Chapter 593: Return to Ninglan New City
Inside the laboratory.
At this moment, my busy figure is moving around the lab.
Actually, I didn’t need to be this busy. After signing the contract at Sister Lina’s meeting, I could have prepared and directly used the teleportation channel to reach Ninglan New City.
However, I chose to leave my plan for nurturing the Great Knowledge Seed, which wasn’t fully refined yet, until before that.
In fact, once I thought of the plan to rely on the Knowledge Tree to nurture the Knowledge Seed, I had already communicated with the other sisters in the lab about it.
This idea was indeed very good, and the witch sisters also thought it was an excellent approach. If it could really be realized, then the plan for information tiering of the Great Knowledge Seed could be further improved.
Information tiering from the source.
From basic tiering combined with information tiering to technical tiering, this is a huge project.
The reason I haven’t been in a hurry to refine this matter personally is that after I proposed this plan, it was actively taken on by the witch sisters.
They are not afraid of failure, nor am I.
I have laid a successful foundation for them and pointed out the subsequent steps for them to take over.
What I’m busy with now is the transfer of the seedlings of the Knowledge Seed.
After all, no matter how you put it, the Great Knowledge Tree ultimately belongs to me. Even if I wanted to take this Great Spellbook out for everyone to study together, I wouldn’t be able to do that.
So, strictly speaking, the research they need to conduct initially started from me.
What I’m currently doing is constantly creating test samples of the Great Knowledge Seed.
They do not have the order of my Heart Realm Field as a nurturing environment, but they have simulated Sea of Consciousness using crystal mediums for the cultivation environment. They may lack the ability to wield the Great Knowledge Tree, the Great Spellbook, but they have the double-tree structure and Knowledge Power that I bestowed upon them as research tools.
It can be said that they can do the things I can do, even if it would be many times more difficult for them, but they are willing to do it this way.
I was busy straight into the next day.
“Xiao Han, I heard you signed a contract to go to the Expanding Realm?”
“Hmm? Yeah, how did you guys find out?” After finishing my meditation on the new day, I looked at the group of witch sisters surrounding me with curiosity.
“Well, we got the scoop.”
“Hmm, there are still us here in the lab, so you can go with peace of mind.”
“Wait a minute, why do you all seem to not want me to stay in the lab?” I looked suspiciously at the few witch sisters beside me.
Although I know that research on the Great Knowledge Tree and its derivative projects and research groups can proceed normally even without me, is it really necessary to make it so obvious?
“Well, if we let you be so busy, wouldn’t that make us seem quite useless? Things that we can finish naturally don’t need to trouble you to use your strength for!”
“What kind of ridiculous idea is this! Can’t I come over to help while I have a little free time?”
Seeing them like this, I ultimately couldn’t argue against them and didn’t stay.
Not long after I didn’t leave, a witch rushed into the lab.
As soon as she arrived, she joyfully announced something.
“It has been successfully tested! The Great Knowledge Sharing Technique can indeed transmit information through knowledge as a medium, and it has passed the test in an extreme Void environment!”
……
At this moment, as I was leaving the lab to pack things up for my trip to Ninglan New City, I suddenly received information sharing from the Great Knowledge Tree.
This information was shared via the Great Knowledge Sharing Technique, so once the information sharing was completed, I understood right away, as if a thought had just flashed through my mind.
“This is… the Great Knowledge Sharing Technique completed testing in a Void environment… Hmm? What’s going on… What are they doing with my technique, taking it to the Void for testing… they really know how to have fun.”
After briefly understanding the situation, I roughly grasped what was happening.
Recently, after I handed over the derivative techniques of the Great Knowledge Sharing Technique to them, I hadn’t cared about it anymore.
Yet they conducted a series of tests without deliberately informing me.
They mainly wanted to test the range of technique sharing and even took it to the Void beyond the world for testing.
From the shared information, it seems they succeeded. I must say those witches really know how to play; after all, I didn’t even have the qualification to step into the Void, and they were already ahead of me in testing.
I initially thought I would take this opportunity to plan a test in Ninglan New City to see whether there was any barrier to information flow between the Great Knowledge Tree and the Great Knowledge Seed.
After all, there is a Core Realm and an Expanding Realm separating them, not on the same spatial level. However, from the looks of it now, the issue of knowledge circulation shouldn’t be significant.
So I didn’t pay much attention to this matter; after all, even if they didn’t conduct the test, when I have the ability in the future, I would also personally test it.
So what they are doing now is merely completing what I will do later in advance.
Back to the main subject.
Now that I’m back home, although I said I needed to pack, upon careful consideration, it really wasn’t necessary.
