Chapter 147: An Educated Man
Zach didn\'t care much for the lessons that weren\'t related to the Underworld or monster studies. He had his background as a noble and, thanks to his upbringing, he had no trouble staying at the top of class, even if he didn\'t study.
He had learned geography, etiquette, noble society, history, some math, and a few other subjects. He had been locked up for his own safety for a large portion of his childhood. But he had no shortage of visitors.
Since he couldn\'t experience the world, his family brought the world to him, at least in theoretical lessons.
However, that would only get him so far. There was still much to learn. There was much to relearn since he hadn\'t made much of an effort to study when he was younger, either. And he definitely hadn\'t bothered to memorize things that weren\'t interesting enough.
In the beginning, he had been interested in cartography and geography since he hoped it might help him with his sense of direction. It didn\'t, so he gave up on that.
After entering the Academy, there hadn\'t been many standard lessons, especially not in the first year. The second year had more theory so far, and by the sound of it from Rabst, it would only get worse.
Zach wondered if that would hold true even for their class, considering they had to get strong enough to deal with the Great Ugor somehow. How would they have the time to train and level up if they had to study for hours every day just to be allowed to move up to the next year?
Zach also wondered if the principal\'s goal for them was the slightest bit realistic. Rabst was a fourth year. He was strong, and a lot could happen during the remainder of the year.
But he did not feel as strong as Jigak. And for some inexplicable reason, Zach was pretty sure that Jigak\'s boss, the Great Ugor, would be stronger than Jigak. Jigak also wasn\'t the only Named.
Zach didn\'t want to think about it anymore.
He would do his best to grow stronger, help his friends and familiars grow stronger, and focus on the present. The principal wouldn\'t have set an impossible graduation requirement. There was no way he wanted to be stuck with them for another year, after all.
After a day of monotonous classes, Zach returned to the sewers with Dukiel, Julius, and Rabst. The others in the club were curious about what they were doing since they were working so hard.
However, they all suddenly remembered that they had homework, a meeting with someone, a fish to feed, or a kitchen stove to turn off.
\'Anerias doesn\'t even have a fish, but whatever.\'
Zach couldn\'t blame them. He didn\'t exactly want to enter the sewers because it was fun. He just wanted to exterminate underworlders.
Besides, a greater number of people wouldn\'t make the search go any faster. They wouldn\'t split up in the sewers, and they already had several keen sets of eyes and ears.
Splitting up meant getting lost or encountering the underworlders with a subpar force and disappearing possibly forever.
Entering the sewers with too large a group would also make it easier for the underworlders to detect them far ahead of them finding any traces of the Underworld.
A small but efficient group was the best for searching through the sewers.
They might need to work in shifts, however.
Zach wasn\'t the only one who could feel the fatigue of multiple all-nighters build up after a few days. He felt it the hardest, though, since he was the only one pulling true all-nighters.
The others napped before and after they dove into the sewers. Zach spent that time making material worms for Alzara with his Material Extraction. She hadn\'t made significant progress just yet, but Zach hoped she would get somewhere soon, preferably before all the materials ran out.
It had only taken a day after buying all those things before he received a strongly and worriedly worded letter from his mother. To the duchy, it wasn\'t a large amount of money. But it was more than Zach had spent his entire life, and he had spent it in one go.
Calserra wanted him to exercise financial caution. She didn\'t tell him not to waste so much money again, just that he shouldn\'t waste money.
So, until Alzara had something to show for her and his hard work, she was stuck with what she had.
It was just that her progress was limited by the lack of test subjects.
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Zach started wondering if he should ask for volunteers from the Academy and the city. However, he didn\'t want to deal with the aftermath of someone blowing up due to Alzara\'s potion, so he continued stewing on what to do in regard to that matter.
Maybe he should just start using them on monsters. It was far from perfect, especially since the potions were meant to be beneficial, but it was better than nothing.
"Ouch. Wha—" Zach stumbled into Rabst\'s back after he suddenly stopped. Rabst\'s hand shot back and clasped over his mouth, silencing him. He gestured for Dukiel and Julius to also be quiet. They obeyed without issue, and when he saw Zach nod, Rabst let go of Zach\'s mouth.
Zach turned his attention forward in front of Rabst. It took a moment, but he heard something like breathing or maybe steps. It was difficult to tell.
His jaws unconsciously clenched, his eyes sharpened, and his heartbeat grew stronger.
An underworlder.