Professor Yao's remarks about vortices struck a chord with Zheng Qing.
However, his feelings did not stem from the somewhat twisted obsession and downfall between Thomas and Nikita, but from the subtle and precise coupling conveyed by the word "vortex."
Like fate.
The more Zheng Qing sorted through the major and minor events of recent days, the more awed he became by the possibility of some unseen fate.
Take a small example.
The Black Prison Battle and the Ravens' illegal magical experiments seemed like two utterly unrelated matters. Yet fate's vortex had drawn them together—the greatest reason the Ravens' causing two school staff members to defect had failed to stir up a massive uproar within the Alliance was that, after the Black Prison Battle, Professor Emma had been promoted to Vice Principal of First University.
Professor Emma had formerly been the dean of Alpha Academy, while the Wizard Families that controlled the Alliance's public opinion resources all had to save face for their own people to some extent. Thus, without prior agreement, they had all downplayed these two school scandals.
Otherwise, Professor Emma, who had already faced constant doubts due to her insufficient strength, would surely have found her position even more precarious—hardly good news for any Alpha student.
In Old Yao's terms, fate was like a vortex, quietly spinning beyond the reach of many people's curiosity. If one day you could not resist drawing closer to see what it looked like, it would be very easy to get sucked in.
Zheng Qing felt that he was now, consciously or unconsciously, falling into the Ravens' vortex of fate.
And sinking deeper and deeper.
This irritated him greatly. When he returned to the dorm that evening, he spotted a cockroach scurrying past the sink while washing up and could not help