Chapter 88
[Student Status: Red Earth Academy - Small-Scale Wilderness Body Major - First Year - Winter Semester]
[Credits: 874]
[Class Rank: 1]
[Grade Rank: 1 (11741)]
[Credit: 63520]
[Integral: 511]
Nearly a month has passed, Wen Jing is not only First in the Grade credits, but also First in the Grade terms of fit, which is about the same as many third-year students in the Red Earth Academy.
However, this is located at the Red Earth Academy.
With the league about to begin, Wen Jing, who was concerned about the rewards, also made a point of learning about the skill levels of the participants from other academies.
Perhaps because she makes her presence felt in the Trial Tower every month, I heard that the freshmen from the other two academies are quite enthusiastic, and their exploration of the Ancient Wilderness is significantly more active than in previous years.
It is said that, under the same compatibility level, the strength of a high-level Awakened completely overwhelms that of a low-level potential individual.
Although Wen Jing was unsure of her current strength level, she was always a person who was strategically confident but tactically cautious.
To win the game, you naturally have to give it your all.
Aside from exploring the Ancient Wilderness, Wen Jing's combat skills training hadn't lagged behind during this time. After completing his daily training in the training ground, a notification popped up on the panel.
[Master 'Combat Skill: Energy Pulse ', Skill Points +16]
In addition to the newly learned Energy Pulse, the two commonly used combat skills that were mastered earlier are also slowly improving.
[Perfect 'Secret Technique: Energy Amplification Method ', Proficiency -43%]
[Perfected 'Combat Skill: Energy-Shaping Weapon ', Proficiency -27%]
However, even with the fastest Energy Amplification Method, she wouldn't be able to break through to the perfect level before the league, unless she had a sudden epiphany, but such things are rare and unpredictable.
"It would be best to add another trump card."
While resting, Wen Jing opened the Integral mall on her smart device.
In her shopping cart was a spiritual secret technique called the ' Pagoda Secret Scroll '.
She is well aware of her own strengths, and the most suitable area for improvement right now is in the mental aspect.
Compared to other secret techniques that often cost tens of thousands of points, this technique is relatively cheap, costing only 600 Integral, because this is only the price for the first three levels.
Wen Jing searched through the entire online marketplace with hundreds of millions of products, and found that only this secret technique was sold in tiers; the others were sold as complete copies, available for installment payments, but with interest.
After reconsidering, she still called Xie Ming: "Mentor, I'd like to exchange the Empowerment Stone I received as a reward last month for Integral."
The academy's reserves of F-grade Empowerment Stone are insufficient, and they will be available for her in the middle of the month. It's uncertain what the blind boxes will yield, and besides, they only provide F-grade abilities. After assessing the Wen Jing decided to focus the available resources on specific enhancements.
Soon, the 120 Integral were credited to my account.
Wen Jing had just submitted his order on the page when a purchase notification popped up in the store:
This course is extremely demanding in terms of individual talent and comprehension. It is recommended for Awakened with spiritual abilities or other special talents. Reviews are not supported, and refunds are not available once sold!
"..." Something feels off.
Chapter 88
In the past Wen Jing bought things in the Integral mall, it was incredibly smooth; if you lingered your gaze for a few seconds, you were prompted to pay with one click.
This time, this expensive spiritual ritual has surprisingly yielded so many "conscientious" tips.
Since there were no reviews, Wen Jing glanced at the historical purchase count... The purchase count for the past ten years was '1'.
Is this the only total historical purchase volume?
Just then, as if detecting Wen Jing's hesitation, a large similar recommendation ad popped up next to him.
[Mental Power Basics Full Guide, 99% Positive Reviews -- Mental Attack: From Beginner to Expert, Buy Now and Enjoy a 5 Integral Discount on Purchases Over 10,000!]
"Hehe."
Seeing this incredible discount, Wen Jing closed the page and confirmed the payment.
There's not much to say. This is the only mental technique she can afford right now. And although this prompt is very suspicious, the items in the Integral mall are verified by the Mastermind, so there won't be any fakes.
[Integral: 631 → 31]
In an instant, Wen Jing's hard-earned wallet emptied out.
The Integral mall also immediately sent a notification:
[Purchase successful! The Pagoda Secret Scroll Levels 1-3 Meditation Course has been sent to your device. This course requires a 'visual object'; please use your virtual reality device to receive it.]
"Oh? That's interesting..." Wen Jing exclaimed in surprise.
The courses on mental techniques are truly unique. The combat skills and secret techniques I bought before could be learned directly through a smart device, but I never expected that this would require the use of such cutting-edge technology as virtual reality.
