Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 529 - 490: Headline Bombardment

"In an era when the Mysterious Side had not suffered a major blow, there were too many factors that could turn ordinary people into Transcendents, and ordinary beasts into Demons. The Age of Ignorance belonged to the Divines, while the Dark Era belonged to humans."

"Perhaps a human with potential could create a new Wizard Sect due to an accidental gift from Divine, such as the last of the Rudovi Wizards, whose Sect was completely destroyed because the god they worshipped fell."

"Or, someone could accidentally activate an ancient bloodline within their body and create a new lineage of Bloodline Wizards. Green Dragon Wizards and Giant Wizards are part of this category."

"It’s also possible that an ordinary person picks up the inheritance of some powerful being, which is another way, like the Night Watcher Wizards, who are representatives of the downtrodden Wizard Sects and had to take on a terrible responsibility because they found relics from an Exotic Realm God."

"Ah, and there are those who by chance establish contact with an Abnormality Species from the ’Mysterious’, like the White Robed Wizard Sect. It’s said that their Magic Source is a species beyond human comprehension, and according to the White Robes, these beings live within Time."

...

The information was settling bit by bit into Tang Qi’s mind, summarizing and organizing it.

The number of Wizard Sects indeed exceeded his expectations, and the origins of these sects made one marvel at the vastness of the Extraordinary World.

Gradually, Tang Qi found some clues.

Although the reasons for the establishment of the Sects were different, and hardly any were the same,

If he had to summarize, he could.

"All Wizard Sects have one thing in common; they must find a source of Magic Power supply. Whether it’s a gift from a Divine, some Abnormality Species, or an ancient bloodline within... whatever method it’s established, it’s always the case."

"So, if you trace back Ralph’s life trajectory to find the node where he began creating witchcraft, can you explore the source of his inspiration, and maybe there are secrets related to the Magic Power source buried in it?"

With this thought flashing by, Tang Qi’s mind immediately recalled the key that allowed him to decrypt the Mad Wizard’s Notebook—Ralph’s family.

To find Ralph’s life trajectory would probably require another meeting with them.

If that wasn’t possible, he would need to find Ralph’s daughter who had married far away in Europe, as she might have some clues.

"It’s better not to; going to Europe means a cross-ocean journey, not suitable for a homebody like me."

Tang Qi shook his head, self-assessed, then suddenly turned to see that many students had already taken seats around the reading tables and sofas. Although they all pretended to be seriously reading, the corners of their eyes were filled with curiosity.

Huh? According to my past life experience on Earth, shouldn’t students be scared of the Principal? Do I have so many fans?

As he was "delighted" with his musings, the door to the first floor of the Library Tower opened. Although it didn’t make much noise, the influx of many people still inevitably drew everyone’s gaze.

"Tang~"

Jason, who was at the forefront, started off excitedly, but quickly remembered where he was, and swiftly swallowed the rest of his words.

Behind him were Rafael, Jennifer, Klyas, and Selma.

Especially Selma and Klyas, each holding a stack of newspapers and looking at Tang Qi with eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

With a thought, Tang Qi immediately understood the purpose of these guys.

He smiled and nodded to them, stood up without first inviting Jason and the others to the fourth floor, but instead, he returned the pile of Extraordinary Books to their rightful places, slowly and methodically, before finally inviting them upstairs to the itchy-looking Jason.

As soon as everyone was seated, Gluttony was still directing Night Beasts and Elves to serve tea and snacks, and Jason came over excitedly first.

The others, too, were very excited.

For example, Jennifer and Rafael, who were very interested in topics like "historic truths and secrets." Selma, meanwhile, had a strong sense of news, her current main position being the teacher of the Extraordinary Plant Class at the Witch School.

But she still freelances as a journalist for Divine Eagle National Geography, occasionally taking advantage of her position to send a few articles back, claiming it’s for interest and ideals, though the Venus flytrap occasionally joins Gluttony to complain about their respective owners.

According to Venus flytrap, Selma is a hidden "little miser," and writing articles is for the fees.

However, excitement aside, these few were very mindful of their manners, very different from Jason.

This guy directly took a copy of the "Sweet Magic Newspaper" from Klyas’ hand, pointed at the headline on the front page, and said with envy, "You’ve done another big thing, come on, tell us, did the Hunting and Fertility God of the Ancient Maya really make a brief appearance? Was she beautiful? Was she strong?"

Tang Qi: "..."

Without responding to Jason’s question, Tang Qi’s mouth twitched sympathetically at Klyas for a moment, then proactively took the "Sweet Magic Newspaper" published in Sweet Water City from Jason’s hand, looking at the headline on the front page.

On it, a very conspicuous picture was displayed.

However, unlike the previous vague silhouette, this time it clearly showed Tang Qi’s figure and appearance, although it was obvious that this was not a photo but some kind of sketch or similar technique, made by some Curios, with clarity no different from a photo.

Others like Reina Swinton, Timothy, and others were also exposed.

Each of their images was accompanied by notes.

And under the image of Tang Qi, there were more notes than the sum of the other five people’s.

