Chapter 193 - 123: What the Hell Is Debt Transfer?

Chapter 193: Chapter 123: What the Hell Is Debt Transfer?

"2.7 times?" He opened his eyes, beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

"Not bad. You can still measure it even with your Sea of Consciousness fractured." She gave a rare nod of approval. "Now, try using your Spiritual Power to leverage it. Turn that 2.7 into 5.4."

Chen Shang took a deep breath. His Spiritual Power extended once more, locating the satellite’s Gravitational Field. His Spiritual Power materialized as a lever, thrusting into the edge of the Force Field in search of a Pivot Point.

But it was too slippery! The Force Field was like a greased glass marble; his Spiritual Power slipped off the moment it made contact. He changed his angle, supporting it from below. He found a Pivot Point for a fleeting second, but before he could exert any force, the Force Field deflected.

"Note that Force Fields are fluid," Olivia’s voice came from the side. "By the time you find a Pivot Point, it might have already shifted.

"Therefore, you need to control more variables. The more comprehensive your considerations, the more accurate the Pivot Point you find will be."

Chen Shang didn’t speak. For the third time, he sent out his Spiritual Power. This time, instead of fixating on the current position of the Force Field, he tried to observe its trajectory.

He planted his Spiritual Power lever two increments ahead of its path, waiting for the Force Field to crash into it on its own.

Contact made. Pivot Point locked! He poured his Spiritual Power into the lever, and then pushed!

The satellite’s Gravitational Field suddenly expanded a significant chunk in his perception. However, it lasted for less than half a breath before the Force Field broke free from the Pivot Point and snapped back to its original state.

Chen Shang opened his eyes, his temples throbbing violently.

"Stabilizing it for half a breath on your first try is already better than most. Some Apprentices can’t even find a Pivot Point." Olivia was clearly satisfied with Chen Shang’s performance.

Sesia walked over with a cup of tea and placed it beside Chen Shang. "Have some tea to soothe yourself."

Chen Shang subconsciously picked up the teacup and took a sip. The next moment, an incredibly bizarre taste exploded in his mouth, nearly causing him to spit it out.

"This is..."

"It’s a black tea I brewed. Knowing your Spiritual Power was injured, I specifically added a Potion to soothe the Spirit. How does it taste?" Sesia looked at him with a face full of anticipation.

Chen Shang closed his eyes and sensed his internal state. The piercing pain in his Sea of Consciousness had indeed been suppressed a bit.

"It’s very good tea, Master!" He opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and under Olivia’s peculiar gaze, downed the rest of the tea in one gulp.

Sesia contentedly placed the remaining cups of tea on the table, but Olivia didn’t touch them.

"You’re destined for great things, kid."

"Master, is there a limit to the lever ratio in Power Level Control?"

"Theoretically, no. As long as you can find a Pivot Point, you can leverage a thousand times, even ten thousand times." Olivia paused. "But practically, the upper limit of what you can leverage depends on two things: the intensity of your Spiritual Power and the depth of your understanding of Force Fields."

She wrote a formula on the Crystal Plate involving the length of the effort arm, the length of the resistance arm, and Force Field compatibility...

Chen Shang stared at the formula for a while. "So what I need to do is increase my Spiritual Power, then accurately calculate the Pivot Point, and additionally build a model sufficient for the leverage multiplier?"

"Exactly. All of this combined is known as Force Field compatibility, which can only be achieved through hard practice." She glanced at Chen Shang. "As for the upper limit, that depends on talent."

Chen Shang memorized the formula in his Sea of Consciousness. Just as he was about to try again, his interface vibrated.

[Extractable entry detected: Power Level Control (Green) — Source: Olivia. Completeness: 17%. Extract?]

Chen Shang felt a surge of wild joy. As his understanding of the knowledge grew, the interface was functioning exactly as it should. He could actually extract an entry from a Second Level Wizard!

He willed it in his mind, "Extract."

A cool stream of air surged from the depths of the interface, as if embedding a new segment of muscle memory into the operational mechanics of his Spiritual Power.

When he looked up at the satellite’s Force Field again, the position of the Pivot Point had become much clearer. It was an intuitive feeling, the kind that came from practice making perfect.

Chen Shang tried again. Just as expected, he quickly locked onto a Pivot Point, then poured his Spiritual Power into the model and began to leverage.

The Force Field directly expanded to 5.4 times and stabilized. One breath, two breaths, a third breath...

The Force Field began to tremble, and the Pivot Point loosened. But having anticipated this, he made micro-adjustments to the lever’s angle with his Spiritual Power, locking it down once more.

The Force Field remained stable at 5.4 times without snapping back. It wasn’t until his Spiritual Power could no longer hold out that Chen Shang opened his eyes.

Olivia was staring at him. "What did you just do?"

"Power Level Control."

"I know that. I’m asking, how did you do it?"

She stood up from her chair and walked over to Chen Shang, her silver-gray eyes locked onto his face. "Half an Hourglass ago, you couldn’t even find a Pivot Point, and now you can stabilize it?"

Chen Shang’s expression didn’t change. "Maybe my comprehension skills are just good."

"Comprehension skills?" Olivia’s mouth twitched. "Fine. You’ve officially grasped the basics of Power Level Control. Next, we practice Repulsive and Attractive Transformation."

She raised her hand, and Force Field threads surged from her fingertips once again. This time, she wove two spheres simultaneously: a Repulsive Force sphere pushing to the left, and a Gravity sphere pulling to the right.

The two spheres were an arm’s length apart, connected by a Force Field channel as thin as a strand of hair.

"Repulsive and Attractive Transformation simply means converting Repulsive Force into Gravity, and Gravity into Repulsive Force."

She flicked her finger. The Repulsive Force sphere on the left began to contract, and the Power surged through the channel toward the Gravity sphere on the right, proportionately increasing its pulling force.

Another flick, and the direction reversed, turning Gravity into Repulsive Force.

"There can be no Energy loss during the transformation process. If even a sliver is lost, the transformation fails."

Chen Shang stared at the channel between the two spheres. "Similar to the conservation of Energy?"

"Yes. The total amount of Repulsive Force must equal the total amount of Gravity after the transformation. Not a sliver more, not a sliver less."

Olivia retracted her Force Field. "You try it now."