I have a Synthesizer

The next day, at the Royal Academy.

Perona was sitting in the cafeteria, eating with a few classmates.

“Perona, you’re actually wearing makeup?”

“What, can’t I wear makeup? Even though I’m already a 9 out of 10 beauty, I think I still have room for improvement, both in appearance and strength.”

“Out of 100?” a girl weakly said.

“I’ll kill you!”

Although Perona was meek and submissive in front of Klein and the others, she was very much a boss among her peers. After all, she had become a formal professional in just 2-3 months after entering the school, which was really fast.

“You’ve reached the formal professional level in such a short time, Perona, you’re really amazing. We don’t know when we’ll be able to advance.”

“What happened? You’re laughing like a pig.”

“You’re the one who sounds like a pig.”

Just as Perona was joking with a few classmates, a somewhat familiar figure appeared in front of Perona.

Her face was half-covered by a black cloth, and long sleeves and trousers also covered her arms. The remaining half of her beautiful face revealed a somewhat charming smile. It was Becky.

“Hello, Perona!”

Looking at Becky, Perona immediately tensed up. The watch in her hand instantly turned into a small robot. Seeming to sense its master's excited emotions, the robot rushed towards Becky.

Becky's fingers accurately pinched the small robot, and the crushing force made the small robot unable to move at all.

At this time, the robot sensed Perona's command and stopped, turning back into a watch.

Becky handed the watch back to Perona.

“Nice little thing.”

“Perona, who is she?” Perona’s little sister asked.

“A senior. Hurry up and go to class, I have something to do now.”

Perona dismissed her classmates and nodded to Becky.

“Captain Becky!”

She was excited just now, not because she was excited to see Becky, but because she felt that she could actually control Becky's half of her body, just like controlling Little Jiba and the mechanical watch.

Her first reaction just now was to control Becky's right half, but fortunately, Candlewax stopped her in time.

“I came here this time to thank you. I heard from others that you saved me.”

Perona suddenly panicked. She didn't know anything about saving people at all, so she could only ask Candlewax for help.

“Lord Candlewax, did you save her?”

[She's putting a hat on you, just admit it. You have control over half of her body, why are you panicking?]

“Okay!”

“Captain Becky, you’re welcome. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to come back alive. Oh, by the way, has Senior Klein returned?”

Becky shook her head.

“Not yet. I don’t know where this guy ran off to. Without him, our team’s combat power is insufficient, and we can’t carry out tasks normally.”

“I see!”

Perona was a little sad. Usually, there was basically no chance to see him in the academy. Now that she was back at the academy, she was in the Red and White Society, while Klein was in the Jay Society. She didn't know if there would be another chance to see him again, let alone develop a deeper relationship.

Just as Perona was feeling a little resentful, Becky suddenly spoke.

“Perona, have you ever thought about joining our Jay Society? Your ability is very unique, and our Jay Society needs talents like you.”

“Join the Jay Society?”

Perona's eyes lit up instantly. Joining the Jay Society, does it mean there will be more opportunities to approach Klein?

In the battle in the southern suburbs this time, the quality and combat effectiveness of the Jay Society members were in stark contrast to their Red and White Society.

Their captain, Nimitz, could not be a match for any second-tier member of the Jay Society, and there was no comparison at all.

If she wanted to increase her strength quickly, joining the Jay Society would definitely be much better than staying in the Red and White Society.

“I personally have no problem, but it doesn’t seem easy to withdraw from the Red and White Society.”

Becky nodded.

“It’s not just not easy, but very difficult. This situation is not only the case with the Red and White Society, but also with other societies, including our Jay Society. It’s very difficult to withdraw.”

“Then I have no chance?”

“No, there is still a chance. Although the Jay Society is not as rich as the Red and White Society, the Jay Society’s emphasis on talent is definitely the highest among all organizations. You just need to agree, and the rest will be left to me.”

Becky inadvertently revealed her right face. At this time, the metal face was not as stiff as before, but became much softer, making Perona stare blankly.

“Okay, I agree to join. When?”

“Right now!”

… …

At the Red and White Society headquarters, Nimitz looked at Perona in front of him with a complicated expression.

In this so-called field investigation, nine people died, and only he and Perona returned alive. When reporting back to the society, both of them concealed a lot, such as the chaotic relationship between Nimitz and the female members in the villa.

He had always been a little worried that Perona would expose him, but Perona didn't seem to care about his affairs at all.

And now, the other party actually chose to leave the Red and White Society completely.

“Perona, are you really leaving?”

“Yes, I’m really leaving.”

“It’s good to leave.”

“Thank you, Senior Nimitz, for your care, although you didn't really take care of me at all, but I still have to thank you.

If I hadn't gone to the Southern Suburbs, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet Senior Klein, nor would I have had the chance to join the Jay Society.”

