Chapter 646: The Expansion Realm After My "Disappearance"

After bidding farewell to Yi Rui, I also tidied up my own things slightly, and then left here with these contracts.

And my departure also brought a very profound impact to Yi Rui and the others.

Yi Rui had now taken out that Fireball Spellbook, and then placed it on the Earth Vein Bearing Structure of the Earth Vein Operating System they brought.

Looking at this Fireball, everyone felt a flush on their faces; this was a domain they had never touched.

These past few days, they believed they had gotten along quite well with Teaching Assistant Xiao Han, aside from her being a bit too frank and having low emotional intelligence, but most of the people gathered here shared these common daily flaws to some extent.

Before they came into contact with her, they were also thinking about how this person gained the recognition of all the mentors, although they had heard of her deeds, the most famous one was still the Grand Spellbook… but the Grand Spellbook was not something they could covet.

However, the thing that truly made them acknowledge her was when Teaching Assistant Xiao Han took out so many Spellbooks and their derivatives!

To be able to study spells, and even perform Spellbook derivation, this was the "kindred spirit" they acknowledged. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Furthermore, the person they were facing was someone who had not been enrolled in the Witch Academy for a full year.

Enrolled for one year… recalling what they were doing back then… it could be said that there was no harm without comparison, so they were also very much looking forward to a genius.

These days, they had become quite familiar with her and also exchanged some ideas.

Perhaps because she was much younger than them, and she was interested in but didn't quite understand spell sequences.

They even felt like they were guiding a junior.

Until the birth of this… Crystal Fireball Spellbook!

Only then did they so directly feel the inequality in level.

She was only unfamiliar with sequence derivation, which did not mean she lacked the ability and ideas like them, or even far surpassed them!

“Xiao Han said… the derivation of this spell relies on inspiration, right?”

Yi Rui asked at this moment.

“Mm, it was a Spellbook Big Sis Xiao Han mastered, and the inspiration was gained from the energy crystal ores outside,” a girl next to her added at this moment.

“In that case… shouldn't we also try to go outside and see the world?”

Yi Rui suggested.

“I think that's a good suggestion. If my mentor knew that she chased me to the Expansion Realm just to squat in a certain place in Ninglan New City, I'm afraid she'd kill me when I go back…”

“Uh… it wouldn't be that serious, would it?”

“I heard the outside isn't very dangerous, just some wanderers and mutated beasts. I want to try and see how much the Magic Power Conductivity of freshly collected mutated beast blood mixed with bone powder differs from stale ones.”

“Then… let's go on a spontaneous trip! This time we won't trouble Xiao Han to arrange it; we'll go directly.”

“Good, I agree!”

“I haven't finished my experiment, but I also agree.”

“Then let's wait a bit; we still need to prepare some supplies.”

“Should we also go and learn the Nightmare Spell? I heard we are highly likely to encounter Dream State Overlap outside.”

“That seems right, too. This Nightmare Spell seems to have been created by Big Sis Xiao Han, right? I want to go and see it.”

***

I found a relatively open area and sat down heavily.

I planned to use this leisurely time to sign the contracts.

Although it was confirmed that these contracts used the same template and would be fine, I still cautiously double-checked every single one to ensure there were no issues before signing them one by one.

This wasn't about distrusting anyone; it was about fearing a loophole neither party was aware of, which would then be exploited later.

I have to say, just signing these contracts would take quite a while, and then the next one or two days would likely be spent dealing with the Dream State Overlap issues.

This was not a realization of my conscience wanting to help them solve the trouble quickly, but rather I just wanted to quickly get rid of their troubles and then thoroughly have time that belonged to me.

In the one or two days that followed.

A series of good news quickly came from Ninglan New City, and many people inside the Calamity Shelter were also excited.

The mining work outside the city resumed one after another, and the workers who had to stop work due to Dream State Overlap were the happiest.

Otherwise, they would have to compete with the elderly and women and children for relief food, and many people could not bring themselves to do that.

And after the cooperation to dispel the Dream States was completed, my figure completely disappeared from the public's view.

This feeling of losing the "monitored" target made many clubs feel uneasy.

But after several days passed without any movement, many people began to get used to it.

Nothing major happened during this period; many things were still progressing step by step according to the established direction.

For example, the Calamity Shelter was still being perfected and its expansion plan had already begun.

