Chapter 654 - Common (1/2)
”… Valiant Hall uses 20% of resources allocated for students without ever participating in resource competitions…”
”… Valiant Hall has exactly 793 cases of corruption in just this past half year alone since we began to track…”
”… Case 1: Student Aderil, guilty of embezzling merit points…”
”… Case 2: Student Xiron, guilty of embezzling merit points…”
”… Case 3: Student Faeynore, guilty of embezzling merit points…”
”… Case 7: Student Ren, guilty of exchanging merit points for favors...”
”… Case 8: Student Engkas, guilty of exchanging merit points for favors…”
”… Case 11: Student Morgo, guilty of exchanging merit points in exchange for sexual favors…”
Like a monotonous drone, Raylion began to list all the instances of the past half year. The stories were packed with such detail that one found it difficult to believe that they were fake. Things were only made worse by the fact these individuals of Valiant Hall weren't presence to defend themselves.
Things only continued to become more and more oppressive the more time Raylion spent speaking. It seemed that he had done thing on purpose, placing the most benign crimes ahead of the quickly worsening ones.
Explanations of exploitation, theft, and even sexual assault and violence were described in vivid detail, leaving many sitting in a state of half being at a loss and another half truly uncomfortable.
”… Case 22: Student Salor, guilty of …”
”… Case 31: Student Kirs, guilty of …”
”… Case 47: Teacher…”
The moment Raylion said the word teacher, the entire arena seemed to have deflated. It wasn't the kind of deflation one might experience from a waning balloon, but rather the kind that one would experience the second after a bomb dropped… The kind of deflation where the world lost its sound, color and feel before a blinding light and a cacophonic boom assaulted the senses.
Up until this point, Raylion mentioned no one but students. Though these matters were serious, especially since many of them were in high positions, it felt as though this matter could still be dealt with easily. At the very least, if it was only the young that were corrupt, things would be easier to handle.
But the moment Raylion said otherwise, it felt as though the whole world came to a grinding halt.
”… Arnla, guilty of skipping out on private tutoring and stealing the merit points of students for nothing in return.”
”… Case 48: Student Nige, guilty of …”
”… Case 49: Student Ril, guilty of …”
”… Case 50: Teacher Ven, guilty of …”
There was no respite. The names of teachers, famous ones even, began to be named one after another. It was a relentless onslaught of detailed stories spoken in a voice that couldn't have been less lively. But, that only made it all the more grating on the soul.
”… Case 102: Teacher Lujor, guilty of …”
Raylion's words were endless. By the time he reached higher into the triple digits, many began to realize that some names were appearing more and more often. Whereas in the beginning one might appear just a single time, the worse the crimes became, the more it seemed as though the same people were committing them.
”… Case 239: Student Lanceryn, guilty of posting fraudulent missions for enriching himself…”
”… Case 243: Student Lanceryn, guilty of …”
”… Case 331: Teacher Dryn, guilty of using disciples for labor without teaching appropriately in response…”
”… Case 334: Teacher Dryn, guilty of…”
”… Case 549: Teacher Pool…”
”… Case 561: Teacher Pool…”