Chapter 280: The Laboratory for Researching 【Extraordinary Knowledge】
After completing the registration, the Witch Sister in front of me handed over a “permission.”
After receiving it, I felt that rather than a permission, it felt more like… a spellbook?
“Xiao Han, don’t think about disassembling it if there’s nothing wrong. This permission is constructed using the same techniques as a spellbook, and it has extremely high confidentiality technology inside. If it’s disassembled, it will no longer be usable.”
“Is… is that so? Then I won’t touch it…” After the sudden explanation, I awkwardly withdrew my hand. I was indeed curious about what was inside, as it felt just like a small spellbook.
I didn’t expect it to have confidentiality technology?
This is really something I’ve learned.
“Let’s go, Xiao Han.” At this moment, Teacher Ji reminded me and led me away. She felt that Xiao Han should have less contact with such witches, or she might be led astray.
At this moment, as I passed through a semi-transparent door, this permission acted like a credential, allowing me to pass through without obstruction.
At that time, I didn’t even feel the change in space before finding myself in another area.
Unlike the previous hall where the number of witches was scarce, the number of witches coming and going here increased significantly.
Some were hurrying along, while others strolled leisurely as if they were shopping.
This place felt like a complicated maze, with walls covered in flashing rune ceremonial metal plates. Based on my superficial understanding of runes, these runes had effects such as reinforcement, perception, and recording storage.
Translated into plain language, it means the walls are reinforced and durable, equipped with cameras and sensors, etc.
The laboratories along the corridor were made of fully transparent glass, allowing me to see the witches inside busy with something, while some laboratories were completely enclosed, even re-dividing the space so that no information from inside could be transmitted to the outside world.
Just with a glance, I encountered the most “advanced” equipment here. The witches in the laboratory were basically all wearing a standardized lab coat. That lab coat had traces of alchemy and enchantment, and it would probably be a powerful armor that could resist knives and fire if taken outside. However, here, such technology was only used on standard clothing.
Teacher Ji continued to walk with me, while I silently took note of the route to prevent getting lost the next time I come here. This place felt like a maze, but the main path was a straight line. This vast laboratory must have taken a lot of effort in its design, and I could immediately feel the difference in design from the previous research base in Ninglan New City’s Underground City.
Along the way, the hurried witches displayed some surprise expressions upon seeing me, while the leisurely ones intentionally approached from a distance, ignoring Teacher Ji’s teasing about me.
It can be said that once I arrived here, the incident of me not knowing others while they recognized me dramatically increased.
I even encountered the witch who previously asked me for those Nightmare spell original rune ceremonies.
“It’s Xiao Han~ You actually came here! Want to come over to see me? The Nightmare spell you created has almost been perfected; would you like to take a look when we make the spellbook?”
“Um… well, I have something else to do, sorry…”
“No problem, you don’t have to come. When the spellbook is finished, we’ll send you a copy.”
“Okay, thank you, Sister… actually, it’s fine, there’s no need to go through so much trouble.”
I quickly responded. In fact, I didn’t have much demand for this type of spell. Although it was indeed created by me, I couldn’t refuse a spellbook version; after all, she was actively offering it. I could consider it a collection.
Now, the witch I was facing maintained a relatively restrained attitude toward me. I realized that the witch at the front desk warning Teacher Ji not to let me be taken away was referring to this…
“Here we are.”
At this moment, Teacher Ji suddenly alerted me, and I almost thought another witch was coming to chat with me.
After reacting, I looked at the door before me. This door was completely enclosed, significantly different from the previous glass semi-open laboratories. It looked like it had a high level of confidentiality.
At this moment, Teacher Ji reached out and pushed open the door as if she didn’t need a key.
However, I could see the previous permission flashing, so this must be the key.
I hurriedly followed, similarly placing my hand on the doorknob, and I immediately felt the flash of that permission. It seemed that this permission truly acted as a key, possibly a universal one.
“Xiao Han, the permission you obtained earlier is also the key to open this door. Very convenient.”
