Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

“Mage and church pastors should have more knowledge of spiritual power; perhaps seeking it out would be a good option.”

"Yes, exploring more professions is something that should be put on the agenda."

Setting aside this problem that couldn't be solved for the time being, Bell and Edu sang "Spring Song" several more times.

Although Edu cannot be like

Like Bell, directly resonating with magic, but allowing Edu's consciousness to experience the state of magical resonance several times can also deepen Edu's understanding of the song.

Knowing what a song sounds like under magical fluctuations gives Edu a target to imitate and reference.

Bell led Edu in chanting for half an hour, during which he only used the minimum amount of mental energy to limit the effect of "Spring Song" to Edu's room.

For Bell, this level of control was not difficult, but in Edu's perception, everything Bell did was an extremely advanced skill that required repeated study and practice.

In a sense, Bell is a high-ranking bard, personally guiding Edu.

After the chanting ended, Edu sat on the bed, reflecting and contemplating the moment.

Edu had many insights into magic in his mind, and taking advantage of this momentum, he quickly entered a state of inscribing magic.

Tonight, Edu will complete the inscription of the second line of "Song of Spring".

Bell also planned to take advantage of this free time to inscribe new magical characters into his body to increase his magical power.

His upgraded and more powerful body expanded the memory that could hold magical text.

He flipped over and jumped out of the window, then climbed up the uneven outer wall of the Edu house, appearing on the roof of the house in a few leaps.

Edu was inscribing magical characters in the room. If Bell were to do the same in the same place, Bell would definitely steal all the limited magical power.

A mental strength of 60 points is no joke. If Bell really goes all out, the magic within a radius of several hundred meters will be affected by his will.

"Ugh... There are so many people cultivating in this city. Are people from other worlds all this shrewd?"

Sweeping his mental energy across the roof of Edu’s house, he discovered that most of the house was filled with magical fluctuations, forming one magical vortex after another.

These magical vortexes are small in scale, and can basically only affect the magic within a single room.

However, the numerous magical vortexes prove the close relationship between magic and this world.

Magic technology is the primary productive force, and this is not just an empty phrase in this world.

Calming his restless mind, Bell projected his spiritual energy into the sky, drawing the stray magic towards himself and forming a magic funnel around him.

Bell is the outlet of the funnel, or you could say the center of the toilet.

This time, Bell will have the entire second half of "The Long Ballad" engraved inside his body.

Unlike the first half of "Chang Ge Xing" which depicts the imagery of spring, the second half shifts its focus, incorporating the emotions and sorrow of the human subject.

That vibrant, flourishing scene of all things thriving vanished in an instant.

"I often fear the arrival of autumn, when the leaves turn yellow and wither."

The imagery of autumn is complex; it can represent harvest, desolation, or decay...

In the poem "Chang Ge Xing", autumn is depicted as a gradual decline and decay, a kind of passing away that people fear.

"All rivers flow eastward to the sea; when will they return westward?"

The rushing river, appearing amidst the autumn scenery, evoked a poignant sense of loss that weighed heavily on Bell's heart, almost engulfing all his thoughts.

Compared to simple chanting, this magical inscription, which involves pouring all one's mental energy into it, will have a powerful impact on Bell's consciousness and reason.

This is why the poems most commonly etched by bards are the gentle and soothing "Song of Spring".

"There's one more thing. 'Chang Ge Xing' will be completed soon. It's not right to stop here."

Bell took out the planks from his inventory, stacked them under himself, and set them on fire, letting the flames engulf him.

Only under the influence of the "Wisdom of Fire" could Bell dare to inscribe the final line of poetry under such intense emotional stimulation.

Chapter 68 If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old.

The flames rose upwards, constantly stimulating Bell's rationality.

The existence of the "Wisdom of Fire" prevents Bell from completely succumbing to the imagery depicted in the poem.

Even so, Bell lost his sense of magic and environment, and found himself in a constantly changing painting.

Within this flowing scroll, morning dew dries easily, flowers and leaves fall in autumn, and the flowing water goes east and never returns.

"If you don't work hard when you're young."

Bell's speed in inscribing magical characters was not as fast as before; his speed was constantly slowing down. With each new character he inscribed, these chaotic images would flash back and forth in his mind several times.

