Chapter 923: News Spreads Fast
At this moment, seeing Principal Mei’s sudden visit, the expressions of the other witches in the laboratory were also quite odd.
This was the first time they had seen Mei Linde so flustered.
Moreover, she opened her mouth and said something they didn’t understand.
What did she mean by “Xiao Han, are you still here?” “Huh?”
Hasn’t Xiao Han always been here?
If Xiao Han weren’t here, how could they bounce around in this Primordial Dream Laboratory?
Since Xiao Han made the related topic of the Nightmare Purification Method public for research, many witch teams had planned to conduct experiments in this laboratory.
After all, this place has a constantly stable dream laboratory; if they weren’t experimenting here, it would be difficult to deploy Dream State Soul Material.
In other places, if they really wanted to maintain the experimental cycle with overlapping alchemical items in the dream… they might as well just come to the Primordial Dream Laboratory to borrow the Constant Dream Laboratory for their experiments.
Xiao Han’s laboratory is different from other laboratories. She didn’t have a large research team; she is just a little witch, and other experimental sections are basically idle, or they are reserved labs. It is quite simple to carry out temporary experiments and collaborations here; just talk to Xiao Han and apply for temporary permission.
So now, the number of witches in the Primordial Dream Laboratory was not small.
Most were busy with the preliminary preparations for their experiments, such as equipment handling and connections, so they were quite busy.
“Sister Mei, are you looking for me?”
“Yes…”
Upon seeing that I was still here, Principal Mei immediately breathed a sigh of relief but still walked straight toward me, her eyes focused on me as if she was checking if I was a clone.
Only after confirming I wasn’t a clone did she speak: “There are a lot of witches here; let’s go to a more secretive place to talk.”
“Okay.” I quickly nodded and led Principal Mei to the nurturing room.
After some transitions from the Purification Method experiments, this place had become somewhat spacious, with only a number of experiments related to the impregnation purification method remaining, intended for the preparation of Dream State Soul Material at a laboratory level.
This was mainly to ensure that the other purification method experiments could proceed normally in the afternoon without having achieved breakthrough results.
After all, a prepared Dream State Soul Material plays a significant role in guiding experiments and can also facilitate research on reverse engineering Dream State Soul Material.
Seeing that Mei Principal and Xiao Han shut them outside, the other witches who hadn’t formally started their business quietly followed, wanting to eavesdrop.
Even the witches engaged in experiments paused temporarily, after all… this was juicy gossip!
If the topics they talked about were confidential, they would naturally be unable to hear the content due to sound-proof spells.
Moreover, a superhuman can definitely perceive that there are listeners outside.
If there weren’t any sound-proof spells, it would be as if they were implicitly allowing them to understand these matters.
And at this moment in the nurturing room.
“Sister Mei, is there something you need to discuss with me?”
“Do you not know whether it’s true or false?” Mei Linde looked at me. After calming down, she quickly reflected, “It has spread that you’ve… arrived in the Game World, and it has caused a huge stir.”
“Huh? Although I had my suspicions, how long has it been since I left the Main World?”
It was almost less than a day; the most time-consuming part was the operation of that city. The advance team, the collapse of the elves, and the subsequent formal communication with the Real Protection Association were all trivial matters and didn’t waste much time.
“You look like you are not innocent at all. Although I don’t have your body cultivation’s heart sense, Xiao Han, you don’t seem like someone who would lie.”
“Um… my main body is still in the Main World, right? I haven’t left the Primordial Dream Laboratory, let alone the Main World,” I said honestly.
“Then who is the Catastrophe Witch that descended into the Game World?” Mei Linde’s words rendered me speechless, as she directly asked without any preamble.
“Uh… it’s a clone.” I continued to speak honestly, “Mainly, that reverse summon rune was opened by the people of that world… As I recall your teachings, Sister Mei, I wouldn’t risk sending my main body over, but the opportunity was too rare, so I… sent the clone over.”
