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

Until one moment, the elevator platform they were on finally ended the dark passage, and the scene before them suddenly became clear.

The first thing that catches people's eye is naturally the ground vein that runs through the ground and dome of the entire underground city. It emits a soft cold light that illuminates the entire underground city, fully displaying this miracle located under Ninglan New City in front of everyone.

At this moment, too many people sighed subconsciously. Most of the people here were seeing such a scene for the first time, so they couldn't help but couldn't control their amazement.

They slowly descended from the dome. Even Tan Han, who was among them, couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he saw such a scene again.

But she did not lose her most basic vigilance.

Although she believed that with Xiaohan in the underground city, there shouldn't be any serious consequences, but they were outsiders and there would be times when they would run out of power and times when they would be powerless.

Everyone looked at the vastness of the underground city. Although elements of the ground can be seen in the architectural style, the style of expression is very different. This place is different from the Ninglan New City on the ground. The boundary rock walls are visible to the naked eye, and the buildings are staggered in height, full of absurd futuristic style. The glowing ground veins are more like a supported table lamp for the underground city than the sun. The huge man-made facilities are built around the ground veins, giving people a unique sense of harmony and beauty.

But faced with such an underground city, they could not connect it with the need for support. Everything here seemed normal, without any war or conflict.

After being stunned for a while, everyone reminded each other to react and not to take it lightly at this time.

But when they landed on the ground, the elevator stopped completely and stabilized. They saw an open space in front of them. There was already a group of people in almost the same uniforms waiting for their arrival.

These people are naturally important figures in the Extraordinary Research Base, and they are all wearing the uniforms of scholars or researchers. After all, even if they are high-level officials in the base, they are all senior researchers or scholars with their own achievements in the base. If it weren’t for this meeting, I wouldn’t have known that many of the people I had previously come into contact with had such high status in the base.

When the elevator platform opened, the people inside came out one after another. At this moment, the people in the dream and reality suddenly exploded like unzipped files, filling the passage in front of the elevator.

"Thank you very much for coming to support our underground city so quickly. We are here to welcome you on behalf of the Underground City Extraordinary Research Base. I don't know..."

At this moment, someone from our side came forward and spoke polite words enthusiastically, attracting the attention of everyone.

They didn't expect that someone would come to greet them when they came down. They thought they would face a fierce battle with the nightmare as soon as they arrived.

The situation on the city guards' side was fine, but as the soldiers on the front line, the people at the base didn't know who to talk to for a while. After all, these people were responsible for confirming the safety below in the first place. Neither Ning Lanqiuyu nor Ning Lanqiuyue were on this floor.

But at this moment, the outsiders widened their eyes and looked at a familiar figure among the group of people in front of them.

The students from the Extraordinary Academy who dared to come down in the first wave were naturally people who were extremely confident in their own abilities, and many of these people were guys who had met or had a brief encounter in previous dream exchange competitions.

Even if you did not participate in the Dream Exchange Competition, the live broadcast of the event will make most people remember a name and an image.

The silence and awkwardness at this moment made the person not know how to respond for a moment.

"Thank you for coming down to support us. To be honest, if there is no support, I would be very helpless down there alone." At this moment, I also stepped forward and said, "Don't stand here, there are people from other floors who need to come down."

I looked at this multi-story elevator, which can transport multiple layers downward at one time. At this moment, the platform on the second floor is still above. The next floor can only be lowered after all the people on the first floor have left the platform.

This height difference is nothing to outsiders. Some impatient people, such as those in the veterinary, just jump down and land easily.

But when he raised his head handsomely, he saw the person who made him feel pressured. The bad memories from that exchange game suddenly flooded into his mind, and he subconsciously got goose bumps.

Not only this person, but many other people from the Extraordinary Academy were the same. They were wondering why they saw this madman here. After reacting, they looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

But what is more curious is that the other party actually appears here.

Following my words, many people started to move, and the staff responsible for operating the elevator also began to operate it.

I don't need to worry about what happens next. With so many people coming here, they naturally need to be settled. I don't need to worry about where to settle them.

I just stood there, watching Tan Han and the others walking towards me. Among the many outsiders, the first person I saw was the figure that I was most familiar with.

