Free Web NovelChapter 818: Mentor Ji Niang's Visit
At this moment, I had arrived at the gate of the training ground.
This experiment would last for a long time.
After all, the number of people involved was quite large, and the individual integration and analysis of data would be a massive consumer of time.
I could completely understand if witch mentors came over during this period.
Even Academy Head Mei replied to my message, saying she would come to check on the progress if she had the time—possibly her true body, or perhaps an avatar.
However...
I looked at the data on the root network; this was the information authentication of a mentor.
Naturally, the root network could not forcibly collect or exchange data with Transcendent Witches; at most, it could capture scattered bits of leaked information.
Since I could see this witch's authentication information here, it naturally meant the other party had agreed to this information sharing.
But I actually knew the witch who had come!
It was none other than Mentor Ji Niang, whom I hadn't seen for a long time!
"Mentor Ji Niang, why did you suddenly come over?"
Seeing this familiar figure after so long, I found I had many things I wanted to say to Mentor Ji Niang—for instance, how the progress of her [Transcendent Knowledge] was going, and how the laboratory's progress was faring.
But in the end, I only asked this most unadorned question.
"What? Are you surprised to see me?"
Mentor Ji Niang asked with a smile.
"Of course I'm surprised! For you to actually come out of the laboratory, Mentor Ji Niang... is it to see my experiment?"
"Could there be any other reason?"
Ji Niang shrugged and spoke as if it were a matter of course.
"But do you have some misunderstanding of me? Am I the kind of witch who stays in the laboratory for a long time once I go in? I am the counselor for Class 14, after all. If I truly did that, I would be irresponsible to my students."
"Um..."
I looked at Mentor Ji Niang.
This mentor, who was serving as a counselor for the first time, was arguably the most important benefactor in my life.
But I had to say... the impression she gave me previously was indeed that she didn't seem to care much about other students.
"What's with that expression? Have you already started to have prejudices against me after not seeing me for a while?"
"No way Ha-ya! How could that be possible? You will always be the Mentor Ji Niang I know!"
"You've even learned to be cheeky? Forget it, let's go inside first and see what kind of commotion you've caused. I have to say, the things you do are becoming more ridiculous every time."
Ji Niang walked into the training ground, and I hurriedly followed.
"It's just minor squabbles below the Transcendent level, not worth mentioning."
"Listen to you. Are you showing off to me, your mentor? Having taught a student like you, the pressure on me is truly too great. Fortunately, you became a Teaching Assistant and left. Otherwise, if you stayed with me, you would have overturned the natural order."
"Alright, Mentor Ji Niang, stop flattering me like that. It's no fun. But did you really just come to take a look this time?"
"What? You don't believe me? I really did just came to take a look. The Self-generating Magic Power project... I am actually fortunate enough to witness the expansion of such a project."
"Hmm... then I'll mention a side topic. I'm actually very curious, Mentor Ji Niang—how is the progress of your [Transcendent Knowledge] really going? Truly sorry... I haven't been able to help you."
"Help me? As for me now, I no longer need your help."
Mentor Ji Niang spoke with a smile.
She already had her own research group members now, and with her as the lead, she had entered the right track in terms of rhythm.
"But you are still a member of the group I established. Though as for you, you silently created a Grand Spellbook even faster than me, your mentor."
"Ha-ya Isn't this just starting from zero and constantly improving? Mentor Ji Niang is so good; she definitely won't hold this against her own student, right?"
"Of course not. The more outstanding you are, the more it proves how good my initial judgment was. Do you understand?"
"You're so open-minded, Mentor Ji Niang?"
"What else can I do?"
Mentor Ji Niang gave me a look and said.
"That seems true?"
I looked at Mentor Ji Niang teasing herself and almost laughed out loud.
It seemed her mindset was quite good.
"But Mentor Ji Niang, you're still avoiding the question now. I'm really curious about the progress."
"How long has it been? A year? Do you still want me to produce some results so quickly? I'm not an existence like you who's using cheats."
Mentor Ji Niang said.
"However, I've had more interesting discoveries regarding the derivative development of the Reverse Summoning Spell. Do you want me to give you a document to look at?"
"Really? Yes, please!"
My eyes lit up, and I immediately nodded.
"Here, I had it ready for you long ago."
Ji Niang reached out her hand, utilizing the Seed of Great Knowledge to condense the rune for the Great Knowledge Sharing Technique.
"This is everything."
"Thank you, Mentor Ji Niang."
