Morning.
Venus City.
In a hotel room.
Chen Rui stood up and slowly opened the door. Ever since he returned from the Plain of Nightmares, he had locked himself in his room.
He had gained a lot from the Jadeite Forest Sea. He had become a guru in both crafting and pharmaceutics. He should be in high spirits, but his mood was unusually heavy.
The Plain of Nightmares had become a real nightmare. In order to save Blanche, he had fought his way from the Mighty Mammoth Tribe to the strongest Thunderstorm Tribe. He had fought the three Behemoth Beast Kings, and then the Swamp of Misfortune. He had almost been killed by a god-given weapon in the Secret Words Stone Palace. However, he was still one step too late when he arrived at the Blood Cave of the Nightmare Volcano. All he could find was a pair of glasses, the half-elf girl's belongings.
For this, Chen Rui blamed himself deeply. The real reason Blanche had left the Jadeite Forest Sea was because of him.
He knew that the reticent half-elf maiden had a lot of things she wanted to say to him, but she wouldn't have the chance to do so. If he could do it all over again, he would have chosen to make a real promise to Blanche in the Jadeite Forest Sea.
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as an "if".
No matter what, what was lost was lost. He could only cherish what he had now.
He would always remember this girl, and he would completely destroy the mysterious church to avenge her.
After calming himself down, he took a deep breath, kept his sadness deep in his heart, and strode out the door.
Today was the opening day of the Star Tower, and he was heading to the Starlight Academy.
Soon, Chen Rui arrived at the Starlight Academy in a carriage. The carriage to and from the Starlight Academy had a booming business these two days, and the price had tripled.
There were more law enforcement and receptionists at the school gate than usual. Chen Rui, who had transformed into "Lomont", held the pass issued by the school administration, and entered the school gate unimpeded.
The school was not as crowded as he had imagined. Instead, it was more orderly than usual.
"Lomont!" There weren't many people in the school who knew "Lomont". Chen Rui was a little surprised. He turned around and saw that it was a female disciple of Sukrad who had gone with him to the Jadeite Forest Sea previously. She seemed to be called Sophia and looked rather sweet.
"You're finally back. Teacher has been talking about you every day for the past few days. If he knew you were back, he would definitely be very happy. I'm going to Teacher's office now, do you want to come with me? "
"There's no need for that." Chen Rui smiled. "I'll make a trip to the school administration first. The Tower of Stars will be open this afternoon. I'll have to register first. Anyway, thank you. "
"Oh." Sophia walked a few steps and suddenly seemed to have mustered up her courage. She turned around and said, "If I have time, can I ask you about Magic Formations in private?"
What was this? Date? Chen Rui was stunned and couldn't help but secretly complain, "This is too unscientific. With this loafer's bitter face, there are actually girls who throw themselves at him?" Should he reply, "I only like widows and wives?" (A certain nephew sneezed wildly in the Demon Realm)
Chen Rui thought for a while and replied, "It's the Tower of Stars right now … Erm, wait until I'm done with this important matter, okay?"
After he was done with this matter, "Lomont" should also disappear.
"En." Sophia's face seemed to be a little red and her footsteps became faster.
Looking at Sophia's back, Chen Rui smiled bitterly and scratched his head. He went all the way to the school administration and happened to meet Bilia in front of the building.
There were quite a lot of people in the school administration building, and there were two men and a woman beside Bilia. They were all "acquaintances".
The first was "Arthur's" fiancée, the princess of the Rayo Empire, Rambis. The other two were Bilia's nephew, the dumbass Neil and Quinn, whom Chen Rui met in the Jadeite Forest last time.
Quinn thought highly of himself. He once wanted to challenge Chen Rui, but the sword in his hand was melted by Duoduo.
Although Rambis's beauty was particularly dazzling in the crowd and even Bilia was overshadowed by her, Chen Rui did not look at the others and greeted Bilia directly, "Miss Bilia, we meet again. I've already agreed to participate in the trial of the Tower of Stars."
As soon as this sentence was said, the dumbass Neil's expression changed instantly. Previously, he borrowed his aunt Bilia's hand to deal with his rival in love, Fitz. In the end, Fitz was fine. Instead, he received bad news. His aunt's additional recommendation to enter the Tower of Stars had been given to another person!
Originally, in Neil's opinion, this recommendation belonged to him without any suspense. This had also become one of his capital to be proud and laugh at others. However, the sudden bad news was like a bolt from the blue, making the dumbass unable to adapt to it for a while. He felt that he could not lift his head in front of his classmates and his companions in the Elite Society, especially Rowling.
There was another meaning to this matter, which was that he had lost an important capital in the fight for the family's successor.
However, Neil knew his place and did not dare to show the slightest bit of resentment towards Bilia. His father only had Bilia as his sister, but he was not his only son. More importantly, Bilia was an authoritative figure in the Starlight Academy. Her words in the family were not inferior to his castellan father's. It was precisely because of this that his mother had tried her best to win over and please Bilia in order to make things more convenient for him. If he were to offend this aunt, it would only bring him harm and no benefit, be it in the academy or in the future. Hence, the dumbass could only swallow his pride.
