The Sect Master was having another fit.
The exploration mission for Csejthe Town had been settled. Three thousand experience points counted as a massive sum for Jia Xiu now.
Not bad.
But what the hell was this Little Black Room?
Was that a name a proper spell function should have?
Could it be that, seeing the mission was about to be completed and not knowing what reward to give, the Sect Master had casually created a spell and then made up a name on the spot?
It felt like exactly the sort of thing this Sect Master would do.
[Little Black Room: A small space that can provide conditions for spell experiments and simulate experimental targets.]
The name was absurd, but the function seemed quite practical.
Simulated experiments—if they were realistic enough—could save a great deal of resources and time.
Normally, testing a new spell required repeatedly verifying its theoretical feasibility first. Then, if it could be cast harmlessly into empty space, it had to be tested that way before one could finally find a target.
If the simulation was reliable, those earlier steps could be reduced and the spell could be used directly for testing. Trying it out had always been the easiest way to find problems.
Like when you could not solve a multiple-choice question, you could plug the answers in and see.
Every academically inclined caster should have needed a spell like this.
The previous Magic Grimoire had been "compilation software," and now the Little Black Room was "simulation software."
With the Sect Master messing around like this, the magic industry was absolutely brimming with engineering vibes.
There was not a trace of mystery or the unknowable—only experiments and logical deduction.
Was this what the future of magic was supposed to look like, or was his Sect