My Endless Life.

Chapter 525 Seeing Red Leaves Again
There is less than a week left before the secret realm assessment begins.

Hongye, a transfer student, has already entered Alfred Academy and is waiting for the secret realm to open with other classmates.

The secret realm assessment, which is held every three years, is hosted by Alfred College, the highest institution of learning in the Federation. The location for opening the secret realm is, of course, also within Alfred College.

There is one Alfred headquarters and four branches, all of which are locations where positions can be opened.

Students who want to participate in this secret realm assessment need to gather here in advance.

The school that Hongye transferred to was just an ordinary mechanics university that specialized in training mechanics. Because it was fairly famous, it had a place on the Academy Star.

Now people enter the academy in advance and choose a better location to wait for the secret realm to open.

This treatment is not bad, but it is much worse than that of the original students in the college.

"I heard that many first-year students from the Mechanic Department and the Mecha Department of Flandre College participated in the secret realm this time... and many third- and fourth-year students participated in the secret realm twice. It's worthy of being a graduate school..."

Hongye heard the voices of her classmates talking.

All of them here are students in the third and fourth grades, and the strongest one is only at the peak of the fourth level.

And in Alfred College, even though it is just a branch, there are many fourth-level elites among the first graders.

In the third and fourth grades, there are even fifth-level strongmen who have participated in a secret realm once!

This is because the strongest people who can participate in the secret realm are only at level five. Otherwise, there would be many level six mechanics and mecha masters among the fourth-year graduates.

At the sixth level, in ordinary colleges like theirs, one can already be a teaching professor or even a principal.

And this is the essence of graduate school.

"Graduate school..."

Hongye stood by the window of the lounge, looking at the teaching building of Alfred College in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, Hongye is also qualified to go to graduate school.

Of course it’s not the Federal College, it’s the Imperial College.

The Imperial Royal Academy is an elite academy dedicated to training children of the nobility. The Hongye family, who owns a hereditary title, is of course qualified to send their children to the Imperial Academy.

I could have gone to see the red leaves.

But she realized the corruption of the empire and that even if she went to the Royal Academy, she would not be able to achieve her goal. So she gave up this opportunity, gave it to other people in the family, and ran away to join the Renaissance Society.

Hongye does not regret her choice, she just feels a little regretful.

"Oh, I almost forgot." My thoughts drifted to who knows where, and it took a long time for me to come back. Hongye suddenly remembered that the Weeping Sage who asked me to come here gave me a contact method to contact my 'comrades' in the academy.

But before this, Hongye had always been outside the academy and had not been able to come in, so it was naturally difficult for her to contact that "fellow practitioner".

There are still seven days before the secret realm opens, which is a good time to contact the other party.

Thinking of this, Hongye found an excuse to leave the apartment, and walked towards the designated contact location while contacting the fellow traveler.

The contact process was smooth.

Hongye quickly contacted the person that Oslin asked her to contact. The person was very easy to talk to and agreed to meet Hongye without much hesitation.

After taking the tram, they arrived at the agreed teahouse. Hongye met the boy with slightly dark skin on the second floor of the teahouse.

Although it was the first time Hongye met him, she could immediately confirm that this man was the 'comrade' she was going to meet.

Because Hongye could feel an indescribable charm from the other person, even though the other person looked ordinary, she felt that the other person was very dazzling and eye-catching.

This reminded her of Richie, the young master of the Sarnak family, whom she had only met a few times. She didn't know where the young master was now.

Her thoughts were a little scattered again, so Hongye quickly collected them and went to the second floor.

"Hi, my name is Jenna."

When she met the boy, Hongye quickly introduced herself to him.

Then Hongye saw the boy opposite suddenly froze, as if he had seen something unexpected.

……

Li Qi stared at the red leaves and suppressed the strange feeling in his heart.

He never expected that he could see red leaves here again.

Originally, when Li Qi received the message from his undead brother asking him to help take care of the younger generation who had sneaked in, he thought it was just an ordinary meeting.

After all, Oslin said that this junior was not a member of the Sages' Council. Although he had some relationship with the Martial Alliance, he was not considered a member of the Martial Alliance. He also had the status of an imperial noble, so there was no need to worry about being targeted by the Federation.

It is precisely because of so many identities that Li Qi agreed to meet the junior that Oslin mentioned.

But who would have thought it would be red leaves...

"Um, please..."

Li Qiyin was stunned for a moment when he saw Hongye. Hongye didn't know what was going on and asked cautiously.

Li Qi came back to his senses, and said calmly:

"Oh, sorry, you look a bit like a friend of mine, so I was distracted. Please sit down first and introduce myself. My name is Kiri Weiboer, you can call me Kiri."

"Yes, Mr. Keely."

Hongye didn't recognize Li Qi.

This is normal. Li Qi's body bones and face have all been adjusted. Unless someone like Ephisia is able to naturally sense the existence of different souls, Li Qi's identity can be confirmed.

Otherwise, anyone who sees Li Qi now will be confused.

Including Sophie Yuna, who loves Li Qi to the extreme.

"Your boss has already told me about your situation. Before you enter the secret realm, you can come to me if you have any troubles. I have some connections in the academy.

