Chapter 396: A Shallow Study of Reverse Summoning Spell
Of course… the result of trying is naturally just the dreams of a fool.
After casting the spell, I couldn’t even sense those teleportation markers.
It seems that ordinary teleportation spells cannot cross worlds for teleportation. So why is that?
Moreover… why can summoning spells teleport across worlds?
Could it be that summoning spells are more powerful than simple pinpoint teleportation?
It’s a pity that at this time, no one could answer these questions for me; everything had to depend on myself.
Putting aside these impractical doubts, I began to rummage through the contents of the spellbook on the Memory Shelf.
I knew I had used that rune to complete this spellbook at that time. I didn’t understand it then, but I would eventually, and that eventuality is now.
Now, I had no choice but to understand it, and this time, without the Dream World as an opportunity for unlimited trial and error, it was even more challenging.
Even if I tried to enter a dream using the Nightmare spell, it wouldn’t help, because the dreams here do not invade reality, so the dreams would not anchor to the physical rules and extraordinary laws of reality, rendering any attempt meaningless. In a dream, I could even use a Fireball Spell to extinguish a planet; does that have any reference in reality?
Of course not.
However, repeatedly observing the Academy Head’s process of perfecting spells and constantly pondering the principles involved is the only thing I can do now.
However, my recurring desire to take shortcuts made me continuously think of any means that could help me while reviewing my memories.
For example… the Earth Vein System?
The portable Earth Vein Operating System that Teacher Ji had given me was now gathering dust in my storage equipment.
After taking it out and starting it up, a light screen suddenly floated in front of me. If the startup was successful, this would be a great victory!
If only I had understood the principles of this Earth Vein System back then, or I wouldn’t be completely clueless now, even hoping that this system could be used here through some mystical prayer.
It’s like having a phone and traveling to another world, trying to see if I can connect to the internet. If this behavior were seen by Teacher Ji or the Academy Head, I would probably get laughed at, right?
But the Earth Vein System relies on the Earth Vein to start up; every world has an Earth Vein, so I naturally needed to give it a try.
I waited for the startup; this process felt very long, but at a certain moment, I suddenly lost focus.
“Is it completed?” I sighed softly.
Then, a pitch-black Spirit Cat appeared beside me. It had no intelligence; it was just a magical effect created by a spell, but at that moment, it became my only source of distraction. Petting the cat, who would have thought this well-behaved cat could k*ll an ordinary person with a single swipe?
But now, petting the cat was the only way I could relax without diverting my attention.
As the Earth Vein System finished loading, a prompt popped up, “Earth Vein link mismatch.”
“As expected… this Earth Vein System should be based on the Earth Vein of the Main World.” I sighed, recalling that the Academy Head had said that world fusion would lead to the Earth Vein being grafted or something. Perhaps at that time, it could be used in this world.
Just when I was about to turn off the Earth Vein System and close the prompt, the Earth Vein System directly entered its normal operating interface!
“Huh? Wait… how is the link mismatch… oh, could it be that the Earth Vein can provide energy but cannot offer networking services?”
I tentatively tried connecting, such as multi-terminal system links, information queries, academy system logins, library queries, etc., but none worked.
So… the Earth Vein System has become a standalone system…
However… it seemed it wasn’t completely useless?
I attempted to open the virtual software that had constructed the spellbook before and found that it was accessible. Even the cached previous structure modeling of the Fireball Spell was still there.
From my current perspective, looking at the modeling of the Fireball Spell at that time… it was indeed a bit crude.
This at least shows that my vision and skills have improved.
“Looks like there is always a way out!”
I joyfully began to operate it. With the assistance of the Earth Vein System, my speed increased.
Back when I was researching with the Academy Head, he didn’t use the Earth Vein System much in pursuit of efficiency, opting for internal calculations, which made it hard for me to keep up with the pace.
Now that the Academy Head wasn’t beside me, I felt much more relaxed.
Of course, there were still many confusions that couldn’t be resolved, but for some reason, I started to be fascinated by this feeling of encountering difficulties… using all that I have learned in my life to unravel them brought me immense satisfaction!
