Shinguji Maki ran through the long, labyrinthine corridor.

She ran barefoot on the soft brown carpet, the hem of her nightgown swaying and fluttering in the dim light, like a lamp floating in the river of time.

The little girl's hair, smooth and black, bounced behind her.

It was already midnight, even the students who had just left their parents and gained freedom had fallen asleep.

A soft warm wind blew through the corridor, like a giant's arm, wanting to embrace the little girl.

Strong, careful, and kind.

As if afraid to disturb the little girl.

The call from the corridor was like a children's rhyme under the cherry blossom trees of her hometown, with cheerful laughter echoing in her ears, and it seemed that adults were holding hammers, pounding the rice cakes in the mortar.

People chanted work songs, and the rice cakes were pounded into white rice balls in the mortar.

An old man sat on the wooden steps, leaning on his cane and watching the young people, with a knowing smile.

Shinguji Maki felt the call and almost cried.

She didn't know why she was crying.

Li Tongyun followed behind, but she didn't disturb Shinguji Maki, she just silently followed the little girl through the corridor, through time.

Little Maki came to the dormitory, across the vast square stone slab.

Little Maki continued to walk outward, towards the cliff of the island, her bare feet stepping on the midnight black stones.

But the stones were clearly very rough, yet they did not harm her at all.

The rugged rocks, eroded by time, paved a path where Maki walked.

She finally came to the edge of the cliff, stood in the swaying, surging sea wind, and looked at the crescent moon in the sky.

The person suddenly became lost in thought.

The water vapor in front of her condensed into a strange picture.

She saw a magnificent three-masted wooden sailing ship sailing on the waves, a middle-aged man dressed in a clean white hunting robe standing at the bow.

Elegant demeanor.

Around this three-masted sailing ship, there were dozens of large sailing ships escorting it.

A little boy was playing with a ball on the deck, and a little girl was holding her Face[-] and watching silently.

Carelessly, the little boy kicked the ball into the sea, and hurriedly said anxiously: "Father, help me pick up the ball!"

The middle-aged man at the bow laughed, and with a wave of his hand, a Shikigami walked on the water, gently lifting the ball from the surface of the sea.

The Shikigami was young and godlike, standing on the high waves, smiling sweetly, his eyes full of pampering for the little boy.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden muffled sound from the bottom of the cabin, and billowing smoke poured out of the cabin.

The middle-aged man turned around and saw eight sailing ships catching fire at the same time, accompanied by explosions in the cabins.

He said solemnly: "Someone has tampered with it! Quickly order the God Servants' ships to come to the rescue, and first save and take away the old people, children, and women on the ship!"

However, no matter how the flag fluttered, or how loud the horn, the surrounding ships showed no sign of approaching, instead quickly moving away, until they stopped two or three kilometers away.

On these ships, the snow mountain flag of the Shendai Consortium was clearly hung.

The middle-aged man calmly watched this scene, as if he already knew what had happened.

Just as he was about to summon the Shikigami to ride the waves to chase and kill, there was another loud bang.

His three-masted sailing ship broke apart in the middle, and the huge fire and explosion instantly engulfed everything.

The middle-aged man was injured by the explosion, and his limbs were almost broken inch by inch.

Countless blood spilled from the broken arm into the sea, attracting a huge whale.

The blue whale swallowed the middle-aged man into its belly and sank to the deepest part of the seabed.

But gradually, one of the blue whale's eyes turned into the appearance of a human pupil.

The eyes were filled with sadness and despair.

It swam back to the surface, until it met a little boy, then gently held him in its mouth, using its large mouth as protection.

It wanted to find the little girl again, but it couldn't find her.

The ships at sea began to attack it, and it could only leave.

The giant whale swam for an unknown distance, until it saw a coast, before spitting the little boy out of its mouth.

At this time, the human pupils in the giant whale's eyes were filled with gentleness and reluctance, but it didn't look back, and returned to the seabed.

That was the last obsession of a father.

The two sections of the ship gradually sank into the sea, and the ships that had left returned and surrounded them, hundreds of Shikigami waiting at the bow.

Only after there was no more movement on the sea surface did they continue sailing.

The little boy was taken in by fishermen on the shore and had a fever for more than 30 days before he recovered.

He changed his name and became a steady fisherman, even forgetting his past heritage.

Until one day several hundred years later, a young man suddenly came to the fishing village and picked up a baby girl in swaddling clothes.

The baby girl's parents both died in a plague, and the young man opened a space passage and placed her in front of a wooden house under a snow mountain.

The young man had sword-like brows and star-like eyes. He calmly said: "Rest assured and wait for a new era."

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Seeing this, tears streamed down Shinguji Maki's small Face[-].

For some reason, she already understood that it was the experience of her ancestor.

Xiao Tongyun stood not far behind her and saw the whole thing. She didn't know why this kind of scene would appear on Whale Island, but she knew it must be related to little Maki.

At this time, under the moonlight of the crescent moon, a middle-aged Yin-Yang Master slowly walked out of the sea. He stepped on the air, as if there was an invisible narrow ladder.

The middle-aged man came to Shinguji Maki and pointed his index finger at the little girl's eyebrows.

The middle-aged man turned into white light and flew in the air, but the white light did not dissipate, and finally turned into a giant whale flying in the sky.

