Chapter 737: “Body Cultivation Secret Manual”
“Is there something else this time?”
I looked at the communication relayed through the Great Knowledge Tree; the person on the other end was Millien.
During this period, she could be said to be the only one from the outside world who could contact me.
“Well, recently many people have been trying to reach me, hoping to get in touch with you. I have their contact information here, and there are even some invitations involved…”
“No need, I can’t be bothered with those Academy folks. Just refuse them directly next time,” I waved my hand to decline all of it.
I simply didn’t have the time to deal with those trying to curry favor with me right now, especially after learning that I had earned the honor of the “Little Witch,” which encouraged many to come hoping to be recognized.
I had faced similar situations before; back then, many wanted to either curry favor or resist me, so most were just watching from the sidelines.
At most, they would privately send gifts to try and get closer, but most of those just gathered dust in my mailbox.
However, now it was a clear-cut situation. Even the Academy Head stood with me to confront all the Extraordinary Academies, causing an impact that the Witch Academy had never seen in its development!
“Okay, I understand your meaning,” Millien nodded. Understanding the attitude of Xiao Han was equivalent to knowing how to respond to such matters in the future.
When Xiao Han’s figure appeared at the Witch Academy again, her status in the support group soared to the peak, even higher than before.
Millien knew exactly who brought all of this about.
What she was even more aware of was the impact that so many Extraordinary Mentors and even the Academy Head lining up behind Xiao Han had.
It made everyone realize that a figure had emerged in the Witch Academy whom no one could provoke.
Because of Xiao Han’s “d*ath,” several Extraordinary individuals fell alongside her, an extent they never dared to imagine before.
The matter that served to intimidate them was… even the Extraordinary could d*e! How would they dare to move against this Little Witch again? That would simply be courting d*ath!
It was better to maintain their dignity.
Since Millien understood these principles better, she didn’t rush to establish her prestige in the support group nor did she purge the rebellious members.
Because it was meaningless.
Her prestige stemmed from that Teaching Assistant Xiao Han; if she were too ostentatious, it would seem like she was trying to use a feather to assert authority, which would only earn her ridicule.
Pretending nothing happened, and keeping everyone at ease could continue to create value.
She knew exactly who she was following and what she needed to do.
Was she aiming to develop a group absolutely loyal to Xiao Han?
No, initially she was just a mouthpiece fighting for Xiao Han’s greatest interests, and even now, she should still strive for Xiao Han’s maximum benefit.
Collaboration leads to a win-win; one can’t expect a merchant to show loyalty to an individual.
The support group was merely a benefit group wearing the skin of a support group.
Right now, she only needed to do two things: create the greatest benefits for Xiao Han and ensure that whatever incident Xiao Han sparked would have more mouths speaking for her.
A mob should exert its greatest value in a mob-like manner.
Interests and discourse power were what she needed to grasp firmly in her hands… coupled with Xiao Han’s absolute strength and her potent background and connections within the Witch Academy.
This terrifying existence far surpassed the influence of those outside families within the Extraordinary Academies!
Moreover, the Witch Academy’s assaults on the families and their assistants further shrank the families’ influence within the Academy, and the support group was continuously absorbing unconnected talented students.
The support group was just a loose organization, but with this title, they could accomplish many things that were impossible before, which made it very appealing to those without backing.
“Then Sister Xiao Han, do you currently need any Extraordinary Materials? Although I’m not clear on what experiments you are conducting, experiments generally require a large amount of materials, and I can prepare them for you; I have ample funds here.”
“Materials, huh…” Millien’s words made me think; experiments indeed require a large amount of materials. Although our current experiments hadn’t reached the level of consuming large amounts yet, they were on the brink of nearing that threshold.
However, the incubation and rebirth process incurred losses for each experimenter, so the casting materials needed for resurrection spells would indeed be essential for future experiments.
Moreover, undergoing the incubation and rebirth process imposed a significant test on the essence of life and one’s own energy and consciousness, requiring potions for adjustment, etc.
“I don’t need them for now; go check with Yi Rui and the others. Currently, I’m collaborating with them on some projects; they know best what is needed, so just coordinate with them,” I spoke.
