Chapter 276 - 26: An Important Paper of Groundbreaking Significance

Chapter 276: Chapter 26: An Important Paper of Groundbreaking Significance

Mo Ning did not refuse. "It is indeed necessary."

He then instructed, "Apply a little more of the ointment. I’m going to take a ten-minute nap to relieve my spiritual fatigue."

In this difficult and protracted battle, these seemingly insignificant ten minutes would be a rare moment of respite.

"Understood!"

Flower gave the most enthusiastic response.

Soon, Mo Ning felt a coolness seeping into his forehead. Soft, slow breaths escaped his lips as his consciousness temporarily docked in the tranquil harbor of sleep.

Flower gazed down at its master’s face, its stream of consciousness whispering silently, ’May you draw enough power in your dreams to successfully overcome the spiritual pollution.’

*****

「Black Tower Academy.」

Deep Red Rose Witchcraft Laboratory.

Second Level Wizard Yi Lin was gazing at six Crystal Stone Plates for divination calculations floating before her, the pupil of her left mechanical eye quivering rapidly.

On the display of each Crystal Stone Plate, a torrent of coalescing divination symbols surged.

Just then, Yi Lin suddenly sensed a disturbance. The flow of the torrent slowed abruptly, its speed dropping by more than half.

She turned her head towards the empty air, her tone laced with obvious irritation:

"Witch Spirit, my calculations are at a critical juncture. You’d better have an exceptionally good reason for interrupting me. Otherwise, don’t expect any cooperation from me for the next month."

The Witch Spirit’s mechanical speech sped up noticeably, as if it, too, dared not provoke the notoriously fearsome Rose Judge:

"Esteemed Lady Yi Lin, a paper written by First Level Apprentice Mo Ning..."

The moment the Witch Spirit said "Mo Ning," Yi Lin’s irritation was extinguished as if doused by a bucket of cold water.

She was willing to spare some time for a paper by Mo Ning.

Under normal procedure, a paper from a First Level Apprentice would first be reviewed by a Third Level Apprentice, then passed to a First Level Wizard for a final review.

But after Mo Ning won the Silver Pen Badge from *Shine*, Yi Lin had decisively used her authority to alter the process, seizing the final review rights for his papers for herself.

The few Wizards in the lab who knew about it initially felt the Rose Judge was making a mountain out of a molehill.

That was, until Mo Ning achieved the unprecedented and won the Golden Pen Badge. After that, no one thought Lady Yi Lin’s reaction was an overreaction.

"...a paper of groundbreaking significance that requires your urgent review. The title is..."

Hearing the word "groundbreaking," the flashing of Yi Lin’s mechanical eye increased dramatically, and blue sparks of electricity nearly arced from the socket.

Too impatient to listen any further, she cut the Witch Spirit off:

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Just give me the paper."

The Witch Spirit obediently fell silent. It transported the paper into the space, carefully placing it on the female wizard’s desk before disappearing at top speed.

Yi Lin muttered, "Urgent review," and suddenly recalled something, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. ’Could that kid have already taken that drop of Soul Spirit Water so soon?’

She knew the side effects of that stuff all too well, so she instantly made the connection and guessed the truth of the situation.

She mused for a moment, then suddenly let out a dry laugh. "Fighting the pollution by publishing a groundbreaking paper... now that’s a very creative idea."

She joked to herself, "No, I suppose the idea *itself* is groundbreaking."

With a flick of her finger, the paper instantly fanned out. Sheets of scale pattern paper arranged themselves neatly, forming a wall of paper.

Her two eyes vibrated at high, differing frequencies as they scanned multiple pages at once.

She had only been reading for a second.

Yi Lin let out a surprised "Huh?" "So this kid also thought of a way to create a Secondary Magic Pool for Apprentices?"

The Secondary Magic Pool wasn’t a new concept for Wizards.

The Spiritual Strength of First and Second Level Apprentices is limited, and their Magic Pool Capacity severely restricts their power.

Countless Wizards had attempted to tackle the issue from this angle, trying to solve a problem that had plagued innumerable Apprentices.

But the greatest difficulty lay in one question: the Main Magic Pool was supported by a Spirit Ring, which allowed it to remain stable. But what could support a Secondary Magic Pool?

After all, the Magic Power within a Magic Pool circulates nonstop, constantly battering the Spiritual World.

A standard Spirit Seal structure might hold for a while, but over time, it would inevitably disintegrate under the cumulative stress.

Official Wizards had plenty of ways to reinforce the seal, such as taking Magic Potions regularly, but what Apprentice could possibly afford that?

What Apprentices needed was a method that was low-cost, low-difficulty, and highly reliable.

This was the crux of the problem.

In all these years, not a single Wizard had found the key to this puzzle.

Yi Lin continued reading the paper, a flicker of doubt in her mind. A line of Secret Spirit Text soon jumped into her field of view:

"Utilize the Gash Ring State Balance, which possesses ’self-stability,’ to construct the core structure of the Secondary Magic Pool."

"Derive a Breathing Technique adapted to this balance. By using a specific respiratory frequency, create a flow of Magic Power within the Spiritual World that conforms to ’self-stability,’ thereby reinforcing the Secondary Magic Pool on a daily basis in the simplest, most feasible manner."

Yi Lin’s pupils instantly dilated, and she had to resist the urge to slam the table in admiration. "This kid is an absolute genius!"

The Gash Ring State Balance was primarily used for energy calculations in Elemental Magic; no one had ever thought to use it to construct a Secondary Magic Pool.

And the idea of "maintaining" the Secondary Magic Pool through a Breathing Technique was a stroke of genius. The ability to gain more Magic Power just by practicing a breathing exercise for a little while each day? Not a single Apprentice would refuse that.

Yi Lin spent ten minutes carefully reading the paper from start to finish. She then double-checked the calculations twice over, confirming that the conclusions were flawless.

Although the derivation process was brilliant and the logic admirably rigorous, it still paled slightly in comparison to the core idea, which was ingenious to the point of perfection.

The female wizard came to a conclusion: ’This is, without a doubt, a paper of groundbreaking significance.’

If the Birch Magic Breath Technique were to be disseminated throughout the academy, allowing as many Apprentices as possible to learn this technique and gain a Secondary Magic Pool, their collective strength would increase dramatically.

The academy has nearly sixty thousand Apprentices. If even half of them mastered this Secret Technique, their combat effectiveness would increase by at least twenty percent.

That was no insignificant figure.

In other words, this was a Secret Technique absolutely vital for strengthening the very foundations of the academy.

Its significance was immense.

The female wizard thought for a moment, her expression focused, and quickly came to a decision. ’This matter should be brought before the Black Tower Council for discussion.’

The so-called "Black Tower Council" was the academy’s second-highest core leadership body, ranking just below the three deans and vice-deans.

The eighteen Wizards on the council were all Second Level Wizards, responsible for managing the academy’s daily affairs.

To have written such a significant paper as a mere First Level Apprentice... even Yi Lin felt a twinge of envy. ’This kid’s future is truly limitless.’