Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

Baizhen was originally a post station. As a transportation hub for major border fortresses, it gradually transformed from a post station village into a town.

Towns like these, located near the border and military fortresses, are often a melting pot of all sorts of people: merchants, magic hunters, military mages, members of the magic association, students undergoing training, members of noble families...

Of course, there may also be some wanted criminals and members of the inquiries committee mixed in!

Normally, White Town isn't heavily guarded; it could even be considered a black market unregulated by any single power. Whether it's treasures acquired by hunter mages or personal spoils of the military, they're mostly traded here. But now…

"What's going on? Why do we have to check everyone one by one?"

Tang Yue stood in the long queue to enter Bai Town, looking at the heads of people in front of her, and said with great confusion.

"Young lady, you may not know this, but recently a plague has been spreading very rapidly. Many people in Bai Town have already been quarantined. Now, everyone entering the town is required to undergo a safety check to see if they are carrying this plague."

Beside him, a dark-skinned man who looked like a hunter explained with a smile.

"Oh, so that's it..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yue patted her large chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Their escape with the totem snake was merely an act of defiance against Councilor Zhu Meng, a vague charge that hardly warrants such an exaggerated accusation as setting up checkpoints at major transportation hubs.

Moreover, White Town does not belong to any faction. The Tribunal will either send people to guard the entrance themselves or have no reason to ask the people of White Town to contribute to their strategic threat.

However, she was clearly overthinking it. After a routine, simple check, neither of them was in any trouble and they were quickly allowed to pass without even an identity check.

Upon entering White Town, Mo Fan and Tang Yue immediately noticed something unusual about the town.

Normally, the entire street would be bustling like a marketplace, with shops, stalls, buildings, markets, and chambers of commerce, and a very dense flow of people. After all, this was where most of the mages who dealt with demons rested and traded.

But today the whole street was very deserted. There were no stalls at all. The shops were barely open, but you could hardly see anyone coming or going. The shopping mall was slightly better, but it was still far from the usual foot traffic.

Having not slept a wink all night, Mo Fan and Tang Yue were exhausted from their journey, so they found an inn to stay at.

Tang Yue planned to stay in a hotel that didn't require registration of identity, but Mo Xie stopped her.

"What's wrong? Our situation is a bit special right now. Since there are hotels that don't require registration, of course we should stay here."

Tang Yue was puzzled by Mo Xie's obstruction, as he should have understood it.

Faced with Tang Yue's question, Mo Xie chuckled, put his arm around her shoulder, and explained.

"Sister Tang Yue, of course I have my own plans for doing this. Besides, let's not even talk about whether those unregistered hotels are clean or not. What if there are hidden cameras that see your body?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yue was taken aback. The thought that there might be a camera pointing at her from some corner while she was taking a shower was not as simple as just a pair of eyes looking at her randomly.

Once this gets online, won't her reputation be completely ruined?!

In an instant, she immediately agreed to stay at the hotel where she had registered her identity. Since Mo Xie had a strategy to deal with it, she only needed to trust him unconditionally.

Having found a hotel that looked decent, Mo Xie noticed that the receptionist was wearing a white mask while waiting for her identity verification at the front desk and couldn't help but say something.

"This plague seems to be quite serious." The girl looked up at Mo Xie with wary eyes, seemingly a little shy. Fortunately, both of them were wearing masks, so they didn't look strange in this environment.

She entered the guest's basic information into the computer, handed a room key for a double room to Mo Xie, but didn't dare to say anything.

Mo Xie and Tang Yue are now boyfriend and girlfriend, so there's nothing wrong with them sleeping in a double room; they can even look after each other.

The receptionist girl remained silent, but the proprietress next to her smiled and spoke up.

"That's right. Ever since that giant snake appeared, this plague has spread throughout Hangzhou. In my opinion, the snake is real. What kind of images are these? The government always releases messages that nobody believes."

"How do you know that the plague was caused by that snake?"

Mo Xie raised an eyebrow and asked, puzzled.

“This plague appeared a week ago. Although I am not a mage, I know that most snakes are venomous... Just think about it, such a big snake, if it spreads its venom, wouldn't that be a plague!”

"In my opinion, we should find that giant snake as soon as possible, otherwise the plague will continue to spread and people will start dying!"

The proprietress covered her mouth with her hand, glanced around, and whispered to Mo Xie.

"Mom, didn't you just hear these things from other people?"

Finally, the receptionist wearing a mask spoke.

"It's pretty much a done deal; nothing is ever that coincidental."

The proprietress waved her hand and said with certainty.

Mo Xie chatted with them briefly, then took the room key and led Tang Yue upstairs by the hand.

Opening the room door with the room key, you'll see a glass window, with bright sunlight streaming into the room and illuminating a neat and spacious bed, more than enough for two people to lie on.

The room was spotless overall, and everything was brand new, which made it much more pleasant to look at.

Tang Yue entered the room, went straight to the window, opened the closed glass window, and a warm breeze blew in, dispelling the stuffiness in the room.

The hotel room's location offers a perfect panoramic view of White Town.

It was already quite bright, but the entire prosperous town of Bai seemed to be shrouded in a sense of unease. Occasionally, a few figures would pass by between the streets, all wearing masks, with serious expressions, and hurrying along.

The health station, the medical cross, the medical staff wrapped up tightly, the ambulances rushing by... all these things combined create an extremely oppressive feeling, as if something big is quietly happening.

Tang Yue stood in front of the window, her jade-like hand pressed against the glass, staring blankly at everything in Bai Town.

Recently, because she has been preoccupied with the matter of the totem snake, she was unaware that the plague in the vicinity of Hangzhou had become increasingly severe.

Could it be that the plague was really caused by everyone? (End of Chapter)