Chapter 257: Dak Diabound Forever
The Demon兽 watched helplessly as all the hard-earned red flowers were taken away, causing an overwhelming sense of pain that seemed to freeze him entirely, leaving no room for any other thoughts.
“It seems that pride and sorrow do not conflict.”
Dak recorded the Demon兽’s reaction, gradually increasing his understanding of “Pride III.”
“Next, we’ll experiment with instant teleportation.”
Dak used mana to rotate the pen, pondered for a moment, and then said to the Demon兽, “Show me.”
The Demon兽 snapped out of his sorrow and suddenly vanished.
Dak turned around abruptly; the Demon兽 had silently appeared behind him!
“Too strong!”
There was no warning, no trace.
Just this one experiment revealed many things.
Dak asked, “How long must one wait before performing a second teleport?”
The Demon兽 closed his eyes and thought deeply.
After fifteen seconds, he vanished again, reappearing on the cat tree.
Sitting at the top of the cat tree, overlooking the entire bedroom, he suddenly understood why Deoxys was so fixated on this place!
“Mew!”
A sudden meow came from below.
Deoxys looked up slightly at the Demon兽 occupying his territory. Though he did not show much anger, there was a faint glow of fire in his eyes.
At this moment, with the owner watching, it was inconvenient.
The incident where the Demon兽 attacked Eevee being stopped showed the owner’s position and inclination.
There was no rush.
Wait until the Demon兽 regresses back into a small Imp Beast, then settle the score!
Deoxys knew that the Demon兽’s evolution wouldn’t last long.
“Pride” could cloud one’s judgment, making them lose sight of themselves.
The mutual exclusivity of light and darkness made Deoxys stand in opposition to the Demon兽 from the start.
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With particular attention to timing, Dak finally gained a clearer understanding of the cooldown for “instant teleportation.”
Overall, it was shorter than he had guessed.
Once per round of “instant teleportation,” compared to most ultimate skills that have cooldowns measured in minutes, this was far more powerful.
However, each “instant teleportation” consumed 100 points of mana!
And this 100 points of mana seemed to be just a base value.
Once the distance of “instant teleportation” exceeded a certain limit, the required mana would increase dramatically!
This limit was…
“One hundred meters!”
Dak went to the balcony, watching the Demon獸 teleport outside into the air, quite satisfied.
Immediately after, he had Ditto transform into a dummy and had the Demon獸 carry it during the teleport.
The teleport was successful instantly.
But the basic mana consumption doubled from 100 to 200.
With the Demon獸 having 2000 points of mana, he could only use “instant teleportation” ten times.
If it was a single maximum-distance teleport, 2000 points of mana could only support one person teleporting 1050 meters, or two people teleporting 525 meters.
It was very suitable for escaping at crucial moments.
Of course, it could also be used for a grand entrance.
…
Due to excessive mana consumption, the Demon獸 reverted to a small Imp Beast just fourteen minutes later.
The sudden fall from the sky left the small Imp Beast cautious in every step, afraid that the sound of his feet would attract attention.
After some thought, he suddenly had an idea. He took out a small bottle of sweet soft candy from his little bed, respectfully offering it to Eevee and apologizing sincerely!
Small Imp Beast, cute!
…
Seeing this, Dak couldn’t help but shake his head.
While golem spirits had full intelligence, it wasn’t all beneficial.
As the director of the kindergarten in Room 201 of the Noble Academy tower, he had to worry about the interpersonal relationships among the golem spirits.
The relationship between the golem spirits seemed less harmonious than he imagined.
“Perhaps I should organize some small activities to improve their relationships?”
Dak pondered seriously, but he was troubled. What kind of small activity could improve their relationships?
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The next day, Tuesday.
First class, Duel Class.
Professor Jones assigned an unexpected homework after the lesson.
The seven students who successfully joined the Dueling Club became the core of the assignment.
These seven students must apply to participate in the Novice Tournament on Saturday by Friday, with only one match scheduled.
After the tournament, participants need to write a short paper analyzing the match.
Other students must watch the match and write an analysis paper centered on one or multiple participants.
This indeed helped with learning dueling knowledge, and it was quite engaging.
Most first-year students were very excited, starting to actively discuss various matters even before the class ended.
Of course, they weren’t discussing how to write essays, but rather how to cheer.
For example, forming a cheerleading team, making signs or banners, creating slogans…
Their interest in this aspect clearly outweighed the homework.
However, learning through entertainment and growing through learning was a privilege of children.
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Next was the second arithmetic class.
This semester’s arithmetic class jumped directly from “simple calculations” to “more complex calculations,” leaving those who were already struggling in despair.
Arithmetic class remained the most challenging subject this semester!
Especially since Professor Lily never understood the concept of breaking down problems into simpler steps. Often, students needed to break down problems into many small steps to solve them, while she could see the answer at a glance, naturally skipping the steps.
By the end of the class, the classroom was like a hell, filled with students’ cries of suffering.
Little Lily hovered above the podium, bewildered, then instinctively sought help from someone in the last row.
Dak sighed deeply.
He found that this place’s knowledge system didn’t even include the unknown variable “x”!
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After the arithmetic class, Dak was called to the office by Professor Lily.
“This year’s students are so stupid!” Lily complained as soon as she started speaking.
“I used to teach like this, and everyone understood.”
Dak sat on the sofa, poured himself a cup of fairy flower tea to sober up, patiently listening to her complaints, but thinking: Times have changed!
Peace can make people complacent.
In a certain sense, there is truth to this.
Without pressure, children won’t study diligently on their own.
And Professor Lily had taught first-year students six years ago.
Back then, the kingdom’s citizens still felt a sense of crisis, which influenced children’s psychology more intensely, making them work harder.
Only after finishing his tea did Dak say, “Let’s talk about what equations and unknown variables are.”
