Chapter 783: Luring Tan Han into the Trap of Body Transformation Magic
“Sister Xiao Han, is there any other instructions?” Millien looked up at me, clearly having noticed that I had been in a daze earlier. However, according to Millien’s understanding, I must have been receiving information transmitted from the Great Knowledge Tree.
There is no information within the Witch Academy that can escape this person’s eyes! Millien believes this firmly!
“Oh, everything is normal. Additionally, we should be able to start promoting the small-scale self-generated magic experiment. How is the candidate screening going on your end?” I didn’t provide too much explanation but instead inquired about another matter.
Earlier, I had received a message from a clone, gaining some interesting intelligence.
This made me think of quite a few other things; perhaps… I could try something before advancing to the extraordinary.
“We are currently screening further. So far, there are only 23 people, but if we let them participate in an experiment with unknown risks, the chances of them agreeing might be…”
“It’s alright; this matter is not urgent. The current self-generated magic experiment has already produced the first non-extraordinary case of self-generated magic besides me.”
“So it worked?!” Millien was startled by this news, her pupils reacting instinctively. She clearly understood the significance; if the guarantees given by Sister Xiao Han were merely assurances, having a practical success case would be far more convincing!
“Yes… is it that one? The teaching assistant Yi Rui?”
“It’s Tan Han. The first successful case is Tan Han, and she is still further adapting and expanding her self-generated magic talent.”
However, this expansion requires my assistance to progress, I silently added in my heart.
Strictly speaking, the talent for self-generated magic belongs exclusively to extraordinary witches. The concept of self-generated magic, built on the incomplete notion of extraordinary witch lineage, lacks the foundation of “spontaneous perfection.” Thus, achieving the level that I have reached is impossible without external assistance.
And I have a foundation in self-awakened body cultivation, having perfected my self-generated magic to the non-extraordinary limit before advancing to the extraordinary, and it can now exist independently of self-awakened body cultivation.
Once I advance to the extraordinary, the talent for self-generated magic will undergo another transformation, becoming extraordinary self-generated magic.
“Tan Han? It’s actually her? Is this the reason why you, Sister Xiao Han, insisted on taking her away even for the sake of showing off?” Millien quickly recalled what I had done a while ago upon hearing Tan Han’s name.
“I suppose you could say that…” I remembered how, during the first experiment with Tan Han, it successfully worked out. I had to admit I underestimated the driving force of fortune.
“In a while, Tan Han’s strength will enter an explosive phase. During that phase, I recommend that Tan Han challenge in the arena again. Although the arena is currently dominated by the power network, if we wait a bit longer, the ladder rankings will stabilize, and it should be about right.”
“Do you have an estimate of how long that might be?” Millien asked curiously.
“Hmm… one or two months, I suppose. If that’s the case, this semester is almost halfway through… But this time is enough for us to refine the crafting techniques of self-generated magic, as well as the skills to continue improving after completing its formation.”
Millien listened carefully to the technical terms she didn’t quite understand, such as shaping techniques and perfection skills. She couldn’t comprehend them, but she only needed to know that they were impressive.
During this period, Millien finally made up her mind and spoke out the thoughts she had been holding back.
“Sister Xiao Han…”
“Hmm? What’s the matter? You look like you want to say something but are hesitating.”
“Um… like this, Sister Xiao Han, can I participate in the self-generated magic experiment?”
“You?” After hearing Millien’s words, I couldn’t help but look at her again.
I had to say that Millien is currently the most comfortable person I have at the Witch Academy. I had sensed her ambition before, but I never expected she would have these thoughts as well.
I thought she was still that Millien who wanted to rely on me to gain power…
As for now… my heart sense told me that Millien was quite nervous.
But under her nervousness was a suppressed ambition, a mindset pursuing a higher level, something the previous Millien did not possess.
At this moment, Millien did not receive my immediate response and felt the pressure increase… but… she did not regret it. Well, actually, there was still a bit of concern…
After all, a person cannot undergo a complete transformation in a short time without experiencing any deeply significant turning points.
