Eldritch Horror Theatre

Divinity.

That was right. The awakened Ah Kai already carried something extra.

Fu Qian still remembered praising Professor Ah Kai’s efficiency earlier; he had made progress after just a few days apart.

And at this very moment, that steady accumulation seemed to have finally triggered a qualitative transformation.

Fu Qian was absolutely certain: a sliver of something called divinity had gestated and emerged from within him.

He wasn’t just relying on the Vision Radar. Don’t forget, the effects of the Burial Scroll hadn’t worn off yet.

With the other man observing him, he could naturally sense him in return.

After a single crisis, Professor Ah Kai had actually crossed that transcendent chasm and officially touched High-Tier Transcendent... Was the Academy flourishing a little too much lately?

First, the dean of the Sword Comprehension Institute emerged from seclusion, finally reaching the Demigod Realm after surviving countless trials.

Then, a genius student from Linghui arrived, setting a new record as the youngest High-Tier Legend.And now, just days later, the highly anticipated young rising star of the weakest branch, the Benevolent Curse Institute, had actually lived up to expectations and officially taken that step.

”Ah?”

Naturally, the shock of the onlookers was not absent either.

As transcendents, their sensitivity to certain phrasing was already extremely high.

Even though Fu Qian hadn’t spoken that clearly, someone instantly caught on, letting out a series of gasps.

”Really...?”

And as the person involved, the shock of this was ultimately the greatest for him.

Especially for Professor Ah Kai—don’t forget what was mentioned before, the past day or so simply did not exist in his perception.

Putting oneself in his perspective, the situation was that he had thought of an idea and tested it. Then, before he could even react, he found he had gained a crowd of onlookers who announced he had been promoted.

”It is.”

However, he offered no meaningless modesty. Murmuring to himself, he lowered his head to examine his condition. A moment later, Professor Ah Kai’s tone turned resolute, and he looked up to nod at the crowd.

......

Speaking of which, the path of the Miracle was actually a bit absurd.

On one hand, as mentioned before, it was a winner-takes-all system where latecomers struggled to get by. But on the other hand, the flexibility for advancement was extremely strong.

It was even more flexible than the Sword Comprehension Institute’s methods: there was no need for rituals, no need to ingest special materials, and not even a need for highly targeted enlightenment...

Just like building a house, as long as one stacked Miracle upon Miracle, they would naturally cross that height.

”That’s fantastic!”

While Fu Qian marveled at this, someone else sounded even more thrilled than the man himself.

Hearing Ah Kai’s final confirmation of the good news, Professor Rob’s eyes were practically glowing from the side.

”So the things I provided really worked? They helped with the promotion of a High-Tier Transcendent?”

His subsequent, eager questions further explained the reason for his intense excitement.

Obviously, beyond being happy for the promotion of a colleague he had broken rules with, he realized his own technical support had actually played a role.

Putting oneself in his shoes, a certain project he had stubbornly pursued for days—one that constantly caused trouble—had inadvertently helped conquer a critical technical bottleneck.

For an academic, while perhaps not as great as a personal promotion, the sense of achievement was probably akin to picking up a Nobel Prize, right?

”It really does feel different.”

Meanwhile, Boyd and the other two beside him finally seemed to snap out of their daze, not questioning Ah Kai’s claim.

By comparison, their emotions were somewhat complicated.

Peers in the same field were natural rivals, let alone in a winner-takes-all school like theirs.

A Miracle only provided feedback to its discoverer. If you used it, no one else could.

”This is wonderful... It has been too long. This is great news for the entire Benevolent Curse Institute.”

However, that complicated feeling was fleeting. Soon, the only female professor let out a distinctly unreserved sigh and even cracked a joke.

”At least our sleepless night wasn’t in vain.”

......

Of course it was good news.

As the only academy without a demigod, the Benevolent Curse Institute suffered from a severe lack of talent. To put it nicely, their current operational state was ”flexible and free”; to put it bluntly, they looked ready to disband at any moment.

Under these circumstances, someone finally walking this path and advancing to a High Tier again was undoubtedly a massive shot in the arm for everyone.

Especially if you thought about it carefully, Professor Ah Kai’s achievement had actually not come easily at all.

Putting aside his talent and hard work, given the previous situation, wasn’t it far more than just a trip to death’s door?

If Professor Fu hadn’t rushed over today to turn the tide, it was hard to imagine whether those closed eyes would have ever had the chance to open again.

Even now, they still had no idea how Professor Fu had done it, or why he hadn’t done it yesterday, dragging it out until this moment to come over...

The logic was not hard to trace, but the lingering doubts were thus even more obvious.

For a time, people constantly turned their gazes toward Professor Fu, as well as the two items in his hands.

”The upside is that you probably aren’t tired yet, right? In that case, it’s best to stabilize your condition a bit.”

Fu Qian wasn’t preparing to explain everything clearly either. He simply looked smilingly at Ah Kai and offered a casual reminder.

His promotion seemed sudden, but strictly speaking, the element of steady accumulation was quite significant.

Take the previous trip to The Ark alone; although the risk of the process had been a bit high, and he even brought some lingering side effects back...

...an experience like that held a value that was often hard to simply measure for a storytelling discipline like the Miracle.

In addition to that, there were the benefits obtained through departmental cooperation.

Fu Qian even believed that this Miracle which helped Ah Kai’s promotion should contain some information he would be interested in himself.

But there was no need to be so anxious; the current harvest was already quite plentiful.

Professor Ah Kai’s promotion had been somewhat perilous, so it was best to try stabilizing it first.

”Ah?”

Yet before he could say anything, a new interruption had already appeared.

”Professor La Naya, we have good news.”

Listening to that familiar voice, Fu Qian’s smile did not fade as he turned his head to offer a greeting.

......

”Already found him?”

It was indeed the head of the Disciplinary Department, and upon seeing Ah Kai standing there, La Naya looked very relieved after her initial surprise.

Especially since the person in question appeared to still have all his parts intact.

”You arrived quite early.”

She also didn’t forget to shoot Fu Qian a glance. Although she didn’t state it explicitly, La Naya seemed extremely gratified that he had actually kept his word and come over to help after resting for the night.

”It’s only proper. Should we wait over to the side first?”

Knowing she had most likely gone to his place first, Fu Qian shook his head, presenting it as purely a matter of responsibility.

”Oh...”

She was somewhat puzzled, but as part of a department that involved actual combat, she was more sensitive to certain things. La Naya quickly realized something and looked back at Ah Kai in disbelief.

Even so, she accepted his suggestion the next moment, maintaining that posture as she walked outside.

”It looks like a blessing in disguise.”

Walking beside her, Fu Qian did not leave her agonizing over it and directly confirmed her guess.

”It might be related to the Meteor Shower Incident. An unexpected harvest from the investigation.”

He even helped provide a possible reason.