Chapter 117: The Farmer's Spell for Chopping Trees

Qingcai Keke: Grandma Always Says is actually a girl.

Gate of All Wonders:?

Gate of All Wonders: Is it such a bombshell right from the start?

Qingcai Keke: Mmhmm.

Qingcai Keke: That picture she posted in the group, that girl has a Celestial Bloodline and a cold nature. I followed her for a while, and based on my observations, I fear only a super-invincible, handsome, devastatingly dashing, yet extremely gentle, humorous, and suave male could possibly become her boyfriend. And Grandma Always Says is actually that girl's roommate; as mentioned before, she also attends Ling'an Academy.

Nameless Person: Really?

Gate of All Wonders: Heavenly Venerable!!

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha.

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: @Haoran Zhengqi

Haoran Zhengqi: /Mmhmm

Qingcai Keke has exited the private chat.

Nameless Person: So surprised!

Gate of All Wonders: You're actually a girl!?

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha!

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: Interesting...

Haoran Zhengqi: /Cracking melon seeds

Qingcai Keke: Don't say it out loud, that person named Zhaoyeqing didn't pay, aren't you letting her hear it by saying that?

Zhaoyeqing:...

Grandma Always Says: /Numb

Grandma Always Says: Fake.

Grandma Always Says: You actually believe this? It seems you really have no brains.

Qingcai Keke: The group owner confirmed it.

Grandma Always Says: /Complex expression

Grandma Always Says: Did you see the message I sent? If you didn't see it, scroll up.

Grandma Always Says: I have already found a way to investigate your identity. In three days—no, tomorrow I will be able to get your personal information.

Grandma Always Says: Send me a red envelope if you want to know!

Haoran Zhengqi: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Nameless Person: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Gate of All Wonders: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Qingcai Keke: /Cracking melon seeds

Grandma Always Says: Zhaoyeqing, where is your red envelope?

Grandma Always Says: @Zhaoyeqing

Zhaoyeqing: It's a scam.

Zhang Suannai clenched her fists, making up her mind—

Tomorrow morning, she would go to the school's student affairs office to find that junior fellow disciple and drag this Qingcai Keke out directly!

How detestable!

Just then, there was movement behind her.

Zhang Suannai turned her head instantly.

She saw the little girl walking out again, carrying her water cup.

Zhang Suannai suppressed the anger on her face and bloomed into a radiant smile: "Xiaoxiao is here to get water again? Come, come, the tea isn't finished yet..."

"No."

"What's wrong? Is it not good?"

"I still have to do problems tonight."

"Isn't that perfect? You should drink tea while doing problems to stay sharp; this tea even has the effect of eliminating mental fatigue." Zhang Suannai promoted it, "If you do problems every day, I'll get you some more."

"..." The little girl hesitated for a moment before saying, "Big sister said it's 'retard tea,' I'm worried I'll become a retard if I drink it."

"Damn..."

After saying it, Zhang Suannai realized what she had done and hurriedly squeezed a smile at the little girl again:

"That's not true!"

"Oh..."

The little girl hesitated for a long time, but still handed over the cup, then turned her head away to avoid watching the tea-pouring process.

The gurgling sound of water rang out.

At the same time, Zhang Suannai said: "Let me tell you, Xiaoxiao, there's a pervert in school recently who keeps following pretty girls. Of course, Xiaoxiao is pretty too, but because Xiaoxiao is still quite young, you probably won't be targeted, but big sister is very likely to become their target.

"So, if you and big sister go out together these next few days, you must be extra careful. If you notice someone following you, tell me quietly.

"If big sister has contact with strangers, tell me too.

"Let's add each other on Feixin.

"Give me your Mobile Phone!"

The young girl blinked her eyes, handed over her mini Mobile Phone, and simultaneously took the water cup from her hand.

As for her words, she didn't take them to heart at all.

In the young girl's eyes, her sister was a terrifying existence comparable to a god; every time she tried to scheme against her, she would see through it, as if she could never defeat her. Perhaps there was only one person in this world who could truly hurt her, and that was her brother-in-law.

"Oh! Your Mobile Phone even has a keyboard?"

"..."

"So nostalgic! Where did you buy it?"

"At a shop."

"What kind of shop?"

"A mobile phone shop."

"Oh, oh, that is... alright!"

Zhang Suannai handed the Mobile Phone back to her. Seeing the young girl reach out to take it, she raised an eyebrow again: "You got your nails done too? Your sister loves doing that too!"

