Chapter 632 A World with Only Consumable Injuries is About to Be Born
“Why are you back? Didn’t I tell you to wait for Yang Yuelan?”
“Waah… I waited, but we couldn’t invite her over.”
“Yeah, that girl indeed returned to the Witch Academy, but after we saw her, she completely ignored us.”
“Mm, wouldn’t listen at all, just told us to scram…”
“Clarify for me, did she ignore you, or did you provoke her so she wouldn’t come over!” Seeing them act from their own perspective and if they continued speaking like this, it might lead to an impression of complete detachment from the issue, she had to question them sternly, “With so many people in Ninglan New City waiting for you, you shouldn’t misunderstand the seriousness of this matter! Don’t try to be clever, recite the entire conversation process word for word, you should mimic the tone as well.”
“Yes… yes!”
Under this assistant’s scolding, they immediately dared not be evasive any longer and hurriedly began to illustrate the scene.
“We were waiting outside Principal Mei’s office until we saw Teaching Assistant Xiao Han appear…”
A few of them quickly opened their mouths to recreate the earlier scene, but the more they spoke, the more furrowed the assistant’s brows became.
Teaching Assistant Xiao Han had things to attend to… and even had an instructor by her side, such treatment was indeed enviable.
As fellow teaching assistants, why was there such a significant disparity?
Of course, what made people more envious about Teaching Assistant Xiao Han was her background—she came from an ordinary family.
Even though they still didn’t know each other’s family backgrounds, they certainly all came from ordinary families.
Their family connections were slightly unfortunate; their relationships with their families weren’t good.
Thus, she had the qualification to advance and retreat with the Witch Academy.
But they couldn’t. They had families behind them; they couldn’t collaborate with the Witch Academy.
In the Witch Academy, the strong senior students predominantly came from families with backgrounds in the outside world, not that there were no excellent students from ordinary families.
There were, but they were rare.
In the context of a society with high birth rates, the only channel for ordinary families to turn things around was to rely on giving birth to an outstanding child who could enter a good extraordinary academy, but children born in such families were, from an all-around objective condition, unable to catch up with those from families with backgrounds.
Thus, students in the Witch Academy who had strong abilities but ordinary backgrounds were not without.
However, the students from families, considering their family developments, would recruit them.
They would lure each other with the extraordinary materials of the students and financial resources from the outside world, crossing social classes, after all, every student had to graduate, and even turned tough nuts might allow their younger siblings to marry in, etc.
Perhaps this approach worked well in the past but seemed… insufficient under the current environment.
Now, the outside world had players infiltrating, inciting social discourse, and there had been areas where protests were emerging.
Such an unstable outside society was truly troubling for them and would also make the extraordinary academy doubt whether they still had the capability to manage the outside society well.
They must consider their families; if the extraordinary academy opened its mouth to completely reorganize the outside society, just like in the expanding realm, every family would be an obstruction!
Then they’d be utterly unable to play!
The extraordinary academy wouldn’t mind if the outside society fell into complete chaos once, just like the world that descended in the expanding realm, extraordinary beings have time to wait for society to re-establish order.
Just as this assistant listened to the reports from a few, her communicator rang.
“Hello, what’s up?”
“Urgent report. First, the fifth Heart of Cold Wave, numbered 5, has appeared in the world and has been intercepted by the Invaders’ Cult. Second, a riot occurred in the area affected by the Wizard Academy, the Horaso district, with numerous players shadowing it, potentially becoming a spark for regional independence movements anytime. The Wizard Academy claims they can handle it and refused our assistance. Third…”
“Alright, I understand.”
After closing the communication, this assistant sighed; both the outside society and the expanding realm were not in anyone’s favor now.
What a hassle…
……
In the laboratory.
Upon returning here, I dove straight into the cultivation experiment of the Knowledge Seed with three Fool Dreams.
After all, due to the transformation of life, the dual-tree structure in the Sea of Dreams also required adjustments.
Afterward, I personally contacted and tested the students participating in the experiment, confirming that there were indeed no issues with the experiment’s progress.
However, my relationship with this kind of Knowledge Seed weakened somewhat, but it was undeniable that this still belonged to an application of my Great Knowledge System.
And regarding the Great Knowledge Seed used to condense the Knowledge Seed, after testing, I found that it could still be used normally.
However, currently, every Great Knowledge Seed used for condensation relied on the consciousness crystal simulating the Sea of Consciousness for the experiment.
The condensed Knowledge Seed felt more like a “segmentation” of the Great Knowledge Seed.
