Chapter 788: Going to Find Principal Mei to Understand the Situation
“This time… is it another gathering?”
Looking at this invitation, even I was a bit surprised.
Aipuli’s father does not hold a low status in the Hothorn Family; he even represents one of the family leaders, a man who can sit in a representative seat at family meetings making important decisions.
However, with the recent decisions of many people seeming to have lost their minds, several divergent voices have emerged within the Hothorn Family, and Aipuli’s father is one of the more controversial figures.
Nonetheless, due to his past methods, many are still reluctant to take rash action.
Internal discord within a family is often a sign of turmoil, and the patriarch of the Hothorn Family is quite troubled by it, yet has few ways to address it.
He can feel himself growing somewhat dull; his private doctor is always monitoring his health status, but everything is normal except for some minor issues—he hasn’t encountered any serious problems.
The Extraordinary Item in his possession hasn’t shown any signs of disturbance, so he hasn’t been cursed either.
For families that follow wizards, they are quite clear about the methods of wizards—poisons, curses, and other strange methods abound, but among these, curses are favored the most by wizards.
This gathering, moreover, is convened by a tower master from the Wizard Academy, representing the will of a great wizard to discuss matters.
And the invitation is extended not just to families that follow wizards, but also to other families!
The main purpose of this gathering is to preliminarily consolidate the fragments of **Extraordinary Knowledge**.
Any family holding fragments needs to be present to express their family will.
The Hothorn Family originally held the Frozen World fragment, but… it is now lost.
The Hothorn Family has always regarded the Frozen World fragment as a hot potato; ever since the last gathering where some families attempted to pull in the Witch Academy, they chose to participate actively in this matter.
Additionally, one of their descendants entered the Witch Academy; to arrange their strategy and to utilize that child’s final bit of value in the Extraordinary Academy, they hastily executed a plan to k*ll Tan Han.
Once Tan Han is killed, the largest fragment of **Extraordinary Knowledge** she holds will become unowned.
At that point, the Absolute Cold Wand and the Frozen World held by Aipuli will change hands.
No matter who it ends up with, it won’t be better than being in Tan Han’s hands; after all, they have targeted Tan Han so intensely that it’s clear they have tried every means without success, hence resorting to such underhanded tactics, given that this involves human lives.
If it ultimately comes to accountability, it will implicate many people.
After all, a holiday ago, they also targeted an assistant named Yang Yuelan using this method, which led to too many people being implicated.
However, fortunately… the outrage from the Witch Academy ultimately allowed the Extraordinary Academy to withstand it all. Their family escaped a calamity, but they still suffered significant losses among the teaching assistants they had supported in school.
It was because of the Witch Academy’s actions that other families representing the Extraordinary Academy seized the opportunity to pull in families around the Witch Academy.
Thus, one plan after another was born.
After a holiday of easing tensions, many people began to forget the pain and prepared to strike again.
But no one expected that the core of the plan, Aipuli, actually failed! Not only did the assassination fail, but she didn’t even manage to strike back at her opponent!
In an instant, this almost turned the Hothorn Family into a laughingstock.
However, the only silver lining was that Aipuli did not reveal her intent to assassinate Tan Han, preventing the situation from escalating further.
At the beginning, Aipuli was accidentally taken to the Witch Academy, and the family supported her development there, intending for Aipuli to become a stake driven into the Witch Academy on behalf of the Hothorn Family. But no one expected that at this critical moment, Aipuli would drop the ball like this!
This is also one of the reasons the family has looked down on Aipuli, as she has embarrassed the family.
Moreover, this time, the Hothorn Family must attend the gathering; they need to take responsibility for losing the Frozen World.
Although they suspect the Frozen World is still within the Witch Academy, no one acknowledges who took it.
This gathering also signifies that their plans have entered the next phase.
The fragments of **Extraordinary Knowledge** have largely been gathered, and now only one Heart of Cold Wave is missing, but that particular Heart of Cold Wave was “stolen,” so it is undoubtedly in someone’s hands, waiting to be offered at a steep price at the last moment.
