Free Web NovelChapter 783: To Witness a Bit of Fun?
After the Witch Academy decided to roll out student teaching through the Power Network, the circulation of spellbooks within the academy would also begin to decrease significantly.
If Tan Han did not ask for her Ancient Glacial Ice Transformation Spell back, it would only become harder for her to obtain another Super Consumption Spellbook as time went on.
However, this also made me wonder about another question.
“I remember there are Super Consumption Spellbooks in the Shop Manager's little treasury, right?”
I asked.
“There are indeed...”
Tan Han understood exactly what I wanted to ask as soon as she heard me mention this.
“I know what you want to ask. I’m not thick-skinned to that degree. The Shop Manager offered them to me, but I refused. At least in that situation, I hadn't reached...”
“Humph humph you know?”
I chuckled softly, interrupting Tan Han’s words.
“Back then, my teacher, Teacher Ji Niang, used your example to educate me, telling me not to be so thin-skinned. She even said that if you were in my position, you would have even opened your mouth to ask the academy for a Myriad Spellbook.”
“That... that was all the young and frivolous talk of the past.”
Tan Han pursed her lips slightly in embarrassment.
It looked like she really had done that back then.
Perhaps the confidence possessed by the then-soaring Tan Han really did make her feel she was worthy of such power.
Did this count as regression?
I wasn't quite sure.
Perhaps recognizing oneself and finding one's proper place was a kind of self-improvement for her.
From enrollment until now, Tan Han's sharp edges had been visibly ground down, which was indeed a kind of helplessness.
“Just kidding. That's all in the past. Since you want to persist in the philosophy of mastering true power that belongs to you, casting aside so-called handouts and holding onto your inner bottom line, then it is necessary to try some new things. The Witch Academy isn't just a place for Magic Power Sources and spellbooks; there are many other things. Even my suggestion is merely a suggestion.”
“Even though you just said you needed me to do this...”
“That's from my perspective. Naturally, I hope everyone acts according to my thoughts, but that's impossible.”
I shrugged and said.
“Then do you have any recommendations? I actually saw the new course for Body-transformation spells appear on the elective list. This matter is undoubtedly related to you, right?”
“Mhm... it is indeed related to me. As for recommendations... if it were before, I would recommend Big Sis Bai's course without hesitation. But lately... Big Sis Bai might be a bit busy. I can recommend some other mentors' electives to you. They are mentors I know, the pioneer creators of Body-transformation Spell-type Physical Arts, and the mentors who helped perfect the Witchified Ritual Battle Dance.”
Based on my memory, I recommended those witch sisters to Tan Han.
For those Transcendent Witches dedicated to physical arts cultivation, Body-transformation spells couldn't increase their strength; they only enriched their means and broadened their inspiration.
They continued to persist and experiment with Body-transformation spells simply out of a love for novel things, but they couldn't stay that way forever.
After all, they had their own paths to walk.
I believed that with their progress, the physical arts development of Body-transformation spells could likely rival Super Consumption Spellbooks in terms of energy level application.
After all, those were Transcendent Witches.
Even for a Transcendent Witch who hadn't advanced to the Saint Stage, their Magic Power Source accumulation could reach the upper limit of 100 million units.
A spell thrown out casually might start at the intensity of a Myriad Spellbook.
However, limited by the Great Weakening Spell, the power would likely be suppressed heavily.
But no matter how suppressed it was, the means endowed by physical arts were not much weaker than spells.
“In short... thank you. Then, do I still need to come to the lab here next?”
“You don't need to come for a while. You can take this time to settle down and get in touch with things you like. However, I won't restrict you from coming either. Yi Rui and the others also treat you as a friend. You can also chat with them about topics like the experience of Self-generating Magic Power. If you have the ability to get them to teach you how to perform spell derivation, that's your own skill as well.”
“Spell derivation...”
She had naturally chatted about this topic.
According to Senior Yi Rui, before she got onto Xiao Han’s ship, she was dedicated to spell research and spell derivation experiments.
“I understand.”
Spell derivation was truly a miraculous ability.
It required very profound foundational knowledge related to spells to achieve that level.
Such spell derivation was even enough to derive a 100-point consumption spellbook into a much more powerful Super Consumption Spellbook!
A significant portion of the Super Consumption Spellbooks in the academy were circulated this way.
This could be considered a secret within the Witch Academy.
Precisely because she liked chatting with Senior Yi Rui and the others about these topics, she understood more clearly that so-called spells did not mean the more consumption, the greater the power.
There was an issue of energy utilization within the spell architecture.
