Chapter 950: Qualification for Early Entry into the Expanding Realm
I have gone through the entire experimental process regarding the purification method.
They have added more processes and preliminary research foundations to what I already know. They even managed to acquire materials related to the basic components of Dream Demons for comparative validation without knowing where it came from.
After all, they can’t achieve the overwhelming power of nurturing the purification method, so they can only take a steady approach.
Research on Dream Demons began as early as the era when the Grand Soul Mate was born, or even earlier, back when the Primordial Dream World was “refined” by the Primordial Witch and interactions with Dream Creatures occurred.
However, progress in studying Dream Demons and Dream Creatures—entities that have no contact with reality—has been quite slow.
This means that they have essentially no means to make contact with each other, making further research impossible; the research of that time was based mainly on observation.
Of course, a small number of witches who have mastered the Great Spellbook might have researched on it, but this was never widespread, nor could it be.
Now, the available and publicly accessible materials can only slightly advance the process of the purification method.
It’s far from enough to directly improve the purification method.
After all, even the concept of Dream State Soul Material did not exist back then!
However, close to the present, there have been hypotheses resembling Dream State Soul Material, but these hypotheses lacked practical evidence, so in the face of an absolute physical entity, the concept of “Dream State Soul Material” has completely replaced those hypotheses and become a benchmark established by many witches!
The reason it seems that so few witches in the Main World are researching the purification method now is that forward-thinking witches are already gazing towards the era of Dream State Soul Material.
The purification method has already given birth to a clear pathway for preparing Dream State Soul Material, indicating that this idea is feasible; thus, other pathways should be thoroughly explored in a few years.
Is the era of mass production of Dream State Soul Material far away?
In fact, sometimes, being with someone is essentially a gamble; without theoretical support, the probability of keeping up is low.
Moreover, since the purification method has already emerged, any remaining purification methods can only be ruthlessly eliminated unless they can achieve mass production.
Additionally, the little witch who created the purification method has already conducted experiments on Dream Life, specifically on that group of Fool Dreams.
No one knows what the results will be; under the erosion of a long life, they have lost their sharpness and are willing to exchange their status as pioneers for a hope of success and a feasible template.
But more importantly, it’s still about Xiao Lian’s reputation.
Convincing the witches!
She genuinely has things she enjoys sharing, even the Great Spellbook is like that.
As for those who want to chase after her?
Almost all Truth Witches of the Witch Race are using facts to tell her one thing: genius cannot be caught up with, “those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die”—it’s nothing more than that.
After leaving the stable dream laboratory of the purification method, Sister Bai, who has been following me, finally spoke up.
“Xiao Lian, I noticed you were deep in thought earlier. You can’t possibly think that the suggestion presented can be implemented, right?”
“Ah? Oh… Now that Sister Bai mentions it, I suddenly realize, ‘Well, I am indeed verifying its feasibility.'”
“Isn’t the research progress of the purification method steadily advancing? If Xiao Lian is truly going to put in so much effort, wouldn’t that mean you’re handing this topic over for no reason?”
“Actually… conducting research on the purification method based on conventional preparation ideas was a mistake of mine. If I didn’t pull this topic out, even under my hands, it might take years of endless attempts.”
“Really? The Great Spellbook isn’t that hard, is it?” Upon hearing this, Sister Bai’s first reaction was shock—it’s the first time she’s heard Xiao Lian say something like this in years!
After all, Xiao Han has only been in contact with the Super Six for a few years!
Even the Great Spellbook hasn’t made Xiao Han act this wildly!
“It’s different; the difficulty of the Great Spellbook is beyond my reach.” I sensed Sister Bai’s shock and began to explain: “I don’t have a complete Great Spellbook yet, and the Great Knowledge Tree isn’t complete either. The Great Knowledge Tree is still in the process of being perfected; even the subsequent Sacred Objects rely heavily on the simulation and calculation of the Great Knowledge Tree.”
“And the purification method… how should I put it? It’s akin to material science; luck plays a role in it, and tedious, repetitive attempts consume an enormous amount of time—this is something I absolutely dislike.”
