Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 130 This spell runs based on a bug.
Jia Xiu now knows under what circumstances the Realm of Inspiration will be triggered.

It will be triggered when you understand part of it, but not the whole thing.

He lacks intelligence, but not entirely.

The god of knowledge will fill in the gaps in your knowledge.

The spells bestowed by the Radiant Knight can be roughly understood in terms of their effects and the specific functions of each part. However, if the exact function of each rune is to be determined, it becomes impossible to read the spell.

What appears in the rune eye are strings of seemingly unrelated characters.

At that moment, Jia Xiu suddenly felt a warm current rush into his brain, like a spark splashing into dust that had reached an explosive concentration, and his thoughts were instantly ignited.

how to say.

My head itches, as if it's going to grow a brain.

Under the influence of inspiration, incomprehensible strings gradually transform into understandable code.

Jia Xiu finally understood the fundamental difference between the spells used by this demigod and the Enlightenment spells.

The spells granted by Enlightenment still need to be used by one's own magic power.

The spells bestowed by the Radiant Knights ultimately draw upon the demigods' magical power.

From this perspective, it seems that spellcasters who rely on faith do not actually cast spells, but are merely "transporters" of divine magic.

Having figured this out, Jia Xiu had a good idea.

“My plan is this,” he said to Mia and Ram. “Once we enter the castle, Ram, you will be in charge of finding the undead, Mia, you will restrict their movement, and I will be in charge of eliminating them.”

"Boss," Ram asked, "what exactly is the effect of your spell?"

"Um, it's a bit complicated and not easy to explain. It needs some adjustments, but if all goes well, we should be able to wipe out all the undead here in an instant..."

As time passed, fewer and fewer contestants remained who had not yet entered the castle, until only Jia Xiu and his two companions were left.

If it were someone else who hadn't entered the arena yet, the commentator would definitely say, "These players need to hurry up. The others have already gained a lot of points. If they delay any longer, their prospects may not be very optimistic."

But the one who didn't enter was Jia Xiu.

So the dwarf's commentary became, "The players who have already entered the arena need to hurry up! Before Jaxiu starts, they must try to get as many points as possible. Although we don't know what he's planning to do, if we wait for him to enter, it might be too late!"

Even the Radiant Knight himself was drawn to Jashu's actions.

What is this kid doing?

The Radiant Knight was surprised to find that even He didn't understand what Jash was doing.

Almost an hour has passed, and you still haven't fixed the spell circuit?
The circuits He provides are not difficult to understand. Even if you can't see the specific principles, you can quickly understand the general effects and the parts that need to be completed.

Logically speaking, contestants who have made it to the third round shouldn't waste too much time on this step.

Moreover, he seemed to be turning the spell into a blessing, the effect of which was not complicated; it was a blessing to prolong life.

But this is even stranger. What's the point of extending lifespan? It doesn't work on the dead.

Did he intend to use this opportunity for himself in order to extend his lifespan?
Makes no sense.

Didn't he hear that all bestowed spells are temporary? Even a blessing that extends lifespan will expire after the competition ends.

More importantly, aren't the prerequisites for his blessing to take effect a bit too complicated?

Judging by appearances... it seems impossible to cast accurately.

Ugh……

The Radiant Knight sighed helplessly; perhaps he was too nervous.

He could see the protection of the Holy Light in Jasius, which must have been bestowed upon him by a priest somewhere.

This young man must be a kind and good person, or perhaps a devout believer.

That's why they receive the protection of the Holy Light.

His performance at the competition was likely due to the fact that, as a devout believer, he was too excited and nervous upon seeing his own arrival, which led to his poor performance.

The Radiant Knight was indeed an upright and good demigod, and he even began to sympathize with and worry about Jash, this "good young man".

After he's eliminated due to poor performance, go and comfort and encourage him.

I hope he can pull himself together.

The Radiant Knight thought to himself...

……

Meanwhile, within the castle grounds, a fierce hunt for the undead is underway.

Despite the players being blessed with the ability to use spells beyond their current skill level, the cleansing of the undead was still a very difficult task.

The undead selected by the organizers of the Holy Light Theological Seminary are either agile and fast or good at hiding.

They weren't particularly strong in direct combat, but each one was incredibly cunning, leading the group of players around the castle.

If you fail to kill the undead with a single spell, you never know when you'll see them again.

In addition, the castle itself is very large and the roads are winding, so half of the competition is a test of the contestants' physical fitness.

Jacob was exhausted, but he persevered, leading his squad through countless rooms in the inner fortress, searching for every possible undead.

His advantage in this round is his education at the seminary.

Dealing with the undead is a compulsory course at Holy Light Theological Seminary, which gives our students a greater understanding of the characteristics of the undead than students from other institutions.

