Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 375: Chapter 263: Major Construction

In such cases, an array must be embedded to neutralize and prevent Spiritual Energy from becoming chaotic. It acts as a mediator, preventing any given node from crashing.

Moreover, the Buffer Array Sage spoke of had been modified by him. It was, to a certain degree, compatible with the different array design styles of both Alatak and the Witch Spirit Race.

Leon was the oldest and most experienced member of the group, with the most accumulated knowledge. He had clearly refined his learning methods over many years of study and work.

So despite his Spiritual Level being just a little over Tier One, he was making the fastest progress of everyone.

Of course, the current curriculum focused on Basic Arrays. When it came to higher-level arrays that required more Spiritual Power, it remained to be seen whether he would still be the one making the fastest progress.

As it turned out, there wasn’t a strong correlation between age and the speed of one’s Spiritual Power cultivation.

Nearly forty years old, Leon’s Spiritual Power cultivation speed ranked near the top among the group of newcomers to the academy.

Meanwhile, his daughter Lisa’s cultivation speed was actually about the same as his, or even a bit slower.

For reasons unknown, Leon hadn’t arranged for Lisa to join the study group, instead having her remain in the Jade Forest to continue her cultivation.

"Understood."

Leon gave a firm nod, picked up a jet-black Spiritual Pen from the table, and began sketching rapidly on a gray stone slate.

The Spiritual Pen was crafted from a rare wood called Qinglian Wood. Due to its unique structure, this material could contain Spiritual Energy of all Attributes and possessed a powerful storage capacity, making it specialized for drawing Spiritual Arrays.

The gray slate, on the other hand, was made from an ore that had evolved after absorbing a great deal of Attributeless Spiritual Energy.

The raw material for these slates could not only be crafted into a power source for Spiritual Arrays but could also serve as a material akin to a circuit board. A Spiritual Array could be drawn on it with a Spiritual Pen, and after a special encapsulation process, it would produce a variety of effects.

To a certain extent, this was the prototype of a Soul Artifact.

Leon frowned slightly. His Spiritual Power, which wasn’t particularly strong, flowed from his brain, through his body, down to his fingertips, and into the tip of the Spiritual Pen. It then began to draw upon the surrounding Spiritual Energy.

The Buffer Array’s energy composition consisted entirely of Attributeless Spiritual Energy. Therefore, one of the difficulties in drawing the array was isolating Attributeless Spiritual Particles from the complex, free-roaming Spiritual Energy, absorbing them into the pen’s tip, and then transferring them onto the slate.

In addition to this challenge, the continuous output of Spiritual Power had to be modulated—sometimes increased, sometimes decreased—according to the different circuits. The process of drawing a Spiritual Array was, at the same time, a way of cultivating one’s Spiritual Power.

A faint, milky-white fluorescent light surged from the tip of the pen, tracing an arcing curve across the grayish-white slate.

The long, slender arc looked like a mark painted with fluorescent dye, constantly emitting a soft white light.

Drawing the fifteen Spiritual Energy Circuits took Leon several minutes.

By the time he drew the final stroke, his blond temples were already beaded with sweat.

Sage, who was standing beside his seat and carefully observing the patterns on the slate, smiled. "Not bad. You should focus on cultivating your Spiritual Power and improving your Spiritual Quality. Get to the Dark Star Level, at least. Otherwise, it would be a real waste of your talent for drawing arrays."

After a pause, he asked curiously,

"By the way, I’ve heard that you humans awaken a Spiritual Talent upon reaching Tier One. What’s yours? Tell me using your Spiritual Power."

"It’s Weakness Perception. I can lock onto an enemy with my Spiritual Power and, through Spiritual Feedback, get a rough sense of where their weak points are," Leon replied, using his Spiritual Power.

Upon hearing this, Sage nodded slightly:

"That’s not bad. If I remember correctly, once your Level increases, a talent like this can also help you find the weak points within a Spiritual Array."

"Teacher Sage, you’ve... seen a similar talent before?"

"It’s not just you humans who can awaken Spiritual Talents. On the Purple Crystal World, countless Beast Masters have awakened talents. People long ago compiled all sorts of research on them. When you leave this place, you should take a closer look if you get the chance."

With that, Sage waved his hand, walked over to the next desk, and gestured for the next student to begin drawing the Spiritual Energy Circuit.

The second student was Han Ning’s roommate, Lin Tianhe. He looked a little nervous under Sage’s gaze. Though Sage appeared gentle now, when he truly lost his temper, everyone understood why he was known as the Scorching Sun Bishop.

Everyone clearly remembered the last time Sage had lost his temper, just two days prior. A Dragon Blood Beastmaster had drawn a Spiritual Energy Circuit incorrectly, and after talking back slightly in response to Sage’s criticism, he was thrown out on the spot. Sage then declared he would never teach the man again.

In the end, it was only thanks to Han Ning’s gentle persuasion that the matter was resolved. The Dragon Blood Beastmaster had to perform the Witch Spirit Race’s apology ritual for an entire day and night in front of the door to Luo Chen’s residence, where Sage was staying. Only then was Sage’s anger barely appeased.

After that incident, everyone learned a valuable lesson: never talk back to Teacher Sage. Whatever he says, just listen quietly. Arguing with him will absolutely not end well!

Lin Tianhe’s Spiritual Power Level was higher than Leon’s; he had broken through to Tier Two some time ago. In terms of Spiritual Power, drawing a dozen or so Spiritual Energy Circuits posed no problem for him.

However, drawing the arrays also required patience and a meticulous eye for detail.

Lin Tianhe took a deep breath, gripped the Spiritual Pen tightly, and began to draw on the slate.

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