Cataclysm King

Chapter 458: The Reappearance of the Scarlet Sect
This day.

get out of class had just ended and there were still two hours before dinner time, so Ji Xun planned to go to the library as usual.

Walk out of the teaching building of the magic academy and through a shortcut path lined with magic trees, you will reach the library.

But before reaching the door, I saw a dark-skinned young man waiting for a long time in the corner of an inconspicuous woods on the side of the road.

It was David.

Ji Xun looked at the teammate who was obviously waiting for him, smiled and took the initiative to greet him, "David."

David's eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly walked out of the woods and said, "Brother Su Lun, I knew you would come to the library."

After going through so much, the six-member team of the Langdon family has gotten along very well.

Even David no longer felt the unfamiliarity he had before and often participated in team activities. On weekdays, they also communicated and learned from each other from time to time.

Ji Xun looked at the bruises on the dark-skinned boy's face, pretending to be slightly surprised. In his heart, he understood what had happened, and asked, "Did you spar with the senior students again?"

"Ah."

David explained casually, "During today's fighting class, a few second-year guys provoked me, so we had a fight."

It seemed that he gained a lot from that battle, and when he talked about it, the gleam in his eyes was hard to hide.

As for the injuries on his body, he didn't care at all.

"hehe."

Ji Xun smiled, not surprised at all when hearing that.

The only "S-level" trial evaluation at the opening ceremony was so eye-catching that it made their team the star team of the entire Royal Academy.

In the Royal Academy which is full of young and energetic nobles, without sufficient background, fame will only bring endless troubles.

However, the strength of the team is there. If you want to challenge someone of the same level, you have to rely on your own strength.

So many of the people who came to the academy were second-year students.

And David was a slave, so he was provoked the most often.

When his opponent struck him deadly, he fought back without mercy.

The end result was that even if he won the fight, he would be beaten up by the noble guards for various reasons.

This happens almost every day.

Either he is fighting or he is on his way to a fight.

So David's injuries never healed.

But Ji Xun didn't think this was a bad thing.

It looked like he was going to be beaten, but on the other hand, if he were to go somewhere else, there wouldn't be so many geniuses willing to practice boxing with him in actual combat.

This tragic experience was a rare test of David's mind and strength.

The situation is similar for the rest of the team.

On the contrary, Ji Xun was the most free because he was either in class or in the library all day and had no time to deal with those people.

As he was thinking, David touched the back of his head and said with an embarrassed expression: "Su Lun, I have a question for you. When I was practicing breathing recently, I obviously found that the magic power was not flowing smoothly, as if it was blocked, and then I felt weak. Do you know what's going on?"

"This"

Ji Xun certainly knew that he was here to ask questions.

Slaves were not eligible for any benefits of the Royal Academy, including access to the library to read, nor could they receive guidance from tutors like other students.

So David attended almost all courses in college.

It’s fine if you understand it, but if you don’t, you can only figure it out on your own.

Fortunately, my teammates are generous and occasionally help explain.

But there are differences between professions, and not everyone understands what a qigong master does.

And Ji Xun's "polymath" came in handy.

More importantly, Ji Xun, like David, practiced the same breathing method - gluttony!
Although the magic secret technique was a prize from the academy, it was signed with a confidentiality agreement and could not be shared with others.

But Ji Xun's understanding of the secret method of gluttony is far more profound than those basic formulas.

Ji Xun saw David's problem at a glance, but he didn't say it too obviously. He pondered for a moment before saying, "It's probably because you just advanced, and the basic formulas can't satisfy the meridians widened by the career card. It just so happens that I've also been practicing breathing techniques recently. I think I've seen it in a classic book, which is "Explanation of the Mysteries of Qigong" and "Master Morton's Basic Breathing Methods". There are detailed explanations of this situation. Take it and have a look first."

As he spoke, he took out a thick gold-embossed book.

David looked at the book in front of him, his eyes full of anticipation, and his expression became even more embarrassed: "This."

Although everyone in the team now recognizes that Ji Xun, who spends all his time in the library, is a "know-it-all".

The polymath sequence is all about knowing everything. Even if he doesn't know something, he will most likely be able to point you to some relevant books.

