Miseria, who was hiding behind the desk handling documents, looked up and pushed her glasses, saying:
"Lazybones, I suggest you go buy it yourself!"
Lilith sat lazily on the sofa, her hair draping down, tilting her head as she looked at her vice president and said:
"If there's power and I don't use it, wouldn't being president be for nothing?"
"Then should I use my vice president power to have Xiaolu go buy it!"
The door in the corner quietly opened, and Rephya, who wanted to come over and see what happened between Senior Sister Fufu and the Great Demon King over the weekend, was startled.
She held the door handle, looking around like a panicked little deer:
"Senior Sister, are you calling me?"
Miseria's glasses went askew.
Talk of Xiaolu, and Xiaolu appears.
At this moment, the curtains of the inner room were suddenly pulled open, and the blinding sunlight brightened the entire venue.
Fu·Icarus sat in front of the window, as if the sunlight cast an aura around her.
Rephya, who originally came quietly to see the situation and felt guilty seeing Chloe, now seemed to witness the Gate of Heaven opening.
In the eighteen years of life, there are always a few moments of panic and confusion.
But the witch always comes charging in with an army when she is lost.
She had wavy red long hair, half of her face covered by a delicate mask.
A Shadow Stab short dagger was strapped to her waist like a conductor's baton.
"Did you bully Xiaolu while I was away?"
Her voice was both gentle and clear, allowing everyone to hear her words distinctly.
Chloe instinctively looked at her.
It was different from the casual outfit and single-side ponytail remembered.
Her red long hair was neatly combed now, and beneath the intersecting belts, her slender waist was accentuated by deep purple high-waisted pants.
A metal flask was tossed directly into Lilith's hands.
"Senior Sister, I didn't even move my mouth."
She gently hugged Rephya with her arms and legs, the little deer hero standing dazedly at her mercy, with a mischievous smile saying:
"Or do you think moving the mouth is better?"
"Scram."
Lilith's lips curled up: "Looks like Miseria doesn't need to make a trip. Oh, Chloe, you probably don't know much about the Association, do you?"
The president's burning gaze was met with an indulgent smile from the young man.
"Indeed, in fact before this semester, I spent most of my time off campus."
He glanced around and said: "Now it seems I've set a not-so-good example for everyone."
Second place in the Healing Series, it was the achievement he secured last year.
Among over a hundred students, getting this rank wasn't due to his lack of capability but because his frequent absences had almost cost all his usual points, resulting in a lower rank to this position.
And this was precisely why Lilith took the initiative to invite him to join the club.
The glasses girl Miseria snorted slightly, rotating her chair as she carelessly said:
"I'm the vice president Miseria. The Association recruitment has been quite busy recently, so if you're bored, feel free to wander around the exhibition area; we own the entire second floor."
Lilith just thought her vice president was quite adorable but probably somewhat upset with her now.
"Hello, I'm Chloe from the Healing Series, joining your esteemed club upon invitation."
Lilith clapped her hands, signaling the crowd to disperse.
The curious Rephya was also pulled away by Fufu.
The venue instantly quieted down.
"You're the exception I invited into the club, so let's simply do a Fantasy Power assessment."
Chloe nodded.
Different from the usual associations.
Conventional associations select members based on the Extraordinary Path.
For example, the large association [Blood Fury] develops the Warrior Path and established the [Muscle Dominator Association] on campus... which the members frequently joked about the name.
Or an association selects members based on whether they share common ideals.
Like the Lion Heart Society where Daniel belongs, they use devices to test if members have "the courage to face challenges like a lion."
This involves selecting not based on paths but on ideas.
...Chloe felt there was something very questionable about such practices, where did the fat guy show lion-like determination?
Was it when he courageously ran over to hug his buddy's leg while little lions were about to tear him apart?
Amidst the various associations, the Fantasy Association is the most unique.
It doesn't select based on paths, not even based on ideals.
The glasses girl beside him pushed up her frames, saying:
"I suppose you haven't heard our Association's introduction, so let me give you a brief explanation here."
Chloe nodded.
He indeed hadn't heard about it.
In fact, joining this time was a spontaneous decision combined with Xiaolu Warrior's invitation.
"The mind harbors many secrets, each hidden deep and hard to explore. The Fantasy Path was developed to uncover these powers hidden deep within consciousness."
"According to the Soul Magic Manual left by the King of Redemption, exploring your consciousness and activating spiritual energy can accomplish many magical feats."
Lilith, holding a cup of hot coffee poured from the flask, her delicate face slightly reddened by the steam, sipped the cup, saying:
"That's just one aspect. With sequence advancement, one can gradually delve into the ocean of subconsciousness and influence others' consciousness, treat mental disorders, and even…"
"Weave others' Spiritual Power and distort reality, right?" Chloe looked profound.
This is also why, over the years, the Fantasy Path has only produced a Fantasy Association.
Influencing others' consciousness → Modify common sense
Treating mental disorders → Mental hypnosis
Weaving Spiritual Power → Reality alteration
This set of operations, in any kind of creative work, easily points in a particular direction.
—In fact, real-world Fantasy professionals have done it all.
There were Pseudo-men who did so, got arrested, hence most Extraordinary Paths practitioners have notorious reputations.
There's even an unspoken rule prohibiting teaming up independently with such Extraordinary people.
The reason is simple.
Afraid of being manipulated.
But only the Fantasy Association has a good reputation.
Because they've implemented strict self-positioning.
"To mitigate risks, a long time ago, the Fantasy Association revised the Extraordinary materials absorbed to guide our main strength towards [inducing one's and others' spiritual energy]."
Lilith's gaze became somewhat unfocused as she swirled the tea cup; the sugar intake made her a bit lazier, but the drifting gaze revealed she was extremely happy right now.
Initially, Chloe thought her attire too conservative, but he underestimated the woman's allure.
Sitting on the high stool, her long legs gently swung, stretching the clear curves in a leisurely pose.
The pure and enchanting mix was so captivating that Chloe found it hard to look away.
"Does it look good?"
"You've reached seven tenths of my charm." He sincerely lamented.
"Pfft, you're so conceited." Lilith twirled a strand of hair around her finger, saying, "The Fantasy Association has always been popular, not just because our [Actors] are excellent, you know?"
"Yes, guiding the actor's Spiritual Power diffusion, using subconsciousness and spiritual energy to distort reality, presenting grand performances to the world, correcting spiritual defects, invigorating Extraordinary traits, enabling extraordinary people to advance further, who wouldn't like it?"
Fantasy Path's Extraordinary individuals, who specialized in this ability, could receive applause from everyone on stage.
To put it bluntly, if you really want to play tricks, with money or simply charm, there are plenty of ways to accomplish it.
Why need supernatural means to do it?
Take Chloe for example; does he need to specifically learn hypnosis?
He does not.
He only needs to think about how to maneuver something big without counterattacks.
Although he doesn't understand why big things always seem to crash into him.
"But if things were indeed that simple, the Fantasy Association would have been the top association in the world long ago."