Chapter 312: Attempts at Promoting Extraordinary Runes
“Wait… No? Wasn’t that just the power of the Great Spellbook being used? Why do I feel like it was just a Lighting Spell being cast, with no special effects at all?”
At this moment, the extraordinary witches who were looking forward to the Great Spellbook testing were watching the scene like it was a drama.
However, no extraordinary witch responded to this question, and the awkward atmosphere made this witch instinctively shrink her neck.
After all, there were always extraordinary witches who envied the Great Spellbook and held an inexplicable admiration for it; after all, what one cannot obtain is considered the best.
But the Great Spellbook is just a spellbook, and no one stipulated that its usage must come with all the special effects.
At this moment, this extraordinary witch scratched her head awkwardly and left the place, thinking that many witches would have the same doubts as her.
Indeed, many witches shared her confusion, but none were foolish enough to ask or echo her sentiments.
One must understand what kinds of beings gathered here to watch the Great Spellbook test; the witches merely spectating had no right to comment.
This was the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.
The name of the spell needed to intuitively reflect its effects; this was the unwritten rule of spell naming.
Customizing spell names was not something just anyone could do; it was either for self-amusement or required one to be powerful enough to define the rules. In the Witch World, truth witches generally possessed such qualifications.
At this moment, the Great Spellbook’s essence is in the wisdom enlightenment it provides.
“This is just a Great Spellbook reacting to dreams but achieving almost the same effects as a real Great Spellbook; the existence of dreams seems even more marvelous than we anticipated,” an extraordinary witch focusing on dreams spoke up.
“Didn’t you notice that little one’s behavior? What did she accomplish under the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell?” Although this witch’s tone was questioning, she was steering the attention of the witches away from the Great Spellbook and onto the user.
“The Memory Shelf Spellbook… I remember the usage threshold of this spellbook isn’t very high; how many years has it been left unsold in that auction club before she bought it?”
“Goodness, is she treating the rune ceremony like a dictionary? With such techniques, she is deserving of being called a walking encyclopedia of rune ceremonies.”
At this moment, the witches began whispering among themselves. They never expected the first test of the Great Spellbook to be so casual that many witches hadn’t even had time to focus before it seemed to wrap up.
“Mei… the tester you picked is quite unconventional,” a few extraordinary witches close to Headmaster Mei Linde gathered to chat with her.
“Everyone makes their own choices; I can’t interfere with their thoughts,” Mei replied with a smile. She had not anticipated that this student, whom she had high hopes for, would make such a decisive choice, which indeed took her by surprise, yet nothing had deviated from her expectations.
Even if Xiao Han wanted to learn rune ceremonies here, she wouldn’t say anything; she could only sigh and admire how well she seized opportunities while also being very capable of learning.
“However… after using the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell, that little one deduced a spell ceremony… could it be the prototype of Dream Authority?”
As soon as these words were spoken, they instantly caused silence among the extraordinary witches nearby.
The term Dream Authority evoked thoughts of the very mysterious Truth Witch of the Soul; wasn’t it this truth witch who held the Dream Authority? That was a source of derived power stemming from the subject of the soul.
When Dream Authority was returned to the entire witch world by the Truth Witch through Truth Contribution, it had transformed from an unattainable concept into a power that witches were qualified to access.
And it was the Primordial Witch who maximized its application, using Dream Authority to transform the Primordial Dream World, thereby creating the dream platform that extraordinary witches could hardly do without.
Now, the term Dream Authority appeared associated with a preparatory witch who wasn’t even an extraordinary witch; how could this group of extraordinary witches cope?
Even if it was just a prototype.
“Be rational; that was just a prototype fragment of the hand,” Headmaster Mei Linde spoke up. “Make sure you can clearly see that it is a spell that can only be used in specific environments; it is a spell, not the power transformed into authority, and it isn’t even a spellbook.”
However, Headmaster Mei Linde’s explanation made it even harder for many witches to bear.
Mei Linde did not immediately and resolutely deny this viewpoint but instead pointed out several points to argue that this was not the prototype of Dream Authority!
