"At least you can create weapons to fight the monsters in their dreams, and you can build roads through mountains and bridges over rivers in difficult places." The book spirit explained, "An ordinary wizard without the means to create things would be much more dangerous in those bizarre spiritual worlds."
Make weapons
Xiao Chen roughly understood what the other party meant. He thoughtfully picked up a handful of sand from the ground and threw it gently into the air. The sand floated in the air. Xiao Chen stared at the sand grains. They were like soldiers lined up in a row, orderly arranged in a regular long strip in the air. The particles gathered from all sides and filled the gaps between the sand grains. After a while, a wooden pole with a handle appeared there. However, this piece of wood was like soft plasticine, constantly changing, sometimes stretching, sometimes thickening, and distinct edges began to appear on the edges. Then a trigger appeared in front of the handle, and the front end of the wooden pole grew a semicircular structure. The two ends of the semicircle extended thin lines to connect them together. Soon a crossbow made of wood fell into his hands. The appearance of this crossbow is exactly the same as the standard crossbow produced by the school, but it feels like it is made of wood all over.
Xiao Chen brushed his hand over the wooden crossbow, and the trigger, arrow slot, and crossbow arm on the crossbow suddenly showed a metallic luster. After a while, whether it was the steel crossbow arm that was just over half a meter long or the wooden crossbow body that was less than one meter long, they all looked extremely real, and even the wood texture was very clear.
Xiao Chen raised his hand to the air, and a steel arrow appeared in his palm. He loaded the crossbow, put the steel arrow into the arrow slot, and aimed the crossbow at a stone in the distance. He pulled the trigger, the crossbow string vibrated, and the steel arrow was shot at the rock, sparking a few sparks and leaving a white mark.
He turned around and asked the book spirit: "Is this the value of the ability to create things?"
The book spirit nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, clever boy! That's right! That's it! However, the weapon you made may still be a little weak. Remember, you are limited only by your knowledge and imagination."
Xiao Chen looked at the crossbow in his hand, closed his eyes and pondered for a while. The crossbow softened and twisted like plasticine. The crossbow arm retracted and the crossbow body became more slender. Soon a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle appeared in his hand. However, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and shook his head and said, "No, I can't make bullets. Although I understand the general structure of guns, I have never disassembled bullets to study them. The most I can do now is to make metal bullets with the same appearance, but there is no primer or propellant at all. It can only be regarded as a model."
"This is the effect of releasing spiritual power, which allows you to thoroughly study the structure of things. The more you understand, the more things you can create." The book spirit said, "Remember the 'creator' Li Haoran I just mentioned? In order to create a giant dragon in the spiritual world, he spent a huge price. He bought dragon skeletons, stole dragon eggs, and even imprisoned and dissected a young dragon. But the rewards he got were also rich. He figured out every bone and muscle of the dragon, and even the secret of the dragon's soul, and finally created a living dragon in his meditation world!"
Shu Ling's face showed a fascination. "In that era, he always occupied the position of the top master in the Dream Tower. He relied on the dozen red dragons in his meditation world 'Misty Cliff'. When he projected the red dragons into the real world, it was an unmatched force for others. Back then, a small principality provoked him, and he destroyed the principality alone. The city where the Duke's castle was located was burned to the ground, and when the city was rebuilt later, it was named 'Dragon Burning City'. But that was a long time ago, I don't know if the city still exists."
"It sounds a bit brutal." Xiao Chen said.
"Brutal? That's an idea you humans only have. As a book spirit, I only care about the power of magic. Those dragons are as tall as more than ten stories high, and they can spit out flames hundreds of meters long from their mouths. In just a few seconds, a team can be reduced to ashes. And this kind of power also starts from me. I am his starting point, and also your starting point." The book spirit described the dragon's fire-breathing, as if that was all his power.
"However, these are all things of the past. I found something more powerful in your head!" The book spirit pointed to the sea in the distance and said, "I have seen the memories of the war in your world in your mind. Just think about it, what if you can create an aircraft carrier fleet? With a wave of your hands, the waves will sweep across the earth, ships will break through the waves, planes will cover the sky, and nuclear bombs will explode everywhere. Even the damn gods will be scared by you, right?"
Xiao Chen was stunned by the book spirit's imagination. He looked at the muted rifle in his hand and said, "I have never seen what the inside of an aircraft carrier or a nuclear bomb looks like, so how can I build them! Besides, I remember that to project the meditation world into reality, another secret book "The True Form of the Illusionary World" is needed. But I don't know where that book has gone."
