Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 216 Jia Xiu's Team Begins Soaring Through the Dragon

After watching the entire speech by this "art student" in the bar, Jia Xiu was certain that although he had never seen another famous art student give a speech in a bar, based on the documentaries and movies he had seen, this one without a mustache was impressive.

The momentum was decent, but the infectiousness was lacking. It seemed that the guests were listening so attentively mostly out of respect for the girl's organization.

Humans rely on the power of the Flame Demon.

From this perspective, the demon race isn't so extreme; they still value "demonic" emotions and worldly wisdom.

In fact, demons, especially devils, may be more worldly-wise than humans.

After all, their hierarchical system is much stricter than that of humans, and they live much longer.

It is a race in which superiors can justifiably and ruthlessly bully their subordinates.

If one is not a "born demon king," then being able to read and interpret the devil's dishes is an essential skill for evolving step by step.

Regardless of whether you want to listen to what the person in front of you is saying, just give them a shout-out.

"Goward will become a star that proves to the world that all races can unite and live in peace. He will be the first, and he will never be the last. In the future, there will definitely be more 'stars' shining, illuminating the entire night sky."

The human girl gave a slight bow in thanks, concluding her promotional speech at the tavern.

The small venue immediately erupted in cheers, applause, and whistles.

We can be as enthusiastic as we want.

Whether those people present were sincere or not, they were all putting in a lot of effort.

"She's quite talkative."

Margaret gave her assessment.

Mia had already pulled out her notebook and was frantically taking notes. As a busy person who gives several lectures every month, her reserve of speech drafts was far from sufficient.

Therefore, when you see a speech that sounds good, it's necessary to learn from it on the spot.

When the time comes, you can delete and modify it to make it your own. Just change the part that expresses the main idea, and who will know what it was originally about?

Jia Xiu had previously suggested that since they really couldn't write the speech, why not hire a few people to contribute?

Mia's reasoning was quite "sufficient": she used to do ghostwriting, and now hiring someone to write for her would be a huge loss of face, and why waste money on that?

As Jia Xiu watched Mia writing furiously, and then thought about this manuscript from the no-man's-land in the northern wilderness, about the unity between humans and demons, which, after some minor adjustments, might appear at a school graduation ceremony, he felt a bit of dark humor.

After the applause subsided slightly, the person in charge began a more specific campaign to promote and recruit people.

"Two days from now, the newly built Dream Manor of the Unity Society will begin operations. This will be the largest human-demon co-living manor in the society's history. Humans, demons, and hybrids can live, study, and work together in this manor. We welcome all builders of a bright future who share our ideals. Regardless of race or status, everyone can find respect here..."

Jia Xiu understood; it turned out that their social experiment was going to start a new phase, so they were recruiting new people.

Unity Society, is that the name of this hybrid organization? That's quite... straightforward.

The new experiment will take place in a place called Dream Manor. Jia Xiu felt that his ability to come up with names for this club was inferior to his own.

However, to put it in a nicer way, bringing a group of people into a manor, what they do is hard to say, but they will definitely need to do labor.

This sounds like a zoo where pigs are being enslaved, much more serious than a social experiment.

It also fits Goward's art style and matches their identity as a local faction.

Jia Xiu felt that this guess was highly probable.

He wouldn't believe the slogan of human-demon unity until it was completely confirmed.

It's always good to assume the worst when you encounter a strange person, otherwise you can easily be deceived.

Compared to the lively scene in the tavern after the speech, the response was noticeably colder when it came to actually recruiting people. Just like when watching the bard's performance, all forms of support were offered except for actual assistance.

There were hardly any responses on the entire first floor.

It seems that even the locals find this Solidarity Society strange.

The person in charge seemed to have anticipated this situation and did not appear disappointed. He continued, "As long as you join the manor, you will receive a reward of 1 crown. After that, you will receive another 1 crown for every week you live in the manor. If you don't like money, you can exchange it for the equivalent amount of gold."

The reaction was immediately different after these words were spoken.

Several people in the tavern hesitated to join in, perhaps because they still had some concerns and were not so determined.

The person in charge added, "The manor has a limited capacity, and I'm about to go to other places to promote it. If we don't hurry..."

These words helped those who were still hesitant to make up their minds, and they all went to sign up.

One krona still has strong purchasing power in Gowad.

