"Oh? What is it? Resources?"

    Melissa was familiar with a majority of the requests students made when they wanted to exchange their contributions.

    Eryndor hesitated, not sure if his request would go through in the first place. After a moment of thought, he spoke up though. He could at least try.

    "Can I see the most powerful Anomaly the Human Federation has encountered? One which is safe for me to come across of course, and possibly non-hostile."

    His teammates looked at him in surprise. This was not what he had said last night. But then again, a full night was enough to change a decision.

    None of them found it weird.

    Eryndor wanted to meet the Eldritch Entities who were said to be residing in the Forbidden Voids.

    But he also knew that this knowledge wasn’t common in any way. Even among the employees of the Human Federation, this was classified information.

    He was able to get a glimpse of this information when his consciousness burst out and scanned the entire population because it was simply not at the most secure level when it came to classified information.

    But still, since it wasn’t something a person of his status and background could have known about, he had to wish for it in a roundabout way.

    Melissa’s lips cracked into an amused smile as she considered his request.

    She looked at the room and took a seat on the sofa nearby.

    "What I’m about to tell you is classified information, but well, I am not really one to follow the rules."

    As their professor took her seat, the group quickly followed suit, and made sure not to interrupt her.

    Melissa continued.

    "You guys already know about the Cosmic Limit, right? Well, there are a few entities which have truly terrific powers, who have managed to resist the Cosmic Limit entirely by themselves.

    "The Cosmic Limit cannot suppress their power. We call them Eldritch Entities. The places where they reside are known as Forbidden Voids.

    "These Forbidden Voids, unlike the Eight Outer Domains which simply opened a portal to our universe, actually exist in our universe.

    "You might think they are hostile, dangerous to humans, and bla bla bla. But only a few are hostile, a few don’t care, and a few are actually friendly.

    "Paulina, I believe you already have your reward. What would the rest of you like to exchange for?"

    Drakarion and Valentina asked for what they had spoken about last night. Their contributions were larger than what they thought, causing them to receive more rewards than they had expected.

    With everything done, Melissa stood up. "Alright, that’s all. I hope you’ve packed your bags, we’ll be leaving in ten minutes."

    *****

    A few hours later, after completing a few formalities, the four of them lay sprawled on the living room of their villas.

    It felt good when they were finally back in their safe quarters.

    "What are your plans?"

    Eryndor asked them. He planned to begin cultivating after resting for a few minutes.

    Resources weren’t a big priority in cultivation at such a low realm as the Qi in the environment was enough. Sure, some resources would speed up the rate of absorption of Qi, but Eryndor felt he was fast enough as it is.

    For a more detailed comparison of how fast he was, he would have to go through the library.

    "I’ll be preparing for the bi-annual tournament of first years."

    Paulina said. None of them were aware of what it was, so Valentina asked her about it.

    "Well, like the name suggests, it’s a tournament which takes place six months after new students are admitted. You get plenty of resources if you manage to win.

    "Oh yea, all power systems get a separate tournament. It’s in the later years that we’ll have a common tournament."

    Eryndor said, "Aren’t we kind of late in our path of power systems compared to other students though? We joined a few months later after all."

    Drakarion gave him a side eye.

    "Aren’t you excited about it though?"

    Eryndor matched his gaze.

    "Oh, I definitely am."