Chapter Twenty-Three: The Demon Scholar
"Okay, what are the requirements for eight bowls of spicy flying shrimp noodles?"
"Add numb and spicy, big bowl of wide noodles!" Gu Qingqing was the first to reply, "No, it's a big bowl of thick noodles!" ”
The other three thought about it, and also nodded one after another: "The same!" ”
"Is that a dine-in or a takeaway?" The boss then asked.
The four of them brushed in a row, and said in unison: "Just eat here!" ”
"Gotcha! Wait a moment. ”
In a short time, eight bowls of enthusiastic noodles were served on a plate to the long table in front of the four of them.
One of the steaming mist is the bowls of bright red soup noodles, although they are only the most common ingredients, but the owner of this shop can be described as taking great pains to cook the soup. Although it is called spicy flying shrimp noodles, in addition to the bright red chili peppers and fatty small flying shrimp, the boss also supplements the soup stock with a variety of spices such as sesame peppers, bay leaves, and longan. Among the thick and firm noodles, the taste is enriched with bamboo shoots, meatballs, quail eggs, and beef tendon.
The soup is mellow and fragrant without feeling greasy, the noodles are smooth and chewy, and the shelled and frozen shrimp meat that tastes so delicious and tender that it seems to melt in the mouth immediately rises in the depths of the spleen and stomach with a violent heat and hunger. The four of them all had empty stomachs, and no one cared about eating ugly, even Ning Liuli, who had always been cold and arrogant, devoured all of them.
In just a short time, the four of them, whose taste buds and body and mind were greatly satisfied, were all red and sweating. Si Xingfeng, who was still unsatisfied, drank the last mouthful of soup, and paid the bill with some pain, "When you're full, let's withdraw." ”
"Brother Feng, then I'll go back first, I'll work overtime tonight to maintain Grandpa Gu's war knife......" Touching his round belly, Qiu Long said.
"Well, then you can go quickly! I'll just send them back myself. ”
The four of them said goodbye briefly, and Qiu Long returned to the central city alone. After Si Xingfeng and the three of them discussed it, they decided to go back to the dormitory of Dongting Academy together for the night. Otherwise, if you go home, Gu Qingqing's house is in the seventeenth block in the northeast, while Ning Liuli will go back to the twenty-eighth block in the southeast, which is really far away.
Walking on the road, listening to Ning Liuli talking about the style of the different cities outside the Saiwai, both Si Xingfeng and Gu Qingqing showed very curious looks.
"I heard my father say that if you keep going out, there will be more spectacular cities, but even with his strength, he doesn't have the courage to go that far!" Ning Liuli said suddenly.
"Uncle Ning is already so powerful, he doesn't dare to go?" Gu Qingqing was surprised, "Is it really that dangerous?" ”
"Well, in fact, the places where we participated in the assessment are all within the control of the academy and the fortress, if it weren't for the huge snapping turtle that appeared by accident this time, the academy would not have sent a giant god soldier!" Glancing at Si Xingfeng, "But a hundred kilometers away from the fortress, we are almost completely strangers!" ”
"Is Uncle Ning also a stranger?" Si Xingfeng said curiously, the reason why Ning Yuancheng was famous in the fortress was not unrelated to the fact that he visited the depths of the fortress alone when he was young.
"Well, Dad, he's only been as far as a hundred and fifty kilometers away." Ning Liuli nodded, "He said that if he goes deeper, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to retreat." ”
"Is it so dangerous outside the plug?" Gu Qingqing is a little unbelieving, it's not that she hasn't been to Saiwai, and she doesn't think it's so terrible.
Ning Liuli said very seriously: "Qingqing, it's really dangerous!" You don't know, there are not only xenomorph cities outside, but also an overwhelming variety of mutant life! ”
"Qingqing, don't underestimate xenomorphs!" Si Xingfeng also said, "It stands to reason that we live in the fortress, and the number of people should be increasing!" Since 400 years ago, there has been almost no significant increase in the population of the fort. Obviously, the death rate of front-line soldiers is very high, and the threat of xenos is far greater than we think! ”
"Okay, you two just sing and harmonize......" Gu Qing glanced at each of them, "It doesn't matter if he is dangerous or not, won't you know if you join the army in the future!" It's really strange that Grandpa didn't tell me the real situation of the war at all. ”
Si Xingfeng also nodded, "Soon, if everything goes well, we will be able to join the regular combat army in three years!" ”
"Wind, don't forget, there is a 90% elimination rate here." Ning Liuli said worriedly.
