Fighting is a very serious matter in the academy. Those who are caught will be punished by the Internal Affairs Tribunal, which includes deduction of credits, detention, expulsion, and being taken away by the tribunal.

However, Kassan's face is very useful to the teachers. After her explanation, the teacher only took Hablin and his two companions away, without dealing with Rode.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The selection date is approaching, and there can be no mishaps at this time.

Rode just wanted to thank Kassan, but she tossed her hair and walked away.

What's wrong with this girl? Rode felt strange, but he had too many things to think about and didn't have time to dwell on it.

In the next few days, life returned to tranquility.

Rode studied hard every day, constantly brushing up on his humanity and practicing his spiritual abilities.

It must be said that Rode always felt that he had a strange talent, a natural instinct for the use of spiritual abilities, and learned everything in an instant.

Even Kassan, who has always been outstanding, is not as fast as him. She only relies on the power given to her by the fire seed, possessing tremendous strength and fists as hard as steel.

However, when Rode went to receive customized training from the special students again, Mina, who taught him advanced pistol skills, told him that with his current strength, these skills should not be used in actual combat.

Because his spiritual power is too weak, these skills cannot effectively resist monster attacks or cause damage to monsters. The damage of a pistol far exceeds the strength of a fist.

To illustrate this point more vividly, Mina took out a box of small stones.

"This is fluorite. It will light up as long as you input spiritual power. Lighting up one stone is equivalent to one moment."

"There are one thousand stones in this box. Lighting them up is one of the trial projects to become a formal combatant."

Rode reached out his hand and tried to light up all the fluorite with the method he used last time, but he failed.

Every piece of fluorite was constantly absorbing his spiritual power, and no matter how much effort he exerted, he could only light up one corner of it.

"This is your current maximum spiritual power intensity, 171 moments."

Mina took out a large chart and raised her glasses.

"According to the mechanics formula I created, the maximum damage equivalent of your full punch is only 4. Even if you hit a low-level monster, it won't even lose a hair, only dust can be cleared."

"And a single shot from a spiritual pistol made of real silver has a light damage equivalent of 70, and a heavy hit can reach 160, which is 40 times the strength of your fist."

Rode leaned over to take a look, his eyes full of dazzling formulas and various tall and complicated charts.

Mina pushed her glasses up. "Don't look at it. You won't understand. These are all beyond the scope of the academy's teachings, and only the top scholars will come into contact with this knowledge."

Rode frowned. There were indeed many places he couldn't understand, but he still understood the mechanics.

"This is not right, is it? You wrote the Lagrangian dynamics equation wrong. This symbol that looks like 'caress' should be above the equation, not in front of it. According to your equation, my fist is like a giant hammer, but in reality, it's a straight line."

"And this second-order variable linear differential equation is also wrong. According to the numbers you wrote earlier, the calculated value should be 71, not 55."

Rode picked up a charcoal pencil and made a lot of corrections.

"So, the maximum damage equivalent of my full punch should be 5, and the heavy hit of a spiritual pistol is only 32 times my strength, not 40 times."

Rode put down the charcoal pencil and looked up to see Mina frozen in place.

Rode touched her, but she immediately slapped him away."Tsk, it turns out to be fake. I thought it could make up for my regret of watching monkeys back then."

Mina's pretty face blushed slightly, and her big eyes seemed to ripple with water and burn with flames. She looked up and down at Rode, as if she had discovered a new continent.

"How could you understand such advanced knowledge? Are you a student of some scholar?"

Rode blinked.

Is this also profound? Isn't this something even elementary school students know? Wangcheng is so advanced, it should be in the electrical age at least, or even in the mutated psychic electrical age. How could they not even understand mechanics?

"...I said I learned it by myself. Do you believe me?"

"Impossible." Mina denied firmly, "Only the smartest brain can understand such knowledge. If you can't explain it, I can only understand it as a gift from the evil god."

Rode was shocked and immediately said, "Of course not. When I was a child, an old man passed by my door and said that I had unique bones. He gave me this...Lore Classic of Physics, and I studied it for ten years to achieve this result."

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Mina looked at him with some doubt, "Where's the book?"

Rode pointed to his head.

"Is it some scholar? Why do I feel like you made it up on the spot? Hmm...maybe not. Scholars are usually eccentric and difficult to understand. They can do strange things like this."

Rode nodded deeply, "You're right."

After that, the two of them delved into a discussion.

Rode found that her knowledge was rather chaotic and not systematic. She clearly understood waves, but didn't even know the law of inertia. Rode talked about the fact that physical motion on a smooth surface would not stop, but she insisted on talking about how her jade feet were smooth but still stopped on the ground.

Rode said her feet weren't smooth enough, and Mina got angry and insisted on taking off her shoes for him to touch.

Rode couldn't argue with her and touched them. They were cold, soft, and slippery, with a hint of dragon grass essential oil and a faint fragrance.

He looked up and faced Mina's murderous gaze, and had to admit that he was wrong. Her jade feet were very smooth, very beautiful, and very irresistible.

Mina's joy +9

Humanity +1

Well, when humanity speaks, truth must be silent.

