Chapter 1042: Preparation for Soul Material Repair
“There is indeed a lack of research and resources on this aspect within the Academy. Xiaoyao, do you feel the need to supplement your foundations?”
“Thank you, Elder Yi Shi. I really need this foundational knowledge. Recently, the things I have been researching have been discovered through my own gradual exploration. Even the recent consciousness cultivation topic is essentially quite vague; in the end, it was only under the push of fortune that I barely completed this experiment.”
I took the rune from her hand. Elder Yi Shi also has my Great Knowledge Seed, so I was not surprised at all. Moreover, she even delivered this knowledge to me in a way I am most skilled at.
It is known that this knowledge cannot be bought, even with money.
“No matter what kind of power you rely on, success is the standard by which your ability is measured.” Elder Yi Shi doesn’t care about these things.
Extraordinary beings, regardless of what kind of power they rely on, are their own means. Whether it is fortune or luck, these are merely playthings in the hands of powerful extraordinary beings.
“Just learn slowly here. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask me directly. The matter with Mei may still take some time.”
“Mm.”
Meanwhile, in another part of the Forging World Courtyard, Mei and Sheryl were also suspecting they would meet Elder Rong.
Under normal circumstances, Mei would not be able to see her, but with Elder Yi Shi’s introduction, Elder Rong would naturally show her consideration.
Of course, it was mainly because Elder Rong lost a game against Elder Yi Shi.
Originally, after perceiving that Xiao Se came here, Elder Rong also planned to go meet her.
But the result was that she lost and had to honestly come to meet Mei and the others.
However, after understanding the World-Destroying Staff plan, she smiled. Did they even need her to step in for this matter?
The plan was so clear and present that was there a need to discuss it with them?
She still carefully examined it. The reason this plan was so clear and present to everyone now was mainly because of that transaction, as well as the consciousness cultivation experiment of the Ancient Ice Remains right in front of them.
As a representative of strength and skill, no one would believe that Elder Rong was not interested in this special technique.
However, with Xiao Se not being here, it felt somewhat dull. As for Mei’s Qi Observation Technique project? It was merely of some interest.
What she cared more about was the purification technique of Dream Demons, a skill for crafting Dream World Soul Materials.
Her thoughts coincided with Xiao Han’s—wanting to break free from the framework of the Great Spellbook’s craftsmanship and achieve “universality,” which was a complete understanding of the skills!
Unfortunately, the opportunity to meet Xiao Han alone was snatched by Elder Yi Shi.
“In the World-Destroying Tree plan, the one that comes into direct contact with the world’s veins is the Afumino World Tree. We also need a means to capture and control the world’s veins.”
“The Holy Light faith on the Birdman side has already gathered quite heavily. It’s unrealistic to think of dismantling the Holy Light Church within the Main World. One must work towards the elves.”
It is necessary to clarify that the world’s veins are an abstract concept; they do not refer to an actual vein but rather a hub for exchange between the world and the void.
Past experiences governing the world’s veins within those small or large world clusters cannot be applied to the Main World.
Thus, for witches to “stealthily” seize the world’s veins is entirely impossible.
Therefore, the World-Destroying Tree plan is essentially a method for extraordinary races to utilize witches and also a modern tool for the witch race.
It’s just a matter of how to use it.
According to Mei’s conception, the simplest and most convenient solution is the Primal Dream Cataclysm plan centered on Xiao Han. This is a suicidal dimensional attack from which no one can escape.
Fortunately, their Witch Academy has only Xiao Han, who masters the Domain of Dream Order.
If not for Xiao Han, she would still have many plan frameworks, but they had not yet been detailed.
The reason she was hesitant to let Xiao Han directly take on this task was out of fear of accidents. The Primal Dream is not something only Xiao Han can gain from; the Dream Cataclysm is, after all, a type of companion disaster that cannot be controlled by Xiao Han. Only within the Primal Dream, under the jurisdiction of the Dream Domain Order, is Xiao Han’s stage.