Jacob knew that the key to this round of the competition was not to deal high damage to the undead in one go, because with the level of these students, it was impossible to clear them instantly. So the focus should be on controlling each undead they found and then clearing them. Although it was slower, it was a steady way to score points, which was better than just dealing high damage and letting them escape if they missed.

Therefore, the spell he completed was the Holy Light spell, which was enough to disable the undead for a short period of time.

Whenever he uses it, he is surrounded by bright holy light. Humans are unaffected, but the undead are stunned, unable to move, and waiting to be harvested.

This aligns with Jacob's core strategy for his persona marketing: to be the most outstanding contributor.

In the eyes of the audience, he is a good saint who sacrifices himself and gives up the opportunity to eliminate his teammates.

Although clearing and assisting in clearing each earn the same score, in the eyes of the audience, especially those who don't know much about the game, the one who controls the enemy is expected to make a greater sacrifice than the one who deals damage.

The life of the Holy Son was a life of establishing his persona.

Not only must one make contributions, but everyone must be able to see that one is making contributions; otherwise, the contributions will be in vain.

Despite being out of breath, Jacob tried his best to maintain his composure and act as bravely as possible.

I'm always the first one to enter each room, and I light up my own spotlight to be the most dazzling one.

It's a bit funny, but it works wonders for his core audience—naive young girls and mothers.

Inside the Chiba Dome Arena, where the broadcast was projected into the city, many spectators were moved to tears by Jacob's act of "burning himself."

In contrast, Justus's squad was in a much worse state.

Unlike Jacob's understanding of the undead, Justus and his teammates' advantage lies in their physical strength.

Long-distance running, combat, and cross-country running are compulsory courses at the Royal Spellcaster Academy in Ukmark.

They won't graduate if they can't finish a 5-kilometer cross-country run in a little over 20 minutes.

Therefore, their tactics were completely different from Jacob's.

Justus doesn't pursue control and stable elimination; he pursues maximum damage.

The spells bestowed by the Radiant Knight are all converted into damage amplification effects, which are then applied to the user's existing spells.

The rest of the team did the same, leaving only one person to use divine magic to replenish everyone's mana.

Their strategy was to ignore accuracy and focus on speed; as long as the damage was high enough and they hit enough targets, they could eventually clear out a portion of the undead.

So wherever they went, they bombarded the area with spells.

Then, relying on their strong physical abilities, they rush to the next location and repeat the process.

They looked rushed and disheveled, panting heavily, but if you watched them for a while, you would find that these people could keep panting without hindering their actions.

"Nuclear-powered donkey!"
The audience felt uncomfortable watching it, as if they were experiencing the exhaustion of their lungs.

Justus's unconventional playing style has proven effective, putting their team in the lead with an average of 25 points per game. They continue their relentless pursuit of this lead, aiming to maintain and, ideally, extend it.

To make up for the disadvantage caused by the bottom ranking in the previous round, and to widen the gap with Jacob in the overall ranking.

Just wait, he'll be the ultimate champion!
Just as Justus was envisioning the future while gritting his teeth and persevering.

"Dear viewers, we see that Jia Xiu, who was in the top ten in the first round and ranked first by a wide margin in the second round, has officially entered the castle with his two classmates, Mia and Ram. They have been preparing for a full 80 minutes and are far behind the others. We wonder if he can create another miracle for us."

Upon hearing the commentator's voice, Justus paused in his running.

A bad feeling rose in my heart.

The commentator didn't mention Jia Xiu for a long time, making him forget that he was ranked first in the overall rankings after the first two rounds.

Justus now harbors a certain fear of the name Jassi.

Because it's completely unpredictable what he'll do.

The unknown brings fear.

Just as Justus was slowing down due to his fear, the commentator's voice came again.

"Look! Jia Xiu and his companions are truly extraordinary. With just one strike, they eliminated the first undead that entered the arena. Oh! They are incredibly powerful. The second one was no match for them either. Simply..."

Before he could finish speaking, another commentator interrupted, "There's no time to be amazed! The third and fourth ones have been taken down in quick succession. They've only been in the game for less than two minutes, and they've already surpassed the bottom two on the leaderboard. And they show no signs of stopping. The fifth one!"

"They're like an assembly line for clearing out the dead. I noticed that I cast a spell, I clear it! It's incredibly efficient, without any hesitation. What kind of modifications have they made to the spells?"

While the dwarf commentator marveled at the sight, the elf commentator didn't forget to keep track of the count.

The sixth, seventh, and eighth places followed one after another, moving at an unstoppable pace and embarking on an unstoppable northward march on the leaderboard.

Justus was in turmoil.

Instead of running to the next location, he walked to the nearest window and looked for Jia Xiu.

