There is an idiom in the East called "like a fish in water". Fish naturally swim in water, so the so-called "slacking off" is actually a synonym for swimming in water. It is used to describe the laziness when working, and the consequence often leads to not being able to complete a certain agreed task and standing someone up. Therefore, in some cases, "gugu gu" is used to refer to it.

"So what's the excuse for slacking off this time? After saying it, go to the confinement room and stay there. Be more self-aware."

Lucius no longer wanted to bother with Ciella, or rather, he didn't have the energy to do so.

The current headmaster was unusually exuding a lazy atmosphere that would never appear on him at ordinary times. While hanging dead fish eyes, he held his chin with his left hand, propped his elbow on the desk, and lazily signed a document allocating funds for the renovation of the school's martial arts arena with his right hand.

"Wow... Lucius, have you completely become a lazy fish now?"

The academy president, who had rushed in anxiously, was startled when he saw Lucius, then covered his mouth and couldn't help but laugh, forgetting what he wanted to say.

"Cut the nonsense!" Blue veins bulged on Lucius' forehead. He slammed the table and wanted to get angry, but soon he slumped back on the table weakly and sighed, "Forget it..."

Damn it, don't even have the energy to get angry.

"So why do you have to work so hard?" Ciella spread his hands and advised with a heavy tone, "Young people should learn to enjoy life. Working so hard will shorten your life. If something happens and you die, the school won't compensate you. Besides, you've finally improved your relationship with your younger sister. It's a real loss if you die now."

If I die one day, it will be because of you! The headmaster's dead fish eyes became extremely sharp, almost capable of killing.

Sensing Lucius' overwhelming resentment, Ciella finally stopped teasing and quickly waved his hand: "Well, well, calm down. We really didn't slack off this time. We found a black Elf."

"Oh? Where is the person?" Lucius still had dead fish eyes, "Did, did they die?"

"...Are you kidding me?" Lucius' dead fish eyes became even more terrifying.

"It's not us who killed them! That guy was a bit strange... Anyway, I brought the corpse back. We should be able to find out something from it," Ciella quickly explained.

"Take me there, now!"

In Ciella's confinement room, Lucius saw the "strange" corpse.

Since the appearance of the corpse was somewhat brutal, Ciella didn't even consider using magic to touch it. Instead, he crudely dug out the entire ground and then used magic to create a spherical ice shield.

"Are you sure this is a corpse and not from some flower pot?"

Lucius stared at the transparent ice shield for a while, furrowing his brow and asking in a skeptical tone.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit..." Ciella also touched his chin, looking like he was deep in thought.

Even though they had tried their best to prevent the corpse from being damaged using low temperatures, the blood rose that killed the person named Tu did not seem to be affected. Moreover, its life force was extremely astonishing. Less than ten minutes had passed since Ciella left the ice shield to find Lucius, and the branches and flowers had multiplied significantly. The black Elf's corpse was completely unrecognizable.

"I can barely make out a humanoid figure, but the methods used are quite brutal." Ciella sighed.

"It should have been planted in the body long ago, probably to prevent the leakage of information and eliminate any witnesses. Aren't the Elf tribe good at cultivating various magical plants?" Lucius pondered for a moment and said.

It is indeed reasonable that Dark Elf used some functional Magic plants on the day of the attack. Although this blood-nourishing evil path of Magic plants is very different from the normal cultivation of Magic plants by the Elf tribe, it still fits well with the character of Dark Elf.

"At first, I thought the same way, but I always felt something off..." Ciella frowned, "You might not sense it since you're not a Holy Rank, but this flower contains the power of the law."

Holy Rank, those who have reached the level of touching the power of the world's laws. The manifestations of the laws are diverse, with space and time being the most basic forms of existence for everything in the world, but it doesn't stop there.

The flow of rivers into the sea, the gathering of all rivers in the sea, these are the laws of "flowing". The raging flames that consume everything in their path, the fire that spreads rapidly, these are the laws of "burning". The circulation of all things in the world contains the power of the world's laws.

The natural "growth" that is found in various forms of life is also one of these laws.

Ciella herself is not a Holy Rank specializing in this aspect, but it is still easy for her to perceive the power of the laws.

The question is why those group of Dark Elves suddenly became able to apply the laws. Because the laws mean Holy Rank, and not just any Holy Rank but one that reaches the level of the specific law of "growth". It definitely wouldn't be like Tiran, who can barely manipulate space and time.

(Princess sneezes)

Ah, my head hurts. Could there be some troublesome people out there?

