Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?

Chapter 597: City Lord Qiuyue Knocks at Night

”What are you doing standing outside for so long? Are you being punished to stand?”

As a slightly lazy voice came from inside the office, Lilianna, who was standing at the door, finally put her slightly trembling hand on the doorknob and pushed the door open.

”Look at you, drooping like a guppy that failed to mate. What trouble did you cause again this time?”

”Sorry... Teacher, this time... this time I...”

”Sigh Don’t move for now, let me see what the situation is.”

Facing this teaching assistant of hers, she was also somewhat helpless.

She was also thinking at this moment, why exactly did she accept her back then?

Perhaps it was because Lilianna appeared before her at her proudest moment, letting her see her former self.

This is the inclusivity of teaching assistants.

Witches can choose their own teaching assistants for any reason.

Witches generally don’t think highly of a student; this is a matter expressed from the macro life level.

But there are always exceptions.

Choosing a teaching assistant, from another perspective, is also equivalent to thinking highly of this student in a disguised form.

But people always change, and so do a person’s shining points.

Perhaps she will become a dazzling genius later, or perhaps the occasionally flickering bright spot will extinguish in the next second.

This witch looked at Lilianna standing there, then took out a small toy she obtained not long ago, a Seed of Great Knowledge.

That’s right, many witches view the Seed of Great Knowledge similarly to a small toy.

However, the Seed of Great Knowledge is a ”high-end toy” with somewhat high popularity and considerable technical content.

Occasionally, after achieving some accomplishments, witches would make that brand-new technique into some small toys and spread them.

It counts as a sharing of technique, and also a way of spreading fame.

Witches who don’t understand this technique treat it as fun and spread popularity, while witches who have researched this will also spontaneously seek them out for professional discussions because of this small toy.

This can also be considered a tradition among Transcendent Witches of the Witch Academy.

She unfolded the Great Tree of Knowledge, operating the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell in the way she learned while gossiping with other witches earlier.

After some rummaging, she found a segment of footage.

”This is much more convenient than that Earth Vein Imaging System thing,” she muttered, and then the footage began to play.

And watching the familiar scene on the other side of the imaging, Lilianna trembled instantly, her fingers clenching subconsciously.

That was the scene she least wanted to be seen again, but at this moment it was playing again in front of her teacher...

”Come over, sit here and watch together.”

The witch looked up at Lilianna, waving her hand to signal her to watch together.

”Yes...”

Lilianna walked to her teacher’s side with her head lowered.

Watching her smilingly pat the half of the stool surface exposed on one side, she still walked over.

”It’s fine, isn’t it just losing once? Since you stopped failing, you haven’t talked to me like this for a long time, right? Let us analyze together your first failure in a long time.”

”It’s... the sec... second time...”

”What?”

...

After leaving Ninglan Township Fortress, I didn’t rush out of the city too urgently.

After all, before deciding to help those people with translation, I had said I would properly tour this new Ninglan New City.

As for whether those people outside the city don’t need to be rescued immediately?

This is a good question, but so what if I go save them?

That is the population of an entire small world.

I can’t even kill them all, let alone save them?

Forcibly adding responsibilities to myself, feeling compassion upon seeing any pitiful person... this would be very tiring.

At least I haven’t lived to the stage of life where I can sacrifice my time at will to help others for free.

It won’t be too late to do it when I really reach that stage and have that mentality.

The void is never short of worlds in distress.

And what I meant by strolling around Ninglan New City naturally wasn’t to experience various newly built skyscrapers, landmarks, hotels, and the like.

But to go deep to the ends of streets and alleys, to experience the real life of the people in Ninglan New City.

The buildings newly built by the Witch Academy for Ninglan New City and the expanded lands are not the world I expect to see.

It is more like a ”vanity project,” extravagant places for the wealthy class in Ninglan New City to enjoy, and infrastructure serving the student visitors of the Witch Academy.

Broadening one’s horizons naturally isn’t just seeing those skyscrapers and celebrity venues.

That is merely raising the upper limit of understanding, but the richness of the lower limit of cognition can only be accumulated through those insignificant trifles.

Perhaps talking with an old lady sitting on a small stool at the doorway, experiencing the intangible cultural heritage not publicized in Ninglan New City.

Or helping up a child crying because of a fall on the roadside, giving her a sweet candy, and feeling her innocent gratitude.

