Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?-Chapter 508 -
Chapter 508: Seed of Knowledge, Memory Intercommunication
Upon hearing the word "Great" at the beginning of "Great Seed of Knowledge," Big Sis Bai instantly startled, releasing a Soundproof Spell.
"Little Han, it's best not to speak directly about matters concerning Grand Spellbooks in public places like this in the future."
Big Sis Bai briefly mentioned.
"Oh."
I obediently nodded, realizing my mistake.
"At least use a Soundproof Spell for protection when discussing it. Let's get back to the main topic. What exactly do you need my cooperation for in this experiment?"
Big Sis Bai asked, her tone slightly expectant.
After all, she had just heard the phrase "Great Seed of Knowledge."
Little Han had mentioned experimenting with the Seed of Knowledge before, so had she succeeded now?
"Mmm mmm, the Seed of Knowledge is pretty much a success. Originally, I intended to develop the concept of the Seed of Knowledge to replace the Leaf of Knowledge, making it more easily disseminable."
As I spoke, a successfully condensed Great Seed of Knowledge appeared in my hand and was displayed before Big Sis Bai.
"I have pretty much succeeded now, and the concept of the Seed of Knowledge has completely become one of the Sequence Derivation Spells of the Great Tree of Knowledge."
"Little Han, you are truly amazing. So, how do you plan to use it? Have you thought about it, Little Han?"
Big Sis Bai first praised me, then began to ask formally.
"For example, what is its effect? What kind of cooperation do you need from me? And what are the risks?"
But she was also extremely shocked internally.
The difficulty of ordinary spell derivation was very high.
Generally, before reaching the Transcendent level and truly mastering a Spellbook, attempting to derive from it relied purely on one's own skill and ability.
And upon reaching the Transcendent level and completely mastering the Spellbook, turning the Spellbook from a mere tool into an ability one completely controlled, this stage skipped the purely theoretical stage and complex structures, becoming a stage of derivation solely based on one's own comprehension of the spell.
"Well The Great Seed of Knowledge Spell, as the name suggests, is to cast a seed into the target. This seed is named the Seed of Knowledge, but theoretically, it will grow into a Tree of Knowledge. As for the difference between this Tree of Knowledge and my Great Tree of Knowledge… I'm honestly not too sure."
I scratched my head and continued.
"I'm also not too clear about its function, but I think it should be similar to my former Tree of Knowledge. So, I need Big Sis Bai to cooperate with me to study the spell effect of the Great Seed of Knowledge. The main danger involved is centered on… well, I don't know its effect. Will it forcibly read Big Sis Bai's memory or something? As for life-threatening danger, the possibility is small… I just don't know if the growth of the Seed of Knowledge will absorb anything strange. If it absorbs your memory, Big Sis Bai, that would be bad…"
"So the risk is quite large, isn't it?"
Big Sis Bai asked with a smile.
"Uh… yes…"
The more I spoke, the more guilty I felt.
After all, asking Big Sis Bai to accompany me for such a risky experiment…
"Um… how about Big Sis Bai you help me think of another way?"
I cautiously asked again.
"Then, Little Han, do you have a way to interrupt the experiment if a risk occurs?"
"Interrupt? Oh! Of course, I do!"
After all, the Great Seed of Knowledge is a release-type spell, and the Seed of Knowledge is merely a spell effect.
As long as it is a spell effect, there is a way to interrupt it.
I was no longer the novice I was when I first encountered Spellbooks.
The former me, casting a spell like Fireball, would inevitably see the Fireball explode.
But now, as long as the Fireball is under my control, I can make it extinguish even an instant before it hits the target.
This is the extreme control I achieved by continuously deriving and iterating on ordinary Evocation Spells through the Great Tree of Knowledge.
Originally, this level of control required a terrifying amount of Mental Power consumption, but this was also within the scope of my optimization.
I defined this method as a conventional one, so it needed to match the corresponding consumption.
Hence, I am still continuously lowering the Mental Power consumption required for the spell's inherent control.
And now, even facing a Grand Spellbook, I am confident I can interrupt the spell effect.
This was one of the reasons I came to Big Sis Bai for the experiment.
If I interrupt the Grand Spellbook, at most, I will suffer some Mental Power Backlash.
What I lack least now is time.
If I suffer Mental Power Backlash, I can just slowly recuperate.
"In that case, I seem to have no reason to refuse. Besides, even if my memory is absorbed, Little Han, you wouldn't fall for someone else, would you?"
Big Sis Bai asked me in a half-joking manner.
"Oh dear Absolutely not."
