"Because your prestige connection with Gu Xiuxun has been upgraded to 'friendly', reward: 1x black-iron treasure chest. Please continue to work hard."
A black-iron-colored treasure chest appeared before Sun Mo's eyes.
Yesterday, he had opened quite a few treasure chests. Sun Mo was worried that he would use up all his luck and wouldn't be able to get anything good today. Hence, he decided to open them later.
On the way back to school, Sun Mo felt bored and took out the spirit rune design template. Looking at this metal sheet, all sorts of thoughts appeared in his mind.
"System, can this template really realize any of my design concepts?"
Sun Mo asked.
The template was cold to the touch, as if it had just been soaked in ice water.
"Yes, after the final formation of the spiritual tattoo, the difference in effect is no more than 10%, and the power of the spiritual tattoo is related to the drawing ability of the spiritual tattooist."
The system explained.
"Alright, I'll introduce my design now." Sun Mo coughed and cleared his throat. "The spirit rune I want can produce 16 spherical lightning spheres after it is activated. They will revolve around the body, and when they are in a dormant state, they only need a small amount of spirit qi to drive them. They will revolve slowly at a distance of half a meter from the body. Once they enter a vigilant state, the speed of their revolutions will increase, and their defensive area will expand. They will revolve irregularly at a distance of three meters from the body."
"…"
The system was speechless. Although I said that any design was fine, was there a need to go through so much trouble?
"Can you do it?"
Sun Mo was worried.
"Continue!"
The system's voice was calm. At a time like this, it could not be cowardly.
"When attacked by the enemy, these lightning balls will automatically capture the target due to the static electricity emitted from the enemy's body. They will quickly move to the front of the enemy to block the attack. How do they block the attack? It's a collision, an explosion, and a fan-shaped lightning radiation attack in the direction of the enemy. "
"Can you make the design a little more troublesome?"
The System's scalp went numb. Is this what you call blocking? You're clearly defending and counterattacking at the same time, but this idea is indeed not bad.
"Don't interrupt me, there's more!"
Sun Mo continued, "This lightning ball can be controlled through the user's consciousness. If an enemy is discovered in the distance, after injecting spirit qi into it, it can be shot out like a cannonball and then explode, forming an explosion zone with a radius of three meters that is completely covered by lightning."
"Hmm, this range should be at least 30 meters!"
After Sun Mo spoke, he discovered that the system fell silent.
It wouldn't be too difficult, right?
"System? System? If you're still breathing, make a sound! "
Sun Mo suddenly felt that he might be making things too difficult for the system.
Squeak!
The system spoke. After that, it felt like crying. "I feel some regret letting you draw the spirit rune design. You are definitely the most troublesome host in this world."
"Hehe, this is troublesome?" Sun Mo teased. "You are still too young. Do you know what the harshest product manager is like? It can drive a programmer crazy. For example, designing an app that can change the color of your phone's casing according to your love rating! "
"For example, a normal single dog is red, a warm man is yellow, a spare tire is light green, and a bootlicker level spare tire is dark green, and it has to be blinking!"
"…"
The system's scalp continued to turn numb. It suddenly felt that Sun Mo's request was so simple!
"Now that you understand my kindness, hurry up and design it for me!"
Sun Mo persuaded.
"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider? I feel that I can design a shield for you that will change color according to your love rating. Red for singles, gold for weddings, green for spare tires, and dark green if your girlfriend cheats on you. Stop, don't interrupt me. The most amazing part of this design is that after you get the hat trick, it will automatically play a dance song. At the same time, the scene of your girlfriend cheating on you will be played in a loop for you to see. "
"Scram!"
Sun Mo fiercely pointed his middle finger. (Are you a f * cking devil?)
Honestly speaking, Sun Mo felt that this spirit rune design was quite complicated. No matter what, he would need to use at least ten days to half a month before he could create a prototype. However, when he entered his dorm and was preparing to take an afternoon nap, the system told him that it was already completed.
"You can't be fooling me, right?"
Sun Mo was very doubtful.
The silver spirit rune design template floated before Sun Mo and slowly rotated, displaying a 360-degree view for Sun Mo to admire.
"Won't you know after you try it?" The system reminded, "Because it is designed by you, after you learn it, your proficiency level will directly rise to the expert-grade."
Sun Mo took out the floating template and held it in his hand. However, he didn't learn it immediately. Instead, he was admiring the runes.
There were over 1,000 spirit rune lines arranged densely in this design. It was really complicated, but it was also very beautiful. It was filled with the beauty of industrial design.
This feeling was like looking at a top-notch circuit board. It was neat, clean, and beautiful. Every bit of it emitted an aura of clear logic.
Sun Mo felt that there were two types of beauty. One was a masterpiece created by a grandmaster. It could be a famous painting or calligraphy. It was unrestrained and unrestrained, elegant and natural. An example would be the Orchid Pavilion Preface or the Along the River During the Qingming Festival Painting.
The other type would be the industrial beauty that appeared after the industrial revolution. It could be as big as a tank or as small as a CPU chip.
The spirit gathering rune and black tortoise spirit rune that Sun Mo had grasped were clearly designed by humans. Their concepts were bold and unconstrained. As for this spirit rune that Sun Mo named 'Lightning Protection', it was clear that it was a masterpiece created by artificial intelligence. The logic was too clear.
"Don't waste time. Given your current knowledge of spirit runes, you won't be able to understand it!"