Without even looking at the headlines, the mere notes made his expression stiffen.

"The revered leader of the powerful Witches, one of the most powerful three men in the East Federation, the super polymath versed in all ancient knowledge, the eternal buster of the evil Demigods..."

These embarrassingly flamboyant and chuunibyo titles were printed on the highest circulation Transcendent newspaper in the Southern Continent.

Tang Qi could almost imagine the expressions of many Transcendents reading the "Sweet Magic Newspaper." There was no need to look elsewhere; right here, as Tang Qi lifted his head, he also saw less-than-kind smirks concealed in the eyes of Rafael and Selma.

The last time he read it, Sweet Magic Newspaper wasn’t so exaggerated, right?

A seed of doubt took root in Tang Qi’s mind.

Soon below, next to the headlines, he found a very small special announcement:

"This issue contains a special interview with the external spokesperson of the Blood Helmet Organization, as well as Shuter, the manager of Erebos Extraordinary Market, and other informers."

Case closed, seeing that familiar name, Tang Qi felt an even bigger headache.

Without a doubt, those chuunibyo titles must be Shuter’s insistence, perhaps even threatening the reporters of the Sweet Magic Newspaper not to deviate from his wording or else withhold information.

Although leaking this information was what Tang Qi and Reina, among others, had agreed upon, getting burdened with such pompous and flamboyant titles was not his intention.

Still, would anyone take these titles seriously?

He comforted himself internally for a moment before unfolding the detailed content.

"Sweet Magic Newspaper Special Edition Headline, Major! Major! The earth-shattering secret within the Ancient Maya Ruins!"

"Recently, with the rebirth of the Watcher Volcano from the seabed, news of the Mayan Ruins excavation has spread throughout the Southern Continent, with the Blood Helmet Organization claiming that the Exploration Team has violated the laws of the Maya Empire, and must return their findings."

"The Exploration Team originally consisted of eight members, but after one Earth Mother Witch, a Beast Controller, perished under the guard of a Monster left by the Ancient Mayans, the remaining six ventured deeper into the ruins. They not only entered what was once the Ancient Maya Holy City but also accidentally uncovered the earth-shattering mystery behind the downfall of the Ancient Mayans..."

Despite the "clickbait" approach of the Sweet Magic Newspaper, Tang Qi quickly scanned through, then promptly picked up several other newspapers from the Southern Continent.

The content inside was not much different from what he had anticipated.

Tang Qi and Reina had agreed that after confirming their safety, they could reveal some information to the reporters from the Mysterious Side.

Thanks to Shuter’s and the already-present-in-the-Southern-Continent Reina’s provisions, the heavy-hitting news was disclosed in stages, bombarding the Mysterious Side of the Southern Continent one after another, pushing the Sweet Magic Newspaper to issue several special editions in a short time.

Now, the news had finally reached Secret Phoenix City, likely because Shuter finally unveiled the main force of the Exploration Team, which was information about Tang Qi.

Along with that, some secrets related to the Ancient Maya Ruins were disclosed.

For example, the Mayan Holy City has been completely destroyed, sunk into the "Eternal Fire Hell," or that the group encountered the Hunting and Fertility Goddess, Sersi, deep within the ruins and accidentally learned that the Ancient Mayans were wiped out by this betrayed deity.

Although it had not yet touched the real core, each piece of news was considered explosive for the Mysterious Side of the Southern Continent and ancient mysticologists.

Tang Qi placed the newspapers back on the desk, looked up at Rafael and the others, and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a patch of light and shadow appeared before him, and the holographic image of little witch Reina emerged.

"Principal, the Mysterious Daily, Extraordinary Federation Daily, Bright Daily... and more than a dozen other newspapers have sent interview requests."

After Reina spoke, Tang Qi, who had anticipated this, wasn’t too surprised. After all, the secrets concerning the demise of a glorious civilization from Origin Blue Star and the Ancient Mayans would naturally attract a significant amount of attention from the Extraordinary World.

Just like the one among the "East Federation Six New Stars," the Ancient Magic Inheritor from Jiatai City.

He unearthed two ancient Demon Gods from the ruins, rumored to be two of the seventy-two Demon Gods that once ravaged the land during the Dark Era and were also married.

The Ancient Magic Inheritor made the female demon voluntarily relinquish her Divine Body and incarnate into a Federation Girl, eloping with the inheritor while turning to seal her "husband" back into the ruins.

With such a bold and remarkable "achievement," this New Star dominated the headlines of various Federation newspapers for more than ten days.

As the Spiritual Tide increases in intensity, the limelight can’t always stay on one person forever.

The so-called East Federation Six New Stars are actually regulars on the headlines.

However, Tang Qi still needed to control his exposure.

With this thought, Tang Qi suddenly said to Reina, "Reject them. However, inform them that I will accept an exclusive interview from Divine Eagle National Geography, and authorize Doctor Rafael to write a report on the Maya exploration, allowing them to reprint it."

As his words fell, Tang Qi turned to the two, saying with a helpless expression, "Let’s begin."