Chapter 2446 Retirement and Graduation

This morning, Joan rescued Duo'er from the group of thugs who broke into Moriarty's laboratory, and was sent directly back to the ranch, but at the same time, a scuffle was going on in the campus.

The thugs who broke into the campus did not only destroy Moriarty's laboratory. The teachers and students who tried to stop them from smashing and looting were also attacked and beaten to death.

The news quickly spread throughout the campus, and the young and energetic left-wing students were excited and spontaneously organized to maintain law and order in the campus, trying to drive the thugs out.

The two sides fought at each other over a disagreement, which eventually led to a bloody conflict.

The fighting lasted for an hour. When the Mounted Police Brigade heard the news and came to stop the conflict, the more than 300 rioters who broke into the university campus had already been beaten to the ground.

The police arrested nearly 100 students involved in the fighting, including Holden, Hailar, Angel and Ryan.

Joan returned to the school in a hurry, met with Audrey after discussing it, and went to the school leader to inquire about the situation.

Many of the arrested students were from well-known families, either rich or noble. In addition, the police did not dare to rough up this group of young men and young ladies, and they were all released in the evening.

However, things have become so big that they have turned into a full-scale confrontation between radicals on both the left and the right.

For the next few days, protesters gathered around the gate of Midgard University, demanding that the school severely punish the perpetrators and dismiss the "traitor" Professor Moriarty who colluded with the aboriginal savages.

Seeing the situation deteriorating rapidly, the school had no choice but to abandon the pawns and accept the resignation letter that Professor Moriarty had already submitted.

In fact, Professor Moriarty not only resigned from his university teaching post, but also wrote a letter to Mr. Tennyson, refusing to attend the annual meeting of the Arcane Society, and returned to the ranch in Hot Spring Town to live a leisurely retired life.

Joan learned from Mr. Tennyson's letter that his tutor refused to attend the annual meeting, and even the highest honor in the arcane law circle, the "Golden Rod Award", could not move him.

Mr. Tennyson hoped that Joan would persuade his mentor that there is no need to be angry with those pretentious slanders, let alone give up on himself.

It's a pity that Joan can't do anything about it.

He should have persuaded him a long time ago, but he couldn't make the teacher change his mind.

If Professor Moriarty really does not want to attend the annual meeting, Mr. Tennyson has a backup plan, which is to have Joann replace the tutor as the keynote speaker and present the award to Professor Moriarty in absence.

After thinking about it, Joan finally felt that it was inappropriate.

Although Professor Moriarty didn't expressly object, Joan couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. No matter morally or emotionally, he shouldn't do anything against his original intention in the name of a mentor.

In the reply letter to Mr. Tennyson, Joan confessed that he had failed his entrustment and felt deeply guilty. At the same time, he stated his position: since the tutor declined the invitation to the annual meeting, he, as a student, should advance and retreat together. I hope you will forgive me.

Joan somewhat regretted giving up participating in the highest-level annual meeting of the Austrian law academic community, but he did not regret making this decision.

I am still young and my academic career has just started, and I will have plenty of opportunities to attend the annual meeting and win honors in the future.

Joan feels even more sorry for her mentor, Professor Moriarty, who may have missed the best opportunity in her life.

Professor Moriarty chose to retire and stay out of the public eye, a wise move in hindsight.

By the end of August, the turmoil in the town had subsided, and Professor Moriarty was replaced by the latest battle reports from the Old World.

Only half a month after the fall of Harrenburg, on August 30, 1625, the capital of the Imperial Coastal Province, the naval base, and the most important trading port, "Seaside City", also fell into the hands of the expeditionary forces.

The war has rotted so far, half of the country has fallen, and the empire is full of wars. The ruling authorities still haven't organized a force strong enough to resist the Korath army, unable to prevent the enemy from winning successively on their own land.

Undoubtedly, the Holy Ashean Empire is facing the most serious crisis since its founding. The building is about to collapse. The Hansberg royal family, which has lasted for more than 1,600 years, seems to be irretrievably heading towards the end.

On the same day that Marina fell, Midgard University held its graduation ceremony, which had been postponed for two weeks because of the riots.

Hyrule, Audrey, and Holden all graduated successfully, and they took Joan to a dinner party to celebrate.

After graduation, the young friends will go their separate ways.

For the time being, Joan will stay in Midgard City to assist the tutor in completing the follow-up research on the smallpox vaccine.

Hailaer plans to go back to Freeport to visit his adoptive father, Herel, and then go to Galti Island to help his father run the business.

Audrey and Holden, sister and brother, will return to Canaan after graduation. As for what kind of business they will pursue in the future, they have to wait for the arrangement of the royal family of Zion.

The parting is imminent, and the atmosphere in the restaurant inevitably tends to be sentimental when everyone thinks of the unknown date when they will be reunited.

Holden tried to liven things up with jokes, but he couldn't even laugh himself out.

Audrey is still careful, prepared four souvenir books in advance, kept one for herself, and distributed the rest to her friends, signed each other as souvenirs, wrote a few words of blessing, took it out when she was free, and remembered to keep in touch.

There is no never-ending banquet in the world, and it is finally time to say goodbye. In the afterglow of the setting sun, Qiao An hugged and said goodbye to his friends one by one. The three young people who spent four years of good time together on the university campus couldn't help crying.

Watching the backs of Audrey, Holden, and Hylar gradually going away, Joan felt lost, as if she was sending away not only three best friends, but also her own youthful years.