Garlean, Jianhua University.

As three shining stars gradually set in the west, a young professor walked along the school road. When he saw a beautiful young female student approaching, he immediately changed his pace, wanting to speed up and escape.

“Professor Librom…”

“Miss Seway.” The young professor stopped and helplessly said, “I have to admit that your sincerity has moved me. After all, if I continue to be entangled by you like this, my reputation will be ruined. Even my strict and serious father came to warn me not to do anything that would damage the reputation of Jianhua University, such as getting involved with female students.”

Sonia’s eyes lit up. “Then…”

“But I really don’t have the authority to change the host at the last minute. Either you disappear directly, or I will activate the emergency plan if I can’t find anyone half an hour before the party starts. The cost is that you will receive a warning.”

Librom said, “Or you can go directly to the principal. As long as you get the principal’s permission, the school rules can make an exception for you. In the case where you refuse to give a ‘suitable reason’, your position as the host will be canceled.”

Sonia shook her head repeatedly.

“The principal is reclusive, and she is a legendary four-winged sorcerer. I dare not approach her. If I anger her, even Professor Teluozan won’t be able to protect me.”

“Are you not afraid of angering me?”

Sonia immediately covered her mouth, but her voice still leaked through her fingers. “Because you are just a second-wing alchemist specializing in academic research. Even if I offend you, it doesn’t matter. It won’t harm my interests.”

After saying that, Sonia looked at Librom pitifully. “Professor, I really have no choice. This is my sincere words, I can’t lie.”

Librom’s face became stiff with anger. He took a deep breath. “Thank you very much, Miss Seway, for your honesty. You have made me understand my true value in the eyes of ordinary students, and I have benefited a lot from it.”

“But since you dare not go to the principal, you only have two choices left: fulfill your duty or receive a warning. It’s almost dinner time now, so please make a decision quickly. I will be waiting for you backstage after the party.”

Seeing Librom leave, Sonia felt helpless. She wanted to shout for advice, but she remembered that today was the day of the Observer’s action, so she suppressed the thought of disturbing the Observer.

I wonder if the Observer can smell the scent of freedom now…

Sighing, Sonia returned to her dormitory in a gloomy mood.

At this time, Lois and the other two came back after dinner and were surprised to see Sonia still lazily lying on the table. “Why are you still here? The people from True University are already at the school gate. Hurry up and change into your formal dress and put on makeup.”

“I don’t want to go.”

“What kind of childish temper is this? By being absent, you are not damaging your own reputation, but Professor Teluozan’s reputation, Jianhua University’s reputation. Don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because you are a sword genius!”

Lois was shocked. As roommates living under the same roof, they naturally knew that Sonia had been acting strange these past few days, but they didn’t expect it to be to this extent.

This is the intercollegiate party between the two schools!

The intercollegiate party is not just a simple party. Under the gaze of the stars, both schools will send outstanding students to participate in a “stop at the right time” friendship competition. It is actually a prelude to the annual Garlean High School League, where everyone can obtain the list of competition team members from other universities and roughly understand the strength of their competitors.

Although in today’s society, combat-oriented sorcerers are not as important as before, production-oriented sorcerers have gradually gained more influence. Various universities have reduced combat-oriented courses and added many production-oriented disciplines. Students are more enthusiastic about researching artisan spirits, miracles, and even magical factions with production value.

But even so, sorcerers who excel in combat still receive the most resources and respect!

This is not because people fear the violence of sorcerers, but because for sorcerers, combat power equals potential! The more proficient a sorcerer is in combat, the more they can gain in the virtual realm, the farther they can go, and the higher their limit!

Among first-wing sorcerers, the number of production-oriented sorcerers is even greater than that of combat-oriented sorcerers.

However, when it comes to second-wing sorcerers, the number of combat-oriented sorcerers far surpasses that of production-oriented sorcerers.

If it reaches the third wing, even if a sorcerer specializes in production, they must have an impeccable combat system, otherwise, they cannot survive and adventure in the virtual realm!

To encourage apprentice sorcerers to improve their combat power, the Garlean High School League was created, and it has now been held for 167 sessions. It has become the highest-rated program in Garlean and even the Starry Sky Kingdom!

For apprentice sorcerers, being able to participate in the league and achieve a ranking is the fastest way to stand out!

As a prelude to the league, the status of the intercollegiate party naturally rises. Coupled with the fact that the partner for this party is True University, it cannot be taken lightly!

However, when Lois saw that Sonia was still lazily lying on the table, she realized that this farm girl was really in trouble.

“Adair, go through her wardrobe and find the school-customized formal dress. Yingu Lite, hold her up. I will do her makeup.”

“Okay! Oh.”

Adair and Yingu Lite followed the orders, and Sonia didn’t resist at all.

In her heart, Sonia was still hesitant because she couldn’t determine which consequence was worse: “telling the truth at the party” or “receiving a school warning.”

If the benefit of receiving a school warning is -100, then the benefit of “attending the party” is between 0 and -1000.

Perhaps Sonia could control the situation within a reasonable range and fulfill her duties as the host perfectly. But it is also possible that she would make arrogant remarks and offend the professors from Jianhua University and True University, becoming the most infamous student in history.

