December.
It was the end of another year.
More than a month had passed since the School Championship Competition and the ultimate trial. As time passed, many people gradually forgot about the Gates of the Abyss.
The atmosphere in Lighthouse Academy was peaceful. The new students who were forced to study here had gradually gotten used to the intense homework and learning atmosphere here. Although it was not as good as the other Chronometer Tower Consortium universities, the teachers here were all giants among men. The quality of their teaching was not bad.
Originally, the older students were getting worse and worse. However, after Li Xiang appeared in the second year, he took charge of his generation alone. It made people feel that Lighthouse Academy was ushering in a new era of glory.
However, the truth of the matter was extremely sad.
During this period of time, other than cultivating, Li Xiang was only responsible for evacuating the students from the various academies together with Dean Ying.
The new students did not know that in just over a month, almost one-tenth of the older students had evacuated. Those were people who did not have much of a background and had relied on their own strength to enter the academy.
They had walked step by step from humble beginnings. It was not easy for them to pass the unified admission exam and the ultimate trial to reach where they were today. If there were no accidents, they should have entered the various major forces of the Seven Continents after graduation. However, now that the academy and Polar night had changed, those forces were no longer willing to accept them.
This group of people was an important seed of Lighthouse Academy. Moreover, they did not have much ability to protect themselves. Therefore, the academy arranged for their evacuation first. The information was absolutely confidential.
Among the students, only Li Xiang was qualified to participate.
On this day, Li Xiang had just finished his cultivation mission and was on his way to the cafeteria. However, he was stopped by a senior in a third-year uniform.
"Junior Li Xiang, there's a situation." His expression changed and his voice was low.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiang glanced at him.
"Recently, there have been many people appearing on the isolated islands outside the academy. I can always see them when a few of my clubs are out on missions. We even caught a scout from an aristocratic family." He was a little worried. "It's the Lei family. I've handed him over to the academy, but I'm not at ease."
The Lei family was one of the aristocratic families that had severe conflicts with Li Xiang. He whispered a few more names. They were all families that had deep conflicts with Li Xiang.
They gathered outside the school. Obviously, they were up to no good.
"They're obviously here for you, Junior Brother. You've killed too many disciples of aristocratic families in the Ultimate Trial and the Academy Championship Competition. They can't hold back anymore." The senior sighed and whispered, "Take care, Junior Brother."
Along the way to the cafeteria, many seniors came up to inform him of similar information. These people came from all over the Seven Continents, and there were aristocratic families and major powers. They seemed to be observing something, and a large group of people had gathered.
In the cafeteria, Ye Tong was already waiting with a tray of food.
"I heard that more and more people are gathering here. I used the Book of Prophecy, and the change … will happen in the next few days." Ye Tong ate with a spoon. His voice was light, but it contained a lot of information.
Li Xiang stared blankly for a moment before he smiled and said, "You should use less of that. It's not good for your body. If that's the case, I'll ask Sister Ying if we can bring you along with the group that's going out this afternoon. But even if I don't do anything, Bai Dongxue will still come and pick you up, right? "
"I don't want to leave, brother." Ye Tong looked up at him with a determined expression. "Every time, you've always wanted to settle me down first. In the past, I couldn't walk properly, so I could only cause trouble for you, so I agreed. But now, I have the power, so why don't you let me stay by your side and help you? "
"Don't throw a tantrum." Li Xiang reached out and patted her head, then wiped the rice from the corner of her mouth. "You're just a Level-1 Magician. You're still an obstacle here. When you're a player in the future, I'll let you stay by my side, okay? "
"Hmph." Ye Tong continued to eat and did not refute.
Now that undercurrents were surging, a storm was brewing. Many people did not have high hopes for Lighthouse Academy, thinking that this colossus would collapse. Various powers wanted to take advantage of the situation. After all, just the Magic Dust Crystals alone were enough to make many ordinary aristocratic families rise to power.
The more the atmosphere became, the calmer Li Xiang became.
After lunch, Ye Tong continued to cultivate with Enchantress and the others.
Li Xiang, on the other hand, rushed to the academy's newly built helipad. There were rows of neatly arranged new Floating Airships there. They were made by Chessboard Academy under the leadership of Dean Lei Lin, who stayed up late every night.
They would carry batches of tinder to the various secret bases that Lighthouse Academy had set up in the Seven Continents over the years, to prevent these students from wandering outside and being harmed.
There were too many people to be transferred, and resources were limited. After Ying and Li Xiang communicated and confirmed, they decided to use talent and background as the baseline. The higher the talent, the lower the background, and the higher the talent, the lower the background.
