My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Thankfully, the worst didn't happen... Xia Zuo comforted himself with this thought.

If the cheat code didn't have an automatic shielding function, he might actually have been targeted by unknown detectives because of the abnormal bloodline features he exposed.

Xia Zuo slowly exhaled, turning his gaze away from the city's night view and heading towards Beatrice's study.

"Good evening, teacher." Xia Zuo walked into the room with a normal expression.

Beatrice manipulated the silver sand palm to put down the pen, tapped the chair lightly with her fingers, and smiled gently, "You've come, Xia Zuo, please sit down."

Xia Zuo took out the Jing Shi pendant and placed it on the table. "Teacher, I plan to go to the test flight platform to do experiments again tomorrow. Ms. Selena will come and guide me then."

“Christopher told me. The spiritual carving knife is indeed useful, but the damage it causes to the physical and spiritual body is something that only a few mages can withstand.”

Beatrice put the pendant back in the drawer and took out a blood-red crystal, placing it on the table. "Have you seen this before? Or rather, can you decipher the information on it?"

“This is…” Xia Zuo’s gaze sharpened as he stared at the blood-red crystal.

Without needing to use any detection spells or any other magic, he was able to decipher the patterns on the blood-red crystal using the [Blood Pattern Language].

This is a blood magic item that can detect certain blood pattern characteristics of a target!

Xia Zuo picked up the blood-red crystal and simultaneously released a detection spell.

...

[Item Name] Single Bloodline Feature Detection Crystal

[Item Type] Blood Magic, Alchemy Product

[Item Quality] Perfect, 100% Complete

[Item Grade] Expert

[Item Description] Can only be used to detect [Charm].

[Item Effects]

Point the crystal tip at the target, and after injecting 5 points of attribute-neutral energy, you can detect the target's charm attribute value.

For every 10 points of charm attribute value a target has, a scale line will light up.

Final detection results: The target has 40 to 49 points in the Charisma attribute.

...

"Teacher, this thing is used to detect charismatic traits..." Xia Zuo put the blood-red crystal back on the table, suppressing his thoughts as he asked, "Where did it come from? It seems to have already been used once."

“Rexol used it to detect you when you were forming your inner shell,” Beatrice said.

"What?!" Xia Zuo was stunned, his face showing shock.

Was it the bald guy who did it?

Wow, you bald guy! This is the second time you've detected me when I couldn't fight back, isn't it?

Ugh, this is infuriating.

Xia Zuo took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

That's true... Only a maverick school like the Demon Hunter School would do something so offensive.

"Teacher, why did Master Rexor detect me when I was forming my inner body?" Shazo asked, looking at the crimson crystal. "Why did he detect the charm feature instead of other bloodline features?"

“I knew you’d ask that.” Beatrice leaned back in her chair and began to recount the story of Black Flag.

She began by recounting the story of the Blood Demon, Qualouki, who had roamed the kingdom many years ago, revealing to Xia Zuo the secrets behind the bandit gang's burning, killing, and looting.

Beatrice also told Shazo about information such as the Black Flag being a demon that seemed to have descended from the stars and might be related to a hybrid mage.

When Beatrice mentioned that the village of Tarozk and the surrounding area were the most likely places for the Black Flag to descend, Shazo was stunned again.

"Teacher, were you referring to Tarozk village just now?" Shazo asked.

“Yes.” Beatrice nodded. “You heard me right, it’s your hometown.”

“My…hometown…” Xia Zuo frowned, his mind churning with thoughts.

Isn't this where Vans was born?

The original owner of this body was born in the same place as Vans.

Is this a coincidence, or is there another reason?

Is this related to Fays' death?

A flood of questions rushed into Xia Zuo's mind, making him dizzy and disoriented.

He rubbed his temples a few times and said, "So, our village was massacred by bandits because of the Black Flag?"

“That’s right,” Beatrice said.

"Has the temple found the culprit?" Xia Zuo asked, looking up.

Beatrice shook her head slightly. "Not yet. However, according to the information the Temple obtained from the Church of the Otherworldly Demons, the Church of the Otherworldly Demons has also failed to find the Black Flag. They are extremely anxious, as if something is about to happen, and this matter is related to the Black Flag. The Temple has no way of knowing the specifics. None of the Otherworldly Demons captured by the Temple have this authority, so this matter is probably a top secret within the Church of the Otherworldly Demons."

Beatrice picked up the blood-red crystal, shook it, and said:

"The reason we only detect charm traits is related to our species," Rexor explained. "The charm trait of the human species only goes up to the fifth scale. When you are forming your inner shell, both your blood magic disguise and outer shell will temporarily fail, allowing us to accurately measure your charm trait and confirm that you are not an Otherworldly being."

