36 The Talented Liu Daobin (2/2)

”Head Prefect, please be sympathetic toward them and give them a chance!” Liu Daobin had a look as if he was bemoaning the fate of all mankind. He bowed once again, looking as though he would not get up if he did not receive Wang Baole's agreement.

Finally, under Liu Daobin's repeated pleas, Wang Baole finally sighed reluctantly.

”Fine, fine. It's true I should not disappoint everyone. However, be sure not to make this a precedent. Also, Daobin, you must not disappoint everyone with matters in the College Discipline Department. Remember this well.”

Liu Daobin immediately turned excited as he quickly thanked and gave his confirmation. He thought to himself how useful the trick his father had taught him was. Next, he picked up the empty bottles and snack bags from the ground as though they were treasures before leaving gratefully.

Only when he left did Wang Baole suddenly stand up. He circled his cave abode a few times before taking out his tiny notebook, recording everything that Liu Daobin had used today.

”A talent, Liu Daobin is a talent. His father's abilities are even greater. He might one day become City Lord!”

Wang Baole gave great approbation, feeling that he had widen his knowledge. Deep down, he enjoyed the feeling of being fawned upon, especially when the flattery was so ingeniously executed. It left Wang Baole even more satisfied.

Three days quickly passed. When Liu Daobin came again, he brought more than ten pill bottles with him.

These pills were meant to supplement one's memory. Although the effects were inferior to those that Zheng Liang had gifted, Wang Baole eagerly needed them. Wang Baole could not help but sigh once again upon seeing this. Liu Daobin was indeed a talent.

His belief was that he could not disappoint such a talent, so a reward was needed. After some thought, Wang Baole suddenly spoke up just before Liu Daobin was about to leave.

”Daobin, investigate Sun Qifang's case.”

Wang Baole had previously read about Sun Qifang's case when he took over the College Discipline Department. It had contained detailed information and background of the person in question from when he was young, much of which was unknown to outsiders. His family ran an artifact refinement shop, and he came from an honest family. He had once been a student of the Dharmic Armament faculty, but he had violated the Dao College's rules by stealing a recipe from the Dharmic Armament faculty's Treasure Repository. This secret recipe contained the creation method of a particular Spirit Kernel.

He had planned on handing over the recipe to his family clan after stealing it.

After all, nearly all the artifact refinement recipes in the Federation were in the hands of the four great Dao Colleges. Ethereal Dao College's Dharmic Armament lineage was the best among the four great Dao Colleges, so it contained an extremely huge number of recipes. Furthermore, there was a very strict confidentiality about them. Students that failed to reach a particular level had little chance of coming into contact with them. Even if they did, the knowledge was not to be spread externally.

Although Sun Qifang had stolen the recipe because he had some skill, he had not been fast enough to take it away before being discovered by the Spirit Stones Head Prefect Pavilion's inspectors. He had been remanded to the Spirit Stones College Discipline Department, awaiting Wang Baole's final decision.

As the recipe that was stolen was not particularly important, the matter's importance was variable.

Back when Wang Baole read the case, he had immediately sensed that something was odd about it. However, his mind had not been with it, so he had paid no attention to it. He planned on getting his men to investigate the matter before fairly handling it.

Now, with Liu Daobin being so sensible, he decided to hand the case to him. Handling such a case in the College Discipline Department represented power itself.

”When investigating Sun Qifang, make sure to have a sense of propriety.” Wang Baole gave Liu Daobin a look before lifting his tea cup again. This time, he did not immediately place it down.

Liu Daobin was pondering over Sun Qifang's case that Wang Baole had mentioned when he noticed Wang Baole lift up his tea cup. He immediately understood that Wang Baole was politely signaling for him to leave. He bade farewell and left.

Wang Baole smiled smugly when he saw Liu Daobin's departing back. He felt that he had learned a lot from Liu Daobin. By fusing it with the high officials' autobiographies, he was already very adept in the art of handling subordinates.

He took another look at the pills as he took them out one by one. After carefully studying to confirm that they had not been unsealed before and that there were no problems with them, he swallowed the pills with glee.

In a good mood, he continued his memorization of Inscriptions.

Meanwhile, Liu Daobin, who had walked out of Wang Baole's cave abode, quickly contacted his father on the way back to his dormitory. His eyes lit up when his father pointed out the crux of the matter.

So, the crux of what Head Prefect said was in his last sentence… have a sense of propriety!