Chapter 3480: Dragon Academy and the Devil Race

Spatial fluctuations gradually subsided. Su Xiao returned to the accessory shop in the real world. Bernie, who was sleeping on the sofa, raised the tip of her tail, asking in a cat-like lazy way why he had returned so quickly.

"Wang."

Xiang Bubu Wang barked. The next second, Bernie was so angry she broke her composure. That's how cat-stars are: especially lazy when resting, and can't stay idle for a moment when active, not to mention Xiang Bubu at this time had the expression: 'This silly cat hasn't beaten me for three days.'

Su Xiao checked the remaining time; there were still more than two days. This half-day tour of Dragon Academy could be described as just scratching the surface.

Plans can't keep up with changes. This half-day tour of Dragon Academy embodied this sentence vividly.

Su Xiao was not omniscient. He had very little understanding of Dragon Academy before, only knowing that there was high-level crystallization knowledge there, and it also involved soul magic. Other aspects, such as humanities, power strength, and combat level, were all completely unknown.

Under these circumstances, Su Xiao could only choose to play it safe. At first, his plan was to withdraw after finishing the knowledge transaction. However, he represented the Sun Faction this time, and the other party to the transaction, Mentor Leopold, happened to have a grudge against the Sun Faction.

Anyone who encountered an enemy would take countermeasures. In fact, Mentor Leopold had already been very considerate of Dragon Academy's reputation, letting Su Xiao leave in a dismissive way, implying that Dragon Academy did not welcome people from the Sun Faction.

Regarding this, Su Xiao expressed understanding, but the idea of killing Mentor Leopold also gradually sprouted. Understanding was understanding, but since the other party had targeted him, of course, he had to kill him.

Su Xiao's plan changed to disguising himself as a Court Knight, assassinating Mentor Leopold, and then using the mask to devour the other party to obtain "New Skin: Mentor Leopold."

It sounded a bit funny, but to put it simply, the Ancient Mask could be understood as a "Character Skin Storage" in a game, with a maximum capacity of 2, which could replace the saved "Character Skin."

Currently, Su Xiao had obtained "Rare Skin: Court Knight Squad Leader," which could be used at any time. Understanding it this way was much simpler.

Not only that, Su Xiao discovered that these "skins" each had their own characteristics, not just visual effects.

For example, after disguising as a Court Knight Squad Leader, Su Xiao could issue orders to other Court Knights through the instincts of this Court Knight Squad Leader before his death, such as telling other Court Knights to stand at attention, patrol the vicinity, arrest a target, etc.

Of course, Su Xiao could not use the combat ability of the Court Knight Squad Leader before his death at all. The bonus of the Ancient Mask to combat power was absolutely "zero." This was what was taken away by the Ancient Mask while the abyss power endowed the Ancient Mask with mystery.

Or, for example, after Su Xiao swallowed a chef with the Ancient Mask and entered the disguise of "Common Skin: Chef," Su Xiao could possess most of the cooking abilities of this chef.

However, the premise was that he must maintain the disguise state of the chef to temporarily possess these cooking abilities. After removing the disguise, it was like putting down a remote control; he could no longer use the 'skin's own abilities' through conscious control.

This made Su Xiao discover that the effects of artifacts produced by the abyss were by no means as simple as indicated by the attributes. The disguise skill of the Ancient Mask was simply a killer weapon if used well.

However, there was one point: the "disguise skill" stripped by the current Ancient Mask could only roughly involve the transcendent field. It was very simple to strengthen this performance: feed the Ancient Mask abyss products or luck items, and the characteristics in this aspect would be enhanced.

The stronger the effect, the closer it got to losing control. Once it lost control, the previous feeding would be in vain. But just abandon the Ancient Mask like this? You know, in a place like Dragon Academy, wearing the Ancient Mask was enough to break in.

Su Xiao put away the Ancient Mask. His previous plan was indeed to assassinate Mentor Leopold, but the old Dean appeared for some reason, disrupting his plan.

The old Dean didn't know how he sensed that he was a Law-Breaker. Su Xiao estimated that eight or nine out of ten, a Law-Breaker had gone to beat up Dragon Academy and injured it. To be safe, the old Dean had set up a barrier specially designed to sense Law-Breakers in Dragon Academy.

