"Let's hope so."
The Fat Wizard pulled out another piece of dried meat and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing slowly. After a moment's hesitation, he added softly, "Also, I heard some news... It is said that on the day the trials begin, the school suddenly raided and sealed an illegal laboratory located in the depths of Silent Forest, where biological modification experiments were taking place."
"You mean..."
"I know nothing!" Xin Fat Man immediately denied, "I just heard that when the Assistant Team raided, some unidentified wizards escaped from that laboratory... Their identities still haven't been confirmed."
"On Buji Island?"
"On Buji Island."
This is a very frightening answer because it means those wizards conducting illegal experiments are very likely hiding in First University—even possibly being professors, researchers, or even students of the school.
Suddenly, an unsettling silence filled the corner.
After a while.
