Daytime.
Richard returned to White Stone Tower Academy and walked side by side with Gro on the bluestone road of the academy.
Looking around, Richard's eyes flickered and he noticed some changes.
I saw that the exterior walls of some nearby buildings had been painted, some damaged areas on the stone road had also been repaired, and the trees on the roadside had been carefully pruned into a uniform shape...
Although everything was not completely new, it was still a big change. This made him couldn't help but think of how some schools on modern earth would welcome inspections from leaders.
What is going on here
Richard asked Glo this doubt. Glo's eyes widened and he said with surprise: "Your Excellency Richard, you don't know what's going on?"
Richard shrugged and said calmly: "I really don't know. If you know, you can tell me." Because he has hardly been in the college recently, he really doesn't understand some information that has been popularized for a long time.
"Okay then." Gro said, "This is all because of the East Coast Joint Exchange Conference."
"East Coast Joint Exchange Meeting?"
"Yes." Gro nodded and explained.
After some explanation, Richard finally understood the reason.
On the east coast, there are more than a dozen powerful wizard organizations, which are considered the top power.
The competition among these dozen or so wizard organizations is fierce, and they are always thinking about annexing the rest of the wizard organizations and unifying the entire east coast. But this idea can only be thought about, because no wizard organization that can survive to this day is easy to bully.
There may be differences between the strengths and weaknesses of the dozen or so wizard organizations, but there is no crushing strength gap. This resulted in that no one among the dozen or so wizard organizations could do anything to anyone. They usually make little moves secretly, but on the surface they have a tacit understanding of peaceful coexistence and maintain friendly faces with each other. The East Coast Joint Exchange Conference is the product of this situation.
Every year, more than a dozen wizard organizations select students from all levels within their organizations to live together in a wizard organization for a period of time. On the surface it is about exchanges and learning, but in fact it is about showing strength and flexing muscles.
If an organization has unfavorable results in exchange meetings year after year and the students it sends are extremely poor, then it can almost be concluded that it is going downhill. Secretly, other organizations will attack him more ruthlessly, constantly adding insult to injury.
And if an organization has excellent results year after year and sends out very strong students, then it can be sure that it is getting stronger. Secretly, when other wizard organizations take action, they will inevitably be cautious to prevent being bitten back.
Therefore, more than a dozen wizarding organizations attach great importance to the so-called "East Coast Joint Exchange Meeting" and invest a lot of energy in participating every time.
This year, it is White Rock Tower’s turn to host the event, and students from the other dozen wizarding organizations on the east coast will arrive together in the future.
To this end, while maintaining various normal affairs, White Rock Tower began to repair and beautify White Rock Tower Academy. I don't want to be looked down upon by other wizard organizations because of the dilapidation in some corners, which is why the current situation is here.
After listening to Gro's explanation, Richard nodded and understood. After understanding it, I didn't pay much attention to it.
In Richard's view, the so-called "East Coast Joint Exchange Meeting" has almost nothing to do with him. As an auditor, and the most inconspicuous one, there was no way he would be selected by White Rock Tower to participate in the exchange meeting, and he did not want to participate at all. At most, he would just appreciate it as a bystander.
After all, not participating in the tedious and meaningless college life had been decided long ago using the "Ockham's razor" principle.
With this thought in mind, Richard and Glo arrived in front of the library in the college - this is the purpose of Richard's return to the college:
Although the numbering connection between the Black Spirit Empire books has been clarified, more Black Spirit Empire books must be found to unlock the secrets of the White Stone Tower and the Black Spirit King.
The first Black Spirit Empire book was discovered in this library before, and this time Richard was ready to try his luck again.
Richard walked towards the library and saw two acquaintances walking out. They were the extremely wealthy princess Ruth, and Bucky, one of Ruth's fiancés.
Ruth was holding Bucky's arm at this time and walking quickly. Bucky's movements were stiff, and he tried his best to put on a smile, looking like he was suffering.
