"How is it?"
Chen Yu spread his hands, slowly turning to survey his surroundings.
"This should be the environment you need."
Chen Yu indeed had some interest in this visitor from the academy.
Being able to possess a branch of the World Tree.
This indicated that the academy's strength was extraordinary. Even the little devil had said so, which was enough to prove it.
Academy.
Even if Chen Yu didn't understand, he could guess from the name that it was a place where scholars gathered.
The underground world could be compared to ancient times.
In ancient times, scholars were the most respected.
In this uncivilized world of the underground, people from the academy would surely be sought after by various kingdoms, and their positions would be high.
Chen Yu was happy to build good relations with such people.
From Bellol's attitude and tone towards him just now, Chen Yu could tell that he knew Chen Yu's identity.
The other party did not expose him in front of Liya.
This meant he had no ill intentions.
Or perhaps, the other party had ulterior motives.
Liya was still useful to Chen Yu at the moment. He knew very well that his identity could not be hidden, but he did not want Liya to know for now.
He was the focus of the underground world.
The holder of the Tiger Tally.
Since Bellol gave him an opportunity for a private talk, Chen Yu would certainly not refuse it.
"That fool Liya."
Bellol sneered as he entered the room.
"I really don't know what his reaction would be if he knew you were the Tiger Tally holder who caused the turmoil among the high-ranking officials of the Tatu Kingdom."
"The Chief Financial Officer has been looking for you all this time."
As expected, Bellol knew.
Chen Yu smiled and did not respond to the remark, while Bellol also looked around the room.
His gaze fell on the cup of World Tree leaf beverage.
"Liya was quite ruthless to have given you World Tree leaves to drink."
"How did you manage it?"
Bellol looked up, his eyes full of confusion.
He was truly puzzled. Chen Yu was the primary target of the kingdom's investigation, yet this target appeared in the royal city, and Liya actually fawned over him and served him.
Was this the kingdom's instruction?
He thought it was unlikely.
"I didn't do anything special. He doesn't know my identity. In his eyes, I'm an equipment merchant," Chen Yu said with a smile, spreading his hands. "He didn't have any doubts about it and believed me directly."
"That sounds like him."
Bellol nodded slightly, seemingly very familiar with Liya.
Then, his expression suddenly changed.
"Don't misunderstand me, I have no personal relationship with him. My knowledge of him is purely because the academy collects information about everything in the world, and every person and every event is known to the academy. He just happens to be a figure in the Tatu Kingdom, so knowing his personality and preferences is basic information."
"Impressive."
Chen Yu sighed from the bottom of his heart.
To be able to achieve this level, collecting information from all over the world, was enough to prove the academy's terrifying intelligence network.
Such a force was the most dangerous to offend.
Because you never knew who your information would be given to after you offended them.
"So, you also know about me."
"Naturally," Bellol replied with a knowing smile. "You are now the focus of the entire underground world, the holder of the Divine Tiger Tally. Many eyes are on you, and our academy naturally collects information about you."
"How much do you know about me?"
"Everything."
"Everything?"
"Yes, exactly as you think, literally everything," Bellol nodded slightly, pacing leisurely around the room. "When you entered the underground world, what happened in the underground world, your social circle, all the resources you possess, are all recorded in our academy. To give you a concrete example, you recently became the lord of Hurricane City, and no one knows this yet. Only our academy should know."
Upon hearing this news, Chen Yu's expression changed.
This academy was indeed terrifying.
He had only gone to Hurricane City, and what happened internally should not be known by anyone.
Yet the academy knew!
Chen Yu was very puzzled. What were their sources of information? How could the academy discern such hidden matters? Could it be that the members of those cavalry legions, or Clay, were scholars from the academy?
"If you still doubt the academy's strength..."
"Hmm..."
"You've obtained quite a few Giant Sheep Tallies, haven't you?"
*Creak.*
Almost instantly, Chen Yu clenched his fists.
Bellol's face was filled with a confident smile.
He enjoyed seeing people's shocked expressions when they were awed by the academy's intelligence gathering.
Unexpectedly...
At this moment, he saw a fleeting killing intent in Chen Yu's eyes.
He was sure that Chen Yu was shocked at first.
No different from anyone else.
However, the moment he mentioned the Giant Sheep Tallies, Chen Yu's gaze seemed to change.
Bellol was perplexed.
The Giant Sheep Tally was not some disgraceful piece of information. Chen Yu even dared to reveal the matter of the Commander's Tiger Tally, so why would he be afraid of the Giant Sheep Tally being known?
Little did he know...
Bellol had completely misunderstood.
Chen Yu didn't care who knew he possessed the Giant Sheep Tally.
It wasn't anything rare.
It was just a token that could be used for animal husbandry.
He believed that there were many people in this world who possessed such tokens, and one could acquire quite a few if willing to spend money.
What Chen Yu truly cared about was...
The academy knew too much!
As an organization that collected information from all over the world, they could know some news.
That was their job.
What he feared was that they knew too much detailed information.
The Giant Sheep Tally was found by Chen Yu from a chest guarded by a monster, with no one else around.
Why would they know this?
If they knew even such trivial matters, then Chen Yu would have no secrets from them, and all his future actions could be constrained by the academy.
Even if they did nothing,
Chen Yu would still have to harbor some reservations about the academy as an organization.
Wasn't that terrifying?
At that moment, Chen Yu suddenly had the idea of destroying the academy.
Only then could he feel at ease.
Such an organization could not be used by him. Even if they were loyal to him, Chen Yu would still be wary of them.
Chen Yu's killing intent stemmed from this.
"The academy is truly astonishing."
Chen Yu, having reined in his killing intent, smiled and looked at him for a long time.
"Does your academy also collect information about others in this way?"
"You mean..."
"The various kingdoms."
"Of course, there is nothing in this world that can escape the eyes of our academy," Bellol said with pride. "Our academy knows everything. Even that Star Picking Tower cannot compare to us in any way. In terms of intelligence, we are number one."
Bellol would not understand. Having lived in the academy since childhood, only knowing how to pore over books of sages and finding joy in collecting information about all living beings, he would not understand the complexity of human hearts.
His thoughts were still confined to the Giant Sheep Tally.
He had no idea that his deliberate show-off just now had pushed their academy into an abyss.