For example, a very simple one was... the Super Consumption Spellbook for the Fire Rain Domain that Xiao Han possessed.
Its spell prototype was the Fire Rain Spell, a basic type of evocation spell.
In principle, it shouldn't be able to beat the Ancient Glacial Ice Transformation Spell she used to have.
The prototype of Ancient Glacial Ice was the "ice and snow creature" known as Ancient Glacial Ice.
In terms of spell status, Ancient Glacial Ice was a very powerful existence, but she had never truly used that spellbook well.
Ending these delusions, Tan Han left the laboratory.
And before she left, she took a test-type Self-generating Magic Power Perfection Ritual from me.
This was a ritual I summarized after tentatively exploring the perfection of Self-generating Magic Power.
It wasn't guaranteed to be authentic; it was only for testing.
If it had no effect after trying, I told Tan Han to give it up decisively.
In the coming period, I would maintain contact with Tan Han, and the "Perfection Ritual" would be constantly iterated and updated.
Tan Han would be responsible for trying it and feeding back the results to me.
Such a thing naturally wouldn't waste Tan Han's time by making her stay in the lab all the time.
Tan Han had her own life, but I was different.
I was the type who could treat the lab as home.
“Big Sis Xiao Han, did Tan Han just leave?”
As I walked out of this experimental cubicle, someone asked.
After all, Tan Han had left a step ahead of me.
“Yeah, I found some things for Tan Han to do. After all, she isn't the same type as us in the lab. Making her stay in the lab all the time would just be a waste of her time.”
I explained.
“Big Sis Xiao Han, are you some kind of time management master? Actually, it wouldn't hurt for Little Tan to stay and chat with us.”
“If you want Tan Han to come, you can just call her and ask her to come over for fun, but Tan Han also has her own arrangements and plans. After all, school has already started, and you all know my progress; it won't be that fast.”
“Alright.”
“Then do you need our help?”
“Of course the Magic Power Source resonance upper limit for the Witch-transformation Reconstruction Metamorphic Spell can continue. After successfully constructing Self-generating Magic Power within 10,000 units, there is no such thing as an upper limit anymore. To continuously perfect Self-generating Magic Power, the number needed might be very large—hundreds of thousands, millions... this number sounds a bit outrageous just hearing it.”
“Speaking of which, those numbers should sound quite spectacular, right! Does Self-generating Magic Power really have no carrying limit?”
Someone asked.
“Of course there is before becoming Transcendent, the limit is probably around the level below 100 million units. The threshold of 100 million involves another realm above Transcendent. We certainly don't need to worry about that much.”
I explained.
“100 million! The entire Witch Academy combined probably couldn't scrape together that many, right?”
Hearing my statement, someone instantly exclaimed.
“How is that possible? Maybe just one of our Academy Heads has that many? Those are Transcendent Witches!”
Someone retorted.
“Aiya surely mentors aren't counted. As for students... hiss... counting the quantities stockpiled by those clubs, it’s really hard to say.”
This group of people began to intensely discuss the issue of the 100 million Magic Power Source limit.
In fact, they had some understanding of related issues before, but not very much.
Now that it was brought up, many people had their own thoughts.
After all, that was... 100 million Magic Power Sources!
Think about it—having tens of millions of Magic Power Sources even before advancing to Transcendent.
Such an existence felt terrifying just thinking about it!
Subsequently, this topic gradually shifted to how Self-generating Magic Power techniques would be promoted in the academy, and with the popularization of Magic Power Source condensation techniques, the value of Magic Power Sources would be greatly reduced.
The cost would infinitely approach the value of the time spent on condensation.
Of course, this was only an ideal state.
The Witch Academy would never let Magic Power Sources leak outside.
Anything related to the Transcendent could not be circulated outside.
Even for the so-called ten-year completion of studies, one had to sign a Witch's Contract.
The main purpose was to prevent Transcendent items from flowing into the Outer World.
The Witch Academy, or rather every Transcendent academy, had permanent missions to crack down on the smuggling of Transcendent materials.
If a student did not wish to continue aiming to become a witch after completing their studies and did not stay at the school, they would have to use their own way to sell off all those resources—including but not limited to Magic Power Sources, spellbooks, and so on—to become an ordinary person and live freely.
And the most convenient place to handle these things was the "Black Market Street" under Wan Shi Wu.
Of course, one could also directly go to the academy for paid recycling or unpaid return.
After chatting a bit, I also bid them a brief farewell.
For me, the lab was just a formal research site, but not the only site.
What's more, I had to go back and find my Big Sis Bai!
