soon.
Several Mochiu led Reilo to a gathering hall.
Inside the hall, a dozen or so scholars had gathered, seemingly doing nothing.
Among them were Dylan, the [ [Survival Expert] ], Hell, the [Spirit Channeling], and Flame Soul Witch Zi Yan from the Xilan Natural Sciences Academy, whom Reilo knew.
As for Hell's brother, the weasel-faced Noel, he was automatically ignored by Reilo.
After Reilo entered, many people looked over.
"Huh?"
Holding Deer Antler Magic Wand and wearing a crying mask, the man looked at Reilo with surprise and slight suspicion.
This was the person who suggested intercepting and killing Reilo at the entrance to the third level of the Magic Eye Pyramid after they were teleported in together. However, at this moment, the others who were teleported in with him were no longer there.
Reilo was not surprised at all.
besides.
Of the fifteen scholars sent by the Guyue Family, only the leader, a man and a woman, arrived.
These two people are clearly in their thirties or forties, yet they still maintain a level 0 Energy Magnetic Field. This is probably a special preparation by the Guyue Family. After all, as the summoners of the Magic Eye Pyramid, this family's understanding of the various mysteries of the Magic Eye Pyramid is obviously far superior to that of the major academies and other free scholar families.
Beside Reilo was a man wearing a bronze mask.
The two glanced at each other, their eyes meeting beneath their masks, before instantly looking away.
"Hmph, these guys have a good eye; they've picked out almost all the strongest among our group of explorers."
A bald, burly man surveyed the crowd, chuckling in a low voice, appearing quite excited.
"These two should be [Glacier Roar] and [Flame Soul Witch] from Zealand Academy, right? As for these two, are they [Spirit Channeling] and [ [Survival Expert] ] from the Gran Academy? Hmm, and there's also [Fate Weaver] from Willand Academy, [Triple Grimoire] from the Finland Academy, and the two from the Guyue Family, [Thunder] and [Wind], and um..."
The bald man's gaze swept over the group of scholars who were trying to conceal their identities before settling on two scholars wearing black and white masks.
"The ancient archaeological family of the Shadow of the Southern Desert, Twin Stars White Shadow."
The person in the black mask smiled calmly.
"Our Shadow Family and Gu Yue Family specialize in two different fields of archaeology, and our family ties are exceptionally strong. It's only natural that the two of us came. But Balda Academy, known as the Golden Generation, only sent you?"
" Balda Natural Academy, the Destroyer Kui."
White Shadow's voice was cold.
The bald man wasn't angry. He licked his lips and then looked at Zi Yan.
"Tell Ximo Xiong that I'll go see him during the second-year promotion exam!"
"Hmph."
Zi Yan simply smiled at this; she had absolute confidence in Ximo Xiong and needed no further explanation.
The Ice Roar nearby, however, seemed to fascinate them.
"As the pinnacle of strength from the Golden Age of the two academies, whoever wins between you and [ Inferno Demon Man ] will be the final challenger in this year's graduation assessment. I'd like to leave some suspense and let the final outcome of the graduation assessment decide the outcome."
"Now that you mention it, it does make some sense!"
The Destroyer Kui's eyes lit up, and he looked at the Twin Stars Black Shadow.
"Hmph, Black Shadow, see if you recognize anyone among the remaining people."
The Gemini Black Shadow smiled upon hearing this and looked at a scholar wearing a silver mask beside them.
"You must be from the Mithril Vanseton Duchy, right? I've heard that this family possesses a mysterious power that allows them to infuse the magical properties of Mithril into their bones, thus performing some kind of mysterious modification on themselves. Coincidentally, I'm very sensitive to the magical properties of Mithril."
The person in the silver mask glanced at the Gemini Black Shadow.
"Talking too much is not good for you."
The Gemini Black Shadow didn't care and looked at the bronze-masked man next to Reilo.
"Hey, as for you, sir, you actually possess some kind of ancient bloodline aura within your body. And the people gathered here can't be those old guys with level three Energy Magnetic Field, so there's only one explanation: you possess Bloodline True Body mutation talent?"
The man wearing the bronze mask beside Reilo stared blankly at the Gemini' Black Shadow.
"Truly a family of archaeologists who have witnessed ancient civilizations in the blink of an eye."
The man in the bronze mask had a somewhat hoarse voice.
Upon hearing that the person in the bronze mask possessed some kind of ancient Bloodline True Body talent, everyone's expression changed.
The students of the Grand Natural Sciences Academy — Hell, Noel, Dylan, and Reilo —all looked at this person, and almost simultaneously thought of another person.
Fire Phoenix Angelina.
Both are Bloodline True Body talents!
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the hall, and the Mochiu brought in another person.
" Kobe!"
A black-haired girl saw someone in the hall and walked towards the boy with the Finland Academy title [Triple Grimoire].
She looked at everyone with curiosity.
However, when their gaze fell upon Reilo, they stopped in their tracks in astonishment.
"X?"
"Um."
Reilo lowered his voice.
This girl was none other than [ All-Analysis Eye ] Miya, with whom she had briefly cooperated in the first level of space due to the mutated giant toad in the Blood Pool.
Reilo lowered his voice because Flame Soul Witch Zi Yan was sitting opposite him.
