Chapter 747: Main World Game Codename: “Catastrophe Witch”
A new day.
“The progress on Yi Rui’s side is also advancing step by step every day.”
Feeling the information recorded and synchronized by my laboratory clones, I sometimes realize… that knowing everything isn’t necessarily a good thing.
For example, if you know everything, life will lack a sense of anticipation.
However, aside from that, many things are still quite convenient in normal times.
Speaking of which, Yi Rui was right earlier; if it was merely a guess before, now it has become a fact that my progress is faster than theirs.
That’s why I’m paying attention to their progress at this time.
I have many clones and receive a lot of information daily, including insights from the expanding realm through the perspective of mutated beasts. Fortunately, I have the Great Knowledge Seed to help organize and share the workload; otherwise, I would be consumed by processing all this information every day.
Because of this concern, a peculiar thought arose in my mind… That is, the Great Knowledge Tree seems to need another round of refinement.
Perhaps “refinement” isn’t the right term; for me, the Great Knowledge Tree has always been refined. I simply build another layer each time.
But from a higher perspective, I am indeed constantly perfecting it.
I may not have anticipated back then that such a refined Great Knowledge Tree would reach the point where it needed further enhancement for me today.
Indeed, a person’s needs continuously rise. My thoughts about the Great Knowledge Tree mainly come from a sense of need. It’s precisely due to the shortcomings of the Great Knowledge Tree that I have the notion to continue improving it.
Unfortunately… this is just a notion for now, and no concrete plan exists yet, but I have already noted this idea in my memo.
I have more important things to do, so I’ll set this aside for now.
Over at the laboratory, I have temporarily informed Yi Rui and the others about my current progress through my clones and expressed my current needs to them.
I just need to wait for them to discuss and bring some people over to the Body Cultivation Room for the next step of the experiment.
Currently, the derivative of Yi Rui and the others’ Demon Transformation Transmutation Technique spellbook has already risen to adapt the body to the resonance of 101 pieces, officially breaking into triple digits.
That’s not a small number. Before this, they underwent a long period of testing the boundaries of failure, which took a considerable amount of time.
Their progress from one Magic Source to the current three-digit Magic Sources is quite fast.
Moreover, they are now using the self-created Resonance Method with a tenfold base, having replaced the original foundational connection method. Although a hundred pieces initially seems like just a beginning compared to my original theory of “ten thousand pieces,” from a tenfold base perspective, they have already surpassed the halfway mark.
Next, they will smoothly advance towards a thousand pieces as a threshold, and the next step will be reaching ten thousand pieces maximum.
After all, ten thousand pieces is merely a theoretical upper limit.
As it stands, a hundred pieces of Magic Source can barely be considered a prototype experiment for self-generated magic. As for how many Magic Source nodes are required to complete the structure, I am unsure. After all, even I cannot arrive at an answer out of thin air without experimental data to support it.
I hope this number is below ten thousand; otherwise, I will face another issue: the limit carrying capacity of the Earth Vein Shackles.
Whether Yi Rui and the others complete the connection between the Magic Source and the body using the “Demon Transformation Transmutation Technique” or through resonance, the essence is that it relies on the Earth Vein Shackles as the medium to carry the Magic Sources.
They lack self-generated magic and cannot theoretically carry more Magic Sources.
If the number of Magic Source nodes that my architecture for self-generated magic requires exceeds ten thousand, that would be troublesome.
However… it isn’t unsolvable. I have a potential solution, but it’s quite complicated.
This method involves continuing to use ten thousand pieces as the foundational architecture for self-generated Magic Physique prototype. However, this prototype would need to undergo further alterations according to my understanding of the self-generated magic architecture.
Its purpose isn’t to form the final “self-generated magic” but to intervene more deeply in the essence of life, allowing the body to gain the ability to carry Magic Sources before generating magic.
Only after reaching the lower limit of the self-generated magic architecture will the complete design for the self-generated Magic Physique be carried out.