The system reminded.
"I know I won't be able to understand it, but this design of yours has given me a new train of thought."
Sun Mo explained as he furrowed his brows in contemplation.
"Eh!"
The system was stunned. After that, it felt a hint of admiration in its heart. This Sun Mo really wouldn't let go of any opportunity to learn.
What Sun Mo was doing now was like an airplane designer who lived in the 60s of the Great Flower Planting Empire and suddenly saw America's 7th generation fighter jet flying across the sky. Although he didn't know the internal structure, just the appearance alone was enough to give him a lot of inspiration.
It was like when one was stumbling in the fog and was suddenly pulled back to the right path.
The system fell silent so as not to disturb Sun Mo's contemplation.
An hour later, Sun Mo smashed this spirit rune design template.
Pak!
Silver light splattered and then shot into Sun Mo's forehead.
A tremendous amount of information instantly exploded in his mind, causing Sun Mo's head to feel like it was splitting apart. It was like a grenade had exploded inside.
"Ahh!"
Sun Mo screamed in agony. Cold sweat broke out all over his body, instantly drenching his clothes.
One must know that after Sun Mo obtained the system, he had learned a lot of knowledge. But this time around, it was the most painful.
The pain lasted for a total of five minutes before it disappeared. At this moment, Sun Mo was lying on the ground like a catfish on the verge of death, panting heavily.
Below him, there was a pool of sweat, and his clothes had long since been drenched.
Ding!
"Congratulations, you've learned the lightning protection spirit rune drawing technique. Proficiency level: expert-grade!"
"This is the price for obtaining knowledge."
The system's tone was solemn.
This pain came from two places. Firstly, it was from the knowledge imprinting itself on his nerves. Secondly, it was from the stimulation from the system. The system wanted to let Sun Mo know that knowledge was priceless and that he had to know how to cherish it and treat it well.
Sun Mo drank a few mouthfuls of water and rested for a while. After that, he sat before the table and took a brush and paper, starting to draw the lightning protection spirit rune.
Because the proficiency level was at the expert-grade, although this was Sun Mo's first time drawing, he didn't feel too unfamiliar.
The entire process was like water flowing when the conditions were right.
45 minutes later, the spirit rune was completed.
Sun Mo shook his head, feeling a little dissatisfied. Because there was no spirit qi tornado, this indicated that the quality of this spirit rune wasn't too high.
"Eh? Sun Mo, you haven't gone to class yet? "
Since he had nothing to do in the afternoon, Ludi came back and took a few pig trotters, preparing to braise them. In the end, he saw that Sun Mo was still around and felt a little surprised. Sun Mo was the most punctual.
"I'll go now."
Sun Mo stood up.
"Eh? Are you alright? "
Ludi finally saw Sun Mo's appearance. His countenance was pale, his clothes were wrinkled, and he cut a sorry figure.
"I'm fine!"
Sun Mo usually paid attention to his image as a teacher. After getting some water and giving a simple wipe, he changed into a clean teacher's robe.
The class was ordinary, but the number of students had increased to 200. The majority of them were girls, and they weren't interested in spirit runes. They only came to class because they wanted to see Sun Mo.
The moment the class ended, the students crowded over.
"I'm sorry, I have something on today and won't be answering your questions."
Sun Mo brought the spirit rune paper and ink to the residence outside the school and continued to draw the lightning protection spirit rune. The more he drew, the more proficient he became.
When he reached the sixth spirit rune, a spirit qi tornado finally appeared.
Sun Mo no longer drew. He came to the courtyard and tore open a spirit rune, injecting spirit qi into it.
Crackle!
As the spirit rune paper tore apart, a few arcs of electricity flashed. After that, they formed three orange-sized lightning spheres that slowly floated around Sun Mo.
"So small?"
Sun Mo frowned. Moreover, the amount of spirit qi he injected was more than what he had expected.
Without enemies, he couldn't test his defense. Hence, Sun Mo tested the prowess of his attacks. With a thought, he looked toward the fake mountain in the courtyard.
Swoosh!
A lightning sphere flew out, but it didn't hit the fake mountain. After flying for about 25 meters, it exploded.
Rumble!
With the lightning sphere as the center, over ten bolts of lightning extended out in a radial shape. The range of the lightning sphere was about five meters or so.
After Sun Mo recorded the data, he continued with the test.
One spirit rune! Two spirit runes! Three spirit runes!
Sun Mo used up all the lightning protection spirit runes he drew. After that, he concluded a pattern. The number of lightning spheres that appeared was related to the grade of the spirit rune.
The higher the grade, the more lightning spheres there would be. The highest number of lightning spheres was a sixth-level spirit rune. There were exactly six lightning spheres, and they were also a lot bigger. They were about the size of a coconut.
When the spirit rune was torn open and the lightning spheres appeared, the spirit qi they contained would start to dissipate. The shortest duration was five minutes, and the longest duration was 20 minutes.
Moreover, the longer the duration, the more spirit qi would dissipate, and the prowess of the lightning spheres would also weaken.
"It's not perfect enough!"
Sun Mo shook his head.
"It's because your proficiency level is too low. When you reach the grandmaster-grade, you'll be able to perfectly display the effect of the lightning protection."
The system explained, "However, I have to give you a word of praise. This design concept of yours has both offense and defense. It's really not bad, especially in the wilderness. It can defend against sudden sneak attacks."
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