Sonia's lips moved slightly, and she quickly smiled and shrugged: "I just thought the titles of these two books were interesting when I passed by, so I took them down to have a look. I don't have any special purpose. If they don't look good, I'll return them later."
Celia nodded thoughtfully: "You don't have to explain it to me in such detail..."
As if realizing that Sonia was distracted, Celia changed the subject: "Actually, I was surprised to meet Sonia in Mori Hall. I thought you were also participating in the eradication operation."
"An elimination operation?"
"Yeah, didn't you hear that from Professor Trozan? Ah, I guess your growth rate is really too fast. The professor would rather let you miss this opportunity than let you take the risk."
"What is an eradication operation?" This term completely hit the village girl's blind spot in knowledge.
Celia thought for a moment and said, "I'm not really sure, because this is a private commission from the school for talented students. People who are not strong enough will not receive an invitation at all, and students are not allowed to disclose any information about the operation after signing the contract."
"The reason I know this is because Luo Lian also signed up to participate in the extermination operation... I heard him say that Leonie was also among them, and I thought you would not be absent."
After a pause, she continued, "It is said that this is a special event involving young magicians from all over the world. Even the genius magician from the University of Aletheia is participating!"
Not only Leonie-senpai, but even the ultimate masters of Aletheia University are willing to participate in this event!
Sonia suddenly felt that she had missed a huge benefit, but she knew that this was normal - from the name, it was clear that this was a "combat" that was dangerous and would involve fighting.
Even though she was already a magician with fully developed Silver Wings, she was also a 'new magician' who had entered the virtual realm for less than a month. Whether for the sake of protecting her or to prevent her from dragging the team down, Professor Trozan would not allow her to participate in such a dangerous operation too early.
"I have to get the professor to recognize my ability as soon as possible, otherwise I won't be able to participate in many activities." Sonia thought.
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In the Blood Moon Kingdom, on the outskirts of Kaimon City, halfway up a hill.
"Shift change, everything is normal."
It was 10 o'clock in the morning. The two adventurers who were responsible for observing the virtual realm passage pressed their necks and reported in a low voice. Soon, two adventurers walked out of the tent in the mountainside camp, and the two teams changed shifts.
Before they had stood there for long, the younger adventurer started to curse: "Uncle, how long do we have to stay here? The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It's okay that there is no air conditioning, but there are too many mosquitoes. Even spraying strong mosquito repellent is useless!"
"We have to wait another 12 hours. If it doesn't come back after 72 hours, we can basically confirm that the 'rabbit' is dead."
The cloaked adventurer next to him made emotionless mechanical sounds. If you look closely, you can find that his arms, thighs, and even one of his eyes are not natural, but mechanical.
"If this commission didn't bring me so many merits, I would rather stay in the war zone and kill some water ghosts." The young adventurer muttered, "In my opinion, the person who caused the virtual realm passage deserves to die. It not only increases our workload, but also causes security risks of invasion from outsiders..."
"Only magicians can cause virtual turbulence." The uncle said, "There are currently 86 unknown virtual channels around Kaimen City, which means there are 86 magicians who have caused virtual turbulence, and one of them may be you. It makes sense for others to say this, but you are a magician."
The young man's voice suddenly became quieter: "I was just talking casually... Uncle, aren't you going to complain?"
"Just as I accepted that I didn't have the qualifications to be a magician, I also accepted this natural disaster caused by magicians." The uncle shook his head slightly: "I was tired of complaining before I was forty."
The young man changed the topic: "Uncle, what are you going to do with the merits you got this time? I have saved almost all of them, and I can exchange them for 'Blade' magic spirits. Now I can fight even if I encounter knowledge creatures."
"I see you haven't spent much money, and the equipment you're wearing is an old version from a few years ago. Are you planning to save up your merits to exchange for the latest accessories? If I had the heart to undergo a physical transformation, I would also like to buy a 'Silver Wolf Arm' to play with."