However, Rode found that Wangcheng's mathematics was very advanced, as demonstrated by Mina's understanding of topology and functional analysis.

This proved that their mathematics had at least developed to the modern era, no wonder they had quantified various indicators with numbers.

And Rode's mathematical foundation shocked Mina even more.

She was already a mathematical genius who was once in a hundred years in Wangcheng. Her teacher, the scholar Amides, praised her highly and had already treated her as a closed-door disciple for cultivation. Among the younger generation, her mathematical ability was unmatched, and even the Great Observatory sometimes invited her to solve difficult problems.

And the boy in front of her, who was nine years younger than her, could keep up with her!

Mina's heart throbbed.

Wangcheng had a great desire for mathematicians, but most people were focused on psychic abilities and concrete combat power, and they despised true knowledge. The high threshold of mathematics also made people hesitate.

Therefore, a scholar with high achievements in mathematics was actually quite lonely.

If she could bring this handsome and cute little guy into the school and become her junior, then she would have a companion, right? They could delve into everything that interested them day and night.

However, Rode's talent was also quite high, and he might not be willing to join the school of knowledge.

Mina hesitated a bit.But when they discussed the complex calculations of fluid mechanics, Rode proposed an interesting idea. Starting from the principle of energy conservation, he studied the flow of water in the water supply pipeline, and obtained the flow rate, pressure, and the relationship between the pipes under fluid motion. Under certain conditions, it could greatly reduce the complexity of calculations.

Mina was suddenly moved, and she made up her mind to use whatever means necessary to get him under their teacher's tutelage and become her junior.

"Rode."

Mina suddenly stood up, her high chest blocking Rode's entire line of sight.

"Your spiritual energy advancement ceremony is ready, let's do it now."

"Huh? Didn't you say you were lacking materials? Do we still need to wait a few days?"

Mina said seriously, "Your spiritual energy intensity has greatly exceeded the spiritual energy level. Continuing like this will be harmful to your soul, just like how we don't encourage young people to wear tight pants."

You might as well not say anything, I feel like my soul has changed color... Rode got up and went to the ceremony hall. Following Mina's instructions, he took off his robe and lay down in a position like a surgical table.

But when Mina asked him to take off everything, he had a moment of suspicion and asked, "Really? What's the point of taking everything off?"

One look at her flickering gaze and blushing face, he knew she was lying.

Although Rode was not a shy and innocent young man, being looked at unilaterally like this still made him uncomfortable. The two of them were more or less equal in their gaze.

Mina didn't force him, and pushed a handcart over, lit some incense, and applied various essential oils on him. Her slender hands were not particularly obedient, and her soft fingertips gently pressed his stomach and chest, her long nails almost imperceptibly scratching his skin, making Rode very suspicious whether this was necessary for the spiritual energy advancement ceremony, or if she was just taking advantage of him.

Fortunately, Mina didn't take too long.

She quickly pushed over two giant transformer-like instruments, placed two clusters of liquid blue crystals on his forehead, and then stuffed a red crystal-like object into his mouth.

"Okay, the intensity is a bit strong, bear with it."

Mina stepped back, her expression becoming serious, and the powerful spiritual energy gathered in her hands. Visible ripples appeared in the air, and the two giant transformers emitted a buzzing sound.

She raised her hands and shouted, "Lightning!"

In an instant, a huge white light penetrated Rode's body. With a crunch, Rode bit through the red crystal and his vision went black, and he fainted.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in the dream world, standing dumbfounded in front of the obelisk.

The dream became strange, the gray mist became urgent, lightning flashed and thundered in the sky, and the branches of lightning twisted wantonly, and the cold light before the storm shrouded this world.

A huge thunderbolt struck, and he lost consciousness again.

When Rode woke up again, he saw Mina standing in front of him with a smile.

"Congratulations, the ceremony was very successful. You have taken the first step to becoming an extraordinary flame bearer. You have officially stepped into the hall of spiritual energy and are no longer someone who is blocked at the threshold."

Rode looked at her with a little confusion, "Was I never an apprentice before?"Mina smiled and said, "Of course not. First-level spiritual energy is like a crab without a shell, a caterpillar without a cocoon, an incomplete form that serves as a transitional stage from ordinary to extraordinary. Advancing from level one to level two is like a shrimp turning into a crab or a worm turning into a butterfly. Afterwards, you will continue to grow, but there will be no more metamorphosis like the transformation from a cocoon to a butterfly until you step into the realm of non-humans."

Rode felt delighted and raised his hand. With a thought, spiritual energy rushed out from the depths of his soul like a floodgate being opened.

A particularly clear and direct feeling was reflected in his mind, in stark contrast to the foggy perception from before. It was like a hundred layers of gauze had been removed.

There was no more obstruction, and he and his spiritual energy were now nakedly fused together, providing a wonderful sense of freedom.

Mina waited patiently until Rode was familiar with his new soul structure before saying with a smile, "Let's go. I'll give you a full-body examination."

She took Rode's hand and led him to another room for a comprehensive examination.

