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Chương 83: Advantages of Espers and Object Refinement

The items that fell were of two types: disks and spindles. The disks were light, its radius varying between 2 centimetres and 30 centimetres. The spindles were relatively heavy, their cross-section spanning 1 centimetre while their length varied between 5 centimetres to 15 centimetres.

The myriad of the items converged in the air, forming a large pile. They then split into 131 portions, arriving before each Esper.

A pile of items fell on his floor mat, landing 5 centimetres away from his foot. Jyorta looked at Haesha, noticing another pile formed before her, placed 5 centimetres from her legs. He also noticed it repeating with everyone he could see. On closer inspection, even the items scattered into the pile were the exact same.

'That mess was segregated in the fraction of a second and split into 131 portions, with each portion placed at the exact same distance from the foot of each Esper. Her senses, calculation, and her psychic energy, they are all terrifying.' Jyorta thought, bringing his arm forward to touch an item from the pile.

"Ouch!" Jyorta winced in pain as his arm was swatted away. Immediately, numerous similar sounds echoed across the room, the injured Espers flailing their dominant hand that they used to reach out to the pile.

"Did I tell you to touch them?" A stern voice rang out, involuntarily making every Esper sit with their backs erect, feeling nervous.

"Once I've finished instructing you, you can proceed to touch them. Now listen," The lady began her introduction, hovering 6 metres in the air, her body unmoving, more rigid than a statue. "I am Mila Marble; you can address me as Madam Mila. I will be teaching you everything about your psychic energy: its uses, actions, nurturing, accumulation, etc."

"In this one year, you will be whipped into shape to be bonafide Espers." She swept her glance across everyone in the room, pausing for a second on Laila and Jyorta. "So, only two people can prevent their psychic energy from leaking out."

"Now, I will first give a lecture on the psychic energy of Espers," Madam Mila said, "There are two ways to affect matter: one, using the physical body to apply force, and two, applying dispersed force that doesn't require direct contact. We Espers fall on the latter."

"In the early days, the act of using psychic energy and affecting matter was termed Psychokinesis. The term Psychokinesis is wordy and is hardly used at present. The term has become redundant when Unranked Skills for Espers came into the picture." Madam Mila said, her mouth unmoving.

She vibrated the surrounding air through her psychic energy, showcasing its uses in day-to-day applications. "As the Wisdom Parasite fused into our brain nurtures it, a Brain Crystal would eventually form. It is a condensed form of our psychic energy mixed with particles of the Wisdom Parasite's body."

She then created a psychic arm, turning it yellow, allowing everyone to see it clearly. "Think of it as an extra arm that behaves in the way we will it to, lacking any physical limitations. Normally, psychic energy is dispersed; we can use it to affect a wide area. No physical material can block its permeation. But, for the sake of efficiency, we use our psychic arms during battle."

The yellow psychic arm slowly moved up and down, tossing and turning, clenching and relaxing, performing the basic actions, "Warriors nurture a Skill at every Tier while Espers nurture a psychic arm at the same. At Tier 2, we will have 2 psychic arms, and at Tier 3, we will have 3 psychic arms. Once your Brain Crystal finishes forming, you would be able to create a psychic arm."

The yellow psychic arm then multiplied, becoming two, repeating the set of actions, "There is one advantage that we have over Warriors…well, many in fact. First is that, when Warriors nurture a Skill at Tier 1, its strength is limited. The lower Tiered Skill has a ceiling, almost useless at higher Tiers."

"For example," As she said, the two yellow psychic arms fused into a whole, forming a small cylinder, 10 centimetres in radius, and a metre in height. To its side bottom, a tap appeared, its nozzle faced in the horizontal direction.

A fluid similar to water appeared in it, visible to everyone present as the cylinder became a transparent shade of yellow.

"Consider this tap as the Tier 1 Skill of a Warrior and this cylinder as the energy in their Heart Crystal. The volume of the cylinder is the amount of energy they possess and the liquid pressure is the quality of their energy." As she said, the tap opened, leaking out a stream of water, making an arc as it fell.

"Now, it changes for a Tier 2 Skill." The cylinder expanded downwards, becoming 2 metres in height. Another tap appeared to the bottom on its side, twice bigger than the previous tap. As she opened it, a thicker stream of water gushed out, making an arc in the air.

