High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 2819: Chapter 1040: Continue

”Professor Simon, that’s not what Terri meant.”

Professor Montreya’s slightly hoarse voice sounded in the room, coming to Doctor Duzem’s aid: ”According to our research and observations, individual lesser demons are strongly influenced by higher-ranking demons. We have reason to believe that there is a trace of the Demon Ancestor’s magic power contained within demon flesh, which is why it has such a strong corrosive effect on ordinary wizards...”

Professor Emma glanced at Professor Yao sitting beside her.

Old Yao’s eyelids drooped, half-asleep, seemingly oblivious to the chatter in the room.

”You have reasons to believe?” Professor Simon — vice-chancellor of Starry Sky Academy — repeated a certain phrase from Professor Montreya, scoffing coldly, as if wanting to say more.

Elder Ruoyu, sitting in the front row, gently tapped his magic wand with the silver wolf’s head.

”Quiet... continue watching.”

After he spoke, the room instantly quieted down, and all eyes returned to that large transparent wall, as if the prior discord was an illusion.

Doctor Duzem took a small breath, composed himself, and spoke again:

”— Edge Model One is the first batch of unofficial experimental bodies provided by our laboratory for the Edge project, or it can also be called a ’verification body’, used to test the practicality and reliability of related technologies... A total of ten units of this verification model were made, but only seven qualified individuals were selected through the matching test, so today’s test will only activate seven...”

”... Given the performance limitations of the experiment model and the symmetry requirement of magic power, activating in a low magic power state during non-combat situations can save substantial resources...”

”... Constructing a honeycomb grid under the breastplate can not only enhance the strength of magic power nodes but also locally increase density to reinforce the structure of the experimental body...”

”... By decomposing the no-slip flux term in the magic power control equation into a spirit pressure flux term and an elemental flux term, and by directly adopting the multidimensional interference wave model constructed by Barasa, it is possible to accurately capture the multidimensional GM-HLL-CPS-Z flux solution method of linear contact discontinuity...”

”... The pollution model adopts the Crowley-Barak dual spell model, taking into account the spontaneous and rigorous nature of magic, as well as the meme effect of high-level magic power; a complete causality pollution model that incorporates variable causal quantities is used in calculations...”

”... The taboo viscosity is calculated using the Ashmol formula, applying no-slip, solid boundary conditions for the magic power entry and exit points; simultaneously, spirit pressure far-field and spirit pressure outlet boundary conditions are applied...”

”... When the ratio of each residual index decreases by at least fifty percent, or by at least three orders of magnitude, and the runoff volume through the magic power node remains unchanged, computation can be considered converged...”

Just as he was speaking passionately.

A sharp, piercing alarm suddenly echoed in the hall across the ’glass wall’, and simultaneously, orange lights began to flash at high frequency—

”Monitoring staff, please pay attention, monitoring staff, please pay attention.”

”Activated Edge Model Seven of Verification Body Edge One has issued an abnormal magic power fluctuation alert; maintenance staff please proceed to the experimental body’s chamber for inspection and repair with urgency.”

”Please, related maintenance personnel, quickly proceed to inspect and repair the experimental body’s chamber!”

Almost simultaneously, several different-toned voices echoed in the hall:

”— Abnormal magic power fluctuation range: 3000 standard value—30000 standard value; monitoring range: three thousand six hundred and fifty dimensions; loss of control risk level: low; has issued a yellow alert... repeat, loss of control risk level: low, has issued a yellow alert.”

”— Verification time for Edge Model One, 21:00 to 24:00, with thirty-nine minutes remaining until official launch, system preheating in progress, all repair, maintenance, and monitoring teams please recheck the stability of the experimental bodies you are responsible for.”

”— All functional teams, please accurately record abnormal and normal data; after the test, a work meeting will be convened to theoretically verify all the data...”

”Who is the qualified individual for Edge Model Seven?” Doctor Duzem grabbed a small flower on his collar, lowered his voice, and asked the head of the hall in a stiff tone.

The response was swift: ”— It has been confirmed as Zheng Qing, recommended by the teaching assistant group, (student), teaching assistant.”

The old wizards in the observation room could clearly hear two very brief pauses in the report from the other side, obviously not understanding why there was a somewhat glaring ’student’ between the name and title.

Those researchers who had been working tirelessly day and night on the project might not be very familiar with the young wizard who just became the youngest teaching assistant at the First University this semester.

But the elders in the observation room were already very familiar with this name.

From entering college as a freshman, to the Black Prison incident, and then to the remarkable performance in hunting down the black wizard Walter, this wizard, just over twenty, had left a deep mark on the history of the First University.

”It’s him again.”

Professor Simon, who had a bit of a quick temper, grumbled softly, glancing at the dean of Jiuyou Academy sitting in the front row, seemingly regretting that such a troublesome student wasn’t from his academy.

Doctor Duzem evidently had a similar thought.

Upon hearing the name ’Zheng Qing’, he first looked at Old Yao, then his gaze swept over Professor Emma, Elder Ruoyu, Professor Montreya, and Vice-President Korma, and without receiving any reminders or instructions, he immediately followed the established process to pursue: ”— Have the inspection results come out?”

The voice from the other side paused for a few seconds.

Quickly, a new report arrived: ”... Due to an unknown mental trauma, Edge Model Seven displays strong resistance to the derived command of the experimental body. For safety’s sake, initially suggesting the severance of Model Seven’s mental link for psychological counseling.”

Doctor Duzem paused again for several seconds, still, no one spoke, and only a few old wizards even showed extra expressions.

Except for Korma, who seemed somewhat hesitant.

Only Professor Montreya gave a slight nod.

”Reject the suggestion, continue the experiment.” Doctor Duzem made a decision based on his understanding.

The monitoring wizard was evidently a bit taken aback: ”... Reminder: Forcing output commands may cause unnecessary damage to the experimental body, reduce resonance between the wizard and the machine, and in severe cases, might trigger magic power backlash, causing secondary damage to the wizard.”

”Reminder received, continue the experiment.” When repeating the command for the second time, Doctor Duzem’s speech speed was obviously a bit faster.

The monitor paused briefly: ”... Reminder issued twice, in compliance with processing rules, proceed with the experiment according to regulations. Repeat, proceed with the experiment according to regulations.”

In the observation room.

Korma finally couldn’t hold back, turned to look at Professor Montreya, and softly reminded: ”Is it really okay to continue the experiment? I don’t want to unleash an out-of-control monster into the Silent Forest... This monster is also quite likely to impact the school’s protective array! I also don’t want any student to suffer mental damage due to cooperating with the school’s experimental project... The people from Danghag will send us a foot-thick search warrant!”

The other vice-chancellor from the Edge Academy had a detached expression, with no hint of fluctuation in his grayish-blue eyes, speaking lightly, seemingly to himself, yet clearly audible to everyone present: ”Every experiment requires data — good, bad, successful, failing — different data have different values, and each one is very precious. Of course, more importantly... the risk of this test is controllable.”

He quickly glanced at several vice chancellors.