Listening to Perona's gratitude, Nimitz was somewhat speechless.

At this moment, Becky had already walked over with an elderly Red and White Society mage.

“Then, please trouble Mage Barber to remove the mark for Perona!”

“Mm! Extend your hand.”

Perona did as she was told, and the old mage Barber fulfilled his promise and removed the Red and White mark for Perona.

“Alright.”

“Then we'll take our leave first.”

Because the Jay Society had already paid a sufficient price, Becky didn't exchange any pleasantries or small talk, and led Perona straight out of the Red and White Society. From this point on, Perona no longer belonged to the Red and White Society.

Nimitz watched Perona and Becky's departing figures and asked the old mage beside him.

“Mage Barber, what price did they pay to exchange for Perona?”

The old mage Barber shook his head.

“A price that the higher-ups couldn't refuse, just like when they took Marianne and Moose away before.”

Marianne? Nimitz had a strong impression of that curvaceous woman, because such a figure would attract attention wherever she went.

“Mage Barber, may I ask, specifically what did the Jay Society give?”

“When they took Marianne and Moose away, they gave 10 forbidden potion formulas and magic-powered train technology.

And this time, to take Perona away, it's also 10 forbidden potion formulas, plus magic-powered mech technology.”

“Magic-powered trains, magic-powered mechs… They sound like conditions that are indeed hard to refuse.

Mage Barber, why is the Jay Society willing to pay such a high price to exchange for a first-tier mage?

Just like Marianne back then, and Perona now, I remember that Marianne wasn't even a formal mage when she left.

And our Red and White Society, is unwilling to spend the price to retain them?”

The experience in the Southern Suburbs wasn't just felt by Perona; Nimitz also felt the great difference between the Jay Society and the Red and White Society.

First of all, there's the combat power of the Jay Society members. Almost everyone has mastered secret techniques and arcane arts.

Blood of Chaos, ancient magic, shadow tactics—these abilities that can only be seen in history books and extracurricular books are displayed one by one by the Jay Society members. Their ability to fight beyond their level is as casual as eating.

Especially Lilith, who can even use forbidden arts to kill three fourth-tier undead creatures. If Nimitz hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would definitely think others were talking nonsense.

Aside from combat power, there's also the degree of importance placed on talent. Once special, rare talents are discovered, the Jay Society's pursuit of talent truly embodies the phrase 'at all costs'.

Not to mention magic-powered trains; just look at their popularity to know.

Magic-powered mechs are war weapons that have played a huge role in several magic beast wars. Any society that obtains them will regard them as their most core secret.

No one can imagine that just to exchange for Perona, a newcomer who has just advanced to become a formal mage, the Jay Society would directly bring out the magic-powered mech technology.

The old mage Barber chuckled.

“It's because the people in our Red and White Society are short-sighted, what other reason could there be besides that?”

“Uh, Mage Barber?”

Barber's tone was full of dissatisfaction with the current Red and White Society's higher-ups.

“In just 20 years, the Jay Society has developed from an unknown small society to one of the most powerful societies today.

They've even been given the title of Royal Academy of Sciences by the royal family. The Red and White Society has been around for almost 150 years, and no one calls us the Royal Pharmacy, that's the difference.

Their vision is simply not on the same level as ours. Moreover, have you ever seen the Jay Society do something that's a loss for them?”

“Something that's a loss? I don't know much about the Jay Society.”

“Two years ago, they took Marianne away, which allowed the Jay Society to have the technology of magic-gathering beverages, an ability that originally seemed very inconspicuous.

But after a period of development, the Jay Society's magic-gathering beverage technology can already allow all Jay Society mages to recover twice as much magic power every day, and when it doesn't conflict with magic potions, our higher-ups began to regret it.

Then, the following year, the Jay Society announced the successful development of the Nova magic-powered core, and magic-powered trains are about to enter a new era.

The technology we got has become outdated, would you say the Jay Society made a profit or a loss?”

Nimitz didn't know how to answer.

“But the old magic-powered train technology should still be usable, right?”

“Of course, when you learn second-tier Ice Arrow, you can still use first-tier Ice Arrow, but the problem is, if you're really fighting, which one would you use?

It's the same principle. The Jay Society exchanged magic-powered mech technology for Perona, and maybe in a few years, the magic-powered mechs we develop will still be the same iron lumps as they are now, while the Jay Society's new products can already lift our magic-powered mechs up and beat them.”

Nimitz found it a little hard to accept.

“Can one Perona bring about such a change?”

The old mage Barber sighed.

“That depends on what the Jay Society discovered from Perona.

When Perona came back, we also saw her mechanical summons, but we only regarded her as a special summoner.

But in the eyes of the Jay Society, what do those mechanical bodies mean? No one can know.”