Chapter 247: The Flexible and Resilient Bi Gelei

It's no wonder the research maniac hallucinated—it was just too familiar a scene; though he'd left school years ago, the days of burning the midnight oil in the library felt right before his eyes.

And in the library, this person before him—aside from his white hair and red eyes, which were slightly over-the-top—his other traits were identical to those younger students in the library who looked like they might collapse at any moment yet still sipped coffee slowly to keep going.

The original thought of encountering a sweeping monk vanished instantly, replaced by another idea—

"Could it be… the senior's disciple?"

Though Bi Gelei was utterly exhausted from studying, she hadn't reached the point of ignoring a living person approaching; considering the peculiar habits of this group of heroes, Bi Gelei immediately perked up and said: "Hey you! You can read this, right? Explain it to me!"

"Huh? So this is the plot where a 'lazy student's direct disciple' seeks out a genius outsider disciple to do homework?" The research maniac self-assigned himself the label "genius outsider disciple," then glanced at the book in the girl's hands—and his expression froze.

"Sorry, I overestimated myself—I can't teach this!"

"What do you mean?" Bi Gelei glared with ruby-red eyes; the research maniac helplessly shrugged:

"It means I don't understand it either."

At this moment, the research maniac's thoughts were like seeing a primary school student struggling with homework, confidently stepping forward to help—only to discover the child was solving Fermat's Last Theorem…

"You don't understand?" Bi Gelei eyed him skeptically; she'd clearly heard him say "I see" and "professional course knowledge" earlier, which was why she'd deliberately made noise to draw him over.

"Could it be he doesn't want to teach? Then again, these heroes always do nothing unless there's a reward." Thinking this, Bi Gelei immediately said:

"I won't let you teach for free—I'll pay you!"

"This isn't about payment—no one in history has truly understood that book. Are you studying this to research numerology and fate?"

Hearing this, Bi Gelei glanced skeptically at the book in her hand, not understanding how the name "I Ching" related to fate—but she decided to drop the topic:

"Then which book do you think is simpler?"

"What kind of ridiculous question is that?" The research maniac was speechless; if you wanted something simple, why pick up the I Ching? And this is your own library—you're asking me… wait!

As if struck in the back of the head by a laser sniper rifle, the research maniac suddenly understood—this was recorded in the Free Discussion logs!

Back when he was in college, professors occasionally made them choose their own topics for papers—not requiring deep research, just to make them understand all the details involved in writing one.

At the time, he'd wandered aimlessly into the library, thinking he'd find a simple topic and write something casually…

So…

This young lady probably saw the word "Yi" in "I Ching" and thought it meant easy?

What kind of dumb beauty archetype is this?

Game company, you did a great job!

The research maniac instantly became interested; how to put it—this "dumb younger sister" archetype really hit his xp system.

So, recalling how he'd once guided younger students in topic selection, the research maniac replied:

"It mainly depends on what you want to read and what you're good at—what's simple for me might not be for you."

"You make it sound like I'm dumber than you!" Bi Gelei muttered inwardly, but kept up her persona; after a moment's thought, she said:

"I mainly want to look at magic-related books."

"Ah, this? Wait a moment…" The research maniac's expression eased slightly upon hearing she wanted to study magic; he couldn't claim expertise in everything, but lately he'd researched plenty in this area. He turned and paced around the library, returning shortly with seven or eight books in his arms:

"These are the basics of magic—take a look. I've got something urgent to attend to; if you have questions, wait till I come back and ask me!"

说完, the research maniac didn't linger; remembering the brutal lessons from his student days, he knew guiding a younger sister required solid expertise. Since she was just an NPC, he'd better log off as planned to "recharge."

Watching the research maniac rush off, Bi Gelei paid little mind; in her experience, these heroes were all lunatics—sometimes chasing you down the street yelling "wife!", other times handing you random trash like torn sacks, broken bottles, or goblin loincloths, even more unpredictable than the chaotic demons from her original world.

Still, at least this hero had picked out a reading list for her.

Bi Gelei laid the stack of books out one by one, her mood lifting considerably; compared to the books she'd seen earlier, these titles were indeed simple and clear—

"Principles of Magic," "Anatomy of Magic," "Ritual Design," "Universal Magic Constructs"…

Though they seemed unintelligent, Bi Gelei was, after all, an ancestral vampire who had mastered countless spells; with her vast spell pool as reference, she quickly grasped what "rituals" truly meant as a logic system, and began trying to decompose and refine her own spells into simple modules according to the book's methods.

"Using rituals to cast spells does require only energy—but all my spells need elemental drivers. Even if I build a ritual, the energy source won't match. Could it be that Kidorah's spells originally used this world's energy?"

As she continued reading, Bi Gelei soon identified the key issue; she frowned, as if struck by a thought, picked up the book "Universal Magic Constructs," chose a random ritual, and directed her internal 【Blue Bar Energy】 to trace a simple ritual path—but the spell failed to form.

"Wrong! The 'magic power' mentioned in these books isn't the same as this world's energy!"

Though puzzled, Bi Gelei's frown eased; if Kidorah's energy were the same as this world's, it would only mean he was lucky—but if it wasn't…

"Could Kidorah have mastered a technique to convert this world's energy into magic power? Or perhaps the reverse—rewritten his original spells to run on this world's energy?"

…

"Never thought I'd be flipping through textbooks again!"

The research maniac closed his college-era notes, slipped on his virtual headset, and walked toward the "dumb younger sister"—

"How's it going?"

Bi Gelei, immersed in the joy of discovering a new world, looked up at the research maniac's question and replied:

"Not bad. What part don't you understand?"

(End of Chapter)