Chapter 46
Back in the stone house, sitting cross-legged on the bed, Du Mingna calculated the time in his heart.
Now, there are only thirteen days left until his fifteenth birthday, not even two weeks.
The new main task from the system brought him immense pressure.
He had long been judged unable to become a magician.
Although this only meant that he found it difficult to cultivate using the existing methods in this world, how could he come up with a new training method in such a short time? He had already started exploring the positions of the meridians, but even after practicing for several nights in a row, he had not yet explored a complete meridian.
He could not turn his head and try the cultivation method of condensing the elemental core in the spiritual sea again.
He just had the idea that if he did so, it would affect the autonomous flow of elements in his meridians, and he would have to spend more time to allow the elements to flow back to his meridians after leaving his spiritual sea, so that he could find the exact position of the meridians in his body.
Once he chose the meridian route, he could not change it.
But could he really find the right cultivation method in less than half a month and complete the entry to become a first-order magician? Du Mingna kept taking deep breaths to calm his emotions.
He opened the system backpack.
There were several gift boxes shimmering with golden light.
Perfect-grade Mystery Gift Box (Extra Large)*1, from the second round of the main task.
Textbook Gift Box*2, Random Invention Gift Box*2, all obtained just tonight.
Du Mingna silently prayed to the system.
Please give me something that can help me with my entry-level cultivation! Repeat three times.
Okay, open the gift box.
A burst of light erupted, completely blocking the view.
When the light finally dimmed completely, Du Mingna saw the extra items in the backpack.
Small bronze figure*1, "History of the Gray Rock Kingdom"*1, "Comprehensive Guide to Common Plants in the Gray Rock Kingdom"*1, Physique Potion*1, Unnamed Research Notebook Fragment*1.
This perfect gift box truly lived up to its name of extra large, giving out more items than the last time.
Without hesitation, Du Mingna first took out the Physique Potion.
He had previously drunk the basic Physique Potion and felt a slight increase in strength, but the increase was so small that it could be ignored.
Now, Du Mingna could clearly feel the potion flowing through his throat, entering his stomach, turning into a warm stream, entering his dantian, and then spreading...
Wait! This, this...
Du Mingna's mind moved, and he took out the small bronze figure again.
He stared at the small bronze figure intently, while feeling the flow trajectory of the warm stream transformed by the potion inside his body.
The name of the small bronze figure was simple, but it was still in the system backpack.
Du Mingna saw red dots on its surface, as well as different colored lines, resembling acupuncture points on a human body model! After taking it out, Du Mingna became more certain of his guess.
By comparing the meridians shown in the model with the flow of the potion...
Yes! This is the feeling of strength originating from the sea of qi, passing through the meridians, and flowing throughout the body! The route was correct, matching the meridian lines on the small bronze figure! Unfortunately, the total amount of potion was not much, and the duration of the potion's operation was relatively short.
Du Mingna had tried his best to memorize it, but he could only remember a part of the route along the meridians where the potion flowed.
This part was different from the route of guiding elemental particles into the spiritual sea, letting them leave the spiritual sea and circulate in the body.
Combining these two...
Du Mingna did not complete his understanding of the meridians at all, but instead became more confused.
The routes for taking medicine and guiding elements were different, although there was no overlap at the moment.
How could he research this? Would he make any mistakes in his cultivation? But all of these could match the meridian lines on the small bronze figure.
Du Mingna sighed.
After drinking the Physique Potion, he felt particularly energetic, with little sleepiness even though he was mentally exhausted.
He simply turned on the light and took out the unnamed research notebook fragment.
In addition to the two books opened in the gift box, although they are not textbooks, in Du Mingna's view, they are more suitable as textbooks for students.
Of course, they can also broaden his knowledge, but they are not something he urgently needs to study.
As for this incomplete research notebook...
he had to see what exactly was recorded inside before drawing a conclusion.
The system seemed to perceive his needs and was providing him with items that could help him in his cultivation.
Is there any record on this incomplete notebook? He could see the content of the first page of the incomplete notebook, and Du Mingna's hand trembled slightly as he held it.
Great undead mage Hix?! This name sounded familiar to him, like he had heard it somewhere before.
Undead mages are not welcomed in this world.
Once an undead mage appears, the Magic Tower will send out a large number of powerful individuals to hunt them down.
It could be said that there are not many legends related to undead mages in the world combined.
So this Hix...
Du Mingna's heart pounded.
He quickly took out "History of the Ash Rock Kingdom.
" The book's index was very comprehensive.
Readers could search by year and then see the events of that year.
Each year was arranged according to national events and key regional events.
Readers could also search directly by region to see what major events had occurred in different regions.
These major events were all sorted by year, with the event name following the year.
Du Mingna quickly flipped to the section he was looking for.
Red Dan County, undead mage incident.
The name of the undead mage at that time...
Hix! Du Mingna's heart beat even faster.
What he had obtained was actually the incomplete notes left by that undead mage?! Should he...
should he read it? But immediately, Du Mingna made up his mind.
