In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

Dixia happened to be nearby and took the person to the "Health Home".

After the person was sent to the health center, Dr. Zakaria examined him in detail and concluded that he was under some kind of supernatural curse.

Of course, doctors who believe in the theory of life have also come into contact with things like curses.

Zakaria told Desia that once he understood the nature of the curse, he was confident he could find the right solution and resolve the problem.

Then he recommended Wang Yan, who had recently gained fame in Sumeru City, to Dixia.

"Dr. Zacharia, I've brought the person over," Dixia called out as she led Wang Yan into the Health Center.

Compared to the simple thatched hut and a few shops in the game, the real-life health center is much larger, with a lot of patients coming and going.

As soon as Wang Yan entered the room, he smelled a strong medicinal smell, as well as a trace of blood.

Upon hearing Dixia's shout, a middle-aged man wearing a laurel wreath stepped out and his gaze fell upon Wang Yan.

Laureate Scholar… Wang Yan’s eyes narrowed. This Dr. Zakaria was a [Hebantu].

"Alright, alright, stop yelling and come with me." Zakaria waved his hand, then called out to the other side, "Gorshan, change his dressing in bed number four. Tamara, bed number nine is almost done, tell him to leave quickly and not take up the bed."

Not far away, two female scholars immediately responded, "Yes, Dr. Zakaria."

Zakaria didn't reply, but waved to Wang Yan and Dixia before turning and walking towards the back ward.

The two quickly followed.

Upon entering a secluded ward, Wang Yan saw the person in the photograph.

He had lost consciousness and was convulsing violently, looking terribly miserable.

“The spells on his body are draining his life force. I used some methods from different schools of thought to stop the loss of life force, but it wasn’t without side effects,” Zakaria said casually.

Compared to dying from the loss of vitality, spasms are a bit more acceptable.

Zakaria looked at Wang Yan: "To save him, I need to figure out the meaning of every spell on his body first, and then analyze where to start."

Cleansing the spell isn't difficult; the challenge lies in knowing where to start and avoiding triggering a chain reaction.

Wang Yan looked at the patient, his eyes flashing slightly, then nodded: "Leave it to me. This is Inazuma's Yin-Yang Technique, incorporating a bit of Liyue's Celestial Arts..."

Zakaria showed a hint of curiosity: "Inazuma's Yin-Yang magic? Liyue's Mystic Arts? Hmm, those are both remarkable topics."

As he spoke, he shook his head again: "No wonder I couldn't understand it; I'm a proponent of the theory of life."

Scholars who belong to the epistemological or the primacy school might be able to conduct in-depth research.

Wang Yan did not reply, and continued to look at the patient on the hospital bed.

With the blessing of [Language Proficiency], the incantations on the other person's body were gradually understood by the king.

Chapter 37 Research on Extraordinary Life

What are runes?

In Liyue, there is a very clear saying: Runes are cloud-like characters, clear patterns, and divine writing.

In plain language: runes are the writing used by the gods.

Of course, this is certainly an exaggeration, but it illustrates that the power possessed by runes, in the eyes of mortals, can represent a part of the great power of the gods.

In the view of scholars, the script is essentially a kind of extraordinary script, a vehicle used to expound the laws of heaven and earth.

Therefore, runes typically possess extraordinary power to drive elemental forces and even ley lines.

In Teyvat, ordinary people cannot obtain the vision of God, cannot directly wield elemental forces, and are almost completely cut off from extraordinary powers.

However, there are still many geniuses who are unwilling to let their desires go unseen by the gods. So, they either observe the heavens and the earth or study the knowledge of their predecessors, and then master all kinds of technical means to harness the power of heaven and earth.

Most of these methods involve the manipulation of runes.

After ordinary people master runes, they will also conduct in-depth research on runes.

Some of these studies attempt to grasp the more fundamental nature of runes, while others attempt to use the runes they have already mastered to evolve even more runes.

For example, the incantation in front of Wang Yan is a rune with strong local characteristics of Inazuma.

