Xiao Xiao's fleeting glance had been subtle, but it had not escaped Fatty Xin's notice.
That was the keen observational skill an excellent reporter ought to possess.
Moreover, in meetings like this, everyone had always valued Dr. Xiao's opinion. But since Xiao Xiao had not spoken—nor did he seem inclined to say anything—the student reporter could only put away his doubts and turn his attention back to the conversation unfolding in the room.
"The North District?"
Hearing Zheng Qing's suggestion, Lin Guo froze for a moment, looking somewhat confused. "Wh... why go to the North District?"
Having grown up in Beta Town, Lin Guo viewed the North District much as Manhattan viewed Hell's Kitchen, or Mumbai viewed Dharavi: a place where terror, oppression, crime, and poverty gathered. It was the most common setting in the bedtime stories Beta Town wizard mothers used to scare little wizards: "If you don't behave, we'll send you to the North District," or "Go to sleep, or the child snatchers from the North District will come."
No wizard who had lost something would ever think to search for it in the North District.
"Some wizards using Sacrificial Magic have appeared in Beta Town North District recently. They call themselves the North District Wizards." Zheng Qing briefly described the North District Wizards' characteristics to Lin Guo, then asked in conclusion, "...So, have you searched the North District?"
News of Colmar's advancement and the emergence of the North District Wizards was still circulating only within a small circle. Even within the Sin Absolution Knight Order, aside from Class Astronomy 08-1 and the members of Dormitory 403, everyone else had only just learned of it. Lin Guo was no exception.
"N... no."
Lin Guo wiped away his tears and muttered, "The North District... is... is scary. Everyone told