Chapter 546 – Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell Research Materials Acquired
After completing the review using the Aura Observation Technique, the witches present began to get busy, but I was an exception.
I simply couldn’t face the intersection where the two worlds collide and conduct such “detailed” operations.
Throughout this review, Principal Mei Linde pointed out many shortcomings and flaws, especially concerning the junction points of the world’s Earth Veins and the disconnection points of the Earth Veins near Ninglan New City, which could directly impact Ninglan New City when facing the expansion realm. These issues need solving.
Moreover, there were many other minor problems, such as the mutated beasts atop the ruins of the expansion realm, which would threaten the stability of the integrated small world within the expansion realm, and so on.
Another point to note is that the main world is a wasteland except for the core realm. Without the protection of the Earth Veins, the main world would be ravaged by the energies of the outside void.
Ninglan New City became a wasteland because the outer layer, the Void Frontline Realm, was devastated, leading to periodic energy surges. This resulted in the mutated beasts in the expansion realm becoming even stronger and more terrifying under these energy tides.
If such mutated beasts were to come to the main world through the space rifts above Horasso Swamp, it would cause terrifying destruction. The reason why everything is still fine for now mainly depends on… luck. The mutated beasts that have recently appeared aren’t strong, and entering the core realm reduces them further with the Great Weakening Spell, so the witches stationed there can mostly handle them.
So, I didn’t need to worry about any of this. I naturally came this time to broaden my horizons and also to be on standby in case the Aura Observation Technique malfunctioned. Although I ended up not needing to intervene, it proved the technique’s stability.
“What’s this? Our little contributor is leaving first?”
Just as I was about to leave, Principal Mei’s voice suddenly called me back.
“Contributor… Principal Mei is exaggerating. I didn’t do anything…” I replied humbly.
“Excessive modesty can be seen as arrogance, you know～ But who would have thought that the technique that Xiao Han inadvertently tinkered with would be so helpful at this moment?” Several witches followed Mei Linde to stand in front of me, and she looked quite satisfied with the girl before her.
If it weren’t for the Aura Observation Technique guiding this review and error correction, this attempt at integrating the small world could have truly resulted in the predicted space rifts filling the entire main world.
Although… they didn’t seem particularly concerned about such matters; the dead ordinary people would ultimately enter the Earth Vein cycle and then be reborn in this main world in a new form.
With Principal Mei’s affection towards me, the other witches, who usually had no interactions with me, also showed some goodwill at this moment, signifying their recognition of my abilities.
Of course, many witches also expressed a wicked interest in teasing socially awkward individuals, and there were plenty of witches with this wicked interest.
While I was being teased by several witches and didn’t know how to respond, Principal Mei spoke again.
“Is Xiao Han fond of collecting strange gems now? I noticed you’ve been playing with various odd crystals.” Principal Mei asked, looking at the translucent gem in my hand.
“Oh, this… this is a product of a spell effect from the spellbook Principal Beif gave me. I’ve been researching it in my spare time…” I quickly explained, as these crystalline objects are indeed beautiful.
Moreover, I’ve been understanding some relevant properties of the crystals lately and could even use crystal magic to create items similar to polarizing filters to observe the marvelous crystalline reactions from a microscopic perspective, accumulating relevant experience and knowledge to provide a knowledge base for future derivative development.
Recently, I’ve learned a lot of popular science related to these, as these scientific phenomena are essentially what could be called magic applicable to the material world.
As it stands, my efficiency in developing and utilizing the “Crystal Magic Spellbook” is indeed very low, far from the miraculous level that Principal Beif Alanna mentioned.
“So that’s it. It’s a normal phenomenon that girls can’t resist shiny things. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot something. The items you asked for earlier, I’ve organized them for you. It indeed took me quite some effort, and I got so busy that I forgot about them. I’ll just take this opportunity to give them to you now.” Mei Linde casually said, then seemed to remember something and took out a storage equipment and handed it to me.
I automatically accepted the storage equipment and wanted to ask something, but the next moment I remembered—this was related to the research materials for the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell!
“Thank you, Principal!”