After the two people came over, Bucky glanced at Gro and Richard, his expression a little embarrassed, but Ruth raised her head, glanced at Richard with great dignity, and let out a cold snort with unknown meaning in her mouth. Bucky is gone.
Um
Richard turned his head and watched the two people walking away. His eyes flickered, and it took him a while to realize the meaning of Ruth's actions.
Everything has to start a long time ago.
At the beginning of the school year, Ruth returned to the college and couldn't find anyone to clean the house, so she asked him to do it, promising a high price. However, he ignored it, forcing Ruth to clean it up herself, making it extremely dirty. Since then, there has been a conflict.
Some time after school started, Bucky returned to the academy, and Ruth immediately asked Bucky to trouble him in the swordsmanship class, but to no avail.
Later, in order to complete the task assigned by Ruth, Bucky confessed some things to him, which was very pitiful. He went along with the situation and made a favor, thinking that Bucky had succeeded in causing trouble.
After that, he didn't see Ruth again, but if he guessed correctly, what Bucky reported to Ruth was that he had taught himself a lesson and showed enough strength to make him understand that Ruth was not to be trifled with.
That's why Ruth was so proud just now.
After thinking about this, Richard couldn't help but shake his head. To be honest, he really doesn't care about this kind of thing at all. After all, it is meaningless and will not bring any help to his research and goals.
Thinking about this, Richard walked into the library with Gro, and then began to browse and check the books in the library, hoping to find something he liked.
"Crash..."
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In a blink of an eye, at night, Richard left Whitestone Tower Academy and returned to the laboratory. The results of the library inspection during the day were neither good nor bad:
First, two more books about the Black Spirit Empire were found, but these two books were already owned. One is the most common "My Autobiography - Moratos", numbered 36, and the other is "Towards Nobility", numbered 8.
Since then, the number of books "My Autobiography - Moratos" and "Towards Nobility" has reached 6 and 5 respectively.
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late at night.
Laboratory, main laboratory.
After sitting at the experimental table and studying the magic patterns for a long time, Richard stood up, exhaled, rubbed his brows, and tried to relieve the fatigue of his brain.
Glancing at the complicated lines and densely written words on the papyrus scroll on the table, Richard's eyes flashed, knowing that this was the result of several hours tonight.
Because there is no breakthrough progress, the results are not great, but some improvements have been made on the previous basis.
There is no way around this, after all, research does not always lead to breakthroughs. In addition to breakthroughs, it is more boring long-term research. Only by continuous accumulation can breakthroughs be possible - there is no need to rush.
"Take your time." Richard said to himself and started to pack the things on the experimental table. After finishing cleaning up, go to the petri dish cabinet on one side.
The culture of cells secreting "blood of God" in the cupboard is also something that cannot be rushed. Richard has been cultivating for a long time, and is ready to continue cultivating until qualified cells are cultivated.
Reaching out, Richard took out the petri dish from the cabinet and put it under the microscope to observe. Record while observing, and then destroy some contaminated and unqualified cells in the culture dish. For cells in normal culture dishes, nutrients are added and culture continues.
Richard observed one by one, and quickly observed the last few petri dishes, and suddenly saw something different through the eyepiece lens of the microscope.
"This is..." Richard squinted at the eyepiece lens and muttered to himself, "Is this a new trait that has mutated, and is it a trait that is more in line with the requirements?! Hmm... Although he still cannot secrete the 'Blood of God' , but if it continues, it is very possible, in this case... "
Richard raised his head and carefully operated the culture dish that produced the special mutation. He divided the cells inside into several different culture dishes, added enough nutrients, labeled them, and placed them on the top of the cabinet.
"Well, I hope it will bring surprises after a while..."
Richard said aloud, then quickly observed and processed the last few petri dishes, closed the cupboard, and walked back to the experimental table.
Sitting down at the experimental table, Richard took out all the Black Spirit Empire books he had obtained so far, a total of fourteen books.
Looking at the fourteen books on the table, Richard's eyes flickered, he shook his head and murmured: "It's too few, it's still too few. We must find a way to get more books. What should we do?" Is that good?"
"Well… "
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