Another example was the Second Large Shelter that was gradually taking shape under the high efficiency of the Transcendent Architects.

Due to its geographical characteristics and the huge Myriad Connection Main Network Tree as the most noticeable landmark, many clubs had already begun to seek cooperation for the Second Large Shelter.

Although this place was opened up through a two-sided collaboration between Teaching Assistant Xiao Han and Wan Shi Wu, the party that genuinely exerted effort was Wan Shi Wu, and the one that profited was also Wan Shi Wu, and Wan Shi Wu currently did not have the absolute strength to monopolize everything within the Witch Academy.

Therefore, accepting cooperation from other clubs was the only choice for Wan Shi Wu, but as the proactive party, they still retained a lot of initiative.

Furthermore, Teaching Assistant Xiao Han had entrusted Millian to represent her and discuss the subsequent cooperation distribution plan with Wan Shi Wu.

Although Millian represented Teaching Assistant Xiao Han, she was nominally still a member of Wan Shi Wu, which was why other clubs felt very aggrieved.

But giving up on the cooperation was also impossible.

It was said that the progress of other Transcendent Academies was quite disheartening; while two large shelters had already been established in the Expansion Realm, they were still wandering around aimlessly.

In fact, they were not incapable of organization; they were also cooperating, planning the collaborative construction of the Third Large Shelter in the Expansion Realm.

However, site selection had always been an issue, and coupled with the large number of people from the Witch Academy, a little hidden maneuver was enough to give them a headache.

They hadn't caught any direct proof yet, so the Third Large Shelter was still only a prototype, but at least they managed to secure the title of the Third Large Shelter.

As for which academy this shelter would ultimately connect to once completed, that was also another problem.

However… they had been avoiding this issue, as they couldn't afford to fall into disarray themselves before they even succeeded.

But they still claimed stubbornly that three shelters had been erected, which was just enough for the Three Great Top-tier Academies… except that communication was needed for the other two.

Furthermore, they cited Teaching Assistant Xiao Han's words, handing the choice back to the refugees within the shelters themselves.

They couldn't refute this point, because Teaching Assistant Xiao Han did indeed say that…

However, Teaching Assistant Xiao Han hadn't appeared much until now, and the only person who seemed to be able to contact that elusive Teaching Assistant was Millian, nominally.

After all, during the period of her disappearance, Millian received a commission to act as the Teaching Assistant's representative to discuss the cooperation distribution for the Second Shelter.

This was a contract, and it couldn't be faked.

The next period was one of endless negotiation and profit distribution.

They suddenly discovered that without that unstable factor, the Expansion Realm could actually progress so smoothly according to their wishes.

But it wasn't long before a group in Ninglan New City once again attracted many people's attention.

This group was a club.

The Spell Research Club.

It was a club that was small beyond small, totaling only a dozen people.

But just looking at the lineup was enough to frighten many people!

Four of the dozen people were Teaching Assistants!

The rest were all high-grade students, and simply finding out who their mentors were was enough to shock them again.

In fact, the information on this group had been collected by various clubs as soon as they arrived in Ninglan New City, and they had already gasped in cold air at that time.

What's more, this group was personally led by Teaching Assistant Xiao Han, which truly gave them a headache, because they clearly understood that these people were not of the same kind as them!

One unstable factor brought a group of anomalies…

However, the subsequent actions of this group gradually put them at ease, because with the help of the Extraordinary Research Association within the city, they settled down in an Unmanned Experimental Area within the city.

After that, they were very well-behaved and made no noise there.

If it hadn't been for this incident, they would have almost forgotten the existence of this group.

And their appearance this time was for a long journey, at least that's what they said.

When they moved out collectively again, they were going to find Mentor Elena to learn the Nightmare Spell.

For this Nightmare Spell, it usually took a long time for others to master it upon first contact, but this group of people learned how to cast it in just a moment; the entire process took no more than half an hour for anyone.

However… they still stayed at Mentor Elena's place for a whole day, reportedly discussing and studying the Nightmare Spell with Elena.

This truly made many people wonder what there was to study about it.

But at this moment, those people felt a pressure in aura coming from this group of study gods, an inferiority in learning that arose from the students' self-awareness deep down.

The only thing that reassured the major clubs in Ninglan New City was that this group would leave Ninglan New City soon, preparing to go on a long journey for an On-site Investigation of the Expansion Realm.

