Night World Players

Chapter 49: Fate is as brilliant as a shooting star

Dean Yin lay on top of Ishtar's head and stared at Rast for a long time.

But in the end, Dean Yin suppressed the urge to use the "Moon of Truth" again to check whether this kid was fooling him.

It would be such a waste to use that ability just for my curiosity. I don't know how many bags of dried fish I would have to eat to make up for it.

On the other side, Rast confirmed his obelisk file.

He saw a small star suddenly jump out beside his hand.

This inconspicuous star twinkled slightly, then merged into the dark obelisk, becoming one with the vast stars engraved on it, and becoming difficult to distinguish.

at the same time.

Last saw the ranking list on the dark surface of the obelisk, and there was an additional line of inconspicuous text near the bottom.

【Last】

【College code name: "Shore Keeper"】

[Sequence Long Stage: Tower]

[Second-year student, ranked 605th in the Obelisk, not yet assigned to a house]

His eyes moved slightly, and he saw the name of Rodry, the conductor who possessed the Night Blade "All Roads", at the 600th place.

This guy is only five places higher than the freshmen who just enrolled.

"Although you should have roughly guessed it, I will still explain it to you again as a guide for new students."

"The ranking on the Starry Obelisk has nothing to do with your actual rank or combat power... The only criterion for the ranking on the Obelisk is your contribution to conquering the Night World."

"Conquering the Remnants of History, completing the exploration of the Night World, or even collecting important intelligence, summarizing the effective and reliable rules of the Night World, creating emblem costumes, etc. will all be recorded as part of the contribution by the Starry Obelisk."

Dean Yin looked at Last and spoke.

"Among the students on campus, the top twelve seats in the Obelisk ranking are also known as the 'Twelve Seats of the Round Table'. They have extremely high decision-making power over the Night World's strategy and the future direction of the academy."

"Even in certain circumstances, the 'Twelve Round Table' has the power to impeach the principal and even veto the board of directors' proposal."

"In addition, based on your obelisk ranking, the resources of Starry University will be tilted towards you to varying degrees. Those with high rankings will have certain privileges, while those with long-term low rankings will have their on-campus benefits reduced."

Ishtar interrupted, "For example, Rodry, because of his long-term zero contribution... He is ranked 600th in the Obelisk, and his breakfast quota has been reduced to a can of pickles."

Luster was silent for a few seconds. "So the breakfast quota for the first seat is 600 cans of pickles?"

"Ok?"

Ishtar didn't understand and just shook her elegant twin ponytails. "But I believe that with your dazzling spirit, Rust, you will not be as embarrassed as Rodri. Maybe you can enter the top 100 in no time."

"In fact, according to Xiao Tina's description, with your contribution to the strategy of "Night Echoes. Deep Blue Harbor", it would not be an exaggeration to directly promote you to the top 100 or even close to the 12th seat of the round table."

Dean Yin's voice once again rang directly in Rast's ears, without being noticed by Ishtar who was standing beside him.

"But Xiao Tina said that she doesn't want too many people to know your origins. If a freshman's ranking is directly raised to that level, it will inevitably attract unnecessary attention... and may even expose the fact that you are from Deep Blue Harbor."

"Therefore, she has temporarily slowed down the progress of your contribution and will delay the payment in installments later. You should have no objection to this, right?" "No objection."

Rast smiled, crossed the huge obelisk square, and continued forward along the red cobblestone road.

Not far away is a huge artificial lake. Next to the green shade of the lake, ancient sandstone buildings are bathed in the sun, as if you are in a medieval castle.

But not all buildings are of ancient and heavy style. Between the towering spires and flying buttresses is a very modern library. Smart terminals and imagers can be seen everywhere inside. The sunlight shines on the library's prismatic mirrored exterior walls, reflecting light and shadows like water waves.

It seemed to be some kind of festival, with colorful flags hung everywhere. Young men and women carrying books were walking in and out of the sandstone buildings. Last even saw welcome banners from different societies.

"I almost forgot, these days are the 900th anniversary of the college."

Dean Yin walked silently to Rast's side and looked at the whole view of Star University with him: "How do you feel?"

"To be honest, it's a little different from what I imagined."

Last looked at the scenery before him, which was almost identical to the scenery he had seen at university in his previous life, with no real difference.

If it weren't for Istar and Dean Yin explaining so much background, he really wouldn't have associated the campus in front of him with words like the night world, night traveler, disaster and death.

"I thought that as a violent organization targeting only the night world, this place would be more like a military camp with militarized management."

He looked at the young men and women coming and going on campus, with faces that were either lively or calm. He said, "I didn't expect that as night travelers who are in danger of disappearing into the night world at any time, they could actually show such expressions."

"In the beginning, Star University was just as you said, no different from the second military department."

"To some extent, the atmosphere here is more depressing than in the military... At that time, the exploration of the night world was still in its infancy, and the casualty rate of night travelers was much higher than it is now, even higher than that of the army fighting on the battlefield."

“At that time, it would not be an exaggeration to call this place a death squad funded by the Granville country.”

"But later on, that old man became the principal."

Dean Yin licked his paws and said, "Knowing that as a traveler, one's life is uncertain and one may be buried in the darkness at any time, one must keep running while one is alive."

"Laugh out loud, love boldly, embrace all the beauty in the world... and leave no regrets for yourself."

"Just like a shooting star in the sky, even if its life is short and fleeting, it must leave the most brilliant track in the night sky... so that when it falls to the earth one day and is buried deep in the dust, it will not regret it."

"This is the old man's philosophy, and he has persisted in this philosophy throughout his life."

"Improve the elective courses, add a spirit academy, start extracurricular clubs, take back the decision-making power from the board of directors, set up the Starry Obelisk and the Twelve Seats of the Round Table..."

"He spent most of his life, little by little, turning Star University into what it is today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dean Yin noticed that Last's gaze towards him became subtle.

"Dean Yin, you actually know so much about the early days of the Night World and when Starry University was first established."

"As far as I know, the emergence of the Night World and the establishment of Starry University happened hundreds of years ago, which means..."

Dean Yin was furious: "You bastard! Is it okay for me to hear it from someone? I overheard it when I was listening to that old man chatting!"

"So, Dean Yin, you are not a ferret but a cat."

(End of this chapter)