Starting from a Magical Girl, Dominating Eternity

Slowly, emerging from the night into daylight.

Qianzhen Cao stared at the dreamlike scene for a while, then immediately turned back for another glance.

Behind them indeed was the dense and unfading night—currently, it should be around two or three in the morning. They traveled from East China, heading in the direction of North China, but upon entering the joining river.

They went upward.

The sky transitioned from night to dusk, then from dusk to noon, and soon to the morning of rising dawn.

A gigantic academy floated in the sky.

Qianzhen Cao was silent for a long time before whispering, "Isn’t this our Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"

"Don’t be ridiculous, is your Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry up in the sky?"

"It can be..." she replied.

"I could also say our Slime Academy is up there, and Jia Lan Academy as well, as if no one has their own school..."

Amidst the quarrel, Jiang Si followed the Hatcher and drove onto a path lined with ginkgo trees on both sides.

The quaint yet youthful path revealed a few passing students.

As Jiang Si pondered whether to park—clearly up ahead was just a pedestrian zone.

Finally, the driver beside him struggled to open his eyes.

He had been asleep for quite a while.

The seasoned driver glanced out at the scenery, his head tilted, lying back against the seat, and said with difficulty, "Looks like...I’m...done for..."

Jiang Si originally did not intend to bother with this fool.

"Buddy." But unexpectedly, the driver called to him, even tugging at his clothes, weakly and arduously saying, "Buddy, when a man is about to die, his words are kind, listen to my advice..."

Upon hearing the driver’s solemn tone, as if ready to divulge some secret, Jiang Si also grew serious, inclined to listen to him.

The driver hesitated for a long time, then suddenly widened his eyes.

Summoning all his strength, he shouted:

"Yun Ke is an outsider!"

"Join Vice Chairman Jia Lan’s faction for a future!"

How stubborn can you be, thinking you’re about to die, and this is your last will?

"Got it."

After Jiang Si casually responded, the driver finally tilted his head, planning to pass out.

But shortly, realizing something, he widened his eyes again:

"Wait, head south, park outside, don’t go to the parking lot! Headquarter’s parking fees are exorbitant!"

Originally not intending to pay heed, Jiang Si noticed the security near the parking lot.

The parking fee might bring trouble from the Great Emperor security guards, demanding payment.

Ultimately, he dodged to park outside.

Before long, after Jiang Si parked, Qianzhen Cao and Xing Xuan stepped out and surveyed the surroundings.

Indeed, the design of the Headquarter resembled a super luxurious giant academy.

The parking lot, the front of the academy was rather quaint, distant towers visible.

Qianzhen Cao couldn’t help but marvel, "Isn’t this the tower cluster of our Hogwarts?"

Beside her, Xing Xuan rolled his eyes, "That’s a signal tower, with wires hanging; what does it have to do with your Hogwarts?"

After a few more steps, they could see ancient stone walls covered with lichens and sanded transparent floor-to-ceiling windows.

The grand teaching building unfurled ahead, ancient yet enduring, with every groove and pattern on its walls etched with traces of time.

"That’s just like our Hogwarts!"

Just as Qianzhen Cao spoke, she heard a melodious and pleasing sound from above the teaching building.

"Voice treasure, drinking it boosts your voice, bringing goodness to all!"

A massive screen hung above, showing several charming, youthful magical girls, holding bottles of potion, praising its benefits with beaming smiles.

How drinking it makes one shout their battling techniques with more force, and how magic becomes more powerful and so on...

"Isn’t this false advertising? Is it compliant with advertising laws?"

Xing Xuan muttered below, glancing at the True Disciple beside him, "Does your Hogwarts also hang ads on teaching buildings?"

"Absolutely not!" Qianzhen Cao immediately denied, "A dignified Disaster Strategy Bureau putting up ads in such a crucial place is disgraceful!"

"It’s a matter of making ends meet." Xing Xuan explained, "When our Slime Seven Monsters participate in competitions, we also put up sponsored ads, it’s not shameful, just an ad after all."¹

"Does the Disaster Strategy Bureau still face funding shortage?"

"Even if we’re not short, more money can’t be harmful, besides sponsorship advertising is a win-win..."

"Hmph, our Cyan Cloud Sect has none of this nonsense."

With chatter ongoing, they intended to wait for Jiang Si to join them inside.

Eventually, after waiting for quite some time, they noticed Jiang Si didn’t get down.

Upon turning around to look, they found everyone but the driver was gone, including the witch they had tied up.

Frowning, Qianzhen Cao didn’t hesitate, immediately spreading her Demon Consciousness again.

"Wait, the Headquarter severely suppresses magic, you could hurt yourself, attract Headquarter’s attention..."

However, Xing Xuan suddenly widened his eyes.

Because not only was Qianzhen Cao forcefully expanding her Demon Consciousness despite the academy’s restriction on all magical girls’ powers, she extended it over tens of kilometers!

Moreover, due to Headquarter’s strategy to report large-scale magic releases to the Security Department, raising alarms, Qianzhen Cao, though under immense pressure, still had the energy to interfere with the Headquarter’s tracking and reporting.

Even under such circumstances, Qianzhen Cao expanded her Divine Sense to begin searching for the three missing people.

After all, whether Jiang Si or that witch Mira, they were of utmost importance, disappearing from right under her nose.

The cloak rustled in the wind, Qianzhen Cao, with a serious face, his pupils subtly shifting from light blue to pitch black!

Just as she was about to scan everywhere around her, a hand patted her shoulder and then took off her Witch Hat, "Alright, Qianzhen Cao, relax, Jiang Si and that witch were taken away by the Sect Leader."

The originally agitated Qianzhen Cao gradually calmed her magic, her expression also eased, turned around to look at the girl holding her Witch Hat, cheerfully arranging her hair.

"Lord Bingtang."

...

Mira felt a sudden chill.

When she awoke, shivering all over, she found herself in unfamiliar surroundings.

Suddenly sitting up, she looked around.

Finding that the magical girls who had captured her were gone.

Only a massive light orb flickered at the center of the field.

"Where am I? I want to go back to the Disaster Strategy Bureau..."

Speaking thus, three girls emerged from the shadows, scrutinizing her.

One expressionless and cold, one with a smile lingering, eyes watching as if playing with a toy, until the last one, when Mira saw was familiar, she burst into tears.

"Helen!"

The expressionless girl blocked Helen, crouched down to look at her:

"Welcome to Main God Space, newbie."

"Your ability to create dreamscapes has been recognized by the great Lord Holy Hall Walker."

"Choose, either offer your powers to create trial grounds for Holy Hall, become a member of the Central Province Demon Squad, and earn a thousand points."

"Or, choose death."