Chapter 819: The Only Failure is in the Attempt, Not in Inspiration!
The experiment has been ongoing for about a week now, and so far, there haven’t been any unexpected developments.
Nor have there been any unforeseen issues that couldn’t be handled.
Aside from daily data collection, organizing and analyzing the data has been the most labor-intensive aspect.
Fortunately, I am not responsible for this, as I am focused on another, more complex task.
That task involves continuously compressing and improving the time consumed by the ceremony.
My goal, of course, is to theoretically complete the self-generated magic enhancement within a few hours.
However, it is evident that this is not very likely.
And this improbability has been gradually confirmed as I delve into deeper levels of understanding.
I understand why so little time is consumed during the promotion to extraordinary levels.
It is due to the nature of power levels.
Extraordinary levels influence not only the energy levels guided by abilities but also serve as a means of guiding real time.
Using extraordinary methods to enhance self-generated magic is akin to a dimensional strike, whereas I am currently proceeding step by step.
Different levels of abilities can naturally only be compensated for with time.
So… upon realizing this, I gradually came to a halt.
Although I previously mentioned wanting to shorten the enhancement ceremony to within a few hours, knowing something is impossible yet still trying is foolish.
Or could it really be done?
Maybe it could, but it would require an unimaginable amount of time and energy.
Rather than struggle fruitlessly with that, I might as well think about how to promote to extraordinary levels!
“Xiao Han, are you planning to enhance it to this point?” Tan Han asked.
At this moment, Tan Han’s self-generated magic has nearly been perfected; she just needs about another day, and her enhancement progress is already very close to my level.
As for why it’s ‘close’ rather than ‘identical,’ it’s because my self-generated magic is of a naturally shaped prototype, while she and the others are not; they are merely at the end of a non-extraordinary stage, but this will never be complete.
“Yeah, this is the limit that can be achieved at the non-extraordinary level. At least, that’s what I believe. If I want to go further… I may have to wait until I promote to extraordinary levels,” I shrugged nonchalantly and said.
As the perfect closing of the enhancement ceremony arrives, I have thoroughly marked my own conclusion for the self-generated magic experimental topic.
As for the architectural ceremony… I am still exploring it.
During this week, two more participants have completed the architectural ceremony; including Tan Han and Yi Rui, the number of successful cases has now reached four.
However, these two new participants are not among the 147 testers but are instead two sisters from the laboratory.
They will also participate in batches for the experiment.
After all, before this large-scale experiment involving hundreds of people, they were the first batch of testers!
The success of these two indeed verifies that the architectural ceremony can be continually explored through experimentation and summarized into rules.
Even if they cannot clearly understand its principles, as long as it can be applied, then it is a qualified skill.
I understand the principles, but I cannot guarantee success every time.
Once I have collected enough successful cases and data, it will also make it easier for me to understand the connection between theory and application.
After thinking this through, I do not plan to waste any more time here.
Millien has already sent me the soul crystals during this week.
She negotiated with the All-Purpose Association through the Heart of Cold Wave, securing a large quantity of soul crystals for me, and indeed, the amount exceeded my expectations.
I even have a feeling that even converting all those hundred fool dreams into souls would still yield more than enough.
“Then…your next plan isn’t thinking about how to promote to extraordinary levels, is it?” Tan Han jokingly asked in response to my words.
“I wish, but my life level isn’t sufficient; fortunately, I still have other tasks to handle,” I shook my head, denying Tan Han’s suggestion.
Once I try to use soul drawing to shape souls for the fool dreams, I could see if I can create a derivative technique that rapidly elevates my soul level using soul drawing skills.
If my life essence is also soul material, I’ve heard that there are already some mature methods exploiting soul material to enhance life levels.
Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
“Is it… about the life topic of fool dreams or something like that?”
“You know about this?”
“Yeah, I heard them mention it.”
“I see, but I didn’t intend for them to talk about it. Since you all know now, it’s about time I participate in this self-generated magic experiment. As for you, Tan Han… if you want to stay and cooperate with them to continue collecting more in-depth data, I won’t stop you. But if you choose to leave, that’s your choice.”
