Chapter 131 - 92: Forbidden Angels, Great Progress
He had been very curious when he first saw that phrase.
In his past life, religions, movies, and games frequently mentioned Angels, and their image was highly consistent: humanoid beings with pure white wings.
After transmigrating here, he had also seen illustrations depicting Angels in books.
Their image was also that of winged humanoid beings, but their wings were a veritable rainbow of colors—red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, violet—they had them all.
Of course, due to official propaganda, those illustrations generally depicted the Angels with savage features, making them look bloodthirsty and cruel.
In the books, Angels were also given a uniform name—Forbidden Angels.
The most crucial point was that it wasn’t just one or two Forbidden Sects spreading this doctrine. Most Forbidden Sects were promoting the idea of Forbidden Angels, as if there were some kind of tacit understanding among them.
Based on this, Mo Ning wasn’t particularly surprised by the existence of an organization called the "Evil Angel Alliance."
Anya thought for a moment before answering the question:
"I’ve heard from the elders in my family that there seems to be an incredibly powerful enemy that has been secretly releasing a type of corruption into our world.
"This enemy’s strength is something the entire Wizard World has been forced to take seriously.
"They have been releasing this corruption for nearly ten millennia, and the Evil Angel Alliance is likely one of the consequences."
The amount of information in her words was staggering, so much so that Mo Ning felt a rare and powerful psychological impact.
He had originally thought the Angel Legion was just propaganda from the Forbidden Sects, lies used by the Dark Wizards lurking in the shadows to deceive the masses.
But from the implications of Anya’s words, it might actually be a real Alien Race Legion from another dimension.
However, because the information was so shocking, he wasn’t worried at all.
The matter was on a level far too high, concerning the fate of the entire plane. Even Third Level Wizards might not be qualified to participate.
Only those legendary existences—the supreme High Level Legendary Wizards and Legendary Wizards, also commonly known as Sixth Level Wizards and Fifth Level Wizards—were qualified to have a say in this matter.
’I’m just a small-time newcomer,’ Mo Ning thought. ’If the sky were to fall, the tall ones would hold it up.’
This was also the first time Reina had heard this news.
She couldn’t help but gasp, her voice filled with the shock of having her worldview shattered.
"I thought the power of Wizards was unstoppable. After all, Wizards have even subjugated Giant Dragons. I can’t believe we still have such a powerful enemy."
Just then, a faint, cool sensation began to emanate from his Guiding Ring.
A swift stream of information rushed into his mind, and lines of text unfolded in his consciousness:
[Review Notification: Serial Number 7-118-256, Mo Ning, Second Level Preparatory Member, Assistant Researcher at the Deep Red Rose Witchcraft Laboratory.]
[The Rose Council, the academy’s subordinate research evaluation body, has completed its review of the research proposal you submitted: "Unveiling the Growth Mechanism of the Iron Crystal Shell of Steel Bamboo Black Moss—An Enlightening Interpretation of Its Divinatory Significance."]
[Review Opinion: The proposal’s concept demonstrates a high degree of novelty. The theoretical deductions are rigorous, the Divination framework is logically sound, and it possesses high feasibility. It holds significant reference value for similar studies.]
A hint of a smile flashed in Mo Ning’s eyes.
The review opinions were never just empty words; every sentence had a specific purpose.
’The phrase "the Divination framework is logically sound" is undoubtedly high praise from the reviewing Wizard for my Divination framework.’
A framework that was merely "free of loopholes" would not have earned such an evaluation from the reviewing Wizard.
A Divination framework had to reach an exceptionally high standard. It not only needed to surpass ordinary levels of logic but also demonstrate a broad perspective and profound divinatory significance.
In short, it was very difficult to obtain.
According to his understanding, even research proposals submitted by Third Level Apprentices rarely received such a comment.
’Ever since completing the Divination framework for the improved High Mountain Breathing Technique, I feel I’ve made great strides in this area, and today’s evaluation is perfect proof.’
’The review also mentioned that it "holds significant reference value for similar studies," which means the reviewing Wizard has a very sharp eye and saw the proposal’s value at a glance.’
[Resolution: To encourage deep exploration and innovative thinking regarding the divinatory principles behind objective natural phenomena, the Rose Council has decided to grant you a one-time research incentive subsidy of 800 Black Tower Points.]
[The subsidy has been transferred to your Guiding Ring account. Current Balance: 5,205 Black Tower Points.]
[The list of requirements you submitted has been approved. The relevant items will be delivered to your secure locker within ten minutes. Please be sure to collect them.]
[We look forward to you taking wisdom as your boat and diligence as your oar to pluck more crystals of knowledge from the deep ocean of learning, contributing all your strength to the construction of the great Witchcraft Tower.]
And after he had obtained two emblems from the Rose Council, the closing message in the notifications had actually changed.
Mo Ning immediately broke into a smile.
’Just as I expected,’ he thought. ’Although the Warm Sun Furnace was a bit of a "personal item" snuck into the request, the Rose Council values the quality of the research proposal more and didn’t care about such a small scheme.’
He turned to the two girls, a hint of pleasure in his voice. "The research proposal was approved. All the requirements I submitted were met."
Reina was shocked, her face filled with disbelief. "So fast?!"
She had vaguely heard her teacher mention that from the submission of a research proposal to receiving feedback from the academy, it usually took more than half a day.
If the reviewing Wizard was busy with other matters, it wasn’t unusual for it to be delayed by a day or two.