Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

Just then, Elise's voice rang out simultaneously with her ethereal voice: "Stay focused, don't let those messages affect your mind."

Nora snapped out of her daze and began to process the information.

As for her severed arm, Nora picked it up and reattached it to the broken part. It was successfully reattached in no time, but she estimated that it would take a day or two of rest to fully recover.

Just then, Nora noticed that many people in the audience were staring intently at her.

She blinked, then said to Elise, "What should I do now?"

"You'll have to figure out how to handle it yourself. If you don't know how, you can just tell me and I'll help you."

"Okay." Now that Elise was helping, she felt relieved.

Nora intended to return to the waiting area, but she was invited to the audience area before she had taken more than a few steps.

Looking at Nora being questioned by the dean, Elise smiled helplessly. Although her plan had changed slightly, it wasn't a big problem.

Soon the trials for the rest of the group began, but no one made as much of a show of force as Nora.

Some successfully inherited the legacy, while others unfortunately failed.

However, among those who lost, one person did receive the honor of inheriting the legacy—a privilege reserved for those whose performance was recognized.

After an unknown amount of time, when Elise heard someone call her name, she realized that it was finally her turn.

The magical circuits on Elise's shoes began to operate, and she walked down the preparation table as if descending stairs, stepping on an invisible wall created by magical devices with each step.

"These are the latest shoes from the Magic Research Institute, a collaboration with a well-known shoe store." Someone recognized the shoes Elise was wearing and said with a hint of sourness.

Those shoes were worth over a thousand gold coins; they weren't something an ordinary person could afford.

Ignoring the murmurs around her, the moment Elise stepped into the arena, a dazzling light began to emerge.

Judging from the intensity of the radiance, it is very likely an ancient heroic spirit.

Elise raised an eyebrow, surprised to receive such treatment. She had been to the Ancient Arena many times before, facing death countless times, yet she had never gained any powerful inheritance there.

Just as Elise was wondering what kind of inheritance she would receive, the light condensed into a graceful lady wearing a red evening gown with incredibly alluring curves, but unfortunately her face was shrouded in light.

The moment she appeared, Elise felt everything around her freeze.

Whether it was the bigwigs in the audience or the students in the preparation seats, it all seemed as if the pause button had been pressed.

Even a fool could tell something was wrong, but before Elise could make a move, the beautiful lady who was supposed to be standing opposite her appeared beside her at some point.

A gentle voice whispered in her ear: "You smell like Him, how interesting~"

“You are the fourth successor of Ailuobai (the fifth successor of the Silk).” The gentle Qi Shengyin suddenly turned to surprise: “That little bitch actually has a successor. No way, I have to find a way to snatch you away.”

Volume 1: Chapter 197 Your Background is Quite Complex

“Let me see…” The mature and elegant lady circled around Elise, her expression changing from surprise to astonishment.

"Your background is quite complicated." She looked into Elise's eyes, then at Elise's left hand: "Besides that little bitch's mark, even the little glutton left its mark on you. What delicious food did you feed it?"

She looked down at Elise's ankle, a smug look in her eyes: "What did I see? Gaia's blessing and a bit of His authority. You're really bold, actually stealing the authority of a god. But I like it."

"You still smell of that bug on you. You really aren't picky at all. Aren't you afraid it will turn you into a bug too?" Her tone suddenly paused, becoming doubtful. "No, if it were that bug, it would never have let you steal Gaia's power, unless..."

As if she had discovered something interesting, the smile on her face became even brighter.

"There's still the scent of life, but with that little bitch around, it's not surprising there are traces of life."

"Well, although your background is quite complicated, I like people like you who are greedy to the point of death. You are very suitable to be my successor. I will take your silence as a yes."

Upon hearing what the other person said, Elise almost rolled her eyes, if she could do that.

At this moment, Elise was frozen in place, just like everyone else in the arena, but she could hear the woman's voice; otherwise, she could do nothing.

"That little bitch always liked to steal my things, and this time I'm going to steal from her too," the woman muttered softly, preparing to reach for Elise.

But at that moment, as if sensing something, she suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the preparation area.

Just as she was about to attack Elise, an extremely terrifying killing intent and a divine power fluctuation no less than hers suddenly came from that direction, as if it were a warning.

If she hadn't paused and attacked directly, she might already be torn to pieces.

No, her body doesn't have any flesh now.

"Don't worry, what I'm doing to her will only benefit her, not harm her. If you're not comfortable with that, you can supervise her yourself." After saying that, she turned around again, her back to the preparation area, and without any suspicion, reached out her hand to Elise.

