Other children were still sitting and raising their hands, while Lydia's deskmate Si Jiujiu stood up and shouted loudly.
"Brother Bai Ye! Brother Bai Ye!!!"
"Shooting stars, we want to see shooting stars! It would be great if one landed on our school!"
Si Jiujiu's loud voice drowned out the other students. Principal Dong's face turned grim, and he stared at Si Jiujiu's table several times before finally shaking his head in resignation.
It seemed Happiness Elementary School would have no peaceful days!
"Shush!"
Bai Ye prompted the children to quiet down for a moment. Seeing so many cute and lively faces, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Quiet!"
"They're quiet now, Brother is going to perform!"
The children were very cooperative, placing their hands on their desks and falling silent.
Bai Ye spread his hands, showing he held nothing, and began his 'magic' performance. The entire class focused on him, while Principal Dong and several teachers also watched with keen interest.
After all, it was a rare opportunity to witness Bai Ye's magic live. It wasn't something money could buy; luck played a part!
Whoosh~
Suddenly, a ball of flame appeared out of nowhere in Bai Ye's palm, burning silently.
The eyes of all the children immediately lit up, and they let out bursts of exclamations.
"Fire, there's really fire!"
"It's just like in the videos! Brother Bai Ye is amazing!"
...
This simple trick, the most basic of maneuvers, had already caused everyone to gasp in amazement. After all, seeing something in a video was entirely different from witnessing it live.
Bai Ye, with a mysterious smile, raised his left finger and pointed at the flame on his right hand, then pointed at a male classmate sitting closest to him in the front row.
The male classmate pointed at himself in disbelief, his eyes wide with anticipation.
Bai Ye then took a small flame from the fire with his left hand and began to shape it as if it were clay.
Slowly, before everyone's eyes, the small flame took the form of that child, no bigger than a fist.
"Wow! Wow wow, Yuze, this little fire person is you!" the boy's deskmate exclaimed enviously.
"Brother Bai Ye is too amazing!"
"Brother Bai Ye, can you make one for me too???"
"I want one too!"
...
"Not so fast," Bai Ye replied, gently releasing the little fire person. The fire person did not fall but floated in the air. Even more astonishingly, the little fire person acted like a miniature robot; whatever action the boy made, it would mimic it accurately.
Within seconds, another little fire person was shaped by Bai Ye. It was Yuze's deskmate. Both little fire people were incredibly lifelike, even resembling the expressions of the children.
However, this was enough to make the children gasp and exclaim in disbelief.
Slowly, over thirty little fire people were shaped, each corresponding to a child in the class, and even a few teachers.
"Unbelievable!" Principal Dong and the other teachers, witnessing it for the first time, were all stunned into silence!
The children looked at the fire figures that resembled themselves with immense longing in their eyes. Some impatient children could no longer contain themselves and began to ask.
"Brother Bai Ye, can you give us the little fire people? We really want them!"
"Brother Bai Ye, sell it to me! No matter the price, my dad is very rich!"
...
The longing in the children's eyes was raw and undisguised. Weren't these much more fun than the little white rabbits and chicks sold outside the school gate?
Bai Ye could only smile and shake his head. He couldn't give these away. It was fine for him to play with them, but it wasn't suitable for others.
After finishing shaping the flames, Bai Ye waved his hand, and ice condensed, forming a crystal-clear miniature stage. The little fire people stood on the stage and sang in unison.
"Follow my left hand and right hand, one slow motion... right hand, left hand, slow motion replay..."
Hearing the familiar song, the children immediately joined in, filling the classroom with excitement!
Next, Bai Ye performed a series of smaller-scale magic tricks as the children requested.
Firework displays, small thunder showers...
Slowly, an entire morning passed. What should have been Chinese and math classes turned into an artistic performance.
Outside the classroom, more and more teachers and students gathered, temporarily forgetting the worries of studying and lessons.
Lydia watched her brother's popularity, observing quietly, and seemed to nod with a dawning realization...
As noon approached, Bai Ye performed the familiar "disappearing act" once more and left Happiness Elementary School.
Wearing a mask, he walked alone on the bustling streets of Modu.
"Holy crap, holy crap! Do you guys know Bai Ye appeared at Happiness Elementary School!"
"What? What was he doing at Happiness Elementary School?"
"Heard he was sending his sister to school, and he even performed 'magic' for the children there!"
"Holy crap! Is that true? Didn't they say he disappeared to lie low? How dare he come out? Did the school authorities or officials say anything?"
Passersby on the street were chattering. People had been very concerned recently about supernatural phenomena and abilities in society, especially in the West.
However, despite their worries, the panic of the apocalypse was mostly concentrated online. In reality, people hurried on their way or took time for lunch during their breaks!
Those who had to work were still working, and those who had to tighten bolts were still tightening bolts, completely unaffected by their monthly salary of a few thousand yuan!
"Holy crap! Something's happened, something's happened! Big news! Quick, look!"
Suddenly, amidst the bustling crowds on the pedestrian street, a young man exclaimed loudly, his body trembling with excitement.
"What is it?" his friends quickly leaned in. The surrounding pedestrians also turned their curious gazes.
"Holy crap!"
"The Truth of the World! Western Alliance Official Press Conference!"
"Supernatural Phenomena and Psychic Abilities Decoded!"
"Holy crap! Is that real or fake?"
...
Slowly, everyone was shocked by the news on their phones. The Western world was holding a live press conference, a press conference that would shock the entire world.
At Lujiazui Plaza, people walking with hurried steps gradually stopped, looking up at the large projection screen.
On the massive screen, a group of Western spokespersons were holding a press conference with complex expressions, facing reporters from around the globe.
The official spokesperson for the United States of America, an unparalleled socialite, personally hosted the event.
"I believe most of you have heard about Europe's 'Magic Forest.' To this day, many still doubt it's fake news or Western propaganda. But now, as a spokesperson for the Western Alliance, I am here to announce on behalf of the Western Alliance that the 'Magic Forest' is real."
"It is located in the eastern section of the Apenn Mountains in the northern part of Da Li Country. It is a death forest where plants and trees kill. Furthermore, there is a terrifying unknown creature there that possesses extremely powerful supernatural abilities, capable of easily destroying mountains and rivers..."
"Research indicates that these unknown creatures are not from our Blue Star, but are from another world. And, I regret to inform you all that there is more than one such unknown alien creature that has arrived on our Blue Star. Many have already infiltrated our homes!"
"And they all possess powerful superpowers, just like in our movies, TV shows, and comics! We call these monsters – Demons!"
...
The Western spokesperson spoke grimly, and videos of monsters encountered by the Western Alliance in the past were played at the scene.
In the videos, the demons unleashed various elemental magic, easily destroying human structures.
Watching and listening to the news, many people felt doom approaching and burst into tears. Even more were silent, at a loss for what to do.
This... this can't be real, right????
"We must admit that our West, our entire Blue Star, is now facing the greatest disaster in human history."
"However, we humans are not without the power to resist. Our Western Alliance began a plan to combat these demons twenty years ago, code-named 'Emperor Project'!"
"Through the 'Emperor Project,' we have cultivated countless superhumans! That's right, superhumans! They possess terrifying physical capabilities! Furthermore, we have developed anti-magic weapons to counter demons! Combined with our superhumans, we can now fight demons."
"What we need now is for the entire world to unite and fight for our common destiny as humans. For our collective future, for the future of all humanity, let us unite, East Asia, and people of all worlds!"