Chapter 526: Chapter 44 Illusion
“I understand.”
With Anvis’s permission, the Last Dragon Descendant’s excitement instantly surged.
Although prepared for failure, gaining permission would naturally be the best of both worlds.
After leaving Anvis’s room, just as Anvis had thought, the Elf immediately began contacting the White Light Club to negotiate a collaboration.
It was a win-win situation. Both the club and him as an individual stood to gain a huge following. The Last Dragon Descendant directly contacted the current team leader, Nya Latotip, to relay his situation and requested his help in contacting the club’s higher-ups.
At that moment, Nya was in a dilapidated Magic Tower, deciphering a Secret Magic Rune found in a hidden task.
According to the task’s backstory, absorbing and mastering the power contained within this Ancient Rune would permanently increase one’s Magic Affinity.
“What did you say? The explorers of this Secret Realm even include the Empire Prince?”
After listening to the Last Dragon Descendant’s brief introduction of the Radiant Secret Realm’s background and the identities of the expedition participants, Nya Latotip pinched his Magic Wand, and the Ancient Rune in front of him suddenly became less appealing.
“In other words, this Secret Realm doesn’t have much danger, and there’s hope for a rich reward that even the Empire Prince would covet. Did you say your spot was secured by this NPC called ‘Anvis’?”
“Yes, that’s right. I have a friend who wants to ask if that native genius named ‘Anvis’ is still in need of a retinue?”
After some casual conversation, Nya finally brought up the main issue.
“…Alright, I will help you contact the club. But you had better prepare yourself; the conditions these people from the club will propose will probably require you to provide more information related to the main plotline.”
“…Alright, so be it.”
After finishing the contacts, the Last Dragon Descendant thought for a moment and did not return to his room, but ventured deeper into the Floating Ship.
With some time before arriving at the entrance to the ruins, the Elf prepared to explore the vicinity as much as possible to see if he could trigger some kind of fortuitous task.
As everyone was dealing with their own affairs, a Magic Time passed quietly.
Through the soft cotton candy-like clouds below, between the distant golden-brown mountains of the deep autumn season, a glimmering Anomaly Zone was already faintly visible.
That place was the destination of their journey, the entrance to the Radiant Ruins.
Since the day the Radiant Ruins opened, many descendants and geniuses from the Empire’s ruling class would gather here. To ensure the safety of this place, more than one Ninth Rank were secretly guarding nearby, preventing any accidents.
“Wow! It’s so beautiful! Twinkling and sparkling!”
As the Floating Ship descended to a nearby mooring point, Xia Ye Yinghuo stepped out of the cabin and was instantly captivated by the entrance before her, which looked like a convergence of a magnificent star river.
After gasping instinctively, she quickly took screenshots using the system’s function.
“Tss—”
Watching the Player girl’s uncouth behavior, along with her attire that clearly did not come from a Nobles’ pedigree, several nearby people gave her peculiar looks. A young man even couldn’t help but snicker softly, his gaze filled with disdain.
“Vivian, they seem to harbor ill will towards you…”
Lorna, who was attached to her, sensitively picked up on the emotional changes of the people around her and quickly warned her in her mind.
“Uh, why is that?”
Having been reminded by the strange girl, Xia Ye Yinghuo looked around belatedly and felt somewhat perplexed.
However, this situation did not last long. As Anvis walked out of the cabin and Xia Ye Yinghuo stood behind him, the malicious gazes around them gradually dissipated amid the whispering.
They were replaced by looks mixed with awe, curiosity, and subtle envy.
Some who were previously unaware of her identity came to the realization, after seeing Anvis and with reminders from those around them, that she must be the foreigner whose stroke of luck got her taken in as a student by the Secret Star Scholar.
Anvis was without doubt trying to curry favor with the Secret Star Scholar, which was why he gave her a precious spot.
Of course, Xia Ye Yinghuo witnessed these transformations and interpreted them in another way.
Her handsome ‘guide NPC’ appeared like a hero, standing in front of her, shielding her from all the ill-intentioned gazes!
He has me in his heart!
Anvis, wearing a face full of question marks as he glanced at the player girl whose demeanor suddenly ignited with passion, slowly swept his gaze across all the attendees and briefly met eyes with Prince Lanno, whose gaze also turned towards him before quickly diverting.
Among the invitees by the two of them, aside from two whose identities were students of Ninth Rank Limit powerhouses, the rest didn’t have much to draw attention.
For those other ambitious noble descendants, this exploration of the Radiant Secret Realm is a good opportunity to demonstrate their own strength.
Such as the other five royal Princes and Princesses present, as well as the other descendants of the Four Great Families.
The Radiant Secret Realm is no novice instance exclusively for in-school students to explore; rather, it is one of the important exclusive secret realms of the Gloria Empire.
Aside from those who were currently engaged in critical magic experiments and truly could not spare the time, none of the Empire’s Professionals below Ninth Rank would refuse the chance to enter and explore.
This time, apart from Anvis’s eldest brother Remont who regretfully could not participate due to being in seclusion preparing to break through to Eighth Rank, his second brother Evan and his third sister Yalanis were also present, with the other Great Families and Royal Family having more or less the same situation.
Everyone with their own entourage formed small circles, intentionally or unintentionally showcasing their own connections.
Famed Alchemy Masters, the genius who broke through to Seventh Rank before the age of fifty, the rare Bloodline Mage of Tempest Dragon Blood…
Anvis even spotted a Seventh Rank Prophet, who was an attendant to the Third Princess. It’s unknown what she had offered to invite this person, but this garnered her many envious gazes.
High Rank Prophets rarely make personal appearances, unless they have already sensed in advance that something fortuitous might occur during the event.
Once everyone had gathered, the time gradually approached noon.
As the trajectory of the sun reached directly overhead, the numerous and silent glimmers of cold Radiance suddenly became stagnant, then rapidly contracted towards a central point.
During this process, their brightness began to climb sharply, and indescribable brilliant colors were born, intertwined, merged, and twisted in the heart of the converging Radiance, eventually waning into a grey whirlpool flickering with dazzling starlight.
“…The space-time structure of this area has undergone an unknown fluctuation. The space-time coordinates behind that whirlpool could very well be completely different from this world.”
Standing behind Anvis, Orbins held a strange Alchemy Device filled with fine Inscriptions in his hand, glanced at the feedback shown on it, and spoke in a low voice.
“However, the specific situation can only be truly confirmed after entering the inside of the whirlpool.”