Chapter 451: Sister Bai, the Food Protector
“The Knowledge Tree?”
“Yes~ Do you want me to tell you how powerful this spell is with Sister Bai…”
“Alright, Xiao Han, it’s better to keep the secrets about spells to yourself. There’s no need to reveal everything to others, even to me.” At this moment, Bai Yu directly interrupted what I was about to say, “Knowing the name of that spell is enough for Sister Bai.”
“Okay…” I nodded obediently. Since Sister Bai has become an Extraordinary Witch, and still manages to keep spell-related secrets so well, it also serves as a reminder for me.
That is, the Void outside of this world is not as harmonious as I imagined. But then again, I almost let the comfortable atmosphere of the Witch Academy confuse me.
It seems I had asked Teacher Ji a similar question before; at that time, I wanted to determine whether the environment of the Void prioritizes exploring the extraordinary or gaining strength.
Clearly, most of my current actions are focused on exploration because the Witch Academy where I am situated is destined to be a relatively peaceful environment.
However… it won’t be long before the Main World will likely be thrown into chaos as well; that Small World is about to collide with the Main World.
I’m just… curious about what the collision between worlds looks like.
I cannot imagine scenes I have not seen; or rather, I have not truly reached the Void to witness the true nature of the worlds in the Void.
“By the way, there’s something I want to tell you, Sister Bai. I wonder if you know about it?” At this moment, I also got up, resting one knee on the chair, and placing both hands on Sister Bai’s desk.
“What is it?”
“It’s something related to the Main World.”
Naturally, I meant the matter regarding that Small World. Sister Bai promoted to an Extraordinary Witch and just happened to miss this incident. However, since this event will occur soon, whether I say it or not is simply letting Sister Bai know a bit earlier or later.
“Something related to the Main World?” Bai Yu became a bit curious, wondering what would happen in the Main World.
“Yes, the Main World is about to be struck by a Small World.” I stated, although my gaze subtly glanced at Teacher Stasi; mentioning this to Sister Bai would naturally not hide it from her.
From the reaction of the other party, she was clearly paying attention to my conversation with Sister Bai.
“A Small World? About to strike the Main World? Are you sure?” Upon hearing my words, Sister Bai’s eyes widened because she truly did not know about this, and she had not experienced or seen such events.
“Do you mind if I join this topic suddenly? I also apologize for interrupting just now, but I would like to ask, where did you hear this news?”
At this moment, Stasi once again stood up and came to me, her tone no longer as surprised as before. It was clear that after calming down, Teacher Stasi had begun to gradually accept the current situation and setting.
“Hmm… does Teacher Stasi think I’m joking?”
“While I don’t want to discourage you, this indeed touches on the area I’m familiar with. You mentioned the Main World just now; do you understand the peculiarities of the Main World?” Stasi’s tone had now grown confident, taking on a teaching tone.
“Hmm, I know a little.” I nodded humbly.
“That’s good to know, but I want to say that unfortunately, the Main World’s position in the Void is very awkward. I’ve read relevant literature, confirming that there is no form of world near the Main World in the Void, so if a Small World were to collide with the Main World, the probability of such an event occurring is nearly zero.”
“Ah? There are no worlds near the Main World?” Hearing this from Teacher Stasi was the first time for me.
Wait… if there are no Small Worlds near the Main World, does that mean the probability that my fortune from the world outside the Main World was borrowed to reverse summon me is guaranteed to be that Small World?
After all, that Small World is under the influence of the Abyss Demon, as the Academy Head mentioned, it is a ticket to enter the Main World.
So… my experiences in that other world, the Academy Head indeed has considerable room for maneuvering…
But knowing this now seems useless; after all, the events have already occurred, and I haven’t suffered any losses.
“Right, if this is the so-called rumor you heard somewhere, then it’s highly likely to be false.” Stasi declared confidently.
“Uh… could it be that what the Academy Head said is also false?”
