Chapter 790: The Importance of the Navel of the World?
“Yes~ If this project has Xiao Han’s help, everything will naturally speed up a lot, but I won’t force you to make a choice. After all, I know you have your own matters to attend to. Speaking of which, how is the progress of your self-generated magic experiment?”
“Well… indeed, the self-generated magic experiment has made significant progress. In collaboration with Tan Han, who is working with me on the experiment, she has become the second preparatory witch who possesses self-generated magic without having yet ascended to the extraordinary.” I naturally did not hide the progress of this experiment, as its meaning is far too important.
“Oh? Has it already succeeded?” Principal Mei’s face flashed with endless surprise upon hearing my progress.
“It’s still only the first case; currently, we cannot replicate a second case, so it cannot be considered a success yet.” I quickly corrected.
“Then this is also touching the threshold of success. As long as it is a visible path, time is just a foundation paving the way for success.” Principal Mei did not care about the distinction between the two, or perhaps for witches, the current progress already felt equivalent to success.
Time is the least of their concerns.
For a moment, the topic between me and the principal had completely shifted from the previous intelligence on the game world to the path of fortune-gazing and aura observation, and then with casual mention, it strayed to the topic of self-generated magic.
Principal Mei is very interested in my current study of self-generated magic, after all, this foundational miracle was once shaped entirely by her own hands.
Back when I was in Ninglan New City, Principal Mei utilized the metamorphic incubation alongside my self-awakened body cultivation, and through various coincidences, self-generated magic was truly formed. And it is precisely because of such a coincidence that the current miracle was created!
Principal Mei is also curious about the shaping of self-generated magic. For the completely new technique, she does not mind being like a student, listening to the process of its creation.
This indeed took me by surprise.
Especially upon learning that with self-generated magic, preparatory witches can more easily cross the threshold of the extraordinary thanks to their physical innate talents, Principal Mei was very satisfied.
However, I found it rather ordinary, and without discussing what outstanding advantages such witches might have when using this shortcut to ascend to the extraordinary, I think that the Earth Vein Shackles pose an even greater obstacle to ascending to the extraordinary given the current situation in the main world.
However… Principal Mei does not mind this rapid ascension behavior of boarding first and paying later. The path of witches can be altered, subjects can be retaken, but standing at a higher level in advance is something that cannot be compared to non-extraordinary beings.
This is akin to witches who are inherently extraordinary, born from two extraordinary witches. From birth, they stand at a higher level, and their instincts and cognitive feedback after birth are directly established at the extraordinary level.
Such innate advantages are completely unparalleled.
Yet Principal Mei was not overly eager; she naturally hoped the technique for shaping self-generated magic would mature as much as possible. After a brief conversation, she realized many issues.
That is, this process is far too complex.
Though it seems to have a systematic summary for the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method, this includes the “Shaping Ceremony,” “Framework Ceremony,” and even the “Improvement Ceremony” after the framework is complete, with each ceremony requiring some prerequisites, such as the limits of the Demon Transformation Transmutation Technique and the Magic Source Resonance Method, etc.
Moreover, this is not only a complexity issue but also a learning and application issue.
Starting from the Shaping Ceremony, there is uncertainty about how this ceremony’s principles were born; regarding the Framework Ceremony, it’s unclear how the concept framework of the witch race is structured based on the essence of life. It’s also unclear how the subsequent improvement ceremonies gradually evolved.
The inability to articulate clearly and express well is the current largest problem of the self-generated magic technique.
And this issue will become the primary source of limitation for its large-scale promotion.
Of course, not understanding will not become the main problem; there are indeed many other alternative solutions to address these root issues.
For example… using alchemical items as assistance to fulfill special ceremonial requirements, etc. Principal Mei particularly admires the witches’ mastery of exclusive techniques, “magic potions.”
After all, magic potions are an excellent medium for ceremonial carrying, and they are two entirely different systems from regular potions, so they cannot be simply mixed up with potions and the like.
However, these ideas are ultimately just ideas; until there is actual practice that yields results, it is all talk.
After concluding the topic regarding self-generated magic, we gradually returned to discussing the game world.
