It's weird to apply for Witch Academy as a boy

"Then...what are its derivative spells?"

"Sorry, I'm not sure about that, Xiaohan. You have to understand one thing. Maybe derivative spells may be very simple for you, but looking at the world you live in and the endless void outside, these are all exclusive to geniuses. Your teacher can only be considered a genius. You have to figure this out on your own. I can only tell you that the upper limit is very high. Whether you agree to this deal is up to you. I won't force you. After all, this is just a suggestion I made."

"So there is no information about the derivative spells of this spell? These extraordinary skills and knowledge..."

"Skills and knowledge are not something you can learn just by knowing them, but I can tell you about the effects of those derived spells. But before that, do you know which spell is more important in the spell book, the original spell or the derived spell?"

"Almost?" I asked tentatively.

"Indeed, they are similar, but a considerable number of derived spells are also prototype spells. Remember the Fireball and Pyrotechnics that I mentioned a lot, which are different expressions of the prototype spells, right? But Pyrotechnics is also a derived spell derived from Fireball, but this derived spell can also be derived again as a prototype spell."

"That's how the statistics of so many derivative spells came about. Regardless of the effect and damage, the value of a derivative spell is always higher than the original spell. There's no reason for that, it's just because they are rare and precious. There's always a way to get the original spell, but not the derivative spell."

"So there are more low-level spell derivatives, but very few high-level spell derivatives, right? Or even secrets that are not passed on?" I nodded, not quite understanding.

"Those who know about derivative spells will know them, and those who don't will never know them until they die. It's almost the same as saying it's a secret that can't be passed on, but witches generally like to share them. Most witches are like this. At most, the naming rights of this derivative spell will be recorded forever in the history of the witch world. But even if they share it, not all witches can create it again through real editing. There are even some derivative spells that even the creator cannot create a second one."

"So even for me, if I get this spell bookshelf, it would also be a gamble for me, betting that I can derive derivative spells with special effects?"

"Yes... If you can derive a high-cost spell book, then you may become a guest of honor for many extraordinary witches who have mastered the real editing technology in the Witch Academy. Do you know what this means? They will beg you to teach them the principle of this derived spell like a student."

"Okay... I agree to this deal, so will my original derivative spells..."

"No, do you think that the teachers of the extraordinary witches would not even know how to derive these simple derivative spell effects that you have derived?"

"I didn't say anything, I was just asking." I smiled awkwardly. Sure enough, my current achievements are still just a child's play in the eyes of the extraordinary witch...

But derivative spells... let's put this aside for now. At this stage, I should focus on mastering the skills and consolidating the basics. Besides, I haven't mastered the art of runes yet, so why rush?

I don't believe that I can get lucky when faced with a high-cost spell book.

At that time, I was already very tired of buying a spell book that could bless an elemental elf, so now I'd better save the money.

But it seems I can take this opportunity to work with Teacher Ji Niang on my Memory Bookshelf Spell Book. There is no need to derive it, just a slight modification. I really don't want to copy until my hands are sore.

This kind of thing is still better than sharpening the knife before chopping wood.

I'm also going to hide in Teacher Ji Niang's office to avoid the spotlight. Who knows, when I walk out of the teaching building, I might be blocked by some senior schoolmate?

Chapter 256 [Supernatural Knowledge] and the Great Spell Book

"Aren't you leaving yet? I thought you would be eager to use these resources once you get them." Ji Niang asked when she saw that I hadn't left yet.

"Well... I'm not in a hurry for these resources, but I want to ask you some questions about the spell book before I leave."

"Hmm? Are you back to the issue of the spell book again? I'm telling you, your repeated and inconsistent behavior will only hurt you in the future."

"Um... It's just preliminary preparations. Teacher Ji Niang, I got a spell called Memory Bookshelf, and I want to modify it... It's really troublesome to just copy it by hand..."

"Memory bookshelf... this kind of unlimited consumable spell book... I know this, have you learned how to use it? The threshold for using this spell book is still quite high."

"Well, well, it seems I have something to do again. It's rare that you would come to ask me questions. Let's go to the laboratory."

Ji Niang sorted out her affairs a little bit. When she heard the word "memory bookshelf", she roughly knew what was going on.

As I followed Teacher Ji Niang into the laboratory, no one had been here for several days. I cleaned it up a bit using the cleaning technique and then started my formal work. But before that, Teacher Ji Niang had something else to tell me.

"Xiao Han, I still haven't told you what this group I applied for is about, right?"

