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

But I also have to admire them. This reminds me of the Type III extraordinary killing weapon that seriously injured the nightmare demon before. It must be a weapon driven by extraordinary energy. Its power is even more terrifying than that of anti-material firearms. After all, I heard from Ning Lanqiu Yu that this blow can blow up the mutant beast, but it only made a hole through the nightmare demon's body... I can only say that the nightmare demon's physical fitness is really terrifying.

And since there is Type III, maybe there is also Type IV and Type V. After all, they want to defend the city in this ruin. How can they survive without powerful firepower?

Chapter 308 Extraordinary Skills Research Association

"Yes, relying on this alone, he has grasped the foundation of the extraordinary skills that have maintained the development of Ninglan New City to this day. This is the embodiment of the charm and ability of the first Ninglan City Lord."

"Is that so..." I looked at these fragments and fell into deep thought. I always felt that I seemed to have overlooked a lot of important information.

The first city lord was able to comprehend extraordinary skills through this and lay a solid foundation for the development of extraordinary skills for the subsequent Ninglan New City... Why did he do that?

Talent? Giftedness?

There are always some geniuses that cannot be predicted by common sense, or is it that the first city lord was a man of luck and accomplished this feat under the impetus of the script?

No, no, no… We can’t make such groundless guesses. Maybe there is a more simple reason, such as… clairvoyance?

However, the first city lord was not necessarily a congenital clairvoyant. His clairvoyance probably improved naturally with age.

"Excuse me, how old was the first city lord when he mastered his extraordinary skills? I mean his age."

"Age? This is a tricky question, but I still remember that he was 56 years old. Otherwise, I would have to wear reading glasses to look it up. At that time, the first city lord was still strong and vigorous. He could see through right and wrong, understand the truth, and understand human nature... It can be said that most of the glory of the first Ninglan city lord started from the second half of his life... Haha, if the first city lord could live another ten years, perhaps today's Ninglan New City would be completely different, haha..."

"56 years old..." I nodded.

At that age, if his clairvoyance has reached the second level of "imaging" or the third level of "unknowable", even if he is separated from me by one level of "desire and madness", it would be enough to explore the mystery of the runes.

Just as I was thinking about it, the curator quietly moved away from my side and came over as if he had seen something.

"You guys are here again, you kids are such a jerk, aren't you tired of coming here every day?"

"Hmm?" I looked up at the two people the old curator was talking to.

"Grandpa Curator, I come to see you often, and by the way, I come to study the original extraordinary skills in our history. You know that this is what we do."

"Hey? You two, are you also interested in this relic left by the first city lord?"

"Are you talking to me?" I raised my head and looked at the couple in confusion and asked.

"Of course, apart from the old curator, there are only two of us here." The young man in the lead said with a smile.

"Okay, is there anything wrong?" I frowned and asked the two familiar people.

If it's a pretty girl who is outgoing and friendly, I can be very enthusiastic, but if it's a guy, forget it... I'm not interested.

"Oh, nothing, just saying hello. I see you've been in front of this relic. You must be someone who is interested in extraordinary skills, right? Are you interested in joining our Extraordinary Skills Research Association?"

"Extraordinary Skills Research Association?" I looked at them suspiciously. I seemed to have heard this term before. It seemed that the city lord had mentioned it.

"Yes, Miss, it seems that you have heard of it. Our Extraordinary Skills Research Association is an organization dedicated to the research of extraordinary skills. Most of the people who are interested in extraordinary skills gather together to form the current association. If you are also interested in extraordinary skills, you are welcome to join our association. We have the most detailed knowledge of the basics of extraordinary skills in the entire Ninglan New City. They are all treasures compiled and passed down by generations of presidents."

At this moment, the young man was talking very excitedly. I just mentioned the name of his association and he started talking for a long time. His conversational ability was comparable to that of the old curator.

"No, we are outsiders, not natives of Ninglan New City. We will eventually leave here." I shook my head and said this as a polite refusal.

"Ah? Outsiders... Wait, outsiders? You are an outsider? The city lord said that our Ninglan New City has welcomed a group of outsiders. I didn't expect that you are the ones? This... This is really an honor! If you don't want to join our association, if you are interested in our extraordinary skills, we agree to welcome you!"

"But speaking of extraordinary skills... I am indeed quite interested." I nodded and then looked at Sister Bai again. Sister Bai just responded to me with a smile.

"This is just a coincidence! Then...why don't you go to our association now to learn more? There is no one to guide the extraordinary skills, and the threshold to learn is too high."

"That's fine." I nodded, but I seemed to have thought of something else. "Oh, by the way, I have been in contact with the city lord. The city lord is very strict about extraordinary skills. Will the city lord allow you to freely develop extraordinary skills?"

"Huh? I didn't expect you've talked to the city lord? Actually, the city lord didn't allow us to research extraordinary skills privately at first, but this can be traced back to several generations of city lords. Later, they gradually relaxed the rules, and that's how we came into being as the Extraordinary Skills Research Association."

