Free Web NovelChapter 789: Chapter 592: Easter Egg
"I need to excuse myself for a bit."
After selecting a team leader, Alice told her students and got up to leave, heading towards the second floor.
Students need to network and expand their connections, and so do mentors.
For a King’s Tutor, it’s even more necessary.
If not for this Apex Plan event, it would be impossible to gather so many strong individuals from around the world.
Thirty-seven mentors could easily topple a medium-sized country.
For someone like Alice, expanding her network is also crucial. Befriending Emperors is greatly beneficial for her future breakthrough to the Emperor Realm.
The cultivation experiences of Emperors are helpful not just for students but also for Kings.
If possible, she also longs to find a mentor among them.
Most importantly, she wants to find allies among the mentors who can stand against Alfonso, though the chances are slim.
The dining area for mentors was not with the students but on the second floor, allowing them to overlook the students from above.
Alice’s arrival attracted the attention of several mentors, but nobody approached or greeted her; instead, two people laughed.
The reason for the laughter, of course, was Alice’s assessment question.
The assessment question sparked much discussion not only among students but also among mentors.
They completely treated it as a joke.
In fact, they knew Alice’s intentions and that Alfonso was pursuing Alice, in a rather perverse way.
Some were indifferent, as it was none of their business.
Some disliked it, feeling Alfonso lacked grace, but no one wanted to intervene.
A middle-tier Spirit King with no background wasn’t worth helping.
Alfonso wasn’t weak among the Extraordinary, and his mad-dog personality made him an undesirable enemy.
Despite Alice’s charming appearance, the Emperors, aside from the somewhat deranged Alfonso, paid it no mind.
There were plenty of beautiful women in the world, many more beautiful than Alice.
With their status, getting a beauty was as easy as a word, so why bother with such tricks?
Amidst the slightly teasing laughter, Alice’s face changed slightly; she instinctively lowered her head, her expression tinged with embarrassment and humiliation. Upon spotting Betty, she quickly sat down next to her.
"You’re here."
Betty whispered.
As a black person among the mentors, she also had no friends, and without Alice, she felt quite bored.
"Yes."
Alice responded, glancing at the food in front of her.
It was all high-tier demon beast roast meat, not particularly rare ingredients.
The precious ingredients were at the center of the dining table.
Their seats were in a corner of the table. Although there was no set seating arrangement, the difference in strength made mentors unconsciously order themselves.
The Emperors occupied the most central positions, with Gustav and a few others at the core of the core.
The Emperors chatted leisurely, while the Kings quietly observed, barely participating in the conversation.
The gap in strength and position couldn’t easily be bridged, even with the shared identity of a mentor.
"What were you talking about before I arrived?"
Alice asked curiously.
"Nothing much, just small talk. But earlier, Gustav mentioned that tonight’s banquet was a bit dull and suggested creating a surprise element," Betty said.
"A surprise? What kind of surprise?" Alice was a bit surprised.
"It was just a casual suggestion; not everyone has arrived yet, so nothing’s been decided."
Just as Alice was about to ask further, three mentors came up the stairs to the second floor, one of whom was a familiar figure.
"Ah."
Betty sighed inwardly, feeling very sorry for Alice at this moment.
The instant Alfonso appeared, Alice’s body tensed up, and her expression turned anxious.
Although Alice was at the bottom in terms of strength among the thirty-seven mentors, she was still a middle-tier Spirit King.
In any country or any group, she would be a key figure, and yet she’d been reduced to this state.
Besides feeling sorry and offering comfort, there was nothing Betty could do.
As an upper-tier Spirit King, she was also afraid of the Mad Demon.
Betty used to be dissatisfied with her own looks, thinking she wasn’t attractive, but at this moment, she felt extremely lucky for her dark, unattractive appearance.
If she were like Alice, things would be terrible.
"If it comes to that, maybe ruin your own looks,"
Betty suggested quietly.
"If that could solve it, I’d do it without hesitation."
Alice smiled bitterly.
Women love beauty and care about their appearance, but compared to life, these things mean nothing.
She understood that disfiguring herself would only anger Alfonso, making him more insane and reckless, serving no purpose.
"Alright, everyone’s here. Earlier I suggested creating a surprise for the students. What do you all think?"
Gustav set down his wine glass and smiled.
Among the mentors, Gustav’s strength was also top-notch. When he spoke, the other mentors wouldn’t easily dismiss his words or disrespect him.
"The banquet is rather boring. Some activities would be nice."
Sure, here’s the translation:
"Sure, let’s liven things up."
"What kind of surprise are you talking about? Just say it directly."
Watched by the mentors, Gustav smiled and said, "I suggest each Emperor offer one month’s worth of Origin Power as a surprise."
