Chapter 282: 288. Chapter 288 Not a Human Son

What the hell is going on?

Upon first noticing the change in his sea of consciousness, Lin Ke immediately cursed.

After careful confirmation, his mood became extremely complex, and he didn't know how to express it.

It turned out that the sea of consciousness had not truly merged with the "small world"; it had merely become internally identical to it.

The true relationship between the sea of consciousness and the "small world" is that of the illusory and the real, darkness and light, one entity with two aspects.

Simply put, the sea of consciousness is the mirror image of the "small world."

Having realized this, Lin Ke understood the intention behind the "Sun"—formed from the favor of the Wizard World's will—ripping away the "Brain Seal Technique" study card and the "Multithreaded Thinking" status card from the system.

Its purpose is actually almost identical to how Lin Ke originally developed the Hall of Thought based on the "Brain Seal Technique" and memory palace theory.

Except this "Hall of Thought" was developed to an excessively high degree, making it overly realistic.

After a combination of various factors, the "solar system" collapsed and the "Sun" exploded.

After the tremendous change in the sea of consciousness, it became a "Hall of Thought" that is indistinguishable from the "small world" both internally and externally.

"Flandre."

Lin Ke shared his guess with the excited Flandre: "Enter my sea of consciousness and test it out."

"Very well, Master."

Flandre sweetly agreed, without any other emotions despite Lin Ke taking her to test.

Lin Ke focused all his attention, ready to summon Flandre back to the real world immediately if anything abnormal occurred in her within the sea of consciousness.

After preparing, Lin Ke willed it, and Flandre instantly shifted from solid to illusory, entering the transformed sea of consciousness.

"Huh! Master, your sea of consciousness now feels to me almost exactly like the 'small world'!"

Flandre experienced no mishap, but her surprised voice quickly echoed in Lin Ke's mind.

"Sense carefully—see if you can communicate with the origin of the 'small world.' If you can, what's different from before?"

Lin Ke did not lower his guard; while remaining vigilant, he gave further instructions.

"Understood."

Inside the sea of consciousness's small world, Flandre responded, immediately closed her eyes, and began to sense carefully.

"This is strange, Master."

Flandre, while sensing, muttered doubtfully: "I can actually sense two origins of the 'small world.' One is closer but somewhat blurred; the other is farther but clearer."

Muttering, Flandre attempted to communicate separately with the near and far origins of the 'small world.'

At this moment, Flandre may or may not have sensed something odd—Lin Ke doesn't know.

But Lin Ke himself noticed something different.

When Flandre communicated with the nearer origin she mentioned, Lin Ke received a vague prompting: whether to allow Flandre to become the boundary spirit of the sea of consciousness's small world.

Lin Ke did not rush to decide—neither to allow nor refuse—but waited silently for Flandre to finish her communication.

After a moment, Flandre opened her eyes and said doubtfully: "Master, Master, the farther origin is the origin of the 'small world'—communicating with it feels just like before; I can understand everything. The nearer origin is the origin of this current sea of consciousness's small world, but it seems there's a door blocking me outside—I can't communicate with this origin."

"Try again—see if anything has changed."

Lin Ke understood immediately and gave the order.

"Oh."

Although Flandre didn't grasp Lin Ke's intention, she immediately complied, communicating once more with the origin of the sea of consciousness's small world.

The same vague prompting soon arrived, and this time Lin Ke made his decision: he allowed Flandre to become the "boundary spirit" of the sea of consciousness's small world.

Instantly, Flandre underwent a significant change.

A beam of light descended from the hanging great sun, shining upon Flandre's body.

Flandre's body rapidly expanded, then quickly contracted back to its original size.

Her physical form remained unchanged, but to Lin Ke, she now felt more real and lively than before.

Flandre followed her instinct, unconsciously closing her eyes and stretching her arms outward to both sides.

Within the sea of consciousness's small world, Flandre rode the wind through the void, seemingly slow yet swift as she ascended toward the heavens.

She kept rising until she broke through the atmosphere and arrived in outer space.

Flandre opened her eyes and found herself standing on a blue planet, far away, able to clearly see a complete, moving solar system.