Ultimately, it’s merely a matter of interests.
What they need to do is piece together the complete **Extraordinary Knowledge**.
The reason they need to do this is not because they find it fun or believe they can acquire Extraordinary Power through **Extraordinary Knowledge**; they’re merely obeying the will of their respective academies.
They are being instructed to collect these fragments of **Extraordinary Knowledge**.
The relationship between families and academies is not as distant as it is with the Witch Academy.
The Witch Academy does not pay attention to those families, but other Extraordinary Academies will respond to the voices of family to a certain extent, even providing protection as long as they are willing to dedicate themselves to the academy.
As for what these fragments will be used for, many in the family are actually unclear.
“It seems like the family members know very little… they don’t even know why they’re collecting these fragments,” I discussed this issue with Sister Bai.
“Yeah, and according to what they said, there seem to be players invited this time. Do you think… the final **Extraordinary Knowledge** will be for those players?” Sister Bai also shared her speculation.
“Hah~ how could that be… wait!” Just as I was about to refute, I suddenly thought of a possibility.
The Extraordinary Academy might have formed a connection with players; this is something I learned from Principal Mei. There have been some small issues in the game world that can basically be confirmed to be caused by these Extraordinary Academies, and it’s likely that the Wizard Academy is the mastermind.
If players are aware of the truth and still hold on to this **Extraordinary Knowledge**, it indicates that those Extraordinary Academies are also supporting players in acquiring this **Extraordinary Knowledge**.
Coupled with the intelligence my player clone has obtained…
“It seems… it’s not impossible! By the way, Sister Bai, do you know about the current situation in the game world?” I inquired curiously.
“The situation in the game world?” Bai Yu was momentarily taken aback by my question. “Though I haven’t been involved in this matter, I’ve discussed this topic with other sisters when gossiping, and all I know is that the coordinates of the void in the game world have leaked, and groups outside the main world have invaded that world, furthermore… they’ve concealed the real-time coordinates of that world.”
“Eh?! Sister Bai, you usually manage to gather so much gossip?” I was somewhat shocked; just a brief summary was almost on par with what Principal Mei had told me!
“Witches are like that~ they’ll weave in various topics, and when the information consolidates, they end up knowing a lot,” Sister Bai said casually. “But does this have anything to do with the issues we just mentioned?”
“It definitely does! Those who have communicated with the game world must be connected to the Extraordinary Academies above the main world! Maybe they want to use this **Extraordinary Knowledge** from the main world to exchange for something they want from that world…”
“Exchange for what they want? Then why don’t they just rob it… oh~ I see! The game world is officially owned by the Witch Academy now, so they don’t dare to rob it directly, but they can exchange for what the other side is willing to offer.”
“That’s about right… but these are just our speculations. How about… we directly go find Principal Mei to inquire about the situation? I don’t want to keep guessing like this…”
“Should we bother the Principal now? But the people here…”
“They’re going to a place shrouded by that grand spell of false world space, and if they use abnormal means to enter, they’ll definitely be discovered. So, I plan to send my player clone to see if it can blend in; after all, they also welcome player representatives,” I briefly explained my reasoning.
The family’s actions are very cautious; such a large secret meeting even utilizes the grand spell of false world space to prevent information leaks from the earth vein, so it is certainly orchestrated by the Wizard Academy!
“Is that so? Well, since you want to find the Principal, I’ll come with you.”
“Hehe~ I knew Sister Bai would be the best… I hope Principal Mei won’t be angry for bothering her with this trivial matter…”
In the past, I often speculated about many things, regardless of whether I was right or wrong, because I felt that someone of my standing seemed unqualified to know the truth, so I passively waited for the Principal to explain things to me.
But now I am different; the change in status is also altering my perceptions, making me aware that if I desire to know the truth, Principal Mei will not refuse to tell me.
In fact… from the current perspective, if I had been bolder and asked before, I believe that Principal Mei might have been honest with me.
There is no particular reason; it’s just an intuition.
