bookandnovel Chapter 199 The Great Astral Being
Chapter 199 The Great Astral Being
Chapter 199 The Great Astral Being
The chaos caused by Bella lasted only half a day before the academy found an excuse to suppress it.
Everyone who witnessed this was put on hold.
In fact, no one, including Bella, the culprit, wanted to make a big deal out of it.
After all, Bella's goal was always simply to get the delegation into the inner court smoothly.
The deans of each college have a more direct goal: to do everything in their power to maintain the superficial peace and internal order of the college.
No one wants news of their organization's high-ranking members colluding with external forces to spread throughout Susas; that would only make the academy a laughingstock among all sides. Inside the room, Kane sat at his desk, flipping through his notes, recording his observations in Chinese characters and analyzing them carefully.
"Bella has been captured, and five of the eight houses have already been mobilized: Necromancy, Bewitching, Prophecy, and Protection."
The Illusion Department.
Of the eight deans, one is now dead, one is seriously injured, and one is imprisoned.
Kane's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of the other three houses—Empowerment, Conjuration, and Transmutation—that had not yet made a move.
As their names suggest, these three departments are the most powerful in terms of ability alone.
The Energy Transformation Division, in particular, is the most destructive of all the divisions and is also the most mainstream faction of war mages in various countries.
He had only met the dean of the Energy Branch once before, and he thought he was a robust old man who was much older than Arundel, except that his voice was somewhat booming.
"Judging by the time, her verdict should be over by now—and the follow-up matters concerning the diplomatic mission should be finalized by now."
Kane gazed at the darkening sky outside the window, waiting quietly.
Then, with a "bang," a knock sounded on the door.
"Please come in."
Kane spoke calmly.
The door opened, and Logan Susas walked in.
She was dressed in a close-fitting red robe and came alone, without any corpse servants.
She looked at Kane, who casually closed his notebook and asked, "What was the result?"
Logan took a deep breath.
"Dean Ling Shu, along with the on-duty mages, has already searched Bella's mage tower."
They found letters between Bella and Lucas, the Duke's personal mage, as well as related potions.
After the evidence was submitted to the Dean's meeting, Bella was sentenced to permanent imprisonment.
However, she did not admit to being seduced by the patriarch of the demonic cult in your testimony.
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She paused, then added, "She is currently tentatively sentenced to life imprisonment."
Kane nodded, unsurprised.
"She's being held in a dungeon?"
"No."
Logan Susas shook his head.
"Even if an academy dean commits treason, he cannot be imprisoned in the dungeon, since there are too many people and too many eyes there."
"What about Arundel?" Kane asked, a slight sigh escaping his lips.
Logan Susas said slowly, "Arundel is suspected of assisting his mentor in betraying the Academy, but your testimony proves that he was forced to participate."
In addition, he had indeed made considerable contributions in the early stages, so he was only sentenced to three years in prison and expelled from the academy.
Kane nodded without saying anything.
He looked at Logan Susas, who was still standing at the door, staring at him with a puzzled expression.
He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Logan was puzzled: "You've done so much for the academy, don't you want to know what rewards the deans are preparing for you?"
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"Then please speak," Kane said with a slight smile.
Logan nodded: "The reward details are still under internal discussion."
She looked at Kane: "Besides, many people want to see you."
"My mentors, Dean Flint and Dean Ling Shu, would like to invite you to meet them tonight at the Mage Tower of the Prophecy Division."
Kane asked, "The Grand Dean hasn't shown up?"
Logan shook his head: "Don't even think about it. The Grand Dean will only step in if the academy faces a real crisis or if King Susas issues a call to action."
Even so, a hint of admiration still shone in her eyes.
A Nord, or rather, a human from a nation hostile to Sussas.
To be able to receive private audiences from all three deans of the Dharma Academy at the same time was something that would have been absolutely impossible in the past.
"Let's go."
Kane put down his notebook and followed Logan out of the temporary cabin, glancing back before leaving.
This accommodation was specially granted to him by Arundel after he consulted with Bella.
Now, both of them are imprisoned; one has been sent to a secret prison, while the other is locked up in the academy's dungeon.
He sighed softly to himself and stepped out.