The subsequent situation could be described as a turn of events. Leopold could become a mentor of Dragon Academy, so he was naturally not a simple character. When he found that continuing to be hostile to Su Xiao was a loss, he decisively reached a reconciliation with Su Xiao at a certain cost.

Needless to say, Mentor Leopold could get reimbursed at Dragon Academy afterwards. This move not only flattered the old Dean's decision but also resolved the not-so-deep grudge with Su Xiao, and finally, he could get reimbursed. It could be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Su Xiao rarely encountered those wise guys who would fight to the end when encountering things. Instead, he encountered a lot of old foxes like Mentor Leopold. Sometimes, retreating was not because the other party was cowardly, but a question of whether it was worth it.

No one expected that things would end with the fourth floor of the Grand Library being stolen empty.

Speaking of which, it was interesting. In the incident where the fourth floor of the Grand Library was stolen empty, Su Xiao had the greatest suspicion. He went there, and then the Grand Library was stolen. But this matter couldn't be done by him. He had just arrived at the Academy Post Station of Dragon Academy, and the old Dean had been staring at him, staring at him dead throughout the whole process.

Ding-a-ling~

The shop door was pushed open, and the silver bell rang.

Caesar walked into the accessory shop. He walked to the sofa with his head held high and chest out. After sitting down, he made a gesture to take off his shoes. Su Xiao's expression changed slightly.

"Cough~"

Caesar coughed lightly and didn't perform the anti-human operation of taking off shoes indoors. A huge scroll appeared out of thin air. Needless to say, this was the catalog of the Grand Library's collection.

Regarding the fact that the book thief was Caesar, Su Xiao was not surprised at all. He estimated that Dragon Academy probably had a way to find out who stole the books on the fourth floor of the Grand Library and would take certain measures. It might even be wanted in the Void.

Su Xiao guessed correctly. After the fourth floor of the Grand Library was stolen, such a behemoth as Dragon Academy began to convene an investigation, and finally paid a great price to trace back the "time flow" on the fourth floor of the Grand Library to see who stole the books.

When the old Dean and others saw the wretched figure wearing a black pottery jar through the traced "time flow," a group of mentors wailed endlessly. For them, every ancient book and newly collected book on the fourth floor of the Grand Library was both a wife and a daughter.

Now the thief not only stole their wives but also kidnapped their grown-up daughters. Although this picture was stimulating to think about, the group of Dragon Academy mentors as the 'involved cuckolds' had their mentality completely collapsed. Everyone's eyes were bloodshot, and the combined blood pressure of more than a dozen old guys could break through six digits.

After an investigation, the old Dean learned a piece of information through his connections in the Court: the black pottery jar worn by the thief looked like the Abyss Jar of the Devil Race.

The old Dean was very angry. Good for you, Devil Race. You are a big force in the Void, and Dragon Academy maintains respect for you there, but now you dare to come to "Wabolei" to steal ancient books from Dragon Academy. This matter cannot be let go.

The old Dean immediately tried to contact the Devil Race in the Void to ask for an explanation. In normal times, the Devil Race would handle this matter calmly, but now, the Devil Race had just 'happily welcomed' a new father, and the new father "Necronomicon"'s temper was not as good as the old father "Abyss Jar."

The Devil Race itself was holding a belly of anger. Several old immortals were so worried that they were about to lose their hair. You know, these old immortals didn't have many hairs on their heads to begin with, and it was almost as if every hair had its own name.

Under such circumstances, Dragon Academy actually came to question them, asking why a member of the Devil Race was wearing an Abyss Jar on his head to steal ancient books from the Grand Library.

After receiving this news, several old immortals of the Devil Race were so angry that they laughed. That thing, can it be worn on the head? You are farting! Get out!!

After receiving this reply, the old Dean was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the Devil Race to be so impulsive, as if they had eaten gunpowder.

After the first round, both sides quickly calmed down and conducted a second round of rational negotiation. Several old immortals of the Devil Race called Wood over to understand the situation. After confirming that Caesar could wear the Abyss Jar on his head, several old immortals of the Devil Race were truly surprised, and also believed that the one who stole Dragon Academy's Grand Library must be Caesar.