Elise felt a burning sensation in her chest, a feeling she was not unfamiliar with. This was a feeling she would have when her body was imprinted with the marks of time. From her attitude towards Eloise and the other gods, it was clear that the other party was also a god, or an existence equal to a god.

She never imagined that there would be traces of gods left behind in the ancient arena; she had never encountered anything like this when playing games before.

"Alright, I've given you my mark. My time is running out. I know you probably still have a lot of questions, but I don't like being asked so many questions."

After Iris was branded, her body became transparent and ethereal, as if she might disappear at any moment. Even her previously carefree face showed a hint of melancholy.

Just as she was about to disappear, as if suddenly remembering something, her illusory body became real again, and the melancholy on her face disappeared: "I almost forgot, since I chose you as my successor, I should at least let you know what my name is."

She cleared her throat, then looked at Elise with a wild smile: "My name is Greed, you can also call me Lady Greed. As for the mark of greed on your body, you don't need to offer me anything to improve it. As long as you are greedy enough, the mark will respond to you."

"Alright, I'm really leaving now, or I'll be discovered."

After she finished speaking, her expression turned melancholy again, like that of a dying person, gradually becoming ethereal until she disappeared.

With the disappearance of the Greedy Lady, everything around her that had been at a standstill began to function again.

Elise seemed to have heard the name "Greedy Lady" somewhere before. She thought about it carefully, and if she remembered correctly, this was a scrapped character from the game.

Back when she was a gamer, some players unpacked the game and discovered a lot of unpublished information, including the Greedy Lady case, which was one of the scrapped cases.

Elise was quite curious at the time and looked into it, but the character only had a model and a name and never appeared in the story.

Even among the vast number of books in the game, there is no record of Him.

Just then, Olivia's voice suddenly came from the audience: "Iris, your trial is over. Please return to the preparation area."

Elise forced herself to control her emotions, trying not to show the slightest surprise. After all, nothing had just happened, so how could the battle be over before it even started?

It was obvious that it was the work of the Greedy Lady. She guessed that the other party had created a false memory and directly grafted it into the minds of everyone present.

That's perfect, otherwise we'd have to figure out how to get out of there.

With that thought in mind, Elise calmly stepped onto the invisible stairs and returned to her seat.

After returning to her seat, Elise opened the system panel. Although the system wouldn't assign her any tasks, it had one advantage: it clearly displayed her abilities.

Even if an ability hasn't appeared in the game, the system can still display it clearly and tell Elise how to use it.

Unsurprisingly, Elise quickly discovered the [Mark of Greed] skill in the skill bar.

Those who possess this mark can have multiple faiths simultaneously, and as long as they are not worried about being discovered, they can even become believers in all gods.

After becoming a follower of a god, the mark of greed can forcibly borrow some of the god's authority. If the borrowing goes undetected, the borrowed things will gradually be stained with Elise's color and take on her shape.

The mark of greed can also turn temporary buffs into permanent ones. For example, with Rumia's Divine Blessing, Elise can keep the Divine Blessing, which only lasts for five minutes, permanent on herself.

However, according to the skill description, it may take a long time to make a buff permanent, but as the Greedy Mark is upgraded, the time required will be greatly reduced.

She plans to go back and see how it goes; for now, she'll just be a spectator for a while.

I wonder if I'll stand out too much in the Greedy Lady's fabricated memories.

Volume 1: Chapter 198 Greedy Elise

The gains from the Ancient Arena were somewhat unexpected for Elise, and she felt that her plans needed to be revised.

The appearance of the Greedy Lady is very likely due to Eloise, but other reasons cannot be ruled out. In any case, Elise always felt that the other party's choice of her as the successor was not as simple as the other party claimed.

I guess they saw something in themselves, so they added some weight to themselves.

In any case, the power of the mark of greed is extremely strong, and since the other party has offered it up, she would not possibly refuse it.

Elise didn't pay much attention to the trials that followed, except for a brief glimpse when Flora appeared.

Flora's trial was strange. After her opponent appeared, he stood there quietly without attacking Flora. Instead, he was communicating in a way that outsiders could not understand. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be a communication between magical artisans.

When the exchange ended, the other person transformed into a stream of light and merged into Flora's body.

Iris wasn't surprised to see Flora inherit the craft in this way; she had seen similar situations in the game, and it was a sign that Flora's craftsmanship was being recognized.

Flora returned to the preparation area in a daze. She had no idea how well she had performed and had completed the trial in such a confused state. So she subconsciously looked at Iris.

