Mana Revival: Starting by Sacrificing the Campus Belle!

Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Principal, I Want to Sacrifice That Thing

Fang Xiu was truly stunned.

If it had been any other question, he wouldn’t have known how to answer.

But Yue Tianrui’s question was just too easy.

”What’s wrong? Is this question that difficult to answer? Sacrifice requires sound judgment.”

Seeing Fang Xiu frozen, Yue Tianrui assumed he didn’t know how to answer the question.

But that was understandable.

After all, from Yue Tianrui’s perspective, it wasn’t a particularly easy question to answer.

”So, tell me, if you were to perform your first Sacrifice, what would you Sacrifice? And to which of the Deities?”

Yue Tianrui didn’t wait for Fang Xiu’s reply and rephrased the question.

”That!”

Fang Xiu pointed at the string of ordinary-looking beads around Yue Tianrui’s neck.

This action made Yue Tianrui pause for a moment.

”Sacrifice it to whom?”

Yue Tianrui hesitated for a moment before asking out of curiosity.

”Sacrifice it to the Goddess of Life.”

Fang Xiu had already inspected it with his system earlier.

The string of beads around Yue Tianrui’s neck was no simple thing.

Each bead was a Demon Crystal containing immense Life Force.

These Demon Crystals all came from plant-type Demon Beasts.

This imbued the Demon Crystals with immense Life Force.

If they were Sacrificed directly to the Goddess of Life, he would receive her reward.

Of course, since the Demon Crystals were of different Levels, the Life Force they contained varied in strength.

Therefore, the reward he could obtain probably wouldn’t be too generous.

But he definitely wouldn’t be scorned by a Deity and receive a punishment.

”This... It seems you have a good eye. This string of beads looks ordinary, but it’s actually forged from the Demon Crystals of various plant-type Demon Beasts.”

Yue Tianrui hadn’t expected Fang Xiu’s eye to be quite so sharp.

”The Life Power contained within them, in theory, makes them a decent choice for a Sacrifice to the Goddess of Life. It’s just that their Quality isn’t very high, so you might not necessarily get a reward.”

Although he wasn’t a Sacrificial Master, Yue Tianrui was still a powerhouse of Level 60+.

His knowledge and experience were far beyond what Fang Xiu could compare to.

He still had some understanding of the rules for Sacrificial Masters.

”How about I give it a try?”

Fang Xiu stared at the string of beads around Yue Tianrui’s neck. He was also a little curious what kind of reward he would get for Sacrificing it to the Goddess of Life.

He wasn’t demanding a great reward; he just wanted to perform the Sacrifice.

”This... Ahem, besides this, is there anything else you’d like to Sacrifice?”

Yue Tianrui looked a bit awkward.

This item had been with him for many years, and it held a very special meaning for him.

He was truly a bit reluctant to let Fang Xiu try Sacrificing it.

”Mm, yes!”

Fang Xiu nodded.

He had only been asking casually.

He hadn’t said he absolutely had to Sacrifice the Headmaster’s beads.

”What is it? As long as it’s not my beads, you can Sacrifice anything else!”

After all, he had just refused Fang Xiu.

This time, Yue Tianrui was being generous.

Otherwise, how could he preserve his dignity as the Headmaster?

”That one!”

Fang Xiu pointed at the testing machine he had used earlier.

”The Awakening Test Machine? Fine. Although this thing is extremely expensive to build, if you’re using it for a Sacrifice, there’s no problem.”

Yue Tianrui followed Fang Xiu’s finger with his gaze.

When he saw it was just a testing machine, he breathed a sigh of relief.

A machine like this was extremely expensive to build, but the school could still afford it.

”No, I mean that Demon Crystal on the Awakening Array!”

Fang Xiu shook his head.

The machine, though expensive, was clearly not something any of the Deities would like.

If he Sacrificed it and angered a Deity, losing an arm or a leg wouldn’t be worth it.

”Uh... that...”

Yue Tianrui hadn’t expected Fang Xiu to want an Awakened Demon Crystal.

That was no ordinary Demon Crystal!

If that Demon Crystal were removed, the entire Awakening Array would instantly lose all its effects.

In other words, this Demon Crystal could destroy an Awakening Array.

You have to understand, this Awakening Array could only be built by a powerful Array Master.

The cost involved was also enormous.

Moreover, Array Masters capable of setting up an Awakening Array were extremely rare.

And that Awakened Demon Crystal wasn’t an ordinary Demon Crystal either.

A single one was comparable in value to the entire string of beads around Yue Tianrui’s neck.

Yue Tianrui hadn’t expected Fang Xiu would want to Sacrifice this.

”It’s fine, Headmaster. I’ll just pretend you never said that.”

Fang Xiu could see that Yue Tianrui was really feeling the pinch.

”This...”

Yue Tianrui was hesitant.

’If I don’t give it to him, will he think I, the Headmaster, don’t keep my word?’

’I just made that grand gesture... was it all just for show?’

’But if I do give it... it’s incredibly valuable, and I don’t know if we can set up a new one within a year.’

”Don’t worry, I definitely won’t think the Headmaster doesn’t keep his word, nor will I think your grand gesture was just for show.”

Fang Xiu said very seriously, looking at Yue Tianrui.

It would have been better if he hadn’t said anything. Now that he had, Yue Tianrui was even more embarrassed.

”Who said I don’t keep my word? It’s just one Awakened Demon Crystal, isn’t it? I’ll go get it for you!”

In the end, Yue Tianrui couldn’t resist Fang Xiu’s goading.

He turned around and walked directly toward the Awakening Array.

”I only want that specific one, no others!”

Fang Xiu added.

That’s right, he wanted the Demon Crystal from when he had just had his Awakening.

He had just tried using his system to check the other Demon Crystals, but none of them showed any information.

In other words, even for the same type of item, you couldn’t just grab any random one to Sacrifice.

Even if they were all Awakened Demon Crystals of similar Quality...

...if you really wanted to Sacrifice one, Demon Crystal A might work, but Demon Crystal B might not.

Therefore, Fang Xiu only wanted that specific one!

”I know!”

Yue Tianrui said helplessly.

He walked to the front of the Awakening Array.

Just then, the student inside happened to come out.

When he saw Yue Tianrui, he was overjoyed.

’The Headmaster came to greet me personally? Could it be that my Talent is extremely powerful?’

The student was ecstatic.

’After all, a few A Talents, an S Talent, and an SSS Talent have already appeared. It wouldn’t be a big deal if he Awakened an SSS one too, right?’

’Otherwise, there’s no explaining why the Headmaster would suddenly come to greet me.’

’There must have been a phenomenon just now, I just didn’t see it.’

Thinking of this, he looked expectantly at the teacher in charge.

”An Ziming, is it? You have no Talent!”

The teacher hadn’t expected the Headmaster to come over either.

He carefully checked the data on the machine several times before making the announcement.

”Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

The news was like a bolt from the blue for An Ziming.

But neither the teacher nor Yue Tianrui paid him much mind.

”Alright, the rest of you students, go to the one next door. There’s a problem with this Awakening Array.”

Yue Tianrui said.

”Right, there must be a problem! I must be SSS Level!”

The first one to react was An Ziming.

He walked excitedly toward the Awakening Array next door.

”This... Is there really a problem, Headmaster?”

The teacher in charge of the Awakening asked, a bit puzzled.

Yue Tianrui didn’t answer and walked directly up to the Awakening Array.

He reached out and, under the shocked gazes of the teacher and the many students, grabbed the Awakened Demon Crystal.

With a pull, he yanked it right off!

Then, as if nothing had happened, he walked over to Fang Xiu!