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

Chapter 760: The Arrangement of [Transcendent Knowledge]

With the formal announcement of the match’s start in the arena, both sides on the match field immediately brought out their most prized methods.

Tan Han also instantly activated the Wand of Absolute Cold, as if no longer holding anything back, preparing to seize the initiative in one wave.

The wand head, formed from the Crown of Absolute Zero, flickered with a faint, eerie cold light.

In just an instant, it brought forth an overwhelming cold tide, lowering the temperature of the entire arena.

The moisture in the air condensed into ice and snow, gradually drifting down.

With just a single swing like this, the protective spells at the very front of the spectator stands were forced to manifest.

Tan Han’s opponent, that Teaching Assistant, was likewise not to be outdone, opening with a Super Consumption Spellbook.

Because her opponent was Tan Han, if she still thought of probing or taking advantage in this kind of match, she would very likely face total defeat, unable to even display her subsequent methods.

Boom—!

Accompanied by such a high-intensity spell collision right from the start, the passion of the spectators was instantly ignited!

This was exactly what they wanted to see!

No ambushes, no plots, no probing—just a spell collision of such intensity and energy level right at the start!

That kind of explosion of energy, the violent sound, and the beautiful elemental light effects were the best performance to stimulate the spectators’ senses!

“So Tan Han’s Wand of Absolute Cold is an augmentation wand?”

Seeing the collision between Tan Han and that Teaching Assistant, I asked with some surprise.

After all, it was a weapon made by looking for Big Sis Natalie.

I had seen this weapon when I went to find her back then, but I hadn't understood its characteristics.

Initially, I thought this weapon was in a solidified attack-type weapon mode.

After all, the Crown of Absolute Zero itself was a type of chill close to the pseudo-domain level; just its level of activation was probably already about the same as the “Fire Rain Domain” Super Consumption Spellbook I possessed.

But I didn't expect that Tan Han didn't use the magic wand in such an attack mode.

Instead, she used other ice-type spellbooks as the attack carriers, with the Wand of Absolute Cold augmenting them, allowing the attack power of a simple Ice Spike Spell to bring forth a powerful force of cold tide.

“If you say it's an augmentation weapon... actually, that’s not wrong either.”

The shop manager’s voice spoke from the side.

As the former owner of this weapon's important core and the person who accompanied Tan Han in constantly familiarizing herself with this weapon, she naturally knew exactly what capabilities the Wand of Absolute Cold possessed.

“In the beginning, we were only holding the idea of sealing it and using it as a sealed item, but that Alchemist Master Natalie could actually utilize the characteristics of Absolute Zero to manufacture it into an augmentation magical artifact with a higher utilization rate...”

“I see.”

I nodded, indicating it wasn't surprising.

Big Sis Natalie was introduced to Tan Han and the others by me.

Although I wasn't very clear about her abilities, she was definitely very formidable.

Furthermore, I could feel that the seal on the Wand of Absolute Cold in Tan Han’s hand was not completely released.

This seemed to be more than just a spell augmentation wand; there should be a method on it to thoroughly liberate Absolute Zero.

However, I felt that this method probably belonged to the type that didn't distinguish between friend and foe and couldn't be easily used.

But this was still not Tan Han’s trump card.

After inquiring about Tan Han’s previous battles, I confirmed this guess, because this method was the one Tan Han used to win against that Teaching Assistant last time.

The reason that Teaching Assistant on the match field was being so wary was likely for fear of Tan Han using this move.

“Shop Manager, can I curiously ask some things related to that [Transcendent Knowledge] in Tan Han’s hand?”

I asked out of curiosity.

“Of course you can. What do you want to ask, Little Han? Although... what I truly know isn't that much...”

“I want to ask, if this [Transcendent Knowledge] were to be complete, exactly which parts are still missing? As far as I know currently, there’s only this Crown of Absolute Zero in your hand, Shop Manager, and those bead-like Hearts of Cold Tide that belong to the fragments. Are there others?”

“This... actually, I'm not very clear either... I only know that this crown in my hand is the unique and also the largest fragment among the fragments, while for the Heart of Cold Tide... I'm not clear on the specific quantity, but... I guess there are 12 of them, because its shape corresponds to the 12 inlaid grooves on the crown.”

“Are there really that many Hearts of Cold Tide?”

I muttered to myself.

“There are indeed many.”

“Then... is the shop manager willing to tell the story of how you acquired this crown back then? Of course, if it’s inconvenient to say, just act as if I didn't ask, as I'm just a bit curious.”

