied without changing his expression.

The elves present were taken aback, and two of them had a slight change in facial expression.

Yan Luo’s keen senses captured the change in expression of those two elves, and he immediately raised a hand to point at them.

"Who are they?"

All the elves present turned their heads to look, and the two pointed out by Yan Luo were even more shocked.

The old president narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke the names of the two elves, "Lutz Qingbai and... Lykan Hongfeng."

Lutz Qingbai was a pale, gaunt elf with a somewhat gloomy impression, despite not having an ugly appearance, with his long black wavy hair draped over his shoulders, giving Yan Luo a first impression of being deeply sullen.

Meanwhile, the target of Yan Luo’s investigation, Lykan Hongfeng, looked much better in terms of appearance, with brown hair styled back, delicate features, a neat outfit, a hairpin in his sideburns, and wearing a pair of earrings.

From the outside, Lykan Hongfeng did not seem like an elf who studied demonology.

But knowing a person’s face doesn’t mean knowing their heart, so Yan Luo dared not assume Lykan Hongfeng was a good elf based on intuition alone.

Yan Luo walked directly in front of Lykan Hongfeng and extended his hand to the elf who was half a head shorter than him. "Lykan Hongfeng, I am Yan Luo. Your ancestor, Saint Fuer, entrusted me to investigate you. I hope you can cooperate." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Uh... hello?" Lykan confusedly shook Yan Luo’s hand.

It wasn’t until then that he realized what he had done.

The human in front of him was entrusted by his ancestor to investigate him, so naturally, they should be in an opposing relationship, yet this human was shaking hands with him?

Lykan frowned, sensing that something wasn’t quite right.

Yan Luo and Lykan’s hands parted immediately, and then Yan Luo looked at the old president and asked, "Mr. President, may I start my investigation now?"

The old president stroked his long beard and asked Yan Luo a question, "Can you reveal what you’re intending to investigate?"

Yan Luo glanced once at Lykan, then shook his head and said, "I cannot conveniently bring it up in front of you. Otherwise, you might protect him because Lykan Hongfeng is the descendant of Saint Fuer. I plan to conduct the investigation alone and will try not to bring up the subject along the way."

All the elves present found Yan Luo’s attitude somewhat absurd.

Though they themselves were honest, they wouldn’t openly state their thoughts so plainly.

Just then, an elf flew to the platform where Yan Luo and the others stood, approached the old president, and whispered, "I’ve asked Saint Fuer; this human is indeed entrusted to investigate matters..."

These elves obviously did not expect Yan Luo’s hearing to be exceptional; at this distance, he could hear their conversation clearly.

However, Yan Luo could understand their actions.

He, being a human, had made that statement out of the blue saying ’Saint Fuer’s entrusted investigation,’ which would raise suspicions in anyone.

Even with Yevgenia’s guarantee, their suspicion of Yan Luo was normal. If they didn’t suspect even a little, he’d think they might already be colluding with Lykan.

Elves merely have high moral integrity, which doesn’t mean they are foolish.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, the old president looked at Yan Luo and smiled, "We will cooperate with your investigation."

Since this is a task entrusted to Yan Luo by Saint Fuer, they naturally must treat it with seriousness.

"Thank you for your cooperation," Yan Luo nodded. "I hope to receive a formal commission document to prove my identity, to avoid hindrances during the investigation. Also, I hope you can tell me about any taboos within the academy to prevent conflict with the residents."

"Certainly," the old president nodded, turning to instruct his subordinate who stood behind him.

Then the old president looked back at Yan Luo, "This isn’t the best place to talk. Please follow me to our committee’s reception room."

The platform where they were standing was the office building of the Academic Committee, where the committee usually handles affairs and holds meetings.

Yevgenia had brought Yan Luo here under the old president’s instructions.

Yevgenia had stepped down from her position as the administrator of the Grand Library, and although she was not an academic member, she still had some status within the academy and had a certain voice in the committee.

Under such circumstances, the old president could give instructions to Yevgenia, and she could choose whether or not to follow them.

Yan Luo followed the old president to the reception room, while the other academic members gradually left along the way, leaving only Lutz Qingbai, Lykan Hongfeng, and Yevgenia trailing behind the old president.

This was at Yan Luo’s request, since both Lutz and Lykan seemed a bit suspicious.

According to Fuer’s description, it’s possible some elves in the academy were aware of Lykan researching demonology, which is how the news reached Fuer’s ears.

Otherwise, even if Fuer was a Saint, he couldn’t have known about matters happening within the academy from thousands of miles away.

If he could do such a thing, there’d be no need to entrust Yan Luo with the investigation; he could just have entrusted him with killing Lykan instead.

Once in the reception room, the old president invited Yan Luo to take a seat first.

The reception room was spacious, with only one table inside and several cushions on the floor.

The old president sat down first on one of the cushions, then invited Yan Luo and the others to sit too.

Yan Luo sat cross-legged on a cushion and said, "Mr. President, do you know any details of the situation?"

The old president looked at Yan Luo helplessly. Who asks questions this way? Is this still an investigation?

Moreover, the individual involved, the subject of the investigation, was sitting right next to them. Could such matters really be openly discussed in front of him?

The old president sighed, "I’m not sure what ’details’ the Holy Sir refers to?"

Yan Luo said, "It’s about the recent rumors concerning Lykan Hongfeng spreading throughout the academy."

Upon hearing this, Lykan frowned and interrupted, "Have there been any rumors about me spreading in the academy recently?"

Yan Luo glanced at him, then turned to look at Lutz and Yevgenia, "Do either of you have any information you can share?"

Lutz shook his head, "No... I don’t."

Yevgenia thought for a moment and shook her head as well, "I’ve also never heard any rumors."

If the rumors concerning Lykan had not spread through the academy, it implied the information that reached Fuer’s ears was a ’direct report,’ rather than ’hearsay.’

An elf knew Lykan was researching demonology and thus reported it to Fuer, or it was a setup.

Yan Luo did not have preconceived notions and would not assume Lykan was researching demonology just because Fuer sent him to investigate him.

Before the truth comes to light, any rash assumptions could cause the investigation to stall.

With this in mind, Yan Luo looked toward the old president, "Mr. President, do you know of anything?"

The old president chuckled, "I haven’t heard of any rumors. From my perspective, Lykan seems like a fine young man, always mindful of his identity as a descendant of Saint Fuer, and he doesn’t want to disgrace the Hongfeng family."

At this moment, there was a knock on the reception room door, followed by the entrance of the old president’s subordinate, who handed him a piece of paper.

The old president handed the paper over to Yan Luo, "This is your proof of identity; with this, your investigation within the academy regarding Lykan should proceed without hindrance."

Yan Luo took the document, "Thank you!"

With that, he stood up, looked at Lykan, and said, "Mr. Lykan Hongfeng, I hope you can come with me to investigate the matters concerning you."

Is this reasonable?