After all, this was the question I initially wanted to ask.
For instance, now, regarding the Witch Academy’s dominance over the game world, although that world has obscured its coordinates through shielding methods, it still belongs to the prey described by witches.
Next, there are some details about how that world was manipulated by other extraordinary races.
For example… how did the game world come to welcome those people?
This brings up the void-drifting merchant’s void fleet.
This is a group of merchants crossing the void between worlds.
Mainly led by several extraordinary powers traversing the void, along with a large team of manpower to maintain the vast quantities of goods within world fragments.
Such existences can be found in every extraordinary race, and the Witch Academy is no exception.
Principal Mei even described to me that within the witch race, there are also flexible witch academies aimed at cultivating void merchant groups, meaning that this witch academy is established on a creation that can freely traverse the void, because the model of the Witch Academy also fits the pattern where a few extraordinary powers lead many non-extraordinary beings across the void.
Due to transportation cost issues, these merchants usually deal in special products that belong to the renewable resources within world fragments, not focusing primarily on reselling goods for profit.
Even though such resource profits are not high, the volume is significant!
This reminded me of when Fu Xinglan and her group invited me during the Expanding Realm; the cup of coffee I drank seemed to be a product from the void-drifting merchants.
At that time, I wondered why a group of merchants crossing the void to connect the void worlds would sell such low-end items.
It turns out… these people possess world fragments, and they are rolling in riches!
After all, while world fragments are extremely valuable, they are quite ordinary for certain people. For those who have long explored the borders of the void to develop new worlds, acquiring world fragments during that stage is also the lowest cost period.
However, since most world fragments are small worlds, and many worlds haven’t even developed into small worlds, this leads to many world fragments unable to bear extraordinary crops, only able to cultivate other crops.
Once they decide to no longer expand in the void, becoming void merchants is a great retirement option.
The Witch Academy has such merchant witches, and other extraordinary academies likewise have such merchant extraordinary beings.
Additionally, to become a void-drifting merchant, one must meet many stringent conditions, such as being strong enough to traverse the void and having solid assets sufficient to create vessels that can cross the void.
Just as one needs a ship to sail the seas, drifting in the void also requires a ship.
With these prerequisites, the void-drifting merchant group can accomplish more things, such as carrying people for long voyages.
The crossing between worlds in the void is not simply reliant on extraordinary teleportation methods to shuttle back and forth.
The void is a very special place, so special that only beings at the extraordinary level can face the terrifying environment of the void directly. Even the communication of information cannot achieve contact between worlds, given such severe conditions, how can one guarantee the stability of teleportation?
Thus, this is also the main reason why the Witch Academy finds it difficult to locate the game world that lacks real-time coordinates, as the void doesn’t even have the concept of stable material space. Generally, spatial teleportation spells used in the void are akin to a person trying to breathe in a vacuum without any foundation.
Therefore, only special means, like the Reverse Summoning Spell derived from “Extraordinary Knowledge,” can achieve another level of “teleportation” to a certain extent. But clearly, the costs of using such means are quite high, either consuming too much or having too high of usage thresholds and restrictions.
For example, the Reverse Summoning Spell cannot reach the destination if summoning without a target endpoint, and such summoning can only summon one person at a time.
As for the space teleportation array that Principal Mei wanted to use to invite the Betrayer Witch Sheril… that belongs to the category of special teleportation arrays plus “brick-throwing strength,” so the cost of using it is quite high. However, for the sake of sending away this Betrayer Witch, Principal Mei was willing to spend, but unfortunately, the Betrayer Witch did not appreciate it.
In summary, because of the high difficulty in crossing the void, the void-drifting merchant group also serves as a “public transport” within the void, with some commercial groups having fixed routes in the void providing services to transport goods while also picking up and dropping off guests. However, this transport… the “fare” is still quite expensive; yet compared to the costs associated with forced teleportation like brick-throwing strength, it seems much cheaper, with the only issue being that the journey is long and the wait time is considerable.
Thus, when not in a hurry, the cost-performance ratio of the void merchant group remains quite high.
This time, it was the wandering merchant group of the wizard race carrying out the task of rotating extraordinary wizards for the academy.