"Now, see the difference; despite the increased volume and the pressure at the bottom increasing, the arc made by the first tap remains the same. This is because it is situated one metre from the top while the second tap is situated 2 metres from the top. In simpler terms, despite the quality and quantity of energy increasing, the output of a Tier 1 Skill remains the same, whether they invoke it as a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 Warrior." Madam Mila glanced around, noticing every Esper being able to understand her words.

"Espers are also smarter than Warriors. This becomes apparent the higher the Tier since we develop our brains. Coming back to the point, at higher Tiers for Warriors, the Skills they have nurtured during Tier 1 and Tier 2 will prove to be useless." She then dispersed the cylinder, creating a yellow psychic arm.

The yellow psychic arm lifted a spindle, almost looking like a spear. It was two metres in length and had a diameter of 5 centimetres, looking thick and sturdy. The moment the yellow psychic arm grabbed hold of it, the spear-like spindle turned yellow.

"I am using my Unranked Skill to make my psychic arm visible to you. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to understand just by depending on your undeveloped senses." Madam Mila said. She then held the spear-like spindle using the yellow psychic arm, moving it forward, the pace slow.

"The psychic arms of Tier 1 Espers can only execute a linear motion. If you control an object, you can only move it up and down or forward and backward." She then raised her brows, creating a subtle change in the yellow psychic arm. The spear-like spindle immediately began to spin along its axis.

"At Tier 2, your psychic arm can also make objects spin in place. A single psychic arm is enough to achieve this feat." She then raised her other brow, causing another change in the yellow psychic arm.

The spear-like spindle that was rotating along its axis also began to spin—like the blade of a fan—along the middle of its shaft as the focus. It raised gusts of air, producing a high-frequency sound of wind being cut.

"The advantage we Espers have is that when we become a Wave Controller, all three of our psychic arms can do this. We also have many other advantages that I will explain to you in future lessons. This is why, even though Espers are weak at Tier 1 and Tier 2, they can easily gain the upper hand against Warriors in Tier 4 and Tier 5." Madam Mila smiled, retracting the yellow psychic arm, allowing the spear-like spindle to fall on the ground, producing a loud thud.

Jyorta trailed his gaze towards it, looking at the large crack that had formed on the floor, with the spear-like spindle not suffering a single scratch. He then heard Madam Mila speak, "I guess this spindle can now be counted as a Tier 5 Artifact."

Noticing the shock on the faces of the Espers as they trailed after the spindle, Madam Mila didn't continue on the topic. "So, our first lesson today is learning to control an object using your psychic energy. Even if you don't have a psychic arm, don't worry. Just the dispersed psychic energy should do the trick for light objects."

"You need to know a small theory for it." Madam Mila said, beckoning for the attention of everyone, "Even though psychic energy can pass through all matter, it suffers from some resistance. The resistance varies depending on the material. The greater the resistance, the more your psychic energy consumed."

"So, in order to counter it, we have come up with a technique. This is a must for every Esper since the greater part of our strength lies in manipulating objects." Madam Mila continued, "We termed it Object Refinement."

"You take an object of your choice and pass your psychic energy through it, over and over again. As you continue to do it, the resistance offered by the object decreases as it gets more attuned to your psychic energy. After a certain period, its resistance to your psychic energy will become zero. At that point in time, you can call it your Refined Object." She said.

As the Espers gazed at the yellow spindle, Madam Mila continued, "You can sense the presence of your Refined Object when in range. Moreover, the psychic energy of each individual has subtle differences; meaning, you can't make use of the Refined Objects of others. Also, the resistance it offers will be even greater than the original material."

"We will talk about the Domain, Speed, and Force on a later date. Let us concentrate on Object Refinement for today." Madam Mila motioned their attention to the pile of things before them, "Pick up a lightweight item and begin to refine it. This will be your first assignment."


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For the concept mentioned in this chapter, you can refer to the youtube videos about "Bernoulli's Theory for a hole in a cylinder." It is pretty simple once you see the video. Or, you can join my discord server where I can give you some pointers: https://discord.gg/Q544Bxu

Chương 84: Refined Object

Jyorta looked at the pile of items before him, picking a tiny disk, 3 centimetres in diameter, and weighing a gram. The disk was paper-thin, its ends blunt. Its material seemed hard enough to not get crushed under his fingers.

