In terms of the result, not many people knew about the marriage of Lun Hui and Rhythm Nolan. Hedda Nolan also believed that it wasn't appropriate to publicly announce their marriage when Rhythm just became the captain of the Royal Knights, so their relationship was still a secret to the public.

But this had its advantages; Lun Hui didn't have to rush to wear the annoying ring on his finger.

Driving his cheaply bought fancy penguin car, he entered Thorn University and unloaded the Old Phoenix brand women's bicycle from the roof. From today onwards, he would use this bicycle, which had been his companion for several years, to get around the campus. He would use a motor vehicle to go home, which was much more convenient.

Unfortunately, the pink women's bicycle was a bit eye-catching. Although Lun Hui, with his thick skin, didn't mind, even looked like a hooligan riding slowly on the campus walkway while whistling out of tune, the students turned their heads and noticed this intriguing thief-like teacher.

On the other hand, since Lun Hui didn't like wearing a teacher's gown and badges, many people only regarded him as a senior student.

In this vast Thorn University, talents emerged endlessly, and peculiar individuals were not uncommon.

On Sunday, during his free time, Lun Hui also went out to pick up his bicycle and also purchased a large pile of furniture and appliances for the thief's office.

Apparently, Ukampa's service industry had made rapid progress in recent years. It was only Monday morning, and Lun Hui already saw a mountain of furniture and appliances piled up in front of the inconspicuous thief's office that ordinary students wouldn't know about.

Even earlier, there was a little elf standing by the side, somewhat clueless, communicating with the logistics personnel.

Lun Hui smiled, put away his bicycle, and walked over, directing the workers to quickly arrange the furniture and miscellaneous items in an orderly manner. He also conspicuously gave some extra tips.

"Teacher, so much furniture must have cost a lot of money, right?" Eve looked at the completely transformed thief's office in surprise.

This was no longer an ordinary office according to common sense; it was a living private residence.

The living room had a soft woolen blanket covering the floor, and the bright crystal chandelier looked brand new. Although a set of modern audio equipment and video game system did not match the theme of teaching, from various details, it had already fully met the requirements for everyday use.

"No problem, the living place should be comfortable. I also tidied up the bedroom above. From now on, you can take a rest here at noon if you want, of course, if you're willing." Then Lun Hui poked his palm, pointed at the PSX game console, and asked, "By the way, little elf, do you know how to play games? How about we play a few rounds first?"

Eve rolled her eyes at Lun Hui with an annoyed expression and then said seriously, "Teacher, please teach me. Eve has rested well these past few days and is ready to undergo strict training from the teacher."

"So soon for a lesson? It's only a little after nine," Lun Hui looked surprised at his phone. "When I was still in university, I used to fight battles with my mentor in the XX series at this time."

"How can a teacher play games with students?" Eve asked, puzzled.

"Why can't a teacher play games with students? Don't worry, you're my student, and I'm a very casual person. Let's not just play games; if there are any new movies or CDs, we can also scavenge for them," Lun Hui said seriously. "If you don't like the X series, we can play the War X or the Mysterious Sea X series, or do you like football? We can play the Real X series, or if you like fighting games, we can play the Iron X series. It's up to you. Teacher may not look like it, but I'm a standard otaku with good skills and proficiency."

Eve was somewhat bemused but, after all, it was the teacher's suggestion. The little elf didn't know how to refuse and thought for a moment before saying, "Teacher, let's have the lesson first and then play during break time, alright?"

Lun Hui looked at the watery-eyed little elf and couldn't bear to bully her, so he put away the pile of game discs in his hands. But Lun Hui definitely didn't lie; in his first year at Doze, he indeed frequently played games against Longyou."Alright, since you are so enthusiastic about learning, let's start the class." Lun Hui said and led Eve out of the small building.

As soon as the elf heard the word "class," he became mentally alert and quickly took out a thick notebook from his huge backpack in the corner.

"Wait, wait..." Lun Hui saw the heavy backpack and got a headache. "Why do you have to bring so much stuff to class? Isn't it tiring?"

Of course, for an elf's body, dozens of kilograms of stuff could not be considered tiring.