Just like right before our eyes.

But David always feels like he owes favors to others because he always troubles them these days.

Ji Xun looked at David's embarrassed expression and said with a smile: "It's just an elementary book for the academy, take it. It won't make any difference if I return it to the library two days later."

Hearing this, David didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Then I'll take a look at it first. I'll return it to you in two days."

"Ah."

Ji Xun smiled, nodded, and waved goodbye.

In the back of the dark-skinned boy, he saw the shadow of Gong Wu when he was young, with the same dedication to martial arts and the same stupidity.

What David didn't know was that this book was not something Ji Xun happened to borrow and keep on him.

But he had seen before that David would inevitably encounter these problems in Qigong after his advancement.

Since Gong Wu, his teacher, was not around, he just gave some pointers to this nominal junior fellow and borrowed him to carry with him.

After Ji Xun and David separated, they went straight to the library.

Legend has it that 80% of the top card masters in the Southern Continent have studied at the Royal Academy, and there is a reason for this.

Ji Xun is not the only one who is practicing hard.

There are many students who can come to the library during their spare time.

There are many young masters and young ladies from top aristocratic families.

These people are naturally talented, have sufficient resources, and work hard, so it would be strange if they are not strong in the future.

Stepping through the magic light gate at the entrance, the library suddenly became a world of magical knowledge.

The roof is inlaid with huge colorful glass windows, and the light of magic lamps shines through these windows, forming rainbow-like elemental light and shadows.

What catches the eye is a spectacular maze-like bookshelf.

The mahogany bookshelves that are dozens of meters high are filled with all kinds of books.

The materials of the books vary: paper, animal leather, stone slabs, metal; some of them glow with a faint light, as if they contain mysterious supernatural powers.

The air was filled with a faint smell of corrosion from pages, the smell of magic lingering on books for a long time; occasionally, one could smell a hint of strange herbal scent, which came from some books that recorded ancient black magic and alchemy.
The space inside the library is much larger than it appears from the outside.

It is said that this library is not just a building, but is filled with many treasures.

The oil paintings on the walls are mostly works of masters, and each of them contains extremely profound artistic principles;
The armor that seemed to be randomly placed in the corner of the road was actually an ancient relic left by a top-level card master;

The light from those magic lamps is the materialization of the light and shadow of the elements, allowing people to better understand the mystery of the law;

Even aromatherapy is a valuable high-grade material for Warcraft, and its scent can make people's memory and thoughts clear.
There are many more such clever settings.

In short, the Royal Library hides many luxurious devices that ordinary people can't even imagine.

Although Ji Xun had heard of it before, he was still amazed by the luxury of the Royal Academy when he came here for the first time.

Only with this foundation can we continuously cultivate top-level experts.

This is completely incomparable to the Eastern Wilderness.

After being here for a month, Ji Xun is already very familiar with the library environment.

This is just the first floor.

Most of the books here are free classics that do not require credits, and there are hundreds of millions of them.

I estimate that it might take hundreds or even thousands of years for a person to finish reading all the classics at this level.

In addition, a large number of classics and ancient relics are sent from all over the southern continent every day, sorted and recorded, and the number is still increasing.

The library was very quiet. The students each selected a book and found a quiet place to read by themselves.

Ji Xun returned several classic books he borrowed yesterday.

Then he walked up the stairs to the second floor.

Most of the people walking around on the second floor are old students and nobles.

Because almost all the books on the second floor are "paid books", and there is also a paid reading room here.

Without enough credits, you are not qualified to stay there.

The 100,000 credits that Ji Xun received as an admission reward came in handy at this moment.

Although Ji Xun is a new student this year, many people know him because he is a celebrity in the academy.

What's more, he is a frequent visitor to the library, coming every day and we can meet each other.

But he didn't look very happy.

The entrance examination was too high-profile, and the hatred caused by Duke Landon's founding of the country was too great, so Ji Xun, a family knight, also suffered all kinds of contempt and disdain.

In the eyes of other students, he felt that there must be a label on his head: a nouveau riche with 100,000 credits!
But Ji Xun thought it was just right.

