My stats are higher than yours!!

"it is true."

Gauss lowered his eyes, recalling a memory from the past.

He was always someone else's child since he was a child. Whether it was his theoretical grades or his talent, he was far ahead of his peers. He even had a considerable reputation in the circle of lawyers.

His world is simple, like a well-ordered equation, where everything is orderly and cause and effect are clear.

Until one day

He encountered an idiot.

Her name is Ye Chan, and she calls herself the "Observer of Truth." She claims that there are truths in this world that ordinary people cannot observe, and that Gauss is a person qualified to witness these truths.

She said, "Gauss, do you know? The essence of all things is resonance, it's frequency. As long as we can sense the corresponding frequency fluctuations, we can sense the true truth and grasp the power."

He said, "That's not scientific."

"Science is the observer's lie! True power comes from understanding! Understanding is resonance!"

At just twelve years old, Ye Chan stood with her arms outstretched in the sunset, shouting at the abandoned construction building: "In the name of the observer, I command you, burn, silent truth!"

The fire started.

But there was only a tiny handful.

Ye Chan looked at the fire excitedly and shouted, "Look, look! This is the flame of truth!"

"Idiot."

Gauss's emotions were in turmoil. He knew that it was a fire that Ye Chan had forcibly ignited with her talent, but even so, he still did not point it out.

From that moment on, he felt that perhaps his world didn't have to be so precise.

Ye Chan is quite talented, but she always likes to say things in class that no one can understand. Her private tutor is quite helpless about this, feeling that she is wasting her talent, and countless people criticize her.

久後

Gauss sat with her on the rooftop. The smile on her face was gone. She asked, "They all say I'm a silly child who only talks nonsense."

"Ah."

Do you think so too?

"Ah."

"Hmm...were you just lying to me?"

"Ah."

"I knew it!"

"Ah."

She smiled again, and with that smile, she seemed to transform back into her former self. The girl in the sunset was incredibly beautiful, and that image was etched deep into Gauss's memory, locking it firmly in his mind.

"From today onwards, you are my exclusive confidant!"

That's what she said that day.

But the story didn't end well.

...

"How's the power of your spell? Demonstrate it with a small-scale spell?" Bai Shuodong asked.

"Ah."

Gauss raised his hand and chanted: "In the name of the resonators, burn, silent truth!"

The next moment, a small, golden flame ignited in his hand, burning quietly.

"What is this...?"

Bai Shuodong's expression changed.

Although he wasn't a professional mage, he knew some basic knowledge. The basic small-scale fire spell wasn't like this at all; Gauss was just chanting nonsense.

Even sorcerers rarely mislead their enemies by chanting incorrectly when casting spells, because incorrect chanting will directly reduce the power of the spell, and by a significant amount, consuming at least 30% more spiritual energy and reducing the power by about 50%.

It's better not to sing at all than to sing blindly.

But even so...

This guy's spellcasting power is really high! Judging from the way the flames are burning, it's no less than that of a normal spellcaster! It might even be slightly better!

"Hey, explain yourself."

Xia Yanxin nudged him with her elbow and quietly approached him, saying something.

"You do not know?"

Bai Shuodong turned his head in confusion.

"Do you think I'm an encyclopedia? There are things I don't understand either, okay? I really don't understand magic. Is this spell really that powerful?" Xia Yanxin asked directly.

“Not strong, just average, but his incantation is wrong, which will at least reduce the power of the spell by half,” Bai Shuodong replied.

"Hmm, do you know the correct lyrics?"

Gauss's expression changed slightly.

In fact, the vast majority of priests do not know the normal chanting lyrics.

Although this sounds outrageous, it is the truth, because most sorcerers can directly practice psionic manipulation and directly learn spellcasting without chanting, so there is no need to waste time and energy learning chanting.

Why learn chanting lyrics? It's something you'll be eliminated before even entering the spirit world. Why waste that time and energy on something else?

Just like calculators are useful, but very few normal people would buy one; if you need to do calculations, you can just use the calculator software that comes with your phone.

So why buy a calculator?

The priest genuinely didn't know the lyrics for normal chanting; this wasn't an act, so many people actually believed that Gauss couldn't chant without words.

but...

Bai Shuodong had studied in the lower world and learned some outdated content, including the lyrics.

"I know a little bit."

Bai Shuodong raised his hand and began to chant, "With my spirit as the guide... Fireball Technique."

The same flames bloomed at his fingertips, only less intense than those of Gauss.

"Aren't you a warrior? And you know magic?"

Gauss's expression changed, and his gaze toward Bai Shuodong became inquisitive.

As a sorcerer, he could clearly sense that Bai Shuodong's magic was not simple; it was a level of power that a warrior who also practiced chanting spells could not achieve.

The other party's level is 1, and he has just become a psionicist. Xia Yanxin mentioned this to him. The strength of the spells he releases is already close to that of a mage of the same level.

You should know that priests have a profession bonus when they perform spells!

