Chapter 368 : Chapter 368

Chapter 368: Tan Han's Entire Collection of Spellbooks?

"Hm?"

At this moment, Tan Han was also a little surprised.

Submitting her paper early and walking out of the examination hall, she actually ran into a classmate like her, mainly because that silver-white long hair was really too eye-catching.

But after thinking about it, the other person was also a monthly exam candidate, meaning a newcomer of her batch, but she seemed never to have seen this person in the newcomer group.

With such a noticeable hair color, she should have remembered her after seeing her once, but she had no impression whatsoever.

Moreover... Tan Han noticed that the other person's gaze had been fixed on her from the start, and she instinctively nodded back with a smile.

She prepared to go over and see if they could get acquainted; after all, having one more friend was no big deal to her.

At this moment, from my direction, I saw Tan Han walking towards me, and I was slightly surprised.

Did Tan Han recognize me?

Tan Han shouldn't have seen me in this form, but I didn't plan to leave yet, not until Tan Han arrived in front of me.

"Hello, classmate. I'm Tan Han. Is it convenient to get acquainted?"

"Naturally, it is. After all, you've already come over, haven't you?"

I retracted the arm that was leaning on the railing, looking at Tan Han.

I knew from that one sentence that Tan Han hadn't recognized me, which was interesting.

The feeling of knowing someone who didn't recognize me was indeed very amusing, even giving me the idea of teasing her for a second.

However, that idea stayed in my mind for only a second before I dismissed it.

After all, this was Tan Han.

"May I ask if you're also a newcomer? I feel like I haven't seen you before. Could you tell me your name? I think we..."

"I'm Yang Yuehan, Tan Han. You wouldn't tell me you didn't even recognize me, would you?"

I directly interrupted Tan Han and spoke frankly.

Then, my gaze locked onto Tan Han's eyes, and only after seeing a trace of confusion turn into shock and finally into disbelief did I withdraw my gaze with satisfaction.

"Little... Little Han?!"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

I asked again, looking at her with a slight smile.

"You... I... I remember students aren't allowed to use spells like Disguise Technique during the monthly exam, and your appearance doesn't match your student card. How did you get into the examination hall?"

"Of course, I walked in."

I extended my right hand, and my flexible fingers moved, and like magic, a student card appeared in my hand.

My original card had already expired, and this was a new one I had processed with my current appearance.

Tan Han subconsciously took the student card.

She stared blankly at the composed, white-haired girl on the card, and the conspicuous three large characters "Yang Yuehan."

She had to admit that the girl in front of her was indeed the Little Han she knew.

"You... how did you change into this appearance?"

Tan Han returned the student card but still asked, "Is this the... backlash that came after shattering the Seed of Destiny?"

"If the backlash for rejecting the Seed of Destiny was turning into this appearance, I could laugh in my dreams. But I did indeed have to pay some other price."

Speaking of this, I subconsciously touched the collar on my neck.

This suppressed Curse of Misfortune was the price I had to pay after escaping The Script.

"Then what is this..."

Tan Han understood the implication in my words.

Tan Han probably realized that Little Han must have done something else she wasn't aware of.

"Because my goal was far more than just shattering a Seed of Destiny. Moreover, the appearance of the Seed of Destiny was just an interlude for me, otherwise, why would I have gone through so much trouble at that time? I achieved some other things. As for my original body... how should I put it? I couldn't use it anymore? It should be phased out? It couldn't keep up with my pace? In short, I became this current appearance. Also, I want to clarify that my hair is white simply because I like white hair, and there's no other reason."

"That's a... truly special hobby..."

Tan Han, hearing my explanation, didn't know what expression to make in response.

Was the information conveyed in that last sentence a bit too much?

"Then... would it be convenient to tell me what you achieved?"

Actually, hearing this, Tan Han already felt a very urgent sense of pressure, a fear of growing further and further apart from the other person.

"It's not something that can't be said. I preemptively severed the Earth Vein Chains. If you don't understand the concept of Earth Vein Chains, a teacher will tell you when you advance to a Transcendent Witch."

"What are Earth Vein Chains?"

"You can ask your teacher. To be honest, I only understand it partially myself."

At this moment, I looked at the time on my phone; it was getting late.

"I have something else to attend to, so I'll be taking my leave."

"Wait! Hold on!"

"Is there something else?"

I turned around, looking at Tan Han, who had called out to me.

