Chapter 18 An Academic Visit from the Kingdom of Yarolan

Outside the window, the cold autumn moonlight spilled onto the ancient stone walls, while the lights inside the room kept the cold at bay.

No matter how the bleak mountain winds howled outside Lichtenste Castle, no matter how deep the night, the warm bedroom remained as resilient and stable as ever.

Silence filled the room for a moment.

"..."

After listening to the information from the priestess Stissela, Lanqi pondered with his chin in his hand.

Arriving in the next two days...

And capable of creating accidents on campus...

Doesn't the timing seem a little too subtle?

"The dangerous guy you're talking about, wouldn't he be mixed in with the Kingdom of Yarolan's academic visiting team?"

Lanqi asked Stissela.

Doesn't this timing coincide with the arrival of the Kingdom of Yarolan's academic visiting team?

A suspicious outsider trying to cause trouble in the Ickertte Academy, a place teeming with powerhouses and tight security, would be targeted in minutes. They'd need a brilliant and legitimate identity to plot a perfect act of violence!

Lanqi felt that Stissela had revealed some rather remarkable information.

Using cultists hidden among the local commoners to infiltrate the Ickertte Academy, where High Priest Loren was located, to commit violence was extremely risky. If it triggered an investigation, the entire line could be uprooted.

But the Kingdom of Yarolan was different. If something went wrong with the students visiting from the Kingdom of Yarolan, the Kingdom of Yarolan would be the first to take the blame. It might not involve the Resurrection Church and could even damage the trust and relationship between the two countries!

If the Hutton Kingdom wanted to investigate further, it would inevitably involve international issues.

Friction would arise no matter what.

Since Duke Migeia Alanzar, the wielder of the [Primordial Tablet - Darkness], disappeared, the Hutton Kingdom needed High Priest Loren, the wielder of the [Primordial Tablet - Wind], to guard against Bishop Ivanovs, the wielder of the [Primordial Tablet - Fire].

And the Kingdom of Yarolan relied on Empress Juliana, the wielder of the [Primordial Tablet - Regeneration], to resist Bishop Farmer, the wielder of the [Primordial Tablet - Corrosion].

If Hyperion were killed and became the fuse, and the Resurrection Church fanned the flames in secret, there would be plenty of ways to further worsen the already tense relationship between High Priest Loren and Empress Juliana, the leader of the Kingdom of Yarolan's Knights.

At that time, the two major bishops of the Southern Continent might launch a new joint action!

This intelligence concerning the turmoil and conspiracies in the Southern Continent could be reported directly to Dean Loren, and Lanqi would have performed a great service!

"Most likely..."

Stissela admitted with a solemn expression, revealing this information was like betting her life on Lanqi.

If Lanqi sold her out directly, she would definitely die.

But correspondingly, this information was worth more than Lanqi saving her life.

Everything depended on Lanqi's conscience and ability.

Immediately, Stissela produced a magic card originally stored in her soul space, indicating that Lanqi could take it.

[Resurrection Certificate - Destruction]

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Rarity: Purple Rare]

[Tier: 0]

[Effect: Proof of identity for the Resurrection Church, which can be modified or upgraded with the Bishop's Certificate. If the holder kills a bishop, it will be upgraded to the Bishop's Certificate and unlock bishop privileges.]

[Note: Holder -, Number ±, Encrypted.]

"So, this is the Resurrection Church's identity seal?"

Lanqi took the magic card from her.

Since it cost 0, it wasn't discovered when he scavenged her magic cards earlier.

The identity information of elite cultists like Stissela, who have secret missions and are perfectly lurking in the world, is extremely secretive.

Apart from their partners or direct bishops, even other bishops have no way of knowing their information.

If Lanqi could capture a perfectly lurking elite cultist like Stissela, steal and replace her with a secret and authentic Southern Continent cultist identity, and then use this identity to infiltrate the branches of other cardinal bishops in the Northern Continent, the communication magic between the North and South Continents is isolated. If the bishops in the Northern Continent don't cross the sea to hold a bishops' conference, there's no way to verify that his cultist identity has any problems!