She turned her head to glance at the sun, then, driven by an inexplicable connection, turned and flew toward the far side of the moon.

Lin Ke's "gaze" tightly followed Flandre's movement.

After a while, when Flandre reached the far side of the moon in the sea of consciousness's small world and landed there, Lin Ke immediately noticed a door-shaped pit not far away.

Without Lin Ke pondering the function of this door-shaped pit, Flandre leapt straight into it.

The familiar sensation of spacetime separation from crossing a boundary portal instantly arose.

When the spacetime separation sensation faded, Lin Ke discovered that Flandre had already arrived at the far side of the moon in the real "small world."

Not far away, there was similarly a door-shaped pit, identical in shape and size to the one in the sea of consciousness's "small world."

"Master, Master, this is so fun!"

Upon realizing she had returned to the true "small world," Flandre immediately shouted excitedly.

Even though Lin Ke allowed Flandre to become the "boundary spirit" of the sea of consciousness's small world, her connection to it remains separated by a membrane.

It is far less close than her connection to the true "small world."

Therefore, while acting within the sea of consciousness's small world, Flandre can only follow her instinct—or rather, the vague guidance from within.

She cannot know the function of the door-shaped pit the moment she sees it.

But upon returning to the true "small world" and seeing the door-shaped pit before her, Flandre immediately understood: it is a special form of portal.

Through these two door-shaped pits, one can freely travel between the true "small world" and the sea of consciousness's small world.

Flandre felt inexplicably happy to be able to discover an additional way to shuttle back and forth between the real "Small World" and the Sea of Consciousness Small World.

Lin Ke thought of more things, more comprehensively.

"Flandre, go find some physical objects, bring them, and shuttle through this door-shaped pit once more."

"Huh?"

After hearing Lin Ke's words, Flandre tilted her head, blinked her eyes, and asked curiously, "Master, do you think your Sea of Consciousness can now accommodate physical objects?"

"It should be possible, though not certain—let's try it first."

"Oh, alright then."

With an "oh," Flandre no longer struggled to fly back to the main body of the "Small World," that azure planet.

Instead, she exercised her authority as a "World Spirit," instantly vanishing from the door-shaped pit on the far side of the Moon and appearing on the azure Earth, where tea is planted, processed, and stored.

She took a few boxes of newly released rock tea, then instantly teleported back to the far side of the Moon, and under Lin Ke's "gaze," leapt into the door-shaped pit.

The sensation of spacetime separation appeared once again.

After a moment, Flandre's figure appeared in the Sea of Consciousness Small World, holding several boxes of rock tea in her hands.

The fact proved that Lin Ke's Sea of Consciousness can now truly accommodate physical objects!

This means that, if the capacity is sufficient, even if spatial blockades occur and items cannot be retrieved from the real "Small World" or Space Storage Wizard Artifacts, Lin Ke still has a backup plan!

He will not face the desperate situation of running out of ammunition and supplies!

"Flandre, bear with the hardship a bit more—try testing the storage limit of the Sea of Consciousness Small World in all aspects."

Without rushing to celebrate this point, Lin Ke immediately pushed forward the next experiment.

"Very well, Master."

Flandre felt no hardship at all; in fact, she found this task rather enjoyable.

After all, it's just moving things back and forth—it won't take much time, and carrying items won't tire her out.

Thus, over the next hour, Flandre continuously transported items from the real "Small World" to the Sea of Consciousness Small World, first by size from smallest to largest, then by mass from lightest to heaviest.

According to calculations, as long as an item is not larger than the door-shaped pit and is not miniaturized, it can be moved into the Sea of Consciousness Small World.

The Sea of Consciousness Small World indeed has a storage limit.

Once the stored items exceed 100 tons, continuous consumption of Lin Ke's Mental Power is required to maintain stable storage of the items.

After all, the Sea of Consciousness Small World is ultimately just a "mirror" world, and having only just been derived, it still needs further enhancement.

But having it versus not having it makes a world of difference!

After the experiment, Lin Ke had Flandre move infrequently used items from the Sea of Consciousness Small World back to the real "Small World," after which she could rest or play.

