Chapter 640: Development Prospects of the Wanlian Main Network Tree in the Left and Right Worlds
With Millien acting as Xiao Han’s substitute teaching assistant and taking full responsibility for the collaboration on the Dream Overlapping Phenomenon, the news quickly spread.
After all, Ninglan New City is not very big, so such explosive news travels fast.
“Do you know what you’re doing, Millien!”
“Of course, I know what I’m doing.” In response to the questioning from the other party, Millien instinctively placed her hand on the Box of Books and then spoke.
“You are betraying us!”
“Don’t say it in such harsh terms. I can’t afford the label of betrayal. What have I done? I just found Sister Xiao Han, signed a contract with a club for collaboration, and she recognized my talents and asked me to help her with what she considers a troublesome matter. It’s that simple.”
“Do you even know how much of a share you just gave that guy! You’re also helping her exploit other clubs. Do you think our All-purpose Association is doing well right now?!”
“Other clubs are not doing well either, are they? Moreover, this is a price that the club can afford. The sooner we resolve this matter, the sooner we can profit.”
“Don’t think that just because you have that guy’s broken book, you’re safe…”
“Who can’t threaten anyone? But you don’t have the right to punish me on behalf of the All-purpose Association. Guess what would happen to you if I spread what you just said? This book belongs to Teaching Assistant Xiao Han, and its creator is the academy’s Alchemist Natalie. A broken book… haha~ that’s the most nonsensical statement you’ve made so far.”
Upon hearing the name of Master Natalie, the other party’s body instinctively trembled. Although she dared to bet that this small matter wouldn’t attract attention if it got out, if it escalated… she would d*e too, or perhaps suffer even more than d*ath, so she wasn’t willing to take the risk.
“Hmph… I will report this matter.”
“Then do you think anyone would be willing to protect me just to get a relationship with Teaching Assistant Xiao Han? Do you think this can k*ll me? If it doesn’t, I might just have to k*ll you.”
“You! You are threatening me!”
“Weren’t you just threatening me? We’re even.” Millien said without holding back, “Alright, it seems like someone else wants to talk to me. I can’t neglect the work that Sister Xiao Han entrusted to me because of you.”
Millien stood up and also picked up the Box of Books, pushing past the other person’s figure. No matter what, she had to make way, muttering about how she was only moving the book aside…
While Millien was smoothly progressing on her side, I was also tidying up some trivial matters on my end.
Like going to check out the second refuge.
After all, it was also “housing” a gigantic Dream Creature, but by the time I got there, the creature had already disappeared.
It probably retreated into the Primordial Dream World as it didn’t have me to play with.
So I took the opportunity to eliminate the Dream Overlapping Phenomenon in that tree hole, to prevent it from spreading while I might be away for a long time.
At the same time, I also got to know the construction progress here; indeed, as Millien mentioned, it had just begun.
However, many people seeking refuge had gathered here, and everything was developing in a more formal direction.
After “inspecting” the area, I wandered around the Disaster Refuge, mainly to check on Sister Agnes and her small team, who were still busy.
Sister Agnes and her team had completely finished the design related to the health bars and were currently conducting interactive tests on skill damage values.
To this end, they had also created many skill modules, which seemed to have the potential to create brand new professions.
“Xiao Han, have you considered promoting this for simulated tests at the Witch Academy? It seems very suitable for practical tests for lower-grade students.”
“Eh? Is that okay? Doesn’t the academy have Dream Pods for simulation?” I was somewhat puzzled by Sister Agnes’s sudden suggestion.
“This one is easier to control. Do you think this kind of game qualification can better replace spellbooks in the academy?” Sister Agnes asked me with a meaningful smile.
“Replace… spellbooks? Huh?”
“Spellbooks have always been a teaching tool, but the people using them have distorted that purpose. The only goal of the Witch Academy is to cultivate extraordinary witches, so only the Magic Source is essential.” Sister Agnes began to explain to me, “However, with the addition of spellbooks, the existence of Magic Sources has degraded from an educational tool to a hard requirement for spellcasting.”