I said as a matter of course.
If Big Sis Bai lost her memory, I would just win her back again!
And the possibility of absorbing memory I mentioned was only a possibility summarized from the characteristic that the Seed of Knowledge consumes information during the condensation process.
This information naturally includes nutrients derived from memory.
Moreover, I used useless memory and information nutrients for its cultivation.
Once the Seed of Knowledge completes its "condensation," completely transforming from nothing to something, its growth doesn't necessarily have to be by devouring memory.
If it truly does, I will immediately destroy the Seed of Knowledge to prevent Big Sis Bai from being further harmed.
Otherwise, I would be heartbroken…
"Since you said that, I am relieved."
Big Sis Bai smiled faintly, no longer having other concerns.
Of course, she had confidence in her own Transcendent life level.
As a Body Cultivator, the memory formed by the information fed back by her five senses wouldn't be lost that easily.
Even if there were loss and a gap, she could still recover those memories by inferring the memory nodes through her senses.
Memory, as an existence, gives Body Cultivators an advantage in recovery, as long as the life level and the body are not permanently damaged.
It would just be a little more troublesome for her, but the current her was not afraid of trouble at all.
"Little Han, hurry up and begin. I feel honored to be your first experimenter, Little Han."
Big Sis Bai reached out and pinched my cheek to encourage me.
"Go for it Since you've decided to do this, don't think about failure."
"Mmm!"
I nodded heavily.
Feeling Big Sis Bai's encouragement, I no longer hesitated and moved the condensed seed toward Big Sis Bai's face.
It had the same phantom appearance as the former Leaf of Knowledge, presenting the overall shape of a seed.
The edges of its form blurred the boundaries of existence, as if it were a phantom entity, and it indeed had no physical form.
"Is this the Great Seed of Knowledge you derived, Little Han?"
Big Sis Bai looked at this seed, a trace of wonder flashing in her eyes.
She had been surprised just now, but upon closer inspection, the runes and rituals circulating on its surface truly carried a sense of high-level quality.
"Yes!"
I nodded, but my mind was constantly contemplating all the crucial information.
Even though Big Sis Bai told me not to think about failure, I was facing Big Sis Bai at this moment!
Accidents always happen unexpectedly.
How could I feel at ease without any preparation?
"Then I'm starting now."
I said as I pushed it into Big Sis Bai's glabella.
As expected of a spell effect, the moment the spell effect made contact with the casting target, I also sensed the information feedback from the spell.
Big Sis Bai closed her eyes at this moment, sinking her mind into her consciousness, following this seed as it fell into her Sea of Consciousness.
However, once the seed landed, I sensed the seed's desperate desire to "take root and sprout" upon encountering a suitable environment.
But I waited for a while and found that the seed that had sunk into Big Sis Bai's consciousness showed no sign of sprouting.
It was at this moment that Big Sis Bai suddenly opened her eyes.
"That's interesting, Little Han. The seed encountered no resistance when implanted into my Sea of Consciousness, but if one's Mental Power is relatively strong, one can actively expel this seed."
"Eh?"
Hearing Big Sis Bai suddenly speak, I immediately listened closely.
"So, it can't be forcibly cast on someone, right?"
"Yes, that seems to be the case in my situation. However, I estimate that those with weaker Mental Power than you probably can't actively Dispel it," Big Sis Bai speculated.
"And after this seed entered my Sea of Consciousness, it kept showing a desire to connect with my Mental Power. Hmm… I’ll try it…"
"Eh? Wait, don't be so rash!"
Hearing Big Sis Bai so casually say she would try it, I quickly spoke and prepared to destroy the Seed of Knowledge at any moment.
"It's fine… this sensation is very subtle. With my Mental Power, I can even forcefully interrupt this connection… Oh, so that's how it is…"
"Ah? How?"
I asked in confusion, because I found that I was gradually losing absolute control over the Seed of Knowledge.
This feeling was like scratching an itch through a boot—I could sense it, but it could only remain with Big Sis Bai, letting her play with it.
If I tried to forcefully intervene, something bad would likely happen.
The worst result would be the Seed of Knowledge being damaged…
"I seem to have a certain degree of control over it now," Big Sis Bai suddenly said.
"Control?"
I was slightly surprised, but this wasn't too far outside my expectations.
I recorded all this feedback information.
This was all experimental data!
"Yes, it keeps releasing a signal to me that it wants to grow and craves nutrients, otherwise, it can't do anything more."
"Then, Big Sis Bai, can you sense what its so-called nutrients are?"
I tentatively asked.
