Chapter 361 Other People's Programs
Zhou Xu didn't expect that his system, which had little presence, would pop up at this time.
Now faced with this extraction problem, he really didn't know how to deal with it.
The main reason was that he didn't know what the silver steel sword would become after extracting the sample.
If the sword was damaged and could not be restored, he would feel somewhat guilty.
After all, there are only twenty of these out-of-print weapons at present, and we don’t know whether they can be successfully reproduced in the future.
In addition, the most important thing is that this carelessness may cause some internal conflicts, which is the most troubling point for Zhou Xu.
But now that the system has popped up, this might be a breakthrough, and he really doesn't want to give up this opportunity.
After hesitating for a while, Zhou Xu gritted his teeth.
"extract!"
【System prompt: Confirm extraction! 】
[System prompt: Extraction in progress, please wait...]
Almost at the same time when Zhou Xu gave this affirmative answer, he clearly saw that the light that originally flowed on the characters on the sword body turned into a weak energy and poured into his body.
【System prompt: Sample extraction completed! 】
At that moment, his feelings were almost the same as when he absorbed the mantra.
A series of characters squeezed into his head, and formed a ball of truth light in the place in his body that was similar to the "sea of consciousness".
At the same time, the silver-steel sword, whose power had been extracted, dimmed visibly to the naked eye.
"Ah, hiss—"
Holding the dull silver-steel sword, Zhou Xu took a breath.
Although he had prepared himself mentally before confirming the withdrawal, it was undeniable that he still had some hope in his heart.
Thinking, 'What if nothing happens?'
But reality taught him that one should not rely on luck.
If he just returned the silver-steel sword to Silk, the other party would probably not look happy.
[It's useless to continue staring at this sword now. Let's study the sample of the Elf's Mantra first. Maybe we can find something that can solve this problem.]
Sheathing the sword, Zhou Xu first carefully placed the silver-steel sword on the desk in front of him, then calmed down and sensed the sample of the string of elven mantras that he had absorbed.
It has been said before that the mantras he absorbed basically formed large and small balls of light that floated in his sea of consciousness.
Those who have better relationships will get closer, while those who have worse relationships will stay away.
But the sample of the elf mantra that he absorbed at this time was not as simple as having a good or bad relationship with his other mantras.
The overall performance was so clear-cut! It made Zhou Xu realize that it and other truths were in two different worlds.
Zhou Xu let out a long breath, maintained his meditative state, and tried to sense the sample.
It turns out he can do it.
When his perception touched the sample light ball, those unfamiliar characters suddenly appeared before his eyes again.
However, unlike other mantras he absorbed, each of the mantras in the sample light ball in front of him maintained a fixed combination, and there were three such combinations.
Under this premise, what is even more amazing is that these three combinations are connected together by tiny energy threads.
It seems that these three combinations are connected in series to form a specific stable structure.
At first glance, it looks like a complete individual.
This discovery prompted Zhou Xu to try to understand it more deeply.
He first sensed those three combinations.
As he perceived, characters appeared in his mind one by one. Zhou Xu originally thought that he should not recognize the ancient elven characters.
But the reality is not so.
Just like when he obtained the mantra before, as the characters emerged, the meaning and even the pronunciation of these three combinations appeared in his mind one by one.
Is the system working?
The thought flashed through Zhou Xu's mind, and he didn't dwell on it any more, concentrating all his energy on the combination in front of him.
"Tough, sharp, and slowly absorbs natural energy."
This is what these three combinations mean.
[Toughness and sharpness should be the strengthening blessing of the silver steel sword. 】
[Slowly absorbing natural energy? From what I heard, the reason why the power of the mantra on the silver steel sword can be maintained for so many years without being exhausted is because while the sword consumes power, it also absorbs power to maintain the operation of the mantra? ]
[Wow, a perpetual motion machine?! ]
At this moment, Zhou Xu discovered that the level of the mantra combination on the silver steel sword was probably several levels higher than what he had mastered.
It's not about the intensity of the mantra, but the composition and construction.
After all, he couldn't figure out how these three mantra phrases were connected together to form a stable link.
Take himself for example, he can activate three mantras one after another, but there is no way to create a link between the three mantras to form a chain trigger and loop. He must do it step by step, according to the procedures, and he needs to operate it personally.
This made Zhou Xu get more involved and start studying the "new technology" in front of him.
The more he studied, the more he realized that his previous combinations of mantras were too basic.
He had previously compared the mantra to a program that, when triggered in a specific way, would produce a fixed effect.
This idea is still completely valid today.
However, he did not expect that his "program" was so basic, which made him a little shocked.
But at the same time, it also aroused his curiosity and made him devote himself almost wholeheartedly to this research.
During this process, he tried to see if he could separate these mantra combinations and use them for his own benefit.
Turns out, he can’t!
Just like the combination of mantras he gave to Ye Jinghong and the others, the other party could not split it up and use it at will.
This method is like I made a program software and lend it to you. As long as you start the program, you can trigger the corresponding effect.
But you can't dismantle this program or modify it yourself because you don't have the authority to do so. The authority is in my hands, and you only have the lowest level of usage rights.
The one in front of me is the same.
This is just a daughter separated from the mother body.
Zhou Xu can't even be said to truly possess this mantra. His current situation is a bit like Ye Jinghong and the others who were given the mantra by him. They can only trigger the program and then use this fixed combination effect.
As for whether he can 'crack' this 'program' and make it truly his own?
All he can say is that this possibility cannot be ruled out. Anyway, he cannot do it now and has to continue researching and trying. At least he now has a sample that can be used for reference research.
From this point of view, it can be regarded as a breakthrough! (End of this chapter)
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