prynovel Chapter 4316 The Fool's Truth
Chapter 4316 The Fool's Truth
Chapter 4316 The Fool's Truth
Looking at the descriptions of "random admissions" and "designated admissions," Angell was completely bewildered.
It's not a gacha system, it's a draft system?!
Although recruitment-type dungeons are not uncommon in Dream Crystal Plains, such as the Sunshine Circus, he never imagined that Fool's Academy would also have recruitment.
Moreover, if we're really going to recruit, shouldn't we just recruit randomly whenever the instance appears?
Why would they lock onto him first and then recruit him?
Is the plan to make the bad guys take the blame?
—Recruitment-based Wonderland dungeons don't have a good reputation in Dream Crystal Plains, since not everyone enjoys tackling dungeons; a large portion of players prefer a peaceful life. But recruitment dungeons don't care about that. Once they appear and randomly recruit players, it's truly pure randomness, giving these players no chance to refuse, resulting in them being pulled into the dungeon to start the challenge without any preparation.
Therefore, whenever the draft dungeon is mentioned, one always hears cries of despair.
Does the power of the fairy realm feel it has been criticized too much and is preparing to find a new scapegoat?
Of course, Angor was just daydreaming; the powers of the Fairy Realm shouldn't be afraid of being scolded... but besides that, Angor couldn't think of any other reason for the moment.
He sighed silently to himself, then closed the "Recruitment" page and clicked on "Appointment".
Fortunately, there was only one option for hiring.
"Designated Appointment: The principal may independently designate any qualified candidate within Area 1 and initiate an appointment request. The appointed candidate has the right to refuse the appointment, but may only refuse twice; a third appointment will result in mandatory appointment."
After reading the job posting, Angell was filled with questions.
Since the appointee is given the option to refuse conscription, why add the clause that "they will be forcibly conscripted on the third appointment"?
This is completely pointless; isn't it still forced conscription?
As Angell was thinking this, he noticed that the words "third appointment" were clearly different from the other words, indicating that this was a sub-project that could be expanded.
After he clicked on it, he found another row of messages.
"Level 7 permissions allow for the appointment of personnel; level 8 permissions allow for the second appointment of the same target; and level 9 permissions allow for the third appointment of the same target."
Angell understood.
Both the dean and vice-principal of the branch school have the authority to appoint faculty members, but those appointed have the right to refuse.
Only the principal has the authority to forcibly recruit those who have been hired.
This design appears to be decentralized, but in reality, it is a centralized system wrapped in rules.
In other words, the essence of decentralization is to relieve the principal of their burdens and prevent them from having to do everything themselves; the essence of centralization is to give the principal the authority to make the final decision.
This power is considerable.
If Angell were forcibly hired by someone, he would probably be very unhappy, but fortunately... he has the authority of the principal.
However, even though the appointment only has the option of "designated appointment", it is actually a form of recruitment, changing from random recruitment to recruitment with limited conditions.
So, where did his copy of the management work go?
Or is this recruitment actually a customized improvement made by the Wonderland Authority for managing dungeons?
Although Angell really didn't want to be a bad guy, he still silently prepared to start the conscription in order to see the new changes in the Academy City as soon as possible.
The first step is student recruitment.
The first question we face: random or specified?
After thinking for a moment, Angell decided to select the designated option first.
We will definitely try random admissions later, but for now we will focus on designated admissions.
Moreover, he also wanted to see exactly how the "designated enrollment" was done. Would it be like opening a god-like perspective mode, allowing him to observe Area 1 from all angles?
If that's the case, wouldn't it be a form of disguised global surveillance?
Angel can have a god's-eye view, but he basically doesn't pry into other people's privacy; the qualification to recruit students is something that only those with level 6 permissions can have. If he later hires an employee and gives them level 6 permissions, wouldn't he also be able to use that permission to indiscriminately spy on the creatures in Zone 1?
This is not a good thing.
Therefore, Angell prioritized "designated enrollment" to see what the situation was.
After confirming his choice of "designated enrollment," Angel suddenly felt as if he had entered a perspective similar to overlooking a "sand table," which represented Area 1—that is, the Rabbit Town area.
However, this sand table perspective doesn't allow you to see anything clearly; it only shows the general framework.
Black is the background, and glowing lines are the outline.
Only the outline is visible.
Buildings, characters, dungeon entrances... none of them are visible.
However, within the outline drawn by these lines, Ingres saw quite a few luminous points.
