She had a leisurely look and a quiet temperament. Her slender arms were holding the newspaper, and her two long and well-proportioned thighs were crossed and swaying, which was quite pleasing to the eye.
Retracting his gaze, Qi Ji walked to the window, pretending to look at the scenery.
She was not worried that Hill would not be able to learn the spell system that was transmitted over.
Although Hill claimed that he had no talent for cultivation, it might be because the humans over there had special physiques. In terms of magical talent, even the most ordinary and common so-called "mortals" were probably better than many low-level wizards in the human world.
"After all, he is someone who was able to master meditation in an instant... If he came here, he would probably be considered to have outstanding qualifications, right?"
In short, at least the realm before the mage should not be a problem for Hill. As long as he practices and studies step by step, promotion is just a matter of time and there is almost no bottleneck.
With a slight wave of her hand, the stack of information about the Last Country that was floating beside Qi Ji floated to a row of wooden bookshelves in the corner of the tree house and was neatly arranged.
She had previously read those contents carefully through perception and learned a lot of information about the "distorted earth".
"By the way, these papers are very new and the ink is very clear. They don't look like archival materials that have been stored for a long time... Tsk, wait..."
Recalling the description of the situation of the Last Kingdom in the materials, Qi Ji suddenly realized something.
All resources in the Last Kingdom are very scarce, including books, of course, so those materials cannot be original files.
Because as a city resident of low status, Hill had absolutely no right to sacrifice precious books to himself without permission. This behavior was equivalent to losing all the books in the eyes of others who did not know the truth.
Plus the paper and ink on the document are all so new...
"In other words, she copied all that information by hand?! Tsk, there are hundreds of pages here. She copied them all in one day? How did she do that? It's really hard for her..."
Chapter 308: Rest before the official start
"The restricted zone of civilization", "the wilderness of chaos", "the place where rationality evaporates", "the distorted earth", "the wilderness of gray", the main city of the last country, is located in a simple residential house in the marginal area.
"Is this... the training system known as 'Mage'?"
Hill remained kneeling, stroking his orange hair with one hand and squinting his eyes to browse the large amount of memories that suddenly flooded into his mind.
It was a completely unfamiliar and absolutely new knowledge system to her and even to the entire Last Kingdom, which showed an unprecedented path.
That knowledge covers everything, from introductory meditation and study to precautions for consolidation and advancement, as well as theoretical research and interpretation of magic and spirituality.
In terms of the amount of information, it is so vast that it almost exceeds what Hill has learned in his entire life, but it is well organized and does not make people feel confused at all.
Such a huge amount of knowledge poured into her mind, causing her head to suddenly ache, and she was unable to review and sort it all out in a short period of time.
"Is this the spiritual knowledge that originated from the 'other world'? And there are at least two more systems like this... What kind of place is that? I'm really curious..."
Rubbing her throbbing temples, she couldn't help but feel an extremely strong yearning for the world where the "real creator" lived.
"For Him, such a comprehensive and huge extraordinary cultivation system is actually worth the same as the 'price difference' of the data I sacrificed in the past...
"Pure White, how rich is the world He lives in?! How powerful and knowledgeable is He Himself?"
Recalling the many miraculous actions taken by the "True Creator" to save him... Hill felt that his poor imagination was completely unable to describe the appearance of that world.
"Sure enough, what is described in the myths and epics is true. The situation in the world we live in is by no means the general state of this world. In that wider world, the environment and conditions are far better than here...
"One day, we will be able to walk out of this cursed gray and gain true redemption..."
"Tuk-tuk."
Suddenly, a rhythmic knock on the door interrupted her increasingly turbulent reverie.
"Who?"
Hearing the sound, Hill stood up and shook his legs and feet, which were slightly numb from kneeling for a long time, so that they could barely regain consciousness.
Then he stuffed the extinguished candle into the drawer of the desk next to him, and rubbed the floor with the full moon pattern on it with his feet a few times, blurring out the traces of the wood ash chalk drawing so that the original appearance could not be seen clearly.
After finishing these simple cleaning and covering tasks, she walked to the door and opened it while habitually asking the visitor's identity.
"Hill, did you not sleep well last night?"
Standing outside the door was a man who looked to be in his thirties. He was tall and stocky, with firm fat on his hands, feet and torso, and looked quite oppressive.
The muscular man had a simple smile on his face and looked at Hill, who was not even as tall as his chin, with some doubt in his eyes:
"Why is your face so ugly?"
"Uh, it's Matt."
Seeing the man in front of him, Hill said without much surprise, as if he had expected this man's arrival:
"Yes, I couldn't sleep last night. It might be because I was too nervous... I need to catch up on some sleep later, so I might not be able to make up for the report later..."
