Chapter 208: Deterring Elves, Veil Beast Academy
“Thank you for your hospitality~”
After a meal, I expressed my gratitude to them. Although everyone outside the dream relies on nutrient solutions to maintain their necessary nourishment, within the dream, one can still feel hunger based on actual circumstances.
Thus, food becomes one of the resources that needs to be sought after in the dream.
Speaking of this, some academy rituals involve food, which makes it convenient to some extent, like the Catgirls’ Feast of Fish and Rice and Cat Food, as well as the desserts at the Witch Tea Party.
Although the ritual was interrupted and the Feast of Fish and Rice could not continue, they still did their best to salvage the remaining ingredients and semi-finished products, eventually turning them into their signature Cat Food.
Though it was called Cat Food, it tasted quite good, with a hint of fish flavor in the rice, and the fishy smell was well-handled, accompanied by many delicious side dishes.
Even if the food in the dream was fake, the deliciousness was flawlessly presented.
After this meal, they even packed some of the leftover Cat Food for me, and despite my reluctance to accept their kindness, I accepted it.
Ultimately, I left here amidst their farewells.
I still couldn’t bring myself to lay a hand on them. Clearly, if I killed them, I could gain many points. Even though I might not reach the top because of the delay, I could at least rank well.
So I decided to unleash my frustration on the other academies! I certainly remembered those who had come to ambush me earlier.
Elf Academy, Beast Academy, Dogman Academy, Crazy Rat Academy… they were all quite mixed. Too bad not more came.
Now, some time had passed since the Wizard Academy’s ritual preparation was completed, but there was still no indication of the ritual’s completion and scoring. This meant that the Wizard Academy was held up at this moment.
Just like when we had our Witch Tea Party, during which a completely different light column appeared at the Wizard Academy, and I received a notification that the Witch Academy had used a specified resource location for descents; the implications of this were clear.
However, even with this heavy weight added, the Wizard Academy’s ritual still hadn’t broken through, which sufficiently proved their strength.
In that chaos, with Tan Han in command, it shouldn’t be a problem. If I went there, I would be out of place. Besides, I mentioned that I was looking forward to their Witch Academy and awaited their invitation to the Witch Tea Party.
Moreover, I hadn’t found a suitable place to hold a ritual here; how could I just go back like this?
At this moment, outside in the real world.
While students were enjoying the spectacle of this exchange competition, the teachers and heads of each academy were seeing the depths of the matter.
Everyone knew that this exchange competition was for adding a node to the script, a node that gathered fortune through this event.
The previous fortune-gathering node was during the college entrance examination, where Tan Han’s identity as a Child of Fortune was ignited.
If Tan Han comes in first again in this exchange competition, her own fortune will rise to a new level.
This is what all the academies do not want to see, so besides individual rankings, there is now an academy ranking to disperse some of the fortune, preventing it from becoming a one-time deal.
Although the fortune gained through the academy’s ritual counts as the academy’s, with a little maneuvering, it can be converted into the resources for their own academy’s Child of Fortune.
Now, the most frightening thing had happened. If the academy ranking also placed the Witch Academy first, then they effectively planned a one-way deal.
This would be like the Witch Academy’s own left hand doing the work of the right hand, benefiting Tan Han in the end.
But no one expected that this little-known Child of Fortune from the Cute Cat Academy would become the second lucky one to obtain fortune after Tan Han!
Although it was just a sliver, it had even germinated the Fortune Seed… but this was a process from nothing to something!
A significant leap!
Who would have thought that merely because of a meal, just because of a Cat Food, this Catgirl would attain the formal status of the second Child of Fortune!
Although there was no evidence to prove that there were distinctions in the order of this matter, fortune could not be understood by common reasoning.
“Isn’t it said that witches can’t escape the personality of cat slaves?”
“Cats are so cute. What’s wrong, don’t you like them?”
“I didn’t say I didn’t like them.”
At this moment, many teachers from the Witch Academy were paying attention to the events on the arena during the exchange competition.
Many were curious why the arena’s largest free view was focused on the place where a witch was cooking with the Cute Cat Academy.
Clearly, there was intense fighting at the Wizard Academy, where wizards were under siege from witches, holy angels, and other academies; even the specified resource descents were used, further heightening the atmosphere of battle.
Why were the teachers more focused on cooking? Is cooking in vogue now?
Meanwhile, students from Aphhemia Academy had already interacted with the sea tribe students and even showed intentions of forming an alliance; these scenes now became mere background.
This was a projection of the dream, not just a broadcast of images. As teachers at the extraordinary level, many could see the complexities within and recognize the contamination and shift of fortunes.
“That kid must have inherent Spirit Vision, right? Terrifying! Even without reaching Real Time, she can see through the gathering and dispersing of fortune with Spirit Vision.”
“Even more terrifying is her thesis on the spellbook. Truly impressive; it gave me plenty of inspiration. If she had mastered real editing, I wouldn’t mind discussing the mysteries of spellbooks with her.”
