[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-111":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bear School Astartes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1619841,2087,"Chapter 111. Vizima Round Two","bear-school-astartes-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>Lann entered Vizima for the second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he wasn’t wearing a hooded cloak; he simply threw on a smock to cover the obviously expensive armor beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the itinerary given by the barkeep, Lann, after having lunch, reappeared at Vizima’s port near nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brilliant silver hair was dusted by Lann, turning dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes maintained a slight squint, and unless inspected up close, those amber cat eyes wouldn’t catch much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached the port’s gate guard, Lann moved with the crowd, steering to one side of the gate, ensuring that only one guard would confront him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, even so, when nearing the gate, Lann clearly noticed the guard who was about to take money from him flash an expression of \"having spotted the target but forced calm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entry checkpoint was indeed well-prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann understood clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had hardly shown his face in Vizima, finding out about a person at this level of power wasn’t particularly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Count Steza’s strength was anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mentos, activate the Magic Seal assist function.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter’s steps were calm and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firewall Mentos constructed against the phenomenon of [Memory Surge] had recently passed practical testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a considerable amount of computing power was freed from the project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Magic Seal Assist Function] was brought back online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the smock, the Demon Hunter’s left hand traced a faint white glow in the form of a magic seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lann approached the gate guard, the soldier tried to make his expression appear normal to prevent the target from becoming alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as the target neared him, he suddenly felt his boot buckle was somewhat askew... too askew, uncomfortable, and unsightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he abandoned all other thoughts and immediately squatted down to adjust the boot buckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rebuckle... No, that’s not right! Again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Lann tossed a coin for the entrance tax and walked through the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gate guard was still persistently fussing over his boot buckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely forgetting he hoped to report on Lann for a handsome bonus moments earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This [Magic Seal Assist Function] session has ended.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentos’s calm artificial voice spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann also released his fingers from the magic seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate guards were trained soldiers, experienced in battle. In theory, the [Yakxi Rune] couldn’t hypnotize their wills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mentos and Lann had put effort into every magic seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if discussing within the Bear School, Lann felt no one could play with the magic seals more elaborately than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the [Yakxi Rune] was of little use for the strong-willed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And strengthening the magic seal often seemed unrealistic. Most Demon Hunters only managed to progress from clumsy to proficient with sealing skills in their lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means shorter casting times, stable success rates, while the strength remained unchanged throughout life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lann, during practice, discovered that [willpower] is an attribute that fluctuates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to fully hypnotize the strong-willed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he made minor influences at the right moments, it was sufficient in most situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence the current application model was developed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the [Magic Seal Assist Function], Mentos would perform a psychological analysis on the target before emitting the [Yakxi Rune] using its computational power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they agitated? Do they have a psychological reaction due to slight physical discomfort?...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There will always be flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the gate guard earlier, the buckle on his boot was indeed uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under the [Yakxi Rune]’s aid, even in a fight when a blade was upon him, he would unconsciously focus on his boot buckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even trivial magic tricks like the Demon Hunter’s Rune, when paired with powerful computing and near-perfect execution, can develop impressive combat abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this casting mode’s disadvantages are not without.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentos’s psychological insight came from Lann, who wasn’t very knowledgeable in this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the effects were supported by computational power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mentos’s initial observation was wrong, then the misdirected power from the [Yakxi Rune] might not even confuse an enemy for fractions of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lann would, in effect, waste a chance to cast the magic seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s somewhat of a gamble on probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell like a veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brightness of Vizima kept dimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the affluent Trade District, the street torches and fires began to be fueled and lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the cluttered Temple District, and Old Vizima, nearly a dilapidated city, no one could expect such nonexistent municipal facilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ancient night before electric lights, if natural light conditions were poor, the darkness would be astounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the ancient cities of his homeland world, Vizima had no curfew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there was no need for a security force to chase away civilians who roamed the streets at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghouls emerging from the cemetery, Water Ghosts rising from the city’s sewers at night... Ordinary citizens wouldn’t dare venture out in such circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters worked better than security forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Lann’s path onward, residents’ doors were shut one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the increasingly deserted streets, he headed directly to the Trade District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness became his camouflage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously ingested [Cat] Magic Potion allowed him to detect torchlights held by patrolling soldiers two streets away using light\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sensitivity vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trade District, due to its prosperous economy, resulted in a vibrant nightlife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann passed by drunken merchants, women in low-cut tops and garter stockings, and in front of the inn he once stayed at, now locked and barred...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, as darkness completely enveloped Vizima, he arrived next to the largest private building in the entire Trade District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This manor built within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Count Prinslav Steza Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the light sensitivity vision bestowed by the [Cat], this manor was brightly illuminated by abundant firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the illumination cost of this manor for one night was estimated to be dozens of Orens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter’s ears slightly twitched, and layer upon layer of footsteps echoed from the manor, near to far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps were solid and powerful, accompanied by the sound of armor plates clinking and scraping against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were people patrolling around the manor’s outer walls, and inside, even the patrol routes crisscrossed each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Lann’s ears, with vision that could sense light intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patrolling soldiers, bound to torches and armor, appeared highly \"visible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crunch, crunch—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter twisted his neck, wrists, and ankles, calmly preparing for action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, with a \"swish!\" sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boots scraped against the cobblestone pavement in a rapid motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A humanoid creature weighing nearly two hundred kilograms charged forward like a tiger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving shallow footprints on the manor’s outer walls, he flung himself over the walls over two people high.\u003C\u002Fp>",1114,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.941Z",1,"novelbin.me","262e71b94f35f418302b049aee9e926bce7f2032b26dd836f3fb6cc5b0315370","bear-school-astartes-chapter-112","bear-school-astartes-chapter-110",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]