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"And within such a prestigious university, it's natural that there should be a group of elegant scholars pursuing knowledge and truth, full of bookish spirit, just like the school motto: 'The stars change, wisdom is eternal'..."

"They could never guess that this group of people are actually a group of paranoid and violent people who are in danger of losing their lives."

A hint of mockery flashed in Dean Snowfern's eyes.

It patted Ishtar under it with its furry tail.

"Ishtar, let our new students see the true meaning of this obelisk."

"Yes."

Ishtar retracted the joking and resentful look in her eyes and nodded seriously. A small and exquisite emblem appeared in the palm of her hand.

Then, Ishtar grasped the emblem and stroked her hand on the magnificent obelisk.

The next moment.

The glittering starlight twinkled on both the emblem and the pitch-black stone tablet.

It was clearly noon, but with the obelisk as the origin, an illusory sky suddenly appeared, covering up the originally clear blue sky.

Stars leaped out from the obelisk, reflecting on the dark dome.

The sky, the earth, the mountains, the plains... there is bright and dreamy starlight in all directions, as if the real night sky has arrived and the stars have become a sea.

Rast's eyes swept across the stars around him, then paused slightly on one of them.

Ingrid

【College Codename: "Yin Iron"】

[Sequence Long Stage: Justice]

Second place at the 873rd Round Table, graduated from Lionheart College, Star University six years ago.

[Currently serving as Director of the Inspectorate at the Granville Department of Homeland Order.]

……

Every time Rast's gaze passed over a star, a complex stream of information, accompanied by soft starlight, washed into his brain.

"see it?"

Dean Yin's voice rang in his ears.

"Every star engraved on the obelisk is the name of a traveler in the dark night."

"The name of a night traveler..."

Last thought for a moment and said, "Since this senior Ingrid was the second seat of the 873rd Round Table six years ago, what about the other eleven members of her class?"

He scanned the surrounding celestial bodies until he had traversed the previous and next two periods, but only found six information streams with corresponding descriptions, which was five less than the "Twelve Seats of the Round Table" he had heard from Ishtar before.

"Because they are no longer alive."

Dean Yin's voice lost its previous laziness: "Three seats died before graduation, and two seats died after graduation."

"Most of them disappeared into the night world and never returned... and one died in a riot orchestrated by a secret organization in the present world."

"That's where they belong."

Dean Yin pointed his tail towards the sky above the obelisk, above the dark sky.

The sky is the dividing line.

Under the sky, stars float in the air like dreamy meteors, hot and bright, extremely gorgeous.

And above the sky, the stars in the depths of the sea of ​​stars are ethereal and distant, appearing dim and untouchable.

They slowly twinkle with the flow of the night sky, like a real sea of ​​stars.

"Every star in that vast expanse is a tombstone for someone who has passed away."

"One after another, travelers died in the echoes of the past, becoming sources of light and fire that watch over this land from afar, whose names no one knows."

"They are devoted to the darkness of the night, yet they shine like stars."

"This is—"

“The origin of the name ‘Stars’.”

Chapter 48 Codename: Shore Guardian

Dean Yin paused for a moment.

Then its sound did not pass through the air, but rang directly in Rast's ears.

"I know that little Ishtar is very dissatisfied with the behavior of some nobles in the capital. She probably also complained to you about the dirty deeds of the extraordinary people in this world."

"However, those people are not all there is to everyone. The nobles of the Granville Empire cannot represent Starry University."

"The Night World Channel has existed for nine hundred years, and Starry University has also existed for nine hundred years."

"For these nine hundred years, the academy has been the first barrier between the night world and the present world, and it's also the most solid and powerful barrier... It has blocked all the old twilight disasters, as well as the ambitions of countless secret organizations and cults."

"If necessary, Starry University can continue for another nine hundred years... until the day when the Night World and the echoes of history completely disappear."

"Will there really be a day when the night world disappears completely?" asked Luster.

"Who knows?"

Dean Yin yawned nonchalantly. "But think about it rationally. Since the lost history of the past cannot be infinite, then the power of the Night World's reverberations cannot be infinite either."

"According to the latest speculation of the Ruins Institute, the total number of passages to the Night World may be seventy-two."

"According to the records of Starry University, the Night World has appeared or been conquered more than sixty times in the past nine hundred years. Furthermore, the rate at which Night Worlds appear has been accelerating recently..."

"Perhaps within a few decades, or even a few years, even before you and little Tina graduate, all seventy-two night worlds will appear."

"By then, either the entire continent will be destroyed by the old twilight disaster, or the night world will be completely cleared... everything will be settled."

It gently shook its tail, and the illusory black sky and the twinkling stars disappeared.

On the obelisk, there was only a list of hundreds of items ranked from top to bottom.

In the tenth place, Rast saw Hiltina's name.

Her school code name is "Ranger".

"Forest Ranger" Hiltina.

"Every student who truly becomes a Night Traveler must register at the Obelisk and have their soul imprinted."

Dean Yin's eyes flickered with silver light. "Since you said before that you have permanently solidified your mental state at the age of seventeen, then I will register you as a second-year student, just like Little Tina."

