Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 4331 Academy Upgrade
Lazy person's mindset?

The spirit of the city, lost in thought, departed from "Mechanical Gentleman"—the name he had given to this body, just like his crystal name.

About ten minutes later, the consciousness of the City Spirit returned.

Upon entering the body, the spirit of the academy felt somewhat stiff, but it still stood up unsteadily, then, while patting its chest, respectfully bowed its head: "Headmaster, I'm back."

Angell looked at the Spirit of the Citadel's sudden gesture of a hand to his chest, his expression a little strange: "What are you doing...?"

The Spirit of the City: "This is the etiquette that Dean Mona just taught me."

Angell: "???"

He sent the spirit of the city to deliver a message, so why did he go off to learn etiquette?

According to the explanation of the Spirit of the City, it turned out that he had spoken to Mona several times in a row, which made Mona a little angry.

"Next time you come, could you please knock before you come?!"

Upon seeing this, the spirit of the city immediately admitted its mistake: "I'm sorry... but I don't have hands, so I can't knock on the door."

"If you can't knock, at least find a simple way to let me know you're here, instead of just talking right in my ear. Do you know how disruptive your appearances and disappearances are, really getting me thinking?" Mona snapped. "Can't you learn some manners?!"

Mona was annoyed because she had only been there once, and then came back a second time, just when she was in the midst of a moment of inspiration.

I had already come up with an idea for the college emblem design, but the spirit of the university interrupted me and my mind went completely blank.

This made her angry.

Upon seeing this, the spirit of the city sincerely apologized once again.

Mona took a deep breath, then suppressed her emotions and said, "Fine, it's not your fault that you're not healthy, but next time you must remember to remind me with a little noise first, instead of interrupting me directly. That's very impolite."

"Speak, what brings you here today?"

Next, the Spirit of the City told Mona about the mission details of "Message Two".

Then, as the spirit of the city was about to leave, it said, "The headmaster has already created a body for me. Next time I will come in my physical form and will certainly observe the proper etiquette."

"By the way, if I may be so bold, may I inquire about human etiquette?"

This is the situation.

The Spirit of the Citadel learned some basic etiquette from Mona, and upon returning, immediately used it on Angor.

“Learning etiquette is a good thing, but the hand-on-chest gesture is rather formal and is actually more suitable for a first meeting.” Angell: “If you insist on bowing, a nod will suffice.”

The spirit of the city thought for a moment, but did not nod. Instead, it awkwardly performed a gesture of respect by placing its hand on its chest once more.

Angell: "?"

The spirit of the city solemnly explained, "This is my first meeting with the headmaster since I gained a physical body."

Angor glanced at the Spirit of the Citadel, then said nothing, only letting out a soft sigh: "Let's talk about the mission first. Does Dean Mona need any help?"

The Spirit of the City: "Dean Mona said from the beginning that she didn't need any help, but later, when I was learning etiquette from her, I accidentally saw the draft paper on the table."

"I noticed that Dean Mona had drawn a lot of drafts, and then marked them all with an X. I was curious and asked her about it..."

Perhaps it was because the Spirit of the City was studying etiquette so diligently that Mona felt a little closer to him, and when she heard his question, she didn't hide anything.

Mona said, "The school emblem is easy to design, but the college emblems are a bit difficult. The nine colleges will definitely have their own themes in the future. Without a defined college theme, I can only design an emblem that is inclusive and universal."

“But even the most inclusive and universal logo design requires nine different designs, and it’s difficult to find a unique one.”

“Angol has given me a very difficult problem.”

"Go back and tell Angel to wait a little longer. If he really can't wait, then have him decide on the themes for the different colleges first, so I won't have to search for a universal solution everywhere."

The Spirit of the Citadel repeated Mona's words verbatim.

That's roughly the situation.

Angell pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I understand, thank you for passing on the message."

As Angor finished speaking, the Spirit of the Citadel suddenly saw a new text box appear before it.

"Congratulations, you have completed the mission 'Passing on the Message Two'."

"The mission reward has been issued."