Several old immortals of the Devil Race would certainly not take the blame for others, but Caesar, who could wear the Abyss Jar on his head, must also have a great background. Several old immortals decided to only reveal to Dragon Academy that they had gifted the Abyss Jar to Caesar, and now the Devil Race's 'town-clan treasure' had become the "Necronomicon."

After the old Dean saw the projection of the "Necronomicon," he could basically determine that the Devil Race was not lying. This kind of artifact completely implemented the principle that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. In addition, the Devil Race roughly described Caesar's appearance. As for more information, the Devil Race indicated they didn't know.

The Devil Race grasped the scale very well, not only avoiding making enemies with Dragon Academy for no reason but also not completely selling Caesar out. They only mentioned Caesar's name and physical characteristics. As for the fact that the other party was a Reincarnation Paradise Arbiter, the Devil Race didn't mention a word, and as for the cooperative relationship with Su Xiao, it was completely omitted.

The Devil Race was not afraid of Dragon Academy, but there was no need to make enemies for no reason. Now, first coax the new father, and then consider other things.

The old Dean of Dragon Academy also discovered the clues and knew that the Devil Race was now a powder keg. Therefore, he solemnly expressed his apologies and thanks, and after promising to give the Devil Race 3 admission quotas, he ended the communication with several old immortals of the Devil Race in laughter.

These old immortals were all like this. For them, the clan, descendants, inheritance, etc., were the most important. Their own face? How much is that thing worth? As long as they didn't lose face in the outside world and affect the reputation of the clan, they didn't care at all. Living to their level, they had long seen through those things.

After the old Dean learned the important information "Caesar," he began to look at the residual image of Caesar restocking on the fourth floor of the Grand Library. He observed for a while and found that this guy named Caesar, every word and action, why did it have that goblin flavor?

Holding a try-it-out attitude, the old Dean contacted the Goblin Company and learned that Caesar's wanted amount in the Goblin Company was as high as 230,000 soul coins, plus the status of "Lifetime Supreme Member" of the Goblin Company. The old Dean found that things were not simple.

The Goblin Company's attitude was very subtle, crazily probing whether Dragon Academy was hiding Caesar. The meaning was clearly expressing that if they were hiding him, then let's clash!

This made the old Dean feel a little surprised. Based on his understanding of the Goblin Company, this company belonged to the type that couldn't kick out a fart with three kicks. This was how much they had been harmed by that guy named Caesar to have such a strong attitude.

But thinking of his academy's fourth floor of the Grand Library being stolen empty, the old Dean immediately understood the Goblin Company, and it was empathetic.

After deliberating for a moment, the old Dean decided that Dragon Academy would add an extra large batch of soul stones as a bounty, as well as 20 "admission quotas."

The Goblin Company praised this greatly, and even gave a 5% discount for Dragon Academy students visiting the Goblin Company in the future.

Regarding the series of negotiations between Dragon Academy, the Devil Race, and the Goblin Company, Su Xiao didn't know. At this time, he was sharing the spoils with Caesar in the accessory shop.

The items Caesar obtained this time were all ancient books. Although these ancient books could be copied, the illustration parts could not. These various patterns had an indescribable charm. Even if photographed with a camera, the resulting photos would lose that charm.

Without this charm as a guide, the value of the content recorded in many ancient books would be greatly reduced.

For example, a book about constructing "crystal weapons" had a page with ghost-like patterns. Thinking about what crystal weapon to construct, one could see the corresponding structure from it, which was very magical.

Regarding these ancient books, although Caesar was interested, he didn't need them as urgently as Su Xiao. In addition, the 50,000 soul coins he earned from investing in Su Xiao before were too fragrant, so Caesar was rarely generous this time, letting Su Xiao choose first, and the remaining fifty percent of the ancient books belonged to him.

Su Xiao naturally wouldn't be polite. He chose crystallization, soul system, spatial arrays, and medicine, and finally a few notes from technique masters.

An hour later, the sharing of spoils was completed. Caesar took the remaining ancient books and left with a lewd smile, saying that if there was such a good thing in the future, he must call him.