Jyorta focused his attention on it, inspecting its smooth surface that had lustre similar to a mirror. He willed his psychic energy, feeling a thin stream emerge from his brain and course through his body, gushing out from the fingertip of his index finger.

"You don't need to send it through your body; it takes too much time to do so. Directly permeate it through the air; after all, the production and transmittance of your psychic energy is dependent on your brain and not any other organs." As the voice of Madam Mila echoed in his ears, Jyorta nodded, retracting the psychic energy flowing through his body.

He then closed his eyes once, feeling the psychic energy flowing within his brain, mixed with the sparks of electric currents that flashed from one neuron to another. He then willed his psychic energy, pulling a stream out of his head, coagulating it before his face.

He felt a strange feeling as if a part of him had been pulled outside his body, seemingly like an astral projection. The psychic energy then flowed towards the disk in his hands, taking a bit more than a second to traverse.

As it gushed into the disk, Jyorta felt some feedback. The object offered some resistance to his psychic energy, behaving like it had sentience. His psychic energy coursed through it, flowing between its molecular structure, and giving feedback at each instance.

The feedback was grainy; the information provided was unclear, making him feel like he was watching an old cable TV that had lost its connection, displaying grains on its screen and producing a grating sound.

"Don't try to focus on the feedback. The current you is unable to comprehend it; only Wave Controllers and above can do it." The voice of Madam Mila rang out, breaking his focus. He then ignored the feedback, trying to focus on manoeuvring his psychic energy through the disk.

Like dipping an object in water, his psychic energy washed over the disk once, twice, thrice, passing through each of its molecules, feeling the resistance decrease after each time. Finally, after the tenth time, he could no longer feel any resistance from the disk.

Moreover, a mysterious feeling formed in his mind; it was as if the disk had become an organ that existed outside his body, one that he could control. The moment the thought appeared, the disk slowly floated up, its form unstable, lacking a balance that could support it firmly.

"Try to stabilise it first." The voice echoed in his mind, guiding his thoughts, "Think of it like holding a book on the palm of your hand. Use that image to focus on the disk. It will be difficult without the psychic arm but, as you train this way, your control will increase."

Jyorta took in the view of his blue soul, watching the surroundings turn dark. There was the blue soul, looking big, and shining with a blue hue. Hovering next to it was a tiny wisp, sprinkled with faint traces of black, emitting a mild stench.

The blue soul extended a soul tendril towards the Brain Crystal, forming a connection. As the energy from the Brain Crystal gushed into it through the soul tendril, its vision experienced some changes.

There was a thin stream--slightly concentrated at the centre that became dispersed over the edges, looking like escaping mist—originating from his head, flowing towards the hovering disk. Moreover, there were traces of mist clouding its vision, possibly from the dispersed psychic energy of Madam Mila, its contents unable to be discerned.

After a connection was established, even though the energy in the Brain Crystal was being drained at a rapid rate, the control over the disk increased.

The hovering disk immediately stabilised, no longer shaking like a tin can that was dropped over the ocean. The blue soul observed the shape of the flowing psychic energy, making a mental note of it, saving the memory in its soul, condensed into blue inscriptions.

The blue soul immediately severed the connection with the Brain Crystal; Jyorta exited its view. He then noticed the disk beginning to shake once again, looking unstable. The psychic energy flowing into it also thinned considerably, making Jyorta feel a drain in his energy reserves.

He then remembered the structure of his psychic energy that managed to stabilise the disk, trying to replicate it once again, steadily reducing its unstable form.

At first, the disk shook like a tin can floating on the sea, when it was the time of high tides. It then slowly developed, gradually improving its stability, finally looking like a tin can floating on the normal sea.

As Jyorta continued to improve the psychic energy based on his memories, the shaking of the disk eventually reduced to a minimum, looking like a tin can floating on a lake that had a gentle breeze sweeping past its surface.

Madam Mila hovered in her spot, unmoving. She had her eyes closed, using her psychic energy to guide each Esper, making a note of their improvement.

'Jyorta Bone has innate instincts in manipulating his psychic energy. He is quick to find and rectify his mistakes; his learning process is also quite fast.' She nodded in approval, the first action she had taken since her arrival.