No one complained, and no one objected.
In the middle of the helipad, Ying was wearing a black windbreaker. Behind her was a large group of students whose figures were hidden in black robes. They were the batch that would depart in the afternoon.
"Sister Ying." Li Xiang went up to greet her.
Ying smiled gently at him, her eyes full of fatigue. These days, as the dean of Torch Academy, she had been worried sick for these students.
Torch Academy was committed to the path of non-player functional magic users. They had exported a large number of excellent players to the outside world, but at the same time, they had become a thorn in the side of many forces.
After Vice-headmaster Jeffrey proposed the evacuation plan, Ying and a group of teachers and students decided that Torch Academy would be the last to evacuate.
As the academy with the highest combat strength among the four major academies, Torch was responsible for illuminating the path ahead. They were the pioneers who sprinted at the forefront. Naturally, they were duty-bound to open up a path for the weaker groups of Chessboard Academy and Beacon Academy.
However, the longer they stayed here, the more danger they would be in.
Ying did not want to see the students she had brought up single-handedly dying here.
"After this batch of evacuations, Chessboard Academy and Beacon Academy's students will be almost done with one round. The secret societies of the Seven Continents should also be saturated for some time." Ying looked at him and said calmly, "You can start making arrangements for Lighthouse Academy's students."
"I understand." Li Xiang nodded.
Among this group of black-robed students, he saw Sharjah's figure.
The Mercenary Queen, who was originally talkative and lively, could only smile helplessly at him now. Just a little more and she would have been able to take over the entire territory at the border, bringing in huge profits for her family.
However, all of this quickly collapsed during this period of time.
Scarlet Heavy Industries was exposed. Hearing that this new military factory was actually a product under Li Xiang's name, those buyers canceled their orders and dared not cross paths with them easily.
After all, no one knew how far this company could go or how long it could survive. If they survived this round, everything would be negotiable. If they died along the way, then their money would be wasted.
At present, only a few border and Polar night organizations dared to cooperate with Scarlet Heavy Industries.
After receiving this news, Li Xiang accepted Sharjah's resignation. She chose to evacuate and leave with her family, no longer having too much to do with this side.
In the end, she did not choose to stay behind or join Scarlet Moon like the others.
Sharjah could not let go of her family, nor would she be let go. She could only watch as more than a year's worth of hard work went down the drain and quietly retreat.
At this moment, the two of them exchanged glances. She did not dare to look at Li Xiang.
After all, at that time, even the Night Legends Society was proposed by her. The Enchantress, Shizuko, Honey, and the others had gathered together because of this. But now, she was leaving.
Her lips moved, and she said "take care" before she followed the crowd onto the airship.
"Many students like her who have family backgrounds have also left. The big families are not in a hurry to leave, but these small and medium-sized families can't bear the loss of their descendants." Ying stood beside him and comforted him. "Don't take it too hard. This is reality."
"I understand. But as long as the Fire Seed is still there, even if the Polar night Magician really falls, Lighthouse will be rebuilt." Li Xiang nodded. He had seen a lot of life and death in his previous life. Everyone had their own choice, and he was not surprised by what kind of decision they made.
Three days later, terrible news suddenly came back.
Vice-Principal Jeffrey held an emergency school affairs meeting, and Li Xiang attended as the student representative. Other than the deans and professors, there were a group of core teachers present.
Everyone's face was gloomy, and Ying's body fell into darkness. His murderous aura was boiling, as if he could explode at any time.
The higher-ups were shaken. Before the school affairs meeting officially began, another shocking news came — the board of directors had decided to withdraw their investment, and Lighthouse Academy was completely isolated.
"What do you all think about this?" Jeffrey asked coldly.
Everyone was silent.
The board of directors had withdrawn their investment, and the Chronometer Tower Consortium had chosen to remain silent. This was a relatively friendly approach, at least they were not like the Black King and the others who were in a hurry to kick them when they were down.
The upper circle vaguely knew that it was the Emperors who were targeting them. In the eyes of the other forces, it was a sign that the major forces were working together to deal with the Polar night Magicians and wipe out the Polar night.
But this was the first time something like this had happened.
More than half of the secret strongholds that Lighthouse Academy and the Polar night organization had opened in the Seven Continents were exposed. A quarter of them were uprooted, and another quarter was almost destroyed, leaving only half intact.
This news quickly shook the Seven Continents, but the players' arbitration tribunal and the Magician's Association remained silent. Even the five Thrones and the three major forces did not express their opinions.
