novelzi Chapter 223
Chapter 223
Adele didn’t dare to be too presumptuous in front of Principal Winona, she didn’t openly display her affection for First Snow.
After all, this visit was to ask for help, not to provoke.
Therefore, she called out politely and respectfully,
“Principal Winona!”
This sudden change in demeanor made Winona raise her gold-rimmed glasses, which she usually only wore when working. They looked surprisingly good on her, paired with her OL uniform, it was strangely alluring.
“...Act normal.”
“I prefer your usual unruly self.”
Winona said calmly.
Adele coughed awkwardly. First Snow had already found the soft sofa and jumped onto it, transforming into a cat and leisurely licking her fur.
“Okay then, I’ll get straight to the point, Principal.”
“Go ahead, but I’m warning you in advance, the final exam results are out, they can’t be changed.”
“Although I promised you a reward before, and you can come to me when you’ve decided what you want, I will never compromise on matters of fairness for the students.”
“Principal, where did your thoughts wander off to? I’m not here to claim my reward or anything,” Adele quickly explained.
“But if you can help me with this, then consider it the reward I want!”
Winona raised her delicate eyebrows, signaling for Adele to continue.
“Principal, have you heard of the ‘Gu Realm’?”
“Gu Realm?”
At least Principal Winona pronounced it correctly, unlike First Snow’s “Gu Zi Yu.”
She started to think and recall.
“I think I’ve heard of it somewhere.”
“Wait for me to look it up.”
Saying that, Winona left Adele hanging and started logging into a heavily encrypted website on her computer.
This website was exclusive to mages, specially designed by the magic world, capable of resisting any hacker or magical attacks.
It was very powerful, to say the least. If a hacker tried to attack it using technical means, the website’s firewall would “rebound,” and the hacker’s computer would definitely crash.
In modern society, the magic world could no longer store important information in the grand magic library like before, requiring people to travel long distances to borrow it.
And there was also the risk of the entire library being destroyed.
Just like what happened back then, on the darkest day of the magic world.
Not only were the life crystal fragments of Grand Mages like Victoria extinguished, but the greatest legendary library of the magic world was also burned to ashes.
Later, through the efforts of many mages in the magic world, some rare books were salvaged and passed down.
Now there was no such crisis. Mages had kept up with the times, uploading the contents of magic books and other ancient texts to computers and storing them on servers.
Then they stored the servers separately, not putting all their eggs in one basket, to avoid risks.
There were also backups. Even if one copy was destroyed, maybe one day, another copy would be found somewhere.
This way, the knowledge of the magic world could be passed down from generation to generation, and the magic world could maintain its prosperity.
Also, on the website, mages of different levels had different permissions to access and study magic books.
Principal Winona, as a legendary Grand Mage, had the highest authority in the magic world.
So as long as the information she wanted to access was recorded in the database, she could basically find anything.@@@@
Adele took this opportunity to pet First Snow for a while on the sofa in the principal’s office.
But when she saw Principal Winona suddenly look up at her with a cold gaze, she quickly withdrew her hand with an embarrassed smile.
Obviously, Adele wasn’t stupid.
She knew that in Winona’s eyes, this wasn’t just petting a cat, it was publicly bullying her “daughter”!
Was there any law and order in this world!?
Seeing Adele restrain herself, Winona snorted coldly and continued to search for information.
As for First Snow, she didn’t understand the subtle confrontation between Xiao Wei and Adele at all. She was just a little confused that Adele suddenly stopped petting her, and she meowed softly.
“Found it.”
Winona’s sudden voice made Adele perk up.
She quickly rushed to Principal Winona’s side, her face almost touching the computer screen.
This was enough to prove how much Adele cared about Tang Linlang.
Winona wasn’t used to having Adele, this stunning student, so close to her.
It was a little hot, making her want to turn away.
Because she couldn’t deny that Adele had a certain charm that involuntarily attracted people.
Perhaps Adele herself wasn’t aware of this.
