Chapter 90: Can I also witness the transformation of the world?
“Are you satisfied now?”
After accompanying Dongli Yiren out, I asked helplessly.
This person was tangled up inside for quite a while, and I didn’t expect her to still have trouble making a choice. The witch hat and cloak were no problem, but she took a long time to choose between the magic wand and badge.
If it weren’t for my takeout arriving, I would have had a reason to persuade her to go back, and I don’t know what I would have done then.
In the end, she left with a long magic wand and a badge for the fireball spell.
“Hmm… maybe I should choose a custom magic wand, but I don’t know what I want. By the way, does this place support game screenshot model creation?” Dongli Yiren kept talking to me while holding her long magic wand.
This long magic wand was similar to Quan Xiuzhu’s; it was the type you could hold directly. However, the slightly oversized structure at the wand’s tip felt like a hammer.
“I don’t know; anyway, you have it now. What’s there to be entangled about? Just like what you have in your hand, your choice always reflects your preferences.” I responded somewhat dismissively.
“No, I think this magic wand looks very familiar, somewhat like a staff in a game I play. And don’t you think holding such a large one feels very secure?” She said while fiddling with the wand, giving off a vibe of a melee mage.
“Okay, security—didn’t think of that. As long as you like it.”
I brought Dongli Yiren back to the dormitory.
The takeout I ordered was sitting by the door, getting cold. Along the way, Dongli Yiren seemed to have relaxed since she was holding something, no longer acting as tense as before. Perhaps the fear had passed.
All the way, I saw her constantly fiddling with the badge, and I worried that if she got too excited, she might blow up the vehicle. That would mean I’d have to sell Dongli Yiren to cover the costs; I certainly didn’t want my first roommate to vanish like that.
Fortunately, we made it home safely.
“Dongli Yiren, aren’t you going upstairs to find a bedroom?” I casually asked her after putting my takeout in the kitchen heating box.
“Oh, right, I forgot. Sorry.” Already excited, Dongli Yiren quickly reacted. Earlier, she wasn’t in a hurry, now she needed a place to put her newly acquired magic wand, badge, and other things, so she naturally complied.
“Also, the first room upstairs is mine; don’t choose the wrong one.” I reminded her as I stuck my head out, considering I hadn’t locked my bedroom door, but I already put away the key upstairs.
There wasn’t a clear sign for the bedrooms; I wondered if she’d end up in the wrong one.
“Got it.”
After receiving a clear reply, I began to eat my dinner.
Speaking of which, doesn’t Dongli Yiren feel hungry?
It’s already night now, but that’s not something I should care about. If she’s hungry, she can sort it out herself; at most I’ll just teach her how to order takeout.
To be honest, having an extra roommate here feels like a dream, both novel and slightly concerning, given that Dongli Yiren used to be a boy.
Daily life might indeed be a hassle. For example, taking a shower at night; I couldn’t be as careless as before, and I had to wrap myself in a bathrobe in the bathroom.
I’d also have to lock the door when bathing.
I wonder if Dongli Yiren has any peculiar habits, like peeping or something; after all, she seems to adapt to her new identity quite quickly, completely different from the protagonists I’ve seen in transformation novels.
In any case, I should still be cautious. I can’t underestimate her based on this sort of thing; perhaps she enjoys it more than I do?
No one can say for sure. I lay on the couch in the living room, finally turning on the TV.
After all, watching TV while eating is a rare pleasure.
When I turned on the TV, I noticed that many channels were pay-per-view and seemed to connect with the outside world because I saw some cartoons my younger brother watched.
I didn’t expect the TV in the Witch Academy to be much different from the outside world, although it was powered by magic.
I searched for some free channels, like more official news ones.
Honestly, I had no interest in the mundane news of this world, but when I switched to this channel, I was quite surprised.
Because the TV station was broadcasting what seemed to be intense battle scenes!
After taking a closer look, I realized it was being broadcast live. It was quite late, but on the screen, I saw silhouettes engaged in aerial combat.
But I wasn’t sure if it was due to poor live equipment or something else; the picture was quite unclear, even worse than street surveillance footage, giving off a sort of classified-quality feel.
The chaotic sounds of the live broadcast mixed with the host’s intermittent commentary allowed me to gather what was being said.
This was a battle involving “extraordinary beings.” Extraordinary beings are what we ordinary people call those who possess extraordinary power at the academy.
Now these extraordinary beings were so openly engaging in large-scale destruction and battles for unknown reasons.
The last time I saw such scenes was during a student recruitment incident at the academy, but it wasn’t this severe.
The commentary kept explaining the two conflicting sides; one side I couldn’t hear well, but it was obvious it wasn’t the three major academies and the Witch Academy. However, the other side was very familiar: it was the Inferior Demon Academy.
Seeing this, I suddenly became interested, even forgetting to eat my food in hand.
The host said this was the first time in years that such egregious destruction and heedless battles involving extraordinary beings occurred outside.
The damage already affected several streets, and the casualties and economic losses were beyond estimation.
Frontline reporters continued to switch cameras; it seemed there were quite a few reporters willing to risk their lives.
Some reporters even connected with the heads of the three major academies for comments on the matter.
However, I wasn’t too concerned about that. But upon a closer look, the battle site was exactly in the city where I used to live!
At this point, I couldn’t help but have a bad feeling—I mean, involving the Inferior Demon Academy in my old city? Those two elements together really made it hard for me not to overthink.
Meanwhile, the TV also aired some interpretations from experts about the main culprit behind this: the Inferior Demon Academy.
The Inferior Demon Academy hasn’t been established for long; among the extraordinary academies, it’s one of the youngest batches.
The academy has a very bad reputation, and the first batch of graduates hasn’t appeared yet, which indicates its youth.
The disaster caused by this battle involving extraordinary beings has broken the tacit understanding between the extraordinary academies, and it could lead to a worldwide extraordinary war reminiscent of last century.
As I watched the academy leader articulate this on TV, I instantly sat up straight: a worldwide extraordinary war?
That’s too exciting! According to the history I can access in this world, there have been a total of seven extraordinary wars. The first two were described vaguely, but the latter five were documented in detail.
It even seemed there were triggers, such as details about the founding of new academies written in, but since they were recorded by the victors, they held much more significance.
Thinking about this, the Inferior Demon Academy is similar; it really could be possible!
Could it be that I too could experience the transformation of the world?
I felt inexplicably excited.
