Wenren Sheng then bade farewell to the three suitors and headed toward the tallest spire of the Eastern Tower Cluster.
One moment he was still atop a sand dune; the next, he appeared before the arched entrance of the spire.
None of the students coming and going found his speed surprising.
Because it was their instinct.
For illusory beings, where they went as they walked was determined by their will.
If you could see it and had the ability, then you could reach it.
Of course, trying to use this to escape was meaningless. Whether you could flee depended on whether the connection between you and your pursuer had been severed, not on the distance between you.
This went against human common sense, and that was precisely what made Anomalies so terrifying.
"Stop, human." The door to the tallest spire spoke as well.
A voice came from the bluish-gray tower door, but no face appeared. It was merely an ordinary stone gate.
This was the first one to clearly identify him as human.
Wenren Sheng was curious. "How can you be sure I'm human?"
"Because your rationality is too high. None of the students possess even a tenth of your rationality. Only humans have such high rationality," the tower door answered.
"Rationality?" Wenren Sheng pondered the familiar term.
"Yes. In the Origin Realm, rationality basically determines everything, just as intelligence basically determines everything in your human world." The tower door used a very effective analogy.
Wenren Sheng understood immediately.
Rationality was the primary factor determining whether a lifeform in the Origin Realm was powerful.
"In that case, I can enroll here?" Recalling the information Little Air Mass had given him earlier, Wenren Sheng immediately pressed on.
"Of course. You'll be the first human student to enroll. I'll issue you a