Perhaps this is the change in mindset; with the Memory Shelf, the things I understand are my knowledge reserve, but this is just a reserve. It almost felt as if it was just clutter stored here. It was only when I utilized it, even to solve difficulties or problems, that I felt that this knowledge truly belonged to me.
Indeed, using spells to cheat was too fast; there was no sedimentation…
If I had enough time to sediment, I wouldn’t have such an unstable mindset.
As time passed, it was already noon now, and I finally had a glimmer of insight into the study of this Reverse Summoning Spell.
It was unlike any spell I had come into contact with before, and at present, I had no reference materials or literature related to summoning spells.
Therefore, progress was slow.
But it wasn’t without progress. For instance… I understood the operating mechanism of this summoning spell. Though I didn’t want to complain, this summoning spell was also a pinpoint summoning. In my understanding, it’s just a teleportation spell disguised as a summoning spell.
Yet this summoning spell was indeed more powerful than teleportation spells, but there was no helping it; it operated on a higher-level mechanism to achieve effects similar to teleportation spells, which is rather stealing jobs.
What I need to do next is… actively condense the summoning rune of this spell. Only by mastering this can one consider it an entry-level use of the Reverse Summoning Spell. This is a threshold.
Just like the usage threshold of the Memory Shelf spellbook, which requires one to build a spell space associated with themselves and also construct a shelf to store memories, that is the usage threshold.
The Academy Head created this spellbook without telling me even a bit about this.
Now I can be sure that the Academy Head must know this, yet he just didn’t tell me!
Riddlers don’t operate in this manner…
I sighed and temporarily set aside my research on this summoning spell.
During the time I was studying, I heard various sounds coming from outside now and then. The soundproofing of this inn was poor; I could even hear sounds from the neighboring room and even the laughter of men and women in bed. Not to mention the noises outside.
Just a remote place like this could have so many excavators fighting here; it shows how rampant these guys really are. No wonder even during the day, there are so few people on the streets, while at night, and even in the early morning, there are so many homeless and punks coming and going.
Clearly, those little thugs know well not to provoke those guys; that’s why they only dare to come out at night. But can one really collect protection fees at night? I have my doubts. They can’t just rob homeless people on the roadside, right?
But the living conditions of the lower classes have no limits; seeing them each time breaks my understanding.
Just like the day I was in the Underground City of Ninglan New City, those guys could still set up tents on the roadside, at least having a place to stay. The homeless in this world even sleep on the street corners and alleys, which is still good. Some directly wrapped in rags could find a windbreak to spend the night.
Pushing open the door, I returned to Qiu Ruxin’s place. I didn’t know if she had woken up; after all, it was already noon, so I brought her some food and water.
Short on cash, I indeed needed some channels to get some money, but robbing wasn’t a very good idea, and it was inefficient, unless… robbing a wealthy person, but then a large amount of money would belong to the black market, which is problematic.
Throwing all these thoughts aside, I pushed open the door.
I saw Qiu Ruxin already up, watching the door with a vigilant expression. When she saw me, the wary look on her face finally relaxed.
“Sister Xiao Han, it’s you.”
“Yeah, actually you don’t have to be so guarded. I’ve inscribed a spell on the door; ordinary people can’t open it.”
“I’m just afraid of an accident…”
“Anyway, let’s leave it at that for now. How are you? Did you rest well?”
“Not bad. At least I’m not feeling too sluggish.” Qiu Ruxin touched her head and replied. It was evident she didn’t rest very well; after all, who could sleep soundly after experiencing such changes, not knowing if the next moment they might d*e in their dreams never to wake up?
“That’s good. So what do you plan to do today? I’m thinking of making some money to improve my living situation. Do you have any channels?”
After all, having money is essential to get by in this world. With money, I could go wherever I wanted, buy those phones, etc., and connect devices to the Plant Network’s terminals. Having money would also facilitate learning the language and writing of this world.
Now I realize the importance of money. Speaking of money, I still have quite a bit of Aoqin and Secret Silver. Logically, these precious metals should be able to be exchanged for money, but I don’t want to use such valuable things to trade for this world’s currency; that would be too unworthy.
