Half an hour later.
In the classroom.
"My dear teacher, I want to learn magic."
"Nonsense. This is science. You have to believe in science! You have to respect knowledge! "
Ah Deng corrected Irin's words seriously.
"Actually, similar to the defensive circuit of Isita Port, the design of the entire city was the work of the Great Engineering College. But in order to stabilize their 'divine authority,' the Holy See hid all of this and claimed that it was' God's grace '? "
Irin had personally tried to construct a super-large composite circuit and figured out the secrets of Isita Port's structure. He had already come to this conclusion.
"…"
Hearing this, Ah Deng instantly fell silent.
A moment later, Ah Deng straightened his expression and coughed lightly. "This is not important."
"Hehe."
"But, my dear student, your guess is right."
Ah Deng smiled slightly. He casually drew a simple secondary heating circuit and placed a flask filled with clear water on it.
"Using nodes and patterns to exert the power of the crystal in various ways, this is the 'circuit'."
"But if you really want to perfectly connect the 'circuit' to the 'circuit' and use it on more carriers, you can't do it with a simple circuit."
As Ah Deng spoke, he took out an old, crooked wooden staff.
At the top of the wooden staff, there was a crystal the size of a goose egg inlaid. It was sparkling and translucent, and its light was dense.
He gently tapped the crystal at the end of the wooden staff on his palm.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, a small flame suddenly ignited in Ah Deng's palm. It shone on Ah Deng's wrinkled face, making it red.
"The real thing that connects the complicated 'circuit' together and exerts its effect is the 'technique'."
Ah Deng waved the wooden staff, and the flame disappeared into thin air.
"The pinnacle of the study of crystal patterns is the 'Crystal Pattern Technique'."
"Crystal Pattern Technique?"
Irin subconsciously scratched the dead skin on his forehead. It felt good to the touch, and it made Irin fall into deep thought.
"We are scholars who explore the mysteries of the world."
"We are engineers who are obsessed with creation."
"We are also 'crystal pattern warlocks' who use the power of the crystal to the extreme."
Deng's voice strangely came from behind Irin.
Irin frowned when he heard the voice. He was shocked and turned around to look.
Suddenly, another 'Ah Deng' appeared behind Ah Deng.
He turned back to look at the podium.
On the podium, "Ah Deng" was looking at Irin with a playful expression. There was a hidden meaning in his eyes. After he finished his pretentious lines, he stared at Irin with a smile and did not say anything.
"Clone?"
Irin muttered in a low voice. He closed his eyes and spread out his Perception.
After closing his eyes and entering the indescribable state, Irin realized that the "Deng" on the podium did not seem to exist. He was not breathing, and he did not have a heartbeat. Instead, the "Deng" behind him was the real existence.
Seeing that Irin was indeed stunned, Ah Deng could not hide his pride. He waved his hand and dismissed the "Ah Deng" on the podium.
"This is the Projection Technique. It's just an insignificant trick."
"…"
Ah Deng walked forward from behind Irin again.
At this moment, on the table, the water in the flask on the secondary heating circuit bubbled and began to boil.
Ah Deng casually tapped the boiling flask with his wooden staff.
The crystal flashed.
The water that was about to boil instantly stopped.
"Crack, crack, crack …"
The flask cracked open, and white mist gushed out of it.
"It's frozen?"
Irin dug the dead skin even harder.
"This is the Ice Freezing Technique. It's not worth mentioning."
Ah Deng exerted his strength again.
The water in the flask flowed again.
He tapped the wooden staff again.
The cracks on the surface of the flask were repaired in the blink of an eye.
"This is the Restoration Technique. It's just so-so."
"…"
Ah Deng used the flask to demonstrate many of the "little tricks" he mentioned.
Irin's heart itched as he watched.
"You're good at showing off, but you should teach me!"
Just as Irin had guessed, what Ah Deng had taught Irin before was only the basics of the basics. This kind of "technique" that ignored the most basic rules of the circuit and the activation time of the circuit was the high-end game in the study of crystal patterns.
After showing off Irin's face, Ah Deng sighed.
