Prince Einol and Lan Qi stood shoulder to shoulder beside the grand glass curtain wall. The transparent floor-to-ceiling windows allowed them to admire the beautiful view of the pedestrian plaza below. Both of them had relaxed smiles on their faces as they chatted happily.

"Actually, Your Highness Einol, it's not difficult to judge this. According to the professor's presentation of the artistic style of the Demon Realm at the time, although the second painting looks like abstract art, there are several obvious flaws in the painting. This was not intentional, but purely caused by mistakes..."

Listening to Lan Qi explain the things he saw and heard in the Demon Realm Painting Classroom, Einol's eyes were full of approval, and he nodded constantly. He felt that if he looked at those paintings again, he should really be able to distinguish whether they were painted by the professor or the students based on the key points Lan Qi mentioned.

Einol was also extremely surprised that Lan Qi was able to analyze everything so thoroughly in that instant.

You must know that even if one is proficient in modern art and classical art, it is only for humans.

And Lan Qi could completely understand the artistic concepts of ancient demons the moment he arrived in the Demon Realm, which was both incredible and unlike what a human brain could do!

A few minutes passed.

"By the way, Lan Qi, are you and Hyperion here to buy cards today? Sophia is a Silver-level Card Maker. If she buys them for you, you can get a lot of internal association discounts."

Einol reluctantly changed the subject from painting for the time being and hurriedly asked the two of them.

In addition to being happy, Einol also realized that his conversation with Lan Qi had made it impossible for Hyperion to interrupt, and she was just waiting there silently.

"Sophia..."

Lan Qi repeated the name Einol mentioned, slightly puzzled.

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce her to you. You're the only one here who doesn't know her. She is Countess Sophia Faustok, and Hyperion and I are familiar with her."

Einol clapped his hands, feeling confused. He finally turned his head to look at the purple-haired girl who had been watching him from the sofa.

He almost forgot about Sophia.

Lan Qi heard this, looked at the purple-haired Countess Sophia, and nodded slightly in greeting.

However, Sophia in the distance had been secretly paying attention to this side from the beginning, but at this moment, she seemed to have no intention of responding to Lan Qi at all. She just arrogantly turned her eyes away and pretended not to see him.

Concentrating on making cards, she didn't care how powerful Lan Qi was in the Shadow World.

She also never violated school rules and would not deal with the student council.

When Einol and Lan Qi were chatting intimately, and Einol completely ignored her because of Lan Qi, she was already a little angry.

It was clear that Prince Einol had never paid so much attention to her, but in such a short period of time, Einol had completely forgotten about her because of a man!

Beside the glass curtain wall floor-to-ceiling windows on the third floor of the Card Makers Association.

Einol seemed to be used to Sophia's temper and apologized to Lan Qi without any princely airs:

"Lan Qi, don't mind, Sophia is actually very kind."

"Of course not."

Lan Qi shook his head.

Since she was Hyperion's friend, she must be a good person, just a little twisted in personality.

Then Lan Qi answered Einol's previous question: "I'm here to participate in the Registered Card Maker exam this time, and Hyperion wanted to see me make cards."

For a moment, Einol's expression became even more interested.

"Sure enough, Lan Qi, you can also make cards?"

Einol asked. His tone was full of surprise, as if he had been suspecting that Lan Qi could also make cards.

"Yes, I've been working hard to practice."

Lan Qi admitted.

"If I may be so bold, the last time I saw someone so talented was Duke Mi Hai Ya."

Einol's words were full of indescribable admiration, both for Mi Hai Ya and for Lan Qi.

"Duke Mi Hai Ya?"

"Yes, Duke Mi Hai Ya is a Magic Crystal-level Card Maker above Platinum-level, and one of the top Card Makers in the Southern Continent."

For Einol, Mi Hai Ya was a person who was both a teacher and a friend. He had admired and clung to Duke Mi Hai Ya the most since he was a child.

Now that he saw the shadow of the young Mi Hai Ya in Lan Qi, it was also one of the reasons why Einol favored Lan Qi so much.

Of course, Mi Hai Ya was very kind, not as newborn as Lan Qi.

"But I'm also sure that you are still a little different after all, that is, you won't secretly hide a Great Demon like Duke Mi Hai Ya, and finally even marry a Demon wife and stun His Majesty the King. Hahaha, do you know my father's expression at the time?"

Einol smiled happily again and told Lan Qi about the past events of the palace.

Lan Qi: "..."

"By the way, Your Highness Einol, have you kept your companion waiting for too long?"

Lan Qi asked, as if he suddenly remembered something, trying to change the subject.

