Lois did not stay at the scene, not because she wanted to escape, but because she wanted Xiu to run quickly.
As a training institution for magicians, the university cannot and does not want to prevent violent confrontations between students. Even if magicians focus on academics, they must gather magic power through adventures in the virtual world to obtain resources. If they want to improve their combat skills, the best way is to compete in reality in a [limited to certain areas] and [low-intensity (non-lethal)] game. The university is naturally the most suitable stage.
Different universities have different school rules. The most relaxed one, such as Linglan University, does not deduct points or punish anyone as long as no one dies. As a result, the school seems to be divided up by several large clubs. It is like a jungle where the strong prey on the weak. The weak are rewarded by the strong. If you don't want to be bullied, you must dominate Linglan and stand at the top.
Linglan University has a very bad reputation and is at the bottom of the Galaxie University Alliance. Almost only civilians will go to this university. However, among the high-level adventurers in the Abyss Sequence, one-third of them are from Linglan. According to statistics, the number of Sanctuary Magicians born in Linglan University in the past hundred years is second only to the University of Truth - but still only helpless civilians and hot-blooded idiots will go to this university.
The school rules of Aletheia University are the most stringent. All fights must be observed by professors. No matter the reason, violators will have their credits deducted, and those who violate the rules repeatedly will be expelled directly. However, there is a "Grade Combat Power Ranking" in Aletheia University. If you defeat your opponent in a proper way, you can get more resources and authority. Therefore, geniuses will never fight privately when they have conflicts. The winner will be determined on the ring!
But this trick can only be used by the Aletheia University, which alone takes two-thirds of the educational funds, so of course it can leave some for the students. The main funding of Jianhua University is donated by aristocratic graduates, and there is no money to set up a "Battle Power List", so Jianhua's school rules are more relaxed: in a fight without a professor present, the provocateur will be deducted credits. If one of the parties clearly says that he refuses to fight, but the attacker still attacks, the attacker will be ordered to drop out of school, and the incident will be reported to the law enforcement agency as an intentional injury incident!
Sword Flower University is an aristocratic school. Hot-blooded magicians can fight each other if they want, but bullying is absolutely not allowed. If the reputation is ruined, who would be willing to let their children wear the elegant and beautiful sword flowers?
Therefore, Lois and the others were not afraid of fighting with Iris, as none of the three cared about credits. But fighting was one thing, and killing was another!
Firstly, they just wanted to teach Iris a lesson, and even throwing her into East Lake was just a casual talk. East Lake was frozen, and the most they could do was drench her with ice water; secondly, this was their business, and there was no reason to let a stranger take the blame.
"You're not a student of Jianhua, and you don't know us." Lois became more and more angry. "Why are you interfering in our affairs? If you kill someone, will we be happy?"
"I'm very confident that there are blanks inside." Xiu said in a gentle voice, "I did this because I knew it would be fine. After all, this is just a conflict between students. I certainly won't cause any deaths."
"But do you know who you have offended? Iris is the daughter of Count Taimo! We may not be afraid, since we are magicians, but you are neither a magician nor a Galesian. It is very easy for the other party to cause trouble to you within a reasonable and legal range! For example, Galesian is now strictly checking the entry and exit of people, and you are an outsider. Iris's family can ask the police department to expel you according to the strictest regulations!"
"It does sound a bit troublesome..." Xiu blinked: "But I will be leaving after staying in Galashi for a few days, so it doesn't matter."
"you……"
The other party's indifferent attitude made Lois even more worried. Xiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't regret helping you. It's not because the other party is so hateful, but because you are worthy of help."
"If even kindness cannot be helped, who will believe in the glory of justice?"
Lois stared at him blankly and said helplessly: "We are not kind and righteous..."
At this time, the others also caught up. Adele slapped Xiu on the back and said with a grin, "You're awesome! Iris has embarrassed herself this time! Well done!"
"Adele!" Lois stared at her fiercely. "Iris is not someone who gets angry easily. She was so angry that she took out her pistol this time because you provoked her!"
"She was the one who took out the gun, why are you scolding me?" Adele pouted: "I didn't know she had a gun..."
"At least this time it has nothing to do with Adele. She was right when she was foul-mouthed, and it wasn't her usual shameless sophistry." Ingrid said, "Iris is mainly because she can't stand losing. People like her with strong self-esteem will use any weapon to defend their face, just like the villain Gui in the movie."
"Although I am grateful to you for defending me, Yinggu, you insulted me even more than Lois did..." Adele had a complicated expression and poked Xiu with her elbow: "Thank you, this time it is thanks to your help, otherwise I don't know how it would have ended."
She sighed and put her hands in her pockets: "If I had known, I would have pretended I didn't see that little trumpet. I've been in a bad mood all day..."
"Why are you in a bad mood?" Xiu said, "You have done your best to protect your friend's dignity and have the upper hand on the moral level. Even if the school may punish you, your classmates will definitely praise your behavior. At least..."