“The… Academy Head?” Stasi’s previously determined expression momentarily stiffened, but quickly masked it, “Is that so? Then that means there might be someone else pushing this…”
“It seems the Academy Head has told me that it’s the work of the Abyss Demon; you might not be aware of this yet, Teacher Stasi, but our batch has encountered numerous twists and turns since the start of school, and many events have the shadow of the Abyss Demon behind them.”
“The Abyss Demon?” At the mention of this term, Stasi’s expression sobered up a bit. It seems this instructor knows something, but soon she changed to a gentler expression and looked at me, “Then it’s not surprising. Xiao Han, do you know any other news? Although I have been in this academy for several days, I’m not very familiar with what has happened; could you tell me more?”
“Uh… this…” I instinctively looked at Sister Bai, wanting to see her reaction.
“Xiao Han is still a student, so she doesn’t know much. Many pieces of information from the academy are not disclosed to students. If you hear Xiao Han’s own speculations, it is easy to lead to preconceived misunderstandings. If you have the opportunity, you can make more contacts with other witches; they would definitely be willing to share some interesting gossip.” At this moment, Bai Yu spoke up.
“That’s true, but I’m not very good at approaching and chatting with other witches. How about Xiao Han shares some intriguing anecdotes? I’m also curious about what has happened in the academy from a student’s perspective. Of course, this is not for free; how about I give you a spellbook as a reward?” Stasi asked with a smile, and then a spellbook appeared in her hand.
“Sure!”
Seeing this instructor being so generous, just for casually saying something I can get a spellbook regardless of its strength, isn’t it fun to play with as long as I can use it in my hands?
Regardless, it’s a token of goodwill from this teacher. After all, this kind of thing will eventually be known, and there’s no loss in getting a spellbook for free; even if the information I disclose is highly valuable, I lack the means to monetize it.
“What does Teacher Stasi want to know? I’ll tell you anything I know!” I readily accepted the spellbook and said.
Then I instinctively used identification magic on it, but the results were quite unexpected.
The information identified was very vague, and there was little record of it in the Earth Vein’s information; it seems this instructor has not used it in this world, and of course, its origin from outside the Main World should be one of the significant factors.
I stored it on my spellbook shelf, feeling it slightly. The internal remarks indicated that it was an energy manipulation spell with a two-digit consumption; not bad, but it’s just alright.
Then I turned my gaze to Teacher Stasi since I had received something.
“Hmm, you just mentioned that you’ve had twists and turns since the start of school, with the Abyss Demon behind it, right? So the Abyss Demon is currently the biggest player in the Main World?”
“Pretty much… but I think the bigger player should be the world script.”
“World script? You know about this too?” Stasi looked slightly surprised; isn’t it said that information about fortune and scripts related to the Main World is not disseminated outside?
“Yes, this is also the work of the Abyss Demon. During an incident that affected many Children of Fortune, they angrily leaked this matter.”
“Did the Academy Head not handle this?” Stasi asked with a frown, clearly perplexed by this matter; such concepts being disclosed must outweigh the benefits.
“Hmm… no, the academy has also dealt with it coldly.”
“Cold handling… does the Academy Head have some profound intention in doing this…” Stasi murmured.
Then I told Teacher Stasi about some recent events, but most of it focused on what I heard before going to the Small World.
As for the subsequent content, that was for Sister Bai exclusively.
“Sister Bai, it’s getting late. How about we grab something to eat? Let’s consider it dinner.” I took out my phone to check the time and suggested.
“Hmm, let’s go. Where does Xiao Han want to eat?”
“Hmm… the cafeteria? How does that sound? Mainly because I really don’t know where else to eat, and at least the cafeteria is more economical.”
“Then let’s go to the cafeteria.” Sister Bai nodded and headed there with me.
“Xiao Han, you really didn’t need to tell her all that. If you need spellbooks, you can just come to me; I can give you some.”
“Ah… it’s all trivial information.” I said nonchalantly.
“The point is not that the information is trivial… Well, actually it’s nothing much; at least you still have me.”