According to the information provided by the powers and privileges, these glowing dots are the targets that can be specifically recruited.
“So this is how designated admissions are done…” Angel murmured to himself. This method of designation avoided the “overall monitoring” problem he had previously worried about.
But then again, why are there so few students who can be specifically recruited?
Although there are many glowing points on the entire sand table, the total number is very, very small.
The Rabbit Town in the underground crystal cave alone has fewer than a hundred points of light.
A hundred points of light may seem like a lot, but you have to understand that Rabbit Town is a starting point where people are constantly entering, and the minimum daily flow of people can reach seven figures.
Therefore, a mere hundred points of light is clearly not the right number.
Angell reviewed the explanation of "designated enrollment" again: "The principal can independently designate any target within Area 1 who meets the basic admission criteria, and can forcibly enroll them in the school city without their consent, and they cannot refuse the recruitment."
This time, he focused his attention on "meeting the basic admission requirements".
Does this mean that there are actually restrictions on the types of students that the Academy can recruit?
But what are these limitations, and why aren't they explicitly stated?
Angell couldn't think of anything for a moment.
However, since the Wonderland didn't provide any hints, he could determine the limitations himself through observation.
Angor clicked on a random point of light on the sand table, and a rough, blurry outline appeared in the point of light. Judging from its shape, it should be a Crystal Eye Clan member.
He clicked on another spot of light, and another Crystal Eye Clan member appeared.
The third point of light was also a member of the Crystal Eye Clan.
Does the Academy City instance specifically recruit Crystal Eye Clan members?
Angor continued clicking rapidly; the fourth point of light was still a Crystal Eye Clan member.
Finally, a new race appeared at the tenth light spot. Although their faces were not visible, their enormous size of over four meters confirmed that they were the Ears.
The eleventh light spot belongs to the Crystal Eye Clan.
The twelfth, thirteenth... thirty-seventh, were all members of the Crystal Eye Clan.
The thirty-eighth spot of light: the Ears Clan. The sixty-fifth spot of light: the Amber Shadow Clan…
After examining the hundred points of light, Angell found that over ninety of them belonged to the Crystal Eye Clan, while the others were randomly distributed. However, the Ears Clan was the second most numerous.
Based solely on the hundred points of light in Rabbit Town, Angor did not summarize any particularly accurate patterns, but felt that they were more likely to be associated with the Crystal Eye Clan.
Angel then turned his attention to the area outside Rabbit Town.
The entire Area 1 is centered around Rabbit Town, but Rabbit Town is only a small part of it. Most of the area is still a gathering place being built by various groups.
Rabbit Town is a mixed community with few distinct groups, but when Angell observed the distribution of other groups' settlements, he noticed some differences.
The area where the Crystal Eyes gather has large patches of light spots, making it a great place to recruit students.
The Ears are second, but far inferior to the Crystal Eyes.
The remaining groups are basically just a few scattered points of light.
Many of these groups don't even have any recruiting targets, such as the Mirror Dragon Clan, the Pirushu Clan, the Divine Eye Clan, and the Head Mirror Clan...
The areas inhabited by these ethnic groups are pitch black, with absolutely no light in sight.
Why are these regions so different from the others? Why is the light spot of the crystal family so far ahead?
Angel randomly clicked on a few points of light, but still couldn't make out their faces—unless they were extremely familiar with them, they wouldn't be able to recognize them at all.
If you can't see the face clearly, it's even harder to figure out the patterns.
Just when Angel was feeling helpless, he suddenly saw... a single point of light on a crystal field near Rabbit Town.
“Hmm, there’s a single point of light here? This area is…” Angel pondered for a moment, then said softly, “The players’ camp?”
Is there only one recruitable spot in the player camp?
The single point of light was very eye-catching, and Angell did not hesitate to click to view it.
The next second, a tall figure appeared in front of Angel.
His face was still blurry, but his crystal-clear skin and neat short silver hair made Angel recognize him immediately.
—Elan!
The only recruitable target for the contestant camp is Elan?!
Looking at the slightly blurry figure of Eran before him, Angel's eyes flickered, and a flood of information surged through his mind.
This information, which had previously gone unnoticed, has now been rearranged to present an answer that Angell found both unexpected and yet perfectly logical.
Angel temporarily closed the designated enrollment interface and exited the sandbox view.
"Spirit of the Citadel, are you there?"
Soon, a familiar voice echoed in the air: "I'm here. Is there anything I can help you with, Principal?"
