I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Although the situation of the ceremony underwent some unexpected changes, as the saying goes, since they are here, we can't just chase them away, right?

That's really disrespectful to Big Brother...

However, as a somewhat eccentric social phobic, it was obviously more difficult for Lloyd to greet these unfamiliar guests than to face the descendants of the evil god, so he could only let these guests do as they pleased.

Fortunately, Big Brother was very thoughtful in other aspects of preparation. The venue was well decorated and there was no shortage of waiters. What's more, Big Brother was there in person, and all kinds of wine, drinks and pastries were already prepared, so there was no need for Lloyd to serve tea and water himself.

So he simply found a relatively remote corner, sat there alone, hoping that Weiya and Professor Lawrence would come soon.

however……

Anyone who arrives so early must be a very serious "socially anxious" person. Even if Lloyd doesn't take the initiative to greet them, others will greet him instead.

So after just sitting quietly in the corner for a while, Lloyd received several business cards.

Fortunately, these people seemed to have misunderstood something. They might have thought that Big Brother was the protagonist and Lloyd was just a junior who was brought here to see the world, so they basically revolved around Big Brother. This did not bring too much burden to Lloyd. They basically just said hello and got to know each other, and behaved in a very to-the-point manner.

This actually made Lloyd feel relieved.

Otherwise, he really didn't know what to talk about with these people who kept talking about the risks of financial investment...

Why haven’t Weiya and Professor Lawrence arrived yet?

However, Lloyd couldn't remain quiet for long. Soon three more people arrived and came straight to find Lloyd.

"You are actually an S-level top student. It seems that Professor Demani did not lie to us. Nice to meet you! We are from the Brilliant City Alumni Association. It's an honor to meet you, Lloyd."

Lloyd was stunned for a moment, and noticed the graduate collar clips on their collars. Then he remembered that his eldest brother was also an honorary professor of Mitzikatok, and his signature was also on the recommendation letter.

So it’s not surprising that he would invite people from the alumni association over today.

Lloyd's mood suddenly relaxed. He finally had someone he could talk to.

It just so happened that he also had something he wanted to find out.

He then warmly invited these students to sit down, asked the waiter to bring tea, and then took out a soundproofing device and set it up, and everyone started chatting with each other.

After introducing themselves to each other, Lloyd secretly used [Detection] and took a quick look at the situation of the three classmates.

Unlike the alumni association in the City of Silence, that is, the situation at Master Linde's place, the three students who came today are all of high rank.

And judging from their self-introductions, they all completed at least two courses before graduating. They are not people like Lindsay who just got in with connections.

Maybe it’s because your ratings haven’t been improved, or you don’t want to devote yourself to academia, so you chose to graduate?

After graduation, the three of them must have done quite well, each having their own private associations and investigation teams, and should be considered the best among the graduates.

Of course, the three of them still highly praised Lloyd's golden tie clip, and their attitude towards Lloyd was undisguised respect and admiration.

Especially after hearing that Lloyd was from the Space Department, two people immediately wanted Lloyd to work in their association and investigation team, receiving a high salary and benefits every month. He would not need to do anything, but just help out at critical moments.

Lloyd didn't have the time to bother with all this, so he definitely declined politely.

So after some pleasantries and flattery, Lloyd gradually directed the question to the one he was curious about:

"You must have heard of 'Dream Theater'?"

"Haha, I'm a frequent visitor there. What's wrong? Do you want to go in and play too?"

A student with a simple and honest face, who should be at a higher level than level five, answered.

"I've been in there. I'm mainly curious about the guy guarding the door. You should have seen him too, right?"

Lloyd asked further.

A well-dressed and wealthy student next to him answered:

"You mean... the lazy guy who seems to be dozing off all the time? I've met him twice and I feel like he's not easy to get along with, but he seems to be very powerful? Maybe he's also a powerful person of high rank?"

"He's from Mitzikatok, but you guys don't seem to know him very well?"

