"What is refining light?" Li Xiu understood what was going on and asked quickly.

"Don't you know how to refine light? Then why are you learning magic runes?" Li Qingyi looked at Li Xiu with confusion.

"I learn Demonic Script just to be able to understand some of the characters of the Demonic Kingdom. What does this have to do with refining light?" Li Xiu asked.

"Forget it, I'll tell you in detail. The next level after S-level is called Light Base. It condenses the void into reality, uses light as the veins and light veins as the foundation, and transforms the body into a light energy body. This requires special methods, which are not available on Earth. The light condensing methods used by the Light Base level now are all found in the ruins of the Demon Country. After you are promoted to the Light Base level, the enhancement of the Trial Field will be useless to you, and you will also need a light condensing method to continue to grow. However, you don't need to learn the complicated magic text yourself. The Magic Text Academy has translated a variety of light condensing methods. As the chief, as long as you are promoted to the Light Base level, you will have the authority to get the translated version."

"So that's it, light base level?" Li Xiu looked strange, he always felt that the name of this level was a bit strange.

"You take a rest, I'll go prepare some red spinels." Li Qingyi said as he got up and went out.

Li Xiu also followed him out the door and headed directly to the Magical Writing Academy.

Many trial participants on the road looked a little strange when they saw Li Xiu.

Li Xiu knew that the news that Jing Li wanted to kill him must have spread, but he didn't care and just kept walking forward.

Before I reached the Magical Academy, I saw a fat man walking towards me from the opposite side. He had a big smile on his face and his eyes were almost narrowed into slits.

"Where are you going, Chief Li?" Bai Wanli came towards him and greeted him with a smile on his face, showing no intention of giving way.

"Just strolling around. Vice President Bai, what can I do for you?" Li Xiu said casually.

"What can possibly happen to me? But you, Chief Li, are in such a big trouble, but you still have the mood to go shopping. This is really something that not many people can do. I admire you very much." Bai Wanli said with a hidden smile.

"It seems that Vice President Bai cares about me very much." Li Xiu sneered.

"Of course. I used to be in charge of the Magic Armor Group, and now you are in charge of the group. In a sense, I am your predecessor, and it is normal for me to care about you, a junior. If you really can't make ends meet, feel free to come to me. Although I can't help much, I can still help with small things like buying a coffin and collecting a corpse." Bai Wanli said with narrowed eyes.

"Since Vice President Bai cares about me so much, please give me my general manager's benefits." Li Xiu said.

"The warehouse is currently taking inventory. Please wait until the inventory is completed before you come to collect it, Chief Li. I'm really sorry." Bai Wanli was not panicked at all and still said with a smile.

"When will the inventory be completed?" Li Xiu asked.

"Well, the warehouse hasn't had a major inventory in many years, and there are just too many things, so they need to be sorted out. But you can rest assured, Director Li. I will do my best to complete the inventory as soon as possible. It may take two or three months at the fastest, or one or two years at the slowest. I will notify you as soon as the inventory is completed." Bai Wanli said proudly.

"So, our technician team's supplies can only be collected after the inventory is completed?" Li Xiu said to Bai Wanli.

"Director Li is really smart. You guessed it all." Bai Wanli became even more proud.

"Okay, take your time to count. I'm not in a hurry." Li Xiu said as he walked around Bai Wanli and continued walking towards the Magic Writing Academy.

"Hmph." Bai Wanli snorted coldly as he looked at Li Xiu's leaving back, then walked away humming a little tune to himself.

Li Xiu knew that now was not the time for him to ask for things, so he was too lazy to pay attention to Bai Wanli and decided to wait until the time came.

Li Xiu came all the way to the Magic Writing Academy. The Magic Writing Academy and the Magic Equipment Research Institute are of the same level, but just by looking at the facade, you can tell that the Magic Writing Academy is much more glorious than the Magic Equipment Research Institute.

There is a golden plaque on the door, stone lions on both sides, and golden couplets hanging on both sides. The doorman is laughing at the joke.

The old man who was guarding the gate was sitting next to the gate, holding a small teapot in one hand and a pipe in the other, sipping tea and smoking, and he seemed to be living a very comfortable life.