What I said made Principal Mei laugh, although I couldn’t tell if she was laughing out of anger or something else.
“You going over has caused trouble; now other extraordinary academies likely already know that this little genius witch has descended into that world. It won’t be long before they take action, and you’ll have to face the combined attacks and killings of all the local forces and foreign influences in that world…”
“But all I sent over was a clone that is not closely related to me.” I struggled to defend myself.
Although I knew very well that Principal Mei also understood this point, she still spoke so seriously because this matter had exceeded her expectations.
As I said, after Mei Linde learned that it wasn’t my main body that went over, the situation was basically clarified.
However, an admonishment in her view was unavoidable.
At this moment, the witches listening to gossip outside also started to murmur.
“Wow… Xiao Han went to that Game World? When did this happen?”
“But Xiao Han is still here, right?”
“Did you not hear clearly? It was just Xiao Han’s clone; wow… Principal Mei scolded so well, let’s record it.”
“No, wait, sister, what are you doing this for?”
“To hear Mei scold me in bed at night.”
“Huh? What kind of strange thing is that? You’re role-playing Xiao Han?”
“Isn’t that okay? Xiao Han is basically a refreshing story template, alright? If I were Xiao Han, I would have already swept through the Game World and restored civilization and order.”
“I don’t understand, but I respect it…”
As the discussions outside became increasingly uncontrollable, Mei Linde in the nurturing room also ran out of words; after all, Xiao Han really hadn’t done anything irresponsible.
Instead, the gossiping witches outside were already affecting her, and even though the walls of the laboratory were soundproof, that’s only with the enhancement of the spell; coupled with the extraordinary witches’ already good hearing, so…
Bang—
The door of the nurturing room suddenly opened.
“Is it fun to eavesdrop? Not doing any work at all; I can hear your voices inside!”
“Oh~ quickly leave, quickly leave~”
With Mei Linde’s voice and presence appearing, the group of witches immediately transformed and scattered like crows.
It’s hard to imagine such a scene occurring in a formal laboratory.
But thinking that these guys are all witches, many things suddenly seem reasonable.
After educating them, Mei Linde was also very clear that the current situation couldn’t be changed.
Since it’s happened, then it has happened.
However, Principal Mei also made many agreements with me, such as that under non-essential circumstances, the main body cannot go over.
Moreover, one cannot raise the topic of Dream Catastrophes or reveal any capabilities and techniques related to the Primordial Dream beyond comprehension there.
I understood this naturally, so there was no need for Principal Mei to emphasize it again.
What remained were some minor issues and notes, and Principal Mei even told me some little tricks.
Since the people from other extraordinary academies had already learned the basic news and mistakenly believed that Xiao Yuan had descended into the Game World without any warning,
then this information gap definitely needed to be utilized well.
As for the specific operations, Principal Mei didn’t elaborate, as she couldn’t command that clone.
The situation in the Game World was quite complicated, so Mei Linde could only outline the situation, allowing me to adapt on the fly.
After all, Mei Linde had full confidence in my ability to cause trouble.
She was not afraid that I wouldn’t cause trouble; she was afraid that I’d cause too much.
After reluctantly allowing me to tone it down a bit, Mei Linde intended to leave. However, just as she was about to go, she suddenly turned around, remembering something.
“Xiao Han, do you have nothing else on your plate for a while?” Mei Linde asked.
“Huh? Sister Mei, why do you say that? I have so much to do!” Although compared to before, it was indeed much easier, it doesn’t mean I have extra time for other things.
Though I tell some fairytales and small stories to Fool Dream and the others, that doesn’t mean I’m doing nothing.
I am constantly monitoring Fool Dream’s life evolution process; I just reserved one thread to tell her some stories for her understanding.
Moreover, I am also using life evolution techniques to continuously enhance my soul level to adapt to the real Floating World-level Spirit Vision.
“Then are you free? Mei Linde seemed to ignore what I had just said and directly asked.
