Chapter 819: The Night of Distorted Truth (3.5k)
The night was long and vast. At the center of Magical Capital University, a cordon was set up. Outside the cordon, a crowd of onlookers, including students and priests from outside the university, had gathered. No one knew what had happened.
In the central area, three giant Qian Cheng vehicles, with their heads bowed, were looking around. Opposite them were several figures whose shapes were stretched by the light.
“Flirt, aren’t we leaving yet?”
Bai Zhi tied up her hair, wearing the white coat that once belonged to Bairnis. She looked up at the endless night sky, her usually mischievous face now adorned with a gentle expression.
“We’re not just picking people up; we need to investigate some things on this trip.”
Glancing at Bai Zhi, Su Jiu shook her head. She needed to bring along one or two scholars knowledgeable in geology and ancient monsters. Her cousin was one, and then there was another…
It was the Mohua crystal mine, coveted by the Eagle Country, that was the fuse for all the wars. However, the words of the former “Mad Ghost” Jialuo made her feel a strange contradiction.
Jialuo had said, “The last feather is on him, and that Mohua essence is the only valuable item on him.”
But, clearly, according to Youyou’s speculation, it was not so. There were large deposits of Mohua crystal ore underground in Aers. With Jialuo blessed by God Spa, he must have known something…
Yet, he had not chosen to exploit the underground Mohua crystal ore.
After all, these Mohua crystal ores could be exchanged for a large amount of weapons and human support, and could even summon extremely powerful individuals of the walker level!
Essence ore, formations, ancient relics…
Su Jiu narrowed her eyes.
What secrets was God Spa hiding?
What required large amounts of Mohua crystal stones to destabilize spatial structures?
“Cousin, our primary objective this time is to bring back those students.”
On the other side, Su Ze was organizing the necessary equipment for the trip and some items donated by students and teachers, serving as logistics.
Finally, putting on a blue steel helmet, he was the first to board one of the Qian Cheng vehicles and said solemnly, “Exploration is based on their safety.”
“I know what’s important.”
Su Jiu replied. Although she didn’t bring any weapons, her strength was no longer the same as when she had to act meekly in front of a Demigod. In the dark, if she activated the “Night Lord’s” double authority, suppressing an intermediate War God would be more than enough.
“Loquat branch…”
Bai Zhi lowered her head, looking at the loquat branch at Su Jiu’s waist, her light green pupils lost in thought.
As she approached her second challenge, some of her memories from her past life resurfaced.
The little flower fairy remembered that in her previous life, the cloaked figure who had given her the special skill had a similar loquat branch tucked at his waist.
“Who cares about all that.”
She closed her eyes, shook her head gently, and gradually came back to her senses.
“Miss Su, we meet again.”
While Su Jiu and the others were talking in low voices, a clear female voice rang out. They followed the sound and saw a figure clad in a golden robe with wine-red hair appear outside the cordon. Although it was night, she looked exceptionally striking.
She was carrying a small alchemical box, and her charmingly petite face wore a smile. This was the other accompanying traveler – Lin Chujiu.
“Who is she?”
The little flower fairy narrowed her eyes and subconsciously held the hand of the girl beside her, tucking her arm between her own slightly curved chest. She tightened her grip, puffing out her cheeks as if to declare ownership.
“A professional teacher responsible for investigating geology and formations, and also…”
Su Jiu greeted Lin Chujiu, then swept her gaze across the stunned teachers and students of Imperial Capital University outside. She slowly spoke again, “The granddaughter of the Principal of Imperial Capital University, one of the youngest professors, Lin Chujiu.”
Bai Zhi blinked, but her wariness did not diminish. Such an excellent woman could very likely become a cunning cat.
When Lin Chujiu reached them, her gaze swept over Bai Zhi, and she was secretly surprised. Why did Su Jiu always bring different girls, and each with her own unique charm?
Su Jiu pinched the little flower fairy’s cheek with her other hand. Under the latter’s displeased “pout,” she turned sideways and chuckled:
“My wife, Bai Zhi. She will accompany us on this journey, and her strength is about the same as mine.”
