Chapter 199: Recent Chapter Titles Are Getting More Skilled
Michelle has the potential to be a scumbag girl.
Bai Wei recently discovered this.
On one hand, she's in an ambiguous relationship with Alena, seemingly on the verge of getting back together. On the other hand, she still can't forget the princess in her heart, the ethereal Chao Lu.
Ah, well...
Chao Lu hasn't been gone for long, and you're already getting back together with Alena at lightning speed.
You want them both?
A strong-willed noble lady and a gentle foreign princess... This script is meant to be a princess romance to be fitting.
Michelle, however, expressed deep confusion - "Why can't they become good friends?"
In Bai Wei's heart, he thought, "I also want to know why it's easy for the red string of fate to tangle."
In any case, this kind of remark is too verbose.
Bai Wei couldn't find any information about Princess Chao Lu, he no longer had any intelligence agencies, so he could only read the latest political news all day, of course with no results.
The situation in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom is worsening day by day. This country operates under a feudal system, with vassal states scattered everywhere. The Kingdom of White Marsh might have already fallen, with a princess in enemy hands. Perhaps all kinds of CG (cutscenes) have been unlocked.
He truly doesn't care about the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. When it comes to warfare, he is very professional, so he knows exactly how troublesome it is.
Launching a military operation is not something you can decide on a whim.
Peaceful times are hard-earned, so if you're born in an allied country, don't yearn for foreign princesses.
Stop talking and study.
If you still have time to think about pretty girls, it means your studies aren't busy enough. Look at medical students, do they have time for love affairs?
Love and relationships, all suppressed by mountains of books.
Bai Wei suppressed Michelle's thoughts with a series of arguments and immersed himself in the study of inscriptions.
As mentioned earlier, inscriptions and Emblems are the same thing. This concept is similar to the magic inscriptions in the Fate/Stay Night world, where knowledge is condensed into a black box. By inputting different signals, it can release different types of magic.
However, the types of Emblems are actually very complex. Even Holy Domain Mages may not be able to create an Emblem, let alone Michelle with her knowledge base. She can't even construct a Tier 3 spell. Her current level is that of a beginner, far from being an Intermediate Mage or Advanced Mage, not to mention a Holy Domain Mage or a legendary monster.
The difficulty of inscriptions lies in establishing the basic framework. It's difficult to determine the initial form, but once it is determined, the rest becomes fleshing out the skeleton.
It's like writing a novel. Many people want to write a masterpiece but don't know how to begin.
At this point, it is necessary to determine several aspects - one, subject matter; two, main storyline; three, worldview; four, characters; five, gimmicks. With these, even without an outline, one can steadily and solidly advance, reducing the chance of mistakes. The rest is the process of accumulating inspiration and creating a rich plot... Of course, the premise is not to go overboard, once going overboard...
Of course, whether it is a masterpiece or not also depends on the era. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, what a legendary masterpiece it is, but its plot is filled with a large number of NRT... It is heart-wrenching and stomach-turning. If it were written like this nowadays... not only would it be remembered for a lifetime, but even after being buried, offerings at the grave would be stolen.
The theme Bai Wei set for Michelle was gold and dragons, but Michelle's talent in elemental magic was very poor, and she lacked confidence in this aspect.
"Alena recommended that I go to the Empowerment Department and become a swordsman," Michelle buried her head, "but I don't want to be an Amazon warrior."
"Swordsmen do not come from Amazon, but from Rome."
Michelle continued, "So, does the Golden Power allow us to connect with the spiritual world's ocean?"
She suddenly became excited, "Does this mean that we can gain endless magical power?"
"In theory, yes," Bai Wei replied, "But with your abilities, leveraging twice the amount of magical power is already the limit for you. After all, you are not a Golden Tree, and the conversion of spiritual world's ether into elements and magical energy naturally incurs some loss."
"Even so, it's still impressive," Michelle exclaimed, "Golden represents abundance, and abundance is synonymous with endless magical energy... This idea is incredible."
