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Chapter 195 That Very Few

【Moon Nail - Reflection】, the name is quite straightforward, the moonlight shines back from the tip of the needle onto the caster.

Richard couldn't wait to conduct the experiment. He took out his silver needle box, an alcohol bottle, and a small roll of sterile gauze.

He planned to first try reversing the moon's reflection and inserting the nail into his own flesh to measure the direction and extent of the ether's diffusion.

The test subject was the pad of the left index finger; even if it was pricked incorrectly, it wouldn't be fatal.

Richard activated his spiritual vision to its highest setting and took out a brand new silver needle from the long box.

He wiped it with an alcohol swab, and then wiped the pad of his left index finger.

In the third cycle of exhalation, during the fourth breath, ether is pushed from the Sun Constellation to the fingertips.

When he first started attaching the needle, he carefully used three fingers together to make it easy to adjust the pressure at any time.

The process of inserting the needle was slower than any previous needle insertion.

Richard executed each step with extreme steadiness.

As the moon nail took shape, the condensed ether shone brighter than usual, a bluish-white hue.

He pointed the needle at the pad of his left index finger.

Take a deep breath and insert the silver needle.

"hiss!"

After all, the ten fingers are connected to the heart, so the pain can really be quite intense.

The needle tip only penetrates about five millimeters into the skin, causing less physical damage than a sewing needle pricking a finger.

But once it pierced through, the cluster of moon nails that had formed at the tip of the needle exploded.

The condensed ether penetrates the skin and diffuses outwards, flowing into the microcirculation of the capillaries inside the index finger.

Richard's entire index finger was brushed across the inside of the brush.

Normally, the healing process refreshes the capillaries, requiring several complete breathing cycles.

【Moon Nail·Reflection】It only takes less than half a second.

Moreover, unlike gentle repairs, Moon Spikes perform targeted activation.

Richard could feel a warm current flowing from the inside out in his left index finger.

The sensitivity of the entire finger increased to an alarming level in a short period of time.

He gently pressed his index finger on the table.

The wood grain of the desktop, the texture of the paint, the temperature gradient—every piece of information seems to be magnified twice.

Richard was very satisfied.

With [Perception] Lv.2 and [Moon Nail - Reflection], his left index finger became a real "perception probe".

The price is pain, and a tiny burn mark will remain at the needle prick.

This is just the simplest usage.

When it really comes down to risking your life, you can insert acupuncture needles into several main acupoints to strengthen your entire body.

He pulled out the silver needles.

Richard pressed the needle hole with gauze.

After three to five seconds, the gauze was removed, and the needle hole had closed.

This is a byproduct of activating [Moon Nail·Reflection], resulting in wounds healing much faster than usual.

He sat in the chair and slowly calmed down.

He felt that the [Moon Nail - Reflection] reversal spell was better than [Shadow Armor].

While the Shadow Armor was useful when it was reversed, it had two hard limitations: "a shadow must exist" and "there must be sufficient light."

【Moon Nail - Reflection】has no environmental restrictions and can be used anytime, anywhere, with the enhancement effect taking effect instantly.

There is still one question: can [Moon Nail - Reflection] enhance those of higher rank than oneself?

He tends to believe that the enhancement effect will diminish proportionally.

Otherwise, it would be too overpowered for a newcomer to provide proportional enhancements to both Grandmaster and Expert levels.

On the other hand, he also thought of his mother.

Ether massage is a gentle, slowing technique.

The mother's injury was caused by a failed breakthrough to a higher rank, and it requires a high level of expertise to fully heal.

[Moon Nail - Reflection] is unlikely to repair the section of the circuit that Mother has already destroyed.

Richard frowned.

However, the mother still had a lot of "residual loops" in her body.

Those remaining loops are not completely useless; they are just spinning idly.

If he uses [Moon Nail - Reflection] to pierce the "active end" of those residual circuits, will it cause the residual circuits to return to normal?

In theory, it's worth a try.

In reality... he didn't dare to try.

My mother was already in poor health, and her backlash was a result of a failed breakthrough more than a decade ago, making it an extremely sensitive and difficult problem.

If [Moon Nail·Reflection] causes any uncontrollable reaction on her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Richard suppressed this line of thought.

He thought of Coleman.

Coleman is physically strong and practices the Blood Burning Technique every day.

Although his circuit was congenitally broken, there was a complete circuit outside the break point.

Extensive daily training kept that entire circuit active at all times.

If it punctures Coleman... could it repair the fracture?

【Moon Nail·Reflection】At this stage, it can only "refresh" the existing microcirculation, and it does not say that it can repair the damaged parts.

