Annie's Otherworldly Adventure

29. The Alchemy Department unites and moves forward!

On this day, King Henry V of Cain made a earth-shattering announcement that he would bestow the infamous city of Balan, known as the City of Sin, upon a certain student as a reward.

Gods above, please, which god will save the king from this abnormal mind!

A minister was deeply affected and couldn't help but silently pray.

In any world, the ultimate factor that determines whether something that seems absurd will succeed is power.

So, no matter how unreasonable this matter was, it was ultimately approved by Henry V, much like some unscrupulous authors on Earth who, for the sake of plot development, arbitrarily give their protagonists cheat codes, such as dragon pets or geniuses skilled in both magic and martial arts. (Red card warning: You unscrupulous author, didn't you write this yourself?)

Of course, the decision-making process was not without its minor setbacks. To make the matter seem more legitimate, Henry V and his ministers came up with a compromise: this year's Rose Warrior competition would invite students from other schools on the continent to participate, and the prizes would include a monster egg of their choice and the island of Balan.

The student who wins the victory will be granted the title of Duke and become the new lord of the island of Baran.

When Principal Garget received the notification, even he, who was usually unfazed, twitched slightly.

Others might think this is crazy, but in Galerte's view, this additional reward is far more complex than it appears.

The internal competition of the Royal Magic Academy of Kane has been turned into an invitational tournament. Winning will grant you a troublesome territory, while losing will damage the reputation of the entire magic academy.

For the magic academy, neither winning nor losing seems to be a good thing.

For other magic academies, winning this land would give their countries a legitimate reason to conquer it and incorporate it into their territory; losing it would simply mean they wouldn't gain anything.

For Henry V, if the Royal Academy of Magic, Kane, won, it would mean that the academy would be responsible for dealing with the Sin City. Could the academy really just stand by and watch its students be pushed into the fire?

If the other schools win, Balaine will be rid of this hot potato. Henry V doesn't care about such empty titles as winning or losing. If it weren't for the ministers' obstruction, he would have thrown Balaine away long ago. Now, he just wants to deal with this matter legitimately.

It was because of this twist and turn that the ministers agreed to his crazy, oh no, wise decision!

Henry V said he was in a good mood.

Upon receiving this news, each noble family had its own agenda: the City of Sin, in a sense, could also be called the City of Wealth, where wealth accumulated through sin was considerable. If their own family's children could acquire this territory, then all the wealth there would be theirs.

The glitter of gold can blind people, and even knowing that the city of sin is full of evil, this territory is still a coveted prize in the eyes of many.

Tiren is such a person. Tiren—the first place winner of the Rose Warrior competition for two consecutive years, with his handsome appearance and excellent abilities, makes him the best choice for lovers in the hearts of many ladies.

The best lover? Hmph, Tyren scoffed. Why not the best husband? Because he was a lowly commoner, and also because of his orphan status.

From a very young age, he knew that he was a descendant of half-elves. A thousand years ago, when the elves collectively withdrew from the continent, only a few half-elves remained. Their lifespan was as short as that of humans, so gradually, pure-blooded half-elves became extinct, and the number of half-elf descendants also decreased.

Half-elves have only half elven blood, and the elven bloodline among their descendants is becoming increasingly thin. Apart from inheriting the beauty of the elven race, only a few half-elven descendants will awaken their elven talents.

Unawakened half-elves, coveted by humans because of their beauty, many became their playthings. Tiren's mother was a plaything of noble lords, but sadly, until her death in childbirth, not one of her former patrons came forward to acknowledge Tiren's existence.

The neighbors couldn't bear to see him suffer, so they helped bury his mother and took him into their home to raise him. Tiren was a child whose father was unknown.

When Tyren was five or six years old, his stunning beauty became apparent, and a nobleman bought him from a neighbor.

Becoming a kept man was almost his destiny, but fortunately, his talent awakened soon after. His super elemental affinity made learning magic twice as effective with half the effort. The nobleman who bought him abandoned his plan to raise him as a kept man and instead focused on training him as a subordinate.

That's how Tiren has risen step by step to become the top student at the Royal Academy of Magic, Kane!

Baron Island, Duke, Lord—what a temptation this was for Tyren! If he won this competition, he would be a Duke, he would own his own land, and he could completely turn his life around!

Tyren was confident he could win this victory, after all, he had won the championship at his school for two consecutive years, and he didn't care about students from other schools at all.

While everyone was pursuing their own agendas, Annie was secretly practicing spatial magic in the Monster Forest.

"Spatial teleportation." As soon as Annie finished speaking, she vanished into thin air, and with a flash of silver light, she reappeared behind the tree.

Annie recalled her previous feelings. The arrangement of spatial magic elements was fixed. As long as the calculation was accurate, she could accurately travel to the desired location. However, if there was a slight deviation, she might fall into a pit, crash into a tree, or even be thrown off in mid-air. She had experienced quite a few of these things!

