Chapter 921: Chapter 695: Is Your Name Master?
That day, in order to direct that grand battle, the two of them, not particularly skilled in acting or scripting, racked their brains. Because they couldn’t come up with a more excellent plot, they could only try to make the scene as vast as possible. For this reason, Isrile also had to do a lot of ideological work for the Giants who didn’t understand why they couldn’t fight for real, and she used a large amount of food to bribe the beasts’ hearts.
But the result was unexpectedly good. Whether you were the Emperor of Azure Sky or the Emperor of Hong En, the more they were eager to defeat their own opponents, the more they needed to rely on Ruosha or Isrile’s strength, and the more they were able to control the military lifeline of Azure Sky or Hong En.
Hong En recently halted the construction of all old-model warships and shifted to developing new warships. These new warships tend toward miniaturization, possessing flexible and rapid maneuvering capability. They reduced the number of ship cannons and increased the power of each individual cannon, specifically to counter the Nightmare Knights.
On the other hand, the Azure Sky Empire stopped building more warships, too, and is also developing new types of warships. These new warships boast extremely thick armor and interiors that can accommodate larger-scale power sources. Instead of installing ship cannons, these warships are now all equipped with shields. The shields on these specially developed warships can effectively block Giant Beasts in close combat and protect their own vessels.
Although they have not been tested in practice yet, compared to the past pure competition in fleet size, these two old empires are seeking a unique way of expanding their military.
At this time, Long Yi was actually quite leisurely.
Since being berated by Long Yi, the Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire, Saint Danze, had not done anything out of line, but was instead busy every day rushing the factories to produce Divine Armor. After all, having sufficient numbers of Divine Armors was the only way to truly possess the strength to challenge The Divine Auffa Empire.
Ever since he fought in the Fair Duel Arena for the first time, Long Yi had grown fond of this place. He often came here to accept challenges from any student, whether in magic or hand-to-hand combat. And for any student who was eager to learn, Long Yi always provided very enthusiastic guidance.
The Dean of Saint Andrews, who originally had biases against Long Yi, gradually let go of those biases, because he realized that aside from being somewhat overconfident, Long Yi was still a decent person.
However, Long Yi wasn’t here to build up a good reputation; he had discovered a device that no one had noticed.
And it was a space device!
The reason that all injuries from battles in this so-called Fair Duel Arena would recover afterward wasn’t as magical as one might think. It’s because this place was, in fact, two spaces!
You were only battling another person’s projection, and at the same time, the other was also fighting with your projection. These two projections, through overlapping spaces, merged so seamlessly that it seemed flawless, whereas only your projection was the one getting injured.
By reading history, Long Yi knew that this Fair Duel Arena was originally built by the Giants. And it had a history of ten thousand years. For ten thousand years, the buildings around had gone through various modifications, but this arena was the one place they dared not alter. Nobody knew that, beneath this place, there lied an extremely complex magic device.
And Long Yi spent every day here to understand this device’s workings.
With the help of the elusive Little Zi, Long Yi finally found the underground entrance. It was in a storeroom of the Arena that had not been used in a long time.
Unlocking the lock and shoving all the items from the storeroom into his personal space, Long Yi finally found the entrance in the corner of the floor.
Using his Fighting Aura to cut through the floor and moving the heavy stone slab, Long Yi found the entrance.
The metal-made automatic door slid open, and below was an escalator; such a setup even possessed an escalator! And by the looks of it, it wasn’t designed for Giants in size.
The space below was immense; below the arena was a device of the same size as the Arena itself.
Long Yi pulled out the Giant tablet: "Detecting Giant device, establishing link."
"Detected device as a space generating device, maintenance interface available, proceed with maintenance?"
Long Yi immediately, without hesitation, clicked yes.
Instantly, a host of options appeared, meticulously detailing all functions, the interface was very user-friendly.
Long Yi briefly reviewed them and found an option that interested him.
’Choose generated space coordinates’
It turns out, the space created here didn’t come out of thin air but simply transferred space from somewhere else to this place. The coordinates here went to a deeper underground location, suggesting that the projected battles likely occurred deep underground.
So, if it were possible, could the coordinates be set to the middle plane?
The tablet informed Long Yi that it was theoretically possible. But bridging plane barriers required a higher scale of mana supply, and the device before him didn’t possess such a scale of mana.
Long Yi silently took note and suppressed the desire to stash this device into his personal space. Leaving the underground, he replaced the items in the storeroom. Just as he had left the arena, Saint Linde suddenly appeared in haste.