In other words, the Knowledge Tree nurtured by the Great Knowledge Seed has a limited number of times that can condense Knowledge Seeds.
So, based on this characteristic, it seemed I could directly split the Great Knowledge Seed, bypass the “nurturing” process, and directly decompose the Great Knowledge Seed into multiple Knowledge Seeds…
However, the total amount of directly split seeds varied to some extent from the total amount obtained through cultivation.
So… is this an issue of utilization, or did a limit enhancement occur in some link during the cultivation process?
For these two hypotheses, I tend to lean toward the latter.
And after researching, I became more certain of this conjecture; nurturing seeds required nutrients, and the Great Knowledge Seed, being the primordial seed, was just like that; the secondary seed, Knowledge Seed, was the same.
Thus, a conclusion was drawn; the environment most suitable for the “Knowledge Mother Tree” that condenses seeds is not the experimental environment of consciousness crystals simulating the Sea of Consciousness, but human beings—or rather, life with a Sea of Consciousness.
Because humans have endless knowledge and memories as nourishment to cultivate the Great Knowledge Seed, theoretically, once the speed of obtaining this knowledge and memory reaches a certain threshold, the condensation of the Knowledge Seed can generate a positive cycle.
So once I suggested this, the original plans by the Witch Sisters regarding the layout of the Great Knowledge Seed plantation project were immediately cut off.
Naturally, they wouldn’t need a Great Knowledge Seed with a condensation limit.
“Then is there a difference between the Knowledge Mother Tree used for condensation and an ordinary Great Knowledge Seed nurturing the Knowledge Tree?” At this moment, a concerned witch asked.
After all, this Knowledge Seed was to be promoted throughout the Witch Academy.
According to their plan, the format of the Knowledge Seed was to fully replace the academy-specific phone, and afterward, the academy network would connect with the Knowledge Seed.
If the Knowledge Mother Tree couldn’t be used normally, then who would take the blame?
“Theoretically, it shouldn’t have much impact; many abilities can function normally, but since there hasn’t been a systematic experimental test and long-term testing, I’m not too sure, but unknown accidents might occur during the condensation period.” I replied.
“So it still carries risks; therefore, the current seed classification is Great Knowledge Seed, Great Knowledge Mother Tree Seed, Knowledge Seed, and still in theoretical status Secondary Knowledge Seed, is that right?”
“Yes, that’s roughly it. The Great Knowledge Mother Tree Seed was originally on par with the Great Knowledge Seed, and is something only I can condense, but due to condensation characteristics, unknown ability segmentation might occur. However… compared to the Knowledge Trees used by students, it still has overwhelming advantages.”
“So what about the Mother Tree? It needs to exist long-term in the Witch Academy; whether students or instructors, no one can guarantee they will stay at the Witch Academy, and those who remain there are all key personnel; they won’t get involved in this matter…”
For a moment, the witches fell into contemplation, as this truly presented some difficulties.
“How about I change my approach and continue using consciousness crystals to simulate the environment for cultivation? We’ll continue tackling the nourishment issue for the Mother Tree? Isn’t it just about acquiring knowledge and memories?”
“By the way, how about sealing a misfortunate soul in the Witch Academy to help us condense the Knowledge Seed? I think… those Abyss Demons would be great, their lifespan is both disgusting yet long; they are very suitable as consumables.”
“Good suggestion! It directly solves the current trouble, and a world without witches getting hurt has been achieved!”
The more the witches discussed, the more excited they became, completely ignoring the fate of that “consumable” in their discussion.
This truly felt a bit… like a hellish joke.
However, from the witches’ perspective, this indeed seemed like a wonderful proposal; the witch who suggested this must be a genius!
Just when a group of witches was debating how to operate specifically, I suddenly received a phone call.
“Mm, the sisters are chatting here; I’ll take a call.” I said briefly, not interrupting their enthusiastic discussion, quietly stepping aside to answer the phone. The Great Knowledge Seed instantly displayed an imaging only I could see, revealing a familiar figure before me.
“Sister Bai!”
I exclaimed excitedly, as I had been busy for a while and had not seen Sister Bai; I had only sent goodnight texts occasionally, and what worried me more was that Sister Bai hadn’t used the Reverse Summoning Spell to summon me back to her bed once!
Clearly, I had been prepared each night…
“Xiao Han~ How have you been these days? I heard you returned to the academy but didn’t come to see me right away~”
“I’m sorry~ I’ll pay attention; it’s mainly… I’m a bit overwhelmed!” I immediately acted cute; in front of Sister Bai, I could always discard many things I once cared about, becoming a true girl, cute, reliant, and even feeling a source of safety from her that came from the soul.
