"Zihan, Yuxuan, take Principal Zhao and the others to arrange a suitable place to rest."
"Yes, Teacher Zhong!"
Two young men stepped out from the crowd and began leading everyone to the rest area set up for the competition.
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On her way to the rest area, Mo Ran's gaze kept sweeping over the people around her, and the result she got made her feel a pang of regret.
'Enough, enough, what does it have to do with me? Anyone who points a knife at me, I will kill them all!'
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from the crowd nearby.
"Hey! Mo Ran, is it really you?!"
Mo Ran looked in the direction of the voice and found that the people who came were all old acquaintances of hers.
"Mo Ran, do you know her?"
Zhao Tianlin looked at Mo Ran and asked in confusion, and the others also stopped and looked over.
“I know them; they are some of my good friends. Everyone else, please go ahead; I'll stay here and chat with them for a bit.”
"Alright, we'll head over there now."
Since Mo Ran had said so, Zhao Tianlin and the others did not ask any further questions and continued walking towards the rest area under the guidance of two students from Longyin Academy.
Seeing the crowd gradually disappear into the distance, Mo Ran's gaze returned to the group of familiar faces in front of her. She gestured for them to find a place to chat, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Arriving at a quiet, empty alley with few pedestrians, Mo Ran created space to seal off the entire area, preventing their conversation from being overheard by unwanted people.
"Zhang Tian, Su Xi, and you two sisters, I didn't expect you all to gather together. However, judging from the number of people in your group, it seems that there are quite a few fewer than before."
Mo Ran spoke first. He really didn't expect that the two groups of people would gather together, but it seemed that there were fewer people than before.
"Yes, it's quite a coincidence that our two teams dropped their items at locations very close to each other. As for why our teams have fewer people than before... well, it's mainly because..."
Zhang Tian recounted everything that had happened in the past two weeks to Mo Ran. At certain points, he let out a heavy sigh, his face filled with sadness.
"I see. So you encountered several mysterious men in black robes, and many people in the group died because of them."
After Mo Ran finished speaking, Xin Yao, who was standing next to her, couldn't wait to speak up.
"And they were super weird. We knocked off their black robes, and guess what we saw!"
At this point, Xinyao paused deliberately, seemingly to add an air of mystery to what she was saying.
"Oh, what did you see?"
Mo Ran turned to look at Xin Yao. Based on Zhang Tian's description, he could roughly guess what it was.
“We saw that there was a person inside the black robe, but this person was very strange, as if he had died, with pale skin all over his body and dull eyes.”
"When we killed them, their bodies instantly shattered into countless black powders, especially their bones, which were also dark black. Ugh, it was really scary to see back then!"
Xin Yao spoke at length, and Mo Ran nodded slightly after listening, because he had also come into contact with some people in black robes.
These black-robed figures come in many varieties, and the one Zhang Tian and his group encountered was likely a type capable of summoning puppets.
He had encountered some black-robed men while running dungeons before. However, these guys were killed by robots before they could even get close to Mo Ran.
"But I never expected that you, Mo Ran, would become a teacher at the academy. I've seen the video, you're really handsome."
This time, it was Su Xi who spoke. Mo Ran noticed that Su Xi's aura had become even more imposing than before. In Mo Ran's vision, Su Xi was also surrounded by a layer of blood energy, clearly related to her special ability.
"It was one of the first bases, and the benefits there were really good. The various information and materials allowed me to quickly understand this world."
Mo Ran nodded in response.
"Mo Ran, did you come to the capital this time for the biennial student competition?"
This time, it was Xinyan who spoke.
"That's right. I'm here as an accompanying teacher, but I'm also here for an important matter."
After speaking to Xin Yan, Mo Ran took out several black cubes from her spatial storage. She handed them to the group and simultaneously sent location information to their bracelets.
“Mo Ran, this is…”.
Amidst the puzzled looks of the group, Mo Ran explained the following matters to them.
"The cube contains modified weapons, chariots, and some props. You must immediately travel to White Pillar City. Go there to meet up with the Ancients and the others. Once you get there, you will naturally understand why I did this."
After Mo Ran finished speaking, she left without looking back, leaving everyone standing there looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Let's go, we'll head to White Pillar City right now!"
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Upon arriving at the rest area, everyone was assigned their own room. The room was perfectly laid out, with all sorts of amenities and facilities.
In addition, you can also see many students and accompanying teachers from various colleges who came to participate in this event.
After putting away their belongings, the students couldn't wait to drag their teachers out for a stroll.
After all, it was their first time visiting the most prosperous capital city of Xia Kingdom, and the students had been unable to contain their excitement and anticipation along the way.
"Haha... go ahead, just remember not to stray too far from the teachers."
Zhao Tianlin looked kindly at the group of children, then turned to the three teachers and said.
"Keep a close eye on the children and don't let them get lost or get into any trouble. It's a little past 2 p.m. now, so come back early and don't forget the time."
"Yes, Principal Zhao, don't worry. This is the capital city, and its safety level is unmatched by other cities."
"Understood. We'll just take these children for a walk around the area; we won't go too far."
After giving a few instructions, the three teachers led the 20-odd students away from the rest area.
"Why don't you go out for a walk with them?"
"Hehe, no, no, I'm an old man, I'd better stay in my room and rest. After all, I've been to the capital before."
Seeing Mo Ran approach, Zhao Tianlin handed her a room key.
Mo Ran reached out and took it. After chatting for a while in the corridor, the two returned to their respective rooms.
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