"I don't understand the laws, I can only leave it to you." Lucius's expression became serious, and there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

In the past, a Holy Rank like Mirta would have been enough, but now, apart from Ciella who is often disconnected, there's no one else left in the academy.

"Even if I take care of it, I can only pay more attention to the situation in the city. You know my situation, forcibly going back is too difficult... Right, Ina is good at this, you should look for her." Ciella had a sudden idea.

"Didn't you drive her away?" Lucius's face soured when the topic was brought up again.

"Well... Ahahaha, um, leave it to me!"

Seeing Ciella in a panic, Lucius sat down on a nearby chair and said, "But for now, we have made no progress."

"What about those suspicious individuals we captured before?"

"Those Elves? Although we suspect they are Dark Elves, none of our devices can detect their disguising spells, so we have locked them up and sent people to the Elf Kingdom to verify their identities...!"

His words came to a halt, and Lucius suddenly looked up and met Ciella's eyes.

He had never considered this before, but if it was a disguise using some kind of law, it would be natural for it not to be detected by ordinary magitech devices, right?

...

In the dim warehouse, the voice of a young girl echoed.

"No, Agatha, we've already said that we can't act on our own. Why are you still being stubborn? If you just listened obediently, it would have been fine. Big brother doesn't like disobedient children, and I don't like them either."

Wearing a pure white priestess's attire, Vira sat on a huge wooden box, facing Agatha who was hung up with densely packed thorns.

Both the delicate skin of the Elf and the clothes were torn by the blood thorns, and droplets of blood fell from her feet onto the ground, being immediately absorbed by the blood thorns.

Agatha weakly lifted her head, her eyes filled with deep fear.

To be honest, if it were a fair competition, Agatha and Vila were actually on a similar level. Unfortunately, after that strange seed was planted in her body, Vila not only had the ability to absorb magic from her blood at any time, but could also make the plants within her body grow wildly.

Just like the picture.

She didn't care about the life of the Dark Elf, but the thought of herself possibly dying meaninglessly with just one thought, like the picture, made Agatha truly afraid.

The actions of the picture were not within Vila's command, it was just Agatha's own order for him to go and find Coco's whereabouts - after all, she didn't trust Vila at all, and it would be best to capture Coco beforehand.

"Oh, what a dilemma, it might be exposed like this. Really, it's not easy to come across such a useful toy from my brother." Vila lowered her head and glanced at her right hand, where a small, pale golden seed lay in her palm.

"Miss Agatha, please don't have a next time. It's only six days, it will pass quickly. At that time, everyone can get what they want and go home on their own. That's what cooperation means, you know."

The Bloodthorn suddenly disappeared, and Agatha fell heavily to the ground, breathing heavily.

...

The several academies that were specially invited all had their own residences prepared by Milt, located by the lake on the Heart Island of the academy, close to the clear and transparent lake water. The environment was even better than the residential area for the teachers.

"Wow! I never knew there was such a beautiful place in Academy City!"

The princess regretted it now, regretting why she didn't discover this place earlier. If she had found it before Ciella returned, she would have used her authority to move in, no matter what!

"I want to swim." Aya looked at the lake and nodded in agreement.

"I want to as well." Although she had never tried it, whatever Aya senior wanted to do shouldn't be a bad thing, right? Petite Fis also raised her hand without understanding.

The lake in the center of Academy City was undoubtedly a beautiful sight, and it must be comfortable to swim in it, right?

And it is said that the fish in this lake are particularly delicious, to the point where they were once endangered due to the residents and students fishing them, forcing the academy to implement a fishing ban in order to slowly recover.

"Hahaha, so you want to see this lady in her swimsuit, huh? Aya, you're not trying to hide it at all." The princess touched her chin, wearing a subtle smile as she looked at Aya.

"Well," Aya scratched her cheek and coughed twice, "I guess so?"

No, no, no, I think the fish is more attractive. Besides, there's really nothing to see in your swimsuit, Miss Princess, honestly.

Ah, luckily Tiran didn't use telepathy just now, otherwise I would definitely have been hit again.

Several three-story villas were scattered along the lake shore, and the lake water shimmered with ripples in the sunlight. Perhaps because most of the students had gone to participate in the Martial Arts Festival competition, the residential area was very quiet, with only the sound of wind and the lapping of gentle waves against the shore, without any noise.

"We've arrived at the Gai Residence, over there."

Led by Mo Yi, the group of people arrived at one of the villas.

In front of the villa's courtyard gate, a figure stood straight.

"I've been waiting for you, Silver War Maiden Your Highness."