But in the past, Adele was bullied and discriminated against, partly because of her low Sequence Five bloodline...
And partly because of her innate allure.
Possessing it, one could use the Gu worms from the other world to hone themselves, and at the same time, control them to gain extraordinary power, the price was enduring unimaginable pain.
The woman’s family possessed it but failed to protect it.
It was stolen by Third Master Tang, and then her family was targeted by a group of vampires and completely wiped out.
Third Master Tang established himself in the pugilistic world with assassination techniques and the Gu Realm, establishing the Tang Clan.
He was the ancestor of the Tang family.
Whether it was because he was ashamed of stealing the Gu Realm from the woman’s family or because he was tormented by the pain it brought, he didn’t want his descendants to experience the same pain.
So he sealed the Gu Realm, instructing his descendants not to make contracts with it unless absolutely necessary.
But he probably never thought that one of his descendants, many generations later, would want to become stronger by “disobeying his ancestor’s decision” for the sake of the girl she loved.
She was Tang Linlang.
Her ancestor had a stain, Tang Linlang wouldn’t try to wash it away.
But at the same time, the current Tang Linlang was kind and righteous, even if Adele knew about her ancestor’s actions, she wouldn’t judge her.
“You’re actually asking about the Gu Realm for Tang Linlang, aren’t you, Adele?”
Even Winona finally realized it.
Moreover, although Tang Linlang was weak, because she was related to the assassination incident and was one of the last descendants of the Tang family, she was still under Winona’s care and protection as a fellow human.
Adele nodded.
Winona then asked,
“So far, has the Gu Realm had any negative effects on her body?”
Adele thought for a moment and replied,
“Having to endure pain and torment all the time, does that count?”
“...Maybe, maybe not. She also gained great power and assistance in the process, didn’t she?”
Then it was a natural exchange.
“But Principal, is the existence of the Gu Realm really reasonable?”
Adele still couldn’t help but worry about her friend and voiced her doubts.
“What’s unreasonable about it?”
Winona closed the webpage and leaned back in her chair.
“Existence is reasonable, and the rewards are proportional to the effort.”
“Perhaps the Gu Realm itself was a tool created by people from a distant era to deal with some future crisis?”
“I think the theoretical origin of its creation might be related to vampires.”
“Among vampires, there are those who can make contracts with creatures from other worlds, they can use the power of otherworldly creatures to strengthen themselves, borrow their abilities, and even bring them into this world.”
“You should know this best, Adele, after all, your pink-haired princess... ahem.”
She didn’t expect that even Principal Winona, a dignified figure, would gossip about her students.
She pretended that nothing had happened and continued,
“If the Gu Realm is really a man-made wormhole, then it combines attracting Gu worms from another world, using them to hone one’s mental strength, and controlling these Gu worms, it’s truly a genius creation.”
“If that’s the case, then your ‘friend’ Tang Linlang is incredibly lucky.”
Winona emphasized the word “friend.”
This was clearly a dig at Adele!
But after hearing Principal Winona’s theory...
Adele’s worry for Tang Linlang subsided a lot.
But it wasn’t that her worry suddenly turned into relief.
She just hoped that Tang Linlang would be safe and happy, whether she became stronger or not didn’t really matter to her now.
Because Adele believed that she would definitely become the strongest in the future.
After all, she was the heroine, how could she not have this kind of confidence?
But it was probably also because she realized that being able to become stronger through having sex... seemed a bit too overpowered.
It was literally becoming stronger by lying down.
Of course, she could also become stronger by being on top, kneeling, or standing.
Calming down, Adele said softly,
“I’ll tell Linlang about this.”
“Okay, if there’s nothing else, I’ll continue working.”
Winona was giving her the hint to leave.
Adele nodded, she also understood that she had bothered the principal enough.
So she went back to the sofa, scooped First Snow into her arms, and prepared to leave.
Just then, she heard Principal Winona’s exasperated voice from behind,
—-“Put First Snow down!”