“Hmm.” I nodded to indicate that I understood, but my gaze roamed around. Everything here felt new to me; I felt like a country bumpkin, curious about everything.
The internal space of this laboratory was quite large, seemingly expanded in space, and the various instruments inside looked quite comprehensive, though I couldn’t tell what the odd shapes were used for.
The most unique was the large device in the center, from which I sensed a powerful Earth Vein power ready to be unleashed.
It seemed to be a carrier, where strong Earth Vein energy transformed into a medium, supporting a vaguely mosaic-like object floating in mid-air.
“This is the most advanced Earth Vein Operating System in the laboratory. The type we used before naturally cannot compare to this.” Teacher Ji noticed my interest and began to explain.
“Is this also an Earth Vein System?” I looked at the ring-like instrument surrounded by the gathered display screens of Earth Vein energy, where a series of data I couldn’t understand floated above.
“Of course, there are many types of Earth Vein Systems, and the one equipped for a laboratory of this level is the best. Are you curious about what this central object it’s supporting is?”
“Um… not too sure…” I shook my head while looking at the “mosaic” that was sealed and suspended by an immense number of Earth Vein Shackles, but deep down, I seemed to have some answers.
Just moments ago, when I intended to use Spirit Vision to thoroughly observe it, I felt a wave of heart palpitations. It was a self-protective mechanism that exceeded my understanding. It seemed even Spirit Vision autonomously filtered out the information emitted by this unknown object because it was definitely something I cannot comprehend at this moment.
“Alright… it seems you should have some guesses; I can tell you directly that it is a…【Extraordinary Knowledge】.”
“This… is it?” The guess in my heart was confirmed by Teacher Ji at that moment, which truly surprised me. No wonder this laboratory was entirely enclosed.
“Yes, this is 【Extraordinary Knowledge】. I’m curious; in your Floating World-level Spirit Vision, what kind of existence does it represent?” Teacher Ji turned to me, asking with curiosity.
“It… is unclear; it looks like a mosaic. It seems to have triggered an acute response in my Spirit Vision, making me instinctively avoid accepting the information it reflects, so in my eyes, it can only appear as a mosaic…”
“A mosaic?” Teacher Ji seemed somewhat surprised at that moment but soon appeared to understand. “That’s… the subconscious self-protection. This might be the reason your innate Spirit Vision hasn’t driven you insane and has developed to this point. Have you tried to combat this subconscious?”
“Yes.” I nodded.
After all, when I first tried to accept this Spirit Vision gift, I did break through this self-protective mechanism; it was just very difficult.
“That’s good.”
“Hmm.” I nodded. I actually thought of a more direct way, which is the Knowing and Acting as One spellbook, but I could only test it little by little because I didn’t know how much information this self-protection mechanism had filtered out for me. If I opened it completely all at once, my consciousness or understanding might just collapse, and that would be self-destructive.
Just as I was preparing to try, I was interrupted by Teacher Ji.
“Don’t be so hasty. I only suggested bringing you here to familiarize yourself with the environment and atmosphere, not to jump straight into research.”
“Oh.” I silently nodded, realizing my recklessness.
The next moment, Teacher Ji handed me a set of the lab coats that I had seen those witches wearing earlier. Although called a lab coat, it resembled a white coat, but it didn’t appear too plain. Even if worn outside, it would still look quite appealing.
“Try this on first. This is a formal laboratory, not the small-time stuff you dealt with before. In the future, wear this before entering the laboratory to avoid small variables causing experimental errors.”
“Hmm.” I took the coat and put it on.
Surprisingly, it fit quite well.
After all, it seemed to incorporate many fixed spells and enchanted properties, similar to a dust-free spell, self-adjusting size, toughness, self-repairing, enhancement, etc.
If I were to study this coat alone, it might take me quite a bit of time.
Soon after, Teacher Ji placed a stack of paper documents in front of me, a thick pile that felt quite substantial in my hands.
