Chapter 548: Resurrection Spell and All-purpose Association
As I looked at the information presented by the identification technique, my expression darkened.
This girl was a Child of Fortune who had been taken from the Witch Academy, belonging to the same batch as Luxien. However, I didn’t expect her to be so inconspicuous that I had no memory of her name.
Sang Yuan.
That was her name.
Originally from the Beast Academy’s affiliated half-beastman school, no wonder there was no sound when she was taken; those in the Beast Academy… it’s not surprising they didn’t make a peep.
They certainly wouldn’t dare challenge the Witch Academy.
Moreover, according to the information, she had been abused before her d*ath. If it were just that… it would be somewhat acceptable, but… her entire family was also dead!
This was not the site of her initial d*ath, and the amount of information I could obtain was limited. However, when I wanted to use the Resurrection Spell later, I would likely need to prepare rituals and consume a lot of spellcasting materials, especially materials related to attracting Soul Material.
Thus, for Resurrection Spells, the best time to release them was right at the moment of d*ath to minimize consumption; when I previously used the Resurrection Spell, I didn’t even use any extra spellcasting materials.
But no matter how much I thought, I couldn’t change the established facts at this moment.
The occurrence of this incident seemed to make me understand how the situation of players encircling a Child of Fortune came to be, as seen in the Observation Technique.
If this Child of Fortune were used as a sacrifice to obtain a certain number of Threads of Fortune, then they could deploy more players and take advantage of this opportunity to strike again… Their goal was surely not just these unimportant Children of Fortune; what they needed was the Threads of Fortune.
The players might have realized that there was more than one Child of Fortune earlier than I estimated!
Moreover… there was one more thing to note: the “once Child of Fortune” who had lost her life seemed to have lost her identity now.
The Fortune Seeds within her hadn’t blossomed much and were now covered in cracks. This condition was even worse than Qiu Ruxin’s at that time; she could no longer retain her fortune.
So even if she were resurrected, she would forever lose her identity as a Child of Fortune. But merely having this information wasn’t enough; I needed to understand more.
I wanted to know how the players would plunder fortune… was it really just about killing the Children of Fortune?
That wasn’t necessarily the case.
As time passed, a mentor arrived late, bringing some ceremonial props and various materials. It seemed she had been delayed in gathering these items.
After she arrived, she only glanced around before spotting me amidst the crowd, showing a hint of a smile as if I were the only one worth her attention.
However, her gaze didn’t linger too long; she went straight to the person who had already fallen.
She squatted down, symbolically checking the deceased body, then rummaged through a small box to find some pre-prepared material powders and unknown biological bl**d for blending.
After a flurry of preparations, she picked up something resembling a pen and began drawing the runes for the ritual on site. Her hands moved like a printer, quickly completing a very orderly ritual array without any ruler or tools.
As soon as she finished drawing, I suddenly realized that her method… did not seem to involve using a Resurrection Spell spellbook?
Instead, she was directly casting spells outside the spellbook!
No wonder she needed spellcasting materials and ritual assistance; they were to counter the suppression of the Great Weakening Spell.
However, just as I had previously guessed, most of the spellcasting materials and the purpose of the rituals were to anchor the original body and guide the Soul Material back.
After observing for a moment, I comprehended the mentor’s methods, but I was still curious as to why she did not directly use the Resurrection Spell…
But I didn’t rush to ask; instead, I pondered over the reason and soon began to understand.
After advancing to Extraordinary status, the inherent Undying nature might reach a level beyond my understanding, so the d*ath state of such Extraordinary powers might also be a terrifying special state, making general Resurrection Spells unsuitable for them.
And similar Resurrection Spells would naturally be eliminated since they could already directly cast spells to accomplish such tasks.
I was nearly falling into a misunderstanding, thinking that witches always had to use spellbooks. Did the Witch Race not cast spells before the invention of spellbooks?
