Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 107 Preliminary Display of Dictionaries
"Wait a minute..." Zheng Zha raised his hand with a headache, "Although I'm a bit confused by what you're saying, and I don't understand any of the characters or ancient sounds you're talking about, it seems pretty awesome. Is this really a C-level exchange?"

Qi Teng smiled and said, "Although I don't know much about the different levels of strength, there are limitations... Just the fact that you have to recognize one every day makes it unsuitable for certain people to exchange for."

"It suits you best." Mu Xiang made no attempt to hide his admiration for Qi Tengyi, and whenever this topic came up, he would sing Qi Tengyi's praises to the skies.

“I previously said that without spending reward points, one character would appear every day… but if reward points are invested, it can be made to appear,” Qi Tengyi said. “For the Hundred Character Dictionary, every hundred reward points spent can make it appear one character, and there is a considerable degree of randomness.”

Zheng Zha laughed and said, "If each one had the same strength as before, it would be very useful, right? We can fight in front and you can talk behind the scenes."

Qi Tengyi smiled wryly and said, "It's not that easy. At this stage, I have to use my vocal organs to pronounce the words completely correctly in order to activate their meaning. Moreover, the Hundred Characters Dictionary, as its name suggests, can only hold a maximum of one hundred characters."

Mu Xiang picked up the thread, saying, "So, if we're unlucky, there might not be many we can actually use... Besides, if I gag him, he won't be able to use his full strength either."

“Slit the throat… pierce the lungs…” Zhao Yingkong said suddenly, as if she were talking about something trivial and ordinary.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, while Qi Tengyi felt a chill run down his spine... Then he scratched his head and said, "But once I'm upgraded to B-level, I can recite it in my mind, and that restriction will be gone."

"Wait... I just checked some of the spells from the main god's side. For example, there are quite a few protective shield skills after C-rank, but judging from the defensive power alone, they don't seem to be as good as Qi Tengyi's." Zhan Lan, who had walked to the bottom of the main god, opened her eyes. "It seems their advantage lies in the duration? So, are there any restrictions on Qi Tengyi's use of protective shields, or rather, his chanting?"

Zhan Lan's words poured cold water on the excitement of the crowd, and all eyes turned to him again, waiting for his explanation.

“I mentioned earlier that it was a drain or a burden… but strictly speaking, it should be a burden. Every word I pronounce requires a portion of my mental energy to bear its meaning. If I pronounce it wrong or fail to pronounce it, I bear the burden for nothing; but even if I pronounce it correctly, I still have to bear it for a period of time,” Qi Tengyi explained. “That’s why I almost collapsed just now, since I mispronounced it once, which means I bore the burden twice.”

"Oh, so you're using mental energy as a blue bar?" Long Taobing asked with interest.

“That’s one way to understand it, but according to the main god, using numerical mental power isn’t accurate… it’s about the spirit itself.” Qi Teng rubbed his temples. “Otherwise, I could just amplify my mental power several times over, and then I could just recite whatever I wanted.”

Mu Xiang snapped his fingers: "I've thought about it. If we still need to use mental power to represent it, then we can assume that the growth rate is different. Even if Qi Tengyi strengthens his mental power to five times his previous level, it doesn't mean that his load limit is five times the previous level."

Qi Teng nodded: "That's right, but strengthening mental power is still very necessary, at least it can enhance it a little. In addition, I also need Zhan Lan's support."

"No problem," Zhan Lan said with a smile.

“When you mentally bear the meaning of these words, the burden is the same for different words. But if you misread them or use them consecutively, the burden of the same word will increase exponentially…” Qi Tengyi said. “For example, I can currently read about five words, but if I misread one, I have to read it again. Even though the dictionary has helped me communicate and bear most of the burden, it will still cause me to suffer the backlash.”

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "Actually, what excites us the most is the characteristics of this series... Zheng Zha, the vampire series has some magic, right?"

Zheng Zha paused for a moment before saying, "Yeah, but it consumes too much vampire energy at once, and it's not suitable for my fighting style. I feel like it's not as good as Red Flame or Burning Night..." "That's right." Mu Xiang waved his hand, "And the greatest significance of the dictionary that Qi Tengyi exchanged is that it transcends the limitations of the system. In other words, if he uses a higher-level dictionary to manifest vampire magic, or even more powerful dragon language magic, or word spirits, he can transcend the limitations of bloodline and corresponding energy and recite them directly!"

"And this is achieved through the communication and capacity of dictionaries!"

So, at everyone's request... well, and also due to Qi Tengyi's own impulse, he communicated with the dictionary again, consuming a thousand reward points in one go, and manifested ten more characters.

If Mu Xiang hadn't reminded him to fully recover, Qi Tengyi would have fainted on the spot, even with Zhan Lan's support...

To Qi Tengyi's surprise, one of the ten new characters was an ancient character from his own family... the Qi family's "夻".

Qi Tengyi explained, "This character can be considered as the 'wah' in 'noisy,' and there's no doubt about its pronunciation... But if we interpret it according to another meaning, it doesn't make much sense."

As he spoke, he uttered an ancient pronunciation, and everyone instinctively covered their ears.

"Damn it!" Zheng Zha couldn't help but curse, "What kind of effect is this?"

Qi Tengyi himself hadn't expected it to be so effective, and then he laughed sheepishly, "Uh, the effect after activation is to make targets within range feel sufficient noise interference."

"Although there are definitely limitations to its power, I didn't expect it to be so effective on both me and Zheng Zha..." Mu Xiang grimaced slightly, caught off guard. "Did you not control the range and target selection properly? Practice these next few days, otherwise it'll just be friendly fire..."

What surprised Mu Xiang the most was that Qi Tengyi had actually solved another problem he was considering... namely, the durability of the tubular pulse catapult. The scene of the tubular king exploding in the original work was still quite alarming... Although the Overlord's infinite ammo tubular pulse catapult was incredibly powerful and had unlimited ammo, it could also be said that it had a hidden durability setting.

However, the character "缮" that Qi Teng opened from the dictionary blind box can solve this problem... When Qi Teng reads out the Qin dynasty's "缮", he can completely repair a small item or restore a part of a large item to its complete state.

Afterwards, Mu Xiang pulled Qi Tengyi and Ba Wang to do an experiment. When the barrel of the tubular pulse catapult heated up, Qi Tengyi said this word and the barrel instantly returned to normal temperature... Strictly speaking, it was the normal temperature state before any firing.

"I think this is a good idea. Once you've bought all your other equipment, you can use all your reward points on the Catalyst Dictionary and improving your mental strength," Mu Xiang commented.

Zhao Yingkong then spoke up, "My exchange hasn't been displayed yet..."

"I understand, I understand..." Mu Xiang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew he couldn't delay any longer. "Then let's practice together first."

I've written this original setting in more detail... I'll post it first, and then update the second chapter after I finish my evening class... Today's full schedule is too much for me.

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