Fortunately, he spotted Jaxiu's team immediately; they were in the inner fortress.

Ram ran in the lead; he was in charge of finding the undead. It was unclear whether it was because he had modified the spell to be more effective or because he was simply good at it.

He was incredibly efficient at finding the dead; wherever he went, the dead would hide.

Following behind Ram was Mia, whose job was to locate the undead and control them briefly.

Her method was somewhat similar to Jacob's, which also involved temporarily stunning the dead with holy light.

However, she didn't turn herself into a "third wheel," nor did she need range control, nor did she need to control for a long time. Just a little bit of control was enough for Jia Xiu at the back of the line to complete the instant kill.

As for Jaxiu, his speed in clearing away the undead was so high that Justus couldn't believe his eyes.

He raised his hand and cast a spell. The moment it hit, the undead creature felt as if something indescribable had been forced into its body. It began to swell, twist, and lose its stable form.

Like a lump of inflated mud, the bulging mud bubbles could burst at any moment.

After a few seconds' delay, the "mud" completely disintegrated and collapsed into a puddle, its "death" a truly gruesome sight.

Jia Xiu's team of three traveled like a small train, smashing the undead wherever they went.

Jashu, at the back of the line, shouted as he cast his spell, "I am the Train King..."

Justus was stunned. He couldn't understand it all. He watched as Jaxiu cleaned up the inner castle area, his score had already reached double digits, and the whole process took less than five minutes before he plunged into the main castle.

That seemed like a blessing.

This was the only thing Justus understood.

It seems that Jia Xiu used a blessing, but it's unclear what the specific effect of that blessing was, but every undead creature that was blessed was blown up.

why?
We're all students, and we're all using divinely bestowed magic, so why is his effect so strong and his efficiency so high?

Justus didn't understand.

The seminary's event organizing team also didn't understand.

The professors discussed it for a long time, and even began to suspect that Jia Xiu might have cheated, but that didn't seem likely.

If you can cheat right under the nose of a demigod, why bother participating in the competition? You should just prepare to ascend to godhood!

The Radiant Knight himself remained silent.

It's not about maintaining His aloof, demigod image.

He was also shocked.

While shocked, I also felt my magic power rapidly draining away.

Yes, the magic used in those divinely bestowed spells was indeed His, but there shouldn't be such a huge consumption.

Should we fight low-level undead, or hunt down a legendary lich?

He could clearly sense that 99% of the lost magic was caused by Jaxiu's magic.

why?
The demigods experienced the same confusion as Justus.

That's a blessing to prolong life, isn't it? It's already strange that it's used on the dead instead of the dead, it's even stranger that it can instantly kill the dead, and it consumes so much of His magic power, it's just too strange!
The Radiant Knight began to study Jashu's spells intently.

A few minutes later, even the jewel's eyes, which had remained expressionless, began to dilate.

He understood.

Why are there such complicated prerequisites for this blessing?

Because the entire effect is achieved through pre-processing.

As a blessing to prolong life, the target's lifespan is determined before it takes effect.

But the dead have no lifespan.

Therefore, it cannot be determined.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to determine whether this blessing should end.

But Jia Xiu's didn't have that. He didn't set a condition to end the loop. If it couldn't determine the condition, it would enter the loop again. If it still couldn't determine the condition, it would loop again...

I can't break out of the loop.

From any perspective, this is a flawed spell.

However, the process of eliminating the undead utilizes the very error itself.

Because each repetition draws upon a portion of His magic, which is infused into the spirits of the dead, and the spirits of the dead can only bear a limited amount of magic.

Essentially, this spell is an endless cycle of drawing His magic power and pouring it into the dead, without any effect whatsoever; it just forces it in.

When magic power exceeds the undead's capacity, it's like trying to play an unoptimized Unreal Engine 5 game on a Pentium processor computer—the result will only be a system crash.

The spirits that Jia Xiu eliminated were all those that had been burst apart by an excessive amount of magic.

That's why it looks so distorted.

No wonder it felt like I was fighting a legendary lich.

Who can withstand such harm to magic?

From the perspective of mana consumption, this is an incredibly inefficient spell.

The problem is, it's not Jia Xiu's magic that's being consumed!

Of course he can use it however he wants.

No one's magic is based on error!
As Jia Xiu and his two companions continued to rise in the rankings, the Radiant Knight felt weak and listless, as if his body was about to be hollowed out.

No, we can't stop it. Even gods have pride.

The Radiant Knight, seated on his warhorse, persevered!

They began their "war" against the "evil" Jia Xiu, who had drained their magic power, without a word.

If you use this weird stuff, you can't blame me for slightly limiting the bandwidth...

(End of this chapter)