Chapter 970: In the worst case, I can just take care of those Fool Dreams!
The Witch Race can assimilate other races, naturalizing them as witches while retaining some of their bloodline.
Fool Dreams can become other races; this concept is somewhat similar to the self-transformation of bloodline wizards, but fundamentally different.
This concept was initially born out of my personal preference for defining Fool Dreams as petite catgirls.
Moreover, I granted Fool Dreams the freedom to adjust their appearance at will.
Whether it is Fool Dreams or witches, the fundamental support for such “freedom” for both races still relies on the robust and unshakable racial identity of the Witch Race.
An identity that remains undisturbed by external changes.
A self-definition and belonging that transcends all races.
The Witch Race has proven through examples that witches can achieve such a degree of assimilation.
Although there are also cases of “Betrayer Witch of the Betr,” it does not diminish the strong sense of identity within the Witch Race.
Among them, that hardworking Primordial Witch merits special mention, along with the numerous genuine contributions of Truth Witches that have forged such a glorious race.
So, what do Fool Dreams have?
Fool Dreams possess… a unique soul in the form of dreams.
They are the first race in the entire Void to achieve life through a dream-form soul!
This has broadened the boundaries of the concept of life in the entire Void and redefined the boundaries of soul and soul material.
Is this ambition too grand?
But I understand a saying: “Things depend on human effort.” How would I know if I don’t try?
At this moment, Miss Bai, who was still shocked, came to her senses and still found it somewhat incredible.
“Fool Dreams… really can’t be turned into witches?” Miss Bai asked.
“Although both souls and dream-form souls are concepts that constitute life, since they have different names, naturally, they are different in some ways. I just mentioned that I have studied witch transformation.”
Whether it was while researching self-generated magic power or exploring the topic of souls, I had done my homework.
“The essence of witch transformation is a racial concept that naturalizes the essence of life, and this naturalization technique is terrifying, especially under the soul topic of witches. It delivers a dimensional strike against soul-material life.”
The issue.
“It can be targeted because they are essentially the foundation of life, and the effects of techniques are inherently connected. This relationship is similar to how the concepts in the Holy Realm are interconnected; regardless of reality or dreams, one can shape realms, but the experiences, thoughts, and ideas might not be interconnected.”
“So, you want to establish a mechanism to prevent Fool Dreams from becoming witches?” Sister Bai resonated with my heart sense and quickly guessed my thoughts.
“Well… rather than giving them the choice, it’s better for me to cut off all possibilities from the start.”
“This…” Upon hearing my words, Sister Bai hesitated, “Wouldn’t that contradict the freedom you uphold for Xiao Jing? You just said it was best to leave those choices up to Fool Dreams to decide.”
“Are problems and choices that have never needed to be thought about… still problems?” I looked into Sister Bai’s eyes and said, “Sister Bai… would you go to the Primordial Witch to ask why there are no men among the Witch Race?”
As I posed this question, Sister Bai fell silent. Although she felt something was off, the reasoning seemed to hold.
Sometimes, the question is not really a problem; accepting one’s imperfection is the true completeness of oneself, and that applies to races as well.
At this moment, both Sister Bai and I fell silent, as if there was no longer a distinction between right and wrong in these issues; each choice represented a different outcome.
Indeed, if I were to take such an action regarding Fool Dreams, it naturally removes their desire to become witches.
This also grants Fool Dreams true independence and autonomy.
However, it also gives rise to another issue.
How do witches view Fool Dreams?
How should witches and Fool Dreams coexist?
Since they were created by witches, do Fool Dreams truly become the first affiliated race of the Witch Race?
It sounds wonderful, but the witches understand well that “others not of our kind will have different hearts.”
This is why the Witch Race has so many branches and factions, and until now, there hasn’t been a single affiliated race.
At most, there are cooperative or supportive races; after all, there are plenty of kind-hearted witches, but regarding this… those relationships cannot go further. If they do, it becomes a branch of the Witch Race.
At this moment, Sister Bai obviously thought along the same lines as me.
