"Doctor! How is it?"
"The basic projections are complete,
but the grimoire that acted inside your body just now is still an unknown variable. If we don't factor it in, you might..."
Han Dong immediately cut in. "I'll die, right?
In other words, the main connection of this unknown variable, the grimoire, concerns whether I live or die. It has nothing to do with the overall situation on the board. Is that correct?"
"Yes. As long as you don't die and can maintain normal activity, this unknown factor, the grimoire, won't affect the bigger picture.
I've already accounted for the possibility that the grimoire may dispel magic. This setup should be able to trap Pop.
The only and most important issue is the immense damage the grimoire may inflict upon you. If things truly go as Pop said, should anything go wrong..."
"Ha ha ha!" Han Dong's mad laughter inside his skull interrupted the Doctor.
"This is the Second Primordial, the Child of the Void, and Mystic University's youngest professor. Before my confrontation with Pop, I'd already decided to put my life on the table as a key stake.
Besides, I won't die.
Doctor, begin your plan."
"The Cthulhu Revelation"
At the Award Ceremony following the London Game.
When Pop accepted the award personally presented by his teacher, he did not feel excited at all. If anything, he was rather puzzled.
Before the London Game, he had already been an Associate Professor at Mystic University. With his academic contributions and outstanding youth, even setting aside his direct relationship with the principal, Pop had still been granted an opportunity to delve deep into the library and come into contact with secret tomes.
In his eyes,
the relatively stable and less evil grimoires stored in the Mystic University Library should have