Lloyd continued to ask.

The three students present shook their heads, saying that they had never come into contact with this person at the alumni association.

It seems that this guy is really weird...

"This is a bit strange. Generally speaking, graduates from colleges will not reject alumni associations, but this person..."

"Forget it, let's ignore him. I have another thing I want to find out about. It's about the abandoned city area..."

Lloyd asked again.

He had never forgotten about the abandoned city area and always felt that there seemed to be something there. However, Hiltina, the owner of the place, did not take it seriously, so Lloyd had to go and investigate it himself.

There is no way. To some extent, the Brilliant City can be regarded as Hiltina's family business, and it will also be her own family business in the future, so she still has to pay attention to it.

When Lloyd mentioned the abandoned city, the three students next to him became interested and said that they had a lot of stories.

The first thing we talked about was the hunt for that traitor...

The rich classmate was the first to speak:

"Although this incident is a shame for our alumni association, the situation at the time was really weird. Our people, together with the students from the Illusion City, had a total of fifteen people, including a seventh-level and two sixth-level leaders. The weakest one was me, a fourth-level...

But even so, that traitor still escaped, causing everyone to lose face for a while..."

After hearing these words, Lloyd, not only the person involved, but even he, the lecturer, felt ashamed.

The configuration proposed by this rich classmate can be said to be luxurious. The fifteen people are all at least fourth-level extraordinary people, and they were trained by Mitzkatok. If they are invested in the great development, they will undoubtedly be the main force in the attack.

As a result, we chased a traitor who was only level five, but he still escaped?

This is indeed a bit embarrassing...

But Lloyd had no room to laugh at others. That guy also slipped away from his hands. In the end, it was Professor Latio from the medical team who took action to deal with him...

Although there were a lot of coincidences involved, as a fifth-level traitor, this guy's "record" was somewhat outrageous.

On the other hand, another traitor who was said to be the strongest at level eight was unable to leave the Brilliant City.

"So you were all there at the time? And how did you let him escape?"

Lloyd continued to ask.

"Ah... To be honest, I can't quite remember..."

The last student who was a little round in figure and had a slightly protruding belly answered.

Although this person failed to manage his body shape, his rank was the highest among the three, rank six, which was particularly strange.

The sixth level can definitely change the life form. There is no problem of not managing weight and body shape. It can only be done on purpose.

Most likely he was harmed by his [Ancient Mage] system...

Lloyd complained in his heart, but continued to ask the main question:

"What does it mean to not remember?"

"It's literally like my memory is blurred, as if it was disturbed by something, but it's not the effect of forgetting, because we still remember the general process, only the specific details are unclear."

The honest-looking student answered.

The rich classmate next to him also said:

"Yes, so after the operation, when we gathered together to summarize our experience, we speculated that it might not be a problem with our memory, but that our perception at the time was interfered with by some unknown factor. It's not that we can't remember clearly, but that what we saw at the time was such a blurry and hazy picture."

The fat classmate at the end also added:

"Yes, the students from the City of Illusion also said so. The seventh-level student even thought that we might have accidentally entered an alien space or a natural [story] and were trapped in it for a period of time. Although no one was injured in the end, the traitor escaped..."

After listening to this, Lloyd rubbed his chin and thought for a while, with a thoughtful look on his face.

He had met an elite monster in the abandoned city before that was worthy of being recorded in the Book of Truth, [Incomprehensible Illusion]

This thing also caused some strange suicidal symptoms among the residents there...

Could this thing be related to the [illusion] system?

Perhaps it's worth going to the depths of this abandoned city to see for yourself?

Lloyd did not rush to make a decision, but continued to listen to his three classmates talking about other stories about the abandoned city.

I don’t know if it’s because of the special nature of that place, but it always presents a legendary color like "Arkham", and there are so many supernatural legends?

What a long corridor that you can never walk out of, what a forbidden zone of life that you cannot enter, what the edge of the underground world.