"But the extraordinary skills mastered by our Extraordinary Skills Research Association are all for civilian use. Extraordinary skills that can cause direct damage are controlled extraordinary skills. Even if you master them, most of them may be valued by the city lord and then work for the city lord. In fact, our Extraordinary Skills Research Association is also a springboard for many ordinary people to master extraordinary skills. Their main purpose is to be valued by the city lord."

"But we accept everyone who comes. After all, we are only responsible for guiding people who love extraordinary skills to enter the door of extraordinary skills. If he can use us as a springboard to work for the city lord, it means that he has a strong talent in extraordinary skills. Our association will not do anything to restrict the development of others."

"Is that so?" I nodded, indicating that I understood.

Is it divided into civilian use and controlled military use? This doesn't seem to be unexpected.

Afterwards, Sister Bai and I were led by these two people to the location of the so-called Extraordinary Skills Research Association. I didn't expect that such an association would have a formal venue, and it was so large.

There are people coming and going inside, it is even more lively than the History Museum.

As expected, extraordinary skills are still very attractive. After all, mastering extraordinary powers is very attractive to ordinary people.

However... the extraordinary skills here seem to be quite different from what I expected. Combined with my previous understanding at the History Museum, the extraordinary skills technology tree they possess seems to be a little different from what I expected. It seems that it is not a simple extraordinary skill, but is combined with something else.

That is the mechanical structure of gears and springs.

But there doesn't seem to be any problem with this. Mechanical structures are very common and can create new sparks when combined with extraordinary skills. It is also a typical manifestation of the transition stage from pragmatism to extraordinary.

When they realize that the extraordinary skills and mechanical structures they have mastered have become obstacles to their current development, they will have two choices, one is to change track, and the other is to make a new start in terms of mechanics.

This reminds me of alchemy, there seems to be a category called mechanical alchemist?

As expected, the statement that everything can be turned into alchemy does not seem to be an exaggeration. After all, the scope of the concept of alchemy is indeed a bit unfair.

After seeing that I was just casually flipping through their introductory books, while our attention was focused on the exhibits of extraordinary finished products, they no longer had any in-depth communication with me.

After all, they have seen many such people. They are not truly passionate about extraordinary skills, but are simply curious about such things. They come to satisfy their own curiosity rather than to learn with an open mind, so they feel there is no need to force such people.

But if I could understand what they were thinking, I could only say that they were worrying too much. I was not interested in their introductory books because the content of these books was probably similar to that of the popular science books in the Witch Academy. Any basic content in the spell books on my memory shelf could crush them.

But I still took the time to read it all.

Because I have my own ideas too.

What I look at is their definition and understanding of extraordinary powers. The extraordinary field is a very inclusive field. Whatever angle you look at, discover, and research from, you will get corresponding theories, viewpoints, and results. This is what is worth understanding, which can broaden my cognition, knowledge, and ideas, etc.

Of course... before that, I also learned from them about "clairvoyance". They also have clairvoyance, but one thing is... the probability of them awakening clairvoyance is very low, especially low.

Clairvoyance is a blessing from the world to us, or a talent. Theoretically, everyone has it, but some people only have the opportunity or possibility to awaken. After all, some people may never awaken in their entire lives, while others are born with clairvoyance. This is the difference between awakenings.

The probability of awakening clairvoyance here is extremely low...

This reminded me of the time before I entered the Supernatural Academy. According to the original statement, clairvoyance was the threshold to contact the supernatural, but now it seems that this is actually too narrow.

That’s just the admission threshold for the Academy of Supernatural Beings. Does that mean other people can’t come into contact with the supernatural world without clairvoyance?

No, people here told me that it is not. It is possible, but the cost is... the achievement is not that high.

It seems that the reason why Ninglan New City has been developing for thousands of years but its technological level and extraordinary skills are average has been found.

Of course, this is also due to the small population base.

Even though the probability of clairvoyance awakening here is very small, it is not impossible. Even for such an existence, the progress made after thousands of years of development is only this much. So...what about other worlds?

Maybe we can only keep increasing the population and hope that there will be a genius like that to lead the world into a leap forward?

But generally speaking, such geniuses basically come into being at the right time, that is... the script, the son of destiny, is the "tool man" promoted by the world consciousness.

In fact, in the absence of external interference, scripts and luck are all very good for a civilization. It can help a civilization achieve a leap, or it can help the world save itself, etc.

"Xiao Han, it looks like you've gained a lot?" Sister Bai asked beside me.

"Yes, I have gained a lot indeed. It is really an eye-opener. After leaving the Witch Academy and getting away from the environment that is full of advanced extraordinary knowledge, it seems that I can pay more attention to the so-called basics here." I nodded and said.

Here you can learn the basics of many things, and even cast aside the limitations of spell books and use spells directly!

This is an excellent place to study. If all this was arranged by the dean, I seem to understand the dean's intentions.

If you can put aside external interference and study here, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Moreover, there are not only those extraordinary mechanical skills here, but also the rudiments of the use of spells!

That is the prototype of a small spell book. It uses extraordinary power to build the prototype of a spell, or uses unsystematic rune rituals to build spell effects. This is undoubtedly a good place to learn and understand spells!

