[Ding! The commission completed! Great success! Primogem reward doubled. May obtain a random series of spells.]
When Chen Luo completed the accompanying reading commission, he found this notification somewhat baffling.
This kind of accompanying reading commission could achieve great success?
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining spell series: Fireball Technique]
"Damn!" Looking at this reward, Chen Luo nearly stood up right then and there.
"What's wrong?" Yun Lian'er asked upon noticing Chen Luo's unusual movement.
Although Chen Luo managed to refrain from cursing aloud or standing up, he still showed some minor reactions. After all, expecting to draw an awesome spell series but ending up with Fireball Technique was indeed hard to swallow.
Who exactly is this mocking?
"Oh, it's nothing. Looking at the time, I should head home." Chen Luo said after glancing at the clock.
"Hmm... How about staying for lunch? I feel like you probably still have many things you want to ask me." After a moment's thought, Yun Lian'er said to Chen Luo with a smile.
"No need, I've been practicing cooking lately, so I won't eat here. As for questions... I do have many things I want to ask, but since you haven't told me, Little Lian, it means I don't need to know. I believe that if there's something I need to know, you wouldn't hide it from me." Chen Luo looked at Yun Lian'er with an expression of utmost trust.
Heavens, if I don't go back by noon, Senti will probably tear the house apart.
Moreover, given Chen Luo's family situation, he really wasn't suited to be away from home for long periods.
Also, to be honest, Chen Luo did trust Yun Lian'er enough.
After all, with her strength as an S-rank talent holder, what could she possibly want from him?
At least that was the case before when he was an ordinary person.
"..." Looking at Chen Luo, who spoke these words with an extremely trusting expression and tone, Yun Lian'er felt genuinely moved inside.
"Alright, I should go home to cook. I'll come accompany you again in a few days if I have time." Chen Luo waved at Yun Lian'er, then followed Sister Meng, who had stood up, out of the hospital room.
When Sister Meng returned from outside the room, she saw Yun Lian'er with a gloomy expression.
"Meng Meng, tell those people from the Church that if they extend their hands toward A'Luo again, don't blame me for chopping off their hands. A'Luo being able to return from elsewhere through unknown means is his own ability, his secret. But no matter how big this secret is, how could he possibly kill Yvette with the power of an A-rank talent holder?"
"Make them stop their meaningless probing, or I'll make the Vatican understand what a real great flood is. I hope they'll have a Noah's Ark to save them by then." As she spoke, Yun Lian'er's hair gradually turned purple, indicating her anger had reached a certain level.
"Young lady, please calm down! I'll go tell them immediately." Seeing Yun Lian'er in this state, Sister Meng trembled with fear.
Having been summoned by Yun Lian'er and forming a contract, after all this time, Sister Meng understood Yun Lian'er quite well.
She truly meant what she said.
When she went crazy, she didn't act like a frail, sickly witch at all.
Of course, the most crucial point was that you could never figure out Yun Lian'er's next thought because her ideas were always changing.
Although Sister Meng seemed to handle interactions with Yun Lian'er with ease, it still gave her headaches.
After all, wanting to actually kill her own younger sister was something only she could do.
If their mother hadn't intervened at that time, China would have lost one S-rank talent holder.
And it was precisely that incident that provoked the second young lady's rebellious spirit.
Sigh...
Chen Luo, oh Chen Luo, you really are a sinful one.
* * *
I'm sorry, I was wrong.
I really shouldn't have looked down on the Fireball Technique.
Really.
As Chen Luo got back on his bike and casually opened the newly acquired spell series, a wave of guilt welled up inside him.
[Fireball Technique Spell Series]:
Small Fireball, Fireball, Large Fireball, Extra Large Fireball, Super Large Fireball...
Ultimate: Solar Wrath.
Small Fireball, Fireball, Double Fireball, Triple Fireball, Quadruple Fireball...
Ultimate: Meteor Fire Rain
"This... is this really Fireball Technique?"
With this kind of magic, why learn any other spells? I'll just specialize in Fireball Technique.
Who says Fireball Technique isn't powerful? If you max out the Fireball Technique skill tree, it's ridiculously strong, okay?
Although Chen Luo felt his mental strength and mana pool might not be sufficient to reach the ultimate techniques, this was still outrageous, right?
