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Chapter 392: The Poet of Great Love Seems a Little Tangential
Chapter 392: The Poet of Great Love Seems a Little Tangential
As the surroundings brightened once more, Hepburn's vision slowly came into focus.
She found herself standing in a vast hall that resembled a grand theater.
Looming above was a domed ceiling adorned with intricate frescoes depicting scenes from demonic mythology. Though the colors had faded over time, they still exuded an indescribable grandeur, emitting a soft and ethereal glow under the lamplight.
At the center of this grand hall stood a tall platform bearing a deep purple, mirror-like spatial portal, through which one could presumably continue their descent into the lower levels of the prison.
However, as Hepburn stood at the base of the platform, she noticed that the surface of this portal seemed unusually calm and serene, devoid of the rippling effect she had witnessed earlier with the purple portals on the foundational level.
It was likely locked with a restrictive spell, accessible only to those with the necessary permissions.
As Hepburn turned away, she noticed the Poet of Great Love sprawled on the ground beside her, as if she had lost her balance upon arrival and tumbled over like a rag doll.
"My dear Lanphu," the Poet of Great Love murmured.
Hepburn quickly helped the poet to her feet and checked if she had sustained any injuries.
Fortunately, the poet's mask provided some protection; otherwise, her face might have been bruised from the fall.
"I'm so sorry. Next time, I'll make sure to hold on to you when we use the portal," Hepburn apologized profusely to the black-haired, green-eyed poet.
"Oh," the Poet of Great Love replied distractedly, brushing away a tear from the corner of her eye. Her response implied that it was no big deal, as it wasn't her true body and couldn't be damaged.
"Stay close to me from now on. We might encounter dangerous areas as soon as we leave this hall," Hepburn whispered to the poet, aware that it was Lanchi's consciousness within the poet's body.
While Lanchi's main body was occupied with holding back Bacchus, he had only spared a fraction of his attention to control the poet and assist Hepburn in her mission underground.
This division of his consciousness resulted in the poet appearing a little absent-minded, slow to react, and even prone to stumbling.
Although the Poet of Great Love possessed immortality, she could still feel pain, and each time her summoned beings were defeated, there would be an increasing cooldown period before they could be summoned again.
A second passed.
"Understood," the poet nodded.
Seeing the poet's state, Hepburn turned her attention elsewhere, focusing on their present situation.
Given that the underground prison beneath the imperial capital of Helrom drew upon the ancient nine-tiered barrier legacy of the Demon Realm, its rules would likely align more closely with demonic logic.
Moreover, the "trial assessment" was distinct from the "official induction."
After the "official induction," one would typically be assigned to a specific level and only transferred or dispatched to other levels in exceptional circumstances.
On the other hand, the "trial assessment" required traversing as many levels as possible.
The deeper one ventured in the trial assessment and the higher the evaluation received on each level, the higher the graduation degree bestowed by the Royal Magic Academy of Protoss would be. Outstanding teams might even be granted the opportunity to select ancient magical artifacts from the repository.
Even with Lanchi's current position of power, he could not influence these core operational mechanisms that had been established since the school's founding and were interconnected with various Helrom royal institutions.
Hepburn wasn't overly hopeful about achieving that final step.
As a first-year student at the Academy of Hecate, it would be a dream come true to receive a graduation certificate from a prestigious overseas school after just one trip to the Northern Continent.
What left Hepburn at a complete loss for words was that the Royal Magic Academy of Protoss was recognized as a prestigious overseas school even by the United Parliament of the Southern Continent. The magical seal of Emperor Franklin, which was issued by the academy, couldn't be forged, and all graduation certificates and related materials could be verified by the Magic Tower Association of the Southern Continent.
If Miriam Milford could accomplish in three months what would've taken Hepburn Aranthal three years, Hepburn would seriously consider changing her career path.
Hepburn turned to glance at her three unusually quiet teammates. They stood there like loyal demon king's guards, ready to follow her every command.
They were her pure-bred fighters and could also serve as decoys whenever needed.
Well-trained soldiers of the Demon King's army wouldn't dare express any personal opinions in front of their commander.
Hepburn lifted her forearm, gazing at the Protoss Royal Magic Academy student wristband that glowed with a deep crimson light.
For the formal jailers, there were dedicated work wristbands for the Helrom Prison, while for the students undergoing the internship assessment, their student wristbands would serve the same function.
With a swift and skillful motion, Hepburn lightly swiped the red light on the black jade wristband, and lines of information instantly appeared in the air about ten centimeters above it.
【Within the Helrom Prison, you must abide by the Jailer's Code of Conduct and refrain from attacking other jailers and staff in any way. The first offense will result in a warning, and the second offense will be treated as a prisoner, subject to the prison's barrier suppression and punishment by other jailers.】
【On the underground first level of Helrom Prison, you can earn duty points by completing work.】
【Duty points can be exchanged for resources within the prison. You must meet all the conditions to advance to the next level before you can activate the duty point trading authority for the current level.】
【In the Protoss Royal Magic Academy's jailer internship program, the duty points obtained at the end will be converted into the student's credit points at the Protoss Royal Magic Academy, or they can choose to exchange them for Protoss dollars equivalent to the corresponding jailer's salary.】
【Current location: Helrom Prison, Underground First Level, Transmission Hall.】
【Job Description: Labor Dispatch.】
【You will have a great deal of freedom to accept labor commissions from the chief jailer of this stratum, for which you will earn a certain number of duty points upon completion.】
【Conditions for advancing to the Underground Second Level: Complete at least one jailer's work on the Underground First Level, accumulate a team duty point total of more than 1000, and obtain permission and evaluation from the Underground First Level chief jailer.】
Hepburn quickly scanned through the information.
In this jailer internship, duty points were everything, and they were what both full-time and intern jailers strived to earn.
Although she couldn't yet see what could be exchanged for points on each level, the Ice Snow Witch had told her that the nine-tier ancient Demon Realm barrier technique of Helrom Prison had a function—
If one paid a high enough price, they could even select their desired prisoner and attempt to forge an unbreakable lifelong slave contract with them.
This price was probably referring to the duty points as translated from the Protoss language.
Of course, this was just an opportunity.
Whether one could successfully persuade and bind the prisoner with a slave contract depended on the prisoner's willingness.
Once a prisoner was chosen by a noble, they could quickly get out of prison but would become a lifelong slave, controlled forever.
In the Demons' ideology, they believed that the strong could attract the strong, and only the strong had the opportunity and the right to offer other strong individuals rebirth and redemption.
(End of Chapter)
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