On the easternmost peninsula of the ancient Vu Gu Continent, lies the third largest country in the world, Liu Jing Guo, with an area of approximately 3 million square kilometers and a population of about 150 million.

Meanwhile, on the commonly used calendar of the continent, on March 24th, 1264, Lun Hui received his first marriage certificate.

"Haha, my son Lun Hui has finally 'married'! As a mother, I feel very relieved. I thought you might never find a wife in this lifetime." Yan Xianghua teased her son with a smile on the dining table in the early morning.

"Don't get too excited, comrade Xianghua. This emotionless marriage may not last long. Who knows, it might end in a few months." Lun Hui didn't go into detail about the agreement he had with Rhythm Nolan, but he prepared Yan Xianghua in advance.

"I don't care about that. Hurry up and let Rhythm Nolan give birth to a chubby baby for me. Even if you divorce, our family will have increased in population." Yan Xianghua stood with her hands on her hips, feeling mighty.

"Cough, comrade Xianghua, Rhythm has just become the captain of the Royal Knights, at the peak of her career. It wouldn't be reasonable to have her work while pregnant and on maternity leave. Don't you think?" Lun Hui said, trying to reason.

"Women, just sweet-talk and deceive them a little, then you can sleep with them. And then, you can make a few manipulations with contraception methods, and she'll accept her fate. Don't worry, once she's pregnant, she won't be able to have an abortion." Yan Xianghua quickly came up with a plan.

Lun Hui almost choked on his soy milk early in the morning. "How could you plan and manipulate my wife like that?" he said, displeased.

"Ha, wives are meant to be controlled by their mothers-in-law. Once she moves in, she'll know who's in charge here!" Yan Xianghua scolded her son. "Who do you think is more important, me or your wife?"

"Of course, you are more important, mother. Wives can be replaced, but mothers can't," Lun Hui quickly replied.

"That's right!" Yan Xianghua clapped her hands. "Look, I have taken care of you, changing your diapers and everything. Now that you finally have a wife, hurry up and give me a grandchild to cheer me up."

Does that mean I have to return the favor to you? Lun Hui thought with a twisted sense of humor but decided not to argue with his mother on this topic. In reality, after Lun Li passed away, he dropped out of high school and enrolled in the Magic and Martial Arts University on his own. Lun Li had taught him various martial arts, so even without completing the preparatory course, he managed to get into the Du Zhe University. For the next three years, Lun Hui either stayed at school or went on missions with Longyou, rarely returning home.

"Rhythm won't live with us. We agreed to get a house outside," Lun Hui said.

"That makes sense. As the captain of the Royal Knights, she can't possibly live with us common folk in an ordinary apartment building. When are you planning to move out?"

"This week." Lun Hui looked at the calendar. Today was Monday, and the house was already prepared. The Knight Order, a semi-militarized unit, was also located on the outskirts of the city. It wasn't too far from the university where Lun Hui worked, and there was also an estate in the nearby suburban area belonging to the Nolan family, a wealthy district with a few empty mansions.

"So soon? I better hurry up and say goodbye to my mahjong friends."

"Okay...wait, does that mean you are also moving in?" Lun Hui was stunned and quickly asked.

"What do you think? Are you going to leave me all alone in this empty room?" Yan Xianghua wasn't happy. "Oh, great. Comrade Lun Hui, as soon as you have a wife and a new house, you want to get rid of your mother. Ah, I am so unlucky. My husband died, and now my son doesn't want me."

"No, no, how could I bear to let Comrade Xianghua live alone here? It's just that I thought you still have work, and it would be troublesome for you to commute every day," Lun Hui quickly interrupted Yan Xianghua's tearful attack.In fact, Lun Hui was afraid that after Yan Xianghua moved in, they would discover their problems and nag about them, which would be uncomfortable.

"Are you worried that my mother will disturb your alone time? Hinder the intimacy between us? I can understand that..." Yan Xianghua muttered, but Lun Hui looked at the watch and realized it was getting late.

Today is the first day of work, I can't be late.

"Comrade Xianghua, let's talk about it when I come back tonight. I have to go to work now."

Without waiting for Yan Xianghua's reaction, Lun Hui quickly rushed out of the entrance and rode away on a women's bicycle.

In terms of transportation distance, Lun Hui's home is not close to Thorn University. Normally, it takes forty minutes to ride there at a normal speed. However, today he was in a bit of a hurry and increased his pace. It took him a whole twenty-five minutes, panting heavily.