One could say we just lack the initial accumulation of wealth as startup capital. It’s said that initial wealth accumulations are stained with bl**d and tears, and it seems that is indeed the case now.
“Earning money?”
“If it’s the usual way of earning money step by step, then forget it…” My gaze passed through the window to the outside. At this moment, the soundproofing spell around Qiu Ruxin had been lifted, so the sounds of fighting outside made me quite curious.
“By the way, those excavators are so rampant, isn’t there anyone managing them? Your so-called police force doesn’t go and catch them?”
“They do catch them, but… it’s just for show. The police force of Lanas Island is merely a decoration. There hasn’t been war on Lanas Island for a long time, and neither the military nor the police forces have much real combat experience, plus their salaries are low. How could they possibly fight those guys?”
“Oh… they bully the weak and fear the strong?” I asked with a smile.
“Yes, that’s the idea.”
“If they anger the local wealthy, break into their small treasury, or rob luxury goods shops, won’t there be any repercussions?” I continued probing.
“Of course not; they can’t afford to manage that at all. But if those excavators really did that, then… they would face not the police but the professional mercenaries hired by those wealthy individuals, or… private troops trained by them. These are not what the police can deal with lightly.”
“Mercenaries? Private troops? Your world is quite chaotic, but… could those excavators really be suppressed by fully armed armies? Their strength doesn’t seem that formidable…”
“It would only be possible for an entire squad to suppress a single one or a small team, and even then, the casualties would be heavy, so methods like mercenaries are solely for deterrence. If a conflict does occur, it means those excavators have absolute confidence that they can pull it off, so if a conflict truly arises, then it would be a compromise. After all, the value of those goods doesn’t compare to the costs of wounded soldiers.”
“That’s really… hard to describe.” I sighed; I have to say that it feels like a paradise for crime. Wealthy people actually have private troops?
“By the way, most excavators actually have international arrest warrants and high bounties, but in most cases, no one dares to provoke those excavators for the sake of bounties.”
“Still warrants and bounties? That sounds even more interesting!” Upon hearing Qiu Ruxin’s addition, I suddenly felt even more intrigued.
Instantly, many plans I previously wouldn’t dare to think of emerged wildly in my mind.
“By the way, do those excavators have any obvious identification? Aren’t they afraid someone might impersonate them and commit robbery?” After all, I haven’t seen those excavators in person, so I naturally didn’t know what they looked like.
“Well… that shouldn’t be too likely. The methods those excavators use are very special; those who try to imitate them can be easily seen through.”
“Special methods? Can you tell me about them?”
“Um… you don’t plan to imitate those excavators, do you?” Qiu Ruxin asked cautiously.
“If possible, of course I would like to. After all, to change the current situation, I need the most primitive accumulation, and that acquiring of startup capital often involves bl**d and dirt.”
“Okay, but can you be careful? I don’t want to lose anyone again…”
“Of course.” I answered decisively.
Yet at the same time, hearing Qiu Ruxin agree so firmly surprised me. I had been thinking of how to persuade her to join me.
I didn’t expect her to be so decisive.
It seems this quiet but richly thoughtful girl is also an “ambitious” one, but currently hampered by her weak strength, unable to showcase her inner colors.
In fact, when she initially mentioned killing and taking action herself, I should have realized that Qiu Ruxin was not an ordinary girl. She was stronger than I imagined and sometimes would show the softness of a young girl, but she is currently quite weak.
However, if she were pulled into the Witch Academy, she might perform better than most students!
I wonder if the Witch Academy is still accepting students, considering I can now empower someone with a Magic Source!
But I don’t know what the consequences would be if I empowered her, as she is the Child of Fortune in this world. Would incorporating her as a witch make the will of this world go insane?
Also, I still can’t confirm whether this world is the one about to merge with the Main World. If it is, I think there shouldn’t be any concerns.
If it isn’t… just based on her being a Fortune Seed and the Earth Vein Shackles’ limitations, she would never reach the Witch Academy.
Even if she could, the cost would be great, and I don’t know how the Academy would deal with a preparatory witch who can’t attend, so… for caution’s sake, it might be best not to do anything at all.
