Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 154 Jia Xiu's Experience in Expanding Influence

This was Jia Xiu's first time attending such a high-level meeting. Every single person present was either a powerful figure or a leader in their own right.

He was also scheduled to speak at the meeting.

On his way here, he had already learned that they were not here to investigate the issues concerning the Holy Son or the Radiant Knight.

The question was to ask him about how to subdue the demons in the deep prison.

Manager Taco, who had been secretly observing Jashu and the Holy Son's entire challenge against the Demon-Refining Abyss, had already informed the others of the situation during the battle.

At the beginning, the attendees believed that the ability to suppress the demons in the deep hell depended entirely on the faith and dedication of the Holy Son.

However, subsequent certification from the Holy Light Church's bishops indicated that even the greatest blessing the Holy Son could currently withstand was insufficient to directly defeat the Demon of the Deep Hell. This suggests that Jashu's magic did indeed have an effective, even crucial, impact on the Demon of the Deep Hell.

It is a spell that can be used by low-level sorcerers and can even successfully influence powerful demonic beings in the deep hell.

Often, the value of a spell is not entirely determined by the strength of its effect.

If a spell has an exceptionally powerful effect, but can only be used by legendary spellcasters, then under the association's value system, it is highly unlikely that a spell with limited effect strength but high practical value, easy to popularize, and usable by low-level spellcasters has high value.

If Jia Xiu's method for restricting the demonic cultivation in the deep prison is proven to be widely applicable, its value will be off the charts.

Therefore, Jaxiu, a sorcerer who was only LV5, was invited to a meeting where 90% of the attendees were legends, to share his spells.

"It's a light spell. I removed the runes related to continuous illumination and used the saved magic to enhance the brightness, achieving a single burst of high brightness. As for the Holy Son, he wasn't affected because the light he used was invisible to humans but visible to demons."

"Could you explain what exactly constitutes light that is invisible to humans? If it is invisible, how do we know that it actually exists?"

"The bishop of the Holy Light Church asked."

Despite his high status, this bishop did not pretend to know what he did not; he would ask directly if he was unsure about anything.

"First, let's establish two points: sunlight can be broken down into different colors of light."

The bishop nodded.

The experiment on the dispersion of light has been published and has generated considerable interest, gaining widespread recognition among the public.

Regardless of the underlying principles, everyone has seen a rainbow after the rain.

Therefore, even those who were not researching related fields were generally familiar with this experiment.

“Sunlight can also generate heat,” Jia Xiu continued.

The bishop nodded again.

The reason why sunlight generates heat has not yet been fully understood.

Our current understanding of light is still a long way from realizing that it is an electromagnetic wave carrying energy, produced by the transition of electron energy levels, and that it transfers energy when it is irradiated.

However, this doesn't change the fact that people generally believe that being exposed to sunlight will make you feel hot.

"Can you provide a prism and a thermometer?"

Jia Xiu decided to prove it through experimentation.

"of course."

Proving the existence of invisible light does not require separating different frequencies like in experiments to determine which type of light vampires fear; a prism is sufficient.

Jia Xiu quickly finished preparing, drawing the thick curtains to leave only a crack in the room to let in sunlight.

When light shines on a prism, it is split into different colors.

Jia Xiu placed the thermometer directly on the outer edge of the red light, where no colored light could be seen.

Everyone in the meeting fell silent, intently watching the thermometer readings.

To see clearly enough, Eagle Eye, Detection, and Arcane Eye were all cast around Jia Xiu.

A moment later, under everyone's watchful eyes, the mercury in the thermometer began to rise at an extremely slow rate. Although the change was very subtle, everyone could clearly see that the temperature had indeed risen.

The meeting room immediately erupted in chaos.

"It's actually getting warmer!"

"Can we be sure it's caused by invisible light? What if he did something to it?"

“I think if such a young sorcerer could tamper with the thermometer to make it rise when so many of us are watching, then he is more sinister than the invisible light.”

Some people are curious, while others are skeptical.

For people who have never encountered this concept before, the idea that light, which is supposed to bring light, actually exists is too much of a shock to their worldview.

However, the person with the most ideas here is none other than the bishop of the Holy Light Church.

He stroked his finely trimmed beard.

Humans have never seen light in its entirety...

Holy light is also light...

