274: Tragic results

It was His Highness Lin Ye who came to Paya Sethi’s class.

After discussing with the Elf Queen, he felt that the best opportunity was to use this test to catch a portion of the Drow.

“I think the Elf Queen could conduct a nationwide physical examination to identify the Drow among the population and then arrest them all at once,” Lin Ye suggested.

Before this, a necessary high-level screening had already been carried out using instruments that arrived in advance.

To everyone’s relief, there wasn't a single Drow among the high-ranking officials.

It made sense; the youngest high-ranking official was already hundreds of thousands of years old, rich in experience, powerful in magic, and firm in will, so how could they easily fall?

With no internal corruption among the high-ranking officials, implementation became much easier.

Everyone decided to conduct a nationwide screening, starting with the academies.

Since young individuals are the most easily deceived and negative incidents primarily concentrate in academies, the academy screening took precedence.

Coincidentally, a test is conducted every year, and the Demon Detection Instrument also had an excuse for testing.

“Students, this is His Highness Lin Ye from the Human Race. At a young age, he already possesses Stellar River Level strength and has specially come to observe our academy’s test. Everyone, please give him a warm welcome.” (Stellar River Level corresponds to the King Level, which is how it’s referred to in the Star Realm.)

The students were very surprised. Their teachers were generally only Star Domain Level, but this Human Race individual, who seemed particularly young in aura, was already Stellar River Level.

Everyone applauded enthusiastically. Such situations, where people came from other academies to study, were quite common, and they were familiar with it. It was just that this time, a Human Race individual had come; previously, it had always been the Snake-Human Clan.

Lin Ye smiled and nodded, secretly observing this class of over thirty people.

Most of the elves had clear eyes, but the few delinquents sitting in the back row looked as if they wanted to devour him.

“It’s probably them,” Lin Ye thought to himself.

The test proceeded swiftly.

It primarily assessed magic release and theoretical knowledge, but what puzzled everyone was the addition of an extra test today.

“Now, we will begin testing your Star Power levels.” This Elf teacher was clearly unaware that the instrument before them was the Demon Detection Instrument.

To prevent targeting by the Demon God Cult, the Demon Detection Instrument had developed several versions.

Some even looked identical to common instruments.

For example, the one before them was a Star Power tester, but it could also secretly test demonic energy and transmit the data to headquarters.

One by one, the elves went up to be tested.

To Lin Ye’s surprise, these elves were generally very strong. Although they were only students, each was Galaxy Level, and the strongest one, a girl named Paya Sethi, was actually Star Domain Level.

Terrifying! As expected of the elites of the Elf Continent.

However, it also seemed quite normal; after all, they were all thousands of years old, older than him, so it would be strange if their levels weren't high.

This was also the point Lin Ye most wanted to complain about.

The elves here were too slow to mature; they were still in school at thousands of years old.

According to his understanding, they had four levels of education.

Elementary education lasted one hundred years; if they reached Tier 7 before graduation, they could proceed to secondary education. (Elf Race members are Tier 7 upon adulthood; one hundred years old is considered young for them, and reaching Tier 7 at that age requires some effort.)

Secondary education lasted one thousand years; if they reached Star Level before graduation, they could proceed to tertiary education. (Elves above Tier 7 are already two thousand years old.)

And higher education lasted four thousand years; only if they reached Galaxy Level before graduation could they enter elite education.

And this school was an elite education institution, where students averaged Galaxy Level, and the outstanding ones could reach Star Domain Level.

Most of the academy’s teachers were Star Domain Level, while leaders or elder teachers were Stellar River Level.

From the data of the Demon Detection Instrument, it was indeed as expected.

The few delinquents were all Drow.

In a class of over thirty people, six were Drow—an astonishing proportion.

This was a top-tier academy; in less prestigious schools, the proportion was likely even higher.

He was very curious about how normal elves were transformed into Drow, as the efficiency was surprisingly high.

“The following students, come with me. Your test results were too poor,” Lin Ye called out the Drow individuals.

“Teacher, why?” they protested.

“According to the previous data, your progress over the past year is far below that of your classmates. The teacher needs to conduct an assessment of you,” Lin Ye said.

What he said was also true; how could those who indulged in depravity compare to the progress of others?

“I refuse!”

To Lin Ye’s surprise, the young delinquent actually dared to make a move.

The few of them unleashed their magic one after another.

Lin Ye secretly chuckled. He had already mentioned at the beginning that he was Stellar River Level, so where did they get their courage?

Lin Ye merely released a slight pressure, and the six Drow individuals fell to the ground. Their unleashed magic, as if encountering a natural enemy, rapidly disintegrated into basic elements.

“Disrespectful to elders, you shall be punished.” Lin Ye conjured six large hands and took the few individuals to the assembly point.

At this moment, many discovered Drow were gathered here. Elf Warriors surrounded them, guarding, as more and more detected Drow were continuously sent over.

They clearly understood they had been tricked.

“Damn it, let me out!”

“You are infringing upon our freedom!”

“What are you doing? Why are you imprisoning us?”

They felt a faint fear in their hearts because everyone who arrived was Drow.

Drow generally knew each other, as there were quite a few impartments.

But they still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking it might genuinely be because of their academic performance.

After all, it was a prestigious school, and their slow progress after having fallen and not studied for a long time was indeed glaring.

Mainly, even if they wanted to study, it was useless; after becoming Drow, their compatibility with the magic elves excelled at was low; they were more compatible with dark magic.

“You Drow, stop hiding. Give up your resistance,” Lin Ye said calmly.

The crowd instantly fell silent.

The Drow were flustered. Had they been discovered?

“How did you find out?” A leader among the Drow stepped forward, transforming into her Drow true form: dark skin and white hair, unmistakably Drow.

Lin Ye did not answer.

“Your Highness, the results are out,” a knowledgeable academy leader said respectfully.

He transmitted the data to Lin Ye.

“Understood.”

After obtaining the desired results, Lin Ye returned to the Royal Court, leaving behind the Drow who had suddenly understood.

“The data is not optimistic,” Lin Ye sighed.

In the academies throughout the imperial capital, nearly one-third of the students had fallen and become Drow.

The Elf Queen’s expression was grim; she had also seen the data.

Not only that, but data from other areas was continuously being sent over.

After statistical analysis, the elementary academies were relatively fine, as the students were still young and naive, and adults watched over them, making it difficult to target.

However, the secondary and higher academies were practically riddled with infiltration.

Half of the students had become Drow.

The Elf Queen’s heart felt heavy.

If these children were born from the Elf Ancient Tree, they would be easier to handle. But if they were naturally born, how would their parents deal with it? Even if their children had fallen into Drow, out of love, they would still protect them.

Fortunately, such a proportion was relatively small.