Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

In a short while, several people took the elevator to leave the top floor and disappeared in the corridor.

Then the three Taimanin hiding in the dark breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed their bodies a little.

"What a great opportunity! Mr. Uehara, there's no one in the Red Queen's office right now. Let's go in and search. Maybe we'll find out why Lin Zhiyu and the others came to look for the Red Queen!"

At this time, the voice of Fuma Kotaro sounded in the headphones of the three Taimanin.

"Fuma-san's suggestion is a good one, but Akiyama, Mizuki, we can't let our guard down just because the Red Queen's office is empty! We must proceed with caution and be careful not to trigger any traps during the search..."

"Fuma-kun, Uehara-sensei!"

Suddenly, before Uehara Rin could finish her words, Akiyama Rinko interrupted her.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Akiyama-san?"

At this time, Uehara Rin took a closer look at Akiyama Rinko and found that Akiyama Rinko's face looked a little ugly. Compared with her usual gentleness, she had obviously become much more serious.

"Teacher Uehara, if we want to investigate why Lin Zhiyu and the others came into contact with Red Queen Aixiu, wouldn't it be a good idea to continue tracking Lin Zhiyu and Aixiu's movements?"

"Now Lin Zhiyu took the elevator to the underground arena with Aixiu alone, without bringing his companions. It seems that he and Aixiu have some secret."

"So I think we can assign one person to follow Lin Zhiyu and Ai Xiu to the underground arena and continue tracking and investigating these two people."

Having said that, Akiyama Rinko took a step forward and almost told Uehara Rinnao that she was going to act alone.

At this time, Uehara Rin frowned and looked at Akiyama Rinko. She wanted to say something, but in their headphones, Fuma Kotaro's voice sounded first:

"Hmm...Akiyama-senpai, do you want to follow me to the underground arena and continue to monitor that man named Lin Zhiyu and the Red Queen?"

As Fuma Kotaro's voice sounded in the headphones, Uehara Rin, who was about to speak, suddenly became quiet.

Because Fuma Kotaro, who studied military tactics and command operations in the academy, is actually the commander of this operation.

As a teacher, Rin Uehara plays a more protective role to prevent the future flowers of Wuche Academy from dying unexpectedly.

In other words, although Rin Uehara has a lot of say in the team because of her identity as a teacher, the person who really has the final say in this mission should be Fuma Kotaro.

Akiyama Rinko also realized this at this time, so she said to Fuma Kotaro remotely:

"Don't you think, Lord Feng Mo, that we should carry out the mission with both hands in order to gain as much as possible? Moreover, time is of the essence. We must make a decision quickly and without further hesitation..."

Perhaps he was persuaded by Rinko Akiyama, or perhaps he felt it was a waste to let three Taimanin search an office at the same time, Fuma Kotaro only thought for a moment and decided to accept Rinko Akiyama's suggestion.

But before that, Fuma Kotaro still respected his teacher and asked for Uehara Rin's opinion.

In response, Uehara Rin just shook his head and said:

"Fuma-san, you are the commander, and whatever you say is what counts. Regardless of right or wrong, at least in this operation, I will always fully support you."

Hearing what Uehara Rin said in the headphones, Fuma Kotaro pondered for a moment, then said - "Okay", and then encouraged Akiyama Rinko:

"Then go ahead! Akiyama-senpai, I'll be watching over you from behind."

Rinko Akiyama made a "hmm" sound, then looked at the tall, fair-skinned, beautiful Uehara Rin and the dark-skinned and thin Mizuki Yukikaze who were standing beside her, nodded to them, and turned away.

Watching Akiyama Rinko leave with quick steps, Mizuki Yukikaze couldn't help but pursed his lips and whispered:

"Strange, why do I always feel that Sister Rinko is different from usual? She seems to have a sense of urgency for some unknown reason..."

Rin Uehara and Yukikaze Mizuki were standing together, so they naturally heard Yukikaze Mizuki's mumbling, so they reminded Kotaro Fuuma in the headphones to take full care of Rinko Akiyama from now on.

"Fuma-san, please help Akiyama keep an eye on the road ahead. With her strength as a full-fledged Taimanin, as long as she doesn't fall into any traps, she will be able to overcome any danger she encounters."