"There's no rush to sort the houses. We can talk about it later. Um... you still need to fill in your school intranet code name and your Night Blade information."

"Of course, you can fill in Nightblade's information however you want. You just need to make up the numbers in the file."

"With most of the corresponding abilities of the Sequence Long Stage being publicly known, Night Blade is every Transcendent's biggest trump card... Although it will eventually be exposed as you continue to use it, it's always better to hide it for a while."

Last looked at the black stone tablet in front of him with the prompt symbol flashing continuously and the phantom keyboard emerging out of thin air. For a moment, he had the illusion that he was creating an account.

In a sense, this is not an illusion. The level of civilization in this world is not much inferior to that of his previous life, and he is actually creating an account on the campus network of Star University.

【Please enter your Night Blade information:】

Looking at the information that appeared on the stone tablet, Rast smiled and said, "Actually, my Night Blade is very ordinary. There's nothing to hide."

"My Night Blade is called 'Copy Eye'."

"This Night Blade not only greatly enhances my dynamic vision, but also allows me to observe, imitate, and copy the movements, sequence abilities, and even the effects of specific Night Blades through long periods of time."

"Of course, the ultimate effect of the copy depends on many factors, including the difference in rank between me and the target, the time I spend observing and imitating, my own physical fitness and skill compatibility, and so on."

As he spoke, he finished entering the Night Blade's information and clicked the "Confirm Submit" button.

"Copy Eye?"

Ishtar's eyes moved when she heard this: "You are also a pupil-based Night Blade like me."

"Furthermore, this Night Blade of yours is no ordinary one." She checked her smart device. "This is an extremely rare copying Night Blade. Even in the Arcana Tower's database, there's only one such example. That Night Blade is called 'Copy.' It only requires touching the target for five seconds to directly copy their Night Blade."

"You might think your Night Blade is far inferior to 'Clone,' but that's not the case. 'Clone' is only effective against targets whose rank is lower than the user's, and the Night Blade's effectiveness is forcibly reduced by one level."

"But your copy eye is different. Although it's an imitation, it might not be as simple and crude as 'copying' in the early stages. But since it's about learning rather than copying, it means you can, like the Night Blade's master, refine your abilities through continuous practice."

"It's possible that one day a fake will surpass the original."

Ishtar's ahoge hair twitched.

"Besides, the effective range of 'Copy' only includes the opponent's Night Blade, while your Copy Eye's effective range also includes physical movements, sequence abilities, etc., so its application range is also much wider."

"Believe me, when it comes to development potential, your Night Blade is no less capable than the current members of the Twelve Round Table."

Dean Yin, who had been dozing off with his eyes closed on top of Ishtar's head, also opened his eyes, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his ruby-like eyes.

Copy Eye——

If we understand the mental image literally, it can be explained that Last has seen too many people and things, and he can disguise the mental image and personality of others just by imitating them. The Night Blade and the mental image are quite consistent.

just.

Dean Yin glanced at Last beside him.

It always felt that this guy was fooling it, but it had no evidence.

As Rast input the Night Blade information, new words suddenly appeared on the obelisk.

[Please enter your college code, this code is only used for the internal system of Fanxing University]

If the code name is blank, the Obelisk Intelligence will automatically generate an internal academy code name based on your Night Blade information.

Looking at the prompt information on the obelisk, Last paused.

Then, his fingers moved slightly and he typed new words on the dark surface of the obelisk.

[The internal code of the college cannot be changed after confirmation. Do you want to confirm? ]

【Confirmation completed】

[Registration information has been submitted, your obelisk engraving has been logged in]

[Your academy's internal code name is——]

【Shore Guardian】

Chapter 49: Destiny is as brilliant as a meteor

Dean Yin lay on top of Ishtar's head and stared at Rast for a long time.

But in the end, Dean Yin suppressed the urge to use the "Moon of Truth" again to check whether this kid was fooling him.

It would be such a waste to use that ability just for my curiosity. I don't know how many bags of dried fish I would have to eat to make up for it.

On the other side, Rast confirmed his obelisk file.

He saw a small star suddenly jump out from beside his hand.

This inconspicuous star twinkled slightly, then merged into the dark obelisk, becoming one with the vast stars engraved on it, and becoming difficult to distinguish.

at the same time.

Last saw the ranking list on the dark surface of the obelisk, and there was an extra line of inconspicuous text near the bottom.

【Last】

[College Codename: "Shore Keeper"]

[Sequence Long Stage: Tower]

[Sophomore, Obelisk ranking 605th, unassigned]

His eyes moved slightly, and he saw the name of Rodri, the train conductor who possessed the Night Blade "All Roads", at the 600th position.

This guy is only five places higher than the freshmen who just enrolled.

"Although you should have roughly guessed it, I will still explain it to you again as a guide for new students."

"The ranking on the Starry Obelisk has nothing to do with your actual rank or combat power... The only criterion for the Obelisk ranking is your contribution to conquering the Night World."

"Conquering the Remnants of History, completing exploration in the Night World, gathering important intelligence, summarizing effective and reliable rules in the Night World, creating emblematic ceremonial equipment, and so on... all will be recorded as contributions by the Starry Obelisk."

Dean Yin looked at Last and spoke.