Before Yi Chen's arrival, only Principal Deslin had mastered this rare and extremely difficult Star Magic, and she had ranked first in the comprehensive Prophet evaluations for two consecutive terms.
The "rules" she formulated were simple and effective. They were widely used in human villages and cities outside the organization, and her predictions alone reduced the direct or indirect deaths of at least hundreds of gentlemen every year.
Her office, the axis of the Arfros Tistic Academy (O.C.A.), was also the formation center maintaining the eternal-night barrier. In private, it was ranked as one of the Ten Most Mysterious Areas in Zion.
Rumor had it that the materials used to build the office were forged from meteorite remnants Deslin had brought back from the Old World. This was precisely what allowed her to grow rapidly without needing any communication.
There was an even wilder rumor that Deslin had established contact with an Old World faction connected to astrology, and that the materials used to build the office had been gifted by this faction.
By taking advantage of the characteristics of her disease and using the office to amplify its effects, Deslin could directly contact the stargazers of the Old World,
allowing her to communicate, study, and maximize her comprehension of Star Magic without ever leaving the office.
That was why
almost no one in the entire organization, not even the founders still alive today, had ever visited her office.
On the night the eighth Skin Promotion ended,
the principal's office.
Because the Star Barrier isolated the inside from the outside, no sound could be heard by anyone standing outside the office,
but the situation inside seemed rather strange. At times, voices could be heard conversing; at others, there came the sounds of flesh being squeezed and skin being slapped.