Admission is a waste of time (131)
Lesson 27. Mock Constellation Battle – 1
Professor Zeno’s lecture ‘Babylon and the Constellations’ will be held on Tuesday afternoon of the 9th week in Room 3, West Corridor, 8th floor, Main Academy Building.
While Ban Yu-won was flustered by the sight of the students who were still restless and noisy, he went to his usual seat with his friends and just then Zenon opened the door to the lecture preparation room and appeared, looking around at the students with a faint smile on his face.
“I guess everyone was expecting this. Well, we can’t put it off any longer… … That’s right. The mock constellation war begins today.”
“Finally!”
“be pleasant!”
It was a little uncomfortable to see the students, mostly fourth and fifth graders, jumping for joy.
This is especially true for students from special classes who are known for looking down on others.
But, knowing full well that most of the students at the Academy wanted to take this course because of the mock constellation war, it would be a lie if Ban Yu-won said he wasn’t excited.
“In the previous lecture, we have sufficiently explained the Babylonian civilization and constellations. Now it is time to learn them in practice. Now, before we enter the mock constellation battle, let’s activate the orb――.”
Zenon placed his hand on the giant black orb that had been shining in the center of the classroom throughout the lecture.
At that moment, Ban Yu-won felt a strange sense of oppression filling the classroom.
No, this is―the power of Zeno.
It was the power of ‘annihilation’ that Xenon possessed!
“Okay. We should be on guard.”
Zeno spoke as if he had read the nursery rhyme of Ban Yu-won.
“But now my power is being channeled through this orb and is being used only to block the interference of the constellations, so you can rest assured.”
That was true too.
While the students who had already attended his lecture at least once were sitting in their seats with a calm look on their faces, the other students were chattering and trying to find the constellation they had contracted with.
And that was Ban Yu-won too – he had originally been able to arbitrarily cut off his connection with the constellations, but now he felt that it had already been severed.
Indeed, they say it’s a mock constellation war, but they created a space that blocks the constellations from the start.
It seems that the word ‘simulation’ is not added in front for nothing.
“Before we get into the actual lecture, I have one warning. Everything you see, hear, and experience in this lecture must be kept secret. Everyone, please come forward and place your hand on the orb and swear an oath. Students who attended the lecture before should also come forward.”
You want me to touch the orb that swirls around like a whirlpool that will suck you into the abyss if you touch it wrong?
It may not have been only Ban Yu-won who felt an instinctive aversion.
But Zeno continued speaking in a firm tone.
“If you don’t like it, you can leave this room right now. I won’t stop you. You won’t be penalized for it. But you won’t be able to attend my lectures ever again.”
“policy…….”
“It’ll be okay.”
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
When Ban Yu-won blinked and turned around at the voice that suddenly interrupted from behind, there, as if it were a given, was the black-haired fairy girl Mira.
Plus, I was a little concerned about the glimpse of Ketra beyond that.
Although he had a very pitiful expression, Mira didn’t even seem to notice him, let alone know that he was there.
Perhaps the student body president’s actions were effective.
No, but now is not the time to worry about Ketra, the problem is Mira who is sticking her face out in front of us.
“What? Why are you here?”
“I also signed a contract with the constellation. So I started taking formal classes this week. I guess I got on the last train.”
“It’s possible to come in during this time… … .”
But given the terrifying performance Mira has been showing on the top lately, it’s certainly possible.
Why didn’t I think of that?
If she had tried to surprise Ban Yoo-won, she succeeded.
Mira giggled and whispered in his ear.
“Surprised? … … Happy?”
“Shh, it’s lecture time.”
“Ahem, yeah. More importantly, that one.”
Lucelle’s soft voice stopped Mira’s approach.
Mira, who was pushed back by the argument, coughed in vain and pointed to the orb with a thin finger.
“President, Professor Zenon was the main architect of this item, but I heard that Professor Campanella also helped with its creation. It has safety measures in place, so don’t worry.”
“If that’s the case… … .”
In fact, even though it was a bit dangerous, I had no intention of turning back and leaving.
They made eye contact, nodded, then got up from their chairs and headed toward the center of the classroom.