"Uh...yes."

I nodded. At that time, Teacher Ji Niang said that I might not be qualified. After teaching me how to use clairvoyance to analyze the Fireball spell book, she ignored me. After that, I went further and further off the track, and Teacher Ji Niang did not interfere with my behavior. Instead, she sorted out all the things I had explored...

But since this is a research team that was applied to be established by an extraordinary witch, it is definitely not for me to play with, at least not openly.

"At that time, I simply valued your ability. Your innate clairvoyance has reached the level of clairvoyance in the floating world."

"Yeah." I didn't say anything else. If I didn't have this ability, I wouldn't have achieved what I have now.

"Although you are not yet a transcendent, the world has blessed us with spiritual vision, which allows you to transcend the prerequisite of transcendence and be the first to see the world under real time. This ability also has its definition among transcendents, that is, true vision, true vision among the five senses."

"Real five senses?"

"This is a life-level cultivation technique. Generally speaking, the starting point is the extraordinary level, and only those who are qualified to touch this cultivation system are qualified. However, because of your innate spiritual vision, you have directly reached the floating world level in another way."

"So if I advance to the extraordinary level, I will directly step into the so-called floating world level of true vision?"

I swallowed subconsciously. Doesn't this mean that I am too far ahead of others?

"Yes, but when you are promoted to the extraordinary level, the other four of your five senses will also just enter the extraordinary level, and you need to practice and improve them slowly."

"I don't really care about that... But since this is a training skill, can I... practice and improve it now?"

"This is a blessing from the world to you. It is not applicable to the practice of the five real senses. It can only be improved slowly and passively. There may be other ways to improve it, but at least there is no obvious way to improve it at present. However, using it more often can indeed speed up the process."

"So, Teacher Ji Niang, do you want to use my clairvoyance to do something?" I wasn't disappointed with this answer. Instead, I organized my thoughts and returned to the previous question.

"Yes, I have mastered the real editing technology, and I want to create a brand new prototype spellbook, but I can't do it just by myself, you know? The huge gap between the five senses is the biggest obstacle that limits me. Of course, my ambition is more than that."

"Creating a prototype spellbook?"

"Yes... or rather, editing a spell book. It's almost the same anyway. According to the information I searched, it's easy for me to make a spell book. It will only take a few dozen days at most. Especially for the basic consumable spell book, I can finish it in more than ten days. But this is not what I need. What I want is... a big spell book!"

"Big spell book?" I was a little stunned when I heard this term.

I could hear teacher Ji Niang's ambition from her tone, but unfortunately I didn't know much information and was a little confused. But I knew Ji Niang wanted to do big things, and that big spell book was one of them.

"Yes, I need to borrow your ability. Even if you are not extraordinary yet, there is still a huge gap between the psychic vision of the floating world level and the real vision of the floating world level. But the floating world is the floating world, it can see things that I can't see..."

At this moment, Ji Niang was a little excited by what she said. Maybe this was the first time she revealed her ambition in front of me.

"I'm sorry...Xiao Han, I was a little excited just now. You don't understand the meaning of the Great Spell Book, so you may feel confused when listening to it. I will control my emotions... Mainly because this is the first time I say this to someone, and I am somewhat... embarrassed."

"Um... I understand..." I didn't expect that Teacher Ji Niang would also feel ashamed? It's really amazing.

"It's good that you understand. Let me briefly explain to you the concept of a large spell book. Xiaohan, do you know the difference between a small spell book and a spell book?"

"I know. The spells in the small spell book have no spell rituals, but the spells inside the spell book have spell rituals." I continued. I did understand this common sense.

"Then guess what's added between the Great Spell Book and the Spell Book?" Ji Niang looked at me with a smile. Although it was a question, she didn't give me time to answer, and she said it herself, "It's [Supernatural Knowledge]."

"[Supernormal Knowledge]?"

When I heard this answer, the first thing that came to my mind was not the theoretical knowledge of the supernatural, but the specific thing, such as the one in the game where Manager Xia Li would never give it out even if you kill her, and... the [Unresolved Supernatural Knowledge] in my talent!

"Don't be nervous. I know you have awakened your talent, [Supernormal Knowledge], but I won't take it away from you. I'm not capable of doing that yet. For this ambition of mine, I naturally prepared [Supernormal Knowledge] for you. But I want to warn you here that the value of Supernormal Knowledge is far beyond your imagination. You can't tell anyone else."