Now, the fellow who had snatched his recommendation had appeared in front of him brazenly and even mentioned this matter in front of everyone. It was tantamount to a slap in the face.
"Who do you think you are?" Neil could not help but blurt out. Such a precious recommendation had been snatched away by this sloppy-looking piece of trash!
"Miss Bilia, why do you have such a rude idiot by your side?" Chen Rui did not have a good attitude towards this kind of trash.
Neil was furious. He gritted his teeth as if he wanted to swallow Chen Rui alive. Bilia frowned. "Lomont, this is just a misunderstanding. He is my nephew, Neil Fallows."
"So it's your nephew … Then I'll let this matter go for your sake." Chen Rui glanced at the dumbass with a look of disdain.
Bilia was very clear about "Richard's" strength and ruthlessness. If it had been another lowly fellow who was so rude, he would have been annihilated with a wave of his hand. In fact, he was already giving her a lot of face.
However, this attitude angered the dumbass even more. "You damn …"
"Shut up!" Bilia scolded in a low voice. Her tone was obviously displeased.
Neil's face twitched. In the end, he did not dare to make another sound.
"Miss Bilia, you need to properly educate our student Neil and teach him the most basic manners." When Chen Rui said "our", he deliberately emphasized his tone and winked at Bilia.
"Stop talking and follow me to the administrative department to settle the formalities." Bilia glared at Chen Rui with dissatisfaction, but did not say anything else. This greatly surprised Rambis and the rest. Bilia's strictness and arrogance were well-known in the academy. If it had been someone else who teased her like this, she would definitely have flown into a rage immediately. However, her current reaction was such a nonchalant reply. Furthermore, she had even revealed a familiar tone with that "Lomont". This could not help but be surprising and even suspicious.
"Please forgive me, Minister Bilia. As far as I know, even if there is a recommendation, it must pass the Dean's level of review, even if it's a personal recommendation from the minister." Rambis finally spoke. Although she knew that Neil was the type who could not be helped, he still had a City Lord father and was also a member of her organization, the Elite Society. Now that Neil was being humiliated in public, it was impossible for her, the president of the Elite Society, to stand by idly.
Bilia's eyes narrowed slightly. She nodded and said, "That's right."
"Review?" Chen Rui sized up Rambis with great interest, deliberately revealing an aggressive gaze. Ryan, who was standing at the side, saw this and his eyes shone with a cold gleam.
Rambis's expression did not change. She said calmly, "Yes, the review should have ended yesterday. As far as I know, Your Excellency's name was not on the review list."
"Is that so?" Chen Rui suddenly laughed. "Is a first-grade Dean … Deputy Dean okay?"
"Of course." Rambis was just thinking that this question was a little strange when she heard a voice from behind.
"Lomont!"
This voice was actually the Deputy Dean, Socrates. Things like improving magic arrays were addictive, especially after one had tasted the sweetness. Socrates had been studying ever since he returned from the Jadeite Forest Sea. These days, he happened to be at a dead end and had failed a few times. He had been looking forward to the return of "Lomont". Now that he heard Sophia say that she had met "Lomont" in the school, he immediately rushed over to the school administration.
"You're finally back!" The Deputy Dean slapped Chen Rui's shoulder. "I was just about to look for you. Hurry up and follow me to the lab!"
Socrates' obvious intimate attitude shocked Rambis and the others. Chen Rui shook his head. "Wait a minute, Sir Dean. Just now, someone said that my recommendation to enter the Tower of Stars has not been reviewed by the Dean and cannot take effect. I'm having a headache right now. "
Socrates' eyes narrowed. His first reaction was to look at Bilia. "Who said that?"
"Of course it wasn't me." Bilia smiled calmly. "I'm the one who recommended this Teacher Lomont."
"That's right. Your school administration has finally done something good this time." Socrates' gaze fell on Rambis and the others. "I've reviewed Lomont's qualifications more than a month ago. Does anyone still have any questions?"
Neil lowered his head. To him, this was another resounding slap in the face.
"I'm sorry, Sir Dean. There's no more now." Rambis replied generously. She started to take that incomparably mischievous fellow seriously. For the Deputy Dean to regard him so highly, coupled with Bilia's attitude, "Lomont" was definitely not an ordinary talent.
If this person were to stay in the school in the future, at least he could not become an enemy.
"Then there's nothing else here, right? Lomont, help me take a look at that magic array. As long as the improvement is successful, I can even get you an additional recommendation. "
When Neil heard the last sentence, hope reignited in his heart. He desperately winked at Bilia. Chen Rui saw this and sneered secretly. Do you really think that the Earth revolves around you?
"There's no need for that, Sir Dean. The Tower of Stars is not a place that just anyone can enter."
This sentence completely destroyed Neil's last hope of getting lucky. It was equivalent to giving him a few slaps in the face in public and then stepping on it fiercely. The dumbass man's face instantly turned ashen.
Chen Rui did not even look at Neil. He only nodded at Bilia and left with Socrates.
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