Chapter 288: Runes of the Void

  As Chi Yao's spiritual power was injected into the core, the lines on the bottom corner of the core lit up with blue light. After the blue light slowly filled the first line, it spread to the lines on the other three corners.

[The hunter has come into contact with the "Ancient Civilization Database (Void Runeology)", judging.]

[Judgment completed, the hunter meets the prerequisites for learning, the profession of the unlucky face is extremely inclusive, and the void rune literature and magic pattern learning (star sea) have a high degree of compatibility. ]

[If the hunter learns this item, Void Runeology will be incorporated into the secondary occupation skill list together with Magic Runeology (Star Sea). ]

Paradise popped up a series of judgments, and there were subsequent explanations, which made Chi Yao's understanding of the current situation gradually clearer.

To put it simply, the magic rune science that Chi Yao had learned before was a product of knowledge from the starry sea, while the control core he is exposed to now is a product of knowledge from the void!

The techniques of both have some subtle similarities. In essence, they are both the understanding of the rules of the world and the improvement and application of them. In addition, Chi Yao's profession is highly inclusive of various energies and systems, so Leyuan determined that Void Runeology and Magic Pattern Studies (Star Sea) have a high degree of compatibility.

In the void, magic patterns are specialized technologies developed by void mages based on runes. They are more about strengthening themselves and spells, and even helping mages devour elements to gain power.

However, in the starry sea, there is no extreme situation where the elements and the abyss are in direct opposition. Magic patterns, runes, spells, arcane, etc. are all branches of magical knowledge, representing different schools, and there is no absolute distinction between high and low. A magician who wants to break through to a higher level will also learn about other knowledge even if he only specializes in one of them, thereby broadening his knowledge.

Overall, the magic rune studies of the Star Sea are actually more like the rune studies of the Void. The magic runes (runes) produced can play various roles, such as strengthening equipment, granting characteristics, replicating spells and so on.

In the void, runes are mostly combined into various spells, which are convenient for constructing magic arrays, making barriers, forging equipment, strengthening equipment and other applications.

The runes and Taoist talismans in the derivative world can be regarded as derivative branches of runeology, and the same is true for the technology of ancient civilizations in the world of One Piece.

After injecting mana into the control core, Chi Yao felt a large amount of knowledge pouring into his mind, about the selection of materials, the making of runes, etc. Some of the details were similar to those of Magic Runes (Star Sea).

With the previous experience of learning magic runes, it was undoubtedly much easier for Chi Yao to master the knowledge of runes.

After the knowledge transfer was completed, he clicked on his secondary occupation skill table. On the right side of the Star Sea Magic Rune Knowledge Tree, an incomplete Void Rune Knowledge Tree had emerged.

[Void Rune Literature (Incomplete)]

First layer, basic rune LV.1

basic rune: fire, water, wind, earth (each rune carving consumes mana, and using different materials as carriers will affect the rune effect.)

Second layer, derivative rune (not unlocked, unlocking requires the first layer to reach LV.10)

The third level, combination rune (not unlocked, unlocking requires the second level to reach LV.10)

Due to its incompleteness, runeology now only has three levels. Chi Yao was not disappointed, because the knowledge given by the core has pointed out that some subsequent knowledge requires a higher level of runeology to unlock.

The effect of the first-level basic runes in runeology is to release the power of the corresponding elements. Normally, this is very useless for Chi Yao. After all, Chi Yao himself is a mage and can directly communicate with the elements through thoughts to release spells.

If he made basic runes first and then used the power of the basic runes to resonate with the elements and release the power of the elements, it would be a bit redundant for Chi Yao.

However, making basic runes is of great help to the subsequent improvement of rune knowledge. Simply put, beginners make basic elemental runes to lay the foundation for the future. Each time you make a rune is a process of understanding the world. The deeper your understanding of the world, the better you can make runes.

This also means that the entry threshold for runes is very high. Without sufficient talent to perceive the world, it is naturally impossible to create runes.

The high threshold also means the particularity of the rune effect. The most important point about the rune is that it can be made "out of thin air". Using different materials as carriers will affect the effect of the rune.

For example, Chi Yao can carve the "fire" rune in the air, which is equivalent to the "fire" rune using air as a carrier to directly release flames.

If you carve the rune of "fire" on equipment, it can generally be given flame characteristics. The specific effect depends on the material and effect characteristics of the equipment itself, and more importantly, the carver's understanding of the rune.

For example, if a "fire" rune is carved on a piece of equipment with ice attributes, if the carver's understanding of ice and fire is simply that they counteract each other, then at best the effect of the equipment will be weakened, and at worst the equipment will be directly scrapped.

But if the sculptor has a deep enough understanding of fire and ice, he can even make this equipment achieve the effect of ice-fire transformation, or even ice-fire dual-worlds.

In a nutshell, rune studies have great prospects for development, but Chi Yao needs to invest energy and resources to improve it. By making runes, he can deepen his understanding of the world, which will be of great help to his own spells and techniques.

At this time, Chi Yao already had the mentality of "not worrying about too much debt, and not being barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes". He had a lot of skills to develop, so he didn't need this one Void Rune Literature.

Chi Yao let his avatar stay outside to hide from others, and immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge. Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the next day.

It was not until the guards sent by Tonino Carlo arrived at Chi Yao's palace to report the news that Chi Yao ended his studies, took back his incarnation in the same way, and walked out of the palace.

Led by the guards, Chi Yao gradually walked towards the edge of the palace. Halfway to his destination, Chi Yao "coincidentally" met the crow he had fed yesterday. The crow also flew to Chi Yao's shoulder and walked with him.

The guard looked back at Ya Ya standing on Chi Yao's shoulder and continued to lead the way without saying anything.

Finally, the guards brought Chi Yao to the dedicated dock inside the palace. The area around the dock had already been cleared in advance, and a navy ship was parked in front of the dock.

Tonino Carlo was already standing at the dock waiting for him, and next to him stood a slender middle-aged man with a navy uniform cape on his shoulders and wearing sunglasses, but his face could not hide his vulgar temperament.

Looking at the navy admiral Kizaru with a very representative face, Chi Yao's heart was extremely calm. He had guessed before that Tonino Carlo had a special identity, and Kizaru was also the admiral in charge of guarding the Science Department, so Chi Yao had anticipated his arrival.

But on the surface, Chi Yao still had to put on a surprised expression. After all, he was considered a half-pirate who had been out in the world, and he definitely knew the three current admirals of the navy.

Tonino Carlo saw Chi Yao's performance and didn't think much about it. He just glanced at the crow on Chi Yao's shoulder and explained.

"This is the Admiral of the Marine Headquarters - Borsalino, codenamed Kizaru. He will take you to the post, and he is also one of your superiors."

"I have already arranged your affairs. Next, you just need to follow this ship to Judicial Island."

Huang Yuan lowered his head slightly and pressed down his sunglasses, looking at Chi Yao, and spoke in a slow, ups and downs tone.

"Wow, you must be Tonino Huiyao, come on board, the journey is quite long, we need to hurry~~"

Chi Yao acted a little nervous and followed Kizaru onto the navy ship. Before leaving, he took one last look at Tonino Carlo.

"Okay, General Kizaru."

Tonino Carlo watched Chi Yao and the warship gradually sail away from the dock and turned back to the palace.

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