The giant whale flapped its huge double fins...no, to be precise, those unusually large fins were more like a pair of wings.

Xiao Tongyun was stunned by this scene, as if she had seen the legendary Kunpeng.

The next moment, as if Shinguji Maki understood something, she bit her finger with her teeth, letting blood flow from her finger.

The giant whale in the sky fell down, shrinking continuously, and drilling into Shinguji Maki's finger.

This giant whale was larger than any Shikigami recorded in the Shendai Family.

That was the Yuan Clan ancestor's gift to their descendants.

Moreover, Shinguji Maki suddenly felt that she seemed to be connected to this island in spirit.

Li Tongyun slowly walked to her side.

Little Maki looked back and said with teary eyes: "Sister."

This is the third word Li Tongyun taught little Maki.

Li Tongyun gently embraced her in her arms: "Don't cry."

But Shinguji Maki's tears couldn't stop, she huddled in Li Tongyun's arms, feeling sad.

The sky above Whale Island suddenly began to rain.

It was sunny outside, but only Whale Island was pouring rain.

Li Tongyun whispered: "Sister will avenge you, don't worry."

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At this moment, Zheng Yuandong was looking through documents in his office. He said to Lu Yuan: "The branch school matter should start. We need to classify these students and then provide individualized instruction to ensure that they live well in the Inner World."

Ni Ergou nodded: "The survey data from my side shows that 73% of the students are not doing well in the Inner World, relying entirely on the Gold bars given by their parents. Some who brought Gold bars will be robbed by their parents or brothers in the Inner World, or by outsiders. They don't know how to protect themselves, nor do they know how to obtain useful items to bring back to the Outer World. These people have been on the brink of survival for just a few months, luckily, our school started on time."

Lu Yuan said: "Half of the children have been infected with the murderous aura of the Inner World, but it doesn't matter, we are confident in turning them around. Now my idea is to distinguish between students with and without Cultivation talent, and also to distinguish between those with good grades and those with bad grades. What's more surprising is that 11% of the college students this time are top students from prestigious universities, and they may be able to help us in research."

Ni Ergou added: "These college students are workers or members of societies in the Inner World and are not qualified to access the Inner World's technological knowledge. We can help with this, so it's appropriate to set up a separate academy for these talents to conduct scientific research and learning."

Ni Ergou continued: "Then those without Cultivation talent can be put into a separate academy, to teach them how to protect themselves, how to transport Inner World resources, and Kunlun will be responsible for converting them into cash to maintain the operation of the institution."

Ni Ergou: "Those with Cultivation talent can also be put into a separate academy, teaching them combat skills, wilderness survival skills, etc., to give them more choices. By the way, Boss, is Boss He still unwilling to take out the Hu's Cultivation method?"

Zheng Yuandong shook his head: "Hu's Heart Sword Technique is one of the orthodox Cultivation inheritances, and this thing is precious in itself, it doesn't belong to him, it's normal that he is unwilling to take it out."

Ni Ergou whispered: "But the Nine Provinces members are all practicing it. He wants to establish a place for Time Travelers, so the 60,000 students on this Whale Island are what he should consider most."

Zheng Yuandong shook his head: "I can't convince him now, because in his eyes, Kunlun might also be a hypothetical enemy, after all, what he wants to do violates Kunlun's principles, so he won't add obstacles to himself. This time, nearly a thousand students from the Nine Provinces members did not come to report. My idea is to first use the True Sight Eye to identify students suitable for Cultivation, and then I will talk to Qing Chen."

"You want Qing Chen's Zhunti Method?" Lu Yuan asked curiously.

Ni Ergou muttered: "Luo Wanya, this old boy is very capable, his Guardians' Union doesn't even let our people infiltrate, and now the Guardians' Union doesn't allow anyone to learn the Zhunti Method, you need a certain contribution to be able to learn it. To reach the contribution, it takes at least two months. When they reach the required contribution, our people may become their family members, this organization is very evil."

Zheng Yuandong calmly said: "I don't want to grab Qing Chen's Zhunti Method, but I want to use the witch inheritance and the True Sight Eye to exchange for the Zhunti Method."

"It's not good, the witch inheritance is obviously more functional," Lu Yuan said.

"No," Zheng Yuandong shook his head: "The key to the witch inheritance is the True Sight Eye. We only have 72 True Sight Eyes, which means that the Observer organization can have at most 72 witches. However, there are tens of thousands of students in the Academy, and the witch inheritance is not suitable for us. It is in our best interest to exchange it."

"He won't agree," Ni Ergou hesitated: "My idea is different from Lu Yuan's, I have observed the Guardians' Union, this Zhunti Method spreads like a virus and can quickly improve the strength of a group, the Guardians' Union has this thing, it's like cheating."

Zheng Yuandong smiled: "We are not prohibiting the Guardians' Union from continuing to use the Zhunti Method... and Qing Chen must want the witch inheritance now, because keeping secrets is too important for the Guardians' Union. All organizations that expand too quickly will understand the importance of keeping secrets. Of course, whether he is willing to exchange it depends on his will, and we can't force him."

At this moment, heavy rain suddenly fell outside the window.

Zheng Yuandong looked out of the window in astonishment, and at the moon outside Whale Island.

This rain, only exists on the island!

The extremely intelligent leader of Kunlun immediately realized: "Whale Island has been contained by others?!"

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