Chapter 534: Lanqi is obviously an amateur
As night fell, the capital of Polant, Helsharem, was illuminated by faint anti-aircraft lights, and the figures of people on the street were filled with the urgency of wartime.
The silhouette of the Parliament Building loomed even more prominently against the night sky, like a beacon about to go out.
Behind a bright window that always emits a dim light between the high-rise buildings is Lanqi's solemn face as he works diligently. He is negotiating with his secretary.
The secretary, who was originally full of awe and a little reserved, gradually began to relax her tense posture because of his words and began to get closer to him.
Outside the shadow world.
At Ikrit Academy, the clock read just past eight in the morning.
At the Gela Memorial Square, the open-air giant screen and the surrounding steps are bathed in bright light.
However, unlike usual, there were obviously many more students watching the outdoor giant screen at this moment, and the noise and discussion were endless.
"Seventh-order shadow world?"
Just now, it flashed across the screen. This is undoubtedly an open shadow world with a map of level seven.
They rarely see a shadow world of this level.
Even a fourth-grader might not be able to break through to the seventh level and encounter the seventh-level shadow world.
"How did Lanqi get into the seventh-level shadow world? Did he find a seventh-level team?"
After not seeing Lanqi for a semester, the students of Sage Academy missed the joy he brought to everyone. They didn't expect him to make such a big scene as soon as he came back.
"Oh my god, does Dean Loren know that he went to the seventh-level shadow world?"
What they are most worried about now is the condition of Dean Loren.
Under normal circumstances, the Sages' Academy would have already started the meeting.
But Loren is out of town now, so it might take a while for him to get the news.
I don’t know who Loren is receiving now, but if Loren finds out that Lanqi has taken Hyperion into the seventh-level shadow world, he must rush back to Ikerit as soon as possible.
As we all know, if the seventh-level shadow world fails, it will trigger unimaginable natural disasters.
The shadow world is like a double-edged sword. It will gradually open at a regular interval. There are endless numbers of them, and the timelines and worldviews may also be different. Some are easy and simple, while others are extremely dangerous. They will appear without warning at fixed or random entrances in this world. They are fragments of world history or projections of the history of another world. If the shadow world is left alone, it will automatically close after a certain time limit, which will also cause natural disasters to erode the real world.
Completing the Shadow World will give you a lot of rewards, but failure will cause a natural disaster somewhere in the world.
The higher the rank of the shadow world, the exponentially higher its rewards or natural disasters will be.
Therefore, each country is doing its best to cultivate talents who are good at conquering the shadow world, and this is also the responsibility of Ikrit Academy.
If an accident occurs due to excessive mistakes made by students, leading to a large-scale natural disaster in the world, Ikrit Academy will also bear primary responsibility!
Since the participants were Lanci and Hyperion, Loren was undoubtedly the first person responsible.
"Originally, regarding the incident involving Senior Sister Asna, I heard that many high-ranking officials in the kingdom, led by Duke Akares, were using it to impeach Dean Loren. There have also been voices from outside the Kingdom of Hutton fanning the flames. They don't want Loren to be too popular, nor do they want Ikerit College to continue to occupy too many resources and association support."
Many students from Ikerit College were analyzing this.
From this point of view, at this critical moment, by allowing Lanqi to make such a fatal move as entering the seventh-level shadow world, if Dean Loren is not trying to self-destruct, then he is playing a big chess game.
"On the bright side, the seventh-order shadow world has a much larger operating space. The duration and map are all flexible, and there are countless ancient figures that can be contacted. Lanqi is Dean Loren's secret weapon. Maybe everything is in Dean Loren's plan."
Although most people inside and outside the school expressed concerns in front of the giant screen, there were still students who had witnessed Lanqi's previous two film worlds and chose to believe first and then question.
"But... the theme this time..."
These words made many eyes look at the curtain again, and the voices became hesitant.
After not seeing Lanqi for half a year, he seemed to be a lot less familiar with the challenges of the shadow world. In such a pressing situation, he actually chatted aimlessly with his secretary about many topics unrelated to the war. One could only see the secretary's eyes gradually changing, and no one knew what Lanqi was doing or what new skill this was.