For example, clothes and such, I have a changing spell. And about toiletries, there will be accommodations ready for us when we arrive at Ninglan New City, which are well-equipped, so it seems I only need to bring myself over. Not to mention, I also have a storage equipment where I usually store a large amount of supplies.
I heard that the current Ninglan New City has changed drastically compared to before.
With the infrastructure assistance from Witch Academy and the influence of projects aimed at repairing the Main World, Ninglan New City indeed has to adapt to the times, which is inevitable. To be honest, I am very much looking forward to the changes there.
I also wonder if the Extraordinary Research Base and the scholars there are still around.
Oh, and one more thing I almost forgot.
The new City Lord of Ninglan New City, Ninglan Qiuyue, should also appear there.
And… Qiu Ruxin.
After all, the repairs to the Expanding Realm utilize her former world, and the suffering people there share the same bloodline of civilization with her.
However, these are not things I need to overthink. Before leaving the Witch Academy, there is still one thing I need to do.
That is… properly say goodbye to Sister Bai.
Since this trip to Ninglan New City is a special event for students, Sister Bai cannot accompany me this time, which is a bit of a pity.
After all, as an Extraordinary Witch, there’s naturally no need for her to compete for resources with students.
Moreover, Sister Bai doesn’t have many classes and does not have much spare time for communication and learning about true editing techniques.
I certainly won’t push for it, especially since the teleportation spells between the Core Realm and the Expanding Realm can go back and forth, so there is naturally no situation where I won’t see Sister Bai for a long time.
And this farewell didn’t involve any special ritual, just a gentle kiss before parting, just like usual.
After we parted, I arrived at the teleportation hall set up specifically for traveling to Ninglan New City.
This building originally belonged to a reserved planning area of the Witch Academy. After all, the Witch Academy is very large, so selecting one planning area as the teleportation hall to Ninglan New City is completely fine.
“It doesn’t seem like there are many people.” I casually murmured as I walked into the hall.
Looking at the somewhat empty space, I originally thought that many people would come after Ninglan New City officially opened, even if just to take a look or understand the situation beforehand.
However… it appears that everyone might still be in the application review stage.
I guess before the application is approved, they might not even know where the teleportation hall is in the Witch Academy.
Upon arriving, the receptionist warmly approached me. After a brief identification process, I roughly understood that these receptionists are likely part of the academy’s graduated seniors re-employment program.
After learning about things from this receptionist, I began to realize why this place is quite underwhelming.
The external reception here has only recently begun; it hasn’t been officially informed within the academy system yet, after all, the formal opening of Ninglan New City is quite recent.
I heard that this teleportation channel also had intermittent openings before, likely to facilitate Ninglan Qiuyue. As for the Extraordinary Mentors… they didn’t need to use the main entrance specially.
Just like now, when I exit the Witch Academy to the outside Magic Capital, I don’t have to take a special path. Having that ability not only makes it convenient, but as long as I don’t cause trouble, no one cares about me.
After confirming my identity, they prepared to take me directly to the location of the teleportation channel.
If I weren’t an assistant, I guess I would also have to sign a Witch Contract and confirm the application before being allowed in. However, since I am an assistant, many of the processes were directly streamlined.
“May I ask how many people have passed over in the past two days?” I curiously asked.
“If you’re asking about the past two days, only six have passed, all assistants from the academy, but for detailed information, I…”
“There’s no need for detailed information, I was just curious,” I quickly interrupted them. After all, if I really wanted to know more specific information, I could know it through the Earth Vein Identification Technique.
As I walked toward the teleportation channel, the receptionist also shared quite a bit of information with me.
For instance, after arriving in Ninglan New City, I would be welcomed by the City Guard from that side.
And as an assistant, I could directly acquire a lot of information from the City Guard when I arrived there, such as the current status of Ninglan New City, the condition inside the city, precautions, etc.
I could also accept tasks with monetary rewards from there, like helping to mine the already marked Extraordinary Energy mines, since ordinary people aren’t qualified to mine those due to the Extraordinary radiation of the mines.
Or there might be tasks like cleaning up the gathering spots of mutated beasts outside the city.
Another point is that Ninglan New City has laid down an academy network, allowing for smooth connectivity to the network for communication while inside the city.
However, if the network is connected to the academy, it will have high latency, as these two locations are not on the same spatial level. Achieving communication is already a tremendous feat accomplished by the academy network leveraging the Earth Veins of the Main World.
The aim of laying the academy network in Ninglan New City is primarily to improve internal communication convenience and facilitate connections with the academy.
For this, there are also some special tasks, including establishing and safeguarding the base stations of the academy network in some active Earth Vein areas outside the city.
