Chapter 771: Tan Han Joins the Self-Generated Magic Project Research
“This is the place. At this time… they should be arriving soon. There are also several instructors inside. When you meet them, just say hello. They are just conducting their own research topics here, which has little to do with our self-generated magic project.”
After granting Tan Han permission to enter, I brought her to our laboratory. After all, finding a specific location amid this cluster of labs can be quite tricky.
Pushing open the laboratory door, I didn’t say anything like “I’m back” as one might do at home; it is a laboratory, and if I shouted something unexpected, that could lead to unnecessary losses.
“Sister Xiao Han, you’re here~”
However, my appearance still drew a warm welcome from several young girls closest to me.
“Yeah, I brought a new little white mouse today…” I said with a smile.
“Oh! I know! Sister Xiao Han, I’m aware of what you’ve been doing in the arena. And Tan Han—she’s the tough one who has challenged the teaching assistants several times and won twice!”
“Hello, hello~ I’m Cen Tan, and I guess we’ll be in contact a lot more from now on~”
“Hello, I’m Yi Rui. We’ll be working hard together here, so if you run into any problems, feel free to ask me directly.”
“Yes, hello… I’m Tan Han, and I look forward to your guidance.” At this moment, Tan Han also introduced herself, but her name seemed to require little explanation; it was as if they already knew her.
Although both parties were a bit reserved during their first meeting, Tan Han’s demeanor was much better than mine had been at the same time.
“By the way, Senior Yi Rui, is there anything I can help with here?”
“You’re brought here by Xiao Han; she must have some special arrangements for you. If you feel like you’re not doing anything here, you can familiarize yourself with our research results first since you are joining mid-way and may not be clear on what we are doing.”
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior.”
Tan Han nodded, understanding that she couldn’t be of help for the time being. Under Yi Rui’s guidance, she accessed the shared database in the laboratory using the Great Knowledge Seed and learned about the physical documentation used for backups, among other things.
Yi Rui also briefly outlined the laboratory’s precautions.
Before delving into these details, however, Tan Han’s gaze shifted elsewhere.
At that moment, I was sorting out the concepts of race and bloodline issues mentioned in the great topic of witches, as these two concepts truly exist within the essence of life.
This means that even if a life ceases, and the body completely dissipates, leaving only the soul or soul material, its race can still be confirmed. Should it be revived, the bloodline information can be retrieved to reshape that race, bloodline, and even the physique granted by the bloodline.
This reminded me of the “Reincarnation Rebirth” spellbook I possessed.
Wasn’t its birth originally to modify body information, allowing one to become anyone? It can alter racial information to transform into any race, modify bloodline information to acquire various bloodline physiques, and even deeply alter memories so that a person can be cognitively transformed into another individual…
This was the original intention behind the creation of the reincarnation rebirth spell, but it is still incomplete, rendering it a flawed spellbook that requires various techniques to be usable only by me.
Its actual usage is simply more handy and free compared to the resurrection spell.
To achieve anything beyond resurrection, to want “reincarnation” or “rebirth,” a plethora of techniques beyond resurrection are needed to compensate.
However, I soon discovered the limitations of the reincarnation rebirth spell… The effects I hoped for are, for a spellbook, quite burdensome.
It transcends a life’s loyalty to its race, it disrupts the natural progression of life, and it interferes with a life’s right to continue living as itself.
But are these effects truly unattainable?
Theoretically, they should be possible.
However, to achieve all these things completely, another task must be accomplished: to touch the essence of life.
Fundamental modifications to the essence of life are necessary; otherwise, a mere modification of the shell is just treating symptoms rather than the root cause.
If done thoughtlessly, the consequence would be that the essence of life cannot adapt to the new shell representing the race and physique, leading to collapse or assimilation under the powerful body represented by the racial information and bloodline.
Therefore, ultimately, this matter returns to the essence of life: race and bloodline—these aspects are, in theory, not forbidden territory, but the cost of touching them is immensely high and unpredictable.
Thus, this belongs to the taboos of life.
And unknowingly, I have touched upon such profound realms while remaining unaware… primarily due to the mismatch between the means I possess and my understanding.
