Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 381 380. First, let everyone be prepared and alert

The performance on the first day was perfect. The whole college town was filled with youth and excitement. The streets and alleys were full of students wearing T-shirts and even carrying Miss Nana flags.

Many students who were usually very noisy and who were either thinking about attacking or occupying something every day seemed to have disappeared.

The atmosphere of the entire Node City was like a festival... No, to Sefer, it looked as lively as the Chinese New Year.

Early the next morning, after asking Shengnai to come find him around noon, Seifer walked into the bustling crowd and, like an ordinary faculty member, crowded around the huge stage show like everyone else.

There are so many people queuing up to register, and this time in the Academy City there is no gender restriction. As long as you feel that you have talent in this area, you can sign up and enter the intensive auditions.

The temptation of being able to share the stage with the Desert Flower, Miss Nana, who is admired by countless people, even some faculty members are mixed in.

After teaching for so many years, maybe I have a talent for entertainment too!

Everyone has a dream of standing out in front of the public, just like every independent mercenary wants to make a fortune that is enough to last for three or five lifetimes.

Sefer doesn't have such an idea for the time being. He just wants to understand why the things in the vision know him and what he is, so he needs to actively increase his influence.

So far, the progress is pretty smooth, I can only say.

After watching for a while in the crowded area, the extra cubicles set up by the entertainment company for interviews were packed to the brim, and it didn't even look like the lines had moved.

But there really wasn't anything special going on in that cubicle - according to the threat scan, the person in the cubicle was undergoing a normal and ordinary interview.

Simply put, it means answering questions, singing a song along with music, or demonstrating body flexibility as required.

Those who pass will be given a pass card, and those who fail will be given a small gift as compensation. Whether they pass or fail, everyone looks very happy.

Entertainment companies have come a long way in winning people's hearts, and they don't even spend much money.

The scene was quite normal, and those who got the pass were not going to the satellite city - in order to prevent unnecessary trouble, the entertainment company was very, very careful to place the re-examination area under the high walls of the college city.

The audition stage has not yet ended. Considering that they still need training and education, Sefer is not very optimistic about the performance results on the sixth and seventh days.

Maybe it was just to relax Miss Nana and kill time? After all, seven days of high-intensity performances were really too tough.

After observing the situation at the scene, Seifer checked the time and took advantage of the daytime to go to the girls' college and meet with Ichika.

Ichika was very surprised by his arrival.

Although she was now also responsible for the education of the younger generation, and since most of the people in the academy had gone out to the streets, she also had to maintain order...

"I want you to help me pay attention to the audition process of the entertainment company - and, don't participate."

"Have you found anything..."

"I've found some evidence, but it's not much and it's not very conclusive. As you know, I'm investigating missing persons, and the evidence I have now all points to the entertainment company."

"Is that so..." Ichika pondered for a moment, and her peaceful face, which hadn't been overwhelmed by the pressure, became calm: "Then we..."

"Stay away from this matter. Just help me observe those in the surrounding area and in the academy who may have entanglements with the entertainment company."

This is to protect students from accidental harm. No one knows what would happen if the entertainment company's intentions were exposed or if their plans were made public.

Maybe they'd fight to the death, or maybe they'd just go from stealing in secret to openly robbing. The most dangerous scenario would probably be that they'd blow the entire node city into a pool of lava.

Because... this is the asset of a business alliance, what does it have to do with an entertainment company?
Even if they might be hunted down by the company or even forced into bankruptcy and eventually be completely wiped out, it doesn't matter... After all, entertainment companies don't seem to be mentally normal, like a bunch of people who are obsessed with entertainment.

After explaining all of this to Yihua, as the vice president who had been responsible for maintaining order in the academy for a long time, or at least keeping order around the academy, she immediately understood the reason.

"It happened to be stuck when the company staff was out. With the internal defenses so weak, I always feel like something could easily go wrong..."

"According to my thinking, something is bound to happen. But how should I put it? Before that, we need to figure out what methods they will use and how they will obtain resources from the Academy City. And don't forget, the Academy City also has a giant anomaly."

Cypher and Ichika looked out the window at the same time. Outside the tall buildings, behind the high walls in the distance, there was a giant frame building called a 'gate', but in fact it was almost as tall as the dome.

That was a giant vision gate. Due to its technological upgrades and reinforcements, it looked much more magnificent than... the previous transformation agency's node city.

When the time was almost up, Seifer suddenly stood up. "I'm going to take action. And those people from the entertainment company... they're easy to spot. They're definitely going to want to promote their company and lure people into some stimulating spending."

"I understand. If I catch someone like that, I'll put them in solitary confinement first."

Speaking of confinement, it seems Xiaoxia is still in the confinement room at the Ordovician College next door? So, how's Yorozuya doing today after drinking too much yesterday?

Seifer couldn't help but scratch his head, bid farewell to Ichika for the time being, and plunged into the crowd that was converging like a river.

As for the Yorozuya, the situation was indeed quite delicate - after they drank too much and were held down, they slept straight through until dawn. Even when Alu opened her eyes, she saw Xiaotao standing solemnly beside the bed.

"Lord Alu, something bad has happened." These were the opening remarks.

"The teacher has asked us to mass-produce beer since last night... Ooooooh, I'm so tired. Hurry up and take over! I'm dying of sleep!"

——The act of staying up late to make beer really shocked Alu, but the moment she heard that what she accidentally drank yesterday was actually beer, her brain, which was not very smart to begin with, was dominated by the alcohol that had not yet been metabolized.

In a place like College Town, it is impossible to produce and bottle and sell alcoholic beverages, even something that makes people happy like beer!

What a wicked operation this is, it's like selling alcohol in cities where alcohol is banned. There's the thrill of breaking a taboo, and the temptation is as sweet as honey!

Alu didn't quite understand why those cities banned alcohol, but she knew that many people in those node cities made a lot of money through smuggling, which was a serious violation of the law!

This level of evil warrants at least two weeks in solitary confinement, so how can we not help?
Little did she know that the low-alcohol beverages produced with Cypher's approval were actually legal output... and all she had to do was watch the machine.

So strictly speaking, this behavior can't be considered evil. But it doesn't matter, she thinks it is, as long as she is satisfied!

(End of this chapter)