“Go find Teaching Assistant Yi Rui and the others?” Millien felt a bit disappointed hearing she couldn’t help Sister Xiao Han, but since that Teaching Assistant Yi Rui was collaborating with Sister Xiao Han, that also put her mind at ease. So, naturally, she acted very actively.
“But I can’t access the lab where Teaching Assistant Yi Rui usually stays…”
“Oh, I almost forgot; don’t worry, I’ll set up your permissions shortly,” I said simply without mentioning many requirements.
Millien was more “understanding” than I expected; many social nuances were more mature than I was, and there was naturally no need for me to teach her how to operate.
“Thanks, Sister Xiao Han!”
Millien was stunned after hearing what I said; she had only slightly mentioned it before. Even if she couldn’t enter, she had the connection method to the Great Knowledge Seed of Teaching Assistant Yi Rui and could contact her directly, but she never expected that Sister Xiao Han would directly give her access to that place!
Can you believe this?
Let’s put it this way, even the mentor she chose who rarely managed her didn’t have the qualification to enter here…
Although Xiao Han didn’t assign anything, she didn’t dare do anything excessive; she wasn’t that shortsighted.
“By the way, Sister Xiao Han, do you have anything you want? During this holiday, not only our Witch Academy, but also other Extraordinary Academies have various auctions occurring. Do you need me to organize information about the auction items for you?”
“I don’t need anything, but if you find something good, you can bid and keep it—consider it as accumulating value,” I casually instructed.
Thinking about accumulating resources reminded me of the Store Manager’s Small Treasury.
“Okay.” Millien nodded and said nothing more. With a powerful supporter who adjusted her freedom to the highest, it was hard for her to get used to.
But for someone truly ambitious, this was the best stage. Didn’t Millien have ambition?
Of course, she did!
Otherwise, why would she risk everything on Xiao Han?
Now this was her reward; she could only say she selected a very good timing.
Sometimes, choice really matters more than effort.
But… she still lacked many things; after all, she had once been a small character who was called around in clubs. Some things she had no experience with, so she genuinely didn’t understand. She had grown a lot while stumbling along, but compared to the seasoned individuals in the Academy, she was still quite immature.
But it didn’t matter; her solid backing ensured she had many opportunities to make mistakes, as long as… she could prove her own value.
“Is there anything else? If that’s all, I’ll hang up; I have quite a bit to do,” I said.
I wasn’t interested in those trying to curry favor with me now, nor was I interested in those auctions. Could anything they offered even compare to the things I obtained from Principal Mei?
Those good items would take a long time even for me to digest and utilize; I couldn’t afford to ignore a watermelon to pick up sesame seeds.
However, having someone help me collect them was also a good method.
“There’s one last thing,” Millien quickly said.
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s about your younger… sister, Yang Yunhan, regarding her arrangements…”
“Don’t mind her. You should all know about the enmity between her and me, right? Just think of her as a stranger with a name that resembles mine,” I sighed and explained upon hearing this matter.
“Sister Xiao Han… Are you sure? From the information I’ve gathered, it seems she’s been fooled by a senior to have some connections with the Street of Elegance… Although, due to your relationship, the other party didn’t…”
“Street of Elegance…” I couldn’t help but sigh upon hearing this place, “It’s only to be expected that it’s the most treacherous place in the Witch Academy. That has nothing to do with me. Even if she becomes the headliner over there, what does it have to do with me? If she wants to demean herself, that’s her own choice.”
Of course, primarily, that place was filled with girls, so it wouldn’t lead to any fatal outcomes. Even after becoming a prospective witch, they would directly lose fertility, so what was there to worry about?
The curiosities and fantasies about s*x during a rebellious phase always required some practice to break.
“I understand your meaning.”
Millien was somewhat surprised but could comprehend. Ultimately, she chose to respect it; since Sister Xiao Han had this attitude, she would collect less intelligence regarding this individual in the future.
Moreover… this information could be disclosed to some members of the support group to save them from wasting energy.