Lin Ke himself, after resting briefly, began deep meditation.

Whether the Sea of Consciousness undergoing drastic changes would allow deep meditation to proceed normally, and whether the "Great Universe Meditation Method" needs adjustment, remains a question.

Now that he has some energy and time, he must thoroughly investigate the fundamentals.

Upon entering deep meditation, Lin Ke immediately detected an unfavorable change.

His self-created "Great Universe Meditation Method" Wizard Chapter seems to have reached its limit and can no longer bring improvement!

Lin Ke has not yet grasped the threshold of a Level 3 Wizard; his Mental Power remains in a liquefied state, far from crystallizing.

If deep meditation cannot function, Mental Power and Magic Power cannot accumulate in quantity or improve in quality.

Consequently, the Wizard level will stagnate, unable to advance.

"What a hassle!"

Exiting deep meditation, Lin Ke felt he had encountered a major problem.

The "Great Universe Meditation Method" needs to be perfected again.

Otherwise, it will hinder promotion!

Damn it!

After cursing, Lin Ke felt his mood had become overly irritable—this is not good.

He habitually tried to activate the "Brain Seal Technique" to clear his mind, but discovered his consciousness had entered a peculiar state.

It felt as if his consciousness stood at a crossroads: turning left led to the real "Small World," turning right to the Sea of Consciousness Small World.

If he turned neither left nor right, remaining still, the entire person would fall into a state of profound obscurity and hazy confusion.

The apprentice and wizard chapters of the "Great Universe Meditation Method," which he thought had already reached their limit and could no longer bring improvement, began operating automatically at the same time.

The familiar "Multi-threaded Thinking" state followed closely.

Lin Ke felt his consciousness seemed to embody myriad forms, pervading both a virtual and real, a dark and bright Solar System, intimately sensing the Solar System's operation, sensing those invisible, intangible forces, and sensing the various laws that bind the Solar System.

Wait.

Laws?

Is this law the one I understand?

Doubt arose in Lin Ke's heart, and he was suddenly kicked out of the state of profound obscurity and hazy confusion.

After adjusting his mood, Lin Ke once again activated the "Brain Seal Technique," attempting to re-enter the wondrous state and sense the laws again. Unfortunately, although he could still enter the wondrous state, the "Great Universe Meditation Method" still operated automatically, but his consciousness could no longer embody myriad forms or sense the laws.

It seems the initial 96-hour cooldown of the "Multi-threaded Thinking" state has also been inherited.

One must wait for the cooldown to end before being able to sense the laws again.

With a quiet sigh of regret, Lin Ke exited the wondrous state, opened his eyes, and began to ponder carefully.

According to some materials and documents he has read, advancing from Level 3 Wizard to Level 4 Wizard (Sage) requires meeting three conditions:

First, achieving the basic requirements for Mental Power, Magic Power, Witchcraft, and Knowledge;

Second, comprehending part of the laws, and based on those comprehended laws, creating a 4-ring Witchcraft, rudimentarily applying the laws already comprehended;

Third, communicating with the Wizard World Will, generating resonance, and entering the Transformation Period.

In other words, if the law Lin Ke previously sensed is the law referred to in the second condition, then it means Lin Ke can achieve one of the conditions required for Sage promotion in advance.

No wonder the system panel listed Lin Ke's wizard level and mental power as "Unknown."

The traditional standards for judging wizards no longer apply to Lin Ke at all.

Having figured this out, Lin Ke suddenly felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.

Any change requires energy to drive it.

The massive upheaval in the Sea of Consciousness consumed Lin Ke's mental power and magic power.

After tinkering with it for so long afterward, it's no wonder Lin Ke is exhausted.

"Got it."

After cleaning himself up, Lin Ke lay down and fell asleep.

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Two people accustomed to waking up early almost simultaneously walked out of the bedroom.

"Lin Ke, what did you do last night? Why did you change so much?"

Upon seeing Lin Ke for the first time, Mo Li immediately let out a cry of surprise, genuinely shocked.

"Where has the change become so great?"

? ￠o

Lin Ke did not immediately answer Mo Li's question, but instead posed a counter-question.

"You take a look yourself."

