Chapter 562: Meeting and Cooperation Under the Auction
In a reception room at the hotel.
The leaders responsible for bringing all the elves to the Magic Capital from the Elf Academy were already sitting here.
And those welcoming them were several officials from the Witch Academy’s All-purpose Association.
After some unnecessary small talk and pleasantries, they finally got to the main topic.
Although it was in a reception room, it could be considered a formal communication between the students of the Witch Academy and the elves of Aphhemia Academy.
The information they needed to share was naturally about those outlaws active around the world this time.
In fact, students from the three top academies had basically encountered those individuals.
However, due to initial negligence, they ultimately suffered setbacks, with some even losing their lives.
Just like the kidnapping incident that occurred shortly after the break when they left the school.
It concluded with an explosion; all ordinary students perished while upperclassmen who took on missions returned severely injured.
As a result, all the extraordinary academies expressed their intention to hold serious accountability! But in the end, they could hardly find a few hideouts, as those individuals were too cunning.
Of course, the main reason was that they did not receive assistance from Extraordinary Mentors, with many academies treating this matter as a comprehensive ability test for the students.
Such incidents happened worldwide, large and small, all targeting extraordinary students.
The disturbances they caused primarily revolved around explosions, with bomb tactics predominant, leading to their misjudgment as merely an anti-extraordinary terrorist organization.
It wasn’t until Witch Academy’s Shali directly crippled a city’s infrastructure during an encounter with these individuals that they began to take it seriously, realizing that enemies they initially didn’t regard highly held terrifying destructive potential.
Additionally, in recent days, those referred to as outlaws began to specifically target the Children of Fortune, heightening their sense of urgency.
Especially for the Witch Academy, where one Child of Fortune was directly killed! Thus, the Witch Academy held a voice in this matter.
“Now, we can indeed reveal some information to you to confirm your suspicions.”
“Please speak, we believe that sharing information will be the premise of our cooperation.”
“First, let’s discuss your suspicions. Those outlaws you mentioned are indeed not people from our world.”
Upon receiving this confirmation, the elves were not particularly surprised, only calmly continuing to inquire.
“Could you explain their identities and how they integrated into our world?”
After all, they had also looked into the identities of those individuals, and personal data could be found in the world’s information database, even tracing back to where they were born. Such comprehensive information couldn’t possibly belong to people from their world.
“Consciousness invasion, meaning their bodies are those of people from our world, but their consciousness is not. You should be aware of the weapons they use in combat, right? They are completely incompatible with any extraordinary academy in our world.”
Of course, if they had to say… according to the nature of the Wizard Academy, their witch weapons could technically be crafted to resemble those, but such a claim would be too far-fetched.
Taking advantage of this auction, the Witch Academy invited the main figures from the three top academies.
The All-purpose Association was being very calculating; they wanted to use the most optimal information gap they currently held to gain the right to define and explain those players.
This was an implication; the more they knew about these players, the greater the advantages and initiative they would possess.
Then using this as an excuse to establish information exchange agreements with each of the extraordinary academies, this could leverage their existing intelligence to pry more extraordinary academies into sharing information with them.
Mastering information meant controlling greater initiative, without wearing out their own people. Anyway, this information wouldn’t take long to be known after other extraordinary academies interacted with those players, so the All-purpose Association naturally wanted to maximize its value.
Of course, they had to be grateful to the selfless contributor, Teacher Xiao Han, for providing them the advantage, with the cost being only some Red Copper.
“Is this all based solely on this speculation? According to the information we’ve gathered, the individuals you took from the Witch Academy are just corpses, not live captures.”
“Yes, but we have other means to corroborate our claims. However… rather than just talking here, it would be better if we cooperate to capture a live player. Then everything will be clear, how about it?”
“I see, in the end, you still lack direct evidence to prove the truthfulness of your information, don’t you?” One of the elves sitting nearby spoke up.
After all, they too had speculated that these individuals might be invaders from outside the world, but they needed clear evidence, not just verbal guarantees from the other party.
However, the three elves present also caught onto a key term, “players.”
This term clearly described those outlaws, and although they questioned it verbally, they had to take it seriously, as the opponent might actually know something.
After all… they had received intel that a teaching assistant from the Witch Academy lost two students to those individuals and killed two outlaws.
Perhaps those two revealed significant information before they were killed.
Yet, that teaching assistant was in such a hurry to leave that the two bodies were left behind. The Witch Academy learned of this immediately but was still beaten to the retrieval by people from the Holy Angel Academy, eventually left with no choice but to abandon one corpse after a scuffle.
But these were all speculations, merely basic reference information for judging the truthfulness of the other party’s intelligence during this “exchange.”
They were very interested in the concept of “players” as well as the Witch Academy’s proposal to “capture a live player.”
……
Meanwhile, the elves still present at the exhibition blended into the current atmosphere; they strolled around the exhibition area according to their needs, accompanied by receptionists, while getting to know the upcoming auction items.
Some went directly to enjoy the hotel’s services to relieve the fatigue from their journey.
Others, full of energy, leveraged their advantages to mingle in the crowd, casually chatting with those trying to ingratiate themselves.
This auction was essentially a platform for networking, where you could appreciate a person’s insights, understand their cultural background, test their aesthetics, evaluate their financial capacity, and… the connections they established.
Nothing was better than mingling with such individuals.
Perhaps the one chatting and laughing with you at this moment could be an outstanding talent from another extraordinary academy?
So here, facing fellow extraordinary students, they all greeted each other with smiles, even those who were new students, as their presence here also indicated recognized potential.
Only those ordinary wealthy individuals or self-indulgent nobles were seen as opportunistic; they only had eloquent speech and pleasing appearances.