A guard can live such a comfortable life, which shows that the status of the Magic Rune Academy is much higher than that of the Research Institute.

"Young man, where are your cards?" Li Xiu was stopped by the old man as soon as he walked to the door.

"What card?" Li Xiu asked.

"Why are you pretending to be confused? This is a restricted area of ​​the Magical Writing Academy. No one is allowed to enter without a pass issued by the city lord." The old man sat on the chair and had no intention of standing up. He just pointed his pipe at the sign next to him. On the sign were four big characters "No Entry for Unauthorized Persons" written on it.

"I'm here to ask the dean of the Magic Writing Academy some questions about magic writing research. Please help me inform him." Li Xiu said.

"Studying magic runes? You're still studying magic runes at your age?" The old man curled his lips and pointed at the golden couplets on both sides of the door and said, "Do you recognize what these words are?"

Li Xiu had just seen this couplet. The words on it were written in magic code, and the left and right were asymmetrical. There were six magic symbols on the right and eight magic symbols on the left. One was long and the other was short, which looked very awkward.

If someone standing by didn't know the magic words, they would think that there was not enough writing.

In fact, the meaning expressed by magic symbols is different from the common language on Earth. One symbol may represent several meanings. When translating couplets using magic, it is normal that the number of symbols on both sides is not equal.

Li Xiu took a look and although there were two symbols he didn't recognize, he already knew what was written on it.

Because this is a very famous couplet, if you know the meaning of the other magic words, you will know what couplet it is.

"When the young phoenix learns to fly, clouds and winds rise from then on. When the latent dragon rises, thunder and rain come from the sky in due course." Li Xiu read out both the upper and lower couplets.

"Where did you hear that from? You recited it pretty well." The old man thought that Li Xiu had heard it from somewhere else. After all, this couplet from the Magic Writing Academy was widely circulated in Changsheng City.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask me something else." Li Xiu was not angry and said with a smile.

"Okay, then you read this." The old man put down the teapot in his hand, took out a book from his arms and threw it to Li Xiu.

Li Xiu took the book and looked at it. He saw the four words "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere" written on the cover and read them out loud.

"Don't read those words. Who doesn't know the common language? Read the content inside." The old man curled his lips.

Li Xiu opened the book and saw beautifully printed words inside. He thought that the magic words were probably copied from somewhere and reprinted.

"Contain light and fluorescence, condense veins and transform them into networks, take light as the basis..." Li Xiu read a few sentences and found that this should be the method of condensing light that Li Qingyi mentioned. It was somewhat similar to the article on something he saw in the dwarf tube.

"Hey, can you really understand magic runes?" After listening to a few words, the old man looked at Li Xiu in surprise.

"I understand a little, but there are also many words I don't recognize, so I want to come to the Magic Writing Academy to ask for advice. Please do me a favor and pass on the message that Li Xiu is visiting." Li Xiu said.

"So you are the new chief technician team member, Li Xiu. I am too blind." The old man stood up and said, "I didn't expect Chief Li to be proficient in magic runes. Since the dean is not here, I can study with you. I wonder if Chief Li is interested?"

“That’s what I wanted.” Li Xiu said with a smile.

He just wanted to read some research materials from the Magical Writing Academy. If there was no such materials, he could just read some comparisons between the original works and the translated versions. It would not be difficult for him to analyze the meaning of the magic writing.

"Come with me." After the old man brought Li Xiu in, he walked towards one of the two-story jade buildings in the yard.

This courtyard is much more magnificent than the research institute, with pavilions, towers and everything else, but it seems like there are no people there.

As if he could see what Li Xiu was thinking, the old man smiled and said, "The researchers in our Magical Script Academy have a lot of work to do every day, studying magic scripts and translating magic scripts. They don't have time to sit in the yard and bask in the sun."

Li Xiu smiled but said nothing. It seemed that everyone in Changsheng City knew about the situation at the Magic Equipment Research Institute.

The old man took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, opened the door of Yulou, and walked in.

"There are some printed books here. Just read whatever you want." The old man pulled a chair and sat down.

Li Xiu saw rows of bookshelves filled with books. He glanced around and saw only story books and the like. There was no book about the method of condensing light like the one the old man had shown him before, "The Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere".