"I don't know the identity of the guy in your academy who's passing on information about the Shadow World matching times. But being able to use communication magic means they must be at least a sixth-tier existence. I'll tell you the exact times we received information about the Shadow World on these two occasions. The reasoning and screening are up to you."

Stissela added timidly.

"Don't worry, I won't let the Resurrection Church suspect that you leaked the information."

Lanqi's tone turned serious, and he nodded to Stissela in promise.

After he returned to the real world, he would have an important task at Ickertte Academy—

Catch the lawless Resurrection Church cultist hiding in the Kingdom of Yarolan's academic visiting team!

A daring fellow! Daring to come and commit violence right under my nose!

Lanqi would protect his campus, and any evil would be brought to justice!

Hyperion, who had been hanging her head low for a long time, hadn't looked up. She felt that even the atmosphere around Lanqi had become heavy.

Finally, in a voice so soft it was almost dissipating, she murmured beside him:

"Sorry, Lanqi... always causing you trouble..."

Her voice was filled with countless feelings of guilt. She didn't know how many more times she would drag Lanqi into danger like this.

If she was destined to die, her only wish was that she would die alone, and never harm Lanqi.

However.

When Lanqi heard her words, he looked at her with great confusion.

"Trouble? Isn't it like you always bring me charcoal when I need fire?"

Lanqi could only express his amazement at Hyperion's ability to attract monsters. Every time, she could attract high-quality gold coin monsters for him!

And now.

After this experience in the Shadow World.

And the conversation with Princess Alexia.

And the information obtained from Stissela.

Lanqi also had a vague premonition in his heart.

The more certain he was that someone was now urgently and firmly wanting to kill Hyperion, the more certain Lanqi became of a guess—

The vampire clan of the Crete Empire and the Resurrection Church, the mystery of Duke Migeia's disappearance, and the Wilford tragedy that would happen in the future might have inexplicable connections.

The time when the vampire clan completely controlled the Crete Empire, the time when Duke Migeia was killed, and the time when the Wilford Merchant Guild was exterminated all coincided.

And the Wilford Merchant Guild was precisely a crucial transnational merchant guild and transportation channel spanning the Hutton Kingdom and the Crete Empire!

Now, it was almost impossible to say that there was no connection between these events!

In the original story, if Lanqi died, and no one interfered with the Ickertte Academy's entrance exam, Hyperion might have died after failing the entrance exam. Even if she was lucky enough to enter the school smoothly, the Resurrection Church would still use more radical means to kill her. In short, she could never have lived to the time point of the main story.

But Hyperion was actually a very important person, the duke's daughter who linked all the clues of the demon clan, the vampire clan, and the Resurrection Church.

The person who wanted to kill her must be a mastermind-like existence.

This also meant that one and a half years later, when the vampire clan was able to control the Crete Empire, Duke Migeia would die, and the Wilford Merchant Guild would be exterminated, Hyperion's death was likely a crucial turning point!

If the above speculation was correct.

Then Lanqi could also be sure that long before the story began, the foolish young master who would be exterminated and the duke's daughter who would be hunted down were already connected by fate.

Helping her was actually helping himself!

Indeed, good people are rewarded!

"Hyperion, we must catch the guy who's trying to destroy the campus and threaten the safety of the students, and thoroughly reform them!"

At this moment, Lanqi transformed into a good student union cadre again, his words full of a sense of duty that he couldn't refuse.

He would carry out a secret and great mission in a place no one knew, silently guarding the campus, guarding the country, preventing the Resurrection Church's conspiracy, and resolving the crisis of trust between the Hutton Kingdom and the Kingdom of Yarolan!

He would leave after the matter was over, hiding his merit and fame!

"Ah?"

Hyperion stared blankly at Lanqi's clear and righteous eyes, not knowing if he had a problem or if she had a problem.

She was very sure that Lanqi wasn't just saying polite words, but was looking forward to her bringing a few more big guys next time.

Hyperion gradually realized something.

Could it be that...

The disaster she brought, when brought to Lanqi, all turned into blessings?

Leaving aside whether this guy's motives were righteous or not, he must be eager to devour everything, to the very end!

(End of Chapter)