After leaving the experimental area, I directly teleported into my Dungeon World.
“Xiao Han you’re back?”
As soon as I returned, Big Sis Bai also sensed my arrival at the first moment.
“Of course.”
I nodded and happily went to Big Sis Bai’s side.
Although I had spent time in the lab these past two days, I had still gone back.
Currently, on the lake island, the house already had a visible prototype, and the planned flower beds around it were planted with ornamental plants and grass seeds, etc.
After all, these plants couldn't wait while sitting on the side.
“Continuing today as well?”
Big Sis Bai glanced at the house.
Because of the augmentation from spells, building a house was as simple as playing with building blocks.
The most laborious part instead became the processing of materials and the augmentation of runes.
This house would be almost finished in another few days, so Big Sis Bai and I weren't very hurried now.
“Big Sis Bai, no rush right now I have a relatively time-limited matter I want to go do. Are you willing to accompany me?”
I shook my head and said.
“A relatively time-limited matter? Exactly what is it that can attract your interest, Xiao Han? There shouldn't be any major movements in the academy lately, or has some witch sought you out?”
Hearing my request, Big Sis Bai also became interested instantly.
The house could be finished anytime.
If it weren't for the sake of doing it together with Xiao Han, she could have pieced it together with a wave of her hand.
One must not underestimate a Transcendent Witch's mental power, multi-thread control ability, and conceptualization ability!
What's more, she was a Saint Stage Body Cultivator of the Time Sense.
Time?
Such a concept was merely a "plaything" of subjective cognition.
“Aiya it’s none of those! Remember my avatar? That very special avatar.”
I reminded her.
“A very special avatar...”
Big Sis Bai thought back and quickly knew which one I was referring to.
“The game player avatar that you experimented with and seized the game account of?”
“Right! That's the one!”
I nodded and confirmed.
“Is some trouble happening again on the Game World's side?”
“The Game World side seems quite well-behaved. They are just getting close to various Transcendent academies. It’s a pity my avatar didn't have time to get involved in the enrollment stuff, so I can't go see what's inside other Transcendent academies.”
I said with some regret.
That player avatar was very weak and only had a few friends, so the acquisition of intelligence was still very limited.
However, a while ago, I also occasionally learned one thing: those players seem not to have given up on collecting Tan Han's [Transcendent Knowledge] fragment yet.
The thing they call a technology core really has quite the allure.
“So did something happen to that avatar?”
Big Sis Bai continued to inquire from the side.
“Nothing happened. Recently, that avatar went wandering around the area influenced by the Wizard Academy. I mainly wanted to go take a look at the Wizard Academy's side—what the rift in the Horaso Swamp leading to the Expansion Realm looks like in the Core Realm.”
“And then?”
“And then, I met an... mhm, a person who should be considered an acquaintance. It’s April.”
“Who?”
“Mhm... how should I put it? A teaching assistant. I mentioned her to you, Big Sis Bai. You haven't forgotten, have you she’s that TA who fought Tan Han. Her mentor is the witch Chris. After that battle, I saw that she directly left the school.”
I said hurriedly.
“Xiao Han is interested in this person?”
“Right although I haven't had actual contact with April, I learned about her through the witch Chris during that match. Objectively speaking, casting aside the subjective influence Tan Han brought me, my impression of her is actually quite good. The only pity is that she didn't advance to Transcendent Witch. The fact that she could be taken as a TA by Chris shows she had a chance to achieve Transcendent Witchhood, but in the end, looking at the results, she didn't seem to cross the restriction of the Earth Vein Chains...”
I said with some regret at the end.
“So... Xiao Han, what do you want to do?”
Hearing me tell such a long story, Big Sis Bai was also a bit curious about what exactly I was going to do.
“To find some fun, or call it 'waste utilization'... she betrayed her own mentor and returned to her family, but she lost a fragment of [Transcendent Knowledge]. I want to go and see if she can cross the obstacle of the Earth Vein Chains and advance to Transcendent Witch under my push. If possible... I also want to witness exactly what the advancement of a Transcendent Witch is like!”
I became more excited as I spoke.
Rather than learning more, it was better to experience it once for myself.
If I couldn't experience it myself, even observing from the side was a good experience.
I didn't just want to understand the process of advancing to Transcendent; I wanted even more to witness the process of soul-substance transforming into soul after advancing to Transcendent.
If this process went smoothly, I could even perfect my Soul Depiction technique in advance!
Of course... the prerequisite for all of this was that April could advance to Transcendent.
If not... then let her become a bit of fun, treated as the reward for my trip for nothing.
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