Free Web NovelChapter 523: Chapter 451: Choices and the Starfall Awakening Technique
Jeming’s gaze fell upon the Starfall Wizard, still in a state of excitement, with a soul aura that rippled slightly due to agitation.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him, and he instantly understood the true meaning behind Professor Clark’s previous words.
Professor Clark said that Starfall "might not catch up with this war," not because she couldn’t reconstruct her body or recover her combat power within eighty years.
The real key is that, after obtaining this cultivation agreement, the rational decision-makers at Nolun Workshop would never allow her to personally involve herself in such a dangerous war where factions are fighting each other to the death!
A Wizard Apprentice who obtains a Second Level Cultivation Agreement is indeed a genius of one in a million, yet, across dozens of Nolun Academies under Nolun Workshop’s banner, seven or eight such talents still emerge among each new cohort.
They are the future talent reserves of the workshop, worth protecting, but not irreplaceable.
But a First Level Cultivation Agreement...
As Jeming calculated in his mind, he feared that since Nolun Workshop was established, and considering the neighboring territories of the Tower of Annihilation and the Chaos Secret Sect that have tangled for countless millennia, Starfall is most likely the first recipient of a First Level Cultivation Agreement!
No, taking into account the disruptive nature of her research results, it is almost certain she’s the first!
She is no longer merely a treasure of Nolun Workshop but a strategic-level asset marked by the highest echelons of the Star Ring Federation as a potential driver of a civilization-wide leap!
Involve such a presence personally in a high-intensity wizard war that is unpredictable and where she might perish at any time?
From the most rational interest-oriented standpoint, this would be unforgivable stupidity.
Let her remain in the safest backline, focus her mind entirely on perfecting her theories, and advance research on the wizardization of the Living Plane.
The long-term benefits and strategic value she can bring far exceed the little impact she might have on the battlefield.
Even if Nolun Workshop were to unfortunately lose in this three-way chaotic war, suffering heavy damage.
As long as Starfall and her research remain, the workshop retains the core, the "seed" and "ace" enough to re-emerge in the future.
This principle applies even on the level of the Star Ring Federation.
Realizing this, the heavy feeling Jeming had about the impending wizard war seemed to lessen somewhat.
At this moment, the Starfall Wizard seemed to finally calm down from the huge impact of receiving the First Level Agreement.
Her soul’s light fluctuations stabilized, yet the brilliance in her eyes was brighter than ever.
Seeing this, Jeming stood up and bid farewell, "Senior, although I originally came to attend your ascension celebration, given your current state and the condition beneath the ’Plane,’ the formal celebration will likely need to be postponed."
"So I’ll take my leave now; once everything is arranged here and your body has recovered, we can properly celebrate for you."
Viola also nodded, her expression returning to its usual calmness, "Yes, since the most dangerous phase is over and you have the full support of the Federation, we needn’t stay longer. The professor also mentioned that we must return to prepare for the upcoming ’festivities.’
Professor Clark drained the last bit of hot drink from his cup, put the cup down, pondered for a moment, and said, "I’ll stay."
The three focused their gaze on him.
Clark’s tone was calm, "I’m very interested in this newly born Living Plane."
He looked at Starfall Wizard, "If you don’t oppose, I can stay here for the time being, serve as the first teacher to this ’little fellow,’ guiding it in its initial exposure to the wizard knowledge system, while observing and recording its growth data as the prototype of a ’Living Plane Wizard.’
Jeming and Viola were both slightly surprised upon hearing this, but they soon understood.
The Living Plane itself is a peculiar intelligent life form with outrageously high talent, its growth process, thinking patterns, and force evolution modes hold unparalleled attraction to any wizard aspiring to explore the frontiers of knowledge.
If not for the war pressure each of them must face and prepare for, they’d likely also be tempted to stay and witness how this unprecedented "miracle" grows step by step.
Jeming’s mind was momentarily still, glancing at his mentor.
He recalled when they were in the Ice and Flame Plane, Professor Clark showed extraordinary attention to the naturally born Living Plane "Flame Frost Will" and collected a vast amount of data.
Now, when facing this artificially catalyzed, potentially more promising new plane, the mentor showing greater interest seems reasonable.
Perhaps the mentor has deeper research directions in "life," "spirituality," or related domains of Law?
However, this thought was fleeting and not deeply pondered.
The mentor’s areas of research are vast and profound, not something he can fully discern right now.
Hearing Clark’s willingness to stay as the Enlightenment teacher for the "Starfall Plane," first brought joy to the Starfall Wizard. This was undoubtedly excellent news!
With the personal guidance of this profoundly skilled Sixth Level Peak Grand Wizard, there’s no doubt that little Green will be able to lay down the most solid foundation.
