Chapter 260 : Chapter 260

Chapter 260: Accumulation and Learning in the Library

As I walked, I flipped through the materials and information I had taken from Teacher Ji Niang.

A large part of this was what Ji Niang herself had read and then used to guide me, while I had only read a small portion.

If I wanted to further modify or even derive from the Memory Bookshelf spellbook in the future, I would have to understand all of this content.

After all, if possible, I didn't want to always rely on Teacher Ji Niang.

Adjusting my glasses slightly, I opened my phone and turned on the reverse camera to look at myself on the screen.

There was indeed a scholarly and pretentious air about me…

Alright, after looking at it too much, even I couldn't stand it.

I took a photo and sent it to Big Sis Bai, in case I ran into her at the library and it would be awkward if she didn't recognize me.

And Big Sis Bai had been busy lately.

I should bother her less when I have free time next.

However, Big Sis Bai quickly replied with a "?", and also expressed some concern about my situation.

I briefly explained my situation, and after a few more messages, the conversation ended.

What was that all about… she didn't even comment on whether I looked good like this.

Was it because I didn't show her my thigh strap?

But I did feel that Big Sis Bai was a bit too worried.

The academy was still an academy after all, and no one would dare to be reckless.

What's more, I've already changed my appearance, haven't I?

But after I left the teaching building, my opinion changed a little.

I don't know if it was my imagination, but after I walked out, I felt the gazes of some people glancing at me from time to time.

Their clothing was a bit strange, which quickly reminded me of those people from the Sorceress Club…

No way… this is my first time seeing… oh, it should be the second time I've seen school bullying.

Their momentum gave off a rather unfriendly and idle vibe.

Their gazes towards me felt like being stared at by a cold-blooded animal, especially how their eyes followed my movements, carrying a scrutinizing look.

So troublesome… I really want to kill these people, to save them from causing me trouble… wait!

How could I have such a strange thought?

Thinking about killing people at the drop of a hat is strange no matter how you think about it, right?

This isn't the dream state.

It must be the influence of Witchification on me!

After ignoring these troubles, I headed straight for the library.

What I had just seen indeed made me understand the threat from others in the Witch Academy.

This was not a joke.

But I still didn't understand why they were still looking for trouble with me like a bunch of idiots.

Was it because I hadn't shown my strength to crush them in the dream state?

Or was it just a fluke, thinking that I was easy to bully, and wanting to make my life difficult?

After all, the Witch Academy still had the Disciplinary Squad on patrol.

If there was any major magical destruction, they could be detected immediately.

But for some ordinary spells, it wasn't certain.

These blind spots were where they operated.

And the Witch Academy was huge.

The Disciplinary Squad couldn't possibly cover everything, but the Central Teaching Area was definitely a place that was strictly monitored.

Even so, to see them squatting there, it was highly likely that they were just playing the role of information passers or cannon fodder sent to test me.

But it was a pity.

From this moment on, Yang Yuehan had disappeared, and a white-haired girl named "Yue" would appear in the Witch Academy.

Arriving at the library, following my habit from last time, I picked a seat on the first floor.

In order to avoid being hit on by seniors with ulterior motives like last time, I had tried my best to find a more remote spot.

Putting down the materials in my hand, I went to find books related to runes in the same place as last time.

Because I trusted my reading speed and recording methods, I took down any rune-related books that interested me.

If I couldn't finish them today, I would take them back.

If I couldn't finish them back home, I would read them tomorrow.

"Runology? These books of yours… forgive me for being blunt, but reading them in such a chaotic way is useless. It's too messy…"

"Hmm?"

I turned my head and saw the senior next to me.

After confirming that she was talking to me, I didn't know how to explain myself for a moment.

I've been caught being foolish again…

"You're like this… Oh! Trying to pick up seniors, are you? I hate you guys the most. If you're not going to study, don't take so many books so others can't read them."

The other person looked me over, as if she had just realized something, and her tone was like she had just sentenced me.

"I'm seriously studying. If my actions have disturbed you, I apologize. But don't lump me in with that kind of person."

I retorted impolitely.

Not to mention that everyone has their own way of learning, to just label someone without understanding is something I personally dislike.