After entering the film world, people will gain new and unpredictable identities to interpret historical fragments.
Sometimes it may be a position that is very consistent with one's own functions, and sometimes it may be a very bad position that requires special experience to master.
The higher the position, the higher the ability requirements are and the more difficult the tasks will be.
It was the first time they saw someone with such bad luck. The opening scene of the movie world was a prime minister who was at the end of his rope!
Generally speaking, whoever gets this status, the basic game is over.
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Ikerite, the capital of the King of Hedon.
Not far from the City Hall is the Duke of Acares's Palace, which is in keeping with his family's power.
The air was filled with a faint fragrance, the scent of flowers emanating from a row of potted plants near the living room window.
Dark blue tapestries hang on the walls, and the Acares family crest depicts the intersection of power, commerce, and humanity.
Two middle-aged men in luxurious attire sat calmly on the sofa, discussing recent important matters of the kingdom across a low coffee table inlaid with rubies.
Suddenly, the visitor, Marquis Gassigos, seemed to have thought of something.
"Lord Akares, just leave Loren's situation to me. Although he was in the limelight a few days ago, this cannot cover up his decline in education."
Marquis Gasigus came a little closer, as if he was leading by example, and made a promise to Prince Acares.
Giving up Asna was an absurd act that even His Majesty the King lamented. Loren had obviously been caught this time.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
“…”
Duke Acares looked at Marquis Gasigus and nodded slightly.
He looked out the window, his thoughts seemed to drift away, making it difficult for Gasigus to guess Prince Akares's mood.
Not long after.
In the Duke's Mansion, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a secretary-like servant walked into the reception room with rigorous and elegant steps.
The attendant walked up to Duke Akares, bent slightly, and spoke in a voice that only the three of them could hear.
The Duke listened to his words, and his expression, which had never been moved, began to show a little surprise.
Until the servants left.
Duke Acares silently recited Loren's name and clenched his fists.
"Loren... you have been too indulgent to your students. Is it time for you to suffer the consequences?"
He muttered to himself, as if new and old grudges had finally found an opportunity to settle scores.
"Hahaha."
On the other side, Marquis Gasigus couldn't help but sneer when he heard Duke Acares speak.
Loren is so funny.
Originally, they were worried that Asna's case alone would not be enough to impeach Loren. Now, even if the opposition did not add insult to injury, the Hutton Kingdom would not be able to withstand the pressure from the United Parliament of the Southern Continent Kingdoms and the Shadow World Management Association.
If the failure of the Seventh Order Shadow World triggers a natural disaster, it will have an extremely bad impact on the international reputation of the Kingdom of Hutton and Ikerita Academy! "Lanqi, is that the student who always hangs out with Migaiya's daughter?"
Duke Acares asked.
He didn't know much about the new students in Ikerit Academy. He only heard that a new student in the Sage Academy named Lanqi seemed to have defeated the Saint of Destruction, allowing Loren to pick up another young genius after Asna.
My greater impression of this young man named Lanqi is that he is very good at licking the daughter of the Duke of Migaia, and it seems that he wants to retire at the age of 20 and live off his wife.
“That’s the guy.”
The Marquis of Gassegos patted the armrest of the sofa, smiling with gloating delight.
"This is easy now. No matter how much pressure the United Kingdom Parliament and the international community put on us in the coming days, we just need to push Loren forward and fully support him. He won't shirk his responsibilities anyway."
When the general trend is not on Loren's side, there is no need to offend Loren openly. They can just act as idiots and pretend to be Loren's supporters, and do their best to bring bad things to him.
For the next period of time, Loren might not be able to tell which people really wanted to help him or drag him down.
As the saying goes, "A righteous man has many supporters, while an unrighteous man has few." Without their help, there would naturally be forces from all sides suppressing Loren, and the wind would turn Loren into an extremely reckless and failed dean! The seventh-order shadow world was still a hellish start. Even if Loren's students were so rebellious, they would not be able to help their teacher reverse his reputation this time.
Even Loren doesn't understand politics, how can that kid named Lanqi be a prime minister? (End of this chapter)