“A story...”

Hearing me mention this matter, the shop manager also seemed to fall into reminiscence, “How should I put it? At that time, I was still considered a student at the school, following my mentor in researching a new type of project. Probably... at that stage.”

“Probably?”

I was a bit puzzled.

Acquiring this crown should be a very important time node; the impression should be quite deep.

“After all, it was a very long time ago... I’m a senior who has already finished her studies at the Witch Academy many years ago. It’s been so long that... my mentor has already left the Witch Academy...”

“Eh? Left?”

“It's the rotation of Witch Academy mentors. You're a Teaching Assistant, Little Han, so you should know that the witch mentors of the Witch Academy will leave after a period of time, and then new mentors will be supplemented in, right?”

“I know that. So it's that kind of 'left'.”

I nodded to show I understood.

“Yes, precisely because my mentor left, my last bit of connection with the Witch Academy was also severed. So... I couldn't protect this [Transcendent Knowledge] fragment anymore. In the end, for the heavy responsibility of protecting it, I chose to hand it over to Tan Han.”

“Then does the shop manager have some reason for why you must protect it?”

For a treasure one couldn't protect themselves, instead of spending all the energy of one's remaining life on it, it was better to let go of this trouble, which could also be considered a relief for oneself.

“A reason for must protecting it... just its value as a [Transcendent Knowledge] fragment itself is enough for me to protect it, right? This was a trophy harvested during the moments of my youthful prime; its meaning to me even exceeded the meaning of its own value to me. Even if my mentor told me it was too early for me to come into contact with this thing... but who hasn't had moments of youthful arrogance?”

“Then can I ask, Shop Manager, who were you competing with back then for it?”

I continued to ask.

Although the shop manager had been telling me many things, she also seemed to be avoiding the story of what happened back then, so I had to piece together what happened back then bit by bit through questioning.

However... based on my view of the Destiny tainted on this [Transcendent Knowledge], and the fact that Academy Head Mei personally admitted back then that this was part of the layout within the Script, I could probably guess some of the truth.

The shop manager back then should have become a tool under the push of Destiny, protecting it until now.

“Mm, there were many academies competing back then; at least the Three Great Top-tier Academies were all there. However, it was still limited to competition between students, but this is also considered a default old tradition between various Transcendent Academies.”

“So many students from Transcendent Academies participated in the struggle... it could gather so many people from Transcendent Academies, so the emergence of this [Transcendent Knowledge] must have caused quite a stir?”

“Mm, I remember that entire area suffered from a severe blizzard back then. Precisely because of that area's so abnormal celestial phenomenon, it attracted many people from Transcendent Academies to go there. In the end, it was discovered that this [Transcendent Knowledge] was the culprit. But... at that time, we didn't know the concept of [Transcendent Knowledge] yet; we only knew that it must be a very precious Transcendent treasure.”

“Was there such an event?”

I was a bit surprised, but after thinking back for a while, there didn't seem to be any news in my mind of a major counter-common-sense blizzard phenomenon occurring anywhere in the world.

Perhaps I was still young then and didn't have much of an impression, not to mention at that time, I couldn't even watch TV, let alone the news.

That family of mine didn't care about and didn't mind the news; they only cared about themselves.

I continued listening to the shop manager's narration.

The subsequent plot was very average; the shop manager suppressed the people from various Transcendent Academies and even the fellow competitors from the Witch Academy, seizing this crown.

And the shop manager's fame was also made at that time.

However, what made me very concerned was what the shop manager narrated—that the [Transcendent Knowledge] shattered at that moment.

“Wait... there's a problem. Shop Manager, slow down. You said that at that time, the [Transcendent Knowledge] was still just a massive light orb without a physical form, and after being contacted by someone, it would manifest as a giant throne, and then the Magic Power in their body would be drained dry?”

“I don't remember very clearly. I didn't have the chance to come into contact with that giant light orb back then. It was after that light orb disintegrated and transformed into many tiny, fragment-like things that I made my move.”

The shop manager thought back to the scene at the time; it seemed there were truly no more details.

“Shop Manager, you say... back then, that [Transcendent Knowledge] itself might not have been [Transcendent Knowledge], but an already formed Grand Spellbook?”

“This... it should be impossible, right? No! It's absolutely impossible!”

