The Rebirth of Evelyn Knox

As Amara and Vivian accepted their cultivation techniques, the older of the two decided to go first, just in case she could provide her little sister with any insights before her turn.

Of course, such a thing was impossible unless the two of them were comprehending the same cultivation technique, which they were not. Even in that case, it was better to not give anyone such 'advice' as it may end up hindering their comprehension instead. After all, everyone had a different way of understanding things.

The girls had, of course, already discussed their own experiences with Amara, with Evelyn describing to her the peculiarities of the murky sea with floating orbs, while Cecilia lamented about her test being a lame moral check in a simulated mortal world.

But as expected, it proved to be of no use, because when the older redhead entered the cultivation array to start comprehending the 'Arcane Archive', she found herself in neither of those situations. Instead, she had entered what seemed like a huge library, with shelves extending high into the sky, filled with rows upon rows of books.

Amara looked around curiously for a while, but found nothing to guide her along the 'test'. And no matter which direction she walked in, the 'scenery' didn't change at all.

As for the books, although there were a countless number of them, their contents all seemed to be completely identical. That is, they were all copies of the same book, called the 'Theory of Arcane'.

Without any other clue, however, she could only helplessly pick one up and start reading.

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Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the cave hidden deep in the 'Wonderland of Doom' had changed greatly as professor Dane continued to lament to the Terran Prince about the injustice he had suffered.

Without a doubt, the matter of Aurora not wanting the academy staff to look for the Helion Chain, as well as Craig, was extremely strange.

After all, that was a grade nine artifact! In the whole continent, only a handful of forces could boast about having something like that. And which one of them did not treasure it more than their own lives?

How could professor Dane know, though? So he could only shrug helplessly. "Fuck if I know, that lunatic even expelled me just because I misjudged a single student's situation. She didn't even give me a chance!"

At first, Craig had only been focusing on the matter of Aurora interfering with his rescue, but when professor Dane mentioned the reason he had been expelled, he couldn't help but be shocked. "Aurora expelled you because you offended a student? How can that be?!"

His shock wasn't unjustified, because Aurora was someone who was observed carefully by almost all the major forces in the continent, and her personality had already been analyzed thousands of times by experts in his own kingdom.

All of this was, of course, in hopes of training a descendant to be able to better appeal to her, because being the first person to ever get close to her would surely bring them an unprecedented amount of benefits.

Unfortunately, the closest that Aurora had been to a student in thousands of years was simply tolerating their existence as she continued to stare at the lake behind her tower. And that wasn't for long, either.

One of the reasons that the young female prefect Cecilia was so favored in the academy was precisely because, in addition to her talents, Aurora showed her a small amount of 'favor'. Which basically meant that she waited a little longer before sending her for a trip into the lake.

Many believed that this young genius might be the one to finally become Aurora's disciple, but Craig had never thought so. Because if Aurora truly wanted to take in a student, would she not have taken him in already?

After all, in terms of talent, he was far superior to any of his peers. Cecilia, the so-called greatest genius of the Lavinian Empire, couldn't compare to him at all. The poor girl couldn't even imagine the means that the Terran royal family had, and they had certainly spared no costs in nurturing the most promising descendant they ever had.

And as he had expected, it had already been years since Cecilia came to the academy, but Aurora never made a move to take her in.

However, despite the clear 'rejection' from Aurora, the girl still enjoyed a level of 'immunity' within the academy. Very few dared to be brash enough to test for themselves whether or not Aurora truly favored the girl, after all.

Craig couldn't help but look at Professor Dane in confusion. "Did that young prefect set you up? What exactly happened?"

The red haired professor snorted. "It had nothing to do with that little girl. It was a new student, and I caught her cheating, but Aurora insists that is not the case. I have a feeling that the old hag finally went insane. She's been pretty loony for a while already, but this is on a whole new level. She even took on that cheater as a student just to spite me, absolutely ridiculous!"

The brown haired boy couldn't help but stare at him blankly. 'Did I hear that right? No, it can't be…'

The Terran Prince tried his best to calm the burning envy in his heart. Since it wasn't the young prefect from before, Craig had a feeling that he knew exactly who was so 'lucky' as to be taken in as Aurora's personal disciple, but he hoped that his hunch was wrong. "Aurora took in a student… from this batch?"

Professor Dane frowned. "Yeah, a pink haired little bitch. Quite talented, but nothing too outstanding overall. I'd say she should be around the lowest levels of military grade, not even a Rank F ranger. I'm sure that the little whore took her in just to spite me."

Even with his royal upbringing, Craig couldn't hide the jealousy on his face at all.

For anyone who knew of Aurora's mysterious strength, getting accepted as her personal student was something like a dream come true!

With Craig's show of talent in the past few years, there had been no lack of teachers offering to take him in as a personal student, touting him as the most talented genius to have set foot in the academy for hundreds of years.

But how could he settle for the second best? He politely rejected them all, waiting for the strongest expert in the academy to come to him instead.

However, Aurora didn't seem to care for his existence at all.

Even when he finally swallowed his pride to go and ask her himself, she didn't even bother responding to his question!

Humiliated, he could only grit his teeth and regret rejecting the headmaster's offer. He convinced himself that perhaps Aurora never intended to take on a student at all, so it didn't matter how talented he was.

But now that she did… didn't that just mean he was just not dazzling enough to catch her eye? Just who was it whom she considered better than him?

A murderous gleam flashed through his eyes. "Just who did she pick as a student, professor? What's her name?"

Although Blaise didn't butt into their conversation, he couldn't help but feel a little amused. 'To think this is one of the great professors from the ancient academy, sitting naked in a cave while whining about the injustice of the world. And this Terran Prince, who should be the envy of everyone, is actually jealous of a little girl.'

However, Blaise realized something soon enough, and his mind blanked. 'Wait a minute… pink haired girl… new batch… it couldn't be her… right?'

Professor Dane blinked, wondering why the atmosphere in the cave seemed a little strange all of a sudden. "Ah, I think it was a pink haired girl called… Evelyn, was it?"

Blaise couldn't help but sigh in his heart. To have the same strange color of hair could be a coincidence, though quite rare due to it being a strange color only found among spirit physiques, but to have the same name and age as well… it was definitely her!

On the other hand, Craig's expression turned dark. "So it really was her, huh…"

Professor Dane couldn't help but be a little interested. Just who was this girl, for both the Terran Prince as well as a small-time criminal from Moreen city to know of her? Was she incredibly famous? How come he had never heard of her before, then?

The red haired man chuckled. "The two of you know her? If she's related to the Prince, I'll definitely not bother seeking revenge."

Of course, his disdain for Blaise was clear, but the green haired man didn't care for the professor's scorn. The man had the right to be arrogant, after all.

Not all the professors were equal in the ancient academy, as there were three 'categories'. The youngest professors, who were less than five hundred years in age, such as professor Dane's wife, Donna, were considered as the 'Junior Professors' with the lowest standing in the academy.

Professor Dane, who was already over seven hundred years old, was a 'Senior Professor'. And he had the might to match the title.

As someone who had always enjoyed such prestige, it wasn't really any wonder to anyone why the professor would hold a grudge against the person responsible for his humiliation. But of course, going after Aurora was just seeking death, so his anger naturally shifted to the 'real culprit' behind the situation, Evelyn.