"But…"

"What do you want to say? Someone you know has [Supernormal Knowledge], right? You mean Xia Li, of course she can't protect such an existence, but she is part of the script, a bargaining chip used by the Witch Academy to pave the way for the script. Originally, she was supposed to be Tan Han's... but there was an anomaly in the script, and your behavior... might also be the result of the script change."

“This is also…”

"Of course, we won't discuss this. You just need to understand that the Great Spell Book requires [Extraordinary Knowledge], and the Great Spell Book is also something that everyone is fighting for, including me. Frankly speaking, if I can create a Great Spell Book, I can't keep it. I will only give it back to the Great Library of the Witch World... This is its value and weight. Do you understand?"

"Ming... understand..."

Looking at Teacher Ji Niang's expression, I swallowed my saliva subconsciously. Even Teacher Ji Niang, an extraordinary witch, couldn't keep the great spell book created with [Extraordinary Knowledge]?

What kind of incredible thing is this? I immediately felt the weight of that [supernatural knowledge].

But it seems that the value of [Supernatural Knowledge] that has not yet been made into a large spell book is still far lower than that of a large spell book. At least in order to pave the way for the script, the Witch Academy can take this out, and Teacher Ji Niang can have it, and she doesn't even have any greed for mine...

"That's enough of the serious stuff. Don't worry too much and don't spread it around. Witches who possess [Supernatural Knowledge] and master real editing techniques will have this ambition, and there are also many teams in the Witch Academy that are experimenting with creating large spellbooks."

Ji Niang comforted her a little, saying that after all, this was the main world and also a relatively safe world, which was why so many witches wanted to create the great spell book here, including herself.

The Witch Academy is more of a research base than an academy that recruits humans from the main world to transform into witches. Because of this, the Witch Academy has a wealth of extraordinary witch teachers.

This is why when students reach senior year, it is luxurious for one extraordinary witch to take care of several students.

It is normal for some teachers to never teach.

Therefore, the "bad habit" of the Witch Academy in kidnapping students from other academies is not without basis in reality.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm telling you this just to give you a rough idea of ​​what I'm going to do and what you're going to do. Now let's change the topic to the spell book on your memory shelf."

"Ah."

I nodded. After all, I had accepted too many settings at once and I needed to take it slow. I didn't know why Teacher Ji Niang told me so much information so quickly that I couldn't access it now. Maybe it was because Teacher Ji Niang also felt that my future stage would not only be in this world.

After unfolding my spell book, I began collaborative research with Teacher Ji Niang.

That's right, it's collaboration, not top-down guidance. Teacher Ji Niang has a rich and profound theoretical foundation, and I am responsible for practical operations with clairvoyance. After all, this spell book is essentially mine, and it can't even completely leave me, otherwise the spell effects established by this spell and the knowledge base I have built on it will collapse and disappear.

My request is very simple, that is to change the way this spell book records, from copying by hand to reading with my eyes. I originally thought this was a very simple operation, but the actual situation is... Just this spell book trapped me and Teacher Ji Niang...

"Don't worry... I'll use my authority to look for information about this thing somewhere else..."

"Um... Teacher, why is it so difficult to just make a slight change..."

"Is it difficult? This is normal and time-consuming. You can't expect anyone to be omniscient. Even the dean has to look for information obediently."

"Perhaps your concept has not changed yet. Witches have a long lifespan. Some things are destined to take a long time. Even if I use real editing technology to create a prototype spell, Fireball, it takes more than ten days. So you understand the difficulty of deriving spells, right? This is a non-restricted consumable spell book, which is also a very advanced spell book. We will spend a lot of money just to extend its use..."

"Then your great spell book, teacher..."

"That is my ambition. Short-lived species can spend their entire lives pursuing their dreams, while long-lived species can spend an eternity of time to accomplish something."

"But... I remember that the Witch Academy graduates every ten years..."

"You won't help the teacher after you graduate?"

"Uh... how could that be? Of course I will. I also want to witness the birth of the Great Spellbook. After all, I... have it too..."

"You still have a conscience." Teacher Ji Niang rolled her eyes at me, then threw me some information. "This is the rune ritual that may be involved in our next magic modification. You should learn it temporarily first. If you don't understand, ask me later. Don't start without knowing anything."

"Huh? I'm now involved in rune modification?" I took the information. The runes on it didn't match the 300 basic runes that Teacher Ji Niang gave me. It seemed that they had gone beyond the basic scope.