"I didn't expect that the crisis of crystal depletion in the mine was actually caused by the legendary demon."
"If I don't teach you the real technique, even if you're the prophesied 'Hero', you probably won't be able to deal with that demon."
"This mission is still too difficult for you."
Irin's expression was helpless. "Is this magic?"
"Nonsense. You have to believe in science!"
As soon as Ah Deng finished speaking, his expression changed slightly. Then, he quickly drew a circle in front of him with his wooden staff.
Wherever the end of the wooden staff passed, light flowed, and a door of light appeared in front of Ah Deng.
Behind the door of light, it was as if the space had been cut apart. It was a completely different scene.
"Uh, wait a moment. I'll be back soon."
In the end.
Ah Deng emphasized again, "Remember, you have to believe in science."
After saying that, Ah Deng stepped through the door of light and disappeared in front of Irin in the blink of an eye.
Irin was dumbfounded.
"You're f * cking telling me that this is" science "?
"Wait a minute."
"This old man didn't use the legendary" teleportation "just now, did he?"
"Then wouldn't it be impossible to guard against the dean's wife?"
"The dean … is in danger!"
…
…
Ah Deng hurried back after leaving.
His expression was much more serious.
Irin didn't plan to follow him. He pondered alone in the small classroom.
After Ah Deng came back, he didn't mention the reason for his short absence.
He seriously explained the principle of the "technique" to Irin.
"Before the technique is activated, there must be a carrier."
Ah Deng pointed at his wooden staff and said with a smile, "Every great engineer's tool is personally carved out countless circuits. The circuits with different functions are connected in various ways. The final result is the technique."
"In other words, your staff … Ah, no, the Engineer's Staff is actually the fragments of various' circuits. 'When you want to use it, you pick out the useful fragments and combine them to form a technique?"
"More or less." Ah Deng expressed his surprise at Irin's comprehension. After being stunned for a while, he continued, "There's another way to use it. The 'circuit fragments' in the Engineer's Staff serve as the 'internal technique'. When combined with the 'external technique', it produces a different effect. Just like this … "
Ah Deng used the "secondary heating circuit" on the table as an example.
He knocked on the secondary heating circuit with his wooden staff. The "circuit fragments" in the wooden staff and the secondary heating circuit formed a sealed "circle". The crystal energy flowed. In the blink of an eye, the water in the flask evaporated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Not a single drop was left.
"Actually, it's okay if you don't understand now. After all, this isn't something that can be done in a short time …"
"I think I understand now."
Without waiting for Ah Deng to finish, Irin nodded as realization dawned on him.
“？？？”
…
…
"I have one more question."
"Oh? You have a f * cking question? "
Ah Deng widened his eyes in disbelief.
"I'm just curious …" Irin looked at his hands and pondered. "Is it possible to carve the circuits on the surface of the body and use the 'human body' as the carrier of the 'circuits' to trigger various' techniques'?"
'What the f * ck?'
Ah Deng's eyes widened even more. He seemed to be astonished by Irin's wild imagination.
Irin was not in the mood to notice Ah Deng's astonishment. Bold ideas popped up in his mind one after another. He kept trying to figure out the feasibility of this idea while talking to himself.
"Theoretically, I think it should be possible. As long as I solve the nodes, circuits, and cores, I can construct techniques with various functions. For example, I can construct 'Defense', 'Acceleration', 'Movement', 'Weakness Detection' on the human body … "
"The only thing I need to solve is the problem of the energy source."
"Stop!"
Ah Deng shouted and interrupted Irin's reverie.
Irin was stunned. He raised his head and looked at Ah Deng, who had a serious expression on his face.
The master and disciple stared at each other. Neither of them spoke. They just stared at each other.
After a long while.
Ah Deng waved his hand and drew a 'portal', bringing Irin to an unfamiliar place.
It was a room.
There was a bed, a bookshelf, a table, and chairs.
On the table, there was a book that was spread out.
Next to the book, there was a simple wooden picture frame.
There was a middle-aged man's smiling face in the picture frame.
Irin did not understand why Ah Deng brought him here.
The furnishings in this room were covered in dust.
A rare look of sadness appeared on Ah Deng's wrinkled face.