Currently, the Demon Transformation Transmutation Technique is still unable to allow the body to carry Magic Sources. Hence, this must rely on the prototype before self-generated magic fully forms, overdrawing this ability in advance.
Of course, there are other methods, such as using alchemical items or similar alternatives; any way to carry extra Magic Sources will do.
However, these methods are undoubtedly quite troublesome. I don’t believe these issues can be resolved by the students themselves, so I will need to enlist the help of more professional Extraordinary Witch Sisters.
The information has now been relayed to the clones and Yi Rui, and I just need to wait for their arrival.
After all, they will be trying the Magic Source Body Cultivation Method next, which naturally cannot be carried out in the laboratory.
At its core, the Magic Source Body Cultivation Method relies on the transformation of the body completed through the “Demon Transformation Transmutation Technique” to reach the threshold for practicing it. At this moment, the Magic Sources they obtained that resonate with themselves do not possess any special status.
Initially, these Magic Sources only established a simple connection with the body. Later, after their own exploration, they created a completely new and comprehensive plan—the tenfold base Magic Source Resonance Method. Thus, the relationship between the Magic Sources and them has become one of resonance, but theoretically, there isn’t much difference and is, in fact, easier to control.
I need to structure the resonant Magic Sources they have already created into a unique ceremonial structure for body cultivation, thereby using the body cultivation system to influence the essence of life and structure self-generated magic.
This is still merely a body cultivation system in the “preparation phase” before the practice.
The key to enhancing it is the Body Techniques that accompany this Magic Source Body Cultivation Method.
The emergence of self-generated magic is a gradual process. What they need to do is “create something from nothing.”
Based on my understanding of “Self-Awakening Body Cultivation” and “self-generated magic,” they are merely structuring self-generated magic under my ideas, lacking the “foundation” of Self-Awakening Body Cultivation. They do not possess the capability to “move from existence to perfection.”
I initially moved from a mere trace of magic to a constant surge of self-generated magic based on the foundation of self-awakening body cultivation, instinctively refining along the way.
When I discovered self-generated magic, it was a capability built on self-awakening body cultivation. Only after it was completely perfected could it become independent of self-awakening body cultivation and even interact with it, giving rise to the totem.
Others lack what I possess, so they must pay more for this “vacuum.” I don’t mind lending them a hand again.
While waiting for Yi Rui and the others to arrive, I intentionally paid attention to my clone group.
Although I am busy with my own affairs, the information that the clones gather from the outside world is also my channel for information.
This helps me to stay connected with social insights.
Within my vast clone group, there is one special existence.
It is the player whose game account I “took over.”
At the start of this holiday, that clone had only just adapted to that identity and was still exploring the language and information of that world, preparing to integrate into the player community.
Initially, I thought about creating more clones of such players. However, I gradually gave up on this idea because it was unnecessary.
I hadn’t truly taken over the account but rather acquired permission to use it.
I cannot engage with game players using these game clones.
Not only is it unnecessary, but more importantly, the combat power of this level of player is even less than my original clones’ ability to cast spells by hand.
Moreover, the account’s permissions are with the other party, and mass account seizures could cause unnecessary troubles if they discover it.
Thus, the positioning of that player clone is to gather intelligence about that world.
Language, text, culture, game settings, extraordinary powers, etc.
Although I promised Principal Mei not to get involved with troublesome matters in the game world, this type of clone is still reliable and can escape without any issues at any time.
And… just because Principal Mei told me not to meddle in the game world, should I really comply?
What Principal Mei means is that she doesn’t want me to encounter danger, and the implication is that as long as it doesn’t pose a risk, I am free to do as I please.
Principal Mei has helped me a lot along my journey. Looking back, many things she told me were not the complete truth but rather the truth that I could understand from my perspective.
I understand this very well; if I encountered an ordinary person who was involved in some of my matters, I also wouldn’t divulge everything completely. Instead, I would frame things from a different angle to guide them to do things for me.
However, after my identity as a Little Witch was acknowledged, it seems Principal Mei no longer approached things this way.
