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Chapter 149 - 53 Science and Metaphysics

Chapter 149: Chapter 53 Science and Metaphysics

In the morning, Hood had finalized the team’s subsequent equipment upgrade plan, and Aske had set off for Hippoclate University in the afternoon to visit the girls studying there.

Medea’s "Flames," Thira’s "Storm" and "Meteor," as well as Sigrdrifa’s yet uningested "Frost" and "Thunder," are all part of the classical Macedonian Arcane Sequence.

Additionally, Mia’s "Shadow" and Peggy’s "Stealing" are more heavily inclined towards the Spiritual Sequence.

These Spiritual Sequences have corresponding instructors and training grounds at Hippoclate University, specifically designed to train Transcendents.

Therefore, these five girls were arranged to study these (metaphysical) theories at the university, and as to whether they would be beneficial in actual combat, Aske still had to verify that himself.

After all, a greater war was forthcoming, and such brief days of calm before the war, which allowed everyone to grasp the time to enhance their strength, were already few.

Hippoclate University was unlike the full-time academic universities of Aske’s past life, with dozens of students gathered in a classroom for lectures, but rather more akin to a real combat training class style.

Students stood on the training ground, taking turns using their Extraordinary Abilities, while instructors explained the principles and corrected mistakes on the side.

"This student asked me, what happens when Flame Ability and Frost Ability meet?" "Now I will answer you, they annihilate each other."

The instructor conjured a fireball with his left hand and frost with his right, clapping them together.

Both the fireball and the frost vanished.

"Let’s review the knowledge we have learned. The mass of a system depends on the mass quanta of an isolated system; the temperature of a system depends on the energy quanta of the isolated system."

"Mass quanta and energy quanta can be converted under certain conditions, and the conversion formula is the mass-energy equation E=mc2."

"Energy quanta are divided into high spin states and low spin states; low spin states are absolute zero, while high spin states are not zero. The temperature of an isolated system is related to the difference between the high and low spin state energy quanta, and the conversion formula is the Dirac equation system, which is quite complex. You can go back and look up the textbook, Quantum Mechanics, Chapter 5 ’Energy Quantum Spin State Equations’."

"The mechanism of the Flame Sequence Ability is to convert low spin state energy quanta into high spin states, so the temperature of the system quickly increases; the Frost Sequence, on the other hand, does the opposite, so when the two Magic Techniques meet, they annihilate."

"So, teacher," Thira raised her hand and asked, "If the Flame Ability is stronger than the Frost Ability, shouldn’t the Frost Technique be annihilated and the Flame Technique remain?"

"In theory, that is the case," the instructor nodded and explained, "In fact, don’t forget that quanta have an observational collapse."

"In the absence of observation, the state of the quanta can be a superposition between high and low spins. Once you observe it, the quanta must present one of the two spin states."

"Only superposition states can be calculated; when not in a superposition state, quanta have already collapsed and can no longer be superimposed."

"To use a mathematical analogy, two vectors can be added up for calculation, but once a vector collapses into a certain point, you can’t calculate it anymore."

"Teacher, I think that’s not the question I asked..." Thira wanted to say something else, only to see the instructor glance down at his watch and say:

"That will be all for today, class dismissed."

"How are you guys doing with your studies?" Aske greeted the three girls.

"The teacher’s material is hard to understand, but he indeed has unique insights into the principles of casting," Thira replied.

"It’s a bit obscure, but perhaps it will be useful after understanding it," Medea pondered.

"Mmm, I’m different from them, I totally understood it!" Sigrdrifa revealed an innocent smile and said cheerfully.

The other two girls immediately gave her a sidelong glance, displaying a speechless expression.

"No, you actually don’t understand..."

"I got it," Aske sighed, without much expectation for the person’s intelligence, "Let’s go find the rest of the people."

The other two, who were not part of the Arcane Sequence, were assigned to a nearby training ground.

Just as Aske stepped into the Shadow Sequence area, his sight suddenly darkened.

Ah, classic blind fighting style. A strong sense of déjà vu flooded Aske’s mind.

Then, he reversed the grip on his longsword and tapped lightly to the front left, a crisp "ow" echoed in the darkness.

The darkness then disappeared, with Mia crouching in front, hugging her struck forehead, tears brimming in her eyes.

"How did you know I was ambushing you!" she sobbed.

"By the sound," Aske replied, "Is this dark-generating ability, the skill of Shadow Tentacles?"

Shadow Tentacles attack blinds an enemy’s face, professionally dubbed "Shadow Smear," which should require Shadow II to activate, while Mia still only had Shadow I, meaning...

"It’s a new move I just learned, combined with the ability from the Weakness Sequence," Mia boasted proudly.

Weakness I was a Magic Potion the team found at the Extraordinary Market. It had also advanced her to Lv.4 after consumption.

The inherent ability of the Weakness Sequence was to capture the enemy’s momentary vulnerabilities to launch attacks, thereby reducing the enemy’s resistance to attacks.

Shadow I could actually manipulate darkness too; however, compared to Shadow II, its effect was inferior, as the enemies attacked by Shadow usually only experienced a dimming of sight and could not achieve obscuring vision.

However, combined with the ability of the Weakness Sequence, Mia could weaken the enemy’s resistance to darkness, allowing Shadow I to also "Shadow Smear" and blind the opponent for a brief moment.

As for blinding, it might be quite tricky for ordinary people, but professional players should not be so easily caught. Especially since Mia lacked even the awareness for launching follow-up attacks...

"Shadow Smear is not supposed to be used like this," Aske couldn’t help but instruct her. "Think about it, the first reaction for a normal person when plunged into darkness is to focus on their hearing. If you make the slightest noise, won’t you expose yourself?"

Mia looked puzzled, "Ah, is that so?"

Listening from behind, Thira and Medea were speechless: ...........

No no no, the first reaction of a normal person plunged into darkness should definitely be panic, right! Who do you think everyone is, a monster like you!

"The simplest attack method, after blinding with ’Shadow Smear,’ is to quickly open fire," Aske instructed her.

"Move positions while shooting, use the gunshots to mask your footsteps, and the enemy will subconsciously take the sound of the guns as your position."

"By that time, after you have moved, you can take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

Mia listened, stunned for a while, then suddenly exclaimed, "That sounds really cool, but I don’t have Firearms!"

"Firearms are just an example," Aske said, exasperatedly tapping her wooden head, "Most ranged weapons work, like throwing weapons, sleeve crossbows, etc. If nothing else, you could just grab a rock and throw it."

"Well said." A round of applause came from the side as the training ground instructor stretched out his hand and tore off the mask on his face, revealing a graceful and handsome face.

"Rasul, I knew it was you," Aske said resignedly.