Chapter 124: The Primordial Witch’s Dream is the Primordial Dream World
At this moment, I accompanied Teacher Ji to the cafeteria of the academy.
The area around the central teaching zone makes it convenient to have meals in the cafeteria, and besides, I came here sitting on Teacher Ji’s flying broomstick.
“You look quite skilled; did you get your flying license?”
“Um… I passed it during the holidays.” I nodded quickly.
“Have you considered buying a flying broomstick? It would be very convenient in the academy.”
“Uh… I thought about it, but my financial situation doesn’t really allow for that.” I spoke softly.
“Alright, I’ll think of a way to get you one,” Ji said. “Huh? Wouldn’t that be too much of a burden on the teacher?” I widened my eyes in disbelief. How could Teacher Ji be so generous?
But thinking back to when she directly brought out a spellbook for me to study this morning, it seemed she wasn’t short on money.
“It’s not a burden; I have quite a few discarded flying broomsticks that are still usable. I can give you one since it must take quite a bit of time to get from the dormitory to here, even by car,” Ji explained, shaking her head.
“Then… thank you, Teacher.”
This time my gratitude to Ji was sincere, as the price of a flying broomstick is quite high, even for a discarded second-hand one.
Even the worst one is still better than the old mobility broomsticks in the flying license training club, right?
That’s impossible, right?
I could drift with that broomstick; no need to mention anything else.
“Why are you being so polite with the teacher? Let’s go; the cafeteria is just up ahead. Is there anything you want to eat?”
“Um… I’m not picky.” I politely expressed my indifference and handed the decision back to Ji.
“Since you’re not picky, let’s try that newly opened stall.” Ji raised an eyebrow and made her decision without any further hesitation.
“Whatever the teacher says goes.” I nodded in agreement, hoping it wouldn’t be anything strange.
Since this is a proper cafeteria, there shouldn’t be anything too outrageous.
Speaking of strange food, I thought of Senior Tang Yihan’s cooking; surely no one could be more outrageous than her, right?
So she shouldn’t be around the cafeteria causing trouble for others!
Fortunately, once the dishes were served, they were all quite standard and nothing out of the ordinary.
“Xiao Han~ Don’t be polite with the teacher; just eat slowly.” Ji took her time eating, her movements very elegant. “By the way, how many students in the class group have yet to be contacted?”
“Ah? Oh, most have joined the group, but there are still a few who are unresponsive; they haven’t replied to messages.” Ji’s question caught me off guard, and I suddenly remembered that I had spent so much time managing the class group.
Although there weren’t many people registering on the last day, it didn’t mean there were none!
“I see, that’s indeed a problem. It seems we need to gather the class tomorrow; I wonder if we can notify all the students about that, especially since it’s the start of school for the new students. As their counselor, I need to say a few words.”
“Um… Teacher, doesn’t the academy manage new students quite loosely? Aren’t you afraid they won’t know anything?” I tentatively asked.
“Mainly because it’s hard to manage. Even when school starts, there will still be many newly transferred students that need to be temporarily arranged into classes.”
“But now that they are in, the academy can’t just ignore them, can they?”
“You can use your permissions to locate the class students and bring them back. Otherwise, what do you think the class leader is for?” Ji spoke as if it were a matter of course.
“Alright…” I supported my forehead with one hand. This class leader role is really exhausting.
“Don’t be so discouraged; being a class leader also comes with richer resources and benefits than others. Many opportunities in the academy are prioritized for class leaders, like… the matter of the earth vein congestion you saw earlier.” Ji comforted me.
“Um…”
I didn’t say much. Compared to the inconvenience, opportunities within the academy are what people value more. In my understanding, the extraordinary world is all about striving for those.
“By the way, let’s talk about your spirit vision. You mentioned that using it is exhausting, right?”
“Yes, if I use spirit vision for an extended period, I quickly become drained, and my head starts to hurt.” I replied honestly, as there was no need to hide this. Otherwise, I’d be the one suffering later. “Teacher, is there any way to alleviate this situation?”
“Well… generally, it’s just about taking sufficient rest, or you could use some extraordinary incense. Hm, incense can also help. The consumption of spirit vision is not trivial for mental power.”
“Hm? Isn’t incense primarily for meditation?”
“Who said incense is only for meditation? Its uses are numerous; meditation is just one of its functions. When the time comes to get supplies, I’ll bring a bottle of aroma for you, which should help.”
