Chapter 907: Encountering the Betraying Witch Again
“Sometimes, seeing others in a flurry can indeed bring joy to oneself~”
At this moment, my clone was watching as the Witch Secret Realm Association teamed up with the All-purpose Workshop, orderly dispersing the people around them.
Because the secret realm they controlled was about to ‘explode.’
Originally, they reported this matter thinking the academy would not care about their lives, but unexpectedly, the academy actually responded.
Moreover, a mentor was sent to reinforce the secret realm and, to prevent uncontrollable accidents, this mentor still suggested evacuating the surrounding students.
A temporary announcement was even issued.
That’s why the current situation exists.
At the moment, the Witch Secret Realm Association and the All-purpose Workshop have not disclosed why the secret realm experienced issues.
But I was very clear.
And I also understood that these two associations were aware of the reason.
The ice crystal monsters inside the secret realm acquired shards of the Great Ice and Snow Throne wood that those unfortunate souls lost, subsequently greatly increasing in strength.
Now, those within the secret realm could only temporarily avoid the spotlight, but the dangerous part was that those holding the shards could easily be sensed by the “minions” of the Ancient Ice Remains.
As long as they are sensed, they will be locked onto, and it won’t be long before the royalty from the Ancient Ice comes over.
The Ancient Ice Remains are after all an ancient life race, and naturally, there would be a class division within the race.
The highest level is naturally the royalty, followed by the guards, and finally the minions; there are currently just these three levels.
From the information sent by Tan Shu, it seems there is also a king of the clan overseeing the Ancient Ice, an existence above the three tiers, but now he has disappeared, not because he hasn’t awakened, but because there are no Ancient Ice among them with that level of power.
However, based on my conjecture, if all the shards of the Great Ice and Snow Throne could be gathered, perhaps such a king of the Ancient Ice could be forged.
But those are merely speculations, and perhaps there are records of this in the materials within the secret realm.
However… Tan Shu has yet to find the specific location of the laboratory.
After all… the secret realm is simply too vast, and the Ancient Ice have been asleep for too long; no one knows where their witch laboratory reemerges, only a general direction, and with the snow and ice covering, it can only be said that it’s increasingly difficult.
For this, I could only lament how unfortunate it is.
“What a coincidence~ I never thought I would encounter you here~”
“Huh? I turned around and saw a familiar figure, ‘It’s you… it’s nice to meet you; encountering you feels like more than mere coincidence.'”
“Still saying some heartless words. By the way, we should be friends by now, right?” Sheryl said with a hint of sadness.
“Well… we shouldn’t count as friends; friends wouldn’t calculate against each other.”
“I came with sincerity; you should feel my genuineness. What stereotype makes you, Xiao Han, so resistant to me?” Sheryl said while approaching me, just like a friend would.
Hmm, the age difference even requires several digits to describe… a friend?
But Sheryl’s words did make me reflect; I have to admit that most of the time, my interactions with this Betraying Witch were unexpectedly sincere.
But sincerity combined with any means is a killer move; this Betraying Witch is clearly not like those treacherous lowlives who use underhanded tactics.
Of course, coming to this conclusion requires overlooking some of the things she did, such as the “Heart of Cold Wave” she “stole,” or the time she took the chance to ambush the Wizard Academy, etc.
“Maybe you just can’t give me that kind of sense of security that friends have, right?”
“Sense of security for friends… oh, does that mean not betraying you at any moment or stabbing you in the back? I didn’t expect to be seen as that kind of witch in your eyes. How heartbreaking~”
“Hey… can you stop coming close to me with that kind of mournful tone? If there’s something, you can actually speak directly; I don’t mind some cooperation that’s beneficial to me.” I took a deep breath and then said.
Mainly, it’s the way this Betraying Witch speaks that I simply can’t endure, it’s giving me goosebumps!
“Is that so? Then I’ll just casually bring up a topic~ Like… what do you think about this Ice Snow Throne secret realm?”
“Just standing and watching.”
