Chapter 425 Communication with the Academy Head
The arrival of the Void Exploration Team from the Witch Academy was more sudden than I had expected.
Fortunately, they had booked an entire guesthouse this time; otherwise, the guest rooms here wouldn’t have been enough for these witch mentors to stay in.
Although according to the mentors, they didn’t need to sleep, it was best to have a little private space for themselves at night.
After briefly interacting with Principal Beif Alanna, I had a general idea of the exploration team’s situation.
Naturally, Principal Beif Alanna was leading the team, and regarding Headmaster Mei Linde’s claim that she was the only headmaster left at the academy, Beif stated she was unaware of the circumstances. Currently, she was the only headmaster in this small world, accompanied by a dozen extraordinary witches.
According to the headmasters, they sensed the magic power fluctuations as soon as they arrived in this small world. As someone who was not yet an extraordinary witch and did not truly harness the magic source, I naturally couldn’t control the dissipating magic power, which was why they noticed my presence immediately.
However, it’s somewhat terrifying to think that even such subtle magic power could allow the headmasters to pinpoint my location in a small world like this.
So, my initial thought of watching the witch mentors for fun turned into a joke; instead, I became their source of entertainment.
After some conversation, I found the headmaster quite easy to talk to, similar to Mei Linde.
She even discussed my ability to generate magic power as a non-extraordinary witch, as this achievement left a deep impression on her, since Headmaster Mei published related research materials on this experiment, which still remained on the academic board in the academy.
Soon, other mentors gathered around, especially those I had met before at the Witch Academy; a few of them were quite memorable because they had come over just to pinch my cheeks and then ran away, leaving me confused.
At this moment, seeing many witches approaching, Principal Beif began asking numerous questions, particularly about how I arrived here.
Naturally, I had no reason to hide and explained the circumstances surrounding the Reverse Summoning Spell.
Among those explanations, related to fortune matters, I also mentioned Qiu Ruxin, the Child of Fortune. However, the mentors showed no surprise at her identity as the Child of Fortune, as if they already knew and did not place much significance on it.
Now, returning to the topic about Headmaster Mei.
Principal Beif took the lead in scolding Headmaster Mei Linde in front of me, given that Mei had known about such methods but watched as they directly expanded from the Void; it was no wonder she was willing to stay at the Witch Academy.
After a while of scolding, they casually ended the topic and quickly shifted to discussing the general situation of this world.
After all, they came here to understand the world’s circumstances, and since they had nothing to do in the main world, and there were no other worlds around the Void, it indeed felt quite boring; couldn’t they see that even a small world summoned over a dozen witches?
Most likely, they were here for fun.
To me, in such a small world, an ordinary student who wasn’t even an extraordinary witch could easily entertain them; it’s like using a cannon to k*ll a mosquito by bringing so many extraordinary witches.
However, while discussing information about this world, I took the opportunity to bring Qiu Ruxin over, since she was from this world and knew it better than I did; as for other information regarding the excavators, I would explain that.
Talking about the information in this world lasted until it turned dark outside.
The extraordinary witches were very enthusiastic about learning interesting facts about this world.
Especially when they learned about plant technology, their eyes lit up, and they showed a keen interest.
“Alright, Qiu Ruxin~ it’s time to take a shower; didn’t you say you were sweating earlier? You should hurry up now…” I gently patted Qiu Ruxin on the shoulder.
“Huh? Now?” Qiu Ruxin instinctively responded but quickly realized, “Okay, I actually wanted to take a shower earlier.”
After sending Qiu Ruxin away, I turned my attention back to the headmaster. It was clear what I was doing.
The extraordinary witches before me were all well-experienced; how could they be merely interested in a discussion about plant technology?
Their expressions indicated they had their speculations.
It was naturally about the extraordinary item Qiu Ruxin possessed, or rather, the “Extraordinary Knowledge.”
Although Headmaster Mei Linde had promised me that the Witch Academy wouldn’t forcibly take it, this headmaster was also an academy head. What if their ideologies clashed?
