Chapter 1736: Chapter 1755: Escorting Prisoners of War Yusuf Zuck got promoted. On the second day after he returned to the Academy, the head of the General Affairs Department, along with several vice-presidents, came to the department and publicly announced his position: assistant to Shaun, the head of the General Affairs Department, with the title of deputy head, responsible for all matters of the department! Yusuf Zuck was bewildered; how did he suddenly become a deputy head? Although he returned this time with his Cultivation Level elevated to the Divine Emperor Realm, it wasn’t enough to warrant an instant official appointment. So after the vice-presidents left, he sought out Shaun alone to inquire why he got the title! “This child, others would secretly rejoice over such good fortune, yet you’re feeling uneasy!” Shaun had always treated him like a child, held him in high regard, and cared for him greatly. “I just want to ask, because I… am not qualified!” Yusuf Zuck said doubtfully. “How can you say you’re not qualified? You have worked diligently at the Academy, become a major support to the department, and served Princess Jake King, Princess, and Miss Kenji May. Just based on that, your contributions are significant!” “Jake King wrote a letter of thanks, highly recommending you, praising your virtues. Most importantly, Miss Kenji May seems to have spoken well of you too!” “What’s Miss Kenji May’s actual status?” Yusuf Zuck immediately asked. The source of this content ɪs NoveI-Fire.ɴet “I don’t know either; overall, she’s a noble, probably a lady of a noble family!” Shaun’s words were indeed sincere, as he truly did not know Miss Kenji May’s status, so it was purely his speculation! “Oh, alright then!” Yusuf Zuck nodded. Things had reached this point, so he’ll just be the deputy head, and having this identity is even more convenient for his actions. And on the day he took the position of deputy head, he began investigating the changes surrounding Aubree Gould, and based on confirmation by many at the General Affairs Department, he roughly filtered out the reason for Aubree Gould’s disappearance! Before Aubree Gould disappeared, she inquired about the whereabouts of the dead demon, then she left the Academy with Lucille Greer. A few days later, the students of the Academy discovered several corpses of students in a valley in the Thousand Mountains, including Lucille Greer’s! Lucille Greer had been with Aubree Gould, and with Lucille Greer dead and Aubree Gould missing, all signs indicated a strong possibility that Aubree Gould’s disappearance was related to the dead demon! Furthermore, seven years ago, the dead demon caused a great disturbance at the Academy, and during the battle, he was above Kenji May’s courtyard, and eventually left boastfully. Until now, he’s still wanted by the Academy, but no one knows his whereabouts, no one knows his trace! Yusuf Zuck had a headache after clarifying the situation; if Aubree Gould were a concubine of Jake King, it wouldn’t matter to him whether she lived or died? But now, she’s his woman, broken by him, heart tied to him, loving him desperately. So with her missing, he couldn’t possibly not look for her! But from where should he start the search? “Dead demon, bastard, where did you run off to?” Yusuf Zuck kept cursing the dead demon, because intuitively, he felt Aubree Gould’s disappearance was related to him. Of course, he had also heard about the incident discovered within the Royal City, heard about the death of Commander Yang, most of the Royal concubines being dispersed, and the King taking strong individuals to battle in the world outside the heavens. The Royal city remained solid as a fortress, even more stable now, because the King had elevated the thirty-three marquises into the Realm of Heaven’s Respect! “I still need to inquire with Jake King; perhaps Aubree Gould has a connection with him, after all, I’ve been in the Lower Realm for the past seven years, so she couldn’t reach me, but she could reach Jake King!” Although Yusuf Zuck was the deputy head, there was no need for him in the General Affairs Department; he just issued orders. Of course, for him, nothing in the General Affairs Department mattered as much as finding out whether Aubree Gould was alive or dead. So half a month after returning to the Academy, he once again sought out Shaun. “Matter of fact, I have something to discuss with you too!” Upon finding Shaun, he had just returned from outside, looking rather urgent! Yusuf Zuck followed Shaun into the great hall, with one old and one young, the pair cooperated seamlessly. “Why did you come to see me?” After sitting down, Shaun first took a sip of tea and said, “No matter what the matter, you’ll have to postpone it. Now there’s an urgent academy affair, I need you to lead a team to the Royal City; I can’t leave!” “Ah?” Yusuf Zuck blinked, as he was just about to go to the Royal City, unexpectedly it happened coincidentally! “What? You don’t want to go?” Shaun frowned and said, “This academy task is urgent, you have to go even if you don’t want to. A batch of materials must be personally completed by our people!” The people Shaun referred to naturally were those in the General Affairs Department. The people in the department were united, but in reality, all engaged in corrupt activities; at least Shaun should be swimming in wealth. “No, no, academy affairs are critical, I don’t have anything else, just feeling a bit tired lately and wanted to vent to you!” “You!” Shaun half-jokingly cursed, “You’re still young, and you’ll advance further; at least you have people above you, so after a few years, you might become a vice-president!” “Master, you’re flattering me, but this time around, I’m leading the team to the Royal City?” Yusuf Zuck asked, curious. “Yes, you’re leading the team, there will be four people from the General Affairs Department with you, and five from the Criminal Tribunal and five from the Chosen-heaven Class, totaling fifteen. But they all must listen to you!” “Why bring the Criminal Tribunal and Chosen-heaven Class? It’s our procurement, not theirs?” Yusuf Zuck said, puzzled. “The materials being procured are too important, and our General Affairs Department people aren’t strong enough. Although you’re leading the team this time, the Criminal Tribunal and Chosen-heaven Class personnel are all stronger than you, and those people are quite proud, each looking down their noses, so you’ll have to be careful with them!” “What materials are they?” Yusuf Zuck further pursued the topic. “What? People?” Yusuf Zuck was completely perplexed. “That’s right! People!” Shaun whispered, “Under the guise of materials, we are transporting war prisoners captured by the King from the world outside the heavens!” “The world outside the heavens? War prisoners?” Yusuf Zuck was shocked because he remembered the other super power from the world outside the heavens, a faction known to be one of Earthlings, the faction that was his old hometown! “Just execute the prisoners, why transport them to the Academy?” “This is something that the Academy Director fought for, for the purpose of teaching research, human research, and Cultivation Level system research, among other things, to fully understand the enemy!” “Oh dear, are they really going to dissect them or what?” Yusuf Zuck was startled; this wasn’t humane. War prisoners could be made slaves to work, exchanged with the enemy for their prisoners or for trade information, materials, etc., but using them for human research was too cruel and inhumane! “Specifically, I don’t have the authority to address this, just that I will take over when the time comes. Of course, we still need to purchase a batch of urgently needed materials from the Academy, a list will be given to you later.” “Also, there is some danger involved in this transport because it’s very likely that people from the world outside the heavens have already infiltrated our Royal City, waiting to rescue their comrades, so be careful when the time comes. The Academy needs to purchase materials every now and then, and the Royal City also has purchases, so this time we’re using the guise of purchasing materials to cover the war prisoners, and deceive the enemy.” “Alright, I understand, don’t worry, Master, I know what to do!” “Hmm.” Shaun nodded, glanced at Yusuf Zuck, and lowered his voice further, “If you really encounter an enemy’s ambush, ignore everyone and prioritize your own life, understood?”