Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 231 - 6 Secret Association

Chapter 231: Chapter 6 Secret Association

Scattering a few Illusion Runes at the intersections of corridors, Anvis looked at this familiar scene with rare sentiments in his heart.

Another group of talented newcomers is about to arrive, and in the not too distant future, they will all become the pillars of talent for the Empire.

Perhaps due to the revolutions sweeping the Continent, the Net of Destiny has already shown its omens, summoning those destined individuals to converge upon this era.

In times of chaos, heroes emerge—

In the upcoming decades, this place will see the rise of figures so dazzling they will be inscribed in history.

Upon them lies the fate of the entire Gloria Empire.

While reflecting, Anvis skillfully connected some special Magic Circuits between several Illusion Runes, forming a more complex and intricate whole.

As a senior, he has the duty to add some trials to their paths in life.

How can one know their mettle without facing trials?

"Anvis, the traps we set up have to be solvable with Second Rank means or lower."

Looking at the quintuple Rune chain Anvis had set up with a bit of resignation, Claire, who was beside him, reminded him.

"Too difficult?"

Anvis glanced at the trap he had laid.

The difficulty had increased significantly, akin to going from defusing a single bomb to defusing five interconnected ones.

But isn’t being able to multitask and cope with five things at once a basic skill for those who enter Pamir Academy?

Or couldn’t they just use an item to become immune to illusions?

After thinking it over, Anvis still erased two of them and slightly modified the structure, turning it into a triple-layered Rune trap.

As for its actual effect... it can make the victim see what they most desire in their heart.

"This should be fine, and I believe it will pass the mentors’ examination."

After the adjustment, the comprehensive rating of this trap dropped from the peak of First Rank to around the high level of First Rank.

"Well... okay then."

Shaking her head, Claire couldn’t help but feel nervous for this year’s newcomers.

The two of them were mainly responsible for setting up traps on the path leading to the main tower’s summit, while those passages leading to various branches, as more challenging optional routes, were set with traps by the higher grade seniors.

Originally, Claire had broken through to the Fourth Rank and should have gone to the senior classes.

But upon returning to the Academy, Anvis discovered that her strength had also reverted to around the mid-level of the Third Rank.

Furthermore, the peculiar sense of absence she felt on the island once again faded into obscurity, becoming quite ordinary in perception.

Like him, Claire was in some kind of very special disguised state.

"Hey, don’t worry. I guess this is your first time trying to set traps here, right?"

At that moment, a blue-haired girl, having finished setting her own trap, came over after hearing their conversation.

She was Milia, a senior from the Mystical School at the high level of Third Rank, a rare student from a non-noble background, now in her third year of attendance.

"Just do your best, as long as the traps don’t exceed First Rank. The person whose trap holds newcomers the longest, although not rewarded like passing the welcoming ceremony, will have subtle benefits!"

"Besides, the speed at which newcomers get through the welcoming ceremony is recorded in their files! If you go easy on them, isn’t that unfair to those newcomers who went through it before?"

Thanks to her cheery and familiar personality, which was quite different from the usual Mage, Milia had good relationships with most of her classmates.

"Hidden benefits?"

Suddenly learning of this news, Claire couldn’t help but be surprised.

"Yes!"

Milia nodded eagerly like a pecking chick.

"You’ve heard about the ’Associations’ at Pamir Academy, right?"

"You mean, things like the Relic Exploration Exchange, Old Gods Mystical Research Society, and Mystical Relic Exchange Association? I’ve joined them."

Claire nodded her head, indicating her awareness.

"According to school regulations, in order to give freshmen who have been enrolled for less than a year enough time to understand Pamir Academy, Associations can only recruit students who have completed one year of enrollment."

Next to her, Anvis chimed in to add.

"Exactly, that’s the one."

With a light snap of her fingers, the blue-haired girl suddenly glanced around, her face struggling to put on a mysterious expression.

"But did you know? The Associations are not just those that recruit members all around; there are also those deeply hidden under the surface, issuing invitations only to students who pass some kind of ’assessment’!"

"What I’m about to tell you is about one of those secret Associations."

As she spoke, Milia lowered her voice.

"I’m not sure what exactly that Association is called, but it is said that among the traps set during the welcoming ceremony, the one that ensnares freshmen for the longest time is also part of their hidden assessment items!"

"Such a strange assessment? Does that Association have something special?"

Claire’s attractive brows furrowed slightly, and her azure blue eyes were filled with curiosity.

Although she had been enrolled for nearly three years, because of her background and her always purposeful distance from other students, she was not well-informed.

"Something special?"

Milia revealed a mysterious smile, blinking her eyes, suddenly raising two questions.

"You must know, in the Academy’s trading market, the exchange rate between Gold Coins and credits is thirty to one.

But have you ever wondered why it is this ratio, and not forty to one or fifty to one?"

"Moreover, most students who can enter Pamir Academy are not short of Gold Coins at home. And you both must understand the importance of Academy credits; even if one had to exchange one hundred Gold Coins for one credit, there would still be many willing to do so.

Yet in both the trading market and the task hall, all tasks purchasing credits maintain this ratio. Even those newcomers who are supposed to be completely ignorant of the rules set their tasks at the same rate.

Don’t you find that strange?"

"Eh?"

Claire was taken aback. She really hadn’t thought about this before and instinctively looked at Anvis with an inquisitive eye.

On the side, Anvis’s expression became slightly somber.

Although the Duke did not inform him of the specifics, his memories from his previous life left him crystal clear about the intrigue behind it.

"Indeed, the emergence of this phenomenon is certainly manipulated by some force behind the scenes."

Unaware of Anvis’s identity, Milia continued to enthusiastically reveal to her eyes the ’genius freshman’ and ’aloof Elf’ the inside scoop.

"Among the campus rumors, the reason credits are fixed at this price is exactly due to the manipulation of this Association’s influence in the shadows!"

"And those unruly freshmen will receive a special warning, with their published tasks being wiped from within and forbidden from disclosing their existence."