“What about you? Are you serious in discussing with her?”
“Why do you care?”
Discussions among those from the Witch Academy on this front were still somewhat normal, after all, witches like to enjoy fun and entertainment, which is a common trait.
But other academies did not think so.
Especially at the Cute Cat Academy, where the pressure was significant, but that was about all; the relationship between beast academies was not akin to that of a main school and subsidiary academies; at most, they lightly pressured one another. Academies could not interfere mutually.
At this moment, another location appeared on the live broadcast where a resource descent was happening, near the World Tree.
The resource allocation for this exchange competition was indeed quite intentional or rather hinted at having manipulative undertones.
For example, resources that descend in certain regions are more inclined to meet the needs of specific academies.
At this moment, lacking storage space, and holding Cat Food in hand, I was just thinking about where to go when I saw a familiar light column—a sign of nearby resource descent. Unlike the ceremony, it wasn’t as conspicuous but was generally noticeable within a certain range.
However, for me, riding a broom and with excellent visibility, even from a distance, I could see it all.
“It’s… near the World Tree.”
Seeing that the place for resource descent was not far from me, the resources at the Wizard Tower had long been snatched away. I couldn’t afford to miss this opportunity right under my nose.
However, seeing that the location was in Elf territory, I hesitated instinctively since the impression the Elf Academy left on me was not good.
Moreover, there was someone from that academy who also left a bad impression on me.
But driven by the desire to join in the excitement, I still proceeded forward; the Elf World Tree forest bordered the Beast Academy’s jungle. During this resource descent, I might run into quite a few beasts, so I didn’t mind killing a few there.
While I was at it, I hoped I could snatch some storage equipment. Previously, I hadn’t cared too much because I didn’t have many things to store, but now, with Cat Food in hand, I felt storage equipment was still quite important.
So, I chose to directly rob along the way. After all, flying in the sky is genuinely obvious; if someone chose to ambush me at this moment, they would become my lucky target. Irrespective of whether they had storage equipment, I would k*ll them all; if they did, I would rob them before killing.
In any case, I had no psychological burden; it was the other party’s first move.
Even if I were the one taking action, I was not someone burdened by guilt, except for the cute Catgirls.
When I arrived at the World Tree area, the descended resources seemed to have already sparked a big fight.
“Hey~ what’s everyone busy with? Count me in~”
With my appearance, the opposing academies engaged in combat also turned their attention to me.
“Witch Academy? How did you get here?”
“It’s Yang Yuelan, I know you!”
“Looks like I’m quite well-known. How embarrassing; I can’t even name all of you.” I responded, smilingly following their lead, while the resources they were vying for were now exposed before me.
Though I didn’t know what those fruit-like things were, I immediately recognized them as resources mentioned in the rules that could be brought out of the dream.
As long as I obtained them and kept them until the end, or until d*ath without them being snatched away, I could exchange them for corresponding resources after the competition.
“Witch, are you also going to join the scramble? I must remind you, it’s best not to get involved.”
“What if I want to? What will you do about it?”
At this moment, I directly activated the Fire Fairy Transformation Spell and approached them. I also had transformation spells; I just didn’t use them often.
After using the transformation spell, I found that I had not only directly gained the ability to manipulate fire with mental power or a talent for it, but also greatly enhanced my affinity for fire elements, indicating that the power of my Fireball Spell would soar even higher.
Then, that boastful Elf was killed right before their eyes.
And the fruit she had seized fell into my hands.
“You! We don’t need to k*ll each other over scrambling for resources! Witch, what does this mean?!”
“Not killing? Are you playing house here? Is this the caliber of the Elf Academy?” I countered, retracting my flames and spell effects.
No matter how nonsensical the other party’s statements were, since they were from Aphhemia Academy, they surely weren’t fools.
Aren’t they just trying to point their arrows at me?
I had arrived slightly late; by this point, the resources had reached their final allocation phase, and everyone had grabbed their individually “reasonable” share and were contemplating leaving to avoid further trouble.
Even though everyone could respawn, the cost of dying once was not worth the resources obtained this time.
Thus, after clashing, they were continuously testing each other’s psychological expectations, using strength to prove how much resource they could seize.
Now, this balance was shattered by me.
I looked around, at Aphhemia Academy, along with the other Elves behind them, and the Beast Academy members, and to my surprise, even sea tribe folks had come ashore, which I didn’t anticipate.
After all, in sea regions, they need their tails to showcase their true powers, and here they came all the way on land, what could they be doing?
“I say, don’t you think the resource allocation is very unreasonable right now? How come the sea tribe over there got so much?” I directly pointed at the sea tribe, as I noticed how close they were getting with the Elves, and I had some speculations.
“Miss Yang Yuelan, you just killed one of our Aphhemia Academy members and snatched his piece of Life Fruit. Don’t be too greedy; after all, you’re just one person.”