“Is everyone ready?”
Zenon gave his students a final check-up.
No matter what, the sight of students surrounding a giant orb and reaching out their hands looked like some kind of cult ritual, no matter how I looked at it.
“Then, extend one hand to the orb. Have you touched the power orb? Do you swear that you will not reveal any experience that occurred here to the outside world? Alright, then― we will begin the mock constellation war.”
At that moment, the world turned upside down.
Boundary, severance, protection, reversal, expansion, creation――.
Various concepts, each with tremendous depth, took over and transformed the space, ultimately creating a subspace that was isolated from the academy and this world.
“Did you notice, Student Ban Yu-won?”
Before he knew it, Zeno was standing in front of Ban Yu-won.
He was originally strong, but within this ‘barrier’, he was transformed into an absolute being.
And it was the same for Ban Yoo-won.
“It’s a structure similar to a tower. You can’t die here even if you die, right?”
“That’s correct. I’ll give you 5 points.”
It was a structure that was difficult to see through in one breath unless you were a semi-professional.
However, the moment the barrier was created, countless concepts arose and dominated the space, and the magical power from the orb expanded the space while also dividing it countless times, creating many ‘rooms’.
Once he found himself locked in one of those rooms, away from the other students and his group, he couldn’t help but notice what this was all about.
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If Ban Yu-won were to give this place a name right now, he would call it ‘Babel Tower VR (Virtual Reality)’.
It would be more accurate to call it AR (Augmented Reality) rather than VR, but there is no need for a difficult distinction.
“We have been trying to create a structure along the tower for countless years, and the space created by this orb is the result of that effort.”
Zeno stretched out both 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 we become the owner of the tower, we can create things like this, or even greater things, within the tower. This space was created to explore the possibilities and limitations of the tower.”
“It’s a simulation. A simulation to understand the tower more deeply and conquer it.”
“That’s right. Unlike students from other dimensions, you understand much faster. I’ll give you 5 extra points.”
I also wonder if this guy is giving too many points.
Well, considering the unfairly negative grades I received at the beginning of the semester, I thought that it might be okay to receive this much.
“But there was a problem. Can you guess?”
“Perhaps― it seems like the consumption of resources would be too severe.”
“That’s correct. I said that I can manipulate phenomena, but that is only possible within the limits of my magical power. In fact, I am currently creating a weapon with a solid form like this… … .”
Zenon shows the weapon in his hand to Ban Yu-won.
He nodded and looked at the weapon in Zeno’s hand.
What constitutes it is a temporary concept.
Its form is maintained only by the power of the Orb and Zeno’s magic power, but if Zeno’s magic power is cut off and it goes outside the space where the Orb’s influence does not reach, it will just collapse.
‘But the goods obtained from the tower will not be retained even after leaving the tower. It is different from the tower in a crucial aspect.’
If you can easily follow the top, then it will soon become the second top.
“Half-student.”
Zenon was looking at Ban Yu-won, who was nodding with a somewhat convinced look, with strange eyes.
“Can you possibly make something like a sword like this?”
“Can I just make a sword?”
“Yes.”
No matter how much Ban Yu-won deals with the power of concepts, he has never created a form.
For example, Ban Yu-won recently obtained a large amount of concepts of shells in battle, but he was unable to create an actual shell or shell with just this.
But that’s strange.
If we have a complete concept of what constitutes reality, how can we not embody it in material terms?
‘Perhaps it is because I do not understand all the concepts that make up reality. What I see is a hard shell, but it is not simply a shell, there is [something else] beyond that.’
But surprisingly, this space adds something else that Ban Yu-won doesn’t know about.
To reinforce and actualize the infinitely clumsy and imperfect imagination and knowledge of humans at the cost of consuming their magical power.
That was the working structure of this space.
As expected, it’s different from the top. Ban Yu-won gained a fundamental realization and, while being cynical, gained the conviction that this space would be of great help in increasing his power.
Perhaps, this might be even more valuable to him than the mock constellation battle that was the purpose of this space.
‘Where, then shall we try… … .’
Ban Yu-won stretched out one hand and drew an imaginary sword in the air, then released his magical power to fill it.
