Chapter 995: The Truth and Darkness of the Main World
In fact, Principal Mei places great importance on the material known as Sixth Floor Amber.
The Main World actually has a large amount of material preparation technology reserves that function based on the raw material situation in the Main World.
Currently, the materials that can be seen and purchased in the Main World generally belong to this category.
It’s not just the Witch Academy that has related technologies; other Extraordinary Races are the same. Depending on the technical skills for materials, the outputs vary, thus shaping the style of different Extraordinary Academies.
For example, Ahemi Academy’s materials tend towards biological materials, plant products, and plant essences.
Holy Angels tend to favor purity, such as sacred crystals and materials with Holy Light properties, including Holy Angel feathers that are privately sold.
The material domains of wizards are even messier since the accumulated resources of the Wizard’s will are generally inclusive, aiming to enrich the wizards’ methods. From a material perspective, this can become extremely complex.
Witches and wizards… are actually quite comparable.
After all, the Witch Academy has always been an isolated entity, forced to achieve a certain level of self-sufficiency.
There is frequent Extraordinary trade among other academies, but it’s hard to say the same for interactions with Extraordinary Witches.
Therefore, the Witch Academy has held many events to facilitate Extraordinary trades, such as the invitation-only auction during the previous holiday.
While other Extraordinary Academies do not engage with the Witch Academy, they are very keen on the Witch Academy’s valuable items.
Returning to the topic of Sixth Floor Amber.
I did not promise too much to Yixin. Given Yixin and her peers’ current capabilities, the academy naturally values them. Before this batch of Sixth Floor Amber is exhausted, if they apply, the academy will definitely open purchase channels for them.
That’s what Yixin has.
However, even so, there is still an obstacle in their way: the promotion to Extraordinary Witch.
In just a few years, they will gradually reach the graduation standard. With their achievements, the academy would absolutely support their continued education after graduation, meaning that they would not be forced to relinquish their Extraordinary powers.
But this support is not unlimited.
The Witch Academy has seen too many talented students who excelled in the academy, only to continue studying after promising to graduate, and eventually did not wish to promote to Extraordinary at all.
The academy does not blame these students because they know that it all originates from the Main World.
The fractured Main World can easily cause a distorted perception of it, ultimately forming a “belonging-type world’s shackles.”
So theoretically, Yixin and her peers would also be susceptible to this. The longer they linger, the more those shadowy constraints will bind their understanding.
That’s why the Witch Academy plans to send them to the new campus in the Expanding Realm after school starts, to avoid them getting entangled in strange relationships.
After Yixin received the promise of access to Sixth Floor Amber, she truly had few important matters left to attend to; the upcoming topics would mostly be casual chats.
They talked about new discoveries in the study of white magic, little stories, and some gossip.
After all, some things that are routine for me are, for others, fascinating topics they’ve never heard before!
For example, World Fragments, Instance Realms, and how wizards like to nurture Wood Elemental Sprites with World Fragments.
Among Alchemists, there exist Star Alchemists and Fortune Alchemists, entities that have never appeared in the academy’s curriculum.
Furthermore, there are even matters within the Game World, where games dominate the world!
It all sounds quite captivating.
But as they delved deeper, they found what that world presented.
In the end, it’s merely chaos and decay.
The people living in the chaotic areas and the fissure resettlement zones are simply surviving on their own.
The anguish of survival is far more terrifying than death.
As they wrapped up their conversation, Yilian shifted the topic back to the group in the Lorentz wasteland.
According to the image I presented, the area where Sixth Floor Amber scattered has already exceeded the borders of the Witch Academy.
“It’s fine~ what belongs to the Witch Academy belongs to it; nothing anyone else wants from the academy will be taken.” I said with a strong tone.
“I didn’t expect you, Xiao Run, to be so firm on this.” Yilian was quite surprised by my response, but thinking it over, it made sense. Yilian had also put herself in the perspective of such a giant as the Witch Academy; what were the surrounding academies?
“It seems like your thoughts are quite similar to mine, Yilian~”
“Is that so? If it were me, those smaller Extraordinary Academies wouldn’t dare to provoke the Witch Academy at all. Moreover, according to your words, even the top-notch Wizard Academy just faced a setback here, so they could certainly endure.”
“You see it that way, huh~” I smiled as I continued to meet Yilian’s gaze: “What if I told you these smaller Extraordinary Academies would stand against us?”
“Huh? How could that…” Just as Yixin was about to say something, she noticed something was off in my tone and immediately responded, “Wait… Xiaoyuan, please don’t tell me you have some other plans?”
“Ah, you caught on~ I gladly admit it.”
“Are you trying to get them addicted?”
“These are just some smaller Extraordinary Academies; how much can they really earn?”
“So what does that mean…”
“Academy War. I want to use four words.”
Hearing this concept, Tan Jun and Shi Ruizhi immediately reacted!
They were relieved that this conflict did not seem to trigger a subsequent academy war… but they did not expect everything to be waiting for them here.
However, this was what they thought was a loss. From the Store Manager, they learned about the brutality of academy wars, but that was only regarding smaller Extraordinary Academies. The small membership made every student a fighter.
But for giants like the Witch Academy, even deploying a club, they wouldn’t need a large all-purpose workshop; just a medium-sized club, with assistance from senior sisters, would be enough to make students from smaller Extraordinary Academies falter.
Moreover, the costs of warfare between super Extraordinary Academies and smaller Extraordinary Academies are not the same.
The fundamental level gap—Resurrection Spell.
Some smaller Extraordinary Academies’ resurrection means wouldn’t even apply to their students.
In contrast, what about the Witch Academy?
Although the Resurrection spell books won’t be passed down to the student body, their resurrection methods are certainly top-notch.