“We can only take you this far; once you reach the other side, the City Guard there will arrange for your most basic accommodation and so forth. If you have any objections, feel free to raise them. They will try their best to accommodate all your reasonable requests.”
“Thank you for your explanation.” I politely thanked her, then turned my gaze toward the huge teleportation channel.
This teleportation channel is in a permanently active state; as for the energy consumption of it, it’s really negligible.
After all, the energy required to “open” is different from that needed to “maintain,” so instead of trying to save a bit of energy, it’s more efficient to keep it permanently open.
As I stepped through, I could feel a sudden release of pressure from my body, creating a sense of imbalance as I exited the area overshadowed by the Great Weakening Spell.
Once I was completely through, it only took a short while for me to adapt, as I had been mentally prepared for this.
“Honored visitor of the Witch Academy, I am the City Guard responsible for receiving you in Ninglan New City. I will now guide you to familiarize yourself with this miracle of civilization, Ninglan New City.”
Upon my arrival, the City Guards lined up neatly around me displayed their imposing presence, and the leading one provided me with the shortest introduction and welcome using formal phrases.
“Mm, then thank you for your efforts.” I nodded without making things too difficult for them, and then followed him away from the teleportation channel.
As I emerged from this building, I found myself facing a massive stone monument right in the center of Ninglan New City!
Right when I stepped out, I found myself in a huge square, with the most eye-catching architectural landmark.
“The square you are currently at is…”
“I know this place, no need for more details. By the way, is the highest officer of the City Guard still Mo Le?” I asked curiously, as I remembered meeting Mo Le when I first came to Ninglan New City.
“Yes… that’s right.” The City Guard, hearing me interrupt him, was not annoyed; after all, these individuals coming through the teleportation channel were not ones they could afford to provoke. However, upon hearing the familiar name from me, he was astonished. “Did you previously visit Ninglan New City?”
“Sort of, let’s not discuss that. You first take me to my accommodation and resolve the basic issues of food and lodging, then I plan to wander around the city.” I said.
From the current situation, I couldn’t see many changes in this square of Ninglan New City, but it seemed like the paving stones of the square had been refurbished… it seemed all of this must have been a large project for Ninglan New City.
However, after arriving in Ninglan New City, I’ve been engaged in one task: collecting the Earth Vein information of Ninglan New City through the Earth Vein Identification Technique to refine and perfect the terrain of this city.
Not long after, I finished collecting this information and during this period, I got familiar with my accommodation and resolved the basic food and lodging issues. After that, there wasn’t much to worry about, and I was preparing to send off this City Guard.
“I don’t have any more matters, you can leave now. Oh, by the way, if you see Mo Le when you return, please pass on a message for me. Just tell her that I, Yang Yuelan, have arrived; she should still remember this name.” I said.
Of course, I asked him to convey the message mainly as a reminder, after all, she might not recognize my current appearance, but she would definitely remember my name.
In that case, once I leave the city and gather initial intelligence, it will definitely be advantageous to have the City Guard’s assistance, and instead of communicating with some indifferent City Guards, direct communication with the highest officer would be much more efficient.
Of course, the premise is that she doesn’t have to be too busy; if she’s too busy, I wouldn’t want to disturb them.
“Yang Yuelan… Yang Yuelan? Wait, are you saying you are Yang Yuelan? The Little Han Scholar?”
“Oh? You’ve heard this name as well?” I looked up at him, a bit surprised. I didn’t expect even a small guard from the City Guard would recognize me.
“Of course, we certainly know. But… I remember the Little Han Scholar doesn’t seem to be…”
“Due to an accident, my appearance has undergone some changes. If Mo Le can contact Ninglan Qiuyue, she should be able to vouch for me. Well, that’s all for now, you can leave me be.”
“Yes, Little Han Scholar.” At that moment, even the way this City Guard addressed me changed, and without saying any more, he left.
I watched him depart, curious. I didn’t expect the title of “Little Han Scholar” to still be circulating in Ninglan New City.
This certainly exceeded my expectations.
I wonder who is behind this, but one thing is for sure: since this reputation still exists, it will likely make my conduct in Ninglan New City much more convenient.
I then let out a sigh, waving my hand to conjure a magical three-dimensional projection composed of the Great Knowledge Tree before me.
This projection shows the current new appearance of Ninglan New City I’ve collected through the Earth Vein Identification Technique on this journey.
“This location is the square and the stone monument… I didn’t expect Ninglan New City has expanded to this extent now? These buildings are also newly constructed, and this area is the old city wall, which was once a strategic buffer zone. Now here… this is truly a miracle.” Looking at the currently miniaturized Ninglan New City resembling a sand table, I couldn’t help but express a series of exclamations.