"Okay, Mr. Uehara, I'll leave it to you to take care of Xuefeng..."

"Hey, hey, hey! Stupid Fuma, why are you treating me like a child who doesn't understand anything?"

"Uh... aren't you?"

"Ah! You big idiot Fuma, I'm so angry!"

……

……

At the same time, Mizuki Yukikaze, who was on the top floor of Hongtianlou, started arguing with Fuma Kotaro for no apparent reason.

On the other side, Rinko Akiyama had already stepped into the elevator and was going down to the bottom floor of Hongtian Building.

A descendant of the famous kendo family Akiyama, she is a lady from a wealthy family who almost never lies.

Just now, she actually lied to her friends.

In other words, some things were selectively concealed.

"That knife...it can't be wrong, it definitely can't be wrong!"

Standing alone in the somewhat empty elevator.

At this time, Rinko Akiyama recalled many past events.

At Goguruma Academy, many people knew the name Rinko Akiyama. They called her the academy's top talent, and almost everyone agreed that, despite not having graduated yet, she was already powerful enough to rival a serving Taimanin.

But all these praises and compliments from the academy never changed Rinko Akiyama's mentality, not even the slightest fluctuation.

Because she had been the number one genius of the famous kendo family Akiyama when she was still a child, and she was accustomed to hearing these words of praise.

Before she became the acting head of the family and joined Wuche Academy, even some of her brothers and sisters who were not very closely related by blood were full of admiration for her.

She naturally ignored them all and kept her distance.

Generally speaking, after discovering Rinko Akiyama's attitude, those brothers and sisters who admired her knew that there was no hope and gradually gave up hope.

Until one day, a skilled blacksmith emerged from the clan's forging lineage. They first announced that they would forge a fine sword specifically for her.

After the knife was finished, he openly brought it to her to give it to her, and in front of countless tribesmen, he loudly said the name he had given to the knife - Linzi.

Linzi, Linzi.

The swordsmith's thoughts were obvious.

However, at this time, Rinko Akiyama had already become the young master of the Akiyama clan. How could a young man in the clan be able to offend her?

Before Rinko Akiyama even had to say no, the elders of the tribe severely reprimanded the swordsman who forged the sword.

However, considering that the sword was indeed a good one, the elders still persuaded Rinko Akiyama to accept it.

After all, the fact that the sword is named after Rinko Akiyama doesn’t necessarily have to be linked to love affairs. It can also be said to be a tribute from the clan members to their genius young master!

But Rinko Akiyama firmly refused to accept the sword named Rinzushi, and even wanted to have the sword recast and renamed.

Later, the knife was put into the family inventory until it was stolen by a thief one day...

The author says:

Author's words: I was on a plane today and typed this chapter on my phone in a hurry. There might be a lot of typos, I don't know. Anyway, I will make some minor adjustments and polishes later.

Chapter 19: Value Monster! Evolution!

Hongtianlou underground arena.

The second game of the night was about to begin. Lin Zhiyu left the stands where Aixiu was, feeling refreshed, and went off to prepare for the game.

Aixiu originally planned to say some encouraging words to Lin Zhiyu at this time.

But because of what happened, Lin Zhiyu squeezed against the guardrail at the edge of the stands and bumped into him hard.

Now she just felt soft all over, and she lay back in her seat comfortably. She really didn't want to move at all, didn't want to say anything, and was not even that interested in the next game.

Although the opponent she arranged for Lin Zhiyu in the next match is not easy, but if it is Lin Zhiyu, there must be no problem, right?

After all, he is someone even Aniloz recognizes!

When thinking of this, all that came to Ai Xiu's mind were the scenes in the stands just now and the scene in the room upstairs where he was severely bullied by Lin Zhiyu.

"Hmm~"

The thought of the villain's ferocity immediately brought back the blush that had finally faded from Aixiu's face. She moaned softly and squeezed her legs together uncontrollably. The middle and ring fingers of her right hand subconsciously reached down and scratched.

Then she raised her hand, stretched out her nimble tongue, tasted the sea on her fingertips, and then licked her lips and whispered:

"Such an amazing man, it would be great if I could be with him every day~"

At the same time, Lin Zhiyu, who was already walking in the underground contestant passage and was about to go on stage, suddenly heard the prompt sound of the infinite system in his mind.

