The Puppeteer of Academy City

Hooked! I'm afraid you're not interested! Lu Cun was overjoyed. In his opinion, Oreos didn't directly kill himself, the uninvited guest, and was obviously interested in the bait he threw.

So, he immediately struck while the iron was hot: "An alchemist who has already mastered the refining of gold and the refining of the world, of course he will not be uninterested in panacea, right? Or to put it another way, it is what you are familiar with—the Philosopher's Stone!"

Of course, Lucun also knew that Oreos hadn't really achieved gold refinement, and it was far from the level of refinement in the world. The current scene should only be an effect that can only be achieved with the help of special means.

Otherwise, he should already have the ability to refine the "Sage's Stone".

Lu Cun said this just to compliment the other party and further arouse his interest.

bang bang bang!

Lu Cun responded with three gunshots.

The body of the robot was pushed to the ground again by the huge impact force of the projectile.

"how…"

Lu Cun was surprised, the development of the matter seemed to exceed his expectations.

"You're mistaken," Oreos said calmly, "I didn't become an alchemist just to refine the Philosopher's Stone!"

An alchemist who does not pursue truth and knowledge? How can it be?

Lu Cun was surprised.

But his voice didn't get through.

A small knife attached to a chain was lodged in the robot's camera.

In an instant, the entire body turned into gold, and at the same time lost its original functions.

"It seems that we are missing the most critical information..." In the control room far away, Lu Cun frowned as he watched the final frame on the big screen, "Oreos, what is he most eager for?"

In Misawa School, after defeating the robot, Oreos left without looking back, leaving the golden robot lying in the corridor.

At the corner at the end of the corridor, there was another figure.

He was as tall as Oreos, who was more than two meters tall, and he was wearing a windbreaker and a top hat.

Strictly speaking, he is not a male "person", but an automatic puppet—Yanshijia.

"I'm glad you chose to cooperate with us." Yan Shijia smiled.

"The conditions you offered are similar." Oreos said indifferently, "but he doesn't know what I really want..."

"Moreover, I can be sure that Baiyin will not let any drop of panacea go out." Yan Shijia added, "If you cooperate with them, you will end up working for them for nothing."

"But we are different." Yan Shijia said, "We are not so eager for panacea. And..."

He took out a small test tube from his pocket: "I can provide a sample first."

Yan Shijia smiled triumphantly, just like a real human being: "You can conduct research first...or use it to treat your beloved one!"

Oreos snatched the test tube: "Until I check and confirm, I won't let her use it easily!"

"Ah, understandable." Yan Shijia nodded generously in agreement, "This is not the original panacea, and we can't confirm whether there are any negative effects."

"...After all, this is a panacea obtained by reverse extraction and refining of the blood of silver!"

…

After farewell to Hitomi Shiranui at school, Haruka Toyama got on the bus to District 17.

She's going to meet her friend Melilo.

Meryl is the only person Haruka Toyama can be a "friend" in Academy City. They are best friends who have been playing since they were young, and they also made an appointment to come to Academy City together after graduating from elementary school.

However, the development of the two after that was completely different.

The girl who is obviously more gentle and cheerful is Mei Lilu, but because of the lack of ability development, she can only enter a completely unknown school, and Toyama Haruka herself got the ability to "foresee the future" in the initial ability development. It is a rare ability, and it has reached the level of level 3 strong ability from the beginning.

To be honest, Haruka Toyama had already received the admission letter from Tokiwadai Middle School at that time. But because she wanted to be with her best friend, she rejected the private aristocratic girls' school that was yearned for by thousands of girls.

But this is also the greatest resistance Yuan Shanyao can do...

Soon, Yuan Shanyao was specially interviewed by the teacher of the development agency, who persuaded her not to waste her qualifications and choose a school worthy of her ability to study and further develop her abilities.

The ability of the prophecy department must have attracted considerable attention, and it was definitely not just a simple institution like the school that was eyeing Yuan Shanyao at that time.

If it weren't for the fact that her ability range is quite limited, with only a "vision" of less than a hundred seconds, I am afraid that this girl would not have the possibility of going to school normally at all, right?

The strong pressure from the adult world quickly made Yuan Shanyao succumb at that time—she was not the kind of girl who dared to contradict her elders, so she finally came to Changdian Shangji Academy. And it is a matter of course to go straight from middle school to high school.

In this superpower-themed Academy City, superpowers are almost everything.

Although most of the city's residents are students, they appear to be peaceful on the surface; but in fact, the division of ability levels from level 0 to level 5 has actually separated the city.

High-level superpowers are naturally superior to others, enjoy better education and living resources, and receive more attention and scholarships.

They are the "aristocratic" class.

This is comparable to the high-level super

The subjective will of the capable person has nothing to do with personal character, but the general trend, the "environment" and "atmosphere" deliberately set by the city's managers.

Ability first—that is the fundamental principle of Academy City.

The entire Academy City is built around the "development of superpowers"~www.wuxiahere.com~ Its so-called "30 years beyond the outside world" level of science and technology can only be realized through analysis and utilization of superpowers.

It can be said to be an advanced application of "bionics".

In this context, it is not difficult to imagine what happens to ungifted students.

With the strong ability of level 3 as the dividing line, the ability users below this belong to the type that is almost abandoned by researchers.

Level 2 is okay, and many research institutes with limited resources will also specialize in the ability of this level.

But level 1 low-ability people and level 0 powerless people are undoubtedly the bottom of the pyramid.

The "commoners", or the "slaves" class who don't even have citizenship rights...

Of course, in reality, it will not be so obvious.

But class differences and discrimination do exist.

Otherwise, there would be no such large-scale organization as the "group of armed incompetents".

People flock together and things form groups. Those who can play with high-level power users are almost all high-level power users; those who are willing to be friends with powerless people are basically level 0 and level 1.

This ruthless classification has been determined from the beginning of enrollment. It is the unique "darkness" of this city.