This is similar to how every now and then, new instructors rotate in the Witch Academy; the Wizard Academy has such a tradition, but their frequency of personnel changes is not as free and frequent as that of the Witch Academy.
However, when this void-drifting merchant group arrived at the boundaries of the main world’s void range, an accident occurred: the surrounding escort wizard ships encountered a rare void disaster and are currently missing, with dozens of wizards on board unaccounted for; however… fortunately, no extraordinary wizards have gone missing.
These statements are already quite clear, but the last phrase about no extraordinary wizards missing is meant to keep the wizard academy from overly provoking the witches’ nerves. After all, rules still need to be followed, and the bottom line is that the extraordinary should not intervene.
Moreover, they will ultimately use the excuse of an accident quite openly.
If they happen to “survive” in the game world, the wizard academy will probably step out to apologize.
This roughly describes the current situation in the game world, and Principal Mei does not care about the actions of those families or the moves of those players, so the information I truly want to understand is actually not well-known even by the principal. However, having learned about the higher-level gaming, certain minor actions do not require much understanding.
I also inquired about Principal Mei’s attitude towards that “Extraordinary Knowledge.” Her response was quite simple: no pressure. If possible, she naturally hopes this “Extraordinary Knowledge” is not delivered to the game world by the wizard academy.
As for how to send it over, that too is a problem.
The game world is shielded, and this shielding is indiscriminate. The wizard academy cannot use the brick-throwing strength method to send this “Extraordinary Knowledge” over.
Thus, if it is to be delivered, there is only one way: to disable the shielding.
And once that is done, the witch academy can quickly regain control of the game world, and will not give anyone a second chance to intervene.
However, even if the witch academy responds quickly, a reaction time is still necessary, so if the wizard academy plans to seize this opportunity to complete all resource exchanges, it is certainly achievable.
As for the most precious All Worlds Terminal, it is probably long gone.
To this, Principal Mei can only apologize to me, as she had promised initially to let me reap the game world, which naturally includes that “Extraordinary Knowledge,” but now being disgusted by the wizard academy, anyone would feel uncomfortable.
Even though she compensated Xiao Han with a fragment world, Principal Mei still felt it was somewhat insufficient.
As for my suggestion to fight for this All Worlds Terminal “Extraordinary Knowledge,” Principal Mei was very unwilling for me to proceed.
Who knows if Xiao Han shows herself again, how those extraordinary academies will go to any lengths to k*ll her, especially since the last assassination resulted in several extraordinary deaths!
Hatred has already been established, and Xiao Han’s value is gradually rising.
Principal Mei absolutely does not wish for me to take risks.
After giving this bit of advice, Principal Mei also discussed some other topics with me, but the chatting time is always brief. Once we knew the answers we were looking for, we bid farewell to the principal and left the office.
“Mei, are you just letting Xiao Han leave like this? At the last moment, you didn’t even try to retain her?” One of the witches maintaining the aura observation instrument paused her actions and asked.
“Xiao Han still has her own matters to attend to.” Mei Linde simply provided a reason.
“But… even if it’s an important matter, could it be more important than the navel of the world? If we find the navel of the world, regardless of how dire the main world’s current situation is, we would have the confidence to confront those elves, birdmen, and that group of losers! Xiao Han could do whatever she wants in a comfortable environment.” Another witch spoke excitedly, as if she had a strong obsession with flipping tables.
The current witches are willing to communicate peacefully at the same table with those extraordinary races, primarily because the other party holds the initiative. The navel of the world is the lifeblood of the main world; even the Great Weakening Technique cannot protect the main world.
It merely constrains the three extraordinary academies’ means; if they truly want to destroy the navel of the world, they must break the all-rounded blockade of the Great Weakening Technique. Once they attack the effects of the Great Weakening Technique, it signifies they are willing to go down together. The witch academy has the ability to ensure they cannot escape unscathed.
What does this imply?
It implies that if the three extraordinary races want to go down together, then they shouldn’t expect anyone to leave alive.
Thus, the four extraordinary factions completely fell into a mutually deterrent “peace phase.”
