Chapter 1047: Mengnafu’s Success, Schemes on the Horizon
“If it were in an ideal situation, the Verdant Forest community world would fall somewhere in the Main World, though the exact location is uncontrollable. But it doesn’t matter; if there are any changes at that time, I will inform you immediately. If this plan fails, we can just pretend it never happened.”
I emphasized this once more to Cleveland before considering the matter settled.
However… my current Life Clone is also making some progress.
In fact, finding something to do might be possible, but there’s no need to go out of my way for trivial matters.
For example, I could teach Ning how to prepare Sixth Floor Amber and collaborate with the Academy.
She doesn’t have many friends, and after obtaining the Great Knowledge Seed, she occasionally reaches out to chat with me. Everything about the Witch Academy is fascinating to her, but… those intriguing matters often require money.
Coincidentally, Ning is also short on cash.
At this point, she could focus on making Sixth Floor Amber, working part-time to earn some money.
However, there’s no rush for that; moreover, Ning isn’t at the level where she can support herself through part-time work yet, and bringing it up directly might be quite jarring for her.
It’s better to keep things as they are for now.
Currently, my main body is still undergoing soul material restoration, while my external avatar is plotting the opening of a brand-new battlefield in another world. Right now, this Life Clone is just waiting for the summons from the Verdant Forest world.
Unfortunately, teaching Lettuce how to carve summoning runes is not something that can be achieved in a day or two.
So, during these few days of downtime, I plan to research something else.
The Preset Creation Spell.
This is a concept I learned from Instructor Belika.
After all, my main body, during this ongoing soul material restoration, can get a bit bored. So, once I became proficient in soul material restoration techniques, I would also engage in casual chats with Instructor Belika.
Instructor Belika is a highly skilled senior in Real Editing Technique, certified by my older sister!
So I wanted to ask some related questions.
Initially, I asked if there was a spell that could directly summon a witch battleship.
The answer was: there is no such ready-made spell.
This statement implied that while such a spell could exist, it would not be readily available.
Witch Battleship Summoning Spell.
This differs from ordinary Spirit Cat Summoning Spells or Dragon Summoning Spells, as a witch battleship is not a race and therefore cannot extend to the concept of the underlying race.
So, essentially, it is a variant of another kind of spell; after all, the name of a spell can change with its effects.
The Preset Creation Spell sets parameters for the object to be summoned and then creates it from scratch.
Another type of spell directly deconstructs an existing object and engraves it into the spell preset so that it can be summoned when needed. My clothing transformation spell is similar to this type of magic; I need to deconstruct and expend a piece of clothing to use the spell to change into that clothing.
Moreover, there is the spatial sealing wood, which needs to be unlocked when required; for example, my Matrices Book has one knife sealed within, and I can even choose to unseal either a projection or the real thing for combat.
The Witch Battleship plan by the Union Society takes too long—months for just a single unit; I certainly can’t wait that long.
Thus, I thought, could there be a spell to cut corners? However, after looking into it, I realized that spells are not shortcuts; instead, they need to be meticulously verified in every detail!
The newly constructed “Blood Stream” Witch Battleship will not allow me to operate haphazardly since its existence also symbolizes something within the Academy; otherwise, the Union Society wouldn’t have adopted the publicly voted naming method on the Academy’s website.
“If you need my assistance with anything else, please let me know!”
“Forget it, let’s go check out the shipbuilding base for now.”
Having made this decision, I headed directly towards the direction of the battleship.
Although Cleveland didn’t report much information about the battleship, I also understand that it requires a corresponding docking port. Currently, the Witch Academy has planned a docking area, as the Academy doesn’t have enough space to accommodate such facilities, especially since it needs to be built in a way that won’t disturb the residents.
Thus, the future docking area is planned to be constructed outside the Witch Academy and even outside the Magic Capital, with stable spatial transfer passages established in connection with the Witch Academy.
Meanwhile.
In the game world.
The apparent “death” of the Catastrophe Witch brought a brief period of anxious calm to the Supreme Council.
During this time, aside from some commotion caused by the True Protection Association in the city where Iggar resides, there were no other significant movements.
Even the collapse of the underground city in the Jianis City resettlement area has gradually faded day by day, as lives have proven to no longer hold any value.
The upper echelons continue to indulge in their extravagant lifestyles, and even important matters have been somewhat neglected.
Day after day of lavish living has made them feel gloomy, as if a significant burden weighed heavily upon their hearts, forcing them to face reality.
What reality?
That is, where the game world should head from here!
After the game world unceremoniously invaded this main world that has witnessed many deaths, numerous disastrous reports began to pour in.
First, the Catastrophe Witch, capable of easily destroying a civilization, encounters them, and it seems the game civilization is nearing its end.
Then there are the Extraordinary Wizards and Extraordinary Elves who pity the game world, claiming they can shelter them and promising cooperation that would allow them to embrace the Void’s extraordinary races, enjoying extraordinary protection without fear of the witches’ threats.
Then the situation stagnated, as those wizards eyed their world terminal, even waiting for an exchange that ultimately led to nothing, wanting to pocket the gains without any investment.
They also spoke of the principle of non-interference with the extraordinary, urging them to wait for notifications…
They have already been let down by this Void many times; even the wizard apprentices who came to strengthen communication entered their world but brought with them numerous alien invaders. Now these wizard apprentices are secretly plotting against their entire world!
With these series of events happening, how could they still maintain a good temperament?
Yet, their strength does not support them in flipping the table, for they are just a dish on that table!
Letting these so-called extraordinary races toy with them.
Now the game world faces multiple layers of choices: one side is the extravagant lifestyle of indulgence, while the other is the survival of the world.
And they choose to oscillate between anxiety and savoring the last joys.