At this moment, Irin vaguely sensed the reason Ah Deng brought him to this room.
"He's one of my former students. His name is Zigizashi Zigi."
"Dead?"
"Uh … How did you know?"
"It's obvious."
The picture was taken in black and white. The only thing missing was the word 'mourning' carved on Ah Deng's face. It was really difficult for Irin not to guess. After all, his IQ was still there.
"Once, he was just like you. He proposed the hypothesis of using the 'human body' as a carrier to exert the power of tactics. He even wrote a book and wrote all his research theories in that book. "
"What book?"
"'A Real Engineer Should Play Close Combat with Meat Armor'."
"…?"
"Is there a problem?"
"… No. Teacher, please continue. "
Ah Deng did not notice anything wrong with the book's name. His face was still full of nostalgia. Thinking of the past, Ah Deng's eyes were full of sadness.
"In the end, he did that too. He successfully constructed the tactics on his body, and the tactics worked. "
"And then? How did he die? "
Ah Deng was silent for a moment and turned his face.
"He exploded."
“？”
"Heh, how can the power of a human withstand the mighty power flowing in the crystal? The crystal is the embodiment of the power of God Ulanos. That is the power of a god! How can a mortal dare to touch the power of a god? "
Irin frowned.
Suddenly.
Irin remembered something.
"What did you say the name of that student was?"
"Zigizas Zigi."
"He exploded himself to death?"
"Zigizas Zigi!"
"Alright."
Irin instantly accepted this setting.
He did not die in vain.
…
…
Ten days later.
Ah Deng patted Irin's shoulder and expressed his gratification for Irin's learning speed.
"My dear student, you can graduate now!"
"Ding!"
[You have successfully completed the 'Advanced Crystal Rune Study' course and received the recognition of the Great Engineer 'Albus Percival Wulfric Bryan Dumbledore'.]
[Sub-profession Engineer has been promoted to 'Senior Engineer'.]
[Reputation of the Great Engineer Academy has been promoted to 'Respected'.]
After personally promoting Irin's title, Ah Deng said in a serious tone, "Now, after you have mastered the knowledge I have taught you, you have enough strength to complete your mission and solve the 'Depletion of the Crystal Mine' mission. However, you must not force yourself. That is one of the six legendary monsters personally created by the 'Evil God'. "
"Oh, I have completed it."
Ah Deng closed his eyes and sighed. "If you encounter any danger, you must not force yourself. You can fully gain experience and go after you become stronger …"
"I said, I have completed it."
Seeing that Ah Deng did not respond, Irin helplessly took out a certain item.
What the f * ck?
Ah Deng opened his eyes and looked at the 'item' in Irin's hand. He was instantly confused.
Ah, this?
When did you complete it?
Why didn't I know about it?
"Ding!"
[Congratulations, you have completed an important side mission: The Great Engineers' Request!]
[EXP + 200000.]
"…"
[Contract of the Six Evils]
[Rarity] SS
[Effect] The proof of killing the 'Six Evils General'.
[Description] It does not seem to have any other use.
"…"
In Yi Lin's hand, there was a black and sticky spike.
It did not look like a dagger.
It looked more like a sharp horn.
It was completely black with blood-red patterns on its surface. It looked vaguely evil.
This was the item that Irin obtained from the corpse of the [Six Evils General – Devouring Source Worm Nest].
It did not seem to be of any use.
However, when he took it out now, it was enough to prove that he had killed the Six Evils General with his own hands.
After Irin showed the [Contract of the Six Evils] to Ah Deng, the notification that the mission was completed came late.
Ah Deng was completely stunned.
After an unknown period of time, Ah Deng's sluggish brain finally started working again. He smacked his lips and moistened them. His eyes widened, and he looked surprised.
"You, you, you … Didn't you say that you had escaped?"
Irin seriously recalled the chaotic scene at that time.
The five great engineers spoke one after another and did not give Irin a chance to explain.
"No, you said it yourselves."
"Why didn't you tell us that you had solved the crystal depletion crisis?"
"You didn't give me a chance."