“But the main purpose of the Magic Source is to proceed with the Witch Transformation. Having ten thousand Magic Sources doesn’t mean the progress of the transformation is ten thousand times, the difference between them doesn’t even exceed two digits, so from the academy’s perspective, having more Magic Sources on a student isn’t necessarily better, especially for those who have no intention of advancing to extraordinary witches.”
Hearing Sister Agnes’s words, if I still didn’t react, I would be a fool.
This is… could the Witch Academy also be unable to stand the current situation and wants a complete overhaul?
“I’ve discussed this topic with many other witches, and even with Principal Mei. Would you like to hear our thoughts, Xiao Han?” Sister Agnes turned her head and smiled at me.
“Yes!” I nodded eagerly.
I had the feeling that whatever I was doing lately, the academy was somehow collaborating… working on the Great Knowledge Seed, promoting it to the instructor group, developing the Knowledge Seed, and then extending it to collaborate with other academies!
Now I was working on the Wanlian Main Network Tree in the Expanding Realm, playing games. I originally thought Sister Agnes simply enjoyed gaming, but I didn’t expect it to come with tasks!
“Xiao Han should know that the external society of the main world is currently in turmoil, right?”
“Yes, I know.” I nodded. Those players seemed to have some connection to me.
“The extraordinary realm has been tacitly abstaining from intervening. The main world needs some chaos to rejuvenate itself and, by doing so in the midst of such drastic changes, reorganize the structure of the Extraordinary Academy and make full use of the resources of the population in the main world.”
“Xiao Han, do you think it’s good or bad for the Extraordinary Academy to completely step into the public eye?”
“Um… it should be good.”
“Actually, it’s hard to evaluate, but do you know how many students awaken their Spirit Vision every year? Do you know how many students the Extraordinary Academy enrolls each year? Do you know how many classroom resources are wasted within the Extraordinary Academy?”
“I don’t know…” I shook my head.
“That’s a very contradictory number, and the Witch Academy has tolerated this situation for a long time.”
“Thus, the Witch Academy proposed the Academy City project and connected it with the external compulsory education process, implementing a formalized extraordinary education concept.”
“Uh… Academy City? Is it… similar to the current Witch Academy? A city represented mainly by students?” I asked curiously.
“Pretty much… although I’m not too familiar with this field, I can clearly state that a core concept is to have branches deeply integrated into society and affiliated compulsory education schools for the lower grades.”
“Uh… I don’t quite understand… Is this just expanding the academy and enrolling more students?” I asked hesitantly.
“Yes, more or less, but it’s more about classifying students to avoid waste of teaching resources.” Sister Agnes explained to me, “And when it comes to solving teaching resource waste, that’s what we’re currently doing — how much resource can a single fruit of the Wanlian Main Network Tree waste?”
“But this small fruit can still solve the way students access extraordinary powers and save unnecessary consumption of spellbooks. Just one basic Magic Source is enough for a student until graduation or completion.”
“But our spells are just skills, mindless casting…” I reminded.
“Aren’t spellbooks the same?”
“That does seem to be the case…”
“The main thing is that this kind of game account is controllable. For example, if a student applies to leave school, the account skill tree module can be locked to prevent the overflow of extraordinary powers in the external society.”
“For instance, having multiple professions and secondary occupations can be the main or elective courses in the academy, allowing students to intuitively feel the different power systems of the extraordinary. You should sense this too, right? A witch doesn’t necessarily have to cast spells; body cultivation is also a path. Moreover, there aren’t just body cultivation fallout situations in the Witch Academy; many students haven’t even heard of other systems aside from spellbooks.”
“Right!” I nodded.
In fact, even research on spells has dwindled due to spellbooks. So far, I’ve only seen a few people, like Yi Rui, who truly immerse themselves in studying spell ceremonies, highlighting how rare they are.
Being put this way by Sister Agnes, I suddenly felt the gravity of what I had inadvertently done, similar to when I unintentionally developed the Spirit Observation Technique, which has now become a guiding spell for integrating and repairing the main world…
“So if the Wanlian Main Network Tree can be fully promoted, it could even replace the current Knowledge Seed cultivation plan.”