Or even driving away several children bullying a child I helped, only to find out eventually that the child I helped was the one who usually played tricks on others.

These are the real worlds not known to more people.

Witnessing the diversity of people and things, understanding, and accepting it, this is having seen the world.

Regarding this, I just smiled and let it go.

I didn’t go back to lecture that child again.

After all, from my perspective, such a child growing up will also pay the due price for his childhood mistakes if he doesn’t correct them.

So... usually many small things really urge people to grow.

Gaining experience from small things, even if it’s a lesson, is a good thing.

After all, this is much more cost-effective than experiencing frustration from a big event, only to understand a very small truth in the end, isn’t it?

Watching the gradually dimming sky, I also understood that today should end here.

Returned to the hotel.

After a simple wash, I lay on the bed conducting today’s review.

Coming to Ninglan New City today was rather hasty.

Many things were planned to be done after understanding the situation.

However, I also did many other things today, such as... helping the Literary Association and the City Defense Army temporarily solve the translation problem.

The Shadow of Knowledge method is a temporary response to the trouble at this moment, while translation teaching is done so they won’t trouble me later.

Then there is the information obtained from chatting with those two teaching assistants.

Although I haven’t gone out of the city yet, I already have some understanding of the outside.

Originally, they wanted to exchange the topographical map around Ninglan New City they had already surveyed for some useful information from me, but I refused.

Such things can be completed by the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell as long as I go out of the city.

Why let them take this advantage?

After understanding this intelligence, I also had some brief plans of my own, such as the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree mentioned earlier.

As for what benefits the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree can bring to those people, actually, these benefits are all incidental.

The main thing is what the current me can obtain from that Myriad Connection Main Network Tree.

Back then, I obtained revelations from the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree, and the prototype of the Tree of Knowledge emerged as the times required.

But at that time, until I left the small world, I was very clear that I hadn’t completely understood that Myriad Connection Main Network Tree.

After all, that was the crystallization of technology accumulated by a civilization developing for so long.

However... I still remember that I have ”absolute” control over it.

Just as I was thinking about the next plan, my room door was knocked on.

I sat up on the bed immediately, looking outside.

Even without opening the room door, I confirmed who was outside.

It was Ninglan Qiuyue.

”Coming.”

I responded simply, then got up and walked to the door.

As the square door opened, this figure truly appeared in front of me.

”Isn’t this City Lord Qiuyue? You really know how to pick a time late at night. A lone girl and a lone girl, looking for me for something?”

”Better call me Qiuyue. Calling me City Lord Qiuyue is still too estranged. Not inviting me in?”

”Alright, come in. Anyway, this is also your territory. But regarding how I address you... that depends on what identity you will use to talk to me later.”

I stepped aside to make way and said.

I don’t believe Ninglan Qiuyue ran to me late at night just to chat with me.

Hearing my words, Ninglan Qiuyue’s footsteps also paused slightly.

Obviously, some small thoughts in her heart probably couldn’t be said directly.

”Alright...”

Ninglan Qiuyue sighed slightly, then her tone also lowered a bit, ”During the day, do you still remember the words you said to those two teaching assistants, Big Sis Xiao Han?”

”Hm... don’t remember much. After all, it was all boring trash talk, clichés, annoying to listen to.”

I closed the door, also noting slightly that Ninglan Qiuyue came alone, ”Sit anywhere. After all, it’s a suite, the layout is quite nice.”

”Un.”

Ninglan Qiuyue wasn’t polite either and sat down, just sitting opposite me, ”Wonder how Big Sis Xiao Han views the current situation of Ninglan New City?”

”Sit and watch.”

”Big Sis Xiao Han still loves to joke so much. I know that during the day, those two teaching assistant seniors might have left some not-so-good impressions on Big Sis Xiao Han, but this time I am not on their standpoint.”

”Oh? You want to make a stance separation from them?”

”No, I also need their power very much. Just as you told Mo Le earlier, the challenges Ninglan New City faces now are great. Naturally, I need to borrow power from all sides. I know Big Sis Xiao Han, you are different from those teaching assistants...”

”No need for pretty words. You should understand my temper. I don’t quite like trouble. Although I am adapting to various troubles, things that can be said directly are still better said directly.”

”Okay...”

Hearing what I said, Ninglan Qiuyue was also organizing her words, ”I hope Big Sis Xiao Han can stand on the standpoint of Ninglan New City. I don’t expect you to bring us anything extra, but please protect Ninglan New City once at its most critical moment.”

