MTLNOVEL Chapter 471: 400 'Capture'_2
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Tired... so tired...
Meditation could only restore Spiritual Energy to a certain extent, but it was thorough rest that could completely rejuvenate the spirit.
Pansen, nearly overcome with sleepiness, still focused all his attention on manipulating Spiritual Energy, while Bai E, who had been keeping watch at his side, felt he had finally found his opportunity.
He himself was not without fatigue, but he insisted on staying vigilant, waiting for such a moment.
The weakening of will left Pansen no extra strength to pay attention to other information around him while "capturing"—this was the perfect chance for Bai E to learn by stealth.
Bai E approached Pansen, his sensory perception flared out, observing the Spiritual Energy that was casting a net towards the virtual world.
Unlike "scouting," "capturing" was more restrained and detailed.
If the "scouting" attribute of Spiritual Energy took the form of blocks each imprinted with unique glyphs, then the first impression of "capturing" attribute Spiritual Energy for Bai E was that of chains inscribed with runes.
Interwoven and entangled, they extended forward.
Even coming from the same "Heavenly Eye" attribute of Spiritual Energy, the forms they took when fulfilling different functions were starkly different.
If not for the mimicry of the original owner, Bai E would struggle his entire life to develop more uses for the "Heavenly Eye."
[You are paying with combat experience to assist the definition of your Spiritual Energy attribute...]
[Current definition completion: 0.3%]
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"Pfft~"
The "rope" that spread like a swift serpent ultimately hit the edges of the black mirror.
"Failed again..." Pansen sighed in disappointment, his whole person as if deflated and on the verge of collapse.
The depletion of Spiritual Energy weakened his will just as much, the perseverance and confidence he held within drained away as the Spiritual Energy emptied from his body.
"I need to rest..."
'If only someone could chase after the virtual world while I am resting...'
No one knew whether the Computing Power Resources collected by the virtual world each time were for "feeding" or for "storing" to bring about greater changes.
Humans knew nothing about the virtual world, and could only cautiously make all kinds of possible presets.
It was based on these assumptions that Pansen did not wish to continue the drain with the virtual world indefinitely.
And now, after overexerting his Spiritual Energy, he had finally reached the limits of his abilities.
During the time he would rest, he did not know what changes might occur.
The self-suggestion of the Spiritual Energy made him look towards Bai E.
'If only he truly had a talent for Spiritual Energy...'
"What's the matter, sir?"
"Nothing... Don't help me, I'll go back by myself."
Watching Pansen leaning on the wall with his stooped figure, Aryan covered her mouth with her small hand, "Is the sir drained?"
"Pretty much..." Bai E nodded lightly, his voice full of wistfulness, "Indeed..."
Inside, however, he was somewhat elated—finally, it was his turn.
But before that, he needed to master the essence of "capturing" first.
"Let's go back."
Following behind Bai E with a trot, Aryan asked, "Huh? You're not going to rest?"
"No, I'm wide awake."
It was now seven in the evening.
Pansen's attempts were not entirely useless, and Bai E, a spectator, had a clearer mind than anyone else.
Today, the virtual world appeared several times in not-too-distant intervals, which was a noticeable change from the stable frequency of appearing once a day after stabilization.
Was it due to some unknown change?
Or was it the influence of Pansen's chasing actions on the virtual world?
Bai E leaned towards the latter.
If one attributed all the possibilities of everything to the unknown, then one would completely lose the ability to judge and speculate.
The virtual world appeared several times today because its "feeding" was interrupted.
In Pansen's attempts throughout the day, he abandoned precision for the sake of speed, leading most attempts to fail very quickly.
As a result, each time the virtual world appeared, the Computing Power Resources it absorbed were insufficient.
Following that thought, couldn't one deliberately interrupt each time, forcing the virtual world to keep appearing, and even push it to "energy loss," thereby extending the time it needed to absorb Computing Power Resources after its appearance and buying time for meticulousness during capture?
During Pansen's later attempts, his thinking had nearly become rigid, and he had not the slightest ability to analyze and summarize the results of his experiments.
