Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

Although Zachary had occupied this body and taken over its consciousness, he knew that the dearest wish of the original owner of the body was to find his fiancee. Thus, he felt an obligation to do just that, especially since the woman was in Crane College right now. This was a great opportunity to fulfill a task he viewed as necessary. But there was another problem—the woman seemed to have lost her memory. He wondered why she had no memory of the original owner of this body.

As he thought about the matter, he glanced over at Linda. His gut was telling him that she knew something about it.

"Don't you know that? Alisa has just won the qualifying test of Imperial Level Warrior Contest in the Crane College. She has also defeated the former number one Imperial Level warrior of the college," Linda explained. "That's why she has been promoted to the number one Imperial Level warrior of our college. This news has spread throughout the Supernal Continent." She met Zachary's eyes with a strange expression, concerned about the tone of his question. She had assumed he was asking about Alisa because he had heard about her promotion, but judging from the way he had asked if she knew Alisa, she realized that there must be something more he wasn't telling her.

Zachary was quick to reply. "Oh, I must admit I had no idea about her accomplishments. I just happened to pass by some disciples who mentioned her name, and they seemed to admire her very much, which is why I was curious about her." His excuse sounded plausible, but Linda was not entirely convinced.

"Well, now you know her story," she said, giving him a slightly reproachful look.

"Yes, thank you for explaining it to me. She sounds like an amazing person," Zachary answered solemnly.

"Great!" Linda said. She pinned him with a fierce stare. "But if you have any evil intentions, I suggest you drop them now. Alisa is my woman! I'll challenge anyone who hurts her or thinks about having her!" Linda's announcement shocked him, whose mouth dropped open as she patted her chest with all the bravado of a man.

"What do you mean?" he spluttered. "She's your woman?" He couldn't contain his surprise upon hearing Linda's outrageous claim. He couldn't help wondering if Linda actually loved women instead of men.

"Why?" she asked defiantly. "Is it banned for women to like other women? Alisa's contempt for men is well-known in Crane College. She hasn't allowed any men to get close to her, so there is no chance she will marry a man. That's why I will be her partner for the rest of her life." Linda spoke in a firm, proud tone, as though what she was saying was completely natural.

Zachary was at a loss for words. For a moment, he was silent. Then he asked, "So when did Alisa first enter Crane College?"

h disbelief.

"Don't you want to know where Harley is? He will appear after I make a move," Zachary said, giving her an unexpected grin. Without waiting for Linda's response, he swaggered towards the bell tower.

"Is he out of his mind?" Linda muttered. She stared at Zachary's back as he walked away from her. She wore a strange expression, but decided not to do anything. She would wait and see how this played out.

In moments, Zachary was close to the bell tower, but he was immediately blocked by the warrior at the primary stage of Imperial Level. This must be the person in charge of guarding the bell tower.

"Stay back! By the order of Barnes, no one is allowed to come to the bell tower today," the warrior shouted, scowling at Zachary.

"I apologize. But I have to get to the bell tower today," Zachary said calmly.

"Brat, you're too presumptuous. You're just a disciple! How dare you make trouble here?" the warrior asked furiously. He was infuriated by Zachary's tone. The brat sounded like he expected to just walk into the tower.

Meanwhile, several disciples of the Crane College had noticed the commotion at the bell tower, and they moved closer to see what was happening. They clustered together and traded whispers and gossip as they watched Zachary. They had never seen him before, so they assumed he was a new disciple who had just entered Crane College.

"Are you sure I'm just a disciple?" Zachary said coolly. As he spoke, he released his aura, which began to grow rapidly. It swept violently across the surroundings, becoming stronger and stronger.

In an instant, his aura turned into a fierce wind that blew around an area at least a hundred meters in diameter, with Zachary standing at the center. The disciples and the guards were flabbergasted. They instantly recognized that his aura was at the Imperial Level.