What did that signify? Everyone present was very clear on it.
“I think that little girl is quite pleasing to the eye. By the way, does she have a mentor?”
“I heard it’s an extraordinary witch named Xi Lan. I tried to find her but couldn’t.”
“Xi Lan? Never heard of her. So she doesn’t have a mentor, right?”
“If you want that unformed spell sequence prototype, just say so; what, do you also want to be a mentor and reach out to your student for something?”
“Okay, your real five senses won’t support you in mastering this; just look.” At this moment, Mei Linde’s final remark seemed to put a stamp on the matter.
As for how many witches took that to heart, that was hard to say.
……
“Alas? It clearly… is something very simple; how could I not teach her?” I looked at Sister Bai, who was concentrating on the runic ceremony, with a face full of worry.
Originally, I thought if I could use such a method, Sister Bai could certainly learn it too, as this method could ensure we had an absolute advantage in the dream.
However, reality gave me a slap; I found I couldn’t teach Sister Bai at all!
“How could there be things in this world that can’t be taught?”
“Alright, Xiao Han, maybe Sister Bai is just a bit dim-witted. I have many means to protect myself, so you don’t need to worry. On the other hand, I’m quite at ease about your abilities,” Sister Bai comforted, dispersing the complex runes from her hands.
“There must be something wrong somewhere,” I sighed.
Such failures indeed took a toll on my confidence; after all, I still had to teach the knowledge of rune ceremonies to the people here.
Now that this situation arose, I even began to doubt my teaching ability.
Actually, I could think of some reasons. After all, this was a spell I had just mastered, likely still in the “laboratory stage,” with vast room for improvement, many places I couldn’t even clearly articulate, and… this spell heavily relied on the effects of Spirit Vision to achieve such “rewriting” of dreams.
If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work… But after all this fuss, the sky had turned dark.
Time passed slowly; while we were in the dream, we had no concept of hunger, but I still had a lavish dinner with Sister Bai. Actually, we could have just gone to the hotel to pick up food; the takeaway wouldn’t affect the people in reality going to pick up meals.
But I used the Dream Rewriting Spell to create this sumptuous dinner.
“Dream Rewriting Spell” was the name I created for this spell, but it is not from the original spell sequence, which implies I had perhaps unknowingly completed what others had done before, or… this spell hasn’t been perfected and technically doesn’t belong to any spell sequence?
In any case, as long as this spell is useful, I don’t care about these matters.
The creation of this spell not only provides safety for me at this moment but also embodies a revelation, a way of thinking, an attitude towards life, and a means of coping.
You could say this method is redundant and useless, a product of coincidence, but such coincidences can continue to be created in other environments. This is the insight this spell offers me: to be adept at utilizing the environment, especially such a special environment.
Finally, the night fell.
I shamelessly stayed in Sister Bai’s room, with a rather awkward excuse that this was our designated room, so I would sleep here.
You could say that this should be the real sharing of a bed with Sister Bai, right?
Reflecting back, the first time Sister Bai fled, then it was in the Fool Village Secret Realm, but that was in a tent.
This time was on a bed.
But thinking about it… this was in a dream… it doesn’t seem to be real sharing of a bed either…
That night, I lay on my side, watching Sister Bai’s silhouette.
Well… this seems also quite nice…
With the dawn of a new day, I put a lot of energy into perfecting this newly created spell, as this was my handmade spell, thus deserving special treatment.
Of course, living here also inevitably meant interacting with other outsiders also settled here; after all, in Ninglan New City, we are of the same kind, all outsiders.
However, I found that many of the outsiders I interacted with were not from the Witch Academy; honestly, even if they were from the Witch Academy, I wouldn’t care.
I just greeted them casually, and that was that.
At this point, my focus had gradually shifted to the Extraordinary Skill Research Association. Although the president had yet to respond to me, I had spontaneously begun promoting my rune ceremony knowledge there.
With my outsider status and curiosity about novel knowledge, I barely managed to gather a group of “like-minded” individuals interested in this area. Although many people stopped to listen out of curiosity during my talks, I understood that very few were genuinely interested in learning about rune ceremonies; most were merely there for the spectacle.