In the three books that Wang Yan has read—"A Brief History of Teyvat Linguistics," "A Simple Translation of the Common Language and Local Dialects," and "Practical Runeology: Rune Applications in Everyday Life"—there is some knowledge about the Inazuma rune system.

Inazuma's rune system is said to originate from the god of thunder.

However, Xingyi, a military general, while technically skilled, was not very good at teaching.

Therefore, the Inatsume rune system was essentially established by the yokai.

Of course, these powerful demons are often followers of the Thunder General, so it's fair to say they are successors of the Thunder God.

Today, most of the extraordinary lineages passed down through Inatsume have been lost, with only the lineage of shrine maidens at Narukami Taisha remaining intact.

Other spells, such as the Tengu spell and the Yokai Tanuki spell, are mostly no longer passed down.

In addition to these supernatural spells, Inazuma also possesses a lineage known as Yin-Yang magic.

This tradition comes from a human named Harunosuke Yuugami.

He was a disciple of the Shadow Tengu, one of the three Shadow Performers.

This person can be considered a true hero in Inazuma's history.

About five hundred years ago, darkness swept across the continent. Fox Temple led the people to their deaths and sacrificed themselves. Tengu-sensei also disappeared without a trace.

However, feeling guilty for not being able to protect those important to him, Harunosuke angrily traveled to Liyue to become a disciple of a sage and learn sage magic.

After completing his studies, Harunosuke Yuugami merged the Tengu spell with the Liyue Sage Art to create the Yin-Yang Technique, becoming a renowned Yin-Yang Master in Inatsume.

This time coincides with the fact that neither of the two Thors is in Inatsume.

However, in order to empower ordinary people to fight off threats, Harunosuke Kami established the secret realm "Keiroku On-Yang Bureau" to train samurai using On-Yang techniques, with the aim of enriching the country, strengthening its military, and protecting Inazuma.

The result...

The Thunder God returned from Canria and wiped out the scourge with absolute power, rendering the existence of the Yin-Yang Temple seemingly meaningless.

This also caused Harunosuke to feel lost for a time, and he eventually disappeared without a trace.

...

At this moment, Wang Yan stared at the incantations on the patient's body, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes.

Last night, I was thinking about how to obtain extraordinary power, but unexpectedly, an opportunity appeared today.

The incantations on the patient's body gradually revealed their true form under Wang Yan's slow analysis of the language, revealing it to be a Yin-Yang technique.

However, it was not the curse the doctor had guessed.

It is a Yin-Yang technique used for [elemental guidance and carrying].

Its core function is to absorb and store the elemental power from the surrounding environment, allowing users to use the elemental power to enchant after activation.

This looked somewhat familiar to Wang Yan; it seemed to be the same kind of thing that Inazuma Umi Ranki used.

However... the sea monster used talismans, while the patient in front of them had the incantation drawn directly on his body.

This may be the root of the problem.

The incantation, which should have been carried by an object, was engraved on a living person, causing it to malfunction. Instead of granting the user power, the incantation began to drain the user's life force.

Shaking his head, Wang Yan relayed the Yin-Yang incantation on the patient's body to Doctor Zakaria.

Dr. Zakaria's eyes lit up: "Yin-Yang magic... Hmm... Interesting, very interesting."

Dixia's lips twitched: "Dr. Zakaria, can you treat me now?"

She was still more concerned about the patients' conditions.

After all, the patient was still convulsing and looked like he was about to die.

Zakaria ignored Desia, still looking at the patient, muttering to himself: "The human body is not a talisman or a magical artifact. The flesh and blood body has its own life energy cycle. This foreign rune system is forcibly drawing on the elemental power in the environment, and it will also instinctively draw on and confuse the host's life force as one of the fuels for activation and maintenance. As a result, the patient's life force is constantly being lost, and he falls into weakness and coma."

"At the same time, the power contained in the runes is constantly interacting with the host's body, producing a continuous rejection reaction, which further disrupts the physiological balance."

