After dealing with Eric, Julian did not leave Victoria, because he was waiting.
According to Jirachi, if Groudon was within a thousand-kilometer range, it would be able to sense it.
Although the Red Orb had been deactivated, and without this GPS-like tracking, Groudon might not be able to reach Victoria, it couldn't be ruled out that it had already entered a range where it could sense the Red Orb even after it was deactivated.
Therefore, Julian could not leave Victoria for the time being.
The major families in Victoria were also lying low because the most powerful family in Victoria, the Dawson family, had been wiped out by Julian for some unknown reason.
They did not want to become the next Dawson family. So during this period, the young masters of these families did not even dare to go out.
After all, they had heard that as soon as Julian arrived in Victoria, he killed Eric's youngest son, Kevin, simply because Kevin harassed the woman by Julian's side.
The thought that Kevin's actions led Julian to annihilate the entire Dawson family scared these young master' fathers so much that they immediately confined their own troublemakers at home.
The government's public explanation was that the Dawson family had been destroyed by an overseas organization, and that Drakoria would punish such foreign groups severely and without mercy.
How many people actually believed that was unknown.
Only a very small number of people knew the truth.
Today, Julian came to Victoria University at the invitation of its president, Simon, to give a public lecture. In reality, it was just about bragging, encouraging the students, and delivering some motivational, inspirational content.
The script had already been prepared by Victoria University, and all he had to do was read it.
As a top institution in the country, Victoria University had absolutely no rivals in the region.
The university had dozens of academies and hundreds of disciplines, covering an extremely wide range of fields. In terms of these aspects alone, it could even rival Imperial University.
Nina, who had more than ten million followers and went by the online name "Ms. Na," was popular not only for her looks and figure but mainly because she had a Lopunny that would wear black stockings for her fans.
Ms. Na, who usually started her livestreams at night, began today's stream a little after 8 p.m. Soon, many fans flooded into the livestream.
> Ms. Na looks especially beautiful today.
> Who is she trying to seduce today?
> Where's Lopunny?
> Am I the only one who noticed that Ms. Na is wearing black stockings herself today?
Reading the comments, Ms. Na smiled slightly and in her distinct, clingy voice said, "Everyone, do you know who's coming to our university today?"
> It's confirmed—the black stockings are definitely for that person.
> Whoever it is, I challenge them to a duel!
> I'm from Victoria University—today Champion Walker is coming here!
> Upstairs, are you serious?
> He's offline now.
> I did see news a while ago saying Champion Walker had a car accident in Victoria.
> As a local, I want to ask—was the Dawson family really wiped out by Champion Walker?
> The Dawson family? What Dawson family?
Seeing the comments starting to steer toward the Dawson family, Ms. Na immediately felt uneasy. She had once been pursued by a direct descendant of the Dawson family, but she knew he only wanted to play around, so she had never agreed.
Recently, ever since the Dawson family manor had been destroyed by the so-called foreign forces, that suitor—who had survived the incident—had also vanished.
That actually made her feel relieved.
"Everyone, what do you think of my outfit today? Any suggestions for improvement? Feel free to share your opinions!"
As soon as she said this, the comments immediately shifted direction.
> I suggest the neckline could be a little lower.
> I think the skirt's too long—maybe shorten it a bit.
> Honestly, white stockings look purer than black ones.
To everyone's surprise, Ms. Na actually listened very seriously to those suggestions—and even made some adjustments.
> She's doomed—she has definitely fallen for the Champion now.
> Relax, Champion Walker doesn't even like women.
Meanwhile, at Victoria University's grand auditorium, all 5,000 seats were fully occupied, with many people even standing.
Aside from students, many teachers were also present—after all, those who admired Julian weren't just limited to the younger generation.
The entire public lecture lasted more than two hours. Given Julian's personality, of course he wasn't going to read from the prepared script—he spoke entirely off the cuff.
Since everyone there was young, it was easy to find common ground; a few casual words from him sparked endless discussion.
Ms. Na had a great spot at the very front, streaming Julian throughout the entire event. Her follower count nearly doubled during this time.
Of course, she wasn't the only one doing that.
After all, Julian naturally drew traffic—if you streamed him, your audience was bound to grow.
When it was almost over, Julian said, "Time is almost up—I'll take five questions. You, the tenth row—you can go first." He pointed at a young woman.
The girl took a deep breath and said, "Champion Walker, I like you. Can I be your girlfriend?"
The audience erupted with a collective "Whoa!"
"Ahem", Julian cleared his throat. "Get in line. There are way too many people waiting to be my girlfriend. I'll let you know when it's your turn."
"Next, you."
"Champion Walker, since you don't like women, what do you think of me?"
Julian's face darkened: "Not much. And for the record, I do like women."
"Third one—you. Make it a proper question, or you can sit back down."
Julian was starting to get nervous—each question was wilder than the last.
"Champion Walker, I'm a D+. Can I...?"
'D+?'
Damn, he had thought it was padded—turns out it was the real deal.
Celebi: "Julian, she's acceptable. Your future child won't go hungry."
When it said this, Celebi even sounded a little excited.
Celebi had been bullied by Julian so often that it secretly hoped—if he ever had kids, it could bully them in return—the son paying for the father's debts.
"Fourth—the teacher there."
Young people couldn't be trusted; maybe a teacher would ask something sensible.
"Champion Walker, young people are too immature. Someone my age would suit you perfectly."
"I don't like older women."
Julian was nearly driven mad. Not only were the students at Victoria University unusual—even the teachers seemed out of their minds.
Finally, there was one person left.
'Hmm, let's go with her.'
"The girl with the phone, the one who's been recording the whole time."
> Oh my god, she got picked!
> Ms. Na! Ask him if he's single!
> After that D+ earlier, Ms. Na's got tough competition.
"Champion Walker, do you think black stockings look better, or white ones?"
Julian: 'Out of all five questions, yours is the most profound.'
After a moment of thoughtful pause, Julian replied seriously, "If possible, I think it looks best with none at all."
> As expected of a Champion—bold and fearless.
> Anyone who says he doesn't like women is blind.
> Ms. Na miscalculated—she should've gone barelegged.
> Prediction: a wave of barelegged beauties on the streets in the coming days.
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