Could it be that he switched to the legal system?

"Understood."

Bai Shuodong said.

“You’re not just dabbling; you’re stronger than many of the guys in our court who have just become psionicists. Your strength is quite impressive. If you knew more advanced techniques…” Gauss’s eyes changed slightly, and his gaze became more serious.

"That's all I know. After all, I'm just a warrior, and my academic grades aren't good, so I can't learn anything from the magic system," Bai Shuodong replied.

"Really?"

Gauss looked at him, seemingly unconvinced. He didn't think an ordinary warrior would proactively understand the incantation and enhance his psionic abilities to this extent.

The other person is definitely not simple, but it would be too impolite to pry into other people's secrets, so he will only observe quietly and will not ask questions until he observes the specific answer.

...

P.S.: Today in the author group, I heard that the best works have been split into more than a thousand copies. I couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Actually, my book's performance wasn't great either, but since I've already started writing it, I can't just give up because of the poor results, right? Maybe it will improve in the future. It's always good to finish what you start.

I don't think of writing as making money, but rather as writing down what I want to write. The average subscription rate of my previous book was dozens of times higher than this one. If I were just writing to make money, I would have stopped long ago, but I just want to write.

I'd be happy to.

An extra chapter today.

Chapter Ninety-One: A Domineering Purchase of Medicine! I'll Pay for It All!

"..."

Xia Yanxin looked left and right. Although she didn't understand the intricacies of magic, she could sense that both of them thought the other was not simple.

That's a good thing!

So, the current situation is that a powerful level 3 legendary mage has joined my team as a regular member just because he deliberately pretended to be weak? Does that mean my team is invincible?

Bai Shuodong picked up his coffee, took a small sip, looked at Gauss in front of him, and said with a half-smile, "Do you feel good watching those self-important mages mock you like idiots for not being able to cast spells without incantation?"

"..."

Gauss did not answer, but simply took a sip of coffee, his eyes filled with melancholy and deep sorrow.

"You are very strong."

Where?

“I mean, your look is amazing. Your gaze and movements just now, as well as the subtle angles and changes in expression, were all perfect. Especially from where we are now, the lighting... it’s absolutely stunning.” Bai Shuodong raised his eyes and stared into his eyes as he continued to add.

"Ok?"

Gauss's expression changed slightly, and his eyes suddenly lit up for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said calmly, "Everything is just a natural development. I am just being myself."

you fart!

I just saw it. From your current angle, the dappled light under the tree can't reach you. This guy clearly used some kind of magic that can distort light. The psionic fluctuations are extremely well hidden. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect them at all. They would just think this guy is really cool!

Bai Shuodong was able to notice the problem because he suspected, "How can this guy be so handsome?" and then secretly used the enhanced vision of [Lion's Eye] to stare at him for a long time.

Hehehe!

I've caught the fox by the tail!

On the surface, it's unadorned and the style seems unkempt, giving it a uniquely academic feel of returning to simplicity. But in reality, Gauss must have posed for the look countless times and mentally rehearsed it countless times.

He is a show-off who deliberately hides his strength and purpose, and he is also extremely self-centered, completely disregarding the opinions of others, and unable to extricate himself from his own art.

This is the real Gauss!

“Great! From today onwards, we’re comrades in the same team. Come on, let’s all add each other as friends in the Spirit Realm!” Xia Yanxin said with a smile.

"Ah."

[Hint: The Hunter has sent you a friend request. Do you want to accept?]

Bai Shuodong glanced at the notification from the spirit world, then at Xia Yanxin, and agreed.

A hunter?

Her code name was simple and direct.

[Notification: A scholar of truth has sent you a friend request. Do you want to accept/disappear?]

Yes.

A scholar of truth?

This codename has its own style.

"Now that we're teammates, let's get to know each other a little today and introduce our abilities. I'll go first."

Xia Yanxin, as the team leader, was the first to speak up, saying frankly, "My profession is Berserker. I am good at close combat, and I also have strong chasing and perception abilities. My main attributes are strength and agility. I am a pure damage dealer."

Then, her gaze fell on Bai Shuodong beside her. Bai Shuodong chimed in at the opportune moment, saying, "My profession is Forbidden Walker. I don't have any particular expertise. I know a little bit of everything. When we lack a tank, I can fill in the front line. When we lack a mage, I can provide magic damage. When we lack a warrior, I can charge in. I'm just passable."

"Hehehe...is that so?"

Gauss chuckled, feeling as if he had met his match. He introduced himself, "My profession is a polymorphic scholar. All my professional skills are passive; I have no active abilities whatsoever. I only know some common chanting spells, which are of decent power."

"Tsk!"

Bai Shuodong couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

The most powerful mage is one who has no active skills. All their class skills are passive, and their output and skills depend entirely on their spell proficiency. If their spell proficiency is low, they are useless; if their spell proficiency is high, their strength ceiling can be sky-high.