There are quite a few tasks on the official website, including entering a certain area of the dense forest outside the academy to collect potion materials, appeasing the out-of-control mandrakes and human-faced trees in the botanical garden, and training dangerous supernatural monsters.
There are also some expatriate internship tasks, which require students to leave campus and solve extraordinary events in the corresponding area.
"On the outskirts of Jingzhou, a mage broke into a house and stole the summer homework of a third-year junior high school student."
"It is suspected that there are spellcasters in Tokyo who are faking supernatural phenomena and driving down surrounding housing prices."
"A skeleton in Florida said that although he is dead, he still has the right to inherit."
"Indecent videos circulating on the Internet can absorb people's energy from a distance. It is suspected that a succubus is infested."
"International bear paw prices fluctuate significantly, and experts say they suspect criminals are illegally breeding druids."
"Before Blueberry Rabbit Company went public, a mysterious man sneaked into the headquarters and scalded the money tree to death with boiling water. It was suspected to be a curse from a competitor."
"On multiple short video platforms and photo sharing platforms, some users deliberately recommended dangerous scenic spots, causing many people to drown. The suspected water ghost is looking for a scapegoat."
However, these tasks generally have a requirement:
Previous experience in relevant tasks.
Because Russell has no relevant mission experience, he must first accept a similar mission.
But if he wants to take on similar tasks, he must have relevant task experience.
A closed loop is achieved.
"What a strange mechanism." Russell couldn't help complaining.
There are also some tasks that do not require relevant task experience, but freshmen within one year of enrollment are not allowed to participate.
After thinking for a period of time, Russell finally decided to continue the task that Black Amber had given him before, to get close to Nocturne and gain Nocturne's trust.
How to approach her?
Russell thought about it and planned to start with the topics mentioned by Nocturne before and gain her trust by recognizing the other party's point of view!
He edited the text message and sent it to Nocturne:
"What are the top ten weird stories on campus you mentioned before?"
When Russell returned to the dormitory, Nocturne sent him several links to posts on campus forums.
These are links related to campus ghost stories.
Russell read it patiently, recorded all the strange stories, and took notes.
An hour later, Russell looked at the compiled content of the top ten weird stories on campus and was quite satisfied.
"The top ten weird stories on campus, the third one is the mysterious missing students. Occasionally, students will disappear mysteriously in the college. These students will disappear in everyone's memory immediately, and no written records will leave any traces of them. "
"The top ten weird stories on campus, number 11, the endless stairs."
"The top ten ghost stories on campus, number 14, the haunted female dormitory building in the College of Higher Education."
"Top Ten Weird Stories on Campus, No. 21, Rules Weird Tales Classroom."
"Top Ten Weird Stories on Campus, No. 25: The terrifying thunder sound near the library at night."
"Top Ten Weird Stories on Campus, No. 31: The eyes of the sculpture at the school entrance sometimes change from looking left to looking right."
"The top ten weird stories on campus, number 38, a bloodthirsty monster covered in blood."
"..."
Russell is not surprised at all by the fact that there are more than 10 of the top ten weird stories on campus.
These days, if there are less than 6 of the Four Heavenly Kings, it will make people feel that there are too few.
…………
The next day, before class in the morning.
Inside Black Amber's private office.
"If you have anything to say, it's impossible for ordinary prophecy spells and spirits to spy on a professor's private office."
Russell reported the situation of approaching Nocturne to Professor Black Amber. After getting her approval, Russell asked curiously:
"Professor, are all those strange stories true?"
"Child, of course it's all just mysteries, there's no such thing as weird stories." On the desk, the black cat waved its paws.
"This mysterious missing student doesn't actually exist?"
"Nonsense. If a student really disappears and disappears from everyone's memory and texts, how could there be such a strange story?"
"Where's the horrible thunder in the night?"
"A boy snores too loudly."
"A bloodthirsty monster covered in blood?"
"Toilet paper turned into sperm and has been caught."
"Is the female dormitory building of the College of Higher Education haunted?"
"It's just haunted. The night the resentful spirit appeared, it was captured and made into a pet by a student from the Department of Death and Life. As a third-year student in the Institute of Higher Education, can't you just move your fingers to deal with a little devil?"
"The eyes of the sculpture at the school entrance sometimes change from looking left to looking right?"
"Uncle Golem said that it has to turn its eyes when it is tired. Please, we are a magic academy. Why does this kind of thing become a weird story?"
Russell asked several strange stories, but according to Black Amber's explanation, they were either made up or insignificant things were added to the story.
"Thank you, Professor, I have no more questions about the Academy's weird stories."
Black Amber analyzed the information provided by Russell and reminded:
"Nocturne seems to be quite concerned about some of the legends in the academy."
"Yes." Russell also gave a positive reply and analyzed:
"When she took the first psychic class, after discovering that there were a lot of ghosts in the classroom, she also deliberately guided the students to think in the direction of 'there are terrifying secrets in the college.'
“I hope to start from this aspect and gain her trust by providing some clues related to the ghost stories.
"Now I have a direction. There is a strange story that is suitable for approaching her..."