"Mr. Long Yi! So you were here!" Saint Linde had an anxious look on his face.
"What’s wrong?" Long Yi asked curiously.
"Master Landers has returned, and he’s looking for you!" There was clear fear in Dean Saint Linde’s eyes when he mentioned the name Landers.
"Who is Landers?" Long Yi was puzzled.
"Do you remember when you were in the Stellar Realm Arena, you killed a Sanctuary Mage who summoned servants to fight?"
"Yes, I remember. His name was Mai Zhuo."
"Landers was his teacher! He is also the Guardian Master Mage of our Sanctuary Empire! Not only that, do you remember Slade, whom you also killed later on?"
"Ah, that ignorant, swaggering old bastard?"
"Right, that’s him. Slade and Master Landers were very close friends."
"Landers went with a friend on a very dangerous experimental reverse summoning to the middle Plane more than a decade ago. We all thought he had died, but unexpectedly, he returned yesterday. When he heard that his student and friend were killed by you, and that you were treated as a distinguished guest by my father, he was furious and said he wanted to discuss the matter with you," Dean Saint Linde explained.
"By discuss, he actually means seek revenge, right?" Long Yi smiled.
"That’s what I’m worried about! That’s why I came looking for you. Perhaps you should hide for a bit. Master Landers was one of the top mages in this Plane, and his strength has become unfathomable since returning from the middle Plane! You don’t know him, I’m afraid you’ll be at a disadvantage!"
However, as Dean Saint Linde was speaking, a purple light from far away in the sky drew closer, with mana surging and thundering incessantly. Dean Saint Linde’s ears were filled with roars, and even the ground shook without stopping!
"So you are Long Yi!"
In the sky, an elder floated there, surrounded by massive runes and arrays. The magic brought a great rumbling, and the Auffa rings that served as a proof of his status as a Sanctuary Mage far exceeded that of ordinary people. His body’s mana was extremely powerful, causing all surrounding mana to tremble. Dean Saint Linde felt as if the mana inside him was almost uncontrollably bursting to come out.
"Yes, I am Long Yi. And you are?" Long Yi asked with a smile, laying a hand on Dean Saint Linde’s shoulder. The previously overwhelmed Dean Saint Linde immediately felt a jolt of relief flow through his body.
"You don’t recognize me!" Landers was surprised, his eyes widening in disbelief that there really were people who didn’t know him!
"Right, I don’t know you," said Long Yi. Meanwhile, Dean Saint Linde felt like crying, screaming inside: ’He’s Master Landers! Didn’t I just tell you!’
"Not knowing me is good, lest you feel fear upon hearing my name!" Landers said.
"You old man really dare to say that, huh? Hearing your name would make me feel fear? Come on, tell me your name! Let’s see if I’ll feel fear!" Long Yi shouted at Landers.
"Ignorant and lacking in reverence for the powerhouses! I’ll tell you! My name is Master Landers!" Master Landers’ voice echoed throughout the entire academy. The rumbling sound even shattered the surrounding glass and cracked the walls!
But Long Yi just laughed out loud.
"Hahaha! You’re quite amusing! Your parents named you, and they even included ’Master’ in it? Hahaha!"
Clearly, Long Yi was feigning ignorance. No one’s name would ever include the word ’Master’; it was simply a way for Landers to emphasize his status.
Landers was taken aback for a moment, not immediately picking up on Long Yi’s mocking tone. Having been renowned as a master from a young age, it had been many, many years since anyone dared to joke with him like this. Especially after his visit to the middle Plane, where he had seen powerful fleets, terrifying giant beasts, and undying Nightmare Knights, he felt his vision had expanded and that he stood above the rest.
But Long Yi didn’t regard him highly at all.
Regaining his composure, Master Landers was immediately enraged. If Long Yi truly did not know him, that would be one thing, but seeing the frightened, about-to-faint expression on Dean Saint Linde’s face, it was obvious that Long Yi knew exactly who he was; he was deliberately provoking him!
"Alright then! Since it’s like that, I shall let you understand why I, Master Landers, am known as a master!"
As he spoke, Master Landers’ energy surged tremendously!
Yet, at this moment, a young man stepped forward before him.
"Please calm down, teacher. There is no need for you to personally deal with this pretentious fool. Let me avenge my never-met brother-in-arms!"
The young man was about Long Yi’s age, but his eyes carried a defiant arrogance, and when he looked at Long Yi, it was with clear condescension.
"If I were as short as you, I’d like talking to people from up high as well. But no matter how high you fly, you’re still just a dwarf melon."
Long Yi spoke.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