"Three ladies, you have shown me the elegance and beauty of sword flowers." Xiu clapped his hands gently, looking at them with a smile. In an instant, the light around them seemed to brighten up. "You have done a great job today. I will treat you to milk tea later."
Adele responded immediately: "Building 21, 303. If I didn't see Milk Tea today, I would say bad things about you to your girlfriend every day!"
"Adele!" Lois slammed Adele's head hard.
"However, you can actually do better." Xiu pondered, "For example, this lady..."
"My name is Adele, she is Lois, and this is Ingrid!" Adele immediately introduced them: "Except for me, none of them have boyfriends!"
"Adele!" Lois wanted to take off her stockings and stuff them into Adele's mouth. Even Ingrid felt a little embarrassed.
"Well, for example, Miss Lois." Xiu was not affected at all, and asked seriously: "You are a magician, why didn't you help just now?"
"Because Ingrid is fighting, we generally can't gang up on her..."
"I know, but you can also condense a magic spirit effect, like Miss Adele, to condense a water ball, which can effectively deter the other two. Even if they know you won't take action, they still have to pay some attention to you, which can effectively reduce Miss Ingulite's pressure."
Xiu instructed, "You are in a skirmish, not a formal duel. Miss Ingrid's opponent is still far stronger than her two-wing magician. No one should blame the beautiful girls for increasing their chances of winning within the rules, right?"
"Also," Xiu suddenly became serious, "When Miss Ingrid was in danger just now, your first reaction was to rush over. This is a very dangerous behavior. Not only will you get hurt along with her, but she might also be distracted by you, causing the miracle to fail. In the situation just now, you almost killed her! You obviously gave me the impression of being calm and intelligent, but you are the most reckless in an emergency!"
Lois was speechless. Ingridt couldn't help but say, "Lois is just concerned about me..."
"Don't be nervous." Xiu smiled lightly, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed: "I don't think this is bad... because I am also such a person, always acting with my body before my brain. I am not asking you to correct it, since this is your nature, then just follow your instincts."
"Ms. Lois, I think you can develop in the direction of protecting miracles. The water magic faction is also suitable for your gentle and strong personality. This way, even if you act impulsively next time, you can still be the backup of your friends."
Lois had actually already made a career plan. Both her family and school thought that it would be best for her to go the route of a healing water mage, which would be very suitable for both the medical beauty industry and as a resume for marriage. But Xiu analyzed her personality traits with reason and evidence, and his words had a magical power that convinced people. She looked at those eyes that seemed to speak, and nodded subconsciously: "I'll consider it."
"And then there's Miss Adele..."
"Just call us by our names." Adele said generously, "We are in a relationship of treating each other to milk tea!"
"Okay, Adele." Xiu smiled and said, "I think you may have chosen the wrong magic faction. The spiritual faction may be more suitable for you."
"Ah?" Adele was stunned. "But aren't all psychics very cunning villains? For example, tricksters."
"Well, generally speaking, it is true..." Xiu was a little absent-minded, paused and continued, "But that's because psychics are more likely to perceive other people's inner emotions and are exposed to too many ugly emotions, so they will close themselves off. This does not mean that they are cold-hearted. On the contrary, psychics are sentimental people, and their warm hearts are hidden under their coldness."
"They are just too timid, too timid to even touch the marshmallows for fear they will get stabbed."
Adele nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "I am indeed a sentimental and melancholy girl."
"You have a keen intuition about exposing people's scars." Xiu smiled and said, "You can sense what the other person wants to avoid and hide. You are simply a natural mind hunter. Whether in the field of psychotherapy or on the battlefield, there is room for you to shine."
"Really?" Adele's heart beat fast. "Even if you want to please me, you still have to treat me, right? But I can treat you back."
Xiu looked at Ingulit: "As for Ingulit..."
"It was a very exciting fight." He gave a thumbs up. "Although some people may think that your movements are too standard and not flexible enough, the standards that have been tempered over thousands of times have their own power to overwhelm everyone. You chose the path that suits you best but is also probably the most difficult. Your victory just now may be a miracle, but it is definitely not a fluke!"
Ingrid stared at him blankly, as if a place in her heart had been stabbed. It's not that she hadn't been praised before, she was one of the top students in the swordsmanship department, but no one had ever seen her accumulated efforts, the sweat of self-discipline and persistence, and her arrogant pursuit through her actions.
She doesn't like today's fancy swordsmanship. She wants to follow the path of ancient swordsmen and prove to the world that even without special magic, a skilled swordsman can still cut through anything!
She had never told anyone about this idea, and now she only had a rough outline of it, because she knew it was a stupid idea... But even if she said nothing, someone would still see her inner thoughts, even if they had only known each other for less than half an hour.
Ingrid turned her eyes away, hugged her left arm with her right hand, and said softly: "Thank you..."