CHAPTER 89: A Strange Phenomenon in the

"Mr. Duke, you're too polite. Go ahead and ask whatever you'd like to know." Fanny handed Duke a chair and smiled faintly.

Duke glanced over Han Shuo's body and then naturally looked back at Fanny as if he did not care about Han Shuo at all. He didn't take the chair that Fanny had passed over and just said politely, "I'm not going to sit down, I'm just here to ask you a small question. I'll leave when I've asked it. Master Fanny, you've been studying necromancy magic all this time, have you ever heard of the 'Eye of Darkness'?"

Off to the side, Han Shuo silently watched the Duke and noticed that after he said those words, his gaze was firmly fixed on Fanny, as if he was trying to glean some clues from Fanny's facial expression.

Shaking her head, Fanny's expression was puzzled as she asked the Duke instead, "What is this 'Eye of Darkness'? Does it have something to do with necromancy?"

"Heh heh, it's just a little tool. I'm not sure about the details either, which is why I wanted to ask you. Since you don't know that well, forget it. I apologise for disturbing you." Duke wore a gentle smile after delivering this line after entering through the door. He nodded to Fanny and walked back to the door. When he reached the door, he seemed to suddenly remember something and asked carelessly, "Oh, right... Master Fanny, I've heard that your Necromancy Major's library is shared with the Dark Major's? The Necromancy Major used to be bigger than the Dark Major many years ago. Don't you have your own independent library?"

"Heh heh, Mister Duke, you said yourself that it's been many years since the Necromancy Major was at its peak. The magic that necromancers can grasp now is limited, and there aren't that many books on display." Fanny laughed slightly and then paused. She said indifferently, "Oh, right, I've heard there's a secret library in our school. There are forbidden texts of all kinds in that library, secretly kept with the permission of the Empire. I've only heard about it from one of the other teachers, and I never knew where this secret library was hidden.

"I see, then I'll take my leave. I'll be staying at your academy for the time being. May I trouble you with any further questions?"

"I'll be happy to be of service!"

It looked like the Duke hadn't recognised Han Shuo. The former hadn't paid any attention to Han Shuo after his first glance when he entered the room. Han Shuo smiled inwardly after Duke left.

"Alright, what questions do you have?" Fanny glanced at Han Shuo after Duke left and asked in a bad mood.

His space ring glowed faintly as Han Shuo pulled out the questions he'd organised earlier. Naturally, he sat down in the chair that Duke hadn't occupied earlier and began with his first question.

As an adept necromancer, Fanny had a very complete grasp of the theoretical knowledge. Questions that had puzzled Han Shuo for a long time were all easily resolved with Fanny's explanations.

"Summoning zombies is a bit more difficult than summoning skeletons because the volume and weight of zombies are greater. You have to use more mental energy to summon them. Zombies are also more difficult to control than skeletons. Zombie bodies are much more durable than skeletons. If you want to control them agilely, you need to practice repeatedly..." Fanny's voice was soft as she concentrated on pointing out a few things to keep in mind when summoning zombies.

When Fanny finished explaining, Han Shuo's forehead furrowed as he sank into a state of contemplation. Fanny didn't make a sound so as not to disturb Han Shuo when she saw that he was deep in thought.

After a while, Han Shuo exhaled lightly and smiled, "So it was a matter of insufficient coordination between the use and recovery of mental power. I'm used to summoning skeletons, and I'm used to using the same amount of power to communicate across the dimension. It seems that this was the crux of the problem. I think I understand now."

With these words, Han Shuo began to recite the incantation to summon the zombies again in Fanny's vision. When the first incantation finished, the figure of a zombie flashed through the air and then immediately disappeared. Han Shuo wasn't in a hurry as he tried to control the amount of his mental power, but after four or five attempts, he still hadn't succeeded.

Fanny's face wore a satisfied smile as she watched Han Shuo. She understood that Han Shuo had already grasped the meaning of her words and was searching for the right amount of mental energy through practice. Once he felt the right amount of mental strength, he would be able to fully summon a zombie.

"No matter, you don't need to practice for now. Your direction is definitely correct, you just need a bit of repeated practice. I think you'll be able to fully grasp the magic of summoning zombies when you can fully control your mental power. Bryan, it's only been two or three months and you've already reached the level of a novice mage. In all my years of teaching necromancy, I've never heard of such speed.

"Then how do I compare to Fitch?" Han Shuo temporarily stopped practicing under Fanny's encouragement and chuckled honestly as he looked at her.

"It feels so unnatural to see your honestly smiling face. Don't act stupid in front of me anymore. Oh, I'd forgotten about Fitch until you mentioned him. He seems very upset at the moment, I'm afraid he'll hold a grudge and deliberately cause trouble for you. Be careful." Fanny rebuked Han Shuo first and then spoke to him with a tone of concern.

"Don't worry, if Fitch is really that gullible, I think the person who would end up worse off would certainly be him." Han Shuo shrugged and ignored Fitch's grudge. To be honest, he really didn't think much of Fitch anymore.

"Bryan, I knew you'd be here, come here. Master Fanny, I have a few things to discuss with him, hehe." Lisa's voice travelled in from outside at this moment as she walked towards Han Shuo as soon as she came in. She grabbed Han Shuo's wrist and dragged him out.

As Fanny watched Han Shuo being dragged away by Lisa, a bit of anger seemed to grow in her heart out of nowhere. It was as if someone had taken something precious from her and she wasn't happy about it.

