Reaching the Academy

After bidding farewell to Raya, Lin Luo headed directly to where the Glintstone Dragon was located.

He arrived at his destination shortly after.

Two massive rocks stood erect in the center of the shallow lake, surrounded by numerous rocks of varying sizes, dotting the monotonous little lake.

Countless Scarabs flew through the sky, blue and red intermingling in the air, creating a unique beauty.

Beneath the enormous rocks rested a giant blue dragon, which should be Glintstone Dragon Smarag.

Lin Luo had no intention of getting into a prolonged fight with it. He just needed to get the Academy Key and leave.

After casting Become Unseen on himself and equipping the Crepus's Vial (to dampen his footsteps), he walked directly towards the giant dragon.

The dragon was still asleep, completely unaware of Lin Luo's approach.

Circumventing the dragon's massive wings, the corpse of a sorcerer wearing a Glintstone Hood came into view.

For reasons unknown, the sorcerer had died leaning against the rock wall, appearing as if they were simply sitting there. By all accounts, if they had died at the claws of the Glintstone Dragon, their body wouldn't have been so intact.

Lin Luo approached the corpse and rummaged through its pockets, soon finding the Glintstone Key.

"Found it!"

Lin Luo happily took the key and put it in his pocket, which meant he could now enter the Academy's main gate.

What Lin Luo didn't expect was...

Just as Lin Luo turned around, a huge dragon eye appeared before him...

A blue eye with golden vertical pupils. Lin Luo finally realized... he had been discovered.

"Damn it!"

Lin Luo was startled and immediately threw a punch fiercely at Smarag's eyeball.

"Roar!"

Smarag let out an enraged roar. It had initially wanted to see if a Scarab had snuck in, but unexpectedly, it was a bipedal creature!

It was one thing for it to sneak in, but to dare lay a hand on it!

"I forgot this dragon is a Glintstone Dragon; it's very sensitive to magic!"

Lin Luo finally realized that his stealth magic had failed for the first time!

"I should have just ridden Torrent over here!"

"Whoosh..."

Smarag flapped its wings and flew into the air, a blue mist beginning to spread from its mouth...

"..."

"Forget it, this is going to take a while longer..."

"I originally intended to let you go, but you're asking for it. You can't blame me!"

Lin Luo helplessly raised his staff, his gaze gradually turning sharp...

"Meteorite of Astel!"

"Boom!"

After a while, Smarag's massive body fell from the sky.

Its huge form kicked up several feet of water.

Blood and water mingled, and a blood-red hue spread across the lake...

"Why couldn't you just pretend not to see me..."

Lin Luo patted away nonexistent dust from his clothes, sighed, and reinserted his staff at his waist.

"Wasted another few minutes!"

Lin Luo took out his Spirit Calling Bell and summoned Torrent.

Mounting his steed, he charged towards the Academy.

It had to be said, Torrent was truly amazing. Under Lin Luo's coercion and enticement, they soon reached the Academy's seal.

The Carian Knights blocking the path on the way were left in Torrent's dust; they couldn't even touch Lin Luo's clothes.

As for the demi-humans casting spells, forget it. The Glintstone spells they cast weren't even as fast as the soldiers running.

Stopping at the Academy's entrance, Lin Luo took out the Academy's key.

He reached out and touched the seal; there was no longer any repulsive feeling. Lin Luo, being rather bold, simply walked in...

He felt as though his vision was enveloped by a blue light. When he reappeared, he had arrived on a massive platform above the Academy. From there, one could practically take in the entire scenic view of Liurnia of the Lakes.

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However, it seemed Lin Luo didn't have the mood to sightsee at the moment...

Walking through the main gate and past the seal, he found a huge elevator.

Lin Luo didn't hesitate and stepped forward.

With a "rumble," the elevator's chains began to pull, and the platform slowly ascended…

The elevator stopped, revealing a long path ahead.

One could see an iron gate in front, and stairs leading to a wooden door behind it – that must be the main entrance to the Academy.

I have to say, Liurnia's scenery is truly beautiful. Even though it was afternoon, the sky was still that deep blue-purple.

Specks of starlight, which shouldn't have been there, still hung in the air.

Lin Luo merely sighed at the sight before continuing forward.

As always, two mages guarded the entrance, wearing ugly Glintstone Hoods.

Adhering to the principle of striking first to gain the advantage and striking second to suffer the consequences, Lin Luo directly drew his staff and rewarded both mages with a Glintstone Pebble each. Although it was a basic spell, under Lin Luo's powerful execution… the two mages instantly turned into Runes and dissipated into the air…

Because of the shattering of the Elden Ring, everyone within the Academy had been affected to varying degrees.

Either they lost their consciousness and acted purely on instinct, or they became frenzied and killed anyone they saw.

Here, we must talk about Rennala. Rennala was originally Radagon's wife.

The Greater Will urgently needed a spokesperson to replace Marika and uphold the Golden Law.

Radagon, who was Marika's outer body, had somehow been controlled mentally and physically by the Greater Will at some point.

Because the offspring born from Marika and Hoarah Loux were all incompetent and unable to become spokespersons for the Golden Law…

Godwyn, the most satisfactory offspring, ended up dying during the Night of the Black Knives.

Morgott, the Omen King, inherited the Erdtree's Crucible aspects, which later came to be seen as symbols of ill omen.

Mohg, Lord of Blood, was obsessed with the Mother of Forms and craved blood… oh… forgot, later on he also became infatuated with men.

Perhaps Hoarah Loux and Marika could no longer produce more powerful offspring.

The Greater Will then instructed Radagon to find Rennala…

The original intention was to kill Rennala, as the Academy had been researching magic from the stars, which naturally displeased the Greater Will.

But somehow, the two ended up together.

Well, turning an enemy into an ally was also acceptable, and it was opportune for Radagon and Rennala to potentially give birth to offspring capable of challenging the established order.

Thus, three more children were born.

They were:

Starscourage Radahn.

Princess Ranni of the Moon.

And Rykard, the Blasphemous Lord.

This one was even more unreliable…

Starscourage Radahn worshipped Godfrey and was obsessed with fighting from a young age… as an adult, he became a brute who only knew how to fight, so making him king was clearly impossible.

Princess Ranni of the Moon, educated by Rennala from childhood, developed a great interest in the stars, which completely contradicted the Greater Will's intentions.

Rykard…

Forget it, no need to mention him… he merged with a snake…

All three offspring dissatisfied the Greater Will.

It ordered Radagon to have a fourth child.

As a result, Rennala had already used up her remaining Runes after giving birth to three children and had no more to create a fourth.

So, the fourth child's birth failed and turned into amber. Within the amber was half a Great Rune, the Great Rune of the Unborn. That was Rennala's fourth child.

Once Rennala was no longer of use, Radagon decisively abandoned her, though this was very likely the interference of the Greater Will.

Not only that, but the Carian Knights who originally guarded the Academy also rebelled. Not only did they imprison Rennala in the Academy's library, but they also turned to attack the Carian royal family.

Later on, there were the offspring born from Marika and Radagon…

However, it's known that these two were one and the same, and children born from self-fertilization… you know, they always had some problems.

Malenia, the younger sister, was born with the aura of the Scarlet Rot.

Miquella, the elder brother, was a child who never grew up, born deformed. Although he possessed his own authority, his will also contradicted that of the Greater Will, and he spent the latter half of his life inside an egg…

What Lin Luo couldn't understand the most was why Mohg was so interested in a deformed infant?

As for… Godwyn's offspring…

Never mind, let's not mention it, it's bad luck.