This is yet another powerful testament to the greatness of the Holy Light, its all-encompassing nature, and its far beyond the comprehension of all believers!

Transforming all science into theology is a specialty of bishops.

Many research institutions are even funded by the Holy Light Vatican. Their goal is to find various angles to prove that the Holy Light is the most worthy God for believers to follow.

The bad news is that there haven't been many scientific findings to confirm the existence of the Holy Light.

The good news is that this process has indeed produced many useful inventions that benefit the people.

Dean Nico, however, had a completely different style; he was gesturing wildly at the Dean of the Vita Sage's Academy.

He gestured as he said, "These are students from our school. Do you have any at your school?"

At that moment, someone in the crowd asked a question.

"Can you definitively prove that this was caused by light?"

"No, but if you use Transfiguration to become a demon, you can see colors here. Some animals should also be able to see them. If you can't see them, then use Complete Transfiguration."

Polymorph and Full Polymorph are two polymorph spells with vastly different levels of difficulty. Apart from the duration of the effect, the biggest difference is that the target whose form is changed by Full Polymorph will completely inherit all the characteristics of the transformed form.

The spellcasters present displayed extraordinary execution skills, transforming into all sorts of things in an instant.

The conference hall was in complete chaos.

There are also many snakes, rats, bears, and wolves.

"When I turned into a snake, I saw things I couldn't see before, other kinds of light."

"It's true, Jia Xiu is right. You can indeed see color there after the transformation, but how do you describe that color?"

The colors of infrared and ultraviolet light are completely beyond human perception, to the point that there is no common language to describe them.

Indeed, it is impossible to describe; from a human perspective, it is impossible to understand things beyond our comprehension.

At this point, everyone was basically certain that Jia Xiu's method was correct.

A new method for dealing with the devil has emerged.

As for how to emit this light, that was not a problem for the spellcasters present.

The runes that affect the color of light in the Light spell were identified long ago.

It has been used extensively in the field of creating stage atmosphere for many years.

Previously, it was believed that the range of the rune adjustment was limited, and that it would not produce light if the limit was exceeded.

I only realized now that it was because invisible light was being produced.

That rune is called the "Light Rune".

Jia Xiu called it a "wavelength rune," a term that was probably only used by him before the wave properties of light were proven.

While the great mages were eagerly testing this new spell, Jia Xiu's experience points were "exploding."

Your research influence has increased by 20, and you have gained 200 experience points.

[Your research influence increased by 35, and you gained 350 experience points] ...

One influence boost notification after another popped up, so frequently it was as if I had clicked on some shady website.

He had never seen such a surge in influence before.

In the past, when papers were cited, the increase in influence was only in the single digits, averaging 2 or 3, and at most 5.

From this perspective, quality is more important than quantity when it comes to influence.

Those present either had extraordinary backgrounds or extraordinary abilities.

This has a much greater impact than those level 5 or 6 guys who spend all their time writing papers on mage armor.

The experience points kept increasing by several thousand before finally stopping.

[Current Experience: 13200/14000]

I only need 800 more points to upgrade.

Once the spellcasters present take this spell back and teach it to their students, they might end up gaining tens of thousands of experience points.

This number represents the highest empirical value he has achieved from a single study to date.

It even surpasses research on replacing vampire magic runes.

That research was more difficult, but it was precisely because of its difficulty that it couldn't be widely adopted.

After testing for half a day, the conference room finally quieted down.

The place was so chaotic just now, it was no different from a vegetable market.

The filter we had for the masters has been shattered.

Perhaps, the unconventional types like Aurelius, Gillianis, and Dean Nico are the more common types among legendary spellcasters, while the serious ones are actually in the minority.

After things quieted down a bit, the bishop continued, "Are there any limitations to this spell at present?"

In order to improve and popularize this spell as soon as possible, he hoped that Jia Xiu had found some problems and provided some directions for improvement.

After all, Jia Xiu has a great reputation for finding problems.

"Two. First, I'm not sure exactly which invisible lights the devil can see. At the time, I flashed almost all invisible lights. If I can confirm that, the spell will consume less magic power."

"We can take responsibility for this experiment."

The Ukmark Empire's spokesperson accepted the task without hesitation.

As the country that has "stockpiled" the most devilish experimental subjects, its expertise is quite relevant.