"How do you know my cousin?" Lisa asked as she dragged Han Shuo into a small courtyard behind the school library.

Han Shuo released his shoulder from Lisa's hand and looked at her in confusion. "Your cousin? Who is he?"

"Lawrence! He studies martial arts at our school. He came looking for you earlier, but you weren't here. Who would have thought that he'd come looking for you as soon as you came back this time? How do you know him?"

So it was him. This Lawrence was a bit strange. He had the same master as Phoebe, but he attended classes at the Academy. Furthermore, he currently had the strength of a journeyman swordsman. Han Shuo weighed all this privately.

As he lowered his head, Han Shuo happened to see Lisa's chest next to him. Her chest had originally been quite flat, but now it had blossomed into shapely curves. The well-rounded appearance clearly showed that she had quite a figure.

"Uh... Lisa, are you wearing more clothes than usual today? Why do I get the feeling that you've filled out quite nicely?" Han Shuo sneaked a glance at Lisa's chest and unknowingly let these words slip out.

"What, what do you mean?" Lisa had been walking when she heard Han Shuo's words. She was so startled that she almost fell over. Her small face then turned red as she stared at Han Shuo with her question.

"Your chest was flat before, with nothing there, but now it looks bumpy. Have you padded it with something?" Han Shuo thought inwardly, but his words were directly reflected in his speech. He opened his mouth and replied with this incredibly honest internal dialogue.

Extraordinary anger! Lisa glared at Han Shuo vehemently and reached out her small hand and gave Han Shuo a firm pinch. Gritting her teeth, she said, "You said such a thing and now you suspect that I've padded my chest. Do you want to die?"

Han Shuo was horrified as he suddenly realised what he had said. He thought those words had just been in his heart, and according to his modus operandi, he would only have kept them in his heart. He would never have caused himself so much trouble by uttering thoughts that would only anger the other person.

But who could have known that reality would be so strange. It was his inner thoughts, but Han Shuo hadn't thought about the consequences and just let it all out. This made Han Shuo feel extremely strange.

At the same time, a cool sensation suddenly entered his mind. Han Shuo's body shivered slightly, and then he understood why those words had slipped out of his mouth earlier. It must be because the Magic Yuan had begun to create a strange phenomenon after entering the 'moulded spirit' stage.

He smiled wryly at Lisa through gritted teeth as he calmed himself down. He warned himself privately to be careful and not to say anything stupid again. Finally he laughed dryly at Lisa, "I'm sorry Lisa, I was just joking with you. I didn't think you were really starting to develop. I'm really happy for you."

"You're such a bad person to say something like that to someone!" Lisa immediately blushed and explained in a low voice, "I should be the one thanking you instead. I followed the methods you prescribed. Hmm... this is so embarrassing. Anyway, that's what happened!"

Shaking his head in silent laughter, Han Shuo had completely forgotten the methods he'd taught Lisa to develop her breasts before. Who would have thought that they would actually work? This made Han Shuo feel rather awkward and embarrassed.

"Hi Bryan, how are you?" At that moment, Lawrence happened to see Han Shuo and Lisa from across the courtyard and greeted them from afar.

Lisa hastily took in a few breaths to calm her flushed face, glanced at Han Shuo and said quietly, "Lawrence's father is a great Finance Minister of the Empire. He is on very good terms with His Majesty. It will be of great benefit to you if you have more contact with him, I won't bother you then.

Lisa seemed to be very afraid of Lawrence seeing her reddened face, and after saying these words she fled with small steps towards the training fields.

The son of a Finance Minister of the Empire! Han Shuo gave a slight start as he privately thought that the Academy was indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It seemed that many future nobles would train in the various majors of the Academy.

"I'm quite good. I hear you've come looking for me twice? Heh heh, were you going to spend five gold coins to have me beaten by you all day?" It wasn't just Han Shuo and Lawrence in the courtyard, there were also a few students from other majors in the distance, reading books in groups of two or three or leisurely tanning in the sunlight.

"If you're willing, I don't mind spending another five gold coins, heh heh, but I think you're definitely not willing now!" Lawrence leaned against a stone railing and was quite relaxed as he spoke to Han Shou.

"Who says I'm not willing? It's just that I don't need five gold coins. As long as you're willing to let me defend myself, I'll agree to train with you. I was beaten up pretty badly by you last time, so I really want to save face!" Han Shuo smiled faintly and leaned back against the railing as he spoke to Lawrence with an interested expression on his face.

"Oh, that's no problem. I can practice with you after we've finished our business here and see if you're really as strong as Phoebe says." Lawrence also looked quite interested as he stood up straight and smiled.

" Well then, I'd like to hear what business you have with me? The two of us shouldn't be interacting at all, so what do you want to talk to me about?"

Looking around, Lawrence kept his voice low when he noticed that no one was paying any attention to them. He looked at Han Shuo with bright eyes, "My little junior sister said that you seem to be able to get your hands on black iron ore. If that's really the case, I'd like to buy some from you. It doesn't have to be much, just a fist-sized amount. I was going to ask little junior sister to buy some for me, but I felt that since we met last time and I'm really curious about you, I'd like to be friends, so I came to find you myself!"

Han Shuo looked at the very sincere Lawrence and thought that since he was the son of a great Finance Minister of the Empire, he must have a lot of money.