Even if the runes I was studying were broad and miscellaneous, it's not like I wouldn't organize them.

And I had the Memory Bookshelf, so organizing knowledge was easier for me than for anyone else.

So after taking the books I was interested in, I turned and left, not wanting to waste any more words with her.

This was just an interlude, something that was bound to happen when I behaved unusually in the library, as common as being hit on in the library.

After starting to read, I would also cast the Flexible Learning and Application Spell on myself.

Knowledge is not a single, independent entity, but is interconnected.

After using this spell, the content recorded in the Memory Bookshelf became more flexible.

It wasn't just the content of the books, but also the linked content, that is, the associations and insights that arose after reading a certain passage, and they were recorded in the form of "notes."

This not only greatly improved my learning efficiency, but also brought a new way for me to understand.

After all, a person's brain is limited, but the effects of spells are unlimited.

Some things can only be obtained through continuous association.

Time passed quickly.

These days, many seniors in the library had noticed a new regular here.

The very conspicuous white hair was indeed eye-catching among the crowd of ordinary people.

But even though the seniors of the Witch Academy liked to perm and dye their hair, or master various powers that led to changes in hair and eye color, white hair was still rare.

After all, for people who had not yet adapted to a long life, white hair represented aging, which was not good, and was easily associated with various negative words.

But if I had to say, this world lacked the tradition of admiring white hair and a youthful face that had existed since ancient times.

But I believe that one day everyone will become a white hair enthusiast, but this road is still a bit far.

The seniors who liked to study in the library naturally welcomed another companion who studied quietly like them.

And those opportunists, the seniors who hit on people in the library, also got to know me.

As soon as they saw the iconic white hair, they knew that she was not someone who could be flirted with.

If you went over, she wouldn't even give you the time of day.

Even if you tried to chat with her about the Runology she was reading, she would never talk to you about anything else.

Because of this, after a few days, no one came to bother me anymore.

Many seniors thought that this might be a steel-straight woman.

In the Witch Academy, relationships between girls were already very common, for the purpose of relieving stress in the academy, needing spiritual sustenance and companionship, and so on.

And the higher the grade of the senior, the more they felt that the girls around them looked… quite pleasing to the eye…

If there were seniors who still adhered to their sexual orientation, they could just go out of the academy to pursue true love, or do other things to distract themselves.

Although there were many restrictions on leaving the academy, if you wanted to go out, there was always a way.

Just like Bai Yu at that time, who lived outside the academy for a long time.

After all, the Witch Academy was very open in its teaching.

If you were willing to learn, you could learn.

If you didn't, it was up to you.

Wasn't the Sorceress Club like this?

These few days, what happened in the Witch Academy could be said to be very exciting.

Although I was holed up in the library all day, it's not like I didn't check my phone.

First of all, with my silence and disappearance, the fervor of cheering for me gradually subsided, and instead, Tan Han became the main force of the newcomers.

During this period, Tan Han had actually contacted me, for example, asking about my current situation, why I was nowhere to be seen, and also asking me about the secret realm exploration.

I mostly replied with a direct refusal.

Also, with Tan Han's awakening and understanding of her own path, she took the initiative to withdraw from Ji Niang's group.

Although she had only been in and out for a few days, this was also her own path.

If it's right, continue on.

If it's wrong, stop the loss in time.

I believe Ji Niang also very much agreed with her application to withdraw.

I was naturally not surprised by this.

I also felt that even if Tan Han was just a name in Ji Niang's group, it was a drag on her, because she didn't belong here.

With my disappearance, the most anxious ones were probably the classmates of Class 14.

If I hadn't occasionally chatted idly in the group chat, they would probably have thought I was missing.

Although they seemed to be used to the situation where the class president was not around, most of them still remembered my good points.

And with the series of incentives and rewards announced by Teacher Ji Niang, other classes were also very envious.

Many of them were also shocked that the class president would share the rewards she obtained with the people in the class.

Of course, a considerable number of people felt that it was only natural.

After all, the resources given to the first place winner numbered in the thousands, so it was obviously prepared for the other students in the class.

It could be said that they had a whole set of justifications.

