The Seventh Base

Chapter 182: Chapter 76: You are super S
 

Steel Dome City, a piece of news exploded across the city.

God of War Tantai resigned from his position as dean of Noah Academy.

Lin Qingze acted as the interim dean.

Xu Mo withdrew from school.

This news instantly caused a huge uproar in Steel Dome City.

Dean Tantai resigned.

Was it because of this incident?

But the corruption scandal was not something the elder could control; it wasn’t his fault.

However, many perceptive people knew that there seemed to be powers at play in the upper echelons, intent on making Dean Tantai resign of his own volition.

This incident was deemed a scandal, and Elder Tantai had already stepped forward once before; he could not do so again.

That was the Old War God, who, even for the sake of face, could not come forward to apologize again.

Thus, he decided to retire, which amounted to resigning in acknowledgment of his faults.

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However, when Dean Tantai announced his retirement, the official statement didn’t mention “resignation due to culpability” but instead afforded him great honors, thanking the elder for his contributions to Noah Academy and inviting him to take up another position, which he declined.

Of course, this was just a formality.

The elder had already taken a step back to retire, and many people strongly voiced their opinions; if the higher-ups were too pressing, it would likely not end well.

They couldn’t really let Elder Tantai be unable to step down.

Apart from that, Xu Mo’s withdrawal from school also caused a huge stir.

A prodigiously talented individual, touted as the most gifted newcomer of his generation, decided to withdraw from school following Dean Tantai’s retirement.

Apparently, he was also affected by this incident.

After all, before the investigative team announced the results of their inquiry, one of the findings was that Elder Tantai had sought benefits for his disciple by gifting him a high-grade Mecha.

With Elder Tantai’s reputation damaged, Xu Mo, as his closest disciple, naturally needed to uphold his teacher’s dignity by leaving the academy with him, a move that earned Steel Dome City’s people’s praise for its integrity.

After withdrawing from the academy, what would this demonic genius do next?

Xu Mo and his group arrived at the manor gifted to them by Sun Fatty.

Elder Tantai came along with them as well.

Xu Mo thought he would have to spend some effort convincing him, but he seemed to have overthought it; after the invitation, the elder readily agreed and came here with them.

Although he had resigned from the position of dean of Noah Academy, Elder Tantai did not consider himself without duties.

Next, he wanted to fully dedicate himself to training Xu Mo.

With Super S-Class talent, as long as Xu Mo could grow.

He alone would be worth more than an entire academy.

Therefore, the elder didn’t care much about retirement and wasn’t that bothered by it.

He agreed to follow his student because of this reason.

This student had too much potential and needed to be carefully guarded.

After leaving the academy, the elder’s communicator was bombarded for a while.

Many people were looking for him, and they were all prominent figures.

The elder hung up on many, but also took some calls.

Ye Qingdie and Elsa were busy organizing things at home and still needed to purchase some items.

Lin Xi was also there; she had been living there all along.

“Elsa, Lin Xi, Xiao Tie, come here,” the elder called out.

The three came over, and Ye Qingdie felt a bit surprised; the elder’s way of addressing them made her realize they had become closer.

This incident made the elder treat them as his own.

“Prepare something to eat, we have guests coming,” the elder said.

Lin Xi and the others were somewhat surprised.

The elder’s status as the dean of Noah Academy, the God of War Tantai.

He instructed them to receive a guest.

This guest, what could their status be?

“Okay, we’ll get ready,” Ye Qingdie nodded, and the three left, Lin Xi joining them.

Although they were Transcendents, doing housework for the Old Dean wasn’t a problem.

“Xu Mo,” the elder called out.

“Teacher,” Xu Mo responded.

“You’ll accompany me later,” the elder instructed.

“Alright,” Xu Mo nodded seriously, unsure who the elder was planning to meet but given the grave nature of the preparations, it had to be one of Steel Dome City’s top figures.

As evening arrived,

A convoy drove into the manor.

The elder sat at the dining table inside the manor waiting, with Xu Mo standing behind him.

Seeing the convoy enter, Xu Mo felt a slight stir in his heart.

Armored vehicles.

Like a procession of armored monsters, they guarded the central vehicle in the middle.

The people from the Military District.

The first individuals alighted from the vehicles around and then opened the door of the central vehicle.

A middle-aged man, appearing around forty and dressed plainly, stepped out, but even in plain clothes, he exuded an air of authority once he stood there.

The middle-aged man noticed Elder Tantai in the manor and nodded slightly, then he walked forward with his entourage following.

The elder rose to greet him, and the two shook hands.

“Old Dean, it’s been a long time since I saw you,” the middle-aged man said.

“Seeing me is easy, but seeing you isn’t,” the elder replied, “Please, have a seat.”

“Yes,” the two sat down.

Xu Mo stood behind, observing the entourage behind the middle-aged man— their presence was imposing, all of them experts.

And likely, all high-ranking officers from the Military District.

“I’d like to get out and about,” the middle-aged man said, “but it’s not easy leaving the house. After all, many people are hoping for my death.”

The Old Dean knew that what the other was saying was the truth.

For him, people might only hope for his retirement, but not his death.

But for the middle-aged man before him, many in Steel Dome City actually wanted him dead.

And they were all high-ranking figures.