"...Now, I announce that the team battle session has officially ended. In the competition below level 4, the winning team number is No. 42! The winning team above level 4 is numbered 11!
Next, we will enter the second part of this competition, the exploration of ruins——"
"Before this, high-level professionals from the academy entered the ruins and placed a large number of rune stones in various corners of the ruins. There are four levels of rune stones: black, white, silver, and gold.
Among them, black rune stones are the most common and golden rune stones are the rarest."
"Every time you obtain a rune stone, you can increase the corresponding number of personal points. The four colors of rune stones correspond to twenty points, fifty points, three hundred points, and one thousand points respectively.
The more hidden the location, the higher the probability of finding high-level rune stones."
"The entire ruins exploration session lasts for fifteen days. You can choose to explore in a team or to explore freely.
You are allowed to use all your own equipment and items during exploration, and the ownership of all relics found belongs to the discoverer.
At the same time, it is prohibited to leave the ruins during the entire exploration, otherwise it will be treated as a waiver."
After the awarding of the first round, Vice Dean [Psychedelic Light] Hughes held a staff, suspended on the high platform, and announced the rules of the second round of the competition to all students.
After explaining the rules, Hughes looked around at the many eager students in the field, smiled and raised the staff in his right hand.
"Now, I announce that the ruins exploration session...has officially begun!"
As he finished speaking, a purple-gold heraldic pattern of the Pamir Castle flashed past the head of the staff, which was embedded with a huge crystal.
At the same time, the team composed of many students quickly dispersed and headed towards the direction they had been optimistic about before.
Among the scattered crowd, Anvis glanced briefly and noticed the figure of the half-elf girl Claire.
Just as he had expected, the girl still chose to go in the direction with the fewest people alone.
His eyes flickered, Anvis pulled the hood of his robe and followed quickly.
Since you are allowed to use your own equipment in the exploration session, many students wore a variety of costumes at this time, unlike the uniform Pamir uniforms in the first session.
Some were wearing heavy armor with magic patterns and giant swords on their backs, some were wearing mysterious-looking robes, and there were even some wearing magic armor.
At this time, Anvis was wearing a gray hooded robe and holding a silver-white staff in his hand. He looked inconspicuous.
"Senior Claire, wait for me."
After entering an area of dilapidated ordinary houses with the girl, Anvis called out.
"Anvis? You're here."
Hearing the voice behind her, Claire stopped and looked at Anvis with her blue eyes. A hint of joy flashed in her eyes, but almost immediately turned into worry.
"Are you sure you want to explore with me? You should know that this is no joke, and your life may really be in danger!"
"maybe."
Lifting his hood, Anvis looked at the girl quietly and smiled softly.
"But seeing you exploring alone, as a 'companion' who once explored together, I'm a little worried about you."
Looking into the young man's deep blue eyes, a soft spot in Claire's heart was suddenly lightly touched.
"Avis..."
Instinctively touching the ring given to her by Anvis, which she regarded as a treasure, the girl pursed her lips, feeling a little moved.
Due to her deliberate isolation, almost all other students stayed away from her, thinking she was a weirdo.
Maybe her appearance is very attractive, but professionals are basically handsome men and beautiful women, and there is no one who is not attractive.
No one except the boy cared about her previous behavior of leaving alone.
However, Anvis' next words directly broke the somewhat strange atmosphere in the venue.
"Of course, because I am also afraid of death, this is just a clone of me. I hope you don't mind."
Claire, who was being moved, was stunned for a moment, the expression on her face instantly became very exciting, and she didn't know what to say.
Seeing the girl's interesting reaction, Anvis smiled with great satisfaction.
"So, Senior Sister Claire, do you welcome me?"
Taking a deep breath and looking at the blond boy in front of her, Claire couldn't help but laugh.
"Of course, Avis, you are welcome to come -"
On the other side, Anvis, who was exploring the ruins clock tower with Fiona, turned his head with feeling and glanced in the direction of the clone.
The moment the girl agreed, the clone suddenly received a hint of fate feedback.
The quantity is not large, only about one unit.
But this gave Anvis a little more confidence about what might happen during this trip to the ruins.
Very good, the ruins treasure hunting rat is indeed a ruins treasure hunting rat.
"Brother, come and look, I found the rune stone!"
At this time, Fiona's cheers suddenly came from the top of the stairs.
Anvis looked up and saw that the girl was digging out a small piece of stone from a crack in the wall with a black rune engraved on it and showing it to him with great interest.
"Congratulations, Fei."
Smiling and nodding, Anvis glanced around, and the silver-gray Rubik's Cube in his hand lit up slightly.
As a result, the other two similarly hidden stone pieces were exposed, one black and one white.
.….….
At this time, outside the ruins.
Marquis de Winter stood on a green hillside, looking at the direction of the ruined city with slightly divergent eyes, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.
On another hill on the far side of him, a ninth-level member of the Enoch family stood there, seeming to be watching the many students in the ruins with his mental power to prevent them from accidents.
But if you look carefully, you will find that his attention is not entirely devoted to the ruins, but is vaguely paying attention to the movements of Marquis Draka.
Marquis Winter also noticed this, but did not ask anything. Regarding this delicate situation, neither of them took the lead to break the situation.
However, sensing the vague gaze coming from the distance, a piece of sensational news from the stranger named "Zero" flashed through the Marquis's heart again.
'During the academy competition, in order to gain the secrets and establish prestige of the ruins first, the four major families will attack a certain marquis. The specific candidate and details are unknown.'
Originally, he sneered at Zero's message, which was obviously sowing discord.
But in response to his distrust, Zero just smiled and said a name that made his heart tremble.
'Do you still remember what happened to the former Marquis of Arc?'
Since the name and the news involved hidden things in the ruins, he paid attention to Zero's words for the time being, but he didn't pay much attention to them.
But when he saw the extremely nervous reaction of the ninth level of the Ittel family and observed his movements from time to time, Marquis Winter suddenly felt a sudden thought in his heart and started to mutter a little.