Chapter 176 : Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Portable Earth Vein Operating System

After discussing with Teacher Ji Niang about understanding the related matters further, I also continued with new attempts on the spellbook.

For example, letting a spirit that can only control fire elements learn to use elements more efficiently to cast spells, which is to say, nesting a spell within the spellbook.

Originally, I was thinking of nesting the Fireball spell I was most familiar with, but at Teacher Ji Niang's suggestion, I switched to Elemental Bomb.

This is a spell even more basic than Fireball, adaptable to various elements, and a better fit for a spell that randomly summons elemental spirits.

Otherwise, if I nested Fireball, and I were to summon spirits of other elements later, they might not be able to cast Fireball, and there might even be compatibility conflicts.

“Is your takeout here, Little Han? Take a break. Don't force yourself like this when you have no ideas.”

At this moment, there was a knock on the door here.

Ji Niang glanced at the situation outside and then said to me.

“Mm.”

I put down what I was doing.

To be honest, I was indeed quite hungry.

Although the takeout I ordered this time couldn't compare to the food in those restaurants, it still tasted pretty good.

“Little Han, while you're eating, let me have a talk with you.”

“Hm? Okay, Teacher Ji Niang, go ahead.”

Hearing Teacher Ji Niang's words, I paused for a moment, then continued to open the takeout box and said.

“Do you find researching this spellbook, Protection of the Elemental Spirit, strenuous?”

“It is indeed quite strenuous.”

I admitted.

“Then do you find researching Fireball and Wind Blade Spell strenuous now?”

“This… not really strenuous anymore…”

I recalled for a moment and said.

“Then can you mod spells like Fireball during combat? To make the spell handier or something.”

“I can't say for other spells, but I should be able to do it with Fireball.”

“You should be able to, hehe, aren't you listening to what you're saying? You can already adapt spells to different combat situations during a fight.”

“But… that's based on my absolute understanding of Fireball, right…”

I asked hesitantly.

“Is there a problem? Only with the most fundamental understanding of a spellbook can one fully utilize all sorts of bursting inspirations in battle. Remember those geniuses I told you about just now? They are just like that. The first thing they do when they get a new spellbook is to adapt and understand. No one will have a flash of inspiration to mod something they don't understand. You can do it now, but it's limited to Fireball.”

“So, Teacher, you're saying I have the same talent as the people you used as examples, right!”

My eyes widened, and even the chopsticks I was using to shovel rice paused.

“My meaning is that the level you can access at this stage is standard consumption spellbooks like Fireball, not to aim too high and work on overly advanced spellbooks!”

Seeing me like this, Ji Niang stopped pretending and directly poked my forehead with her finger.

This poke carried a bit of personal emotion.

“Er… Teacher Ji Niang, if you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can just say it directly. There's no need to go around in such a big circle, right?”

I said, feeling a bit speechless.

If she was advising me for my own good, how could I not listen?

Besides, I do feel that researching Protection of the Elemental Spirit is a bit strenuous right now.

But thinking back carefully about the Fireball I've mastered, it seems I'm actually quite formidable…

And I have quite a few standard consumption spellbooks now, fifteen or sixteen if I count them carefully.

This number is indeed huge, but it also represents a mess.

“I am persuading you in a way you can accept, so you won't be unconvinced. Don't all geniuses have their pride?”

Teacher Ji Niang said casually, crossing her arms.

“But I don't have much pride, Teacher Ji Niang. We've been together for a while, you should be able to see this, right?”

Being told this by Teacher Ji Niang, I immediately retorted.

This was practically questioning my character!

“I can see that. Although you usually appear humble, who knows what your true self is like? Put away this high consumption spellbook of yours. If you take too big a step, be careful not to pull… oh, almost forgot you don't have that anymore.”

“This… Teacher, there's no need to point it out like that, right? Do you still not see me as a girl?”

“You were not a girl to begin with. You are a Reserve Witch. There is a fundamental and great difference between a witch and a girl.”

The teacher corrected it.

And I didn't continue to dwell on this issue, but rather finished my meal early and started researching standard consumption spellbooks.

At this time, Teacher Ji Niang also gave me a brief popular science lesson on the classification of spellbooks by consumption level.

Spellbooks with single-digit consumption are called standard consumption spellbooks, those with double-digit consumption are medium consumption spellbooks, and so on, followed by high consumption spellbooks and super consumption spellbooks.

This is the limit we newcomers can access.

Even Tan Han only has one super consumption spellbook that costs a thousand points.

After that, a spellbook that consumes ten thousand magic power is the beginning of a qualitative change, and its name is also called a Myriad Spellbook.