When Jassiu came in, he glanced at the small blackboard with prices. The wine here generally costs two or three elms a glass, and the most expensive one is less than one crown.

This price would make anyone who grew up in Larvin cry.

In Larvin, let alone a glass of the worst wine, you can barely afford a single cup.

Seeing the stark contrast in the audience's reactions, Jia Xiu finally understood.

Sure enough, the most effective way to attract people is essentially just different forms of "come and get an egg".

He tapped his fingers on the second-floor railing.

"It's decided. Let's settle things with those two families first, and then we'll go check out that manor."

"Boss, Ram thinks there's something wrong with that manor. We're not short of a few crowns."

Ram said in a muffled voice.

Ram may seem simple-minded, but he's very clear-headed when it comes to important matters.

"No, who's after a few crowns? Don't you think there are many secrets worth exploring there? Besides, we still need quite a few mixed-race people to participate in the experiment."

Jia Xiu's main thought was to go and see if the sect leader could issue an investigation mission or something like that.

The last mission in Chachdis Town was triggered after we first investigated a few clues.

If not, then just take a look and leave.

“We might not do anything there. Besides, if there’s a problem, we can ask Justina to help us escape.”

Ram scratched his head and thought for a moment.

That makes sense. Justina is quite reliable. If even she can't take them away, then what kind of people will emerge from Goward?

If that happens, the concern shouldn't be about their personal safety.

The real concern should be the borders of the Iris Kingdom.

"That's it, let's find a hotel to sleep in, and tomorrow we'll go see those two families first..."

The next day.

The largest women's clothing store in Goward.

The huge shop was almost empty of customers.

Although this shop is nominally open to the public, in reality, no one dares to come except for the devils of this gang.

Everyone knows who the owner of this shop is, and also knows his—no, her—unpredictable personality.

If you show even the slightest unusual reaction to her unique little hobby, you'll be in big trouble.

Dislike is not an option, nor is praise; the only option is to treat her as an ordinary demon.

Moreover, the prices at this store are far higher than what one would expect in Goward.

Even if they weren't afraid of the leader of the lust demons, they still wouldn't be able to afford to buy things.

Chun Chun is the leader of this lustful demon gang, who built a large-scale pretend playhouse for himself.

Right now, she's happily trying on a new batch of clothes.

The guards around him all kept their eyes straight ahead.

I didn't dare look at the boss at all.

I'm afraid that if I see it and show any displeasure from the boss, I'll be in big trouble.

Mia, on the other hand, had no such worries at all.

She walked into the store with absolute confidence.

As a mixed-race person whose only pursuit in life is money (this is her own perception; in reality, her Saint-Deros student ID identifies her race as human), she is basically able to remain unmoved by material gains or losses when money is not involved.

He's just a succubus with a different gender identity who also likes to wear women's clothing.

It wasn't enough to cause her any emotional fluctuation.

At this moment, the leader of the lust demons stood in front of the mirror, twirling around, admiring the fiery red, form-fitting dress that accentuated her figure.

A horned demon subordinate approached, forcing a smile. "Madam," was the only designated address her demon subordinates had for her, "a drow elf who claims to be from Lalwin wishes to see you."

"A drow elf, or from Larwin?"

The woman did not stop admiring her own charming and graceful figure in the mirror.

She didn't have a good impression of the drow. Gorward had once visited a drow gang that did the most violent jobs, such as robbery, assassination, and kidnapping. Their recklessness was no less than that of the drow who could be resurrected for free.

The Devil Gang had clashed with the drow many times, paying a heavy price, and even began to cooperate with those disgusting slimes before finally achieving victory.

She hates purely violent forms of crime. Can't we all use our brains and do some decent business together?

Instead of wasting time on violence, you'd be better off studying mathematics.

Furthermore, the spider-like elf queen worshipped by the drow elves has a closer relationship with demons.

"What is that Zhuo Er doing here?"

"She said she wanted to discuss a collaborative project related to magical research."

"A collaborative project on spell research?"

The woman chuckled softly. This was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing. She had never seen anyone come to a place like this to collaborate with the devil on research. This was the first time in the hundreds of years that someone had come to Goward.

This unusual event piqued her interest considerably.

"Bring her here."

"Yes."

Two minutes later, Mia met the legendary leader of the Gowald faction.

