Chapter 151: Got Counter-Pushed!

A double entendre.

Mo Li was both subtly showing off her relationship with Lin Ke and explaining that her actions were not constrained in any way.

Sarcastic towards Lan Ni. Tai Le, after joining the Two Districts Grand Comparison, her every word and deed were for the Paro Wizard's wager.

Being overly deliberate backfired.

Lan Ni heard this, felt somewhat defensive, and her eyes grew redder.

She took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and spoke of the matter she had deliberately waited here for tonight: "Ela Wizard asked me to tell you that she no longer needs to oversee the Newblood Mutual Aid Society. So you don't have to hold back with her; keep pulling and pushing, do whatever you want."

Speaking, her tone shifted, and she murmured, "How is it that everyone follows your wishes and shows understanding toward you?"

As her words fell, Lan Ni went straight upstairs.

It seemed her last words were just sighing about something.

It wasn't necessary to get an answer from Mo Li.

Mo Li waited silently for a moment, and only when she could no longer hear Lan Ni's footsteps did she head upstairs.

She wouldn't take that last sentence to heart.

Just treat it as hearing a fart.

How could it be that everyone follows her wishes and shows understanding toward her?

There are plenty of things that don't go as wished.

She would no longer rely on her slight 'good fortune' to do anything overly outrageous.

Speak cautiously and act prudently—that is the truth.

Trying to disturb my mind? No way!

Holding a slightly resentful mood, Mo Li returned to the dormitory and immediately sent this to Lin Ke.

Not aiming to completely tarnish that vile person's image, just throw a little shade.

Lin Ke received Mo Li's message, read it, and realized that Lan Ni likely suffered some setback or blow at the Paro Wizard's, prompting her foolish behavior.

Even harboring some ill intent, he wanted to provoke Mo Li, trying to make her speak and act more boldly.

Boldness amounts to recklessness, easily inviting dislike.

"Nonsense."

Lin Ke snorted, thoroughly unimpressed by Lan Ni's tactics.

Power belongs to one's own world.

Striving to improve one's strength is the true way.

He briefly replied to Mo Li, telling her to pay more attention, and then stopped concerning himself with the matter.

First, deep meditation, then completing daily duties.

Then fully engage the Brain Seal Technique to adjust his state.

Everything ready, Lin Ke activated the Multithread Thinking Status Card.

Embodying a humanoid supercomputer equipped with top-tier AI.

Limit: 20 seconds!

Lin Ke focused his will, directing his suddenly increased computing power as much as possible toward studying and modifying the First Circle Core Witchcraft: Armored Orchid Battle Armor.

Before his eyes, data streams seemed to flow.

One knowledge point after another was called up, one idea after another was triggered, one plan after another was verified.

Lin Ke felt a heroic ambition to look down on the world.

As if he truly had become omniscient and omnipotent.

The 20 seconds passed quickly.

The moment Lin Ke deactivated the status card, without checking his gains, he immediately examined his mental state.

That inexplicable surge of heroic ambition somewhat frightened him.

Given his nature, at this stage it was impossible for him to have such thoughts.

Surely something somewhere had gone wrong.

After a moment, Lin Ke let out a breath.

It was a false alarm.

Still the fault of the Multithread Thinking Status Card.

While it was desperately loosening the limits on his brain's computing power, it also incidentally amplified Lin Ke's desires.

For now it's merely a side effect, not reaching the level of toxic side effects.

With subsequent increases in the quantity and quality of spiritual power, strengthened will, and short activation times for the status card, such problems would not arise.

The Multithread Thinking Status Card is still somewhat overpowered for Lin Ke at the Wizard Apprentice stage.

Difficult to truly control.

Nevertheless, each use yields some gain.

This time was no exception.

Lin Ke understood where Fulan Duo's brainwave came from.

The First Circle Core Witchcraft: Armored Orchid Battle Armor is a water-wood compound witchcraft, a natural pair with the Water Wood Mutual Growth Meditation Method.

Or put another way, the First Circle Witchcraft: Armored Orchid Battle Armor is the supporting witchcraft for the Water Wood Mutual Growth Meditation Method!

Everything, the academy has arranged.

However, not every wizard apprentice with affinity for water and wood who studies the Water Wood Mutual Growth Meditation Method can obtain the scroll of the Armored Orchid Battle Armor witchcraft model, along with the precious Armored Orchid Seeds.

Since it is a water-wood compound witchcraft, the Armored Orchid Battle Armor possesses the traits of both water and wood systems.

The Armored Orchid Battle Armor leans toward defense, emphasizing endurance, recovery, and its inherent healing ability.

In terms of defensive strength, Armored Orchid itself is as hard as metal; although it has shortcomings, it is not inferior to the metal and earth system armors witchcraft to some extent.

Moreover, it is fireproof and waterproof, has excellent endurance, and can move freely in many special terrains, such as deserts, volcanic surroundings, swamps, and seas.

