Admission is for nothing (131)
Lesson 27. Mock Constellation Battle – 1
Tuesday afternoon of the 9th week Professor Zenon’s lecture ‘Babylon and the Constellation’ is held in Room 3 of the West Corridor on the 8th floor of the Academy Main Building.
While Ban Yu-Won was taken aback by the students who couldn’t calm down somewhere, he and his friends found their usual seat and sat down.
“It seems like everyone is predicting it. Well, I can’t put it off any longer… That’s right. The simulated constellation battle begins today.”
“Damn it!”
“fun!”
It was a bit awkward to see the students, mostly in the 4th and 5th grades, all jumping for joy.
This is especially true for students from special classes whose specialty is to put people down.
However, since most of the students at the academy are well aware that the reason why they want to take this lecture is because of the simulated Constellation War, it would be a lie if even the classmates weren’t looking forward to it.
“In the previous lecture, I explained enough about the Babylonian civilization and constellations. Now it’s your turn to practice it. Now then, let’s activate the orb before entering the simulated constellation battle–.”
Zenon placed his hand on the huge black orb that had been placed in the center of the lecture hall throughout the lecture and made its presence known.
At that moment, Ban Yu-won felt a strange sense of intimidation that filled the classroom.
No, this is— Zenon’s power.
It was the power of ‘annihilation’ that Zenon possessed!
“great. You must be vigilant.”
Zenon spoke as if he had read the nursery rhyme of the half-amusement.
“However, you can rest assured that my power is being converted through this orb and is only being used to block the Constellation’s interference.”
That was true too.
The students who had already listened to his lectures at least once were sitting in their seats with a nonchalant appearance, while the other students were groaning and looking for the Constellation that they had contracted with.
And that’s Ban Yu-Won as well- originally he could arbitrarily cut off the connection with the Constellations, but now he felt that it had already been cut off.
Indeed, creating a space that blocks the constellations from the beginning while calling it a simulated constellation battle.
It seems that there is no ‘mocking’ in front of it for nothing.
“Then, a warning before starting the lecture. Everything seen, heard and experienced in this lecture must be kept confidential. Everyone come forward, put your hand on the orb and swear. Students who have attended lectures before should also come together.”
To touch an orb that swirls in a whirlpool that will suck you into the abyss if you touch it wrong?
Ban Yu-won was probably not the only one who felt an instinctive rejection.
However, Zenon continued with a firm tone.
“If you don’t like that, you can leave the room right now. doesn’t block There will be no penalty for grades. But in the future, you will never hear my lectures again.”
“Yuwon…”
“It will be fine.”
“yes I’m fine.”
Ban Yu-Won blinked at the sudden voice from behind, and when he turned around, there was a black-haired elf girl, Mira.
As a bonus, I was a little concerned about the figure of Ketra that could be glimpsed beyond.
It was a very pitiful expression, but Mira seemed unaware of him, let alone conscious of him.
Perhaps the measures taken by the student council president were effective.
No, but now is not the time to care about Ketra.
“what? Why are you here?”
“I also signed a contract with the Constellation. So, starting this week, I started taking lectures formally. It’s like riding the last train.”
“It’s possible to come in at this time…”
However, looking at Mira’s terrifying performance in the tower these days, it was also possible.
Why didn’t I think of that?
If she was going to surprise the anti-fungal, it was a success.
Mira giggled and whispered in his ear.
“I was surprised. … Happy?”
“Shh, it’s lecture time.”
“Uhm, yes. More than that.”
Ruchel’s soft voice stopped Mira’s approach.
Pushed aside by the argument, Mira cleared her throat and pointed at the orb with her slender finger.
“It was made by Professor Zenon, the president, but I heard that Professor Campanella also helped with the production. It’s a safety device, so don’t worry.”
“If that’s the case…”
Actually, even if it was a bit dangerous, I didn’t intend to turn around from here.
They looked at each other and nodded, then got up from their chairs and headed towards the center of the room.
“Is everyone ready?”
Zenon made the final confirmation to the students.
