It's weird to apply for Witch Academy as a boy

The originally terrifying huge nightmare was isolated by the dream itself at this moment, and turned into a constantly surging black ball in my hand.

Such a contrast between the past and the present is really regrettable, especially for the patrol team at this moment. Where have they ever seen such a scene?

"Everyone is here... Indeed, it's time to clean up the mess." I turned my head and looked at the ground patrol team. At least at this time, they were still of some use.

"You can explain the situation directly after you go back. I have taken Nightmare away and stored him in the Extraordinary Research Base. I will analyze him and find a way to eradicate Nightmare. You should understand the specific instructions to the public, right?"

"Ming... understand..."

At this moment, the middle-aged man who was the captain of the ground patrol team quickly got up and answered.

"Ah."

Seeing that they were so sensible, I stopped paying attention to them and brought Nightmare to where those foolish dreams had gathered before. But when I went over, they all subconsciously showed looks of fear, their eyes fixed on the thing in my hand.

"Don't be afraid, I've trapped you." I comforted him. It seemed that Yu Meng's fear of nightmares had been engraved in his bones.

Even though this was once part of their being creatures of dreams, this instinctive resistance to nightmares emerged when they decided to become real beings.

"It's okay. Next time you encounter any difficulties, just come to me directly. If I hadn't accompanied you this time, I'm afraid you would have suffered too. Go back and have a good rest. I hope you can show up in my laboratory full of energy tomorrow."

I reached out my hand subconsciously wanting to touch these little cuties, but came up empty.

After saying goodbye to these lovely silly dreams, I also prepared to return to the Extraordinary Research Base with nightmares. Going off work on time is my daily routine. At the base, staying up all night is commonplace for those geniuses.

I need to try to create a creature to trap this nightmare tonight. After all, it is my spell that is trapping it right now. Once I fail to maintain the effect of the spell, the dream will not be able to receive the corresponding information and the cage that restricts the nightmare will dissipate.

Then this nightmare will be free again. Of course, I can't let this happen. I still have a lot of questions that I haven't gotten answers from this guy.

I hope the guys at the base won't be frightened by this nightmare.

And at the same time.

The street on the other side of the underground city.

Bai Yu strolled along the busy street, whispering something.

Her eyes saw through the prosperity and hustle and bustle of this place, the passers-by and the street thugs she saw. All of this seemed to be in slow motion in Bai Yu's eyes. She saw the essence through behavior and human nature through the essence.

The scene here was something she had never seen before, and it would never happen in the world she lived in.

She saw people harming the interests of others for their own selfish desires, and saw people becoming selfish and greedy due to their undisguised desires. She wondered if this was really normal?

In her understanding, ordinary is a normal state, a normal state of life, but it does not mean mediocrity, nor does it mean it has no value and meaning.

If what these ordinary people in this world show is their normal state, then what is their value and significance?

She needs to constantly think from other people's perspectives and take into account their understanding of the ordinary, but this will undoubtedly impact her own ideas.

Bai Yu suddenly stopped, stood still, and took a deep breath. As a physical practitioner, the ability to control her own state has become her instinct. That's right, physical practice, not physical skills.

When she was choosing her graduation topic, she chose the most popular branch of the soul topic: ordinary, because Bai Yu felt that if she had to use an adjective to describe her, then her journey was indeed too ordinary. She was also full of longing when she entered the Witch Academy, but reality smoothed her edges.

Perhaps what her mentor said was right, and her experience at the Witch Academy was one of constantly accepting that she was just an ordinary person.

So how did my ordinary life take such a turn?

Was it... when Xiaohan decided to apply to Witch Academy?

Bai Yu didn't know, she was simply filling her brain with these thoughts, expecting them to collide and produce an answer that could tell her.

But this time it failed again.

Bai Yu looked at the people on the roadside. They greedily satisfied their own desires and unscrupulously displayed the ugliness of their human nature. Was this their own fault?

Maybe, but it is more about the environment. The environment will shape a person's character. The beauty and ugliness of human nature are intertwined, just like ordinary, everyone's definition of it is also biased.

It seemed that everything had returned to the starting point. Her understanding of the ordinary and her research into the topic of the ordinary started from exploring the outside world and eventually shifted to her own understanding of it.

Maybe she shouldn't escape like this, but should understand. Just like she had been in the Witch Academy for so long that she accepted and understood her own ordinariness, maybe she should also accept their definition of ordinariness.

She looked at the disabled people in wheelchairs passing by her. Even though they were physically disabled, couldn't they continue to live?

This is the truest form of ordinary.

Just as Bai Yu was thinking this, a woman wearing what was obviously a nurse's uniform hurried forward and grabbed the armrest.

"You're so crazy to come out for some fresh air! Do you know where this place is? If you keep doing this, I'll go back early and don't even think about coming out for the next few days!"

"It's too much to use such a tone to treat a patient." Bai Yu followed her heart and stepped forward to speak. After all, just now, the disabled person was also part of some vague revelation she gained in her perception.

