77: Chapter 77: The Reason for the Chance Encounter 77: Chapter 77: The Reason for the Chance Encounter “Next, cos the second phase of this class.”
“You have three Magic Tis to freely explore.
When the light ball in the sky turns gold, return here to gather.”
“Whatever items you find during the exploration, you will retain ownership of them.
But rember to keep them on you, as we will use them in subsequent lessons.”
“Finally, beware of the hidden Magic Traps and dangerous subterranean creatures—I do not wish to see any casualties among you!”
Nancy waved her hand, and Magic Power gathered into a gentle whirlwind under her Will, sweeping the dust around the fountain into nothingness.
She then sat by the cleansed side of the pool, pulling out a grey-white Magic Book and started to read on her own.
After receiving the instruction for free exploration, the crowd dispersed in a hubbub, heading for various parts of the city ruins.
A small proportion of stronger Second and Third Rank Pamir students tacitly chose to head towards the majestic building behind the fountain.
It was clear to the discerning eye that this building was likely the City Lord Mansion of this city.
The odds of finding sothing valuable there were the highest.
Indeed, explorers from the Academy may have thoroughly scoured the place beforehand, and all significant items might have been looted.
But valuable finds aren’t necessarily treasures; the decorative style, structural features, Inscriptions murals, deciphered chanisms, and Ancient Magic Arrays are also exceptionally precious knowledge to them.
After all, their main purpose is to learn, not to hunt for treasure.
……
Strolling leisurely through a decaying High Elf garden, Anvis appeared to be casually observing the surrounding Elf architecture.
But beneath the white glove on his left hand, a gemstone-set ring sparkled with a faint glow, linking to an invisible Secret Technique Eye in the air.
The surrounding environnt was peculiarly vibrant, even though the original vegetation had long since turned to dust.
Strange bioluminescent spore plants unique to the underground world replaced them, flourishing here.
While pretending to inspect the surrounding buildings, Anvis manipulated the Secret Technique Eye to float slowly, secretly keeping tabs on the young girl’s real-ti location.
He was not worried about his actions being discovered, as many students had cast similar Spells to explore the surroundings.
Once the free exploration began, Anvis’s attention was fixed on Claire.
As expected, the girl did not join the many higher-Tier students entering the City Lord Mansion to explore but headed towards the ordinary residential area of the city.
Compared to the buildings along the main avenue, those in that area were noticeably more dilapidated and decayed.
Although she was the only one exploring in that direction, due to the extensive area of the ruins, her movents did not seem conspicuous.
“Sohow this scene of tailing soone feels familiar, like sothing I’ve experienced in a ga in my previous life…”
While secretly watching, Anvis mused sowhat amusingly.
He didn’t plan to try his luck; keeping a close watch on Claire’s every move in the ruins was the best exploration strategy.
As a celebrity not inferior to the Orbins in his past life, she had a strange aura about her.
Oftentis, so weird incident related to ancient ruins would befall her, but she would always co out on top with great benefits, and miraculously escape unscathed.
However, it is worth noting that because she is so lucky, one should think twice before becoming her companion.
There’s a saying among the Empire’s common folk: ‘When a tiger is chasing you, you don’t need to outrun the tiger, you just need to outrun your companion.’
Claire is that companion you can never outrun.
“Forget it, just controlling the Secret Technique Eye to follow her shouldn’t count as tailing.
After all, how can a Spellcaster’s action be labeled as such…
Hm?”
In the visual image transmitted back by the Magic Eye, the girl observed the surrounding buildings and entered what seed to be an ordinary two-story house at the side of the residential area.
The weathered pearl-white stone walls adorned with curved decorative lines, the pale elf-tile rooftop was broken and in disrepair.
The wooden louvers had long since turned to dust over the long years, leaving only the empty and hollow relief window fras…
Everything seed no different from the rest of the buildings on either side.
Has she found sothing?
Anvis walked out of the courtyard, soundlessly heading towards the building the girl had chosen.
He didn’t walk quickly, after all, surreptitiously following soone was not sothing to be proud of.
Moreover, he couldn’t be sure that she must have found sothing, it’s also possible that she just went in to take a look.
“Boom——”
A loud noise erupted as a section of the roof, covered with Elf tiles, collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Good, now he could be fairly certain that she probably found sothing.
And there was a reason for the ‘chance eting’: he noticed the noise from the collapsing roof and ca over to check——
With a slight smile, Anvis quickened his step toward the small building.
A few students in the distance were also drawn to the noise of the collapse, but seeing Anvis already on his way, they did not continue to pay attention.
Except for one girl who was always covertly keeping an eye on his movents, Pekara.
Since their first eting, she noticed Anvis’s extraordinary qualities.
He received perfect marks in the freshman welco ceremony, his manners flawless and elegant, maintaining a composed and natural deanor throughout.
All of this indicated that he likely ca from one of those truly ancient families!
During the subsequent dinner, through everyone’s subtle probing, she beca more confident about this.
Pekara hailed from Baiwana province in the southern part of the Empire, a mix of Imperial and Federation blood, with golden wavy hair and beautiful violet eyes.
Her father was a true rchant, as one of the titans of the Empire’s largest Chamber of Comrce force — the White Rose Comrce Alliance, making tens of millions of Gold Coins in profit each year.
But in this world, there were many things that Gold Coins couldn’t buy.
Despite a family fortune that exceeded that of many lesser Nobles, the social status of the rchant class remained low, not favored by the high society Nobles who often only viewed them as vulgar nouveaux riches.
Moreover, she was but one among her father’s several dozen daughters.
With her exceptional Talent, and a mother who held a higher status in her father’s heart, she was able to fight for this precious opportunity to enter Pamir.
However, her Talent in Pamir Academy was nothing special.
For this single spot at the Pamir Mysterious and Relics Academy, her father had splurged millions of Gold Coins!
And that’s considering that the study of Mysticism was quite unpopular!
All these efforts were just so that she could secure a ticket to the upper class.
Pekara knew that with her current Talent and the resources she could freely utilize, graduating shouldn’t be a problem, but she was destined not to achieve greatness.
Unless she could connect with a true genius, or the descendant of a great Noble.
All this, was what her mother quietly told her before she boarded the Floating Ship!
At this mont, although she wasn’t capable enough to notice the Magic Eye in the sky, she saw Anvis’s sudden move towards the collapsed building,
Her instincts as a girl told her: Follow him, imdiately!
Initially, she was hesitating about how to interact with Anvis without seeming too deliberate.
Now, she felt she had found the perfect reason.
She noticed the noise of the collapsing roof and ca over to check——
Thinking happily, Pekara swiftly changed direction, quickly chasing towards Anvis.
“Ah!”
In the next instant, the girl not watching her step stumbled fiercely, almost falling to the ground.
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