‘What are the elements that make up a sword? Rather than simply creating the concept of a sword, let’s create detailed concepts that make it up and combine them.’
If you divide the sword into easy-to-distinguish parts, it becomes the blade and the handle.
The sword blade is made of metal and is sharp.
The handle (sword handle, geompa) is made of wood and is sturdy.
By creating and adjusting the concept of length, all of these come together to form a sword.
‘There must be a lot of parts that I’ve definitely left out.’
But the moment he finished his concept and visualized the perfect shape of the sword, the particles that made up this space began to stick to the concept he had uttered and began to emit a dazzling light.
Ban Yu-won opened his eyes wide as he watched the complementary effects of the concepts occurring in the process.
This was exactly what he had to learn to further develop his powers.
Of course, you can’t completely learn it after seeing it once or twice, but seeing the concepts I had gathered haphazardly being organized into a neat form already made my brain feel ticklish.
“… … What is this?”
Because he was so focused on the phenomenon taking place in his own hands, Ban Yu-won didn’t notice Zeno watching him with a dumbfounded expression.
“Ban Yu-won, student… …?”
Zeno never imagined that Ban Yuan would actually create a sword.
I just said that to give you a little bit of a hint on how to handle your power in this space, and to warn you not to do anything reckless… … .
“Oh, it seems to be coming along nicely.”
In Ban Yu-won’s hand, he was holding a thick longsword that looked exactly like the beheader’s longsword, a type of bastard sword.
It contained a strong, aggressive magical power, the blade was sharp, and the smoothly connected handle was solid.
A sword, and it is definitely a demon sword.
Ban Yu-won picked it up and slashed the air with it, then with a satisfied expression, he handed the sword over to Zenon.
“Please check.”
“… … No, there’s no need to check.”
Although it took longer to make, Zenon could see that the sword Ban Yuan had just made was of higher quality than the one he had made.
After repeating this several times, the time consumed will decrease and the quality will increase.
He has nothing to teach him.
“I guess there’s no need for any special adaptation training. This is a result I could never have imagined. Even for a student with outstanding ability in artifact creation, creating a sword in this space is a completely different matter… … .”
Zenon, who had been smiling bitterly, declared as he embarrassedly threw away the sword and staff in his hands.
“I’ll give you a plus 10 points. Today, there will be no separate practical classes as we need to train the students who have newly entered the subspace to adapt, so during that time, the students in the half-space can study on their own.”
Even if it is a self-study, it does not mean that you are asked to make a sword like this― Zenon added.
“Creating is the power of the constellations. In this space, we aim to develop and master the same powers that the constellations wield.”
Hence the mock constellation war.
The absurd is that students become constellations and compete against each other, and this is possible here.
“Hmm, uhm… … ? Well, if you can make what you imagine into reality, then it wouldn’t be impossible, but is there a special purpose to it?”
Zenon nodded firmly.
“Just by imagining the power and getting used to it, you can gain the beginnings of using mana on a higher level. It requires tremendous concentration and mana control, so it is an excellent training in itself.”
“her.”
“But above all, the greatest merit is that the training you do inside will allow you to more easily handle the power of the constellations outside. You can think of it as a task that expands the limits of your body and mind.”
“There are only good things… … .”
“Oh, yes. Keep in mind that it was a great coincidence that you were able to enter this space.”
With those words, Zeno disappeared from his seat.
Maybe he went to see other students.
Ban Yu-won sat down for a while, thinking about it.
Well, it would be nice to imagine the power of the constellations, but is there really a need to imagine a new power when the powers he wields are already similar to those of the constellations?
‘Then I just need to create a way to use my power more easily and more powerfully in this space.’
Contrary to popular belief that his powers will disappear once he leaves, his powers will actually grow, even if only a little, in the process!
When I thought about it that way, my heart thumped.
Indeed, I finally understood why my seniors were so eager to hear Zeno’s lectures.
‘Then, as the first step.’
First, let’s analyze the concept that makes up this space in our own language.
Ban Yu-won stretched out his hand.
I began to dare to try to interpret the space filled with golden strings.