"…"
Irin patted Ah Deng's shoulder and comforted him. "It's okay. Isn't this a happy ending?"
All, all, all your ass!
If you had said that you had solved it, I would not have taught you!
This was a true secret that could not be passed on!
…
After solving this important Side Mission, Irin was completely free.
As there were many enemies of the Church in the Great Engineer College, Irin did not wander around. He stayed in the college peacefully.
When he was free, Irin contacted Wang Tiandi and asked him to wander around in the wild for a period of time so that he would not be discovered by the NPCs of the Church.
Although Wang Tiandi was speechless at this strange development, he was smart and knew that the situation was not right. He could only be a wandering wild dog and train alone in the wild.
Wang Tiandi's HP was very high, and his level was not low. There should not be any danger for him to fight wild monsters alone.
Plus, he was a real dog, so Irin had nothing to worry about.
After knowing the structure of the 'tactics', Irin spent more time in the library.
It was true that one's vision determined one's knowledge.
After Irin's understanding of the 'Crystal Pattern Technique' deepened, the same book had a different meaning in Irin's eyes.
From time to time, Irin would think of the hero who "blew himself up" that made Ah Deng sigh.
"Is the human body really unable to withstand the power of the 'Crystal Pattern Technique'?"
"But if a 'human' can't, what about a 'player'?"
"Can a 'player' not be a human anymore?"
To prevent Ah Deng from misunderstanding, Irin did not casually create any dangerous' tactics' in the school.
Every real engineer that could be called a graduate engineer had to personally create a unique 'engineer's staff'.
Apart from the engineer himself, no one else could use the 'staff' of an engineer.
This was because only the creator was familiar with the structure of the tactics and the patterns on it.
If others used it casually, it would explode in minutes.
Irin did not have the materials to create an 'engineer' staff ', so he could only put this matter aside and think about it in the future.
Then —
Sunrise.
Sunset.
Eat.
Sleep.
Read books.
Meditation techniques.
Irin's days were boring but fulfilling.
Slowly, Irin did not know when, but he did not care about 'players' and 'missions' anymore. He was immersed in the world of science and could not pull himself out.
…
…
A month later.
Great Engineer Tower.
48th floor.
Irin's personal dormitory.
"Oh, no, not there …"
"Oh, damn it, Master, it's itchy there …"
"Ouch, it hurts!"
"How can you treat a gentleman like that! Ouch ~ ~ ~ "
Nie Hongxiu and Bai Xiaoyi, the two mother spirits, floated behind Irin curiously and turned in circles.
It felt … so cruel!
These days, Master gave people a strange feeling.
He summoned the strange chariot and used a knife to carve strange patterns on it.
Not only that, but the sound made by the car also made Nie Hongxiu and Bai Xiaoyi, the two mother spirits who were as pure as little white flowers, blush. No one knew what they thought.
In fact, they did not think of anything, but Nightingale's tone always made them feel that something was wrong.
But what was wrong, the two mother spirits could not tell for a while.
Irin held a blood-red carving knife and focused on carving patterns on Nightingale's armor plate.
If the person could not bear it … the car should be fine, right?
Irin thought happily.
Nightingale's strange, rhythmic cries sounded in his ears. Irin's heart was calm.
As his understanding of the "crystal pattern technique" deepened, Irin became more proficient in carving patterns.
It had to be said that Nightingale's armor plate was abnormally hard. Ordinary tools really could not carve it.
Irin had to take out a good tool. He was sweating profusely.
At this moment.
The carving knife in Irin's hand suddenly stopped.
He frowned slightly, waved his hand, and put away Nightingale, Nie Hongxiu, and Bai Xiaoyi.
Eh?
Why are the two mother spirits' faces so red?
When he put away the two mother spirits, Irin noticed that the two mother spirits' expressions were a little strange.
But Irin did not think much about it.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Not long after Irin put away the car and mother spirits, there was a short knock on the door.
Irin had long known who it was.
But when he opened the door, he still pretended not to know and said in surprise, "Teacher, why are you here?"
Ah Deng was wearing a pointed hat. As soon as the door opened a gap, he squeezed his head in. His eyebrows were squeezed into a chrysanthemum shape, and he looked around the room.
