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Chapter 330: The Manager’s Prestige

"..." Dean Sun Suigong remained silent for a moment before taking a deep sigh, "A year ago, I couldn’t have imagined being persuaded by someone a few decades younger than me and entrusting him with the safety of Beitian Academy. I must indeed be getting old... The courage and tactics of your younger generation are truly astounding."

Chen Xuan felt a sense of relief in his heart; the other party’s words were essentially an acknowledgment of his plan.

"However... Little Friend Chen, are you sure we can still leave? The other party can control even the internet, likely blocking the roads down the mountain. There is only one rescue helicopter in the academy, which can carry out at most four people at a time, while there are at least two hundred doctors, experts, and family members left in the academy." The dean paused, "...They are the invaluable asset that makes Beitian Academy."

"I have my own way of taking them out." Chen Xuan said without hesitation, "I request the dean to grant me a large courtyard."

"You want... the land of Beitian Academy?"

"Not the land, just the house. And this house can’t be an oral gift; it must be confirmed in the form of a contract." He emphasized, "This is a necessary premise for the secret evacuation."

...

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Xuan led the dean and You Chi to the door of a warehouse in a secluded courtyard.

Although this courtyard wasn’t large, it was well-equipped with pavilions, corridors, artificial hills, running water, and flower ponds in addition to three VIP rehabilitation rooms and a temperature-controlled pharmacy. However, from the outside, it looked more like a traditional Chinese residence, rather than a hospital facility.

"Now we are turning into guests ourselves." Dean Sun Suigong remarked half-jokingly, "Little friend, your medical skills are exceptional, but you’re also quite the business expert, managing to carve off a piece so easily from the academy’s millennia-old foundation."

"It’s precisely because it is so valuable that I can only request it as a gift."

"Why?" You Chi asked, puzzled.

"Because I can’t afford it." Chen Xuan answered honestly.

As he spoke, he pushed open the wooden door which should have led to the medicine storage.

Light streamed from inside the door, illuminating the stone-paved ground at their feet.

The two were dumbfounded, so shocked they could hardly believe their eyes.

It wasn’t the effect of high-powered electric lights but beyond the door lay an endless prairie, the light coming from the blue sky and sun above the prairie!

No matter how dark it was on this side, the sunlight forced it to retreat in dismay, yielding the immediate area near the door.

"This... this is..." You Chi, who considered himself experienced, was slightly stammering, overwhelmed by the scene.

A gentle breeze passed through the door, carrying a hint of the fresh scent of grasslands.

This was no illusion, but a genuine "Teleportation Gate!"

"Is the other side... Australia?" It took him a while to ask a complete question.

"I won’t hide it from either of you; once through this door, you reach another world, one where the mechanism absolutely cannot threaten you." Chen Xuan explained simply, "Consider it as my ability, an unpolluted entry point."

The concept of an entry point was propagated by the Dimensional Limit Mechanism, and though an imprecise analogy, it served well in its simplicity.

"You actually have such an ability." You Chi said in awe, "May I understand it as an entrance to the dinosaur world? Like the botanical garden?"

"No, they are not the same world." Dean Sun shook his head, "They are like the grotto heavens of ancient legends, unconnected to each other, even with vastly different times and terrains. Only those with special means can open pathways between them. The mechanism calls such people Wanderers... Am I right?"

He turned his gaze to Chen Xuan at the last sentence, with a clear implication.

You Chi suddenly understood, "I see... No wonder you see the Dimensional Limit Mechanism as your enemy."

Chen Xuan was not a true Wanderer, but at this moment, he didn’t bother to explain, "Dean Sun’s knowledge is indeed vast."

"Compared to Little Friend, my knowledge is insignificant." The tone of the other suddenly became more cordial, "Perhaps it is fate..."

"Fate?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"Haha... it’s nothing." Dean Sun looked Chen Xuan up and down with satisfaction, "With such a mystical ability and having helped Beitian Academy greatly, what do I have to worry about? You Chi, please notify all personnel in the academy to assemble here within thirty minutes, we’re going to set up a simple field medical camp on the other side of the gate."