If I must do this without sufficient authority to speak, it is absolutely impossible and merely creates trouble for myself.
There are indeed witches within the Witch Race who research life experiments, and many witches have created Primordial Life.
However, most of them end up as playthings in the witches’ garden; if they belong to an ugly race, they become fodder or are treated as specimens for preservation, or even as living collectibles, and so on.
Of course, some witches will also witchify them, contributing to the subdivisions of the Witch Race.
“Forget it—Sister Bai… if I can’t figure it out, let’s not think about it for now. As the saying goes, ‘the ship will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge.’ I can just take care of those Fool Dreams!” I said.
As long as the Fool Dreams are happy, I can let them roam freely. If they tire of it or get bullied, they can return to their hometown… Fool Village.
Fool Village exists within my soul dream, always keeping the door to home open for those lost Fool Dreams.
There, they will find their Sage Sister, who will tell them stories.
“Yes… once Xiao Lian becomes an Extraordinary Witch, there will be no need to worry about taking care of such a group of adorable Fool Dreams, right?” Sister Bai said with a relieved smile.
She was overthinking these issues too much.
Once this issue no longer troubled me or Sister Bai, we chose to leave the place.
The Core Realm of the Main World has the plans laid out by Principal Mei and others.
The Expanding Realm has Millien and the others advancing slowly.
The Dream Demon Workshop has also entered the regular testing phase.
In the Game World, I am constantly dismantling the conference’s dominance.
It seems that everywhere I have been no longer requires my concern.
Finally, Sister Bai and I have time to enter a world that belongs to just the two of us.
The Instance Realm.
Although… there is a small trouble waiting for me to resolve in the Instance Realm.
No, using “trouble” to describe it is somewhat excessive; trouble refers to something one doesn’t wish to deal with yet must. However, helping Ling Yi rescue her friend is genuinely something I care about.
I even made a promise for it.
Upon entering the lakeside island in the Instance Realm, my first impression is that the scent of plants and trees here is very rich.
Just breathing in was refreshing, as if enveloping my entire being in comfort.
This is the effect of a gathering formation that I deliberately solidified for Ling Yi.
Of course, there is also her “friend,” who cannot be overlooked.
“Hey? It’s Xiao Han! And Little Bai!”
Ling Yi noticed us immediately after we entered, as plants are highly sensitive to natural environments.
“Um? What do you call me?”
“Hello, Sister Xiao Han!” Ling Yi immediately corrected herself since she still needed to ask the little witch in front of her to help her good friend!
“And Sister Bai too!”
“Uh… Hello, Little Bai…”
“It’s Sister Bai!” I corrected.
“It’s fine~ It’s not wrong to call her Little Bai either,” Sister Bai said with a smile, “Isn’t that the same as how you call Xiao Han?”
“Right, right! Sister Xiao Han and Sister Bai!” Ling Yi nodded eagerly.
“Alright, alright~ I met Sister Bai’s satisfied gaze, so I no longer dwelled on the title issue at that moment.
Then, I looked at Ling Yi, who was circling around me, her demeanor showing that she wanted to ask something but didn’t know how to start; I could see without heart sense that she was curious about something.
“Ling Yi~ During this time, I’ve found a way to solve the complicated issues regarding the nurturing of Wood Elemental Sprites at the academy~”
“Really… really?!”
Upon hearing me directly mention her most important concern and bringing such good news, Ling Yi couldn’t help but exclaim in excitement, though her voice was quite small due to her petite size.
“Of course, it’s true~”
As I spoke, I opened the books in my Knowledge Tree regarding the library’s collection.
I was notlying to Ling Yi; although the library’s books were disorganized and limited, there were indeed records of relevant information about Wood Elemental Sprites.
After all, this is the library of a Witch Academy!
The common knowledge accessible to students is naturally very comprehensive.
However, beyond the Extraordinary level, many concepts outside the world, outside cognition, are unknown to students, just as the concept of fortune was previously restricted; there were many things students were unaware of.