Origin Power!
Such a big surprise!
Alice’s expression showed not only surprise but also some envy.
Actually, she doesn’t really understand Origin Power, that’s the kind of power only Emperors possess.
It’s something she also desires.
The legendary Origin Power can repair hidden bodily injuries, enhance martial arts foundation, and promote Demon Spirit growth and evolution.
For students, the most precious thing is that Origin Power can increase the probability of King Becoming. The specifics of how it does this and by how much, Alice is unclear.
The Origin Power of an Emperor for a month, conservatively valued at a billion, or even tens of billions, because you can’t simply buy it with money.
"I agree, one month it is."
Reimer said.
One month isn’t too long nor too short, after all, Origin Power is also quite important for Emperors, sometimes it’s not even enough.
Since Gustav suggested it and Reimer agreed, even if the other Emperors were somewhat dissatisfied or reluctant, they wouldn’t directly refuse, as it would make them look petty.
Emperors care about face, they hail from countries around the world and don’t want to weaken the prestige of their own country.
"Great! Although it’s a surprise for the students, I still thank everyone for giving me face."
Gustav stood up, raised his glass to everyone, and drained it.
Amid hearty laughter, strands of shimmering light seeped out from his chest, gradually gathering into a fist-sized golden ball of light.
Other Emperor mentors followed suit, and one golden light ball after another began to appear.
"At this moment, I also want to be a student."
Betty looked at this scene, enviously saying.
She was speaking the truth.
If possible, she would also like to participate in the competition for the surprise as a student. Who could have expected Gustav’s surprise to be so grand and precious?
"Me too."
Alice nodded in agreement, her red eyes firmly fixed on the golden light balls.
Confronting the Origin Power of Emperors at such close range, feeling that intense life force, she finally understood why Origin Power is so valuable.
Origin Power is similar to Essence of Life, but dozens to hundreds of times more advanced than Essence of Life, which explains why it can enhance martial arts foundation and promote the evolution of Demon Spirits.
The essence of King Becoming is actually a life transformation.
If she could absorb all fifteen Emperors’ Origin Power, she was confident she could ascend to Upper Rank Spirit King within a year.
These fifteen golden light balls alone are worth over a trillion.
This is a trillion-dollar surprise that will drive all students crazy.
As the mentors were gathering Origin Power, the students also looked towards the dining area where the second-floor mentors were.
"What’s going on?"
Lin Feng asked.
Although unable to see what was happening, he could clearly sense a powerful life fluctuation, similar to what he had absorbed in the ’Key’ from the Land of Chaos.
"Kind of familiar, seems like Origin Power."
Chen Dali speculated.
As a member of the Royal Descendants Army, with his talent, he wasn’t qualified to absorb such precious power, but had seen his Third Brother absorb it before.
"It’s Origin Power, I’ve absorbed it once."
Algernon from the United States, whose family has Extraordinary big shots, said with certainty compared to Chen Dali’s speculation.
He is the grandson of an Extraordinary big shot, with strength at the Peak of Ninth Grade, thirty years old this year, considered young among the students, though not comparable to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was able to ascend quickly only because of He Jun, through his mad hunting of Abnormal People in Other-dimensional Space, others couldn’t compare to him.
Algernon’s talent was better than Chen Dali’s, and his treatment was much higher, therefore he had absorbed Origin Power.
"Origin Power?"
Lin Feng furrowed his brow, never having heard of this thing.
Seeing Lin Feng’s puzzled expression, Chen Dali explained, "Origin Power is a power that only Emperors can produce, derived from their body’s origin, you can consider it as the Essence Blood within human blood, extremely precious!"
"What’s it used for?"
Sensing the increasingly powerful life fluctuation, Lin Feng asked.
"I haven’t absorbed it, only heard about it. Let Algernon explain."
Chen Dali looked at Algernon.
"It can enhance martial arts foundation, promote Demon Spirit growth and evolution, and increase the probability of King Becoming," Algernon said succinctly.
With Algernon’s explanation, Lin Feng’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
What a treasure!
Just the increase in King Becoming probability is a priceless gem, not to mention the other effects.
"For Emperors, Origin Power is also very precious, serving many purposes. I’ve absorbed it only once, when I was severely injured, in a small amount. Not sure what the mentors are doing?"
Algernon wondered aloud.
Students discussed among themselves, with eyes filled with desire, evidently aware of the value of Origin Power.
As everyone was speculating, with the atmosphere growing a bit restless, without any warning, fifteen golden light balls simultaneously flew up towards different directions, accompanied by a hearty laugh, "Lucky kids, the surprise is here."