The young girl gave a hum and walked away carrying the water cup.

Zhang Suannai had no choice but to swallow the rest of the words in her stomach, sighing helplessly.

If she had to live with these two sisters until she graduated from university, she would probably be stifled to death.

The twenty-first day of the first lunar month, early morning.

Frost had formed on the mondo grass.

Chen Shu got up very early.

Today was Chen Banxia's twenty-sixth birthday, and at noon he had to go to a certain restaurant to have a meal with Chen Banxia. There wasn't much to celebrate; anyway, Chen Banxia was always eighteen, so just having a simple meal would do.

Chen Banxia was also very busy.

Chen Shu arrived at the Ancient Cultivation Building.

The Traditional Cultivation Academy provided students with two Spell research laboratories and one testing laboratory, all equipped with powerful Defense Runes and barriers. The difference was that the research laboratories came with auxiliary equipment and sometimes had professional teachers present, making them suitable for studying Spell Principles and experimenting with existing functional Spells. The testing laboratory was located on the basement floor and also served as a Spell target range; it had stronger defenses and was commonly used to test Spells that were still unstable or destructive.

Chen Shu headed to a research laboratory first.

He didn't expect that there were already people in both of them.

There were two people in 101.

There were three people in 102.

It wasn't strange for there to be people in the laboratories; after all, this was Yujing Academy, and everyone was very studious. But classes hadn't officially started yet today, and it was so early, yet there were already people soaking in the laboratories; these seniors were truly diligent.

Chen Shu felt a bit ashamed.

He then observed from the doorway of 101 and discovered that the two seniors inside were not together; they were sharing this laboratory, and the space and equipment in the laboratory were enough for three people to use at the same time.

So he walked in as well.

The two seniors cast their gazes toward him at the same time, but quickly withdrew them and continued doing their own things.

Chen Shu took a quick glance.

That senior sitting in the corner in front of the computer seemed to be tinkering with a destructive Spell. Chen Shu saw some explosive-type Runes on the Spell Simulator, which looked a bit like the Impact Technique he had studied. However, looking at it roughly, the performance of this Spell didn't seem very good.

The proportion of first-level and Second-level Runes was too high.

The design structure also had problems.

At the same time, besides the Spell Simulator, he was also occupying the Spirit Power Analysis Machine that Chen Shu needed.

That senior sister was studying and modifying a functional Spell; because it lacked destructive power, she would experiment with it on the spot from time to time.

If a Spell possessed destructive power, one had to use the Spell Simulator; if one felt the Spell Simulator's feedback wasn't intuitive enough or was prone to errors, one had to go to the testing target range on the basement floor to test it.

Chen Shu walked to the senior's side, saw that he was modifying the Spell structure, and asked with a smile:

"Classmate, are you done using the analysis machine?"

"Not yet."

"If you aren't using it for the moment, could I use it for a bit? I'll be done very quickly."

"Wait a moment, I'll take my things out!"

"I'll help you take them out."

"I'll do it myself! It's very dangerous!"

"Alright."

After waiting for a while, the senior turned off the analysis machine, opened the analysis chamber, and quickly took out an item from inside and tucked it into his bag.

If Chen Shu hadn't seen wrong, that seemed to be a Spirit Power Reserve Module for a police riot pistol, storing the Spirit Power used by the pistol to fire shockwaves. It seemed this senior was also like him, reverse-engineering Spells based on the application of Spells on artifacts.

It was just that this thing was outrageous!

He could actually get his hands on this?

Chen Shu shook his head, feeling it was unbelievable; this world was too crazy. Then he took off the backpack behind him and took out a Sword Light Thunder wrapped in cloth.

"Classmate, please move a little further away."

"Ah?"

"It's very dangerous."

"But I'm still..."

"It'll be over in a moment, it's really very dangerous."

"Ah, alright..."

The senior got up and stood further away, watching his operation, feeling that this person was strange.

How much danger could there be in using an analysis machine?

Most likely, he was just like him, analyzing something that couldn't be shown to others, right?

The senior brother thought to himself.

Chen Shu was seen holding the cloth-wrapped item, but instead of placing it directly into the analysis chamber, he spent about a few minutes carefully guiding a wisp of Spirit Power out from it, and then guided this wisp of Spirit Power into the analyzer.

What does that mean?

Why not just put it in directly?

So careful?

The senior brother watched, stunned.

Immediately, the analyzer started up and began to analyze.