“You’re welcome. It’s rare for you to ask me for something, so of course, I’ll help. Good luck～ I have high hopes for you.”
“Mm-hm!” I nodded quickly in agreement, even letting go of the crystal in my hand. Forget the junk crystal magic; I now declare that the research materials for the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell are my one true love!
Perhaps because I received what I’d been longing for, my mood remained very good after bidding farewell to the Principal, and this pleasant mood lasted until my mental power probed into this storage equipment…
The space inside the storage equipment was even larger than I expected!
Terrifyingly spacious.
Moreover, it was filled with various storage units, and when I opened one, it wasn’t a bunch of paper records; instead…it was an external information storage device related to the Earth Vein System!
And there was no telling how much terrifying data had been compressed and integrated into this not-so-large piece of equipment…
I silently closed these storage units and swallowed hard, trying to open other storage units. Each one was basically packed to the brim, and they were all carefully labeled with numbers.
Seeing this information, my first reaction was to feel a headache. No wonder the Principal had been working hard for over a hundred years on this—it was like they were stripping the underwear of **Extraordinary Knowledge** for research and testing!
However, after calming down, I quickly reflected on myself. My heart raced at the sight of these materials, which was actually just a reflection of my eagerness for quick success.
It seemed that I had been adjusting my mindset all along, saying that I could endure loneliness, but when faced with true terror, I was still subconsciously shocked.
At that moment, I truly realized the gap between myself and the Principal and the others. The consecutive achievements and the flattery from the surrounding witch seniors almost made me feel high again. Perhaps the Principal noticed this too, which is why she took this opportunity to give me this?
Regardless of whether the Principal did it intentionally or not, I have learned an important lesson.
These pieces of information would require a substantial engineering effort even if recorded into the Great Knowledge Tree using the Earth Vein Identification Technique. I have no doubt that the information content in this storage equipment might be comparable to that of a library accessible to students.
Truly valuable resources cannot be freely opened to the public. If researching a piece of **Extraordinary Knowledge** could yield so much information and materials… I recalled that back in that research lab, so many academic witches were continuously studying **Extraordinary Knowledge**, some even for longer than the Principal herself…
This is simply terrifying!
However, after realizing this, I didn’t delve deeper into it. Those futile fantasies would only increase my internal exhaustion.
This is the path I chose. If just a glance at reality brings fear, it would be better to have been an ordinary person from the start.
Nevertheless, with so many Earth Vein USBs, I need to figure out a way to quickly transfer them to my Great Knowledge Tree for easier study.
Of course, “Earth Vein USBs” is just my colloquial term. What I really need to do now is return and ask Sister Qiong for help, after all, Sister Qiong is the witch most knowledgeable about the Earth Vein Operating System and the Academy Network that the Principal introduced me to. She is now also helping me construct firewalls and encryption algorithms for cognitive protection for my Great Knowledge Tree.
Overall, these are not my areas of expertise; my understanding of these fields is solely based on the professional knowledge Sister Qiong shared with me, which eliminates most barriers when communicating ideas and professional insights.
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At this moment, Daphne was on her way to the library, aiming to find Luxien. Although she suspected the latter was most likely there since she had found Luxien there the last few times.
Ever since Luxien received a phone call from home, she had almost been downcast. However, after that “hangover” episode, she had transformed completely after a day or two of silence.
She started becoming silent and then devoted herself to studying fiercely. Previously, when she had accompanied Luxien, she had witnessed how the latter struggled to learn those knowledge points, almost as if it were harming her life. But now, Luxien had changed; she had become proactive in her intense learning, making Daphne worry about her.
While having the motivation to study is a good thing, Daphne couldn’t help but feel out of sorts at this moment.
Moreover…she had something really good to tell Luxien, and she felt it was a great opportunity for her!
No… two opportunities!
The All-purpose Association was being very generous this time. They were the earliest to place bets in this upcoming struggle for fortune.
Initially, their target was Tan Han, but after several events, they realized that it didn’t really matter.
