Hestria drew a strange symbol in the air, and a blurry silhouette of a man appeared in the air. As the light shifted and the air distorted, the silhouette became clearer.
"My lady, the executive officer in charge of the Chronometer Tower Consortium's recruitment this year is Felios Caesar III from Europe. He's your cohort."
"Felios …" An elegant young man with white curly hair appeared in front of Night Shadow's eyes. She took a sip of her wine and said, "He was indeed my cohort when I was in Meteor Gemini, but we were in different fields. I remember he's an assassin, right?"
"Yes, my lady. Felios became a Level 6 player ten years ago. After that, he left [Fisman's Tear of the Goddess], a Gold faction in Europe. He also rejected the invitation of the Winter Family's Outer Sect Council and went to the Chronometer Tower to be an apprentice scholar until now. " Hestria took out her communicator and said, "Nana sent me a message saying that he's going to become a Level Seven player soon."
"I know. These old fogeys in the Chronometer Tower are so stubborn. Luckily, it's Felios. I remember … he likes books about magic array combinations. I have a lot of them in my collection room. Ask Nana to pick ten books for him," Night Shadow said with a smile. Nana's full name was Nana Nahir Sigma. She was the eighteenth maid in the Rose Maid Squad. She was mainly responsible for the communication within the squad and the daily affairs of the base.
"This …" Hestria was a little surprised. Bribing the executive officer of the Chronometer Tower was a common practice among the upper echelons. However, even if one knew about this method, one must be qualified and the executive officer must be willing to accept it.
Most of the Executive Officers that came every year were mostly due to the lack of research resources, which was why they would waste time acting as honorary referees. In reality, it was all for the sake of accumulating wealth. This was also the Timekeeping Tower Alliance's way of adapting to the Seven Continents. But even so, ordinary factions wouldn't even be able to bribe the Referees, much less the Executive Officers.
There were very few players who were willing to do so much for their descendants, let alone Night Shadow who was so generous.
The collection room of a Level 6 player, who was also a famous rich lady, would have a value of more than five billion Blue Astral Coins. Moreover, it was the cheapest kind.
With such a high investment, it would be enough for her to cultivate several excellent magicians if she used it as resources for students.
Every player was a huge corporation. Behind them, there would be a series of benefits and personnel to serve them. Therefore, they would not care about the status and power given by other forces. They themselves were the best signboard.
Supporting such a corporation required a lot of funds and various resources. Even players needed to earn resources to maintain the corporation. Hence, it was extremely rare for a corporation to invest so much money in a student who had yet to enter university.
After all, these ten magic books were equivalent to the entire fortune of an ordinary aristocratic family.
"Is there a problem?" Night Shadow swirled his wine glass and picked up an apple to eat.
"No, I'll contact Nana right away." Hestria lowered her head, once again raising Li Xiang's status in her heart.
Some female players had lived for too long and experienced too many things. As a result, they often had some strange hobbies, such as raising beautiful little boys.
Night Shadow was very clean in this regard, but this made her even more puzzled. Li Xiang did have a certain amount of talent and ability, but it was not enough before he fully realized it. At the very least, he would have to enter the ranks of players before he could officially start.
High-level players also liked to invest in new players, rather than the so-called seedlings and potential stocks. After all, at least players were worth investing in.
After following Night Shadow for so long, this was the first time she saw her doing something like this. She was surprised and curious, hoping that she would have a chance to meet this amazing little guy.
In fact, with Li Xiang's current points, entering the Chronometer Tower Consortium was a sure thing. However, the Chronometer Tower Consortium was different from other schools. The students did not choose the schools, but the schools chose the students.
The students who obtained the admission would receive an invitation from a certain university, but there would never be a situation where two Chronometer Tower Consortium universities would invite the same person.
Even if these 18 universities were the top of the line, some people still had their own preferred institutions. And choosing a school required a great price to pay and many connections.
The Chronometer Tower Consortium was generally run by the executive officers. They would first select the qualified candidates from the ultimate trial according to the minimum requirements given by each school, and then send them to each school for a second review.
In charge of the second review were the well-known professors of each school. A large number of candidates were eliminated by the professors here. After that, the preliminary list of candidates would be submitted to the principal and the school committee for final review, and finally a list of expectations would be determined.
The list of expectations would also be submitted to the Chronometer Tower, and the executive committee of the Chronometer Tower (composed of former executive officers) would analyze and examine it. Then the final list of freshmen would be issued to each school for implementation.