Before Chen Xuan could speak, the dean stopped him, "This is Beitian Academy’s responsibility, Little Friend, there’s no need to stop it. If the academy truly turns into a battlefield, I’m confident the rear field hospital will come in handy."

...

Within the next hour, a silent yet monumental change occurred within Beitian Academy.

From the outside, the building nestled between mountains and streams appeared as usual, with only a few dimly lit floors in the inpatient building, the rest having long merged with the night, silent except for the occasional sound of insects.

But the great evacuation had begun.

Be it doctors, scholars, or family members who woke up, they quickly grasped the meaning of evacuation. They didn’t rush to pack belongings or even take their phones; they simply dressed and followed the security guards downstairs to gather, moving by moonlight to the secluded courtyard.

This process was even swifter and quieter than Chen Xuan had imagined... As if an army were marching by night.

"They are not ordinary people." Dean Sun, noticing his astonishment, commented proactively, "Beitian Academy’s longstanding principle is the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature, with modern medicine being just one aspect. We organize various wilderness hiking activities each year, collecting herbs and surviving in deep mountains and forests... An emergency mobilization like this is minimal compared to their prior cultivation."

"Mr. Chen, Miss Elorie’s life-support equipment has been moved to Hot Pepper Village." You Chi also came over at this time, "We’ve set up five solar panels there, ensuring a week of operation without issue."

"How is it," Chen Xuan smiled, "Didn’t I say moving it wouldn’t be a problem for them?"

You Chi replied with admiration, "If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I’d never believe anyone could lift and carry equipment weighing two to three tons by hand."

His remark was heartfelt.

If only one or two people were like this, it would be one thing. But seeing a group with such might, items normally needing vehicles and machinery to load and unload, they carried on their shoulders and took away. If they competed in the Olympics in this world, they would undoubtedly sweep all world records.

And these strong individuals treated Chen Xuan with great respect, indicating his substantial influence.

Having them guard Beitian Academy was indeed more beneficial than having a group of disciples remain here.

By five in the morning, the personnel rotation was mostly complete.

The entire Hunting Team donned lab coats, disguising themselves as medical staff and taking positions within the various courtyards. They were not strangers to campaigns in the Immortal Realm, and with Beitian Academy’s classical architecture, they executed this mission with practiced ease. The team was proficient in the Purifying Heart Technique and Spirit Sword Technique, carrying various rifles, heavy machine guns, and rocket launchers, communicating with walkie-talkies, now much more formidable in combat strength than before.

Liu Shuyue and Xu Xuanling laid out arrays at various strategic junctions to delay potential enemy offensives. If the Hunting Team encountered troublesome Ability Users, they would temporarily retreat, letting their own Immortal Masters handle the adversaries.

"Your Excellency Divine Envoy, long time no see, on behalf of all the chief members of the Witch Gathering Hall, I greet you." Marina, accompanied by a team of helpers, approached Chen Xuan; as she lifted her skirt and curtsied, the black-robed women behind her all bowed.

"I thought only you would come." Chen Xuan expressed his surprise.

Perhaps due to Xu Xuanling being a tenant, this farewell did not seem as long as last time; Marina had not changed much since the last meeting.

"Nonsense." She smiled lightly, "Your Excellency Divine Envoy requires our assistance, and the Witch Gathering Hall will undoubtedly give its full support. Don’t be fooled by these girls’ youth; they are the new generation matured from the Demon Fiend War, the elites among battle witches. If you feel it’s insufficient, I can dispatch more people."

"Enough, enough, you still have to guard against the Great Demon that has fled into the sea." Chen Xuan hurriedly waved his hand, "The aid of so many witches is more than sufficient."

"It’s a pity we can’t contact Ji Yun and Ji Lian." Xu Xuanling chimed in, "If they weren’t in closed-door training, they would certainly come to help Master."