After reflecting on what she had just experienced, Annie continued practicing her magic.

By now, after numerous training sessions, Annie's short-range spatial teleportation was quite accurate. As for long-range teleportation, she didn't have that much magic power to consume. Since she couldn't take it all at once, Annie decided to practice her short-range teleportation until she was even more proficient.

At this moment, she had no idea of ​​the storm that was about to be unleashed by the Royal Magic Academy of Kane.

Anne wasn't sure she could get the title of Rose Warrior. After all, there were many talented people in the school. She was easygoing and didn't have absolute confidence.

The Rose Warriors tournament was changed to an invitational event, which reduced the event week's popularity. The weapon crafting class was not particularly excited about winning the White Rose Medal consecutively or the Red Rose Medal for the first time.

The power of discourse has always been in the hands of those in power. As the Joyce family prepared to launch a revolution that would make alchemy more accessible to everyday life, more and more people accepted the idea that alchemy should be more convenient for life. Therefore, it is not surprising that the weapon crafting class received both the red and white rose medals this year.

What excited everyone was that the format of the Rose Warriors competition had changed. Instead of the preliminary and semi-final rounds, a section of the Monster Forest was designated for all participating students to enter the field, go to a designated location, receive a small flag representing victory, and then take the flag out of the forest and back to the starting point. The ranking was determined by the color of the flag they carried.

Changing the competition format this way serves two purposes: firstly, to increase the difficulty and make the reward of Baran Island seem more legitimate; secondly, it's also to benefit Kane's students. Heh heh, one-on-one duels can result in unexpected losses, but in a group fight…

Without a doubt, this suggestion came from Henry V.

We won't go into the intricate story behind this change here, but let's just talk about the waves it created in the weapon-refining class—it was a huge, turbulent undertaking.

In the weapon-forging class, thanks to the lively nobleman Joyce and the kind commoner girl Anne, people from all walks of life get along very well. In addition, they have won the Rose Medal together several times, making the students in the class the most united in the academy.

Students of the Weapon Forging Department, if one-on-one duels aren't enough, let's have a group fight! (Wait, does this idea sound a little familiar?)

Think about it, as individuals, students in the weapon-refining department rarely have the opportunity to stand out. Even someone like Joyce, who spent a lot of money, was defeated in the second-year Rose Warrior competition and only won the Freshman Rose Warrior title in his first year.

But if they can unite as one in this competition, they will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Magic Department and the Martial Arts Department, who usually look down on them. Of course, before that, they will also do their best to drag down other schools. Just thinking about such a situation makes people happy!

It is precisely because individual students in the weapon crafting department have no chance of winning that they are able to unite more closely.

So, the students in the weapon crafting class quickly contacted students in other weapon crafting classes. Then, the students in the weapon crafting department contacted the students in the alchemy department. Finally, the massive alchemy department's mischievous, cough cough, challenge team was formed!

Who is the leader of the group? Of course, it's the flamboyant young master Joyce.

Although Joyce was flamboyant and loved to show off, like a radiant light, spreading his tail feathers like a peacock wherever he went, he was surprisingly not arrogant. Therefore, he was very popular with students, and he always managed to entice them to do some unconventional things.

Once the Alchemy Department's tactics were finalized, Anne was the busiest person. After the Joyce family's magic pots became a huge success, the nickname "Anne Ashe who comes up with 'genius' ideas" was transformed into "Anne Ashe who can come up with genius ideas." Anne Ashe was regarded as a top-notch brain, and people came to her for advice all the time.

"Annie, what do you think of this idea?" someone asked her in the classroom.

"Annie, oh, my head hurts. What should I do?" someone asked her in the hallway.

"Annie, what's the story behind that armor you designed for Joyce before?" someone in the cafeteria asked her.

"Annie, help me think of a way! I, I, I'm the dumbest one, I haven't done anything yet, sob sob sob," someone asked her in the dormitory corridor.

……

"Annie, oh my, I found you! Look, this is what I did as you asked. What do you think?"

"Ahhh, help!"

A large crowd swarmed toward Anne.

"Annie..."

"Annie..."

"Ahhhhhh help!"

Anne waved her hand in the air, and with a "smack," Jane slapped her awake.

"Wake up, Annie, wake up!"

Annie woke up from her dream. Oh, it was just a nightmare. Lately, she's been giving advice to everyone, even in her dreams...

"Hurry up and wash up and get dressed!"

Since Jane helped Anne transform herself, Anne's queen-like demeanor and controlling nature have become more and more obvious. From Anne's daily clothes and appearance to her behavior and norms, everything is under Jane's control.

"Annie, hurry up, class is about to start. By the way, on the way, tell me carefully what the camouflage clothing should look like, and we'll discuss it further."

Annie was speechless. Was she still dreaming?