"Who are you? Don't show off your sympathy in front of me."

"No, I just questioned your treatment of a disabled person as a nurse."

"Question me? Are you the nurse or am I the nurse? I advise you not to feel sorry for this guy. The environment he lives in and other things have destined his psychology to be different from that of normal people..."

"Oh... beautiful girl..." Before the nurse could finish her words, a discordant voice came.

The nurse subconsciously pushed him away, causing the hand to miss the target.

"Do you understand how this guy's leg was broken? Stay out of his way."

At this moment, Bai Yu was already shocked by what had just happened, and the words that the nurse had said were echoing in her mind bit by bit.

Yeah... this is a problem she needs to face up to...

No matter whether it is congenital or acquired, their disabilities are destined to be looked at strangely by others. People who grow up in such an environment naturally have some differences in psychology from normal people... Maybe they will become very bad, maybe they will still face life optimistically. These are the points she needs to face up to, and this will not change because of her kindness and compassion.

And what is the difference between those lower-class people living in this underground city and the disabled person just now?

The environment and external factors shaped them, and there was nothing wrong with them.

Bai Yu looked at the white figure going away, and he didn't expect to be awakened in this way unintentionally.

Ordinary is not just about beauty and happiness, suffering and ugliness are also part of it.

Chapter 318: Ninglan New City's Difficulties in Fighting the Nightmare

At this moment, there was a rare burst of heated discussion in the underground city. For so many days, the nightmare disaster had plagued them, and this was the first time that a nightmare attack was resolved so quickly.

The fact that the ground patrol team can work so efficiently has undoubtedly given great confidence to the residents here. Of course, the ground patrol team's own publicity is indispensable. This time, they have picked up a great credit for solving the nightmare incident, so naturally they have to publicize it well to enhance the prestige of the ground patrol team.

Of course, they did not forget to mention the scholars from the Extraordinary Base who had solved the root cause of the problem this time, in order to raise the reputation of the scholars from the base, and spread the word that the scholars would find a way to completely solve the problem to dispel their later concerns.

And these notices are of course not just about these, there are also warnings against some people who clash with the base's scholars and hinder the base's personnel from resolving nightmare attacks, further strengthening the Extraordinary Base's unshakable image in the minds of ordinary people.

Finally, it also dispelled some rumors that there was a connection between Yu Meng and Ye Meng, and also noted that some Yu Meng were also valued by scholars and were accepted into the base as apprentices.

This is of course not just to enhance the status of these stupid dreams, the main purpose is to hint to those stupid guys to understand that they should not mess with those stupid dreams. There might be a scholar behind them. If they mess with them, they will die without knowing how, and it will only cause trouble for them.

At this moment, people outside the underground city were cheering because the nightmare issue was resolved so quickly, and the same was true inside the Extraordinary Research Base.

After all, I came to the base with a dark nightmare, but I walked in so arrogantly that I almost scared the guards and they immediately sounded the emergency alert.

Finally, a closed containment room was urgently prepared for me in the base to help me contain this nightmare.

Almost all the personnel in the base were mobilized that night. After all, they knew how powerful Nightmare was. If Nightmare failed to be contained in the base and broke out, all the talented people would be affected! No one could be in trouble. They could not afford any mistakes.

Although I eventually received a serious warning from the top management of the base, due to a series of objective reasons and force majeure factors, the final punishment became a self-criticism. In the end, it was Yu Meng who helped me write this self-criticism. It was filled with several pages of childish apology remarks, but the base still accepted it and posted a notice.

But I don't care about that.

On the contrary, because of the containment of this nightmare, too many people in the base have been asking me to use the nightmare to start research projects on it. After all, the existence of nightmares is really of interest to those who have been studying in the extraordinary field for so long.

This is also a completely new and unknown area similar to the rune ritual I proposed!

It is even slightly more popular than the runes I teach. After all, even among runes, most people here still prefer inscriptions. Those who have learned it to a high level can naturally see that runes are simply the integration of inscriptions into a more systematic existence, and are essentially the same.

But it's not wrong for them to have such an idea. After all, I just looked at all the runes once, and this is not all the runes. I haven't even had time to study each one in depth.

I also solved the problem of the cage that contains nightmares.

If you want to trap a nightmare, what you actually need to solve is how to build a permanent container above the dream that can trap the nightmare. It would be best if it is a confinement device that can be easily studied later.

The answer is very simple, that is to create a container in reality that is the same as the container in the dream. I use the dream rewriting spell to communicate information channels and replicate this container. This is very convenient.

Even if the effect of my rewritten spell disappears, there is still a stable channel for receiving information in reality in the dream, so the cage will not disappear.

A few days later, the application for the nightmare research project came in. The applicant was naturally me, and only me. After all, the base needed to assess the risks when studying such a monster. But for me it was just a formality. It just so happened that I took advantage of these few days to deal with some trivial matters.

"Sister Xiaohan, someone is looking for you."