“This is… um… the user manual for the laboratory-grade Earth Vein super-computational integrated operating system?” I asked, flipping through it. It seemed that many were instructions for various instruments, not just the usage methods for this Earth Vein System.
“You should familiarize yourself with the instruments in the laboratory. You probably haven’t had the chance to use them before, so I never specifically discussed these with you. But now it’s different; after all, you’ll be my assistant in the future and can’t be clueless. You must remember the usage specifications, as every piece of equipment here is more valuable than all the Aoqin you have in your pocket combined.”
Teacher Ji patiently explained to me. After all, she planned to use the afternoon to explain all this to me, as sharpening the axe does not delay the work of cutting wood. She had been preparing for this for so long, so naturally, it wasn’t urgent in the next couple of days.
At this moment, Teacher Ji not only used the manual to explain the functions of these instruments but even encouraged me to try handling them, explaining in great detail.
I even sensed that Teacher Ji aimed to teach me how to handcraft the crucial components within these instruments, to directly replace them or to handcraft a simple instrument in case of emergencies when no instruments were available.
I must admit that spells can be so convenient; being able to crafted high-tech instruments by hand means every witch is a master craftsman, right?
However, the advantage of witches lies here, and there’s no helping it.
No harm in learning; although this adds to my study pressure, I can just note it down, after all, I have the Memory Shelf spellbook. I can further ponder these techniques when I have time.
Time passed quickly. In here, I couldn’t see the outside day or night, only cold numbers displayed the time. For the busy witches, they could naturally disregard the limitations of a day; after all, from the perspective of the Void, a day and night were merely one rotation of a planet. The extraordinary witches had long since transcended the constraints of biological clocks; while they did have some need for sleep, it wasn’t much.
And only when I felt a hint of fatigue and yawned did I realize it was already evening.
“It seems you’re tired.”
“Hmm… indeed a bit, according to my old biological clock, I would have fallen asleep at this point.”
“Early to bed, early to rise? What a disciplined living habit.”
“Teacher Ji, I heard that witch transformation can reduce one’s dependence on sleep, is that true?”
“Witch transformation only elevates one’s life level; any other benefits are just auxiliary. The higher the life level, the more profound one’s energy and vitality become. If you still stick to your previous habits, for the enhanced version of you, it’s a low-energy state, so naturally, you won’t feel that tired.”
“So… should I go back now?” I tentatively asked.
“Let’s go. I’ll be here all the time. Come back tomorrow when you have time; we still haven’t familiarized ourselves with the instruments here.”
“Hmm, I understand.” I nodded.
However, I couldn’t help but sigh. Once upon a time, Teacher Ji would leave work on time, but now she was completely engrossed in this. The change was indeed significant.
At this moment, I also realized an issue.
“Wait, Teacher Ji, if you’re here all day… what about the class?”
“The class? Naturally, I’ll drop by to check whenever I have free time. Any important notices can be communicated through the group,” Teacher Ji explained naturally.
“Ah…” But thinking back, during my university days, it seemed I hardly saw my counselor even a few times all semester. In that light, everything seemed reasonable.
But thinking that a class’s teacher and class leader aren’t managing things… isn’t that a bit irresponsible?
“That… Teacher Ji, how about we change the class leader? I feel like I’m not very competent.”
“The class leader is just a model, and being the class leader has its advantages… Alright, for you, these advantages are indeed dispensable. Do you really not want to be the class leader anymore?”
“Hmm… I feel like I haven’t accomplished anything significant in class. Tuxingyue has been managing the class, right? How about passing the class leader role to her? She probably has contributed a lot to the class.”
“Tuxingyue? I have some impression of her; she’s a headstrong little girl. Are you sure?”
“Yeah, let’s do it. The opportunity should be given to others. Besides… I’ve now detached from the script; if there is ever a school-wide activity, having the class leader deal with it would put me in an awkward position.”
“That’s true. When the time comes, you can hand over to her… seems like there’s nothing to hand over. Never mind, I’ll take care of it later.” Teacher Ji said casually.