"Confidence! Boy! You have to have some confidence. Let alone the mutual induction between us book spirits. Even if you really can't find it, can't you just figure it out yourself? Wasn't "The True Form of the Fantasy World" written by a human? You are a human, right? Why can't you write one?"
You can trade stocks, right? Buffett can trade stocks to become the richest man in the world, so why can't you? Xiao Chen had this analogy in his mind. However, he immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "What you said makes sense. I have always thought so."
"And in your world, those huge factories and sophisticated machines have a terrifying power. Don't you all have that knowledge? As long as you are alive, you will definitely find ways to change this ignorant world. I know you can't stand this place. I have read countless thoughts of change in your heart. Do something with them, and your power will grow with them. Magicians will have a long life, and you can wait."
"It's not a good feeling to be seen through by you, but I really don't like this world." Xiao Chen sighed and said, "There are too many high powers in this world. Although they are powerful, they can't lead the people forward. After so many years, the world has not changed at all compared to what was recorded in books thousands of years ago. Kings, priests, wizards, nobles, and the poor, everything is done step by step and lifeless. In our era, any country that has achieved some results is a group that is slowly progressing. There are contradictions and conflicts, but there is also the growth of mankind as a whole. But here, there is none! From this perspective, I look down on these guys here, whether they are human or god."
"You haven't seen the era when magic flourished. Many new magic technologies were invented every year, and even ordinary people began to use various magics to change their lives. I don't know what happened thousands of years ago, but from the memories of those two women, I saw a garbage dump trampled under the feet of the gods. If Li Haoran lived today, he would definitely not be able to tolerate this backward world."
"Do you hate gods?" Xiao Chen asked.
"For magicians who pursue the truth, they naturally hate to create ignorant people. In the era when the Seven Holy Towers led the world, magicians never stopped trying to catch up with the gods. Although I am not a magician, I was created by magicians. Their attitude is my attitude. And I can feel that you are the same."
"But it seems they failed." Xiao Chen said.
Shu Ling shook his head and said, "At least you are here, which means everything has to start over again."
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When Xiao Chen came out of the meditation space, he found that the room was already full of people. Li Jia had already notified everyone and now picked up Serinda.
Shi Hao held the Wuliuban, and Luo Jie held the Leihen Sword. Their subordinates were all holding their weapons nervously, blocking the windows and doors of the room. Ye Zi stood beside Xiao Chen holding the Shadow Gun, with the tip of the gun facing the door. However, everyone should have received the hint, and they all turned their heads away, not letting their eyes touch the "Shadow Scroll of Consciousness" in Xiao Chen's hand.
Xiao Chen closed the book and gave Li Jia a conclusion: "There is still hope!"
"Then shall we start right away?" Li Jia's face showed joy.
"But I'm not sure." Xiao Chen's second sentence poured a bucket of cold water on Li Jia. Xiao Chen squatted down to look at Serinda's face and explained: "The book spirit told me that they failed when they were building the meditation world. Serinda needs someone to help her restore her consciousness, and Nina needs someone to help her build the world. Someone must enter their meditation world."
"Enter the meditation world?" Ye Zi asked.
"You can understand it as, their consciousness or meditation world cannot be repaired from the outside, but only from the inside."
"This sounds dangerous." Ye Zi said.
"It is indeed dangerous. I am afraid that Li Jia and I are the only ones capable of doing this here."
"Then I am against you taking the risk to save them." Ye Zi said firmly.
"I object too." Shi Hao said, "You are too important to the school. It's not worth taking risks for this promiscuous woman! They deserve this!"
"This is a human life! You can't calculate the price like this." Li Jia said anxiously.
"My mission is to protect you. This matter has exceeded the bottom line." Shi Hao insisted.
"You!" Li Jia pointed at Shi Hao, not knowing how to refute for a moment.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "We are not as dangerous as you think, because we have the book spirit of the Sea of Consciousness to protect us. The greatest danger is actually on them. The worst result would be that the book spirit breaks through their meditation world, letting us out, and then they become vegetables."
"Are you sure?" Shi Hao asked doubtfully.
"Even if I'm willing to take risks, I won't joke about Li Jia's life." Xiao Chen said, "But before we start, we have to talk to the Earl and figure out the right and wrong of the matter!"
"You don't want to use them as bargaining chips, do you?" Li Jia asked doubtfully.
Xiao Chen laughed and said, "What nonsense are you imagining? The family members must sign an informed consent form before the operation, right? According to their situation, they also need to sign a critical illness notice."