Chapter 3058 - 71: Disguised as a Commoner

Chapter 3058: Chapter 71: Disguised as a Commoner

The fall of the two Great Wizards didn’t cause any ripples among ordinary wizards.

Because no one informed them that this world had witnessed the fall of two beings of Great Wizard level. At most, some intuitively sensitive wizards might feel the weather a bit chilly this October weekend, but such weather is common in late autumn and is not surprising.

Cold Dew, late night.

San You Bookstore.

Zheng Qing sat in the rocking chair where the gentleman usually sat, listening to the bubbling water in the small stove beside him, rubbing the patterns on the teacup with his fingertips, gazing out at the tranquil night, somewhat lost in thought.

After burning three fires.

His ears suddenly became much quieter.

Whether it was the reconstruction of Xuanhuang Palace, the relocation of several laboratories, or the organization of the library, everything progressed smoothly. Although the student office of Edge Academy still received many protest letters daily, protesting against recruiting an ogre as a professor, with the silence of the Alliance and the school, these protests were simply protests, creating no more impact on the academy’s daily work than generating some recyclable garbage and noise.

The First University’s joint teaching program was also advancing methodically, originally Zheng Qing thought this somewhat aggressive plan would face resistance from the stubborn wizards of several academies, yet unexpectedly, as soon as the announcement of Su Shijun as the chief lecturer came out, young wizards from five academies flocked to enroll, as if all barriers and conflicts between academies vanished suddenly.

This isn’t a good thing.

Whether an endeavor can be sustained should not rely on the personal charisma of someone in charge, but should be due to the attraction and positive significance of this endeavor to its participants.

Just like the ’Seven Sins’ he accidentally joined while studying at school.

In this student organization, no one knows the real appearance and identity of others, no member embodies the concept of ’personal charisma.’ Yet, it continues to be passed down among students, relying solely on the rich benefits it offers, motivating every member to pass it down.

The thoughts of a Legendary Wizard don’t stir without reason.

Although Zheng Qing was not a true legend, nor using legendary power at this moment, being soaked in legendary aura day by day, his spirit inevitably gained a hint of legendary mystique.

As soon as the name ’Seven Sins’ flashed through his mind.

There came a slightly rough knocking at the door.

Dong Dong Dong!

The Yellow Flowered Cat lying on the windowsill twitched its ears, too lazy to even yawn, let alone open the door. The Little Green Snake hanging on its ear most of the time was playing dead; it couldn’t be counted on to open the door.

The fourth giant of the relevant department and the dean of Edge Academy somewhat wistfully beckoned—a figure so powerful that he stamped his foot and Buji Island could shake several times, still had to do such trivial tasks, indicating he was truly a Jiuyou Person—with the movement of his little finger, the door of San You Bookstore silently opened a crack.

A black cat, resembling a little leopard, squeezed through the crack.

It brought a touch of nighttime chill.

Its tail tip had just entered the door, and a ’bang’ sounded from behind.

The Shadow Cat shook off the chill and yawned widely, muttering: "——It’s only October, already so cold, isn’t the school’s weather monitor team going to prepare for winter?... Here’s what you asked for."

It lifted its paw and tossed a Ruby Ring toward the young legend in the rocking chair.

Zheng Qing didn’t move.

He merely glanced at the ring, which then obediently hung in front of him, spinning around, shimmering with a well-behaved glow in the orange-yellow light.

The Shadow Cat exploded in anger.

"——Even me, you want to guard against?" It swelled up angrily, nearly filling the narrow corridor.

On the windowsill, the Flower Cat twitched its ears again, impatiently snorted: "——Guard against? If he had the heart, I’d have wandered the seas, roaming around ages ago... He’s just lazy! Too lazy to act, that’s all!"

Zheng Qing paid no attention to the small interaction between the two cats.

Instead, he carefully observed the Ruby Ring before him—adding to the rings ’Taiyi’ and ’Primordial’ he was wearing, now he had three rings, and all were ruby rings—this particular ring was the Sin Bearer’s identification for the Seven Sins, during the past two years Zheng Qing was away, the Shadow Cat had replaced him in the role of ’Sin Bearer.’

Thinking back, he jokingly said before the seven devils that he was a cat of the relevant department.

Unexpectedly, one prophecy became true.

Actually making a cat of the relevant department serve as the Sin Bearer for two years—words becoming law, indeed—Zheng Qing’s mind briefly flashed upon this interesting thought, his eyes shifted slightly, the Ruby Ring hastily ’fizzed,’ ejecting its hidden contents.

Black robe, leather gloves, mask resembling a bald egg shell.

He had never worn this Sin Bearer’s robe.

"——You shouldn’t need me for any work transitions, right."

Shadow Cat glanced at the white mask, paused, and eventually muttered two phrases: "Everyone’s accustomed to using transformation techniques in meetings these days... though these two years it’s repeatedly those few pigs, cats, and dogs, from my observations, the devils beneath those skins have cycled through at least once...at least."

The speaking in the store ultimately disrupted Yellow Flowered Cat’s nap.

It pulled its head out from between its legs and belly, angrily looked towards the stove side.

"——Why must a legend-level heavyweight blend in among a group of young wizards potentially below registration level? Just unnecessarily lowering one’s status!"

It muttered, flicking its tail.

"——I wish to approach this world closely while I still remember it," Zheng Qing lifted the mask, simply explained: "Sitting inside the shop or palace gives me a sense of gradually disconnecting from the world. Besides, I feel like after the three fires burned, everyone’s reactions are too ’proper,’ maybe observing from different angles could reveal distinctive details..."

"Then why don’t you just ’see’?"

Shadow Cat also became somewhat curious: "By using legendary-level magic power, opening your eyes and observing everywhere, there shouldn’t be much on this island, or even in the whole world, able to conceal itself from you, right?"

"Because our eyes deceive us, particularly illusions seen through magic and divination are easily distorted by consciousness. To truly see this world’s real side, one needs to personally take a look...after all, I’m not the only legend in this world."

This was once told to Zheng Qing by the gentleman.

Yellow Flowered Cat apparently heard similar words too, specifically supplemented, providing Shadow Cat with an additional explanation: "In other words, there’s reason in why this world grows us a pair of eyes. If eyes were just ornaments, why wouldn’t legendary wizards be blind instead?"