Irin's dormitory. The room was very clean, and there was no one else.
"It's strange. I clearly heard a strange sound."
Ah Deng muttered in a low voice.
"What did you say?"
"No, maybe I heard wrong."
"Oh, it's okay. You're old. I don't blame you."
"…"
The furnishings in the room were very simple.
There was not even a second stool.
Ah Deng did not care. He took out a wooden staff and pointed in the air. A rocking stool appeared out of thin air. He squinted his eyes and sat on it. Then, his buttocks shook gently.
Irin saw that Ah Deng unscrupulously used the name of "science" to cast "magic" in front of him. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he asked, "Don't tell me that you came here with great difficulty just to show off magic in front of me?"
"How many times have I said that this is science?"
Ah Deng squinted his eyes and said. Then, he fell silent.
Irin also fell silent.
The atmosphere in the room was awkward.
It was indeed quite awkward for a man to be alone in a room with nothing to talk about.
A full five minutes later.
Irin suddenly smiled. He squinted his eyes and said, "If you have something to say, say it."
Ah Deng opened his eyes and chuckled.
Irin read another meaning in this seemingly wretched smile.
"I say, you've been here for so long to eat and drink for free. Shouldn't you leave?"
Irin could not help but laugh and scold him. "So, you've been troubled for so long because you're thinking about how to chase me away? Are you not going to care about that stupid thing between you and the dean's wife? "
"Nonsense! Madam Catherine and I are purely friends! "
Ah Deng was angry.
"Then, it's fine to tell the dean?"
"Uh, let's not …"
Ah Deng's arrogance was immediately quashed.
"But then again," Irin's tone changed, and he said with a smile, "even if you don't chase me away, I've learned enough here. It's time to leave."
"Really?"
Ah Deng's murky eyes lit up, and joy appeared on his face.
'Do you have to be so obvious …?'
The corner of Irin's mouth twitched again.
"But before you leave, you should at least leave some memento, right?"
"Huh?"
"For example, something like 'Great Engineer' or something."
"…"
* Ding! *
A sound rang beside Irin's ear.
Ah Deng raised his Engineer's Staff and tapped Irin's head through the air.
[Your shamelessness has been acknowledged by the current Great Engineer, Albus Percival Wulfric Bryan Dumbledore.]
“？”
[Sub-profession Engineer has been promoted to Honorary Guest Great Engineer.]
[Reputation with the Great Engineer Academy has been promoted to Worship!]
"…"
'Honorary Guest Great Engineer?
Does that mean … it's just a title?
The kind that doesn't need to take responsibility in name? '
* Ding! *
Just as Irin was surprised by Ah Deng's generosity, another sound rang beside his ear.
[Congratulations! For the time being, you've promoted your sub-profession, Engineer, to the highest level!]
For the time being?
For the time being?
Irin was slightly stunned. He felt that there was something wrong with this notification.
However, this was not important.
[Successfully advanced to the hidden profession, Warlock of Crystal!]
It was just an ordinary Hidden Job.
However, this was not the end.
[Detected that the player has two professions, triggering the condition for profession fusion.]
[Profession Assassin and Profession Warlock of Crystal can be fused into the special profession Shadow Warlock. Do you wish to fuse?]
[Yes, no?]
Irin took a deep breath.
“YES。”
After a while.
"Have you had enough? My dear student, why are you in a daze? "
Ah Deng was a little angry when he saw Irin's dazed expression.
Irin recovered from the pleasant surprise. His emotions were surging.
However, he still tried his best not to laugh so exaggeratedly and quickly nodded. "It's enough."
"Then hurry up and get lost," Ah Deng said with a smile.
"… In such a hurry? When? "
"Tonight at the latest."
"Aren't you going to hold a grand farewell ceremony or something?"
"Hehe, we'll send you off personally."
"…"
Before Ah Deng left.
Irin remembered something.
"By the way, my respected teacher, I'm just asking a question. Where are the crystals of our academy usually kept? "
Ah Deng looked at Irin with a strange expression. "Why are you asking this question for no reason?"
