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That event seems to give you a chance to win monthly tickets. I just won one and used it on myself.
Chapter 123 Darkdemon Re-enters the Secret Passage [19.5]
Principal Art probably didn't expect this either.
After she openly and honestly recounted the details of the incident in front of the entire school, this is the result she received.
The students at the rally may indeed have felt sadness over Professor Didi's resignation and condemned his alleged misconduct.
But once the rally was over, the matter was forgotten.
For most students, it's not something they experienced firsthand, so they just listen and move on.
Just as no one would go out of their way to yell "You don't deserve it" at Witt after being disappointed in the son of a hero.
At most, they'll just say a few words when it's mentioned occasionally.
Public opinion needs time to develop and it won't be as straightforward as one might imagine.
In the end, what truly captured their attention was something that was inadvertently mentioned in the so-called details of the incident—the secret passage!
There are secret passages inside the castle!
In the castle where I've lived for so long, in the castle I've explored countless times, there is a secret passage hidden from everyone!
This is much more attractive than anything external!
In a very short time, the entire Saint Marian was in an uproar.
It just so happens that today is Halloween holiday, and with excess energy nowhere to go, I have to find something to do, right?
So the students rushed out, excitedly searching the ground, trying to find the secret passage the principal had mentioned.
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At this moment, the clever Diana thought of Dark, one of the people in the know.
As soon as Dark returned to his dorm, Diana and Rose came to his door, their eyes full of excitement.
Dak originally didn't want to join in the fun, but after touching the parchment in his hand, he decided to go and take a look anyway.
He was quite interested in what his mother had hidden in the secret passage.
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the other side.
The men and women who had just come out of the infirmary suddenly found themselves in high demand.
A classmate I'd never interacted with before suddenly appeared and showered me with concern, which gave me goosebumps.
Even on his way back to the dormitory, Robert was stopped by his classmates. Those who hadn't been very friendly to him before were now all very attentive.
Robert was initially touched, until they revealed their true purpose...
"That's enough! I'm really tired, you should find someone else!"
Robert, struggling to break free from his classmates' grasp, suddenly rushed into the tower of the Knights' College, where he stared wide-eyed at the fully armed Witte.
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It was only when some classmates came to him that Victor noticed the commotion in the academy over the secret passage.
He was in his dormitory, trying to make a copy of the map his father had left behind so as not to damage it.
As a result, the map, which was already a mess of scribbles, became unrecognizable even to ghosts after his touch.
He could only sigh with a touch of schadenfreude, "Perhaps this is genetics," before giving up on copying it.
It wasn't until a classmate came to him that he suddenly realized the secret passage had been exposed, the students would find the entrance sooner or later, and the treasure left by his father would no longer disappear as Principal Arte had said.
If other classmates find it...
He already had a competitive spirit with Dark, and now he became even more impatient.
"Robert, hurry, I don't have time!"
Without Robert fully understanding what was happening, Vitra jumped on him and ran out of the Knightshouse tower.
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There are actually many secret passage entrances inside the castle.
Because of the Mistman he obtained from "Into the Abyss," Witt had a relatively good understanding of the secret passage.
However, Dark currently only knows about two entrances and exits.
One of them is the entrance to a secret passage near the Grand Magister statue.
The other is the entrance to the secret passage that they passed when they first followed Victor out of the secret passage.
The most familiar one is naturally the entrance to the secret passage near the Grand Magister statue.
It's almost five o'clock.
Dark led Diana and Rose to the statue of the Archmage.
He had passed by this place several times, but he had never really looked at the statue closely.
But this time, the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, so he couldn't help but take out the treasure map to compare it.
"Dark, is this a map of the secret passage?" Diana asked, standing on tiptoe.
Dak shook his head slightly: "This is a treasure map that my mother drew when she was a student."
Diana exclaimed excitedly, "There really is a treasure map?"
Dark smiled and said, "Since it's an adventure, how can we not have a treasure map? Let's go, I think I've found a clue."
The first clue in the treasure trove—the chess piece—is right in front of us!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Dark would never have been able to connect a chess piece with a statue.
But now it's basically certain.
"If we find two more landmarks, we can determine the direction of the map."
"There are sixteen landmarks on the map, and the treasure is the seventeenth."
"We're not in a rush. If we can find a second landmark tonight, that would be a great success."
