Chapter Eighty-Nine: Learning (Revised.)
Since the Archon was not directly strengthened, Su Qin had to devote himself to intense study again in the next time. This feeling made him feel as if he was back on the eve of the college entrance examination, recalling his young and frivolous self at that time, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
Compared to the performance of swordsmanship and superpowers in the movie, in fact, the reinforcement of the Force is closer to a certain concept or philosophical idea. Someone who doesn't know much about the Force may only use him as a weapon or tool. Yes, the Force can indeed knock down enemies in front of you in combat, as well as lift nearby items or smash or throw. But for those who truly understand its power and potential, these are just magicians' tricks. Many other enhancements can do the same.
But the Force is different, he is a part of all life while manifesting as a certain force. The existence of the Force is made up of all life together. It flows through all objects, animals and plants, organic and inorganic. The essential energies of life and death pass through it, stirring up ripples in it. At the end of this elementary textbook, called "What Beginners Need", the master who wrote the book recounts his unconfirmed conjectures in a sighing tone. If the universe is also some kind of life, perhaps the Force is the blood that circulates in its body.
These words that were close to philosophy were still a little profound to Su Qin now, although he seemed to think of something when he saw that conjecture. At this stage, he should first try to develop his own potential and master those "magicians' tricks" as quickly as possible, so as to truly transform the knowledge in books into his own strength.
It's like air to people, water to fish. The Force permeates every corner of the universe, but it is not so simple to really drive this force. It was more difficult to regain the power than expected, and Su Qin couldn't even give up the rough way of using it. Move other objects as easily as you used to. And the traits he had exhibited in the past seemed to true Force users to be nothing more than some instinctive act of recklessness. For the Force to be a reliable part of his strength, he still needs a lot of learning and training.
First of all, it is necessary to be able to truly perceive the existence of the Force.
In the completely dark training room, Su Qin sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed. His breath was like nothing, and his whole person was immersed in a calm lake of mind. Although the Force has not been formally studied in the past, both the Soul Eater's Artisan Enhancement and the Psionic Notes of Callias have mentioned similar knowledge in this regard. Comparing the three together, he quickly found the right way. The emotions gradually subsided, and the thoughts slowly dispersed. In the unconscious meditation, Su Qin seemed to feel that there was a huge and untouchable consciousness existence in the external environment.
Who's that? Who am I?
The power of the philosophical thought allowed the Force to flow slowly into his body and continue to flow out, forming a new cycle.
At that moment, the room suddenly became bright. Under the light, the pre-set automatic ball machine shot the softball at high speed towards Su Qin. Suddenly opening his eyes, Su Qin grabbed the wooden knife placed in front of him and blocked it at the last second before the softball hit him.
Then, the automatic ball machines spread across all the walls of the top, bottom, left and right started working at the same time. Softballs with different speeds and angles kept flying towards Su Qin, facing the attacks that were completely too late to track them one by one with their eyes. With a knife in one hand, he used a not-so-fast but unusually fluid stance to block the softballs in the order in which they were coming. After three minutes, the ball machine stopped working. Su Qin, who was sweating profusely, took a breath and held a wooden knife with his empty left hand.
"Serve twice as often."
Beep, a prompt sounded. The ball machine started again, and more than twice the number of softballs before shot at Su Qin at a rapid pace. The two wooden knives in his hands turned into two phantoms and flew up and down. Although Su Qin's movements did not have a trace of discipline at all, there seemed to be an invisible wall around him that stopped all the softballs.
The frequency of shooting from the ball machine is getting higher and higher, and Su Qin's physical strength is constantly being consumed. Without the power of the magic sword, this mortal body was not as powerful as it had been. Just before his strength was about to run out, he finally felt the feeling described in the book. In this noisy environment, there is some kind of invisible ripple. They are not affected by time and space, allowing Su Qin to clearly perceive the surrounding situation. Even the meat. The eye can't see the blind spot, and he can understand the situation there.
Gradually, Su Qin's speed of wielding the wooden knife became slower and slower, and the range of his movements of opening and closing continued to shrink. However, even the rate of the ball machine is always the same. The softball that was thrown at high speed still couldn't hit his body. The training continued, but Su Qin found that he still couldn't clearly feel the presence of the Force. The dizziness caused by the physical exertion made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Even so, after a long period of no progress, he resolutely said new instructions.
"Up to four times."
Even through the wall, the sound of the ball machine suddenly increasing its operating power is still clearly audible. Now the softball that is being ejected by the ball machine is so fast that it is completely impossible to use meat. To the extent of eye recognition, you can only see the afterimages bouncing back and forth in the training room. The staggering number of them covers every corner of the room. Su Qin, who was standing in place just now and did not dodge or dodge, relying on a wooden knife to block, also began to dodge the ejection trajectory of the softball at this time.
Even though his body was getting more and more tired, the sensation was like a song that made his senses sharper and sharper. Slowly, Su Qin stopped dodging. The wooden knife that is constantly swinging in his hand is blocked with minimal movement with only the rotation of his wrist. The overwhelming softball stopped three feet around him like a wave hitting a reef.
In Su Qin's sensory world, there was only one last obstacle left before he could truly contact the Force. A smile spread across his face, chapped lips slowly spitting out resolute commands.
"Eight times."
The overload caused smoke to start emitting from the ball machine, and the softball was shot out of the catapult like bullets, and in the smoky and spark-strewn training room, they were now firing faster and faster than the average 500 rounds per minute for most assault rifles. In the face of all this, Su Qin, who was left with the strength of ordinary people after losing the magic sword, did not show any fear. He even closed his eyes and let go of his hands to let the broken wooden knife fall to the ground.
Time seems to slow down as well, shooting from the tee. The softballs kept flying towards Su Qin. The high temperature of high-speed motion distorts the air around the softball. These spheres, which draw paths in the atmosphere, frantically rush towards their targets in an unstoppable manner. Just the last second before the hit......
Time stopped.
Smoke, softball, humans, everything was like hitting the pause button. Completely still, not moving.
"That's what it's really ...... The Force? In the silence, Su Qin sighed quietly. In the next moment, an unprecedentedly powerful Force erupted outwards centered on him. The invisible force field created by the Force continued to push outward until all matter within a radius of 100 meters was completely repelled. In the face of this uncontrollable force, even the sturdy training room made of metal was torn to shreds like papier-mâché.
In the end, only a crater-like depression remained.
In the center of the sunken circle, stood the silent Su Qin.