It’s okay, but the sight of the students stretching their hands around the giant orb was, at best, a pseudo-religious ritual.
“Then stretch one hand over the orb. Did you touch the power orb? Do you swear that you won’t leak any of your experiences here? Okay then, from now on—the simulated constellation battle begins.”
In that moment, the world turned upside down.
Barrier (結界) Severance (斷切) Protection (保護) Reversal (逆轉) Expansion (擴張) Creation (創造)――.
Various concepts, each with an enormous depth, took over and transformed the space, eventually creating a subspace isolated from the world as well as the academy.
“Did you notice the semi-fun student?”
Before I knew it, Zenon was standing in front of Banyuwon.
Although he was originally strong, he was completely transformed into an absolute being within this ‘barrier’.
And it was the same for the semi-yuwon.
“It has become a structure similar to a tower. Even if you die here, you won’t die, right?”
“That is correct. I will give it a plus score of 5.”
It was a structure that was difficult to see through at once unless you were a semi-yuwon.
However, the moment the barrier was created, countless concepts came to mind and the magical power derived from the orbs, which dominated the space, expanded the space and at the same time divided it into countless numbers, creating many ‘rooms’.
After realizing that he had been separated from his group by other students and locked in one of the rooms, he couldn’t help but notice what it was inspired by.
If Banyuwon puts a name on this place now, it will be ‘Babel Tower VR (Virtual Reality)’.
It is more accurate to see it as AR (Augmented Reality) rather than VR, but there is no need for a tricky distinction.
“We have been trying to create a structure following the tower for countless years, and the space created by this orb is the result.”
Zenon stretched out his arms, holding a sword in one hand and a staff in the other.
“Although it is an infinitely limited space, we can manipulate phenomena within it. If you become the owner of the tower, you can create something even greater than this in the tower. This space was created with the intention of exploring the possibilities and limitations of the tower.”
“It is a simulation. A simulation for a deeper understanding and conquest of the Tower.”
“Exactly. Unlike students from other dimensions, you understand very quickly. I’ll give you 5 more plus points.”
I wonder if this guy is giving out too many points.
Well, considering the negative grades I received unfairly at the beginning of the semester, I thought that it would be okay to receive this much.
“But there was a problem. Would you like to guess?”
“Perhaps—the consumption of resources is too severe.”
“That is correct. You said that you can manipulate the phenomenon, but it is possible within the limit of magic power. In fact, I’m making a weapon with such a solid shape right now…”
Zenon held out the weapon in his hand to Ban Yu-Won.
He nodded and looked at the armor in Zenon’s hand.
What constitutes it is the concept of ephemeral.
Its shape is maintained by the power of the orb and the magic of Zenon, but if Zenon’s magic is cut off, it will collapse as it goes out of the space unaffected by the orb.
‘But the goods obtained from the tower are maintained even after coming out of the tower. It’s different from the tower in a crucial part.’
That’s right, if you can easily follow the top, that will soon become the second top.
“Semi-amusement students.”
Zenon was looking at Banyuwon, who nodded with an understanding expression, with strange eyes.
“Could you possibly make something like this sword?”
“Is it okay if I make a sword?”
“That’s right.”
No matter how much Banyuwon deals with the power of concept, it has never created a form.
For example, Ban Yu-won got a lot of concepts of carapaces in a battle not long ago, but this means that he could not create a real carapace shell with only this.
But that’s a strange thing.
There is no way that you have the concept of substance, but you cannot materialize it.
‘Perhaps it is because I do not grasp all the concepts that make up reality. Just because it’s a hard shell you can see doesn’t mean it’s simply made up of a shell, so there’s something else [something else].’
Surprisingly, however, this space adds something else that Banyuwon does not know.
Reinforcing and realizing infinitely clumsy and imperfect human imagination and knowledge at the cost of consuming that magical power.
That was the working structure of this space.
After all, it’s different from the tower – Ban Yu-Won gained essential enlightenment and was cynical, but convinced that this space would be of great help in developing his power.
Perhaps, to him, this might be even more valuable than the simulated constellation battle, which is the purpose of this space.