Read it! What's there to be afraid of? He was just reading the incomplete notes of an undead mage, not actually practicing undead magic.
Even if he were to practice undead magic...
as long as he didn't do anything that would truly anger the heavens and the people, like killing and obtaining corpses and spirits, he didn't need to worry too much about his personal safety.
Besides, could he learn magic just because he wanted to now? Even if he read the contents of this notebook, he didn't know how much he would actually understand.
With such complex thoughts in mind, Du Mingna slowly flipped through the incomplete notebook.
It looked fine on the surface, but there were too many missing and torn pages inside.
The ink on the notebook also appeared faint, and in some places, Du Mingna had to make an effort to identify what was originally written.
After just a couple of pages, Du Mingna had to take out a bottle of energy potion and drink it all in one gulp.
His mental strength was also replenished.
He could continue to focus on reading the notes.
The notes in this notebook recorded the insane human body experiments conducted by Hix.
Du Mingna had only known that Hix had killed and experimented on people in Red Dan County, discovered by the mages in Red Dan County, which led to the people from the Magic Tower being called in.
Hix and the mages sent by the Magic Tower engaged in a great battle, destroying half of Red Dan County, leaving no nobles in the present Red Dan County, only ministers sent by the kingdom to manage it.
However, the past Du Mingna did not know what experiments Hix had conducted, so everyone who mentioned this part of history naturally assumed that Hix was researching undead magic.
But now, looking at this notebook, Du Mingna realized that all the experiments Hix had done back then were related to the human body's meridians.
Hix was an extreme member of the meridian theory school.
He firmly believed that the human body had meridians, and even other animals and plants could possibly have meridians.
He thought that if he wanted to find the exact location of the meridians, he had to conduct more extreme experiments.
If meridians could really bring extraordinary energy to the human body, then putting people in absolute danger would more likely stimulate them to unleash extraordinary power, making it easier for him, as the observer of the outburst, to find the location of the meridians.
In addition, he also believed that by cutting off a part of a person's limb, he could see how the person would compensate and form new meridians at the severed limb.
Or, if you lose a part of your body, will the meridians be unable to compensate and form new energy pathways? Members within the meridian theory school thought Hicks' ideas were too extreme and couldn't allow Hicks to continue his research.
Hicks wasn't originally a necromancer; when he was still on the Northern Continent, he was just an ordinary wind mage.
The meridian theory school was no longer willing to support Hicks' research, but Hicks wanted to conduct his own experiments, leading him step by step onto the path of a necromancer.
Initially, he only robbed graves and dissected the bodies of those who had recently died, trying to find the exact location of the meridians.
The headquarters of the meridian theory school on the Northern Continent had actually conducted many similar experiments, but with no results.
Hicks stubbornly continued his experiments, but ultimately gained nothing.
His actions were discovered, and he became a hated necromancer, completely expelled by the meridian theory school.
He eventually resorted to studying by killing.
If dissecting the dead yielded nothing, what about cutting into the living? Hicks' research escalated step by step.
He finally carried out all the experiments he had wanted to do but had never received support for from the school, recording them one by one.
What Du Mingna has now is just one of his research notes from back then.
His more precious experimental records were hidden away by him.
This is what he wrote on the last page of his notes.
He knew that everything he did would bring great disaster upon himself, but he firmly believed that the path to truth must be paved with blood.
Those who died at his hands could pave the way to truth with their lives, and should feel the utmost honor.
As for himself, he didn't care at all how others viewed him.
He believed that he would become a monument on the path to truth, one that anyone who walked this path again would surely see.
He said that after completing each set of experimental records, he would keep his notes in an absolutely secure place.
That place was far from his residence, and even if he were discovered, the magic tower mages hunting him down would not be able to find his experimental records.
He hoped that in the future, someone would be able to collect all his experimental records using the clues he left behind, and continue to study human meridians, as well as animal and plant meridians, using his records.
Du Mingna finally skimmed through the rough notes.
He took a deep breath and stretched his neck.
With this movement, he finally noticed that it was already light outside.
The lamp on the bedside was not as bright as the daylight.
If the daylight was fine, this should be the time when Oak was teaching the students the basics of magic? How could he have been so engrossed that he completely forgot about the time, and neither Old John, Oak, nor the students called for him? Not even the sound of the class disturbed him? With this thought, Du Mingna realized that he hadn't heard any sound in the room.
It was as if he was surrounded by a soundproof barrier.
He pinched his slightly sore forehead, got out of bed, and walked to the door.
This time he felt it.
It was indeed a soundproof barrier.
Oak, who was teaching in the living room, noticed him and lightly snapped his fingers.
The soundproof barrier at the door dissipated.
The sounds from outside entered Du Mingna's ears again.
Du Mingna felt as if he had crossed into another world.
He seemed to have momentarily entered Hicks' insane research, but now, he had finally returned to the familiar and peaceful reality.