“Thank you, Teacher.”
“No need to thank me.”
“By the way, Teacher, you haven’t mentioned how I can solve the inability to express the feedback from the information received by spirit vision this afternoon?”
“Are you curious?” Ji lifted her head, looking at my slightly awkward attempt to change the topic, and smiled as she asked.
“Um… yes, I’m quite curious.” I nodded.
“Information is transmitted to life, and life generates cognition. If you skip the expression layer and synchronize directly at the cognition level, this issue will be resolved. Xiao Han, have you heard of dream devices?”
“Dream devices? No, I’ve heard of dreams, but just that term.” I replied honestly.
“It’s fine if you haven’t heard of it. Dream devices are specially developed equipment to help aspiring witches enter the primordial dream world.” Ji began explaining patiently. “Dream, you should have some understanding of what it is. In a dream, it’s somewhat like the dreams we have when we sleep, but the dream we’re in is not like our usual dreams; rather, it’s within the dream of the Primordial Witch.”
“Huh? The… dream of the Primordial Witch?” I received a lot of fresh information in an instant, but it was all beyond my comprehension.
“The Primordial Witch… is?” I asked tentatively in a small voice.
After all, anything with the prefix “Primordial” is usually quite a terrifying existence. How could such a being still be alive?
How long do witches live, anyway?
“Naturally, she is the original source of the witch race and the first extraordinary witch. If you want to understand her legend, you can search for it yourself; I don’t want to teach you these common knowledge bits. After all, our focus is the dream.” Ji briefly introduced her before quickly steering the conversation back.
“Alright, then what is the dream? It… can allow for cognition to be mutually communicated?”
“It’s possible for consciousness to communicate with each other, but using this ability in the dream isn’t worthwhile. I mentioned dreams because there is much information that cannot be described or taught with language. To gain those cognitions, you need to use the capabilities of dreams to undergo cognitive infusion, similar to knowledge entering your mind automatically; it just depends on how long it takes you to learn.”
“I see… So I need to enter a dream for my learning this afternoon?” I asked tentatively.
“Yes, otherwise you might not be able to complete the forthcoming analysis report. Besides, has the after-effect from your intensive use of spirit vision earlier subsided?”
“No…”
“That’s just right. Take this opportunity to learn about the information cognition in spirit vision; it’s very necessary.”
During our simple exchange of words, lunchtime quickly passed.
I then followed Teacher Ji back to the laboratory, but this time, I saw that Ji had somehow brought in a giant oval capsule taller than I was, which I knew she had taken out from her storage equipment.
“Teacher, is this the dream device?”
“Yes, it’s a sleeping capsule for students. Generally, it’s used as a last resort to assist some students with meditation. I got this one; you can try it out later.”
Ji approached the gigantic capsule and pressed a switch in one spot, after which it opened.
Inside was a compact space just big enough for one person to lie down.
“Do you want to try it? I’ll guide you into the dream soon.” She smiled and asked, pointing at it.
“Huh? Now? But there’s only this one dream sleeping capsule here, right? How will you guide me?”
“No worries. I have my ways to enter the dream; you don’t need to concern yourself with that.” Ji waved her hand and ultimately indicated for me to sit inside.
As soon as I sat in, I felt softness, even a feeling akin to wanting to sleep.
“Alright, just like this. Slowly, follow its guidance; I’m going to close the capsule door now.”
As my vision gradually darkened, I knew there was no turning back… But… if it’s a dream.
After meditating, wouldn’t it be just like entering a dream?
That subjective space, resembling one illusory realm after another, is everyone’s meditation space. So this machine would lead me into the so-called dream of the Primordial Witch…
This naturally filled me with terror.
However, from Teacher Ji’s tone, it seemed the application of this dream was quite broad, and I shouldn’t be noticed by that lofty Primordial Witch.
Although my head still hurt quite a bit, I couldn’t help but lightly use spirit vision to observe how I was entering the dream of the Primordial Witch.
As soon as I activated spirit vision, I realized that this capsule-like device seemed, in essence, to be just a core additional design.
The real dream device was actually that core component right beneath me… So how would that one item take me into the dream?
But quickly, I felt it; I was suddenly engulfed by a terrifying and vast world, and after blinking, I found myself in an all-white space.
“Did I just enter the Primordial Dream?”
I spoke in disbelief, but I could feel that everything was false; this was merely a dream scene.