In their eyes, such people would never qualify to touch the truth of this world, at most just light-hearted entertainment.
They, being extraordinary beings, also had primitive desires; that was inevitable but was not something to discuss openly.
At the most conspicuous spot of the entire exhibition, attention was inevitably drawn as numerous passersby paused to admire.
“This is the highlight of this auction? Haha~ it’s truly beautiful.”
The Heart of Cold Wave, resembling ice crystals, emitted waves of chill; it was itself a rare gem. After all, girls couldn’t resist such glittering things.
However, only those who truly understood the Heart of Cold Wave recognized its real value!
“Beijuan, where have you been taken? You’ve been wandering around the exhibition area for half the day without a sight of you; I thought you were kidnapped by someone from the Witch Academy.”
“That’s unlikely; I’ve been following her the whole time.” Another elf accompanying Yao Beijuan smiled and spoke up, “I went to accompany Beijuan for breakfast since she didn’t have an appetite in the morning, and hadn’t eaten anything on the way. She might just be a little unaccustomed after getting off the bus.”
“Ah? They still serve breakfast at this time?”
“Of course, breakfast and lunch are seamlessly connected in the dining area. Do you want to grab a bite?”
“Forget it, I had a little something in the morning. I plan to explore the cuisine here at noon and see how it differs from last year.”
“Did you come here last year too?” Yao Beijuan asked.
This time, if it hadn’t been for an upperclassman saying they would take her to a certain auction to experience it, she might not have known that this place possibly belonged to the extraordinary circle. She heard that it gathered the elites from various extraordinary academies, even ordinary people were rare wealthy nobles from the outside world.
So this was quite suitable for new students like her to build their networks since just slightly knowing someone would be beneficial; after all, having acquaintances made it easier to ask for favors later.
The extraordinary world wasn’t merely about fighting; it also involved human relationships.
“Of course, I told you, Beijuan, the Witch Academy has many good things; although I don’t want to admit it… but the Witch Academy… hehe, I won’t say more.”
“But isn’t the Witch Academy not the top academy? Why should we go through all the trouble to participate in an auction hosted by another club?” Yao Beijuan still asked in confusion.
“The reasons are too many to explain. Sigh~ you’ll probably understand this later.” This elf clearly didn’t want to dwell too much on this issue and directly changed the subject. “By the way, I just found out something interesting from those guys; not sure if you’re interested, but there was a big incident at this hotel last night.”
“Was it about the two teaching assistants from the Witch Academy fighting?”
“You know?”
“Yeah, when we went up for breakfast, we encountered a handsome guy sharing a table, and we didn’t decline. He also talked about this.” The upperclassman beside Yao Beijuan explained.
“Really interesting, what a pity we didn’t see it. We should have come last night; we missed a good show.” The girl sighed, “By the way, I heard that one of the witches fighting is named Yang Yuelan; that name… tsk tsk~ Beijuan, it shares a name with your ex-boyfriend~”
“Don’t mention that guy; Beijuan is clearly trying to forget him. Why bring him up? Besides, isn’t she a witch now? Shouldn’t she be called an ex-girlfriend?”
“Sorry… I won’t bring it up.”
“That’s fine, upperclassman; I’ve already moved on. I’m still young, how can I be bogged down by one relationship?” Yao Beijuan waved her hand nonchalantly, appearing unfazed.
“Better that way; in my opinion, that guy isn’t anything special. If it weren’t for initially sitting at the same table with you, how would he have friends? He’s now silently entering the Witch Academy; I think that guy probably has psychological issues.”
“Yeah, I wonder if that guy will be invited to this auction. Considering her strength, she should be, right? If we do run into him, my sisters and I will back you up and target that scumbag together.”
“Correction, it’s a scumbag girl now.”
“True, I heard witches are infertile, so it suits her very well and stops her from harming others.”
“Just don’t let anyone from the Witch Academy hear you; be careful they might beat you up.”
“Just stating facts.” The girl casually smiled, not caring, and with a hint of anticipation on her smiling face, “By the way, do you have any plans? I just met a very interesting man here; I’m going to meet him again.”
“Alright, then we won’t disturb you. Beijuan and I will go explore elsewhere.”
Once they finished speaking, they each went about their own business.
Not long after the elves from Aphhemia Academy arrived, another group showed up, clad in dark-toned wizard robes, directly showcasing the characteristics of the wizards.
This auction could be said to feature the most luxurious line-up yet.
However, beneath the cover of this auction, another meeting was one of the important objectives of this gathering.
As the number of people here increased, the pre-show began to become lively.
At this moment, I was in the reading room, reading without any distractions.
I often saw many people passing through the reading room; some, like me, were spending time reading, while others sought deep conversations in the less crowded space.
But none of this affected me.
I continued to comprehend the related research on the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell, occasionally trying my hand at replicating the results presented in the data.
However, so far, I still couldn’t realize one of my earlier concepts, but in the process of continuous understanding, I gradually saw hope.
The Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell was indeed a key to the Fool Dream race achieving true life.
For this reason, when conducting research for the Fool Dream, the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell was always full of coincidences and inspirations, unexpectedly bringing me surprises.
This reading, I took very seriously; the passage of time seemed irrelevant to me until night fell and the dawn rose…
A new day thus began.
And the normally serene Jiao Xiaoshuang next to me was genuinely bewildered this time. Initially, I mentioned that I might read for a whole day and night; she thought I was joking, but she didn’t expect it to actually be true!
She seemed like a reading statue, with no superfluous movements and not even flipping the pages.
She couldn’t help but be curious about what kind of magic the book possessed that kept the other person reading persistently.
Moreover… if I recalled correctly, this book seemed to be her weapon when she fought Liliana?