"It's nothing. I'm just worried that such a precious crystal might be kept in the wrong place, or it might be targeted by bad people. How dangerous would that be? As a senior … uh, no, an honorary guest engineer, isn't it normal for me to be concerned about the safety of my own family's property? "
When Irin said this, he was afraid that Ah Deng would not believe him. He quickly switched to [Kind Assassin] and revealed a kind smile on his face.
…
…
At night.
Irin finished packing his luggage.
When it was close to the appointed time, Ah Deng waited in front of Irin's room for half an hour. He was anxious.
He was afraid that Irin would suddenly change his mind and not leave.
Fortunately, Irin did not go back on his words.
Ah Deng secretly sighed in relief.
"Where do you want to go?"
"Hmm … Let me think. How about the Giant Divine Beast of Fire, Bloss?"
"No problem!"
Ah Deng immediately agreed.
Irin followed Ah Deng into the 'elevator' and went all the way to the top floor.
Wang Tiandi wagged his tail and followed behind Irin.
Before leaving, Irin almost forgot about Gouzi in the wilderness. Fortunately, Irin still had a conscience and called Gouzi back in time.
What Yi Lin didn't expect was that when they reached the top floor, Ah Deng waved the wooden staff, and the elevator actually shook with a 'ka' and went up another floor.
When he walked out of the elevator, Irin found himself standing at the top of the Great Engineer Tower. Above his head was a pure moon and a cloudless night.
A light breeze blew, bringing with it a slight chill.
Other than Ah Deng, the other four Great Engineers were already waiting at the top of the tower. A wisp of a complicated expression appeared on their faces at the same time when they saw Yi Lin arrive.
"Hurry!"
Ah Deng urged.
At the top of the tower, there was a spell with a huge range. At every node, crystals were firmly embedded.
"Teleportation spell?"
Irin's expression was shocked. He quickly recognized the use of this large-scale spell.
Irin walked to the center of the teleportation spell, and Ah Deng stood at his position.
The five Great Engineers stood at each of the five corners of the pentagram.
The light of the crystals softly lit up.
A pillar of light shot up into the sky and tore through the night sky.
Irin bathed in the light of the crystals and looked at the Great Engineer Academy.
The bright neon lights were like a seven-colored crown, shining brightly.
Even Irin himself did not realize that during this period of his life in the academy, he had treated this place as his home in the game world.
"Phew …"
Irin suddenly let out a sigh of relief and smiled at the five old men.
"Goodbye, Ah Mei."
"Goodbye, Ahsi."
"Goodbye, Ah Gan."
"Goodbye, Ah Lu."
Great Engineer Merlin, Severus, Rupert, and Gandalf. A big question mark popped up above the heads of the four old men at the same time.
It was the end.
Irin looked at Ah Deng in front of him and smiled. He took off his pointy wizard hat and placed it in front of his chest. He bowed slowly and performed a standard engineer's etiquette.
"Good-bye, my tutor, Albus Percival Wulfric Bryan Dumbledore."
Ah Deng lowered his head and remained silent.
Irin closed his eyes and let the light of the crystals tear him apart.
A moment later, as the light of the crystals dissipated, the figures of a man and a dog disappeared from the top of the Great Engineer Tower.
Until Irin and Wang Tiandi completely disappeared in the light of the spell, Ah Deng lowered his head and muttered to himself.
"Goodbye, my student. Heh, don't come back. "
No one noticed that when he lowered his head, Ah Deng squeezed his eyes hard to get rid of the tears at the corners of his eyes. He thought that the wind was too noisy and blurred the old man's eyes.
At the top of the Great Engineer Tower, the five old men returned to silence.
After a long time.
The dean of the Great Engineer Academy, Gandalf, slowly pulled out a simple longsword from his robe. The blade was engraved with dense patterns.
This was actually his "Engineer's Staff" … a sword.
Gandalf laughed loudly. "It's time to welcome our esteemed guest."
"Welcome the young Pope, His Excellency Digo Augi Anthony."
"Before that kid left, he seemed to have stolen our crystal vault."
"That hateful little bastard."
"Yes, that hateful little bastard."
"…"
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