She said this with an expression that looked embarrassed and a little ashamed.
"Oh, that's how it is."
The tall and strong man called Matt nodded, and then showed a look of understanding, as if he understood what Hill said:
"This is normal. After experiencing something like that, people tend to be in a highly nervous state for the next one or two days, accompanied by insomnia and varying degrees of hallucinations.
"If you don't improve, you may develop some serious psychological problems... It's a good thing that you feel tired now, because it means you have begun to slowly come out of that state."
Hill frowned, nodded silently, and said after a few seconds of silence:
"Come back tomorrow morning. I'll need some time to sort out the contents of the report after I wake up."
Matt didn't say anything else. After expressing his concern sincerely for a few words, he turned and left.
"Huh... I better get some sleep first. If I hold on any longer I'm going to pass out."
After closing the door, Hill leaned against it and took a deep breath. A strong sense of fatigue could not be suppressed and revealed from under his heavy eyelids.
After getting rid of the mysterious monster with the help of the "Veil of Secrets" spell last night, she returned safely to the main city of the Last Kingdom not long after.
The Last Kingdom has rich experience in dealing with "common accidents" such as exploration and survey teams being wiped out unexpectedly and only a small number of survivors returning by chance.
As soon as Hill arrived near the outer wall of the main city, he was discovered by the ever-vigilant patrol and rescued.
After several rigorous but brief questionings, the patrol team considered that Hill was too tired physically and mentally and urgently needed recuperation, so they allowed her to return to her residence in the city to rest.
The man named Matt was a member of the outer wall patrol team. His purpose in coming to her was to take her to the relevant department of the Church of Redemption for a routine report on the mission and the accident.
However, she sent me away on the pretext of feeling unwell, and the report was postponed to tomorrow.
Of course, that statement was not entirely an excuse, because Hill did not sleep last night, but the reason was not insomnia caused by excessive mental stress.
In order to collect enough information to repay the meditation method bestowed upon him by the "True Creator", he copied by hand a large amount of information borrowed from the archive library all night long!
After experiencing an extremely dangerous and life-threatening escape, she spent the time given to her by the Church of the Redemption, which should have been used for sleeping and rest, on the extremely intense work of copying, a mechanical activity that consumed a lot of mental and physical energy.
She was now exhausted both physically and mentally, not to mention how tired she was. Her eyelids were so heavy that they were fighting every second. From time to time, dark shadows and bright spots passed through her vision, and she could hardly see anything clearly.
Fortunately, the Last Kingdom and the Church of Redemption were very tolerant in these aspects, and there would be no problem in delaying for a day or two. She still had plenty of time... to have a good sleep.
"Let's save the training until after we wake up..."
With unsteady and obviously weak steps, Hill came to the bedside, kicked off his muddy boots, and didn't bother to change clothes. He threw himself on the hard wooden bed:
"Now, I just need to...sleep..."
The new knowledge about magic bestowed by the "True Creator" made her eager to try, and she couldn't wait to practice and study according to the instructions to obtain the extraordinary power that should have been forever isolated from her.
But she also knew very well that with her current terrible mental state, it would be impossible for her to practice, let alone enter an ideal meditative state. She would probably fall into a deep sleep the moment she closed her eyes.
In this case, it is definitely impossible to carry out any learning activities.
"Puff-"
There was the dull sound of a body falling on the bed.
Sure enough, as soon as her head touched the pillow filled with dry, hard, and brittle low-quality cotton, and before she could even pull up the quilt, an overwhelming and irresistible tiredness surged over her like a foul tide, engulfing her consciousness in an instant.
Deep darkness descended immediately.
Chapter 309 The Brewing Wave
Time flies, the golden sun and the azure full moon alternate in the sky without stopping, and two cycles have passed in a trance.
Two days had passed since Hill had learned the mage system.
"I suddenly have so much free time. I feel a little uncomfortable..."
Dressed in a grey windbreaker, straight-leg pants and a light-colored sun hat, Qi Ji, dressed like a modern urban beauty, maintained her "invisible" state, with her hands in her pockets, strolling a little listlessly on the bustling asphalt road on the campus of the Imperial University.
The delicate and pretty face seemed idle and bored.
The thin but warm sunlight in the early morning shone on her, so peaceful and beautiful that she looked like a magnificent mythological painting, making people feel extremely sacred and pure... Unfortunately, no one was lucky enough to appreciate it.
On the flat and clean road, there is a crowd of students that is not too dense but full of energy and vitality. They gather in groups of three or two, with different expressions, but almost all of them are excited and expectant.