“Rexor also mentioned some other reasons. You can ask Christo for details; Christo told him all of this.”

Is it true that humans can only reach the 5th scale line?

In other words, the charm attribute value will not exceed 50 points?

My charm attribute value has reached over 100 points... What's going on? Xia Zuo was a little confused for a moment and could only temporarily attribute it to his cheat system.

He scratched his head and said, "Okay, teacher. I'll ask Christo for help."

Beatrice placed the blood-red crystal in front of Shazo. "Take this as my apology. I'm sorry for giving the Quiet Room pendant to Rexor without your permission. But I hope you can understand what Rexor and I did; we did it for the greater good."

“Thank you, teacher. Without you, I might never have known what I went through during my secluded training,” Xia Zuo said sincerely. “I’m not a child anymore, and I understand the importance of prioritizing the greater good.”

"That's good." Beatrice smiled, raising the corners of her mouth.

"But... teacher, won't giving me this crystal cause trouble? Does Master Rexor know about this?" Shazo asked, holding the crystal.

“Even if he knew, he wouldn’t say anything; he has that much emotional intelligence,” Beatrice said. “Just don’t flaunt this crystal artifact in public. It’s best to use it where no one else is around.”

"Okay, I got it." Xia Zuo nodded and stuffed the crystal into his pocket.

An idea suddenly flashed into his mind.

"Teacher, can I take on the mission to search for the Black Flag?" Xia Zuo asked. "Once my elemental body and the tower successfully ascend to the boundary of the starry sky, I will use my physical body to search for the Black Flag in the kingdom. That way, I can put this crystal to good use."

“Hmm…okay.” Beatrice thought for a moment and said, “The mission to search for the Black Flag is open to all Temple members. If you want to apply, just register with me.”

"Okay, teacher. I'll come and report to you after I finish the launch preparations."

Xia Zuo and Beatrice chatted about things at the academy, and then Xia Zuo left the study to meet Anruer, who was waiting in the dormitory.

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Chapter 38 The Boss Was Myself

Late that night, after Anruer entered into deep meditation, Xia Zuo went to the dormitory balcony alone to cool off.

What Beatrice said tonight really affected him.

First, the small village of Tarozke turned out to be the original owner's hometown, something Xia Zuo had never expected.

When he transmigrated, he had no memory of the original owner and could only explore little by little.

Vans' mercenary file clearly states, "[Place of birth: Tarozke Village]".

If this record is true, and Vans is not lying, is it possible that the original owner and Vans had met?

Are the two even related?

To speculate boldly, did Vans help the bandits plunder the village of Tarozk?

This is not a baseless delusion.

After leaving the circus, Vans joined a band of outlaws, a fact recorded in the mercenary archives.

Considering that a carriage came into the city specifically to pick him up... it's not hard to come up with an even bolder guess:

Farns not only knew the bandits, but also held a relatively high position within them.

However… for now, we can only speculate… Xia Zuo looked at the moon in the sky and sighed silently. The truth about his transmigration was really complicated.

He even felt that the unlucky guy Black Flag, who disappeared after descending from the stars to the Western Continent, was probably related to his own time travel.

According to Beatrice, neither the Temple nor the Church of the Otherworld knew anything about the whereabouts of the Black Flag, as if it had vanished the moment it landed.

Thinking of this, an absurd idea popped into Xia Zuo's mind... Could he himself be the Black Flag?

Ok?

Is this possible?

Xia Zuo imagined the process:

Suppose that the unlucky Black Flag descended upon the Western Continent and possessed the original owner, "Xia Zuo".

After the cheat system brought Xia Zuo to this world, it discovered that:

"Hey! This guy, who shares the same name as my host and is perfect for transmigration, actually has an evil presence inside! No, no, I can't let this interfere with my host's sly development." Then, the golden finger reached out and wiped away the unlucky black flag, before placing Xia Zuo back into the original owner's body. This resulted in Xia Zuo having no memories of the original owner, a complete blank of his past experiences.

Is it really?

Xia Zuo rubbed his chin, feeling that it seemed, perhaps, maybe, possibly was indeed the case...

With all the evidence pointing to a Star Demon appearing near the village of Tarozk, the demon vanished into thin air.

The only explanation is that someone or something completely destroyed it.

With his cheat-like abilities, Xia Zuo naturally took the blame for this.

And let's not forget this: Beatrice said the Black Flag might be related to the half-blood mage.

Does this relationship include blood relations?

It must include it.