For this, all the major clubs made way for this group, or provided them with a certain degree of assistance and funding.

This was both to leave a good impression and to build good connections, and also to hope that they would leave quickly.

If Teaching Assistant Xiao Han was a super unstable factor, this group combined was even more terrifying than that Teaching Assistant Xiao Han!

After all, this was a group composed of four Teaching Assistants.

Even if they hadn't heard of the shocking deeds of these people, one still had to consider their background.

Deeds were used to fool the fence-sitters who were easily swayed, but as the top Teaching Assistants in the Witch Academy, they naturally understood who should not be provoked in this Academy: precisely those who genuinely engaged in academic research…

If they were truly attacked without reason, their mentors would genuinely not hold back!

And they were extremely protective!

As for why they dared to mess with Teaching Assistant Xiao Han… it was because deep down, they were unwilling to admit one point… she was too young.

And they were also very contradictory.

They both looked down on her because she was too young and were afraid of her strength, unable to accept that she was so young.

But now, they had also gradually begun to accept this point… but it still needed time to adapt.

In the time that followed, many people found that the presence and influence of Teaching Assistant Xiao Han also began to enter a stage of fading.

The Expansion Realm was also full of vitality.

The other Transcendent Academies began to build the prototype of the Third Large Shelter under invisible obstruction, while the Witch Academy continued to explore outward to mark resource points, rescue wanderers, refugees, and guide people from small settlements to return to the large shelters, contributing to the reconstruction of their civilization.

On the part of Ninglan New City, they also initiated the Plant Technology line.

Due to an accident, a Small World Aboriginal researcher discovered that the Plant Network was spread everywhere beneath Ninglan New City!

Furthermore, they learned from the Seven-Person Group Shelter Controllers of the Calamity Shelter that it was the Calamity Witch Lord who reshaped the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree and extended its Root System there.

Subsequently, Ninglan New City and the Calamity Shelter successively established the first and second Earth Energy Interface Platforms!

And with this Plant Network and docking platform, they gained the confidence to revitalize the Plant Technology system!

As the slogan for the revitalization of Plant Technology was shouted, several Transcendent Witch Mentors arrived consecutively at the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree Laboratory in the Calamity Shelter.

The arrival of this wave of mentors made many clubs feel their scalps tingle.

The sole purpose of these mentors coming here was for the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree, and the one who triggered this research wave was none other than Teaching Assistant Xiao Han.

Although very few people in Ninglan New City mentioned this name now, her deeds were still circulating.

And in the Calamity Shelter, an enclosed large-scale laboratory, heavily shielded by Spell Isolation, had now been established in the area extending outwards from the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree.

Outsiders could barely understand what was being done inside, and almost no one was allowed in, except for the Clones of those mentors.

And the only Teaching Assistant allowed inside was Teaching Assistant Xiao Han.

But many people felt that the disappearance of Teaching Assistant Xiao Han was not due to entering here, because no one saw her go towards this area after dispelling the Dream State at the last resource point, and Sewer Rumors claimed that Teaching Assistant Xiao Han seemed to have arrived at a farther place in the Expansion Realm to conduct pioneering work.

But what they didn't know was that, at this moment, a white figure was busy cooperating with a group of mentors inside this enclosed laboratory.

And this figure was my… Clone.

In fact, when this Clone arrived here, Big Sis Agnes almost chopped it down.

According to Agnes, she sensed the anomaly of this Clone.

Although everything was completely normal, the vital signs were identical, and every sensation was exactly the same as me.

But the life perception she felt was different, so this Clone was almost cut down as a "Soul Seizure" monster…

It only ended after I explained it and proved it by contacting my Main Body through the Seed of Great Knowledge.

However, they then became interested in this Clone of mine, because… they had never seen a Clone created with this kind of technique!

But after hearing that it was achieved by utilizing the Reincarnation Spell, the Grand Spellbook's Sequence Derivation Spell, and various Derivation Techniques, they stopped asking.

Involving so many spells and techniques, asking further would be impolite.

If this were just a single spell, they might have directly begged to exchange knowledge for this Clone Spell to study, because their Clones could not achieve such "perfection."

But if it involved too many of the other party's secrets, they would also keep quiet.

Now everything was finally fine; everyone, as well as the Witches, in this Myriad Connection Main Network Tree laboratory were all "Clones."