It was already late at night, and the college was becoming increasingly deserted.
In the vast academy of magicians, the two walked side by side, and the area they passed through became increasingly deserted.
"This is the territory of the Prophecy Division, but as you know, not many people practice prophecy magic."
Logan noticed Kane's probing gaze and began to explain.
"Although some divination spells can be directly retrieved from the magic network, such as divination, identification, and object location, these spells are highly targeted."
"Most people who want in-depth and comprehensive divination often choose to use special rituals and spells."
"Like astrology, right?"
Kane smiled slightly.
"Bella and the forces behind her deliberately lured Dean Flint away and set up an ambush, wasn't it because they feared that astrological divination would ruin their plans?"
Logan gave Kane a meaningful look and spoke.
"Then tonight, you will be able to witness astrological divination firsthand."
After all, the delegation was about to depart, and the academy had already informed all the various factions in the royal court that they would be meeting with King Susas tomorrow.
Kane shook his head, knowing full well that the academy's so-called audience was more like an interrogation.
After all, the academy represents all spellcasters in the entire Susas region, and has a fourth-tier powerhouse in charge.
On the other hand, the royal court only had a ruler elected by the nobles.
During their conversation, the two arrived at the mage tower of the Illusion Department.
Two mages on duty at the entrance, upon seeing Kane and Logan, quickly and respectfully pushed open the tower door.
The two stepped inside, Kane discreetly surveying his surroundings.
Although both are mage towers, this one is much smaller and older.
As you ascend the stairs, most of the rooms along the way are dimly lit and filled with various divination tools.
There are planetariums, wines, herbs, and a wide variety of other items.
Kane wasn't surprised by this, after all, prophecy spells, besides the common spell models on the magic network, also have many inherited from the era of the gods.
In that era, such magic was also called divine magic, shamanic magic, or natural magic.
Ultimately, divination is simply a means to obtain a result.
The methods can naturally be varied.
Logan walked up the stairs to the top floor, stopped, looked at the door in front of him, and said to Kane, "Please come in."
"Aren't you coming in with me?"
"The three deans only want to see you alone," Logan said jokingly, pursing his lips slightly.
"Of course, if you're scared, I can go in and explain it to you."
"No need," Kane shook his head, ignoring her teasing.
He pushed open the door and went inside.
The top chamber of the Prophecy Mage Tower features panoramic glass windows offering a clear view of the starry night sky.
In the very center of the room stood a giant metal star-gazing instrument.
Not far from the observatory, three deans were sitting on three high chairs: Skeleton, Spirit Pivot, and Flint, who was sitting in the center.
All three were dressed in formal silk monk robes.
The skeleton was dressed in a black robe, the spirit in a white robe, and Flint in a gray robe, each corresponding to their different identities, and their expressions were also different.
"Good evening, three deans." Kane bowed respectfully.
Flint looked at Kane with a smile.
The next moment, a chair, under the control of the mage's hand, slowly moved behind Kane.
"Please sit down."
"That would be impolite."
"What do formalities matter in front of the greatest contributor?"
Flint said with a smile.
Kane sat down, watching the mage move the coffee table and a cup of black tea in front of him. He accepted them calmly and asked, "May I ask what important matter the three deans have summoned me for?"
"The purpose is simple." The withered, bony face twitched, and he asked in a cold voice.
"What do you want? Mage from Nord, dead apostle of the Night's Watch, traitor of the Cult of Demons, what is your purpose in coming here?"
Do you represent the will of the Nord royal family?
Kane raised an eyebrow slightly.
Unexpectedly, his past identity was exposed by the other party.
However, he was not surprised that the school would definitely conduct a thorough investigation into him after he had caused so much trouble at the academy.
Nord had spies planted in Sussas, and Sussas naturally had spies planted in Nord as well.
Kane smiled slightly and put down his teacup. "Then may I consider this questioning as a form of interrogation?"
The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the room froze.
Ling Shu remained calm, while Ku Gu's face was stern. Flint quickly stood up and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Wait a moment."
He looked at Kane and said solemnly, "As the Dean of the Prophecy Division, I guarantee that Lord Kane has absolutely no ill intentions towards the Academy."