“Oh~ haha! Xiao Han sometimes also plays humor quite seriously, huh?” Sheryl said with a laugh. “So aside from standing, sitting, and lying down to watch, how else do you view this farce?”
“You even said it was a farce… to me, it’s actually quite similar to playing house.” I commented.
“Playing house… what a beautiful descriptor~ Clearly, the people inside are struggling madly; it takes immense courage to take even a single step, death is everywhere, and danger is omnipresent… I didn’t expect it to be called playing house coming from your mouth, Xiao Han?”
“It’s not real death, so what’s there to be afraid of?”
“Is this your confidence from playing with death? How interesting it is,” Sheryl asked curiously, then lowered her voice and said.
“Don’t get contaminated; it has nothing to do with me, it’s impossible for it to be me; my main body is in the experiment zone, my clone is hiding, I’ve never even entered the secret realm, how could it possibly be related to me?”
I flat out denied it three times, clearing the relationship between this matter and me.
“Okay, okay~ it’s not you~ but I’m very curious, since it’s unrelated to you, then why did you come here again?”
“Of course to have fun, to watch the entertainment! After all, if the secret realm explodes, how unfortunate it would be not to be at the scene!”
“You’re right; I also like watching entertainment, so when do you think this secret realm will explode, Xiao Shan?”
“Well… I’m not sure, maybe… when I’m free? My dad once told me that regarding the Ancient Ice Clan and the Great Ice and Snow Throne Technique, they are just cards I’m playing to reach the world’s consciousness.”
“If the Fool Dream’s life experiments go smoothly, perhaps I won’t need this card anymore; but if it doesn’t go well, perhaps I will have to forcibly contact the world consciousness through this method. If that’s still not enough… I still have the Bad Luck Silver Coin.”
But I won’t be speaking these thoughts out loud.
“It seems like you also have your own thoughts, Xiao Shan?”
“Isn’t that the same for you?” I replied.
“I’m not that interested in this~”
“Then why did you send me that back then?” I referred to the shards she had given me before.
“I actually had some thoughts about it, but ultimately I temporarily abandoned them, after all, plans can’t keep up with changes~”
“Then what are you planning this time?”
“Um… Last time, we had quite an enjoyable conversation; how did you think about the proposal from last time?”
“The proposal from last time? What proposal?”
“Huh? You forgot so quickly? It was… the Game World!” Sheryl said with a smile.
“Oh, that matter… I don’t have time.” I was slightly taken aback when she mentioned it again, but ultimately I had to say helplessly.
After all, I really didn’t have time; there were many things I needed to do, the Dream Field experiment, the Fool Dream life experiment, large-scale manufacturing techniques of Dream State Soul Material…
I didn’t have time for the Game World; if I had to choose between that and what I’m currently doing at the “All Worlds Terminal,” I would choose to abandon the All Worlds Terminal first.
“How could you not have time? Your clone is quite idle, right~”
“Clone?” I was slightly stunned; even my real body in the laboratory was momentarily taken aback.
“Your clone… with the Great Knowledge Seed and Wisdom Shadow’s subconscious control, it should also be able to complete the connection of the Great Knowledge Sharing Technique, right? So… your clone should be able to cross into the world to complete the control, right?”
“Indeed it can… I knew what Sheryl was saying; I really could do it. Didn’t expect you to understand my abilities so well.”
“Of course~ So what about my proposal? I know your willingness; being too busy is just a façade, covering up what’s actually about Mei Linde, right? Don’t rush to deny it. If you go to the Game World under your own identity, with no danger to yourself, this reason… is enough for you to pay her, right? She has no reason to stop you now; you’re just descending into that world like those players.”
“……”
Listening to Sheryl’s words, I have to admit that I was indeed a bit tempted; if I could use my abilities, who would still play a game of choice!
An adult Little Witch, of course, chooses to have it all!
“You’re moved~ right?”
“I won’t deny it, but how do you plan to send my clone over?” I raised a crucial question; if this problem wasn’t solved, then everything said would be a joke.