She quickly went through the meditation method, which wasn't difficult. It covered how to enter a meditative state and how to control and focus one's thoughts once in a meditative state.
These are just basic preparations; the real key to cultivating spiritual secret arts lies in visualizing objects.
A practitioner needs to observe and contemplate the object, and fully recreate it within their own spiritual realm, in order to be considered to have mastered this secret technique.
The academy originally only had the Trial Tower as its virtual reality equipment, but now there's also a venue for the grade ranking competition. You can obtain arcane techniques from both places.
Wen Jing left the villa and chose the latter option, which was closer to home.
Before arriving at the event venue, the equipment had already been booked in advance. She eagerly put on the helmet, and the next moment, the scene before her eyes changed.
In the endless void, a complex stone tower stands silently.
"This is the object of visualization..."
Wen Jing discovered that he could move freely in this void and observe from any angle.
If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't touch or penetrate the stone platform, it would be very similar to the Mental Vision she entered when she used Devour in the Ancient Wilderness.
She quickly memorized the entire structure and details of the stone tower, constructing it in her mind using meditation.
"..."
"..."
"Failed again..."
The stone tower was constructed in her consciousness time and time again, only to be twisted and broken again and again, never able to take shape.
This is the first time Wen Jing has encountered such a difficult skill, both before and after awakening.
Her learning ability gradually increased. Even before awakening, she was already a shadow over the top students in the School District Planet. After awakening, with the growth of her various attributes, her learning ability achieved a breakthrough improvement on the original basis.
As expected, it is the most difficult mental power secret technique to learn. I thought that with its two major characteristics of mental power, I would have an absolute advantage in this area, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't master it naturally.
"Is something still missing?"
The setbacks she encountered in her studies did not discourage Wen Jing; on the contrary, they completely ignited her ambition.
Wen Jing simply stopped meditating and continued to observe the stone tower in front of him.
Center of gravity, structural breakdown, trace details...
After an unknown amount of time, she finally gained a profound and mysterious understanding of the stone tower.
"So it was the atmosphere or mood."
The concept of artistic conception is something that Wen Jing can only vaguely perceive when learning various complex skills and reaching the perfection level.
It was a return to simplicity after mastering the skill to its peak, a subtle resonance with the rhythm of the universe.
The cultivation of mental power techniques is actually the starting point of all other combat skills.
"That's why visualization objects can only be used in virtual reality," Wen Jing suddenly realized.
There must be a real physical treasure containing such artistic conception, whose artistic conception cannot be simulated by the holographic projection of a smart terminal.
However, since it's a course that's already been sold, it's impossible to send the treasure to every learner, so we have to use cutting-edge technology like virtual reality.
"Would you learn faster if you were facing real objects...?"
"Wait, could it actually be eaten faster?"
"..."
Shaking off his distorted train of thought, Wen Jing continued his cultivation.
Understanding the artistic conception is only the first step; the difficulty increases Geometry when it comes to simulating that conception in one's consciousness using meditation.
It's fair to say that if you can't overcome this hurdle, you really won't be able to get started at all.
This secret technique may be able to be sold cheaply for this reason, but it's too early to comment on it.
As for the other 'fully guided' mental power techniques, perhaps they are sold at such a high price because they are easier to understand when broken down.
In the following days, Wen Jing reconstructed and simulated the process again and again.
Focused and patient.
*
With the league season approaching, the atmosphere at the academy became tense.
Students are busy, and most professors are busy too.
The frequency of various basic elective courses has increased significantly. Unless they have completely given up, most students are making every effort to improve themselves.
Although Red Earth Academy is destined to be at the bottom of the league, its ranking is related to academic credits, so naturally, every little bit higher is better.
Some of the top-ranked students, like Wen Jing, purchased advanced combat skills through the Integral mall to learn on their own.
[Mastered the ' Pagoda Secret Scroll ', Proficiency -23%]
Five days later, as Wen Jing removed his virtual reality helmet, a gleam of divine light flashed in his newly opened eyes.
Aside from the Devouring Giant Tree Project, she devoted all her daily cultivation time to practicing this mental power secret technique.
Having made her choice, she no longer harbored the idea that she might not be able to learn a different skill before the league season.
If you hold this kind of hesitant mindset, you'll never learn anything.
The terminal kept beeping with notifications, and as soon as Wen Jing opened it, a message about the population factory popped up.
It contained a bunch of complex agreements and risk control documents, which can be summarized in one word: debt collection.
If Wen Jing fails to cooperate with the debtor in the time-consuming capital verification process, it will be considered a default, and 'professionals' will come to collect the debt; otherwise, more interest will be charged each month.
"Here it comes?"
Upon seeing this message, Wen Jing recalled the reminder she had received from Song Zhi the day before.