Do ratmen dream of the sacred tree of spirits?

Chapter 84 Attempt

Chapter 85 An Attempt (Part Two)

Two days later, Fafnir opened the "ledger" with great anticipation. The 30-day "expiration date" was over, and Fafnir instantly felt that through the spirit world, the "ledger" had increased his spiritual energy limit by 4 units in a very short time. He felt that the spiritual radiance in his body had become slightly thicker, accompanied by a feeling of clarity and comfort.

This was the first time Fafner had felt such a clear connection between the "ledger" and the spirit world. Was the "ledger" a product of the spirit world? Or a manifestation of something unknown? Fafner's thoughts began to wander—

By the way, that's really good. A month ago, his standard spiritual limit of 53 units was reduced by 2 units due to the "option premium," but through his practice this month, it has increased by 2 units.

Fafnir currently has 57 spiritual units. He wondered if continuously buying large quantities of "call options" or "put options" could rapidly increase his spiritual level.

No, the "ledger" definitely has limitations, such as a limit on the number of "call options" that can be purchased within a certain period. It's impossible to make a profit without any investment, and it probably didn't appear out of thin air. Whatever, let's try it first.

This afternoon, Fafnir invited Allen and Martha to his dormitory to learn a new first-tier spell. "Martha, Allen, good afternoon! I'd like to teach you the first-tier Water Ball spell now," Fafnir said directly.

"Ah! Thank you, but—we haven't mastered the first-tier fireball spell yet, and isn't this too much trouble for you?" Allen was both surprised and apprehensive about Fafnir's words.

Martha hesitated for a moment before saying, "Fafner, thank you so much, but this is really too much trouble for you. Just like before, master one spell before learning a new one."

“No, Martha, Allen, things are different now,” Fafnir solemnly rejected their suggestion, adding, “Previously, you couldn’t learn multiple spells simultaneously. It’s simple: basic meditation is the foundation of everything, and you can only learn Spirit Vision after mastering basic meditation. The construction of the first-tier Fireball spell requires Spirit Vision; without it, you simply can’t learn it. But you’ve already mastered meditation and Spirit Vision. You’ve now mastered the first-tier Fireball spell, and you should have a fairly intuitive understanding of the simple structure of first-tier spells. Even if you simultaneously learn the remaining four first-tier elemental spells—Water Ball, Wind Blade, Spirit Light, and Earth Block—…” "Learning spells together shouldn't be a problem. Mastering them is just a matter of time. Besides, learning multiple first-tier elemental spells simultaneously will have a ripple effect on specializing in a particular first-tier spell later. For example, Wind Blade is closely related to Fireball, which involves combining multiple first-tier spells. The sooner you learn multiple first-tier spells, the faster you might comprehend combined first-tier spells. With my help, I can help you get started quickly. You should know that you're still some distance from being recognized as preparatory-level extraordinary beings by the academy. Keep it up! Maybe you can even advance to Enlighteners or Messengers!"

Allen and Martha were silent after hearing Fafnir's words. After a long while, Martha finally spoke, "No—thank you very much, Fafnir. We are just—so sorry, we can't repay you. To be honest, when Allen and I mastered the first-order fireball technique with your guidance, we were very happy at first, but we felt guilty because we couldn't help you. Even when we wanted to help you with some housework, you wouldn't let us."

"I'm sorry, Fafnir, we always feel sad about this. We owe you so much, and you always teach us bookkeeping in your spare time," Allen replied in a low voice.

"Haha, it's nothing, Martha, Allen, it's really just a small favor, it's just simple mutual help."

Fafnir thought that even without the "options," he would still be willing to help Martha and Allen. They were both kind, ambitious, and lovely children. "Alright, don't hesitate any longer. Let me help you construct the guiding incantation for the Water Ball spell."

"----Thank you."

Fafnir had already skillfully constructed the guiding framework for the first-order Water Ball spell using the "loan" method. He first constructed it for Martha, and the spiritual energy was quickly consumed, but the temporary framework was soon completed, and the "option" of the "ledger" was revealed: "Buyer: Fafnir Beckett Seller: Ledger Underlying asset: Debtor's additional spiritual energy gain (10 standard spiritual units) generated by the "ledger" after mastering the first-order Water Ball spell."

Exercise conditions: The debtor has independent control of the first-order Water Ball option. Price: 5 standard spiritual units. Expiry date: 23 days. Debtor: Martha.

start up!

Fafnir silently prayed, hoping to successfully purchase the "option." If successful, a 5-standard spiritual investment would yield a "net profit" of 5 standard spiritual units. However, the ledger remained unresponsive. Fafnir then tried channeling some spiritual energy into the "ledger's" option interface, hoping to induce some interaction. This time, finally, there was a response—

"Ugh—" Fafnir couldn't help but cry out. His head throbbed with pain, his vision went black, and his legs gave way, causing him to collapse to the ground. His spirituality was in disarray, and the blood and spiritual radiance within his body seemed to boil. Fafnir clearly sensed that it was caused by the "ledger." The echo from the depths of the spirit world had failed, disrupting his originally stable spirituality. Sigh—I knew it. Such a lucrative opportunity was impossible. There's no such thing as an option where the returns far outweigh the risks.

Martha and Alan were terrified. They quickly helped Fafnir to a chair and asked if they needed to call Sister Fanning for help.

"No, thank you. I made a mistake just now. Let's continue, Martha. I've finished building it. You can try it."

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By the way, after Fafnir calmed down, he wondered if the progress of filling the spirit gaps could be used as an "option premium" to make the progress of filling the spirit gaps a source of income?

Even if the gain is only a little bit of progress in filling the spiritual gap, it's fine, because filling the spiritual gap is the biggest problem for Fafnir to advance to the Enlightened One. Although he may suffer the "backlash" from the ledger again, he thinks it's worth a try. After Fafnir changed the conditions, he found that the interface was not responding. He tried to contact the option interface with his spirituality, but there was still no response.

Why? Fafnir was a little puzzled. The filling of the spiritual gap was too special.

Is it because the ledger can only be converted to the standard spiritual limit, because he used the option function for the first time a month ago, or because the spiritual gap filling yielded too much profit, causing the ledger to crash directly?

Fafnir then tested the situation where, without mobilizing spirituality to interfere with the ledger, a net gain of 1 standard spiritual unit was the best achievable scenario.

Well then, Fafnir thought, at least he saved a week; one shouldn't be too greedy.

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