[Secondary Quest - Gaining the Favor of Aniloz or Aixiu, with new progress]

[Ai Xiu's favorability towards you has increased to 30+, triggering the first reward. You received 30 redemption coupons.]

Unexpectedly, Aixiu's favorability towards him had only risen to 30+ at this time. Lin Zhiyu paused, unable to understand.

It felt like this woman's affection for him was forced upon him.

But when I was by her side just now after we finished working together, her favorability towards me didn't increase enough, so why did it increase after I left?

"Could it be that because I was in a hurry to compete, I only came once, and she was left wanting. Now her mind is full of thoughts about me, and her feelings for me have increased because of that?"

Lin Zhiyu was making wild guesses.

Little did I know that this was actually the truth.

Next, he quickened his pace and was about to walk into the contestant passage and into the elevator that could lift the contestants directly to the ring when Lin Zhiyu heard the voice of the competition host.

"Dear audience friends! Next up is the second match! It's been a while since we last met. Blue Rose, with a record of nine wins and no losses, is ranked third in the standings! She's finally here again!"

"But even Blue Rose might be defeated this time and forced to join the popular defeat penalty segment! Because her opponent this time is a super rising star signed by our Red Queen, Lady Aixiu!"

"It's said that this Mr. Lin Zhiyu defeated the Black Swordsman Ah Bang and has a mutual respect for the Iron Witch Aniloz. Just today, he helped Aniloz defeat the White Snake Li Meifeng on the street~!"

In the grand arena, the bunny girl host on the big screen briefly talked about Lin Zhiyu's record.

The audience, who were originally wondering why there was a new male fighter today and were cursing and saying they wanted to see female fighters fighting each other, couldn't help but shut their mouths and changed their words after a brief silence.

"Damn! I've been wanting to see Blue Rose being pinned to the ground and fucked! That guy surnamed Lin must win!"

"Punishment for defeat! I want to see Blue Rose get beaten down and take the punishment for defeat!"

"It would be so funny if the third-ranked female warrior was actually pinned to the ground and rubbed! Hahahaha!"

……

For tonight's audience, just listening to the host's simple introduction, the new fighter Lin Zhiyu has already brought them a strong sense of freshness and anticipation.

Everyone knows that the Blue Roses, who are ranked third in the standings and have a record of nine wins and no losses, will definitely not be defeated easily.

But precisely because of this, the audience wanted to see Lin Zhiyu win even more, and they were even more looking forward to the scene where Blue Rose, who had won nine games in a row, was suddenly pinned down on the ring and fucked like a sow!

Unlike the audience, although Lin Zhiyu is confident, he does not dare to underestimate the enemy.

After all, he heard everything the host said just now.

Any player who can achieve nine wins and no losses in a high-intensity competition like the Red Sky Tower Underground Arena, where losing once means eternal damnation, is definitely stronger than the previous Black Swordsman Abang.

"Ai Xiu increased my strength and arranged such a powerful opponent just to see how strong I am. So why not fulfill her wish..."

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu called out the personal information panel in his mind——

【Lin Zhiyu】

Strength: 71 (+62)

Agility: 41 (+31)

Stamina: 56 (+46)

Spirit: 31 (+20)

Equipment: Taidao - Rinzu (upgradeable)

Voucher balance: 120

Talents & Skills:

Absolute Concentration, Summoning Snake Spirit (Yiji), Summoning Snake Spirit (Fengji), Infinite Strength, Red Mouth Light

(The average value of each attribute of normal young and middle-aged humans is 10)

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Compared to when he first came to this world, Lin Zhiyu's current improvements are mainly: using the head of the undead to exchange for a 20-point endurance increase from the infinite system, purchasing the powerful skill of Red Mouth Light, and replacing it with an all-round better weapon.

The exchange voucher income and expenditure went from an initial balance of 100 to 300 after submitting the undead head to the Infinity System. Then, purchasing the skill Red Mouth Light cost 240, leaving 60. Adding the 30 favorability bonuses from Aniloz and Aixiu, the current balance of the exchange voucher was 120.