Aryan and Minister Eric arrived late and lacked sufficient sensitivity toward Spiritual Energy, and likewise had no such ideas for the time being.
This was his unique advantage for the time being!
But it was only for now…
"Beep beep beep~"
While Bai E was still trying to simulate "capturing" Spiritual Energy, his consciousness, multitasking in a state of alertness, heard the alarm sounding from the central console.
"It's appeared again!" Aryan's voice was crisp and pleasant to hear.
Bai E's consciousness instantly returned from the world of Spiritual Energy.
"Where is it?"
"B2."
"Tap tap tap~"
Minister Eric, panting as he dashed to the targeted location and watching Bai E, who seemed to be searching for something, and Aryan, who was a few steps ahead, couldn't help feeling puzzled.
"What are we doing here?"
Without Pansen, what business did they, commoners without Spiritual Energy, have being here?
"Just taking a casual look, maybe we'll find some clues."
Bai E looked up and down, while his other half-consciousness swept over the largest area he could cover with "exploratory" Spiritual Energy.
Like a brush, it swept through this 4x4 space from one edge to the other.
Bai E, applying his Spiritual Energy attribute in combat for the first time, was somewhat surprised.
In the observation from "exploratory" Spiritual Energy, everything in the world took on a layer of marvelous colors.
Spiritual Energy was closely connected to real space, and even in the void of the real world where there was nothing, the corresponding location in the Spiritual Power World still had a faint flow of natural Spiritual Energy passing through.
Sometimes dense, sometimes sparse.
Like a gust of wind carrying the scent of blossoming flowers, freely drifting toward every direction of the world.
Compared to spiritual perception, "exploration" of Spiritual Energy offered a more in-depth and thorough observation of the Spiritual Power World, like the difference between wearing night-vision goggles at night or not...
And it was during this back-and-forth sweeping that the engulfing black mirror was discovered for the first time in Bai E's first-person perspective—occupying just a small corner of his mind.
Only when he moved his will completely close and engaged, did the other side reveal the "virtual world" entity that had occupied his entire field of vision when he had observed Pansen capturing it before.
But that was it...
The reappearance of the virtual world came too quickly, and he hadn't learned "capture" yet.
When he used "exploratory" Spiritual Energy to sweep over it, it was like a gentle breeze on the face, completely unable to arouse any alarm in the other party.
Even if Bai E tirelessly swept his Spiritual Energy over the other party's body time and again, the black mirror that devoured everything remained as if it were indifferent, gorging itself to satisfaction.
Then it wiped its mouth and left.
Of course, Bai E's harassment didn't last too long; most of his time had already been wasted in the previous "scanning" process.
"I'm going to sleep too," Bai E calmly told Minister Eric his intentions.
Before he mastered the "capture" Spiritual Energy, staying here was pointless; it was better to find a quiet place so he could devote himself entirely to the imitation of Spiritual Energy attributes.
"Good, you should have rested earlier."
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[You are spending combat experience to assist the definition of your Spiritual Energy attribute...]
[Current definition completion: 13.3%]
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[You are spending combat experience to assist the definition of your Spiritual Energy attribute...]
[Current definition completion: 33.3%]
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[You are spending combat experience to assist the definition of your Spiritual Energy attribute...]
[Current definition completion: 99.9%]
Compared to mimicking the entire ability, the difficulty of mimicking the second development plummeted. With just the cost of 800 points of combat experience and 1200 points of universal experience, Bai E successfully mastered the advanced development function of Heavenly Eye—
[Spiritual Energy (Heavenly Eye*Fake) (Second Development): Sufficient surveillance gives you a deep understanding, and when you know your target well enough, you can easily bind it. Control the target as subtly as possible, without drawing its attention, and it will never be able to escape from you. The subject must perform a set of will checks to determine if they can successfully escape. (Fake: Your ability will be overwritten within the range of the original version, and it will not affect the owner of the original ability.)]
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Job well done!
Even if it's a pirated version, he had the tool needed to catch his prey.
With the tool in hand, could the prey still escape?