Chapter 392 Knowledge and Wisdom
Just as Jemin was assessing the situation and considering whether to continue the "interruption" mission under these circumstances, a familiar voice rang out in his mind, filled with barely suppressed excitement and pride:
"Hahahaha! Did you see that? In less than a year! These little guys, relying solely on their awakened intelligence and collective cooperation, have actually created such powerful beings! Amazing! Absolutely amazing! No wonder they are the beings I inspired!"
It was the voice of the Starfall Wizard.
Jemin paused for a moment, then realized what was happening.
Now that it has been confirmed that the "grand plan" underground is not a super bomb that will instantly destroy the plane, the Starfall Wizard no longer needs to lock his entire mind and attention to the plane's origin.
She had clearly used her authority as the ruler of the plane to directly transmit her thoughts to Jemin through the plane's energy channels.
No, it wasn't just transmitted to him; it directly connected the four wizards.
Looking around, the ordinary orbs of light were still immersed in the ecstasy of "the birth of a king".
The lack of response to this "divine" message confirmed Jemin's suspicions.
Immediately afterward, Viola's calm yet slightly playful voice chimed in, also through this special dimensional communication channel:
"Starfall, I suggest you don't get too excited yet. Take a close look at the cave walls and floor; those remaining energy-guiding patterns and runic structures... don't they look familiar?"
Upon hearing this, Jemin subconsciously scanned the walls and floor of the entire massive cave carefully.
Sure enough, hidden by the dazzling light and the rough rock walls, he discovered many engravings.
Although the patterns and rune arrays formed by these engravings look incomplete and are laid out rather crudely, their energy flow efficiency is low.
However, judging from its core architecture and the arrangement of energy nodes, the complete form of this magic array must be quite ingenious.
"This is...!" The Starfall Wizard's voice was filled with obvious astonishment. "A simplified variant of the 'Karls Sevenfold Amplification Array'? And the basic module of the 'Energy Focusing Resonance Rune'? Isn't this the underlying architecture of the auxiliary magic array we designed together when we were researching high-energy beam cannons? How did it get here?!"
Viola's voice carried a hint of understanding: "It seems I guessed right. Starfall, when you were 'igniting your intelligence,' although you didn't consciously instill knowledge, you were immersed in the study of these magic circle models. The related knowledge, ideas, and even the 'feeling' when constructing them were likely imprinted on the soul of these newly formed intelligences along with your thoughts through the 'imaginary elements' that served as the medium."
"Given that the process of 'igniting intelligence' is itself profoundly influenced by the creator's emotions and intentions, it is entirely possible for this kind of unconscious knowledge 'contagion' to occur."
Jemin, nestled inside his camouflage sphere of light, nodded silently.
He actually knows it a little better.
After all, the "enlightenment" technique in the cultivation world is essentially a similar process.
When immortals enlighten stubborn rocks, plants, and spirits, in addition to bestowing them with intelligence, they usually also instill some basic survival knowledge, understanding of the universe, and even simple moral concepts.
Otherwise, if one is given power and intelligence without any knowledge, the child warriors created will not be able to help sweep the courtyard and guard the cave, but will be "super babies" who are wise but ignorant and need to be taught from scratch.
Wizards are beings who are focused on pursuing knowledge, especially high-level wizards like Starfall, whose souls are filled with an immense density of knowledge.
Even if one is not clear about the key points of knowledge transmission during the enlightenment process, even a tiny bit of information unconsciously leaked is enough to become the cornerstone for building cognition and technology for the newly born blank wisdom.
"So...that's how it is?"
The Starfall Wizard's voice carried a hint of disappointment, the pure joy of "the creation witnessing a miracle" somewhat diminished.
Sensing the tense atmosphere, Jemin was about to say something through the communication channel to ease the tension when the situation suddenly changed again!
boom!
The enormous ball of light in the center suddenly shrank inward, then burst forth with a dazzling light and immense pressure ten times stronger than before!
It is no longer an unstable energy aggregate, but exudes a solid, stable, and vast aura—the advancement is completely completed in a short period of time, and it has been firmly established at the level of a sixth-level life!
At the very moment when the light was at its brightest and the pressure swept across the entire arena, a sudden change occurred!
All that came into view was a blinding white light; the intense light even caused his enhanced vision to momentarily blur.
At the very moment when the light was most dazzling and even perception was disrupted, dozens of the previously listless light elemental creatures beside Jemin suddenly burst into action!
They no longer emit a soft or chaotic light, but suddenly shine with an aggressive, piercing brilliance.
Like weapons under unified control, they fired extremely concentrated energy rays from all sorts of tricky angles toward the location where Jemin was disguised!
At the same time, an incredibly thick, blazing white beam of light, imbued with a terrifying aura of destruction, burst forth from the newly formed level-six light cluster in the center.
With the force to tear the earth apart, it struck with unparalleled precision the spot where Jemin was standing!
