NOVPUBThe light was like distant stardust, speckled throughout the vast abyss of the fringe space.
The two of them were still waiting for the Shadow World’s settlement and reward.
"That said, since you, Hyperion, have such a Demon Race approved by the official..."
Lanci mused thoughtfully.
"What do you mean?"
Hyperion believed Lanci’s term "officially certified Demon tribe" was not meant to mock her. He seemed to have another idea.
"In fact, compared to Human Magic Text, I personally prefer to study Demon Magic Text. I might produce some Demon Clan Magic related tools in the future, but there are some risks in terms of marketability."
Lanci had barely finished his sentence before Hyperion understood.
Although the laws of the Hutton Kingdom didn’t forbid the trading of magic cards from different races.
If they were to be traded in official organizations or formal stores, these particular types of magical cards would need to have their sources registered.
If Lanci writes "produced by Lanci" as the source on all applications.
Regardless of whether people believe it or not, it would easily lead to troublesome investigation. For instance, suspicions of him smuggling, trading illicit goods, or even hiding a member of the Demon Clan to help him make magic tools!
"You mean you want me to act as your agent, don’t you?"
Hyperion asked.
While she believes Lanci is not like her own father, dealing in dangerous activities like hiding demons, suspicious activities during business transactions may lead to frequent checks by superior departments, which would hamper his sales.
However, Hyperion, being a legally acknowledged and officially approved Mixed-blood Demon Race Duchess in the eyes of Hutton Kingdom’s upper echelons, were she to establish a company with Lanci and place the Alansar Duke name to it, there would be no issues even if Lanci was to have Demon Clan Magic cards in circulation.
"Exactly, to establish a company and make it big and strong!"
Lanci nodded, his eyes already aflame with the spirit of entrepreneurship.
With Hyperion as the big boss, maybe they could even bring Talia on board in the future.
That old chap was probably dreaming of a proper business license.
"No problem, I never thought my Demon Race status would come in handy one day."
Just as they were discussing their business plans, the quiet and peculiar space they were in suddenly lit up with mission information. The pure white halo contrasted sharply against the dark space, and the lines of words began to scroll.
[Shadow World Purgatory Corridor Academy cleared.]
[Calculations complete, generating results.]
[As challengers Lanci & Hyperion entered as a team, a team settlement method will be used.]
[A total of 80 regular classrooms, 40 high-level classrooms, 15 super difficult classrooms, 20 non-attackable facilities, and 1 principal’s office were cleared in this expedition of the Shadow World.]
[Achievements of the team include:]
[Honesty Model A-Honestly not cheating, actively maintaining order in the examination room]
[The Demon Race Music Master S- You are adept at using musical instruments and are the music master of the Demon Race]
[Frugality C- Appreciating food while also cherishing it]
[God of Art S- The professor gained quite a few insights into arts after a class]
[Explosion Index SSS- Achieved more than 2000% of regular tasks]
[Guardian of Campus SSS- The demonic students were saved from the wrath of the Blood Clan]
...
[Principal’s Office Remodel S- A swimming pool isn’t something that should be installed in a Principal’s office yet the plan for further renovations have already been picked up by the faithful vice-principal]
[Achievements sorted, results generated.]
[After a day’s study, you two have become excellent graduates and principals of this academy. The achievements you have made have not only deviated from the human path but even the demon path...]
[Overall Evaluation: SSS]
[Ranking increase: Lanci from second-order to third-order, Hyperion from third-order to fourth-order.]
At the moment the rewards were being tallied, Lanci and Hyperion both felt a divine revelation, and they both experienced a sudden rank breakthrough.
Lanci even found that although he just reached the third-order, the fourth-order wasn’t that far away.
"I... I’m fourth-order already?"
Hyperion murmured in disbelief.
Just earlier in the day, she was considering wasting a year without being able to challenge the Shadow World.
Now, on only her second day of school and before the break of dawn, she has reached the fourth-order, the level of a second-year student.
More unreal than a dream.
"We should frequently challenge the Shadow World from now on, shouldn’t we?"
Lanci grinned.
As Mistress of the Shadow World, Hyperion has reborn from an up-close mage to a devil thief who excels at invisibility, corpse plundering, and possesses melody magic resistance. A true performer!
"Yeah, together in two months."
Hyperion nodded earnestly.
The cooldown of the fourth-order Shadow World is two months, so they can challenge it again as soon as it ends.
She feels that maybe encountering Lanci is the result of being noticed by Lady Goddess for her charitable actions.
Although she is from the Demon Race, Lady Goddess has also sent a lucky star more suitable for the physique of the Demon Race.
[Reward calculation: Sound of Purgatory (Third-Order Epic Summon Card), Change Magic: Demon (Second-Order Rare Spell Card), Change Magic: Human (Second-Order Rare Spell Card)]
Soon, three glowing clusters, each with a different color, emerged gloriously before their eyes much like eternal stars.
Two of them drifted towards Lanci and one towards Hyperion, seemingly in accordance with their contribution.
"Epic...?"
Lanci frowned slightly at the sight of the orange light cluster.
Even though earlier, using the epic-level material [Poem of Pity], along with the craftsmanship of the Great Demon Card-Making Master Talia, and Lanci himself as the final illustrator, he managed to create the first-order epic card [Great Love Poet] and bore a card debt of 75,000 pounds.
Now, after just 12 hours of dream-like experience, he managed to obtain another epic card?
A naturally occurring third-order epic card at that.
Even Hyperion was amazed to see the orange light cluster.
Natural magic cards often contain magic principles related to the challenged Shadow World, which do not belong to the present era.
Therefore, natural magic cards are usually more valuable than man-made epic cards of the same quality and rank.
Of course, this may have something to do with the ludicrous SSS score that Lanci achieved. If the score was B or A, it would be quite an achievement to receive a natural magic card of rare quality.
Although Hyperion once saw her father, Duke Migaya Alansar’s, orange epic, this is the first time she has seen a natural epic magic card born from the Shadow World.
[Sound of Purgatory]
[Category: Summon Card]
[Grade: Orange Epic]
[Level:3]
[Effect: Continuously consumes a lot of mana, summons the souls from purgatory, and causes all targets to suffer from spiritual pain and rigidity with the wails of purgatory. The effect gradually increases in enclosed spaces and weakens in open spaces.]
[Note: The classroom forbidden area of the Purgatory Corridor Academy eventually became a horrifying legend that has been circulating in the Demon World for more than three hundred years.]