Zakaria clapped his hands, looking as if he had completely understood: "No wonder it's full of the contradiction of 'forced grafting'."

After saying that, he looked at Dixia and held up two fingers: "There are now two treatment options."

Before Dixia could speak, he said to himself, "One way is for me to directly remove the curse from his body. He will probably be exhausted for a while afterward, but it won't be more than three months."

"Secondly, I will have him as my subject of study. I will try to get him to master this spell, while ensuring his safety."

Dixia frowned slightly: "A control incantation?"

Zakaria nodded: "Yes, according to Mr. Wang Yan's interpretation, this is a Yin-Yang technique for manipulating elemental forces. It should originally be used on an object and then driven by a person, so that the side effects would not directly affect the human body. But Shahak's situation is different. The incantation was directly engraved on his body, which is why the subsequent series of events occurred."

"But this situation is not irreversible. As long as Shahak can withstand the side effects, he can master the power of this Yin-Yang technique."

Zakaria paused for a moment, then, without hiding anything, said directly, "This can be considered a transcendent transformation of life, a very valuable topic, and it meets the requirements of the life theory school."

The patient's name was Shahak.

Wang Yan only found out then, but he was somewhat surprised by Zakaria's frankness.

After all, the Institute of Education has explicitly forbidden researching topics such as "human evolution."

However, judging from the other party's appearance, it seems that this kind of extraordinary transformation does not count as evolution.

Dixia didn't answer directly, but instead said, "This kind of thing... Dr. Zakaria, can you temporarily bring Shahak back to his senses?"

She was only helping the other person out of kindness; she wasn't their actual guardian.

If there's only one way to save your life, then there's nothing more to say.

But now, with two different paths, Dixia can no longer make the decision for the other party.

Zakaria frowned, and after a long while, nodded: "Wait for me."

He turned and left the ward, leaving Wang Yan and Dixia to watch over the patient.

Desia looked at her unconscious friend on the hospital bed and sighed softly, "Sigh..."

Wang Yan didn't pay any attention, still examining the incantations on the other person's body, while gently gesturing with one hand.

He can manipulate elemental forces using Abyssal Language, so as long as he understands the meaning of these incantations, he can naturally replicate this Yin-Yang technique.

Chapter 38 Liyue Talismans (Bonus Chapter for May Day)

The Yin-Yang magic on the patient's body contains no fewer than five hundred incantations and symbols, each with a different meaning.

Furthermore, different effects are produced when the spell symbols are combined in pairs.

Even with the blessing of [language proficiency], Wang Yan can directly read and understand these incantations, but actually using them is still very troublesome.

Having the knowledge and being able to apply it are two completely different concepts.

The simplest example is medical students.

Needless to say, a medical student who has just graduated with a doctorate has a wide range of knowledge, but in clinical practice, he may not be as useful as an experienced nurse.

This is the reason for the lack of practice.

And that's exactly what Wang Yan is going through now.

The cheat code can greatly accelerate his learning of these scripts and symbols, but it cannot make Wang Yan directly use them.

He had to adjust his tone and gestures little by little before he could use the Abyss Language.

This Yin-Yang technique is far more troublesome than the crude Abyss Language.

Dixia sighed, saw that Wang Yan was still gesturing the incantation, shook her head, and did not interrupt him, but stood there quietly waiting.

Not long after.

Zakaria returned from outside the ward, holding a bright yellow talisman in her hand.

"What is this?" Dixia asked curiously.

Wang Yan also snapped out of his study mode and looked at the talisman in the other person's hand, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Both the colors and the design of Zakaria's items resemble Liyue's Celestial Registers.

Zacharia: "Last time, a caravan from the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild came to Sumeru City, and I bought a talisman from them. The guild members said it was drawn by a Liyue sorcerer and could protect one's life; it was extremely powerful."

"Then what kind of talisman can wake Shahak up?" Dixia was more concerned about the patient than the origin of the talisman.

Zakaria shook his head: "I don't know."