I took the rune that Mentor Ji Niang had prepared long ago and then shared it into the Great Tree of Knowledge.
I didn't immediately understand what was inside.
"You're still saying thank you to me? Speaking of which, my arrival shouldn't disturb your progress, right?"
"Of course it doesn't. Although this technique has just entered the small-scale testing stage, the technology is actually already mature. The remaining difficulties can basically be solved without me even taking action. Furthermore, I intend to let go in the later stages and hand over the full lead of this experiment to them."
"Hand it all over to them? You're going to be a hands-off boss? Isn't that a bit irresponsible?"
"No way, don't mistake me, Mentor Ji Niang. I put a lot of effort into this Self-generating Magic Power project. But now that the fundamental problems have basically been overcome, I can't take credit for these minor achievements, can I? Continuing with the refinements would just be a step-by-step waste of time for me, but it's a rare experience for them. So, this is a win-win for the team!"
"From what you're saying, you've put in a lot of effort?"
"That's for sure!"
I nodded, my tone carrying absolute confidence as I said those words!
"It's fine as long as you have your own plan."
Mentor Ji Niang stopped being overly concerned about these matters.
Perhaps she also knew... that her so-called concern was just useless nagging.
Faced with a student whose achievements had already surpassed her own, she didn't have the confidence to qualify as someone who could give professional pointers to the other party.
Admitting that someone is more outstanding than oneself is hard; admitting that one's own student is more outstanding than oneself as a teacher is even harder.
But... she had already accepted it.
Precisely because she had such a mindset, she found that she seemed to have the possibility of making further progress.
"Don't worry, I definitely have my own plan. Besides, before long, I have another matter to attend to, so I naturally won't waste time pointlessly here."
I immediately explained to Mentor Ji Niang.
However, I didn't say what specifically I would be busy with.
But if there was anything that could still keep me busy now... it seemed to be only Fool's Dream and Soul Depiction.
"You have other things to be busy with?"
"Yes I'm very busy!"
"Alright, I can see that. You're still a busy person just like before. In that case, I won't disturb you."
"Eh? Eh-eh! Wait, actually I still have some time now. How about I show you around, Mentor Ji Niang?"
Somewhat surprised, I hurriedly grabbed Ji Niang's forearm to stop her.
"Do you really have nothing to do?"
Ji Niang looked me over seriously and then asked, "You just said you were very busy."
"Being busy refers to the matters being busy, not being busy right now. If there's something I consider important to do, I can squeeze out time at any moment to enjoy life."
"I'm starting to envy your sense of relaxation. I clearly remember that you used to feel like everything was urgent all the time, wishing you could utilize every second."
"People always grow."
I made up a random excuse.
Mentor Ji Niang seemed to be convinced by this excuse.
She had indeed come over this time wanting to see her former student and, by the way, to show her support and witness Little Han's achievements.
After a few words of idle chat, Mentor Ji Niang and I had already arrived at the experimental site.
"Let me introduce you. This is Mentor Ji Niang, my counselor from last year."
"Hello, Mentor Ji Niang My name is Pei Huan. I didn't expect you to be the legendary mentor who once taught Little Han?"
Pei Huan immediately spoke up excitedly.
"That's an exaggeration. With Little Han having this kind of ability, how could I afford to teach her? She simply has talent of her own."
Mentor Ji Niang also waved her hand and spoke with a smile.
At this moment, Yi Rui also walked over, and Mentor Ji Niang became slightly acquainted with them as well.
Their impressions of Mentor Ji Niang were uniformly good; at least she was much more approachable than that witch Dainiel.
Finally... there was the witch Dainiel.
As the witch nominally in charge here, this was a hurdle Ji Niang could not avoid.
And Dainiel hadn't expected that a witch would come here just as the experiment had started.
Later, after learning about the relationship between Ji Niang and me, she also became quite interested in it.
Especially after learning that Ji Niang was the leader of a [Transcendent Knowledge] research group, a flash of surprise crossed her eyes.
To be able to form a research group in the Witch Academy to study [Transcendent Knowledge], one had to excel in one or more areas: ability, connections, patience, resources, talent...
To say she wasn't envious would certainly be a lie.
"That witch mentor named Ji Niang seems very impressive, and she's quite approachable too."
Pei Huan sighed to me from the side.
"Mentor Ji Niang has always been very impressive. But as for what's most impressive, I still acknowledge her judgment!"
I said with a smile.
