Chapter 2246 Info

Chapter 2246 Info

Ling Tian looked at Sam as if he is talking out of his ass.

"You are kidding me, right? There is no way, that these families are sacrificing so many of their resources just to give the other academies some kind of simulation of Gambler academy defenses.

They should be idiots to do something like this."

"Well, they kind of are. But you are missing a point here.

These families don't necessarily know that is what they are doing. My guess is that the Deans are manipulating them. They must have said to these families, that the other academies cannot act without proof and instigated them.

Then, they would have helped the families by drafting the plan. Telling them, how they could deal with the defensive measures.

However, all those plans are just indirect way of make these families do their bidding.

It is pretty simple. I am surprised that you didn't see past this."

Ling Tian smiled for a moment, but it was gone by the time Sam looked at him.

"Even if what you said is true. And I mean a bit IF, what is the endgame of the academies? What will they gain from this? They will suffer unbearable losses in process and they will get their hands on what? A first grader?"

"No, in their perspective, they will get access to Joker and his network and in turn the knowledge and resources behind the Hub.

That is also the reason why the hub was attacked. I locked Bloody Chariot in a deal and now he is defending the hub. The Deans probably wanted to estimate just how far he will go with that defense. They got their answer.

They understood that they wouldn't get much progress on that end, unless they dealt with Bloody Chariot.

They put a hold on that side and now they are working on me.

To be honest, I don't really understand what is stopping them from directly attacking. No matter how strong the Gambler academy is, dealing with ten academies? That is not easy. Anyone with rational mind will give me up and save the rest of the academy.

I don't what is the key deterrent here.

They have been acting on their own suspicions and assumptions, whenever they did anything in the academy realm. The academies really don't have any overseeing authority that could punish them, unless someone consciously goes and files a case in the court.

The city guard is more of a symbolic representation to keep the common citizens in line.

I have been wondering what is stopping them for some time. Do you have any idea?"

Ling Tian stayed silent for a moment and said.

"First, they are afraid of what this will escalate into.

There have been some serious wars between academies before. They always ended up bloody and left the whole academy realm like some half eaten carcass.

Because of the wars and the losses, the academies wanted to minimize it and some unspoken rules like capturing the resource points, ransom exchanges and all came into picture.

Sam fell silent for a while and watched the battle at the entrance.

The defensive layers of the academy are crumbling, but the opponents are falling much faster. Just like how Sam predicted, the family heads are acting like idiots and are sending the attacks in patterns.

Even without knowing they are testing the defensive measures for the other academies.

However, as the time passed, they saw that their people are going down and they are losing too much in the battle.

One family after another withdrawals started and after a few hours, the opponents collapsed as they took different directions.

The whole thing was a bit anti-climatic as there was no massive showdown at the end. By the time they left, the defensive layers were down to eight. Sam wondered how many they actually had, but they are still pretty distance away from the core area of the academy.

Sam relaxed and went into a deep thought.

"So, why did you reveal all this information to me? About the messengers and stuff. You said it is taboo topic."

"I just wanted to make you more cautious. You progressed way too far in raising chaos in the academy realm.

I expected this type of disruption, but I didn't expect it would happen while you are still in first grade.

It is an eye-opener for me.

I just wanted to be aware that there is a hidden element at play here. You need to take measures by taking that variable into account. I know that is your style, so I am giving you a headsup."

"Then, the taboo part of it? Won't you have any backlash?"

Ling Tian just smiled and replied.

"I am sure the Messenger Council would want to do something about it. I just don't know if they actually can."

"You sound arrogant." Sam replied.

"Backed by Competence."

Sam just shrugged and paused. He is used to those replies because he used to give those to others.

By evening, everything in the academy realm cooled down. There is a strict curfew outside. The city is empty and no one is making a peep.

"So, what's next? Can you give us a headsup so that we can be better prepared?"

"In a couple of hours, the pocket dimension will open. The first graders will be out and they will receive loads and loads of information about various people. Of course, just pumping information is no fun, but there is going to be something special in that.

So, you might want to be prepared.

Go with full force and keep your students safe.

Meanwhile, I need to meditate a bit."