"It's just the elimination rate, and although the training at the War College is brutal, the actual mortality rate is not that high." Si Xingfeng explained. "As far as I know, there are not a few students who choose to serve directly in the four major legions after studying in the academy for one year!"
"If you can enter the regular army after one year, why do so many people want to study for three years?" Gu Qingqing explained, "Don't look at her as Gu Qingtian's own granddaughter, but there are many things that she has never heard of her family mentioning." ”
"I don't know, I just happened to see some not-so-detailed instructions in the library. But one thing is for sure, there must be something special about the three-year graduates! ”
Ning Liuli and Gu Qingqing also nodded, others didn't know, but Ning Yuancheng and Gu Qingtian were indeed famous figures in the fortress.
While chatting, the three of them unconsciously returned to Dongting Academy, which was located in the eighth block. After sending the two back to the dormitory, Si Xingfeng returned to his dormitory alone.
The other two roommates had already chosen to partially modify themselves last year and joined the army under the Four Legions, and Qiu Long was not destined to return tonight. Si Xingfeng turned over and lay down on his bed, his eyes widened, and he thought carefully.
Si Xingfeng has a secret that has not yet been mentioned to anyone, not because he lacks trust in others, but because he himself feels a little unbelievable.
At that time, in the room full of various instruments, when Popoch asked him if he had any special feelings, he lied.
Guiding the surging and strange energy in his body, Si Xingfeng stretched out his two fingers and completely released it.
"Zizi Zi ......" A faint fluctuation was transmitted back and forth between the fingertips for several times, and a light purple current suddenly appeared from between his two fingers. From the unstable flickering to the formation of a constant halo, Si Xingfeng can be sure that this is the new force that originates from his body.
"What's going on!" Si Xingfeng muttered to himself as he looked at the magnificent mass of electricity in his hand, which emitted a faint light, and his brain was instantly insufficient. He knew that there were creatures in this world that could emit light and even generate electricity. But the principle of the spherical photoelectric generation that appeared in his hand now seemed to be obviously different from those creatures he knew.
"I don't have any muscle tissue like an electric eel in my body, why can I suddenly send out electricity......" Si Xingfeng was puzzled, "I'm mutated?" Or did you push through some kind of physical limit? ”
"Air should theoretically be non-conductive! What the hell is going on? The more Si Xingfeng thought about it, the more strange it became, although he had always believed that everything that existed could be explained by science, but now he was a little panicked. He knew exactly how powerful a voltage it meant to be able to gouge through air and maintain such a steady state of current. However, it is a bit unimaginable that one's body can be used as both positive and negative electrodes, as well as as an insulator.
Jumping off the bed with a feeling, he threw the photoelectric mass in his hand along the window, and the night sky, which was originally a little dense, was instantly lit up with a huge white horse, in addition, the strong current squeezed the air, and also released a huge sonic boom, waking countless people from their dreams.
Suddenly retracted the energy in his body, and firmly closed the window, he couldn't tell whether he was nervous or excited, and Si Xingfeng's handsome face turned red.
If it was still difficult to be sure, remembering the sound of shattering in the depths of his consciousness when he was unconscious, he could now be sure that he seemed to have opened the genetic shackles and possessed a supernatural power called magic.
Taking a deep breath, Si Xingfeng stood in front of the window in a daze, and some thoughts that had gradually faded in his heart instantly came to his mind.
After being silent for a long time, he forced himself to lie down on the bed again, and I don't know how long it took before Si Xingfeng slowly fell asleep.
Early the next morning, after washing up, he decided to visit the mysterious Mr. Popoch at the War College. Originally, Si Xingfeng didn't trust this Bopoch very much, but he also knew that even within the War College, there must not be many people who really understood magic. Although that Popoch felt strange to himself, he was already his best choice at the moment.
Holding the card with a gorgeous bronze tree pattern, Si Xingfeng came to the general control room of the quarantine area again without hindrance.
"Mr. Popoche, are you there?"
The silver-white alloy metal door opened, and Bopoqi, a metal mechanic, walked out of the room. "Oh, Si Xingfeng?"
"Mr. Popoch, I want to ask you something!"
"Ask, and tell you if I know."
"Do you know magic?" Si Xingfeng asked in a low voice.
Popoch turned and retreated back into the room, "Come in and talk!" ”
Si Xingfeng followed the other party and walked into the general control room, which was already somewhat familiar.