Layers of screening and review, and the Chronometer Tower would finalize the list before it would take effect. During this period, there were countless steps and checkpoints to go through. Once Li Xiang was determined to belong to a school, then the matter of changing could be discussed.
At that time, he would have to submit a transfer application, which would be reviewed step by step. Only after all of them were approved could he enter the school of his choice.
And what Night Shadow was doing right now was to smooth things over in case the school he was going to wasn't the one he wanted.
It wasn't as simple as bribing an executive officer.
"I'm going to sleep for a while. Hestria, watch him for me. Wake me up if anything happens." A shadow appeared under Night Shadow's recliner, and then she sank into it, along with the recliner.
The other maids who were standing bowed in unison. They didn't raise their heads until the shadow was completely gone, and then they continued to serve Hestria.
The Rose Maid Group was the most famous group under Night Shadow's command. Every member had a different personality, and the service had to be tailored to their preferences, including the environment, food, and so on.
Hestria looked at the sexy swimsuit she was wearing and smiled helplessly. She took a glass of red wine from a maid and looked at Li Xiang on the screen thoughtfully.
.....
Li Xiang felt like he had lost his mind. He maintained the pale golden gear eyes for several hours, forcibly piecing together the self-destruct device in his memory. He didn't even know what the final effect would be. He was worried that it wouldn't be powerful enough, so he added a Source Crystal to the fuel chamber.
He was really angry, especially after seeing Ming Xu.
Why did these people have to provoke him again and again? Why couldn't he just live and enter the university quietly?
In the evening, he helped Ming Xu put on his underwear, checked the stability of the flame, and left the cave.
There were many participants at the virtual border, but he needed an accurate source of information to slowly carry out his plan.
There was still plenty of time, but Ming Xu couldn't wait any longer. He had to catch He Yi first.
After Li Xiang left, he spent a few hours spreading the news. Then, he left a lot of marks in the virtual city. This way, he should be able to attract people over.
After dealing with a few groups of participants, he quietly waited near the virtual border's transit station, observing the incoming waves of participants.
At this point in the ultimate trial, the participants were almost all moving in groups. There were very few lone travelers like him.
Under the moonlight, a beautiful figure slowly walked out from the transit station. Li Xiang only saw her back, and he was sure of her identity.
However, he didn't rush and continued to wait.
No one followed behind her. He watched the girl casually walk past the areas he had stepped into before, carefully checking for any signs left behind. Naturally, he quickly found the marks he had deliberately left behind.
Li Xiang observed for a while, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he summoned the winged chariot and rushed to the end, waiting for her arrival.
Under the moonlight, in the heart of the mountain range, there was no one.
There was only a dark flame burning. Li Xiang leaned against the winged chariot and slowly raised his head when he heard the crisp sound of footsteps.
Fei Yujing appeared under the moonlight with the Ice Sword on her back, looking like a fairy. When she received the news, she wasn't sure if it was Li Xiang who had left it for her, but she still found an excuse to leave the group and look for him.
Because she knew that he had too many things to say, and so did she.
There was also that girl whose status was unknown.
"Long time no see." Li Xiang chewed on his rations and smiled, but this smile was a bit forced.
Seeing his exhausted appearance, Fei Yujing sighed.
It seemed like he had spent an entire day arranging those things, not stopping for a moment, just to see her alone like this.
There wasn't a passionate kiss or an emotional outburst like she had imagined. When she saw the lonely Li Xiang, Fei Yujing suddenly felt a bit of heartache.
In the past three months, both of them had changed.
He had endured too many things that he shouldn't have, and so had she.
"En, long time no see." Fei Yujing smiled. She lifted her skirt and sat down beside him, accompanying him to eat rations and water.
"She was hit by the Magic Removing Bullet. She can probably hold on for one or two more days." Li Xiang's eyes dimmed. The two of them had finally reunited, but he had mentioned the other girl as soon as he opened his mouth. He was really too much of a bastard.
"I know. That shot of hers was to save me." Fei Yujing's eyelashes trembled slightly. She looked at him, "The person who fired the gun was Bai Yunfei."
"Bai Yunfei???"
"En, the Magic Removing Bullet was his trump card. I don't know who he used it to deal with, but when I was chasing Ming Xu, I felt a killing intent suddenly emerge from behind me. When I came back to my senses, she had already blocked that Magic Removing Bullet for me." Fei Yujing took down the Ice Sword on her back and put it on her leg, "In the eyes of many people, it was me who injured her."
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