Li Xiu didn't care. He first browsed through the titles of the books on the bookshelf. As he thought, so many books were miscellaneous books, and there was no book about the Ningguang method.

Li Xiu didn't care. Some of the magic books here had translations. Li Xiu picked up a few with translations and started flipping through them.

"How is the translation?" The old man couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw Li Xiu flipping through the pages very quickly, basically just scanning them at a glance.

"It's probably at the beginner's level." Li Xiu said casually.

When Li Xiu said this, the old man's eyes turned red.

Originally, when he saw Li Xiu took out a book he translated, he felt somewhat proud.

He felt that the book he translated was a top-notch choice that combined accurate meaning with literary quality. He did not expect that Li Xiu's translation was at the level of a beginner. The old man wanted to kill Li Xiu with a knife.

The old man suppressed his anger and sneered, "Why do you think so?"

"The translator of this book has poor literary skills, but he likes to pretend to be cultured. He translated the originally concise text into a literary style, which is very mysterious and can easily lead people to misunderstand the meaning... For example, the meaning of this sentence is obviously just falling flowers and running water, but he chose to translate it into "falling flowers are intentional but running water is heartless." It seems that the translation has more linguistic beauty, but in fact it will lead people to misunderstand that the author is expressing his emotions. In fact, the author's original intention was simply to describe the scenery there." Li Xiu said as he translated.

"How do you know that the author is not using objects to express his emotions? Maybe you just don't understand the author's artistic conception and profound meaning." said the old man.

"I don't know what the author's deeper meaning is. I only know that translation should be combined with the historical background of the article. The historical background of this book should be the most prosperous period of the Demon Kingdom. The author has been praising the beautiful mountains and rivers while describing the scenery during a spring outing. Suddenly translating such a tragic sentence like 'the flowers are willing but the water is not' seems a bit inappropriate. It is obviously a mistake that only a novice would make." Li Xiu said.

Veins on the old man's forehead were throbbing wildly, and he said unconvincedly, "Have you not heard of the famous saying, 'How can one have the best of both worlds, to live up to the Tathagata and not let you down?' If it is translated as you said, it should be 'How can one have the best of both worlds, to live up to the girl you love and not delay your practice?' This translation is long-winded and lacks artistic beauty. It is only after the translator's processing that such a beautiful saying emerges. The translator's artistic beautification is also very important. Do you understand?"

"I really don't understand this. I just want to know the meaning of the magic words clearly. Translations like this that confuse the meanings of words are difficult to understand and prone to mistakes. I personally don't like them very much." Li Xiu put the book back without arguing with the old man.

The old man was still very unhappy: "You said it so easily, as if you could translate it in a simple and easy-to-understand way."

Li Xiu ignored him and thought that this old man was a little weird. Since he brought him in to read books, he was targeting him everywhere. It was really hard to understand.

Li Xiu was reading the book on his own. With the translation and the original text to compare with each other, Li Xiu found learning easier.

However, most of the characters and words in these books are common ones. I have been flipping through them for a long time but have not seen many uncommon characters.

Li Xiu had basically recognized most of the common and commonly used magic runes, so reading a book like this would not be of much help to him.

After putting the book down, Li Xiu continued searching on the rows of bookshelves. There were really too many books here, but after looking through them, most of them were story books. The words and phrases used in these books were basically common ones, which were not of much help to Li Xiu.

"Uncle, is there any reference book like a dictionary?" Li Xiu asked the angry old man beside him.

"Even if such confidential items exist, they cannot be viewed by outsiders." The old man said coldly.

"Then there's nothing to see. Thank you, sir. I'll go back first." Li Xiu turned around and prepared to leave.

The old man couldn't help but sneer when he heard what Li Xiu said, "You want to read the Light Condensation Method, right? Books like that can only be read with the permission of the guild master, and there's no point for you as a magic costume master to read those things."

"I'm a magic armor master, but I'm also a trial-taker." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"Can a C-level trial-taker also be considered a trial-taker?" The old man directly pointed out Li Xiu's level with a look of contempt, as if a C-level trial-taker could not be considered a human being.

"How come a C-level trial-taker is not considered a trial-taker?" Li Xiu frowned. This old man has been acting weird since just now. Li Xiu was too lazy to argue with him, but he just kept on talking.

