"Hey? Luo Wei? You finally came to class!"
As Luo Wei, his arm wrapped in bandages, appeared in the classroom of Magic Engineering Class A, he immediately attracted the attention of his classmates.
The female classmate sitting next to him curiously examined Luo Wei's right hand. "I thought your body hadn't recovered yet, but it turns out you were injured externally? Is it serious?"
Luo Wei shook his head with a smile, "It's not serious, just a flesh wound."
Thanks to the magic potion, the wound on his hand had indeed healed about 70-80% in just three days.
Many classmates, especially the female ones, expressed their concern and greetings to Luo Wei.
Luo Wei smiled politely, but remained guarded internally.
He couldn't help being suspicious - Helena hadn't shown up for three consecutive days. Given her shape-shifting ability, Luo Wei constantly suspected that anyone around him could be her in disguise.
The shoulder bag, packed to the brim, was always kept within his sight, within arm's reach.
Although Helena hadn't appeared, he hadn't been idle these three days.
Luo Wei had been spending all day, from morning to night, in the alchemy room, producing a large quantity of items, both useful and useless. He figured the more the better, and ended up stuffing everything into his backpack.
However, even with all this preparation, he still felt unsafe.
After all, the save point still hadn't updated, which kept Luo Wei on edge.
As he was lost in thought, the noisy classroom suddenly fell silent.
"Shh!" A classmate whispered a warning.
"Professor Evelyn is coming! Stop chatting!"
Luo Wei heard the rhythmic sound of high heels in the corridor, getting closer and closer.
He looked at his classmates, all pretending to study diligently and keeping absolutely quiet, wondering if Professor Evelyn was really that scary.
Moments later, Professor Evelyn appeared in the classroom, carrying a stack of books.
Luo Wei observed her, still wearing the same outfit he had seen in her office last time - a white-collared shirt with a necktie, and a high-waisted black skirt. The look was simple and efficient, exuding a unique charm of a mature woman.
However, compared to the Professor Evelyn in his memory, her teaching demeanor was quite different.
She scanned the classroom, her expression serious and authoritative.
When her gaze swept over Luo Wei, there wasn't a hint of extra emotion - just cold indifference.
It felt as if she had become a completely different person.
"Before we start the lesson, let's do a random check on the previous course material."
She placed the textbook heavily on the podium, her stern gaze falling on an unlucky student in the classroom.
"Third row, Joel, please explain the manufacturing process of the Magic Core structure."
Everyone turned to look at Joel with schadenfreude.
"Ah... this... this..."
The student looked panicked, stammering his response.
"You daydream in every class. How many times have I explained this most basic concept? Why can't you remember it?"
Evelyn's tone grew increasingly severe. "Go back and copy it twenty times until you memorize it. The students behind, continue the answer."
Suddenly, the classroom was filled with tension, especially for the row of students behind Joel, who felt as unlucky as if they had stepped in dog poop on their way out.
Luo Wei couldn't help but shudder as well.
It wasn't that he was afraid of Professor Evelyn like the others, but rather...
He was suddenly reminded of the fear from his student days - homeroom teachers were always the most terrifying creatures on Earth...
The impromptu quiz finally ended in an atmosphere of collective anxiety. Luo Wei opened his textbook.
This was his first time attending Professor Evelyn's class.
Although Evelyn appeared quite strict, it had to be said that her lectures were vivid and engaging.
Even someone like him, with little foundation in the subject, listened with great interest and even developed a bit of curiosity about it.
This was the most fundamental course in Magical Industry, which was the core driving force behind the Empire's continued prosperity and operation.
Ever since Rudolf Gould, the first principal of Callen University and a great scientist of the Royal Society, discovered how to use the mysterious Magic Crystal Stone, he uncovered the mysterious Magical Energy. He used this power to improve the new steam engine, giving it an extremely low energy loss and seemingly inexhaustible power source. This kickstarted a brand new Magic Engineering Industrial Revolution.
As a result, the Empire's level of technology, industrial development, and even military and civilian sectors all surpassed other countries on the continent.
The Saint Callen Royal Academy of Magical Science, where he was now, had since become one of the top three higher education institutions in the country.
So... the game protagonist who got admitted here must be a top student, a true academic elite.
This made Luo Wei quite envious. He had no foundation at all and didn't know when he might be exposed during an exam and get kicked out of school...
He secretly glanced at Professor Evelyn, who was patrolling the classroom. Maybe...
Considering their life-and-death "bond", perhaps he could beg her to help him pass the course?
Luo Wei, his mind full of thoughts of leveraging their relationship, didn't notice Professor Evelyn approaching.
Just as he was hunched over his exercise book, his brow furrowed in confusion over how to solve a problem...
A soft hand gently gripped his own, patiently guiding him.
"Hmm? Did you forget all the previous lessons? You should solve this problem like this first."
"Then like this..."
Luo Wei suddenly had an epiphany. Of course he knew how to solve equations, but once strange parameters like "magic engineering" were introduced, he became a bit overwhelmed.
Under Evelyn's hands-on guidance, he even managed to solve several other practice problems independently.
Thinking about it now, apart from the "magic" aspect, the technology of this era wasn't actually that advanced, and the problems weren't as difficult as he had imagined.
"Thank you, Professor. I understand now..."
Luo Wei smiled gratefully.
However, just as he thought Evelyn would immediately leave to help other students...
Evelyn didn't let go of his hand. Instead, she playfully squeezed his right hand that was holding the pen.
"Professor?"
Luo Wei didn't know what she was up to and looked up in confusion.
Evelyn was leaning over at that moment, her shirt collar slightly open, revealing the curves of her ample bosom and... a cleavage that almost made his nose bleed.
Realizing his gaze was too impolite, Luo Wei quickly shifted his eyes to her moss-green eyes.
He thought he heard a faint chuckle.
"How's your wound healing?"
Still maintaining that serious expression she had when facing students, her words showed concern.
"Thank you for asking, Professor. It's almost healed..."
"And um..." Luo Wei tried hard to lower his voice.
"Professor, you're too close. This... isn't appropriate..."
He carefully looked around. His classmates were all focused on their exercise books, no one paying attention to him.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He thought Evelyn would leave immediately.
But unexpectedly...
For a moment, he even suspected he had taken too much of the magic potion and was experiencing hallucinations.
"Teacher isn't wearing anything underneath~"
Luo Wei looked up in shock.
Professor Evelyn's expression had completely changed from her previous cold demeanor. She winked at him suggestively.
Then she stood up and left Luo Wei's desk.
Luo Wei stared blankly at her retreating figure, his brain short-circuiting a bit.
"Luo Wei Edlin, come to my office after class."
Professor Evelyn said coldly without turning back.
The female classmate next to him looked at Luo Wei's dazed expression and giggled, "Did you get something wrong just now? Has the teacher singled you out?"
Luo Wei turned to the girl with a blank expression. She had no idea what had just happened.
"You're in trouble! You're going to be punished by Professor Evelyn!"
"Maybe..." Luo Wei nodded woodenly.
Waiting for him might be punishment, or it might be "punishment".
Only now did his brain start working again, finally realizing what had just happened...
Was Professor Evelyn actually sexually harassing him?
Could she be a pervert...?
How deviant...