Chapter 220 Subsequent Impact
Chapter 220 Subsequent Impact
Outside the jungle, flying beasts soared into the sky and began an overwhelming search.
Ivan was following Deacon Andaya, and Wolfan was also in the team. The three of them understood each other tacitly, and no one mentioned what happened before.
After most of the day, no one knew where those people had hidden. They used all sorts of methods but couldn't find any trace of the other party.
The search continues, but they are not as aggressive as before.
Everyone knew that the territory controlled by the academy was not small, and the enemy wanted to hide. If they didn't find anyone at the beginning, it would definitely be difficult for them to find any clues later.
"Ivan, who do you think it could be?"
"Apart from the Star-Moon Alliance, who else could do such a thing?"
When faced with Walban's question, Ivan first thought of the Star-Moon Alliance.
It is not difficult to understand why the people of the Star-Moon Alliance have information about the Ant King's Barrier Array. It should have originated from the Five-Leaf Spear. The Five-Leaf Spear even knows about the more secret Ant-Man secret vault, and also knows that there is a special ant beast hidden inside.
"You're right. Apart from the Star-Moon Alliance, I can't think of any other force that is so bold." Walban agreed.
The two also thought of the Dusk Stele they brought back last time, wondering if it was related to this incident.
Time passed by minute by minute. After searching for a day and a night, they searched almost the entire academy territory and the surrounding areas two or three times, but still found nothing.
The enemy ran away, but the impact they left on the Mona Ant Hut is still fermenting.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly. I want to know who betrayed the school."
"No matter which branch or family they are from, once we find a traitor, we will not tolerate him."
At the emergency high-level meeting, both vice presidents were shrouded in anger, and their roars echoed in the conference hall.
The academy allowed people to come and go freely, stole very important things, and broke the defensive barriers that the academy relied on for its survival. This was a slap in the face of everyone, especially the three major families.
In terms of checking and suppressing other wizards, the three major families believed that they had done a good job. All signs showed that the occurrence of this incident was due to someone within their family leaking the information.
The preliminary results of the accident investigation came out quickly. A wizard and two third-class apprentices died in the potion group. Someone impersonated them and sneaked into the academy. If the secret alert had not been triggered, the academy would not have known that someone had sneaked in.
After being discovered, the enemies outside took decisive measures, dealt a thundering blow to the Eight-clawed Black Spider Clan, and then cooperated inside and outside to break through the protective barriers and help the people inside escape from the academy.
The traitor has not been found, I don’t know if it’s really not found or if there is something hidden.
Next, it’s about accountability.
These have nothing to do with Ivan, and are not something an ordinary wizard like him can participate in.
He realized that he had neglected Jiushiti recently, so he spent a week with her and also gave some pointers to his eldest disciple Nora and second disciple Rona.
At this time, the two disciples have become second-class apprentices.
After Ivan's observation, Nora was better at enchanting, while Rona had a certain talent for alchemy. Due to their close relationship, Ivan simply let one of them learn enchantment while the other concentrated on alchemy.
As for the others, we’ll talk about it after the two of them become third-level apprentices.
Soon, the results of the accident responsibility came out. The academy dismissed two deacons, one from the enchantment group and the other from the patrol team, both of whom had direct relationship with the protective barrier.
Ivan guessed that the two were scapegoats thrown out by the three major families to calm the incident. They only lost their positions as deacons and were said to have received no other punishment. "Wizard Ivan, the Duskstone has been stolen, and the matter has not been completely settled. We cannot continue the previous research for the time being." Chris Donner secretly contacted Ivan. "I forgot to ask you, how is the investigation going, and how long do you have to stay in the secret room?"
"There's no need to go to that place anymore," Ivan replied.
"Oh, you said before that you wanted to make a key, is it possible that you have already completed it?"
"Yes, I recently took some time to complete the final step. Look, it's the key I mentioned." Ivan waved his hand to the side, and an object floated over.
The Key of the Ant King is a mid-level magical item with only six rune bundles. It is much less valuable than the Thousand-Change Small Star Cone. It looks like a large file. He casually gave it a name that corresponds to the formation.
Under Chris Donner's gaze, he simply demonstrated how to use the Ant King's Key.
"Okay, I admire Wizard Ivan's enchantment skills. I'll let Walban come and get it." Chris Donner said impatiently.
"No problem, but there is one thing I must explain first. After it is produced, it should be adjusted continuously in application. The academy obviously won't give us this opportunity, so we can only give up on this point."
The Key of the Ant King was derived by Ivan based on the Thousand Changing Star Symbol Array and the power of the Ant King Barrier Array. Without specific production drawings, he could not guarantee that there would be no problems during use.
"Seeing how rigorous you are, why should I worry?" Chris Donner praised him generously, and then talked about another matter: "After this incident, your enchantment team is short of a deacon. Are you interested?"
"The Enchanting Group is the Lydia family's inherent territory. The position of deacon will never fall to anyone else." Ivan frowned slightly.
"The selection method has not been determined yet. If you can become a deacon of the enchantment group, you can legitimately contact the protective barrier. This is a good opportunity. On the other hand, you will be under the close surveillance of the three major families, and you will not be able to move freely in the future."
Chris Donner did not hide the fact that he had many concerns about whether to support Ivan to become a deacon.
Both of them knew that this position had a disadvantage. Once it fell on Ivan, he would inevitably become a thorn in the side of Lydia's family, and Lydia's family would most likely use cruel means to deal with him.
"Let's wait until the situation becomes clear."
"There is another piece of news that has not been announced. Those people were ruthless and caused the protective barrier to be polluted. It has not been cleaned up yet and it has caused a chain reaction. If the people of Lydia's family can't deal with it as soon as possible, the original 23 rune bundles may drop to 22."
"so serious?"
Hearing his words, Ivan was a little surprised.
In recent years, the situation in the Moonclamp Peninsula has been unstable. Under such circumstances, the academy's protective barrier has obviously become more important, and it is a security guarantee in the minds of wizards.
If the defensive ability of the barrier decreases instead of increases, not only ordinary wizards, but even people within the three major families will be dissatisfied with it. The lesson of the Night Forest is not long ago.
"The academy must repair the protective barrier. This matter is closely related to enchantment, and it is very likely that the position of deacon will be decided based on this."
"I understand. I'll think about it carefully."
The sudden accident disrupted Chris Donner's plan to a certain extent. It had both advantages and disadvantages, but overall the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, and he could take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
The same is true for Ivan.
If the academy had been peaceful and stable, how could he dare to make a big fuss about the protective barrier? Without breaking the protective barrier, he would not be able to find the Ant-Man Vault and would not be able to complete the assessment of the Five-Leaf Spear.
(End of this chapter)