Chapter 448: Only the Extraordinary Can Witness the Vastness of the World
In the end, this meal did not happen.
After my persistent questioning, Hong Chanyi finally couldn’t stand the “condemnation of conscience” and revealed the whole story.
They indeed followed out of curiosity.
Moreover, they misunderstood Miao and He, the two twin teachers, as Sister Bai’s new girlfriend, which led to the absurd conclusion that I had been cheated on…
God knows how shocked I was when I heard their explanation; just because my footsteps halted for a moment, they didn’t even see my expression and began to speculate.
I couldn’t help but admire their imagination. Of course, I also wondered what on earth was going on in their little heads that they could come up with such a story. It would be no exaggeration to say they are all exceptionally talented.
One of them, Hong Chanyi, along with Dongli Yiren and Guan Qiuling, came over excitedly to see me, and this matter almost got out.
But I couldn’t be bothered to care about it. Even if it spread, who would believe it?
If my relationship with Sister Bai could be shaken by such rumors, that would be ridiculous.
Time flew, and this batch of extraordinary mentors’ rotation in the main world did not cause much of a stir. This time, the rotation of extraordinary mentors was not limited to the Witch Academy but also included other extraordinary academies.
However, above the academy system of the Witch Academy, a silent notice regarding the Teaching Assistant assessment test appeared.
This notice naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially among the new students, but they selectively ignored it, as everyone was quite self-aware. Who would want to become a teaching assistant just a year after enrolling?
But I took this very seriously. After all, the Academy Head only told me a general situation, and the specific details would naturally have to come from the official academy notice.
Firstly, students wishing to become teaching assistants must meet several prerequisite conditions, such as being currently enrolled and not graduated. Students who have graduated lose their qualifications for the teaching assistant test because, essentially, the teaching assistant qualification is a “practical internship” for witches who intend to return to the main world. Therefore, those who have graduated, perhaps for various reasons, postponed their graduation or simply do not wish to graduate, are deemed unsuitable by the academy to become teaching assistants.
Students who have become teaching assistants may continue to hold that position even if they graduate during their tenure.
As for those who graduate and still wish to become teaching assistants… they will be directly assigned without a test because they are already extraordinary witches; as long as they are happy, that suffices.
Additionally, students must possess abilities significant enough to attract attention, the most direct proof being accreditation such as Alchemist rating certificates or Potion Theory level testing certificates. These serve as tangible evidence of one’s skills and an opportunity to showcase one’s abilities to mentors.
Moreover, making substantial contributions to the academy, such as having recruited the most new students in a year or publishing a paper significant enough to be archived by the academy, also counts.
I didn’t care about this point; although I hadn’t taken any certificates, I had indeed published several papers in the academic section of the academy, with Teacher Ji assisting in the organization. Additionally, I had contributed ideas and rune structures for spells like Nightmare spells and Dream Rewriting spells. So, when it comes to contributions and abilities, I had nothing to worry about.
Furthermore, the qualification for the teaching assistant test is not something students can apply for themselves but rather is recommended by mentors. After all, each student in the fourth year of the Witch Academy will follow a mentor for further study. If they wish to be a teaching assistant, they can ask their mentor for a recommendation. If that path doesn’t work out, they can only rely on their social connections.
Of course, this mentor can recommend a student without accepting them as a teaching assistant, as the recommendation is merely the entry threshold for the teaching assistant test. The subsequent foundational tests will eliminate a substantial number of students. As for how many will be eliminated, that depends on how many mentors need teaching assistants this time.
Choosing which mentor to assist is also an art. After all, a mentor can only have one teaching assistant. If you aren’t favored and choose that mentor, then you can only regretfully bow out. Therefore, the interplay between mentors and prospective teaching assistants is equally crucial.
Upon seeing this, I couldn’t help but become curious. I wondered if any unlucky student would end up being selected by Sister Bai. However… students who have made it this far shouldn’t be so clueless as to not know this information.
Not long after, I encountered a familiar figure on the usual path leading out of the Academy Head’s office.
Earlier, I mentioned I wouldn’t go to the Academy Head’s office just to create trouble, but I didn’t say I wouldn’t stop Sister Bai along the way.
“Hey~ Little Bai, isn’t that your Xiao Han? We’ll go to our office first and won’t be the third wheel in your little rendezvous,” Miao was the first witch to spot me, and she nudged Bai Yu beside her.
“Uh, okay.”
“What the… Little Bai, you agreed so readily? What about our sisterhood?”
“Sisterhood can’t withstand the test; I’m heading over first.” After saying that, Bai Yu left them behind and ran off.
