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Chapter 768 - Chapter 768 Chapter 549 Professor Palmers Request (New Month

Chapter 768: Chapter 549 Professor Palmer’s Request (New Month Seeking Monthly Tickets)_2 Chapter 768: Chapter 549 Professor Palmer’s Request (New Month Seeking Monthly Tickets)_2 As he spoke, Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand.

“What do you think?”

“…………”

Professor Palmer hesitated for a while at the sight of the extended hand from Duanmu Huai, before stretching out his own to shake it.

“I think so too.”

“Good, then it seems we will be able to cooperate pleasantly.”

The reason Duanmu Huai took an interest in Professor Palmer was because the latter was simply an average scholar. Despite the mediocrity, it represented a sense of self-awareness. Duanmu Huai loathed geniuses or those who thought themselves to be so, as they tend to be utterly arrogant in their field of expertise, believing they could overcome all adversities, only to fall into the pits of the Evil God.

More often than not, they weren’t even aware they had fallen into the trap, imagining they were in control of the situation when in reality, everything was under the control of the Evil God.

Such ignorant fools were the most detestable.

In comparison, scholars like Professor Palmer may lack ambitious drive but are cautious and steady. As long as they are not foolish enough to harbor unwarranted ambition, they are much better at self-preservation than those so-called geniuses and elites.

This was evident from the Antarctic incident where Professor Palmer seemed to have guessed what Duanmu Huai and his team had done, yet he continued with his study without meddling. Self-obsessed fools would be driven by curiosity to go and face their death.

Indeed, face their death. After all, Duanmu Huai did unleash a massive amount of the Black Flame to cover all bases. That flame burned throughout the ruins for decades, engulfing anyone who dares approach. If Professor Palmer had been foolish enough to approach the ruins of the Shoggs, he would be dead by now.

Of course, Duanmu Huai didn’t have to explain this.

Afterwards, Duanmu Huai and his party bid farewell and hit the road, with the maid naturally driving their heavy-duty vehicle.

By the way, when Mary and others saw this pink anime-covered truck, their expressions were quite priceless. Duanmu Huai wished he could capture that moment, but unfortunately, the phones of their time didn’t have cameras.

With a sufficiently large cargo compartment, Duanmu Huai, Lorena, and Mary could sit comfortably without feeling constricted. Mary only felt tense at first but gradually, she became more excited and jolly, like a grade schooler going on a rural camping trip for the first time.

“Look at how excited you are. Just so you know, you might have to kill someone.”

Duanmu Huai poured cold water on Mary’s childlike excitement.

“Huh?”

Just as expected, Mary froze at Duanmu Huai’s words.

“I… I have to kill someone?”

“Of course, if they are cultists, they must be killed.”

“But… but we can catch them and hand them over to the police… ”

“And how would they be tried? Have you ever seen a court sentence a Cultist or a Wizard to death? This isn’t the Middle Ages.”

“Um… ”

At Duanmu Huai’s rebuttal, Mary was left speechless.

“Is there no other way…”

“Of course not. Killing with magic is hard to prosecute, like Professor Capek. What, do you think we can catch him, take him to the police, and tell them that the creature killing people in Fog City is he-who-must-not-be-named? Do you think the police will arrest him or us?”

“…………”

“At these moments, it’s most convenient for us investigators to take care of things on the spot. For the authorities too, such people are a nuisance. It’s difficult to sentence them to death with current laws. On the other hand, if we dispose of them during the investigation, there are plenty of reasons we can claim – self-defense, accidental death, as long as there is sufficient evidence.”

“This… ”

Mary was dumbfounded.

“And, according to the Tribunal’s standards, we absolutely cannot let any ally of the Evil God go. You should be thankful that Shirley lost her memory and didn’t kill anyone to reach Tartar Gate. Otherwise, had she accumulated power through murder like the other researchers, she would’ve met the same fate.”

“…………”

At this, Mary’s expression turned solemn. But Duanmu Huai didn’t let up. Some things needed to be spelled out clear, the standard of the Tribunal will not change.

… In fact, the Tribunal’s standards tend to blurred and flexible.

Of course, it varies according to the individual judge.

After Duanmu Huai’s reality check, the initially excited Mary had calmed down considerably. However, she was still somewhat resistant to it – which was normal, considering that she probably hadn’t even killed a chicken before, let alone a person.

Later, maybe to stabilize her emotions, Mary began asking about Professor Palmer. Duanmu Huai did not conceal anything and forthrightly informed her about the mission.

“Someone has disappeared? I hope it isn’t too serious. Perhaps something unexpected happened? Maybe he got into a car accident and fell off a cliff or something…”