Lin Chujiu was startled for a moment, then quickly reacted. She stepped forward and extended her hand to Bai Zhi, nodding in a professional manner:
“Miss Bai, happy cooperation.”
After reaching a certain level, different species could procreate, so she was not surprised by Su Jiu’s mention of “wife.”
Looking at the hand in front of her, Bai Zhi, having worked for a while, didn’t act like a little girl. Instead, she generously extended a hand and smiled:
“Happy cooperation, Teacher Lin.”
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s “official announcement,” the little flower fairy felt a sense of unexplained joy. Her eyes curved, like a child who had received candy.
Hehe~
Wait, not right!
Bai Zhi’s little face froze.
Wasn’t she supposed to be playing the role of a mischievous girl to anger Old Man Flirt?
Why had she become an innocent, sweet girl!
Ignoring Bai Zhi’s “Sichuan opera,” Lin Chujiu turned her head and said to Su Jiu with a serious expression:
“I found some information in an ancient text about Aers. I wasn’t looking for anything useful at first, but then I found something in a book called ‘Eastern and Western Campaigns’ compiled by a foreigner who called himself ‘Kunlun Slave’…”
“Something? Is it related to those Mohua crystal ores?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s spirits immediately lifted. Sometimes, professional matters should be handled by professionals.
Lin Chujiu shook her head and gave another answer:
“It’s related to the Western Crusades over five hundred years ago.”
Without waiting for Su Jiu to ask, she continued to speak:
“At that time, the Crusades intended to ally with a certain force in the East. The Others, upon learning of this, colluded from within and opened a spatial passage, intending to use alchemical bombs to ambush the main force of the Crusades along the way.”
“The location of the spatial passage is very vague, and it can only be speculated that it should be within a large area including Aers.”
Su Jiu was stunned. She seemed to understand the purpose of those Mohua crystal ores and was about to speak: “Then, those Mohua crystal ores…”
“There’s a certain probability they were used to disrupt the link with the Other world,” Lin Chujiu said softly. “But this is just speculation. Even if we publish this hypothesis, no one will believe it, and it’s been hundreds of years since the spatial teleportation, so the formation should be abandoned.”
“…”
Su Jiu lowered her eyes. What she said was true, but Jialuo’s actions and God Spa’s disappearance made her uneasy.
It actually involved Others…
She sighed lightly:
“Let’s get on the Qian Cheng first. The primary objective is to pick up the people.”
Just as they were preparing to set off, a figure suddenly broke through the cordon – it was the same female reporter from before.
As if certain that Su Jiu and the others wouldn’t do anything to her in public, she deliberately held up her selfie stick and shoved it towards the blood clan girl’s face:
“I heard you’re going to pick up the priests and students from Magical Capital University? What is your school’s attitude towards students abandoning their studies to become mercenaries?”
Su Jiu glanced at her, knowing she was live-streaming, and simply said in a low voice, “They are humanitarian doctors, not mercenaries.”
Then, she boarded the last Qian Cheng vehicle and sat firmly on its back. She raised her hand and snapped her fingers towards the sky. With a “咻” sound, and then a “bang!” sound like fireworks, the Qian Cheng began to flap its wings and move.
As the female reporter, who had been paid, wanted to say something else: “But…”
“Ouch!”
Suddenly, the female reporter was kicked from behind, and she stumbled and fell to the ground. Turning her head, she saw Bai Zhi bending over and making a face at her.
“Pfft~”
Su Jiu looked at the little flower fairy below and couldn’t help but smile: “This little fool…”
The next moment, Bai Zhi lightly tapped her foot and leaped up, sitting behind Su Jiu. She made a “bye-bye” gesture to the crowd below.
Then, the Qian Cheng’s wings suddenly flapped, and its massive body, accompanied by the shrinking shadow left on the ground, slowly ascended.
Watching the soaring figure in the sky, many people were lost in thought for a long time. Suddenly, another figure rushed in, wearing a camera on his chest; he seemed to be a reporter as well.