The floating-world-level spirit vision allows me to delve deeper into realms that should be non-interferable and non-cognizable from the start.
The information acquisition from the Great Knowledge Tree enables me to make fuller use of the data gained via spirit vision, while the cognitive firewall allows me to dominate spirit vision more easily, without inflicting cognitive harm upon myself like before; also, its inherent ability is astonishingly powerful.
The extremely high foundation of self-awakened body cultivation grants me a terrifying understanding of the life body, and its root is built upon the essence of life, thus providing me with a unique path to comprehend what the essence of life is.
Additionally, I have unconsciously embarked on the great topic of the soul. My instinctual understanding of the soul, which is the essence of life, is also profoundly deep.
Any of these abilities and corresponding means could enable anyone to achieve great things, yet with my convergence of them, I merely touched upon the taboos of the essence of life… seeming rather juvenile.
While I pondered, Tan Han carefully approached me.
“Hmm? Is there something you need?” I asked, slightly puzzled, as I saw her walking toward me.
After all, after bringing Tan Han to the laboratory, I noticed she was getting along well with Yi Rui and the others, so I went about my own business, thinking that they had started to integrate her into their research.
Their resonance method with tenfold base magic sources had yet to reach the ten-thousand cap, so with Tan Han’s inclusion, it should go more smoothly.
As for why I thought it would go more smoothly… that’s because Tan Han herself is a child of fortune!
The concept of a child of fortune is inherently a mechanism that utilizes fortune; however, the child of fortune is “restrained” by the script and the world’s consciousness. Of course, this explanation is just my understanding, but the outcome is that Tan Han, as a child of fortune, will unconsciously push forward beneficial matters for herself.
This is also one of the reasons I initially had high hopes for Tan Han.
As for using her for publicity, that is her value to me; she can advance the experiment’s progress, which is her value to the experiment, but the success or failure of this experiment doesn’t greatly impact me.
As I said before, I conduct this experiment purely to deepen my understanding of what self-generated magic is.
Tan Han cannot help me understand what self-generated magic truly is.
She will only aid the experimental process, always unwittingly choosing the correct path toward the final achievement.
“I don’t know how I can help in this laboratory?” Tan Han voiced her question in response to my inquiry.
“I saw you accessing our research data’s shared database earlier; you can first learn about what self-generated magic is, then understand how we aim to achieve it. You don’t need to comprehend it deeply, just grasp the most elementary concepts.”
“Is… that all?” Tan Han sounded quite confident about this. If there’s detailed documentation, she believed her comprehension skills would be sufficient.
“If you encounter any questions, ask one of my clones over there. Try not to disturb those who are busy.” I pointed to a nearby clone that looked exactly like me.
“Those… I understand.” Tan Han glanced at the clone standing beside her. Earlier, when she went to find Xiao Han, she almost approached them, but luckily she knew about Xiao Han’s clones, or it would have been embarrassing.
“Oh, I almost forgot. Reviewing that material can be quite dull; if you have nothing else to do, you can ask Yi Rui and the others to assist you in attempting the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method. I think they would greatly appreciate your cooperation in conducting such experiments.”
“Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method? What’s that?”
“You can think of it as a form of body cultivation that belongs to an extraordinary power system, which is a prerequisite for acquiring the self-generated magic physique talent. We are currently working on perfecting the structure of this system and need a large number of experimental subjects to conduct cultivation experiments and summarize successful experiences.”
So now, we just have to wait for Yi Rui and the others to fully refine the upper limit of the Demon Transformation Transmutation Technique, while I continue to improve the self-generated magic molding ceremony to complete the structure of the body cultivation method. That would roughly mark the end of it.
Previously encountered issues pertained to how to establish a foothold regarding “self-generated magic” without the foundation of self-awakened body cultivation.
I was hurrying to resolve this issue; now I have a theoretical understanding of the concepts of race and bloodline within the great topic of witches. Next, I need to explore through practical collaboration.
“So I need to cultivate this Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method now, right?”
“Yes, however, this is different from standard body cultivation methods. Its training threshold is very high, and the prerequisites are also substantial. If you cannot accept it, I won’t force you. Therefore, before you attempt it, I need you to understand what we are actually doing, which essentially helps eliminate your cognitive limits.”
