nucmednet Chapter 154 After the Trial
Chapter 154 After the Trial
Another day passed, and Isabella led the team back to Anshan Town for dinner, but saw ten investigators from the All-Seeing Eye.
Discussing the attack with the teachers.
On this day, sandworms and desert wolves suddenly appeared. It didn't seem like a coincidence at all. There had never been such a coincidence in previous trials. It was very likely that someone was behind this.
But after several days of investigation, they made no progress. Whether they asked people or inferred motives, or even checked the archives, they could not find out who did it.
After comparing their absence times, there are ten suspicious people.
The All-Seeing Eye investigation team left Anshan Town hastily without explaining anything until the end.
The middle-aged man who was the investigator said, "...The files of magicians only reveal people from the empire. We know very little about magicians from other countries. The one who controlled these attacks might be the same person. The location where the monsters appeared happened to be the camp of the descendants of the empire's dignitaries, which means that forces outside the empire are causing trouble. But it is too difficult to find the magician. The Gweibinin Empire has the most magicians, and there are also summoning magicians..."
Isabella slowed down her pace and pricked up her ears to eavesdrop.
"The location where the sandworm appeared is also very strange," said Teacher Tiguwei. "It was obviously here to attack the Seventh Prince. Fortunately, the Seventh Prince had not returned to the camp on the mountain at that time."
"We have also examined the corpses of the sandworms. Judging from the quality of their flesh and blood, they are indeed monsters that were cultivated using refined feed..."
"Isabella!" Milucia broke away from her team and rushed over excitedly. Her excited and sharp voice scared Isabella.
Isabella looked at Milushia who was rushing towards her with a look of surprise.
Looking closely, Milushia has also reached the level of a junior magician.
"Eh? I was just wanting to show off my magical abilities after the elementary level, but I didn't expect you to break through to the elementary level. When did you do that? I broke through three days ago, and you're not even happy at all. Are you faster than me?" Milucia spoke very quickly, and her manner was faster than turning pages of a book. In the end, she just pinched Isabella's face angrily.
Isabella narrowed her eyes helplessly: Ababa Ababa...
"Isabella had a breakthrough on the first day of the trial, and we also felt that she was close to that kind of breakthrough!" Brian explained.
Isabella deliberately spoiled the fun by saying, "After breaking through to the elementary level, it seems that there is nothing great. You have to reach the intermediate level at least to release magic combat skills and destroy monsters easily."
Isabella wondered if it was her illusion. In her memory, Milucia was only slightly taller than her, but now she was almost twice as tall. She couldn't help but wonder if this body was growing slowly...
It was June, and the second half of the trial passed peacefully.
By the time Isabella's team finished, they had killed ninety-seven monsters, sixteen more than the second-place team, Tek Azbodi.
When she returned to the academy, Isabella was somewhat thankful for the classmates she met in class. They usually played around a bit, but if you look at their work seriously, they still had some achievements. Even on the last day, there were still three students in the group who had not broken through to the level of junior magicians.
At least it is certain that after they finish the theoretical exam, their scores will be among the top 50 in the grade.
Once after school, Isabella saw the Seventh Prince coming back and looking at her. He just nodded slightly, and Isabella roughly understood what he meant.
The school road of the college...
Isabella didn't know when she had gotten used to the looks from people around her, but when she looked around, she didn't see many people deliberately looking at the person accompanied by the Seventh Prince.
"You have also broken through to the primary level. I am in the same class as you. In comparison, I feel a lot of pressure. After I returned from the trial, the Fourth Princess laughed at me for a long time."
"…Fourth Sister sometimes speaks strangely. After making a joke, she comforts me for a long time, as if she likes to tease me."
Isabella touched the tip of her chin, nodded, and asked, "Excuse me, does the royal family attach great importance to magical prowess? Just like the big families, the three princes have already reached advanced levels of prowess! Is that not enough?"
"You can also understand it in such a vulgar way as you do," the Seventh Prince said with disgust, "The stronger you are, the more you will get in the royal family. Maybe my talent is limited, and they are all geniuses who have reached the elementary level before the end of the first grade."
Isabella sensed a sigh in the seventh prince's words.
"Wouldn't it be possible to level up quickly if we kill more monsters?" Isabella asked in doubt. "This is the simplest way to level up. There are more ways to level up than just relying on diet and daily practice."
Isabella added, blinking.
"How many monsters did you kill during the trial period?"
The Seventh Prince responded, "There are exactly ten of them. Primary monsters are too difficult to deal with! I need to keep a safe distance before I can attack. To be honest, I am actually afraid of monsters..."
Isabella stammered, "So that's how it is. It's a bit unexpected..."
After chatting for a while, we went to the gate of the college.
Princess Bai Yue, who was on duty, waved to Isabella to come up and sit down.
However, Isabella refused to allow Bai Yue to go to the palace, and made an excuse that she had other things to do.
"Isabella, if someone wanted to buy your first place in the academy, how much would you be willing to pay?"
Princess Bai Yue asked such a shocking question.
Isabella was shocked when she heard this: "Ah? This kind of thing..." She whispered, "Is there really someone who buys it? But this rule is strictly prohibited by the royal family!"
The Seventh Prince sat sideways in the corner of the carriage, his arm resting on the windowsill, looking out the window with a sad expression.
Princess Bai Yue nodded with a smile: "I know it is strictly prohibited. This is also the rule that Charlemagne's royal family had when they first established the academy. So in addition to buying rankings, there will be additional hidden fees, which means that there is no need for everyone to tell others about it."
"Which noble bought my ranking? Was it Tek Azbodi? Or..."
Isabella asked quietly.
Princess Bai Yue glanced at the maids around her, and they all left the carriage.
"It was not some noble who bought your rank, but me," Princess Bai Yue said, her fingers twirling Isabella's golden hair. "Name a price. If you don't want to sell, I won't force you."
Isabella wondered if Princess Baiyue was joking. She had just said that this was a strict rule, but now she was trying to bribe her... There must be some conspiracy!
Besides, as the Saint of the Saints' Admiration Guild, how could Isabella be short of your money?
"How much……"
Isabella frowned slightly, looked carefully at Princess Baiyue's expression, and pouted slightly.
"I won't sell it for any price." Isabella replied, shaking her head with relief.
And then he said with a smile: "Money can buy rankings, but it can't buy real strength."
"You are very conscious," Princess Bai Yue put her arm around Isabella's shoulders and whispered softly, "I was not kidding you just now. If you agree, no one will doubt the deal with you. But if your grades are always so good, it will be easy for other nobles in the palace to pay attention to you... Then your future will only become a sword in their hands!"
After leaving the carriage, Isabella now felt that she was deeply trapped in the quagmire of the empire.
Princess Bai Yue was only a student of Briffin. She was scheming and had poached me ahead of time, then used some soft and hard tactics to do me, which were not easy to detect, with the obvious intention of making myself part of her faction.