“So, is the time and effort spent on the purification method reasonable?”
“Reality doesn’t really care about whether it’s reasonable; as long as it poses a challenge to the researcher, it’s a significant issue, regardless of how harmless or simple it appears.”
“Looks like… Xiao Han, you’ve given this a lot of thought?”
“Yeah, of course, I won’t do something for nothing. Sister Bai, don’t you know me well enough?” After all, I’ve come this far.
I continued the conversation with Sister Bai as we walked and arrived at the central area of the laboratory.
Principal Mei had not yet left; they seemed to be discussing topics outside the laboratory.
When they saw us, they nodded slightly and did not continue with any outrageous topics.
“Did you go for an inspection, Miss?” Principal Mei teased.
“Inspection? What inspection? Sister Mei, please don’t joke around!” I quickly replied.
“This is no joke; the topic of the Dream Demon purification method is currently of great interest to many witches. If it weren’t for the lack of access permissions, they would love to take any opportunity to make progress here…”
“That’s a bit exaggerated, isn’t it?”
“Although exaggerated, in a way, it reflects the importance of the matter. Xiao Han, are you planning to take a few days off next?”
“Um… I’m not sure…” I shook my head; I didn’t refute Principal Mei’s assumption that I would rest.
“No worries~ You can rest and think at the same time. Perhaps by the time you’ve rested enough, you’ll have figured it out.”
“Huh? When do you get to think about how many days off to take while resting?”
“Forget it~ Sister Mei, can I go to the Expanding Realm to play?” I suddenly asked.
“Going to the Expanding Realm for fun? Theoretically, that’s not impossible,” Principal Mei thought for a moment and replied.
After all, while the Expanding Realm is not open to students yet, it has been opened up to certain extraordinary witches, and Xiao Han, as a little witch, can indeed be included.
“Can I bring someone along?” I continued to press for more.
“Um? What do you want to do in the Expanding Realm? Bring someone? Principal Mei became alert upon hearing my question.
“Uh… just for fun.”
“Who are you bringing? It wouldn’t be Bai Hua, would it? Then there’s no need to tell me.”
“Oh~ No, it’s just bringing some… friends along.”
“Students?”
“Yeah.” I nodded immediately.
“You seem like you’re planning something.” Principal Mei turned around and looked me up and down.
“Be honest; what exactly do you intend to do? Last time you caused quite a stir in the Expanding Realm.”
“Uh… mainly just to hang out with Sister Bai and do some errands.”
“And the people you’re bringing—what for?” Principal Mei continued to ask.
“Just… to discuss some business? Like setting up a factory or something…”
“Setting up a factory? Why are you doing that?”
“Just… to do something meaningful! Plus, Principal Mei, you aren’t paying me… so just making a little pocket money…”
“…”
“Is that so…”
Principal Mei wiped away the imaginary sweat on her forehead; if she had to use that reason, she wouldn’t know what to say.
The Expanding Realm is indeed a vast blue ocean waiting for development for the students in the academy.
The academy restricts access severely mainly because they don’t want the family cancer from the Core Realm to infect the Expanding Realm. Even if such things are unavoidable, it’s better than being overwhelmed by the Core Realm families directly.
Moreover, while the Core Realm is so heavily sealed off, the Expanding Realm isn’t. Not only that, but extraordinary materials were originally abundant; the extraordinary system continues to blossom, and the power network has already spread throughout the entire Expanding Realm.
Once a family enters, it’s like wolves in sheep’s clothing, and they have too many ways to funnel extraordinary power into their families.
In fact, the various families in the Main World do not wish for the extraordinary to spread to every corner of this world, but they don’t want anyone outside their systems to hold extraordinary power.
“Alright… but you can’t bring too many people, understood?”
In the end, Principal Mei relented; she had already agreed to let Xiao Han go.
Even if something big were to happen, what could it matter if a few students came along?
And her thoughts turned to Xiao Xi’s understanding of business models… well, as long as they don’t lose money after going there, that would be good enough.
“Thanks! I’ll remember!” Upon receiving Principal Mei’s approval, I instantly felt energized!