The next leap in spellbook type is also very large, called a Million God Spellbook.

The limit of spellbooks that can be obtained in Witch Academy is the Myriad Spellbook.

The Million God Spellbook is just a rumor, unrealistic.

After all, no one can obtain a million magic power sources during their time in school.

After all, unless there are special circumstances, resources will not be tilted towards someone to such an extent for no reason, so even if a Million God Spellbook were given, it couldn't be used.

Time passed quickly.

After I continued to research standard consumption spellbooks, the afternoon's competition was about to begin.

But I still hadn't made much progress.

After all, familiarizing oneself with a spellbook isn't something that can be understood in a moment.

Even if it's an evocation spellbook like Fireball, the differences are huge due to the different elements.

After all, there is something called “Elemental Theory”, and after that, there are “Higher Elemental Theory”, “Advanced Elemental Theory”, and so on.

So at this stage, I really urgently need a spell for eidetic memory!

There is just too much knowledge to memorize and learn.

“Leaving?”

“Eh? Yes.”

Being asked this by Teacher Ji Niang, I also responded subconsciously.

Although I made a bet with Tan Han that I would have a bye this afternoon, and I also believed Tan Han's guess, if I don't go and still get a bye, even a ghost could see there's some under-the-table dealing, so I still have to go.

“Take this with you. I see you're usually quite busy, not sure what you're busy with, but this should help improve your efficiency and save you frequent trips here.”

Ji Niang said as she handed me something.

“What is this?”

I took this thing that resembled headphones, but it was definitely not headphones.

It should be a pendant-like thing to be hung around the neck.

“This is a portable Earth Vein Operating System. You can't control magic power right now, so the performance of a magic-driven phone can't be utilized. You can try this. Although its performance can't compare to the big one here, there are no restrictions for you to use it.”

“Ah? This is an Earth Vein Operating System?”

I looked at this tiny gadget in surprise.

This doesn't match the Earth Vein Operating System here at all.

The difference is even greater than that between a desktop computer and a laptop.

Although I was surprised, I still hung it around my neck directly, and the operation was very simple.

Seeing the iconic energy start button, I just started it.

“Mm, but because too many things have been omitted, this Earth Vein Operating System starts up a bit slow. After all, it needs to connect to the Earth Vein Energy where you are, and it's best not to walk around randomly, otherwise, it might disconnect from the earth vein, and reconnecting is also quite troublesome.”

“I see. I probably won't be running around when I need to use the Earth Vein Operating System, so it shouldn't be a big limitation.”

I said with pleasant surprise.

If I have this, I can perform virtual modeling of spellbooks anytime.

The fastest way to familiarize myself with a spellbook is to reproduce the structure of this spellbook in another way through the Earth Vein Operating System.

Moreover, it can thoughtfully add various notes, which is a very convenient usage.

And this method can even allow me to observe without using Spirit Vision, which can be considered as saving me from unnecessary brain overload.

And more importantly, I have completed the spellbook from my Spirit Vision perspective in my own way, and others can understand the spellbook in my eyes in this way.

Of course, this is the ideal situation.

The more common situation is that even if I express it, they still can't understand it…

Of course, it's also possible that my expressive ability is not very good.

After all, what Spirit Vision sees is too abstract, and it's difficult to explain what the situation is even with modeling and annotations.

It's hard to imagine that when Tan Han and I study spellbooks together, her biggest difficulty might be figuring out how to understand what I'm trying to express.

At this moment, I finally understood what Teacher Ji Niang told me in the Dream State device.

The information carried by language and text is still unable to describe the information presented by Spirit Vision.

Language and text are still too shallow, so can something like runes do it?

Then, does a ritual composed of runes count as a special language?

A language to communicate with the Void?

If you understand runes, then the words they form are the most direct effect, allowing one to bypass the level of comprehension and directly understand the meaning it expresses.

For example, a combination of runes expresses Fireball.

Even people who don't understand runes will understand that the “meaning” of this cluster of runes is Fireball.

Because it is really a Fireball, isn't this the ultimate pictograph?

Hehe it seems I'm getting a bit ahead of myself.

“Um, Teacher Ji Niang, I'll be leaving now.”

After bidding farewell to Teacher Ji Niang, I came to the arena again.

This time, I entered the arena right on time.

I didn't wait long in my seat before the competition schedule for this afternoon began.

The 25-to-13 elimination match!

The value contained in this was just too great.

My gaze shifted to the contestants who still remained.

I even saw Shi Huiyu among them!

Is she actually this formidable?