“Eh? Wait! How do my two plans conflict?”
“There must be a comparison to select the better option, right? The Wanlian Main Network Tree also utilizes Earth Veins, right? It’s just that it uses the energy from the transformed Earth Veins, which is quite suitable to be integrated into the academy network’s technology. I believe the academy is more suited to incorporate the Wanlian Main Network Tree plan right now; it’s more convenient than the idea of the Knowledge Seed connecting the academy network.”
“But… implementing this plan would take many years, wouldn’t it?”
“Yes, so we have plenty of time to improve the structure of the Wanlian Main Network Tree. During this period, we can use the Knowledge Seed plan as a transition, and we don’t need to eliminate the Knowledge Seed plan either; it can be used for making different attempts in student classification in the future.”
“Uh…”
“Is Xiao Han a bit confused? Don’t overthink it; these are just some concepts. When it really comes to implementation, we don’t know what the final outcome will look like.” Seeing my reaction, Sister Agnes prepared to wrap up the topic.
“Mm.” I just felt that as a teaching assistant, was I getting too deeply involved in the world-changing level?
It couldn’t be that I was getting too caught up in the script… after all, I existed in the main world, and fortune would still find me.
After a long time, I turned my attention to my own fortune again, looking at the series of fortunes entwined around me. I also shook my head with a smile and ultimately prepared to disperse these fortunes.
“Xiao Han, are you about to disperse your fortune like this?”
“Sister Agnes, you noticed?” I paused for a moment, somewhat surprised as I looked at Sister Agnes.
“Of course! I could tell just by your expression and movements.”
“Is there something wrong? I feel like my thoughts have been influenced by fortune lately. For the next period, I plan to settle in the Expanding Realm, preparing to genuinely study for a while, and I don’t want to be pulled into scripts and strange developments.” I asked curiously, as this was logical, and it couldn’t lead to more unexpected troubles, right?
“Alright… I don’t know how you viewed fortune before, but have you heard of the concept that fortune is a resource?”
“Resource?” I was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then reacted. If fortune were classified as a resource, then it could exhibit these characteristics: having inherent value, being tradable, being utilizable, and being consumable…
Does fortune fit these characteristics?
“Yes, if it’s a resource, it can be used rationally. The world consciousness cultivates the Child of Fortune through script techniques. If one can grasp the laws of these techniques, then life could also use similar techniques to refine special fortune items.”
“……”
“You don’t seem very surprised, Xiao Han?”
“Um… I should say that when I realized fortune doesn’t represent my fate, I was no longer surprised by it.” I said calmly. “Sister Agnes, are you telling me not to disperse this fortune? Is it to use this fortune as a resource to exchange for benefits?”
“Perhaps you could try to inquire about the Fortune Alchemists within the Witch Academy. Of course, that’s just my suggestion. That witch senior known as the Fortune Alchemist hasn’t even met me once. Maybe… you could ask Principal Mei, but don’t push too hard.”
“Fortune Alchemist?! Alchemy can actually involve fortune?”
“Of course! You must have heard of everything can be alchemized, right? Unfortunately, my level isn’t high enough for that.” Sister Agnes shook her head and said, “I was just inspired by the fortune surrounding you. Given your influence in the main world, you probably wouldn’t even care about these fortunes.”
“Alright…” Seeing Sister Agnes look like this, I didn’t continue to inquire further, but silently recorded the concepts related to the Fortune Alchemist.
I would ask Sister Mei about it when I got the chance.
After bidding farewell to Sister Agnes, I returned to Ninglan New City since I had teleportation markers in these places, making round trips very convenient.
And I returned to Ninglan New City to await the results at night. Before that, I planned to study some novel things.
Originally, I was prepared to read, but since I had already lent the Box of Books to Millien, I straightforwardly prepared to work on some intriguing items.
I realized that as the things I needed to do gradually increased, I was becoming a bit overwhelmed, so I contemplated whether there were ways to improve my efficiency.
For example… Clones.
