Witch Special

Gaseous magic is different from liquid magic. Liquid magic will docilely reside in the magic circuit, occupying only the space appropriate to its volume, and will not squeeze out even if there is space available. However, due to the incompressibility of liquid, if liquid magic fills all the space, it will not retreat, but will defend its territory without any compromise or concession.

As for gaseous magic... well, that's right, it's full of a yearning for freedom. As soon as they enter a new environment, they immediately become like a group of curious children, beginning to explore every place they can reach.

After occupying all the magic circuits in Lin Zhenxi's body at the speed of light, driven by the increasingly high pressure in the environment, these gaseous magic powers also began to advance towards some magic circuits that even Lin Zhenxi himself had not noticed before, which were hidden, or too subtle to use, in short, they had not yet been developed.

It's common knowledge... well, not really, but rather a little-known fact. There are two common methods for testing a sealed pressure vessel for leaks: a hydraulic test and an air pressure test. During a hydraulic test, the pressure inside the vessel must reach 1.5 times the normal operating pressure, while the air pressure test's limit is only 1.15 times the normal operating pressure. What accounts for this difference?

Because gas can more easily enter those tiny cracks that water cannot enter normally. Where water cannot squeeze into, gas can.

And now, the magic circuit that had only been able to withstand low-pressure liquid magic was suddenly rushed into by such high-pressure gaseous magic, and the entire magic circuit was instantly filled up.

I was planning to write a metaphor here, but I gave up because it's too pornographic. Anyway, it has something to do with blowing up a balloon with a small umbrella, so you can just imagine it yourself.

Under the extremely high internal pressure, some of the originally closed branches in the magic circuit were gradually opened. The total number of magic circuits in Lin Zhenxi's body almost doubled in this short period of time.

Furthermore, as it cleared the clogged magic circuits, the gaseous magic also rushed into the extremely fine magic circuits. Normally, those extremely fine magic circuits would be completely unable to circulate magic, as liquid magic simply couldn't squeeze into a magic circuit as thin as a hair. However, what liquid magic couldn't do, gaseous magic could.

That's right, it was hair! After the gaseous magic power stretched out the magic circuits in Lin Zhenxi's body, it began to concentrate its forces and attacked Lin Zhenxi's hair, opening up the magic circuits in each strand of hair.

It's also a little-known fact: the tiny hair we often use to describe something actually has a very complex structure. Hair isn't a single substance. From the innermost medulla to the outermost connective cell sheath, it has six distinct layers. The medulla, the central part and the "core" of the hair, is actually an excellent carrier of magical circuits. Now, this previously untapped magical circuit has been powerfully developed by high-pressure gaseous magic.

Compared to the surface area of ​​the human body, the area of ​​hair in contact with the air is the largest. A standard hair has a diameter of approximately 0.08 mm, and there are approximately 10 of them. Hayashi Maki's hair, which hasn't been cut in over a decade, is about one meter long. Even if we calculate it as 70 centimeters, the combined surface area of ​​all her hair is approximately 17.64 square meters. However, according to a formula provided by a certain website, Hayashi Maki's body surface area is only 1.73 square meters.

Okay, a tenfold difference. After opening up the magic circuit in his hair, Lin Zhenxi's ability to directly interact with the elements in the air increased tenfold.

Of course, such benefits cannot be obtained without a price. In fact, when the gaseous magic power rushed inside Lin Zhenxi's body, Lin Zhenxi's body outside also showed corresponding changes.

As the magic circuits increased, some shiny lines like LED light strips began to appear on Lin Zhenxi's exposed skin, and as the transformation continued, the width and brightness of these lines were slowly increasing.

Opening up new magic circuits is a very painful thing. Even though Lin Zhenxi has lost consciousness now, her body instinctively curls up into a ball because of the body's protective mechanism.

However, the lines did not continue to expand. After reaching about a finger's width, they stopped growing and gradually faded away. At this time, the magic circuits in Lin Zhenxi's body had been fully developed, and the next step was the hair.

