Chapter 162 : Chapter 162

Chapter 162: The Vast and Complex Rune Ritual

“You guys, are you already this bored?”

I looked at the bunch of people piled up in the living room of the villa.

“Can't be helped. Classes are suspended during the Newcomer Competition. With no classes, we can only watch the matches.”

Hong Chenyi immediately made way for me and enthusiastically welcomed me in, “We didn't manage to get tickets, so we could only cheer for you from here in front of the TV!”

“Anyway, congratulations Big Sis Xiao Han on successfully advancing! Woohoo.”

“Big Sis Xiao Han, congratulations.”

On the side, Yu Yetian also stood up to congratulate me.

“Everyone's here.”

I gave a quick glance; including me, all five of us were present.

“Don't you have your own activities? I thought some of you would go for a stroll around the arena. There are a lot of good things there, they even sell Spellbooks.”

“Huh? They sell Spellbooks? For real? I've never even touched a Spellbook before, what's it like.”

“Well, that's natural. Did you guys really not go join in the fun? Dongli Yiren, what about you?”

I plopped down onto the sofa and then looked at the two who hadn't spoken.

“Me?”

Dongli Yiren, who was suddenly called out by me, was stunned for a moment, then spoke with a slightly guilty conscience, “No, it's full of people there. I wouldn't go to a place with so many people.”

“Alright, I saw someone who looked a lot like you today, even wearing the same outfit as you. What a coincidence.”

I said, looking at Dongli Yiren.

Because of that senior who brought her here, Dongli Yiren had always been quite wary of the upperclassmen.

So it should make sense that she wouldn't go join in the fun.

The TV that was on was still replaying exciting moments from the matches.

After all, the live broadcast had ended when my match was over.

However, the footage at this moment wasn't of my battle, but of the elimination matches from the morning.

Otherwise, if this footage made me review it again, it would probably make me cringe so hard I could carve out a three-bedroom apartment.

But at this moment, these few were no longer interested in the footage on the TV.

With someone like Hong Chenyi around, their topic of conversation had shifted to me.

None of them were class presidents, which meant their progress at this stage was basically zero, still in the theoretical phase.

They didn't have many channels to obtain resources yet.

After some understanding, I realized that they didn't even have Spellbooks, so they naturally got excited when they heard that Spellbooks were for sale.

But when it came to the price it wasn't so wonderful, and I could see their disappointment with my own eyes.

So there's a reason why a penny can stump a hero.

After satisfying their curiosity, I went back to my bedroom first.

After all, I couldn't keep wasting time.

I came back so early to study Runes.

“Well then, if there's nothing else, I'll be heading upstairs, okay?”

“Mhm, Big Sis Xiao Han, you have your own things to attend to. We won't disturb you.”

Hong Chenyi could naturally tell what I wanted to do at this moment.

After all, she had been a sycophant for so many years, her ability to read people was incredibly precise.

So after a simple farewell, I also walked towards my room.

The people downstairs watched me leave and seemed to fall into silence.

Until Yu Yetian spoke.

“Little Han has completely left us in the dust.”

“Little Yu, that's not right. Big Sis Xiao Han is so far ahead of us, what does that represent? We have a favorable position to gain advantages! We can avoid many detours in the future. The strong lead the weak to become strong, don't you agree, Yiren?”

“What does this have to do with me?”

“It has a lot to do with you, okay? Don't you want to cling to someone powerful? Big Sis Xiao Han is now comparable to this batch's number one, Tan Han! Do you know the value of that?”

“I don't understand, and I don't want to. Tan Han, she's just a lucky person piled up with resources, can't you see that? The so-called transcendent power is essentially two things: energy and the means to use that energy. In the end, it's just about resources.”

“Tsk, Yiren, you see things so clearly. What are you trying to do? Resources have to be fought for. If our class president wasn't Big Sis Xiao Han, I would have fought for it too. At this stage, only the class president is qualified to be at the forefront. The degree to which resources are skewed is truly enviable.”

“And now I can't compete with Big Sis Xiao Han, so I can only wait for her to protect me.”

“By the way, Little Yu, Big Sis Xiao Han said before that joining a club also gives you a chance to get Magic Power Sources and Spellbooks. What do you say we join a club? Should we ask which club Big Sis Xiao Han joined? Can we bask in her glory?”

“No need, I've already joined a club.”