She then gazed towards the back, looking at a particular Esper seated on the 9th row. Using her psychic energy, she inspected the spindle hovering before the girl, a rare trace of shock appearing on her face.

'It is perfectly stable. Her use of psychic energy is ingenious while her control is impeccable. Only veteran Wave Controllers and above can possess such delicate control.' She thought in wonder, heaving a sigh of exclamation.

'Rishen Veera proclaimed her talent and disposition, saying she had a shot at the peak. The ground staff also supported his words, praising her to a great extent. But, this…talent; it is almost as if she was born to be an Esper.'

On noticing the Espers running out of psychic energy to use, Madam Mila used her psychic energy to vibrate the air, "We shall stop at it for now."

Looking at the Espers holding a Refined Object in their hands, she continued, "The materials used to make these objects are ones with the least resistance towards psychic energy. When you become a Tier 2 Esper, its resistance towards your psychic energy might very well be zero."

"Also, you should have gotten some ideas as you controlled your Refined Objects." She said, "The titles allotted to each Tier of Warriors and Espers are related to the abilities they gain at that Tier."

"Tier 1: Line Controller. Your Refined Objects can only travel in a straight line."

"Tier 2: Area Controller. Your Refined Objects can both travel in a straight line and spin in place."

"Tier 3: Wave Controller. Your Refined Objects can spin along two perpendicular axes at the same time. It can also travel in arcs. Your modes of attacks are no longer limited to linear progression."

9:00 AM, seeing every Esper feeling a bit overwhelmed with the details, Madam Mila stopped speaking, "Take a break for 90 minutes. Head to the cafeteria and fill your bellies. We will continue with classes after that."

Jyorta nodded, heaving an exhausted sigh as he stretched his arms and looked at Haesha. "It was tiring."

"Yeah," Haesha nodded, getting up from her spot, "Even though we just ate breakfast, I am starting to feel hungry again."

"Me too," Jyorta laughed, placing a hand on his stomach. The duo then exited the room and walked along the hallway, trying to peek into the other classrooms that they passed by. Looking at the doors of each classroom closed shut, they felt a bit disappointed, unable to satisfy their curiosity.

Walking to the cafeteria, they each ordered a plate full of snacks, carrying the heavy plates without a sense of embarrassment. Most of the Espers seated there too had similar proportions of food on their plates.

The cafeteria was vacant for the most part, the tables looking empty. The duo occupied a vacant table. Trying his best to eat in grace, Jyorta looked at Haesha, feeling his heart skip a beat as they made eye contact.

"It was pretty difficult to control it," Haesha began, feeling vexed, "I hardly managed to lift it at the end. Even then, it looked like a stalk of grass caught in a storm. I lost hold of it many times."

"It is difficult to grasp but, once you get an inkling to its usage, you would never forget the process." Just when Jyorta was about to share his insights, a voice interrupted. The blue soul in him hurriedly overlaid a false persona on him—one of calm, optimism, and full of focus.

'I feel fear whenever I see her; moreover, the feeling is instinctive.' Jyorta looked at the petite girl that joined their conversation as if it were natural, occupying a seat.

"Hello, Laila." Jyorta smiled, his expression genuine, thanks to his false persona. "How was your experience with the Object Refinement?"

"To be honest, it was pretty difficult. It used up most of my psychic energy before I could refine the object. I had chosen a spindle by the way." Laila replied, recounting her experiences. Since the two of them hadn't witnessed her actions in class, thanks to them seated on the third row, they believed everything she said.

'If I hadn't known of her identity, I too would have believed her so-called experience.' As the thought flashed through his mind, Jyorta raised his hand and gobbled his food, his ears trained to the conversation.

At each interval, he would share bits and pieces of his insight, getting a gist of things from their point of view.

If possible, he wanted to probe for some tricks from Laila. But, he was unable to muster the courage to weave his words in such a way that it would lead the situation to his favour. So, he neither spoke nor inquired about anything more than necessary.

'The petite lady sitting before you is an old monster who stood at the peak of this world for more than a century. Never forget it.' He set a mental reminder in his head, flashing a smile of interest to the conversation, looking happy to share and receive insights.


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Made a character art of Laila, Haesha, Heima, and Jyorta. Join the discord to view them: https://discord.gg/Q544Bxu

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