Certainly not; the Great Weakening Spell was merely a local product of the Main World. However, even with the Great Weakening Spell, it didn’t imply that witches casting spells were weaker.
For witches, resurrecting a life form they completely understood, from body to Soul Material, had a simple structural comprehension, so they naturally didn’t need to expend too much effort.
As the ritual glowed brightly, the terrifying power immediately caused the surrounding crowd to step back, and it was also the first time many students witnessed the release of a Resurrection Spell.
After all, in the Witch Academy, except in the arena, real cases of d*ath were rarely seen, let alone in such situations.
As this person’s Soul Material, carrying a tremendous memory, coalesced into a humanoid shadow, I understood this Resurrection process was nearly over.
And I quietly used the Earth Vein Identification Technique to obtain more information; of course, this was not specifically targeting the soul or direct memory of the deceased girl but rather the nearby earth veins.
After all, a trace of information would remain from her Soul Material and memory after such an upheaval. Even if she was resurrected, I estimated she might not remember many things.
After acquiring some satisfactory information, I was about to leave the crowd when I spotted a familiar figure at the entrance of the All-purpose Association.
“Oh~ so this is what was arranged, interesting.” I subconsciously muttered to myself.
I seemed to be enjoying the script; occurrences everywhere in life were somewhat mesmerizing, as if one need not be lost at any time, for fortune would guide the final direction.
“Hello, we meet again.” This time, I initiated the greeting. They were surprised to see me, likely not expecting to encounter me in such a special location.
Of course, I was also surprised; while it wasn’t strange to meet Luxien here, Qiu Ruxin unexpectedly followed the senior named Daphne.
“Sister Xiao Han!” Upon seeing me, Qiu Ruxin was undoubtedly the most excited among them.
“Shh, be a bit quieter.” I gently patted Qiu Ruxin’s head and said, “Something has happened here, so it’s better not to make too much noise.”
“Mm, understood!” Qiu Ruxin quickly lowered her voice.
At this moment, Daphne approached with Luxien to greet me, after all, our current identities differentiated between students and teachers.
“Hello, Teacher Xiao Han.” Daphne stepped forward and addressed me, this time even calling me teacher directly instead of teaching assistant.
“May I ask what happened here?”
“Someone was killed, and that teacher is using the Resurrection Spell to bring her back; that’s the situation.” I briefly explained.
“Killed a student from the Witch Academy?!” Daphne was astonished after hearing my words. But after all, she was a member of the All-purpose Association, and this was the headquarters of the All-purpose Association.
She wanted to get closer to understand the situation, realizing that they were in a critical phase of resurrection.
As the deceased person’s eyes opened once more, experiencing d*ath and resurrection for the first time, she appeared somewhat bewildered, especially with the large crowd around her causing her to feel agitated.
Carrying emotions from before her d*ath, she instinctively tried to resist and scream but was ultimately calmed down by the mentor.
The situation seemed to conclude just like that, as the ritual drawn on the ground had now turned to ash, dispersing with a breath.
At this moment, the mentor also led the just-revived student away.
As the scene ended, the surrounding crowd gradually dispersed.
Daphne closely followed, clearly wanting to continue to understand the situation.
However, that mentor did not explain the details to her, nor did she seem to comprehend; she was merely responsible for casting the Resurrection Spell.
After failing to obtain any useful information, Daphne suddenly realized she might have done something a bit foolish.
“Sorry, sorry… Teacher Xiao Han, I was too anxious just now. Is there something you came here for?”
“Nothing much.” I replied to the returning Daphne without much concern, “I just stumbled upon this place; it’s my first time here, and it happened to coincide with watching a good show of the Resurrection Spell.”
“Oh, I see. Well, let me take you to the reception room; it’s quite crowded here, and it’s quieter over there.” Daphne said while leading the way, preparing to take me to the reception room. Regardless of what I came for, even if just to watch a show, they felt it necessary to give me proper reception.
