novelraw Chapter 54
Chapter 54
54. Welcome to Witch Academy
Today was the first class of the new term, starting at eight in the morning. Unfortunately, Meng Lian and Jiang Jiang had overslept.
"Reporting in!"
Meng Lian and Jiang Jiang hurriedly threw on their clothes and rushed to the classroom, only to find Bai Wei already standing at the podium. The room was packed with students, with only a few empty seats remaining.
"Come in."
Fortunately, Bai Wei didn't make a fuss about it. Her gaze lingered briefly on Jiang Jiang before she let them return to their seats.
"Phew..."
Meng Lian breathed a sigh of relief as she returned to her seat. Beside her, Shen Ning narrowed her eyes slightly.
Something fishy was going on.
Regarding the zombie big sister who had arrived with Meng Lian just now, Shen Ning's intuition told her that the relationship between these two was definitely not ordinary.
"Since everyone has mostly arrived, let's begin the class meeting now."
Bai Wei crossed her arms and counted the empty seats below. There were six of them. She understood immediately.
It seemed five had succeeded.
"First, I congratulate everyone on successfully passing the entrance exam and becoming a witch. Unfortunately, six students did not succeed."
Hearing this, Meng Lian looked around and discovered that there were indeed six empty seats.
However, what surprised her was that "Simp" from before had actually successfully undergone Witch Transformation. She now appeared as a black-haired, blue-eyed wolf-girl. The freckles on her face remained, but her hair was tied into a high ponytail, giving her a clean, sharp look.
"Sigh, I wonder which heartless person lent her the credits. Aren't they afraid she won't be able to pay them back if she didn't succeed?"
Shen Ning beside her looked quite depressed. However, even she hadn't realized that she was actually breathing a sigh of relief about this.
Meng Lian didn't know how the other girl had succeeded in just one day, but since she wasn't close to her, she didn't dwell on it.
What Meng Lian was more concerned about were the six who hadn't succeeded. They were definitely hiding right now, afraid to come to the classroom. How would Bai Wei handle this?
"I regret that these six students won't be able to study with us in the future, but I am also sorry that they actually thought they could escape the punishment for failure."
Before Meng Lian could think it through, Bai Wei on the podium huffed coldly. The next moment, six black spatial rifts appeared out of thin air, and six figures were revealed from within them.
"Teacher, teacher, I just need one more bottle and I'll succeed. Teacher, teacher, believe me!"
"Boohoo, teacher, I don't want to go to the Servant Army..."
"Teacher, can I try again?"
"..."
These six people now realized they were being rounded up. Each wore a look of sheer terror, weeping bitterly, their hearts filled with dread for the future.
"The group documents stated it clearly. Success means enrolling in Witch Academy. Failure means the Servant Army."
Bai Wei seemed accustomed to this scene. Her expression didn't change a bit.
They collapsed to the ground, their eyes lifeless, their hearts filled with despair.
"Take them away."
Bai Wei gave the order toward the door. Only then did Meng Lian notice a figure clad in black robes standing outside, having appeared at some point. The figure was hidden within the black robe, making it impossible to see their face.
"Hehehe, the quality of recruits this time is quite good. Another batch of Alliance cultivators to consume."
Unexpectedly, a crisp young girl's voice came from beneath the black robe. The black-robed person approached the six students and took out a black box engraved with profound and mysterious patterns. With a flash of white light, the six people were sucked into the black box.
Meng Lian's seat was relatively close to the front. She could vaguely see the exquisite profile beneath the black robe. The black-robed person seemed to sense something and turned to look at Meng Lian. For a moment, their eyes met.
What eyes were those?
Meng Lian saw a pair of pure black eyes without a trace of white, like two miniature black holes capable of sucking people's souls right out of them.
Meng Lian hurriedly averted her gaze. Seeing the black-robed person standing there frozen on the spot, Bai Wei frowned slightly, a trace of disgust flashing through her eyes.
"Why haven't you left yet? They are my students. Don't get any funny ideas."
"Hehehe, I know. What a pity."
The black-robed person chuckled, then walked out of the classroom, heading to the next class.
On the way, she recalled the blonde, big-chested girl from earlier and couldn't help licking her lips.
So f*cking lewd!
Tsk, she was getting turned on.
"That was a Ferryman. They specifically collect people for the Servant Army. You should avoid having anything to do with them in the future."
After the black-robed person left, Bai Wei offered an explanation, her tone making no attempt to hide her disgust toward the other party.
The students below listened, seeming to understand yet not quite understanding. However, the scene just now left their hearts turbulent for a long time.
If they hadn't succeeded, their fate would have been the same as those six.
For a moment, many people felt a wave of lingering fear.
Thinking about it that way, going to sleep with a little loli every day wasn't so bad after all.
People like Shen Ning, who had sold themselves to the Witch House, felt even more fortunate. Although they had debt, at most they got screwed by a little loli every day. That was better than being sent to the Servant Army to die, right?
Of course, there were also some who revealed sorrowful expressions.
Especially "Simp," that wolf-girl. She thought of the contract she had signed with a senior student just a day ago, and her heart was filled with confusion.
How was this any different from being banished to the Servant Army?
Bai Wei on the podium took in everyone's expressions but didn't offer much comfort. These were things they would have to experience eventually.
"Alright, you are witches now. Forget about what just happened."
"Your main task for the next four years is to study hard, earn enough credits to graduate smoothly, and successfully obtain your Witch Empire citizenship ID. Only then will you truly be considered people of the Witch Empire."
Bai Wei knocked on the table, finally pulling everyone's wandering thoughts back to reality.
Bai Wei was very efficient. She knew that class time was tight, so she selected some class cadres and subject representatives. This class meeting was already coming to an end.
"Oh right, the New Student Area is about to be moved into Witch Academy proper. It might be a bit bumpy, so everyone brace yourselves."
Just then, Bai Wei seemed to remember something and gave a reminder.
But hardly had her voice fallen when a blinding white light filled the entire sky. Meng Lian only felt a violent tremor, like an earthquake. Cries of alarm rang out continuously in the classroom.
The white light left as quickly as it came. When the light dispersed, Meng Lian looked out the window and found the immediate scenery was the same, but the distant landscape had completely changed.
High in the vast sky, where the horizon had originally been empty, several shooting stars now streaked across from time to time. Looking closely, they were actually several witches riding motorcycle-like vehicles, soaring freely through the air.
Of course, besides these technological vehicles, there were also many bizarre flying creatures. A few scattered witches sat upon them, and some were even leisurely sipping coffee while flying.
Meng Lian then noticed a small island floating in the distant sky. For some reason, it reminded her of the Sky City in Nordlin. Although she had never seen it, she imagined that Sky City must be quite similar to this Sky Island.
However, mentioning Nordlin made Meng Lian miss Tiane and Tina a little. Not seeing them for a day, she strangely missed them.
At this moment, Meng Lian felt a bit puzzled. During these few days when she wasn't in Nordlin, what state was she in there? Was she asleep, or did the original owner Yelena return to take over?
Meng Lian couldn't figure it out. She would ask Xian Yun when she had the chance. Modu was currently in death seclusion, so only Xian Yun could answer her questions now.
"School has started today, so the flight ban has been lifted. Once you learn flight magic or get a flying pet in the future, you'll be able to fly freely like them too. But remember, get your flight license first."
Seeing the longing looks on everyone's faces, Bai Wei smiled slightly.
"Welcome to Witch Academy!"