"Of course, haven't you already been exposed to runes? It just so happens that we can learn and practice at the same time. When we study [Supernatural Knowledge] in the future, we will also follow this learning mode. The Great Spellbook is not something that can be completed in one go. Before we get there, we may create many prototype spells for verification and experimentation. During this period, you will learn a lot of spells, as well as rune ritual knowledge. So this is the learning process I have arranged for you after you are exempted from the course... If nothing unexpected happens, I will also take over when you choose your mentor three years later, if you are still willing at that time."

After saying this, Teacher Ji Niang walked towards her office, and it seemed that she was going to get serious.

I looked at the spell books on the memory bookshelf and couldn't hold back any longer. I didn't expect that a thought that I had just made up my mind would turn out like this...

It seems...it can’t be completed today!

And this busy work did indeed last until the evening. Just as I had guessed, it could not be completed today, but Teacher Ji Niang had already found an idea, and with the guidance of the idea, Teacher Ji Niang predicted that it could be completed tomorrow.

It’s a pity that I have to break my promise to take the kids in the dormitory to the secret realm to see it today.

Who would have thought that the academy would give out awards today, and that I would be kept here until now because of my thought?

Before leaving, I have to exchange all the things. After all, I have already got the spell books on the spell bookshelf that Teacher Ji Niang used for exchange. I can't just be a deadbeat, right?

Fortunately, Teacher Ji Niang let me choose these resources myself. For example, for the crystals of geocentric memory, Teacher Ji Niang knew that I could see the information of memory with clairvoyance, so she acquiesced to my picky behavior.

Only a fool would not keep good things for himself. Only those that he has no use for should be exchanged.

This is not the time to talk about friendship among classmates. The most important thing about the rewards and incentives that Ji Niang brings to the class is motivation, not rewards.

If you want really good things, you have to fight for them yourself when the college provides you with a stage to show yourself.

These are what Teacher Ji Niang said.

There are many platforms to showcase yourself, such as monthly theoretical assessments, irregular tests, small competitions that require registration, and you can even join a great club and participate in club activities, which is also your own ability.

If a person cannot open his mind, has no ability, and likes to complain, then such a person does not deserve sympathy.

"You divided these leyline memories into many parts. What are you doing..."

"This largest portion is for exchange. This smaller portion is for Tu Xingyue in my class. She is the deputy monitor of the class in charge. I owe her a lot. This portion is for my roommates."

"Haha, then they are really lucky to be your roommates."

"There's nothing I can do. There aren't many good things in the geomancy. If there really were good things, I wouldn't be so generous. One thousand pieces... out of a thousand pieces, I only found three memories that are useful to me now. It's worthy of the name of a blind box. The geomancy really remembers everything, right?" I complained.

"Oh? Your vision is so high? Only three do you think are valuable?" Ji Niang asked with a smile, "But this is not unexpected. After all, this is in line with the level of rewards a freshman gets for the first time. You have obtained too many good things before, so you don't think highly of these. However, the value of these geomancy memories is not enough according to the academy's definition of the value of high-cost spell books."

"That's why I'm looking for rewards from other colleges... Aren't there any labels on these things telling me how to use them?"

"The one in your hand is a high-concentration crystal of the Blood Clan Academy's blood essence. After using it, it will greatly increase the activity of the blood in your body and increase the affinity of the blood. It will also strengthen your body destructively. I suggest you don't use it."

"Huh?" I looked at the translucent blood-red crystals in the small bottle and immediately distanced myself from it.

"What? You don't want this? In fact, if you don't want it, then you probably don't want the good things from other academies either, because you are not of their race, so you naturally can't use these things perfectly, just like they don't dare to use our magic source. Maybe you can keep it. You still have a lot of other things for exchange, and those things are definitely not something you can use."

"That's right... I should have thought of it earlier. Although I don't know how to use it, it doesn't affect its value..."

"Pick something cheap and in large quantities. After all, there are quite a few people in our class. If you contribute too little, it will be gone in no time. I think this fruit is very good. It has a large quantity but limited effect. It is a favorite of those guys in the animal academy who think only of muscles. It can repair muscle damage and fatigue to a certain extent. Although it can improve strength to a certain extent, it is based on the premise of adding more muscles. Do you want it?"

"Um... No, no... I don't want to be fat..." I waved my hand and chose the second item which was larger and cheaper.

With the help of Teacher Ji Niang, I finally sorted out all the equivalent things, and also got a general understanding of what I had obtained.