Yet soon, as I sensed a hint of dissonance, even though this was all a white world, it was playing out an absurd dream scene.
The next moment, a figure appeared in my sight, but I didn’t recognize it; it was a twisted form.
“Xiao Han, can you hear me?” Suddenly, a voice resonated throughout the dream, but hearing the echo, I felt something unusual: the words spoken by Ji, who had intruded, contained only a single voice!
But it also contained so much information!
No, I should say I was able to understand this one call; the other party was calling my name and even asking me a question.
No, thinking more carefully, the words Ji spoke earlier weren’t even normal language!
“Yes, I can hear you, Teacher Ji. Can you hear me?” I hurriedly replied, but my words were in normal language. At that moment, it felt as though I was a lost person in deep water, and this clear realization of being in an illusory dream gave me an overwhelming sense of emptiness, as if I couldn’t find solid ground. “What should I do next?”
“It seems you adapted faster than I expected. It’s usually quite uncomfortable for ordinary people to enter the dream for the first time; many even need a long time to adjust.”
Compared to those people, Ji saw Xiao Han being quite normal, not showing even a hint of discomfort. Truly, she was a terrifying genius who could step directly into the Witch Meditation Method without guidance.
After all, she understood the relationship between dreams and meditation.
At this moment, Ji saw me in the dream. Objectively speaking, the distance between me and Ji in the dream might only be like facing each other; however, dreams are the most easily lost illusory world.
Even if the Primordial Witch secured this dream world and used the dream device to grant every extraordinary witch access to the dream world, that didn’t mean it was infallible.
Moreover, the one entering the dream now was still an aspiring witch who had not yet become an extraordinary witch.
Here, there was nothing because this was a shallow dream world designated for aspiring witches. After all, aspiring witches generally only use dream devices to assist their meditation.
Only when I recognized the other’s existence could I see Ji’s presence here.
After clearly seeing her, I began to regain some steadiness from that state of being at a loss; perhaps that was the sense of security the teacher provided, even though I still harbored a strong sense of vigilance towards her.
“Isn’t the dream a fascinating world? This is only a shallow dream world, but it’s enough for us to take the next step.” Ji floated closer to my side. Even though she saw that I was in a decent state, she still wanted to prevent me from suddenly doing something out of character that might lead to accidents.
“The next step?”
“Yes, have you forgotten why we entered the dream?” Ji chuckled softly and then began to operate, as certain functions in the dream required “plugins” for assistance.
Praise the Primordial Witch; she designed this dream to be so user-friendly.
“Right… to learn about the unknown information feedback seen through spirit vision.”
“That’s about right. So let’s get started; try using spirit vision to see this.” Ji nodded, and then a crimson spellbook appeared in her hand!
“Huh?”
I widened my eyes, unable to believe that there was a spellbook in the dream? And that I could use spirit vision on it?
I instinctively looked at Ji, seemingly waiting for an explanation.
“This is a dream. Through operation, you can naturally acquire a dream model of a spellbook. That’s very normal. Of course, spirit vision can also be used within dreams; don’t underestimate this blessing the world gives us.”
“A blessing from the world…”
I mulled over this phrase but still followed her instructions.
However, the aftereffects from using spirit vision earlier in the morning had not yet fully subsided, so I had to lightly use spirit vision to observe.
Suddenly, I discovered something unusual!
The information feedback from my spirit vision entered my mind, and I began to understand it!
It was a feeling akin to a sudden enlightenment, as if knowledge had appeared in my mind out of nowhere—truly unbelievable!
Seeing my wide eyes, Ji was quite satisfied.
“How is it? Do you feel like you can understand it?”
“Um… I understand it… but… these unfamiliar cognitions…”
“Those unfamiliar cognitions require you to adapt, learn, and remember them yourself. It’s a long process. The dream provides you with a platform for learning because it leads to levels that you might never reach in your lifetime.”
At this point, Ji rarely showed a wry smile. “Sometimes, becoming an extraordinary witch can be quite despairing. I possess an almost eternal lifespan, but the path I walk is filled with the footsteps of former witches. The one who forever pioneers the truth at the forefront is that great Primordial Witch, along with those Truth Witches who have contributed to the truth of the Witch World.”
“Ah… Why am I complaining to you about this? I apologize; forget it. This is too distant for you. If you delve into it too deeply, you might plunge into terrifying nihilism, which is the hell of extraordinary beings who seek immortality.”