In the game world, Principal Mei and the others undoubtedly have their own considerations. She has also shared the current predicaments with me, and I believe the real challenges may be far more troublesome than I anticipated.
Getting involved with the game world is already a contest at the extraordinary level, and the reason the main world hasn’t shown any obvious actions is the contract of the principle of non-interference by the extraordinary.
However, even so, if I accidentally enter the fray, extraordinary means could also place me in peril.
It’s just like last semester’s final hunting event; the extraordinary simply had to express an idea, and so many students acted on it, while they remained free of repercussions.
The only reason they faced consequences was due to the unreasonable Extraordinary Witches.
What if the Extraordinary Witches and the top extraordinary races of the three major academies were indeed at a similar level?
Let alone grabbing a piece of the World Fragment, the compensation would likely just be a verbal apology, and I might not even hear it.
Thus, when Principal Mei advises me not to get involved with the game world, it is primarily for my own safety.
I still remember when I was perfecting the Great Knowledge Tree; during that period, other academy extraordinary mentors came to our Witch Academy for exchanges, and Principal Beif Alanna stayed by my side precisely to protect me.
At that time, I thought Principal Beif was joking when she said she was protecting me. However, reflecting on it now, it might not have been a joke after all.
Setting aside these distractions, my special clone has long been in existence, and I am naturally going to make full use of it.
Under the premise of ensuring my safety, I continue to passively receive information and insights from that game world.
For instance, my clone has now infiltrated the player community.
I have also learned that the player community is not a single entity; most engage in individual battles, and at most form small groups.
Of course, the reason for this situation primarily stems from a large number of players deactivating their accounts in the main world, leaving many to fend for themselves.
The game layers of the account I took over aren’t very high, and I don’t dare communicate with the original friends I had there for fear of exposing my deception. Yet, I still managed to gather some information.
For instance… the players remaining in the main world are generally very much aware that their actions are “invading the world.”
However, even as informed individuals, they are oblivious to the threats facing their world. They only vaguely understand that this world seems to have taboos they cannot touch.
Moreover, I discovered how the game world refers to our main world.
Initially, the main world was still in the early stages of discovery, with only a series of temporary code names, but now there is an official game name.
It’s similar to how Qiu Ruxin’s world was referred to as the open-world game “Sinful Star.”
Our world is called… “Catastrophe Witch.”
For a moment, I was somewhat taken aback. However, after some thought, I feel that… once they learn the truth, this so-called “Catastrophe Witch” likely does not refer to the casual title I mentioned but rather the Witch Race itself.
They truly believe that Extraordinary Witches bring about calamities as evil beings.
Additionally, I learned that their game world has different game types.
Open world is one of the best immersive experiences for invasion, and they have many other modes of invasion, with those methods representing different game modes.
Take, for example, the most classic system-driven forced eradication punishment tasks; these high-end games are usually operated behind the scenes by professional gamers.
Only by completely conquering a world without subsequent concerns would it open to the public as a game, relying on those uninformed gamers to play in that world and drain its last vestiges of value.
But even if it’s called a game, at its core, it is merely a different way of extracting resources.
Of course, even in the act of resource extraction, the work content might just involve being a slave master in another world.
However, even as a slave master, it doesn’t change the fact that they themselves are being used and exploited by the upper echelons of the game world.
After all, the games in the game world not only exploit the world designed as a game but also squeeze the energy and money from the players.
I almost feel sorry for the people in the game world. But perhaps they don’t deserve my sympathy; after all, what would happen to the worlds they invade and enslave?
So… I should adhere to my initial thought regarding that world… complete annihilation.
No need to consider whether their actions are right or wrong, nor think about how despicable the upper echelons of that world are or how pitiful the lower class is, or how tragic the invaded worlds are… Not to think about any of that.
Returning matters to their essence, to simplicity… everything is simply because, back then, in that small world, they disgusted me, so I must eradicate them entirely!
It’s as simple as that.
Thinking this way… I have become ruthless.
No wonder Witches have such a bad reputation, but I believe the Witch Sisters wouldn’t mind if I make that reputation even worse.
