Chapter 219 Meeting Juli River! Visitors from Gula Research Institute (Extra Update 9)
Lin Ke sat on Little Lucky's back, flying towards his villa.
However, halfway there, someone intercepted him.
The person in front of him had blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, yet was a tall man.
"Who are you?" Feeling the divine presence, Lin Ke had a vague guess in his heart.
Swain Azanen was the one who had once fooled a god.
"Hello, Mr. Lin Ke, I am Mr. Noble, the Neutral God, the faith of all aristocrats, representing nobility and etiquette, the pursuit of exaltation..." The nobleman in front of him declared his arrival in a chant-like tone.
"What business do you have?" Lin Ke interrupted with a frown, as he needed to meet with the mathematicians and didn't have time to indulge Mr. Noble in his roundabout speech.
Sensing Lin Ke's impatience, Mr. Noble was somewhat annoyed, but helpless.
The little noble in front of him could be easily killed with a snap of his fingers, but then he would be attacked by terrifying Dominator Level beings, have his divine persona shattered, and be killed.
"It's like this, honorable Mr. Lin Ke, under the instructions of Lord Crow, I wanted to inquire about some matters." Mr. Noble smiled, waiting for Lin Ke's response, showing no signs of anger.
"Say it all at once." Lin Ke commanded Little Lucky to fly forward, saying, "Speak while we move, I have urgent matters."
Oh, urgent matters, but what could be more urgent than my matters... Mr. Noble's handsome face matched with a charming smile, hiding any inner urgency.
"Mainly, Lord Crow told me to join the Azanen Clan's camp, and then you could show me a path, a path to becoming greater..."
Mr. Noble briefly recounted the day when Lin Ke, disguised as "Raven" Swain, spoke to him.
"Oh, that matter? Simple, just follow me for now, after I'm done I'll talk to you." Lin Ke replied casually, "But later I am meeting a distinguished guest, you could act as my follower and boost my standing, right?"
Lin Ke needed him to boost his standing?
Please, your ancestor is a Dominator, your teacher is a legend, and you are favored by His Majesty Insomnia...
How can a small, low-level deity like me boost standing?
Nonetheless, Mr. Noble maintained a beaming smile: "Certainly, Mr. Lin Ke, I hope we get along well."
Then, Mr. Noble automatically fell half a body behind Lin Ke, as they flew towards the residential area together.
On the way, there were also some people riding various mounts, mostly flying magical beasts near Great Wilderness City, making extra money as "rental beasts."
As long as they didn't break the laws, Lin Ke paid them no mind.
However, these magical beasts all knew who Little Lucky belonged to and thus avoided them, allowing Lin Ke to quickly descend into the residential area.
His villa was large, one of the largest, where Garoce and Fulon often stayed during leisure times.
As he and Little Lucky landed, he saw that the servants had trampled the garden into a mess, which he had planted with Princess Rica.
"Go, go play with your friends." Lin Ke instructed Little Lucky to fly away.
Mr. Noble remained half a body behind Lin Ke, resembling a follower.
Upon seeing Lin Ke, the servants immediately screamed, scrambling and crawling to open the door and enter the villa.
Lin Ke frowned.
At this moment, hearing the news of Lin Ke's return, the people inside the villa were alarmed.
The first to come out was Lin Ke's first disciple, Laplace, whom he reluctantly accepted after much pleading, the only son of the Marquis of Ice.
"Teacher, you are finally here!" Laplace was now a handsome young man, reportedly admired by many young girls in Great Wilderness City.
"Laplace, are the mathematicians all..." Lin Ke pointed to his villa.
"Yes, Teacher, come in quickly~" Laplace appeared very happy, "Let me introduce you to Master Juli River, whose wisdom is deep and radiant!"
As a rising star in the mathematical world, Laplace was very qualified to meet the Mathematician Juli River.
Had Juli River not been seeking to break through to legendary status, he might have taken Laplace as a disciple.
"Juli River? A Starlight-level Mathematician... Alright, let's go." Lin Ke casually adjusted his collar, then followed Laplace inside.
Upon entering, the villa was neither as noisy nor as unbearable as imagined.
About a dozen people stood in the living room, admiring the view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, cautiously not even sitting down, seemingly afraid of making things dirty.
Their gazes were curious yet cautious, with pairs of big eyes being as innocent as an infant's.
When Lin Ke walked in with Laplace, clear and somewhat curious gazes examined him, making Lin Ke feel like a bunch of children were watching him.
These mathematicians... seemed to be unlike the unbearable outside servants!
However, upon entering, Lin Ke found the atmosphere awkward.
The mathematicians, lips tightly sealed, appeared slightly shy, somewhat nervous, merely staring at Lin Ke without uttering a word.
There were also a few servants who came in to report, standing with bowed heads, not daring to speak.
"Dear Mathematicians, this is Count Lin Ke, my guide in mathematics, and one of my teachers." Laplace proudly introduced Lin Ke to the crowd.
A long time ago, Laplace had already reached level twelve, catching up with his former teachers, and those mathematicians invited by the Marquis of Ice.
Now standing before him, besides his own teacher, the Mathematician, was another Mathematician.
Only above level fifteen could one be designated as a "wise one"!
"Esteemed Count Lin Ke, greetings, we are here to discuss various mathematical challenges with you."
At this moment, a young and beautiful woman spoke.
Lin Ke looked over.
The woman had fair skin, golden wavy hair, thin and tender lips, a tall figure of about 1.8 meters, resembling a model with excellent appearance and temperament.
Yet her eyes were as clean and pure as those of the surrounding mathematicians.
Laplace quietly introduced, "This is the Starlight-level Mathematician, our guiding light in mathematics, Master Juli River."
Juli River?!
Juli River is female?
Lin Ke had always thought it was a male...
"Master Juli River, greetings." Lin Ke tapped his chest with his right hand to show respect: "You are warmly welcomed!"
Juli River responded in kind.
"Count Lin Ke, we are here to ask you to hand over the lost ancient mathematics secrets this time."
At this point, a handsome young man frowned and spoke.
As soon as he spoke, the lively look in the mathematicians' eyes changed, becoming grim.
"Mathematics secrets?" Lin Ke raised an eyebrow, glancing at Laplace on the side.
"Teacher, that person is the Minister of Supervision of the Gula Royal Family's internal research institute, specializing in assisting with mathematical research, including arranging the servants outside to take care of the mathematicians..."
Laplace quietly explained, ending with a reminder: "By the way, this Minister of Supervision was once one of the Moon Goddess's followers and later followed the Eldest Prince, now a member of the Eldest Prince's steward team."
Oh.
Isn't this a coincidence?