Chapter 167 : Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Memory Blind Box

“Little Han? The afternoon match is over? Why did you come to the laboratory?”

The 8401 Laboratory was not far from Ji Niang’s office, just a few offices away.

Ji Niang naturally sensed my arrival very quickly, especially since I was heading straight for her office.

“Mhm, my afternoon match is over. I came over this time mainly to ask for the teacher’s help with the matter of the Magic Power Sources.”

“Oh, I remember now. I forgot that your current mental power is not yet sufficient to interfere with Magic Power Sources.”

After hearing my words, Ji Niang also reacted.

After giving me the resources earlier, she had just up and left, forgetting many things.

Not just about the Magic Power Sources, but also things like the Earth Vein memories.

If not used in the proper way, it would be a complete waste.

“Does the teacher even forget this kind of thing?”

“Hehe, I thought you would go find your Big Sis Bai for help, I didn’t expect you to look for me.”

Ji Niang casually found an excuse to brush it off, then came to my side, “But absorbing five hundred Magic Power Sources at once will give you some terrifying feedback, even much more obvious than the one or two hundred before.”

“Are you referring to the witchification from the Magic Power Sources? What exactly is witchification?”

I asked, taking the opportunity to ask about this concept that I was still unclear about.

After all, my understanding of the concept of witchification was still at the level of turning boys into girls, and it would continue to cause the body to develop again, as well as changing my race from “Human” to “Witch.”

“Something like that. Witchification, of course, refers to the process of completely turning you into a witch. Didn't I give you library access? You can go look it up yourself, it's much more thorough than my verbal explanation.”

“Alright…”

Since Teacher Ji Niang wouldn’t say, then let's leave it at that for now.

I then took out all the sealed Magic Power Sources from the storage equipment.

Five hundred of these Magic Power Sources piled up here was quite a magnificent sight.

Then, with just a wave of Teacher Ji Niang’s hand, those seals were opened, and the Magic Power Sources were gathered together and very easily stuffed into my body.

The influx of a huge amount of Magic Power Sources brought me a wonderful sensation, that feeling of being filled.

Traces of magic power were dissipating, promoting my witchification in a way I couldn’t understand.

My body also quietly underwent some slight changes at this moment, but this was not something that could be accomplished in one go.

“Teacher Ji Niang, what level does my mental power need to reach before I can use Magic Power Sources by myself? Roughly how many si of mental power is needed?”

This energy, the Magic Power Source, must be linked to one’s own mental power.

In the meditation method, there is a unit of measurement, which is si.

One si of mental power is roughly equivalent to one unit of mental power.

“It has nothing to do with how many si. The unit of si is a unit of quantity for measuring mental power in the Witch Meditation Method, and it's also a means of using mental power more efficiently. But magical power, this transcendent energy, is not a question of how much mental power can interfere with it, but a question of the quality of the mental power. It's like comparing mental power to thread; cotton thread and steel wire are fundamentally different.”

Teacher Ji Niang first corrected my question, then explained to me.

“To interfere with magical power with mental power, it's not about how much mental power you have, but about the improvement brought by witchification. Magical power is a transcendent force that can only be controlled by witches. Only the closer you get to the essence of being a witch, the more you can interfere with magical power. So in the end, it still comes down to witchification.”

“So it just comes full circle again?”

“That’s right, just take it slow. The more Magic Power Sources you have, the relatively higher the efficiency of witchification. But you need to understand one problem in this, and that is, the witchification efficiency of a person with two Magic Power Sources is not twice the efficiency of a person with one Magic Power Source.”

“There are diminishing returns?”

I quickly realized the problem.

“That's right, the more you have, the more severe the diminishing returns, until it finally hovers in a certain range. If there were no diminishing returns, then the academy would just use millions of Magic Power Sources to create Transcendent Witches like on an assembly line, do you understand? In the early stages, you can indeed strive for Magic Power Sources, but after a certain amount, the extra Magic Power Sources are just numbers.”

Ji Niang returned to her seat and continued to explain the precautions to me.

“But even so, it should be the more Magic Power Sources the better, right?”

Although this thing, the Magic Power Source, is just the upper limit of your MP, and it becomes more and more insignificant later on, it should be very good for battles of attrition and such, right?

“The more the better? Not necessarily. Do you really think that the Magic Power Sources in your body are yours?”

After hearing my words, Ji Niang smiled and continued to explain to me.

“Not mine?”

“Of course. Witches control magical power, and Magic Power Sources are a power exclusive to witches. You are just on the path to becoming a witch, at most you can be considered a reserve witch. Rather than saying you possess Magic Power Sources, it's more like you are carrying Magic Power Sources. You have never truly owned a Magic Power Source. Even now, the way you use Magic Power Sources is by drawing magical power through a spellbook. Without a spellbook, you can't do anything.”

“So only when the quality of my mental power improves, that is, when my witchification reaches a sufficient level, will I be qualified to truly possess Magic Power Sources?”

I asked tentatively.

At this stage, the existence of Magic Power Sources and spellbooks gives me the feeling that there is a sad barrier between me and the transcendent.

I am just a user of transcendent power, not a controller.

“You will only truly master Magic Power Sources when you become a Transcendent Witch. The time when you can interfere with magical power only means that you have the qualification to use the magical power within the Magic Power Sources on your own. Don't think too much. This is Witch Academy, just follow the path the academy has planned for you. Worrying here about things you can't do is just asking for trouble.”

