Chapter 46: Attempt
Liu explained in detail to Su Hao the process of engraving the beast patterns, how to adjust the structure, how to solidify it, and how to verify its compatibility with oneself.
Before leaving, Liu added, "By the way, our academy's first, second, and third grade students will have a yearly competition in a month. You don't need to participate; if you do, you'll just be bullying others. So stay here and focus on engraving the beast patterns!"
Su Hao didn't mind this at all. It provided him with time to focus on his own matters, so he nodded in agreement.
Unexpectedly, Liu added, "The first-place winner of the competition will receive a powerful combat skill. It may or may not be relevant to you."
Su Hao chuckled, "But who would complain about having more skills?"
Liu replied, "If you want to learn it, once you successfully advance to the Master level, I'll teach you."
"Thank you, Teacher Liu!"
Su Hao realized that Teacher Liu genuinely treated him well. Others didn't receive the same treatment, so he kept this gratitude hidden in his heart.
Su Hao understood that Liu didn't have any ulterior motives towards him. Liu simply saw him as a promising talent and taught him with care, hoping for his future growth to become a strong pillar for humanity. Perhaps this was the belief of being a teacher, to pass on knowledge and always maintain a sense of reverence for it!
Su Hao felt that every piece of knowledge he acquired was weighty. He thought to himself that as long as he lived well, one day in the future, he would give a great gift to the people of this world.
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After Liu left, Su Hao found a quiet place on the third floor and opened the beast pattern—perception.
The scroll depicted a complex and exquisite circular pattern, resembling clusters of electric signal ripples intertwined and twisted together. Amidst the twisted and intersecting lines, an indescribable sense of beauty emerged.
Perhaps this was the beauty of nature, the beauty of life.
The moment Su Hao saw the pattern, a question immediately arose in his mind. Would it really be enough to spend a year to engrave such a complex pattern into his body?
Someone who could accomplish this in a year would truly be an extraordinary genius. The person who had created this method, the Emperor, must have possessed incredible talent.
Su Hao took a deep breath and muttered, "Not only do I need to engrave it, but I also need to modify and coordinate the structure to align with my own nature. Achieving this level of difficulty, even with two years, might not be enough. But... having Xiao Guang's help should make it faster, right?"
The moment Su Hao saw the beast pattern, he recorded its design in the "Universal Light" and created a new knowledge category named "Runes" within the Universal Light!
These beast patterns could be classified as runes, belonging to a branch of runes. As more runes were recorded in the future, he could start studying them.
Su Hao's consciousness entered the rebound space, observing the complex runes manifested in mid-air, contemplating how to analyze and adjust them.
Since he had Xiao Guang's assistance, the process of recording memories became extremely simple. He just needed to set up the program and follow Xiao Guang's instructions.
The current problem was that directly engraving the rune as it was wouldn't work. It wouldn't harmonize with his body, leading to failure. According to Liu's words, he should rely on instinctive feelings and gradually adjust the structure, eventually succeeding.
"Instinctive feelings?"
A twitch appeared at the corner of Su Hao's mouth. If instinctive feelings were reliable, he would have become rich a long time ago when buying lottery tickets. He believed that "feelings" were the most unreliable aspect of a person. Whenever someone started a conversation with "I feel...," it was best not to trust them; they were usually wrong.
This was a lesson Su Hao had learned through experience.
Since "feelings" were unreliable, he had to rely on "science."
However, due to a lack of comparative materials, Su Hao didn't know where to start.
"Let's try randomly for now. As long as I take action and experiment slowly, I should eventually succeed."
Su Hao waved his hand, and the environment in the rebound space instantly transformed into a scientific laboratory. In the center stood a large experimental table.
"Xiao Guang, collect real-time body data and project a 3D image."
"Received, Xiao Guang."
As soon as the command was given, a figure resembling Su Hao's body appeared on the experimental table, suspended in the air. It was an exact projection of his body, with every detail vividly displayed, including the flow of blood within.
Su Hao continued giving instructions, "Adjust the transparency to 50%."
The body on the experimental table immediately turned semi-transparent, allowing the internal organs to be vaguely visible. Every heartbeat, the flow of blood, and the movement of the intestines could be seen intuitively.
"Adjust the size of the 'Perception' rune and attempt to engrave it."
The suspended beast pattern began adjusting its size and moved into the semi-transparent body, ultimately being engraved on the inner side of the chest, near the spine.
"Enlarge the area by 2 times!"
The area where the rune was engraved expanded, and Su Hao closely observed the changes in the rune and the body.
He continued giving instructions, "Simulate changes in the body automatically."
After a moment, Xiao Guang's voice echoed, "Simulation failed. Reason: Lack of corresponding data."
Su Hao sighed.
As expected, it wasn't possible without reference data. It seemed that he needed to personally attempt engraving multiple times, gather sufficient data, and then proceed with comparative analysis and automatic simulation.
Su Hao immediately issued a new command, "Create a task: Engrave the 'Perception' rune."
"Task created successfully."
After completing the adjustments, Su Hao exited the rebound space and sat on the ground, entering a state of deep concentration.
In his perception, his physical body and Xiao Guang's projected body merged together, and a glowing dot appeared on the inside of his spine. It was the starting point indicated by Xiao Guang.
Su Hao immediately activated his elite blood energy and reached the glowing dot. The dot began moving forward, extending like a high-precision navigation, with Su Hao's blood energy closely following behind.
Following the guidance of the dot, Su Hao carefully controlled his blood energy, gradually sketching the pattern. As he became more proficient, his speed increased, and the pattern quickly took shape.
Within ten minutes, he succeeded in engraving the rune on his first attempt.
With the blood energy maintaining its shape and ensuring it wouldn't easily dissipate, Su Hao opened his eyes and couldn't help but smile. "With Xiao Guang's help, this process has indeed become much simpler. If I try a few more times, I might be able to engrave it successfully soon."
Su Hao returned to the rebound space and adjusted the perspective to 50%, using the 3D projection to carefully observe.
Soon, he discovered the areas that were not in harmony.
At this moment, the rune inside his body seemed to be rejected spontaneously, causing slight tremors all over, and some areas even exhibited slow dissipation.
Su Hao wasn't anxious and continued observing the dynamics of the rune within his blood energy.
"Not all
positions are inharmonious! Among the 89 nodes, 86 are inharmonious, but there are still three positions that are exceptionally stable."
A glimmer of brilliance flashed in Su Hao's eyes.
He quickly recorded these two phenomena and added them to the database.
Then, he exited the rebound space, voluntarily dissolved the blood energy rune, and returned to his normal state.
"Let's try again!"
Su Hao entered a meditative state once more, slightly adjusting the rune. Without affecting the three stable positions, he rotated the rune by a certain angle and began engraving it for the second time.
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