The uncle glanced at him, and the cold gaze of the mechanical eye made the young man shudder. However, the uncle quickly turned his eyes away and stared at the virtual passage that was like a concave space 30 meters away from the mountainside.
"I plan to use my merits to buy intelligence."
"What information?"
"My child's intelligence."
"What kid—this is illegal, right?!"
"I know, that's why I have to save up so many years of merit, otherwise the other party won't take the risk."
"Are you crazy?" The young man was shocked. "Why do you want to do such a thankless job? You told me you wanted to raise your child. If you are discovered, both of you will have to go into the pig cage and explore the abyss of the waterway!"
The uncle shook his head: "Of course not, that child was born 31 years ago, I even forgot what that woman looked like. I just wanted to take a look at him."
The young man couldn't understand: "What's the point of looking at him? With so many merits, if you spend them on yourself, you can increase your combat power by two levels; you can use them to eat moon candies, gamble, or play, it's enough for you to play for a year; why would you use them to look at a stranger?"
"He is not a stranger, he is my child."
"But what's the difference between this and a stranger? You even have to pay for what he looks like and what his name is."
"But he's my child. He was born because of me."
"I can't understand it. You might as well give the merit to me."
"You are a magician, you are still young, you don't understand. When I was young, I was like you. When I had money, I would eat moon candies, go to the First Blood Casino to gamble, and perform surgery on myself. But when I got older, these entertainments lost their excitement for me, and I lost interest in tomorrow."
"Until one day I remembered that when I was young, I had a child with a woman in order to earn fertility funds. It was like the sky suddenly brightened up, and I found my life goal - to take a look at that child."
"You are a magician. You can explore the virtual world and study magic. But I can't. If I hadn't undergone 70% mechanical transformation of my whole body, I would not be qualified to join the war zone as an adventurer. Even for the easiest gun technique, I can't cross the threshold of 'art'."
"I heard that magicians are people who pursue miracles. That child is my miracle."
The uncle pointed to his left eye and said: "I didn't replace my left eye with an artificial one because I wanted to use my real eye to look at my child."
The young man muttered softly: "I still can't understand..."
The uncle laughed mechanically: "Don't understand me, this is illegal."
Bang!
The young man who was suddenly knocked away fell dizzy and cursed: "Uncle, what are you doing suddenly-"
The next second, all his words were stuck in his throat.
Because he saw an orange-haired girl wearing dark blue armor standing where he was just now.
The girl stepped on the uncle's body, and her sword was covered with red and blue liquid. The uncle's head had already flown out, and his mechanical spine was directly broken, spurting out red blood and blue liquid!
The young man's pupils suddenly shrank, and a screen popped up in front of his eyes: "Detected—"
Snap!
When Luo Lian cut off the young man's head, two adventurers who were resting in the camp were also killed by other members of the extermination team.
Soon, 163 members of the extermination team gathered in the camp. All of them wore dark blue armor, and their weapons were all made of special alchemical products. Even the boxers wore gloves! However, within a few seconds of their arrival, a circle of shackles made of flashing blood appeared around their necks, making them look like human-shaped light pollution.
“There are four rules of the game.”
"First, you must use a star weapon to make the final blow when killing, otherwise you will not get any points when you kill the target."
"Second, try to last 48 hours without dying."
"Third, try to kill as many targets as possible. Humanoid monsters are prioritized, and the rest are secondary. Magician monsters are prioritized, and the rest are secondary."
"Fourth, everyone must activate the transfer miracle in their armor and return here when the time comes. After 48 hours, Fanxing will actively destroy this Level 2 virtual realm channel."
"The sacred stars connect us, the starlight will guide our path, the game begins!"
The edges of everyone's pupils were glowing purple-blue. Upon hearing the order, everyone saluted in unison and then dispersed at the same time!
If you look from the sky, you can see only a few blue dots moving towards the villages in the north and south, and most of the blue dots are moving towards the city of Kaimon in the west!