CHAPTER 350: CHAPTER 197: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH AN UNEXPECTED GUY

Shami wasn’t spontaneously deciding to steal the exam; he was well-prepared for this trip.

Yesterday, he did a reconnaissance around Saint Karno School, familiarizing himself with the buildings and facilities and drawing a corresponding map.

The exam papers for Saint Karno School’s "Lucky Exam" are prepared by the freshmen’s academic office, and before each exam, they pass through the academic director’s hands.

As long as he finds the academic director’s office, he’s not far from the exam papers.

The freshmen’s academic office is a standalone small building located behind the teaching building.

Before officially going in, he still needed to gather more information.

Shami walked along, seeing students from Saint Karno School chatting leisurely on campus.

Because it was an open day, most areas of the school were open to the public, and Shami’s presence did not surprise the students.

Before long, seemingly mistaking him for a prospective student, two girls in uniforms looked at Shami’s face and approached him for a friendly chat.

Shami replied kindly.

"Oh, so you’re just visiting~"

The two girls sighed regretfully.

Shami subtly inquired about the freshmen’s academic office.

"Oh, the freshmen’s academic office? Just take a turn, and on the second floor of that small building is the academic director’s office~"

"The academic director goes to the restroom every hour, with a five-minute interval in between, so there’s no one in the office during that time. If you want to find the academic director, you have to choose the other 55 minutes~"

"Most of the time, he’s preparing exam papers, but don’t think you’ll see the content; he puts them in a special safe in his office~"

"And don’t think about stealing the exam papers~ that’s absolutely impossible~ Only the academic director knows the safe’s password~"

The two girls pointed behind the teaching building.

"..."

It feels like I suddenly obtained a lot of important information!

The once fuzzy goal suddenly became clear and straightforward.

Goal: the safe in the academic director’s office

Shami thanked the girls and said goodbye, suddenly hesitant to proceed recklessly.

This easily obtained information might be a ruse.

But the two strangers had no reason to entrap him.

Shami dispelled the cluttered thoughts from his mind.

There was no turning back now; for the Dragon Race Maiden’s exam, he had to try, whether true or false.

The academic office small building.

Shami looked around, ensuring that no one noticed him, then quietly went inside.

It was noon.

The academic office small building was almost deserted, as most staff were off on break.

At Saint Karno School, which values personal privacy, only large public areas have minimal monitoring crystals performing essential surveillance functions, with prominent signs indicating their locations.

This is Saint Karno School’s rule: one cannot sacrifice students’ personal privacy under the guise of protecting their safety.

In the academic office small building, Shami observed the staircases and corridor corners, finding no monitoring crystals.

Before long, he arrived at the second floor’s academic director’s office.

The door was open, and Shami peeked inside, seeing no one.

It was just an ordinary office setup, divided into a reception area and a working area.

The reception area had a tea table and sofa, while the working area had a desk, presumably where the academic director worked daily, a bookshelf with materials, a clear cabinet with teaching aids, and a human skeleton model in a corner.

Shami was alone at both ends of the corridor.

Picking the right moment, Shami slipped into the office.

Every second counted, and Shami began searching for the safe holding the exam papers.

He noticed his heart was pounding faster and faster.

Even during his fight with Bichu’er, his heart rate was never this high.

Indeed, stealing exam papers is scarier than life-and-death battles!

Shami divided his attention between outside the door and what was in front of him.

There were only a few possible spots for a safe.

Shami quickly searched, soon finding a password-protected safe under the desk’s cabinet.

Found it, the safe holding the exam papers!

Shami felt a surge of joy but soon fell into gloom again.

Just finding the safe wasn’t enough; he also needed to know the password to remove the exam papers inside.

Shami silently stared at the safe’s keypad.

Maybe he could put the whole safe into the Demon King Ring, take it back to the inn, retrieve the exam papers, and then return it intact.

But this method was too risky; if the safe was found missing midway, they’d definitely swap the exam papers!

As Shami worried about what to do next, a distinct sound suddenly came from behind him.

The sound source was not far behind.

Shami gulped.

Indeed, everything had gone too smoothly thus far.

The unexpected finally happened.

Have I been discovered?

Shami’s right hand was already channeling Magic Power; at the slightest anomaly, he would immediately open the Teleportation Gate and leave.

The noise behind sounded for a moment, then fell silent.

Shami slowly stood up and looked back.

Strangely, throughout, he was the only one in the office.

"Sha, Shami Sir?"

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly came from the corner.