Chapter 53: Concept Realized

Lin Ke is busy.

Silver Star Flower seed optimization was not originally in Lin Ke's near-term plan; it was a product of the sudden summons by Paro Wizard.

After all, he obtained a six-month usage right to an advanced laboratory from Paro Wizard, and he needs to give an explanation to the investors.

After recruiting research assistants and completing the preparations for the preliminary experiments, Lin Ke shifted his focus back to perfecting the False Origin Witchcraft Concept.

After finishing the afternoon class and having dinner, Lin Ke and Mo Li went to the Library.

"First, familiarize yourself with these materials."

Lin Ke gestured for Mo Li to take out her Portable Smart Brain, operate it a bit, enter the Advanced Literature Database, find the documents related to Silver Star Flower, germination, and breeding, and mark them all.

Mo Li looked at the long list of document catalog indices on the smart brain screen and felt somewhat dazed.

She had already become familiar with entering and navigating the Advanced Literature Database, the "paper" page, and the "patent" page using the time before and between afternoon classes, had read the relevant instructions, and carefully noted them down.

In this process, Mo Li came to understand the importance of literature and papers for research and experimentation.

But she never expected that a mere Silver Star Flower, which has been in the wizard world for less than twenty years and whose users are limited to wizard apprentices and ordinary people, would have nearly a hundred related documents and materials.

This is just too damn scary.

"Alright. I won't slack off; you go ahead and do your own work."

Mo Li took a deep breath, took hold of her own Portable Smart Brain, steeled herself, endured, and began reading.

Compared to Lin Ke, Mo Li feels she lags behind in every aspect, and the gap is only widening; if she doesn't put in more effort, it won't do.

Lin Ke is quite satisfied with Mo Li's attitude.

Being a little lacking in tea is nothing; coming from a noble background, she's been exposed to such habits since childhood, which is understandable.

Having slightly inferior talent is nothing; many geniuses fail to reach their expected achievements;

and many people later catch up as long as they are willing to work hard and endure hardship.

Diligence can make up for clumsiness.

Causing trouble is also nothing; it's not like she's actively causing mischief everywhere, attracting bees and butterflies.

As long as one recognizes mistakes and makes improvements, they can become partners, supporting each other and moving forward together.

Seeing Mo Li quickly enter a learning state, Lin Ke himself also devoted himself fully to researching the long-term maintenance of witchcraft models.

Time quietly passed.

The night grew deep, and it was time to rest.

Lin Ke and Mo Li left the Library and each returned to their dormitories.

In the study.

Lin Ke sat cross-legged on the floor and performed deep meditation.

After about half an hour, the meditation ended.

As the meditation method improved, the time spent meditating also grew longer, from the initial five or six minutes to a quarter of an hour, and now to about half an hour.

Lin Ke felt that the meditation duration could not keep increasing indefinitely; there must be a limit.

Otherwise, formal wizards, sages, and great sages would not be able to do anything else all day but meditate.

It's just that Lin Ke hasn't yet come into contact with that information.

Leaving aside the matter of meditation, he didn't dwell on it.

Lin Ke sank his consciousness into the sea of awareness, preparing to put into practice the False Origin Witchcraft implementation method he had worked on in the Library tonight.

Zero-ring Witchcraft, Lin Ke currently has a total of eight types mastered.

Among them, the ones reaching the perfection level are Secondary Mist Rain Technique and Induce Growth Technique; the ones at the mastery level are Thorn Entanglement and Water Shield Technique; the rest are at the proficiency level.

Once again, praise Philius Flitwick's Spellcasting Talent; without this talent, how could Lin Ke have progressed so quickly?

It's like riding a rocket.

Of these eight Zero-ring Witchcraft techniques, those applicable to combat are Secondary Mist Rain Technique, Water Shield Technique, Water Ball Technique, Thorn Entanglement, Withering Technique, and Leaf Arrow Technique.

Maintaining a witchcraft model over the long term without casting requires continuous occupation of mental power.

With Lin Ke's current mental power amount, roughly 32 to 33 standard units, while ensuring daily life and study are unaffected, he can maintain at most two Zero-ring Witchcraft techniques.

After careful consideration, Lin Ke decided that before completing the third layer of the meditation method and advancing to third-level witchcraft apprentice, he would not exceed this number.

Then he needed to select from the six combat-applicable Zero-ring Witchcraft techniques.

Secondary Mist Rain Technique has already reached perfection, can be "instant-cast" within one second, and its effect is merely auxiliary in combat, so it is eliminated.

Water Ball Technique and Leaf Arrow Technique lack sufficient attack power and are eliminated.

In combat, Withering Technique can only serve an auxiliary role and is eliminated.

Thus, the ones that finally stood out were Water Shield Technique and Thorn Entanglement—one for defense, one for control—complementing each other perfectly.

Having made the decision, Lin Ke activated the Brain Seal Technique to adjust his body and mind.

Afterward, the Water Shield Technique's witchcraft model appeared above the lake surface in the sea of awareness, beneath the rune structure of the meditation method, and gradually took shape.

Without waiting for the witchcraft model to be fully activated, Lin Ke quickly took action, using the lake's reflection of the Water Shield Technique's witchcraft model to perform a virtual-to-real conversion.

The reflection in the lake immediately became the actual witchcraft model, while the entity above the lake surface turned illusory.

Just like the Memory Palace—the relationship between the entity and reflection of the Lakeside Library.

Lin Ke withdrew his consciousness from the sea of awareness and quietly waited.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes, up to ten minutes.

The witchcraft model in the sea of awareness had no effect on reality; the Water Shield Technique remained primed but not released.

As for mental power, aside from the approximately three standard units consumed initially to construct the witchcraft model, there was no sign of ongoing consumption.

Lin Ke let out a slight sigh of relief; this indicates that the False Origin Witchcraft concept has already succeeded halfway.

He again operated the Brain Seal Technique to adjust his body and mind; with a thought, Lin Ke swapped the reality and illusion relationship between the entity and reflection of the Water Shield Technique's witchcraft model in the sea of awareness.

The reflection became illusory, and the entity returned to being real.

Victory or defeat lies in this single move.

Lin Ke couldn't help but hold his breath.

The splashing sound rang out in the study.

The Water Shield Technique was successfully deployed, and a ring-shaped water shield appeared above and to the side of Lin Ke's head.

Lin Ke estimated the time; it should be between 0.4 and 0.6 seconds.

This is already shorter than the casting time of the Perfection-level Secondary Mist Rain Technique!

After a while, once Lin Ke also masters the Water Shield Technique to Perfection level, won't the casting time be even shorter—within 0.2 seconds, or even 0.1 second?

That would be a true instant cast!

Thinking this, Lin Ke simply decided to experiment with the Perfection-level Secondary Mist Rain Technique.

Following the same procedure, the witchcraft model of the Secondary Mist Rain Technique formed above the lake surface in his sea of consciousness within 0.5 seconds.

Lin Ke timely, just before the Secondary Mist Rain Technique was about to succeed in casting, switched the illusion-reality relationship between the witchcraft model's reflection and its main body.

Still not proficient enough, so when encountering Perfection-level witchcraft, the operation is somewhat unsmooth.

Noting this experience, Lin Ke chose to "activate" the Secondary Mist Rain Technique that was in standby state.

The dense fog almost appeared in the study at the same moment the thought moved.

Lin Ke can be certain, the duration certainly does not exceed 0.2 seconds.

What does this mean?

This means……

False Natal Witchcraft, achieved!

Thanks to the tip from reader 72115115, thank you!

(Chapter complete)