This machine can analyze the structure and parameters of Spirit Power and then provide a report, which is somewhat helpful for researching the relationship between Spirit Power and Rune. However, a researcher cannot rely entirely on it to analyze Spirit Power; the most sensitive and detailed perception of Spirit Power is still the Cultivator themselves, and relying on it completely makes one easily misled.

The benefit of the analyzer is that it can provide a more intuitive and detailed written report, helping the researcher complete some simple yet time-consuming preparatory work, while the data reports on paper are sometimes also easier to access and reference than those kept in one's head.

With technological progress, the analyzer can now also be connected to the Spell Simulator, allowing researchers to directly compare Spirit Power to reverse-engineer a Spell, and once an error occurs, they can receive feedback in a timely manner.

At the same time, its existence also provides the possibility for Low-level Practitioner to research High-Tier Spell.

Having the assistance of modern instruments is certainly good, but if there were none, it would not affect Chen Shu's research.

The senior brother sat back down and continued to tinker with his own Impact Technique, glancing from time to time at Chen Shu and the working analyzer beside him.

Time passed bit by bit.

The analysis was still in progress.

It was taking a bit long.

The senior brother beside him could not help but cast his gaze toward him—

Didn't he say it would be done very quickly?

What kind of thing takes this long?

The senior brother scratched his head, looked at the Spell on his Spell Simulator, feeling somewhat restless, and said to Chen Shu, "Senior brother, what are you analyzing?"

Chen Shu turned his head to glance at him, guessing that this person should be a sophomore or junior, still retaining the habit of calling everyone senior brother, but he did not correct him, just grinned and replied, "It's not any restricted illegal item, anyway."

The senior brother said "oh," and did not continue the conversation.

Chen Shu waited for a while longer; it took longer than he had imagined, and he felt a bit embarrassed, so he glanced at this senior brother's screen, watched for ten seconds or so, and said right away: "Junior brother, the Rune you used in this section has some problems. Although these few Rune can also achieve the effect of 'impact', their intensity is not high; they are not the Rune for Impact Technique. Impact Technique uses a few Rune that are of the same type as them but have higher explosiveness..."

"I..." The senior brother was stunned, "I am not researching Impact Technique."

"You're only a sophomore, right?"

"Senior brother, how did you know?"

"Sigh, you'll know when you've read for a few more years. In our academy, what does this count as?" Chen Shu said in an old-fashioned tone, "You know Teacher Fu Jia, right? To use Teacher Fu's original words, since you've already tested into this place, what are you pretending for?"

"This..."

The senior brother was silent for a few more seconds before lowering his head and saying:

"Senior brother! Please, enlighten me!"

"Easy, easy."

So Chen Shu stayed to guide this "junior brother," and the "junior brother" was deeply grateful. When the analysis was finished, Chen Shu began to print the report.

This "junior brother" glanced at the screen and was immediately Surprised again.

The analyzer analyzes the composition, type, and various parameter indicators of Spirit Power. If one has learned Spell Principles well, one can reverse-engineer the core Rune it uses based on this. Some of these parameters are simple and some are detailed; basically, one knows what this Spell does at a glance.

This "junior brother" did not see clearly either, only knowing that this thing was definitely a lethal Spell, and its attack method was extremely sharp, hard, and extremely fast.

If something went wrong with this thing, could the equipment and people in this laboratory survive?

"Gulp."

The senior brother swallowed his saliva and could not help but ask:

"Senior brother, what are you researching?"

"Oh, an agricultural Spell for large-scale tree felling. If the research is successful, it can greatly improve the efficiency of tree felling." Chen Shu stood up with the paper report, "Junior brother, you research slowly. Your Spell should be about right after changing the core Rune. Just try adjusting the Auxiliary Rune more, and it will be fine."

"Senior brother, where are you going?"

"Downstairs."

"Oh, go, go slowly."

Chen Shu arrived at the laboratory on the basement floor.

The laboratory was very large, located under the Ancient Cultivation Building, with a ceiling height of at least ten meters. It was very spacious, and the walls were made of special materials. Coupled with complex Formation, the Sword Light Thunder in his hand could not damage it in the slightest even if it exploded.

If any student were injured, these Formation would also provide certain protection and rescue functions so that one would not die immediately, while simultaneously notifying the school doctor.

There was no one here.

This was good.

Chen Shu took out the Sword Light Thunder and also took out the analysis report. While trying to touch the Spirit Power inside the Sword Light Thunder to perceive it further, he began to analyze it by comparing it with the analysis report.

This report saved him at least a day's worth of effort.