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Chapter 329: Dark Demon Attracting Fortune and Treasure
The roads in the secret passage were maze-like, and the terrain was complex and could even change from time to time. A navigation system that could automatically record and adjust itself was very important.
Moreover, the sorting card was also equipped with a navigation system, proving that this idea was achievable.
However, when Dark proposed it, Professor Cazer shook his head and said, "An ordinary navigation system is feasible, but one that can automatically record the track and adjust itself is very difficult to make. Generally, the magister has to keep the record and adjust the path by themself."
Dark pondered and said, "That's enough. But since we intend to make the access card a symbol of status, then it should at least have a ranking system."
Professor Cazer asked in surprise, "Ranking system?"
Dark explained, "Yes, just like the white, blue, purple, orange, and golden ranks of the magic card. The higher ranked cards will be given more authority, such as getting a higher number of monthly quota to enter the secret passage or having the permission to bring someone into the secret passage.""That's a solid idea, let me think about it."
Professor Cazer was inspired, feeling that Dark's idea was indeed very innovative and worth considering.
They chatted for a while more and discussed about the distribution of the access card.
The access card could totally be distributed as the prize for all kinds of events and competitions, and even as an end-of-semester reward.
Additionally, in order to raise the value of the access card, Dark suggested placing some treasures in the secret passage, just like the treasure maps of the Brave One and Valkyrie. Not only could it give the students a trial, it could also guide them to explore the secret passage in depth, progressing step by step to unveil the wonders of the secret passage.
Even he felt that it was a pity for the academy that such a large treasure trove wasn't utilized properly.
But these were all points for future developments.
As for the first competition used to promote the access card, it was tentatively scheduled on the day of Easter.
Easter was originally a holiday, so it would be just right to hold an Easter duel festival and release the access card as the Easter egg.
……
"But this year's Easter… is actually on the same day as April Fool's Day? Then it's still a whole month away."
Upon leaving the office, Dark began to ponder.
Of course he did have an eye on the access card, but the chances of winning it against the third years were too low.
But thinking it over, there weren't actually a lot of people who were aware about the secret passage, so perhaps the number of participants in the Easter festival would be fewer than imagined.
Against a bunch of seniors who were doing it out of fun, would he perhaps be able to bluff a win?
At any rate, the idea was good, but as for how it would actually go, he could only wait and see when the time came.
……
In the evening astronomy class, Professor Medea proceeded with the lesson as if nothing had happened.
She always knew what made middle school students tick, so the whole class was endlessly lively.
……
After the astronomy class was over, Dark naturally no longer had the time to craft armors.
But tonight was the last day of February, so it would be just right to set aside some time to do a summary.
Once he returned to the dormitory, Dark took out his pen and recorded the values of the deadly sins in his notebook. The summary at the end of each month could then be compared with the previous month's.
Before he started writing, he thought for a moment, summoned [Meowth] out, and then hung the [naughty troublemaker] wooden placard around its neck.
To raise without teaching was the parent's fault.
To teach without strictness was the teacher's indolence.
[Meowth] was a typical case of "evil in nature". Its early education had to be strict, so as to let it know of the pain.
For the sake of its future, Dark could only toughen his heart and be the bad person.
"Meow."
[Meowth] vigorously shook its head at Dark.
Last night, it spent a long time flipping through the dictionary and finally found the meaning of the words engraved on the wooden placard, making it greatly spurn the placard.
In February, he drew a total of 3 points [Pride], 4.5 points of [Greed] and 7.5 points of [Lust].
Theoretically, [Pride] should've been reduced to 101 points, [Greed] to 95.5 points, and [Lust] to 101.5 points.
But under his subconscious guidance, all of those values slightly rose.
However, the increase in value wasn't big, ultimately resulting in a considerable overall reduction.
This showed that he had truly been self-restrained this month.
Even Valentine's Day didn't manage to greatly incite his desire.
Although [Pride], [Greed], and [Lust] had an increase, it was really marginal.
"If this goes on, I'm afraid I'll have to find a way to actively release my desires if I want to draw out the [deadly sin] in the future."
"That's unless the [Soulless Curse] can be further improved, thus lowering the criteria of points that can be drawn."
Recalling his predicament when he first entered the academy and his current situation, he felt that the wheel of fortune truly never stopped turning.
Dark shook his head, temporarily pushing the thought to the back of his mind. Then, he carefully drew up a plan.
As of current, he still had quite a lot of [deadly sin] stored in his possession.
There were still 2.8 points of [Pride], 7.3 points of [Lust], and 0.5 point of [Greed] left.
But of course, these were only an estimate. The actual values wouldn't be as accurate.
As for the remaining core materials that were available for use, there were:
①[Dragon's Reverse Scale]
②[Blessing of the Wind Spirit]
③[Seven-star Coin]
④[Soul Powder (Vlad's)]
The skills he had yet to master were [Zoo], [Ultimate:Transform] and [Magic Circle of Love].
In addition, he also needed to continue further research on the [trinity armor crafting technique].
Just by putting it in simple statistics like this, Dark knew that his upcoming study life would be as fulfilling as always.
"For March, I need to think about how to improve the strength of my deck."
"It might seem like I've done a lot in February, but in fact, the only one who brought any improvement was [Meowth]."
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