Chapter 503: The Terrifying Linked Effects of Earth Vein Identification Technique
Night.
The public facilities on the small islands surrounding the Bobapop Islands are not abundant, most retaining their natural appearance along with the maintenance of the surrounding environment.
In the vicinity of the seaside villa I chose, only the lights from the villa shine through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the distant sea at night.
Standing here, I can hear the sound of the rising tide.
“Xiao Han~ Are you done?”
“Um… Yeah, almost.” I wrapped myself in a bath towel, holding a hair towel in both hands, drying my silvery long hair.
Once I felt it was about time, I simply tossed the hair towel aside and with a snap of my fingers, the excess moisture from my hair evaporated.
“Xiao Han still hasn’t gotten used to washing such long hair, huh?” Sister Bai walked over, wearing a loose sleep robe, instinctively sniffing the hair towel hanging on the sofa before picking it up and preparing to return it.
“Well~ It’s too troublesome to wipe like that. If there are convenient methods, why waste so much time?” I immediately cuddled closer to Sister Bai while tightly holding the bath towel.
“Well, you can just ask me for help. You don’t think I wouldn’t help you if you asked, right? Xiao Han, considering our relationship, you still haven’t tried to rely on me, have you?” At this moment, Sister Bai also reached out to wrap an arm around me, feeling the faint steam and a bit of my scent that emanated from me.
“Hmm! I definitely will next time~ Or should I wash it again?” I nodded, realizing I was being careless; otherwise, I could enjoy Sister Bai’s hair care services.
“Wash it again? I think that’s unnecessary. I saw you just soaking in there. That soak might take a while. Earlier, didn’t you say you had a little inspiration? It wouldn’t have vanished just after bathing, would it? Or is this just a way for you to beg for mercy?”
“That’s not begging for mercy! Your skills aren’t even good enough for me to beg for mercy, Sister Bai!” I protested, pulling at the tie of Sister Bai’s robe.
However… at that moment when Sister Bai was giving me inspiration, I indeed… um, had a bit of… some inspiration; although it was just a flash of insight, I subconsciously recorded it in the Great Knowledge Tree.
Afterwards, as I soaked in the bathtub, my mind entered the conscious space to practice that inspiration.
To be honest… I now have a new plan for Knowledge Seeds.
If inspiration is a macro guiding ideology, then the next effect I want to achieve relies on a solid foundation and substantial experimental trial and error.
But overall, it’s merely about developing the **Extraordinary Knowledge** within the Great Knowledge Tree that hasn’t been fully utilized. Any spell in the **Great Spellbook** has a permanent effect, but my Great Knowledge Tree is limited, which can only be blamed on my inadequate development of this spellbook.
After all, this isn’t a game; everything is a gradual process that cannot have a threshold crossed in one click to be defined as a **Great Spellbook**, enabling it to perform everything a regular **Great Spellbook** can do.
The Great Knowledge Tree is a special type of “Great Spellbook,” and its emergence is quite coincidental; however, it’s also an opportunity for me to fully understand the operating mechanism of the Great Spellbook.
Because of this, I know the Great Knowledge Tree inside and out, so even though it is fundamentally weaker than the **Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell**, my application of it far surpasses that of the **Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell**.
Currently, my application of the **Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell** remains at the level of “release,” treading in place.
This level is akin to how first-year students use a typical spellbook—superficially and without flexibility or understanding of how to derive further.
“Is that so? Then should we try again tonight?” At this point, Sister Bai suddenly spoke, her tone carrying a hint of lingering interest.
“Eh? No! Oh… I mean, doing such things too much is harmful…” My expression changed slightly as I hurriedly waved my hand, instinctively adjusting my bath towel.
Sister Bai smiled at me, suppressing that instinctual impulse that arose naturally.
However, Bai Yu had to admit that at this moment, Xiao Han possessed a certain immediate beauty.
The pure white bath towel wrapped around her body, and as she moved, the side of the towel that opened revealed a glimpse of her fair legs, igniting the thought of wanting to play with her.
“Alright then~ Quickly change into some clothes; otherwise, be careful the bath towel might fall off.” Sister Bai said while reaching out and tugging at my bath towel.
“Got it, got it~”
After being prompted by Sister Bai, I returned to the guest room and changed into a soft, breathable nightgown that had been stored in my storage equipment for quite some time.
