I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 25 The Calm Before the Storm
"Dear Father and Mother, by the time you see this message, I may already be on the operating table as a guinea pig. Of course, don't be sad, because as a family, you'll most likely be used as guinea pigs too. Believe that we'll be reunited soon..."

To be honest, this was Jemin's instinctive reaction after hearing the devastating "news" from Amy and confirming that it was him.

After that, his life felt like sitting on the guillotine, constantly waiting for the guillotine to fall.

After all, he had become that "mysterious apprentice who alarmed the academy"!
Jemin had expected the wizards at the academy to immediately approach him, asking about the source of his materials and questioning his alchemical lineage.

Even the most serious case: they directly discovered a problem with his power system and took him down on the spot for research.

As for escaping, forget about it. Based on his two months of study, Jemin basically knows just how ridiculously powerful Norton Academy's fighting force is.

As the supreme leader guarding the Noren 13 plane and dozens of surrounding smaller planes, the Dean of Noren Academy is a level seven wizard.

The instructors of the various schools under his command are basically all at least fourth-level wizards, and the number of first and second-level wizards who stay in the school for a short period of rest and recuperation is countless.

And he, Jieming, the holder of the Great Dao Book Pavilion, has already reached the second level of Qi Refining.

So after this incident, Jemin completely gave up the idea of ​​resisting or running away. Instead, he began to organize his thoughts, planning to tell the whole story as soon as he was found out and then seek "protection".

"I just hope that the people who come to arrest me will give me a chance to explain."

Various possibilities flashed through Jemin's mind, making him wait with trepidation for the impending trial.

However, half a month passed, and things calmed down.

The workshop remained the same dull yet busy workshop, Mentor Clark remained the same expressionless mentor, Amy continued to chatter away sharing the latest gossip, and Victor continued to meticulously plan his missions.

No wizard, not even a senior apprentice, showed him any special attention.

This puzzled Jemin.

"Could it be... that inventing a special material once in a while wouldn't attract the attention of the academy?" Jemin couldn't help but try to convince himself.

It's not impossible.

After all, not only in the previous life, but even in the wizarding world, the study of materials science is like an unfathomable "sinkhole".

Aside from discovering naturally formed exotic materials in other dimensions, it is virtually impossible to discover a new material with extremely special properties by simply relying on existing materials to recombine, purify, and synthesize them.

Of this, seven parts depend on profound knowledge and theoretical foundation, three parts on persistent efforts and repeated experiments... and the remaining ninety parts depend on fate.

So, it's not entirely impossible, theoretically speaking, for a wizard apprentice to accidentally create an exceptionally powerful material through talent or pure luck.
Jemin kept telling himself this, but his actions showed no sign of letting up.

His internal circulation system was running non-stop, completely sealing off his aura and preventing even the slightest fluctuation belonging to a cultivator from leaking out.

To prevent the wizards from using mind control or soul infiltration, he even carefully used alchemy to coat his body with a protective film that was almost invisible to the naked eye, using the remaining little bit of refined gold.

Jemin knew that these measures were just a way to comfort himself.

If the higher-ups in the academy truly suspect him and want to get to the bottom of things, they have the means and power to see through all his disguises.

He was like a small boat on the eve of a storm, calm on the surface but turbulent inside, always ready to face the raging waves that might come at any moment.

In the midst of his daily life filled with anxiety, the "storm" didn't arrive, but an unexpected event suddenly erupted. ...

……

That afternoon, during a general education class, Jemin was in the alchemy workshop practicing a basic exercise on shaping composite materials into standard forms.

To increase the difficulty, several apprentices used an old "elemental dust separator"—a device used to separate specific elemental particles from air or materials—to enchant composite materials for practice.

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded!
Beep...beep...beep...

Jemin's heart skipped a beat; this was a warning sign of equipment overload or malfunction!

Subconsciously extending his mental energy to the machine, he detected a surge of energy within the core runes of the old separator that instantly went out of control, forming energy blockages and turbulence.

At the same time, a highly corrosive gray dust, accompanied by energy turbulence, spread outwards like a tide!

"Watch out!" Jemin shouted almost instinctively, his body reacting before his brain could process it.

He suddenly retreated, leaping with the agility of a cheetah behind the nearest heavy load-bearing pillar.

As he retreated, he caught a glimpse of Amy not far from the separator. She was staring blankly at the equipment, seemingly not yet aware of what was happening.

His right hand instinctively shot out like lightning, grabbing Amy's arm and pulling her backward with an irresistible force.

Amy gasped in surprise as Jemin pulled her off balance, and she was almost dragged down behind the supporting pillar.

Immediately afterwards, a visible gray mist spread out from the separator!
"what!!"

"My hand! It hurts so much!"

"What the hell is this!"

The apprentices, who had not been able to evacuate completely, let out painful screams.

Although the corrosive dust covered a small area, its effects were terrifying. The moment it touched the skin, it began to erode flesh and blood, emitting wisps of blue smoke and making a sizzling sound!
Some apprentices were even swept away by the chaotic energy turbulence while trying to dodge, and their bodies convulsed as they fell to the ground.

The scene was instantly filled with chaos and panic.

Jemin hid behind a pillar to avoid a wave of energy erosion, but as he watched the gray mist spread throughout the room, he couldn't help but frown.

The separator was still emitting alarms, and the energy fluctuations were becoming increasingly violent.

His accumulated knowledge over this period allowed him to quickly understand the core rune structure of the device, as well as the trajectory of the uncontrolled energy flow.

He spotted several critical energy blockage points and knew that if he didn't act quickly, he would face either a complete explosion of the equipment or a larger-scale leak!

"trouble!"

(End of this chapter)