Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 323 How come this empire didn't die?
It was almost noon when she returned from the slums, so Celia had lunch outside before going back to the hotel.

As soon as she entered, she saw Nicodimus walk in from outside with a gloomy face.

"Good afternoon, Professor Nicodimers," Celia greeted.

Nicodimus looked up and nodded. "Good afternoon, Celia. Don't wander around these next few days. We'll go to the park behind the hotel later. I have something to explain to everyone."

Celia paused for a moment, then nodded obediently: "Yes, Professor Nicodimus."

Not long after she returned to her dorm, she saw a message from Nicodimers sent to her group on her bracelet.

"Important Notice: All participants must come to the park square behind the hotel. No matter where you are, you must arrive within 30 minutes. If you have any special circumstances, please contact me."

Benovia was alone in the room at the moment. She had also received Nicodimus's notification. She looked up at Celia and smiled, "It seems something terrible has happened."

Celia nodded: "It might be related to what happened yesterday."

"Should we... go?"

"Walk."

The two got up, tidied themselves up briefly, and went to the park below.

Some students arrived at this time, but most of them didn't come; they probably wanted to arrive right on time.

So the two of them managed to get a bench and sat down to wait.

Before long, Doris, Phil, and Anko arrived.

"Do you know what happened?" Anke asked.

Benovia laughed and said, "It's probably related to yesterday's competition, but since all the participants are here, it must be more than that."

Doris frowned and asked, "Have you found out anything about all the contestants?"

"maybe."

"..."

After chatting for a while, Nicodimus and his accompanying mentors appeared outside the small park.

His voice, transmitted through magic, reached everyone: "I called you here because there is a very serious security risk in the game. The Northern League is not capable of solving this security risk, so we can only rely on ourselves."

"As you all probably know, this security risk refers to two incidents that seriously affected the competition recently: the incident of temporary members misadjusting the competition time and the incident of individual players collectively spacing out. The difference between these two incidents is that we were not affected by the first incident, while the Northern League was not affected by the second."

"After two days of investigation, the league committee and the Northern League successfully... found nothing. It's a shame they're so useless."

Everyone could sense the anger in Nicodimers's voice: "They're still going through the motions, waiting for the signatures!"

"After discovering this situation, the league committee decided to continue the game tomorrow and deal with any new issues as they arise. This extremely irresponsible approach has sparked protests from all delegations. However, they are worried that further postponement of the game will lead to being ridiculed by the whole world, so they will lie and say that the problem has been solved tomorrow, but in reality, they have not solved anything."

"Therefore, we must rely on ourselves from now on. After discussing with the mentors, everyone must do the following in the upcoming competition to avoid being harmed by the unknown dangers."

"First, you must report your whereabouts every time you go out, explaining the reason and destination;"

"Secondly, do not stray too far from the hotel, and do not leave the city center. You must be back before 8 PM."

"Third, every evening from 8 PM to 9 PM, I and the other mentors will check on you to ensure you are free of any curses or unknown potions." "Fourth, arrive at the competition venue one hour in advance. If you don't report to me an hour early, I will personally go to check on you to ensure there are no problems. Of course, if there's nothing wrong and you still delay reporting, I will have a serious talk with you."

"fifth……"

Nicodimus read out ten regulations, all of which were in response to that unknown danger.

After reading it aloud, he said, “You must remember these regulations. I will have your tutors give you a copy later. This matter cannot be taken lightly. Although the Northern Alliance has not found anything, I have a feeling that this matter may be related to heretics, and not just one heretic. You come from the Holy Magic Academy, which makes you an easy target for heretics. Outside of competition time, unless necessary, it is best not to leave the hotel.”

After he finished speaking, he stopped, looked at all the contestants, and said, "If you have any questions or know anything, you can ask. If it's inconvenient, you can also contact me afterward. From today onward, I will stay in the hotel to prevent such incidents from happening again."

He stopped speaking and looked at the students discussing.

A moment later, Pascal stepped forward and asked, "Professor Nicodimers, what about yesterday's match? Should it be replayed?"

Nicodimers said calmly, "Yes, we'll retrace our steps, but the wins of the Northern League players will still be tallied."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, and Pascal exclaimed angrily, "They're going too far!"

Nicodimus shook his head. "It's just accumulating one win, it doesn't make much difference. If they want it, just give it to them. If you don't make it to the top 32 in the individual competition, you only get a consolation prize of 10 silver coins. It's no different."

“What if something like that happens again?” Pascal asked again.

"Based on the outcome of the game, without considering anything else, all the precautions and rules I just mentioned are to prevent this from happening again, understand?"

Pascal nodded and stepped back.

"Could it be that there's a cult behind the Northern Alliance, which is why we haven't been able to find anything yet?" someone asked.

Nicodimus said calmly, "I don't know, but the Northern Alliance has always been like this. The use of every copper coin requires the signatures of a large number of people. The same goes for judgments. Every investigation in every place requires signatures and review by superiors."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Can't delegations from different countries conduct investigations on their own?" someone asked.

“Foreign sorcerers of the fourth rank and above are required to report their schedules and plans to the Northern Alliance every day and receive astrological badges. They need an investigation warrant from the Northern Alliance to conduct private investigations. Do you think our delegation can obtain an investigation warrant?”

Everyone was silent.

This investigation order might be possible to obtain, but it requires signatures from various levels before a decision can be made.

By then, the daylily will probably be too cold.

They didn't realize it until problems arose, and then they discovered that the Northern Alliance, after so many years of development, was regressing.

No wonder they're so arrogant, attacking contestants without fear of being arrested.

It turns out they had planned this all along.

The useless Northern Alliance will never be able to capture them.

Everyone had the same thought—

With such a cumbersome and redundant bureaucratic system, how come the Northern League didn't split up?
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