Fortunately, more than a year has passed, and the Flame Soul Witch seems to have long forgotten about Reilo's voice. Hell, Noel, Dylan from the Grand Natural Sciences Academy also don't interact much with Reilo and haven't noticed anything.
What a coincidence!
Miya looked at Kobe from the Finland Academy with an apologetic expression.
"I worked with him on the first floor before, and I promised him that I would take care of him if we met on a higher floor."
Among the people present, some did recognize this All-Analysis Eye.
However, her abilities were not known for combat, so upon hearing that she was going to take care of Reilo, she naturally excluded Reilo from the danger list.
Kobe Miya were already acquainted and knew that she was rather simple-minded, so they reacted quite calmly to this.
"It doesn't matter."
Miya naturally sat down next to Reilo.
"Hehe, my All-Analysis Eye can sense the power of resentment in souls. You have almost no resentment on you, which means you rarely kill. It's rare to see someone as loving and kind as you among scholars. How did you get to the third floor?"
Well?
Compassionate?
Kind person?
Reilo's expression was somewhat strange.
Although I am not violent, I have dissected hundreds, if not thousands, of specimens in my experiments. How could there be any killing involved, and how could that be related to being loving and kind?
The only explanation.
The so-called deathly resentment within her was absorbed and concealed by the cursed true form in some way, preventing her All-Analysis Eye from detecting it, which led her to mistakenly believe that she belonged to a kind person, that is, a weak person.
Furthermore, he cultivates Blood Raven in a separate space, appearing quite intimate with animals in nature.
Reilo hesitated, "Maybe it was just luck. I encountered almost no danger along the way, and after reaching the third level, I was picked up by these groundhogs."
"Groundhog?"
Cluck cluck cluck cluck...
Miya couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"They all claim to be from the Mochiu Clan, and you're still calling yourself a groundhog."
As she spoke, Miya looked around at everyone in the room and clicked her tongue in amazement, "Seventeen people, and half of them are carrying special treasures."
"Special treasure?"
Reilo asked tentatively.
Miya explained, "Even my All-Analysis Eye cannot discern the magical properties of top-grade Magic Props and some special treasures."
Reilo seemed lost in thought.
As far as Reilo knew, the students of the Finnish Academy of Natural Sciences were all named after the famous Magic Props they had created.
Miya's title is "All-Analysis Eye ".
She might possess a sensory-type Magic Props, capable of sensing deathly resentment and other Magic Props?
"Who do you think is the strongest here?"
Reilo asked in a low voice.
"Um..."
Miya said, "How would I know?"
After a pause, Miya added, "However, among these people, only two harbor less resentment than me: one is him, and the other is you."
Reilo's eyelids twitched violently.
According to Miya, she and Hell's Noel were among those who had committed the fewest killings?
However, the vast majority of people gathered here are at the title level, and even those from families of free scholars appear to be quite powerful.
My abilities are indeed not outstanding among these people.
Time passed.
During this time, several more elders from the Mochiu Clan arrived, repeatedly expressing their hope to help the explorers break into the fifth level and jointly destroy the stable structure of the Magic Eye Pyramid. However, they said that the Mochiu Clan needed to prepare for a little longer before they could storm the administrative hall together with everyone else.
Another hourglass time has passed.
Three men in black robes were brought in by an elder of the Mochiu Clan.
Everyone looked over and saw Reilo and the crying-faced scholar leaning on his Deer Antler Magic Wand, showing some surprise.
These three were the first to leave the team after being teleported into the space with the other two. They were also the first to notice the scarcity of air energy upon entering the space.
"What's wrong? Do you know them?"
Miya inquired.
Reilo slowly shook his head.
"I don't recognize them, but they were teleported in with me."
The three men in black robes found empty seats and sat down.
After staring at them for a moment, Miya exclaimed in surprise, " Golden Mask! They're from Aurora!"
" Golden Mask?"
Reilo had never heard of the Golden Mask, but judging from Miya's words, it seemed to have some historical significance, just like the X Mask.
"In the Aurora Empire, the Golden Mask a sacred artifact of light that only nobles who have been baptized with holy water by the bishops of the major cathedrals are qualified to wear. However, its craftsmanship is completely different from that of the magical artifacts used by scholars. The Golden Mask is made of ordinary gold, but it needs to undergo a special blessing to generate its power."
A short while later.
A squad of Mochiu walked in from outside the hall, guarding the old groundhog in the very center.
"Ahem, I am the patriarch of the Mochiu Clan. You may call me Black Claw."
The old Mochiu somewhat hunched over, and spoke with a strange accent that sounded awkward.
"Outsiders, you crave greater wealth, while we, the Mochiu clan, yearn to break free from this cage. Some of you have already witnessed the power of our Mochiu clan. Whatever wealth you acquire, our Mochiu clan will leave this cage as long as we find our way out!"
The group exchanged glances.
Clearly, not everyone arrived here through peaceful negotiations like Reilo.
"Cage?"
Reilo sneered.
Through some ancient texts and the experiences of the Human-faced Spider, Reilo clearly knew the tragic fates of those alien races who had no protection from the God of Light and the various academies in human territory.
The Church of Light's dedication to purging heresy far exceeds what ordinary people can imagine!
"Heh heh, unless they escape to the Hengduan Mountains or the Thorn Forest, surviving in human territory... heh heh, the various academies can collect another batch of specimens."