After bidding farewell to the witches and Principal Mei, Sister Bai and I left the Primordial Dream Laboratory.
“Xiao Xi, are you really planning to do this?” Sister Bai directly inquired, unreserved, “Are you planning to set up the experimental site for preparing Dream State Soul Material in the Expanding Realm?”
“Yes~ After all, the dreams in the Expanding Realm are still active, and the raw materials are sufficient. Let’s go~ We have new things to do!”
“Oh, Xiao Xi, you really can’t stop, can you…” Sister Bai sighed but still followed closely behind me.
“Xiao Xi, what should we do next?”
“Of course, we go play in the Expanding Realm~ I plan to leave the factory matters to Millien and the others; we just need to enjoy our own journey, isn’t that what you’ve been hoping for, Sister Bai?”
“Mm!” Sister Bai’s eyes lit up with a glimmer of excitement upon hearing my words!
“Why don’t we first handle some necessary tasks and hand over the information regarding the Expanding Realm you gave me to Millien as well?”
“I understand that. By the way, is Millien busy?” Sister Bai inquired with some concern, as if Millien couldn’t manage might affect Xiao Han’s leisure time.
“Don’t worry~ Millien is now my best assistant; she’s also assembled her own team, and with more hands, the efficiency is quite good.”
As I spoke, I sent a message to Millien to arrange a meeting.
Before long, Sister Bai and I were waiting in a café for a familiar figure.
Millien arrived in a bit of a rush; she had been coordinating matters with the All-purpose Workshop before this. But she hadn’t expected to receive a message from Xiao Han!
This wasn’t a clone message; it was from Xiao Han herself!
The meeting place was within the academy, indicating that Xiao Han had completed an experiment.
As she arrived, seeing me, she also spotted Bai Yu!
“Sister Xiao Han, I didn’t expect you to rush to find me. Is there something urgent?”
“There are indeed matters.” I handed her a shared rune and continued, “I hope I’m not interrupting what you were working on?”
“No, dealing with those people is far less important than meeting with you, Sister Xiao Han.”
Millien quickly took the shared rune and began to speak.
After receiving and quickly browsing through the rune, she found many things inside that seemed quite confusing.
However, upon a closer look, she was immediately stunned!
“This… this is!”
“Materials about the Expanding Realm.” I said with a smile, “I had the Principal make an exception, and now we can start some preparations in the Expanding Realm ahead of time.”
“What! Really?!”
Millien’s eyes widened, unable to believe that such an important matter was about to unfold so quickly!
Entering the Expanding Realm meant the beginning of the Baking House’s ascent!
Even now, with Ming Xueming at the helm, many collaborations within the academy had switched sides, but none of them were willing to take a loss!
“There are restrictions.” I replied concisely.
“Restrictions? What are they?” Millien was already prepared for various development limitations, but in any case, as long as there’s an opportunity, even with restrictions, it’s still an advantage for them!
“Um, the limit is on the number of people I can bring.”
“Ah?” Millien was stunned to hear that. If people were limited, what significance would that have? Even without limits, how many people could the Baking House even handle?
They hadn’t even stabilized yet; entering the Expanding Realm was meant to start from scratch.
“Is… is there nothing else? Can I ask how many people are limited to entering the Expanding Realm?” Millien cautiously asked.
“Um, there’s no other limitation; the number limit isn’t specified. It probably depends on how bold I am. From my rough estimation… bringing around ten should be fine; the Principal probably won’t say anything.”
“Ten isn’t too conservative, is it?” At this moment, Bai Yu interjected her concerns.
She felt that ten people was quite a lot, and… what could ten people even accomplish?
“Well, let’s just say around ten to twenty. If the Principal has an issue with it, I can hold back.”
“Ten to twenty…” Millien quietly repeated.
“Is that enough?” I asked.
In fact, the issue about the number of people isn’t urgent; my main objective is still to have Millien and Ninglan Qiuyue meet so I can set up a factory in Ninglan World and realize my idea of “mock mass production of Dream State Soul Material.”