They won’t even share the harsh truth facing the world with the lower classes, labeling their actions as “mercy.”
Letting the ignorant masses live their lives in blissful ignorance, enjoying the false beauty within the game, is their ultimate resolution!
And they will bear the weight of the heavy truth until death.
As for resistance?
That requires hope to spark the thought of rebellion; the game world has never encountered any setbacks, at least not since entering the gaming era.
And now that they have faced it, it is the time of complete obliteration!
Just as the Supreme Councilors were blatantly slacking off, in the Verdant Forest community world, a matter was nearing completion.
One day was spent adapting to natural powers.
One day for the rudimentary control of mental power.
One day to teach what runes are.
One day to teach the summoning rune ceremony of the Reverse Summoning Spell.
In four days, a still adolescent Dream Elf learned her first rune in her life; such efficiency…
I could barely accept it.
“That’s right, that’s right~ just like that, you truly are a hidden genius!”
With my praise, Mengnafu, who had gradually become accustomed to these days, involuntarily raised a smile at the corners of her mouth, a change she didn’t even notice herself.
As for whether she is genuinely a genius… perhaps?
From my perspective, this level of talent is merely quite ordinary, but appropriate encouragement can provide the other party with a better mindset to face unknown challenges.
After all, I am merely focused on efficiency; teaching, PUA, encouragement, and praise are just means to achieve my own goals.
“How is your mental power consumption? Let’s take a break after eating; once you’re rested and in the best condition, we will conduct practical training.”
“…Okay.”
Mengnafu nodded, her voice still a bit hoarse, but compared to when I first bought her, she has improved considerably.
Arriving at the bar extended from the kitchen side, two portions of unattended meal service were already prepared.
I casually gave a five-star review along with a tip and settled at my seat.
Mengnafu followed suit; the chairs at the bar were somewhat high, but Mengnafu quickly climbed up with a few agile moves.
It was only after she saw me start eating that she subconsciously began to enjoy the food.
Indeed, the meals delivered over these days are rare moments of enjoyment for Mengnafu.
In the first two days, she was still anxious, and even now, she hasn’t completely let go.
However, the delicious food in her mouth is truly a joy; it’s worth enduring potential shortcomings afterward.
The cuisine of the Verdant Forest is mostly sourced locally.
Aside from mental trade, it is another unique aspect of global culinary specialties, which is quite novel!
Using an elf’s body, sharing an elf’s taste, and trying elf cuisine is a beauty that those on the lower spectra have never experienced in real life.
Even though most of the food in the Verdant Forest world consists of vegetables and fruits, a few simple seasonings create flavors that are extraordinary to players who have never enjoyed such delicacies in reality.
However, for me, these can only be regarded as average; tasting with an elf’s flavor perception, at most, I won’t get tired of the taste.
Yet, the more I eat these foods, the more I feel like I’m just grazing on some roughage.
Once we finished eating simply, I let Mengnafu go rest while I prepared extraordinary materials.
Players in this world do not care at all about the extraordinary materials inherent to the world.
Since they cannot return to their original world, using the extraordinary materials of the world requires specialized research from different systems; unless one can acquire ready-made techniques, they are reluctant to pay attention to such materials.
And the Verdant Forest is such a world where extraordinary materials are not valued.
Thus, there are hardly any materials rich in extraordinary power available for sale.
Perhaps there are some, such as… “milk” containing the elves’ natural power, which even has a brand that can be promoted.
How it came about? Who cares.
Anyway, this is one of the few “high-end” products that can be “bought,” both nutritious and healthy.
Another would be bones infused with natural power.
Graceful clavicles, artificially polished ankle bones, complete hand bones with dark decorative styles, artisan-like bones…
To me, these do not seem like great choices.
So I chose to look for extraordinary ore in the collection of exotic stones.
Grinding the stones into powder, then filtering impurities, retaining extraordinary powers, etc., these are all attempts I’m trying for the first time, and the nature of the materials dictates that I must experiment multiple times before achieving success.
I also experienced the struggle for an ordinary person trying to touch the extraordinary powers through the perspective of a player.
This feeling is incredibly challenging.
By the time I finished processing these materials, Mengnafu woke up naturally.
She quietly approached me, somewhat puzzled, observing the things I was busy with.
“Just in time, help me sense these materials and pick out anything that doesn’t resonate with that extra power.” I waved my hand.
Mengnafu immediately came over to begin careful discrimination.
After distinguishing a good number, she confirmed which ones possessed extraordinary power.
I then mixed them together and continued to have Mengnafu assist in sensing which mixtures became agitated and which became homogenized.
Ultimately, based on my theoretical calculations, I completed the final mixture.
“Okay, Mengnafu, use these materials as the foundation for carving runes. Blend them with your blood; just prick lightly, a few drops will suffice.”
I selected an object resembling a chain and spoke to her.
Mengnafu nodded, appearing to have little fear regarding the pricking and bloodletting.
“Prick your left hand, don’t affect your dominant right hand.” I reminded her.
“Mm.” Mengnafu obediently nodded.
As a few drops of blood mixed into the final material, the elf’s natural power blended with the last remnants of conflict.
“Start carving; guide the strength to complete the structure of the summoning ceremony, just like the successful attempt we made earlier.” I instructed.
As I finished speaking, Mengnafu began her work.
Simultaneously.
In the Main World, I was also feeling the summons of the Reverse Summoning Spell intensively.
The power of the Reverse Summoning Spell originates from the most pure Extraordinary Knowledge, a spell constructed around special runes before it was made into a Great Spell by Teacher Ji.
Moreover, it is a non-transmissible spell.
The Reverse Summoning Spell I currently possess resembles my Great Knowledge yet is merely similar.
The source of the Reverse Summoning Spell’s power will always be atop my main body.
“Hehe~ it succeeded.”