Yu Yetian shook her head and refused.

“Ah? What? You joined a club behind our backs? Which one? I want to join too! What are the benefits?”

Hong Chenyi immediately jumped up when she heard this, as if she had been betrayed.

“I'm afraid that's not possible. If you want to join, you can. The club I joined is the Holy Light Club. It's a club formed by a gathering of believers in the Holy Light Angel. The condition for joining is to become an ascetic.”

Yu Yetian explained.

“Ah? Witch Academy allows this kind of club to exist? Isn't this encou… uh, well, you know what I mean.”

“Witch Academy is an inclusive academy. At least, what I've seen with my eyes and heard with my ears tells me this.”

“Then forget it, forget it. Sigh… So have you gotten any benefits? A Spellbook or Magic Power Source?”

Hong Chenyi asked, still not giving up.

“No, I didn't join this club for benefits, but to walk forward with like-minded people so I won't feel lonely.”

“I don't get you ascetics.”

Hong Chenyi could only show a speechless expression looking at her.

By the way, Big Sis Xiao Han said they sell Spellbooks at the arena.

How about we pool some money and go take a look?

Yiren, aren't you going?

Oh, right, didn't you go out this morning?

You didn't see any Spellbooks for sale?

“I wasn't paying attention to that.”

“Hehe, we helped you hide from Big Sis Xiao Han that you didn't go out. Shouldn't you show some gratitude? What did you do this morning?”

“Nothing! It's none of your business! I'm going back to my room too.”

After being pushed into a corner, Dongli Yiren directly stood up, preparing to go back to her room.

“Hey? I was just kidding, don't go Hey? Alright, alright, then Qiuling do you have money?”

“I don't have money, but I have a Spellbook now, so I don't need one for now, thank you.”

Guan Qiuling, who had been staying quiet and acting invisible, spoke weakly.

“What! You have a Spellbook and you didn't say a word! Let me see it! What does it do!”

“No.”

“Be good Qiuling, let us see it.”

“Don't be like this…”

Faced with Hong Chenyi's pestering, Guan Qiuling couldn't take it anymore and directly made a move.

“Huh?”

Hong Chenyi was stunned for a moment when she saw the glow of energy on Guan Qiuling's hands, but she soon knew what this spell did.

At this moment, a rope directly appeared on Hong Chenyi's limbs and tied her up at a very fast speed.

Before Hong Chenyi could even react, she fell on the sofa.

“Hey? What is this!”

“This, isn't this the spell you wanted to see? This spell can only be cast on people, so… you should just stay here quietly for a while.”

Although Guan Qiuling's tone was weak, she still said such heartless words.

“Hey? Wait! Untie me!”

Hong Chenyi said hastily as she watched Guan Qiuling leave as well.

“Um… Little Yu, Yu Yetian, can you help me untie this?”

Seeing that Guan Qiuling wasn't responding, she quickly looked to Yu Yetian for help.

“Sorry, this is a spell effect. Control spells are not so easy to break free from. I'm sorry, I might be a bit powerless.”

Yu Yetian glanced at Hong Chenyi but didn't step forward to help.

“Yu Yetian! You are an ascetic, how can you see someone in peril and not save them!”

“It's not like you're about to die, right? Keep it up. If you struggle, you should be able to wear down the spell's duration.”

Before leaving, Yu Yetian thoughtfully turned off the TV.

Since no one was watching, it would save energy.

In the end, Hong Chenyi was left hanging there.

At this moment, having returned to my dorm, I also opened the book that Teacher Ji Niang gave me.

After a brief look, I had the illusion of going back to learning the alphabet.

But the only difference was that each of these runes represented a different meaning.

And this book contained three hundred such runes!

And they were the 300 common ones.

The foreword described the number of runes as having no upper limit, and new runes were constantly being discovered.

This act of discovery would continue indefinitely, so it could be said that there was truly no upper limit in theory.

And if one were to define a rune, then a rune is a kind of “ritual,” and one rune is one ritual!

I had learned about rituals before, like Chant Rituals, Formation Rituals, and so on.

These were common things in Spellbooks.

And what kind of ritual is a rune?

A rune is a “Rune Ritual,” which is listed as an entire series of rituals on its own!

One can imagine just how terrifying this thing is, and it's even a whole system.