I feel like that guy Hong Chenyi is going to have trouble suppressing her.

Could it be that Hong Chenyi is at the bottom?

But as long as Shi Huiyu doesn't run into me or Tan Han, her probability of entering the top ten is still very high.

And with the arrangement of the elimination matches, the final list was out.

As soon as this arrangement appeared, it immediately caused an uproar among the crowd, because this time there was a bye in the pairings, and the spot for the bye was my name.

There was even a portrait photo next to it, making it very clear for people to see.

When I saw this result with my own eyes, it was still hard not to laugh.

Tan Han really guessed it.

Although she said she didn't ask, thinking about it now is probably meaningless.

Maybe it was the guidance of her so-called destiny again?

“Congratulations”

At this moment, Tan Han stood up directly, faced me, and said with a smile.

Looking at her smiling face, anyone who didn't know would think she was the one with the bye.

But she was indeed very happy, at least she could become my nominal academic friend.

One can imagine that after this competition, she would definitely use this reason to come find me.

“Congratulations to you too.”

I spoke softly, but no one heard me.

And I just sat there in the contestant viewing area, where I could clearly see every match with an excellent view, but I wouldn't waste my time here.

Ji Niang is really thoughtful.

I really need this Earth Vein Operating System here in the arena.

But I also experienced just how slow the so-called portable system startup is.

It takes at least a few minutes to wait.

My home computer doesn't even take this long.

If the location is not good, the time to connect to the earth vein might be even longer.

But watching the operating system communicate with the Earth Vein Energy with Spirit Vision is also a very interesting thing, at least it looks quite novel.

And the floating light screen that follows the Earth Vein Operating System is also very fun.

I could already feel many people casting their gazes towards me after the light screen started up.

Although students often come into contact with the Earth Vein Operating System in class, they have never played with this.

After all, who can refuse such a cool floating light screen that also follows you?

You can even interact with it using gestures.

This was also my first time trying to use this portable one.

It feels similar to the system in the lab, but the UI interface is designed differently, and I still need to get used to it.

After familiarizing myself with it a bit, I discovered something good!

That is the gaze-tracking anti-peeping function!

With this, it can accurately reproduce the screen based on my line of sight, and for others who haven't obtained my approval, the screen they see of my operations will be all blurry.

This also means that even if I watch films in such a crowded arena, no one will know.

I absolutely love this function!

Of course…

I am a pure person, I would never do such a thing, the main thing is that I don't have the resources right now.

In short, this way, when I'm studying spellbooks, I won't have to worry about people pointing fingers and asking what this is next to me.

Don't ask, if you ask, you're playing with mosaics.

Talking about professional matters with guys I'm destined to have no intersection with, I've lost from the very beginning.

After all, they just want to satisfy their ignorant curiosity, but what's wasted is my time.

Just as I finished building the model for Fireball, Tan Han on the field finished her battle at what seemed like the speed of light.

I have to say, this is what you call a complete domination of strength, right?

But it would be about the same if it were me.

It's completely a case of two guys bombing the fish pond in the newcomer competition.

If I didn't have a bye, there might have been another victim.

Unsurprisingly, tomorrow's 13-to-7 bye should be Tan Han, right?

Everyone probably thought of this kind of operation, but they didn't have too much dissatisfaction with it and expressed their understanding.

But those who don't mind stirring up trouble for the sake of watching the show are not necessarily so.

There are quite a few drama lovers in Witch Academy, who just want to see rivers of blood every day.

At this time, there was a reason why I chose to construct Fireball first.

First of all, this is the spellbook I am most familiar with.

I'll practice my skills first and review it at the same time.

Secondly, this is a new Earth Vein Operating System.

I haven't had time to sync information with the laboratory.

Plus a little bit of OCD, I want to model and archive all my spellbooks one by one.

The most important point is that Tan Han might come over later.

Given my current situation, she will ask all sorts of questions, so I'll have something to show her and, by the way, lead her into the gateway of a new world.

As a de facto top student, her line of thought must be more active than mine, right?

She should be able to create some wonderful sparks with me.

And reality was indeed as I had predicted.

After Tan Han finished her elimination match, she came off the stage hastily.

Her target was right where I was.

I looked at the empty seat next to me.

These empty seats belonged to the contestants who were eliminated early.

It seemed they probably wouldn't be back for a while.

“Come sit here with me. Just finished your match, want to get a bottle of water to cool down?”

“No need, this match didn't take much effort.”

Tan Han refused my suggestion and sat down next to me just like before.

“Little Han, what is this?”

“A portable Earth Vein Operating System.”