I began to understand why girls had so many clothes; even I had unwittingly accumulated a lot, even… some limited edition ones…
But none of that mattered; after slightly tidying up my outfit, I left the guest room and headed outside.
“Sister Bai, let’s cooperate to experiment with some things like before, shall we?”
“Experimenting with things?” Sister Bai, sitting on the sofa, curiously raised her head to look at me.
“Yeah, like the Knowledge Leaf from before. I think… it should be possible to try and improve that again.”
“So fast?” Sister Bai asked, surprised.
“Well, we have to try to experiment more, and my inspiration wasn’t for nothing, um… it’s not guaranteed to succeed either.”
After a bit of deliberation, Sister Bai chose to modify the Knowledge Leaf already imprinted on her chest rather than getting a new one, as she said this was the first gift I gave her, which had extraordinary commemorative significance.
And I didn’t mind; it wouldn’t cause too much trouble.
“Sister Bai, do you remember the Earth Vein Magic I mentioned before?”
“I remember, is that really Earth Vein Magic?”
“Strictly speaking, it isn’t~ Earth Vein Magic is an exclusive innate ability of Earth Vein life, which ordinary people fundamentally cannot use. It’s like how magic power is a power exclusive to witches; other lives cannot utilize it, and forcefully using it might even result in irreversible witch transformation.” I carefully explained to Sister Bai.
After all, Sister Bai had only recently become an **Extraordinary Witch**.
Not everything is known to her; even Teacher Ji and the Academy Head wouldn’t dare claim to know everything, right?
So I didn’t mind spreading some common knowledge to Sister Bai.
“What about this one?”
“Hehe~ Although this is not Earth Vein Magic, it’s a type of spell derived from utilizing Earth Vein energy to carry information, created by me, and I call it… Earth Vein Identification Technique.”
“Originally, it was just a simple spell created with inspiration from the identification technique in games, but later I found its uses extend far beyond that, so I have developed it to this level now. Oh, this Earth Vein Identification Technique cannot interfere with Earth Vein energy to the extent that it can be controlled by spells, so it doesn’t fall into the category of Earth Vein Magic.”
“Identification Technique?!” Hearing this unusual name, Sister Bai was quite surprised at that moment.
After all, it was her first time hearing of such a spell; logically speaking, this is just a figment of common or outdated game concepts, merely a setting generated for convenience.
Thinking of this, Bai Yu had to marvel at my unconventional thinking, and not just that but my ability to realize those thoughts—that’s what truly shocked her.
“Oh~ It’s just a simple process of extracting, converting, reading, and outputting Earth Vein information~ This is also a derived ability based on my Great Knowledge Tree’s rich cognitive reserve. If it exceeds my understanding, the identification technique becomes somewhat insufficient.”
Of course, the so-called “exceeding understanding” is difficult to achieve; after all, for a person, encountering something beyond their comprehension usually leads to using known concepts for metaphor or analytical reasoning to understand what the unknown is, which doesn’t count as “exceeding understanding.”
The true exceeding understanding refers to an independent existence that deviates from my original cognitive system.
For example, I naturally wouldn’t recognize a character from an independent language that has no foundation for communication or social context. However, if the other party continuously expresses with those unfamiliar characters, forming a system and meaningful expression, then those characters can still be deciphered.
In this analogy, a single character from that unfamiliar text belongs to “exceeding understanding,” but continuous expressions have the process and possibility of deriving it from existing knowledge, which doesn’t count as “exceeding understanding.” It merely requires more information to substantiate and support deduction, making it slightly more challenging.
However, as long as it can be achieved, Knowledge Shadows can use a medium to complete this complex deduction.
“So that’s how it is… You want to apply this identification technique to this Knowledge Leaf, allowing others to do the same thing, right?” Sister Bai asked, her tone also carrying a hint of anticipation, as everyone has an urge to experiment with such an ability, right?
“Exactly, and this can be linked with the Great Knowledge Tree; the identified information will be filtered and recorded into the Knowledge Tree, becoming nourishment for its growth and a reserve of knowledge!”
After I finished this sentence, Sister Bai subconsciously swallowed, wondering what kind of terrifying thing this was. Just hearing about this effect felt frightening…
But when she thought that everything was built on the foundation of the Great Spellbook, it all started to make sense.