Moreover, now, with each magical character incorporated into the poem, his body absorbs more magic than the previous character.

Once the five characters 'If you don't work hard when you're young' are engraved, the magical power of this sentence will be comparable to the first half of the poem 'Chang Ge Xing'.

"Eldest son, apprentice, grief...

The last five magical characters merged into Bell's body, and when the word 'sorrow' was added to the end of the poem, the entire "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" was completed.

A sorrow that could transcend thousands of years burst forth from the word 'sorrow' in an instant, shattering all the images surrounding Bell.

No matter how great the power in the world, it cannot withstand the passage of time.

Life is fleeting, even the oldest trees decay and decay. Before this intangible and invincible force, everything seems so powerless.

Faced with the relentless march of time, Bell was like a speck of dust placed in the eye of a storm, weak and powerless.

Just this one word, 'sorrow,' put Bear Grylls, who was blessed with the 'Fire-Loving Wisdom,' in a precarious state, on the verge of a mental breakdown.

The real way to break the deadlock lies not in the blessing status of Bell, but in the magical characters within one's own body.

Once the recording was complete, the full imagery of "The Long Ballad" plunged Bell into a profound fear and sorrow over the passage of time. However, the poem's overall meaning was not one of fear or lamentation.

The poetry flowing in Bell's blood blossomed brilliantly. The core of the poem, "If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old," burst forth with power—a powerful force that forcefully crushed the fear and sorrow that lingered in Bell's heart.

"The fear of the passage of time, the desperate pursuit of the past, are all futile. Morning dew dries easily, flowers and leaves fall in autumn, and flowing water never returns; this is the natural order."

The flames beneath Bell extinguished. The [Wisdom of Fire] was no longer on him, but his mind was clear.

"Everything has its own laws of development. Where there is birth, there is death. Instead of struggling with the fear of the laws of nature, we should look to ourselves and seize the present moment that belongs only to us."

A large amount of magic flowed into Bell's body, causing him to float slightly.

The core meaning of "Chang Ge Xing" is not negative. "If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old" is not only a lament about one's own helplessness, but also an admonition to future generations.

"Ah, great! I get it!" (Abbreviated as 1, 5!)

[Experience +20]

After fully comprehending the imagery in "The Long Ballad," Bell's experience bar rapidly increased.

Moreover, the influx of a large amount of magic into Bell's body also allowed him to make significant progress.

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Bear Grylls

Race: Bamboo Rat (Small Animal Template)

Level: lv.9 (27/50)

Health: 37 (+5)

Mental strength:

magic:

Lucky:

The magic power, which was originally only five points, has increased to twenty points, which is a significant improvement.

With twenty points of magic power flowing into his body, Bell's physical strength increased by five points under the enhancement of magic power.

These five points of physical strength come from magic power. After magic power is consumed, this bonus will change according to the concentration of magic power in the body.

Don't underestimate these five improvements in physical strength. With these improvements, if we're talking about hand-to-hand combat, Bale could at least take on two of his previous selves.

This level of physical strength is already at the level of a fifth or sixth-grade human.

At this stage, although Bell is still a bamboo rat, he is already an extremely capable bamboo rat, the kind that three or five people can't get close to.

The increase in magic power also gave Bell more opportunities to pull off some crazy maneuvers.

Whether it's inscribing magic formulas or chanting poems, Bell's magic is needed as an energy source. The more magic Bell has, the better the spellcasting effect he can produce.

"Very good, today's task is complete."

After recording "The Long Ballad", Bell only had a little space left in his body to continue recording magic characters.

Although it can still engrave two illegible characters, a single character that cannot express an image has almost no improvement for Bell.

Bell doesn't plan to inscribe any more magical characters into his body anytime soon; he has several important things on his to-do list.

First, set up your own base in Cangxing City to store various materials and conduct magic experiments.

Second, explore more professions and try to gain more professional knowledge, especially for priests and mages.

Third, Bell scouted various locations in the market, especially warehouses, intending to 'borrow' some materials from these neighbors.

These are the three things he needs to do next. There are priorities, but the first thing is to avoid that kid Edu.