But since it can strengthen the undamaged parts, and the loop is a whole system, if the part outside the breakpoint is strengthened to the extreme, will it lead to the passive repair of the breakpoint itself?

Richard's finger stopped on the edge of the table.

He lacks sufficient theoretical basis for this line of thinking.

None of the literature on circuit damage that he could find in the "Bowen" journal mentioned the mechanism of "indirect repair".

However, all those documents came from research institutions under the Medical God Temple system.

The Temple of the Healer system is the orthodox lineage of the Golden Path, and their views on loops are extremely conservative.

He still remembered what Prometheus had said.

"The condensate is a life-saving agent in battle, a catalyst for spells, analogous to adrenaline."

Based on his current experience, [Moon Nail·Reflection] is essentially a low-cost, cost-free injection of etheric gel, with relatively fewer side effects.

Such radical reinforcement may not directly repair the damage.

Radical enhancement can forcibly boost the body's "self-healing mechanism".

He took the used silver needle off the table, washed it clean, and put it back in the long box.

Richard sat at the table and closed his eyes.

The leaves of the tree of light in the chest cavity spread throughout the body under the [Breathing Healing] technique.

The needle marks left by [Moon Nail·Reflection] healed quickly, and the small area of ​​etheric burn was slowly covered by [Healing].

He needed to find a subject, and Coleman was the most suitable.

The problem is, how can I persuade him?

………………

On Sunday afternoon, he went to the third floor of the branch office as usual.

Mrs. McNeill sat behind the table arranging the tarot cards.

When she saw Richard walk in, her gaze lingered for a moment on the silver ring hanging on his chest.

"Has the teacher come by?"

"Yes, madam." Richard nodded.

"How are you feeling?"

"After the ring was put on, the lighthouse went dark."

"Hmm." The medium finished shuffling the tarot cards and placed them in the center of the table.

"Today's lesson begins with the interpretation of a single card from the reversed Major Arcana."

"Remember, the process of teachers selecting promising students is never a one-way street."

"She chose you, and you chose her."

Mrs. McNeil turned over the first card.

"She has reached an age where she 'no longer needs to be so cautious'."

"Now, every bet she makes is something that makes her happy."

Richard responded with a cooperative "yes".

"I understand, madam."

"Hmm." The medium turned over the second card.

On Monday morning, Mr. Hutton's history lesson covered the late Roman Republic.

Richard behaved normally in class and answered questions without making any mistakes.

When get out of class ended, Mr. Hutton walked over from the podium.

"Stay after school."

"it is good."

After school, Richard went into the office, where Mr. Hutton was drinking tea behind his desk.

He held his teacup, his gaze lingering on Richard's chest for a moment.

"You have something on you."

Richard reached up and touched his chest: "Yes, it's a gift from a senior colleague."

"Mrs. Mary?"

"That's right."

The old gentleman put down his teacup.

"Her assessment of you was quite accurate; high-level observation and shielding are exactly what newcomers need most."

"I haven't seen her for years, but her style hasn't changed."

Richard stood motionless in front of the desk: "Won't this kind of intervention affect my chances of getting into the academic system?"

"What she's doing isn't interfering with you, nor will it affect your normal progression through the college system."

Mr. Hutton waved his hand: "She always does things the proper way."

The old man thought for a while.

"Besides, you'll have to pay back this investment of hers sooner or later."

"What if she asks me to do something that goes against my values?"

Mr. Hutton glanced at him.

"She won't make you do things you don't want to do; that's just how she does things."

Richard nodded.

Did she tell you about "a very small minority"?

"I did say that."

Mr. Hutton took a sip of tea: "I've heard some things about one of them."

The old gentleman put down his teacup:

"That one was a very famous young hunter in the capital. I was fortunate enough to go on a field mission with him."

After becoming a minor expert, he went to the New World. More than twenty years ago, he boarded a ship at the port of the capital and never sent back a message after disembarking.

"Every Christmas thereafter, Mrs. Mary would receive a postcard."

"On the postcard, there is a leaf of some kind of plant from the central New World."

"According to scientific records, that plant only grows west of the central mountains of the New World."

Richard took a moment to process the information.

"What does it mean that he sent back a single leaf?"

"To prove he's still alive, but he can no longer communicate with this place using language, because he no longer belongs here."

Inside Richard's chest, a leaf trembled slightly.

Mr. Hutton glanced at him.

"Don't overthink it, you're still a long way from that point."

The old man put down his teacup.

"Today's tutoring continues."

"it is good."