Chapter 264 : Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Wisdom's Enlightenment Mission, the Fool's Village Secret Realm

But after I said that, I regretted it a little.

Because I had no plans to take on that secret realm mission so quickly.

I didn't even know what type of secret realm it was; I had only been briefly recommended it by Teacher Ji Niang.

The only thing I knew was that the mission's duration was quite long, and there was the keyword "Wisdom's Enlightenment."

“Secret realm? Is it that Witch's Secret Realm? Little Han, why did you suddenly want to go there?”

On the other end of the phone, Bai Yu's tone became puzzled.

“Is it because you regret not going to the secret realm exploration organized by the secret realm club before?”

“No, it was recommended by Teacher Ji Niang. It's the mission tied to that secret realm. I think it's called Wisdom's Enlightenment. Have you heard of it, Big Sis Bai?”

“Ji Niang… oh, Wisdom's Enlightenment. I have some impression of it… but I might have to search and see. Have you decided when to go?”

“This… I haven't decided yet. Actually, I only learned about this today. It's not urgent. The main thing is I heard this mission might take a lot of time. Big Sis Bai, you probably don't have that much time to accompany me, right?”

“How could that be? Of course I do. At this stage, I can't rush things even if I want to. I might as well go with you to the secret realm to see it. Secret realms are usually things that senior students come into contact with. If I let you go alone, Little Han, I would be worried.”

“Eh? You're that worried? Don't you know my strength, Big Sis Bai? Ordinary secret realms aren't very dangerous for me,” I said confidently.

“Don't be so sure. Danger never announces itself. How about we meet up tomorrow? Or should I find you at the library?”

“Sure. But I just finished my library plan today, so I probably won't be staying in the library for as long as before. Let's find another place. How about… the Witch Cat Cafe from last time?”

I suggested.

“Okay, let's do that for now.”

After agreeing to meet with Big Sis Bai the next morning, I was the one who hung up the phone first.

After hanging up, I subconsciously took a deep breath.

I felt that I had been a bit strange just now, especially when I was talking to Big Sis Bai on the phone.

There was an emotion stirring in my mind that I couldn't quite describe.

It was a strange little excitement.

Could it be because I hadn't seen Big Sis Bai for a long time?

That couldn't be right.

I slapped my own cheeks hard to wake myself up, then carried these alchemy utensils to an empty room.

Anyway, with such a large villa, there were only a few of us living here, so this room for alchemy was occupied by me.

I even put up a notice on the door.

In this batch of utensils, I also bought a lot of alchemy materials for practice.

It could be said that this set of utensils and these materials cost me a lot of money.

The next day.

After my planned daily meditation, I took a quick shower, changed my clothes, and tidied myself up a bit.

Time passed quietly.

“Wait… how is it this late already?”

I tidied my clothes in front of the mirror, then fastened the thigh strap at the base of my thigh, squeezing out a slightly indented fleshy feeling.

Finally, I took out my phone to check the time, only to find that I had spent so much time just tidying up.

Fortunately, I was used to leaving some buffer time, so I wouldn't be late.

“Huh? Big Sis Xiao Han, you're leaving so early again? I have class this morning, and you still managed to wake up earlier than me.”

Hong Chenyi yawned and walked out of her bedroom, dragging her pink slippers.

“You didn't stay up late again, did you? It's already this late, and you look like you haven't woken up.”

“A little all-nighter is fine. You get used to it. But… Big Sis Xiao Han, you're dressed so nicely today, who are you going to see? You haven't made a move on someone, have you?”

“Get lost. Go brush your teeth. What do you mean, made a move on someone? I think your mind is full of these things.”

I rolled my eyes at Hong Chenyi.

This girl really gave me the feeling of a boys' dormitory in the past, the kind who would never get out of bed until the last minute.

The key was that Hong Chenyi even wore a 'manly pink' color scheme.

When asked, she said Shi Huiyu had bought it for her.

“Awu, then I wish you all the best today, Big Sis Xiao Han.”

Hong Chenyi didn't seem to care and yawned, waving goodbye to me.

Last night, I also went online to check the description of the Wisdom's Enlightenment mission.

This was also an ancient mission.

The popular information I found was published a hundred years ago, but even so, the fact that this information could still persist to this day was worth paying attention to.

This post severely criticized the Wisdom's Enlightenment mission, stating that it was an impossible mission, which caused a strong resonance in the comments section.

And the name of the secret realm associated with Wisdom's Enlightenment was not the Wisdom's Enlightenment Secret Realm, but the "Fool's Village" secret realm.

The interior of this secret realm was a huge rainforest, and the village located within it was the Fool's Village.

“Natives” lived inside.

It wasn't strange for there to be natives in a secret realm.