As for the others, I just nodded at most, after all, I was not very familiar with them.

"Xiao Han, I didn't expect you to come here. Fortunately, you didn't leave here first." Tan Han was somewhat relieved at this moment. If they had taken Xiao Han with them when they left before, the underground city might have been more difficult.

"Well, I didn't expect so many of you to come down." I straightened my scholar's robe and looked at Tan Han and said.

However, at this moment, many people came here spontaneously, and it seemed that many of them were acquaintances, such as Achilles from the Holy Angel Academy, Yvette from the Sea Clan, Echo from the Dwarf Academy, and even people from the Elf Academy. However, the only one whose name I could remember seemed to be Lin Qinlin.

After all, many of these people know my strength or understand the situation. Even if the exchange competition was not pleasant, they at least recognized my strength.

Moreover, I arrived at the underground city before them and knew more about the situation here than they did, so I subconsciously attracted them here.

But I just had a brief conversation with them, but the questions they asked were more about why I was here, and they got straight to the point and wanted to ask about related things and understand the current situation.

"It's a bit unfortunate. I have killed quite a few nightmares, but now those disgusting guys are in the dark and may launch some kind of surprise attack at any time."

"So, the current situation in the underground city is not as urgent as imagined?"

"Almost, but the situation was indeed urgent at the time. The sudden attack by the nightmares directly brought the entire extraordinary research base to a standstill, so we sent out a distress signal. Later, those nightmares cut off our contact with the ground, so we have not been able to communicate in detail. However, during this period, I also solved some of the nightmares' troubles."

After I briefly explained it, the other party roughly understood the current situation of the underground city. It can be said that it was a complete false alarm.

But this doesn't mean I don't care.

I also continued to explain to them some basic knowledge about the Extraordinary Research Base. After all, they had just arrived and urgently needed to understand these aspects.

"So... Sister Xiaohan, you're wearing this uniform... did you get a position in the Extraordinary Research Base?"

"I guess so. I'm temporarily working as a scholar there. It's usually quite easy for me." I shrugged and explained to them.

I looked at Echo in front of me. This cute little girl from the Dwarf Academy was a talkative person, and many of the words I said just now were in response to her doubts.

But what is said is also what they want to know.

"scholar?"

Everyone looked at me and said this so calmly. Naturally, they didn't believe me. They didn't believe that I was just a scholar here. What was a scholar doing here? They were all first-year students who had only been in contact with the extraordinary for a short time. They were not qualified at all, right?

But the matter just passed by like a joke, because I met some acquaintances again in the next group that came.

Ning Lanqiuyue and her brother Ning Lanqiuyu.

Just by taking a glance, I saw the shadow of the nightmare demon on him. As expected... I didn't pay much attention to it last time. Maybe he didn't let the nightmare demon stay with him at that time.

But is he so brave?

I remember Ning Lanqiuyue seemed to have told him that there was someone here who could find the trace of the nightmare?

But I just took a quick glance and didn't look at it any further, so as not to alert the enemy.

"Ning Lanqiu Yu is coming down."

At this moment, many students of the Extraordinary Academy and soldiers of the City Guard felt like they had a backbone because of his arrival, and were waiting for the next instructions.

Just as I looked away, Ning Lanqiuyu's gaze also swept here. After all, there were a lot of outsiders here, so it naturally attracted his attention, but it was just a glance.

The other party recognized me at once, and although he was a little surprised, he didn't look at me for too long.

After confirming safety, the other party also communicated with the people at the base. After all, they came here with the idea of ​​providing support, so the first step was naturally to understand the situation, and then formulate policies, plan strategies, and so on.

Naturally, I don't need to worry about this. After all, it won't have much impact if someone is missing from this world. I'm not the type to be a savior who has to get involved in everything.

After a brief chat, they also prepared to leave.

I was going to go back to the Extraordinary Base. After all, there were still many things to do there. Whether or not we could extract more information from those three nightmares was still to be determined. The idle scholars in the base were all looking forward to whether I would open projects or subjects related to nightmares. It was obvious that those guys didn't even understand the existence of nightmares, yet they wanted to study nightmares that were more advanced than nightmare life forms. Their ambitions were really too high.

