# Chapter 423: One of the Seven Mysteries of the Academy
Jiangnan's eyes sparkled, his heart filled with intense curiosity!
"So how much do we know about them now?"
Han Menglu: "Hmm~ Although spiritual energy has been revived for over 20 years, the information we have is very limited. Too many fields are still in their infancy or completely blank!"
"But I can say for sure that the Unknowns must know a lot of useful information! At the very least, they must understand incantations!"
"That's why countries all over the world are desperate to catch Unknowns. But looking at the current situation! Only the United States and the Light Society have managed to catch two!"
"The information is kept top secret from the outside. I heard that the one the US caught recently escaped!"
Jiangnan was stunned!
The Light Society? Had he heard that somewhere before?
Was the Lord of Odin really that impressive?
They even caught an Unknown?
"Haven't we caught any?"
Han Menglu: "That's a Bose Body, you know! There are very few methods that work on them!"
"Besides, it's not easy to encounter an Unknown!"
"The one in our Toy House has only appeared four times in total, and you happened to run into it!"
"Hehe~ Next time before letting her go, remember to chat with her a bit longer and try to get some information!"
Jiangnan rubbed his nose sheepishly.
"Hehe! You caught me!"
Clearly, Han Menglu didn't intend to press further. She respected Jiangnan's thoughts.
She even suspected that it wasn't Jiangnan who encountered the Unknown, but rather the Unknown who had found Jiangnan!
After all, the properties of the Space System were very close to those of the Bose Body!
Birds of a feather flock together?
She wasn't sure either.
"Oh, right! What's this about the core of a Ling Xu? Why have I never heard of it before?"
Han Menglu: "This is also confidential to the public. The core is the heart of the Ling Xu!"
"You can think of it as the CPU of a computer! The incantations engraved on it are like code!"
"By arranging the incantations in different ways, you can issue commands to the core, thereby controlling the internal environment of the Ling Xu!"
"So understanding the incantations becomes especially important!"
"For the core of the Toy House, I've understood 83.5% of the incantations on it. That's why it's called Menglu's Toy House!"
"As for a core like the one in the Yulong Ling Xu, if I can understand 3% of the incantations on it, that's already good..."
Jiangnan licked his lips: "Sister Menglu, can I borrow the Toy House's core for a couple of days?"
[Resentment Value from Han Menglu +666!]
"Don't even think about selling it for pocket money! Bah!"
"Why are you always thinking about setting up a street stall?"
Jiangnan looked regretful.
Damn it! Busted!
Menglu's brainwaves were really terrifying!
A real mind-reading ability?
No wonder she was still single even at thirty!
If she could read every little secret in your heart...
"Little brother Jiangnan~ Want to come play at big sis's place?"
"Big sis just finished her shower! It's a long night, and I can't sleep! I want you to massage my feet and give me a taste of heaven~"
[Resentment Value from Han Menglu +1000!]
[Resentment Value from Han Menglu +1000!]
...
Jiangnan shivered violently!
Hell no! If I went, the one going to heaven would definitely be me!
Since ancient times, those who squint their eyes are always the dangerous ones!
I'm not falling for it!
He quickly resisted and cut off the brainwave connection!
Rolled over, pulled the covers over himself, and fell asleep within three seconds!
Han Menglu sat on the bed, drying her wet hair, a faint smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
She thought back to the images she had read from Jiangnan's mind earlier, and her pretty face flushed crimson.
She got up, pulled the curtains closed, locked the door, and secretly opened the bottom drawer of her bedside table...
...
The next morning!
"Oh no! Oh no! I'm going to be late!"
With a piece of bread in her mouth, Xia Yao leaped down from the second floor, looking flustered.
Zhong Yingxue carried her backpack, taking quick little steps: "Yao Yao, hurry up! There's no time!"
Turning around, she saw Jiangnan standing at the door in his big shorts and slippers, still half-asleep.
He rubbed his eyes and yawned.
Jiangnan: (('-')ง)
"Haaah~ What's wrong?"
Zhong Yingxue looked desperate: "We have school today! It's 5:58! We're late!"
Jiangnan just remembered about school.