The calm real-world life continued, but this bit of calm was broken by three guests: the visit of the Mad Doctor, the Dean, and Mr. J. The purpose of the three coming was to probe whether the Gray Gentleman was dead or not.

The Mad Doctor didn't quite believe that the Gray Gentleman was dead. This former leader had caused a great impression and shadow on the Mad Doctor. The Mad Doctor, who wasn't even afraid of death, was afraid of the Gray Gentleman to the point of sleepless nights, trembling with fear.

"Are you sure he's dead? Has he been turned to ashes?"

The Mad Doctor was eating an orange and asked this question for the 12th time. It is worth mentioning that in the past, the Gray Gentleman, the Mad Doctor, the Dean, and Mr. J were in the same mental hospital.

The funny thing was that the Mad Doctor and the Dean were the staff of that mental hospital, while Mr. J and the Gray Gentleman were patients. The real situation was that Mr. J and the Gray Gentleman had no mental problems at all, but the Mad Doctor and the Dean had serious mental illnesses. This was a typical case of the Dean and the doctor both going crazy.

In the past, the Mad Doctor was normal, until one day, he received the Gray Gentleman. After a month, the Mad Doctor was talked into taking medicine to commit suicide twice and failed to hang himself three times by the Gray Gentleman.

The Dean, who learned of this, was furious and personally received the Gray Gentleman. The next morning, the Mad Doctor, who got up to pee, saw the Dean and a fat nurse hanging in the bathroom. The Dean almost died.

The fat nurse died, and the Dean was half-dead. Since then, this person was also not very normal.

"Are you sure he's dead?"

The Mad Doctor suddenly spoke a bit neurotically.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, and Mr. J to the side smiled.

At noon that day, the three left after having a meal. The real-world medicine business discussed before ended up with nothing because of a series of things, but the business in another aspect was settled.

Because these three were violators who 'turned over a new leaf' and came back, the difficulty of the worlds they experienced was basically hell-level. In addition, their own brand levels were not low. As a result, the rapid growth of their tiers was inevitable. According to Mr. J, he had been to high-risk areas to solve various problems for three consecutive world progresses.

This led to the fact that all three were Tier 8 contractors. Currently, the Dean was still running that mental hospital and had cooperation with the Scavengers. Some extremely dangerous mental patients who couldn't be exposed to the public were sent there. Here, there were three Tier 8 old foxes. As long as the three of them didn't make trouble, it would be very stable.

This also led to a situation where the Mad Doctor found that the probability of contractors appearing in their mental hospital was not low. Not all mental patients were dangerous. Without some unique talents, they wouldn't reach the dangerous level in the Scavengers' constant.

Such a situation made Su Xiao see an opportunity. He had tasted the sweetness from You You'an before, and now he had a not-low enthusiasm for investing in new contractors.

If the low-tier contractors in the mental hospital were qualified to participate in the 2~3 tier survival trial, the probability of the first prize being a "Basic Passive Skill Scroll Treasure Chest" was not low.

This kind of treasure chest that could open top-potential basic passives had a great attraction for Su Xiao. And why didn't the Mad Doctor and the other two invest? In this regard, it really wasn't something everyone could invest in. It depended on whether the Reincarnation Paradise credibility was high enough.

All payments and gains were equal. Su Xiao had been hunting violators from Tier 1 to now, so his Reincarnation Paradise credibility was naturally high.

This kind of investment behavior would reduce credibility. Su Xiao's current credibility was high, so of course, there was no problem. As long as he continued to hunt violators afterwards, there would be no problem. This was actually the implicit benefit of hunting violators.

In this matter, Su Xiao wouldn't let the Mad Doctor and the other two work in vain. For every new contractor worth investing in discovered, Su Xiao would pay a 300 soul coin referral fee. After the matter was successful, Su Xiao would pay another 2700 soul coins.

A 3000 soul coin referral fee, counting the subsequent investment in the new contractor, and the small sacrifice of credibility (approximately equal to the credibility improved by successfully hunting 2~3 violators), finally obtaining a top-potential basic passive scroll, no matter how you look at it, it was a huge profit.

This kind of thing couldn't be done often or formed into a scale. It was okay to do it occasionally. Everything must have a degree; too much is as bad as too little.