Lun Hui himself was not someone who excelled in physical fitness. As soon as he arrived at school and parked his bicycle, he felt a sense of fatigue. In fact, many thieves in the profession exuded a sickly sense of gloominess, but Lun Hui was fortunate enough to not take on this kind of temperament, thanks to Longyou's training. Leaving aside Lun Hui, it was impossible to associate Longyou with the word "assassin."

But even without that sickly temperament, Lun Hui was one of those boys who lacked energy and gave off a delicate and fragile vibe. In a regular university, he might not attract much attention, but this was the strongest Magic and Martial Arts University in the entire empire, a place where powerful people gathered and various experts roamed. It surprisingly caught the attention of a small number of people.

Today was the first day of school, and students had already returned, so the roads were becoming crowded.

Lun Hui opened his map and slowly looked for his office building according to Fenzer's instructions.

It is worth mentioning that Thorn University, which has been established for over a thousand years, was originally a college, and its scale was just like the huge castle in the center of today's university. It was founded by the number one magician of that era, Gu Zate-Dalton, and after thousands of years of expansion, it became even more spacious. This university even hosted special professions that regular Magic and Martial Arts colleges could not accommodate, such as beast tamers and dragon knights. About half of the university's area crossed over the walls of Thorn Flower City and connected to the old forest in the north of the school.

The size of the school was large, but the number of students was not many, around two to three thousand. This made the density of the school much smaller compared to regular universities, although the ratio of teachers to students was still quite high due to the small class teaching style.

Returning to Lun Hui, although a sense of direction was important for a thief, it still took him about an hour to find the thief department office building located in the corner of the school.

"Is this an office building or a haunted house?" Lun Hui looked up and saw a two-story western-style house embedded in the huge trees towering dozens of meters above.

It can be said that the office building fully showcased the popularity of the profession in the university. Obviously, the Thief College was the least popular among all. The place in front of him, loosely called the "office building," was essentially a dilapidated house that had been neglected for years.

And according to the map, after passing through the forest behind the building, it would lead to the old forest in the back of the school.

It is said that the previous thief teacher died inside this small building last year and was only discovered a week later.

While dialing Fenzer's number, Lun Hui nervously pushed open the door of the office wooden building, but with a little force, the signboard fell down and almost hit the thin Lun Hui.

"Hello, is this Fenzer's secretary?" Lun Hui entered the lobby and pressed the power button, but there was no response.

Yusefen Fenzer, though young, was the school principal's number one secretary. It was not because of her looks, but rather her outstanding work abilities.

In the midst of her busy schedule, she finally managed to take out her phone and saw that it was a call from the newly appointed thief teacher who was both lewd and lazy.

"Hello, this is Fenzer. Has Professor Lun found the office building?" Speaking up to this point, Fenzer couldn't help but chuckle with a bit of schadenfreude."If you're talking about the haunted house on the edge of the school map, I found it," Lun Hui said irritably. "But it seems like there's a power outage and no internet here, and there are other creatures living inside."

Lun Hui came across a few foxes and a small bear inside, indicating that they had been living here for quite some time.

"Oh, sorry about that. I'll have the property management company come and fix the utilities in the next few days. Do you have any other questions?" Fen Li said nonchalantly.

"Of course..." Lun Li went upstairs and saw a big hole in the ceiling, with a thick tree branch coming through, indicating the lushness of the surrounding forest.

In fact, the entire office building was the size of an ordinary residential house, made entirely out of wood due to its age. Fortunately, it wasn't just any ordinary wood, but explaining that might be a bit difficult. However, having tree branches weighing hundreds of kilograms fall from tens of meters high is definitely not good.

And more importantly, it was still dark and lacked fiber optics in this dense forested area, even though it was already past 9 am.

Lun Hui quickly complained to his phone about the poor signal he was experiencing.

"Sorry, Lun Hui, I couldn't quite catch everything you said due to the bad signal. As for the office building situation, I can inform the principal, but as a personal reminder, the Thieves Department doesn't have a budget this year. Although I can try to secure some additional funding for you, it might not be very substantial since you're the only teacher in the department," Fen Li said with underlying implications that renovating the office building was unlikely to happen since the Thieves Department wasn't a major department and it wouldn't benefit anyone.

"Fine, at least make sure the water and electricity are working, and it would be great if I could have an internet connection so I can access the school's academic system," Lun Hui said, not expecting a complete makeover of his office environment, but at least it shouldn't hinder his work. "By the way, this place is quite remote. It takes me nearly half an hour to get to the nearest training arena. What can be done about this?"