"Those are books related to thieves, and I want to supplement my knowledge outside of class," the little elf blinked his eyes and looked at Lun Hui expectantly, then handed the backpack to him, hoping to be praised for being studious.

"Introduction to Thieves: Why Become a Thief", "A Thief's Autobiography", "Stories Thieves Must Tell", "Ten Combat Techniques Every Thief Must Know", "Intermediate Thief Survival Medical Science"...." Lun Hui chuckled with a wry smile. "I almost forgot that you are a bookworm. Well, throw these books away."

"Lao Shi!" Eve widened his eyes, his pointed ears twitching as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

"These books, except for some basic knowledge of herbal medicine, mission guides, forest survival guides, there is no need to read the rest. Return the books to the library or store them in the basement of the small building," Lun Hui said.

The little elf hesitated to speak and finally reluctantly put the backpack carefully in the underground warehouse.

"That's right, as a thief, you must always be light on your feet. I don't want to see you carrying anything over five kilograms in the future," Lun Hui looked at the slightly aggrieved Eve and said with a smile, "Eve, as a thief, what do you think is the most important goal when completing a mission?"

When the little elf heard Lun Hui calling his name, he knew it was time to be serious.

"Finding the best opportunity to cooperate with teammates and using maximum output attacks to defeat the target?" Eve tilted his head and asked.

"No," Lun Hui shook his head. "As a thief, the most important thing during a mission is to stay alive."

"What about teammates?" Eve asked, tilting his head.

"Use them to keep yourself alive," Lun Hui said firmly.

Eve's heart trembled and thought to himself that this teacher was somewhat despicable... Oh, sorry, Father God, Eve shouldn't speak of his own teacher in such a way, but the teacher was indeed a bit too much.

"So, the first part of the course that I want to teach you is survival," Lun Hui continued, disregarding the complex look in the little elf's eyes. "Perhaps there will be moral or ethical questions during the process of staying alive, but you must know that we are thieves. Although not all thieves cannot be noble, I can tell you for certain that noble thieves do not live long."

"Thieves are not essential members of a team in terms of attack power, defense power, attack distance, and area. The concealment advantage of thieves is only needed during individual actions. However, when a thief is extremely needed, it means that the mission is extremely difficult. It is common for thieves to use their deadly blows to kill targets such as dragons and unicorns in high-difficulty missions. But conversely, if the thief dies before that, it means that the team has lost a killer move," Lun Hui continued. "I'm not advocating the role of thieves in a team. In fact, thieves are the most useless in a combat team, even their stealth detection skills can now be replaced by magic. But once a thief is needed, they undoubtedly become the most important. However, Eve, as a thief, don't expect to always act with others."

Killing one person in ten steps and leaving no trace for thousands of miles, thieves do not need to worry about others' life or death. They are not knights and are not bound by etiquette. Completing the mission by any means necessary may be the true portrayal of a thief.

Every country has an assassination department similar to the assassin guild. They are the shadows of the country, shrouding everything in darkness. In a more polite way, they can be called special agents in special departments or special forces, but fundamentally, they are a group of assassins with extraordinary killing skills.

Because of their extremely skilled killing techniques, thieves often complete hunting actions against targets or individuals stronger than themselves."Please teach me the skills to survive, teacher." The elf bowed politely, seemingly moved by Lun Hui's words.

"Rise, my obedient disciple. I'll teach you now," Lun Hui replied.

Afterwards, Lun Hui took out a white shirt and a black, non-fading pen from a bag attached to a women's bicycle parked nearby.

"Take off your shirt," Lun Hui handed the white shirt to Eve.

"What are you doing, teacher?" Eve hugged herself upon hearing this, then took a few steps back.

"Tsk tsk, I'm just asking you to change into this white shirt. What were you thinking? How can your mind be so dirty? I can't see clearly with you wearing a dark blue jacket," Lun Hui said with a righteous expression.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, the elf realized they had misunderstood. After all, Lun Hui was their teacher.

Eve ran into the building to change clothes after receiving the white shirt, then came back out.

Lun Hui's eyes lit up at the sight of Eve. The elf was originally wearing denim shorts, a pair of small suede shoes, and a dark blue jacket, giving off a youthful and energetic vibe. However, Lun Hui couldn't resist playing a trick by making them wear a loose white men's shirt that they wouldn't normally wear. The loose feeling brought about a different sensation.