Bai Wei smiled dismissively.
"Not impressive, really not impressive. After all, this is just a spell, far away from true 'principle,'" he said.
Spell is equivalent to a tool. Ordinary people need matches, lighters, or flint to ignite flames, while a 'principle' itself is the law of fire, able to burn anywhere... The Golden Power spell is a degraded form of the Golden principle. Even so, it is still a forbidden knowledge passed down through generations, controlled by the royal family. When it reached Bai Wei's hands... there were only piles of theoretical manuscripts and a laboratory that had been sealed for a hundred years.
Essentially, it is reverse engineering of the Golden Power. The members of the royal family have golden irises and without exception possess golden bloodlines. They don't need spells and do not wish for this knowledge to spread, so it naturally ceased to exist.
The emperor almost laughed out loud when he read the manuscripts.
Bai Wei didn't hesitate to share this theory entirely. He taught everything he learned. However, for unknown reasons, it did not spread. Perhaps the form in which it was passed down had already changed. Research needs constant correction with actual materials and data. Without the Golden Power, this theory can only progress for a certain distance before it becomes mere speculation. Speculation based on speculation is absurd.
Only Bai Wei himself can perfect this theory because he can directly conduct experiments and make corrections. For others, interfering with the spiritual world's ocean is like seeking death. They may unknowingly plunge their souls into the deep sea, entering the Lightless Layer, which is dangerous. If they fall into the abyss, it becomes not just a matter of being careless, but willingly serving themselves as a buffet.
Bai Wei unexpectedly discovered that Michelle was quite talented in this regard. He wanted to continue the lesson, but the sky was already ablaze with clouds, and it was time for him to wake up from his dream.
"Let's stop here for today."
"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Devil," Michelle dropped her pen and paper, stretched lazily. Several hours had passed without her noticing, and she rarely devoted herself to something so intensively, feeling that Mr. Devil was indeed a great teacher. Could it be that he was a teacher in the past?
"Oh, before I go, may I ask Mr. Devil one more question?"
"Go ahead, consider it a reward for your hard work today."
"That person who was summoned before... " Michelle couldn't help but ask, "Who is he?"
"You're very curious," Bai Wei didn't answer immediately. "Is it really important who he is?"
"Because the Blood Noble seems to be familiar with him, her expression was somewhat... strange," Michelle said.
The Blood Noble... Sasha Capesh.
Bai Wei was taken aback, realizing Sasha was also there.
Capesh was the surname Bai Wei changed for Sasha.
However, Sasha should not know that he is both an emperor and a mentor... But who knows, maybe Liliana told her the truth.
Although it's unlikely, Liliana's personality, to put it nicely, is introverted, but to put it bluntly, she tends to isolate herself.
Sasha doesn't fare much better than her...
What a pity, he died too abruptly.
He knew nothing about what happened after being stabbed to death on the throne, and it was only recently that it was discovered that his bones were distributed to the witch village.
Now thinking back... Did the witches really dig up his own grave?
I was just joking with Charlotte back then, how did it end up being taken seriously?
They dug it up, but didn't bury me back, instead they divided me up.
Suddenly, I'm curious about who got my uncharged Heavy Machine Gun and two elastic balls...
"Mr. Devil? Have you left?"
"The Blood Noble and the summoned heroic spirit do indeed have a connection. They are both enemies and dear friends," Bai Wei spoke the truth.
"Enemies and dear friends," Michelle instantly imagined many possibilities.
"But it's meaningless to talk about all this. The heroic spirit is just a remnant, he's already dead and no longer exists," he also lied.
After Bai Wei finished speaking, time came to an end, and he returned to Yingzhou by crossing the ocean of the spiritual world.
Michelle's thoughts were confirmed, and she sighed with complexity, "Now Alena will have her heart broken, won't she?"
Her first love, her first infatuation, and the object of her affection turned out to be a heroic spirit.
Painful, it's too painful!