“I can choose to stay…”
“Xiao Tan, actually, there’s no need. It won’t be long before I basically perfect the self-generated magic; there’s no need to keep you here to cooperate with us,” Yi Rui interrupted Tan Han, “Xiao Tan, you should firmly walk your own path at this stage and face your own challenges.”
“Is that how you think, Sister Yi Rui?” Tan Han was somewhat surprised after hearing this.
“Yeah, if you really want to stay a few more days, that’s fine. We can help monitor your physical condition and see if any issues arise after enhancing your self-generated magic,” Yi Rui said, stepping back a bit.
“Okay, then I’ll stay a few more days.”
“Staying a few days to check the situation is indeed a good choice,” I commented.
Since Tan Han made this choice, regardless of why she is temporarily unwilling to leave, she surely has her own considerations.
After greeting the sisters in the laboratory one by one, I plan to start the soul drawing experiment for the fool dreams tomorrow.
After all, I have been preparing for this experiment for too long.
As for today… I plan to take a slight rest.
Along the way, I’d like to see the people I know; I looked at the crowd in the experimental site and immediately spotted the most active Hong Chanyi. Seeing her adapt well here, I didn’t have too many worries.
Initially, I thought they belonged to the lower-grade students and would be bullied by these prideful seniors. However, it seems that the seniors who interacted with them actually have a good impression of them.
“Sister Xiao Han~ have you finished your work?”
When I personally arrived at the experimental site, approaching their direction, Hong Chanyi was the first to notice me.
“Almost there, how’s your progress so far?” I asked in response to Hong Chanyi’s excited words.
The four people in the dormitory did not separate according to previous staged groupings; based on their willingness, they formed a small group batch, as they are all lower-grade students, explained externally as a control group experiment for lower-grade students.
“Well… the progress… actually…”
“It looks like you’re still continuing your study of the resonance method?” I casually pulled up the information, and the data quickly popped up.
“Uh… this… that…”
“It seems the progress is concerning; several senior students have already begun touching on fine manipulation of the resonance method. But that’s okay, you’re still lower grade. Current data indicates that the magical transformation progress for lower-grade students is somewhat influencing the expansion of progress.”
“I told you! I’m definitely not slow because of low talent!”
“But you still have to put in the effort! Have you been dizzy from the ten thousand magic sources?” I reached out and playfully pressed my hand atop Hong Chanyi’s head.
The phase affected by magical transformation is the architectural ceremony, and Hong Chanyi’s slow progress has little to do with this magical transformation.
Although a significant part of the reason might be the ability to learn; the higher the grade, the more they are exposed to, and their experiences and knowledge are broader, allowing such abilities to compensate for talent gaps to a certain extent.
“Well… sorry! Sister Xiao Han, I’ll do better!”
“Stop with the sob story; effort is for your own sake. The main reason I came over is to let you know that for this experiment, I won’t be participating any further.”
“Eh? Why?” Hong Chanyi widened her eyes in disbelief.
“Did something happen, or…”
“It’s not as complicated as you think,” I said, noticing their stirred-up reactions, and I didn’t keep them in suspense, “Simply, I’ve basically completed my responsibilities, and I don’t plan to participate in the remaining experiments; I have something else to do.”
“Sister Xiao Han, are you that busy?”
“Am I busy? I don’t feel it. Everything I do is out of my own willingness, so I don’t feel tired or busy. From now on, without my special attention, you all will need to put in effort yourselves.”
“Sister Xiao Han! I can’t bear for you to leave!” Hong Chanyi nearly fell to the ground, hugging my legs and shouting at me.
Sure enough, Hong Chanyi is still the same silly Hong Chanyi.
“Get up! Aren’t you embarrassed? Sister Xiao Han still needs to save face! Not appreciating it before, now you realize how good Sister Xiao Han is?” Dongli Yiren stepped forward, grabbing Hong Chanyi by the collar and pulling her up with a face full of disdain, “Sister Xiao Han doesn’t have time to play house with you.”