Thus, I needed to understand Principal Beif’s attitude. Even if I couldn’t help Qiu Ruxin keep the “Extraordinary Knowledge,” I at least needed to secure some benefits for her. Even if I might not have the qualifications to bargain with the headmaster, I wanted to help Qiu Ruxin obtain an alchemical item that could suppress and sever the Earth Vein Shackles and withstand cursed fates, or some other means would suffice.
“Xiao Han, do you have anything else to say?” Principal Beif glanced at me after tracking Qiu Ruxin for a short distance.
“Um, it’s about plant technology; it seems to involve quite a bit, including the excavators I just mentioned.”
“No problem, take your time; it looks like you have some information to relay, right? We’re not in a hurry to send information back; Mei might have already benefited from this before we even confirmed the position of this small world in the Void,” Principal Beif Alanna said nonchalantly, even specifically mentioning Headmaster Mei Linde.
Principal Beif had completely relaxed and appeared to be enjoying the show while listening to me.
“What I want to discuss is the ‘Extraordinary Knowledge’ this small world possesses.” After taking a deep breath, I straightforwardly expressed this matter and discreetly scanned each witch mentor.
To my surprise, they did not show any astonished expressions; in fact, their faces seemed rather calm.
This expression left me dumbfounded.
Wasn’t “Extraordinary Knowledge” supposed to be valuable?
Wasn’t it supposed to be something extraordinary witches placed great importance on, even to the point of forcibly taking it?
Could it be that my perception of the value of “Extraordinary Knowledge” was wrong?
“Hahaha, alright, Beif, don’t tease her; she’s starting to question her life,” one of the witches jokingly said to Principal Beif.
“Of course, we can see Qiu Ruxin has such a significant piece of ‘Extraordinary Knowledge’; how could we possibly miss that? You don’t think we’re planning to take it from you, do you? Are you prepared to be forcibly deprived of it?”
“Uh…” I stood there in a daze, looking at their smiling faces, feeling somewhat awkward.
Alright, you’re all extraordinary witches, some even heads of the academy, and yet you’re playing this game with me?
“Moreover, let’s not forget that the girl named Qiu Ruxin has already been transformed into a preparatory witch; even if some witch among us desired this extraordinary knowledge, they would say it outright. Besides… this ‘Extraordinary Knowledge’ seems to come with its fair share of trouble,” the witch who had offered Qiu Ruxin a knee pillow chimed in while smiling; it appeared that her interest in Qiu Ruxin was likely due to that “Extraordinary Knowledge.”
“Trouble… is it related to fortune, or is it that it is an extraordinary item itself?” I subconsciously inquired.
“Both are troublesome, that’s why I choose to ignore it. The creation of that extraordinary item is a miracle; since fate has chosen her, I naturally have no reason to seize it.”
“Huh? Do you mentors also find fortune troublesome?” I asked in surprise.
“Of course, although we won’t forcibly take it, she will still have to make a decision in the end.”
“What do you mean?” I asked, finding the mentor’s words quite jarring.
“That ‘Extraordinary Knowledge’ is carried by that extraordinary item; when this small world merges with the main world, the world’s will will be assimilated, and the script will collide. So, the bond formed by Qiu Ruxin relying on fortune will eventually break. Thus, when the small world fully integrates into the main world, the extraordinary item will enter a ritual destruction state due to the change in fortune. At that point, it will no longer be an extraordinary item but a purely rootless ‘Extraordinary Knowledge.’ So, she will need to decide whether to keep that extraordinary knowledge for herself or use it for other purposes.”
“I see…” I looked at the witch mentor in surprise; I didn’t expect her to have learned so much just from a brief interaction with Qiu Ruxin. Thankfully, I did not boast about my speculations, even though they were roughly similar.
After the witch mentor finished explaining, the headmaster also comforted me a bit. Their attitude towards this matter was somewhat beyond my expectations, quite similar to that of Headmaster Mei Linde.
Receiving such a response reassured me somewhat; this matter seemed to be reaching a close. The next thing to discuss was related to the excavators.
The civilization behind these excavators had remained hidden, and while I didn’t know why they suddenly withdrew, I was certainly not going to let them off easily.