“Oh? Did you forget your Reverse Summoning Spell?” Sheryl reminded lightly.
“Reverse… that would be a problem, right? The conditions for using this spell are quite harsh.” I said.
“Then what if I said that the Game World has already mastered your Reverse Summoning Spell’s summoning runes?”
“Um… are you referring to my actions in that Small World before? But clearly, they wouldn’t dare to summon me; otherwise, they would have had the motivation long ago.”
“No, even though I hadn’t arrived in the Main World at that time, the Game World valued your summoning runes long before that.”
“What do you mean? What support did they have?” I frowned and asked.
“Of course, someone provided it~ I remember… Xiaoyuan, you liked giving out your special business cards for a while, right? There were your summoning runes on them.”
“Alright… isn’t that far-fetched? So all that I did before was for nothing? What kind of brains do these guys have?” I complained.
“Perhaps it was just the timing wasn’t right~ Xiaoyuan, do you want to know about some plans you haven’t heard of?” At this moment, Sheryl suddenly spoke in a mysterious tone, then said to me.
“Um… hmm~ I’m all ears.” I walked over to a public leisure chair nearby to take a rest.
“Right next to it is a tea house; would you like a cup of tea?” Sheryl also came over and asked, “This time, I’ll treat you.”
“Um… whatever, I don’t know much about tea; how about… green tea?”
“I thought you would like black tea.”
“Actually, it’s all the same to me.”
Before long, a professional tea master arrived in the tea house with a complete set of tea utensils.
This was the first time I had seen such a complete set of tea equipment. After the tea master politely greeted, Sheryl exchanged a few words with her, presumably to confirm some details.
Then she turned her gaze back to me.
“First time?”
“Um, I rarely come here to experience it.”
“Well, no need to be nervous; drinking tea is a process of enjoyment. Even if you don’t understand anything, you should know that the customer is the main focus; they will tolerate all your unreasonable actions.”
“Alright…” I took a breath; I had confirmed through analysis of the defined wooden tea and the Great Knowledge Tree that I had gone through some steps related to tea drinking, roughly understanding some concepts like warming the pot, placing tea, rinsing the tea, etc.
Since it’s not necessary, I was too lazy to cooperate.
“Let’s return to the topic we were discussing earlier~ Those truly are some interesting plans.”
“Um…” I glanced at the tea master beside me, a bit hesitant about whether to discuss these things while someone was present.
“Oh? Is that a problem?~” Sheryl sat next to the tea master and waved her hand, as if not noticing anything unusual, proceeding with her work methodically.
“Don’t worry about it; she won’t pay attention to us.”
“Is it filtering?”
“Similar, learned a few tricks from a friend.” Sheryl said with a smile, without specifying who it was.
“So now you can be at ease, right?”
“Um, then let’s talk; by the way, what exactly is your plan? Is it your plan or someone else’s?”
“How to say it? A plan can only be proposed by someone, but who uses it… well, that’s hard to say. Didn’t I just say your summoning runes were sent to that Game World?”
“Um, so did you do it, or did someone else do it?”
“It has nothing to do with me~ really!” Sheryl said sincerely.
“It should be… those players picked it up. When cooperating with the Wizard Academy, the players requested to send this to their world; after all, the Game World has no means of teleporting items across the Void.”
“Teleporting my business card across worlds? Such a high cost just for this? Are they out of their minds? And it wouldn’t be difficult for witches to deconstruct my business card and analyze my Reverse Summoning runes, right? The cost of sending information and sending a concrete business card must be different.”
“Right~ they indeed did this; they transmitted techniques for reshaping and drawing the rune, etc.; sending an actual object is quite costly.”
“They’re certainly not that foolish,” Sheryl affirmed.
“Um… why?” I was a bit confused about why they would do this; could it be… there is some information that I overlooked?
“Xiao Xi, as clever as you are, didn’t you figure it out? Overlooking the fact that you hold this spellbook, the essence of the matter comes back to what the summoning runes can do and what they need. That’s quite easy to guess, right?”