”I won’t stand on anyone’s standpoint to do things for anyone, but I also understand what you mean by this sentence. You want to provide a safety net for Ninglan New City?”

I looked directly at Ninglan Qiuyue and asked with a smile.

Saying this already revealed the fact that she knew quite a few things.

For example... she knows my strength, etc.

Otherwise, based on the two teaching assistants from big clubs standing behind her, she should rely on them first.

Unless... Ninglan Qiuyue also feels they are unreliable.

”Yes.”

Ninglan Qiuyue nodded and said sincerely.

She naturally knew what level Little Han was at.

She also learned about Little Han’s rumors from those two teaching assistants.

Heard that before coming, Little Han did another big thing, scaring those two teaching assistants too.

That’s why she sought Little Han to provide a safety net for Ninglan New City, because Ninglan Qiuyue felt that Little Han really had the strength to protect Ninglan New City once.

Actually, behind her is the Witch Academy.

She doesn’t need to worry about a safety net for Ninglan New City at all.

But troubling Transcendent Mentors and troubling student teaching assistants are two concepts.

She has to admit, although she hasn’t completely taken over the management of Ninglan New City during this period, she is also learning how to be a qualified City Lord.

Her own management ability and decision-making ability regarding Ninglan New City will reflect her own value from the side.

Even this value is more important than the strength she possesses!

”Then the price? What do you plan to use to move me? Or... rely on the friendship between you and me?”

”Naturally not.”

Ninglan Qiuyue denied immediately.

Although she also felt that the so-called friendship between her and Little Han really couldn’t be considered much, this shallow friendship was enough for her to meet with the other party at this moment, and even communicate until now.

This is all the embodiment of friendship.

Once this friendship is consumed, it will be hard to even meet in the future.

”Wonder what Big Sis Xiao Han needs. If it is within my ability, I will naturally do my best.”

”Writing a blank check? You should understand that people with no desires and no demands are the hardest to satisfy. Suggest you don’t ask me what I want before thinking it through, but first look at what you have. When you say it, I will also understand what I don’t need.”

”Is that so?”

Ninglan Qiuyue stopped talking at this moment because she understood she shouldn’t continue.

She was still not prepared enough.

Likewise, it wasn’t that she obtained no information at all.

At least she learned that Little Han herself didn’t know what she wanted.

And facing this situation, she needs to actively understand what the other party is going to do next.

Since the other party has no clear needs, then discover needs on behalf of the other party.

As long as the other party does something specific, they will encounter troubles or trivial matters, and this is created demand.

”Alright then... this is my mistake. I came presumptuously tonight and troubled Big Sis Xiao Han. If I don’t go back, Lan Ke will probably be looking for me everywhere. Before leaving, I am also curious to ask, wonder if Big Sis Xiao Han has any plans in Ninglan New City next?”

”Hm... None inside Ninglan New City. Tomorrow I plan to go outside the city, to see that huge tree you discovered.”

I said.

”That tree? Is there something special about that tree?”

Hearing my answer, Ninglan Qiuyue also noted it secretly.

She had also heard about the ”plant technology system” of that world from the side earlier, so she naturally associated that Little Han might think that tree might have other abnormal characteristics.

”There must be some differences to attract me, isn’t there? However, I can’t be too certain either. I’ll know when I go see it personally tomorrow.”

”True. Hope Big Sis Xiao Han can gain something. However... I also need to remind Big Sis Xiao Han. After leaving the city, you might encounter all kinds of people at any time. Never hold sympathy and compassion for them. To survive, they can do anything. Even in perilous situations, the evil of human nature accompanies them until death.”

”Thanks for the reminder, I will pay attention.”

I accepted her suggestion with a smile.

It seems that besides exploration, the City Defense Army of Ninglan New City must have suffered losses in this regard to remind me like this.

However, regarding the evil of human nature... I have experienced it long ago.

After sending off Ninglan Qiuyue, only I was left in the suite.

I casually set up a teleportation marker in the bedroom, then lay on the bed, waiting to see if there were any surprises tonight.

But until late at night, I didn’t feel Big Sis Bai using the Reverse Summoning Spell in the blanket.

Probably because this is the first night, Big Sis Bai didn’t disturb me.

After sighing, I stopped waiting and prepared to close my eyes and rest.

Soon, I fell asleep, a silent night.