"Secondly, although it is invisible light and cannot be seen, strong light still exists. In other words, when we use it, even if we are not dazzled, if we are exposed to it for too long, our eyes will likely be affected. So we should be careful when using it and not abuse it."

The most common consequence of excessive exposure to invisible light is, of course, skin diseases caused by ultraviolet radiation.

"Is that so? Then we definitely need to look into it."

Most of the attendees felt that the second problem was a minor flaw; it would be better to fix it, but it was acceptable for the time being if it wasn't.

"So, sorcerer Jaxiu, you have made a significant contribution to the war against the demons. What reward do you need? Just tell us and we will do our best to fulfill it."

The bishop delivered his concluding remarks.

Those who make contributions deserve to be rewarded; this is the best way to motivate people.

Jia Xiu didn't stand on ceremony at all, "I want a Primal Crystal, not a replica. It would be best if you could specify, but I'll accept any one of these if you can't."

Upon hearing Jassiu's request, the bishop's beard twitched.

"Give it to me however you like"—that's far too casual.

It's amazing he could say that.

“Primordial Crystals are truly an important resource, and it’s difficult to entrust them to you alone. However, I believe you will definitely be able to obtain the qualification to borrow Primordial Crystals in the future. As for now…”

The bishop and the spellcasters' association had a brief exchange and reached a consensus.

"How about this: we can take the lead and provide you with the right to borrow all the restricted books from the Vatican and the Association's collections. Furthermore, I suggest that all countries and universities also provide similar access to Jia Xiu. Precious knowledge should be given to talented people to learn, right?"

The Holy Light Church and the Spellcasters' Association still wield considerable influence. Under their leadership, other organizations quickly agreed that allowing Jia Xiu to freely read restricted books wasn't a big deal.

Only the headmaster of the Vita Sage's Academy stepped forward.

“I’m not trying to oppose it, but the knowledge in books that are restricted from being borrowed in various places is very dangerous. Jia Xiu is still young and hasn’t formed his own set of ideas and systems yet. I’m worried that exposing him to this kind of content too early will lead him astray.”

The words were spoken in a very high-sounding and respectable manner.

Jia Xiu's blood pressure soared upon hearing this; what was there to object to?

Before the bishop could reply, Dean Nico stepped forward.

"Don't worry, it won't have any negative impact on Jia Xiu. He's not the kind of person who's easily led astray."

Jia Xiu nodded vigorously as he listened.

As expected of our own dean, well done.

However, Dean Nico continued, "As for the danger, everyone knows that everything Jia Xiu researches is dangerous."

"Ok?"

Jia Xiu was stunned for a moment, then withdrew his positive review.

What's even more infuriating is that Dean Nico's words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone present.

Gillianice was the first to respond, "Indeed, you're right."

Siloshak immediately followed up, "No problem. In fact, I don't think it's dangerous to let Jaxiu study the restricted books on his own."

Word of mouth!

Ultimately, with everyone's high approval, Jia Xiu, with very mixed emotions, claimed an enchanted badge.

With this badge, he could freely access the restricted borrowing areas of all major book collections.

Looking at the small badge, Jia Xiu felt very aggrieved.

Misunderstandings, all of these are misunderstandings. The entire spellcasting world misunderstands him.

He's clearly a good researcher, yet he doesn't even know many spells that directly cause damage.

Having left the Elven Temple, Jashu now had only one thing left to do.

upgrade.

Do something to earn those last few hundred experience points.

Although he estimated that his growing influence would make up for this in a few days, he didn't want to wait.

Moreover, upgrades should be ceremonial, and should be achieved through a breakthrough brought about by a sufficiently excellent study.

So, in Gillianis's laboratory, Jasmine went into "seclusion" with a replica of the Primal Crystal.

Because the civilian teleportation array in Theldarion is not yet repaired, the contestants are stranded and can only wait here for a few more days, treating it as a vacation.

Watching Jia Xiu walk towards the laboratory.

“I bet when the boss comes out, his healing spells will be able to kill people instantly,” Mia said.

“No gambling,” Ram replied.

"Why."

"Because Ram thinks so too."

“Young,” Margaret chimed in, “I bet the cure won’t kill him, but will make him commit suicide because he can’t take it anymore!”

(End of this chapter)