Without those useless social interactions, he can read books attentively and quietly.

Ji Xun had been to the second floor many times, and he swiped his student card with familiarity.

Then he walked into the barrier.

There are still rows of bookshelves here.

But the difference is that the space here is not like normal white paper, but kaleidoscope-like space fragments.

The entire second floor looks like a huge beehive.

Ji Xun was already well versed in the laws of space, so of course he could see that this was a space barrier, or some kind of top-level space relic.

There are many "independent reading rooms" here. Ji Xun exchanged for one.

Fifty credits per hour.

In other words, the credits accumulated by an ordinary student in one day's class are only enough to stay here for one hour.

But on weekdays, credits need to be exchanged for resources, and few people have such luxury.

Ji Xun's 100,000 points gave him the confidence to squander.

Holding the sign and waving it in the air, the surrounding area turned into an independent small room.

Outside the glass window, there are birds singing and flowers blooming, and the breeze is blowing the newly green branches on the tree; the perfect amount of sunlight shines in through the glass, casting mottled shadows of the trees on the quaint solid wood table.
Although I know that this is an illusion, I have to say that entering the room gives me a refreshing and relaxing feeling.

This is a great place for quiet reading.

This private reading room is more than just a small room.

Its most important function is to assist learning and maintain confidentiality!

As soon as he entered the room, a halo of "Insight +1" appeared on Ji Xun's panel.

This is the most important reason why this room needs to be charged.

The blessing of understanding is of indescribable benefit to learning and extraordinary practice.

Ji Xun has been here many times.

He came into the room and first observed the room environment calmly.

After finding that there was no problem, he sat on the stool, took out the classics and started reading.

There were no outsiders here, so he took out five books at a time and flipped through them quickly.

These are all basic classics of various career sequences that polymaths need to know.

His comprehension was already extremely high, and with the help of the environment, his reading efficiency was also very high.

He absorbed the knowledge like a voracious swallow.

Originally, Ji Xun would sit here for most of the day and then leave.

But this time it's different.

After waiting for about half an hour, Ji Xun raised his eyes and looked around the room again.

Although Griffith had said before that when she was a tutor at the college, she had confirmed that this independent reading room was private enough.

Because there are not only students here, but also mentors.

In the eyes of the extraordinary, one can analyze most of a person's personality, fighting methods, and spell expertise from his reading habits.
Therefore, confidentiality is particularly important for extraordinary people.

The higher the level of the card master, the more he cares.

Therefore, the reading room in the library of the Royal Academy is one of the few absolutely private places in the academy.

Ji Xun's caution made him observe for the past month.

Before, he always felt that he was implicated in some kind of causal connection. Now he thought that it was because he entered school too high-profile and was being watched by many people.

Rather than a problem with the room.

That feeling has completely disappeared in the past few days.

Ji Xun deduced everything and confirmed that there was no problem.

He then took out a book from his storage ring, turned to certain pages, tore them apart, and formed a magic circle.

The clone's strength is not enough, and he can only rely on external objects to perform certain secret techniques.

He took out a few more magic cores and activated the formation.

In a blink of an eye, Ji Xun saw his shadow split and then turned into three shadows with blurred features.

The Clown's Shadow Trick has reached a high level of proficiency now, and with the multitasking of the Thousand Puppet God Gate, he can already control four shadows, including his clones, at the same time.

Although the more shadows there are, the weaker the strength.

But it is perfect for reading and studying.

Ji Xun is now gradually understanding why this [Shadow Trick] is JOKER's exclusive magical power.

Because the insights of the clone will also bless the original body.

Although the clone's comprehension is lower than that of the original body, it also means that Ji Xun's current reading and comprehension efficiency is several times higher than before.

Ji Xun breathed a sigh of relief after summoning the shadow and finding nothing was triggered.

Then he began to search the bookshelf for the books he needed.

I have to say one more thing.

Although the Southern Continent is almost a zero-tech society, some practical magic has been researched to the extreme.

It’s like the “magic book search system” in the library reading room.

After all, there are countless books in the library, and even a small category is as big as several houses.

If one really has to look for them one by one, it would be time-consuming and laborious, and one might not even find them.

