Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 365
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365
Mission practice.
At the mention of Hero Dungeon exploration, all the freshmen couldn’t hide their excitement.
“Wow! Mission practice even though it’s still the first semester!”
“And Professor Hallind just said Hero Dungeon exploration, right?”
“Can we get conquest rewards?”
“This is totally awesome!”
The freshmen showed excited reactions.
Unlike the freshmen, the second-years felt puzzled.
‘Hundreds of people exploring a Hero Dungeon?’
It was impossible.
A Hero Dungeon refers to the Heroes’ World created by the rampage of Hero Records.
Whenever a Hero Dungeon is discovered, Hero Academy immediately conquers it, so the number of Hero Dungeons is small.
For first and second-years to explore such a Hero Dungeon together was impossible.
Of course, there are Hero Dungeons that require hundreds of people to conquer simultaneously.
But such Hero Dungeons are not dungeons that Hero Academy first and second-year students can handle.
While all the second-years felt puzzled.
Even among the freshmen, some students sensed something strange.
One of them raised their hand.
“Professor Hallind! I have a question!”
Chloe’s mentee, Betty Marste, raised her hand high.
Betty was an honor student, second in the Department of Magic after Juwen.
“What is it, Betty Marste.”
“What exactly does Hero Dungeon exploration mean? I can’t imagine all the second-year seniors and freshmen conquering a Hero Dungeon together!”
Seeing Betty ask so clearly, the excited freshmen hesitated.
Hearing Betty’s words, it certainly made sense.
The students looked at Hallind.
“Not a bad question. Betty Marste. I’ll give you 5 points.”
Hallind highly evaluated her for not getting excited like the other students and calmly analyzing the situation before asking.
“Most of you just thought it was Hero Dungeon conquest without any thought. Disappointing.”
The freshmen flinched at Hallind’s cold voice.
With the overall atmosphere becoming tense, Hallind opened his mouth.
“This dungeon exploration is not about conquering a Hero Dungeon, but finding one.”
Duran raised his hand.
“Speak, Duran Moira.”
“Is there a client for this mission?”
“No.”
“Then does that mean there’s a force somewhere concealing the existence of a Hero Dungeon?”
“That’s right.”
At Duran’s words, the freshmen began murmuring in surprise.
Juwen, who was at the front because of Cal, tilted her head puzzledly and asked quietly.
“Why doesn’t Duran senior get presentation points?”
“Hey. Freshmen should answer questions like that to get points. If a second-year gives such answers and gets points from Professor Hallind, they should be embarrassed.”
At Cal’s answer while groaning with his head down, Juwen opened her eyes drowsily.
“Then Cal senior could answer, right? Professors would like questions whether they give points or not.”
“Why would I draw Professor Hallind’s attention for something that doesn’t even give points.”
“So you answer questions because of points? Cal Thomas.”
“Hiik!?”
At the cold voice from above, Cal let out a scream.
Hallind gave his student an even harsher punishment.
“Juwen Torbina.”
“Yes! Professor Hallind!”
“It must be uncomfortable standing, so sit on that fool.”
“Yes!”
Juwen quickly sat on Cal’s waist.
“Ughhhhh!”
“Light as a feather, right?”
When Juwen smiled brightly and asked, Cal shouted.
“Super heavy!”
At those words, Juwen got upset and bounced up and down.
Cal’s screams grew louder.
“Hero Dungeons are a very dangerous phenomenon.”
Hallind walked step by step in front of the students and stood.
“An abnormal Heroes’ World created by the rampage of unstable Hero Records. You can’t even escape from Hero Dungeons midway. If you make a mistake and fail to conquer it, you can only face death. In fact, countless seniors have lost their lives that way.”
At Hallind’s words, the excited freshmen hesitated.
Looking at such freshmen, Hallind spoke in a cold voice.
“Those who mentioned conquest rewards earlier should know their place. If you’re going to die a dog’s death with such a complacent mindset during school life, quit Lumern right now.”
At Hallind’s words, most freshmen hung their heads low.
Lumern students begin full-scale mission performance when they become second-years.
Until second year, they’re relatively low-risk requests.
But from third year, they begin taking on genuinely dangerous missions.
And among those, there are cases of getting involved in Hero Dungeons.
At Lumern, there are also professional Hero Dungeon conquest parties composed of excellent students.
But even those selected students face death in Hero Dungeons.
In fact, every year not only at Lumern but many Hero Academy students lose their lives failing Hero Dungeon conquests.
It was also a topic that should never be mentioned lightly.
Following Hallind who spoke sternly to the freshmen, Mel spoke.
“The reason Hero Dungeons are dangerous isn’t simply because of high risk during conquest. As you all know, if a Hero Dungeon is left alone for too long, it will erode reality.”
Though Mel usually has a gentle impression and is popular with students, today she was solemn.
Hero Record records are stories of heroes overcoming trials.
Among the various crises that befell heroes, only dangers that cannot be taken lightly are named ‘trials.’
Neglecting a Hero Dungeon meant that the crisis that once threatened the world would be realized in reality once again.
But even so, many nations conceal the fact when Hero Dungeons are discovered.
The reason is simple.
If a Hero Dungeon is conquered, the Hero Record belongs to Hero Academy.
If it’s a human hero, to Lumern.
If it’s an elf hero, to Seirun.