‘Shall we do it then…’
Ban Yu-won stretched out his hand and drew an imaginary sword in the air, then discharged his magical energy to fill the contents.
‘What are the elements that make up a sword? Rather than simply creating the concept of a sword, let’s create and combine the detailed concepts that make up it.’
If you divide the sword to make it easy to distinguish, it becomes a sword blade and a handle.
The blade of the sword is made of metal and is sharp.
The handle (劍把 sword wave) is made of wood and is sturdy.
In addition, by creating and adjusting the concept of length, all of these are combined into one to become a sword.
‘I’m sure there are a lot of missing parts…’
However, the moment he finished the idea and imaged the shape of a perfect sword, the particles that made up this space clung to the concept he uttered and began to emit dazzling light.
Ban Yu-won widened his eyes as he saw the complementary action of the concept taking place in the process.
This is what he had to learn to further develop his authority.
Of course, you can’t learn it perfectly just by watching it once or twice, but I already felt my brain tickling when I saw the concepts I had gathered recklessly put together in an orderly form.
“…what is this?”
Concentrating on what was happening in his hand, Banyuwon didn’t notice that Zenon was watching him with a dumbfounded expression.
“Semi-amusement students…?”
Zenon could not have imagined that a semi-yuwon would make a sword.
I just said that to give you a little tips on how to handle power in this space and to warn you not to do too much
…
In Ban Yu-Won’s hand, he was holding a thick long sword that had the same appearance as the long sword of a beheader and belonged to the category of a bastard sword.
It contained aggressive mana, the blade was sharp, and the smooth grip was solid.
The sword, too, is a demonic sword for sure.
After picking it up and cutting through the air, Ban Yu-Won held out his sword to Zenon with a satisfied look on his face.
“Please confirm it.”
“…No, there’s nothing to check.”
It took longer to make, but Zenon saw through to the fact that the sword Banyuwon had just made was of a higher quality than his own.
If you repeat it a few times, the time consumed will decrease and the quality will increase.
He has nothing to teach him.
“I don’t think you need any adaptation training. This is a result I could never have imagined. Creating a sword in this space is a completely different issue, even for a student with outstanding ability in artifact production, but…”
Zenon, who had a wry smile, erased the sword and staff in his hand as if he was ashamed of it, and declared.
“I’ll give you 10 plus points. Today, there will not be a separate practical class because students who have newly entered the sub-space need adaptation training, so in the meantime, it is okay for the students in the class to study on their own.”
Even if it’s self-study, it’s not like we’re making swords like we are now— Zenon added.
“It is the power of a Constellation to create. In this space, we aim to develop and acquire the same powers that the Constellations handle.”
That’s why the simulated Constellation War.
The absurdity of students competing directly as constellations is possible here.
“Ummmmm…? Well, if you can make your imagination into reality, nothing is impossible, but what special purpose is there?”
Zenon firmly nodded.
“Just by imagining and acquiring authority, you will be able to get a clue to higher-level use of mana. It requires great concentration and mana control, so it is a great training in itself.”
“her.”
“But most of all, the greatest merit is that the training done here makes it easier to handle the power of the Constellation outside. You can think of it as a work that expands the limits of the body and mind.”
“There are only good things…”
“Huh. Keep in mind that just being able to enter this space is a great opportunity.”
Zenon finally disappeared from his seat after saying those words.
Maybe he went to see other students.
Ban Yu-won thought quietly and then sat down.
Well, it would be nice to imagine the power of the Constellation, but since the authority he deals with is already similar to that of the Constellation, is there any need to imagine a new power?
‘Then I just need to create a way to more easily and powerfully handle my authority in this space.’
Unlike the imagination that disappears when you leave, his authority will actually grow even a little in the process!
My heart trembled when I thought so.
I finally understood why the seniors wanted to listen to Zenon’s lecture so much.
‘Then take that first step.’
First of all, let’s analyze the concept that makes up this space in his own language.
Ban Yu-won stretched out his hand.
I began to dare to interpret the space filled with golden strings.