“I get it…” Hong Chanyi got up but still kept her head down, “Um… Sister Xiao Han, actually my… progress is slow for a reason.”
“Oh? What reason?” I turned my gaze towards Hong Chanyi.
In fact, if Hong Chanyi had simply corrected her attitude earlier, I would’ve let it pass. I wouldn’t bother to criticize her rigorously, but if she insists on offering excuses, then it’s not something that just gets overlooked.
“Go ahead, tell me.”
“Actually… this resonance method… may not be very suitable for me? And the later fine manipulation resonance is obviously just a patch for this method…”
“Hey, Hong Chanyi, do you think you’re smarter than Sister Xiao Han and not suitable for it?” Dongli Yiren interjected with a remark.
“Hold on, the fine manipulation resonance method is indeed a patch for the tenfold base resonance method,” I signaled to interrupt Dongli Yiren, “Its main purpose is to better accommodate the fine control of magic sources in the next stage of this resonance method.”
“Right! I told you so!” Hong Chanyi immediately replied excitedly.
“Don’t get too happy too soon; it’s just an idea. At first, we didn’t have a technique like the tenfold base resonance method. Initially, it was a more complex unnamed interference method because it might take years to complete the integration of ten thousand magic sources, which is why the resonance method was cleverly created,” I looked towards Hong Chanyi, pondering if this usually silly girl might bring some miraculous inspiration.
“So… Hong Chanyi.”
“Here!” Hong Chanyi responded immediately when I suddenly called her name.
“To be honest, we have known from the very beginning that the resonance method isn’t absolutely suitable for everyone, which is one of the reasons we need a lot of experimentation… Since you can independently generate the thought that this technique doesn’t suit you, then you should also have your own ideas, right?”
“Um… I do have…” Hong Chanyi hesitantly said, “But after accidentally trying to interfere with the resonant relationship of the magic source… I was too scared to try again…”
“You really dare to try?” I looked at Hong Chanyi with great interest.
Perhaps Hong Chanyi indeed possesses her own merits? For example… a free spirit?
This is clearly very different from the other dormitory members, like Guan Qiuling and Dongli Yiren, who are more introverted. Dongli Yiren, due to gender transformation, harbors a sense of inferiority and self-disapproval, while Guan Qiuling has accepted it well but remains relatively introverted. As for Yu Yatian… she belongs more to a career-oriented type, being a quintessential good student when it comes to learning.
“Uh… can I take that as a compliment from you, Sister Xiao Han?”
“Feel free to take it as a compliment.” I opened the Great Knowledge Tree and sent a message in the laboratory group chat to avoid the need to call them directly.
“Now I give you a privilege; you don’t have to mind the resonance method’s connection. You can try your feasible proposals in your own way. I will handle other considerations, and I won’t ask much about the time and progress lost. How does that sound?”
As I was saying this, several sisters from the laboratory soon approached me.
“Sister Xiao Han, did you call us over for something?”
“Oh, there’s been some development over here; she…” I pointed at Hong Chanyi, “seems to have discovered a special method that is quite different from our current interference and resonance methods. I want her to demonstrate it; it might just lead to a special discovery.”
“Um… that… Sister Xiao Han! I’m just an idea; it’s really unnecessary to make such a big deal out of it?!” Hong Chanyi was clearly taken aback by my actions.
This oddity also attracted the attention of many other experimenters, seemingly curious about what was happening that drew so many experimental seniors over.
“Having an idea is a good thing; inspiration should be boldly practiced. Even if the attempt ultimately fails, only the attempt is a failure, not the inspiration,” I reassured Hong Chanyi, who looked somewhat nervous at this moment.
“Eh?”
At this moment, Hong Chanyi widened her eyes, not because she didn’t understand, but because she understood very well… and she completely resonated with what I said!
The only failure is in the attempt, not in inspiration!
