Chapter 799 Noah would be lying if he said that he wasn't interested in the organic inscribed items . It was a curiosity that had lingered in the back of his mind since the meeting with the Empire's envoy .
However, he couldn't focus on them while he had an empty dantian, and discovering that his "Breath" affected his abilities became his priority ever since the beginning of his cohabitation with June .
Yet, he decided to reserve some time to the study of those schools since the Hive seemed so desperate to become competitive in the hybrids' field .
Of course, he wouldn't neglect this personal power . That was the mistake that most cultivators belonging to organizations did once they became too involved in the political issues of the world .
Nevertheless, helping the Hive meant helping his status too, which was something that he needed since he and June still had to hide from the other forces . Also, the creation of living weapons was a clear expression of his individuality, something that he needed to exercise if he wanted to reach the point where he could wield the laws .
Elder Julia left after his request . She had succeeded in involving Noah in the race currently happening in the outside world . Now it was up to him to decide how much he would help .
"Our time together is always threatened, am I right?" June said before releasing a helpless sigh and lying on Noah's shoulder .
Noah understood how she felt . Even if they were both busy pursuing their power, they still lived together and managed to seize long moments of intimacy every few days . They had also synchronized their training schedules to optimize that .
However, the world wouldn't just stop because of their happiness . There was a high chance that the current race for the power of the hybrids would influence the outcome of future conflicts, and they couldn't just ignore that .
Noah took June in his arms, and she silently sat between his legs, enjoying the warm breath of her lover that hit her neck rhythmically . They didn't need to say anything . They just remained in that position for a few minutes, seizing the last available moments of peaceful life that they could get .
"Hey," June said at some point, "I want a spear . Make it orange . "
"I thought you wanted a large, pointy hat," Noah replied only to see June turning and climbing on his lap, pushing him down in the process .
It didn't take much for Thirty-seven to appear above the teleportation matrix and leave a series of scrolls in front of the mansion .
Noah and June sensed his arrival while they were busy exchanging ideas on her cultivation technique .
June centers of power shared a deep connection due to a technique called Perfect Circuit . Her body would work as a vast bridge that improved the exchange of energy between her dantian and mind, and the Heaven's spark absorbed in the past made her lightning incredibly pure .
However, that was just the foundation of her power . The true expression of her individuality had to come from the formations that she added to the Circuit .
June had focused on a particular field of the formations called Perpetual formations, which allowed her to increase the output of energy generated by her centers of power as she kept on fighting .
Yet, there was a set limit to how much energy they could produce, which left her quite worried about her prospects as a rank 5 cultivator .
The mansion didn't isolate its insides from the outside world since they had to sense when June's notebook received a message, and Noah had an idea when he saw the automaton . He rushed outside and stopped him to request a few items before picking the scrolls and returning inside .
"Our inscription methods belong to two very different fields, but the friction described in King Elbas' research should suit you . " Noah said when he saw June's puzzled expression, "Thirty-seven will bring what he knows about altering the nature of the lightning element through formations . I've also mentioned your school . "
June didn't know what to say . She had experienced a privileged life with the Royals, but they had their reasons, and there was a limit to how much she could ask .
Instead, inside the Hive, Noah had access to basically everything and could take out inscription methods as if they were Obsidian Credits . Also, the fact that he was so concerned about her progress made her feel so loved that she was barely able to contain herself .
Yet, she knew that Noah was busy now, so she just kissed him, whispered that she loved him, and left for another room .
Noah revealed a complicated smile as he stared at her departing figure . As much as he desired her, he knew that there were more pressing matters that required his attention now .
He sat on the mat and started to inspect the scrolls while activating the Divine Deduction technique to quicken his analysis . It turned out that there weren't many inscription methods that dealt with organic items . That field seemed rather unexplored and old according to the amount of data described in scrolls .
The main issue was that something organic had to be sort of alive or work in symbiosis with a living being to express its effects . Achieving that was extremely hard since and products would be either dead or too wild to control .
It was simply better to create an inanimate weapon due to its reliability and easier construction .
Noah studied all the scrolls multiple times for many hours . There wasn't anything too specific since none of the methods led to something that could be considered a success .
There were records about devilish weapons that ultimately revolted against their owners, or symbionts that took control of the user's body and went on a killing spree . There were even many that had failed to keep the organic inscribed item alive .
'Keeping the will of the creature alive would just cause a rebellion in the long-run, but suppressing it would create a weapon weaker than the normal inscribed ones . ' Noah thought as he diverted his attention from the scrolls . 'The real issue though is that there can't be a common ground between the two states . Something can be either alive or dead . '
There wasn't a balance available . The experts of the past would have just found it otherwise .
'I need to keep the will of the creature alive while also finding a way to tame it . ' Noah's ideas surged under the enhanced mental state created by the Divine Deduction technique . 'I need to use the Body-inscription spell, but not in its current form, and something to contain the will in the eventuality it goes out of control . I need Thirty-seven again . '
The Body-inscription spell was perfect for isolating the will of a magical beast, but Noah wouldn't have a way to take it out from his mental sphere at that point . Yet, even if the spell was rather new and atypical, the automaton might have a way to turn it into something that suited his current task .
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