Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 532 - 492 Giant Bloodline
Divine Eagle New Calendar, October 12th, approaching evening.
Still dressed in a white shirt and loose pants, Tang Qi, in his casual home attire, was walking alongside Professor Eva in her flowing black dress along a corridor in the Upper District of Dragon Heart Castle, observing the school being decorated.
After Tang Qi made his decision in the morning, Professor Eva immediately announced the "Discovery Day Evening" event to all students and faculty.
The atmosphere of the school indeed erupted with excitement, although some students truly lost their family and friends, most had not severed their connections, originally believing they would live as "monsters" for their whole lives.
Now, it seems that things weren’t so bad after all.
Walking along, both of them could fully sense the smiles brimming on the students’ faces; in this already tranquil and joyful Secret Realm, even more warmth was added.
Professor Eva’s gaze shifted from the students decorating with "ribbons" at the corner back to Tang Qi, her deep-set eyes under the profound contour gleamed with a cold light, and a subtle curve formed at the corner of her mouth eventually revealing a look of unmasked admiration.
Two and a half months had passed since Tang Qi took up the position of principal at Merada Special Education School.
It sounds like a short time, yet it resurrected a school on the brink of collapse, igniting an unlikely radiance.
Now, the reputation of the "Witch School" was not only known within Secret Phoenix City.
Due to Tang Qi’s presence, the better part of the Federation, and even other nations on the Southern Continent’s Transcendents, were aware of this special school in Secret Phoenix State that shelters "monster children."
Its principal, a high school student-looking "Genius Polymath" and a mysterious wizard who has created several incredible feats.
In this regard, the changes Tang Qi brought to the school significantly surpassed the former Witch Group.
Although the school’s affairs were managed by Eva, she does not credit those "achievements" to herself. The real transformative change came from this principal who fondly indulged in idleness.
"Hmm?"
As Eva was musing over this, she suddenly realized the principal pretended not to notice her gaze.
First stunned, her lips then formed a smile, clearly having thought of something.
The promotion of Eva’s profession "War Witch", although Tang Qi masked it well, still underestimated a witch’s familiarity with her own living quarters, the slightest difference easily noticed.
Especially when Tang Qi touched her most cherished object.
A thought flickered, and the scene of her promotion on the "Life Planet" flooded Eva’s mind—the overwhelming tide of darkness, and at the critical moment, her "lover" plummeting from the sky.
"Carl..."
Nearly murmuring the name aloud, Eva snapped back to reality.
Luckily, reality was only a blink away, and the principal was still attentively observing the students’ preparations for the evening event.
Approaching the end of the corridor, Tang Qi nodded satisfactorily, turned to Eva and said, "It’s about time, let’s go."
As they spoke, a Magic Portal opened. On the other side appeared the largest Extraordinary Market in Secret Phoenix City, the "Old Tavern."
Moments later, inside a room resembling a conference room in the Old Tavern.
A long table made from an extraordinary wood and chairs were placed opposite each other.
This was the "Hiring Room" rented out by the Old Tavern, with a region at the long table constantly under a "Fuzzy Witchcraft," but not at the single chair.
This was fair, even in the Mysterious Side, job seekers were at a disadvantage.
Of course, in the Extraordinary World, only some relaxed, neutral organizations would use this new and insecure method of recruitment.
Organizations with a certain mission or great power, like "Ancient Castle Bureau," "World Tree," or "Ancient Mystical Vault," have a very stringent assessment process. Entering them to become an agent was exceedingly difficult.
Currently, a recruitment process was underway in this room.
Behind the long table sat Tang Qi, Eva, and as company, Jennifer, who appeared for fun, Jason, and Klyas who quipped, "Wherever Jason goes, I go."
Often mingling with them, Rafael and Old Coulson, or Savoy, each had their own business and did not interfere.
However, the initial help for this recruitment came from the Ancient Castle Bureau.
Compared to the Witch School which just entered a period of rapid development, the influence of the Ancient Castle Bureau was much more powerful, which is why Tang Qi entrusted them to help screen some suitable candidates and send out invitations. Tang Qi needed to find a suitable pilot for the "Queen Serano."
Although not yet fully repaired, under Tang Qi’s miraculous repair methods, the Queen had regained most of its flight capabilities.
Due to the skyrocketing progress of the "Artifact Forger" and Master Hansel’s left behind operation manual, Tang Qi himself could pilot, but as a principal, he believed it wasn’t his job.
Although the recruitment had just started, Tang Qi already felt the repercussions of Rafael saying, "Recently too busy so I handed the recruitment of a pilot over to my subordinates."
Tang Qi pinched a resume in his hand, glanced at the person sitting on the single chair behind the "Solidification Technique," making a "creak creak" noise, a huge figure.
If Rafael was here, Tang Qi would like to comment, "The so-called subordinate should be a temp worker, right?"
Seated on the single chair was a Transcendent who clearly had Giant lineage.
He was nearly four meters tall, dressed in custom work clothes, his body covered in lush gray-black hair, displaying a naïve smile as he looked at the somewhat blurred faces of the "interviewers."
