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An Bai reached out and picked up the jade pendant.

The moment I held it, it felt incredibly familiar.

"Lord Zhou, are you saying that this jade pendant, or even I myself, might come from the Abyss World?"

An Bai asked in a murmur.

"I don't know," Zhou Wentong shook his head.

He took a deep breath, as if recalling something, before saying, "All I know is that when I saw you, the thought of bringing you back to my mind immediately came to mind."

"At the same time, I don't know why, apart from bringing you back and making arrangements for you to grow up naturally, I can't come up with any other ideas. The only thing that keeps me in mind is to keep a low profile."

"That's why I hadn't even come to see you before today."

"But given your special circumstances, I was worried that something unexpected might happen, so I had my father quietly take over the city's welfare home and let you grow up there."

At this moment, the old man Zhou Bo smiled and nodded, continuing the conversation:

"Xiaowen asked me to keep an eye on you secretly, because I was afraid that you might have some special connection with the Abyss, and I was also worried that it might cause the Abyss to invade or something."

"However, during your time at the welfare home, we conducted multiple tests on all the children to confirm that you are human, with pure human blood, and have not been contaminated by the abyss in any way. You will not have any impact on the other children."

"Aside from showing that you were more intelligent than any other child from a young age, you did not show the tendency to glorify violence that is unique to the Abyss."

"So we chose to keep this secret, without telling anyone or even you."

"I was thinking that if you couldn't become a warrior and had to live in the city, this matter would just be over."

"But I never expected you to switch to being a mage, and even get into one of the top ten universities with ease."

"This means we'll inevitably have to deal with the Abyss in the future, which is why we're informing you about this."

"We still don't know your connection to the Abyss, but at the very least, if you enter the Abyss, you must be extra careful about your safety!"

It turned out to be the case.

An Bai stared at his jade pendant for a long time, then a thought suddenly popped into his head—

Identification Techniques

An unusual half-jade pendant

[Description]: Unknown

[Hidden Note]: Don't bother looking, just be careful of the White Dragon before you become a god.

Huh?

An Bai was stunned.

My appraisal skills have real entries, yet I was surprised to see that the description on this jade pendant was "unknown"!

What surprised him even more was the hidden notes section!

It felt like... I was having a conversation with him!

It's obvious that only the authentication technique for the "authentic" entry can see this sentence!

After a while, An Bai took a deep breath before looking away and putting the jade pendant into his spatial ring.

The three chatted for a while longer, but no one really knew anything about their backgrounds.

As for An Bai's inquiries about the name Bai Long, he received many replies.

For example, the Snow Dragon among the wild monsters, the Sky Dragon in the Abyss World, and even the Dragonkin among the intelligent races have pale skin, so we can't get an accurate answer.

An Bai had no choice but to put the issue aside for the time being.

"By the way, besides telling you about this jade pendant, I also came here today..."

"Also, I want to give you an explanation."

Zhou Wentong then brought up the second matter, his expression becoming much more serious.

"About the matter of a high school principal."

headmaster?

"Are you talking about the internal referral cheating?" An Bai asked curiously.

He actually didn't care about the matter, since it didn't ultimately affect him.

However, since the city lord brought up the matter himself, An Bai naturally accepted it.

"Yes, cheat rings have been around for so many years in the assessment dungeons, of course it's not like no one has thought of cheating."

"However, to create a cheat dungeon specifically for the assessment, the blacksmith's strength must be at least level 100."

"Every blacksmith of this skill is registered, and every item they forge is recorded. This effectively eliminates the possibility of creating cheat rings at the source."

At this point, Zhou Wentong's demeanor changed, and he continued with a hint of anger:

"Then, during our investigation, we discovered that the blacksmith the high school principal found was a member of the Lin Yuan Cult!"

Hearing this name again, An Bai couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"The Lin Yuan Cult? Aren't they traitors to humanity? Could it be that the headmaster...?"

"That's right!" Zhou Wentong directly agreed with this statement. "It's likely that Principal Yi didn't know at first that he was in contact with people from the Lin Yuan Sect, and only regarded the other party as an ordinary folk blacksmith."

"However, the most terrifying thing about the abyss is that it can unknowingly taint people with its aura, causing them to become corrupt, irritable, irrational, selfish, extremely prone to anger, and so on."

"I don't know when the principal of the high school started to come into contact with it, but I'm sure he's now been tainted by the aura of the abyss."

"As for the Lin Yuan Cult, I suspect their purpose in secretly infiltrating and contacting the principal of a high school is to corrupt humanity, starting with high school students who are newcomers to the profession!"

"We investigated the equipment depot of the high school and, sure enough, found a lot of equipment of unknown origin."

"Each item looks normal on the surface, but when tested with special instruments, they all reveal an aura of the abyss."

"Those who use this equipment for a long time are easily drawn to the whispers of the abyss, thus falling into its depths!"

At this point, Zhou Wentong could no longer suppress his anger; it was clear he was truly furious.

Such a huge oversight has occurred under my jurisdiction!

The clutches of the Lin Yuan Sect had already infiltrated the high schools in his city. If it hadn't been discovered by accident, they would have been allowed to develop in secret for many years.

The professionals in our city may suddenly turn into a large number of defectors at some point in the future!

This kind of thing is terrifying to even think about!

The school's equipment was originally intended as a reward for outstanding students.

That means the more potential a student has, the more likely they are to obtain those special equipment and then be affected by the Abyss!

In addition, we recently encountered a major disaster such as the Eclipse King Projection.

If he weren't worried about alerting the enemy and causing unrest in the city, he would have thoroughly investigated everyone in the city.

However, this matter was clearly beyond An Bai's ability to handle, so Zhou Wentong didn't tell An Bai too much, only briefly explaining the situation to him.

"Don't worry, I'll handle this. You just need to work hard to become stronger, and don't forget about Shangjiang City when the time comes."

Then his tone changed, and he smiled again:

"The notification from the Four Saints Academy has already been sent to my office in the City Lord's Mansion."

Congratulations again!

"Speaking of which, I also graduated from the Four Saints Academy, and my daughter is currently studying there. I'll have her take care of you then."

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