After all, an ordinary person cannot accept the necessary “sacrifices” required at the beginning of the self-generated magic project experiment, considering it to be using “human lives” to build success. However, this is not the essence; penetrating the concept of d*ath is the initial threshold for this experiment.
Even though the threshold for the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method no longer requires d*ath, but rather involves “transmutation,” ordinary people, who steadfastly adhere to the notion that life is untouchable and shouldn’t be toyed with, still struggle to accept this.
Though I don’t believe Tan Han is such a person, the inner barriers and discomfort also need to be addressed.
“Is that so? Alright then,” Tan Han nodded.
Perhaps even now, she is still unsure of how heavy the ongoing experiments are; nevertheless, she chose to accept it.
“If you need anything, just call for me directly. I will cooperate actively.” While Tan Han is aware she may not be of much help, she still said this in the end.
“Yeah, you can have a private sealed experiment room in that area behind the laboratory. It can provide you with a great reading experience.”
After giving Tan Han one last suggestion, I immersed myself back into my world.
What I desperately need to understand now is the concept of the witch race and bloodline information.
Naturally, this also cannot be separated from the so-called “witch transformation” issue.
You could say that the great topic of witches is a complete circle.
This is the feeling that arose after I fully understood this grand topic…
A sense of strengthlessness emerges from the interstructuring of concepts such as “magic,” “magic source,” “self-generated magic,” “witch transformation,” and so forth.
It is as if any node can push towards any direction and branch out. However, it surely began from an original pivot point; but now, with the emergence of other subtopics, the original pivot has weakened, or rather, been assimilated. The sequence of precedence can no longer be categorized by its roles but rather can only be differentiated conceptually regarding who constructed whom first.
It’s just like magic; magic first gave birth to the techniques for condensing magic sources. Conceptually, there was magic before there were magic sources, but in terms of function, the two can be mutually inferred.
Perhaps the question I’m pursuing can only be answered by that “Primordial Witch.”
It seems a bit unrealistic…
Rather than indulging in such fantasies, it would be better to stay grounded.
I glanced at Yi Rui and the others who were still busy, and I didn’t disturb them. I returned to my old routine; if I wanted to conduct an experiment, I would directly use myself as a subject.
As for what to experiment on… it naturally involves using myself as a sample to observe the foundation of “life essence” in constructing “self-generated magic,” and to explore in depth the profound changes brought on by witch transformation.
The main reason for doing this is to investigate my own witch race characteristics and bloodline information.
However, at present, I am still not an extraordinary witch, so I urgently need to understand the mechanisms of this transformation.
Perhaps this could unveil the method behind witch transformation.
While our laboratory continues to delve deeper into exploration, the new semester for the academy has also begun.
The freshmen’s first class not only involves class meetings and contract signings as in previous years but also includes an important process.
That is, distributing knowledge seeds, as well as teaching the foundational ways to use them.
With the advent of a new cohort and the updating of teaching tools, the courses that freshmen need to take must keep pace with the times.
Of course, the foundational “Witch Meditation Method” is absolutely indispensable.
However, concerning the contact and application of extraordinary powers, the principles and guidance are being prioritized at this stage in the Witch Academy for explanation, which is crucially important.
Previously, first-year students only engaged in the dissemination of extraordinary knowledge.
But now… knowledge dissemination, extraordinary application, and interest development are all placed in the same stage. This is a theoretical attempt; as long as there are no major issues, this attempt will become a regular teaching norm.
Then, junior students will enter a phase of explosive combat power.
After all, in the past, the combat power of junior students was akin to dying from drought or drowning, depending on personal ability and distribution issues.
But now, with the power network in place, everyone is treated equally; at least within the Witch Academy, the power each person wields is the same.
As long as power equality is achieved, students will pursuit things beyond power. This is an attempt that the Witch Academy is undertaking.
Simultaneously, it also distinguishes between mediocrity and genius.
Mediocre individuals are content with their existing powers, while geniuses do not limit themselves to the current teaching tools but chase after far-reaching goals.