Even...theoretically it is more suitable for me and Sister Bai.

Although Sister Bai only came into contact with runes, spell rituals, etc. when she was about to graduate, it was just right for her to learn the basics here because she had just started.

"is it?"

"Yes, Sister Bai, you should study with me! This is the initial stage of rune exploration, and the theories related to spells have just begun to develop. In this environment, it is actually more meaningful than the so-called basic courses in the Witch Academy."

"Hmm? You mean... But we're not here to..."

"What is it? Nothing. We can't just sit there and wait for something that hasn't happened yet. Sister Bai, don't you want to learn runes with me? Learn magic knowledge. Sister Bai, didn't you say that you originally dreamed of learning magic knowledge? Here there is no restriction of spell books. We can make up our own spells and play freely. There is no better place than to study here, right?" I turned to look at Sister Bai, looking at her with hope.

"This..." For a moment, Bai Yu's reaction speed couldn't keep up with my jumping speed, "But..."

"What are you worried about, Sister Bai? We are in good health in the outside world right now, and we have people taking care of us in the infirmary."

"All right…"

"Besides, we don't know how long we'll be staying here. We can't just hang around here, right? We have to find something to do."

"Then Xiaohan, what are you going to do now?"

"Hehe, of course we have to cooperate with the Extraordinary Skills Research Association. Only by showing our own value can we get them to cooperate with us. Learning is a process of constant communication and promotion. The people here are all normal people, some are even geniuses. What they lack is knowledge, but they are not fools. What do you think, Sister Bai?"

"You're right, Xiaohan." At this moment Bai Yu also accepted this setting. Indeed, putting aside those worries and the threats of nightmares and demons, this place is undoubtedly a good place to study.

"Hehe~ That's right~" I said with a smile.

Of course, I also have another idea, which is to improve Ninglan New City's use of extraordinary skills. After all, our biggest enemy is the nightmare demon. We can't kill those cunning nightmare demons by relying on ourselves alone. This requires the cooperation of the people of Ninglan New City.

In the previous battle to capture the nightmare demon, I understood the value of these people in Ninglan New City. They filled the gap in our reality.

But the combat power of Ninglan New City is not enough. Only the so-called Type III extraordinary killing weapon is good enough, but it is still not enough.

Just by looking at the fact that authorization is required for use, it is clear that this thing cannot be popularized at all, let alone used in a timely manner in various emergencies.

Maybe I can speed up their development.

The only thing that needs to be considered is the city lord. Will he accept this kind of forced growth of extraordinary skills?

Just as the development of science and technology will also be accompanied by the pain of career changes in many industries in society, in Ninglan New City, the disadvantages of such development will only be more obvious. Of course, if the city lord has equal courage, all this will not be a problem.

"Let's go see if the president of the association is here."

Chapter 309 Cooperation and Win-Win

"Sister Bai, what do you think of the city lord we met before?" When I was about to find the president of the association, I also went up to Sister Bai and asked.

"Huh? Why did Xiaohan suddenly mention him?"

"Just asking out of curiosity."

"Well...the city lord is a very powerful person." Bai Yu finally gave this answer.

"Very impressive? I can only tell from them that they are very friendly and polite. Although they have their reasons for not wanting to provoke us, overall they are still pretty good, right?"

"But you can't deny that he is the mayor of the entire Ninglan New City, right? Such people usually have the aura of a superior, and this temperament is difficult to conceal, but he... I wouldn't say he can shrink freely, but people who can hide themselves should not be underestimated." Bai Yu explained simply.

"It seems to be true." I nodded in agreement.

Of course, I mainly want to see what Sister Bai thinks of the city lord. We want to learn basic supernatural knowledge here, and even form a supernatural learning circle to promote and learn from each other. This may touch the bottom line of the city lord.

After all, the extraordinary skills we want to study all fall into the category of offensive restricted level.

But…what does that have to do with me?

Do we have a deep friendship with Ninglan New City? From a macro perspective, I am promoting the development of their extraordinary field, and they should be grateful to me.

After we inquired about the president's office, we also went to visit him politely.

"Ok?"

"Hello, what's the matter?"

After pushing open the office door, a familiar figure appeared in front of us. It was the man from the pair we met at the History Museum before.

"I'm looking for the president of the Extraordinary Skills Research Association." I said.

"Really? What a coincidence! I am the president of the association. Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself earlier. My name is Wu Mali, and I am also the current president of the Extraordinary Skills Research Association. I wonder what the names of the two outsiders are?"

"Yang Yuehan, Bai Yu." I pointed and briefly said our names.

"Oh, Miss Yang Yuehan, Miss Bai Yu, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Well, I was originally thinking about whether we could have some cooperation. After all, we are very interested in the extraordinary power you now possess. Similarly, we also have extraordinary power. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Oh? So you also have extraordinary...supernatural powers?" Hearing what I said, the other party became visibly interested. "You can show it a little... Oh, I'll go prepare the materials... This doesn't seem to work either... Sorry..."

At this moment, when the young man named Wu Mali heard these words, he clearly knew what these meant. It was an extraordinary skill that was beyond his cognition!