As time went by, the Semlia Academy was filled with a tense atmosphere similar to that before the final exams.
After all, Fang Zheng said that he would only take two people to that world this time, which means that only the first place winner will be eligible to participate in the investigation and adventure in that world. Naturally, the girls would not miss such a good opportunity.
Although Ciri told the girls that her world was not that good, first of all, the living standard was not comparable to this world, the food was also very average, and there were all kinds of ghouls and monsters everywhere in the wilderness, and the villagers were not very friendly. To be honest, in Ciri's opinion, if she didn't still miss her adoptive father, and the Wild Hunt was chasing her closely, she would rather live in this world.
However, this kind of dissuasion is useless to the girls. Isn't this what adventure is all about?
If everything is peaceful in that world, life is happy and beautiful, everyone has plenty of food and fish and lives a peaceful life, then it is not called adventure, that is called travel.
The purpose of adventure is to hone yourself through hardships and dangers, right?
So the girls started to prepare in order to compete for the spots.
In the arts and sciences, since Ling, Tio, Tita and Qia, the four top students, did not participate, the most favorable candidates for the top spot were Princess Elfin and Miaojie. As a child of the royal family, the former had mastered all kinds of knowledge very firmly and solidly after this period of time. Although the latter was only the eldest daughter of the Duke's family, she was also smart and capable. What's more interesting is that unlike the others who were somewhat concerned about Princess Elfin, Miaojie did not seem to care about competing with the princess of her own country.
On the contrary, the competition for the first place in the martial arts section was more complicated. Second-tier players like Elise were naturally eliminated first. As the daughter of the Sword Saint Light Swordsmith, Laura definitely had a chance of winning. Altina from the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau was also difficult to deal with, as was Liz from the Star Cup Knights. Although the latter was only a knight, she was able to become a knight in such a large organization as the Seven Lights Church, so her strength was naturally impressive.
But this is not a problem that Fang Zheng needs to worry about.
Because now he still has many issues to worry about, such as...
"So, what are your plans?"
Fang Zheng sat at the table, looking at Xili in front of him.
"Intend?"
"Yes, after the Wild Hunt is destroyed, you don't have to run around anymore, but I think you must have a lot of troubles to solve."
Fang Zheng nodded at Xili, who remained silent.
After investigating "The Whispering Banner", Fang Zheng discovered that Ciri's identity was far more than just the heir of the Ancient Blood. She was also the heir to a kingdom and empire in that world, and held the titles of Duchess and Lord... Well, to be honest, the titles alone were impressive, but it was rare to see someone end up so miserable in reality.
“I want to live in this world.”
Ciri thought for a moment, then answered.
"I've had enough of everything in that world... chaos, trouble, everyone wants to take advantage of me, their prying into my bloodline, my abilities, my status goes beyond everything. Similar things happen wherever I go. To be honest, I've really had enough of it all, I just want to live a stable and peaceful life."
At this point, Ciri smiled bitterly.
"Maybe I will bring Geralt here and start a new life. There will be no discrimination against demon hunters here, and we can make a living as what is called... guerrillas. I just don't know if that man can leave his woman. If not, I will come here alone. Anyway, he will definitely marry Yennefer."
Ciri curled her lips, seeming to be disdainful of it.
"Haha, wouldn't it be nice to go back and be the queen?"
"What's the point? I've had enough."
In the past, Ciri might have had similar thoughts. After all, she had never made many good friends since she was born. There were only a few people she trusted, and her biological father only treated her as a tool. In that land, wars, riots, various monsters, and those sinister conspirators made Ciri exhausted both physically and mentally.
The time in the witcher's castle in Kaer Morhen was warm and cozy for Ciri, but soon, the last bit of stability in her life disappeared. After that, Ciri has been on the run, and she doesn't know when she will escape. Maybe one day, she will be caught and taken back. Or maybe she can't stand this kind of life anymore and commits suicide.
But now, she seems to have a new choice.
Ciri felt very relaxed in Crossbell. Here she could enjoy a stable and peaceful life, and earn some money by using her skills. The people here would not be like the ignorant villagers in her own world, who would either regard her as a monster or avoid her as much as possible. In this world, no one would spy on her bloodline and want to use her to do all kinds of absurd things.