A succubus in a red dress—one has to admit, succubi are indeed naturally beautiful.

Mia looked at the other person calmly, without showing any inappropriate expression on her face.

However, she was still a little curious.

How did the other guy, a male lust demon, manage to have such a seductive figure? His exposed calves even look thinner than hers.

And with such a form-fitting dress, why is it that you can't see any bulge at the bottom?

Did it disappear using transformation magic, or was it made possible by using props, or perhaps something even more radical...?

"You said you're from Larvin, the City of All Laws?"

"Yes, my name is Nisgilian."

Mia introduced herself.

The name was directly "stolen" from her great-grandmother; reversed, it becomes her pseudonym.

As for its origin, it was attributed to a "friendly school".

“From Larvin, graduated from Vita Sage Academy, and is now a free druid.”

The woman couldn't help but look at Mia with newfound respect.

She had heard of Larvin, Vita Sage Academy, and Saint Delos.

These two schools are so famous that even illiterate people know about them.

Gowadri has many people from the south, who have brought with them some human traditions.

One of them was that as soon as he saw a child showing even the slightest bit of magical talent, he would immediately praise him, saying, "He will definitely be able to get into Vita and Saint Delos in the future."

Based on her understanding of the student numbers in these two colleges, this praise was purely flattery, devoid of any real substance.

As for why she wanted to learn about these two colleges...

There is no other reason.

For mathematics.

The best spellcasting academies are usually also the best mathematics academies. Many schools of magic require strong logic and calculation abilities, and the textbooks she used to learn mathematics were all produced by the Vita Sage Academy.

The devils don't have this thing.

The way the devils use magic is too chaotic.

Therefore, this succubus woman believed that by advancing through mathematics to prophecy and ultimately proving the bright future of their demonic minority group, she was the one who was truly powerful.

Other demons can't do it, only she can.

She continued, "What exactly do you mean by 'collaborative research in magic'?"

Mia calmly replied, "It's about studying how Transfiguration works on the special forms of demons."

A lie that's a mix of truth and falsehood sounds more like the truth.

Jia Xiu's research trip will indeed require the use of metamorphosis in "a certain sense".

Regardless of the final outcome, there is a period of distortion in the process.

"If you can offer the opportunity to collaborate, I can give you a magical painting created with painstaking effort by young artists from Larvin."

It's actually a common, mass-produced product.

The woman didn't react much.

She wasn't that fond of art either.

It is mainly used to display one's status.

Trading some paintings for some devils to cooperate with experiments sounds like a deal that can be done or not.

In contrast, what she was more curious about was...

"Since you graduated from Vita, and are still able to conduct experiments independently, then you must have a good foundation in mathematics."

Mia smiled slightly, "So-so."

The woman frowned.

She knew what kind of people elves were; they valued their image more than their lives, and they would absolutely pretend to be something they could.

When an elf says "so-so," it basically means they are extremely confident in that area.

It's the kind of "just okay" situation where, after the exam, you're asked "How did you do?" and the answer is "so-so," only to find out you were two points short of a perfect score.

The opportunity is rare.

The woman realized that if the druid truly possessed something, her prophetic goal could hopefully be achieved even further.

"I have one condition for the cooperation: if you can answer some of my questions, then it's possible."

Mia nodded.

Do you have any questions?

The lustful demon decided to test the truth first.

So she gave Mia the most difficult problem she had ever seen, one that took her several days to solve and required multiple readings to barely understand—a proof problem about a terrifying concept called "calculus."

"As long as you can prove it within an hour..."

The lustful demon hadn't finished speaking.

“The proof is complete,” Mia said directly. “It’s just that the process is a bit long, so please wait a moment. Oh, by the way, would you like to see a few different proof methods?”

"How many?"

"Yes, there are several. Currently, we can write down four or five types directly, but we need to look into more."

Mia spoke as she wrote.

The lustful demon was dumbfounded.

She didn't quite understand what was written, but it seemed correct because she saw one that was similar to the reference answer.

When she looked at Mia again, it was as if she saw a god descending to earth.

"Master, please teach me."

"Regarding the collaboration?"

"Don't worry, but I might be a little slow at learning."

"It's okay to be slow, it's just calculus, even if you're not very smart, you can still learn calculus..."

(End of this chapter)