But it doesn't matter. It's not a bad idea to let them study the testing of some of Nightmare's features. They are more professional in this process than me anyway.

And of course I have more important things to do when I return to the base. As my strength is demonstrated, the authority I gain in the base will increase. This is one of the benefits that the people in the base provide me when facing the threat of nightmares. This also means that I can touch the true core of the extraordinary research base and develop and apply the inscription skills to a deeper level!

This is equivalent to using the inscription system to explain the use of rune rituals in their way of understanding. Although it may not necessarily bring me any benefits, it can fill my memory bookshelf spell books and serve as a foundation, making it easier to apply what I have learned to other situations in the future.

Back at the base, I could clearly feel that with the arrival of ground support, the atmosphere here had changed from tense before to relaxed now. It seemed that those scholars and technicians were really frightened by those nightmares.

While I was looking through the results in the library where the experimental records were stored, I also learned some news from the people coming and going here. There were too many city guards coming down to support this time, and there seemed to be not so many vacant accommodations in the underground city. So the city guards evacuated the underground city for the time being, but were on standby at the ground passages at all times.

After all, after learning that the call for help from the underground city was ultimately just a few nightmares causing trouble and it was ultimately just a false alarm, they couldn't possibly waste so much manpower here.

I heard that after the city guards withdraw to the ground, a grand ceremony will be held to prepare for the new city lord to take over. Before that, the impact of this resistance war must be cleaned up, such as the bloodstains and corpses. The new city lord will give an inaugural speech at the ceremony and review what has happened to Ninglan New City during this period. After all, such a big thing happened in the city with such a wide impact, and an explanation must be given to the citizens.

The underground city area continues to be assisted by those outsiders, and with the return of the ground patrol team from the underground city, it is enough to deal with those nightmares without them being unable to resist.

Of course, if there are outsiders who do not want to stay in the underground city, they can also follow the city guards to the ground.

It is also said that after Ning Lanqiuyu arrived at the underground city, he immediately discussed the military supply issues related to the beast tide with the person in charge of the Extraordinary Research, but encountered a lot of trouble.

I looked at the time. It was getting late, so I should go back.

Just after I put down the information in my hand and went out, I ran into an acquaintance at the base.

"Hmm? Tan Han, I didn't expect you to appear here." Seeing that the other party appeared here so leisurely and didn't look like he was looking for me, I asked.

And there are other people around Tan Han.

"Well, since I have nothing to do right now, I thought of coming here to visit and see how the extraordinary systems in other worlds develop."

"Really? It's good to see more while you still have some free time. From what I know, the inscription system and gear machinery in this world are really amazing. They are somewhat similar to the entry-level mechanical alchemy in alchemy. The inscription etching technique they master is also very interesting. But if you want to visit, I actually recommend the history museum on the ground. The old curator will be very enthusiastic to explain many things to you."

Chapter 342 Sacrifice Ceremony

At this moment, they looked at me leaving and felt a little sad for a moment.

Although they only met and chatted briefly, they felt a big gap. Along the way, those scholars who claimed to be apprentices or took the initiative to talk to them seemed to be very respectful to outsiders like them. Even when they chatted for a few minutes, they would bring up Xiaohan. The look in their eyes could not lie.

Moreover, they will subconsciously think that they are very capable, and some even want to ask them very professional questions directly, which scares them so much that they quickly wave their hands.

But just when they wanted to move on, they were stopped by the security personnel in the base.

"Sorry, ladies, the area ahead is an important experimental site. You are not allowed to enter without the corresponding authority."

"Huh?" The group of people who were stopped were a little surprised, but then they expressed their understanding.

After all, the base is not meant for outsiders to wander around. Many places have a high level of confidentiality and are even dangerous. Without the corresponding authority, it is impossible to enter.

"Hey? But you shouldn't be able to stop us, right? What will you do if an outsider breaks in?" Aiko, who was talking more at the moment, asked curiously.

"I'm sorry about this. If we can't stop him, we will report it immediately and put him on the Extraordinary Research Base's blacklist. Even the entire underground city will not welcome him. We will join other outsiders to expel him. Of course, if the consequences of the trespasser are serious, the top management may notify Scholar Xiaohan. Given Scholar Xiaohan's rigorous attitude towards knowledge and research, I think Scholar Xiaohan may not sit idly by."