Perhaps it is a coincidence, perhaps it is the will of Heaven.

The Primordial Seed, forged from everything of the shattered world, has an overall attribute leaning toward the five elements of water, wood, earth, light, and darkness.

Not only can it accommodate the Armored Orchid Seed, but there is also spare capacity.

If one wishes, based on the Seed's point of swallowing, absorbing, and digesting the Armored Orchid Seed, to modify the Armored Orchid Battle Armor witchcraft,

Changing the foundation of the witchcraft's execution from the Armored Orchid Seed to the Primordial Seed, which possesses all the characteristics of the Armored Orchid Seed and even more other characteristics, there are many things to do.

First, Lin Ke must thoroughly master the First-circle Witchcraft 'Armored Orchid Battle Armor'.

Without mentioning reaching the level of innovation, at least he must achieve perfection.

Second, Lin Ke needs to learn more First-tier Rule Runes and their corresponding knowledge.

The Seed leans toward the five elements of water, wood, earth, light, and darkness; to better cultivate and use it,

he also needs to possess knowledge of the Rule Runes of the five elements water, wood, earth, light, and darkness.

Finally, Lin Ke must collect more First-circle Witchcrafts similar to the Armored Orchid Battle Armor, preferably top-tier First-circle Witchcrafts that can serve as his innate witchcraft.

Since the Seed has swallowed, digested, and absorbed the Armored Orchid Seed, it possesses the possibility to replace the Armored Orchid Seed and cast the Armored Orchid Battle Armor witchcraft.

Then, it naturally also possesses the possibility to cast other similar witchcrafts.

If these possibilities can all be realized, then the innate witchcraft finally cast based on the Seed would no longer be called 'Armored Orchid Battle Armor,' but 'Primordial Battle Armor'!

You can't become fat in one bite.

Lin Ke's heart isn't that big either.

Still an old saying: boldly hypothesize, carefully verify.

After organizing his thoughts, Lin Ke adjusted many of his plans for the remaining nearly two months of this semester.

The ongoing research and experiments on 'shearing' the academy's credits are placed first.

This research actually won't take much time either.

When the Multithreaded Thinking Status Card was just activated, the leaked portion of computing power, as a side effect, nourished this research.

The clear research ideas and detailed experimental plans have already been ready.

Even the draft of the most important 'paper' has been prepared.

All that remains is for Lin Ke to free up some time, and it can come into existence.

The study of the First-tier Witchcraft 'Armored Orchid Battle Armor' is of extremely high importance, and its priority is also extremely high.

Upon obtaining credits, immediately exchange them for the detailed explanations of those twelve First-tier Rule Runes.

Other First-tier Rule Runes, if credits are sufficient, should also be studied as much as possible.

Furthermore, there is research on the Armored Orchid Seed and the intrinsic properties of Armored Orchid itself.

These four tasks will almost occupy all of the remaining nearly two months' extracurricular time.

After making the plans, Lin Ke pulled the covers over his head and fell into a deep sleep.

The consumption of the Multithreaded Thinking Status Card is truly enormous.

Especially since it lasted for 20 seconds!

Lin Ke can barely withstand it.

A good night's sleep.

The next day.

Lin Ke woke up on time.

Having just eaten breakfast in the Cafeteria, he was preparing to go to the classroom to look over some materials.

The Portable Smart Brain vibrated, receiving a message from Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke.

Upon opening it, it was an invitation to meet him now, the location being the Lakeside Lawn.

Lin Ke touched the Second-circle Defensive Weapon in his pocket, and he wasn't afraid that this meeting invitation might be a trap,

He informed Mo Li, the Benevolent Brother Group, and the Social Anxiety Group, then went alone to the lakeside.

Walking along the road, after thinking it over, Lin Ke still used up the protection count of the Intelligent Law Enforcement Puppet for this semester.

Under the protection of the Intelligent Law Enforcement Puppet with Invisibility Follow Mode activated, Lin Ke arrived at the Lakeside Lawn.

"You've come."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, for some unknown reason early in the morning, stood by the lake, feigned profundity, and uttered this sentence.

"I've come."

Lin Ke recalled that during the Two Districts Grand Comparison, he unintentionally accommodated Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's preference, gaining a reward, and also remembered a meme from his past life, so he began to play along with her.

"You shouldn't have come."

"After all, I still came."

After walking a circle with Lin Ke and playing a word game, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke suddenly burst out laughing.

Two tears slid down from the corners of her eyes, and she did not wipe them away.

Letting them trace her cheeks, they dripped onto the lawn.

"Why are you willing to accompany me in playing these games?"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke stared blankly at Lin Ke, her eyes extraordinarily complex: "My mother, my sister, and my childhood best friend who grew up with me are all unwilling; only you are willing, and moreover you can take my words."

Saying this, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke raised her head, her eyes fixed straight on the rising sun, and sighed:

"I've told you before, I was born on the frontline battlefield, and many of my flaws were brought forth from my mother's womb."

