Outside the East Gate of Royal Saint Crown University, Green Shade Town.
In the afternoon, sudden gunshots broke the tranquility of this green shade town. Students and residents disturbed by the gunshots reported it to the police in a panic. Since Green Shade Town is home to many children from wealthy and influential families, it is a typical high-end community in Tivian. Therefore, the police dared not neglect it and immediately gathered at the source of the gunshots, in front of the house at No. 23 Green Shade Town, after receiving the report.
The arriving police quickly entered the house at No. 23. However, to their surprise, there was no one inside the house where the gunshots had been loud. Not only was there no one, but there wasn't even a body to be seen. There were only scattered bloodstains on the floor of the room.
Just as the police and onlookers gathered at No. 23, in a cafe on the other side of Green Shade Town, the parties involved in the No. 23 case, Naifnis and Brandon, were sitting face-to-face in a private room. They sat across a table from each other. Brandon, who had changed his clothes, was calmly sipping tea, while Naifnis looked at the man before her with some nervousness and unease.
"No need to be nervous, Miss Boyle. If they can't find a body, these police won't bother to seriously investigate based on just a few gunshots. We were discreet enough when we withdrew, so relax," Brandon said with a smile to Naifnis before him. However, Naifnis's expression didn't relax much because of this.
However, Naifnis's reaction was also natural. The person she had personally confirmed as dead was now sitting in front of her like a normal person, chatting with her. How could she possibly relax in such a situation?
"That... Mr. Brandon, could you be... the legendary Extraordinary?" After adapting for a while, Naifnis asked Brandon, who slowly nodded.
"Barely..."
'As expected, he's an Extraordinary... So there are Extraordinaries who can bring people back to life? And he said 'we'... and all those people before, are they also a secret society? A secret society from outside the university...' Naifnis thought this to herself.
Naifnis thought back to how she had previously treated him as a normal person, constantly reminding him and worrying about his safety, while he was actually a true Extraordinary. Thinking about that scene now made her feel a bit awkward.
"So, the lost and found notice you posted..."
"That was originally a bait I wanted to use to attract any potential secret societies within the university. However, I didn't expect the bait to be a bit too successful. It didn't just attract you, but also those rude guys." As he spoke, Brandon took a sip of tea, then continued, looking at Naifnis.
"Let's put it this way, I, or rather, we, are exploring a certain extraordinary mystery that exists in Crown University's King's Campus. Therefore, we need to make contact with the societies there. We originally intended to attract them and have a good exchange, but we didn't expect such an accident to happen. The secret world within the university now seems to have complex situations that we don't understand."
"So, Miss Boyle, could you tell us in detail about the current secret situation within the university? Perhaps we can even help you then."
Brandon said solemnly to Naifnis. Listening to Brandon's words, Naifnis was slightly startled, then seemed a little hesitant. However, after thinking about how the other party had saved her and might become a turning point for the difficulties she was currently facing, she still nodded in reply.
"Okay... You saved me. As repayment, I will tell you everything I know to the best of my ability. Although it's not much, I hope it can be useful to you."
"When mentioning the secrets within Saint Crown University, one must mention an organization, which is the Secret Knowledge Society."
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In the century-long history of Royal Saint Crown University, this secret society has actually always existed, which is the Secret Knowledge Society.
It is said that when early Crown University students were exploring the campus, they accidentally discovered certain extraordinary secrets hidden within the university. In order to study this secret, some students secretly formed a society, which is the origin of the Secret Knowledge Society.
The Secret Knowledge Society is called a secret society, but it's merely a gathering of mystery enthusiasts. However, most Saint Crown University students come from wealthy families. With ample financial support, they are always able to obtain genuine extraordinary documents and items. Through long-term development and research, they gradually came into contact with true extraordinary.
Overall, the Secret Knowledge Society is an organization where young ordinary people who are interested in mysteries, highly curious, and from well-off families gather to research mysteries and even seek the transcendent.
Such a mysterious society mainly composed of students, over the decades, has caused many accidents of various sizes due to researching mysteries. It has been banned by the university several times and even visited by relevant departments.
However, because most of its members have backgrounds, although the society was banned, the members could not be severely punished. Therefore, it usually revived shortly after being banned. After several cycles, the university also tacitly acknowledged its existence and began to focus on guiding the research direction of the Secret Knowledge Society. After experiencing multiple accidents, the Secret Knowledge Society also found relatively safe research methods, and the frequency of severe accidents began to decrease, leading to its development to this day.
Today's Secret Knowledge Society is still the only student society researching mysteries within Saint Crown University. It has a history of several decades, but it lacks ancient inheritance and any profound or powerful secret transmission. The things they study are quite varied. They don't follow a certain Spirituality or a certain Lord like other proper societies, but they research a bit of everything, although their level is generally low. Experienced senior members in the society will lead members to avoid some dangerous operations.
Furthermore, because senior members who achieve some success constantly graduate and leave the university, the society's level has always been very limited. True Extraordinaries are extremely rare, and the vast majority of members remain at the stage of mystery enthusiasts. The society itself doesn't have much coercive power; members are free to leave or stay. True Extraordinaries occasionally appear in the society, but they leave after graduation.
To put it plainly, the Secret Knowledge Society is a mysterious society in the form of a student interest club. Although it constantly causes some minor accidents, it doesn't pose much harm.
And Naifnis is a member of the Secret Knowledge Society. She and her friends are all enthusiasts of mysticism, so they joined the Secret Knowledge Society a long time ago and began researching mysticism, some true, some false, with others who shared their interests.
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"So, your Secret Knowledge Society is essentially a mysticism interest class? There aren't even two Extraordinaries in it?"
Listening to Naifnis's words, Dorothy, controlling Brandon, summarized and asked. Naifnis also nodded affirmatively.
"Yes, the Secret Knowledge Society used to feel not much different from clubs like the soccer club... As for true Extraordinaries, legend has it that only a few former club presidents successfully became Extraordinaries, and many members still don't believe that extraordinary power truly exists in this world."
"However, about half a year ago, everything changed. At that time, a newcomer joined the Secret Knowledge Society, a newcomer with the codename 'Ci Rong'."
"He is an Extraordinary. He was a true Extraordinary even before joining the Secret Knowledge Society. After he joined the Secret Knowledge Society, he immediately took it into his own hands."