"Okay, that's your world, you decide for yourself."
Fang Zheng had no intention of dissuading Xili, but just shrugged his shoulders to show that it was casual. After all, this was Xili's own choice, and she had to bear the consequences of her choice.
As for that world, Fang Zheng said he would go take a look first. If there was no sign of Chaos invasion, he would just leave it alone. After all, according to Ciri, the level of civilization in that world was only maintained at the level of the Middle Ages with magic. Fang Zheng didn't think there was anything special to pay attention to in such a world.
"By the way, the guerrillas have disappeared in Crossbell now. If you want to make a living here, I can arrange for you to work in the security corps or the police station."
"You mean being a vigilante?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Xili raised her eyebrows.
"In our world, these guys are not good people. They always like to blackmail others and oppress civilians..."
"Hehe, it's different in Crossbell, but before that, you still have to go to the police academy for further study for a while."
Having said that, Fang Zheng reached out and pressed the button next to him. Soon, the door opened and Tova walked in.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, there is something I need to trouble you with."
Looking at the petite and cute girl in front of him, Fang Zheng smiled slightly. Now Towa has completely become his secretary. Well, as the saying goes, there is work for the secretary to do, and nothing else... No matter from which aspect, Towa is very competent.
"I want you to take Miss Shiri to the police academy, where she will receive two weeks of special training."
"Training? Me?"
Hearing this, Ciri showed a somewhat unhappy expression.
"I have traveled through many worlds, so there is no problem with my strength!"
"It would be nice if that were the case."
Facing Xili's rebuttal, Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly. After listening to Xili's story, Fang Zheng found that Xili, as a time traveler, was really unqualified. Basically, no matter what world she traveled to, she was always running for her life, or hiding occasionally. Of course, you can hide if you want, but Xili has hardly learned anything from those worlds for such a long time.
According to her own account, she traveled to the world of elves and some magical worlds outside, all of which possessed magical knowledge and power. However, even though she was chased by the Wild Hunt all the way until now, Ciri still held her own sword and fought with the swordsmanship and techniques of the witcher she learned at the beginning. The only improvement was that her teleportation skill had improved - of course, practice makes perfect.
If this story were put on Qidian and played as a time-travelling protagonist, he would have been scolded to death.
After traveling through so many worlds, he didn't even have a cheat code, and was chased so badly by others. It's really a shame for a time traveler.
And her sword. Although according to Ciri herself, a demon hunter should always keep his sword in his hand, your sword is too worn out. Let alone other worlds, wouldn't it be easy for you to find a good sword in the continent of Semria? It's better than smearing the sword with lead powder every day, right?
Girl, aren’t you afraid of lead poisoning?
Fang Zheng felt that as a time traveler with ancient blood, Ciri had ended up in such a miserable state, half of which was due to herself. In almost every world she went to, she only cared about how long she could stay there and how to preserve herself, and did not study the local customs and power at all.
Moreover, Fang Zheng discovered through investigation that, because she was born with the super cheat of "ancient blood", Ciri is truly a top student. No matter whether it is literature or martial arts, she can learn it once and master it in a short time. Moreover, the girl herself is not low in appearance and possesses powerful magical abilities. In addition, she can travel through the world independently. She is simply destined to be the protagonist!
You played a good hand of cards badly and turned into this horrible state? What's wrong with your brain circuit? You are really amazing for using such a plug-in. It's impossible for ordinary people to make such a horrible state. You made the chosen one even more miserable than the supporting role in the online novel.
"Anyway, you go for special training first. By the way, I will also prepare weapons for you. The rest... we will talk about it later."
So Fang Zheng decided that no matter what, he should catch Xili, the golden finger, first.
Otherwise this would be too lame. Apart from anything else, even if he destroyed the Wild Hunt, with Ciri's current ability, wouldn't he still be chased everywhere?
As the saying goes, a blacksmith must be strong himself, do it yourself, and you will have enough food and clothing. You can't live your whole life just by relying on your skills as a demon hunter, right? You can learn as long as you live!
In short, let’s first take off the hat of “shame of time traveler” from Ciri’s head.