"Hey, should we inform Sister Xiaohan?"

"Yes, are you friends of Scholar Xiaohan?"

"Of course, I have fought side by side with Sister Xiaohan, and we are very good friends!" Aiko said, patting his slightly barren chest.

"So that's the relationship. But I'm sorry, you still can't enter the area ahead. This is a large-scale containment area built with the help of Xiaohan scholar. The danger level is very high. We can't let you in without special authorization."

"Huh?" Ai Ke didn't expect that even this wouldn't work. It seemed like there was no hope.

But the more the other party said this, the more itchy they felt, especially after learning that this was a containment area. So what kind of people were being held here to deserve such high-level treatment?

"Um...can I ask what exactly is contained in here?"

“It contains most of the nightmares that have appeared in the underground city so far.”

"Huh? You revealed it to us so easily!?"

"This is not confidential information. If you really want to know, you can ask around in the base or ask Scholar Xiaohan directly. However, I cannot share any in-depth information. Also, please do not trespass."

In the end, Tan Han and her group did not force it, otherwise it would not do them any good to ruin their reputation.

With the influx of a large number of outsiders this time, the most excited ones were naturally the scholars and technicians in the base. However, after interacting with them for a period of time, their enthusiasm was greatly reduced. They also understood one thing in their hearts: not all outsiders were as powerful as scholar Xiaohan.

Since they are not the same kind of people, there is no need to treat them well. The scholar's aloofness and strange temper will naturally be revealed, mostly by ignoring them. After all, in the circle of scholars, they are at the top of the contempt chain.

Many scholars have commented that these outsiders are not as good as... the apprentices of the base.

"Uh uh...ah, those scholars really change their attitudes too quickly, don't they? I'm really curious about how Sister Xiaohan can get along so well in such an environment. When Sister Xiaohan is mentioned, they all look very respectful."

After walking out of the base, Echo kicked a stone on the roadside and said angrily, after all, she is a student of the Dwarf Academy, and the dwarves may not have a good temper.

Moreover, the dwarven forging technique she mastered was actually evaluated as blacksmithing! If she hadn't learned more powerful forging skills in the academy, she really wanted to slap them in the face!

"Maybe this is Xiaohan's charm? And... even if the other party doesn't say anything, we should know that if we also have the ability to capture nightmares, contain them and study them, maybe we can get similar treatment." Tan Han said to Aiko with a smile.

"Capturing nightmares... I can kill them, but it's a bit troublesome... How can I capture them alive? Nightmares don't have physical bodies, they're very cunning!"

"Yes, and don't forget, the ground patrol team is also equipped with a weapon called Type I Nightmare Killer, which may also be the result of the research on nightmares..."

"Nightmare Killer... Oh! It seems that this was included in the batch of weapons that Ning Lanqiuyue brought up from the underground city... I'm so envious... How come Sister Xiaohan knows everything?"

……

As the huge blackout cloth blocked the light emitted by the earth veins, the underground city also entered the night time.

After I left the base, I was thinking about going back, but after some consideration, I decided not to go back immediately.

The first point is very clear, that is, Ning Lanqiuyu and the nightmare demon are indeed in collusion. The probability that all three nightmare demons are lying is not high. In addition, there is indeed a nightmare demon in Ning Lanqiuyu's body, which makes this point even more certain.

Moreover, before evening, the city guards had retreated to the ground and began to prepare for the new city lord's inauguration speech. However, Ning Lanqiuyu, the protagonist, did not follow them. In addition, Ning Lanqiuyu's ambition to unify the ground and underground, and the fact that he possessed the thing that could summon nightmares, all these conditions combined, one could guess with one's eyes closed what the other party might do.

The only thing we don’t know now is how the other party will bring the disaster into the underground city.

But the only thing that can be confirmed is that this Ninglan Qiuyu guy couldn't wait and started to act now. He picked the spot where I was going back to rest, so I bumped into him not far from the base on my way back.

The area where I am standing now is where they were before.

They left behind a very complex pattern here, a blood-red pattern, which was obviously a magic circle made with blood, or it could be said to be a ritual.