Chapter 956: Layout, Starting from the Expanding Realm
With Millien gesturing to me that the discussions had been finalized, the final candidate was confirmed.
They could follow me out of the academy and into the Expanding Realm at any time.
Both Millien and I were in close communication with the lord of Ninglan New City.
Anticipating the situation in the Expanding Realm, the relationship between Ninglan Qiuyue and the academy was not merely one of students.
Ninglan Qiuyue also paid attention to matters concerning the academy. Besides her direct contacts with the academy’s instructors and accepting instructions, most of her other information about the academy was communicated through Millien.
At this moment, Ninglan Qiuyue was naturally already aware of the information I received, and Millien had communicated a brief update to her.
Once they arrived in the Expanding Realm, they could immediately commence some basic cooperation.
However… the Baking House was merely a small club that had not developed much up to this point; it could only bring over empty promises. Even with Ming Xueming, the representative of the affinity witch faction, she could not carry out any substantial transaction all at once.
But… what about this?
She was the technical representative selected by the team led by Yi Xin to enter the Expanding Realm!
It was not only resources or materials that could make them strong.
However, lacking these resources made it difficult to get started in the early stages.
But this was just right for Millien.
The Baking House had a large amount of previously accumulated resources, basically the wealth amassed since the last opening of the Expanding Realm. Unfortunately, it could not be used within the academy, but in the Expanding Realm, that might not be the case.
Ming Xueming and her group had the backing of families from the Core Realm and the academy’s all-purpose workshop, allied with the affinity witch faction. It was easy to imagine how well-prepared they were for this.
But I had also prepared quite a lot for Millien.
Moreover, Ming Xueming and her group were led by us; they were not merely given freedom to do as they pleased.
“Let’s wait for Sister Bai. Once she arrives, we can head over,” I said.
Since the arrangements were already settled, there was no need to rush.
So we took a brief rest in a nearby commercial street.
While people were resting, I sat beside Millien and cast a soundproof charm that enveloped us.
“Miss, what’s this?” Millien noticed my sudden serious demeanor; something significant must be discussed, and it was very important!
“Um, there was a minor incident in the game world,” I began to explain to Millien.
I had already shared some information about the game world with Millien.
This kind of information indicated that even someone at Xueming’s level was aware of it, although it was misinformation, Millien naturally couldn’t be left out.
However, for Millien, there was no need to mention false intelligence; I had actually reached into the game world, but I did not go to my main body; the other families treated that clone in the game world as my true self.
Moreover, I showcased the absolute crushing force of Field Order there, clearing away several Outsiders in a single blow. Even though they were not extraordinary, the horrifying battle results were still impressive.
Thus, they were even more convinced that the entity in the game world was indeed my real body.
Heaven knows how shocked Millien felt when she first heard this news!
She regretted not being able to go and help share the pressure with me.
This time, Millien was curious about why I mentioned the game world at this juncture and…
“I wonder what kind of incident you are referring to? Can I help?”
“The minor incident has already been resolved; there’s no need for you to intervene.” I smiled and waved my hand.
“As I said this, I took out a storage card, which appeared to be a regular universal storage card, but this was a very specialized storage equipment.”
“It can store many types of spatially-related storage equipment, essentially a nesting doll of spatial storage.”
“After all, storage equipment can also hold other storage equipment, though there is some risk with certain lower-quality or unstable ones during nesting.”
“‘This is…’”
“‘Inside are different types of storage equipment.’ I explained: ‘All of them are loot from the Outsiders I defeated in the game world. I have sorted through the items I need and the rest… consider them as initial supplies for your entry into the Expanding Realm.’”
“‘This… so much?!’ Millien exclaimed at the sheer quantity of storage equipment within the card!”
“Moreover, the visible differences in these items’ styles truly opened her eyes.”
“Of course, if she opened it up to inspect… her jaw might just drop.”
“After all, a significant portion of these could belong to mercenaries whose worlds were destroyed; even if not, they were likely pawns of some force from the Void, and their wealth wasn’t shallow.”
“Once we reach the Expanding Realm, find a larger place to tally them up and evaluate their value. Everything here is material from outside the world, essentially non-renewable resources; never set a price rashly without fully understanding an item’s worth.”
“Understood!”
Millien’s breath became a little heavy; she clearly understood this was a serious matter. Being pointed out by the miss required her to take it more seriously!
After slowly digesting this news, Millien attempted to take out a rather unremarkable belt, which was also a piece of storage equipment, but when she examined the internal resources, she was shocked again!
A mountain of resources piled up; even if their worth couldn’t be confirmed immediately, their sheer volume was impressive.
With such “air-dropped” resources, she suddenly felt that some of her plans in the Expanding Realm could be bolder.
“Leave the technical matters to you; I won’t ask too many questions.” I said as I解除了 the soundproofing charm.
These resources weren’t essential to me; it was enough to let Millien manage them.
If I needed something later, Millien and her group could address any unnecessary troubles, and that was the profit.
After all! Money can make the world go round!
Seeing that I was almost done, the first to notice was naturally Ming Xueming.
As the “attendant” for this trip, she had to keep a close watch on my every action; after all, sometimes intelligence work was crucial.
But unfortunately, all she could see was Assistant Xiao Han handing something to Millien, then the instructions were given, and that was it.
However, aside from this, she noticed other small movements.
It seemed some intelligence personnel were watching them.
This was to be expected; after all, what they were doing was something others couldn’t even attempt!
Thinking of this, Ming Xueming raised her brow, a subtle smile appearing on her face, suddenly feeling that the costs they had previously paid were worth it.