This is the extraordinary, yet it is also reality, abstracted to the point of not aligning with human understanding.
It’s like telling a primitive person who has just learned to fire that once they learn to boil water, they have mastered the key to civilization’s development—making them feel utterly absurd.
At that moment, Sister Bai once again felt the disparity in innate talents between life forms.
“Then I’ll begin~”
As I spoke, I reached out to Sister Bai and opened her collar, revealing the rune mark transformed from the Knowledge Leaf.
……
The next morning.
When I woke up again, I found myself wrapped in Sister Bai’s embrace on the bed.
As I was lost in thought, I recalled what happened last night.
Last night, I wanted to help Sister Bai update the Knowledge Leaf, attempting to transfer the Earth Vein Identification Technique onto the Knowledge Leaf.
Once the concept of the Knowledge Leaf was thoroughly completed, my progress would be further advanced; all that was left to do next was to construct the “Knowledge Seed.”
However, I remained busy until late into the night without achieving success, but I accumulated several failed attempts.
After all, this is a derivative effect that can only be used with the entirety of the Knowledge Tree; relying solely on one Knowledge Leaf feels somewhat insufficient. However, after repeated failures last night, there were still gains.
And my gain was the continual failure proving that my method was correct—Knowledge Leaf can carry the Earth Vein Identification Technique.
If the thought process is correct, it can be done; it’s just a matter of difficulty.
The reason I gave up halfway last night was because… I found that the concept of “Knowledge Seed” seems more convenient for carrying such derivative techniques than the Knowledge Leaf.
Moreover, after being exhausted by Sister Bai before my evening bath, as well as her comforts after the failed attempts, I ended up dozing off in a muddled state.
However, I had a good night’s sleep, and in the morning I felt refreshed.
After going through a round of meditation systematically, I began my five-sense perception cultivation in body cultivation, while the ritual war dance I had been practicing was gradually nearing elimination; even advanced ritual war dance has limits in enhancing physical fitness. It’s better to replace it with a more effective approach.
Besides, with Sister Bai teaching me hand-in-hand during the five-sense practice, given such treatment, why wouldn’t I want to do it?
“Sister Bai, how about… we go play on the beach? What do you think?”
After completing the final five-sense cultivation, I suddenly proposed.
“Playing on the beach? Hmm… how do you want to play?” Sister Bai found my sudden suggestion somewhat strange but quickly followed up with my idea.
After all, playing on the beach is mainly about relaxation or seeking excitement.
“Well… um…” I struggled to articulate; I couldn’t just say I wanted to see Sister Bai in a bikini, right?
Wouldn’t that be too direct?
“If you don’t say it, then I’ll ask Knowledge Shadow~” Sister Bai looked at me, sensing my hesitation, and then laughed.
“Eh?!” Hearing Sister Bai’s words, I was taken aback! According to my subconscious, wouldn’t that thought be revealed without hesitation? Moreover, it was Sister Bai asking directly.
“Uh… I want to wear a bikini to, um, show it to you, Sister Bai…”
“Really?” Upon hearing my response, Sister Bai showcased a knowing smile and then asked.
“Really~ If Sister Bai doesn’t want to see it, then I won’t go…” I quickly backtracked.
“In that case, Xiao Han, are you prepared to be seen by others like that?” Sister Bai suddenly switched angles to ask me.
“Eh?”
Suddenly reminded like this, I froze for a moment.
I definitely didn’t want to be seen by others… especially with other guys on the beach. Having once been male myself, I knew exactly how those guys’ gazes could be…
“If you really want to do so, it wouldn’t be a problem~” At that moment, Sister Bai came behind me, laying her hands on my shoulders, “Did you forget my ability? I can ensure those people won’t notice us… So, Xiao Han, feel free to try it. There are many firsts in life, right? If you really can’t adapt, we can just stay around here; after all, this beach belongs to an uninhabited area.”
“Really… okay… then can you come with me, Sister Bai?” I turned my head to look at Sister Bai, expectantly meeting her gaze.
“Of course~ I know what you’re planning. Come on, let’s pack our things and go find a few pretty bikinis suitable for you. Remember to choose a few good ones yourself~”