"… Three days. Including the weekend, I won't have classes for almost a week…"
"Yes, yes, tomorrow I will sleep until the afternoon..."
"I don't know if there will be restrictions on students going out. I want to go home to see my parents."
"I want to go out with my girlfriend for a few days..."
"… Is that all you guys are thinking about? Is there no one going to watch the game with me?"
"My, my, my! It is said that the Great Academy of Sciences will send several great wizards. I have always wanted to see these great figures in person..."
"..."
The sounds of chattering and playing came into my ears intermittently.
"Tsk, the development of things is almost the same as I originally expected."
Qi Ji looked around aimlessly for a while and nodded slightly:
"Although on the surface, nothing noteworthy has changed in Twilight City, and everything is running according to the original track..."
However, those who are truly involved in the depths of this city and the dark side of some invisible people, all feel without exception... tremendous pressure and urgency.
As she thought about it, she stretched out one hand, reached out to the air in front of her, pulled out a newspaper from the air, and spread it out in front of her.
The first thing that caught my eye was the big, bold, and black title of the Twilight Elite Morning Report, followed by a few headlines that took up the largest space below the title:
"Applause! The Twilight City Police Department destroyed a large gang den in the downtown area, seized kilograms of illegal drugs, and arrested more than suspects!"
"The Emperor's personal words: It is imperative to further strengthen the security of the capital region, maintain supervision and management of grassroots law enforcement personnel and senior leaders, and ensure the normal, healthy and orderly operation of social production and the safety index of urban residents' lives"
The Imperial National University is about to hold its annual academic competition. The Imperial Academy of Sciences professor Archmage Kabra, the capital's Sunset Church's high priest "Saint of Dawn and Dusk", and the Imperial Royal Fleet's admiral "Imperial Shield" Admiral Nuss Guardian are expected to attend.
《Congratulations! Welcome the Imperial citizen who captured the wanted criminal abroad back to his hometown, Twilight City! 》
……
Everywhere you look, you see the best good news. It seems that this country and this city have suddenly been freed from all sin in these few days and have become a perfect and pure paradise.
But if you think carefully, and combine it with some simple guesses, it is not difficult for those who are interested to find that behind all the seemingly ordinary news and events in recent times... there are some hidden things that vaguely reveal the smell of major actions.
"The government and royal family of the Glorious Plantagenet Empire are constantly trying to strengthen the security of Twilight City..."
Qi Ji quickly scanned all the pages of the morning newspaper in his hand. After reading all the contents, he chuckled a few times with no discernible emotion:
"First, we will strengthen the crackdown on the evil forces in the city and try to eliminate all possible hidden dangers. Then, we will use the launch of this 'academic competition' as an excuse to send several strong people to the Imperial National University..."
She raised her head and glanced in the direction of the grove with the corner of her eye, sensing the obvious spiritual fluctuations coming from there:
"It is to control the...um, 'natural subspace fragments' that I have set up in the headquarters campus with the fastest speed and the strongest force.
"This is the real purpose of those powerful people who came here. As for the so-called 'visiting the academic competition', it is just a cover to deceive people."
As soon as she released Candice and others from the "prototype of the kingdom of God" and allowed this independent space to come into reality, the obvious and huge spiritual fluctuations instantly attracted the attention of all high-level extraordinary people in Twilight City.
After a few minutes, several legendary powerful men of the fourth realm secretly arrived at the Imperial National University and carried out preliminary investigation and search.
After Clement, Candice and the others reported their experiences to the authorities and the royal family, the severity of the incident escalated sharply, and even the demigods of the Settling Sun Spiritual Society and the royal family chose to take action.
"Although the Imperial authorities have not made public the information about the subspace fragments, and this information is probably highly confidential inside information...
"But for high-level extraordinary people, the spiritual fluctuations originating from the Imperial National University are very significant. Such a thing cannot be completely suppressed. It must have spread among the high-end extraordinary circles...
"The reason why the imperial authorities are so nervous and have used the excuse of inspecting the academic competition to remove so many powerful and influential transcendents from guarding the headquarters campus is also to guard against some possible people with ulterior motives who may come after hearing the news, right?
“After all, according to the existing information, an ownerless and stable subspace fragment can become the prototype of the kingdom of God after transformation.
“And this thing is extremely valuable to a demigod, and it even contains a glimmer of opportunity and possibility to ascend to the realm of god…
"Under the temptation of such great benefits, there might be demigods who decide to take risks and become enemies of the entire imperial government. Moreover, the imperial government is not necessarily united, and there is a high probability that there are opposing factions and forces...
“In short, the impact of this incident is not only huge, but also complicated.