“In our Magic Script Academy, there is no difference between C-level trial-takers and ordinary people. Those who can use the light-condensing techniques we translated must be at least at the light-based level. Those below the light-based level cannot even practice the light-condensing techniques. What kind of trial-takers are they?” The old man continued to attack Li Xiu.

"Who says you have to be at the light basic level to practice the light-condensing technique?" Li Xiu said calmly.

The old man laughed when he heard this: "You don't even know that you can only practice the Light Condensation Method at the Light Basic Level, and you still come here to watch the Light Condensation Method. Isn't this a bit too funny?"

"Today, I will teach you a lesson for free. If you have not reached the light base level, your body cannot actively absorb light energy and can only rely on the shared light energy provided by the symbiotic contract. Such a trialist cannot be considered a trialist. At most, he is only half a trialist. Light base level trialists are different. They can absorb light energy by themselves. Even if there is no light energy provided by the symbiotic contract, they can still absorb light energy to practice. These are two completely different concepts."

“Is there no method of condensing light that can be practiced before reaching the light basic level?” Li Xiu asked.

"Absolutely not. Without reaching the light-based level, the body does not have the conditions to actively absorb light energy. This is a necessary prerequisite for all light-condensing techniques." The old man affirmed.

"Is there no method of Ningguang that does not require this prerequisite?" Li Xiu asked again.

"Of course not. All the light-condensing techniques found in the Demon Country require this prerequisite before they can be practiced." said the old man.

“Just because the Demonic Kingdom doesn’t have such a method of condensing light doesn’t mean that there isn’t such a method of condensing light in the world. Even if there really isn’t one, we can still research it out.” Li Xiu pondered.

The old man was both angry and amused when he heard this: "It seems that you really don't understand anything. It makes me look a little bit unbearable for me to get angry with a young boy like you. Forget it, just go away. Don't say those crazy things outside in the future. It will only make people laugh at you."

"I don't think there's anything funny about this. I just want to research a method of condensing light that can be practiced before the light basic level. If possible, can you lend me some information?" Li Xiu said.

"Unless you reach the light-based level, you cannot borrow the light-condensing technique. You'd better leave quickly." The old man said with a cold face. Previously, when he saw that Li Xiu knew magic runes, he had some good feelings towards Li Xiu, but now he has lost all his good feelings and no patience at all.

"I don't want to read those Ningguang methods, I just hope to borrow a dictionary. If you can't make the decision, I hope to meet the dean." Li Xiu said.

"What do you want to do with the dictionary?" the old man stared at Li Xiu and asked.

“Didn’t I just say that I want to develop a light-condensing method that can be practiced before the light-based level?” Li Xiu said calmly.

"Do you think that everyone in our Magic School is an idiot? If there really is such a thing, would they have waited until you discovered it?" the old man said angrily.

"Just because the Magic Writing Academy can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it either. Can I borrow the dictionary?" Li Xiu also lost his patience.

"I can lend you the dictionary. If you can come up with something like that, I, Dong Tianjun, will kneel down and worship you as my master right now." The old man stared at Li Xiu coldly and said, "Chief Li, what will you say if you can't come up with that kind of light-condensing method?"

"So you are the dean of the Magic Script Academy, Dong Tianjun. I am so disrespectful." Li Xiu said with a smile, "Dean Dong Tian, ​​as long as you are willing to lend me the dictionary, I will definitely be able to figure it out. If I fail, I am willing to kneel down and worship you as my teacher."

"I dare not accept a disciple like you. If you can't do it, how about giving one third of the resources of the Magic Equipment Group to my Magic Writing Academy?" Dong Tianjun really has a good plan.

"Okay, go get the dictionary." Li Xiu nodded.

"Don't be impatient. We have to set a time first. It's impossible for me to wait for you all my life if you can't figure it out in your lifetime, right?" Dong Tianjun said.

"Three months, maybe. If I can't figure it out in three months, I'll give you the dictionary and resources." Li Xiu said.

"Okay, let's make a written agreement." Dong Tianjun took out paper and pen from somewhere and wrote the agreement directly. He made two copies and both of them signed and sealed them.