New Uses for the Star Gazing Art

Fran returned to her house with a bag of manuscripts after finishing her work. Although she had earned a lot of money today, she only had a slight smile on her face.

"Next time, I need to write that each person can only make two rings at a time, otherwise, when will I ever be able to collect all the spells from the other School?"

Fran thought for a moment and set the limits for the commission. Then, after sitting down for a while, she took out the manuscript from her bag.

This is the book she is going to write. In addition, since she also needs to help teach courses on the Forge School, she plans to write this book directly as a textbook.

Originally, she only intended to write down the blueprints of the Steam Engine, and then systematically explain the principles and specific applications of each component.

She finished the first draft in just two days and brought the manuscript to Elan, Elan.

"What are these circular motions you're talking about? And what is this formula? Is it a component?"

After careful questioning, Fran finally understood the matter: the education in the Magic World seemed to only teach magical knowledge, while other knowledge was not taught.

Therefore, Elan simply couldn't understand why a flywheel could be turned by the push of a cylinder, let alone why the flywheel could continuously accelerate in this structure.

Fran understood why: the Magic World didn't teach physics at all. If you asked them to describe the most basic motion, they would stammer and give no answer.

If you ask them whether a one-kilogram iron ball or a five-kilogram iron ball falls faster, they will most likely answer that the latter is faster.

Therefore, Fran decided to go beyond just explaining the principles of the Steam Engine; she needed to include mathematical and physical concepts to make the textbook understandable to anyone.

She placed the manuscript on the table, began to recall some physics knowledge she had learned before, and then wrote down her thoughts.

"Newton's three laws of motion, inertia, acceleration, and external forces, what else was there again?"

She frowned, twirled her hair with her hands, and began to recall her memories of her past life. After arriving in this other world, she had devoted herself to practicing magic and swordsmanship, and had forgotten some of the specific details.

After thinking for a while, I finally figured it out with my strong Mental Power.

"It's about the interaction of objects... Let's talk about it tomorrow, I really don't feel like thinking about this anymore."

Fran tidied up the manuscripts and put them neatly into her bag, then began to think about what to do next.

"The Blood of the Furnace doesn't have enough Mental Power left, so I can't cast it... The Fireball will have to wait for the ring's cooldown, and the daggers for Runology practice haven't arrived yet."

"Oh right, use Star Gazing Art! How could I forget that?"

She packed her things and went to the place where she had last observed the stars.

As she looked at the stars, she suddenly remembered something: when she was chatting with Lai, she had asked the Astrology School how they made predictions.

And this is how Lai answered.

"It's about thinking about what you want to know while looking at the stars, and if you're lucky, you'll find out."

According to Lai, this is the only training method for Prophecy Spell; there are no other methods. Most members of the Astrology School cannot learn it, which forces them to rely on divination to navigate in remote wilderness or at sea.

Fran is now planning to give it a try too. She thought about it and realized she really didn't want to know if Fran had some knowledge of physics.

So she looked at the stars and began to imagine the high school physics textbooks she had seen.

Then, something astonishing happened: the physics textbook she had seen appeared in her mind, and she could flip through it as she imagined it; the contents felt very familiar to her.

"Alright, no need to rack your brains to remember anymore. Just copy the content over in a couple of days and you'll be able to finish this book."

Fran happily let the textbook fade from her mind before getting down to business.

She gazed at the starry sky and began to match the constellations in her memory with the surroundings. After the stars moved to their designated positions, her consciousness sank.

The first sound she heard was a whistling wind, which caught her attention. She opened her eyes and saw a huge valley.

Sparse trees grow on the rock walls on both sides of the valley, surrounded by layers of protruding rocks, creating a magnificent sight.

But where am I? Where am I?

Fran observed carefully and finally spotted a few figures at the bottom of the canyon.

Fran wanted to magnify the scene, Mental Power moved accordingly, only to discover that she could move her perspective within the scene.

She quickly flew down to see what was going on.

She saw the situation from the side: seven or eight people were on the other side, while she stood alone on one side, seemingly in a standoff.

She first noticed her own robe, which was printed with a hammer pattern. Judging from this attire, she was now Formal Mage.

Her opponents were all wearing leather armor, plate armor, and similar equipment, and none of them appeared to Profession spellcasters.

But one person caught her attention; he was tall and stood at the front of the crowd, looking directly at Fran.

He was dressed in a black suit of armor that covered his entire body, leaving no skin exposed.

It had many sharp spikes protruding from its shoulders, and an armband with a wolf's head pattern.

The reason he caught Fran's attention was mainly because his aura surpassed that of everyone present. According to Fran's judgment, he was a second-tier Profession.

Could she really win? Fran had her doubts. Could she possibly defeat someone of a higher rank than herself?

At this moment, Fran made the first move. She raised both hands, seemingly casting a spell, but the other party didn't react at all.

The ground began to shake, and sharp spikes suddenly appeared on the ground, forcing the opponents to scatter. The once flat terrain became extremely rugged, making it difficult for them to find a foothold. Several people fell to the ground and could not get up.

This made Fran somewhat curious. Wasn't this the [Earth Uplift] spell from the Elemental School? How did she know it? It was First Order spell; Formal Mage shouldn't be asking her to Spell Ring.

She was self-aware; others used special Artisan to create First Order spells, so how could she, with her unorthodox methods, possibly succeed?

A person dressed in pure white armor, wielding a greatsword, seemed impatiently about to slash at her. Judging from his speed and the power he displayed, he was a First Order Profession.

Then, Fran herself held her longsword in front of her head, incredibly blocking the powerful slash. Cracks appeared beneath her feet, and pebbles flew everywhere.

Fran saw it clearly: wasn't this the Sword Dance of the Sword Chant School? It even seemed to be a defensive stance only Formal Mage possessed. How had she learned it?

Then, in the scene, Fran blocked the attack, swung her sword, leaving afterimages in the air, and cleaved the white-armored man's helmet with a single strike.

A muffled "thud" rang out, and the helmet, as if made of clay, was dented deep where the sword had struck, and the person inside seemed to be dead beyond any doubt.

Upon seeing their companion killed, the enemy seemed somewhat anxious and tried to rush forward, but was stopped by the outstretched hand of the man in black robes.

Fran then lost consciousness; this was the last scene she saw.

[You have skillfully used Star Gazing Art to see future scenes; Star Gazing Art Proficiency +10]