Rode's detailed data was updated on the personal report form from the Mechanic Research Institute.

Spiritual energy level: 2

Highest spiritual energy intensity: 366 cuts

Maximum spiritual energy output: 50 cuts

Average spiritual pressure: 15

Estimated total amount of spiritual energy: 22-81 thousand cuts

This time, the data showed explosive growth compared to the previous one. Rode was thrilled because the more he grew, the higher the probability of winning the "Kimberly Star" medal.

After reluctantly bidding farewell to Mina, Rode quickly returned to his dormitory and closed the door. He hung a spring needle at the lock, which would shoot out and hit him if anyone tried to open the door. Rode had already tried it once and could definitely wake up from his dreams.

He quickly jumped onto the bed, made a lightning gesture, and his soul soared into the air, entering his dream realm.

The dream realm had already been restored. The distant sky and earth were shrouded in fog, everything was chaotic and silent, and the gray-white land extended silently underfoot until it disappeared from sight.

However, there was now a small house, and the feeling of the dream realm was completely different. It was like a dream had a fulcrum and was no longer empty.

Rode breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that the previous anomaly was just a brief occurrence during his advancement.

The dream realm had not changed much.

Rode placed his hand on the obelisk, and the next moment, he saw a change.

Several lines of text had been added to the top of the obelisk.

Soul host: Rode

Soul intensity: 39

Soul stars: 2

Humanity: 992

Divinity: 55

Soulless soul: 241

These were my data?

Rode felt delighted.

It looked very strong.

It was a perfect match with the report from the Mechanic Research Institute.

After studying it for a while, Rode discovered that soul intensity was the sum of the intensity of the two stars.

So, does that mean the soul stars are actually a part of my soul?

Or is there some kind of connection between them?

Rode had asked the Knowledge Book similar questions, but it did not have this knowledge.

During this period, Rode had interacted with the Knowledge Book a lot and had gained some understanding of it. It could answer most questions about knowledge or its derivatives, but all knowledge except for that in the dream realm required a price.

The price was usually some kind of material, which could be paid by putting it into the book's mouth.

The size of the price depended on the rarity of the knowledge. The more people who knew it, the smaller the price.

If Rode asked questions from his textbooks, the most commonly used price was redstone.Redstone is a specialty of Redstone Village, mainly used to make ash boxes for storing monster ashes without contamination, as well as for storing human ashes.

However, most people's ashes are sent into the fire, which is the custom of the royal city.

They believe that the best destination for the deceased is to return to the embrace of the fire, and their spirits will sleep in the warm world of fire.

Only those who commit heinous crimes are not allowed to be cremated, and therefore, the residents of the royal city are very afraid of capital punishment, fearing that they will not be able to rest in peace after death.

The price of redstone is not high. In order to facilitate asking questions, Rode bought a lot of redstone to store in the dream world.

It really worked.

The book of knowledge is simply the best teacher. Its answers are comprehensive, standard, and easy to understand.

With its help, Rode figured out many questions that he didn't understand in class. The homework left by the teacher was always excellent, and his total credits had reached 122, which was considered upper class in the entire ten departments.

If only he could use it in the exam, Rode thought.

But there is some risk in doing so, so it is best not to use it if unnecessary.

Then,

Rode added combustion elements to the candle and lit the stone platform.

He placed a lump of ashes on the stone platform, which he had bought.

He also took out fifty human natures, and the black sediment on the surface of the obelisk human nature instantly dropped by half.

It was almost full before, and its upper limit seemed to be only 1000.

Fifty human natures were like a wriggling shadow, not enough to fill one hand.

When the human natures were placed on the stone platform, the "Guardian of the Dark" item on the stone panel lit up.

With a light touch by Rode, suddenly, all the tools on the stone platform flew out. The large and small cabinets kept opening and closing, and various sticks, hammers, and saws hammered and sawed the materials on the stone platform.

Rode was startled. Although he knew that the stone platform would complete it on its own, he didn't expect this scene.

He saw various tools violently breaking down the materials, and couldn't help but worry that the production would fail.

Fortunately, the production ended quickly, and the tools returned to their original positions, and the cabinets were neatly closed.

On the stone platform, a pair of eyes shining with a dark light were quietly looking at him.

It seemed to be made of jade, smooth as a mirror but lifelike.

The description under "Guardian of the Dark" on the stone panel changed to "Can only make two copies".

Success!

Rode picked it up joyfully and looked at it over and over again.

"Guardian of the Dark" can reduce the damage to the obelisk and is definitely a life-saving trump card.

Rode stored it in the cabinet at the bottom of the stone platform, which is a place specially designed to store items, and there is also his more than one spiritual power.

Today's dream task is considered complete.

In the following days, Rode entered the final sprint stage and focused on preparing for the monthly exam and the "Kimberly Star", even brushing less human natures.

As the exam date approached, all the students became nervous, and the air was filled with anxiety. The figures on the road became hurried, and the public rest area was full of students studying, even the usually lazy Zales and Wayne began to study all night.

Soon, the exam that to some extent determined the fate of the students arrived.

The final Dark Lord.