Ji Niang waved her hand at this moment, advising me not to think too much, even though she was the one who told me all this in the first place.

In this regard, I could only temporarily suppress my curiosity.

Just as Teacher Ji Niang said, I now have special permission for the library. If Teacher Ji Niang won't tell me, I can just go look for it myself.

“By the way, among that batch of resources I gave you, there was something that looked like a crystal. You didn't use it carelessly, did you?”

Ji Niang asked at the opportune moment.

“That? Not yet. I didn't know what it was, so I didn't dare to use it carelessly. Is it related to the Earth Vein?”

I asked curiously.

I was originally thinking of asking, but I didn't expect the teacher to ask me first.

“It is indeed related to the Earth Vein. I remember you've looked up information on Earth Vein Stagnation before, right? That's right, that is one of the rewards in the newcomer competition, the Earth Vein Memory. It has many names, Earth's Memory, Memory Crystal, and so on. These are all effective memories that have been refined, and they are the kind of memories that won't interfere with personal cognition.”

“Does that mean after using it, I can learn the knowledge in the corresponding memory?”

My eyes lit up, and I asked immediately.

I desperately need this kind of fool-proof learning method, please give me more of this!

“It's not that amazing. Possessing that part of the memory doesn't mean you can do it. You also need to learn and completely transform it into your own ability. It just helps you save the process of learning and understanding, but you need to digest it yourself to make it your own.”

“That's still very powerful. Since this thing is a product of the Earth Vein, there should be a lot of it, right? Are there other ways to obtain it?”

“What? Fascinated by the benefits of this thing? That's right, the Earth Vein can indeed produce many of the Earth's memories, but many of the memories are useless, or even fragmented and chaotic. Only after being simplified and refined to extract the useful parts can they be used normally. And the related memory content is also uncontrollable, it all depends on luck. You should understand, right?”

“Is that so…”

I took out an Earth Vein Memory, “Then teacher, what kind of memories are in these that you fought for me?”

“I don't know, you'd have to ask the witch who refined the memories. But memories themselves are not easy to define, so this is like opening a blind box.”

Ji Niang shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either, but since it could be used as a reward, it meant that the memories inside were at least not useless.

Striving for this Earth Vein Memory in the newcomer competition is also a way to help students understand the related memories.

Perhaps this will give students a cognitive foundation in this area, giving them an advantage in walking this path.

Even if it doesn't help, it's still an extra piece of knowledge.

Broadening one's horizons is also good.

“Opening a blind box?”

When I heard this term, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Doesn't this mean it all depends on luck?

My luck in short, it’s hard to put into words.

Does this mean I have to bathe and change clothes before using it?

“Right. Want to try it now? I can teach you how to use it, then you can use it yourself when you go back.”

Ji Niang took the Earth Vein Memory from my hand and asked me.

“Of course.”

“Alright then, let me explain. This memory is carried by Earth Vein energy, so you need to use your mental power to guide this memory. You need to ensure the memory enters your mind without being fragmented. Like this, you'll see it more clearly if you use Spirit Vision.”

“Okay.”

I nodded.

Even without Teacher Ji Niang's reminder, I would have subconsciously used Spirit Vision.

I have now developed the habit of using Spirit Vision to observe various things at a moment's notice, which can be considered as constantly integrating the perspective of Spirit Vision into all aspects of my life.

In the past, for the sake of a normal life, I avoided it like the plague.

Now, it is my greatest reliance in walking the path of the transcendent.

At this moment, I could see this crystal extending branches of Earth Vein energy under the guidance of Teacher Ji Niang’s mental power, and that memory was flowing into my mind along the Earth Vein energy.

At this moment, it was as if I was reviewing a strange memory like watching a revolving lantern.

I could feel that they were the figures of seniors, whose appearances I couldn't make out, yet it seemed like countless overlapping shadows were superimposed together.

They were repeatedly practicing an unknown exercise over and over again.

At the same time, a “voice” like a narration echoed in my head.

As if telling me what this was.

This is a body strengthening technique, which can stretch the whole body, stretch the muscles and bones, enhance physical fitness and body flexibility.

It is an auxiliary training technique to be used with transformation spells for close combat.

“How do you feel?”

“Ooh… a little dizzy… but it is indeed a memory… I remember it very deeply…”

I held my head and replied.

“Dizziness is a normal phenomenon. After all, it is an imposed strange memory. So? What did this memory bring you?”

Ji Niang also asked with great curiosity at this time.

“It seems to be a set of body strengthening techniques,” I said truthfully.

“Body strengthening technique… oh, I remember now, the academy does have this course. I didn't expect it to be this memory. It’s so-so, I guess.”

Ji Niang heard my description and nodded, commenting as such, “Then you don’t need help with the rest, right?”

“No, thank you, teacher,” I said, still holding my forehead.

It also takes time to digest and adapt to this memory.

It was obvious that the feeling hadn't passed yet.

“The aftereffect is quite strong, right? So you can't use this thing frequently. If you use too much, be careful that the memories will get mixed up. Just pay attention yourself, it's best not to use more than 3 a day, about three or four, don't exceed it by too much.”

“Understood,” I nodded and said.

I have a dozen or so of these things in my storage equipment.

In that case, even if I use it to the limit every day, it will still take several days, probably lasting until the end of the newcomer competition.

And there's this as a reward after the newcomer competition ends as well.

It seems that for the next few days, I won't be able to escape the life of opening blind boxes.

I just hope I don't get any too outrageous memories.