Above the mage

Chapter 132 The Foreseeable Future and the Unpredictable Ending

The six rules the old man wrote in his notebook were the results of his life's work.

However, everything ends with the last question below.

"Where did the problem lie?"

Simply put, the six fundamental rules of runes have been "falsified," and even "falsified" by the old man himself.

A magic circle that he calculated could be constructed and operated based on the rules and formulas he derived failed in reality.

Why did we fail? And where is the right direction?

This is a problem that Hosey O'Kenley has been thinking about and trying to solve for years.

He could sense that he was just one thin membrane away from success.

But like a naive young virgin, he lingers at the entrance, unable to find a way in.

The old man could feel that he had been going around in a dead end all these years.

Knowing something is one thing, but breaking free from one's own mental constraints is another.

At times like these, the elderly person desperately hopes to have a "companion".

In this way, we might be able to find a new direction by relying on someone else's different way of thinking.

Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking.

Not to mention companions, he had never even had an advocate standing behind him. Well, not that he had never had one before, but as the old man recalled memories from long ago, his eyes involuntarily welled up with tears again.

He quickly shook his head, trying to dispel those memories, and continued to focus on the manuscript in front of him.

This was just an ordinary piece of paper, but to Hossey O'Kenley, a man over three hundred years old, it was priceless.

Because the old man saw the shadow of his "fellow traveler" for the first time on this piece of paper.

On the manuscript paper, Gao De, using passable handwriting, accurately and clearly deduced the examples he had written in his notes, following the six basic rules of his runes.

As Gao De continued reading, a glimmer of light gradually appeared on He west's aged face.

No one has ever accepted his research findings, and no one has been able to understand his six fundamental rules of runes.

But today, it exists.

Especially when he saw that Gaode had simplified his rune formula with strange but unique symbols and arrived at the theoretically correct answer, a gratified smile appeared on the old man's face.

Throughout his life, Hoshi had never met a monk who could accept his "heretical" ideas:

Without relying on personal power, but solely on a few theorems and calculations, a magic array is derived on paper.

Having just had the idea that "perhaps someone will carry on the legacy," Hosie quickly forgot about all that.

Because he saw something even more shocking.

Why did it fail?

"The formula may be missing an interference constant C."

"q=E*n*C".

In Hosey's knowledge system, "constant" is an extremely unfamiliar neologism.

But the moment he saw the term "formula and interference constant," he understood the meaning of the so-called constant.

The membrane that had troubled the elderly for so long was punctured in that instant.

Yes, he had long ago discovered that all magic circles whose formulas were successfully derived but failed in practice shared a common characteristic: the difference between the theoretical robustness value and the actual robustness value always fell within a certain range.

However, if the distance exceeds this range, it's as if there's a "break," meaning that if the formula is successful, reality will also be successful.

But the old man couldn't figure out exactly what this range was or where it came from.

Now, thanks to Gao De's insightful remark, the old man suddenly understood.

Magic circles can be repeated. Different people will inevitably fail if they construct the same magic circle that has been proven to be unworkable, and this is completely unaffected by the runemaster's level.

That means there must be a common factor affecting the success rate.

This factor should be what Gaode calls the "interference constant".

Who would have thought that a freshman who had never been exposed to runic literature could so easily solve the problem that had troubled Hosie, the chief runic instructor of Cyrus Academy, for many years?

The old man's tangled thoughts were finally sorted out at this moment.

Although Hosie O'Kenley understood that knowing the flaws in the formula did not mean that all the problems were solved.

Deriving the specific value of this interference constant will require a lot of time, effort, and methodology.

But most importantly, the most difficult part of the thinking process has been overcome, and all that's left is "hard work".

The perfection of the rune formula is only a matter of time.

Because he understood the significance of perfecting the rune formula, Hosie Oakenley stood there speechless for a long time.

Is it really possible to do that?

When he was closest to success, this old man, who had always been focused on his own affairs, felt fear for the first time.

He was terrified, only to discover in the end that the so-called rune formula was just a figment of his imagination, and actually complete nonsense.

Hosie O'Kenley closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Finally, he opened his eyes again, picked up the "manuscript" left by Gao De, and went back into the small room inside.