There were still some individuals within the support group fantasizing about currying favor with her in the hopes of connecting with Sister Xiao Han.
After ending the communication with Millien, I also prepared to do my own things.
However, before that, I contacted Yi Rui and the others, as I had let Millien in, and I had to inform them in advance; otherwise, if any mishaps occurred, it wouldn’t be good.
Millien’s role was to provide assistance, and the experiments conducted in the laboratory indeed required various materials.
It’s just that… I seemed to prefer trying with my own methods.
For instance… in researching Rune Literature, I directly condensed runes and conducted research with the Great Knowledge Tree.
Even before I had the Great Knowledge Tree, I overcame numerous difficulties to make direct observations.
Until I realized that researching Rune Literature required Extraordinary materials to bear and stabilize the rune structure, and then I could use equipment for deep research…
So, those previous research processes were essentially cost-free.
Of course, so-called cost-free didn’t include the consumption of Extraordinary energy.
But mainly due to many other reasons, like I didn’t need to be so complicated, the Floating World-level Spirit Vision was my best observation device, and my primary learning in Rune Literature was broad theoretical accumulation; I hadn’t yet reached the depth of researching each rune.
Later on, it was only with the Great Knowledge Tree for simulation and recording that I engaged in deeper research of runes…
Thus, my journey can be described as having emerged from an unconventional path, which feels absurd.
Not to mention now that I have the Earth Vein Identification Technique and the ability to craft devices from Plant Technology on site.
I have to say, wearing the title “Model of Cost-Free Extraordinary Research” on my head serves as a good endorsement for this title.
Well… now that I have the means, I naturally should indulge a bit, but unless unexpected circumstances arise, I still plan to continue my research at my own pace.
Many regulations and rules in experiments are designed to improve research efficiency, but this one doesn’t apply to me.
This is the confidence of having results and strength.
Those regulations are as good as non-existent in my laboratory.
But for me… it’s highly probable I won’t continue staying in the laboratory for some time, but rather in the Body Cultivation Room specifically opened by Sister Bai for me.
Now that I have decided to test using body techniques and martial arts runes as a breakthrough, I naturally need to practice body techniques. Body techniques do not align with the laboratory, so Sister Bai unhesitatingly used her privileges to open a Body Cultivation Room for me.
It’s dedicated to one-on-one personal instruction and hands-on teaching of body technique cultivation.
“There are traces of body cultivation in the strength system of the Forest Elf race, and there are specialized elven body techniques. Their body techniques emphasize the agility of the body, focusing primarily on the control and resilience of the physique, and it also tests a person’s reaction ability…”
Sister Bai spoke while holding something in her hand; it was a small wooden plaque with natural wood grain patterns, uneven edges, and inscribed with unique elven magic and runes.
This was one of the items I obtained from Principal Mei that belonged to the Aphhemia Academy. According to the informative description of the Earth Vein Identification Technique, this was the wooden bark exfoliated from the sapling of the Aphhemia World Tree; it was the wood bark shed during its cracking.
It is an exceedingly rare Extraordinary material; although this is not the main body of the Forest Elf World Tree, but rather a sapling in the Main World, it is still very precious.
It contains massive World Tree essence energy, wearing it can slowly promote physical enhancement and increase affinity with nature.
Engravings are on it with elven runes to seal energy leakage; only the wearer can perfectly enjoy the enhancement it brings.
Moreover, this is a consumable, but even when used up, this “bark” remains an excellent carrier for natural energy, with considerable value.
“I must say, other Extraordinary Academies have quite a few good items, but we do not plan to teach you elven body techniques today.”
“What? Then what will I learn?” I accepted the plaque and wore it closely, then looked curiously at Sister Bai, my eyes tinged with anticipation.
“You told me you wanted to learn body techniques for the sake of mastering martial arts runes afterwards; since that’s the case, I have a systematic body technique that could greatly aid you. It’s called ‘Body Cultivation Secret Manual’; this manual is a compilation of techniques and comprises a set of body techniques. Just this compilation includes nine branches of body technique skills. Xiao Han, are you confident to give it a try?”