The main hall to the back reception room of the All-purpose Association wasn’t far.
However, Daphne still seemed very excited about my arrival, inadvertently speaking a lot to me, including details about Qiu Ruxin, her tone bearing a hint of eagerness until we entered the reception room.
This was my first time being treated in such a way.
“Would you like something to drink, Teacher Xiao Han?”
“Coffee, whatever is fine.” I replied, as I had quite a fondness for coffee.
Then she inquired about Qiu Ruxin and Luxien and asked a girl responsible for refreshments in the reception room to prepare drinks.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here, Teacher Xiao Han, this time at our All-purpose Association, we should provide you with proper hospitality…”
“Oh, no need for pleasantries; I prefer a more natural conversation. Treat me as an ordinary person.” I immediately gestured upon hearing her somewhat stiff words.
“Okay… sure.” Daphne quickly nodded. This was one of the few times she interacted with someone of this status, and claiming to be unfazed would be a lie.
Previously, she treated me as a teaching assistant, and she wouldn’t have been this relaxed. But after learning some publicly shared information about the All-purpose Association, her mindset changed.
“How strange… You weren’t this relaxed the last time we met. Speaking of which, what happened at the All-purpose Association? That person clearly died off-campus; why was she brought to the All-purpose Association upon returning to the academy?”
“Um… I’m sorry; I don’t know much about this either. Perhaps the one who brought her back was a member of the All-purpose Association since they knew there were teachers here who could perform resurrection spells. After all, the All-purpose Association is also a location for off-campus tasks issued by the academy; it’s normal to seek the All-purpose Association when something happens.”
“Oh, I see.” I didn’t pursue this line of questioning further. In truth, part of my visit to the All-purpose Association was coincidental, and the other part was to gauge how much the students currently understood about the outside world.
But this time was truly unexpected; I didn’t anticipate running into Qiu Ruxin here.
“Let’s change the topic. I didn’t expect to see Qiu Ruxin here; did she come with you to join the All-purpose Association?”
“Yes, Sister Xiao Han, I really joined the All-purpose Association.” Qiu Ruxin nodded and spoke first.
“Qiu Ruxin is quite special; she caught our attention shortly after appearing at the academy, so we extended an invitation to her. Teacher Xiao Han, you don’t mind, right?”
“Of course, I don’t mind. In fact, I left so suddenly last time and forgot to leave any contact information. I didn’t expect to meet again at this time. In any case, thank you for taking care of Qiu Ruxin at the All-purpose Association.”
After all, I had lost contact with her since I brought her into the Witch Academy.
Maybe at that time, Sister Bai felt a bit jealous after learning about her feelings towards me.
But now that Sister Bai has calmed down, she probably wouldn’t act out like that again. I always regarded Qiu Ruxin as an ordinary friend, and besides… my Great Knowledge Tree was formed with her contribution; no matter how one looked at it, this relationship couldn’t be denied.
Moreover, I intended to give Qiu Ruxin a Great Knowledge Seed as well.
While I was conversing with Daphne, the eagerness in her tone to establish a connection with me was somewhat blatant. However, I wasn’t averse to her attitude; perhaps I had adapted too well to interacting with those witch sisters lately and was becoming used to forming relationships. Moreover, she had indeed been taking care of Qiu Ruxin recently.
At that moment, the girl who had been preparing refreshments earlier pushed the door open and entered, accompanied by another tall girl.
As soon as she entered, her gaze locked onto me quickly.
“Teacher Xiao Han, I just heard from a student that you came here; you didn’t say a word! Allow me to introduce myself; I am Xing Anlei, one of the vice presidents of the All-purpose Association. If you want to know anything about the All-purpose Association or wish to take on or commission any tasks, feel free to tell me.” The girl, introducing herself as Xing Anlei, spoke to me in a very familiar manner.
“Hello, I didn’t expect that I would just wander in here and cause you all to pay me so much attention!”
