Chapter 180

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Chapter 180

The captain of the Lily Knight Order, in her lengthy popular science article titled "What is the Deal with ‘Series Connection of Crystal Absorption’", posted early in the morning on the bulletin board. She briefly explains the principles and workings of this phenomenon. People started gathering around to read it from 7 a.m. in the morning, and the crowd hadn’t dispersed even after the first class ended.

The "Magic Wand" was only delivered early in the morning, but this article was written and posted so quickly. It almost makes one wonder how they got the news last night.

Towards the end of the article, the captain mentions the infamous incident eight years ago when a review paper was leaked, as well as the unfair treatment Xerath suffered. She sadly points out that these wrongful accusations almost stifled a genius, but justice, although delayed, will never be absent. In this era when series connection technology has entered various industries, the "Society Award" is the best counterattack against the unfair treatment she experienced back then.

The supporters who read the article were all encouraged to varying degrees. Luna even jumped up and hung on Sylas, while Sylas, unexpectedly calm due to extreme happiness, knew from when she couldn’t yet speak that her queen’s chosen path would never be wrong. But now, the long-awaited fair evaluation by the archmage has finally arrived.

The series connection technology, to be frank, is a double-edged sword for wizards. Its existence has greatly weakened the damage effects of spells. Many melee professions are fond of embedding crystals in their armor to resist magical attacks. Wizard guilds are no longer strategic weapons, and even the military strength of various countries has changed because of this.

But in turn, magic became easier to control. Many experiments that couldn’t be done before can now be done. Data that was previously too expensive to quantify can now be easily obtained. Numerous new analysis devices have appeared, resulting in a wealth of new discoveries.

It can be said that the emergence of this technology is leading to a major transformation of the entire world. Right now, it is just the beginning of this transformation.

Even though Luna hurt her, she seemed to not feel it. In her mind, there was only one thought: her teacher was always the most powerful.

Admiration and affection kept brewing in her heart. If she were in the tower, she would surely go against the Archmage’s scolding and punishment to run over and hug her. But now… she finds herself in a situation where she cannot reveal any of her feelings.

A hint of jealousy arises from the depths of her heart: perhaps the leader of the knight order, Jane, is the one who understands Xerath the most.

This jealousy also brews and grows along with other emotions. It seems to be the opposite of these positive emotions. The more she loves Xerath, the more envious she becomes of the author of this article.

Many interesting things happened on that day. During Swis’s lunch break, he sent a secret message saying that the "Star Song Castle" association suspended its activities for two weeks because of Xerath’s arrogance. In Sauran’s basic experimental class, a student asked him in front of the whole class how he viewed Xerath’s award, causing his face to turn pale and then green.

After a calm day, Sylas finally decided to find Jane and wanted to write down this article and send it to Xerath to make her happy.

Jane happily pulled her into the dormitory, whether it was because love rubs off on others or she truly admired Sylas. She was very attentive to the first recipient of the Lily Knight Order medal. After hearing the purpose of Sylas’s visit, she immediately took out her collection of articles. Inside were various debates and battles. Sylas quickly flipped through it, realizing that Jane had been engaged in various "bulletin board battles" from childhood to adulthood, accumulating a wealth of experience in struggle.

She sat down and used Jane’s pen to write the title and the first line on the blank draft paper. Jane watched beside her and praised, "Your handwriting is really beautiful. Have you already taken calligraphy lessons?"

"Not yet, I plan to start taking them next semester."

"Then you have to be careful. I heard from my team members that some people are targeting your quick casting ability and coming up with new tactics. They are buying up all the side products of classroom homework at a low price."

Sylas laughed, "What is it? Throwing scrolls?"

Jane smiled and answered, "Yes, it’s the strategy of throwing money."

A decent apprentice scroll sells for at least 50 silver coins, and the discounted price that Archmage gives to Virgil is four times that. To ensure a successful scroll, it costs about one gold coin to counter each spell Sylas uses. The other side is really spending a lot.

Sylas said while writing, "Who on earth is it? Is it Veses? What’s the obsession with that?"

Jane intentionally made an exaggerated expression and said, "Oh my, Veses is a follower of Sauran. The Sauran family is in the gem business. You can imagine how much they must hate Archmage! It’s a matter of personal interest."

Sylas suddenly realized and shook her head with a smile, "With such a good family background, Sauran should be selling crystal trinkets along the street instead of standing embarrassingly in the classroom. What’s wrong with doing what you’re good at?"