“Um… Sister Bai, is there something wrong with that instructor named Stasi?” At this moment, I realized I might have misspoken earlier, perhaps stemming from my desire to perform too strongly?
It seems I have another aspect to pay attention to.
“I don’t know if she has a problem. Even though I’ve spent many days with her, I still don’t know much about her, and that’s the problem.”
“Hmm, could it be that this is what she meant by not being good at approaching and talking with others?”
“It’s not impossible, but Xiao Han, you must remember to maintain a certain degree of vigilance with new people or witches, regardless of who they are. Don’t take advantage of a small profit; be careful not to suffer a great loss.”
“Oh, I realized I was wrong.” I immediately lowered my head to admit my mistake upon realizing my error, and naturally apologized quickly, “Then let me treat this meal~ Recently I have found a decent income source.”
“A decent income source?” Bai Yu suddenly became alert, “What source? Xiao Han, you haven’t done any weird part-time jobs, have you?”
“Sister Bai, what bad things are you thinking? How did this topic twist when it came from you? Oh~ Could it be that you’re protecting your interests?”
“You can think of it that way, but the main reason is to prevent Xiao Han from going down the wrong path,” Bai Yu said seriously.
“Don’t worry~ I won’t demean myself~” Seeing Sister Bai’s seriousness, I also understood that this matter isn’t suitable for joking, “Actually, it’s about Fool Dream~ It’s related to Fool Dream. Remember the special Fool Dream Drink? I collaborated with Witch Cat Café using this, but the supply of raw materials has just gotten on track, and I haven’t received much money yet.”
“Oh, so that’s it…”
“Yeah, what did you think it was?”
“Then how much do you get as commission?”
“Um… I didn’t pay much attention to how much I get…”
“Xiao Han, you should learn to fight for your own interests more,” Bai Yu sighed.
“Hmm… but I think as long as the money is enough, it’s okay; besides, that money isn’t Red Copper or Secret Silver…”
“Sigh… I understand. Xiao Han, you don’t have much concept of money. Resources in the extraordinary world are also very important. If you don’t seize what you deserve now, you also won’t seize it in the future.”
“Um… got it…” I pouted and said softly, clearly hearing, but not necessarily processing it.
Soon, after reaching the cafeteria, I did indeed keep my word and offered to pay. Finally, we picked a corner to sit down.
“Hmm? Xiao Han, what are you doing?” Shortly after sitting down, Bai Yu looked at the chopsticks I reached out, which were directly inserted into the largest piece of meat on her plate.
“Aren’t you the one who said you protect your food? Why didn’t you react at all?”
“Hmm?” Bai Yu was momentarily stunned but quickly realized I was referring to the earlier matter. Then she chuckled lightly, “I am indeed protecting my food, right? If you take that piece of meat, you’ll have to repay it at a greater cost in the future.”
“Well~ it’s not like I’m missing that piece of meat. Sister Bai, you can repay however you like; even if it’s… meat as a repayment, that works too~” As I spoke, I lifted the piece of meat from Sister Bai’s plate between our gazes, as if the so-called meat repayment referred to this piece of meat.
“Then it’s settled, okay?” At this moment, Sister Bai also showed a distinctly meaningful smile, her tone carrying a hint of anticipation.
“Hmm, we’ll talk about it later. By the way, Sister Bai, aren’t you curious about what happened to me after you left? Also… about the collision of that Small World with our Main World?”
“You know, Xiao Han? You didn’t inadvertently get involved again, did you?”
“Ah~ Did you guess that straight away? How boring. Would Sister Bai be willing to take this opportunity to hear about that Small World?” I asked, then stuffed the piece of meat I “took” from Sister Bai into my mouth, slowly chewing, as if savoring whether the meat on Sister Bai’s plate was indeed more delicious than mine.
“As long as Xiao Han is willing to share, I’m naturally willing to be this listener,” Bai Yu said with a smile. Then, a soundproof spell enveloped the small area around us.