"Regarding this issue, we have two solutions. One is to find you a space in another professional office building like the previous teacher did, or I can apply with the school to get you a battery-powered vehicle to commute within the school premises. What do you think?" Fen Li asked in a warm and considerate tone.

But Lun Hui remained silent. Based on his past experience, he knew that a professor specializing in thievery was not highly regarded among the teacher community. Firstly, the status of the Thieves Department in society, and secondly, it couldn't bring honor or profit to the school like other academic departments could through athletic and scholarly achievements. It was unlikely that any department would be willing to have a thief teacher among them.

However, Fen Li wasn't foolish and understood Lun Hui's concerns.

"I can arrange for you to have an office space in the main office hall. You don't have to stay there all the time, though. If you have a busy teaching schedule or during tutoring hours, you can use that space to interact and rest with your students. What do you think about that?"

"That sounds great. Thank you," Lun Hui immediately recognized that this was a very good arrangement.

The main office hall was a large department with various subjects taught by professors. Generally, students at the Magic and Martial Arts Academy would take the same courses in the first two years before specializing in their chosen profession in the last three years. The main office department included some common subjects such as psychology, humanities and social sciences, mathematics and chemistry, as well as subjects like magical martial arts history and military theory. Moreover, the staff in the main office department naturally wouldn't have any prejudice against thieves.

"I'll keep you updated with any news. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you," Fen Li said before ending the call.

Lun Hui looked at the wooden building in front of him and wondered. This semester, he would be teaching two courses. One was "Basic Melee Defense Skills for Thief Mages," which would be taught daily for one hour from Monday to Thursday. The other was a two-hour class on Fridays called "Tracking and Concealment Studies," a skill that all special branches of knight mages, such as sentinels, detectives, and even thieves, needed.Here is the translation:

"Nature's 'Tracking and Concealment Studies' can be considered a major course, and there are other teachers who teach it regularly. However, the textbook used for this elective course is from the thief profession. I believe the students who choose to take this course will have their own opinions.

The class time is not long because the announcement of his course was relatively short. Thorn University allows students two weeks to adjust their schedules. But judging from the number of applicants, one class per day is enough. Lun Hui also understands that the reason Thorn University needs a teacher from the thief profession is to complete the range of disciplines, and the symbolic significance is much greater than the practical use. Of course, the salary will still be paid, so he feels lucky. He has a lot of free time every day.

Just as he was about to roll up his sleeves and tidy up the dilapidated house, his cell phone's air defense ringtone suddenly sounded.

"Hello, this is Lun Hui." Our male protagonist has been cautious about answering his phone since his last mistake.

"Lun Hui, it's Callay." Callay, the dean of the School of Magic, is one of the important figures at the school this time.

"Oh, Dean Callay! What's up? Do you have any instructions for me?" Lun Hui perked up as soon as he heard it.

"Well, I told you that no student applied for the thief profession this year, right?" Callay explained. "That's because we had to cancel this profession mentorship after the old thief professor passed away last year. I only announced your information on the academic system a few days ago. Last night, on the last day for junior students to select their majors, one student changed their major."

As mentioned earlier, in the first two years of Magic Wushu University, students take general courses to fully understand and explore their interests in various subjects. Then in the third year, they enter their respective field of studies.

Lun Hui was stunned. He thought this was a big deal. He actually has an exclusive apprentice!

Profession mentors are different from regular teachers. Regular teachers can leave after class, but profession mentors are like master instructors who guide their apprentices. For example, Lun Hui's mentor, Longyou, would supervise and teach him for three years (because Lun Hui didn't take the general courses and went directly to the mentorship stage, due to the different educational system at Douzhe University). Whether a student can graduate is generally tied to their mentor.

"Since today is the deadline for changing professions, I didn't expect anyone to choose the thief profession, so I didn't arrange anything related to you." Callay seemed a little embarrassed, but Lun Hui didn't mind. After all, the other party was stating the truth. "The student originally applied for the long-range attack department as a sniper, but now she has changed her major to study magic theft with you. There are no issues with the procedures, so I can only temporarily ask you to take on an apprentice."

"No problem, but this is my first time being a mentor, so I don't know how it will turn out." Lun Hui agreed without thinking too much.

"These are not the main problems. But I must tell you, this is not an ordinary student. She is a purebred elf."

Purebred elf, a noble species. How did someone from the Far East come to a university to study the thief profession? Lun Hui was slightly shocked upon hearing this.