Chapter 100: East Minions Faction

Crown Prince Lail walked through the crowded streets of the Laining City, the golden sun beating fiercely upon his black mask, as he headed towards the City Lord's Mansion with the group of apprentices from the Mistland Academy.

Led by a third year in white robes and a handsome appearance, the team attracted quite a bit of attention from the civilians.

"Senior Brother, is he going to follow us there? With his appearance, he will scare the apprentices from the other academies."

"Senior Brother, can't we enter alone? He can come in by himself."

"Yes, Senior Brother. Let's enter alone. If we go in the presence of the City Lord with such a person, I won't be able to raise my head from the shame!" 

The female apprentices felt uncomfortable at the thought of appearing before a crowd of apprentices with the masked disciple from their academy. They felt repulsed by the hideous mask and didn't want to get entangled with him to save themselves from the embarrassment.

"He is from our academy so entering with us is a must. The City Lord has invited all of the apprentices from the seven academies that are in the East Minions Faction to his Mansion. Although he has no authority to order them around, as the City Lord, he still has the ability to gather them together."

In the face of his junior sisters' various questioning, Wu Lin spoke calmly.

He knew that the girls felt perturbed by the hideous mask their junior brother wore. He also knew that they didn't want to be around the guy. However, as the only third year and leader of the team, he had to make sure that all the apprentices from the Mistland Academy remained together until they had a clear understanding of the situation of the East Minions Faction.

"Right now, the most important task is to find a source where we can gather accurate information. We need to know what we will be facing and what we should beware of. Ru Wen, after we enter the City Lord's Mansion, try to see if you can find anything from the servants and guards."

"Yes, Senior Brother." The second-year Ru Wen replied respectfully.

"Hmm. Now, let's hurry. The others must have already arrived."

In silence, with Crown Prince Lail silently following behind, the group continued their trek towards the stone mansion in the distance.

*

The next morning, Princess Qamari woke with a destination in mind. Having done basic research on Laining City, she wanted to personally visit the region of the black shield and find out more about the East Minions Faction.

"Snow, are you feeling better?"

The white tiger was still asleep. But due to their link to each other, she could spiritually communicate with it without a problem.

However, she received no response even after waiting for a long while.

"Snow?"

Carrying the white tiger, she was just about to enter its spiritual sea, when a voice came from outside her door.

"Princess Qamari, Elder Lu invited the apprentices from the other six academies. The Sealand Academy's apprentices are also requested to appear in the main hall as soon as possible."

"I understand. You can leave."

From their tone of speech, Princess Qamari could tell the speaker was a servant of the mansion.

"Elder Lu must have sent her to inform all of us."

She wasn't that interested in meeting the apprentices from the other six academies. But since Elder Lu himself requested her presence, she couldn't turn down the invitation.

"Before that, I need to change my appearance."

She knew that her get-up attracted too much attention. Combined with her face veil, it was impossible to turn obscure within a crowd.

As such, Princess Qamari planned to wear plain robes over her purple-red robe and cover herself up from head to toe. Since the majority of the people in the East Minions Faction wore heavy clothes due to the cool weather, the idea was more than acceptable.

Setting the white tiger on her bed, Princess Qamari went to the back chambers and found some changing clothes. The fabric was white and simple, with no decorations or designs, making it the perfect material for her to wear over her robe.

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"The window curtain is of the same color as this clothing. I will use it as the head cover." 

She twirled her hand and a stream of light shot out. The light flew towards the white curtain and skillfully materialized a duplicate copy of the fabric. 

As a third-level elemental magician, Princess Qamari's mastery and manipulation of various spells came as easily as picking and sorting herbs. As more time flew, the depth of her knowledge expanded to the point where she felt a faint inkling of the next stage.

Within half a year of studying magic, Princess Qamari had gone from being a novice to a master, from level 1 of the elemental drawing stage to level three of the elemental drawing stage.

Such speed and progress was unheard of in the entire seven realms.

This was the reason why Princess Qamari hid her elemental progress level from the academy. She already held the whole academy's attention as a genius healer found only once in a thousand years. She didn't want to attract even more trouble to herself by announcing her unparalleled excellence in magic.

This was the other reason why she wanted to change her appearance. Once she entered the danger zone, she would no longer be able to keep her elemental level hidden. In the face of danger, her true abilities would be revealed.

Therefore, in order to keep her identity hidden from the rest of the apprentices, she decided to cover her entire self in white, except for her eyes.

"I heard the people here believe in covering up to ward off evil spirits and dispel the interest of wandering souls. They also use the trick to keep themselves safe from the lascivious eyes of the local officials. With such a get-up, I will perfectly blend in with them."

She had measured and reshaped the fabric to her liking. Picking up the white headcover and face veil she had also crafted to her taste, she went back to her bed. 

"Snow, I know that you are very exhausted. I will not disturb your recovery. But I will be taking you with me. I do not know whether or not that is a good idea. After all, there are many dangers out there."

Sighing, She wrapped the clothes and tied the bundle on her waist, right next to her pouch of herbs and needles.

After a brief scan of the room, with the white tiger in her arms, she went out to meet the other apprentices. Together, the group proceeded towards Elder Lu's study.

Inside the study, Lu Wang anxiously paced back and forth as he waited for the apprentices from the Sealand Academy. Their sudden appearance in the Northwest was both a surprise and hope.

Surprise as he hadn't expected the academy to send any apprentices to the Northwest, and hope as he sensed an opportunity to regain his original authority. As such, he anxiously waited for the presence of the apprentices whom he deemed as his chance at rising back in power.

"How did the task I handed to you last night go?" He whispered in the empty room.

"My lord, I completed the task according to your instructions. The apprentices from the other six academies should arrive soon." The cold reply echoed in the room as if it belonged to a ghost than a living creature.

Elder Lu wasn't daunted nor alarmed at the sound and only remained silent as he continued his pacing. Last night, he had immediately sent out invitation letters to the other apprentices of the seven realms.

"Hmm. Let me know as soon as they arrive."

He wanted them to meet the group from the Sealand Academy and judge their Elder's strength based on each team's individual strength. This was his first step in achieving his goal of getting back in power.

He needed to know the strength of his competitors' standing.

It was in such an atmosphere that Princess Qamari and her team arrived at the City Lord's stone mansion study hall.

"My Lord, the apprentices are here." The same cold voice rang out again, pulling him out of his trance.

"Go ahead and inform them to enter."

Turning, he immediately went back to his seat.

Princess Qamari hadn't changed yet, intending to do the deed once she was on her own and out of the apprentices' eyes.

Therefore, her purple-red robes instantly stood out when she entered Elder Lu's study beside Jun Meng and Tu Lei. The other apprentices of the academy followed stoically behind them and the team appeared more awe-inspiring after a night of rest than they did last night.

"Welcome, I hope you've had a good rest and are ready to welcome today's guests." Lu Wang immediately beamed as he stood and went around his work table to stand before the team.

"Yes, we've had a good rest, thanks to you Elder Lu. But what do you mean by welcome today's guests?"

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