Before the start of the old-era history course this morning, Li Yu sent a message to N'Golo on his mobile phone: [In a few days, the immortal Ella will open a temporary course in our college, which will last only half a month.

There are only a few classes. We can’t register for this class, but we can attend it. Will you go?]

Then after listening to a whole morning of classes, from the speculations of ancient civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Han Dynasty, I listened to a long history class, but there was still no reply on my phone.

I don’t know if N’Golo forgot to bring his mobile phone or was busy doing something...

When the music played after class, Li Yu took out his phone and took another look. N'Golo still didn't reply, but there was an unread text message on his phone, from an unknown number:

[get out of class is over, you should have time now. Come to Chiba Restaurant, Gladiator Boy, I want to talk to you. You can definitely guess who I am.]

Looking at this inexplicable message, Li Yu did guess who the other party was. People who knew that he came from the gladiatorial arena, who else could there be besides Ella in this mage city?

Of course, the current Ella is not the one whose real name is ‘Emily’ that he is familiar with.

Hleb came over and said: "Would you like to have lunch with me today? I tried the college's No. 2 restaurant yesterday. There is barbecue there, which is quite good. But we have to go quickly, otherwise all the meat will be robbed.

Now, we can only drink algae porridge..."

Li Yu shook his head: "Sorry, I have something to do at noon today, and I won't go to the life class in the afternoon."

Hleb couldn't help but be stunned: "Why?"

Li Yu: "I will take the exam in advance tomorrow. If nothing else happens, I won't need to take the general life courses in the future."

Hleb looked envious: "That's great. Then you have a lot of time to go shopping."

Li Yu: "But I don't have time to wander around. Once I finish the general studies on life, I will pass all the basic general courses as soon as possible and then sign up for elective courses."

Hleb asked tentatively: "Why are you so eager? Are you lacking in contribution points?"

"I just want to graduate as soon as possible..." Li Yu stood up, "I'm going to leave first. You go grab the barbecue. Goodbye."

Seeing this guy hurrying out of the classroom, Hleb realized that he hadn't asked him what was going on at noon today.

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The so-called Chiba Restaurant is not far from the Master Academy, only a kilometer or two away. Li Yu can reach it in a short run.

Inside the restaurant, it is obviously decorated in East Asian style. At first glance, it seems to be the style of Sakurajima, with sliding doors, tatami mats and low tables. But when he took a closer look at the dishes on the table, Li Yu couldn't help but want to laugh.

Peanuts, cucumbers, cabbage mixed with jellyfish, what kind of Sakurajima cuisine is this?

This is a private room for two people. On the walls are hanging ink landscape paintings, Sakurajima-style festival masks, and folding fans with lotus paintings. In the eyes of people who don’t know much about East Asian culture, these may all be classified into the same category, but Li Yu

I knew that was not the case at all.

Ella was sitting cross-legged on the tatami. Seeing that his expression was a little strange, she asked, "Are these different from the old-era style you are familiar with?"

Li Yu looked around.

Ella took out a capsule-sized miniature electronic device, put it on the table, and said, "I turned on the shield, it doesn't matter what you want to say."

"Shield..."

Li Yu couldn't help but think of the first time he met Ella. It was in the arena, when he was preparing for a gladiatorial fight. At that time, Ella also said that she had turned on the shield, so she could chat about the old times as much as she wanted.

Unfortunately, the Ella at that time was not the Ella now.

Li Yu came back to his senses and said: "In the old days, there were several countries in East Asia. Let's put it this way, the fans, paintings, masks, the tatami under our buttocks, and the dishes on the table belong to two different countries.

Of course, strictly speaking, it can also be said that they all come from ancient Chinese civilization. After all, the ancient civilization on that continent in East Asia has a great influence."

Ella nodded: "Indeed, but this is the Tower of Babel Master City, and no one cares about the outdated history of the old era. There is no national system like yours at that time, only the division of the kingdom of God and the kingdom of non-God."

Li Yu: "I understand."

Ella changed the subject: "However, this does not mean that those who are not from the Kingdom of God are our friends. Even within the Mage Association, I cannot agree with certain things."

Li Yu understood the implication of her words almost immediately. He didn't want to go around unnecessary corners, so he simply said: "You mean, Suo Mo?"

Ella nodded slightly: "The Thalmo was invented more than 20 years ago, and it was in the city of Babel. At first, the central AI of the Tower of Babel believed that this kind of thing could be used to disrupt the ruling order of the Kingdom of God.

, so I continue to study it in the laboratory, but strictly control it and do not allow this thing to become popular in the mage city."

Li Yu: "But now it seems that something went wrong."

Ella: "Before this, we found that the plan to use Thalmor to disrupt the order of the Kingdom of God basically failed. Because the God's envoys received orders to directly eliminate those who are addicted to Thalmor, regardless of their status. This

This is an overly crude method, but very effective.”

Li Yu's mouth twitched: "That must be effective..."

Ella looked down at the chopsticks placed beside the bowl and spoke in a lower voice: "It wasn't until a few years ago that I discovered that Thalmor appeared in the Mage City of Babel. This was very strange. Logically speaking, it shouldn't happen. I asked

I contacted the central AI of the Tower of Babel, but it refused to respond to me. This is even stranger."

Li Yu: "Could it be an AI rebellion?"

Ella shook her head slowly: "Logically speaking, the most likely possibility is... the AI ​​system of the Tower of Babel believes that it may be beneficial to the Mage Association to have Thalmor addicts in the Mage Association."

Li Yu frowned: "This doesn't make sense."

Ella: "The logic of a highly developed large-scale artificial intelligence like the Tower of Babel system may be difficult for ordinary people to understand. It's like playing chess. The sacrifice of several chess pieces is difficult for a chess player with a long-term vision to understand.

It may help achieve the final victory...but what I can't understand is why it doesn't respond to my questions."

Li Yu suddenly said: "That's why you appeared here."

Ella said: "And there must be a reason that has nothing to do with Thalmor. On the surface, this reason is to teach the magic academy, but on the deeper level, it is you."

Li Yu: "You mean, AI will think that you are here just to see me?"

"You also know that I'm not interested in you, it's just another me...she is more willful."

Ella's beautiful eyebrows were raised slightly, and there was a sense of pride and helplessness in her eyes.
Chapter completed!