Upon hearing the respectful address "Your Excellency," the skeleton snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Kane looked at Flint, who still wore a kind smile, and the man slowly said, "Lord Kane, we did not mean to question you."
Thanks to your help, the academy was able to avert a major crisis and expose the real traitor.
This prevented us from becoming passive after getting involved in royal court affairs, a contribution that no one can match.
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"Dean Kugu speaks bluntly, please don't take offense, he's just naturally suspicious."
Hearing these words, the withered bones' face grew even more ashen.
Kane smiled and said, "It would be a lie to say that I have no desires."
If possible, I hope the academy can make more of its arcane mage notes and materials available, allowing me to study there for a period of time.
After he finished speaking, Flint and the other two exchanged glances.
Finally, Flint agreed: "No problem. From today onwards, you can freely access all spells and related materials below the third ring in the academy."
However, I must remind you that there is a limit to the cultivation of any spellcaster.
Even if your arcane magic system doesn't rely on the magic network, never blindly pursue power and randomly combine spells.
"If you insist on doing this, you will regret it sooner or later when you try to break through to the third level."
Kane's eyes flickered slightly; the other party's words were based on experience.
But with his system panel and immortality, he was confident in his abilities.
He met Flint's gaze and said, "I understand, and I will keep this advice in mind."
Flint breathed a sigh of relief: "It would be best if you could keep that in mind. There have been far too many second-tier mages in the academy who have gone astray by haphazardly practicing magic."
"For example, Lucas, who served the Duke, right?"
Kane then picked up where he left off, pointing out the candidate for Dean of the Bewitching Division who possessed third-tier strength but was expelled after being reported for forbidden experiments.
Upon hearing this name, the atmosphere in the room fell silent for a moment, and the three of them remained silent.
Ling Shu finally spoke: "What do you know?"
"I had no other intention."
Kane said calmly, "Although I am an outsider, I can see from my arrival at the academy that each of the eight divisions has its own agenda."
Given this situation, I am very worried about whether the academy will be able to successfully intervene in royal court affairs.
"Although Bella deliberately guided the intervention in the royal court's affairs, I still hope that the academy will not change its original plan because of this."
"After all, possession potions can turn an ordinary person into a demon capable of rivaling professionals."
That duke may be arresting innocent people from all over the world to serve as sacrifices.
We don't have much time left.
Both the skeleton and the spirit were frowning; what Kane said was exactly what worried them.
Bella has successfully created several white monsters with regenerative abilities using the potion developed by Lucas.
No one knows how many of these drugs Lucas still has.
Flint took a deep breath and said, "In that case, let's begin tonight's celestial ritual now."
Kane's eyes flickered slightly, a strong sense of curiosity rising within him.
The skeletons and the spirit scepter showed expressions of reluctance as they watched Flint slowly rise.
Flint smiled slightly and said to the two of them, "Irving risked his life to protect me so that I could come back and shoulder the heavy responsibility."
Bella tried every means to stop me, partly because she was afraid I would perform this ritual.
Now that things have come to this, I must begin the ceremony.
"My current cultivation level can no longer sustain me at the third tier for long; neither the magic net nor the power of ether can favor me anymore."
Both the skeleton and the spirit scepter sighed softly, while Kane frowned slightly, his heart filled with doubt.
Flint stood up and slowly walked to the giant planetarium.
He gazed at the starry sky, raised his hand, took out an obsidian dagger, and gently cut his wrist, letting the blood drip onto the ground.
Blood outlined a complete ritual circle on the ground, and starlight from the night sky was precisely projected onto the bloodstains of the circle through an astrolabe.
The skeletons and the spirits rose together, and Kane, seeing this, also stood up.
Even if he were very confident, he would not be impolite in such a solemn occasion with three third-tier mages.
The next moment, Flint raised his hand and brushed over the wound on his wrist, which slowly healed.
He closed his eyes and began to chant incantations in a low voice.
"Great astral being, your loyal servant Flint, I beg you to descend and dispel the fog of the unknown for me."
In an instant, a dazzling light burst forth.
In Kane's eyes, the light of the crimson magic circle grew even more intense, and an indescribable terrifying aura slowly rose from within the magic circle.
The aura was cold and vast, instilling in people a sense of awe and fear.