To be honest, the night before he had been worn out from battling 59 pairs of little feet, and had slept too deeply.
"Don't panic!"
Three seconds later, Jiangnan had already changed clothes.
With a teleportation, he wrapped his arm around Xia Yao's waist!
With lightning speed, he snatched the bread slice from her mouth and stuffed it into his own!
Another teleportation, and he grabbed Zhong Yingxue's little hand!
The next second! The three of them had already appeared in the classroom!
"If class is at 6, remember to set your alarm for 6 next time. Otherwise, it's disrespectful to me!"
"Da Lang Mie! You put a bit too much mayo on that bread, you know!"
[Resentment Value from Xia Yao +555!]
Bah! Next time I'll put chili sauce! Burn you to death!
[Resentment Value from Zhong Yingxue +666!]
I... can I at least say I didn't lock the door yet?!
The classroom was already mostly full.
Jiangnan was surprised to see that the desks had liquid crystal touchscreen surfaces.
Even the blackboard was a holographic projection, full of futuristic sci-fi vibes.
Many students were curiously tapping here and there.
As soon as Jiangnan arrived, a bunch of male classmates gave him thumbs up and winked wildly.
Clearly, they were all spectators of the previous night's grand event in the girls' dormitory.
Iron-Kidney Fierce Nan! The Undefeated War God!
But the girls in the class all seemed to be in bad shape.
Each one looked listless and drained.
"Hey hey! Have you heard? One of the Seven Mysteries of the Academy!"
"You mean the post on the Pioneer Academy Nursing Home forum?"
"Yeah! It's blown up! So scary!"
"Totally! So terrifying! I held it in all night last night and didn't dare go to the bathroom!"
Jiangnan was curious. The academy had a forum too?
He pulled out his phone and logged into the forum.
The very first post at the top had exploded with comments.
Title:
One of the Seven Mysteries of the Academy: The Curse of the Night Demon!
Six female seniors disappeared without a trace in the middle of the night! Vanished into thin air!
Jiangnan swallowed hard. Was it really that scary?
He clicked on the post. There were over a thousand comments below.
"I'm so scared! I don't dare go back to the dorm to sleep anymore!"
"Does anyone know what really happened?"
"It happened when they got up to use the bathroom! As soon as they stepped out of bed and put on their slippers, there was a loud bang and a scream! Then they vanished!"
"G-gosh! That's terrifying!"
"Right? The girls' dorm wall still has six big holes in it now!"
"The people still haven't been found! The advisors are still searching!"
"The Curse of the Night Demon? So scary! Girls, don't go to the bathroom at night anymore!"
"Seriously, is this Night Demon insane? We're just going to the damn bathroom at night, why curse us?"
"Exactly, exactly!"
Jiangnan: ∑(°口°๑)
Was it really that terrifying?
Good heavens!
People disappeared just by getting up to go to the bathroom at night?
"Xuexue, Lang Mie! If you two need to go to the bathroom at night, definitely call me! I'll protect you!"
"Actually, forget it! Better not go! Just hold it! I don't know if I can beat the Night Demon!"
Zhong Yingxue: ???
Xia Yao: (๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
Of course, there were also skeptics.
"What era is this? Still believing that? So childish!"
"Then what were the advisors searching for last night when they went out in full force?"
"I heard Dean Xiao ran into the Night Demon last night. It chased him halfway across the academy! His wheelchair was wrecked! He was covered in injuries!"
"Heh~ Picture taken around 1 a.m. last night! Proof!"
(Image)
In the image, a white, headless humanoid figure was "floating" past at an astonishing speed!
Due to the extreme speed, the image was a bit blurry.
Jiangnan's scalp tingled! No head?!
Mom!
Just then, the classroom door suddenly opened!
Tao Xinyi walked in with huge dark circles under her eyes, her face full of seriousness.
"Classmates! Don't go to the bathroom at night for the next few days!"
Jiangnan: !!!
Official confirmation! Verified!
What kind of crappy academy was this? Too scary!
Why did everything have to happen here? Couldn't they just give him a break?
Hmm?
Why were a few people in the resentment value list constantly sending him resentment? How strange!