What treasure chest monster? Call me the Mysterious Merchant!

Chapter 41: Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!

"Could it be that Luo Xi did this? I haven't seen her for almost half a month, and she's given me another surprise."

Before Vance could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a booming voice: "This was clearly summoned by the 'Dragon Summoning Flute'!"

"A new target!" Fang Qi looked in the direction of the voice.

Outside the crowd, a tall, handsome man with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a white trench coat with a stand-up collar, strode in, looking completely out of place in the academy environment.

Vance sighed almost imperceptibly, quickly composed himself, and explained:

"Professor Seth, judging from its shape, this thing probably has nothing to do with dragons; it looks more like ancient technology..."

Seth is a professor in the Department of Archaeology, but ever since he unearthed the "Dragon Summoning Flute" during an archaeological excavation, he has become obsessed with it, becoming a staunch "dragon" fanatic, fiddling with that thing every day, which gives everyone a headache.

Now, he is less a professor in the Department of Archaeology and more a professor of the original "Dragon Studies".

Complaints about Seth had long since filled the college's suggestion box, and professors had even jointly petitioned to remove Seth from his professorship, but he knew that was impossible.

After all, the dean isn't stupid; how could he possibly offend the financial backer who accounts for the majority of the academy's funding?

"Hmph, shallow fellow, I think it's a dragon!" Seth casually shoved aside the student who was in the way and uttered a startling statement:

"That robust armor! Those beautiful ridges! That immense power! It's clearly the prototype of the 'Ultimate Dragon Machine'!"

He flicked his trench coat and raised the bone flute in his hand: "Vans, are your eyes just for decoration? How could you mistake such beautiful dragon majesty for ordinary scrap metal?"

Now, all the students watching had strange expressions on their faces.

Vance's lips twitched as he patiently tried to explain, "According to the principles of magic, dragons should be living beings..."

"Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!" Seth interrupted abruptly, his voice rising eight octaves:

"As long as these three conditions are met, it is a dragon! And this 'Ultimate Dragon Machine,' which survived a high-altitude fall unscathed, is incredibly resilient! Its ability to bypass defensive magic arrays and break through them directly makes it invincible!"

Vance suddenly fell silent.

He shakily reached behind his back, pulled out a cup, unscrewed it, took a large gulp, and prayed silently:

"Where's Zhu Enren? Isn't she always with Seth, always arguing and bickering? Hurry up and come to the rescue!"

June really came!

A man wearing silver-white goggles and a bright red modified mage robe strode over.

Ignoring the greetings from the students around him, he glanced at Seth and then fixed his gaze through his glasses on Fang Qi, who was watching the scene unfold in the ruins.

"Is this the source of the riots?" June's lips curled into an elegant smile as she spun the red-painted wrench in her hand.

He adjusted his goggles; words seemed to be scrolling across the lenses:

"This is clearly an 'Ultimate Magic Construct' that descended from the Sea of ​​Magic! If I paint it red and equip it with my 'Triple Speed' core..."

"It can't be a dragon's, Seth, stop being so stubborn!" June took a deep breath: "The red one will be more powerful than all the golems I've created combined!"

Upon hearing this, Seth objected.

What ultimate magic construct? What bullshit triple speed core? Although no one has ever seen a real dragon, this is clearly a dragon, okay?

The two immediately started glaring at each other and squeezed together to begin a “warm” and “friendly” exchange.

Seeing this, Vance finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to disperse the students who had gathered to watch the commotion.

While watching the excitement, Fang Qi was also busy looking around, trying to find out the depth of the wallets and financial resources of the mentors and students.

The "Dragon Summoning Flute" that this guy named Seth has is indeed a good thing.

That guy named Zhu En wasn't wearing ordinary goggles either.

The book hanging on Vans's waist, and the quill pen, also looked quite valuable.

Even the staffs that he had pinned down earlier seemed pretty good...

Fang Qi suddenly had a new idea:

It's decided, let's unpack and release Rosie!

Pfft!

The unusual noise attracted the attention of the three people present, and they all turned to look at Fang Qi.

The logic board on the upper part of the vending machine began to flicker, accompanied by the dissipation of cold air. A crack appeared in the door, and blue light shone through from inside.

It seems something big is coming!

The three of them held their breath, afraid of missing anything, and didn't dare to blink.

Click.

The cargo hold suddenly sprang open, and a humanoid creature slid out.

They saw it clearly...

"Blue-eyed...dragon...dragon girl?"

Seth was momentarily confused, but then regained his confidence and became even more determined.

He saw something distinctly different from the Scarlet Horn Clan, something that even the mage's robes couldn't conceal—a crystalline dragon horn and tail that were characteristic of a white dragon.

June, however, had a different opinion: "A biological pilot? Or a rare hybrid?"

Lines of text flashed across his goggles: "Incredibly efficient! Is this some kind of legendary mechanical spirit?"

"Where is the magic interface?" June reached out to touch it.

Snapped!

Seth slapped Jun's hand away: "Who gave you permission to infringe upon the majesty of the dragon?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Vance said helplessly, "Well... although there have been some changes, she should still be Rosie..."

As the only normal person present, his voice was naturally ignored.

With one dragon claw gripping a frying pan, the other a spatula, and the remaining two hands holding the new drink Fang Qi had given him, Luo Xi pushed himself up from the ground with his tail, standing up with a bewildered expression.

Seeing that Seth and June had entered a new round of friendly debate, she straightened her clothes slightly and said weakly:

"Professor Seth, Professor June, it's me, Losi."

God knows what happened. She was sitting in the circular corridor, eating bread and drinking beverages, watching the commotion through the mental link with great interest.

Suddenly, Mr. Box kidnapped me... and threw me out!

They didn't even give us a heads-up beforehand.

Loshi was very suspicious that Mr. Box also wanted to see her make a fool of herself.

Seth and Professor June both know each other.

They don't usually have much contact, but as one of the four most talked-about people in the academy, Luo Xi will more or less pay attention to the other three's information.

Although she didn't quite understand why she, who was so normal, was ranked alongside the other three people.

"Rose, right? Got it." The two professors turned to look at Rose, as if they didn't recognize her.

Vance was in a real bind.

Now, three of the "Four Sages of the Academy" have been gathered: a dragon cancer patient and the academy's biggest financial backer, a red mechanical fanatic, and a demolition genius...

If we don't take action soon, our entire day's rest time might be wasted.

He gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and the aura of the college's vice dean erupted:

"She is indeed Rosie. She hasn't yet paid the credits for the three times she destroyed the dormitories, so this... ancient technology will be temporarily kept by the school!"

After saying that, she was about to use magic to carry Fang Qi away.

"No!" both voices said in unison.