Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 2166 - 2155: Academy Island

Rebecca responded awkwardly, "Mr. Ning, you must be joking.""I rarely joke."

Last night, both sides were practically on edge.

The people on the Hope were on guard all night, fearing they would be attacked by the two killing gods.

Meanwhile, Ning Fan and Vivian were also worried that the Hope would bomb Hill Village in the middle of the night.

Ning Fan had seen the power of the Magic Crystal Cannon with his own eyes.

Moreover, the power of the Magic Crystal Cannon is not fixed; the more magic power it is infused with, the greater the power. Ning Fan dared not underestimate it at all.

A round of saturation attacks might wipe out all the villagers of Hill Village.

Noticing Rebecca's unnatural expression, Ning Fan said with a smile, "Just kidding, don't take it to heart, miss."

Then he asked, "I wonder what brings you here today, miss?"

Rebecca smiled and said, "We want to purchase some seafood and transport it back to the mainland for sale."

"Then you'll need to talk to the village chief."

Ning Fan called over a villager, "Go inform the village chief that there is business at hand."

Soon, Sang Gand came over and started discussing the purchase with Wilton.

As for the details, Ning Fan had no curiosity; Hill Village was certainly not going to suffer a loss.

Seeing Ning Fan leave directly, Rebecca showed a slight bitter smile, hesitated for a moment, then followed after him.

Business was naturally a pretense; building good relationships was the main purpose.

"Miss..."

Just as Wilton was about to follow, Rebecca stopped him, "It's okay. You stay here."

The Black Armored Warriors hesitated slightly but still obeyed the order.

With their skills, they definitely couldn't stop Ning Fan if he did make a move,

Staying here at least gave them a slim chance.

In the lake in the forest, a large white fish swam happily to and fro.

Seeing this scene, Rebecca was somewhat tempted.

Although freshwater resources at sea are precious, with her status, bathing wasn't an issue, but nowhere could compare to the current environment.

"Mr. Ning, you don't seem to be from the Green Continent!"

Though phrased as a question, Rebecca's tone was clearly affirmative.

Ning Fan smiled, "It's obvious, isn't it?"

"Mr. Ning, are you a tutor from Academy Island?"

Ning Fan was shocked inside, "Academy Island, what's that place?"

Noticing the confusion in Ning Fan's eyes, Rebecca said in surprise, "Sir, don't you know Academy Island?"

Ning Fan shook his head; neither Chen Min nor Vivian had ever mentioned such a place.

"I understand now."

Ning Fan looked at Rebecca in surprise, wondering what she understood.

"Mr. Ning must have just left his sect and ventured out for a journey."

"You're smart indeed."

Ning Fan hadn't expected Rebecca to come up with an origin for him like that,

Going on a journey, accidentally meeting Vivian, then traveling together and inadvertently getting lost on Hill Island.

Whether Rebecca believed it or not, at least Ning Fan believed it.

Rebecca was clever enough not to be easily fooled, but continuing to press for answers would only be annoying, so Ning Fan followed along, "No wonder Mr. Ning doesn't know about Academy Island. It's a term that only emerged in recent years."

After Rebecca's introduction, Ning Fan finally understood the background of Academy Island.

The so-called Academy Island is the island standing in the sea between the Immortal Domain and the Green Continent.

People from both lands can only interact through this central island; otherwise, they would have to risk traveling across the ocean.

Thus, this island became an enclave.

The Canglan Empire of the Green Continent and the Iron Blood Dynasty of the Immortal Domain both stationed troops to confront each other on the island.

Later, for some unknown reason, the armies of both countries withdrew from the island.

Shortly thereafter, the Canglan Empire built a magic martial academy on the island.

At the same time, the Iron Blood Dynasty also built an enlightenment academy.

Thus, the island, initially called Conquest Island, was renamed Academy Island.

The name Conquest Island carried a strong military significance.

It implied that whoever could take control of the island could use it as a springboard to conquer the opposing continent.

Initially, the academies were established with investments from both countries; later on, many sects from the Immortal Domain and various professional associations from the Green Continent established themselves on the island.

Thus, this military island transformed into a vibrant center for Eastern and Western academic exchanges.

Rebecca assumed Ning Fan was from Academy Island.

Precisely because the island gathered the best students from both countries.

"This is quite interesting!"

After hearing the introduction, Ning Fan became quite interested in Academy Island, eager to visit and see it himself.

The foreign cultivation schools sounded really intriguing.

"Strange, why hasn't Chen Min mentioned it before?"

Ning Fan shook his head, thinking Chen Min probably wasn't interested in such things, so didn't bring it up.

"Mr. Ning, are you planning to go to Academy Island next?"

Ning Fan chuckled dryly, "Let's see when the time comes."

Hearing Ning Fan's evasive answer, Rebecca's eyes darkened.

When Ning Fan returned to the village, Wilton had already concluded the purchasing negotiations.

Since this was a favor deal, Ning Fan wasn't concerned about the outcome.

Even though Wilton had raised the purchase price, the seafood Hill Village could stock still wasn't comparable to a single fish.

The price of that Winged Demon Fish accounted for more than two-thirds of the total price.

Initially, Sang Gand had planned to use this Fourth Rank Sea Beast to pay for Ning Fan and Vivian's ship fare.

But since Rebecca offered it for free, he wouldn't refuse.

When it was discovered that Hill Village had a Fourth Rank Sea Beast, Rebecca immediately found the owner, "Mr. Ning, is the Demon Core available? We are willing to pay a high price for it."

"That demon core has been absorbed by Vivian."

A Fourth Rank Demon Core was enough to impress certain people.

Ning Fan wasn't worried about Rebecca attempting to seize it.

But this demon core had already been given as a gift to Eve, there was no way it could be taken out to sell again.

"That's really a pity."

Noticing Rebecca's bitter face and earlier excitement, Ning Fan felt a bit puzzled as to why someone of the rank of a Sisina Family Marquis would get excited over a Fourth Rank Demon Core.

Yet Ning Fan had always been indifferent to such matters and didn't voice his curiosity.

In the following days, under Rebecca's intentional closeness, the relationship between the people wasn't as distant as before, and they could now call each other by their first names.

With Rebecca's intentions, befriending Vivian was actually quite easy.

After giving some pearls and agates, the two seemed like sisters.

Whether it was a shallow friendship or not was unknown.

Finally, good news arrived: the Magic Crystal Furnace on the Hope had been repaired.

This meant Ning Fan's time to leave Hill Island had come.

The villagers were very reluctant, but no one said anything to ask them to stay.

The villagers were aware that Hill Island was too small, that even they dreamed of going out, let alone two divine masters.

Before leaving, Ning Fan specially reminded Sang Gand not to reveal his origin.

Not to let outsiders know of Hill Village's connection with him.