"I've also told you before, I have schizophrenia."

"But I haven't told you before, as I grow older, my memory becomes ever more chaotic, and many strange images constantly flash in my mind."

The owner of the picture, speaking words I don't understand but inexplicably can comprehend, doing things I don't understand but inexplicably can comprehend.

Even stranger, many times I feel that I am her, and she is me.

She turned her head sharply, her sharp gaze locking onto Lin Ke's eyes, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke said meaningfully:

Our conversation just now has also appeared in those pictures before, not just once.

Sometimes it appears on paper, sometimes it appears in the television.

When saying the two words "television", Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke actually used standard Mandarin!

Even though Lin Ke had the Brain Seal Technique, he almost was startled into revealing a flaw.

He timely adjusted his mindset, reacted, and calmly asked: "What language is that you just said? I've never heard it before."

"Really?"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke chuckled, "Have you heard the saying 'Nothing but practice makes perfect'?"

Again, a sentence in standard Mandarin.

Moreover, the content was still what Lin Ke had previously translated into the wizard world language, used to answer Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's question. (See Chapter 6 of this volume)

As it turned out, at that time Lin Ke had already revealed a flaw.

But just as the Paro wizard had warned him just yesterday.

Some things can be done but not spoken; some things can be spoken but not done.

This is something that cannot be spoken, cannot be admitted.

Even if the evidence is solid.

"What does that mean?"

Lin Ke's heart stirred with waves, he kept his composure on the surface, and countered.

"Nothing much."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke gave Lin Ke a deep look, then proactively shifted the topic that made Lin Ke somewhat uncomfortable, saying, "I came to find you because I want to cooperate with you."

"What cooperation?"

Lin Ke immediately responded, meanwhile secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to continue facing Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's relentless pursuit, digging to the root.

Feigning ignorance, he could only cope for the moment.

"Regarding cooperation on the research project you are currently undertaking."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke replied lightly.

"How to cooperate? Who wants to cooperate?"

Lin Ke continued asking, wanting to clarify more details.

"I and my few partners will provide experimental materials, then the research results will be co-authored."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke said, "I guarantee it won't be less than what the academy allocated to you, and will also provide some funding, only asking for first authorship on one paper, and second or third authorship on several papers."

This condition with the request is not excessive.

Lin Ke estimated that this project could at least produce six papers; padding numbers, eight papers would also be no problem.

"Okay."

After thinking, Lin Ke agreed.

"The experimental materials and funding will be delivered to your lab at noon."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke finally stopped standing by the lake, walked over, patted Lin Ke's shoulder, and reminded:

"You'd better hurry up, Cuixi. Luqia also heard about what you had your subordinates do, is mustering strength to do the same research and experiment, preparing to publish results before you."

After a pause, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke gritted her teeth: "Her family loves doing this kind of thing the most!"

Obviously, she or someone close to her had also been plagiarized by members of the Lu Qia family.

"Don't worry, I won't be slow."

Lin Ke spoke with full confidence.

With a clear plan, complete scheme, high-end equipment, sufficient manpower, how could it possibly be slow?

The research progress will be like a rocket, whoosh and it'll go up to the sky.

"Then that's good. I really look forward to your results."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke was very satisfied with Lin Ke's answer.

She just likes people who speak and act full of confidence.

Not like Meng Luo. Bu Li Sai Ni Ao, who thought himself mature and wise, everything under control, but in fact every little thing is prone to mistakes.

That is not confidence, but arrogance and conceit.

So, after the Two Districts Grand Comparison ended, upon learning that Meng Luo. Bu Li Sai Ni Ao had led his team into a trap, nearly wiping out the whole army, his family elders severely punished him.

He is still confined, unable to come out.

Setting aside distractions, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke focused her scattered attention, looking at this stubborn little man in front of her, she gave a light laugh.

She suddenly had a mischievous thought, and thus said: "There's still a secret I want to tell you, lean in close."

Lin Ke instinctively sensed something off, and refused: "Just say it like this."

"But what if someone overhears?"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke said with difficulty: "If it leaks out, it will be very disadvantageous for you."

Lin Ke carefully sensed, and felt no killing intent, hostility, or even malice from Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke.

Only a faint sense of mischief.

After hesitating a while, Lin Ke still stepped forward, turned his side to face Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, preparing to listen carefully.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's mouth curled into a sly smile of a successful plot, her warm, full, fiery red lips brushed near Lin Ke's ear, and she whispered:

Men and women shouldn't be intimate lightly; you guess, will Mo Li. Ji De Man be jealous?

Speaking, red lips kiss down.

A big red lip print remains on Lin Ke's cheek.

The kind that can't be wiped off.

This chapter, after hesitating for some time, I still released it like this. Personally, I'm still fairly satisfied; regarding Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, this crazy woman, the reason for her madness.

(End of chapter)