Contacting the Hidden

After the All-Spirit Contract was signed, Fran took out a small box from her person. This box had been expanded using spatial technology.

She took out the gold bars one by one and placed them on the table in front of her. Ivan and Alwen almost drooled, staring at the gold bars on the table as if they were in a daze.

Seeing that they didn't make any move, Fran quickly raised an eyebrow and said:

"What are you doing, just staring? Hurry up and write it down on paper and hand it to me. I'm going to use [Drops of True Knowledge] to verify if what you wrote is correct."

Upon hearing this, Alwen froze on the spot, turning his gaze to Ivan, Ivan immediately stood up. He was going to find another mage to buy a copy of the silver paper containing precious knowledge—no, two copies.

This silver paper is a rule specifically set by the Alliance, stipulating that all valuable knowledge must be written on it for trading, in order to track and investigate illegal activities related to knowledge.

Alwen remained seated, his mind drifting to the Drops of True Knowledge, a third-tier alchemical material. How did she possess such a thing?

If this technique has been lost, and a mage can recreate it now, there's a 99% chance they'll win the Gold Alchemy Award.

Because its effects are truly powerful, it can verify whether knowledge is false and is an excellent choice for testing knowledge gained through trading.

However, the raw materials are precious, and the production process is complicated. Apart from Alchemist who know how to make it, most people don't have this stuff.

Fran, of course, obtained it from Iris. Since she had learned of this useful item before, Fran asked Iris for five drops before setting off for the banquet.

The gold brick that Fran pulled out attracted the attention of many mages, causing them to discuss it animatedly, their faces filled with envy.

It's important to understand that, without special connections, it would take them five or six years of hard work to accumulate a single gold brick.

Now that someone has actually built a mountain of gold bricks, how can they not be envious?

Ivan moved quickly; he and Alwen drafted the All-Spirit Contract and wrote down their respective Profession advancement knowledge, then folded up the side with the writing on it.

After Fran agreed, they signed their names on the All-Spirit Contract; Fran confirmed that her signature was correct, then erased it before handing the items over to Fran.

Fran then used the Drops of True Knowledge for a second verification. Even though the All-Spirit Contract stipulated that the other party must provide her with the correct Profession advancement knowledge, they did not specify a timeframe. Instead, according to the Alliance's laws, it was sufficient to receive the knowledge within three months.

She used the Drops of True Knowledge, placing one drop on each of the two pieces of paper, which emitted a golden light, much to Fran's satisfaction.

"Take stock of the Gold Coin you've received."

Fran pointed to the two piles of gold bricks and Gold Coin that had been separated in front of her. The two of them then straightened up, wrapped their arms around each other, and took the money.

Just then, a waiter ran towards them. When he noticed the two guests counting their money, he quickly stopped five steps away.

"I apologize, guests, but according to the requirements of the Alchemy School, our banquet must now conclude."

Fran and the others spent a long time checking the contract details and the amounts on it, so it was already almost ten o'clock.

Fran simply smiled at the two waiters, while Ivan and Alwen acted as if they hadn't heard, continuing to hold and count the items in their hands.

Although the waiter held some status at the banquet and could occasionally direct the mages to maintain order, at this critical juncture, the mages certainly wouldn't bother with an apprentice.

The waiter wasn't in a hurry either, knowing he couldn't rush them. However, the two of them counted quickly, and just as ten o'clock arrived, they gave Fran a clear signal.

"Oh--Master Lai, meeting you is the happiest thing for me today. I just don't understand why the banquet ended so quickly. I feel we could have talked more about that Fireball Paper..."

Alwen's attitude changed quickly; after receiving the money, he never stopped smiling.

Fran, on the other hand, didn't show much expression. She simply greeted both sides and then flew back to her residence.

But when Fran arrived at her house, she was quite surprised to see that the lights were still on.

Philly had been thrown into the Mana Communication System project by herself, so she wouldn't be in the house at this time.

So, there's almost only one possibility for the person still inside: Iris is waiting for her inside.

This made Fran want to make some new preparations, and she began to think about whether she had done anything recently that Iris had noticed.

But after thinking it over, she realized that she hadn't done anything recently, and Iris had already told her that Legendary commentary, so there was no reason for her to repeat it.