Just like many secret realms had insects or wild beasts, they were also natives of the secret realm.

I flew to my destination on my broom in a bit of a hurry.

Even with the protective shield, I could hear the whooshing sound of the wind.

When I arrived at the Witch Cat Cafe, I tidied my long, silver-white hair a little and walked straight in.

After entering, I directly showed my Gold Cat Card, ordered a coffee, and walked towards the most conspicuous and best-located spot.

Fortunately, Big Sis Bai hadn't arrived yet.

In that case, I would wait for a bit.

At this moment, the few seniors at the front desk also started talking.

“Hey That cat-petter with the white hair showed a Gold Cat Card. Why don't I have any impression of her?”

“I'm not sure. I haven't seen her much either, but her face does look a bit familiar. But she must be very rich!”

“Right? How about we egg on a cat girl to go and probe the enemy's situation?”

At this moment, as soon as I sat down, a little black cat walked towards me.

After all, it was early in the morning, and there weren't many customers at the Witch Cat Cafe.

These little kittens rarely saw customers, so they went over to check the situation.

And after this black cat came over, it seemed to recognize me by my smell.

Seeing it like this, I picked up this little black cat.

If I remembered correctly, this little black cat's name seemed to be Little Dark Cloud.

I felt Little Dark Cloud's fluffy body and slightly tense body, and finally placed it on my lap.

Today, I was wearing hot pants that went with the thigh strap.

Feeling Little Dark Cloud's little paws stepping on my thigh was also a strange sensation.

It wasn't long before, just as the coffee was served, a familiar figure walked in through the door of the Witch Cat Cafe.

And as soon as Big Sis Bai came in, her eyes met mine.

It seemed that sitting in the most conspicuous place had some benefits.

However, I didn't know if it was an illusion, but I always felt that Big Sis Bai gave me a slightly different feeling today.

How should I put it?

It's… I felt that Big Sis Bai was more like an ordinary person at this moment.

Although when I was with Big Sis Bai before, I also treated her as an ordinary person.

But today's feeling was really different.

Maybe… this was the reason Big Sis Bai said last night that her project had come to an end?

This change was really big.

I was a little stunned for a moment.

“Little Han? Little Han? What are you looking at so intently?”

“Hmm… eh? Big, Big Sis Bai, ahem… nothing.”

I coughed lightly in embarrassment, indicating that I hadn't done anything.

I couldn't just say I was mesmerized by looking at you, could I?

“Um, Big Sis Bai feels very different today.”

“Is that so? You can tell?”

Bai Yu wasn't too surprised by my words.

“Hmm… I feel… Big Sis Bai has become more… like an ordinary person. Is it because of that so-called project's influence?”

“I guess so.”

“Then can Big Sis Bai tell me what your project is?”

“I can't say the specifics, but… I can tell you that the major project I chose is… soul. I shouldn't say any more than that.”

Bai Yu smiled, placing a finger to her lips in a shushing gesture.

“Soul? Hmm… then I won't ask any more.”

I nodded and didn't ask any further, but I still remembered the topic of soul.

But I was also curious, did this world also have the concept of a soul?

I had never paid attention to it before.

“Little Han is so obedient. Well, I'm a little late today. I went to print a copy of the information and guides about the Wisdom's Enlightenment mission you mentioned, so I was a bit late.”

As Bai Yu spoke, she took out a stack of printed paper and handed it over.

“This is the information I collected yesterday. But since you were the one who suggested it, you should have some understanding of it, right? What I've collected is some of the more obscure and less popular information.”

“I only have a rough idea of the general information.”

I took the materials that Big Sis Bai handed over and started reading.

I had some impression of a lot of the information inside.

It seemed that no matter how many times the information was told, the meaning expressed was about the same.

“Then are you sure you want to go, Little Han? I'm just asking you one last time. No matter what you choose, I will support you.”

“Of course I'm going. I'll just treat it as a way to relax. Besides, doesn't the description say there's no major danger inside?”

I nodded and said seriously.

“That's true. Actually, my mentor also mentioned this secret realm. I seem to have some impression of it. Unfortunately, I didn't listen to my mentor at that time and didn't go.”

“You didn't go! Eh? Why?”

I raised my head and asked curiously.

I didn't expect that Big Sis Bai's mentor had also recommended it to her… In that case, this secret realm and that mission were very necessary to pay attention to.

But it was a pity that the description of this accompanying mission was very vague.

It was just a non-mandatory requirement to explore Fool's Village and discover the secrets buried within it.

One could give up at any time, with no penalty for failure or compensation, but there would be a penalty for maliciously destroying the Fool's Village secret realm.

And the description in the rewards column was even more abstract, more abstract than the mission content.

The only thing that could probably be understood was that one could receive a commendation from the academy head.