After all, she knew very well about the Dream Demon Purification Method. With the phased completion of the Dream Realm Experiment and the “outsourcing” of the purification method, Xiao Han suddenly came up with two project gaps. Unless Xiao Han herself looked for things to do, she would definitely have an easier time than before…
“Uh… huh?” I looked at Principal Mei in confusion, somewhat incredulous.
At this moment, Mei Linde was also carefully analyzing, and then she suddenly realized a problem!
When did she ever think that Xiao Han’s current situation was considered free?
Previously, she thought that Xiao Han was particularly hardworking, feeling that she squeezed out every minute of her life… She even thought that maybe Xiao Han could slow down her pace a bit.
At first, she thought it might be a unique aftereffect of a short life, but she found that Xiao Han had not improved in this condition until now…
But… the words were already on the tip of her tongue…
“Xiao Han, do you see any time to work on the Qi Observation Technique? If you don’t have time… I won’t press you.”
When Mei Linde said this, she remembered that she had confidently stated she would ask Xiao Han about this when she sought her, but no one expected the plan to change at the last minute.
Instead, she personally came over.
Even though she brought it up casually.
“Huh?”
I looked at Principal Mei in surprise.
“Um… from a time management perspective, I should have a little time, but I also left the Primordial Dream Laboratory, right?”
“We can move the Qi Observation Technique Instrument over; don’t worry, it won’t take up too much of your time. It’s just that the key structure needs your Spirit Vision to match with the new Qi Observation Technique tech.”
“Hmm~ got it!” Upon hearing this, I quickly understood what Principal Mei meant.
It’s about reconstructing the spell’s structure based on my original Qi Observation Technique foundation.
However, lacking Floating World-level Spirit Vision observation as information validation, they really need me; moreover, I have recently been adapting to the Spirit Vision I had once overlooked. So, it can be said that the upcoming new version of the Qi Observation Technique will be even better!
“Then… can I share this technology with me after it’s perfected?” I asked eagerly.
After all, I initially derived the Qi Observation Technique from the Earth Vein Identification Technique-related techniques to the distant qi observation, leading to the birth of Qi Observation Technique.
However, the real development was still at the Witch Academy, from the initial observation of the script’s trajectory to the world restoration technique’s guide, and finally to observing and locking the world’s belly.
It can be said that the derivation and development of Qi techniques were all driven by extraordinary witches.
“Of course! How could we not share? What do you take us for?”
“Ah~ no, I just wanted to confirm! I will set aside some time to help; as for moving the Qi Observation Technique Instrument, I’ll leave it to the academy head.”
“That’s no trouble at all; if anything is wanted, just tell me directly.”
—Time, Mei Linde also became more generous. After all, as the academy head, her understanding of Xiao Han’s positioning in the academy has always been quite vague. If you really want to say what position Xiao Han holds, she is merely a teaching assistant or a student assistant.
However, due to the honorary little witch contract, Xiao Han is regarded as having the same status as the extraordinary witches. So theoretically, Xiao Han is qualified to become a formal mentor in the academy, or even a specially invited academic.
Such witches are numerous in the academy, most of whom won’t show up or waste time teaching.
They either have their own topics or are working on their research projects.
“Xiao Han, are you interested in becoming a formal mentor at the academy?” Thus, Principal Mei randomly asked this question.
“Ah? Uh… no, no! I feel that being a teaching assistant is quite free.” After being surprised for a moment, I immediately shook my head and refused. Asking me to be a mentor to teach others?
Let’s skip that; at least for now, I don’t want to do it; it would waste my time.
“Alright…” Mei Linde was somewhat helpless.
Teaching assistant… free?
Currently, Xiao Han’s freedom and flexibility are due to her academy head opening doors for her; if teaching assistants were truly free, just look at the other student teaching assistants in the academy.
Most of these teaching assistants, in the eyes of witches, are not any different from students.
However, Xiao Han is special; while some of the rumors might be false, what one witnesses with their own eyes is undeniably true.
