Chapter 908 - 908
Chapter 908 Just Treat It as Visiting Another World to Experience Local Customs
“Mm... low-cost cross-world travel?”
“Yes, you hit on a very key point.”
Cheryl said with a smile.
“Wait, how do they know so clearly, already thinking of using me to formulate plans?”
I frowned and asked.
“Look at what you're saying. I understand you usually don't socialize or contact the outside world much, but don't treat others as fools. What you can do, what you have, what means and spells you have displayed, are all analyzed by professionals. You use the Reverse Summoning Spell so unscrupulously, would others not know?”
“Is that so... alright......”
I responded in a low voice.
I indeed didn't expect to be paid attention to such an extent, even having a dedicated think tank analyzing me...
Sure enough, the ones who know oneself best are still one's enemies.
However, even enemies probably don't know the complete me up to now.
After all... just the spells I mastered and their derivations...
I even need the Grand Spellbook to use a list catalog to collect them.
“Then guess, what did they originally want to use you to transport?”
“The Great Snow Throne Spell?”
I guessed.
“Guessed right on the first try. They indeed want this very much. After learning about the cross-world power of the Reverse Summoning Spell, they have been dedicated to stealing this kind of spell.”
“So serious?”
I became somewhat afraid.
If this spell leaked out, wouldn't that mean...
“Don't worry I found that Ji Niang to understand this spell. It originates from a piece of [Transcendent Knowledge], and its power also originates from [Transcendent Knowledge]. It cannot be copied by ordinary means, somewhat similar to your Seed of Great Knowledge. Although the principles are different, the concepts are similar. This is also the main reason why this Reverse Summoning Spell spellbook hasn't circulated on a large scale in the academy.”
“So it's like this...”
I nodded and reacted.
If such a low-cost means of crossing worlds could be continuously replicated by conventional means, that would indeed be somewhat outrageous.
“So they can't steal it. Even with the analysis of this spell's architecture, they can't replicate this miracle. Even to a certain extent, it's inferior to the high-energy cross-void teleportation sorcery technology they mastered themselves. So they targeted you. After all, you are currently the only non-Transcendent existence holding this spellbook.”
“But obviously they made a wrong calculation.”
“Yeah, who let you stay in the academy when you have nothing to do, and now even went to the experimental area where students can't go. It really worried them sick.”
“Already somewhat feel the same, indeed worrying.”
“Right! And ah I want to add one point. Actually, they want to send you to the game world for another purpose.”
“To snipe and ambush me?”
I continued.
“Correct! After all, you are protected too well. They simply have no chance to attack, so they plan to use another way to fish you out.”
“Then why haven't they acted until now?”
“Because... the fragments haven't all reached your hands yet! Isn't this a very simple reason!”
“......”
I took the tea and took a sip carefully to cover up the awkwardness.
“Then what did you mean by sending those fragments to my hand before?”
I changed the topic somewhat stiffly, directing the spearhead at the other party.
“Because I wanted to help them, so that you could step onto your stage faster.”
Cheryl said with a smile, not shying away at all.
“You are quite honest......”
I retorted.
“I said I am very sincere to you. At that time, I didn't know you well enough. I needed you to display enough value quickly, to see if you... have the potential of a Truth Witch!”
“......”
“Little Han, you also understand the situation of witches. Having enough Magic Power Sources and powerful enough spellbooks, then this will be a powerful witch. This convenience allows the witch race to master powerful combat power at the fastest speed. Even a witch who only knows how to throw fireballs can be armed into the strongest output turret under the Saint Stage.”
“So evaluating a witch's power is never about so-called combat power and output. Guess why is the highest honor of the witch race crowned with the name of ‘Truth’?”
“Why tell me these?”
“Not curious why I suddenly became not anxious?”
“Not curious. And don't you look quite anxious?”
I continued to retort.
“Do I? Alright.”
Cheryl was also stunned for a moment, then picked up the tea to take a sip to cover up the awkwardness.