In her heart, only one word mattered… worth it!
At this moment, I met Ming Xueming’s eyes, which were occasionally glancing my way, and similarly returned a smile. It didn’t surprise me that she paid this much attention to me.
Not only her; I also noticed many others observing from the shadows. It was easy to tell who had sent them.
They must be anxious.
“By the way, Millien, how’s the accountability for the Baking House members who disrupted their secrets going?” I casually asked.
“They initially wanted to keep pushing this affair. However, in the past couple of days, the all-purpose workshop’s stance on this matter has completely reversed. I think it’s likely due to Ming Xueming’s side exerting pressure, which has suppressed this issue.”
“After all, in principle, this secret realm doesn’t belong to the all-purpose workshop; it’s a joint development by the witch secret realm community and the all-purpose workshop. Essentially, it’s the families responsible for the secret realm’s development. The all-purpose workshop didn’t want to offend us and forfeit their qualification to step into the Expanding Realm.”
“So, does that mean the witch secret realm community will still hold us accountable?”
“It’s highly likely. When Ming Xueming approached me, there were people from the witch secret realm community as well, but I didn’t give them a chance, only allowing Ming Xueming to talk.”
This decision from Millien was partly due to Assistant Xiao Han’s suggestion and partly aimed at splitting the relationship between the all-purpose workshop and the witch secret realm. Although this method was somewhat mild, once benefits in the Expanding Realm became tempting, the fissure between them would surely widen.
“However, don’t worry, Assistant Xiao Han. If it’s just the witch secret realm community, it’s not a big problem; the pressure will be much lighter than before. Even without me, Tan Wei and her group wouldn’t suffer in this regard,” Millien said consecutively.
But after she said this, she noticed that my expression didn’t convey concern or ease.
“Assistant Xiao Han… are you… discontent with how I handled this? Or is it that…?”
“Miss, do you mean… you wish for them to come seeking you unjustly instead?”
“Yes, my Ancient Ice Remains clone can’t remain in the secret realm any longer. It needs to appear in this world in a reasonable manner to stir up… cough, um… you cannot understand this, Millien.”
“I understand.” Millien immediately grasped the implication; even if she couldn’t comprehend the reason why, the mere slip of the word “stir up” was enough to ignite her endless imagination!
Stir up what?
The academy war?
After all, the miss had mentioned to her that the academy war would commence soon.
Now the miss had started laying plans for the Expanding Realm, along with the relocation of the Ice Snow Throne secret realm…
She realized she was indeed considering something she dared not think further about!
“Alright~”
As for this statement from Millien, “I understand,” I couldn’t be bothered to ask what she understood.
I only knew that, at that moment, she had imagined a plethora of things, her heart racing, even exhibiting some violent tendencies.
The reason I did not continue chatting with Millien was that I finally spotted that familiar figure!
“Sister Bai! Over here~” I called out, the tone of my voice contrasting starkly with earlier when I spoke in front of everyone.
If just a moment ago I was an uninformed puppet steering the main direction, at this moment I was like an ordinary young girl jumping into her girlfriend’s embrace.
The contrast astonished many.
“Sister Bai~ it’s time to go~”
“Didn’t Xiao Run prepare anything?” Sister Bai scanned the crowd and didn’t voice any complaints.
As long as these people didn’t disrupt her time with Xiao Run, she wouldn’t particularly mind.
But looking at it, over twenty people… that number was indeed a bit much.
Yet Bai Yu knew that the present Xiao Run had very legitimate reasons.
Xiao Run wanted to set up a Dream State Soul Material preparation factory in the Expanding Realm; Principal Mei certainly wouldn’t oppose, so it was perfectly fine to bring a few people along to help out.
“Excuse me, since we’re heading to the Expanding Realm, why are we gathering here? It should be more convenient to go straight to the large teleportation facility for the Expanding Realm, right?” At this moment, Ming Xueming walked over.
Of course, she wasn’t directly inquiring Bai Yu but asking Assistant Xiao Han, who stood nearby.
The teleportation hall for the Expanding Realm served as a permanent passage linking the two realms; with just around twenty of us, there was no need to fuss about it there. This Bai Hua instructor would personally open a temporary passage to take us.
Millien had naturally inquired about this earlier and received an answer.
However, the main reason for this approach was that bringing people over constituted an implicit agreement, and leading so many through the main entrance would lose face.
No matter how it was perceived, it was akin to asking an extraordinary mentor why one needed to fill out an application to leave the academy walls.
It was just fine to go directly; the academy wouldn’t hold it against you.
Upon receiving the answer, Ming Xueming asked no further questions, realizing this issue was her own misunderstanding.
After waiting for the key witch to arrive, the group moved to a less crowded underground parking lot.
Bai Yu directly tore open a spatial passage that led straight to the Expanding Realm.
The relationship between the Core Realm and the Expanding Realm meant that even spatial teleportation spells could connect them; however, students could not enter on their own.
Which meant… someone was always watching us from that side. Was it truly safe? If they reported us, even with our connections, it would still be a nuisance for us, right? Ming Xueming, walking at the back, queried uneasily.
“Why worry about that? If they want to report, let them! If a mentor takes over to investigate, they will find that this was personally approved by Principal Mei.” Millien responded nonchalantly, her confidence palpable.
As they prepared to head into the Expanding Realm, most of them were students, some even needed to report to their mentors.
In this regard, Principal Mei’s endorsement was ruthless!
The principal’s signature approval was not something students could forge!
With absolute confidence, the group of over twenty people vanished from the Witch Academy.