At the same time, he glanced at the purple-haired Countess Sophia sitting on the sofa in the distance.

She was still secretly looking this way.

"!"

Prince Einol was shocked.

"I'm sorry, let's go to the meeting area first. Sophia may be able to give you a lot of practical advice about the Card Maker exam."

After Lan Qi's reminder, Einol finally remembered that he had left Countess Sophia alone there for too long.

Immediately, Einol nodded apologetically to Sophia's direction and led Lan Qi and Hyperion towards that direction.

Lan Qi and Hyperion naturally did not refuse Einol's kindness. There was still plenty of time before the start of the exam.

On the way, Hyperion couldn't help but glanced at Sophia, then glanced at Lan Qi.

Her eyes were full of doubt, trying to analyze something.

Hyperion was very grateful that Lan Qi helped her attract the firepower, but she was also worried that Lan Qi had already planned something good in his heart because of Sophia's unwarranted gaze!

…

In the atrium hall on the third floor, the towering ceilings and pillars created an amazing sense of openness, intertwined with dark wood and textured stone.

The meeting area located on one side of the atrium hall is equipped with a set of luxurious sofas and low coffee tables. The materials are excellent, and the colors complement the surrounding decoration style. Several floor lamps next to the table add a touch of quiet elegance.

Sophia saw that Prince Einol finally knew to come back, and she didn't stare at them in front of Einol. Instead, she turned around and sat quietly on the sofa with her arms folded in front of her.

As the three of them gradually approached in the aisle, Lan Qi smiled peacefully and asked Einol a question unexpectedly:

"Your Highness Einol, have you ever found that there is always a gentle girl quietly accompanying you, the one you want to see the most?"

In an instant, Sophia on the sofa moved obviously.

She clenched her fists tightly, feeling her ears starting to burn.

She wanted to turn her head and stare at Lan Qi, who had raised such a meaningless question, but she didn't dare to look at Einol's face. Her heart was about to jump out, waiting for Einol's answer.

"No."

Prince Einol replied in confusion.

The voice was clear and definite, without the slightest hesitation.

This made Sophia stomp her feet angrily on the sofa.

"..."

Lan Qi didn't seem to know what to say anymore.

The three of them arrived at the sofa and prepared to sit down.

Lan Qi wanted to help again, and quietly reminded:

"Then Your Highness Einol, I think that while you are concentrating on artistic creation and appreciation, you should also pay more attention to the people around you and not let her wait too long."

Sophia, who had originally planned to stare at Lan Qi to warn him not to talk nonsense, gradually softened her expression.

She found that Lan Qi seemed to be a good person and tried his best to help her.

Unfortunately, Einol, the blockhead, was too slow.

Hyperion also sat down next to Sophia with peace of mind, because Einol and Lan Qi naturally sat on the opposite sofa like brothers.

But what Sophia and Hyperion never expected was.

Prince Einol suddenly showed a relieved expression.

He grabbed Lan Qi's shoulders tightly and said sincerely:

"I understand, Lan Qi, you are the irreplaceable treasure of our Herton Kingdom. You mean I should take the initiative to find you earlier!"

"..."

Lan Qi was really speechless and could only smile helplessly at Sophia and Hyperion sitting opposite him.

In this smile, there were seven parts regret and three parts apology.

It seemed that he really wanted to help her, but he couldn't help her, because Prince Einol really couldn't notice her at all. On the other hand, Lan Qi, even if he didn't do anything, Einol's eyes were full of him.

The atmosphere of the entire atrium seemed to change quietly at this moment.

Under the silence, there was a trace of unspoken coldness.

This was a prelude to the impending smoke of gunpowder, making people feel depressed and nervous.

Hyperion's eyelids had already begun to twitch wildly.

Lan Qi looked innocent and well-intentioned.

But.

This scene, coupled with Lan Qi's words and deeds, if you imagine Lan Qi as a girl, a strong scent of green tea would hit you in the face! !

Hyperion couldn't analyze for a while whether Lan Qi really wanted to help Sophia, or whether he was perfectly disguising his green tea nature!

The extreme of innocence is like green tea, and the extreme of green tea will deduce flawless purity. Hyperion once again saw the duality in Lan Qi!

At this moment, Sophia, in this delicate situation, her mentality gradually swayed towards the edge of explosion.

From her victim's point of view, she also began to suspect whether Lan Qi had been plotting for a long time, disguising himself as innocent, winning Einol's unreserved trust, and was actually teasing her!

If this was the case, this cunning bad man might even use this trust to play with Einol, who was full of sincerity!