At this moment, an Elf from Aphhemia Academy directly spoke to me. Although it was all accusations, it helped out the sea tribe and threatened me.
“So what if I’m one person? How about you few each give me some? I think I can handle it.” I continued shamelessly smiling.
My words left them speechless.
“Let me give you one more, and you’ll be willing to leave, is that the meaning?” Eventually, that Elf spoke again, but it was obvious the other party was reaching their limit.
“Don’t change the concept~ one? That’s just a beggar’s trick! My appetite is large; my target is for all of you to hand everything over to me.”
“Enough! Stop making things difficult here! Do you really think your strength is enough to compete against all of us?!”
“I’m communicating with the Elves; who are you, Sea Tribe, to speak?”
I turned to look at the mermaid. Although she was on land with legs at this moment, because she had adjusted to swimming in the sea, their uniforms were designed accordingly, so her long white legs were practically blinding anyone who looked at them.
“Or do you mean that you formed an alliance with the Elves? Do you dare to be reckless with allies backing you?”
“Alliance?” At this moment, the Beast Academy’s Orcs also looked over, a hint of crisis in their eyes.
“It’s all good, it’s all good!” I interrupted the emotions they were about to explode with, but just as I was about to continue speaking, my words were interrupted.
“Yang Yuelan?”
“Tsk…” Hearing that voice, I clicked my tongue. There popped up a figure from Aphhemia Academy.
“Is it really you? What are you doing here?”
“Does it relate to you that I’m here?” I directly ignored Yao Beijuan and continued to gaze at them, my expression darker than before.
“So? Hand everything over to me and I’ll get out of your way quickly.”
“Do you want to offend three parties at once?!”
“Yes, you’re not really those I can’t afford to offend, are you overestimating yourselves?”
At this moment, as I spoke, my spellbook was always ready to be unleashed.
“Wait, Yang Yuelan, you weren’t like this before!”
“Then let’s start with you beasts!” I directly chose to selectively ignore Yao Beijuan’s words and targeted the Beast Academy nearby.
“What the hell! Why did you pick on us?!”
“k*ll! d*mn! What do you take us for? A warning to scare the monkey, right?!”
“Perfect timing! I was happily eating in the jungle before, and you beasts keep bothering me; it’s just right to settle the score here.”
I charged at those from the Beast Academy; they didn’t even have the solid dragon scales like those from the Dragon bl**d Academy; they were relying on the unique racial powers of their academy. No matter what extraordinary powers they were using, at this moment they were all mere flesh and bl**d.
“It’s you! You’re the one who provided shelter to those cat cubs!”
“Cat cubs? Your naming is so arbitrary; are you ready to pay the price for that?”
At this moment, the students from the Beast Academy were beginning to understand how terrifying the Witch was, filled with resentment built up in her chest.
Previously, they had anticipated a fragile caster whom they could easily pin down upon close contact. Now, the caster they had scorned was crushing them directly.
The terrifying temperature and explosion from the Fireball Spell were devastating; the expected potency of their imaginary enemy’s fireball spell should not have been like this!
Just a few rounds of direct confrontation, and the Beast Academy suffered heavy losses, with surrounding trees igniting due to the Fireball Spell.
“You bunch of Elves over there! Until when will you just sit there watching! If you don’t lend a hand, you’ll d*e too!”
“Don’t rush; you’re right, we’ll all d*e.” I stomped on this guy’s head, forcing his face into the ground for a close encounter.
Looking at the flames that erupted due to the Fireball Spell sparked a wild idea in my mind.
But first, I needed to send those sea tribe members away to prevent them from having any tricks up their sleeves.
I casually picked up the storage bag from his waist; these had already become my trophies.
“Thanks for everyone’s inaction; I have settled some past grievances.”
“You’ve now got enough benefits; don’t get too greedy!” At this moment, the Elves and Sea Tribe started to directly sense my strength and spoke with a tone full of caution.
“Do you think you can just smooth things over? The Beast Academy will cry over this~ Don’t worry, I’m brewing a big surprise for you.”
“Yang Yuelan, what exactly do you want to do? I admit you are indeed strong; we have underestimated your strength.”
“But your fire magic means nothing in front of our sea tribe!” A nearby sea tribe member also threatened.
“Huh? What are you saying? Are you talking about elemental counters? I think you need to go review elemental theory and advanced elemental theory; fire is powerful enough to burn mountains and boil seas. What? Is it that you want to try being a little dried fish?”
My words were filled with sarcasm and undoubtedly agitated them.
Of course, what I just said about “burning mountains and boiling seas” also hinted at my intentions, but it seemed they didn’t understand or give it much importance.
Perhaps I really couldn’t boil the sea, but I could definitely burn mountains.
If a forest fire led by me were to break out, how calmly could they remain?
Perhaps in the end, we’d witness the World Tree catch fire.
I assumed that in the end, the remaining stump of the World Tree would be more than enough for another Witch Tea Party, right?