To be able to see me among the vast sea of people amidst countless accidents, discover my uniqueness, and utilize it... it was a collision of coincidence, judgment, and execution.
"Really? Why do you say that?"
"Because Mentor Ji Niang was the witch who specially recruited me into the Witch Academy. She can be said to be the first... noble person who completely changed my life."
"Wow... putting it that way, this Mentor Ji Niang truly has good judgment."
Pei Huan also sighed from the side.
Although she didn't think it was the same thing, since it had happened this way, it was an enviable story.
While Ji Niang and Dainiel were conversing.
At this moment, the experiment here at the training ground was proceeding in full swing.
After completing the changes from the Witch-transformation Reconstruction Metamorphic Spell, they had the qualification to practice the Witchified Body Cultivation Method.
Therefore, the first stage was to have them collectively perform Ritual Battle Dance training.
Furthermore, during this training, their body data also needed to be collected in real-time.
With the various techniques of the root network and the Great Tree of Knowledge, this instead became the easiest task.
But that didn't mean collecting other data was easy.
For instance... everyone's understanding of the Witchified Ritual Battle Dance was different, and this would cause variations in their efficiency in learning the Resonance Method.
Once this difference manifested so clearly at the initial moment, it would also cause a significant impact on the construction of the Self-generating Magic Power shaping ritual.
But it didn't matter!
What we needed was exactly this "diverse" variation!
This was the charm of experiments.
If every experiment was the same without any difference, there would be no comparison; without comparison, there would be no progress; and without progress, there would be no improvement.
In short, the reason we needed so many people for testing was precisely to collect data on various experimental accidents, wasn't it?
These accidents might be troubles, but they might also be unexpected joys.
No one can determine if some kind of shortcut is hidden within some ridiculous possibility.
Even if it was very slim.
However, their errors were more representative, and these errors would also be problems that must be overcome and risks that must be avoided on the path of promotion.
Even just the most preliminary teaching of the Witchified Ritual Battle Dance had already encountered many problems.
First was the issue of learning efficiency; someone might learn it in one go, while others understood nothing at all.
Therefore, the experimental site at this moment appeared to be a chaotic scene of "demons dancing wildly," because over a hundred people were performing the Witchified Ritual Battle Dance.
And this was the result of the root network's god-perspective macro-adjustment, dividing the site so they didn't interfere with each other.
To this end, for everyone's teaching process, we even synchronized the Seed of Knowledge held by each individual and linked them with the Shadow of Knowledge for error correction.
Otherwise, with only a dozen people on our laboratory side, we really might not have been able to teach the standard movements to over a hundred people simultaneously.
Otherwise, these hundred people would have needed to be taught in batches, but that would have consumed more of everyone's time.
Our principle was to keep everything simple and prioritize efficiency.
"Looking at it this way... how about we divide these 147 people into batches based on their learning efficiency? Otherwise, managing them as a whole like this is very troublesome. Uniformly dividing them into batches can also better allow targeted teaching for people in the same stage..."
As this was the first time conducting an experiment with over a hundred people, no one had much experience, so this suggestion was only made now.
But we were still constantly exploring new methods.
I believed that with this lesson, if we conducted such large-scale testing again, everyone would be able to handle it calmly.
"Dividing them into batches is indeed an urgent need right now. This was our failure to consider the differences in learning efficiency between individuals."
Yi Rui also nodded.
Not everyone could be like them, being able to get started in no time.
After all, to some extent, they were a team of geniuses gathered together.
As for these testers, their levels appeared quite uneven.
This even included the upcoming Ten-fold Base Resonance Method; these techniques all originated from the hands of Yi Rui and the others.
The gap in talent could well be imagined.
"How about we further plan the cycles between different batches of experimental groups? Setting a specific time limit is also a form of subconscious incentive for the act of learning."
"I think that seems good..."
"Would this also be..."
For a time, the discussion among the group began to echo.
"Quiet down, everyone. Stop with all those fancy things. Let's just bring out the general outline of the experimental flow and then refine and supplement some detailed requirements based on that."
I spoke up.
The general outline of the experimental flow was the large framework of our experiment.
This was the experimental guide that needed to be constructed at the very beginning.
After all, this was a formal large-scale experiment; it couldn't be like the experiments in the laboratory where we did whatever came to mind.
We optimistically estimated that within a month, the experiment could roughly enter the harvest stage.
As for a pessimistic expectation, we had already prepared to devote the entire semester's time to it.
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