As he spoke, Dak carefully examined the route on the treasure map.
To his surprise, the line extending from the first landmark did not point to the nearby secret passage entrance, but was a straight line.
"A straight line?"
Dark pondered for a moment, then looked strangely at the wall behind the Archmage.
"No way?"
The thought that he had once hidden there but found nothing made Dak feel somewhat embarrassed.
He reached out and touched the wall, and with just a little magic, ripples appeared on the wall like the surface of water.
Sure enough, there was a secret passage entrance here!
Dark took out his Sorting Card and instinctively tried to summon Impmon, but then his expression froze and he put it away.
"I know, I know, this is the entrance to the secret passage, right!"
Diana quickly took out her Sorting Card and summoned her familiar.
The little panda, barely half a meter tall, appeared at her feet looking rather pitiful.
"go with!"
Diana pointed forward, and the little panda crashed headfirst into the wall.
After confirming that it was safe, the three of them entered one after another.
As Dak left marks on the wall, he said, "There are torches on both sides of the secret passage that will light up automatically when someone passes by."
"I have entered the secret passage three times. Although I have not encountered any danger so far, I cannot be sure that there is really no danger in the entire secret passage."
"In reality, even if there was no danger before, there may be in the future."
"If my guess is correct, the environment of the secret passage is constantly changing!"
"This afternoon, you should have all heard the principal say that last night's events originated from a student discovering the Temple of the Moon in a secret passage."
"But you probably didn't realize it."
"In fact, the Temple of the Moon did not exist there before that student discovered it."
"The issues involved here are very complex..."
Look, Diana is still peeking out from the front.
Dark said sternly, "I'm telling you all this to tell you, stay with me and don't run off!"
Diana and the red panda turned their heads at the same time, looking aggrieved.
Chapter 124 Darkdemon Never Witnessed the Secret Passage's Mystery
As long as no monsters or traps are found.
The most dangerous part of the secret passage is its intricate network of paths.
The road twists and turns, has too many forks in the road, and the surface is uneven. Even someone with a strong sense of direction would find it difficult to avoid getting lost.
But when Dark brought it up, Diana proudly pulled out a compass: "See, I came prepared."
Then she immediately realized that the compass, just like her brain, was constantly spinning.
"Haha, looks like it won't work."
Diana quietly put the compass back and then pulled out a dozen glowing stickers.
Dak's eyes lit up. He took the sticker from her hand and looked at it. This thing was much more reliable than any compass.
Simply write numbers and draw arrows on stickers, then stick them on the walls along the way; this will greatly reduce the risk of getting lost.
As Diana watched her stickers being requisitioned, her big eyes narrowed into slits.
Then she followed behind Dak, chewing on candy and sticking stickers, embarking on her first adventure of her student days.
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This is probably the first time so many people have entered the secret passages inside Sainte-Marie's Castle at the same time.
When the number of students entering the secret passage exceeded ninety-nine, the secret passage, which had been silent for countless years, finally underwent an unknown change.
While the students were engrossed in exploring the secret passages, the professors were worried sick.
Principal Arte and Professor Sylph have left the castle in an effort to minimize the impact of this incident.
The professors below them are all somewhat unreliable.
When Professor Thompson, the Potions Master, was the first to discover that the students were exploring the secret passage, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately summoned the other professors.
When all the professors arrived, they discovered that the two remaining highest-ranking professors were Professor Jones, with his "muscle brain," and Professor Lily, with her "fairy brain."
Professor Thompson's face fell immediately, and he slumped onto the sofa.
What?
Finally, Professor Cazell spoke up: "From the academy's perspective, we shouldn't interfere with students' independent exploration in principle. However, the dangers of the secret passage are unpredictable, and we need to prepare for some things in advance, especially the situation where a large number of students get lost inside."
Professor Lily, sitting with her little feet crossed in mid-air, immediately patted her chest and said, "Leave the getting lost situation to me; it's easy to handle."
Now that someone had taken on the biggest challenge, the professors felt much more relaxed.
Professor Thompson's expression gradually softened: "Unlike underground cities, secret passages don't have corresponding security measures, and I still think they should be sealed off."
Professor Jones: "This goes against the college's principles. We can wait for the president to return before making a decision."
Professor Thompson lowered his voice and said, "But before that, we can think of other ways."
Professor Jones asked curiously, "What method?"