A sense of danger screeched through Jemin's mind like an alarm!
He didn't even have time to think; his instincts, honed through long-term combat and research, had already been activated, and the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror also came into play at the same time, assisting Jemin in completing the calculations in an instant.
Phase space!
His figure blurred and became indistinct in an instant, and his entire body was "stripped" from the main plane, narrowly escaping into a temporary parallel phase space.
Boom!!!
In the main plane, his original location, along with everything within a radius of tens of meters—rocks, air, and the dozens of light elemental creatures that suddenly attacked him—was completely vaporized and annihilated under the combined bombardment of that level-six light pillar and numerous energy rays.
When the smoke cleared, only a smooth-edged, bottomless circular pit remained.
The rocks at the edge of the cavity even developed a crystal-like structure due to the extremely high temperature of the instantaneous burst.
Hiding in the phase space, Jemin watched the terrifying attack effects from the prime plane, feeling a wave of fear followed by a surge of immense doubt.
I've been discovered? When? How?
He was very confident in his disguise.
It was a perfect disguise that combined the form manipulation of the Body Forging Technique, the light element simulation magic, and the precise control of energy fluctuations using the Eye of All Use.
Theoretically, it should be enough to deceive a Level 6 being who has just advanced and whose realm is not yet fully stable.
Unless the other party possesses specialized detection methods, or...
"Jermin! Can you hear me? How are you?!"
The Starfall Wizard's urgent voice came through the dimensional access once again, clearly indicating that she had also detected the terrifying attack that suddenly erupted from the underground cavern.
"No problem, luckily I reacted quickly and was not injured at all."
While rapidly stretching his body and returning to his normal form in the phase space, Jemin calmly responded.
"But I can't understand how it could lock onto me so precisely when my disguise was supposed to be perfect?"
A moment later, Viola's voice joined the communication:
"Based on the images just sent by Starfall, judging from the attack pattern, that level 6 individual first released a strong light interference at your location before launching the fatal attack."
"This means that it didn't lock onto you only when you were trying to avoid it, but knew your exact location from the beginning and anticipated the interference that the bright light might cause you... or rather, it knew the visual weakness of 'flesh-and-blood creatures' under bright light."
Viola didn't finish her sentence, but the three people on the communication channel almost simultaneously realized the chilling possibility.
"This is a trap." Jemin's voice turned somber. "A trap specifically designed for potential 'observers' or 'intruders.' They not only sensed the existence of the wizard... or rather, the 'Creator,' but they even used information frequently revealed in recent experiments—such as our simulations of 'flesh and blood forms,' and possible observational behavior—to set up this ambush. They want to kill the 'Creator'!"
The Starfall Wizard was silent for a moment, then his disappointment vanished.
Instead, a more intense, almost boiling, research fervor arose: "A counterattack against the Creator?! My God! They can actually deduce the concept of the 'Creator's' existence, and not out of awe, but out of a plan to rebel! This wisdom... this spirituality... it's amazing! This excites me even more than simply creating miracles!"
Viola seemed to chuckle softly, along with the slight hum of operating equipment: "Starfall, don't get too excited. I've detected some more interesting 'little troubles' on my end. Looks like your 'children' have more than one surprise in store."
The Starfall Wizard seemed to have also seen something through the dimensional monitor, and laughed even more heartily: "Hahaha! I saw it! How interesting! They actually had a backup plan! Jemin!"
Her tone suddenly became solemn and full of expectation:
"Viola has some 'minor issues' to deal with and can't come over for the time being. So, the 'big surprise' underground will be handled by you and Anya. Remember..."
The Starfall Wizard's voice carried a strong warning: "Whatever you do, do not harm that giant! It is now our most precious living research subject! I need to study its thought patterns, social structure, motivations for resistance... everything!"
Jemin: "..."
"...Huh? Me?"
You expect a level four wizard like me to capture that level six creature outside who's ambushed us with an entire tribe?!
Oh right, and Anya, the level three wizard.
He wanted to protest, but the interdimensional communication was abruptly cut off at that moment.
Almost simultaneously, he received a brief message from Anya via the magic network terminal: "I've cleared the outer interference and am approaching the core area at full speed. This high-energy response is incredible. How's the situation on your end?"
Jemin looked outside the phase space at the level six orb of light that hovered above the crater, its light swirling, seemingly searching for him.
And the countless light orbs around him, moving in an orderly fashion like an army, setting up various energy interference and blocking runes, sighed helplessly.
Alright, the protest is invalid.
He quickly replied to Anya, briefly explaining what he was observing.
Anya's reply was calm yet tinged with eagerness: "I'm almost there. Let's devise a strategy first. I need to know its energy properties and your exact location."
"Tsk! What a nuisance..." Jemin took a deep breath, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and his eyes became sharp and focused again.
(End of this chapter)
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