Elite Mages' Academy Chapter 703 - Meeting Song Junlang Again

Chapter 703: Meeting Song Junlang Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Unending darkness… An endless slumber.
When Xiao Lin reopened his eyes, the dazzling sunlight forced him to narrow his eyes. He wanted to sit up, but felt a soreness all over his entire body. It was so painful that he did not even dare to move his fingers. He quickly recovered his blurry memories. Asabanor and himself being trapped in the river of time, as well as the strange dream he had when he was on the brink of death. In the end, he met the old dean before appearing where he was.
Thinking about that, Xiao Lin could not help but sigh emotionally. That admission letter had actually been given to hum by himself; he just never expected it would be in that method. He did not know what a crossroads in time was, so it could be some power the old dean had. As for that mysterious voice, it could only be himself, his future self. Only, those things would only be known by him in the future.
Xiao Lin looked around. It was currently noon, and he was lying in a sandy alley. It was very windy nearby, but he happened to be in a dense forest. It was Spring in the New World, so there was still quite a lot of greenery.
Xiao Lin felt a bit strange, as he did not have any memory of what happened after he left the river of time. He had thought that he would have dropped back into the cemetery, but he ended up in a completely foreign place instead. He did not know what had happened to Gu Xiaoyue and the others. Just as he was filled with confusion, a blurred figure appeared in the sandstorm, walking toward himself and causing him to get nervous.
“Oh, you’re awake? That was quick, the potion was more effective than I thought!” Before the person could be seen, his lazy voice could already be heard.
Xiao Lin finally relaxed himself. If he met an opponent at that moment, he would have been easily exterminated by them. Thankfully, it was someone familiar, so he struggled to sit up, but he gave up in the end and sighed. “Department Head Song, why are you here?”
The person was Dawn Academy’s Logistics Department Head, Song Junlang. He had simple, casual attire on, a linen shirt with long pants. He had a straw hat on his head, and looked like a local native farmar. After looking at Xiao Lin, whom he had not seen in a long time, Song Junlang was not that enthusiastic. He shrugged and lamented, “Why am I here? That’s a long story, and I don’t think it’s the time to talk about that. You should hurry up and drink this. This road is used by quite a few people, so if you’re found by the dean’s people, it’ll be a lot of trouble.”
Xiao Lin was immediately on alert, and finally noticed the flask in Song Junlang’s hand. Inside was a reddish-green liquid, and when he saw that Department Head Song was planning on forcing him to swallow it, remembering all the past experiences he had, he hurriedly shouted, “Hey hey hey! What do you mean by hurry up and drink that?! You need to tell me what that is first; I won’t drink it if you won’t!”
“That’s not something you can decide. Do you really think the river of time is a place you can come and go to as you please?” Song Junlang’s lazy look suddenly became very stern, and his voice lowered. “Entering it with a normal person’s flesh body will result in many side effects. You won’t understand if I explain it, but it’s like being exposed to radiation. If you don’t treat it in time, it will cause irreparable damage to your body, and it might even cause your whole body to be paralyzed, so don’t regret it when that happens!”
“Ah!” Xiao Lin was dumbfounded. Fine, he was clueless when it came to space and time, so Song Junlang’s terrifying words caused him to be rendered speechless.
Song Junlang nodded with satisfaction, and took advantage of Xiao Lin’s distracted state to walk over and force Xiao Lin’s mouth open. He then poured the potion inside.
Xiao Lin almost gagged, but he still forced himself to swallow it. After smacking his lips, he realized that the potion tasted better than he thought. It even had a faint sweetness to it, and the effect was very fast. The soreness around his body quickly diminished and he could at least move his body a little after that. He managed to force himself to sit up.
“Oh, the potion is really effective. I thought that you would take at least half a day before you could stand up. Could it be because your body has been directly exposed to the power of law?” Song Junlang mumbled to himself, looking like Xiao Lin as if he was looking at a lab rat.
Xiao Lin got goosebumps when he saw that. He felt like a lab rat that could do nothing about his situation, so he quickly shifted the topic, curiously asking, “You said that I absorbed the power of law. Did you know what happened that night? Who told you?”
Song Junlang looked at him like he was an idiot. “I didn’t hear anyone say anything about it. I saw it for myself, so I naturally know what happened!”
“What?” Xiao Lin was shocked, and wanted to lunge forward, but his body was still sore, so he widened his eyes as he asked, “Do you mean you were present then? Why didn’t you do anything?!”
Song Junlang raised his hands innocently, asking, “Do you think I’d have been able to help in that situation? Furthermore, even though I was around, I was quite far from you. That was a Reverse God Sealing Array! Do you think I’d have been able to even get close with my current power levels?”
Xiao Lin fell silent, he knew that Song Junlang was right. Song Junlang might have been very strong in the past, but he would not have been able to do anything with his current level. Xiao Lin asked, “What about Gu Xiaoyue and the others?”
“Don’t worry; they were quickly saved by the academy’s people.”
Xiao Lin nodded. He did trust Song Junlang a lot when it came to that. Thinking about it, he said, “I saw the old dean in the river of time. He…”
His words stopped there, and Song Junlang helped him finish with a calm tone. “The old dean has passed.”
Xiao Lin had a long moment of silence after that.
“It’s not because of you. He did not have much longer anyway. Saving you here was just something he did on the way. Furthermore, I think that saving you allowed him to depart happily.” Song Junlang somberly consoled him.
“I’m not that important.” Xiao Lin smiled bitterly.
“Who isn’t? The wheels of fate had slowly begun to turn again, and all of us are a cog in that wheel. We can’t miss out on anyone!”
“Then what should I do?” Xiao Lin remembered the old dean’s words about wanting him to look for what Ivan left behind, but he did not know what it was, or where.
“You should just recover for now. I wasn’t scaring you earlier. This is a road that heads to the Weier Union, so the dean’s people might walk past. Oh, I forgot to tell you, we’re currently in a state of war with the Weier Union.” Song Junlang explained the overall situation.
Xiao Lin was stunned. Having learned the history of the New World, he naturally knew that the Americans and the British were the ones behind the Weier Union!