Under the magical transformation, Lin Zhenxi's hair gradually changed color. A vibrant purple hue emerged from the roots, slowly dispelling the original black. Before long, Lin Zhenxi's hair, stained by the magic, had completely transformed from black to purple. Furthermore, the ends of her hair began to fade into a strange, transparent state, as if melting into the air.

After even the magic circuits in his hair were opened, the gaseous magic, which had no new places to explore, finally calmed down. As the magic in his body returned to calm, the entire transformation ritual finally came to an end.

The magic circle that Lin Zhenxi spent several years to complete is basically automatic throughout the entire process. After one stage is completed, it will automatically move on to the next stage. After the entire transformation process is completed, the magic circle will automatically stop operating.

The lines that extended from the magic circle and wrapped around the amplification staff withdrew from the orb, retracing their paths until they were completely disconnected from the staff. Without the restraint of the lines, the amplification staff popped out of the groove on its own, emitting white light in mid-air and transforming into the shape of an elderberry wand, landing next to Lin Zhenxi's hand.

Without the activation key, the magic circle itself vanished. Having completed its mission, the circle gradually dimmed. The altar, the foundation of the magic circle, seemed to have weathered millions of years, instantly crumbling into tiny particles like sand.

The blocking protective shield disappeared, and Yanyan pounced on Lin Zhenxi immediately, punching Lin Zhenxi in the face and yelling "Zhi, wake up!", and woke up Lin Zhenxi who was about to be unconscious for a while.

Lin Zhenxi's consciousness was still in a hazy and chaotic state. She could only feel two soft and furry things pressing against her cheeks again and again. When she slowly opened her eyes, she saw Yanyan's pink little pads falling like raindrops.

"Okay... okay... wake up... stop hitting me." Lin Zhenxi used her skilled cat-catching hands to accurately pinch Yanyan's neck. The black cat seemed to have its fate strangled by the back of the neck, and its body froze all of a sudden.

Lin Zhenxi tossed Yanyan off her chest and sat up from the gray-white sand. Some grains of sand fell from her body, tumbling down her fair skin into the sand pool below. Lin Zhenxi's gaze followed the sand all the way down, finally landing on the sand beneath her body.

Fuck, cold.

Lin Zhenxi jumped up immediately, and without saying a word, pulled out a bathrobe from the storage space and wrapped it around herself.

After having clothes, Lin Zhenxi finally no longer felt cold. Only then did she have the mood to check what her current situation was.

She closed her eyes and concentrated on feeling the magical circuits within her body. Soon, her expression became one of surprise and astonishment—in short, a very artistic one.

What did she "see"? Was this still the magic circuit in her body? How did it become so much more complex and widened?

Although some of his magic circuits had been connected by the new ones that had suddenly appeared, Lin Zhenxi still managed to find the dozens of magic circuits he had once had based on his memory. After marking the old ones and comparing them, Lin Zhenxi discovered that dozens of new magic circuits had appeared in his body, even more than he had before. These magic circuits, combined with the existing ones, formed a complex magic network, connecting all the magic circuits in Lin Zhenxi's body together.

Wow, I was exclaiming wow, what the hell is this? Shouldn't the magic circuit be lines starting from the heart and connecting the limbs? How did it become a human body network like meridians?

But this is definitely a good thing. The more magic circuits, the better. More magic circuits mean a higher upper limit on the magic power that can be mobilized, and interconnected magic circuits mean a faster rate of magic mobilization. The increased surface area covered by the body means a larger area of ​​contact with the outside world, allowing for a wider range of influence on reality. In short, this is a pie-in-the-sky good thing.

But soon, Lin Zhenxi discovered that things were not that simple, because she found countless magic circuits as thin as hair on the top of her head. They extended from her scalp, hung naturally, and then connected all the way to the outside world, forming a huge number of open magic circuits with the outside world.

This is……

Lin Zhenxi suddenly opened her eyes, pulled out her hair that was wrapped in her bathrobe, looked at the bright purple hair between her palms, and was so surprised that she was speechless.

Oh my god, although I admire the teacher's elegant and powerful appearance, I have never thought of cosplaying her. How come even the hair color is the same as hers?