In this regard, Teacher Ji Niang just watched coldly from the sidelines.

She would not correct this.

Even though she was the counselor of Class 14, she had no clear obligation to correct this.

Just like if they came to her to complain about unfairness, she would also watch coldly from the sidelines.

The Witch Academy would not revolve around them.

Teacher Ji Niang only agreed to my request and privately gave Tu Xingyue an extra reward, which was the Earth Vein Memory I had specially prepared for her.

I hope she likes it.

This seemingly charitable act of Class 14 did put a lot of pressure on the class presidents of other classes.

It could be said that the class presidents of many classes felt that the rewards they obtained were not even enough for themselves, let alone the other people in the class.

Of course, there were also those who were morally blackmailed, and those who would rather die than submit.

However, the twists and turns of this had nothing to do with me.

It was just the greed of the weak.

Don't say anything about worrying not about scarcity but about inequality.

Don't be deceived by the relaxed atmosphere of the Witch Academy.

The world of the Transcendent is inherently a world where the strong prey on the weak.

This is the fundamental reason why I must grasp strength while also valuing knowledge and skills.

And happening at the same time was the announcement of the news about the Witch's Secret Realm.

This news was announced to the first to third years together, because the first three years of enrollment were fixed courses for learning theory.

Generally speaking, without their own means, the difference in combat power between students was not actually that big.

This secret realm was nominally organized by a club of the Witch Academy, and it was the kind where you volunteered to sign up.

The Witch's Secret Realm Club would screen the applicants.

Those with sharp eyes naturally saw Tan Han's appearance.

It could be said that if Tan Han's strength was taken to the third year, she would be someone who would make many people take notice.

But the recognized number one newcomer this time, Yang Yuehan, did not appear on such a list.

This directly caused many of Little Han's fans to almost storm the Witch's Secret Realm Club.

In the end, it was the president who came forward to say that Yang Yuehan did not sign up, so she did not appear on the list, and emphasized that this secret realm was mainly based on voluntary registration, and so on…

In the end, this matter was barely settled.

As someone who knew the inside story, Renata was also questioned by the current president, and in the end, she had to accept the other party's willful actions.

But they were also people who knew some of the inside story.

As long as those reserved spots appeared, and they completed the academy's task, the remaining academy would help cover the bottom.

And the hint that Yang Yuehan was not valued by the academy, those with connections also quickly learned about it.

So, they quickly shifted their focus back to Tan Han.

Tan Han's arrival, it could be said, had received all kinds of care from the academy since she enrolled.

This practical care was something they had all witnessed.

A dark horse was a dark horse in the end.

In the end, it still couldn't compare to the seed player that the academy had invested a huge amount of resources in.

So this was the conclusion they came up with.

It was right to blindly follow the academy and bet on Tan Han.

And during this trip to the secret realm, Tan Han overpowered a group of seniors, and her performance was equally outstanding, as if she was vowing to prove her title as the number one newcomer.

If they could win her over, that would naturally be the best.

Many clubs were very dissatisfied with Tan Han joining a bakery club, and many seniors patiently extended olive branches to her time and time again.

But Tan Han did not accept.

Actually, Shop Manager Xia Li had also persuaded Tan Han to leave.

She asked this sincerely, because Xia Li also knew Tan Han's value.

Staying in her small pond all the time would not allow her to spread her wings.

Actually, Xia Li also wanted to say something like this to Little Han, but unfortunately, she never met her.

She sent messages and the other party replied, but when asked what she was doing, she was always busy.

Xia Li also sighed that she seemed to be unable to keep up with the thoughts of the study gods.

And I was still in the library reading, still books related to Runology.

Runology is actually endless, but the runes recorded in the library are limited.

But if I used high-level permissions to obtain more books, I might be able to learn new runes, but I didn't do so.

As I said just now, runes are endless, and I didn't understand the runes in them excessively.

I just understood, learned, recorded, and comprehended.

Because if you pick out any single rune to study, you can pull out documents and materials taller than me, so making choices is really important.

In less than these seven days, what I did was simply to understand, understand the runes and their characteristics, to accumulate my foundation, broaden my horizons, so that when I study spellbooks, I won't be at a loss when I see a certain rune.