“In short, I now have ample time to respect your will, because you displayed talent and means that satisfied me immensely. Just these are enough to cover any deficiencies in your other aspects. This is the evaluation I give.”
“......”
“Feel what I said is too exaggerated?”
“Mm.”
“Not at all I'm just telling you, it's time you recognized yourself clearly. You can actually do things more willful than you expect. So... when, where, and in what way do you plan to do some ‘willful’ things?”
“How come you speak as if we can go over anytime and anywhere?”
“Although not quite... but almost just that.”
Cheryl said very confidently.
As if for that game world, it was really just a game.
After all, Cheryl knew very well that although Transcendents couldn't interfere there, it didn't mean her will wasn't there.
There were many conflicts and contradictions within the game world, such as that Truth Protection Association characterized as anti-human and anti-social, and this was just one of them.
Also... Cheryl, as a senior Anti-Witch, how would other Anti-Witches view the Lesser Witch she recognized?
“These words are really confident.”
“How could I not be confident? So Little Han, you just need to give a definite word. As for the rest, I'll arrange it. Don't you feel doing such things secretly behind that Academy Head Mei is actually very thrilling?”
“Alright Just treat it as... visiting another world to experience local customs.”
“Agreed?”
“Agreed.”
***
Ice Throne Secret Realm.
“Ugh Pfft... this wind and snow is really killing me...”
Shi Ruizhi climbed up from the ice and snow and complained.
Just now she fell in the snow, and this was also a sign that her physical strength couldn't keep up.
After all, these days she had been searching for research ruins under the ice and snow with Tan Han and the others.
Although some temporary experimental sites were found, these were all not the real main laboratory.
Moreover, they couldn't understand the data found.
After sharing it to the Seed of Great Knowledge, there was no response.
Obviously, Little Han couldn't give any valuable information in a short while either.
And this difficult search process lasted for another day before Tan Han and the others chose to rest again.
“We've stayed in this ice and snow hole for several days, right?”
Shi Ruizhi lightly hammered the ice wall with her fist.
Apart from a muffled sound, there was no movement.
Tan Han and the others were searching for buildings buried under the ice and snow.
Searching on top naturally yielded nothing, so with the help of the Ancient Glacial Ice, they chose to search under the ice and snow.
This could avoid the wind and snow calamity above and be safer.
It was just a bit hard on those Ancient Glacial Ice opening up underground ice and snow passages.
“Mm, it's fine. At least better than eating snow above. The efficiency of detection spells using underground ice and snow as a medium is good. A large-scale detection barrier area appeared ahead of us, which conforms to the detection feedback of those observation station buildings we found before.”
“Then we rest here? Not directly pushing through in one go?”
Shi Ruizhi asked somewhat uncomprehendingly.
“Only after resting well can we deal with various changes next...”
Just as Tan Han was about to speak, they suddenly felt the vibration of the ice and snow stratum!
Even the entire underground ice body emitted appalling sounds of faulting.
“Fu... no, what's the situation? Ancient Glacial Ice riot above?”
Shi Ruizhi spoke with some lingering fear.
Only after realizing she wouldn't be buried alive here did she become bolder, then came to the side of the Ancient Glacial Ice already curled up in a ball.
The size of this Ancient Glacial Ice beside them wasn't very big, but compared to those minions encountered before, it revealed a different kind of “exquisiteness”.
Because this one was one of the royal clan of the Ancient Glacial Ice, and also the witness and contractor of Tan Han and the others reaching a contract alliance with the Ancient Glacial Ice.
Lie.
This was the name of this Ancient Glacial Ice.
Only the royal clan of the Ancient Glacial Ice had names belonging to them.
“Lie, do you know the situation above?”
“Aura of same clan... mm......”
Lie's sound was very crisp, like the shattering sense of ice crystals colliding, and the language they spoke was indeed the language of the Main World.
“No way? Someone can really find here? Clearly we came first! How about we don't rest!”