"Claim reward: Yes/No (Initiation-type reward, requires being in an empty life support pod)"

After learning about the situation of the Spirit of the City, Angor told him to find a life support pod to receive the initiation.

The spirit of the city chose the No. 1 life support pod from which this body was born.

After staggering into the life support pod, the Spirit of the City chose "Yes".

New text messages appear here:

"Note: To ensure the success of the empowerment, your consciousness must not leave your body during the empowerment, and your consciousness will be in a dormant state."

"The initiation will begin in ten seconds and will last approximately half an hour."

Countdown: 10

Countdown: 9

"..."

Originally, the spirit of the city was planning to leave his body before the initiation, but upon seeing the "Precautions," he immediately snapped to attention and quickly told them that he might be dormant for half an hour before the countdown ended.

Angel nodded, allowing the spirit of the City to receive the empowerment with peace of mind.

Ten seconds later, the spirit of the city closed its eyes and entered a dormant state.

Angell stood outside the life support pod and sensed what this initiation was all about. After a moment, he roughly understood.

Initiation is still related to the power of authority.

However, this time it is not a simple, indiscriminate power, but rather a flow of information that is accompanied by a large amount of structured and behavioral logic.

It can also be called a power information package.

This information package is deeply bound to the body of the City Spirit, and contains a large amount of behavioral logic: such as the angle of joint force exertion, the rhythm of weight transfer, the rhythm of limb coordination when walking, etc.

In fact, based solely on the power information currently presented, Angell himself could create it.

But there's one thing he can't do.

He can only create textual information and transmit it to others; but he cannot directly couple this information to the body's neural center.

This can be understood as a kind of neural link weaving surgery. It's not just about physical modification; it also requires reshaping the linkage mechanism between consciousness and the body.

In reality, Ingres might have a chance of completing this type of weaving technique.

However, in the Dream Crystal Plains, without the assistance of physical equipment and without sufficient computing power to support such precise operations, it would be absolutely impossible to complete.

And this is something that the powers of the fairy realm can do.

Currently, the physical body of the City of Learning is in the stage of "internal information connection and calibration with the body's nervous system".

Once the calibration is successful, the spirit of the city will be able to walk, sit, and lie down freely, just like a normal person.

Angel dared not read such minute neural calibrations rashly, for fear that even the slightest external interference would disrupt the entire adaptation process.

He could only leave silently, waiting outside the life support pod for the spirit of the City to awaken.

……

While waiting, Angell did not sit idle; instead, he told Laplace about Mona's troubles from a god-like perspective.

After listening, Laplace immediately understood what Angell meant and asked him to wait a moment.

Shortly after, Laplace contacted Angel: "I just had someone contact Ea and tell it about the situation."

"It asked me to tell you that if the functions and purposes of the nine colleges cannot be fully defined at the beginning, then we should use an upgrade approach to give the nine colleges a vague, basic concept first."

"We will gradually refine and categorize this concept in the future."

What does "upgrade" mean? To make it easier to explain, Ea gave a simple example.

For example, first give an academy a name – "Enlightenment Academy".

The Enlightenment Academy is a basic concept. The main purpose of the academy is to break down "cognitive chaos" and teach students the most basic language, behavior, school rules and other fundamental content.

In the future, when the vast majority of students have broken through cognitive confusion, the Enlightenment Academy can be upgraded to—the "General Education Research Institute".

The General Education Institute aims to study the fundamental cognitive logic of different races and civilizations, provide theoretical support for inter-racial teaching, and train teachers for basic education in the City.

This is what Ea meant by "upgrade".

Moreover, this upgrade can be chosen based on needs.

Ea gave the example of an "Enlightenment Academy" being upgraded to a "General Education Research Institute"; but in reality, an "Enlightenment Academy" can also be upgraded to a "Literature Academy", an "Empowerment Academy", a "Paradigm Research Institute" and so on.

Everything depends on the future direction of the Enlightenment Academy; we'll define it then.

After careful consideration, Angell considered Ea's "theory of academy upgrade" and concluded that it was very suitable for the Fool's Academy.

A fool cannot remain a fool forever; he will always improve.