From this spell series, one can vaguely see that Fireball Technique has two development directions: one focuses on quantity, the other on quality.
The former wins through mass, suitable for single-target demolition, creating an enormously powerful fireball. Judging by the description, it should be incredibly impressive, reaching solar levels. Although such move descriptions often involve some exaggeration, the power absolutely shouldn't be underestimated.
The latter wins through numbers, suitable for multi-point attacks. Fireballs as dense as rain, covering the entire field.
But these two spell series aren't mutually exclusive; they complement each other.
Is it possible to use Meteor Fire Rain to unleash Solar Wrath?
A full screen of Solar Wrath.
"This magic... combined with Void Archives' recording ability, seems quite interesting." Chen Luo suddenly thought of the ability of his newly upgraded Void Archives.
It can record spells that he has learned and successfully used. After recording, the upgraded Void Archives can directly activate the spells.
Simply put, if Chen Luo learns this magic and can use it, then Void Archives can use it on his behalf.
Of course, with advantages come disadvantages. When using this ability, it requires excessive spiritual energy, excessive magical energy, and excessive Honkai energy—in other words, you need to expend more mana, spiritual energy, or Honkai energy to use spells at normal power.
But sacrificing more mana, spiritual energy, or Honkai energy for instant spellcasting isn't a losing trade.
Most importantly, Void Archives can use any energy source; recorded spell formulas can be powered even using Honkai energy.
The proof is that when Chen Luo carefully reread the Basic Elemental Magic book, he had already input its contents into Void Archives. Just now, Chen Luo used Honkai energy to power the wind-element acceleration magic, which is why he could pedal his bicycle so fast.
"It seems I need to gather more Honkai Crystals. The amount I have now simply isn't enough!" Chen Luo glanced at the 250 Honkai Crystals in his inventory and muttered to himself.
Originally, Chen Luo thought these Honkai Crystals would be sufficient, at least for a considerable period. But who would have expected the upgraded Void Archives to come with such a function?
The upgraded Void Archives can use Honkai energy as a power source to cast various spells. Given this, Honkai Crystals have become an extremely versatile energy source.
However, this still doesn't mean Chen Luo can immediately use Meteor Fire Rain to unleash Solar Wrath right now.
Because only after Chen Luo successfully casts this spell and it's recorded by Void Archives can he use this instant-cast magic.
The problem is, Chen Luo doesn't actually have much magical energy. Or rather, Chen Luo simply doesn't have magical energy at all; he uses Anemo energy to drive his wind-element spells.
As for spells like small water ball techniques, Chen Luo uses spiritual energy—an almost universal energy—converted into magical energy to use them. But this method reduces efficiency to some extent.
spiritual energy and magical energy are not the same thing. Each talent holder generates corresponding power based on their talent. For example, both Yun Lian'er, as a mage, and Yun Xia, as a magical girl, generate magical energy.
However, strictly speaking in this world, spiritual energy and magical energy can be converted into each other, but there will be some loss, perhaps due to differences in worldviews.
The minor spells recorded in the books Yun Xia gave Chen Luo include both spiritual energy versions and magical energy versions. But learning either is almost the same; after all, these minor spells don't consume much mana. At worst, it's just a small conversion of the energy system.
Although Chen Luo's talent doesn't have a specific rank, it has indeed allowed him to be nourished by spiritual energy.
Having a world-destroying ultimate move but realizing you lack the corresponding mana pool—that's Chen Luo's current state of mind.
His heart is filled with mixed emotions.
"Yun Lian'er definitely has magical energy cultivation methods. The reason she hasn't given them to me proactively is probably because she thinks conversion from spiritual energy is sufficient. And indeed, for those basic elemental magics, using converted spiritual energy is enough. Cultivating an additional magical energy system might actually hinder one's development speed."
"But the problem is, this Fireball Technique spell series is powerful, no doubt, but it also requires a huge amount of magical energy. With my current spiritual energy reserves, I can at most cast an Extra Large Fireball. If I want to combine multiple fireball techniques, Triple Large Fireball is probably the limit. It's just not enough." Chen Luo is exceptionally troubled right now.
Triple Large Fireball is indeed impressive, but its power truly isn't comparable to Chen Luo unleashing Eminence.
Only when Fireball Technique reaches Tenfold Fireball can Meteor Fire Rain be used.
And when Fireball Technique reaches the level of Super Extra Large Fireball, it becomes Solar Wrath.
