Can the sadness that magic cannot take away be offset by love?

Bruce and Adelaide looked at each other, this was not what they had imagined.

Bruce smiled and said:

"If that's the case, we can only ask her to contribute to everyone's promotion."

Feeling the dagger's sudden increase in force, Iris looked very sad.

The ice element gathered in front of her, the dagger froze into ice, and then broke into particles and dissipated. Everything happened in just a moment, and when Iris turned around slowly, everyone in the Sophie Academy, including the two leaders, had turned into beautiful crystal clear ice sculptures.

"It's really sad that you're not even willing to give me an A-rank item to redeem me."

Iris said as she opened the air holes for the ice sculptures.

"Do you want to redeem those two people? Each person counts as two A-level items. Similar magical tools or potions will also do."

She deliberately let herself be captured, and she could also escape or even fight back. Did she really have to make him waste a prop to cooperate with her performance?

Maybe she was always crazy, not trying to be crazy, Ernest thought.

If she was busy competing with the witch the whole time, it is possible that she did not have any props.

"Redemption of two people, but only three A-level items."

He spoke.

"Not only do you not redeem me, but you also bargain with me for a price?"

Iris laughed in anger.

"With three props, I can only leave you one and a half people."

What's the difference between that and just keeping one.

"... and another magical weapon of the same grade."

“It’s a reluctant deal.”

He didn't know where she was trying to get by. Although magical weapons were sometimes not allowed to be brought into the arena, at least they could definitely be used outside, while props were virtual items and could only be used in the arena.

After he handed the things to her, Iris considerately only unfrozen the upper bodies of the two people.

"Let's talk about the magic crystal vein after we get out."

Ernest spoke to Adelaide first, who was stunned for only a second before nodding frantically.

Then he turned to Bruce:

"Do you have any idea?"

Bruce's mind raced, a look of struggle appeared in his eyes, and then he said with a little frustration:

"Last year's agreement and the one originally planned for the second half of the year..."

Having achieved his goal, he continued:

"You also need to pay six A-level items as ransom, or magical instruments of the same grade."

Iris, who was listening: “.”

Adelaide's defense was broken immediately:

"Both of us don't have six A-level items on our bodies combined!"

Ernest replied to them what they had said before:

"You two have rich families, so you must have brought in a lot of good things."

Bruce turned around and told Iris:

"I'll give you six A-level props. If you put the two of us down, the three of us will take him out."

Iris was moved, and Ernest quickly interrupted:

"You take three of the six props."

Iris thought about it and realized that it was too risky to eliminate him in the first round. It would have a great impact on the subsequent situation and might affect the plan that had been made. She didn't want to deal with too many extra variables. Besides, the extra two people couldn't even fight her, and she would have to do most of the work in the end.

It is far less cost-effective to completely break up with him now than to get the three props.

There are some more reasons.

One day she would have a fight with Ernest, and instead of fighting now, it would be better to wait until he finished a few rounds of the game - he could get more props and rewards than many people in the game, and if she robbed him at that time, she would be able to concentrate resources at the fastest speed - even though his strength would be enhanced by the rewards he got as the game progressed, Iris herself was also in the game and would also continue to improve.

After making several comparisons, she shook her head at Bruce and Adelaide who were looking at her expectantly:

"I won't participate. Please do as you please."

The two of them suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

"If you find it annoying, it doesn't matter if you break a few of their arms and legs first."

Ernest is indeed a fire mage, his ability to fan the flames is as strong as his family's talent.

How many hands and feet can a person have?

Iris also wanted to save time on further negotiations. Bruce and Adelaide were not the ones who had the absolute advantage. Even if she was in a bad mood, it would be no problem to eliminate these two people directly.

"We'll do it! We'll do it!"

Adelaide made up her mind and said to Bruce:

"You give me three and I give you three, hurry up."

Bruce was about to cry:

"I can't get enough! Even with the magic tools, it's not enough..."

It's not like he was asking for an S-rank item. Ernest crossed his arms and said:

"How come I didn't know that the Miller family had fallen to such a state that even the heir didn't have many good magic weapons to rely on."

Bruce's tears stopped.

He forgot that the thing was still there and was intent on deceiving the seemingly naive little girl.

Iris was annoyed and slapped Bruce Miller's left arm away without saying a word.

His expression froze, and he immediately became honest:

"My space magic weapon is in the other hand."

She only unfrozen his right hand.

Two props and a magic weapon fell to the ground. She asked Bruce to tell her the background missions of the two props. After his hand was broken, he answered the question without hesitation. After he finished speaking, Iris said:

"If you leave my sight within a minute, I'll catch you again and you'll have more than six props."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ice turned into water. Bruce Miller was a little unsteady on his feet. He threw himself onto his own flying device and turned around and ran away. Not to mention a minute, in less than half a minute they couldn't even see his shadow.