Feeling Flora's gaze, Elise smiled back at her: "You did very well. Everyone's trial is different, so don't worry about your special circumstances."

Hearing Miss Iris say this, Flora felt relieved. She mentioned that she was able to be shortlisted thanks to the magical artifact that Miss Iris lent her, and she didn't know how to thank her enough.

Shuo thought he should wait until the holidays to go and thank Miss Iris in person. However, if he were to visit her in person, he would have to prepare a gift. He couldn't very well offer himself up to Miss Iris, could he?

Flora, who is quite confused about interpersonal relationships, plans to ask her dear sister when the time comes.

After Flora's trial ended, there were only a few people left. Not long after, everyone's trial was over. However, before leaving with their instructors, everyone signed a special confidentiality agreement.

You must never reveal what you saw in the ancient arena, or your soul will be severely damaged.

However, this applies to others. Elise is quite confident in her soul strength. Even if she violates the confidentiality agreement, her soul will only suffer minor injuries at most, which is not a big deal.

Her confidence stems from her past experiences.

At the risk of his soul being annihilated, Wu revealed an extremely important piece of information to Vivian.

At that time, her soul strength was not as strong as it is now, so she almost died and had to stay in bed for half a year before she could barely recover. However, since then, her strength has remained stagnant.

He only fully recovered after being reborn from death.

I wonder if Vivian has remembered this memory? Elise felt she should subtly probe her later, but what if Vivian started crying again?

Well, Vivian actually looks quite pretty when she cries.

Elise's mind was filled with twisted, wicked pleasures.

……

In the Greedy Lady's fabricated memories, Elise's performance was probably rather average; she wasn't specifically called in for a talk or anything like that.

So after signing the confidentiality agreement, she went straight back to the academy and then teleported back to the vicinity of the manor.

As for Nora, she didn't return until evening.

Seeing her exhausted appearance, Elise couldn't help but ask curiously, "What happened to you?"

"That old man, the dean, kept pulling me aside and talking about this and that, he said a lot of things, but he also said that I did a good job this time, and that I could go to the academy's treasury to choose something as a reward." Nora showed some excitement as she said this, the Imperial Magic Academy must have some good things in its treasury.

What did you choose?

"I haven't made a choice yet. I told you I was tired and wanted to go tomorrow, so I came to ask you for some information."

Nora thought Elise should know what was in the Academy's vault, so asking her first would definitely be fine.

Elise looked at Nora with some surprise: "Wooden head, when did you become so smart?"

"I'm not called Wood, and I've always been smart, okay!" Nora said irritably.

"You can ask me to help you choose, but you'll have to pay a small price~" Elise's lips curled up slightly, revealing an enigmatic smile.

“Just tell me what you want, and I’ll choose it for you,” Nora said without hesitation.

Even Elise didn't expect Nora to be so direct, so direct that she was a little embarrassed.

"You know the academy's treasury has many good things, and you're just giving them to me like this?"

"I only found this god-slaying weapon because of the information you gave me. You've helped me so much, I have to show my appreciation."

Sensing the sincerity in Nora's eyes, Elise turned her head away somewhat shyly and said softly, "Never mind, there's nothing I want in the academy's treasury. You can just give me any gift you like."

Before Nora could speak, Elise continued, "In the academy's treasury, there are three most precious items, but the one most suitable for you is a broken sword. It was used by the God of War, and with your current abilities, you should be able to glean some insights from it."

"Alright, that's all. I'm going back to eat now. If you want to stay for dinner, you can help yourself."

Watching Elise's hurried departure, Nora blinked and couldn't help but ask the person inside her, "Why did Elise run so fast?"

"She wasn't wrong when she said you were a blockhead." The ethereal voice rang in Nora's ears. She was already regretting why she hadn't gone a little harder back in the ancient arena.

On the other side, Elise, who had already walked some distance, rubbed her slightly flushed cheeks, and then a pleasant smile appeared on her lips.

Nora, that blockhead, is finally starting to get it. It wasn't for nothing that she had put in so much effort before. Even if she was a blockhead, Elise was determined to make her into her own shape.

Just then, Elise felt a burning sensation in her chest, a response from the mark of greed.

It seems that the Greedy Lady was right; he was indeed quite suitable to be her successor.

Elise twitched the corner of her mouth, but her eyes remained completely expressionless.

Volume 1: Chapter 199 Elise, the Bully Who Bullies the Weak and Fears the Strong

"You're back! How did the trial go?"