Chapter 226: Ryan Hux Does Not Want to Be a Son-in-Law
Ryan Hux was not a hero at the end of the war.
His era was two or three decades before the end of the war.
Back then, even the golden generation led by heroes such as the Brave, Valkyrie, and the Battlefield Saint had not yet been born.
Although mana technology had appeared, it was still in its bumpy developmental phase, far from matching the advancements in magic.
Ryan Hux was a legitimate spearman. In his youth, he forged a dragon spine spear and achieved numerous victories.
His famous battle took place in the Tomorrow Canyon during the “Violet Defense.”
At that time, the middle-aged Hux stood alone in Tomorrow Canyon to protect Princess Violet of the Green Plains Dwarf Clan. With his dragon spine spear, he single-handedly blocked the path of the 3000 demon army, keeping them at bay half a step away!
According to eyewitnesses, that night was dark, and the dragon’s soul roared like thunder. A golden dragon soared up from the canyon, illuminating most of the sky.
After that battle, the Green Plains Dwarf Clan changed their previous negative impression of humans and agreed to sign the Hundred Clans Treaty, laying an indispensable foundation for the alliance of the Hundred Clans!
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“Back then, I was a renowned military heartthrob,” Professor Hux said with enthusiasm, unable to resist tapping his prosthetic leg.
“After that battle, Princess Violet developed a fondness for me, but who am I? Of course, I couldn’t become a son-in-law to the dwarves, becoming some lowly dwarf son-in-law!”
“When I was your age, I was already enlisted, carried corpses on the front lines, and later fought across the battlefield, a thousand men against me, how exhilarating!”
“At that time, I was young and full of vigor, looking down on everyone else, only wanting to pierce through the heavens with my dragon spine spear!”
As Hux spoke, his tone became intense.
It was as if he had returned to those days, surrounded by invincible comrades and facing a vast horde of demons, the sky obscured by sandstorms, only the swing of his spear bringing clarity.
Suddenly, a student raised their hand and asked, “Professor Hux, are the Green Plains Dwarves’ princess also green-skinned?”
Hux was startled, then laughed heartily, “Of course, the princess of the Green Plains Dwarves is naturally also green-skinned!”
The Green Plains Dwarves lived in the green plains and had green skin due to their diet and environment. Their entire clan valued green, making the Green Plains Princess the epitome of green!
If she wasn’t too green, he wouldn’t have so decisively refused her invitation.
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There were some chuckles in the classroom.
Professor Hux paid no heed.
He had fallen so far that he was accustomed to cold stares and mockery, and he wouldn’t be upset by a little unintentional laughter.
Except for the occasional boasting, Professor Hux’s lectures remained practical.
Unlike Professor Didi who followed the textbook verbatim, or Principal Altair who focused on heroic chronicles, or Professor Claire who was well-versed in ancient and modern history, Hux specialized in the war of the previous era. He was more like teaching modern warfare history than magic history.
Whether it was major or minor battles, he could effortlessly bring them up and was skilled at analyzing meanings beyond victory and defeat.
But between the lines, there was always a longing for the war era and a preference for battlefield life.
Throughout his words, one could see “Peace makes people decay.”
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Regardless, the students were very interested in the secret war stories he occasionally shared.
Professor Hux always tried to answer their questions humorously.
Overall, the first class on the History of Magic went well.
After class, Professor Hux left the classroom with a cane, limping away.
Only when they saw his less dashing back did someone suddenly remember that Ryan Hux had left the battlefield as a defeated man.
“Which battle did Professor Harris lose?” Diana whispered quietly.
But Dak was not omniscient; he couldn’t just blurt out an answer.
However, since Diana showed a rare desire for knowledge, Dak suggested, “If you’re interested, you can check the library.”
Diana: “Oh.”
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After the holiday, the library seemed to lack something, and the students felt uncomfortable entering it.
It took some time for someone to realize that the counter was missing a familiar sight.
Senior Pandora didn’t make it back for the start of the school year.
Dak asked the librarian, Ms. Bella.
But Bella shook her head, saying Pandora had taken leave and would return by the weekend at the latest.
Since there was a set schedule, Dak was no longer worried.
His life returned to normal, though he spent less time in the library.
After all, he had hungry golems waiting for him in the dormitory.
In contrast, Wit and Robert rushed straight to the library after class.
They were not the only ones.
Because the Dueling Club was scheduled to recruit new members this Friday afternoon, many students who looked forward to joining but hadn’t met the requirements started cramming.
Wit and Robert were among them.
Wit still had hope, but Robert’s gap was significant.
Fortunately, the Dueling Club recruitment for this semester would last three weeks.
Among all the school clubs, the Dueling Club was the only one recruiting first-year students.
All other clubs required second-year students to join!
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Returning to the dormitory, Dak spent an hour teaching the golems and then deliberated for a long time before giving up on crafting “Greed I.”
Currently, “Greed I,” which requires only 1 point of “Greed,” doesn’t serve much purpose outside of research. At least “Greed II” needed to be integrated into the system.
So he planned to wait until he extracted another 1.5 points of “Greed” tonight and then directly craft “Greed II.”
Additionally, this month’s extraction quota had been preliminarily set.
A total of 15 points of “Capital Sins” could be extracted, distributed as follows:
– [Greed]: 3;
– [Pride]: 9;
– [Bliss]: 3;
Adding the 1 point of “Pride” from last month, he could craft one “Greed II,” one “Pride III,” and one “Bliss II.”
“Greed II” was crafted for research purposes.
“Pride III” was necessary to craft.
“Bliss II” was pending, mainly to lower the “Bliss” attribute, which could be temporarily stored.
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For the current project, he continued focusing on “Fusion” alchemy while incorporating related learning about “Zoo” alchemy.
In any case, before going to bed that night, he successfully crafted “Greed II.”