Tang Qi and the others looked at the resume simultaneously.
"Philopolos, an aviation mold collector, due to his passionate fondness for various types of airplanes and aviation equipment, planned to obtain his pilot’s license on his adult ceremony day. His father, the prominent attorney Mr. Bert Bonos promised to gift him a private plane, but unfortunately, before he came of age, the Spiritual Tide erupted, awakening the giant bloodline that had always been dormant within the Bonos family members."
"The majority of the Bonos family members grew in height, with Mr. Phil having the most exaggerated growth."
"Not only will you not be able to get a flying license anymore, even some extraordinary category aircraft will hardly accommodate your size, especially with your swollen palms..."
Tang Qi calmly read out the information provided by Black Mountain Beech.
As for the resume, is that thing even readable?
After being exposed, the giant-like Philopolos laughed even more innocently, making it hard to further question his resume falsification.
Just as Tang Qi was about to call "Next person," the giant quickly said, "Wait, give me another chance."
"Since it’s a recruitment inside the Old Tavern, you must be looking for a pilot for an extraordinary aircraft. I have done a lot of research in this field. After the return of the Spiritual Tide, our family directly unlocked our sealed legacy. The Bonos family was once a very famous Artifact Forger."
"Whether it’s ancient airships, extraordinary planes, or some conceptual aircraft... I have studied them all. Let me try, you will definitely be satisfied."
Hearing his words, Eva and the others seemed moved.
People who work hard for their "dreams" do have a way of touching hearts in the Mysterious Side.
Unfortunately, Tang Qi curled his lip and mercilessly exposed him.
"Mr. Philopolos, as far as I know, the Bonos family indeed is a famous Artifact Forgers family, but you belong to the ’Blacksmith’ school. Aside from some special extraordinary instruments, with your family’s talent in this field, it is hard to master them."
Tang Qi finished speaking, recalled the interior space of the Queen Serano, and added, "Plus, with your size, unless it’s a plane driven by giants, your expertise would be useless."
This remark did, however, inspire Philopolos, or perhaps he was prepared.
With an honest smile on his face, he reached into his chest and carefully pulled out a glass bottle filled with red liquid.
That glass bottle was clearly a standard model.
At that moment, held by the "giant," Eva and others were worried his fluffy palms might accidentally crush the glass.
He carefully opened the bottle cap, and after just a "pop" sound, he tilted his head back and guzzled the entire bottle of potion.
For his dream, he moved swiftly, so fast that Tang Qi couldn’t stop him in time.
In his eyes, he just caught a glimpse of an Information Fragment.
"Curios: Shrinking Secret Medicine, a specialty from Little People Country..."
No need for more fragments, just by the name one could guess the effect of that potion.
The next moment’s scene also confirmed this.
Right after Philopolos drank the Secret Medicine, in just one second, a "gurgling" sound came from his belly, and his giant frame began to fluctuate, like dough being kneaded by an invisible hand.
Then, before the stunned eyes of Tang Qi and the others, Philopolos shrank from a four-meter giant to a normal human size.
"Ah, it actually worked."
"Stop! Don’t move!"
The newly normal-sized Philopolos was excited, but immediately frozen on the spot by a "Scarecrow Charm" thrown by Jason, preventing any potentially scandalous imagery.
His normal size allowed him to easily slip out from his original clothing.
However, it seemed to have actually worked.
Philopolos stayed frozen in place without resisting, casting an expectant look at Tang Qi and the others.
This giant from the Bonos family was indeed desperate for his dream.
His father in the real world was a big lawyer, barely able to afford a private plane, but adding the word "extraordinary" was a different story.
Not everyone can be as lucky as Tang Qi.
If the reactivated Queen Serano were to be auctioned on the Mysterious Side, unless some large organizations or families with unbroken legacies bid, most groups and individuals simply couldn’t afford it.
Seeing Philopolos transformed into a normal human size, Tang Qi and the others were about to add him to their list of candidates.
But only as a temporary choice; if they really hired him, the need for "Shrinking Secret Medicine" might turn into a significant expense, and repetitively taking such medicine could potentially lead to serious consequences.
However, while they were considering, Philopolos’s face suddenly twisted in pain.
The next second, a loud "bang" occurred, and before the white mist could even clear, a four-meter giant’s head directly hit the ceiling.
"No"
"Damn swindlers, they promised at least an hour of effectiveness. How come it’s less than ten seconds?"
Poor Mr. Philopolos first howled in despair, then launched into a tearful complaint against the swindler who sold him the Shrinking Secret Medicine.
"Those with Giant Bloodline taking Shrinking Secret Medicine will have their effective duration drastically reduced."
Tang Qi noted this piece of knowledge, then casually comforted Philopolos: "Don’t be too sad. With your family’s casting talent, you’ll soon amass enough wealth to buy your own extraordinary plane."
"Or, you could try building one yourself."
"Next!"
Tang Qi didn’t notice that his casual remark ignited a hopeful brilliance in the giant’s eyes, prompting him to shout again.