“Why are you so nervous? It’s just your own self-recommendation. However, I wouldn’t advise you to participate in the upcoming batch of experiments; this is a long-term exploration experiment that requires continuous effort.”
“This group experiment mainly explores the perfect path of crafting self-generated magic skills. During this phase, you will face a lot of hardships and take many unnecessary detours. Although this is indeed a form of training, you should have better choices. Waiting for the perfected skills to be born before trying would save you a lot of detours.”
“Of course, mainly because you are very useful to me; I don’t want you to waste time on this. I have many other things I need you to help me with; I certainly won’t manage my support teams.”
This last part was my main purpose, but I said it straightforwardly. Some things didn’t need to be hidden. Even if I didn’t say it, Millien could guess. It’s best to be sincere with people I trust to use.
“Oh, so Sister Xiao Han had already arranged everything… Thank you, Sister Xiao Han!”
“It’s nothing. But I feel you seem more confident than before; it shouldn’t be an illusion, right?” I said casually, “Alright, just kidding. If there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave.”
“One last thing, regarding the influence you want to establish for yourself, do you want to form it officially as a club, or bypass the academy’s club restrictions to create a spontaneous group? Also, what about the name for this group…”
“Hmm… that’s not urgent. My idea is to primarily use the academy club format. However, there is currently no basis in numbers, and at this stage, I’m not interested in developing clubs as a business game. I think I’ll wait until there is a certain foundation and scale before announcing the formation of the club; otherwise, once the club is established, it’s easy for the main body of the club to get into trouble.” I remembered the terrible learning atmosphere of the academy at this moment; I still didn’t intend to establish a club in the near future.
“Have you thought of a name for the group?” I asked casually.
“Not yet, after all, the name relates to many things, as well as the derived club concepts, adherence, etc.”
“Is it that complicated? I prefer to keep things simple. It’s like the bakery I know, a place for baking cakes and pastries. Um… I think I might still be a member of the bakery club…”
“Sister Xiao Han, you haven’t withdrawn from that club yet?” Millien was a bit surprised.
She found it curious how such an ordinary club could attract someone like Sister Xiao Han to join. Not only Sister Xiao Han but even that former genius Tan Han from the same cohort was also a member of this club.
The actual backbone of this club was just the store manager; however, that store manager… well, it’s hard to say.
“Hmm, it’s one of the few clubs I know. My friends and a senior I know are in there. I just haven’t withdrawn.” I shrugged casually as I said.
“Well then… since Sister Xiao Han wants to keep things simple, and just now Sister Xiao Han used the bakery club as an example, why don’t we directly use this club as the basis for development… Sorry… Did I just suggest a terrible idea…”
“Your idea…” I recalled the store manager and then thought of senior Ying Shiqian and senior Tang Yihan… it was basically a retirement club, not to mention that it felt a bit like taking over someone else’s nest.
“It’s indeed significant… But I still respect the store manager Shali’s ideas. Just don’t mess around.”
“Does that mean it’s approved?”
“Forget it; let’s put this plan on hold for now. Other than this matter, there shouldn’t be anything else, right?”
“Nothing else, then I won’t disturb you.”
After parting with Millien at the café, I headed to the laboratory.
Due to Tan Han’s “sudden situation,” the progress of the experiments had significantly accelerated, and the first successful case emerging had lifted Yi Rui and the others’ spirits tremendously.
I also fully entrusted the refinement of self-generated magic crafting experiments to Yi Rui and her sisters, after all, I had already taught them how to structure self-generated magic, and the rest would require them to summarize the rules themselves and practice to find a stable method for success.
Perhaps my one-time success led them to greatly overestimate the success rate, as they hadn’t achieved even one success on their own so far.
So I could only somewhat reassure them.
What I needed to do became simple, which was to help them continue to enhance this talent after the crafting of self-generated magic was completed.
After all, this talent also needs to be developed~
My current self-generated magic naturally flows like a fountain, but there remains a significant gap between it and the theoretical “infinite magic power.” After all, when I think of the energy-consuming activities in my field… this amount of self-generated magic is certainly not enough.
And for Tan Han… the magic power birthed by her current talent is even barely sufficient to shape a complete magic power silk thread.