There's no way around it; lately, she's been causing trouble, and then Iris comes here to talk to her—it's almost become a conditioned reflex.

Fran adjusted the position of her robes to make them look neater, and with nothing else to prepare Fran opened the door.

She froze on the spot as soon as she opened the door, because a large, silvery-white wall had been erected in front of her.

The original decorations, chairs, and tables in the room were thrown into a corner, leaving space for this silver-white wall.

Furthermore, behind this wall, she could hear sounds like glasses clinking and metal scraping, which piqued Fran's curiosity.

When Fran turned to the side, she saw Iris inside the silver-white walls. It was like a small laboratory, complete with all kinds of alchemical equipment.

Fran stepped onto the silver-white steps and entered the small laboratory, where she immediately asked Iris a question.

"Society President, why are you doing your experiments here? Can't you go back to your place?"

Iris didn't stop what she was doing; she had noticed Fran's arrival long ago, so she spoke slowly and deliberately:

"I'm sorry, Fran, I've had some things to take care of lately and need to find a secluded place."

"I haven't been to Number Nine Floating City for a long time, so I couldn't find anywhere else and had to come here."

Fran's lips twitched, and she continued to ask:

"Society President, could you tell me what you're planning to do? And do you need me to leave?"

Fran had originally planned to find another place to stay after Iris said it needed to be kept secret.

After all, judging from the fact that Iris didn't say anything at all, it seems that what she's doing is very secretive and shouldn't be known by Fran.

Furthermore, Fran herself was avoiding Iris by engaging in Magic Duel, and she couldn't let Iris see many documents and markings.

But to everyone's surprise, Iris immediately looked up and smiled faintly at Fran:

"I need an assistant. Since Fran wants to be one, then come over here."

Fran's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting this situation, but after thinking about it carefully, she had no choice but to step forward.

The Society President then put down what he was holding and handed Fran a new document.

From the unusual feel of the leather and the black, sealed exterior when Fran received it, Fran immediately sensed something was wrong. She promptly spoke to Iris.

"Society President, isn't it a bit inappropriate to entrust me with something like this?"

She pointed to her Northern Lands Society mage robe, which had originally been on the back of her chair but was now being held up by Iris on the coat rack by the door.

This suggests that her identity is not good. This is clearly an internal matter of the Alchemy School, but her public identity is just a mage of the Northern Lands Society, who has no connection with the main body of the Alchemy School.

Moreover, Iris knew her background; she was a mage from the Forge School. Could a mage from another School be in charge of something so important?

Iris smiled and slowly said:

"It's alright, I guarantee you can participate. Besides, your reputation in the Alchemy School is enough for you to accept this job."

Of course, Iris made Fran take on this job not because Fran was qualified. After all, being able to do something and having the need to do it are two different things, especially when it comes to this top-secret job.

The reason why Roderick revealed the job to Fran after securing it was because she genuinely needed an assistant, and Roderick himself might have had the same idea, wanting ' Lai ' to find an opportunity to get involved in the key affairs of the Alchemy School.

That's why he specifically assigned Iris this task that clearly required cooperation. On the current Number Nine Floating City, if Iris didn't look for ' Lai ', then she would have no choice but to go to Roderick.

Secondly, it's because Fran has been acting rather recklessly lately and isn't very obedient, so Iris wondered if Fran had nothing better to do, which is why so many things have happened.

So Iris brought Fran into the project, at least after 10 PM when the banquet ended, to compress Fran's time to act.

I don't have time; you can't possibly go out of your way to cause me trouble, can you?

Faced with Iris's request, Fran had no choice but to accept the job. However, when she opened the document, she found that most of the content had been blacked out.

She looked up at Iris, Iris coughed lightly, instructing Fran to do so.

"Turn to page 79; that's where you can see it. That's all the permissions you have."

Fran turned to this page and only saw the instructions for making a small device. The materials and methods required were extremely complicated, which gave Fran a headache just looking at it.

Just then, Fran remembered a blind spot.

"Why not use a contract? If the All-Spirit Contract won't work, surely other contracts will?"

"Using the contract in this matter will also reveal some information," Iris explained, before changing the subject.

"However, I can give you a heads-up for now: this concerns the Cult of the Sky Dragon, and you'll definitely have to deal with it eventually."

Fran blinked, indicating that she had remembered.