Wizards are famously focused on the essence of life and the upgrade system of mental power; otherwise, they would not need to rely on the Wizard Tower to compensate for insufficient physical bodies.
Of course, some bloodline wizards and body type wizards are exceptions.
In short, no one should underestimate a wizard’s means. They may just be progressing slowly within the Primal Dream due to a lack of inherent advantages of the soul, but that does not mean they do not have means against the Dream World.
Especially Tusk, the Academy Head who is orchestrating the World-Destroying Staff plan; his means are just as mysterious and unfathomable.
The wizard’s upgrade system is an adaptively powerful knowledge advancement system; no one knows if they might acquire knowledge in the Dream World that can shake the foundations of the Primal Dream.
Ultimately, the Dream Cataclysm could only trap those who are completely unaware of the Primal Dream.
Although she herself didn’t fully understand or control this power, she had experienced it; once experienced, there would always be targeted means.
Not every extraordinary being is a drunken bumpkin who knows nothing.
But for now, the Witch Academy cannot afford any major actions, so many layouts can only be gradually carried out on the level of the students.
Having been in the Forging Courtyard for quite some time, several days passed before Mei left.
Even so, when Mei learned that Xiao Xi had not left, she was greatly shocked. However, it is also good for Xiao Xi to stay here.
After leaving, Principal Mei arranged a temporary ID card for Ning within the Academy.
Ning did not wish to become a witch, and so she respected the other’s choice.
Afterward, the experiment in the Expanding Realm announced a pause, and the Qi Observation Technique project was moved back to the Core Realm Academy for temporary sealing.
Even though this matter had not been made public, it had already spread.
No witch knew whether this matter succeeded or failed; even if Principal Mei said nothing, some witches had already begun to speculate.
In contrast to the Witch Academy’s preparation to “lay low,” students were bombarded with news, making it hard for them to sleep!
The external society and discussions blamed the atrocities in the Blood Slave Peninsula entirely on the Witch Academy, accusing their cruel methods and self-inflicted consequences.
Inside the Academy, rumors of the complete destruction of the combat forces were rampant.
After all, the number of casualties this time was staggering.
The bodies of over a thousand students, their faces barely recognizable, if merely brought back and stored, it would already be a very spectacular scene.
The Union Society swiftly took charge of the online narrative, absorbing the resurrection costs for these individuals and stating that the soul material deficiencies and complications arising after resurrection would be healed.
However, the Union Society had to elaborate extensively; this incident was so severe that, despite the external network being heavily rumor-driven, the extraordinary dark web detailed the discussions.
Facing this defeat and the subsequent handling by the Union Society, they had to ensure absolute certainty!
But even so, many people doubted the Union Society’s claims, seeing them as mere empty promises, regarding the students’ lives as a joke.
At this moment, the Union Society could only pray that they could eventually use practical results to silence these voices.
However, amidst all these troubles, there was some good news.
At least after this tragic event, discussions of revenge within the Witch Academy grew even more fervent.
After these days of around-the-clock work, the Union Society had preliminarily resurrected the victims of this incident.
However, the situation was not glorious.
Of the thousands who were resurrected, only a fraction could return to normal life!
The sequelae caused by damages at the soul material level were far more severe than those inflicted by the tragedy on the land.
Some could even only fall into a deep sleep after resurrection, and waking up was a luxury.
Many opened their eyes to see the blood-colored storm sweeping over their bodies, a vision deeply etched in their memories just before death, imprinting their soul material with an impact that was simply too great.
Even after some processing, sealing and reducing memories did little more than treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
And now they were facing a very awkward situation.
The assistant instructor, who promised to help them repair the soul material, had gone missing…
But the good news was that Cleveland was still in stable contact with her.
Cleveland received the news that the assistant was busy with very important matters and would bring an instructor over for soul material repair once she was done.