“Make sure to rest; you mustn’t wear yourself out.”
“Mm, I also maintain good healthful habits!”
“However, I heard you just returned to the academy and created a big deal with a Reincarnation Rebirth Spellbook… My group has been discussing this matter for the past few days.”
“Eh? This matter has spread so widely? Did it cause any trouble for you, Sister Bai?” I asked with concern.
“No, but for some inexplicable reason, I’ve become the center of their topic. By the way, Xiao Han, are you free now? I’ve prepared a small gift for you.”
“A small gift? Hmm… oh! Did you succeed, Sister Bai? That Fireball Spellbook?!” I thought for a moment and quickly thought of this matter.
“Eh, was it guessed? It is indeed the Fireball Spell, but… it’s incomparable to your Reincarnation Rebirth Spellbook…”
“Ah~ That’s a transformation of the original spellbook framework—mainly the Academy Head and several witch sisters contributed; I merely provided an idea—I’m free right now, so I’ll come over! By the way, Sister Bai, where are you now?”
“I’m at the frequent gathering place for the group studying the genuine editing technique; I’ll send you a location.”
“See you soon! I’ll handle the little chores first and come over immediately~”
“Mm, waiting for you. Oh, right, one more thing.”
“What is it?”
“Just… if any witch asks you to do something you don’t want to do, feel free to refuse; I’ll back you up, though you might not need it…”
“That’s odd~ Let’s leave it at that for now; I’m hanging up~”
I nodded vaguely, not wanting to spend more time on this topic.
“Hey~ Sisters, it seems there’s nothing necessary for me here now; I just received a call and need to handle some matters, so I’ll excuse myself for a while~”
“Mm, we are still here; you can rest assured and leave, Xiao Han~”
“When we make a decision, we’ll inform you.”
“Mm, I still feel that it would be good to lure an Abyss Demon Lord over; at least their lives are quite resilient.”
“Indeed, the endless abyss doesn’t lack for life; I’ll negotiate later.”
“Wait… Sisters, are you really planning to implement this plan?” I interjected beside them.
“Of course~ Xiao Han, you don’t know the situation over in the endless abyss, so it’s understandable to be confused. Don’t worry, as long as there’s a solution, we’ll execute it! Xiao Han, didn’t you say you had things to attend to? Hurry up and get busy~”
“Alright, alright, I won’t worry about it too much; I’m leaving now.”
Meanwhile, on the other side.
“Bai~ Little Bai~ Just say a few good words to your little girlfriend~ You know, for us witches, it’s really hard to find something we’re interested in; I really want that information on the Reincarnation Rebirth Spell…”
“I’ve already brought Xiao Han here; that’s the biggest help I could offer. But I must state in advance that if this matter makes Xiao Han uncomfortable, I’ll help her refuse immediately,” Bai Yu said.
“No problem! I heard Xiao Han is the cutest and loves to share! Once I complete the basic framework for the Reincarnation Rebirth Spell, I could put Xiao Han’s name in the paper I’m publishing, right? I’ll also mention her in the acknowledgments!”
“Alright, you’re considered my senior, but I really cannot do anything that would harm Xiao Han’s interests in advance,” Bai Yu said, expressing her slight temptation, as witches at the Witch Academy were quite capable; the papers they publish are high in value, and since Xiao Han’s qualifications are still low, naturally, she felt somewhat moved but ultimately maintained her bottom line.
“No worries! I’ll prepare a gift for Xiao Han to meet her; she definitely won’t be at a disadvantage. So, Little Bai, can you conveniently tell me what Xiao Han likes?”
“Likes…” Bai Yu instinctively paused as she responded.
She suddenly realized that Xiao Han didn’t seem to have many likes, perhaps even Xiao Han herself wasn’t clear about them, and items suitable for gifting were even scarcer.
However, in her view, even if she couldn’t provide accurate suggestions, she could procure the most valuable things for Xiao Han.
“Xiao Han’s attitude toward many things is just that they suffice; money, extraordinary materials, spellbooks, and magic sources are all like this; although Xiao Han also accepts everything, there is one exception—knowledge; she needs knowledge, a lot of knowledge, new knowledge, preferably familiarization related to runes, alchemy, spells, or basic cognitive knowledge at the extraordinary level.”
“And she… also lacks friends; not ones that require deep connections, just those who can have a conversation.”