In the accessory shop, Su Xiao sat on the sofa with a casual posture. In his hand was an ancient book on crystallization. He was already addicted to it, which made time pass unconsciously.

【Prompt: Your real-world stay time has reached the limit.】

【Detected that your brand level has reached Lv. 80. Yes/No to conduct the tier promotion assessment in the next world.】

【Prompt: This tier promotion assessment is crucial. After the hunter is promoted to Tier 9, you will obtain the entry permission for Transcendent/Native Worlds (such as Meteorite Star, Wind Sea Continent, Night Witch Guild, Sun God Kingdom (Ruins), Ancient Dragon Kingdom: Ebeyas, etc.).】

【Warning: Meteorite Star and Night Witch Guild are extremely dangerous. Even after being promoted to Tier 9, you must carefully consider before deciding whether to enter them. In such areas, there are existences beyond the tier.】

Seeing these prompts, Su Xiao felt a slight ripple in his heart. Meteorite Star, Wind Sea Continent, and Night Witch Guild, he had heard of them all. The previous Strongest Contest, the struggle for the Painted World, and the Tree-Born World, all three parties had entry qualifications, which showed their foundation.

And the Sun God Kingdom (Ruins), this place made Su Xiao want to go a bit. Although he had no direct relationship with the Sun God Race, he had come into contact with Sun worship, Faith Power: Sun, etc., quite a lot.

As for the Ancient Dragon Kingdom: Ebeyas, he had been there. Last time he went, he originally thought he could harvest a dragon mount: White Dragon Girl, but the result was that although the White Dragon Girl could be ridden, she couldn't fly.

Su Xiao closed the prompt. He didn't plan to be promoted to Tier 9 yet. The reason was that although his current strength had risen, compared to others, his previous promotion speed was too fast, especially during the Tier 4~Tier 6 period, which was simply rocket-like speed. During that period, he basically couldn't see any acquaintances, that is, Solomon, who was still at the same tier as himself.

After reaching Tier 7, Su Xiao began to suppress the promotion speed. Gradually, he could meet Morey, the Guozu brothers, and others again. This was a good thing, representing that Su Xiao had stopped the high-speed soaring tier.

Currently, Su Xiao was preparing to suppress the brand level. Although it was a bit too devilish to mix in the Tier 8 world with his current strength, in order to accumulate foundation, he couldn't care about these.

He had a feeling that after being promoted to Tier 9, it might be the moment of his formal confrontation with the Arcane Eternal Star. Before that, he must save up enough foundation to deal with all adverse situations.

Thinking of these, Su Xiao rejected this promotion assessment. The prompt appeared. This rejection was within a reasonable range, but if he rejected the promotion assessment again, then his gains in the mission world would be reduced, such as soul coin acquisition, main mission rewards, world origin acquisition, and world settlement rewards, etc.

【Teleportation begins. You are about to return to Reincarnation Paradise.】

The familiar teleportation feeling appeared. When Su Xiao, Xiang Bubu, Amu, Baja, and Bernie returned to the exclusive room, Su Xiao received another prompt.

【Prompt: Detected the hunter's current comprehensive combat power. The probability of you entering the following worlds is:】

1. Derived World (Entry probability -57%. The hunter will never enter a derived world at the current stage. Given your behavioral criteria judged all along, you will cause a devastating disaster result to the derived world.)

2. Native World belonging to Reincarnation Paradise (Entry probability 3.71%. The hunter's threat to contractors, employees, and arbiters of the same tier is too high, and for employees of the same tier, it is in a state of combat power crushing beyond the tier.)

3. Fully Open Native World (Entry probability 31.559%. This is a world belonging to the Tree of the Void.)

4. World Invasion (Entry probability 38.571%. You are an old hunter. No matter in what extreme environment, you have reached an invasion index above excellent.)

5. World Struggle (Entry probability 39.1673%. Your world struggle record has never been defeated.)

6. Representative Battle (Entry probability 0%. There is no such world that needs to be entered now. You have represented Reincarnation Paradise in the Strongest Contest, Painted World Struggle, Saier Star War Stage Invasion, Tree-Born World.)

The entry probability of the derived world was negative. This might be because he killed his own contractors too happily in the derived world before. Su Xiao still remembered that he had a title 【Team Slaughterer】 before. This non-attribute title, he was forcibly worn for several world progresses. During that period, when his own contractors met him, they turned and fled.

