In the end, when Felios announced the rankings, Night Shadow's inclusion was a surprise, and the unexpected rankings and the list of deaths were the fuse that ignited everyone's curiosity.
Mu Fan did not get first place as expected, and he did not even get second place. Baimiya was ranked first, and strictly speaking, she was also a dark horse. The real dark horses were Li Xiang and Ji Yanqing who were ranked second and tenth.
Many people did not expect the two of them to appear out of nowhere.
The deaths of a group of noblemen were also shocking, and the most unexpected was Bai Haiting's death.
Bai Haiting, who was as famous as Baimiya, was one of the most important seeds of the Bai Family, a genius nurtured by the sixth branch family, and one of the top 100 successors, but he died in the ultimate trial!
Originally, if there was only one unexpected thing, everyone would be able to accept it. However, since so many noblemen had died, many people knew what had happened even if they used their butts to think.
It just so happened that this time, Wessex had issued a ban, as if he had foreseen the future and directly rejected all questions. After the end of the final trial, he announced the rankings and removed the top ten seeds. It was clear that he was biased and protecting them.
After Felios announced the names and the list of deaths, he knew that trouble was about to begin, just like what his university friend had said.
His communication device had already started ringing non-stop.
Although he had left [Fisman's Tear of the Goddess] for ten years, his network and connections were not so easily cut off.
Felios smiled bitterly, and his gaze met Night Shadow's who was drinking red wine and smiling faintly.
This woman was still as charming as before, but her face was different from before, which always made people feel uncomfortable.
She actually came to him for help for a kid. Their paths as players were not the same, and they rarely interacted, but for that kid, her conditions were so terrifying that even he was not willing to reject them.
"What do you think, Felios? You have to understand that if you don't give me an answer when I walk out of this room …" Night Shadow's eyes were a little intoxicated. The glow of the red wine contrasted with her delicate skin, making it seem as if it would break at the slightest touch. The alluring scenery under the black chiffon dress always attracted people to take a closer look.
"What a powerful Charm Technique. Are the women of your Yue Clan all so devastatingly beautiful after they reach adulthood?" Felios was holding a complicated magic book covered in red leather. Even though he was also a Level 6 player, he could not resist the Bewitching Spell that penetrated his heart. No wonder she was the pride of her family.
"My name is Lily now. I'm no longer a member of the Yue Clan. You haven't answered me yet, Filios. But if there's a girl you like in the Yue family, I can introduce her to you. " Night Shadow giggled. Very few people knew that she came from the Yue Family, one of the Five Thrones, unless they were players from the same generation or even older. In the outside world, she always moved around as the Polar Night Master Serpent, Shadow Magician Night Shadow.
"Uh, okay, okay. I can't refuse your offer. But Lily, you should understand that Lighthouse Academy is special. Those stubborn old guys can't be persuaded at all. Their old-fashioned way of thinking has long been abandoned by the current higher-ups. They're the only ones who still persist. If they don't change, sooner or later, they'll be removed from the 18 Chronometer Tower Consortium universities. "
Felios tapped his head. Li Xiang was the second best in Zone 1 of the Subcontinent continent. Once his real strength was revealed in the ranking matches, many schools of the Chronometer Tower Consortium would be willing to extend an olive branch to him. In the end, the Chronometer Tower would be the one to finalize the deal. As long as they were willing to provide some resources and connections, Felios was almost certain that Li Xiang could get into any of the top 10 schools. Unfortunately, he preferred Lighthouse Academy, which was at the bottom of the list.
Veterans did not die, but withered.
Lighthouse Academy used to be a university that countless students flocked to. It had the longest history and cultural heritage. At one time, it was the leader of the Chronometer Tower Consortium. The most famous of all was that the strongest player, White King, came from Lighthouse Academy.
However, it was White King's graduation that changed the fate of the entire Lighthouse Academy.
The cause was the ideology.
Lighthouse Academy, as an old school, had always adhered to the ideology left behind by [Lighthouse], one of the first players. The isolated lighthouses were not only the magnificent symbol of that era and the hope of the players, but also the witness of the survival of mankind.
However, White King did not agree with the Lighthouse Ideology at all. When he was still a student, he wantonly spread his beliefs and refused to accept the Lighthouse Ideology. After he graduated, he exerted his influence to the fullest and gathered a large number of followers. He suppressed this ancient ideology to the lowest level.