Even the arena is a preparation method; there are errors made, and those who sign death matches will require the Resurrection Spell.
This is the absolute difference.
The gap between Extraordinary Races won’t change just because they share the same Main World and are associated with the same Extraordinary Race; they don’t become as powerful as other large Extraordinary Academies.
The strong remain strong, and the weak will only be ruthlessly exploited.
Those smaller races think that following the Extraordinary Races into the Main World is an opportunity.
Indeed, it might be an opportunity, but more likely, it’s just a way to make exploitation easier.
The academy has the most profound experience with this. They lack a primary associated Extraordinary Race and can only band together, but even among their group, there are racial discriminations and class divisions. Turning on each other only makes the cruelty worse.
“Miss, are you going to initiate an academy war?!”
“Yes, Principal has agreed, and they support me in doing so. This is a war without Extraordinary interference. As long as there is a legitimate reason, a war between students can be initiated. If there is Extraordinary interference, the Wizard Academy in the Lorentz Wasteland will bear the consequences.”
What I revealed in this sentence bombarded the minds of those present. Though Tan Jun and them had already received a warning, Yixin was absolutely stunned into speechlessness by my words!
Principal… agreed!
“They”… support!
This meant that it wasn’t just one Principal supporting this; it was something beyond support—it was… expectation!
This is a move in the academy-level game, and the current Xiao Han is the instigator of it all!
“Don’t be too surprised; how many cases each year involve students from the Witch Academy harassing other Extraordinary Academies? What I’m doing is simply the same behavior as them. The reason they don’t consider it an academy war is that they lack a step—Declaration of War.”
“You see—I’m initiating this, and I will use the Resurrection Spell to ensure a degree of safety. How many people within the academy will respond to my call and follow me to flatten a super Extraordinary Academy?”
They were all drawn into that vision by my words.
Those who loudly clamored for blood in the academy—how many of them are genuinely so? How many are just talk? Even they themselves did not know.
But one thing that terrified them was, with my words, their inner hearts were stirred!
It was as if the latent warlike factor buried within the Witch bloodline was activated at that moment, and their inner kindness and innocence were made to yield to their race’s nobility.
From the very beginning, the Witch Race was an invasion attribute that made them an extreme presence among wizards, spreading disaster and propagating witches, all to grow their sisterhood.
With the evolution of Witch Transformation and the emergence of breeding topics, Witches only then acquired their current “civilization.” However, the aggressiveness hidden within the race is hard to change.
But these concepts were unknown to Tan Wei, Shi Ruizhi, and Yilian.
Their inner conscience and kindness, along with their understanding of war, collided violently with the influence of the Witch Race.
“It seems you are not ready for this awareness. But I won’t blame you. An academy war isn’t a disaster that drags our entire Witch Academy down. You don’t need to place yourselves on some moral high ground to judge anything.”
Once I said that, I made a significant decision.
I pulled up the records from the Great Knowledge Tree.
At this moment, the silence that followed my words fell heavily, as some topics are too weighty to respond to.
And there are always some wars that people wish to avoid.
If they need a reason to do this, then let me provide it.
This reason doesn’t even need to be deceptive… just speaking plainly will suffice.
I recalled what Principal Mei told me about the truths of the Main World and some pasts of Extraordinary Races.
These details I mentioned were merely some unavoidable facts.
The living environment for students of the Witch Academy is far too comfortable.
Even without discussing the truths and grievances between these races, just the academy wars occurring in the Core Realm will ultimately lead back to the fact that their sources are only three.
The three top academies.
If I were to tell them that the three top academies dominate the means to destroy the world, it would probably be considered baseless speculation without evidence.
But I must say that nearly all wars in the Main World are just games of interest distribution and exploitation by the three top academies.
I can gather countless pieces of evidence.
“Sorry, I’m not good at chatting. I always make things awkward when the conversation turns serious.”
“That’s not related to you, Xiao Han.” Tan Jun stepped in to ease things.
“Exactly, it’s just that we can’t mention such a serious topic with any humor.” Shi Ruizhi chimed in.
“Well, I also agree with what Shi Ruizhi said. Moreover, Xiao Han, your willingness to discuss this with us proves that we are true friends. However, as friends, we can’t immediately stand on the same side as you; that’s our problem.” Shi Ruizhi glanced at Tan Jun and then returned her gaze to me.
“It’s fine~ the problem isn’t really with you. I know it’s too early for me to discuss such matters with you, and I haven’t laid enough groundwork… there’s a huge gap in our understanding.”
As I said this, a few runes of shared literature from the Great Knowledge began to coalesce in my hand.
“So, I plan to share some things I know with you. However, the content may be too heavy, so if you aren’t mentally prepared… it’s best not to view it lightly.”
“Huh?” Shi Ruizhi was the first to speak, taken aback by how things were unfolding.
“Can you handle it? Some of the secrets involve what the Principal personally discussed with me; the Main World has always been superficially harmonious while the truth lurks deep within.”
“Uh, can such things really be shared?” Tan Jun inquired.
“Generally, it’s not allowed, just like how the Super Psychology Academy wouldn’t tell you about concepts like fortune and scripts.”
“Then, Xiao Han, are you still going to tell us?”
“No problem~ What I say, even the Principal can’t do anything to me. Just don’t spread it on the academy net or plant net to create panic.” I said half-jokingly.
“Okay… my curiosity has already surpassed my fear of the unknown.” Tan Jun said, reaching out to take one of the shared runes.
“I’m also quite curious about what the truth is that leads you, Xiao Han, to make such a choice.” Yixin also took one.
“Everyone got one? Then… if I don’t take it, that’s a waste.” Shi Ruizhi also reached out to take one.
“Alright~ since you all took it~ let me apologize in advance for using this opportunity to guide you into a darker world.”