Mo Li raised her small hand, and a water mirror equal in height to Lin Ke appeared before him.

Upon close inspection, Lin Ke discovered his skin was white and smooth like jade, radiant with spirit, his bearing transcendent, as if he were a banished immortal from the legends of his past life!

His entire body emitted a strange charm, attracting everything around him, making people unconsciously want to draw near.

Even Lin Ke himself, upon looking, almost became addicted to his reflection in the mirror.

Damn, this is weird!

"You hurry up and adjust yourself, change back!"

At this moment, Mo Li waved her hand to dispel the water mirror, her face flushed red, and she shoved Lin Ke back into the bedroom with force.

With a bang, she shut the door.

Mo Li felt that if she kept looking, she would surely be completely overwhelmed.

She had no idea what kind of unrestrained action she might take then.

I really don't know what Lin Ke did last night, but his body underwent such an improper change.

Is he going to lose control of his nature and start attracting bees and butterflies everywhere?

Mo Li covered her slightly hot cheeks with both hands, thinking wildly, gritting her teeth.

After a while, having finally adjusted his state and restored his appearance from yesterday, Lin Ke slowly walked out of the bedroom.

After circling once in front of Mo Li, Lin Ke asked: "Do you still feel that way?"

"No."

Mo Li carefully examined him, feeling both relieved and slightly regretful in her heart.

The charm Lin Ke just displayed was indeed great; she even found herself thinking she should appreciate him a bit longer.

Thinking this, Mo Li solemnly warned: "You are not allowed to show that kind of radiant appearance outside, attracting bees and butterflies—did you hear me?"

"Don't worry, I absolutely won't."

Lin Ke responded firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

Answering such a life-or-death question, hesitating even a little would probably get him stabbed, right?

"Hmph!"

Mo Li puffed her cheeks, speaking seriously: "If you want to look, you can only let me see it, understand?"

"Understood!"

Lin Ke solemnly agreed.

After a small incident, the two tacitly ignored the cause of Lin Ke's drastic change.

Mo Li did not pursue the matter further.

Lin Ke hadn't figured out the full story, nor did he know how to bring it up.

In the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere, the two went to the cafeteria, had breakfast, and then each went to class.

Over the next four days, Lin Ke devoted himself entirely to studying, researching, experimenting, and coordinating the "Construct" project.

He did not neglect daily affairs because he was preoccupied with the "Great Universe Meditation Method," "Brain Seal Technique," and感应 rules.

Studying, researching, and experimenting had nothing particularly special about them.

The first phase of the "Construct" project involved 3000 fairies, all of whom had been implanted with the "Wild Strike" suite.

A total of 163 fairies showed "immune rejection reactions."

After thorough investigation, the Medical Department and Pharmacy Department preliminarily determined that the cause of the "immune rejection reaction" was incompatibility between the "Construct" and the fairies' biochemical modification and enhancement.

These 163 fairies all exhibited mild deformities.

Later, they were rescued by the Medical Department of the Paro Sage Legion and did not die because of it.

As for why the "Construct" is incompatible with the fairies' biochemical modification and enhancement, the Medical Department and Pharmacy Department currently lack personnel, energy, and time to investigate further.

Lin Ke accepted the preliminary judgment made jointly by the Medical Department and Pharmacy Department.

Furthermore, based on the project logs and data that Wizard Renee handed him daily, he discovered a phenomenon.

Some fairies who participated in the "Sublimation" potion project were compatible with the "Wild Strike" suite and showed no "immune rejection reaction"!

From this, Lin Ke inferred that the problem still lay in the incomplete biochemical modification and enhancement of the fairies.

It's not that the "Construct" itself has any flaws or hidden dangers.

After figuring these out, Lin Ke reminded the Medical Department and the Pharmacy Department to spare some time to conduct several sets of comparative experiments to verify his inference.

If the inference holds, there is temporarily no need to delve into why the "Construct" is incompatible with the elves' biochemical modification and enhancement.

Put it aside for now; if related problems are discovered or occur later, just restart.

Now that the first phase of the "Construct" project has progressed to this stage, Lin Ke can let go for a period of time.