The weariness on the old man's face had completely disappeared by this moment.

After leaving Gavin Tower, which belonged to the Rune System, Gaode first returned to Building 30 in Zone 1, filled his water bag with "Leak-Free Water," and then headed towards the Training Tower.

He had no idea how much inspiration his formula and the sentence he left on the manuscript would give his mentor.

And

What kind of shock will this bring to the entire rune system?

Gao De now only realizes that if he doesn't seize the time to cultivate while the "Leak-Free Water" effect is still active, he will definitely feel very sorry for himself.

At the cultivation building, Gao De swiped his identity badge at the reception desk and spent 1 gold to rent a first-level cultivation room for four hours.

In fact, most monks can only practice guided meditation for about two hours a day, limited by their energy and mental strength.

Therefore, the rental fee for the training room is charged in two-hour increments.

However, after drinking "water without leakage," the duration of one's daily meditation can be extended by half an hour.

Therefore, Gaode Maps chose to extend the time limit.

However, there's no need to worry about wasting it.

According to the rules of the cultivation hall, if the rental time for a cultivation room is not used up in one go, the remaining time will not be cleared, but will be recorded and saved for the next time.

"Cultivation Room No. 11 on the fourth floor."

After he paid, the receptionist handed him back his Gaode ID badge with both hands and told him the cultivation room number.

Gao De thanked him and went up to the fourth floor to enter his rented training room, number 11.

The magic node array in the training room is activated through the identity badge.

Then Gaode saw that the magic concentration displayed on the magic detector rose from "3" to "48" and then stabilized.

Knowing the time had come, Gao De no longer hesitated. He immediately sat cross-legged, quickly entered a meditative state, and began to practice the Apprentice Guiding Method to guide the magic into his body.

Compared to the basic training room, the first-tier training room with a magic concentration of "48" provides a much greater benefit to mage apprentices' training.

Gao De could sense that the stardust representing magic around him had become so dense that it had gathered into clusters of stars.

Each time he channeled magic into his body, he stirred up clusters of "star clusters," rather than individual "stardust."

The efficiency was simply unimaginable.

Nearly two hours later, Gao De opened his eyes after completing one round of cultivation, his gaze slightly weary.

This means that his cultivation time for the day has reached its limit, and continuing would be a waste of time.

However, Gaode did not end his practice today.

He untied the water bag from his waist and opened the bottle.

A peculiar and delicate fragrance had already wafted out.

After putting the water pouch to his lips and gulping down several large mouthfuls, Gao De felt refreshed both physically and mentally, and the fatigue from his cultivation was greatly dispelled.

Having already witnessed the wonders of the flawless water, the virtuous one did not waste any more time marveling at it, but instead entered a state of spiritual practice once again.

Another half hour later.

Gao Decai then completely finished his practice for the day.

One session of cultivation in the first-tier cultivation room is equivalent to four sessions of 'naked cultivation'. This kind of enhancement efficiency is already equivalent to 80% of drinking basic magic potions, Gao De secretly calculated in his heart.

Of course, the effect of using a first-level training room to assist in cultivation is still different from directly drinking magic potions.

After all, the former only increases the concentration of magic in the environment; one still needs to guide the magic into their body.

The latter, after being consumed, can directly generate magical power within the body, eliminating the need for the "guiding into the body" step.

But can you say that a first-level training room is inferior to a basic magic potion?

That's not necessarily true.

The former only costs 10 silver coins to assist in a cultivation session, while the latter requires 2 gold coins.

A fourfold cost difference, but only a 20% difference in efficiency.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, the first-level training room is the clear winner.

"After drinking the water without leakage, I can practice the guided method for an extra half hour. With this extra half hour, the progress in one practice session is almost equivalent to six 'naked practice sessions'," Gao De murmured.

If he can use the combination of "Leak-Free Water" and "Tier 1 Training Room" every day, his cultivation speed will exceed that of drinking basic magic potions.

Unfortunately, the "leak-free water" is a one-time use item.

"After I get back, I'll drink all the remaining Leak-Free Water and see how many days its effects last," Gao De secretly decided.

Waste does not exist.

(End of this chapter)