When he turned to look at Adelaide, three A-level props were already lying at his feet.

Props cannot be put into the space magic weapon. After they are obtained, they will automatically enter the backpack of the space ball system and can be called at will.

The three background missions are also fully explained.

"You too, better run away within a minute."

After saying that, she immediately lifted the ice on Adelaide.

Adelaide glanced at her companions, and Iris smiled and said:

"If you still have A-level items or magical tools, you can also fish them out. They only need one A-level item each."

Adelaide turned and ran.

Iris melted half of the remaining large ice blocks one by one and looked at Ernest. He shook his head and said nothing.

The Miller family where Bruce is from and the Mithras family where Adelaide is from have deep roots. The Ramirez family sometimes needs to cooperate with them and will not offend them easily.

Eliminating someone in the first round of the exchange competition, making him or her ineligible to participate in the next competition, is a complete offense.

The resources bestowed by the exchange tournament on mages and the forces behind them will often affect the honor, disgrace, rise and fall of each family in the next four years. The consequences of a family heir being eliminated early are very serious. Even though Adelaide is not the heir to the Mithras family among the two, his status in the family is second only to his sister, who is the heir. His sister did not continue to participate in the competition she had participated in twice this year due to age restrictions. In other words, in this year's competition, the one with the greatest hopes in the Mithras family is Adelaide Mithras.

Ernest's response meant that there was no one left in Sophie Academy who needed to be specially spared in the first round.

There are only a few top families, and it’s not easy to encounter a few of them at the beginning.

It was a fate against heaven that she and Ernest met at the very beginning.

However, this "unspoken rule" does not apply to all top families. If it was Olivia Novello who was frozen today, Ernest would even be willing to use props himself to let Iris eliminate her immediately.

Moreover, starting from the second round, even the families that cooperate closely can reasonably harm each other - if I let you go today, you will take away the resources that I can get tomorrow, or even eliminate me.

"Use an A-level item or a magical tool of the same level to redeem yourself, or you will be kicked out immediately."

Someone near her cried out:

"I do not have it!"

"Bam—"

Broken into small crystals.

There was a moment of silence on the field, and only one person raised his hand:

"I have a high-quality magical weapon."

The man handed over the things and left immediately, and she also asked him to leave her sight within one minute.

The remaining people seemed to have really run out of money, and they fumbled and tried to write IOUs:

"Can I owe it first?"

"I have B-level items. Can I give you a few more?"

Iris refused.

"Boom-boom-boom-"

Much quieter.

After dealing with all of Sophie's men, Iris held a bunch of props and magic tools and said to Ernest:

"Give your three some."

The full name of "Sophie Academy" is "Sophie Academy of Magic, Science and Technology". It is one of the top-ranked academies in the Ward Continent, along with St. Ferguson and Enil. It was allocated 100 places to participate in the competition. They definitely did not kill all the students of the host country.

Ernest looked at the props that she could hardly hold with both hands, and realized that she was kidnapped by Sophie's people not just to tease him.

She noticed his gaze and said modestly:

"It feels so good to rob with you. I am still too thin-skinned. I need to learn more from you in practice."

Ernest pretended not to hear anything.

Five props and two magic tools were placed on the ground. The two of them checked the descriptions of the props together and tried the effects of the magic tools.

Bruce's magic weapon is a defensive water-attributed brooch, which means it is best at defending against fire magic.

Ernest pushed the brooch directly in front of Iris.

The most anticipated thing for a wizard who is confident in his own strength is to meet an opponent with the same attributes as himself, which means that they can also take the elements summoned by the opponent as their own. Ernest does not need to be on guard against fire, he even hopes that someone will throw fire in front of him.

The defensive strength of the brooch is probably equal to Ernest's full-strength attack. If the brooch is not completely destroyed, the small magic circle embedded inside the brooch will allow the brooch to slowly recover on its own. As long as there is enough time, the defensive strength can be fully restored to its peak.

Iris suspected that Bruce prepared this magic weapon carefully just to guard against Ernest.

She liked his discretion.

The other magic weapon was an ice-attributed bow and arrow named [Feather]. Iris found it very handy. None of the bows and arrows she already had were as useful as this one. Ernest... was not short of bows and arrows.

Iris remembered the day he had aimed his flaming arrow at her, and it made her smile oddly.

"Stop laughing."

Ernest said. She laughed so hard that it made him cringe.

"none of your business."

She said it casually and fiddled with the remaining five props.

"A-level prop: Space Ball Privacy Umbrella. After the umbrella is opened, all images and sounds under the umbrella will not be captured by the Space Ball Monitoring Module. Lasts for thirty minutes, cools down for twenty-four hours."

The original owner of this prop is Adelaide, and the background task is an A-level task that requires the elimination of 10,000 people.