"I'm not too sure. What do you think, Little Han?"
"How about trying Magic Power?"
I tentatively asked.
"Then I'll try." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Big Sis Bai also nodded and began to try.
So far, nothing has gone beyond control.
The biggest problem we face now is that everything we face is unknown, and the subsequent developments require us to slowly explore and summarize the patterns and information.
Big Sis Bai also tried to use Magic Power to stimulate the growth of the Seed of Knowledge.
After Big Sis Bai began to nourish the seed with Magic Power, especially after it connected with her Mental Power, Big Sis Bai's face showed a look of realization.
"It seems possible… with the influx of Magic Power, it's starting to grow. The seed is beginning to change… is this… a root system? And then a tender sprout… it's actually beginning to sprout…"
Big Sis Bai observed and verbally described the current state, providing me with first-hand information.
She herself felt incredibly strange.
A plant that could grow in the Sea of Consciousness or the Sea of Spirit was truly interesting.
But the moment that Seed of Knowledge sprouted, I sensed a connection!
I could follow this connection to perceive the current state of this Seed of Knowledge.
Just as Big Sis Bai said, it had rooted and sprouted.
Its state was being observed by me.
This perception gave me a very clear understanding of it, but I couldn't interfere with it too much, because I found that even the control I had to destroy this seed had disappeared.
There was a sense of… having grown up, completely leaving the mother body to fly high—a feeling of helplessness, but I could still watch it.
Its life and death were entirely dependent on the medium in which it grew, which was Big Sis Bai.
If Big Sis Bai had a single thought, it seemed it could die.
It had already broken free from the seed, losing the ability to regret.
It could only continuously grow.
Once it stagnated, before it had enough support to cope with various risks, any setback could plunge it into indelible self-destruction.
After the Seed of Knowledge unfurled its tender leaves, I sensed its signal for craving nutrients.
This time, the nutrients were no longer Magic Power or any other Transcendent Energy, but the demand for them only increased.
"Is this considered the first stage of growth? I feel a sense of stagnation, a feeling that something is missing… and… is it absorbing my memory?"
"Yes, it might not be absorbing pure memory, but the information or data carried by the memory," I interjected at this moment.
After all, no one understood the Seed of Knowledge at this stage better than I did—no, it should now be called the Tree of Knowledge in its seedling state.
"Big Sis Bai, how about trying to feed it with some useless memories?"
I recalled that when the Tree of Knowledge was formed, I converted and stored all memory and information within it.
So, this Tree of Knowledge should follow suit, but to prevent any accidents, I still asked Big Sis Bai to try with less important memories.
"Okay."
Without much preamble, Big Sis Bai immediately began to try.
The Tree of Knowledge—she had learned about the predecessor of the Tree of Knowledge from Little Han, the Memory Bookshelf.
This was a spell to aid memory, so feeding it with memory here should be equivalent to the "storage" of memory.
When Bai Yu tried, she suddenly found that it didn't seem to be storage, but backup!
The black history memory she had originally selected to discard didn't disappear, but the memory fed to the Tree of Knowledge had already become its nutrient.
And after this Tree of Knowledge connected with her, she could also intercommunicate the information within the Tree of Knowledge!
At this moment, her mind was now entirely recalling the memory used for the experiment earlier… This feeling was very strange—a feeling of being unable to forget what you didn't want to pay attention to.
It was a small segment of black history she had wanted to forget from a long time ago.
She had almost forgotten it, but now that it was "backed up" by the Tree of Knowledge, her mind was full of these memories!
It felt like even if she forgot the incident, the Tree of Knowledge would make her recall it immediately…
"Eh? Wait, Big Sis Bai, did you use some strange memory for the experiment? Ugh… I'm sorry, I… uh… I seem to be able to see it. Um… I, I won't look… I really won't look!"
At this moment, I was just about to remind Big Sis Bai, but I was actively observing, and the more I looked, the more wrong things felt…
This! This was actually Big Sis Bai's… cough… This is bad…
"Little Han, did you see it just now?"
At this moment, Big Sis Bai suddenly opened her eyes.
A hint of a blush flashed across Big Sis Bai's face, and then the slightly obsessive-like Big Sis Bai suddenly pounced and held me down.
"N-no… I didn't… I absolutely didn't see Big Sis Bai's self… ugh… I'm sorry!"
"I knew you saw it, didn't I? Looks like I need to properly punish Little Han…"
Although Big Sis Bai said this, the hint of cunning on her lips betrayed her.
This kind of retaliatory action was somewhat personal and emotional…