Of course, as a person from Mitzkatok, there are naturally all kinds of monsters that eat people...

The only difference is that the victims changed from his roommates to the elderly and children living there, but the general idea was to eat people, then transform into someone else's appearance and continue eating people.

Don't let this kind of random story become a stereotyped tradition in our Mizkatok!

Why do so many people believe this kind of fake story? Do you guys just brush the student handbook when you are in college?

Lloyd shouted in his heart and tried to explain:

"Alright, alright, let's go back to the academy anyway. There really isn't a monster in the academy that will eat its roommates and then turn into them. I can guarantee that no one will be eaten by such a monster!"

"Ahahaha, I have always missed the various stories in the student handbook. If school rules did not allow it, I would really like to publish them into a book. Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least the story itself is very thrilling."

The rich classmate answered with a wry smile.

Lloyd was just about to ask more about the situation in the abandoned city to pave the way for his subsequent actions, but at this time some other guests arrived and made a noisy sound as soon as they came in:

"So this is the most upscale banquet hall in the legendary Brilliant City? There will be a Saint personally present? This is such an honor..."

"Well, but this place looks more rustic than I imagined. It's not as gorgeous as the several large banquet halls in the new city, and the things provided also seem to be more...cost-effective?"

"Alright, alright. We are here to see the world, so let's not worry about these details... By the way, have you heard of today's protagonist? Who is that Evelor? Who is that Lloyd? Why did they let the Grand Knight Commander come forward to host the ceremony for them?"

"I'm not sure. I'll ask someone later."

The people who came in this time were four young men with their female companions. They looked even wealthier than the previous classmates.

Of course, they didn't discuss loudly and rudely. All the previous conversations were whispered privately, but they didn't have the corresponding soundproofing equipment with them, so Lloyd would definitely hear them.

Although Lloyd had installed soundproofing equipment, it was a high-end product produced by the engineering department and had a magical one-way soundproofing function. Others could not hear what he was talking about, but he could hear other movements in the venue.

In contrast, the other guests who came before all had a piece of soundproofing equipment, and no matter what the quality was, at least they didn't seem to be "making too much noise."

"Who are these three guys?"

Lloyd couldn't help but ask.

The fat classmate looked back and observed for a few seconds, then shook his head.

"I don't know him. He's a young man from a wealthy business family, right? Wait... you don't know him either?"

"Actually...never mind, this is normal, isn't it?"

Lloyd smiled helplessly and didn't pay much attention to these guys who had intruded.

Anyway, apart from talking a little loudly, the other person didn't do anything rude. Lloyd didn't pay much attention to the fact that he was harassing Big Brother, and continued chatting with his classmates.

But these people had no intention of letting Lloyd go. After exchanging a few words with the big brother, they actually walked straight towards the corner where Lloyd and others were.

"Since we are all guests here, we should just deal with them."

Brother Fu suggested in a low voice.

Lloyd nodded, stood up and said:

"Welcome, the formal ceremony will begin in the afternoon, please feel free to come."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lloyd."

A young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses on the opposite side responded, and immediately changed the subject and asked:

"I don't mean to offend you, but I'm a little curious. You are the protagonist of today's banquet, right? Why are you sitting here?"

"I'm a low-key person and don't like overly lively occasions."

Lloyd answered truthfully, frowning slightly again.

Who are you to teach me how to do things?

"But the guests who have come so far are all important figures. Maybe you are not familiar with them? Then do you want us to walk around together?"

"No need, I'm here to accompany my classmates."

Lloyd shook his head, trying to be as polite as possible.

"Well, that's a shame."

The leading young man smiled with a hint of sarcasm in his smile, then turned and left.

Lloyd didn't know how Big Brother introduced himself to these random people, but he felt like they seemed to have misunderstood him?

So much so that after turning around and leaving, he was still saying some strange things:

"This kid is really giving us no face, isn't he?"