The shop manager was a bit hesitant at first, but she became firm in the next moment, “Who would just throw a Grand Spellbook there like that? Didn't you say, Little Han, that a Grand Spellbook is something that even Transcendent Witches would be moved by? How could it be our turn to compete for it?”

“That’s true.”

I nodded and didn't argue.

If this was led by the Witch Academy, it might not necessarily be impossible for it to be a formed Grand Spellbook.

Furthermore, back when Big Sis Natalie researched that crown, she said that the material was definitely not ordinary.

Maybe it was the carrier for a Grand Spellbook from the start?

“By the way, Shop Manager, can you help me draw the approximate location of that blizzard back then?”

I unfolded the world map of the Main World and finally inquired.

“Of course I can... but, Little Han, why are you so interested in this?”

“Just satisfying my own curiosity.”

I casually found a reason to brush it off.

Inwardly, I was thinking about other things.

If this was the handiwork of the Witch Academy and they wanted to involve various Transcendent Academies, then the location where this blizzard occurred... should be here.

I looked at the continental locations radiated by the major Transcendent Academies on the map, finally locking onto a junction continent.

Subsequently, the shop manager came forward and lightly circled it with her hand, circling the location I had predicted.

Indeed... just as I predicted, the emergence of this [Transcendent Knowledge] was for the sake of letting people from various Transcendent Academies compete for it.

But... why was it brought back by the shop manager after the competition?

What meaning did this have?

Was this also one of the Academy Head’s arrangements?

Indeed, I still cannot understand considerations at the Academy Head’s level.

So, after satisfying a certain amount of my curiosity, I didn't dig into any more details.

If this matter really involved many important things later, I wouldn't mind personally going to that place to perform an Earth Vein backtrace.

That kind of technique born from combining Time Sense and the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell provided an experience no different from personal experience.

The truth explored through this method was far clearer than the shop manager’s narration.

Furthermore, the shop manager truly seemed to not remember many details from the past.

Ultimately, my gaze rested on the arena once again.

At this moment, Tan Han had already fallen into a prolonged battle.

If it was a battle of attrition, Tan Han didn't seem to be at much of a disadvantage.

After all, she still had the Wand of Absolute Cold as an augmentation, and the methods she used were mostly spellbooks with costs of tens or even a hundred points.

So in terms of consumption, Tan Han was very much at an advantage.

But that Teaching Assistant, as one who had lingered in the Witch Academy for so long, had long since reached the upper limit of 10,000 Magic Power Sources.

Although Tan Han had not yet reached the 10,000 limit, she also had a quantity in the high thousands.

Adding in that her consumption was not as high as the other party's, she was barely considered to have the advantage.

After all, if Tan Han’s opponent wanted to clash with Tan Han, the methods used needed to be mainly based on the addition of a Super Consumption Spellbook.

Therefore, the number of Magic Power Sources limited the time of their battle of attrition.

Once the consumption of one side reached a certain critical value, then that moment would be the true going all-out.

“I didn't expect Tan Han’s combat skills to have reached this level already? As expected, practical combat is the fastest way to improve oneself.”

“Her opponent’s combat instincts are also very good; being able to grind with Tan Han to this extent, their level of understanding of spellbooks is also very deep, huh.”

“This level of application of Super Consumption Spellbooks nearly reaches the level of modding them. It looks like she has likely seen through the concept that a spellbook is actually a spell derivative platform...”

While watching the changing situation on the match field, I expressed my own views.

A match of this level was a fight over details, a competition of tactics and awareness.

For now, a confrontation of this level had not yet perfectly manifested the charm of being “unrestricted,” but it was the most perfect manifestation of the charm of a magical confrontation.

I thought that Teaching Assistant would use some underhanded methods, or ambushes, or plots, or perhaps some unexpected means, but I hadn't expected this battle would be such an upright duel.

“Mm? Shop Manager, Senior Ying Shiqian, why aren't you saying a word?”

Earlier they were chiming in, but now I'm the only one; it feels very awkward, ugh...

And at this moment when no one was talking to me, Xia Li, Ying Shiqian, and Xiao You were currently sitting upright, not daring to make even a single sound.

Beside them, a figure stood with the pressure of a mentor, one hand pressed to her lips, gesturing for the shop manager and the others to keep quiet.

Subsequently, she quietly approached the figure in the very front row, the hint of playful and successful mischief in the corners of her mouth growing stronger and stronger.

Until she reached out her hands, as if to give a surprise, and suddenly attacked from behind!

“Hey Little Han! Long time no see! Still remember me?”