The elf felt the teacher's unusual gaze and felt a bit awkward.

"It's so white," Lun Hui sighed, accidentally blurting out, "Ahem, I mean, this shirt is really white. Okay, now let's talk about the content of today's lesson. Pay attention."

Eve nodded earnestly.

Lun Hui switched off the main switch of the power supply in the electrical box outside the building, causing the building to be engulfed in darkness due to a power outage.

"For thieves, survival heavily relies on their own awareness of the environment and the perception of danger. In any situation, you must ensure that you can notice even the slightest movements, so that you can be prepared before the opponent launches an attack and increase your survival rate. Let's assume that you are going inside the building to steal your own clothes." Lun Hui waved their hand and mysteriously had Eve's jacket in their hands. The elf could only stare in disbelief. "The building is small, so I will go in first and place your clothes inside. You have ten minutes to find your clothes. I won't put Eve in a difficult-to-find place, but at the same time, I will attack you. If you can discover and prevent my attack before I notice, then you have completed the task. If not..."

Lun Hui raised their non-fading pen.

"This is my weapon. I don't know where it will end up on you," Lun Hui smirked mischievously.

"What is today's lesson objective?" Eve thought that it shouldn't be too difficult to discover the teacher's attack, especially since the building was small and only consisted of a few rooms.

Lun Hui felt delighted in their heart. "If you can discover my intention to draw on you before the end of school today, then you have completed the task. On the other hand, I will only draw on you once. Once I've drawn on you, you fail the task and have to leave the building and re-enter."

"Okay! Eve understands!" The elf thought that this requirement wasn't too challenging. They had a whole day, so it was impossible for them to not notice when the teacher was all alone and drawing on them. "I will try my best."

"This doesn't have anything to do with trying your best. As a punishment, if you don't succeed even once today, you're not allowed to remove what I've drawn on you for a week. And you can only wear this shirt to school. How about that?"

Eve hesitated for a moment. It was clear that Lun Hui didn't just plan to draw on the white shirt; they might draw on the face or limbs as well. However, the elf had a spirit of facing danger head-on despite being aware of the danger. They resolutely nodded.

With that, Lun Hui chuckled, took the shirt and the pen, and entered the dark building...

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Nearly 6 PM in the afternoon, after spending quite some time persuading the tear-stained elf to leave the thief's building, Lun Hui watched the girl's figure with various patterns on the white shirt. Then, Lun Hui took out their cell phone from their pocket.It's not just various graphics and texts on the white shirt, even Eve's exquisite face has been turned into a masterpiece of a big cat by a black oil-based pen, with various random circles of beards. But Eve, with tears in her eyes, refused to give in and wash her face or change clothes.

"Master, did you just call me? Sorry, I couldn't answer the phone because I was in class." Lun Hui said in a casual tone.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone.

"Don't call me master, I am Longyou. I don't like being called master."

"Okay, Longyou." Lun Hui's face showed a rare warm smile. "I just happened to be planning to find you. What do you want to say first?"

"Are you looking for me because you want a new dagger for your elf disciple?" Longyou asked in an icy tone, devoid of any emotion or rhythm.

"Yes, during the mid-May Empire holiday, I plan to go to the Icebound Forest." Lun Hui was not surprised that Longyou knew her situation. This woman was always very knowledgeable. "I want to get a tooth from Thunder Dragon."

"Alright, I called you to ask if anyone wants to go dragon hunting in the Icebound Forest. This time, it's a big shot. Maybe you will be interested," Longyou said.

"A big shot? Can they afford the price to have me and you join the mission? Interesting…" Lun Hui was slightly surprised. "What's the target this time?"

"The North Ice Dragon King, Carfinoyer, in the seventh perimeter of the Icebound Forest."

Dragon slaying has always been highly controversial. Dragons are undoubtedly the strongest creatures in this world, second only to gods and demons. In this era of magical deaths and hidden gods, dragons have become the ultimate goal for countless human experts. Moreover, a dragon's body is full of treasures. Even a single dragon scale is enough to create the most top-notch shield.

Lun Hui remained silent, paused for a few seconds, and then hung up the phone without responding.