magic high school

Chapter 161 Are there Templar Knights here too?

Li Ge finally understood what this thing was. It was either a radio or a communicator, at most just a bit odd in appearance.

However, it's the classic riddle-solving teammate and intelligence again.

Sigh, Li Ge complained, "Abaddon, you've been through so many games, how come the stuff you come up with is like you've lost your mind?" Li Ge could find no less than ten similar settings in various horror games that felt familiar.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" The sound disappeared completely the next moment.

The others exchanged bewildered glances. They might have suddenly sensed that there was something more to it than met the eye when they saw Li Ge's expression.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so strange?" Xiao Ye asked. She was the first to notice that Li Ge's expression was as if she had entered a members-only restaurant.

"No, it's nothing, maybe I overestimated this place—" Li Ge complained. Then the group prepared to start repairing the thing.

It appears to be powered by magic, but in the most critical area, the magic array on this thing is damaged.

"Let's see if there are any other compatible parts," Xiaoye said.

Among them, perhaps only Xiaoye was relatively familiar with this kind of magical device. Whether in his previous life or in this life, Li Ge's Holy Empire was actually technology-oriented. He could change a battery in a radio, but when it came to magical devices, he was completely clueless.

As for Yilian and Valerie, he had figured it out. Valerie's hometown was in a very backward medieval-like situation, while Yilian's hometown was most likely still in a tribal form, so there was no point in expecting anything from the two of them.

Soon, Xiao Ye saw the electric chair that Li Ge had found earlier. After taking it apart and looking at its internal structure, she quickly pried out a metal plate with intricate inscriptions.

"Go find six wires." Xiao Ye nudged Li Ge.

Li Ge quickly unplugged the six wires, and then, like a skilled electrician, she connected the wires to the six corners of the array, and then connected them to the damaged array on the radio.

"No, the function of a magic device also relies on wiring, right?" Li Ge was immediately filled with questions.

"Otherwise what? Either draw the corresponding magic circuit, or simply run the wire directly. Otherwise, how do you think we should connect it?" Xiaoye rolled her eyes.

Anyway, it seems that through this seemingly random operation, they managed to reconnect the radio-like device.

As the static continued, Xiaoye began searching for the frequency band from which she had just received the sound.

"Xiaoye, you seem to know this thing very well." Valerie said, watching Xiaoye fiddling with it.

"Nonsense, that's what they do back home. They probably made a living by recycling old magical artifacts before they joined the company." Li Ge gave Valerie a hard elbow to stop her from talking nonsense.

"Hiss—" Valerie gasped.

Li Ge:

Okay, he forgot that the girl wasn't wearing armor this time, so he used a little too much force.

"Li Ge! Come on, let's have a go!" Valerie was also annoyed and was ready to have a full-blown fight with Li Ge right there.

"Okay, found it." On the other side, Xiaoye also found the channel from which the sound had just come.

Then, the sound with the electrical noise from before gradually became clearer.

"I am a paladin of the Church. Children who receive this message, flee immediately. I will assist you in escaping Gensokyo. The Divine Child's banquet is tomorrow; please leave before then. After you leave, we will attempt to destroy Gensokyo—"

Then came the same sentence repeated over and over. It seemed this wasn't a communicator, but merely a receiver, which was why the other side could only keep sending this message over and over again.

"How so?" Valerie asked.

"I reckon the task of this exam isn't just to be a good kid and wait to ascend to heaven. It's obviously part of Abaddon's wicked schemes. I suspect this is the real mission: to completely destroy this place. But clearly, Abaddon thinks it's difficult for us eleven-year-olds to destroy it on our own, so he's chosen to bring in an outsider," Li Ge began to analyze and explain.

"Why do you seem to know that Abaddon so well? Didn't you say you didn't know him?" Valerie's words almost made Li Ge choke.

"I—it's just that that person is too famous at the Mysterious Academy, I really don't know him—" Li Ge said without much confidence.

Then, Li Ge noticed that Yi Lian didn't seem to be with them. He leaned over to look and saw Yi Lian frowning as she flipped through a small notebook.

"Ripples?"

"The list here seems to be able to be verified against that radio you guys were fiddling with," Yi Lian said, taking out her notebook.

"What's wrong?" The group walked over with the radio and saw Yilian open the booklet to a page.