“What the… so, once you have a girlfriend, you forget your sisters, huh…”
“Let’s go, sister. Are you really going to stick around and be a third wheel? Let’s check out our assigned office and accommodation. We just arrived at the Witch Academy in the main world. Accompany me to explore, okay?”
“Okay, let’s go.” Miao, who had been sulking earlier, tenderly patted He’s head in agreement with the proposal.
At that moment.
“Sister Bai, you two are done so quickly?” I greeted Sister Bai with some surprise, walking alongside her.
“Uh, we only met the Academy Head’s clone. She explained some basic information and important notes about teaching assignments.”
“What will you be teaching, Sister Bai?”
“Me? Of course, courses related to Body Techniques, such as Body Technique classes, practical skills, etc. I’m also a free lecture type mentor, and I only need to complete a set number of lectures each semester. The following semester will mark the beginning of my formal teaching and assignments. But… this semester will be over soon, right?”
“Uh, it’s indeed almost over. I didn’t expect you to leave me hanging at the Witch Academy for so long. Do you know how much I missed you?”
“Oh? How much did you miss me? Did you think of jumping into my arms?” Bai Yu asked with a smile.
“Of course! You have no idea how excited I was when I found out you were coming back.” As I spoke, I felt the arm she wrapped around my waist, “Sister Bai, you’ve become bolder, haven’t you? You used to be so hesitant, but now you’re so direct?”
“Of course!”
“Hehehe~ You were quite eager to assert your claim earlier. Are those two your friends from outside?” I asked while holding onto Sister Bai’s arm.
“Uh, those two are friends I met halfway. They’re very strong and… quite dangerous. Don’t be fooled by their seemingly harmless demeanor; they’re fiercer than mad dogs when they get into action. Xiao Han… you must become an extraordinary witch; only then can you qualify to explore the vastness outside the world.”
“Mm-mm-mm~ Of course, I will listen to Sister Bai’s teachings~ Can you tell me about the fun things you encountered outside the world?”
“I… well, it’s hard to say. After leaving the main world, I’ve been focused on returning and accumulating my experiences. However, I can tell you about my impressions of the Witch World.”
“Really? I want to know what the Witch World is like!” Hearing Sister Bai mention this, I became very interested.
“It’s an ocean of books…” At this, Bai Yu fell into her memories.
“Ocean of books?”
“Yes, the Witch World is an ocean of books, or it’s also called the Grand Library of the Witch World. The entire Witch World has been transformed by the Primordial Witch into a place that stores all kinds of knowledge, history, spellbooks, and heritage of the Witch Race since their inception…”
“This… then where do the witches live?”
“Do witches need to worry about where to live?” Bai Yu smiled and replied, “Witches are generally restless. At least, compared to the long-lived witches, they will spend the majority of their life exploring unknown worlds on the void’s edge or adventuring in mysterious places they have yet to visit. Only the unknown and mysterious can excite witches. Even when they are tired, they will randomly pick a world in the void for a secluded life or gather a group of good friends to establish a Witch Academy in the void, spreading the glory and seeds of witches.”
“Ah…”
“It’s fascinating, right?”
“Mm!”
“Then how do witches maintain relationships across the vast void and remain connected?”
“The Primordial Dream World, remember? Even when witches are physically distant, the Primordial Dream World serves as the grandest social venue for witches. They scatter across the void like loose sand, largely due to the Primordial Dream World being the bond connecting all witches,” I quickly realized, as I recalled Teacher Ji mentioning this. Regardless, the Primordial Dream World is indeed an impressive existence.
“Uh… that’s right!” I remembered this, “Sister Bai~ I heard that after becoming an extraordinary witch, entering the Primordial Dream World doesn’t require such cumbersome dream pods anymore; you only need something similar to a spellbook, right?”
“Exactly! Little Han, you are so aware!”
“Of course~ I know a lot. Both Teacher Ji and the Academy Head have shared many common knowledge that ordinary students don’t know.”
“Oh, is that so…”
“Of course. But… Sister Bai, where are we going? Why does it seem like there are fewer and fewer people?” I looked around, realizing I hadn’t even noticed that I had come here while talking with Sister Bai.
“Isn’t it good that there are fewer people?” At that moment, Bai Yu smiled and turned her head to look at me. Then, with a sidestep, she pushed me back against the wall again.
Huh? Why again?
But I didn’t have time to think about such details…
“Uh… Sister Bai, what are you doing?”
“Of course, I’m going to finish what we left off last time.” Bai Yu said calmly, as if stating a very ordinary affair, while her other hand brushed aside a few strands of hair in front of me, gently smelling it with her nose.