Only when I'm really stuck by a certain difficulty, at that time, will be the time to start in-depth research on a certain rune.

This is just like Teacher Ji Niang.

She also needs a large number of documents for reference when she does research.

Vast and profound knowledge sometimes seems very powerful, but it's more for convenience.

The rigor of research ultimately requires finding professional documents for actual investigation and comparison.

At this moment, I closed the book, gently picked up the coffee on the side, and took a sip.

I finished another book.

These days I also learned the reading methods of those seniors.

In the first few days, I was a bit restrained and serious, and the seriousness of preparing for an exam could indeed make me learn more efficiently, but this was not sustainable for me.

After a while, I found that I already needed to use the Speech-Spirit Spell: Unity of Knowledge and Action to suggest to myself in order to concentrate on reading, until a senior kindly persuaded me and bought me a cup of coffee.

After that, I also slowly learned to relax.

If you can't relax while reading, then you won't be able to read anything.

Although the efficiency of reading like this has decreased, if I continued with my previous style, the efficiency might have dropped even more.

So this leisurely way of reading is the optimal solution for me at this stage.

If you can't do something in an enjoyable way, then the efficiency will actually decrease.

And the premise of this theory is that you need to have extremely strong self-control, understand what you need, and not use this as an excuse for pleasure, otherwise doing so is meaningless.

After having a preliminary understanding and cognition of runes, looking back at the previous spellbook modification, I suddenly had a feeling of being enlightened.

And the ones that benefited the most were the three derivative skills I currently had for evocation spells.

And the most impressive derivative for me was "Focus Point."

After understanding runes, I delved deeper into it, because when I was learning about runes, I saw a category of runes that I was very concerned about.

Their effects were comprehensively expressed as "spell penetration," which was a further deepening of my concept of armor-piercing for the Focus Point skill.

This can't be said to be an improvement, but an integration of armor-piercing behavior with spell penetration.

If before I was simply using special techniques for brute force armor-piercing, then at this moment, the armor-piercing that was endowed with the effect of spell penetration was on another level.

This week's study also taught me humility.

Only when a person realizes their insignificance in the face of knowledge are they qualified to begin to step into the mountain called knowledge.

Originally, I was ambitious and wanted to get involved in everything, but just the skill of using Focus Point, plus a "spell penetration," was enough to give me a headache.

If it weren't for the realization that this week was not the time to study spell penetration, I would have almost gone astray again.

I collected all the books related to runes on my desk and put them back in their original places.

And some of the books were reserved by other seniors.

These days, I also learned that the library here also has its own study circles.

For example, the one I had the most contact with was the Runology circle, and I was even pulled into its group chat.

I also got to know some seniors who were also interested in rune rituals.

Although I wasn't familiar with their names, we got along well in the group chat.

They would also recommend some specific rune books.

I learned and understood runes so quickly, and the recommendations from the group owner of this group were also indispensable.

At that time, the senior who mocked me on the first day was also from this circle.

Later, the conflict at that time was resolved in the group chat.

After all, she was pushed to the limit by that kind of girl at that time, so she mocked me without thinking.

I didn't care about it, and I would have forgotten about it if it wasn't mentioned.

"This… is the book you wanted, right? I've finished it. You were the one in the group who said you wanted this one, right?"

"Eh? Thank you. You finished it so quickly? But this Runology book mainly talks about the rune combinations of alchemy transmutation rituals. Are you also preparing to get into alchemy?"

"Mm, I have that thought," I also replied.

Mainly, I want to try other things.

Since I've experienced the rhythm of combat, now that I've been sitting for a long time without moving, my body feels like it's going to rust.

Of course, the main thing is to connect with the outside world a little.

Being detached from the outside world for too long will also cause a lot of trouble.

"Really? I feel like you've touched upon all kinds of runes in the group, like you know everything. I'm also planning to take the path of alchemy. Senior, take me with you!"

"Er… let's talk about it later. I might not be in the library anymore. I'm preparing to do something else."

"Eh? You're not coming anymore?"

"Mm."

The main thing is that being called 'senior' by other seniors is still a bit embarrassing… but there's an inexplicable sense of thrill to it.