Although it has not yet entered winter, Professor Zheng's heart felt cold. He subconsciously picked up the tea bowl that he had put aside before.
He hurriedly took a sip of tea, trying to calm down. However, the tea flowed between his teeth, and he couldn't taste it at all. But he finally understood why Huang Jianyuan had just persuaded him to drink this bowl earlier. Tea.
Professor Zheng calmed down for a moment, and then asked again, "Does everyone... know about this?"
But as soon as he said these words, he knew that he had asked a stupid question. He was pulled out of bed by Huang Jianyuan in the middle of the night, and judging from the look of Guo Shaojian, it was obvious that he had just returned not long ago.
As for spreading it privately, it is even more impossible, because such explosive news either does not have any rumors, but once it spreads, it will definitely be earth-shattering.
Sure enough, he then heard Guo Shouhuai say, "At present, only the three of us and the six supervisors who went to the secret realm with me know, oh... there are only four left now. They are all trustworthy people, and their voices are good." Very strict.”
Professor Zheng didn't know why. He was slightly relieved when he heard this, but then he heard Guo Shouhuai say, "But this matter cannot be concealed. Now it is just the disappearance of the secret realm deep in the East China Sea. The impact may not be too big." It’s big, but as more and more secret realms disappear, the secret power in this world will become thinner and thinner, and by then all practitioners will definitely feel it.”
Guo Shouhuai paused after saying this, "I asked the Huang Supervisory Academy to invite Professor Zheng here tonight because Professor Zheng, you have been studying the secret power for these years, and there are some things that only you can probably do."
Unknowingly, Professor Zheng's back was soaked with sweat. However, it was not until a draft blew through that he noticed it and said with a wry smile.
"The depletion of secret power is unheard of. I'm afraid it's the first time in a thousand years. I haven't done any research in this area before, but since Mr. Guo has given instructions, Zheng must do his best."
Guo Shouhuai nodded. I don't know if it was because he learned the news first and had already digested it all the way. His expression remained as usual, and he said directly without any nonsense after hearing the words.
"Although this trip to the secret realm was very dangerous, we also collected a lot of information, especially in the last small secret realm. We walked very far and almost reached the center of the secret realm, and we stayed there for about In three days, we observed and recorded the changes in that secret realm."
Professor Zheng was perked up when he heard this. As a researcher, no one knows the preciousness of this information better than him. Although Guo Shouhuai said it easily, approaching the center of the secret realm is a very dangerous thing at any time. Let alone staying there for more than three days.
Except for Guo Shouhuai and his party, Professor Zheng couldn't even remember anyone who had done this kind of thing before, and the information they collected was of immeasurable value for studying secret realms and secret powers.
Just at the thought that the secret power was about to be exhausted, the excitement in Professor Zheng's heart quickly dissipated, and he just listened quietly to Guo Shouhuai's continued words.
"Our preliminary investigation found that the rate of death of the secret realm is not constant, but is accelerating as time goes by. However, this change is very subtle and cannot be felt at all without careful observation.
"However, it will eventually become quite considerable over time, so I predict that once the secret power in the world declines to the point that it can be sensed by practitioners, the secret power will disappear faster and faster. I will explain it later. I will give Professor Zheng the information we collected. I hope Professor Zheng can calculate the approximate length of this period of time.
"Also, from now on we need manpower to start monitoring the intensity of the secret power in various places. It is best to set a standard so that people can see it clearly at a glance. It is also best to calculate how much more time it will take for us to absorb the secret power at each stage, and also It’s best to know how much the consumption will increase when casting spells.”
Professor Zheng made a rough calculation in his mind and found that this was a very vast project. However, when he thought that Guo Shouhuai had taken the lead and even traveled to several secret realms and was missing an arm, he naturally would not complain at this time. He agreed immediately, and then asked again.
"Is there anything else Mr. Guo wants me to do?"
"We still don't know exactly what caused the secret power in the secret realm to deplete. After finishing the previous two things, I hope Professor Zheng can focus all his attention on this issue and strive to... find those secret realms as soon as possible. The reason for disappearing."
Having said that, it seemed that Guo Shouhuai didn't have too many expectations for the last thing. During this period, he had gone through all the ancient books he could find, but unfortunately he couldn't find any similar records.
And his own understanding of the secret power is actually not much worse than Professor Zheng's. He has also personally entered several secret realms, but he has no answer.
The disappearance of the secret power seems inevitable.
Rather than placing his hopes on Professor Zheng, Guo Shouhuai was trying to find something to do for Professor Zheng to keep him from thinking wildly.
Seeing that the two of them had finished talking, Huang Supervisor, who had been silent for a long time, finally said, "What about the academy, do you want to continue teaching spells?"
Guo Shouhuai nodded, "Teach me, it will still be some time before the secret power disappears completely. Although casting spells will become more and more difficult in the future, it is still a way to quickly increase strength, and no one knows the secret power." Is the disappearance temporary or permanent, but...
"The teaching arrangements need to be adjusted to include more content on martial arts and magic. Once the secret power disappears, these two things will be the biggest support for supervision. Well, I will go to learn from Su Ti personally in the future."
Upon hearing this, Huang Jianyuan hesitated to speak.
The two were classmates when they first entered the academy. Of course Guo Shouhuai knew what Huang Jianyuan wanted to say at this moment. When he saw this, he just said lightly, "Since you have entered Si Tianjian, you should be aware of it early, and everyone else can withdraw." , but we cannot retreat, because we are in the human world and there is no way to retreat."
However, after listening to his words, Huang Jianyuan shook his head and said, "We can't stand it alone. You are the Si Tianjian. You should know better than anyone else that strange things have appeared frequently in various places recently. They are obviously more active than before. In some cases, When the secret power is available, we can barely maintain the situation. Once the secret power is gone, casualties will inevitably increase significantly, and the situation will only become worse.
"There are still more than a hundred freshmen in the academy. We have recruited so many more people this time. They are used at times like this to allow them to complete their training in advance, leave the academy and become supervisors. I can appropriately reduce some supervision assessments. standards." Guo Shouhuai said without blinking.
