Chapter 175: The Swordswomans Interlude (3)

Chapter 175: The Swordswomans Interlude (3)

Why are you interested in this organization? Wouldnt the drama club be more suitable for you if youre looking to join a club for fun?

Sonya watched as Felix settled into the drivers seat. After a moment of thought, she decided to sit in the back, comfortably stretching out on the leather sofa and casually replied, I was in the drama club last semester. It was nothing but a playground for a bunch of middle-tier women to scheme against each other, with the service staff being a group of low-tier men pandering to them. The prize was one or two high-tier men However, last years prize didnt quite appeal to me. I found it boring and quit the drama club.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

So you quit the drama club because it was no longer fun

You know about the Four Pillars Cult, so you must realize its not some trivial club where boys and girls look for excuses to mingle. Sonya took out a wet wipe and dabbed the sweat off her neck, continuing, Or rather, its much more dangerous than those boring clubs.

Felix lightly tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. In theory, there shouldnt be any information about the Four Pillars Cult in the Stars Kingdom Would you mind telling me where you heard that name?

The Sorcerer Handbook in the Virtual Realm.

If you mind, you can just say so, Felix stated indifferently. Theres no need to provide evidence that cant be disproven. Intelligence from the Sorcerer Handbook has no legal standing and its credibility is highly questionable. Youve seen Legendary Treasure, right?

Of course, Ive watched the version starring Delarose five times! Sonya perked up at the mention. But I really did see it in the Sorcerer Handbook.

Legendary Treasure is a well-known parable in the Stars Kingdom, repeatedly adapted onto the Holographic Screen. Its story is straightforward: there is a legendary treasure in the Virtual Realm that no one knows the location of. The protagonist, a novice sorcerer on an adventure in the Virtual Realm, comes across a glittering Sorcerer Handbook. It describes the proper Ritual Track to obtain the legendary treasure. To perform the Ritual Track, the protagonist needs to delve into the Magical Factions and summon the necessary spirit.

When the protagonist set up the Ritual Track and initiated the Miracle, the gate to the Legendary Treasure appeared. However, behind the gate wasnt treasure, but countless tentacles and an endless abyss of darkness. The protagonist wanted to resist, but unexpectedly, their spirit willingly surrendered and rushed towards the embrace of the gate to the Legendary Treasure.

It turned out that the Magical Factions and spirits needed to complete the Ritual Track were just to make the summoner more appetizing. The gate to the Legendary Treasure wasnt particularly powerful, but for every summoner who delved into the Ritual Track, it was the perfect natural predator, turning the summoner into food to be taken at will!

The story ends with a young sorcerer, fresh to the Virtual Realm, who finally defeats the Sorcerer Projection and is rewarded with a glittering Sorcerer Handbook

This parable naturally teaches people to work hard and not to expect windfalls. But for sorcerers, theres an additional warning the intelligence from the Sorcerer Handbook is very dangerous.

If you only know about this organization from the Sorcerer Handbook, theres no need for such a detailed investigation, right? Since you found me, it means you have already done some research in the library, havent you? I wasnt aware of your strong curiosity, or is it that the Swordsmanship Training assigned by Professor Trozan isnt keeping you busy enough?

Tch, if you dont want to talk about it, then dont. Just drive me back to the dormitory.

Doubt is not the same as refusal. I hate your presumptuous way of thinking. Felix stepped on the gas pedal and backed the car out: But I dont know much about the Four Pillars Cult either. After all, as I said, you cant get any information about this organization from any written materials, the Empire has thoroughly destroyed all information.

I also heard about this Religion occasionally when mingling in Noble circles, but its mostly mentioned with a sense of morbid curiosity. From what I understand, the four pillars of the Four Pillars Cult represent four codes of conduct: the Tyrant who rules with violence, the Conspirator who manipulates through schemes, the Compassionate Father who tortures with despair, and the Debauched Prince who indulges in pleasure As you might guess, the only one favored by Nobles is naturally the Debauched Prince, symbolic of hedonism.

Sonya placed her hands on the front seat and leaned forward to ask, So does the Four Pillars Cult exist within the Stars Kingdom?

There is no such thing, Felix shook his head. The existence of any Religion is predicated on a need for people to have spiritual sustenance, or the dissatisfaction with reality that leads them to Pray for Redemption from a higher power. The Stars Kingdom is a great nation, devoid of the fertile ground necessary for heretical sects to take root.

But didnt you just mention that some Nobles pursue excitement by following the Four Pillars Cult?

Thats why theres no presence of the Four Pillars Cult in the Stars Kingdom, Felix continued. Under the just and fair rule of the Nobility, the people live in peace and prosperity, with living standards rising year by year, leaving no foothold for the Four Pillars Cult to influence any social class.

You wont find any information on the Four Pillars Cult partly because the Empire destroyed it, and partly because nobody needs the Four Pillars Cult.

A Religion not needed by the people naturally ends up in the trash heap.

The sedan stopped on the main road in front of the Dormitory Area, and Felix pressed a button to open the rear car door, saying, Thats about all I know about the Four Pillars Cult. Anything else you want to ask?

No, Sonya shook her head, I was just curious, thats all.

I dont care where you heard that name, but as a friend, I advise youdont pursue the Four Pillars Cult any further.

Why?

Felix turned around to look Sonya in the eyes.

Because its a waste of time, he said. Youre a Genius Swordcerer, with no spare time to waste on such trivial matters. It looks like youre not training hard enough; perhaps I need to report to Professor Trozan tomorrow that youre not focusing on your Training

You seem very arrogant today, Sonya retorted, unphased. Is it because you dont have to duel with me tomorrow? How about I ask the professor to check your progress in the morning? I can fight you with a newspaper

Youre so annoying! I cant stand you!

Laughing, Sonya hopped out of the car and approached the window, saying, Thanks, see you tomorrow.

Watching Sonya bounce into the girls dormitory building, Felix let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that another moment chatting with the rustic girl would have made his brain boil.

Hmm?

The steering wheel was stained with blood. On closer inspection, she noticed fresh blood seeping through the glove on her left hand.

Felix had been cut on the palm by Sonya, but had refrained from removing the glove to treat it until the rustic girl was gone. Now that she had left, Felix finally could take the glove off. But instead of immediately attending to the wound, she held her left hand up to her eyes.

In the palm of her left hand was a perfectly round hole, just large enough to fit an eye.

Her already-striking pale purple eyes gained a kaleidoscopic luster when viewed through the circular hole.

Through this round aperture, Felix gazed at Sonya entering the dormitory building in the distance.

Who has been talking to her about the Four Pillars Cult? he murmured quietly. I hate these kinds of unpredictable factors.