And many rituals, similar to “Formation Rituals,” have a category that consists of composite rituals made of Rune Rituals.

This composite ritual is the formation ritual.

And Rune Rituals have permeated almost every category of ritual; even Chant Rituals have traces of Rune Rituals.

Some Chant Rituals give runes a pronunciation, combining runes through chanting to meet the standard of a Chant Ritual.

Many runes are even extracted from these various rituals.

From this, one can see the importance of Rune Rituals.

However, if I were to just memorize all these runes, it would undoubtedly be a huge project.

There might not even be any pattern among these runes, and their functions are all different.

And this doesn't even involve the effects of rune combinations.

The foreword clearly stated that runes can be combined, but this book obviously didn't mention what the effects of the combinations are.

I feel like the study of runes is a bottomless pit the further I go…

But my time today is limited.

I can't possibly finish reading it all, but that doesn't mean I have to start from the very beginning.

Because I saw many familiar runes in this book, all of which I had seen in the Fireball and Energy Shield Spellbooks.

Although I don't know if it's related to my understanding of Spellbooks, there's no harm in starting with what's familiar.

And I also thought of the rune from the Illusory Clone.

I didn't see that rune among these 300 common runes, which means it's not a common one, or this rune itself is a composite rune, a collection of multiple runes.

And at this moment, I only needed to take one look to understand the situation with this spell's rune.

“Have you seen it clearly? This rune is a composite rune. You don't even need to look, you should know just by thinking about it, right?”

A teasing voice came from beside me.

Needless to say, I had fallen for the Illusory Clone myself.

This spell was great in every way, except that it was easy to fall for it myself, and this clone had a lot of personality.

“Since you're so free, how about you help me understand these runes?”

I asked, looking in the direction of the clone.

“What's the damn use of me understanding it if you can't? I will give you all the moral support you need.”

“Then die!”

Without any more nonsense, I directly dispelled this clone, interrupted the spell, and exited the illusion effect.

That clone just now was right.

She only spoke my inner thoughts.

This rune was indeed a composite rune.

I even saw familiar runes inside it.

But I don't understand what this means.

But it's okay, I'll probably understand by following the book.

This kind of thing can only be accumulated slowly.

If only there was a spell that could help me memorize things quickly!

Since this is already a world of transcendents, it can't be that there isn't even an ability to enhance memory, right?

Something like a rapid memory spell, the ability of photographic memory, or even some kind of intelligence potion, I'm not picky.

After a while, I was finally driven mad by these three hundred runes.

I really want to find a place and vent by blowing some stuff up with a few Fireballs!

Actually, I also thought about memorizing by combining it with practical situations, such as getting hands-on with using Spellbooks.

But the reality is not so.

If you asked me to modify the internal structure of a Spellbook, I would have no problem, I'm very bold.

But to touch the runes inside…

I would have to think twice.

Touching these runes is like modifying code.

Although I've never dealt with code or anything, I also know that if you touch one place, many places will have errors or bugs, and in serious cases, it could crash completely.

I really don't want to break my own Spellbook in the dorm.

I'd better learn the theoretical foundation well before getting hands-on, unless.

I really have a lot of Spellbooks for me to slowly consume and experiment with, but obviously, I don't have the financial resources for such experiments.

In the end, after using up all my brain cells and patience, I justifiably went to take a shower and sleep.

I'll face this troublesome thing again tomorrow.

Speaking of which, there are still two matches tomorrow.

I wonder which two they are.

Since I can cast spells to my heart's content in the arena tomorrow, my mind became active.

I have quite a few Spellbooks now, which seems to be enough for me to fool around.

Why not just pick a lucky spell and directly modify its rune ritual tomorrow!

Anyway, I have so many that I won't feel bad about it.

These one-point consumption spells are essentially in conflict with my Fireball.

Aren't they just Evocation spells with a different skin?

For example, this Wind Blade Spell, can't my Fireball be condensed into the shape of a wind blade and shot out?

Of course it can.

If anyone else knew this idea, they would definitely scold me for recklessly wasting precious things.

Maybe this is a matter of perception?

I looked at my Spellbooks, picking out a lucky spell.

In the end, I chose the Wind Blade Spell.

I choose you!

Wind Blade Spell!

Be a sacrifice for my research on runes, and be the foundation for the brand new step I'm about to take!

Selection complete.

Now, it's time to sleep peacefully.