In the past hundred years, Lighthouse Academy had fallen from being the best university of the Subcontinent continent to being the third best university of Zone 1 of the Subcontinent continent. Many latecomers coveted the Lighthouse Academy, and it could be overtaken at any time.
There were three zones of the Subcontinent continent, six zones of the European continent, one zone of the Oceanic continent, three zones of the Arctic continent, two zones of the African continent, four zones of the Northern continent, and five zones of the Southern continent.
There were a total of 24 zones of the seven continents. In Zone 1 of the Subcontinent continent alone, three universities had been included in the Chronometer Tower Consortium. Many universities had protested against this. In the past hundred years, countless players had established universities. Many of them had improved by leaps and bounds, and their comprehensive rankings had risen steadily. Naturally, Lighthouse Academy, which was at the bottom of the list, was the first to be targeted.
The White King's suppression also played a part in this, causing Lighthouse Academy to be unable to recover from the setback all these years. Naturally, Felios, who worked at the Chronometer Tower, could see it clearly. Compared to the Sky Garden and King's University, which were currently in the limelight, they were completely incomparable.
The most annoying thing was that those stubborn old men who controlled the recruitment resources did not buy it. If they were determined not to accept Li Xiang, then not even White King could do anything about it.
"I don't care if you remove him or not. Anyway, I'll leave the stuff here. When the ranking matches are over, I hope Li Xiang can successfully receive an invitation from Lighthouse Academy. Otherwise, hehe …" Night Shadow was not interested in the feud between White King and Lighthouse Academy, nor the complicated relationship between the Chronometer Tower and other major forces.
She only wanted results, and she was willing to pay the price.
"Alright, see you later. I'm going to prepare some speeches. Meteor Gemini invited me to give a speech to the freshmen. "Night Shadow waved her hand and stepped into the shadows.
Only then did Felios remember that the Meteor Gemini they studied in was also one of the eighteen Chronometer Tower Consortium universities. As the executive officer of the alliance, he was also specially invited by his alma mater to be one of the speakers. It was just that he was so busy that he forgot to prepare.
He closed the magic book and looked at Li Xiang's file on the table. It seemed that Li Xiang's background had something to do with the history that the White King had personally sealed away eighteen years ago. No wonder she was so concerned about it.
Felios casually destroyed the file. He would not get involved in this kind of thing. After all, it was just a place for Lighthouse Academy. If it really did not work out, he could use his connections to get it. Compared to the precious magic books that Night Shadow sent, these were not worth mentioning at all.
It was better to think about the content of the speech and how to deal with the upcoming trouble.
.....
Li Xiang survived and even got second place. However, Bai Haiting, Eight Clouds Ruler, He Yi, and Bai Yunfei were all dead.
Looking at the red list in his hand, the others might not be able to connect the dots, but Wild Hunter could guess what happened in the Ultimate Trial.
How could there be such a coincidence? The people he arranged all died in the World of Hunters, and only Li Xiang survived. He did not believe that it was a coincidence.
However, he could only swallow this loss for now. Now that these outstanding descendants had died, and even the families who covered the retreat were all furious, appearing at this time was to help Li Xiang attract hatred.
"This bastard." Wild Hunter crushed the paper in his hand and then pressed the head of the maid below him hard.
She coughed a few times, her expression pained. She did not understand why the young master was suddenly angry, and could only continue to serve him wholeheartedly.
When he thought about how this might affect his father and mother's evaluation of him, he was distraught.
He was about to enter his second year of university and urgently needed a large amount of resources. His big-breasted but brainless mother only knew how to spoil a son who was not even her own. Now that his mother was dead, she became more and more deranged. As for him, the maid's son, who was adopted because of his outstanding talent, she had never liked him.
She thought that she had given birth to a son for his father, so she treasured Kuang Tie.
However, she did not know that this son's birth mother was far away from the Ji family.
Wild Hunter could only swallow his anger. The unfair treatment he received in the Nidri family since he was young made him feel no sense of belonging to this family. Wild Hunter lived for himself and only wanted to become the next Owl.
Letting out a comfortable breath, he slowly got up and took out the communication device on the bed to send a message to Owl.
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