“Since it was left unfinished last time, there’s no reason to continue, right? Sister Bai, you wouldn’t want to see rumors arise about a new mentor having inappropriate relations with a student tomorrow, would you?” At that moment, I looked at Sister Bai, who had a teasing smile on her lips, without a hint of fear or shyness.
Last time, Sister Bai didn’t cherish the moment we left unfinished, and now she wanted to try the same thing again? There’s no such good fortune in this world!
“Well, Little Han, do you want to…”
“Sister Bai, you didn’t come back with such lewd thoughts, did you? Have you heard that the Witch Academy discourages relationships between mentors and students?”
“Well, it’s just discouraged.”
“You’ll be talked about, you know?”
“Are you very concerned, Little Han?” At this point, Bai Yu also released the hand she had propped against my side.
“Everything one does should be dignified… Wait until I become a teaching assistant, and you can do whatever you want.”
“Little Han, are you planning to test for teaching assistant already?”
“Is that not allowed? The Academy Head said it was fine. She has already arranged it for me.”
“Then can I have you as my teaching assistant, Little Han?”
“Idiot! That’s a given! Do you think I would want to be a teaching assistant for another mentor just so you could snatch me back? Yuck~ Sister Bai, do you enjoy that sort of thing?” I pretended to be surprised, my tone tinged with teasing disdain as I gently pushed Sister Bai away.
“Little Han, is your mind filled with weird thoughts? Do you think you can tease me like this?” Bai Yu remained unmoved, allowing me to try and push her away as my hands rested lightly on her body.
“Tease? That’s not it. This is just normal interaction after confirming our relationship; Sister Bai wouldn’t be so easily teased, would she?”
“After teasing, one must take responsibility. Since you, Little Han, don’t want to take responsibility, how about I just collect some interest first?”
“Whatever~ Just don’t go overboard… mm.”
……
Teacher Ji’s Office.
As the flashes of the Reverse Summoning Spell flickered and then extinguished, my figure appeared here.
“Uh… Teacher Ji, did you call me here in such a hurry for something?” I instinctively tidied up my slightly messy clothes, and the power from my body cultivation helped restore my face, which had been a little flushed, back to normal.
“Well… it seems I called you at the wrong time. But since you’re here, let’s get down to business.” Teacher Ji played with the summoning ritual I had given her, showing some interest in the somewhat crude alchemical item. They hadn’t yet reached the stage of combining the reverse summoning spell with alchemy, but now it seemed there might be an opportunity to try.
“Uh, teacher, go ahead.”
“It’s about the teaching assistant matter. Xiao Han, you going to be a teaching assistant at this stage is a first in the Witch Academy. You haven’t even had a mentor yet, and I’m still your advisor. This exceptional case is processed as a special case at the academy, remarkable indeed.”
“That… no, it’s all thanks to you, Teacher Ji, for teaching me well. Let’s talk about the main issue.” I scratched my head, having grasped the context of what was happening.
“Uh, primarily, it’s about the teaching assistant. Once you become a teaching assistant, it means you’ve graduated from being a student. Normally, becoming a teaching assistant equates to entering the teacher’s registry at the Witch Academy. Even if dismissed from the assistant role, one can continue to tag along with their original mentor or pursue independent research, but you’re still in classes. If you become a teaching assistant and your mentor kicks you out, you won’t be able to attend classes normally when you return.”
“Um… is that very important?”
“I’m just letting you know. I think these classes are not important to you; what matters is to remind you about the change in your identity. I’m not cursing you; I just want to tell you that if you become a teaching assistant and lose that identity, you won’t be able to enjoy the conveniences that come with being a student again. Even the opportunity to choose a mentor in three years may not exist unless a mentor actively accepts you…”
“Uh… so?”
“I have to say your growth has been incredibly fast. If all of this were to develop in the worst-case scenario, feel free to come to me for assistance. I can still guide you. However, I believe the probability of such an occurrence is low. Your teaching assistant mentor is that Bai Yu girl, right?”
“Mm…”
“Be a bit more restrained before becoming a teaching assistant. You are now an adult; don’t suppress your impulses and do things you can’t control. You have a long journey ahead of you; why limit yourself to this awkward present? Seeking excitement?”
“No… I, nothing happened between Sister Bai and me! I also demand that of her!”
“Well, that sounds like a confession. Alright, since you said so, I’ll take your word for it. Just remember for next time to check the earth vein information near you. What you do will be recorded accurately by the earth vein of the main world.”
“Wh… What?!”