She really thought this way, but this is a society that admires magicians, and her words were clearly taken as sarcasm by Jane, the short but lively girl, who laughed happily.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, surprisingly, it was Luna. Sylas asked curiously, "What’s up? Are you here to find me?"

The answer should be no, and Luna was also surprised to see her. She asked, "You… how did you end up here?"

"I…" Sylas wanted to say, "I came to copy this article," but Luna would definitely ask…

But Jane already spoke for her, "Sylas came to find me to copy today’s bulletin board article."

Luna perked up with alertness and excitement. "Hmm? Why are you copying this?"

"Um… Is it written well?"

"You used to write well too, why haven’t I seen you copying lately?" she asked slyly. "Wait, don’t tell me you’re sending it to the ‘teacher’?"

"Why are you asking that?"

Luna mysteriously leaned close to her and whispered, but her volume seemed to suggest that she didn’t want to avoid Jane, "But I suggest you still send it to the teacher."

"Why… why are you saying this…" Sylas continued to bow her head and copy the article, but her face slowly turned red. Only by writing faster could she escape from this embarrassment.

Luna said, "This is a big deal. If it were me, I would take out one argument from it each time and discuss it with the teacher. This way, we can communicate many times and not receive just two pages of brief words each time. How about it? Isn’t that right? When it comes to dating, you need Sister Luna as your advisor, right? Ah… what a pity, I don’t have such an older teacher, or else I would have succeeded long ago!"

"Don’t say such misleading words!" She shyly pushed Luna away, trying to make her stop. She even specifically wrote down the beginning of a silence spell.

"Okay, okay," Luna quickly held Sylas’s hand. "The little fairy is angry, I won’t bother her anymore. Jane, what were you two talking about just now?"

Jane smiled and said, "We were talking about the unfortunate Sauran."

"Sauran! Hahaha, your articles have left him unable to breathe! Let me tell you, how did you write so fast? The new issue of the magazine only arrived this morning, and you already knew the news yesterday? No way!"

Jane proudly said, "Of course not. The article was already written. I had insider information about who the candidates were and I knew Xerath’s candidate paper was this one, so of course we wrote about her!"

"‘We’? What do you mean?" Sylas asked.

"Yes, ‘we’, do you think I’m the only one in the entire Knights of the Round Table writing articles? Of course not! Each of us, the ‘Twelve Round Table Knights’, has contributed to this article. For example, gathering information, analyzing data, creating the structure, writing the article, providing supporting arguments, proofreading and editing, even copying big letters and calligraphy. ‘Bulletin Board Battle’ is a collective effort. No one can win alone – well, there are some exceptions. But if it’s all done by one person, it’s just too exhausting. Even if you win the battle, you’ll lose your own life."

In the magical realm, Sylas raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"That’s why every time I sign, I write ‘Knights of the Round Table’s Captain’ instead of ‘Jane’. It’s an old rule, a writing group has a specific name."

However, this news relieved Sylas. She no longer had to worry about Xerath falling in love with someone who understood her – that would be too many.

"Hmm, we were just talking about Sauran’s gem business, how the price of high-quality crystals plummeted."

Luna’s expression became mysterious again, and she lowered her voice – even though there were currently only three people in the room, and all three were involved in the discussion – she said, "Do you know there’s a new gem that’s rapidly increasing in price?"

"What? I didn’t know. I haven’t been paying much attention to that."

"It’s called Moon Stone."

"Moon Stone？"

"Yes, Moon Stone is a very fragile stone. About seven years ago, a magician named Lapis made a prophecy about the role of this brittle gem. But it was only in the past two years that its price started to rise because of something called ‘linking technology.’ Before that, it was considered garbage in the mining of Sunstone. Who knows how much of it was thrown away."

Moon Stone… This name sounds familiar to her. She was absolutely sure that she had written this name with her own hand, not just spoken it out loud…

"Hmm? Little fairy? What are you thinking?"

"I… I feel like I’ve heard of this thing somewhere. Is it, is it… Is it a component of a measuring device… the main part of a geomagnetic measurement gauge! Am I right?"

Jane forced a smile. She wasn’t very familiar with these stones, and the questions from the top student made her feel even more pressured.

But Luna said, "Yes! You actually know! It’s a geomagnetic measurement gauge. Before, its only function was to turn into powder under the influence of the earth’s currents. The union used to buy it as cheaply as garbage because the biggest expense in the Earth Current Measurement Project was actually the transportation cost. But about two years ago, the storage of geomagnetic measurement gauges in the unions all over the continent was heavily distributed. Since nobody was really paying attention to this garbage, they only reported it to the union headquarters after some warehouses were emptied."