"After entering the secret realm, as long as you don't reveal your identity, you can come find me, but it depends on the situation. If I'm in danger, I can only protect myself, not you."

"I know that Mr. Kiri can provide me with help before the secret realm is opened, and I am already very grateful. After entering the secret realm, I will not trouble you, Mr. Kiri!" Hongye said politely.

"It's better this way." Looking at the well-behaved Hongye and thinking of her original identity, Li Qi didn't trust her very much.

However, everything that needed to be said had been said and the promise had been made. It was impossible for Li Qi to change his mind immediately and ask Hongye to turn around and go back.

Li Qi tapped the rim of the teacup with his fingers, picked up the tea, and said to Hongye, "That's all I have to say. If there's nothing else, you can leave. I'll sit here for a while."

"Oh...then...I'll be leaving first then."

Hongye left obediently.

Although she wanted to stay with Li Qi for a while longer, she was not very familiar with Kiri. If she insisted on staying here, she might anger him and it would be difficult to explain to the Sage of Sorrow.

Bowing and saluting, Hongye quickly disappeared from Li Qi's sight.

Li Qi, who was sitting on the second-floor balcony, watched her blend into the crowd and disappear before he turned his gaze away and sipped his tea.

Hongye's arrival made Li Qi more confident in the legend of the inherited mecha.

The Renaissance Society, the Martial Alliance, and the Sages' Society are all resistance organizations, and there must be transactions of interests and information between them.

According to Li Qi's understanding of Wuming, he never does anything without preparation. Since he asked Hongye to stay in the Federation, there must be something that the Federation needs Hongye to do.

Isn't it a bit too bold to let a newcomer who has just joined the Renaissance Society not long ago do such an important thing?

Or is it that there is some special quality in Hongye that Li Qi has not noticed.

"However, even the Sages have joined the event. This secret realm test is expected to be quite 'lively'."

Let’s not talk about the Wumeng for now. Because of the attack before school started, the Federation is keeping a close eye on them, so they probably won’t be able to do anything big.

But the Renaissance Society is different from the Sages Society, especially the Renaissance Society, which is currently the largest resistance organization in the galaxy and has many eighth-level powerhouses.

If they set their sights on the inheritance mecha in the secret realm, and if there really is an inheritance mecha in the secret realm, then they might rob it at the critical moment.

Li Qi only hopes that the federal garrison corps can give some help, at least to hold out for a few more minutes at the critical moment, so as to leave Li Qi with the opportunity to contact the inherited mecha.

Li Qi was drinking his tea leisurely and was just thinking about whether to have another cup when someone suddenly sat down in the seat in front of him.

Looking up, I saw the blonde Ephisia sitting opposite Li Qi with her head lowered.

Her eyes were hidden between her hair, so Li Qi couldn't see her expression.

"How did you find me here?"

Li Qike did not reveal his location to anyone. Even before coming to the teahouse, he changed his appearance first.

Logically, Ephisia shouldn't be able to find him.

"…I remember your smell."

Ephisia said in a muffled voice.

Li Qi's mouth twitched slightly: "Effie, although my next question may sound like an insult, I really want to ask... you don't have the dogman gene in your body, right?"

"Ri...Kiri! Stop joking, I have something important to discuss with you!"

When Ephisia looked up, she almost shouted out Li Qi's real name, staring at him with her big blue eyes.

"Well, what do you want to talk to me about at this time?"

Li Qi remembered that Aphisia was a fourth-level mecha master and had her own team. She should be preparing to enter the secret realm now and had no time to run around.

Although Ephissia likes Li Qi so much, in fact, this girl is also a very career-oriented person. Compared with Zoe, who fishes for three days and rests for two days and comes to pursue Li Qi when she has nothing to do, Ephissia values ​​her "career" more.

At least that's the case for now.

She seems to still have a dream of returning to the Empire to counterattack Sophie.

That's why Li Qi was wondering why Aphisia came to him at this time.

"My sister is here..."

Aphisia quickly told Li Qi the reason why she came.

Li Qi nodded slightly: "I know she is coming..."

"No, I mean, she's already here. We just met. She's here to find you, so run before she finds you!"

Ephisia persuaded Li Qi seriously.

Li Qi paused while holding the teacup. He looked at Ephisia, slowly put down the teacup, and asked softly:

"You mean, Sophie is here already?"

"Yes! She is looking for you, but she probably doesn't know where you are now... so..."

"Effie, you are still so naive."

Seeing Effie's anxious face, Li Qi let out a sigh of relief.

Ephissia didn't understand why Li Qi said that, and she blinked in confusion.

Li Qi sighed and said, "Even if Sophie didn't know where I was before, she should know who I am since you ran straight over here. And...are you really so sure that Sophie didn't find me?"

"..."

"Since she's already here, it proves that she already knows who I am, but she just doesn't want to... no, she doesn't dare to come to find me."

Li Qi said softly.

Just as Sophie understood Richie, Richie also understood Sophie, or it could be said that no one in the world understood his fiancée better than him.

When Sophie Yuna secretly concealed the news from the media and met with Effie alone, Li Qi was absolutely sure that Sophie Yuna already knew his identity.

It was just that she was afraid that Li Qi didn't want to see her, so she didn't come to see him.

(End of this chapter)