“Headmaster, you know how Mei Linde tricked me into coming here without saying anything; unfamiliar with the surroundings, I encountered those lawless excavators, and even I suffered a loss; their methods are truly too bizarre.”
“They treat each world like a game, using fortune to manipulate ordinary people within this world to pillage and m*rder the natives, and they have no fear of d*ath. Even if they d*e, they can resurrect. I was genuinely disgusted by these guys…”
“Stop, stop…” When the headmaster heard me guide the topic toward the excavators, my tone had become somewhat odd.
At this point, Beif Alanna could tell from my voice that I was about to say something unpleasant, so she directly spoke, “Just say what you intend to do.”
“Huh? Oh…” Suddenly interrupted by the headmaster, I was slightly taken aback, as I was contemplating pleading for her help to eliminate this world. “That civilization does not regard people as human, which shows a tremendous disregard for life. Such a civilization must be extremely bad. I’ve heard through the grapevine that this civilization seems to possess more than just this small world; according to their claims, each world is like an open-world game, and they apparently said they have tens of thousands of them… Don’t the mentors find this civilization interesting?”
“Tens of thousands of small worlds? That’s not a small number!” interjected one witch nearby.
“Yes, we did find some interesting little creatures when we came over; they should be the excavators you mentioned. Their little gadgets are indeed fascinating, but my preliminary judgment is that they certainly cannot invade and dominate the tens of thousands of small worlds in the way you described.”
“Huh? Did the mentors interact with them when they came? Can you locate their world coordinates?” I asked curiously.
“Of course, we tried. These are creatures I’ve never seen before, but unfortunately, we failed. They used the script from this small world as a springboard and did not even descend with consciousness, so there were no leads,” the mentor shrugged, displaying a bit of regret, as if she had missed out on a great show.
“Huh? Can’t the headmaster do it?” I instinctively looked at the headmaster.
“She is right; I estimate that the Abyss Demons pushing this small world toward our main world are likely related to these fellows. Oh, did Mei mention this to you?”
“She did; Headmaster Mei also mentioned that those Abyss Demons would not bestow us benefits for free, and that this world undoubtedly has significant troubles,” I quickly nodded.
“I know, then it becomes much simpler. Let’s put it this way: anyone who can cause trouble for those Abyss Demons definitely has some means.”
“And it seems that they can do such things also has a trace of ‘Extraordinary Knowledge,'” another witch interjected at this point, playing with a square object surrounded by runes. I glanced at it for a moment and roughly guessed it was some sort of sealing method. “I captured a bit of their power; this thing is truly fascinating. What should this be called? Extraordinary Pixel? I’ll keep it as a collection.”
At this moment, I was quite surprised, looking at the constantly changing Pixel Block in that mentor’s hand. I attempted to reach for it to grasp and preserve that power, but I had no means to keep it, while this extraordinary witch acted incredibly casually, showcasing the extraordinary witch’s impressive skills.
However… with such incredible skills, why couldn’t they still locate the Void coordinates of that world? Although I wanted to complain, I refrained.
Yet… considering that even this small world had kept these headmasters busy for so long, I seemed to understand; perhaps some matters could indeed not be taken for granted…
“What’s the matter? It seems like you’re trying to draw antagonism against that civilization based on what you just said; did they offend you?”
“Um… roughly…” I carefully recalled the excavators; they didn’t seem to have offended me, but mentioning them still invoked feelings of displeasure.
In short, I just felt annoyed about it!
“It’s fine; there’s no need to get upset with such a group of fellows. From what I see, they are also consolidating the script of this small world and the Thread of Fortune. It seems like they might be planning to escape.”
“That’s right… at least once these excavators are gone, it saves us from too much worry,” I comforted myself.
It appeared that the headmaster and the mentors had little interest in this world; perhaps some interest existed, like that witch who collected pixels, but they didn’t seem inclined to stir up trouble.
Since that was the case, I also didn’t plan to say anything further.
If it came down to it, I could always take matters into my own hands. Perhaps in the Plant Network, I could fan the flames against those excavators regarding the party-related discussions.
As for the rest… I would just wait for a benefactor.