Roughly relayed in Cleveland’s words, it means: Xiao Han is currently working hard to negotiate for the instructor’s agreement to assist in such a large-scale soul material repair.
This is a favor owed; just pay it back quietly.
The Union Society has already stated that the current condition of the resurrected students is so dismal—who would dare to work for the Union Society?
Fortunately, I quickly left the Forging World Courtyard.
In fact, I really didn’t need to learn that knowledge there. With the rune for freely entering and exiting the Forging World Courtyard, I could go back any time I didn’t understand something.
Having stayed there for several days, I met not only Elder Yi Shi but also an Elder from the Forging world!
Even if it was just casual chatting and learning for clarification, several days passed just like that.
I had never felt time pass so quickly; even with a sense of time, it was somewhat unbelievable.
After leaving the Forging World Courtyard, I immediately contacted Cleveland, asking her to give me the resources gathered previously, primarily the soul crystals.
Then I told Cleveland to notify the Union Society people that I would soon bring an instructor over for soul repair.
The process of repair must be in a secluded space that cannot be disturbed, continuously conducting thousands of soul material repairs—a massive undertaking!
Even without sleep, if each soul material repair takes half an hour, it would still take several days!
But fortunately, repairing one person’s soul material would not take me half an hour at all, and this also took into account that I would become increasingly proficient and able to perform multiple group repairs.
I felt that it shouldn’t be difficult to complete within five days.
Five days is the limit of my focus on this matter; after all, the tragedy on that day had its effects on me.
But ultimately, it all boiled down to wanting a clear thought; after all, if this matter could be resolved completely in just a few days, that would be something good for me.
Moreover, I could take this opportunity to better understand the relationship between soul material and consciousness~
These students, suffering from the loss of their soul material, directly led to issues in their consciousness, making it a great opportunity to review and practice what I had just learned about the relationship between life consciousness and the essence of life.
As for who to find to “perform” this task with me…
I initially thought of Instructor Elena, but after realizing she was involved in the resurrection ceremony for these thousands, I gave up on that idea.
Repairing the essence of life is a technical ability that cannot merely be accomplished with spells.
This also means that even extraordinary instructors may not necessarily possess the skills for soul material repair.
They might master the means of restoration but not the skill itself.
Since Instructor Elena participated in the resurrection, she would likely be questioned about her inability to assist with soul material repair.
No need to guess; Elena would never pay the price for the reckless actions of the Union Society.
If I were to then reach out to Instructor Elena again, it would seem too contrived.
Thus, I directly contacted Sister Bai—not to ask her to come, but to ask her to recommend someone who could help conveniently. She promptly recommended Instructor Belika.
Who is Instructor Belika, you ask?
She is the very same witch sister who followed Sister Bai to learn the Real Editing Technique, asked me for insights on the Reincarnation Rebirth Spell, and is the mentor overseeing Emotional Relationships!
Currently, she is officially leading the team of students from Emotional Relationships to complete and guide the Self-Generated Magic Power project.
Additionally, she has also researched the extraordinary material, Hexagonal Amber.
But in any case, she is quite free.
So after I went over to explain the situation, she immediately agreed.
Her only small request was that she hoped to observe closely while I repaired the soul material!
This is the technique for repairing soul material, you know.
Although witches have long transformed into beings of soul essence, a certain technique will always pique their curiosity. For witches with long lifespans, having more skills is always a normality.
With the cooperation of Instructor Belika, I quickly arrived at the makeshift medical room built by the Union Society Headquarters after the war.
This room is dedicated to treating any injuries incurred during the Academy’s war, including but not limited to body growth, limb reconnection, flesh healing, and large area trauma healing and reconstruction, etc.
Resurrection can also be conducted here, and these days, they have certainly kept the resurrecting instructors very busy.
Now, when the people from the Union Society saw me coming with an instructor, they instantly welcomed me with excitement.
The little witch they had been waiting for had finally arrived!