"I was puzzled before by why the list included how many paladins were assassinated, as a way to record merits. But considering what you heard on the radio, I might be able to guess something." Yi Lian pointed to a page where names were crossed out in red, as if they had been beheaded.

"These pages are all assassination lists, and many of the names are prefixed with 'paladin.' I initially thought it was a surname, but now it seems to be a job title."

"They're all members of the church, so why are they killing the paladins?" Valerie was completely baffled.

"Party strife? Or factional infighting?" That was the first thing that came to Li Ge's mind.

"That's what I think too. I personally believe there might be power struggles and infighting within the church. From the top down, the highest level of power in this Gensokyo is the church's high-ranking officials known as the Divine Children, followed by the priests, then the nuns and us, the Pure Children," Yi Lian explained. He turned to another page and saw a list of children who had come here to repent.

The most recent one was a few days ago, a child named "Zero," whose name included the word "pure."

Thanks to the person who kept the record, they actually added a prefix to each name, which allowed them to know the corresponding information directly from the prefix without having to guess.

The radio in my hand kept playing the same repetitive sound.

Yi Lian flipped back to the list of paladins. They looked at it and saw that many people were not only paladins but also held other positions. Li Ge even saw someone whose prefixes included both "paladin" and "hacker".

However, his name was crossed out with a red line, proving that he had been assassinated.

This shows that the world has actually entered the information age. However, Gensokyo remains incredibly primitive, with firelight relying on candles, nuns still using lanterns, and the time still being announced by bells.

If they hadn't come to the confessional, they wouldn't have discovered that this was a world with products like radios and electric chairs, let alone that this world had entered the information age and even had a profession like hacker.

"It seems these paladins aren't with these priests and nuns; they might be the ones who most want to overthrow this place," Li Ge remarked.

"Yes, that's what I think too. But the problem is how do we get in touch with this paladin? For now, we'll treat him as the enemy of the enemy, that is, a neutral ally. Their goal might be to completely destroy this place. In any case, we've found a potential ally for the time being," Yilian said.

"We'll hide this thing. Once we find a signal transmission array, I can modify it into a communication device," Xiaoye said, cutting off its power supply to stop it from making noise.

"You can do this too?" Li Ge was immediately surprised.

Xiao Ye rolled her eyes again, not wanting to argue with Li Ge anymore.

The group had gathered enough intelligence this time. Their task was to conceal this information, gradually piece together intelligence about another faction primarily composed of paladins, and establish contact with them.

As for the booklet, they didn't take it away, but instead took a picture of it with their watch and put it back in its original place.

There are actually many flaws in this. The most important one is that Li Ge was brought here in full view of everyone, but his name is not on the document. Moreover, the nun who brought him here has already jumped into the sea and her fate is unknown.

Anyone who pays attention and investigates thoroughly will surely discover the problem.

Therefore, they didn't expect this thing to delay for long; a day or two would be enough. As for tomorrow's banquet for the divine children, they didn't know what it was, but it must be some important event.

So the group quietly left under the cover of night and returned to their cabin.

The intelligence they've gathered today is enough for them to uncover a part of the truth about the world.

The next morning, the group reappeared in everyone's sight. They needed to get up early to pray at the cathedral, then learn hymns, after which they had free time.

Today, the nun is gone, yet no one else seems to react. Neither the other nuns nor the old priest seem to have any interest in investigating her disappearance.

At most, when he saw Li Ge, his eyes would carry a slightly inexplicable and indescribable meaning.

As for Daphne, she seemed completely different today. The biggest difference was that she had a little follower with her today.

It was a little boy, very polite, following behind her like her younger brother.

It seems she did something, and may have found some information that even they couldn't find.

As the hymns ended and the group prepared to return to their cabin immediately, hoping to use the spare time to gather some information from the cathedral, an uninvited guest arrived.

Daphne remained arrogant, seemingly disregarding the group, and walked into their small...

Inside the house. Her little follower seemed hesitant, unsure whether to come in.

"Come in, they won't hit you," the fairy said directly.

Li Ge: "————"

"Girl, wasn't the beating you got last time bad enough? Now that the sun's out and the rain's stopped, you think you're all that again?" Li Ge had never seen such an arrogant girl before. He really wanted to roll up his sleeves right there and have a showdown with her, and whoever lost would be eliminated.

"Heh, I'm always ready to fight if you want. But that's after we get out of here. Now, let's exchange information." She said directly, casually sitting down on a bed she saw, not caring whose it was.

Li Ge:

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