Chapter 35 Never Underestimate the Power of Water

"Class is starting, and there are still a few students who haven't arrived, but we won't wait for them."

"Those who are late will have to rely on other students to help catch up during the break," Zhou Zixiu tapped his wristwatch, "I am a person who values punctuality, so I hope there won't be any more tardiness."

"Next, we begin our first lesson." Zhou Zixiu's gaze swept over the students in the large classroom, paused imperceptibly on Qin Chuan, and then moved away, "This class, we will gain a preliminary understanding of Extraordinary Theory."

"I introduced some concepts yesterday, but that was not everything."

"Extraordinary Theory is an applied science," Zhou Zixiu's voice paused for a moment, "although classifying the Extraordinary as science itself is quite unscientific."

At this comment, a ripple of laughter spread through the large classroom.

"What do we mean by applied science?" Zhou Zixiu tapped on the blackboard, opening the first page of his lecture PPT, "Applied science is the branch of science that starts from practical application and guides the direction of theoretical research based on practical needs."

"In short, find problems, solve problems, research whatever is needed."

"Extraordinary Theory best exemplifies this characteristic," Zhou Zixiu began slowly, "because the classification of research in Extraordinary Theory is divided according to Attributes."

"With materials science as the main core discipline for Gold Attribute Extraordinary Theory; geology and civil engineering for Earth Attribute Extraordinary Theory; thermodynamics and chemistry for Fire Attribute Extraordinary Theory, botany for Wood Attribute Extraordinary Theory..."

As the crowd looked on with astonishment, Zhou Zixiu listed the core disciplines for twelve different Attributes, then he added, "The main core discipline is not all there is, each Attribute also encompasses knowledge from other disciplines."

"And, the requirement for you all is not to master just one type," Zhou Zixiu said with a smile as he looked at everyone.

But to them, this smile looked devilish.

"You might think that mastering the Extraordinary Power of one Attribute is enough for now,"

"But that is a mistaken thought."

"First of all, you'll contract with other Spiritual Beasts in the future. Are you not going to contract with Spiritual Beasts of other Attributes? Thus, naturally, you need to learn related knowledge of other Attributes."

"I think contracting only with Earth Attribute Spiritual Beasts is quite nice," a chubby student muttered under his breath, making Qin Chuan's mouth twitch.

Was contracting with just one Attribute's Spiritual Beasts to learn less really okay?

"Secondly, there is a saying, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in peril,'" Zhou Zixiu glanced at the students, "Having knowledge of various Attributes will make you Skillful when facing opponents with different Attributes."

"I'm a person who loves peace," the chubby student mumbled softly again.

"This student, stand up," Zhou Zixiu looked at the chubby student with a smile that was not quite a smile, signaling him to stand up, "What Attribute?"

"Earth Attribute," the chubby student shrank his head, but stood up obediently.

"Good," Zhou Zixiu nodded, "After this class, I will check your study notes for the other eleven Attributes. You may sit down now."

The chubby student sat down with a look of deep sorrow and pain on his face.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but offer the chubby student a sympathetic glance.

"The rest of you should also refrain from whispering," Zhou Zixiu smiled and pointed to his ear, "My ears are quite sharp."

"In this class, I will introduce the relevant knowledge of each Attribute, about three minutes for each, and starting from the next class, we will go through each Attribute one by one," Zhou Zixiu clicked to the next page of the PPT, "First, let's talk about Thunder Attribute."

"Those who have contracted Thunder Attribute Spiritual Beasts, raise your hand."

As the words fell, in the large classroom of over two hundred people, only seven hands were raised.

"The Thunder Attribute Spiritual Beasts have a rather unique area of activity, which is why there are relatively fewer Players who contract them," Zhou Zixiu spoke calmly, "The essence of thunder is electricity, which we have all studied in middle school and high school physics."

"Whenever there is a voltage difference between two points, charges will move from one end to the other, forming an electric current."

"If the voltage difference between the two points remains positive or negative, then the direction of charge movement does not change, resulting in a direct current."

"If the voltage difference between two points rapidly alternates between positive and negative, the direction of charge movement will continuously change, resulting in alternating current."

"Compared with direct current, alternating current can conduct more easily within the human body, and the damage it can cause to the body is much more severe, in other words, it has greater power."

"And the electric current produced by Thunder Attribute power is all alternating current."

"Have you ever played with a rubber band?" Zhou Zixiu looked at the students and suddenly smiled, "If you pull a tight rubber band and then let go, it will vibrate up and down non-stop."

"The Thunder Attribute Extraordinary Power is that hand, it plucks the rubber band called voltage."

As Zhou Zixiu finished speaking, a buzz of discussion quickly spread throughout the classroom.

A look of surprise appeared in Qin Chuan's eyes.

He had originally thought that a Transcendent sent by the Special Affairs Group to teach Extraordinary Theory would not be very adept at teaching, but Zhou Zixiu's plain and easy to understand metaphors had made it very easy for him to grasp the essence of Thunder Attribute power.

"Understanding the nature of Thunder Attribute power, we can start from the perspective of alternating current, consider how to enhance the power of Thunder Attribute Skills, how to control lightning more flexibly, for example..." Zhou Zixiu mentioned a few examples and concluded the introduction of the Thunder Attribute.

"Next, let's talk about the Water Attribute." Zhou Zixiu's gaze naturally paused on Qin Chuan before moving away, "From a chemical standpoint, water is a liquid composed of H2O molecules, but this is water in its elemental form, which is pure water."

"The power of Water Attribute is not limited to pure water."

"Experiments targeting Water Attribute Extraordinary powers have shown that Water Attribute Transcendents have absolute control over liquids with more than 90% water content."

"For liquids with less than 90% water content, Water Attribute Transcendents' control weakens exponentially with the reduction of the water percentage – with every 1% reduction, the control is halved, and below 80%, the control is negligible."

"This water content refers to the proportion of mass in the mixture."

"900 grams of pure water mixed with 100 grams of any substance can be controlled by Water Attribute Transcendents," Zhou Zixiu's tone intensified a bit, "including substances that are not water-soluble."

"As suspension liquids can also be controlled by Water Attribute, particles that are not water-soluble can become suspension liquids without too much difficulty if they are finely ground."

"There's a saying that goes like a 'gentle stream of affection,' suggesting the power of water is weak, but a water jet with abrasive can easily cut through diamond and high-strength alloys."

"Never underestimate the power of water."