They silently allowed the aristocratic families and major forces to carry out crazy attacks and plunder.
All of this, including the evacuation plan, was carried out in secret.
And those strongholds had been operating in secret for many years. Not to say that it was a hundred percent confidential, but for half of them to be uprooted at once, unless someone leaked the secret.
This kind of loss was too great and too unexpected.
They were supposed to send them out to take refuge and lie low, but it became a farewell, sending sheep to the tiger's den!
"From the return receipt, the other party had a targeted ambush and waited for everyone to gather before taking action. A few of the players in our stronghold died in battle, and none of the students were spared." Shadow flipped through the information, gritting his teeth in hatred. "But there were some exceptions. The students who escaped mostly came from aristocratic families, and their families paid a huge sum to redeem them. It's clear that the other party had a premeditated plan."
"All of our mechanical devices are kept secret, and the facilities in the stronghold can only be used by people from Chessboard Academy. From the videos of the attacks, the teams that attacked each time included many forces and families. In order to uproot our secret strongholds, the other party mobilized nearly a hundred different aristocratic families and forces, "Dean Lei Lin replied." The mole is in Chessboard Academy, and now he has defected to the Mechanic Church. "
"The Mechanic Church." Li Xiang raised his head.
"Yes, that infamous Mechanic organization that doesn't play by the rules. After those traitors did such a thing, as long as there are still people from Polar night alive, they won't be able to eat or sleep in peace. Naturally, they can only look for a new powerful backer." Lei Lin sneered. "We've discussed this matter before. The fault lies with Chessboard Academy. We won't take up any of the vacancies in the future."
"The matter has already happened, and we're not sure if the other places are safe. What if they're waiting for the second or third wave? Are we still going to send our students to their deaths?" The old Dean of Beacon Academy asked coldly. "The students of Beacon Academy will guard the Knowledge Tower to the death. If the seniors of the Chronometer Tower are unwilling to accept my children, then let us all die in the sea of knowledge."
This was not pessimism, but decisiveness.
Beacon Academy was the think tank, and there was too much research and information in the Knowledge Tower. To abandon this place and leave was worse than death.
Unless they could transport a large amount of information by air, but it was impossible not to attract the attention of others.
Who knew how many people were eyeing them covetously? transferring information was courting death.
Everyone fell silent again.
"How much power do we have left on Polar Night's side?" Jeffrey asked in a low voice.
Bang!
The door opened.
Chief Instructor Kou Ruhai and Priest Cantrey walked in with steady steps.
Li Xiang had not seen the two of them for a long time since the last time they parted. They looked hurried as they came to the two empty seats and sat down right beside Li Xiang.
"Not much, but it's enough. Although Polar Night relies on our teachers like Lighthouse Academy, we've already formed our own faction over the years. The twelve masters of Polar Night, the instructor group, and the students from the training camp are spread across the seven continents. It won't be that easy to destroy us. "
Kou Ruhai's voice was loud and clear, giving everyone another shot of confidence.
"Half of the destroyed strongholds were set up by Lighthouse Academy. Polar Night didn't have any problems, so it can be seen that the mole only exists in Chessboard Academy. These damned bastards, do they think they'll be safe just because they joined the Machinery Church? I've already issued a kill order within Polar Night. Kill a mole and you'll be rewarded handsomely. "
"We Polar Night have a saying. No matter where you come from, what your identity is, or what your talent is, in Polar Night, you and I are all equal. Similarly, since you've enjoyed our things, once you become a traitor, the Enforcers will chase you to the ends of the earth until you're dead. So don't worry and leave this matter to us. "
The meeting continued to arrange the future path. As a junior, Li Xiang could not get a word in, nor was he willing to say anything. After listening to everything silently, the meeting ended, but he was asked to stay by Kou Ruhai.
The Chief Instructor looked at him with a faint smile, then sighed. "More than a year ago, I was attracted by your Bai Family bloodline in the training camp. I didn't pay much attention then, until you and the little girl from Dong Ling's family killed your way out. That girl, Night Shadow, recommended you to me, and I started to pay attention. I didn't expect you to participate in the player assessment in such a short time. "
"This batch of your training camp is the best batch I've ever seen. Don't die." Kou Ruhai patted him heavily on the shoulder. "Next year, the galactic turbulence should be in March or April. Are you interested in leaving Lighthouse Academy soon and coming to Polar Night to be an instructor?"
Li Xiang's eyes flickered. After a long time, he seemed to understand something and nodded.
"Alright."
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