Angell: "I remember you just mentioned that the city's previous name wasn't 'The City of Fools'?"
The spirit of the city hesitated for a moment before replying, "I'm not quite sure either. The name 'Fool's City' suddenly appeared in my mind after I woke up... But in my memory, this is a city, but it's not called Fool's City. It has another name."
"But I can't remember what her name was."
"I just checked myself for a long time. The impression is clearly in my mind, but my memory can't match it at all... Headmaster, do you need me to check myself again to confirm?"
Angel thought for a moment and shook his head: "No need, I was just asking casually."
After speaking with the spirit of the city, Angor fell into deep thought.
...The Fool's City.
He wasn't just asking casually, of course; it was just that the prefix made him think of something.
Previously, he had focused his attention on "School City" but overlooked the prefix "Fool".
They even thought that the name "Fool" simply meant "great wisdom appearing as foolishness," or that they would diligently pursue their studies with the mindset of a fool.
But judging from the results of the designated enrollment just now, Angor had another guess in his mind: the "fool" prefix in Fools' City might not be a metaphor, but rather the power of the fairy realm was directly hitting him.
The word "fool" means exactly what it sounds like—a dull-witted person.
The City of Fools is essentially a place for teaching "dull-witted people".
There are two key reasons. The first is undoubtedly the high degree of clarity in the enrollment targets.
What do the Elan and the Crystal Eye people have in common? Why was the Elan chosen, and why is there such a large pool of Crystal Eye people available for recruitment?
After some thought, the only reason Angel could come up with was that their consciousness had mostly been worn down.
Elan has a clear lack of soul; he is currently like an empty shell and needs to rebuild his cognition.
Many of the Crystal Eye Clan members entered the realm through the Sacred Corpse Crystal. Although the Sacred Corpse Crystal preserved their consciousness and soul, it would slowly wear down over time.
For example, many Crystal Eye Clan members who entered the Dream Crystal Plains through the Holy Corpse Crystal lost their memories, and some even became low-intelligence individuals... This is the consequence of wear and tear.
This is similar to Elam, but Elam is more severe.
Therefore, what they have in common is that they are both dull-witted.
Why are there so many people in the Ersi tribe? It's simply because they're... stupid.
To outsiders, these people are either empty shells or intellectually deficient—aren't they just fools in the conventional sense?
As for why the Mirror Dragons, Pirush, the Divine Eye Clan, the Head Mirror Clan... have no light spots, the answer is now clear: these races are born with strong consciousness, or rather, they are born very intelligent.
Leaving aside the Mirror Dragon, its talent far surpasses that of other races.
Despite being universally disliked and considered cunning and treacherous, the Pirushus clan boasts the most renowned scholars in the entire Mirror Realm of the Day. From top to bottom, this clan is virtually devoid of idiots.
The Divine Eye Clan possesses an innately strong consciousness; otherwise, how could they open their eyes?
The Head Mirror Clan is a stream-of-consciousness group; they cannot be stupid.
This is why their tribe's territory has no enrollment quota... they don't need to enroll students.
Similarly, the reason why there is only one point of light, Eran, in the contestant camp is because the teams that can participate in the sand table challenge are basically elites of their respective races. They cannot be stupid, so they naturally do not meet the basic entry requirements.
The second reason, which Angell believes is the most fundamental one, is that—
The powers of the Fairy Realm provide convenience!
Angor had previously thought that the power of the Fairy Realm had locked him in, and insisted that he participate in this Academy City instance because there might be a hidden danger here, similar to that of Sebastian.
But looking back now, he was completely mistaken.
The fact that the Fairy Realm's powers locked onto him might simply be to help him solve a problem, or to provide him with convenience.
The problem is... the resettlement of the Prussians.
Angor left the labyrinth of interrogation in order to settle the Prussians.
After all, countless Prussians are currently standing on the Dream Bridge, yet to step into the Dream Crystal Plains.
Once they enter, they will inevitably bring a lot of problems, including living arrangements and teaching guidance... These are not things that the Prusia people can do on their own.
Angor had previously contacted Laplace, asking her to help find a guide who could care for the Prussians.
Although Laplace has said that he has found them, there are so many Prussians who need care that even with guides, they would probably be overwhelmed and unable to cope.
Perhaps the divine powers saw this and deliberately sent down such a vast yet desolate academy city, specifically for him to treat the "Fools".
(End of this chapter)