When the "fools are no longer fools" arrive in the future, the academy will definitely need to undergo a major upgrade.

Therefore, we should first define a vague, initial theme, then gradually modify and upgrade this theme, and finally form a distinctive college positioning.

This logic is perfectly sound.

Next, he needs to determine the basic concepts of the nine academies.

With a basic concept in mind, contacting Mona again would make it easier for her to design the college emblem.

With this in mind, Angell decided to disconnect and prepare to formulate his ideas.

At this moment, Laplace suddenly said, "By the way, there's something I need to discuss with you."

Angell: "What is it?"

"The new leaderboard came out three hours ago," Laplace said. "Rabbit Hole is still firmly in first place."

Angel nodded; it was currently impossible for anyone to take the lead over Rabbit Hole.

In fact, Angor thought that the final first place was almost secured, unless a team could perfectly conquer the remaining three levels.

That's highly unlikely.

Laplace: "The release of the leaderboard means a new round of challenges is about to begin..."

According to Laplace, the bunny girl decided to continue fighting.

However, Angell will not need to participate this time.

Or rather, Angell doesn't need to participate in the subsequent levels.

Angell is the absolute guarantee of success in the Rabbit Hole team.

Previously, when the competition among the teams was fierce, Angell was needed to cover for them, but now they have a huge advantage. Even if they just get some basic points, they will most likely be in first place when the six-fold puzzle is settled.

Therefore, in the eyes of the rabbit girl, they can do it on their own, and it can also be regarded as a kind of experience.

“That’s the situation. They plan to come in later.” Laplace: “However, although she meant well by asking you not to participate, not wanting to trouble you too much, I think I should still talk to you about this.”

Angell: "I know. I discussed it with her before at the Echo Library, so it's fine."

Laplace: "You know it."

Laplace was primarily concerned that Ingres felt "isolated."

But since Angell already knew about this and had agreed to it, there was no risk of being "isolated".

"I was planning to hold a stone table meeting after we got out and briefly explain the situation between the rifts, but I was dragged directly into the Fool's City..." Angor said helplessly.

"It's alright. As long as we know the Demon God's divine sense has been sealed, we can add the details later." Although Laplace was also very curious, as she said, as long as the result was good, we could deal with the rest later.

Laplace: "Moreover, Normeffens also mentioned some things."

It was precisely because of Normefens, the gatekeeper, that they were able to confirm that the Demon God's divine will was now completely sealed, allowing them to focus on conquering the new level.

“Then we can hold the Stone Table Conference after they come out this time.” Angleton paused, then asked curiously, “Which level is Rabbit Hole planning to choose this time?”

There are currently three levels that I haven't cleared yet: Earth Angels, Scarbugi Front, and Night City Evening Bell.

Since the Scarbugi front is too scattered, the Rabbit Girl is unlikely to choose it, so the only option left is to choose between the Earth Angels and the Night City Evening Bell.

Angell vividly recalled that the last time they voted, the Library of Echoes and the Evening Bell of Night City were only 2% apart in terms of votes.

Following this trend...

“Night City Evening Bells,” Laplace gave an affirmative answer.

Angell: "Is it really Night City Evening Bell? Is there still no information on this level?"

Laplace nodded, his expression becoming somewhat serious: "That's right, this is the fourth day already, and not only has there been no news, but no teams have left Night City Evening Bell yet."

"This also includes a squad from the Crystal Eye Clan."

For this reason, Eveda specifically asked the rabbit girl if she could help determine the cause, as she was worried that the Crystal Eye Clan team was in danger inside.

The rabbit girl and Eveda were very close. She had originally planned to go to Night City Evening Bell because there were too many teams stuck in this level, and the observers inside had plenty of time to score each team. She was worried that if she went too late, all the observers' scores would be taken. Now that Eveda had made a request, she readily agreed.

Angel frowned: "No squad has come out yet? That's a bit strange. Have you asked them in real life?"

Laplace: "They in reality can't be awakened either."

Reality is also asleep, and it cannot be forcibly awakened.

This is why Iveda is so worried.