If Su Jiu were here, she would have recognized him – Xu Wutong, the People’s Daily reporter who had experienced the ordeal in Aers with her.
The sound of “click click” echoed again.
The crowd’s attention returned to the female reporter who had fallen in the center and Xu Wutong who was taking pictures of the sky.
“It’s good that I came here in the first place.”
After a long while, Xu Wutong finally put down the camera, opened her notebook, and sent it to the newspaper office at an extremely fast speed. She understood that a “battle for truth” among reporters was about to break out online.
The female reporter slowly got up, casting a hostile glance at Xu Wutong. After a few seconds of eye contact, she said nothing, just wobbled towards the periphery.
The contrast between the two seemed to signal that the real competition had begun.
This was a true joint event between Imperial University and Magical University, a friendly match with no winner or loser, a competition everyone hoped to win!
“I hope Sister Su Jiu returns safely.”
The petite figure on the tall, strong body lowered her head slightly, took out her phone, and the phone’s light illuminated the faces of A Dun and Lin Ling. She looked at the trending pictures on the school app and gave a like…
“The White Dove Revealing the Truth”
The photo was composed of the last scene: the three Qian Cheng vehicles in the distance emitted a white glow, like white doves soaring in the dark night.
by: People’s Daily
There was no text to explain the so-called truth, but passersby could guess something based on the troublemaking female reporter from before…
The absent students were fighting to rescue the weak, and now Professor Su was leading people to pick them up.
“Hmph, always meddling.”
Hu Yang snorted and leaned against a tree, fiddling with his phone.
Next to him, a puppet-like female beast pet sat cross-legged. She glanced at his phone and merely shook her head; her young master was always like this…
However, the red heart in the corner of the photo had already been lit.
In the meeting room of the Magical Capital University Student Union, the promotional meeting originally intended for campus decoration was temporarily halted. The tall figure stood on the balcony, gazing at the gradually disappearing white silhouettes…
Someone asked, “President, should we continue with the promotional meeting?”
“There’s no need. Someone has already created a better admission brochure for us.”
Hu Ling took out her phone and scrolled for a while, then smiled and waved her hand, walking down the corridor, perhaps to prepare for something else.
In another corner of Magical Capital University.
The young man wearing an armband stood on a high platform. He waved and shouted at the camera that was broadcasting on TX Video:
“I just asked President Bai, and our White Water Society is on the same side as Professor Su. We unconditionally support the People’s Daily. Members with experience in guiding public opinion online can sign up!”
“President Bai Ming will provide special rewards.”
Similar people were not uncommon. Su Jiu’s old acquaintances in the distant Imperial Capital looked at the various photos that were transmitted and were stunned…
But they were not surprised; this was the familiar flavor they knew.
Due to various “invisible hands” pushing promotional content, the photos spread rapidly, and online public opinion began to slowly shift. Some people started to investigate the truth from six months ago.
However, this still required corroborating evidence from the current domestic content, as Aers had been out of contact for a long time.
…
In the land of Yela, a rather luxurious manor was located in its capital. Inside the manor, four figures sat facing each other.
Strangely, only one of them was a Yera person. The others looked more like people from the Eagle Country, and among the people from the Eagle Country, their attire varied.
The two figures in black administrative jackets were the main conversationalists. The other two, Wu Yi Qi and Liu Qi Liu, dressed in a blood-red fisherman’s outfit and a black and white alchemist’s outfit, watched silently from the side.
The only Yera person, who was also in an administrative jacket, slowly stood up and extended his hand towards the man in front of him:
“As long as you can guarantee that Yela will not be isolated and helpless internationally, once the Mohua crystal ore is obtained, it will be delivered to the Eagle Country at the first opportunity.”
“The Eagle Country will only provide formal protection but will not intervene. I hope Mr. Heker Kang understands.”
The Eagle Countryman in the administrative jacket also stood up, showing a standard business smile, and shook hands. In the process, he inadvertently glanced at the other two beside him.
A look of disgust and contempt involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