"Lan Qi, I'm really looking forward to what kind of card you can make today, and I hope to have the opportunity to appreciate your paintings in the future."

After seeing Lan Qi's ability to appreciate, Einol began to be extremely curious about how high his level of painting would be.

"..."

Sophia sat on the opposite side of the sofa, lowering her head and clenching her hands tightly.

Listening to Einol's infatuated praise of Lan Qi again, as if he was obsessed with him, her mood became more and more restless. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore, raised her head, looked at Lan Qi and Einol, and said in a low voice:

"Einol, I am the most outstanding Card Maker and the most talented painter around you. You don't need to look up to this person so much!"

Sophia's breathing became a little rapid, and she was about to shout "Look at me more!"

"Sophia..."

Einol seemed to be confused as well, and his gaze finally shifted from Lan Qi to Sophia.

In fact, he mainly envied Lan Qi's aura in the Devil's Academy, where he could pretend to be cool with every gesture, and wanted to ask him for some "pretend to be cool" techniques.

But for some reason, Sophia's reaction was particularly excited, as if a demon was stirring her heartstrings, making her emotions so strong.

However, Einol looked at Lan Qi, and Lan Qi also had an innocent and confused expression on his face.

Finally.

Between a woman and a good brother, Einol once again firmly chose to stand on the side of the good brother.

"Sophia, look at you, you've scared Lan Qi... What if it affects his Card Maker exam today? He is a man who will definitely become the pillar of our Herton Kingdom."

As Einol spoke, he couldn't help but praise Lan Qi again.

He didn't realize Sophia's mood at this time, and that such words were fueling her jealousy, and he was still favoring Lan Qi.

And at this time, Lan Qi still had that gentle and helpless smile on his face.

This finally made the jealousy in Sophia's heart grow uncontrollably!

She looked at Einol and said unwillingly:

"I am 17 years old and already a Silver-level Card Maker."

Among the students who have just been promoted to the second grade in the entire Demonic Engineering Institute, there are only a few Card Makers who have reached the Silver level!

"Why are you willing to admire him so much, who hasn't even obtained the identity of a Registered Card Maker, and are unwilling to pay more attention to me? I have clearly worked so hard?"

Sophia's emotions, which had been suppressed in her heart for a long time, finally couldn't be suppressed and burst out at this moment, telling Einol the truth.

Einol's expression was blank.

"Sophia, so that's what you think... I have always valued you..."

Einol had never seen Sophia show such a direct emotion to him. He was stunned and didn't know how to comfort her, and he couldn't even organize his language.

When he exhaled white mist when he spoke, he slowly felt the cold temperature.

"Your Highness, I should go."

Lan Qi secretly patted Einol on the back, and then signaled to him with his eyes that it was time to sit next to Sophia and comfort her,

"Your Highness Einol, Miss Sophia, I have to hurry to the examination room on the fifth floor."

Lan Qi looked at the time and quickly stood up to say goodbye to the two of them.

"Oh, okay."

Einol nodded, seeming to understand what Lan Qi meant.

Soon, Hyperion also left quickly with Lan Qi.

She secretly turned her head and found that Einol had sat next to Sophia and was talking to her slowly. The atmosphere gradually improved. It seemed that a strong medicine was needed between the Sophia with a twisted personality and the Einol with a straightforward personality to promote their love.

"Lan Qi, did you expect that only in this way could they reveal their true feelings?"

Hyperion couldn't help but ask curiously.

At this point.

Lan Qi finally lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief, smiling vaguely.

"No, I'm not a love master. Everything is just natural and comes naturally, nothing more."

After speaking, he looked at Hyperion gently,

"It's not a good feeling to be stared at by Sophia, right? Hyperion, you've also worked hard."

However.

Hearing this sentence, Hyperion suddenly felt scared and doubted what Lan Qi's smile just now meant.

Whether it was the pure heart of a little angel or the vengeful psychology of a little devil, she couldn't say!

Hyperion suddenly thought of a question.

It wouldn't matter if Lan Qi's Card Maker exam went wrong today.

But if Lan Qi really got a Silver level, Sophia would recall what she said just now: I am already a Silver-level Card Maker at 17 years old, but Lan Qi.

Then Sophia would be terribly embarrassed in front of her favorite Prince Einol, because Lan Qi was only 16 years old.

And just in case, just in case, if Lan Qi accidentally performed exceptionally well and won the Silver level or even...

Hyperion didn't dare to continue thinking about it!

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I tried my best to code today, and it took more than ten hours to burn out more than 9,000 words. The editing time is longer than the coding time... I will try my best to update more tomorrow

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