ough the void portal, into the artificial illusion world.Meanwhile.The giant screen hanging on the atrium wall no longer played its usual images....and was transformed into a shadow world scene in the...Chapter 236: Ranch's Racial Compatibility

In December's winter, the clock at Ikerite Academy chimes three in the afternoon. (Due to caching reasons, please access the website directly through your browser for the fastest chapter updates.)

Frey's dormitory had a rather detective office feel to it.

On the deep brown walls hung clippings of cases he'd solved and old maps. The desk was littered with piles of files and notepads, and beside it sat a microscope, some vials of chainmail reagent, and an open geography magazine.

On one side of the desk, a bookcase held newspapers, manuscripts, magnifying glasses, fingerprint powder, and unidentified magical implements.

Two leather sofas stood beside the fireplace, for visitors or for Frey himself to use.

In the clang of this ancient clock tower, Lanche and Frey both looked out the window.

Thanks to the reputation he had built up in the student council over the past few months, even Frey's little-known detective agency occasionally received assignments now.

But Frey's methods were far different from those of ordinary detectives. Hiring him came with the risk of things going awry, and his price was directly proportional to his abilities, so unless it was absolutely necessary, people wouldn't readily ask Frey for help.

Now that the holidays are over, the detective agency is completely closed.

Before Frasier's short stool sat a newspaper and two cups of tea.

However, this was not a meeting about business, but rather a temporary farewell to Lance.

Since Huberlyan moved into the Cat Boss restaurant, the two of them often stayed together. Lance was not only Frey's legal advisor, but sometimes even a capable assistant in Frey's investigation work.

"Lance, your level is forty-six."

Frey held up a piece of dark gray crystal, glancing at Lance through its glow, and said.

"That's right then."

Lance thought it was reasonable. After the Shadow World incident last time, he had advanced from Tier 3 to Tier 4, and he didn't feel like a new Tier 4 at all. It also didn't seem particularly far off from Tier 5.

"Frey, how much"

Fifty-four.

Freya replied.

Over the past few months, the tiered system, first casually mentioned by Lance, has taken root. Developed jointly by the Alchemy and Engineering departments of Ikrithe Academy, the 【Tiered Appraisal Technique】 is now spreading rapidly across South Continent.

Because its magical structure is inherently simple, more effort was put into measuring, defining, and calculating transformation values. It spread easily, leading to versions like spell scrolls, magic card versions, and magic item versions of "Level Appraisal." It even reached the northern continent through interactions between shadow world challengers.

Over the next few months, there might be an explosive surge in popularity.

The research team pointed out in the paper that the first person to propose this theory was Lance Wilford. If this research achieves some success in the next two years, even if Lance had nothing to do with it, he could still gain considerable academic prestige.

Although this identification spell is ineffective against ordinary-state powerhouses.

Strong people usually conceal their true strength. Like Dean Lauren, he appears to be at most a first or even zeroth rank, but in reality, he is an eighth-rank powerhouse.

However, according to information I gathered from the Chain Gold Academy, during development to assist with research, it was determined that Dean Loren's level is eighty-seven.

"No wonder he's so overpowered."

At the rank of Lanche and Frey, crossing levels might be possible with talent gaps, special mechanics, or counter relationships, but at the end of Rank 6, starting from level 69, each level's growth will be significantly calculated. The gap in attributes brought by the level becomes increasingly difficult to compensate for by other factors.

There are less than ten Nine-Rank powerhouses across the North and South Continents, so Loren being called the strongest protector of the Heston Kingdom is not without reason.

Two people chatted leisurely.

After the vacation, the campus became much quieter, and with no student union business to attend to, they even felt a sense of idleness as if they were retired.

"It's a shame, I can't go to the North Continent with you this time."

Frey sighed and leaned back on the sofa.

I heard that the underground casinos in the Protoss Empire are quite impressive.

For the next three months, he would be under the watchful eye of Sphintos's Dean, unable to escape the royal city of Ictereus.

Or perhaps if he has the ability to escape from Ikētherē under Sphintos's tutelage, then his training would be complete.

"Frey, we might be back a bit later than expected this time. If you have the chance to go solo to the Shadow Realm during the break, don't wait for us, we might not be back until next semester."

"Lanche looked at the calendar and thought for a moment, then said to Frey with certainty,"

It's now the middle of December, they may not be back until April or May next year.

Frey also directly reached silver rank, even being able to participate in the real Shadow World challenge solo.

For someone like Frey, whose value is tied to numbers, his level is paramount. Every rank increase brings about a qualitative change in his combat effectiveness.

The first blood moon bad world node appeared with a blood baron, and the second node featured a blood viscount and even a blood earl. So, the next blood moon bad world's shadow realm is highly likely to feature a blood marquis.

Even if the three of them cooled down, they wouldn't be able to challenge together. Each person needs to become stronger as much as possible first.

Sometimes, even with the best strategies, a large power imbalance can lead to annihilation regardless of how well you execute your plan.

"No problem, but if you and Huberlian are heading north these days, be a little careful about the resurgence of the Church's archbishops. Apparently, the dimensional archbishop is also being pursued by the destroyer archbishop, and their trail is slowly shifting northward."

Frey cast a sidelong glance at the international column on the front page of the newspaper on the table, reminding him.

Those were two celestial disasters that moved, and their wrath was beyond what ordinary people could bear.

"Don't worry, Harper and I will head south first to create the illusion that we're going there. Then, along the way, we'll transform into new identities and travel north. By then, no one will recognize us."

Ranch's [Transformation: Demon] is the culmination of ancient Honing Empire experimental field technology, refined and written by human mages. [Transformation: Human], on the other hand, was reverse-engineered by demons of that era based on [Transformation: Demon] as a blueprint. Both can bypass most detection spells for disguises prevalent in the current age.

Talya has already rewritten the direction change cards for Ranchi and Huberlian, allowing them to directly disguise themselves as similar humans without being detected.

However, this spell is more convenient in the northern continent.

In the Protoss Empire, where they will first land, humans are also the race least likely to be involved in interracial conflicts.

"Hmm."

Fred nodded. He had heard Lance talk about the Northern Continent culture as described by Loren.

"But there's one thing... I can be fairly certain about."

"What"

If there are people on the Northern Continent who, like me, have awakened their wolf ancestry, they shouldn't be a threat to you.

Why

This time, even Lance didn't quite understand the conclusion Frey gave. The reason why

"It's hard to explain, like the blood race was born to fear you, and the wolf race, accordingly, was probably born to feel close to you."

Frey clasped his hands, describing his intuition with a hint of confusion.

"Alright, if I ever encounter a wolf pack in trouble, I'll try to befriend them and help as much as I can."

Lance glanced at the clock, stood up, picked up his coat from by the door and put it on, waving goodbye.

It's about time.

Go to Cat Boss Restaurant and find Huberlian, then you can set off.

(The End)

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