Looking at the appearance, currently, it was either going to a fully open native world to hurt each other with contractors from the other five paradise factions, or invading the worlds of Apocalypse or Sanctuary Paradise, or going to fight a world struggle.

Looking at the time to enter the world, there were still 2 hours and 15 minutes. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the carpet, took out the "Primordial Remains" obtained from the White Cow, and used it.

Half an hour later, the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy in Su Xiao's body stabilized.

【Prompt: Your Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability has been upgraded from Lv. 50 to Lv. 46.】

Please don't laugh. This is the routine operation of a Law-Breaker. The upper limit of the ability has been raised, so the level will naturally slide, but the characteristics of the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability have not weakened at all, but have become stronger.

The current Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability burns 800 points of the enemy's body energy per melee attack, up from 782 points, which also makes the true damage attached to each slash reach 2108 points.

Never trust the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy level of a Law-Breaker. When you see a Law-Breaker who is clearly very strong but whose Green Qing Qing Gang Ying ability is only a dozen levels, don't hesitate, run quickly. Others krypton gold, Law-Breakers krypton the source energy left by the previous Law-Breakers.

If Su Xiao ever reaches the edge of death one day, and there are no enemies around, he will also condense the source of his own Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy before dying, forming "Primordial Remains." If you don't have this awareness, don't absorb the remains left by the previous Law-Breakers; you are not worthy.

After the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy in his body stabilized, Su Xiao took out the 【VII-type Refining Mixture】. Basically, all the resources in his hand were converted into strength, and in addition, he was about to enter a new world, so it was more cost-effective to use this thing at this time.

Taking out the refrigerated injection, Su Xiao performed an intravenous injection. He immediately felt a warm current rushing through his body, and his body was gradually becoming stronger, but this feeling was very gentle.

"VII-type Refining Mixture: After injecting this agent, the physical upper limit is permanently increased by 37.52%, the maximum health value is permanently increased by 31.5%, and the maximum mana value is permanently increased by 30%."

At this point, Su Xiao's strength improvement was completely completed. He fell into a state of not knowing how strong he was. This time entering a new world, he had to find an opponent to test it well.

Seeing that the time was about right, Su Xiao did not wait for a random entry. Instead, he came to the Honor Shop. After opening it, he discovered that the Honor Shop had not yet refreshed. If it had refreshed, his 【Proof of Honor】 could have come in handy, allowing him to ignore the price and get an item for free, plus he still had many Diamond Honor Medals in his possession.

There were three items in the current Honor Shop:

【Beginning of Nightmare】

Category:...

【Holy Angel: Fake】

Category: Tier 8 item.

Effect: After use, it will summon Holy Angel: Fake, releasing large-scale healing abilities, the effect lasts for 25 seconds...

【Blood-Bathed Mad Demon (Overlord-level equipment)】

Category: Slaughter characteristics...

The diamond honor medals in his hand were abundant. Su Xiao exchanged for 【Holy Angel: Fake】. If it weren't for the fact that 【Blood-Bathed Mad Demon】 didn't suit him, he was ready to empty the Honor Shop and force it to refresh.

【You have paid 1 diamond honor medal.】

【You have successfully exchanged for Beginning of Nightmare.】

【Your brand level has been lowered by Lv. 4, from Lv. 80 to Lv. 76.】

【Prompt: In the next world progress, you will definitely enter a Tier 8 high-risk world. Located within this world, the quality of treasure chests obtained is increased by 16%, and the amount of world origin obtained is increased by 27%.】

【Prompt: After exchanging for this permission, the main mission accepted by the hunter in the high-risk Tier 8 world will also be extremely dangerous.】

As Su Xiao completed the exchange, his stay time suddenly dropped to 5 minutes, and then he began to randomly select a Tier 8 high-risk world. The names of this world were all pure black, with bloodstains on the edges. Just looking at it made one feel awe.

【High-risk world random selection completed. The hunter will enter the Alien Battlefield: Pandora Star (also known as Zerg Battlefield) in 4 minutes and 21 seconds!】 ===== CHAPTER 3481 =====