What is a Child of Fortune? It’s just an ordinary person dressed in a layer of identity. Since fortune can be fought over, the identity of the Child of Fortune is inconsequential; what matters is how to gamble.
Although they weren’t clear on what exactly the struggle for fortune could bring to the All-purpose Association, they were sure of one fundamental guarantee… as long as they tilted some resources, Luxien, being the Child of Fortune, would undoubtedly qualify to grow to the strongest and eventually ascend to the extraordinary.
As for the claims that the Child of Fortune would ultimately compete to become the strongest in this world… the elders of the association who understood this main world well knew that it was a joke.
No matter how strong the extraordinary mentor is?
The strongest… a mentor could slap their face to the ground with a single hand.
Thus, the association needs such a student-level powerhouse to maintain their star effect, continuously accumulating fame and exposure within the Witch Academy, as contemporaneous strong individuals are the most appealing to the budding girls, and the association must have a continuous infusion of fresh blood to keep going.
Additionally, the Witch Academy had been isolated from other academies, so most of the time, it was the internal struggles among the academy’s societies that kept it active.
Of course, there were also reserved programs, such as the new round of snatching newcomers and raiding other academies at night to create some conflicts, partaking in scuffles. After all, they weren’t willing to play with the Witch Academy, yet they had plenty of ways to engage with them.
Recently, the All-purpose Association had found another eye-catching special newcomer among the freshman ranks.
She appeared suddenly in the Witch Academy just as this semester was about to conclude. The last time a newcomer appeared so abruptly in the Witch Academy, it was Ninglan Qiuyue.
That Ninglan Qiuyue was also the new City Lord of Ninglan New City, where the previous nightmare incident occurred, which truly opened many people’s eyes and allowed them to realize that there was such a place in this world.
This new student is also of significant weight; she isn’t even from this world!
Moreover, she claimed that her original world is about to collide with this one, none of which is considered a big deal, but the key point is that this girl named Qiu Ruxin knows Yang Yuelan!
Yang Yuelan’s name is now quite familiar among those seniors from the Witch Academy who have some means or connections, even the teaching assistants have heard of her.
Even becoming an assistant in her first year seems to have become her most inconsequential achievement.
After multiple inquiries from various teaching assistants within the All-purpose Association, they have confirmed that this person is not to be trifled with.
When they looked at the long list of events and reasons that gave them a sense of trepidation, they broke out in cold sweats.
In the Witch Academy, the strongest connections are with the extraordinary mentors, and the role of the assistant is one of the highest identities in that hierarchy.
The identity of an assistant indicates that at least one extraordinary mentor genuinely supports her; otherwise, the assistant position would be directly revoked.
But how about Yang Yuelan?
Just looking at the intricate web of interpersonal connections was enough to make them grasp the disparity, especially with the two academy heads at the top of this relationship chart, which nearly blinded them.
Having drawn the attention of both academy heads…
Not to be provoked, genuinely not to be provoked!
Moreover, they discovered that even wanting to meet Yang Yuelan and establish connections was quite difficult.
Who could imagine that after knocking on the door to the villa where she lived, the one who opened the door would be a witch mentor they usually couldn’t even aspire to reach?
And behind the door were several pairs of curious witch eyes sizing them up, wondering who had the audacity to come visiting…
For the one knocking on the door, this must seem like a horror movie, right?
At this moment, Daphne was accompanied by another young girl, namely the aforementioned Qiu Ruxin.
The newcomer who claimed to have been brought to the Witch Academy by Yang Yuelan is naturally someone the senior witches in the All-purpose Association would take seriously. Even if she were just an ordinary girl Yang Yuelan felt pity for and brought back, the All-purpose Association didn’t mind doing her a favor.
Moreover, knowing Yang Yuelan constitutes a valuable asset, as many members within the All-purpose Association could not even achieve the level of making Yang Yuelan recognize them.
“Is that classmate named Luxien studying here?”
“Yes, I’ll introduce you later. Let’s consider it making a friend. Plus, she also knows Yang Yuelan, or rather… she was in the same class as Yang Yuelan in the past. I hope you can get along well,” Daphne said.