"Huh? Who is it?" I asked subconsciously as I looked at the cute Yu Meng who came in from the door.

"It's Sister Ning Lanqiuyue."

"Hello, Teacher Xiaohan." Along with Yu Meng's voice, the familiar voice of Ning Lanqiuyue rang out.

"Huh? Why are you here?" After all, Ning Lan Qiuyue has not been in the underground city area these days. After all, she is the daughter of the mayor of Ninglan New City on the ground, so she must be very busy.

"Of course, I heard about your glorious deeds, Teacher Xiaohan. You went deep into the nightmare disaster area alone and took in a complete nightmare. And... I heard that you are going to start a research project related to nightmares."

"Oh? You seem to be well-informed. Why? Do you want to join this research team as well?"

"Of course I know my own importance. I am not qualified to participate in research of this level."

"Then what are you doing here?" I asked curiously. After all, if there was nothing going on, the other party didn't seem like the kind of person who would wander around here.

"Teacher Xiaohan, do you still remember that you took those foolish dreams to the ground patrol team to file a report?"

"Oh, that was several days ago, right? Was the problem resolved? Why did you inform me?" I thought for a moment, looked up at her and asked.

"Well, because the interests involved seem to have reached the forces on earth, I took over. Of course, I also brought those foolish dreams back to you intact."

"Really? Sister Ning Lanqiuyue?"

"Thank you, Sister Ning Lanqiuyue!" Upon hearing this response, the foolish people around me immediately opened their mouths and expressed their gratitude to Ning Lanqiuyue.

"Thank you. I didn't expect to trouble you with this matter." I also spoke.

"It's okay, it's just... convenient. I also took this opportunity to pull out some... you know."

"Well, it looks like you have a pretty colorful life on earth."

"You're not bad either, are you? I heard that you're very popular here and many people respect you." Ning Lanqiuyue also flattered me.

"They are just geniuses who like to compete with each other in academics. I found that I can talk to them easily." I nodded.

My passive talent as a topic terminator seems to be in the academic field. I have no problem leaving others speechless. After all, academic exchanges do not require consideration of too many emotional issues. There is a relatively clear dividing line between right and wrong. Even if there are differences of opinion, if you are not eloquent and cannot beat me, it will still shake the other party's cognition.

"By the way, I have met many outsiders in Ninglan New City these days. Or rather, the arrival of outsiders has become more frequent during this period, so I have met more people."

"How was it? Did you see any biodiversity?"

"Biodiversity...Haha, I didn't expect that Teacher Xiaohan would make such a joke. Indeed, those outsiders have brought a lot of trouble to our Ninglan New City. We can't interfere with those unscrupulous guys. We even hire them as fellow outsiders to restrict those unreasonable outsiders." Ning Lan Qiuyue was stunned at first, then reacted and chuckled twice, and then began to complain.

"Employ? Aren't you afraid that outsiders will use this to form an industrial chain? One group will be responsible for sabotage, and another group will be responsible for taking advantage of you?"

"This... I have thought about it, so I looked for outsiders who are more trustworthy. However, I also heard your name from them. It seems that you are also very famous among these outsiders?"

"Very famous? How is that possible? I'm just an ordinary student. But... since you chose to join forces with those outsiders, I guess it should be easy for you to deal with those nightmares?"

"Very easy? How is that possible?" Hearing what I said, Ning Lanqiuyue also smiled bitterly and shook her head.

I don’t know whether I am denying the ease or just describing myself as “ordinary”.

"Is there something wrong? The existence of nightmares should be easy to solve for outsiders." I asked with a frown.

"The progress of clearing nightmares is not smooth. The methods they have mastered are not obvious when facing nightmares, and..."

"And? And what?" I asked curiously.

But what I am more concerned about is that those guys' methods are ineffective when facing nightmares?

Or is it just my personal illusion that it is easy for outsiders to deal with nightmares?

After all, I was using spells, and a considerable number of people from other academies affected were not spellcasters.

But...we outsiders and nightmares are both "creations" in the dream, so can't they be physically dispelled?

Of course, it is also possible that they summoned a fake outsider?

I remember that the unlucky people who were haunted by nightmares at the beginning chosen by the dean were those who slept in during the day. For example, in the Witch Academy, most of those people were not good at studying, and they only had a source of magic power and they might not even have a spell book.

"And... not only are there outsiders, there are also the nightmares you mentioned. Although they also feed on nightmares, they will also bring us a disaster no less than the scale of the nightmare invasion."

"Night demon...Oh, that's not surprising." I nodded.

"Those nightmares are extremely aggressive and aggressive, and they even harbor great malice towards you outsiders, and they act recklessly..."

"Then have we, the outsiders, suffered any casualties?" I asked immediately. After all, if we, the outsiders, were killed by the nightmare, or if we were to absorb their soul essence, that would be true death for us!

"There are no deaths at the moment, but there are many seriously injured. After being seriously injured, they became very weak, and even... their bodies became transparent..."