However, with the opening of the fortune concept, the academy seems to be prepared to break some past rules and release some other information.
At this moment, Ling Yi was leaning on my shoulder, looking at the light screen image I had pulled up.
The information displayed there was very detailed.
Of course, the one I opened was a “popular science book,” meant for a cutely naïve little one like Ling Yi to understand.
Excessively in-depth knowledge is not suitable for Ling Yi to see, nor is it necessary for her to comprehend.
The light screen presented a combination of text and images detailing the process of how Wood Elemental Sprites come into being, alongside some legitimate scientific exposition.
This was content Ling Yi had never seen before, and even as she looked at it, she found it remarkably novel.
“Um… um?”
“What’s wrong?” I sensed her confusion and asked.
“There’s a lot of writing I can’t understand…”
“Is that so? Alright.”
“If you can’t understand, let me help,” Sister Bai suddenly offered.
“Um? What do you mean?” I looked at Sister Bai, unsure of what she was about to do. Did she want to read aloud to Ling Yi like telling a story?
“You can sign a contract to systematically learn to read and write,” Sister Bai said with a smile.
The languages and scripts of the Main World are already known to Sister Bai, but witches who come into the Main World for the first time may not be familiar.
So a language template contract is needed.
That contract integrates the memory of the Main World’s languages and scripts, allowing one to learn through the act of signing the contract, serving as a shortcut.
Mainly, after a long period of adaptation to the contract’s memory, the individual can autonomously complete their learning, and the contract will self-release.
It is a unique self-learning contract within the agreement.
Such a contract is quite difficult to create for an entirely new writing system, but once made and verified for accuracy, it can serve as a template. Currently, the Main World’s language contract is this kind of template contract.
Coincidentally, Sister Bai had obtained one at that time, originally thinking it would be a precaution, not expecting it would be used here.
Creating a temporary contract based on the template is not much trouble; at most, it just means using some of Sister Bai’s portable parchment, which isn’t cumbersome.
After some fuss, Ling Yi could finally read the text content on the light screen of the Knowledge Tree!
“……um… mmm… bite? So, is this how Sprites are born?”
Ling Yi cupped her face in her hands, peering through her fingers at the text and images on the popular science screen.
This was her first direct experience of the Sprite birth process.
Additionally, the popular science book contained many cases of Wood Elemental Sprites born in peculiar environments, truly opening Ling Yi’s eyes.
The novel and slightly curious cases made Ling Yi’s cheeks flush.
After some time, once Ling Yi’s curiosity was satisfied, she leisurely recalled an important matter!
“Wait a minute… why isn’t there any information about my friend’s situation on this data?”
Ling Yi reflected on the cases she had seen earlier, leading her to think of the possibility of “Heavenly Fold,” which sent a shiver down her spine!
No, no, no! Her friend can’t possibly be dead!
Regarding this mental shift in Ling Yi at this moment, I could completely sense it within my heart.
“Your friend’s situation is quite complex~”
“That… it definitely can’t be Heavenly Fold, right? Right, right?!”
“Of course, how could it be Heavenly Fold? Your friend has merely fallen into a very peculiar state. Ling Yi, do you remember how you felt when you were enslaved by those evil wizards?”
“At that time… I felt… despair! Distress, worry! So scared…”
“Exactly! It’s precisely because of those despicable wizards! Look~ Even you carry such intense emotions; how could the Wood Elemental Sprites born in such a survival environment endure it?”
“You’re right… impossible…”
“So, your friend is very clever! She knows that once she is born, she will become a laborer oppressed and exploited by the wizards, so she is~ unwilling to be born and has remained hidden in the state of nurturing.”
“But those despicable wizards have already left!”
“But your friend doesn’t know that yet~ So all we need to do is use a special method to…”
“wake her up!”
“Really? Is it really that simple?” Ling Yi asked excitedly.
“Of course~ Not! Your friend hasn’t been born yet, and she cannot comprehend your call; she doesn’t know the danger has left. So~ we can only use a special method to gradually awaken her~”