If it’s a beastman or dwarf hero, to Azonia and Demian.
If it belongs to dragons, Dragonnia retrieves it.
3000 years ago.
The Cataclysm Pact made by the Heroes of the Cataclysm.
Hero Academy and Dragonnia manage Hero Records but never monopolize them.
They are used solely for nurturing heroes for the world.
If not, the world might have fallen into chaos long ago.
Hero Records were objects that could dominate the world if used to fulfill selfish desires.
Therefore, Hero Dungeons were also powerful forces that could rapidly change the political situation between factions.
If successful in obtaining powerful conquest rewards, it wasn’t impossible for a weak nation to instantly gain the status of a great power.
Or they could obtain powerful authority.
There are plenty of forces that try to monopolize and conceal Hero Dungeons to achieve such greed.
There have been countless histories where nations perished because of this, and furthermore, past crises were reproduced in the world.
But such mistakes continue to repeat themselves.
“Preventing that is also part of Hero Academy’s mission.”
At Mel’s words, Selia raised her hand.
“Are you certain they’re concealing a Hero Dungeon?”
“I can’t be certain. However, it’s definite that suspicious anomalies have been occurring consecutively in that country. Your mission practicum this time is to go to the country suspected of concealing a Hero Dungeon, find the Hero Dungeon, and report back to Lumern.”
The students’ eyes widened.
“Which country is it?”
At Selia’s question, Hallind spoke with an expressionless face.
“A country in the central Southern Continent. Alehm.”
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Alehm.
It was a country located in the middle of the vast desert that spread across the Southern Continent.
The country’s history spanned 2000 years.
It was a nation that boasted quite a long history and vast territory.
In the past, it had been a powerful nation that ruled over much of the southern lands.
But now it had fallen to become one of the poorest countries in the Southern Continent.
Most of its vast territory was useless desert, and its population was small.
“Despite having 2000 years of history, it declined 500 years ago and became an incredibly poor country.”
Chloe said.
“You know quite a lot about it?”
When Cal said admiringly, Chloe smiled slightly.
“I read about it in a book before.”
The books Chloe devoured weren’t limited to magic texts.
Fundamentally, Chloe was a girl with an extremely strong thirst for knowledge.
“Alehm has three peculiarities.”
Chloe continued.
“First, Alehm’s territory includes the Monster Forest.”
“Monster Forest, brings back memories~”
Chelsea said with a slight smile.
Monster Forest.
It had also been the entrance exam assignment for the 2nd year western continent students including Leo, Selia, Chelsea, and Avad.
“I heard Leo senior’s performance was exceptional even during the entrance ceremony.”
Juwen’s eyes lit up.
“How was it?”
“How was it! It was the best!”
Chelsea crossed her arms and laughed with a “hmph.”
“He single-handedly stopped a monster that Avad brother and Selia barely managed to defeat together, and he didn’t even use aura!”
“Without using aura?”
Luke’s eyes widened.
Aina’s eyes, who was sitting beside as Selia’s mentee, also stirred.
Martina, who was also Selia’s mentee, answered admiringly.
“I also know well about the young master’s heroics from hearing many stories from Miss Selia. That’s why I’m very curious about the detailed story.”
“I’ll tell you that story later, so focus on the meeting for now.”
At Leo’s words, the students focused on Chloe again.
Leo was currently in a private study room attached to the Central Library.
This place was well-equipped with soundproofing for group study or important meetings.
In the room were 2nd years Leo, Chloe, Selia, Chelsea, and Cal.
And their mentees Luke, Betty, Aina, Martina, and Juwen.
A total of ten people.
They had come together following Leo’s suggestion to discuss the mission practicum while having a meal together after class.
“Second, it’s a country where no heroes have been born. It’s been 500 years already.”
Heroes are very rare beings.
Even if you successfully graduate from Hero Academy, not everyone becomes a hero.
Among them, there are many cases where an entire grade fails to get their names recorded in Hero Record.
It only seems like there are many because countless heroes’ names have accumulated in Hero Record over an incredibly long time.
They were very rare beings.
But Alehm’s peculiarity wasn’t simply that no heroes emerged.
“Even Lumern students haven’t appeared for 500 years.”
Because not even hero candidates had been born.
Everyone was clicking their tongues when.
“As for the third peculiarity.”
Chloe blinked.
“It’s the birthplace of Rodia, the Dragon of the Cataclysm.”
Rodia, the Dragon of the Cataclysm.
As a Dragon Lord 3000 years ago, 5000 years ago.
It was the name of the great Dragon Lord who, like the King of Wisdom Risinass, gathered the Heroes of the Cataclysm to respond to the return of disaster.
“That’s all the peculiarities I know.”
At Chloe’s words, Leo rested his chin on his hand.
“Is there anything special related to the Dragon of the Cataclysm?”
“Not particularly. Oh, there is a legend that there might be a secret library left by Rodia.”
“Hmm.”
Leo narrowed his eyes.
‘That guy didn’t also write and leave behind something strange related to me and Risinass, did he?’
Having already been caught off guard by Seirun, Leo found Rodia sufficiently suspicious as well.
Then Cal laughed with a “hmph” and said.
“I also know something about Alehm.”
At Cal’s words, everyone’s gaze fixed on Cal.
“What is it?”
When Chloe asked with interest, Cal grinned.
“The country of pleasure.”
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