Moreover, I received reports saying we were disturbing the public in a crowded setting; not everyone liked this format, much like street performances.
It was through Sister Bai’s encouragement that I had the courage to do this. Even though… this proposal was initiated by me, the ideas we propose must be executed and practiced. It’s a difficulty to overcome on the path to achieving the unity of knowledge and action.
The concept of the unity of knowledge and action sounds simple, but putting it into practice is fraught with challenges.
When I was discussing rune literature, I noticed that there were always a few regular attendees at these sessions, and the one who left the most impression on me was Ninglan Qiuyue, the young girl who was earlier seen with the president, and the daughter of the city lord. I hadn’t expected her to be so supportive and open-minded about learning what I presented. Even while standing, she would take notes diligently in a small notebook.
Of course, she was also the one who helped suppress the reports against us and informed me about it.
This routine continued until the president brought me good news; he had communicated with the city lord and agreed with my ideas. The president also provided a teaching venue and promotion related to rune ceremonies.
And I immediately conducted a formal explanation regarding rune ceremonies, or perhaps it was… a lesson?
In any case, the format wasn’t the key; the focus was on attracting like-minded individuals who were willing to learn.
Moreover, my personal lessons certainly were not the main channel for spreading the content of rune ceremonies. I have recorded video teachings and beginner books printed similarly to extraordinary skills, etc. These are the main channels for their learning.
I can’t be responsible for everything alone; I don’t have the energy for that. Those interested will learn through the channels I provide, while those who are merely spectators will find it useless attending my lessons over and over.
And I want to learn through them, not feel morally obliged to tutor them.
“Teacher, I want to ask how your extraordinary runes compare to our extraordinary inscriptions. What are your advantages?”
“There’s no superiority or inferiority; essentially, they are the same thing, but the runes I describe are a more systematic approach…”
“Since they are the same thing, then why do you feel so superior in distinguishing them? To me, your runes seem to be useless decorative symbols, unlike our inscriptions. Each of ours has its unique meaning, without all that lengthy nonsense.”
“Oh, what are you trying to say?” I coldly regarded the person who stood up in the back to criticize.
This kind of challenge was not the first time, and this person wasn’t the first.
“I just want to tell you outsiders, don’t always think you are so great and use those obscure terms to deceive us. Do you understand what essence is and what dross is? What you are discussing now only throws us those confusions and problems; what’s the significance? It’s all hollow and useless stuff; talking about these grandiloquent concepts only satisfies your superiority and vanity—what else are you good for…”
“Enough, if you don’t want to listen, then leave.”
At this moment, a female voice rang out, instantly silencing the room because the speaker was Ninglan Qiuyue, a presence no one dared to provoke in Ninglan New City.
“Get him out; this place will never welcome someone like him.”
As someone spontaneously led this person away, he remained stubbornly vocal.
“I tell you, tricks like yours can’t fool me! You don’t understand what extraordinary is! You also don’t understand what inscriptions are…”
I watched that person being taken away, feeling a slight ripple in my heart, but quickly suppressed that emotion.
I had anticipated encountering resistance in teaching extraordinary runes, but I didn’t expect such a presence.
The more ignorant a person is, the more absolute their thoughts become. They possess no capacity to accommodate others’ opinions or ideas.
Those kinds of people are often unhappy in life, hoping to leap forward by relying on extraordinary skills, but even learning extraordinary skills, they remain obstinately stuck in their views… I can only say that this is all what he deserves.
The more ignorant a person is, the more arrogant they become; such arrogance will lead to self-destruction, needing no effort from me.
If I were to waver in my heart because of this person’s words, that would reflect my immaturity.
Yet I can remember, or learn from what he said because I clearly know that most of the people I am currently facing are much like that person, just more extreme.
“Let’s continue; we’ll still use the Fireball Spell ceremony as an example. When we attempt to interpret the runes in other ways, chanting becomes another mode of expressing the runes, just like you all use inscriptions, utilizing engraved methods on materials…”