"That... Spellbooks."

"What Spellbooks?"

I asked, confused.

Why was Tan Han bringing this up?

"I promised I would give you all my Spellbooks."

"Hm?"

That phrase sounded familiar; I think I did say that, but I had almost forgotten.

"I said I was just kidding."

"But I'm serious."

Tan Han's words completely stopped me in my tracks.

That serious yet earnestly charged tone gave me a headache.

"Don't you understand what you're saying truly means?"

I looked seriously into Tan Han's eyes.

Her blood-red eyes looked cold at this moment, but Tan Han met my gaze without flinching.

"I naturally understand what it means."

"You'll be left with nothing."

"Trading everything for the chance to throw away those burdens is worth it to me," Tan Han said earnestly.

Such determination made me feel a little shocked.

After all, if I were asked to throw away all my Spellbooks, I would definitely be reluctant.

You can't expect a hoarder to throw away everything they've hoarded, unless... there's something worth doing it for.

For example... trading all my Spellbooks for Big Sis Bai, or... that's it, that seems to be the only thing I can think of.

"You need to think this through. Without Spellbooks, you won't even be able to maintain the achievements you've gained now."

"Those things are all superficial. You also have many Spellbooks, but aren't you still best at those Evocation Spells? Since I've said this, I'm prepared to start over. I will obtain Spellbooks through my own efforts."

"Suit yourself. Do whatever you want to toss and turn over."

I waved my hand and said no more, choosing instead to turn and leave.

After all, I felt that no matter what identity I used to communicate with Tan Han, the result would always be such a parting on bad terms?

Perhaps this was just a lack of common ground.

Perhaps it was because I never viewed Tan Han as one of my kind from the start.

Both in my previous life and now, brilliant figures like Tan Han were always beings with whom I had no intersection.

And all of this now was very likely facilitated by The Script.

"Wait, Little Han! Wait!"

Tan Han still wanted to say something, but she saw that I had already turned and left.

Just as she was about to chase after me, a spatial teleportation gate appeared in front of me, and in the next moment, my figure disappeared into it.

Tan Han rushed over but found the space empty.

"In your eyes... am I really that naive?"

At this moment, Tan Han lowered her head, hands resting on her knees, a flicker of dejection in her eyes, but the resolution she had made wouldn't be reversed because of such minor setbacks.

Finally, she straightened up.

She knew this was still the examination area and couldn't cause such a commotion, so she left reluctantly.

At this moment, near the streets next to the Witch Academy Library, a teleportation channel emerged, and my figure stepped out of it.

Teleportation spells were that convenient.

As long as a spell marker was set in advance, one could teleport directly.

Teleportation spells could actually directly locate and teleport within the visible range, but for unseen places, a specific marker to locate the spatial coordinates was needed to ensure safe teleportation.

In the past two days when I was relaxing, I had wandered around the academy and left my teleportation markers in many places.

And surprisingly, once I had this thought, I noticed that there were actually many places in Witch Academy that had such teleportation markers left behind, mostly by senior students who had mastered teleportation spells.

Many places even had public teleportation landmarks, which were landmarks built using alchemy methods, containing an ability to interact with any teleportation spell marker.

I hadn't paid attention to them before, but now that I had mastered the teleportation spell, I realized what they were.

However, I figured this was probably to prevent some areas of the academy from being completely filled with teleportation spell markers.

While these markers might not affect people passing by and might even be invisible, it was precisely because of this that accidents could easily happen.

After all, no one wanted to be walking along the road and suddenly collide with a stranger teleporting in via a teleportation spell.

If you called such a collision a beautiful encounter?

Well, that depended on the circumstances.

Hence, the academy had things like "public teleportation landmarks."

But the only thing that made me complain was, since the academy deliberately built such things, why didn't they post an instruction manual or something?

I looked at the huge statue in front of the library behind me.

This was the teleportation landmark at the entrance of the Witch Academy Library.

I had thought it was merely decoration at the time, and I was very curious why a simple decorative sculpture would have traces and fluctuations of a transcendent ritual and energy.

Only now did I realize this was the case.

Learning all this, I felt that Witch Academy truly resembled a large-scale game.

When I first enrolled, I jokingly called visiting new places "opening the map."

I never expected to be literally opening the map now, and what's more, this map even had teleportation anchors.

However... only those who had mastered the teleportation spell could unlock them.

