Ordinary observers in fast time travel

"Wow. As expected of Boss Shi..."

"Yeah, that's amazing. You know what, I understood it as soon as Boss Shi explained it."

"Yes, yes, but isn't what Boss Shi said a bit too advanced? There are many things that aren't written in the books."

"It's confirmed. Boss Shi must have been daydreaming again just now."

"Pah, you're the one daydreaming. Master Shi is learning ahead of his time..."

……

Bisheng glared at the whispering students, then looked at Shi Jia with a kind expression.

The latter is summarizing, "Therefore, to control energy consumption, one must rely on spiritual awareness, the refinement of energy, and an understanding of the human body."

"Teacher, I have finished answering."

"Good! Sit down." Bisheng said kindly, but the next second, when she met the gazes of the other students, her smile vanished. "Did you take notes? All you do is stare wide-eyed. Do you think knowledge will magically crawl into your heads?"

The students immediately lowered their heads.

"Teacher, Mr. Shi... half of what Shi Jia just said is not in the book," said a boy sitting in the middle of the classroom.

"Then Shi Jia deserves even more praise. Not only did she finish the semester's material ahead of schedule, but she also studied independently and read extensively. It's one thing for you all not to listen attentively in class..." Teacher Bisheng scolded the students with disappointment.

After finally enduring the get out of class, the students lay exhausted on their desks.

However, there was one person who was the opposite. That's right, it was Shi Jia. He was full of energy and quickly put away his books.

Chen Qiong, who sat next to him and shared a room with him, asked, "Old Shi, are you rushing to your spiritual arts class?"

"No, you guys eat lunch by yourselves today, I probably won't have time." Shi Jia nodded and quickly strode out of the classroom.

His classmates watched his retreating figure, but they couldn't feel any envy. There were many talented and hardworking people, and most of them could catch up with a little effort.

But if someone is so talented that they can excel in four majors at the same time, what can they possibly use to catch up or be jealous of?
The other party is also a Spirit Cleanser and a Spirit Weapon Master, two of the most popular professions among painters and martial artists.

"Ring ring~"

Shi Jia stepped into the classroom, panting, at the last second before the school bell rang.

"The God of Time is here? I thought you were going to miss class again today?" The speaker was Huang Yushan, a student majoring in Spirit Weapon Mastery, from Huang District. He was one of the few people Shi Jia knew in the Spirit Weapon Mastery program.

Of course, if a professional artifact crafter knew what he was thinking, they would definitely say to him sarcastically, "You old man, you really have a bad memory." Then they would roll their eyes and pretend he didn't exist.

"Today's class is very important, I won't miss it. The Cleansing Master's classroom is a bit far from the laboratory." Shi Jia quickly walked over and sat down next to Huang Yushan.

Final exams are just around the corner, and practical courses are starting for all majors.

Huang Yushan curled his lip, "Show-off!"
He didn't want to see someone showing off, so he changed the subject and asked, "Hey, are you confident about today's assessment?"

Before Shi Jia could answer, he started rambling on, "I hired a tutor a month ago and learned a lot of useful skills. Don't blame me for leaving you behind in the test later..."

Today's assessment consists of two parts: spirit weapon design and spirit weapon manifestation. A successful design will earn 0.5-1 points, and a successful manifestation will earn an additional point. Unsuccessful manifestations will not earn any points.

This also means that you may only be able to get 3-4 credits at the end of the semester, out of a maximum of 5 credits.

Faced with this situation, students will naturally try every possible way to pass, such as hiring tutors or seeking outside help, like Huang Yushan.

Of course, it's also possible to do useless work, because the teacher might suddenly come up with a question that has never appeared in class before.

However, the students majoring in Spirit Weapon Masters were very lucky this time. Their teacher only said two words, "Spirit Sword." Swords, knives, and other cold weapons are the most basic courses for Spirit Weapon Masters. Of course, with the word "spirit" added, the requirements are naturally different.

At the very least, a sword must possess special effects, such as burning, sword energy, or bloodlust, to be considered a spirit sword.

However, this is not difficult for the students. Just look at Huang Yushan next to him. He is full of pride, as if he has already received two credits from the teacher.

Shi Jia shook his head and began to focus on designing his spirit sword.

He didn't have any particular expertise in spirit swords, but he had recently learned quite a few basic spells in his spirit magic class, which he could combine with those techniques.

He picked up his pen and wrote down the specifications for the spirit sword: first, it should have a burning fire effect; second, it could be wind-attribute (allowing for flight); and third, it should automatically return to its sheath.
That's about it. With my current abilities, I can't materialize a spirit artifact of too high a level. Shi Jia thought of the time-manipulating artifact—the hourglass—that he had designed when school started, out of ignorance and overconfidence.

He really wished he could go back in time and ask him if he knew his own worth. Even a Saint-level expert wouldn't dare to touch something involving the laws of time.

However, he was truly grateful to Teacher Lu for tolerating his ignorance and for allowing him to pass the assessment.

Enough, the past is too painful to recall.

Shi Jia looked at the settings on the paper, thought for a moment, and added a few more sentences: 'Four, the attack effect is determined by the energy infused by the user. It can kill green-rank enemies and seriously injure blue-rank enemies, but attacking blue-rank enemies will cause a certain degree of damage.'

Fifth, the spirit sword can be charged, and once charged, it can damage green-tier enemies.

Sixth, the scabbard has a certain defensive function...

Shi Jia thought for a moment and decided not to add anything more, as his current strength was not enough to simultaneously manifest two mid-to-high-grade spiritual artifacts. However, these settings were still somewhat general, so Shi Jia took out another piece of paper and began to refine them, such as the specific effects of flame burning, which involved energy conversion formulas, and so on.

After setting everything up, Shi Jia couldn't help but smile wryly. With this setup, he might not be able to materialize it again this time.

I'll give it a try.

He put aside his distractions and began drawing the spirit sword according to the design. After more than half a year of practice, Shi Jia's drawing skills had improved significantly, and he was basically on par with his classmates.

Therefore, the drawing of the spirit sword was very smooth. In just half an hour, a seemingly unassuming but actually elegant spirit sword appeared on the paper.

Suddenly, a gasp rang out from the classroom, "Lu Shao, you did it!"

"My God, what's the name of this magical artifact? It's so impressive! I really want one!"

"I haven't thought of a name yet, after all, I didn't expect to succeed on the first try." A boy with slicked-back hair, wearing a suit and a mustard seed bracelet on his wrist, but with an ordinary appearance, stood with his head held high and a proud look on his face.

However, no one noticed that at this moment, Young Master Lu was glancing at Shi Jia out of the corner of his eye.

The latter, however, did not react at all. This annoyed him, and he snorted, "Since this is the first spirit sword I have successfully manifested, let's call it the First Sword."

The first one? No, the first sword? Doesn't that name sound weird? So, young master, is the sword you manifested the second time called the second sword? And then the third sword…

However, as a professional lackey, I naturally couldn't let the young master's words fall to the ground.

"First Sword, First Sword, what a fine name. It sounds ordinary, but it contains profound meaning," said Henchman Number One.

"With a single sword strike, who can rival it? This is miles ahead of those seemingly arrogant but actually childish names like the Heaven-Slaying Sword or the Heaven-Cutting Sword," said Henchman Number Two.

Young Master Lu nodded. That's right, that's exactly what he thought.

The lackey number one glared, "That's right, as the saying goes, the Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three... Since you have manifested this first sword, there will naturally be a second and a third. This indicates that you will become a master of spiritual weapons in the future!"

...(End of chapter)