During this time, the Medical Department and the Pharmacy Department will conduct full-process tracking investigation and comparative analysis to determine the enhancement brought by the "Wild Strike" set to the elves.

Once all data collection is complete, Lin Ke will intervene again, and it will not delay the project's progress.

Therefore, Lin Ke will have a relatively ample period of time to prepare for the upcoming second extracurricular practice.

According to information released by the Academy, Lin Ke and Mo Li's second extracurricular practice will be a solo rescue operation.

The destination is temporarily not clearly announced, and the rescue target is similarly not clearly announced.

It is merely mentioned that the difficulty Lin Ke and Mo Li need to overcome is not an unknown enemy, but a complex natural environment.

Mo Li has the "God-Eater Insect" offspring as her companion spirit beast, excelling in concealment, search, and combat, so Lin Ke does not need to worry too much.

Lin Ke himself, although confident in being very skilled at handling challenges in complex natural environments, will not be careless or negligent.

The necessary preparations must still be made, and must be done well, thoroughly, to be prepared for any eventuality.

The first preparation task is to verify the "Brain Seal Technique," the "Great Universe Meditation Method," turning left into the real "Small World," turning right into the Consciousness Sea Small World, the "Multi-threaded Thinking" state, and the sensing rules—this closed loop.

After several days of verification, Lin Ke confirmed three points:

One, operating the "Brain Seal Technique" to enter a state of profound and obscure meditation, hazy and bewildered, causes the "Great Universe Meditation Method" to activate automatically, which is more effective than active deep meditation;

Moreover, Lin Ke vaguely sensed that the "Great Universe Meditation Method" is undergoing self-improvement and self-iteration under this state.

Two, the consciousness body turning left into the real "Small World" and turning right into the Consciousness Sea Small World is indeed the case;

After entering, one mind with two uses allows simultaneous effortless control of the physical body and the consciousness body, without falling into a state similar to coma or shock.

Thus preventing oneself from being taken advantage of and getting a bargain. (╯□╰)

Three, under the "Multi-threaded Thinking" state occurring every 96 hours, the rules Lin Ke senses are exactly those that must be comprehended to advance to the rank of Sage.

This point confirmed, Lin Ke was genuinely excited for a while.

The second preparation task is then to move an entire set of emergency survival facilities and equipment, food, water, and Magic Stones into the Consciousness Sea Small World.

The Consciousness Sea Small World, with a capacity limit of 100 tons, is packed full to the brim, in preparation for any need.

The third preparation task is to conduct targeted rescue training.

Prepare in advance and you will succeed; neglect preparation and you will fail.

Lin Ke dare not rely on his combat power exceeding that of his peers to look down on everything, consider himself invincible, and capable of anything.

For the training that should be conducted, Lin Ke pulls Mo Li along, doing every item without omission, every day.

Thus, another fulfilling week passes.

Lin Ke and Mo Li's second extracurricular practice activity arrives as scheduled.

The two, having made all kinds of preparations, bid each other to take care, then separately step into different portals, heading to different destinations.

The familiar sensation of spacetime detachment descends again.

"Activate!"

Sensing that he has already left the Academy Headquarters World and arrived at a strange place, Lin Ke's first reaction is to activate his Life-Bound Spell "Battle Armor."

Wearing the Defense Mode Battle Armor, Lin Ke quickly passes through the inadaptation period of the spacetime detachment sensation and surveys the surrounding environment.

This is a Lava World, where as far as the eye can see, almost everything is boiling lava, with absolutely no suitable foothold.

A piece of parchment flutters down from heaven, entering Lin Ke's field of vision.

Written on it is the specific content of this extracurricular practice activity.

Lin Ke snatches the parchment, unfolds it to look, and his brows immediately furrow.

The Academy's arrangement this time is truly too bizarre.

No one knows who formulated the rules, goals, and requirements, which are utterly outrageous.

For a moment, Lin Ke cannot think of how to begin to accomplish the rescue.

After thinking for a while, thinking until his head is almost bald, he still cannot come up with a good solution.

Lin Ke cannot help but passionately greet the person who formulated this extracurricular practice activity:

Damn your ancestors!