I had to say, the barrier to entry was a bit high.

I stood in front of the library, enduring the strange looks of the senior students passing by.

There was a reason I came here to avoid Tan Han.

Because of the Memory Bookshelf Spellbook, I read very quickly.

I was accumulating my foundation in a very special way.

I wasn't worried that I wouldn't understand the content I read.

After all, my Flexible Learning and Application Spell wasn't just for show.

Even if I was unfamiliar with the content, once I accumulated a certain amount, I would start practical application, gradually integrating all this content.

After all, everything must be taken one step at a time; rushing won't help.

The books I was borrowing recently were all related to Runes.

But unlike the Rune books I had read before, which were like dictionaries and gave me an acquaintance with a large number of runes so I wouldn't encounter any I didn't recognize, the books I was borrowing now were dedicated to in-depth analysis of specific runes.

One book might only explain two or three runes, and some runes even required two or three books to elaborate on their depth.

I admit that the content of these books was very dry and not at all interesting, but the Unity of Knowledge and Action Spell allowed me to control my own emotions and be the master of my feelings.

The dryness, tediousness, and boredom I felt while reading were also under my control.

It could be said that I had already constructed my own learning cycle.

While I knew this wasn't the most efficient way to study, people who knew and mastered more efficient learning methods didn't even need to be as complicated as me.

But there was no need for people to compare horizontally like this, because the comparisons would never end.

After all, there's always someone better, and if you poured countless effort into comparing in this area, you would never achieve your true goal.

Having only comparison in your eyes was not what I wanted.

Upon arriving at the library, I first returned the books I had finished and then borrowed new ones.

Among these books was one titled Body Cultivation Introduction Primary Ritual Battle Dance Detailed Explanation.

This book was precisely the content needed to be learned in conjunction with the Primary Body Forging Alchemy Ring.

I had already memorized all the content on it, including the illustrated explanations.

While reading it, I also tried a few movements.

Every movement in the battle dance was effortless for me, who had complete control over my body.

The only trouble with this battle dance was practicing it; it required a significant amount of space, certainly not something that could be performed in the villa.

In fact, while it was called a ritual battle dance, I felt the movements leaned more towards a ritual.

If the movements were any more exaggerated, it would feel a bit like a shamanistic dance.

Fortunately, this world didn't have that concept.

People who wanted to practice Physical Arts would at most find the movements of this ritual battle dance a bit strange, but now these movements had been classified as a form of cultivation and wouldn't attract strange looks from others.

After returning these books, I once again borrowed books related to Runes, and also one related to Alchemy, just to have a change of pace.

After finishing all this, I left the library, maintaining a clear goal throughout and spending minimal time, demonstrating extremely high efficiency.

I planned to use the current time to put together a few more outfits and skirts for myself.

Since today was an exam day, the clothes I was wearing now weren't very eye-catching.

Big Sis Bai would be leaving in the next two days; tonight might be her last night at the academy.

After spending a little money, I put together several sets of high-quality clothes for myself.

After leaving Witch Plaza, I had completely changed my outfit.

A white halter dress extended to my thighs, with a semi-transparent cape making my fair shoulders dimly visible, exuding a certain intellectual sexiness.

The tight halter top accentuated my current figure.

Under the semi-transparent lower skirt, a garter thigh strap was faintly visible.

My fair legs extended down to my jade-like feet, stepping into a pair of cool high heels.

Perhaps because I wasn't quite used to high heels, I chose a relatively short pair, but the crisp sound of the heels clicking on the ground certainly gave me a feeling.

"I wonder how Big Sis Bai is doing. She's been busy for days... she should have some free time now, right?"

I muttered to myself, then took out my phone and dialed Big Sis Bai's number.

As the call connected, I "long-lost" heard Big Sis Bai's voice again.

"Little Han, why are you contacting me suddenly? Did something happen?"

"No, I just wanted to check on your progress, Big Sis Bai. Are you almost done?"

"Yes, almost. Wait, didn't you have your monthly exam?"

"It's already this late; the exam finished ages ago. Today was the last one."

"Then how do you think you did, Little Han?"

"Just so-so, Big Sis Bai. How about I come find you now? Where are you?"

"You want to come over now?"

"Can't I?"

I asked in a wronged tone.

"Why wouldn't you be able to? It's the last thing anyway. I'll send you my location."

"Okay I'll see you right away."