"Looks like you've noticed a change in yourself, right?" Stretching out his mechanical arm and motioning for Si Xingfeng to sit down, Bopoch asked.
Without much entanglement, Si Xingfeng stretched out his right hand and urged the special power in his body, releasing a light purple photoelectric cluster on it. "Well, it's this kind of power, it's a bit like lightning, but it's not the same!"
Popoch only glanced at it and said, "It is indeed one of the powers of the Demon Dao, and among the many Demon Dao schools, it is a relatively rare power of the Photoelectric Domain. ”
"You do!" Si Xingfeng exclaimed, "Then what is my situation now, am I mutated?" ”
Popoch shook his head, "You have evolved and achieved a leap in the life level. ”
"Life level? Jump? Si Xingfeng was a little confused, he had never heard of these two rankings.
"The ultimate goal of all transcendent systems is to have great power!" "Of course, mechanical transformation is different, it's just a way to make ordinary people stronger, and in terms of life level, there will be no change. ”
"Is there no end to this evolution? I feel like the power in my body is endless? Si Xingfeng was quite puzzled.
"Theoretically yes, but in practice it's simply not possible, because the human body will always die, no matter how powerful the flesh is." "The most powerful transcendent I've come into contact with so far has ever unlocked the ninefold genetic lock. But even he couldn't release all the power in his body. ”
"Is the ninefold the limit?" Si Xingfeng asked.
"I don't know, there aren't many people I can reach compared to the whole world."
"Okay." Seeing that the other party was not omniscient and omnipotent, Si Xingfeng was a little frustrated.
"Actually, there are many people who have unlocked a genetic lock, including those who have a certain amount of demonic power, and there are quite a few in the academy. You're lucky, but you're also unlucky. ”
"Why?"
"Most people, with the first genetic lock being unlocked, most of them will only strengthen their own strength or some basic powers such as speed and recovery ability, which are also called basic domain or survival domain abilities." "And what you're getting now is the opposite, the demonic powers are all powerful and destructive!" The reason why this destructive power is called the Demon Dao is because it not only causes great damage to the outside world, but also has a complete damage to itself. ”
Hurriedly controlling the restless power in his body, so that the photoelectric group in his hand dissipated, Si Xingfeng was a little afraid, "Harm to yourself? The result? ”
"All demonic power comes from its own genes, and when the body can't withstand its own power, the result of the loss of control of the power is naturally the disintegration and even self-destruction of the body......"
Si Xingfeng was dumbfounded: "So terrible? ”
"Otherwise, why is it called magic, magic, it is the power of the devil in ancient legends."
"Is there anything I can do to avoid hurting myself?"
"Of course, the easiest and most effective way is to give up your body." Popoch stretched out his mechanical arm and pointed at himself, "Like me!" ”
Without waiting for Si Xingfeng to react, Bopoch continued: "But almost no one will choose to do this like me. After hundreds of years of development and perfection in the magic system, there is one thing that has basically reached the consensus of everyone. When the brain domain of the human body is developed enough, it can better control the power of the demon path in the body, and at the same time, a strong enough body can also better support the release of magical power by the transcendent itself. ”
Si Xingfeng secretly rejoiced, he seemed to be in line.
"There are nearly 100 professions involved in the six domains in the magic system, but only the only school that maintains an absolutely awake brain and a complete human form can exert all its magical powers, and the extraordinary profession of this school is called Demon Dao Scholar!" "But it's just a school of theory, because it's almost impossible for anyone to have both a brain and a body!" ”
Si Xingfeng listened intently to what the other party said, but he couldn't stop slandering in his heart, "Why is it theoretical, am I not?" ”
Therefore, the current mainstream magical transcendents will choose to carry out some mechanical modifications to themselves to strengthen themselves. It is precisely because of their existence that the popularization and emergence of mechanical transformers have been greatly promoted, and in the past, everyone was extremely reluctant to turn themselves into half-human and half-metal! "It's just that many people don't know that some people's strength is not because of machinery at all, but with the help of mechanical transformation, they can use their own power almost without hidden dangers!" ”
"Mr. Bopoch, can you tell me what the six domains of the Demon Dao School are?" The big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and Si Xingfeng asked.
"The Photovoltaic Domain, the Shadow Domain, the Earth Rock Domain, the Water Ice Domain, the Fire Flame Domain, and the Wind and Wood Domain." Bopoch responded, "The magic system is the most complicated transcendent system, and you can go to the library to check the specific characteristics of each class, so I won't tell you." ”