But then, she felt a bit downcast because her friends and juniors were about to leave.
At this moment, she suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "Wait! Please hold on for a moment!"
After saying this, her soul essence swiftly floated away, leaving behind only a streak of light.
It didn’t take long for her to float back quickly, clutching a Magic Network Terminal in her hands, her fingers rapidly operating it.
Soon, Jeming, Viola, and Clark’s Magic Network Terminals simultaneously received notifications.
With some confusion, Jeming opened his terminal, and a holographic projection of an extremely complex and intricately dazzling three-dimensional witchcraft model instantly appeared on the screen.
Countless tiny runes were embedded like stars in the multidimensional energy circuits, layer upon layer, cycling and repeating, emitting a peculiar and gentle sense of "vitality" and "enlightenment."
The mere static model gave one a feeling as if it were about to "come alive."
"This is..." Jeming carefully examined the structural details of the model.
Viola, having spent more time with Starfall, was more familiar with her friend’s research style and rune preferences.
She focused for a moment, a glimmer of understanding flashing in her eyes as she looked toward Starfall, "Is this... the core witchcraft you used to animate the plane?"
"That’s right!" Starfall Wizard nodded vigorously, her face filled with pride and the joy of sharing, "I’ve named it ’Starfall Awakening Technique 1.0!’ It’s the core achievement of the series of witchcraft I independently developed, after deeply researching the ’Hypothetical Element’ properties Jeming provided and combining it with my own understanding of the Spiritual Law."
She explained, "Its effect is to grant clear spiritual wisdom to things that originally had no consciousness or chaotic consciousness without relying on ’Hypothetical Element,’ through specific energy resonance and information injection!"
"Of course, the strength and direction of spiritual wisdom depend on the base of the target, the complexity of the injected information, and the intensity of energy. If the corresponding array is arranged grandly enough and the energy provision is abundant, in theory, it can indeed be used as a catalyst for plane activation!"
"But this is just the most rudimentary initial version, and if arranged too large, the risk of losing control will significantly increase, so it’s best not to think about activating planes in the short term."
Jeming looked at the exquisitely crafted "Starfall Awakening Technique" model on the screen, amazed in his heart.
He was not surprised that Starfall Wizard could reverse engineer a technique to achieve the "awakening" effect without spiritual qi from the sample of spiritual qi (Hypothetical Element) he provided.
After all, absorbing the strengths of other civilizations and strengthening one’s own is the foundation of wizard civilization.
They might not fully understand the underlying principles of spiritual qi as an exotic energy, but as long as they can document all observable "structural changes" in matter, energy, and information levels caused by this energy when inducing certain phenomena, and find a way to "replicate" these structural changes within the wizard system, they can achieve similar or even the same effects!
This is a pragmatic technical route based on phenomenon observation and structure mimicry.
First achieve "functionality," then gradually explore "why it works."
Once Starfall thoroughly understands the deeper principles behind these "structural changes" in the future, her "Awakening Technique" will truly be perfected.
By then, perhaps as imagined, she can enlighten all things with a wave of her hand, creating an army composed of living planes!
"This is my token of gratitude." Starfall Wizard looked at the three, speaking sincerely, "The first round of aid funding and resources from the Federation hasn’t been approved yet, so I’m impoverished to the point of only having this research. I can only use knowledge to pay for the favor you risked coming to assist. I hope you won’t hold it against me."
Jeming, Viola, and Clark exchanged glances, all seeing the satisfaction in each other’s eyes.
This token of gratitude is substantial.
For Viola, this witchcraft model involving spirituality and creation could potentially provide new ideas and inspiration for her research on the Law of Pain or Magic Potion innovation.
For Professor Clark, the model itself contains Starfall’s unique understanding of the Spiritual Law, combined with his observations of the living plane, its value is immeasurable.
And for Jeming, this gift holds particularly special significance.
Although the "Starfall Awakening Technique" is a replica technology apart from spiritual qi, its model itself inversely reveals the fundamental, core material and energy level "structural change" laws during the process of "spiritual qi" stimulating "spirituality" and catalyzing "life!"
Delving into this model is equivalent to analyzing the micro-mechanisms of spiritual qi affecting "spirituality" from a brand-new perspective!
This provides invaluable benefits for him to deepen his mastery of the Spiritual Qi Law, especially in exploring the applications of spiritual qi in high-end fields like "life creation" and "consciousness awakening!"
If he can thoroughly research it, it might greatly shorten the time needed to elevate his mastery of the Spiritual Qi Law to 100%.
"This gift is truly precious. Thank you, senior." Jeming solemnly bowed to Starfall Wizard.
Viola and Clark also nodded slightly, expressing acknowledgment and gratitude.
