In the busy heart of Ikrit Academy stands a massive building.
This is the center of the entire campus, surrounded by the four major departments.
Although the various classical and modern buildings in the college each have their own unique charm, they all seem slightly inferior in comparison to the huge building in the center.
It's not just because of its huge size, but also because its existence is completely different from everything around it.
Compared to the Gothic or Renaissance buildings around it that exude a historical atmosphere, this place looks more like a military fortress.
Its walls were dark blue and as hard as iron, and were covered with layers of powerful barrier spells that surrounded the building with a soft golden light, forming a series of magical protective barriers visible to the naked eye.
For students, just feeling its presence from a distance feels like an invisible sense of oppression.
You can only enter this building with formal documents, through the only main entrance and after passing several security checks.
Around this barrier, many members of the Royal Knights in luxurious armor were patrolling.
They are not ordinary academy guards, but elite knights sent by the Kingdom of Hutton. If anyone dares to break in here, they will never return.
All of this is because the interior of this building is a void door leading to the shadow world.
In order to prevent cultists or criminals from entering the Shadow World, all the Void Gates that are fixed in the southern continent are under the highest level of defense and control by the Shadow World Management Association and the Southern Continent United Council.
There are five large void gates in the Kingdom of Hutton where Lanqi is located, one of which is located in the Ikrit School of Magic.
In other words, this academy was originally built around this door, gathering a high-capacity research and study center.
At this time when the sun is about to set.
Ikerita Academy is covered in molten gold, creating a tranquil and dreamy picture.
The two figures of Lanqi and Hyperion passed through the security check of the building, and their shadows were stretched very long, stretching straight on the wide road.
Until they finally stepped inside the building.
In the vast space before him stood an extremely huge door into the void.
Its appearance is strange and mysterious, yet as beautiful as the art of the Creator. The frame is made of meteorite-like material, the surface is as smooth as a mirror, and the edges flow with a glow like liquid starlight, and the color constantly jumps and changes between black, purple, and silver.
A faint purple glow was flowing across the entire door, like the deepest light in the night sky, flickering continuously, appearing and disappearing, mysterious and unpredictable, as if countless stars were gently spinning in the vortex.
"What's the team called next?"
Hyperion looked at the last security checkpoint and its workbench, as well as the empty venue, and said to Lanqi.
You just need to register your registered challenger license here, and then ask the staff to check whether you are wearing the Haoying World Record Program, and then you can go to the void gate in front to compete.
If you want to use the "Team Card" to challenge a team, you must also register the name of the team.
"Team Card" is another kind of tool magic card, the full name of which is Shadow World Collaboration Program.
Lanqi thought about it and felt that it would be fine to just fill it in casually.
Then let’s look at the characteristics of the two of them after they form a team.
"Just fill in the Civilized Model Team."
Lanci replied.
Hyperion hesitated to speak, but finally nodded.
She felt like she had a lot to complain about, but she let it go.
Just let him be happy...
Next, the two handed their licenses and two tool magic cards to the security check counter and waited for the staff to process their procedures.
"After you enter the Void Gate, the Shadow World will automatically start matching the challenger with a suitable existing Shadow World. This cannot be controlled by humans. Once you enter the matching state, do not come out of the Void Gate casually, otherwise you may be separated. You should understand, right?"
The staff in officer uniforms registered them with the magic instrument at hand, and noticed that their challenge times were all 0, so they briefly explained a few basic precautions to them.
"clear."
Both of them nodded.
"Because there will be many challengers from other ports around the world who will be matched together at the same time, so if you two are of low rank, you generally won't have to wait long."
The staff stared at the crystal screen operation of the magic instrument, while explaining common situations to the two.
Even though Lanci and Hyperion knew this knowledge, they still listened carefully.
In the real shadow world, the lower the level of the challenger, the easier it is to match successfully. After all, low-level shadow worlds appear frequently and in large numbers.
The frequency of high-level shadow worlds appearing is often relatively low. Even if the challengers are willing to fight, sometimes there are no shadow worlds for them to challenge.
Once the association detects the emergence of a seventh-level or higher disaster-level shadow world, the United Council of the Southern Continent will issue a warning to all countries, and many countries will begin negotiations to send out the most powerful and suitable challengers and teams.
The higher the level of the shadow world, the more serious the disaster caused by failure.
If the cannibalization of the present world caused by the failure of the second and third order shadow worlds is just a minor incident, then once the seventh order or higher shadow worlds fail, it will usher in a real large-scale natural disaster.
Therefore, any country or force will treat the high-level shadow world with great caution.
This is also the reason why high-level Shadow World Challengers have such a high status.
They will have a say not only in their own kingdoms, but also in the United Parliament of the Southern Continent!
As for wanting to get a fixed combination of challengers into the same shadow world, there are two ways.
Either it's among the top challengers, but due to their small numbers, there are very few shadow worlds suitable for them, so as long as they enter at the same time, they will basically be matched together.
Or another stable method is to carry a "Team Card" -
Shadow World Synergy Program
Category: Spell Card
Grade: White ordinary
Tier: 1
Passive effect: You will be matched into the same shadow world with companions who have the same numbered cooperative program.
Note: Team Card No. 891852279
This is the team card that Ranch and Hyperion purchased at the work counter at the entrance.
Jointly issued by the Shadow World Management Association and the Card Creators Association of the Southern Continent, this is a team tool card that is copied from the natural team function cards that originated from the Shadow World.
Often, the more people there are in a team, the harder it is to match into the Shadow World, the longer you have to wait, and it will also be more difficult than challenging it individually.
However, if only two people form a team, the negative effect is minimal.
"Okay, when you come out, read the Shadow World Record Program to me again, and you can get your Challenger License back and get out."
The staff returned the two people's tool magic cards to them, and then the gate in front of them opened.
He waved his hand, indicating that the two could go in.
Lanci and Hyperion took the tool magic cards and thanked them, then walked towards the direction of the Void Gate.
The two men walked hundreds of steps without saying anything along the way until they arrived in front of the door to the void.
"Are you ready?"
Lanci turned his head and looked at Hyperion with a smile.
"certainly."
Hyperion also nodded.
Completely different from the door created by the terminal of the artificial shadow world, the real door to the void is a bottomless black hole. Just by getting close, one can feel an invisible pulling force, as if it is trying to draw the souls of those who come into this endless unknown world.
But Lanqi did not hesitate. He walked straight forward and stepped in as if he was walking through the water.
Suddenly, sound, sight, consciousness, and even time disappeared in this instant.
All that can be felt is the breath of the universe, the endless stars, and the bottomless nothingness.
It was as if there were two worlds interweaving and taking shape together. After everything was turned upside down, we finally arrived at a completely new world.
The story of film and reality intertwined is now revealed again.