“Don’t worry~ How could Principal Mei possibly get mad at you over such matters, Xiao Han?” Bai Yu reassured me from the side. “You probably still don’t know your own value and worth, do you? Principal Mei virtually wants to keep you close, you know?”
“Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?”
“It’s that exaggerated! Otherwise, why would she go to such lengths during the time you were attacked?”
“Eh? Wasn’t that to trap those Extraordinary Academies?”
“Really? But in the end, the Principal even gave you the most precious world fragment and even helped transform it into an Instance Realm.”
“Um… it does seem that way…”
“So don’t hesitate to ask; I’ll be with you. If the Principal thinks it’s suitable for you to know, she will undoubtedly tell you.” After all, Bai Yu had witnessed Principal Mei’s open nature, but she didn’t explicitly say it.
Not long later, after leaving numerous teleportation marks in Monopeng City, we directly returned to the Witch Academy.
After briefly contacting the Principal to explain that we had something to discuss with her, we arrived at the Principal’s office.
However, upon entering Principal Mei’s office, I found that many witches had gathered there.
They were all busy with a single task: the alchemical instruments for the Viewing Technique that had already been established here.
From the looks of them, it seemed that they were undergoing large-scale modifications and reconstructions!
“Oh my~ look who’s here~ someone who can solve problems has come!”
The witches busy with the Viewing Technique instruments smiled upon seeing me.
“Alright, you all! Seriously, Xiao Han has come to find me for a reason, why are you all so excited?” At this moment, Principal Mei walked over and addressed them.
“Well~ it’s said that this Viewing Technique is Xiao Han’s handiwork. If she joins in, our progress might speed up!”
“Uh… Sister Mei… what is going on here?” I was somewhat puzzled about what was happening as I saw Principal Mei approach.
It can’t be that the Viewing Technique instrument is broken, right?
“Oh~ we are iterating and upgrading the Viewing Technique instruments here. We’ve encountered some minor difficulties, and if they mess up more, I’ll have to ask them to leave; I get interrupted too often while working in my office,” Principal Mei quickly explained.
“Iteration and upgrade?”
Although the Viewing Technique was born from my whim, I understood it quite thoroughly; I had participated in the debugging of the instrument, but afterward, I gradually faded from its visibility.
Yet, the Principal and the others often find new ways to use it; for instance, they used the instrument for world restoration techniques and world positioning observation!
“Have they discovered some new usage for it?”
“That should be roughly it, but explaining it can be somewhat complicated.” Principal Mei nodded in acknowledgment. “Let’s talk about your matters first. You just contacted me to ask about some issues; what is so significant that Xiao Han personally came to see me?”
“Well… actually, it’s not a big deal. It’s just… about the game world.”
“The game world…” Upon hearing this topic, Principal Mei’s brow furrowed. “Xiao Han, you really are curious about this matter… Alright…”
Then, Principal Mei glanced at Bai Yu beside her and said nothing more, but her meaning was quite clear: the truth can be told, but don’t let Xiao Han get into any trouble. “Since Xiao Han wants to know, then ask; if I know, I’ll tell you.”
“Okay, then I’ll ask.” After hearing Principal Mei agree, I boldly inquired, “Sister Mei, you previously mentioned that the void coordinates of the game world were hidden, have they been found now?”
“Not yet,” Principal Mei replied straightforwardly.
“Then the main culprits should be the Wizard Academy, right? Or have other Extraordinary Academies gotten involved as well?”
“All have participated, and the Wizard Academy is leading the way.” Principal Mei seemed quite certain about this.
“Then let me ask another question. The Great Spellbook, originally called the Great Ice and Snow Throne Technique, has shattered into fragments of **Extraordinary Knowledge**. Are they now using these fragments to conduct some sort of transaction with people from the game world?” As soon as I asked this question, the Principal’s office fell silent.
“Xiao Han, where did you learn that the **Extraordinary Knowledge** was originally the Great Ice and Snow Throne Technique?” At this moment, Principal Mei’s voice rang out again, but this time, the reply was not an answer to my question, but another question.