Shi Ruizhi said somewhat urgently.
She instinctively felt that someone finding here wasn't a coincidence, but those guys also found that laboratory here.
“Don't rush yet. The fighting place is relatively far from us, and it seems not over yet. Moreover, even though we haven't confirmed that it is the laboratory, how did others lock onto it?”
Tan Han spoke to appease.
“What... what if?”
“What if that is also cooperative development, or do you think the three of us joining hands, plus a royal clan of Ancient Glacial Ice, can't beat them? Don't forget, they are fighting above. Even after the battle, we can't solve them, we should just go back directly.”
“Seems... indeed makes sense.”
Reminded like this, Shi Ruizhi also nodded, seeming not so urgent anymore.
“Wait quietly.”
Tan Han spoke.
“Alright...”
Shi Ruizhi had no better way, so she could only nod.
As for Xiao You, she had always been a transparent person when not speaking.
Now she didn't even have the Ancient Glacial Ice Transformation Spell.
In terms of combat, she suddenly became an existence dragging them back.
However... in the process of that transaction, Xiao You also voluntarily handed over the Transformation Spell.
For her, it was more like a spiritual liberation.
The long wait was a silent torment.
They witnessed with their own ears that battle coming from afar to near, then going in another direction, gradually losing sound.
Finally, Shi Ruizhi broke the silence.
“Say... should we go up and see the situation?”
“How about not causing extra complications?”
At this time, Xiao You spoke rarely.
After all, they were about to arrive at their destination, so naturally, she didn't wish for any more accidents.
“This...”
Tan Han was actually also somewhat hesitant.
According to her established thoughts, her attitude was actually the same as Xiao You.
No matter the final result, the Ancient Glacial Ice would handle everything well, they didn't need to worry at all.
But on this choice, she had a throbbing desire to go and see.
She was no longer the newcomer who knew nothing back then.
Generally, this situation basically originated from a hint of Destiny to her.
Now looking at problems, she also learned to analyze this motive from the influence of a higher level.
Destiny would always promote the most important development and turn of events at critical moments, but this didn't mean every time was a good thing for her.
This was a pure gamble.
“What do you think is the worst situation we will encounter on this trip?”
Tan Han hesitated for a moment, then asked.
“Why ask this suddenly? Afraid of any accidents?”
“Mm, I just want to ask if you are afraid of accidents?”
“Of course I'm not afraid of accidents. After all, I've already gone against my own will to accompany you here. What could be worse than this itself?”
Shi Ruizhi spoke.
“I... sorry, I'm a bit selfish. I really don't want any accidents to happen, but I also don't hope my thoughts will influence the meaning of our group. Sister Tan Han, follow your thoughts. If any accident really happens, at least I won't cause trouble for you.”
“Let's go see. We bet everything on this trip, and also placed chips on the higher-level game. Accidents happening at our level ultimately cannot affect Little Han... cough... higher levels.”
With this sentence from Tan Han setting the tone, no one refuted.
Then Tan Han looked at Lie at the side.
“Trouble you.”
“No trouble.”
With this polite remark, in the next moment, Lie went straight up.
The hard ice formed by deposited snow was as fragile as sand to it.
Controlling ice and snow, they were the darlings of this world.
The place under the hard ice was even a place where they could frolic wantonly.
Tan Han and the others also quickly dodged their figures, but apart from the initially falling ice shards, the expected scene of ice crystals smashing down didn't appear.
And at this moment above the ice and snow.
Accompanying a vibration, a sky-filling wind and snow sprayed out from underground, but soon, these shattered ice crystals merged into the wind and snow, scattering over the earth.
Then, a huge figure flashing with the luster of ice crystals leaped with the shattered ice crystals, finally sinking onto the loosely piled snow layer on the upper level.
The wind and snow penetrated the long ice tunnel, entering the underground area mixed with wind and snow.
“Go, time to go up and take a look.”
Tan Han reached out to catch a falling snowflake, then spoke to the two beside her.