Another World: The Failed Magician

Lu Xuan sat down on the stool and pondered, then asked, "Do you have any other clues?"

Suddenly, Zhang Yu slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I remember now. Li Mingxu gave me something before and told me to give it to the people at the Fulongzhi Academy. I would have forgotten such an important thing if you hadn't mentioned it." As he spoke, Zhang Yu handed a small black box to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan glanced calmly at Zhang Yu before taking the black box.

Lu Xuan held the black box in his hand and examined it, saying as he did so, "When did Li Mingxu give you this?"

"It was two days before he disappeared. Two days after he gave me this thing, when I went to look for him again, there was no living thing left in the entire Sword Forging Manor."

"Did you find any useful information after you went to the Sword Forging Manor?" Lu Xuan continued to press.

Zhang Yu carefully considered Lu Xuan's question: "I had several mid-level adventurers who used to be scouts in the army observe the situation, and their conclusions were surprisingly consistent. Because all the animals in the entire forest have disappeared, it seems as if they were sacrificed to the demon seed. Therefore, everyone's deduction is more inclined to believe that the unknown organization is retaliating against Li Mingxu."

"Tell me your thoughts. After all, the fact that Li Mingxu entrusted this black box to you shows that he trusts you to a certain extent. I'd like to hear if you have any other opinions?"

Zhang Yu looked at Lu Xuan, who was fiddling with the black box, and after hesitating for a while, he decided to speak his mind.

Zhang Yu took out a scroll from his spatial ring, unrolled it, and laid it on the table. Instantly, an invisible barrier enveloped the room. After confirming that no one would overhear their conversation, Zhang Yu looked at Lu Xuan with a serious expression.

"I'd like to ask Mr. Lu, what is your relationship with Dean White?"

"Oh! You actually know Dean White."

Lu Xuan then put down the small black box in his hand.

"Dean White visited the Dragon Empire some time ago, and I had the pleasure of meeting him."

"So, is the information you're talking about related to my relationship with Dean White?"

"There's no other way. The situation in the Eastern Dragon Empire is too chaotic right now. There aren't many people we can trust, but Dean White is one of them."

Lu Xuan said in a joking tone, "You two from the Eastern Dragon Empire actually trust that old man White so much?"

Zhang Yu nodded helplessly: "There's nothing we can do. After all, this matter involves the Demon Seed, which is something left behind by the Demon God. It's too tempting."

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement before answering Zhang Yu's question: "I have a cooperative relationship with Dean White. He asked me to come and find Li Mingxu."

Zhang Yu glanced at the small black box in Lu Xuan's hand and said, "The token of the Fulongzhi Academy that you showed me before is the key to open this small black box. As long as you stick the token on this box, it can be opened, and what Li Mingxu left behind is inside."

Following Zhang Yu's instructions, Lu Xuan affixed the token, and the small black box opened as expected.

Inside the box was a black bead. Lu Xuan took the bead out, examined it carefully, and then infused it with some magic power. However, the bead did not react at all, just like an ordinary marble.

After questioning Zhang Yu and discovering that he also didn't know what the bead was for, Lu Xuan put it into his spatial ring.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu didn't say much because this thing was indeed meant for the people of Frunze Academy, although they didn't know what it was for yet.

After Lu Xuan put away the black bead, he said to Zhang Yu, "Since we don't know what this thing is for, let's talk about what you want to tell me first."