Chapter 429
Chapter 430 Too Good to Pass Up
“For Strategy Team Dungeon Studies, the school hopes you’ll stay on for your internship and serve as a lecturer in the department p>
Joanna was surprised, though it also made perfect sense.
After all, who wouldn’t want an outstanding student to stay and teach?
“Of course, you already have your own Group, so you could technically intern under your own organization in name. But staying here as a lecturer carries more weight. You know that, right p>
Of course she understood. Listing herself as an intern in her own Group would be little more than an easy pass.
Every record in the Space Alliance served a purpose.
Even though Joanna already had her own Group and likely would never work for anyone else in the future, the internship placement itself might not matter in practice, but it would matter on
paper.
Joanna wanted to stand at the absolute peak of human power. That meant her record had to be flawless.
So she didn’t hesitate. “Sure p>
Teaching paid a salary, and the workload was light. One public lecture a week would be enough.
Hearing her answer, the teacher across from her looked visibly relieved and smiled with genuine delight.
“There’s one more issue,” she continued. “Professor Carpenter has now advanced to God of Demon Sealing, and at the moment, students in the summoning track have all shifted toward the contract mate route. The school no longer has an expert in that area.
“Divine and Demonic Academy wants to add a public course on this new subject, specifically elite contract companions. If you’re willing to teach it, the school will grant you honorary professor status directly. Would that be acceptable?
“You know as well as I do that this entire field is your project. We really don’t have to turn to, but student demand is very high p>
Joanna barely had to think about it.
She nodded at once. “Of course p>
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An honorary professorship right after graduation was the kind of opportunity no one in their right mind would refuse.
It also meant the Space Alliance had formally recognized Joanna’s project. She had been the first to create it, the one who developed it, the pioneer who opened the path.
Giving her an honorary professorship was hardly excessive.
“Next is Comprehensive Dungeon Studies. The internship requirement is to lower the difficulty of any one dungeon p>
The teacher gave a small cough. For Joanna, that was actually a relatively easy assignment.
For most people, clearing a dungeon once wasn’t the hard part. The hard part was repeatedly clearing it, earning perfect evaluations, triggering more rule modifiers, and weakening the dungeon as a result.
But for Joanna, wasn’t that practically routine?
A restless middle-aged man stood up. “Joanna, I’m the chief commander of the Corpse World dungeon in Plane 72632. These are the dungeon files. Its difficulty is Abyss-tier. Because it’s so dangerous and the rewards are relatively poor, almost no one’s been willing to clear it.
“Recently, we discovered that the dungeon’s sealing stone has loosened, and dungeon energy leaking out. It’s contaminating the land, and zombie infection has spread to unawakened children, causing
normous medical losses.
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“So I’d like to ask you to choose us for your internship and help reduce the dungeon’s difficulty. In addition to the standard employment rate, I’ll pay you an extra 150 p>
Another woman shot to her feet at once and said urgently, “Joanna, our case is critical too p>
“Whose isn’t?” someone else blurted out. “Joanna, could you pick us? We can only hold out for three more days p>
This wasn’t an internship review anymore. This was a plea for help.
Joanna asked, “How many are there altogether p>
“16,” said the teacher from Divine and Demonic Academy.
Joanna nodded. “Sort them by urgency and bring them to me p>
Everyone looked instantly relieved. They quickly arranged the files in order and handed them over to Joanna.
After they had gone through that, the teacher spoke again. “Now for Public Dungeon Studies.
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Joanna, you know that ever since you won a thousand straight victories in the Decennial Tournament of Prodigies, the evil gods have sensed the danger you pose and have become much less active. The threat level on the Divine Battlefield has dropped significantly.
“So that’s no longer the top priority. The front lines in other regions are far more urgent, and. they’re hoping for your support p>
Joanna was simply too strong, and too confident. This time, the people from Public Dungeon Studies were noticeably less desperate than the others.
“Joanna, I’m the commanding officer of the garrison for the Mechanical Invasion Public Dungeon in Plane 62532. The battlefield there is in serious trouble right now, and we urgently need your help p>
Joanna froze for a moment, then fell into thought. That plane number sounded familiar. But
she didn’t seem to have dealt much with the Machine Faction.
Still, the stronger a person’s spirit became, the sharper their memory. It didn’t take Joanna long to remember where she had heard of that plane before. It was Bruce’s original homeworld.
After it fell, professionals had gone there as reinforcements, and ever since then, both sides had been locked in an ongoing back-and-forth war. The conflict had never really stopped.
In fact, the Public Dungeon formed from that plane had always been restricted to high-level professionals. The threat level was extreme.
The teacher from Divine and Demonic Academy suddenly added, “Joanna, this plane is a little unusual. If you want to participate, you’ll need to undergo a skill proficiency test p>
“Oh?” Joanna let out a quiet sound of surprise, but she understood the reason almost immediately.
The teacher continued, still trying to caution her in good faith.
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