This state is part of the initial plan of “from nothing to something,” and now we have entered the second phase, “from something to perfection.”
With self-generated magic, Tan Han can now preliminarily bear her own magic source and greatly enhance her affinity for magic, while her mental power is also sufficient to interfere with magic.
However, her magic source is still at 8000 units as per the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method, which has not exceeded the upper limit of the Earth Vein Shackles, so this capability is not too urgent.
She is currently in dire need of further perfecting her self-generated magic.
To perfect it, she needs to rely on me.
Only by using myself as a template and continuing to optimize the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method can she have the possibility to continue growing stronger.
The Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method now includes three important rituals: “Shaping Ritual,” “Structuring Ritual,” which are the foundation and threshold for generating the self-generated magic talent, and the third, “Perfection Ritual,” is the ritual I am currently summarizing, which literally means continuously enhancing and perfecting the self-generated magic talent.
This requires Tan Han to constantly cooperate with me for experiments, after all, aside from me, she is currently the only one who has shaped her self-generated magic to a non-extraordinary level.
So I need to summarize again how I achieved it initially.
And transform this process into a technique, condensing this technique into a teaching ritual to be incorporated into the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method framework.
“Sister Xiao Han~ It’s rare to see you at this time?”
As soon as I entered the laboratory, someone greeted me.
“Mm-hmm~ I met with a friend and talked about some matters.” I briefly explained and walked into the laboratory. Tan Han had already arrived by this time.
“Sister Xiao Han, you’re here so soon? I still wanted Little Tan to cooperate with us to see exactly how the success happened…”
“Today is already quite late. I will take Tan Han away~ Instead of researching Tan Han here, it’s better for you to conduct experiments yourselves. Didn’t we already record the videos of the previous experiments? If that doesn’t work, just go watch them repeatedly.”
After bringing Tan Han out, we entered another isolated laboratory to avoid outside interference.
“How have you been in the lab?” I casually asked.
“Pretty good; all the seniors are quite nice to me.” This was Tan Han’s genuine sentiment.
Far removed from the chaotic environment of the outside world, she suddenly understood why Xiao Han couldn’t get along with those people. She couldn’t either, but having to play along with others every moment had already become her way of life.
“I need to tell you a not-so-pleasant situation. You probably already know; the shaping of self-generated magic has surprisingly succeeded in your case, but your progression cannot be as easy as mine. This requires the ‘Perfection Ritual’ I proposed to continue improving, only then might you reach my current level. This is a long wait for you, and I’m sure you don’t want to waste time in meaningless anticipation, right?”
“I… I can still cooperate with the seniors…”
“To be honest, their experiments don’t really need you, or rather, your presence doesn’t mean much to them. You are the first successful case, and the greatest significance is that it proves our idea can succeed. However, this doesn’t represent a typical case; it merely roughly points to a successful direction.”
“Then I…”
“What do you think about your battle power?”
“Battle power? Why are we bringing this up again?”
“You came from the arena I brought you from; I don’t believe you’re not focused on victory. Have you thought about how to use self-generated magic and the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method?” I asked straightforwardly.
“Uh… my self-generated magic hasn’t fully showcased its advantages yet, so it doesn’t significantly enhance my battle power.” Tan Han shook her head, a bit regretfully.
“Excluding the Absolute Cold Wand, your strongest means should be the spellbook with a hundred points of consumption, right? Have you considered learning other methods to utilize your most advantageous vast magic source?” My words had already implied quite clearly.
“So… you want me to learn new methods?”
“The Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method is closely related to self-generated magic, but this doesn’t mean that once the self-generated magic talent is crafted, the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method loses its significance. Even for directly perfecting your self-generated magic, the third ritual of the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method still needs to be paired; however, the method itself also has its own combat systems.”
“Are you referring to body techniques related to body transformation magic?” Tan Han quickly connected the dots.
“Can you think of other ways to utilize the magic source that bypasses the limitations of the spellbook? Perhaps this broader path suits you well, or rather… I need you to showcase the style of the Demon Transformation Body Cultivation Method and body transformation magic in the arena without relying on the Absolute Cold Wand.”