“Isn’t this the opportunity you have been looking forward to?” Lois asked in confusion while sticking false eyelashes on Sonia. “Two months ago, we signed up together. Among more than a hundred female apprentice sorcerers, you stood out in the final selection, defeating me and other senior sisters. It was not easy for you to get this opportunity.””You know, the league hosts are often selected from the party hosts, so that’s why we value this opportunity so much. If we can really become the hosts of this year’s league, this experience alone would be enough to apply for the host positions of various shows, not to mention the exposure from appearing in front of millions of people nationwide… There’s no easier shortcut than this!”

“Although you are now Professor Teluozan’s research apprentice, you don’t just want to be a swordsman who practices hard every day, do you?”

“What’s wrong with being a swordsman?” Yingu Lite was displeased.

“For you, Yingu Lite, of course it’s good. You’re not good at socializing, you don’t like the spotlight, being a swordsman is indeed your most comfortable and happiest choice.” Lois was applying eye makeup for Sonia: “But Sonia, you and I are not simple people.”

“Dazzling, the center of attention, surrounded by fans, famous across the stars…” Lois’s mouth curled up slightly as she spoke: “First become famous in school, then act in dramas, release albums… Just like Daidalos, become the brightest star in this sky.”

Sonia blurted out: “How do you know I like Daidalos the most?”

Lois retorted: “Who wouldn’t like Daidalos?”

Daidalos Shiva, the most famous actress in the Starry Kingdom, has been acting in dramas since her teens, almost all of which are classics. Shows like “The Queen Returns”, “Glorious Rebellion”, “Don’t Apologize to Strangers” are replayed year after year, and she has won the honor of ‘Best Actress of the Holy Grail’ five times, known as ‘the most beautiful woman under the stars’.

Moreover, she is also a powerful artificer. Last year, her entry into the Three-Winged Sanctuary caused cheers throughout Garlean.

Even wealthy nobles spent a fortune to hire artificers to launch fireworks into the sky for three days. For those days, whenever the residents of Garlean went out and looked up, they could see the words “Congratulations to Daidalos for advancing to the Sanctuary”.

For Sonia, Daidalos was undoubtedly the most beautiful aspiration of her childhood.

As a young girl, her only entertainment besides studying was watching the Meteor Channel. When she saw Daidalos’s dazzling performance in dramas, saw Daidalos receiving awards on stage, saw Daidalos singing on stage, this admiration gave her endless motivation.

At that time, she didn’t even dare to hope that she could become like Daidalos, but she knew that if she didn’t study hard, she wouldn’t even have the chance to get close to this beauty on the screen.

Lois was right, Sonia was not content to just be a swordsman.

Power is important, but power is not everything to her, not even her goal, it’s just her tool.

Although she’s not a child anymore, Sonia’s desires are still so superficial: she wants to step into the screen, she wants to be a movie star, she wants to sing, she wants to be dazzling, she wants to enjoy the envy and admiration of countless strangers…

She also wants to be the object of others’ admiration.

Sonia took a deep breath: “Thank you, Lois.”

“You’ve become more straightforward lately, it’s kind of disgusting.” Lois laughed.

“But why are you persuading me like this?” Sonia asked: “Seeing me about to miss this opportunity, shouldn’t you be secretly gloating and then going to mock me with other students?”

Yingu Lite’s mouth twitched slightly, Adair chuckled and then covered her mouth to laugh. Lois was a bit embarrassed, she pouted: “I didn’t… Didn’t you also mock me openly and secretly after you won the selection?”

Suddenly entering the phase of bringing up old scores, Lois was secretly calculating her ammunition, waiting for Sonia to refute and then immediately bringing up even older cases to shut her up.

“Because only by belittling you, can I have the confidence to interact with you as equals.”

As soon as these words came out, Sonia herself was stunned, and the dormitory fell into an eerie silence.

For a moment, Lois was also at a loss for how to respond to Sonia’s words, and subconsciously blurted out the words she had prepared in her mind: “You, you also seduced my admirers…”

“Because I want to attract your attention, I want you to look at me, I want to continue competing with you. If even you go to date, I will be very lonely.”

Lois was dumbfounded.

“I, I’m sorry, I…” She didn’t even know why she was apologizing, “Then why did you confront me when we first entered school, I really wanted to be friends with you, if it wasn’t for your repeated rejections of my goodwill, I wouldn’t have…”

“Because you are from a noble family, a wealthy family, you’ve had a good childhood, while I’m a wild girl from a small town, I have nothing, I envy you to the point of self-loathing. Your goodwill to me at that time was charity, in order to protect my remaining dignity, I could only use my only defense mechanism, stubbornness.”

By this point, Sonia was completely despondent.

It was too embarrassing, even wetting the bed as a child wasn’t this embarrassing.

There was no place for her at Sword Flower University, she wished she could run away home right now.

These were definitely not her true feelings, it was the viewer controlling her mouth to say it!

It doesn’t count, it definitely doesn’t count!

After a long silence, Lois suddenly said: “Alright, change your clothes, there’s no time for dinner, let’s go straight to the party venue.”

Sonia was pulled out of the dormitory, and as they were going down the stairs, Lois suddenly leaned in and whispered something to her.

“I’ll be watching you.”