Chapter 32: The Stash in the Wall

Magic crystals were valuable, sure.

But they were also cheap, and there were plenty of ways to get them.

If only a few went missing, a casual investigation was enough. If the thief could be found, great. If not, there was no point wasting manpower and resources.

This time, though, the stolen goods included not just magic crystals, but two magic-energy guns. Even the Golden Embryo Lingzhi was gone.

That changed everything.

Magic-energy guns were dangerous. Even their value alone was enough to demand attention.

Among the teachers and students here for off-campus training, students were absolutely not allowed to carry magic-crystal guns or other lethal weapons.

At home, those young masters and ladies could use whatever they wanted. No one cared.

But out here, inexperienced and immature students could easily cause accidental injuries.

Some might even kill a classmate over a small spat and disguise it as a monster attack.

Similar incidents had happened before.

Even if students truly needed to protect themselves, the base and academy could provide weapons and equipment. There was no need for them to bring their own.

If not for influential families fearing for their children’s safety, students would not even be allowed to carry dangerous corrosive potions.

So the loss of a magic-energy gun was a serious matter.

On top of that, the supply truck had lost its Golden Embryo Lingzhi.

The stuff had gone unused for so many years that security around it had grown lax.

The main reason it was not stored inside the base was simple: there was never enough to go around.

The base had many seriously injured people every day. They could not give it to everyone.

As mentioned before, this thing was prepared for young masters and ladies.

Ordinary people did not even qualify to use it.

In past off-campus training, the most dangerous part had been monsters following them on the road, so everyone had to stay with the convoy.

Now, things had been stolen.

“Calm down, Captain You Wende,” Zhao Zirou said.

“Right now, the priority is to keep this quiet and begin the investigation.”

“The culprit should still be inside the base. They can’t leave, so we shouldn’t spread panic and let them slip away in the chaos.”

“We just need to check everyone one by one. I believe the truth will come out soon.”

Zhao Zirou’s calm helped You Wende settle down. He nodded with a gloomy expression. “Miss Zhao is right. I’ll make the arrangements.”

“Where should we start?”

Zhao Zirou thought for a moment. “Start with the logistics department. Students last.”

“Have the students who have registered for their dormitories stay inside the dormitory building. No wandering around. Ran Yan, take some men and guard the dormitory.”

Ran Yan nodded. “Got it.”

Zhao Zirou continued, “Don’t tell the students what happened. Get the ones loitering outside back to their dormitories as soon as possible.”

“Then call the team leaders over. We’ll conduct the investigation together, one by one.”

It had to be said that as an apocalypse knight, when it came to a crisis, Zhao Zirou’s ability to adapt was better than You Wende, the captain general.

Everyone went to prepare.

But in truth, Zhao Zirou already had her own suspicions.

That night, someone had smeared Weeping Stem Grass juice on Lin Feiyu’s clothes, attracting a Gray Infant Angel. It drew everyone’s attention.

Students scattered. Teachers and guards faced the monster. No one paid attention to the supply truck.

The culprit had most likely used that chance to sneak into the supply truck and commit the theft.

So who was it?

Although she had previously found Lin Feiyu’s behavior suspicious, at this moment Zhao Zirou immediately thought of more likely suspects.

Yu Ni, Quan Anrong…

And that Gu Qianqian. She was suspicious too.

She just did not know if it was all three of them, or one of them.

But Zhao Zirou had no evidence, and she was unwilling to suspect students. She did not immediately go to investigate the three.

Instead, she had Ran Yan keep a close watch on the dormitory so no one could slip away. She and You Wende went to check other places first.

What if there was new evidence? Or what if she had wronged the students?

***

Compared to Zhao Zirou’s personality, which did not match her appearance, Lin Feiyu was also doing something that did not match her impression of herself.

She placed the things Gu Qianqian had stolen behind a wall cavity, then restored the bricks. If one did not look carefully, they would never notice a hidden cavity there.

Thanks to her familiarity with this base from her previous life, Lin Feiyu managed it well and was not discovered.

Of course, leaving the items here was not entirely safe. She was only storing them temporarily.

‘There is also…’

Lin Feiyu looked toward the main building of the base, the largest structure. Some very valuable things were stored inside.

But with her current strength, and with the base’s surveillance and security concentrated there, the thought of going in to take anything died immediately.

‘Forget it.’

Being too greedy would only backfire. This was enough for now.

With that thought, Lin Feiyu took several herbs from her pocket.

They were gray-blue plants with a waxy powder on the surface, called Mute Fern.

As for what it did…

Besides treating colds, coughs, bleeding, and pain, few people knew it could also counter truth serum.

Not a hundred percent, of course. But within limits, it could keep a person clear-headed.

That made it quite deceptive.

Lin Feiyu was not familiar with alchemical herbs, but she had encountered too many of them in her previous life. Naturally, she knew.

Mute Fern liked to grow in dark, damp underground spaces. There were some in the ditches of this base.

Lin Feiyu had picked them earlier.

In the wild, even in a base like this, that was the good part.

Plants were everywhere.

Unlike Wind City, which had cleared away most greenery for safety.

Collecting Mute Fern was just insurance.

Lin Feiyu was somewhat worried Gu Qianqian would slip up and be caught by Zhao Zirou for questioning.

If that fool could hold out until they used truth serum, this stuff would come in handy.

As for Yu Ni and Quan Anrong, Lin Feiyu had originally wanted to make things flawless.

But on second thought, once she became strong, she would eventually seek revenge against those enemies and stand against most people.

At that time, this little matter would not matter much. One more or one less made no difference.

Why bother being so meticulous? If she was discovered, so be it. Was she afraid of those dogs?

She only needed to hide it for now. Let Zhao Zirou and the others suspect all they wanted.

As long as they found no evidence.

Besides, with Yu Ni and Quan Anrong taking the blame, they would not waste time investigating to the very end.

Lin Feiyu, who knew something about people like You Wende, sneered and vanished from where she stood.

***

Half an hour later.

Lin Feiyu arrived at the dormitory building and asked the teacher on duty. Following her memories from her previous life, she soon reached the corner on the third floor.

This dormitory had been used by who knew how many batches of students for off-campus training. Patches and marks were everywhere. It was long overdue for repairs.

It was not good, but out in the wild, it was not bad.

Before she even entered the shabby wooden door, she heard her roommates complaining inside.

Mold here, mushrooms there, cockroaches and rats, and so on.

The entire third floor was a girls’ dormitory. Screams rose and fell, probably from seeing bugs.

Lin Feiyu pushed the door open and walked in. She saw Gu Qianqian sticking out her little butt, working hard to make the bed.

The dormitory handed out bedding, but it was all old stuff. Who knew who had used it without washing, or if it had gone moldy or been chewed by rats after sitting too long. It looked terrible.

It was free, after all. It could not be good.

Gu Qianqian spread two layers, then took a very thin blanket from her backpack and laid it on top.

She turned and saw Lin Feiyu had returned. Lin Feiyu was about to sit on an empty wooden rack nearby.

Gu Qianqian quickly pulled her back. “You sleep here. I’ve already made it for you.”

The girl’s cute, innocent smile made Lin Feiyu lose focus for a moment.

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