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Chapter 241 You have mastered the controls, now you can proceed to the next level.
"Wow, how did you do that?"

Although she was very unconvinced, the pink fluffy rabbit couldn't help but ask when she saw that the research maniac had found the trick after only a few tries.

"It's a bit complicated to explain, but it's basically like when you use a skill, you can feel something flowing away from you. Try to replicate that, or just use this iron railing as a talisman."

The research fanatic was talking about his insights, but he was still thinking about how to complete the test. He had learned the technique of drawing magic power from his body after he got the talisman, but the test in front of him was not as simple as drawing it out. Even though he did not understand the logic of cultivation, he could understand the essence of this training to some extent.

However, without any additional assistance, relying solely on willpower to evenly divide something that doesn't quite belong to oneself into two parts and output them at a constant speed is still quite difficult.

……

"You think you can rely on these newbies? You'll be waiting forever." In the side room behind the main hall of the Four Qi Temple, Liu Yunxi stood behind Feng Xue, massaging his shoulders while glancing over his shoulder at the monitor screen, a look of disdain on her face.

"You can't even control the magic power you've cultivated yourself, how can you expect these guys whose spirits and bodies aren't compatible to quickly master it?"

"No, it's precisely because of the incompatibility between spirit and body that I was able to quickly master the basics." Feng Xue leaned limply against the chair, bathing in the longevity power of Su'e and Huiye Ji while enjoying Liu Yunxi's manipulation, her tone becoming somewhat lazy:

“These players are ‘born’ to output mana and cast spells. This has been tested with the first generation of talismans. Since it is a real manifestation of mana rather than a data expression, their ability to hit exactly where they want to hit indicates that they have innate control or some kind of correction mechanism. As long as they can learn to use this mechanism, I believe they will be able to get the hang of it very quickly.”

Feng Xue's training of players wasn't just about exhaustively listing skills. If you had to say, the various variations of the Five Elements Thunder were already enough for him. His real goal was indeed to cultivate sufficiently strong "warriors."

He planned to go back and save that dog woman, but the strength of the ocean world was far superior to that of the Hex aliens. Without enough willpower to burn, even if he activated Ghidorah, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat Mau's main body.

His plan to transform his soul into a Yin spirit has also encountered a bottleneck. After all, he lacks the technical expertise and suitable experimental subjects. Although he could try to have Liu Yunxi possess Su'e and Kaguya, Kaguya is his guarantee for extending his lifespan, and he is also reluctant to use Liu Yunxi for experiments.

If something were to happen to her, Kaguya could be raised again, but Liu Yunxi was a one-of-a-kind!
Fortunately, Feng Xue still had Lao Li as her backer. She went back to the Folk World and asked Lao Li for help with the research. With his superior knowledge (which he had actually achieved, though not really), he might be able to solve the problem.

However, before returning, there is one issue that must be considered—

The world of folk customs is not suitable for cultivation.

It's not a problem with spiritual energy or resources, but mainly a lack of sparring partners.

The so-called Dharma, wealth, companions, and place refer to the companions in the Daoist practice. They are helpful assistants who urge one to cultivate and also a mirror that reflects one's cultivation level.

However, the training cost in the folk world is too high. If it is not about life and death, but only about who is better, it will eventually be a bit restrictive. But if you are prepared to fight to the death every time, not to mention whether you can win every time, first of all, if you kill your sparring partner every time, it will be easy to not find a new sparring partner.

In contrast, the game world is quite good. There are many players who don't care about life or death and enjoy themselves. It also has the dungeon projection mechanism. The only problem is that the players are a bit bad.

Conversely, if you raise a player's combat power too high, they'll have a large number of fearless sparring partners who will go to great lengths to defeat them and find weaknesses. As for what to do if the player becomes too strong…

He doesn't care!

Even if things go wrong, he could just find a secluded corner, create a maze-like structure, build a hundred-ton ship, and then simply run away, right?
With her own plans in mind, Feng Xue glanced at the progress of the two players and immediately said:

"Yingbao, make the ghost wall situation even more obvious!"

……

"I see. I knew the game couldn't be this complicated. It's just like controlling a flying sword; you just 'think' about it! It's essentially a skill, just without a direct trigger button!"

The research fanatic looked at the steadily leaping flame in front of him, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart. However, as his concentration wavered, the flame began to veer off course again.

"Focus, focus, the key is to focus your attention!"

Immediately controlling the flames back to the center, the research maniac felt that if he were to use the first-generation talisman to edit spells now, he would be able to do so with even greater ease, and could even create targeted spells. However, he had no intention of trying it in this village. After all, in terms of the "plot," the first-generation talisman should have already been absorbed by the demonic dragon. If he used it here, he might cause some plot bugs.

The research fanatic is somewhat of a law-abiding player; he doesn't deliberately exploit bugs. Of course, he believes that given the level of chaos among players, newcomers will inevitably be tempted to see what happens when others use it before deciding whether to use it themselves. This is the only way to be prudent.

Just as the research fanatic was pondering whether to log off and grab a bite to eat or go find the Taoist boy to turn in the quest and see what happened next, the door opened again, and the Taoist boy led five players in—it was Guan'er and his Four Jade Team.

"Hey! You're not being fair, Madman! You found it and didn't even tell me!" Guan waved his hand casually, but was glared at by the Taoist boy. He immediately listened obediently as the Taoist boy explained the assessment items.

Finally, just as the research fanatic was about to announce that he had solved it, the Taoist boy, as if he had foreseen it, nodded and said:
"Now that we've succeeded, come with me."

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, the research fanatic immediately followed suit, and Si Bi, seeing this, immediately let out a series of envious, jealous, and hateful howls.

"Are all you heroes so careless?"

As he led the research fanatic out of the room, the Taoist suddenly turned back and asked a question that stumped him. After thinking for a moment, he was too embarrassed to tell him that this was already the most composed group.

The young Taoist seemed to have no expectation of getting an answer. He simply led the research fanatic through a side hall, past the library, and to a plaza that had clearly been recently opened up. At each of the four corners of the plaza stood a tiled house, each bearing a plaque indicating the terms "Transfer," "Transformation," "Fixation," and "Selection." The young Taoist didn't lead him inside as he had before, but simply said:
"You may practice your spells here. The spellbook is available in the magic room. If you have any questions, you can consult the library..."

As the Taoist boy turned and left, the research maniac was completely bewildered, but then he felt a strong sense of déjà vu and immediately slapped his forehead: "No... so I guess I've passed the tutorial and entered the main game?"

(End of this chapter)