But Chen Luo can't achieve either.
"Talent Panel, oh Talent Panel, why did you generate spiritual energy initially instead of magical energy?" Chen Luo sighed after summoning the Talent Panel.
Chen Luo isn't saying that the Talent Panel generating spiritual energy initially was a wrong choice—spiritual energy has indeed helped him a lot. The problem is, what Chen Luo needs now is magical energy.
According to the books, spiritual energy is indeed the most universally applicable power system in the world. spiritual energy can be converted into magical energy, curse energy, etc., with not too much loss. But magical energy can only be converted into spiritual energy, and curse energy can also only be converted into spiritual energy.
Moreover, using spiritual energy allows one to enter various Chinese sects and cultivate immortal techniques after the spiritual energy resurgence. One could say that for Chinese people, spiritual energy is the best choice.
But... Chen Luo currently has no access to those spells or immortal techniques whatsoever. All he can access now are some basic elemental magics.
Chen Luo knows Yun Lian'er definitely has methods for cultivating magical energy, and they should be high-level ones. But the problem is, he just left—it would be embarrassing to go back immediately. Chen Luo has some pride too.
Truly, tsundere tendencies ruin one's life.
[Ding! Would you like to change (spiritual energy Cultivation System) to (magical energy Cultivation System)?]
Perhaps sensing Chen Luo's dilemma, the Talent Panel slapping Chen Luo's face.
"Huh? There's such an option?" Chen Luo wasn't bothered by the Talent Panel seemingly slapping him; he was just astonished.
[(Traveler) talent is an EX-rank talent, allowing free conversion between various energy cultivation systems. The first power system contacted will be set as the default power system. Please manually change if modification is needed.]
"Ah, this..." Chen Luo was momentarily stunned.
It seems the first system Chen Luo contacted was indeed the spiritual energy cultivation system.
Because this is China, that basic knowledge explanation and cultivation booklet had the first half about spiritual energy, and the second half about magical energy.
"Can I ask what the advantages of spiritual energy and magical energy are?" Chen Luo asked the Talent Panel.
[spiritual energy emphasizes comprehensive development. Cultivating spiritual energy can strengthen all your attributes. Receiving spiritual energy nourishment and irrigation can prolong life, improve hearing and eyesight...]
[magical energy emphasizes development in mental aspects. Cultivating magical energy can increase the enhancement speed of mental power. Receiving magical energy nourishment and irrigation can improve various mental attributes. However, long-term exposure to magical energy nourishment can easily cause imbalance between body and soul growth, leading to conditions like frail health, physical strength not keeping up with power level, etc.]
"I see..." Through the Talent Panel's explanation, Chen Luo gradually understood the difference between the two.
Simply put, one is comprehensive growth, while the other is specialized focus.
No wonder cultivators have long lives, while many magic users die young.
Of course, magic users definitely have many life-extending methods, but that's beside the point for now.
"Change spiritual energy to magical energy." Chen Luo said with a sigh.
Chen Luo did feel some nourishment from spiritual energy on his physical constitution during the initial stages of his talent. But now, with the power of the semi-conceptual constitution from the Herrscher's Authority, his physical attributes have surpassed his mental attributes.
Moreover, Chen Luo really hasn't been exposed to any spiritual energy-based spells so far; he's only been exposed to magic. So undoubtedly, magical energy is more useful to him now.
If he encounters spiritual energy techniques later, he can always convert back—it's not like he can only convert once.
When Chen Luo changed his cultivation system from spiritual energy to magical energy, he suddenly felt the Vision hanging around his neck seemed somewhat happy.
Chen Luo suddenly remembered—Visions in Teyvat are external magical organs. These things operate on magical energy!
At the same time, the originally not abundant spiritual energy in Chen Luo's body instantly switched to magical energy.
And the feedback from the Vision seemed stronger too. Chen Luo could even faintly but clearly feel his mental power slowly increasing.
This should be the beginner's benefit that all talent holders receive.
When a talent holder absorbs special energy for the first time, this energy's effect brings obvious benefits in the early stages. But these benefits gradually return to normal.
Others can only enjoy the beginner's benefit once, but Chen Luo has enjoyed it twice, and possibly even more times.
"The feeling of getting something for free is truly wonderful." Chen Luo gave a thumbs up to this.