Above The Sky-Chapter 1634 - 307: World’s Number One Freeloader

Chapter 1634: Chapter 307: World’s Number One Freeloader
"Even if there really is a problem."
Hearing this, Romani turned his head and said seriously, "It’s not something for us to concern ourselves with — both of these people are specially invited guests of the Chief Scholar, so it’s normal for them to be special."
"And for us who have no affiliations, what we should do is ’observe’ and maintain good relations with all sides."
"That’s true."
After thinking for a while, Sikalei shook her head, deciding not to ponder further, then sighed and leaned against her disciple again: "You humans, despite being so young, can create secrets and problems that even confuse dragons. It’s truly mysterious."
"Mentor." Romani’s body stiffened; he intended to push her away but eventually sighed, "Alright, alright, but I have a meeting in the evening, so I can only accompany you for a while in the afternoon... Why don’t you also stop clinging to me and go see the King of the Mountain? Wouldn’t that be good?"
"Yay!" But evidently, the Dragon Witch didn’t hear the latter half of the sentence.
And on this very afternoon, everyone who paid attention to the Spirit Energy Development Conference’s topic list discovered Mahdi’s registration for ’Arcane Pathway.’
"Mahdi is actually going to publish a paper, Arcane Pathway?"
Many were quite astonished upon seeing this title, but compared to Romani’s courtesy, their thoughts were much more straightforward: "Is it just for show? He’s so young, how dare he pick such a name?"
"Perhaps it’s precisely because of his age that he dares to."
There were quite a few who didn’t have a favorable view of Mahdi and were wary of him. They mostly scoffed at Mahdi’s registered topic: "Even if he could practice and read from birth until now, at most he’s just getting started in this field... Spirits Above, he’s not even a Spirit Energy User!"
"Perhaps he’s presenting it on behalf of his junior, Ian."
People with a more neutral stance viewed it this way: "It might even involve the legacy of the First Knight and the Black Sun... Could this be a retaliation against The Empire?"
This speculation was quickly accepted by the public. After all, even those who disliked Mahdi wouldn’t really think that this prodigy who swept through Terra’s younger generation was merely a clown seeking attention.
Could it be that he’s publishing some confidential Imperial research out of retaliation for being exiled from The Empire?
With this thought, everyone got excited, began ing this situation to their respective headquarters, and awaited instructions.
Meanwhile, Ian was also reviewing the topics that others planned to present at the development conference.
Ian has always held respect for the other researchers of the Tara Confederation, who, without the Rites of the Star Gods or his otherworldly knowledge, and not being Prophets, rely purely on their own accumulation and ideas to carve out a path forward step by step.
Even as he plans to propose an epoch-making Arcane Pathway, he does not intend to overlook the research of others.
"Yanjiang... Methods and pitfalls of enhancing Spirit Energy through body cultivation... It seems Yanjiang’s ’cultivation awakening’ of Spirit Energy has truly gotten on track."
"Fiery Flame Land... Compensation of the Soul for the Disabled — On the origins of Spirit Energy birth. Hmm, soul compensation?"
Upon seeing this term, Ian understood Fiery Flame Land’s line of thought — if a person with a complete soul loses part of their body while their soul remains intact, their soul would find a part with no corresponding body vacated, and this extra soul would either wither due to lacking the nourishment of the body or become stronger due to compensation.
Fiery Flame Land has certainly mastered the technique to ensure that a disabled person’s soul becomes strong, thus nurturing the seed of Spirit Energy; it’s just unknown how many sacrifices this technology has made.
"Nine Cold Federation... Shaping Sublimation, Spirit Energy Advancement. How to enhance weak native Spirit Energy... Huh? Spirit Energy Upgrade?"
This line of thought also made Ian slightly pause.
The Nine Cold Federation is a newly formed federation, but its precursor, the alliance of tribes of the Nine Cold Quiet Mountains, has long been a great force in Terra, and it’s also one of the regions with the most Wise Magical Beasts and Spirit Energy Users.
Many Wise Magical Beasts naturally possess some Spirit Energy, categorized as Life Spirit Energy, which does not change upon birth, thus boosting the early stage while weakening the later stage, and many Sublimators there have the same issue, so enhancing innate Spirit Energy has always been a main research path there.
Now it seems some progress has been made.
Then comes The Empire... The corresponding structure and central principles of Human Souls and Spirit Energy.
This is a study by the Imperial Spirit Knowledge Institute, as newly born Spirit Energy grants souls to originally soul-less humans, so conversely, if one can grasp the corresponding Soul Structure, is it possible to also confer some Spirit Energy when constructing a soul? This is the study that pairs with the Artificial Soul.
This conjecture also requires a considerable number of human experiments, so... these great powers are essentially stacking research results with lives.
Ian then hastily scanned the following.
Azure Sky Royal Court: The essence of Spirit Energy and its relation to the natural environment. It discusses how Spirit Energy and nature interfere and influence each other, speeding up the awakening and growth of Spirit Energy Users through inducing specific Spirit Energy Fields and Spirited Lands.
Gantreignum: The connection between specific Bloodlines and Spirit Energy. Just by the name, you know it’s researching some specific Spirit Energy Bloodlines to infer the essence of Spirit Energy.
Whale Song Cliff: The connection between gourmet food and Spirit Energy.