Chapter 1345 Students

Chapter 1345 Students

"You know of me?" Emma asked, looking at Randal all over. He wasn't wearing the uniform, so she couldn't help but wonder—

"Aaah!" Betty's screams caught the attention of many staff and customers in the shop, making them look back at him in concern. "You're lord Randal?" she asked.

"I am," Randal replied. "Has young lady heard of me?"

"Who hasn't?" she asked. "Ah, my apologies. I am Elizabeth Briggs, daughter of Truven Briggs. I'm the Mayor's niece."

She gave a small curtsy. "You can call me Betty, Lord Randal."

"It is nice to meet you, Lady Betty," he said before turning toward Emma. "Lady Emma, you seem surprised by your own father's shop. Have you not been here in a while?"

"I've been at the institute for the past 3 months. I do not know what has been going on around here."

"Ah, I see," he said. "Your father... Ning really is your father, right?"

Emma nodded.

"Well, Ning should be in the back room. If not, he should be away, teaching the young students he's gathered," Randal said. "Do you wish me to take you to him?"

"Yes," Emma said. "But can you first tell me why those 3 girls over there are looking at me as though they want to kill me?" Randal turned around and watched his 3 wives glare at Emma and Betty. Randal shook his head. "Do not worry about them—"

"I was not," Emma quickly replied.

Randal gave a chuckle. "They're my wives. They are worried about every girl they see me meet because they know they'll have to share me," he said with a sigh.

"Those are your wives?" Emma looked at the three. "They're pretty. You can tell them I'm not interested in you. If I ever do find a husband in the future, I wouldn't be sharing him with anyone anyway."

She walked off, leaving Randal and the others to follow her.

"Barely," Ning said. "It will be so much bigger later. You will be surprised." He was about to turn when he noticed the girl behind Emma.

"Ah! Betty, right?" he asked. "I'm happy to meet you again."

"The pleasure is all mine, sir Ning," Betty curtsied at Ning as well.

"You can just call me Ning," Ning said. "Why did you guys come here? I could've come to you."

"I was on my way here to take Lory and met your daughter in the shop," Randal answered. "I decided to take them here to meet you."

"Ah, thanks," Ning said. "Lory... is with Rova over there."

"Why are you taking Lory?" Emma asked the man with a surprised look.

"Oh... I'm kind of indebted to your father in a way. So, as repayment, I'm to take the little cub and have him fight in the arena to help him get experience," he said. "Can I meet him before you take him away, please?" Emma asked.

"Of course," Randal said and walked away.

Betty was shocked by the entire thing that was happening, the location being only part of the shock. "Where... are we exactly?" she asked.

"This place? It's an island in the west," Ning said. "It's large enough to fit a city, so I decided to make this the place where I teach people how to make conduits. They're all my students, and for getting taught, I get to sell their item for a percentage of the price."

Betty frowned a little when she heard that and looked around at everyone that was there.

"Are all of them here to learn that?" she asked.

"Yes, all of them," Ning said. "They circle through who cooks and who does what every day, but everyone is here to learn."

"What is the... recruitment policy?" Betty asked. "Like... how do you filter who you bring and who you don't?" Emma noticed the eyes of the few that were around suddenly perk up, although they tried to hide it pretty well.

"Policy? There is none," Ning said. "Whoever wants to join can join."