And this book search system is extremely convenient.

Ji Xun selected the keywords "Introduction to the Field" and "Field Experience", and densely packed book titles immediately appeared on the magic light screen.

As long as it is recorded and meets the keyword search criteria, it will be displayed.

"Explanation of the Principles of the Aurora Field", redemption requires 2700 credits;

"Introduction to the Forbidden Magic Field", redemption requires 3000 credits;

"Lightning Element Realm: Ten Thousand Thunder Demon Sea", 3500 credits;

"Super-limited space", "The spiritual structure of the nine-layer spiritual prison".
Some are ancient relics, some are collected from various places, and some are written by the college tutors themselves.

At the Royal Academy, tutors also need "credits" in exchange for resources.

Teachers in the college need to obtain corresponding tutor points through teaching tasks and some research results in order to obtain more resources.

The easiest thing is to write down various extraordinary experiences.

Elsewhere, no one is willing to write down their unique skills for you to study.

But at the Royal Academy, it is a tradition.

After all, under normal circumstances, only people within the academy can see these classics.

This makes it convenient for Ji Xun.

If one could comprehend the domain before advancing to the seventh level, and then comprehend the divine power or take shortcuts, the probability of successful advancement would almost reach an astonishing 100%.

If he wants to build his own "universal realm", he needs a lot of insights from other career paths.

There would be no such opportunity anywhere else.

Ji Xun looked at the catalog with bright eyes, but at the same time, looking at the credits required for redemption, he said helplessly: "But then again, these high-level books are so expensive."

He used Griffith's library card and exchanged it with his tutor authority.

If you were a student, the credits required for the same book would be several times higher.

When exchanging for those basic classics, Ji Xun thought that he would never be able to use up all the 100,000 points. Now, it seems that they are not very durable.

"If I really want to borrow all the high-level books, it seems that it won't be long before I have to find an opportunity to collect credits."

Ji Xun muttered to himself, picked up a few books that suited him best, and then put them on the table and started reading them together with Shadow.

I guess no one would have thought that a new student would borrow advanced classics related to the field.

And the other side.

In a hotel in Juling City.

Ji Xun's main body was flipping through the intelligence he had just bought from the intelligence dealer, muttering, "The Scarlet Sect? It's really become a force to be reckoned with. What's going on with Old Xie?"

More than a month ago, he heard the news that "vampires" had appeared in some places in the southern continent.

It was not certain what the situation was.

It has now been confirmed that not only do vampires exist, but they have become a powerful force.

Even the Holy See has sent troops to conquer the country many times, but the problem has not been resolved yet.

This is very telling.

People in the Southern Continent don’t know what vampires are like, but Ji Xun knows.

Moreover, the jar that sealed the Outer God 'Scarlet Corruption·Seiyadis' was inside Xie Guozhong's body.

Dragonborn are not easily contaminated by the beliefs in foreign gods, but this Seadis is a little different.

Vampirism is a physical change at the bloodline level.

The blood of the Dragonborn is not pure enough and the chance of being contaminated is quite high.

Although the influence of the Scarlet Sect in the Southern Continent is certainly not as great as in the Eastern Wilderness.

But this matter is not simple no matter how you look at it.

Ji Xun thought about the previous assassination of the Pope again, and he always felt that something big might have happened to Xie Guozhong.

"Moreover, more than twenty [Cursed God Cards] have appeared one after another recently. Why are the Emperor's relics appearing in such large numbers now?"

After Ji Xun finished reading the intelligence, he began to deduce it in his mind.

These pieces of information become lines of cause and effect in the deduction, as if there is some mysterious connection between them.

As I was thinking about it, the image of Shadow coming back from the library suddenly emerged in my mind.

"Eh, it really worked!"

Ji Xun collected his thoughts and felt happy.

After preparing for so long, today’s event has finally met my expectations perfectly.

The summoning of the shadow was not discovered, which meant that the Royal Academy's book thefts would be safe for a long time to come.

Thinking of this, he immediately sat cross-legged in meditation, trying to comprehend the extraordinary knowledge that he urgently needed.

(End of this chapter)