“Maybe I was too young at that time. I remember that before entering this witch's secret realm, you needed to sign a loan-exchange contract. Inside the secret realm, all your spellbooks would be exchanged for a spellbook that seemed to be called Meditation Spell. After exiting the secret realm, the spellbooks would be automatically exchanged back, and the spellbook you obtained before would disappear. It's probably something like that. I'm not too clear about it either. Let's go and ask when we get there.”

“Loan-exchange contract? There's this kind of restriction?”

“Yes, that's right. According to my classmates who have been there, the effect of that loan-exchange spellbook is similar to the Witch Meditation Method. They went in and meditated for about three or four days before they really couldn't stand it and came out.”

Bai Yu said to me with a reminiscent look.

“Meditation Spell? Maybe the key lies in this.”

“It is indeed in this. This hint, or rather, explicit statement, is already very obvious, but no one has found anything from it. If this spellbook is destroyed, it doesn't matter. After exiting, one's own spellbook will still be returned.”

“Big Sis Bai, you're so amazing. How do you know so much?”

“No, no, I just read some guides written by previous seniors.”

Being praised by me like this, Bai Yu was rarely a little embarrassed.

“Let's take a look now. Since you've already decided, after reading, let's go prepare some things. After eating, let's go check out that secret realm.”

“That's right. But do we still need to prepare some things?”

“Of course. You said it yourself, this is a long-term mission. You definitely need to prepare a change of clothes, food, and a place to sleep.”

Bai Yu said as a matter of course.

“Speaking of which, it reminds me of a friend of mine. She entered a long-term secret realm and didn't bring anything, so she slept in a tree. It was so miserable.”

“Really?”

Hearing Big Sis Bai's words, even I couldn't help but laugh.

Sleeping in a tree, it was a good thing I wasn't so reckless at that time.

Then, I began to browse through the information that Big Sis Bai had printed.

Big Sis Bai, on the other hand, continued to search for various information related to this mission and the witch's secret realm on her phone.

After all, the secret realm was not connected to the outside world.

If some information was not remembered, it would be impossible to check it after entering.

And I also very cautiously recorded this information in the Memory Bookshelf.

When I didn't need it anymore, I could just remove it.

I had to say, although it was morning now, it was indeed a pleasure to look at the materials while petting a cat and taking a sip of coffee from time to time.

After Big Sis Bai came over, she also skillfully ordered a cup for herself and also got me a small dessert.

“This is the native of Fool's Village? They're so cute…”

I pointed to a photo on it and exclaimed.

The natives of the Fool's Village secret realm called themselves the Fool's Dream Clan.

They looked like Q-version little people, and their overall height was not very tall.

According to the description, their punches could probably hit your knees.

Compared to calling them the Fool's Dream Clan, the seniors in the guides preferred to call them little sprites.

They were indeed like the little sprites in fairy tales, living innocently in this pure land.

However, when I saw this, I realized a problem, and that was the "language" issue.

The guide said that the Fool's Dream Clan could communicate, but it ignored a problem, which was that we could understand what they were saying!

There must be a problem here.

It's just that I'm not sure what the problem is yet.

Maybe they just learned our language through some means used by that academy head?

After all, this secret realm was provided by an academy head!

The means of an academy head were not something I could speculate on.

“They are indeed very cute. I even want to raise one. It's a pity they can't be taken away from this secret realm.”

Bai Yu also agreed with my view, but in the end, she shook her head regretfully.

After all, everyone subconsciously wants to possess cute things and will want to ravage them a little.

“They can't be taken away?”

I repeated softly.

In other secret realms, such as the Carnivorous Forest I first came to, the various plants I collected could be taken away.

“That's right. Someone tried to sneak one out, but they didn't succeed. But even if they did, the academy would probably make her return it… If everyone learned from that senior's behavior, this secret realm might be ruined. The natives are very likely a part of the mission in this secret realm.”

“That's true.”

I couldn't help but sigh at the wisdom of the past seniors.

It seemed that many of the clues I had just discovered had been discovered or even put into practice by seniors.

I had to say, the seniors of the past were really ruthless.

I only thought about kidnapping these little cuties, but they really did it…

But at this moment, I saw something even more interesting.

Someone had seen some of the little Fool's Dream cuties who could actually mix potions, and some could grow transcendent plants.

If the plants were stolen, they would cry and ask for help.

Some people even saw some of the Fool's Dream clan who could do alchemy!

This really made my eyes light up.

If I went in and really couldn't get anything of value, then I would go find those Fool's Dream clan members who had special skills and learn these skills from them!

Whether it was mixing potions, alchemy, or anything else, even if it was just planting experience, it would be good to learn it and teach it to Dongli Yiren later.