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Chapter 372: You Idiot
🕑 Added 2025-09-10 01:16:03 +0000 UTC"Loki, help me take this cat out! Keep an eye on her, don't let her attack my owl again!"
"Damn it, why don't you do it yourself? I'm in exile here, not your servant!"
Loki walked into Noah's laboratory, looking annoyed, then carefully and a little tremblingly picked up Goose and carried her out. As for Hathaway, the owl? Loki didn't even glance at her; he seemed to discriminate against the little creature.
As for Goose, she was still quite scared. She even complained about why this low-level civilization planet, Earth because of Noah's existence, otherwise Loki would probably call it an uncivilized, primitive planet would have a Flerken, and acting like a domestic pet at that.
Although Noah was quite speechless about Loki's behavior, he didn't say anything. After all, making Loki act like a servant was probably enough of a hassle for him. But Loki had no choice; it was either choose exile on Earth or be imprisoned in Asgard. If it were in the past, Loki would definitely have chosen the second option, because his arrogance was ingrained in his bones; he truly didn't think much of Earth.
But now it was different. After Noah's 'guidance' and understanding Earth's hidden strength, Loki, feeling deeply guilty towards his parents, chose to go into exile on Earth for a period. Noah didn't know how Thor and Loki convinced Odin, but Odin agreed to the decision and eventually contacted the Ancient One, who was in seclusion. The Ancient One seemed interested in this matter as well. After some thought, she agreed and sent Loki to Noah.
After watching Loki nervously carry Goose out, Noah once again focused on his research. Noah wasn't too concerned that Hathaway didn't dare to run out.
Speaking of which, this owl seemed to have an excessively long lifespan. Normally, this type of owl would have already reached its life limit. But Noah's owl seemed to have no such worries; she was still as small, timid, and confused as when Noah bought her decades ago.
However, Noah wouldn't think this was a bad thing; after all, she was his pet, and having feelings for her, Noah naturally didn't want her to die for no reason.
Hathaway jumped onto Noah's shoulder and stood there, while Noah ignored her and closed his eyes. Soon, Noah arrived in the system space. During this time, Noah had been diligently cooperating with the system to research domain magic. For this, Noah hadn't even properly studied cosmic magic.
The cosmic magic was still lying in Noah's mirror dimension, but Noah wasn't too worried about it. He felt that instead of researching the Cosmic Cube, which was basically destined to be his, it was better to first look into this domain magic. Honestly, if Noah's conjecture was correct, wouldn't that mean the Ancient One wouldn't inexplicably leave? In that case, even if Thanos showed up, Noah would have a sufficiently good trump card.
"System, how is it now?" Noah found a spot to sit in the system space and asked casually.
Soon, a strange rhythm appeared throughout the system space. This rhythm seemed to encompass everything, yet it also had a very obvious sense of awkwardness. Slowly, this rhythm stopped. Clearly, this was not a successful simulation. But this simulation truly made Noah feel as if he was in the universe, and he seemed to have merged with the entire universe.
It was very miraculous and very comfortable. Aside from the awkwardness, everything else made Noah feel quite good. It seemed that this system was an incredibly helpful assistant, far better than the previous big explosion.
"As you can see." When everything stopped, the system's mechanical voice sounded: "Although simple fusion and operation can be performed, it is still difficult to completely integrate them."
"Is that so?" Noah stroked his chin and finally nodded.
Noah, of course, knew how difficult this was. Although Noah couldn't compare to the guy named Linley in his memories, what he had to fuse wasn't some elemental profound law. But these four elements were the foundation of world construction. The hidden difficulty in this was truly terrifying.
Noah rested his head on his hand and began to think. The complexity of fusing the four elements was indeed frustrating. The system's simulation speed was already quite fast. If Noah had to do it himself, it would probably take hundreds or thousands of years, and Noah himself might even be gone before it was done. But Noah still felt a bit exasperated by this speed, because time waits for no one.
The Ancient One would leave in four or five years at most. The biggest fear was that by the time Noah figured out this domain magic, the Ancient One would already be ready, or even already gone.
Besides, domain magic required learning and adapting; it wasn't something you could do just because someone told you how. It's like buying a phone; you still need to adapt to its size, feel, and operating system. Magic is much more complicated than that.
"It's really a headache," Noah sighed helplessly. "System, how long do you estimate it will take to fully simulate this thing?"
"It will take at least three years," the system replied quickly. "Constructing something completely new, that doesn't exist in this world, and isn't in my database, is a very difficult task."
"The one who created you, that Lord of the Void, doesn't have data on domains either?"
"The great Lord of the Void doesn't need domains, because he himself is a world."
"..."
The system's words left Noah speechless. He himself is a world? Is this a joke? You're praising your master, but don't go overboard, okay? How big is a world? This question is really hard to answer, because a world contains all sorts of dimensions, time stream shifts, and so on, forming an incredibly vast number of universes! If he himself is a world, is that person still a person? This is simply more terrifying than the so-called fifteenth tier.
Noah muttered inwardly, but then he stiffened a bit. Because the system didn't seem to have ever said that its master was a person, right? And Noah had indeed seen people with such power in some novels, like those transcendents?
"Your master, isn't he some kind of transcendent?" Noah asked cautiously.
"Transcendent? My master seems to belong to that stage," the system explored its information, then slowly replied, "He is not within the scope of any world, he is in the void, seated on a throne..."
"Stop," Noah immediately interrupted the system's boasting. "Your master is so powerful, then why didn't he retrieve you?"
"The laws of time are not the same," the system answered calmly. "And I have the power of my master's best friend on me, which has shielded me."
"Shielded you?"
"More or less, and because the laws of time are different, it's not easy for my master to find me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be following an idiot like you?"
Noah's face darkened slightly. It took him a while to recover. Being called an idiot by his own system, especially when the system was a machine and not a living being, felt incredibly bad. It was like using a computer, and due to your haphazard operations, the computer crashes with a blue screen, seemingly telling you what an imbecile you are. Noah swore that if he weren't reliant on this system, he'd restart it right away!
Shaking his head, Noah decided not to dwell on the system's taunts. The fact that the system had such a setting suggested its master wasn't a good person either.
However, Noah dared not curse such an existence, so, frustrated, he focused his entire attention on this 'domain' prototype. It had to be said that the system was quite impressive. While it hadn't produced a complete domain, the prototype it created was truly excellent.
The four different elements were operating seamlessly, and although certain characteristics were missing, one could still feel that it already possessed some of them.
"Stable, and possessing elemental abilities. Disregarding the obscure, all-encompassing power that arises with it, this prototype also possesses a certain degree of defensiveness and offensiveness." Noah silently articulated his feelings, then began to tentatively simulate this domain himself.
However, Noah soon realized that he had probably overestimated himself, as he found he couldn't condense this thing at all! This gave Noah a headache. If he couldn't even learn it himself, how could he tell the Ancient One that this domain might help her solve some problems? Thinking about this, Noah felt even more frustrated.
This wasn't a solution. "System, how can I learn this thing?" Faced with no other option, Noah could only ask his system. When in doubt, ask the system; that was Noah's usual modus operandi.
Although doing this felt a bit embarrassing, Noah didn't mind. After all, no one knew Noah's true situation. Noah had left all the mages with only an incredibly brilliant, super-genius positive image.
"Your level has not yet met the requirements for learning domains." To Noah's utter surprise, the system just dropped that on him! With a voice that was both slightly mocking and mechanical, Noah immediately felt a wave of dizziness. What kind of conclusion was that?! He, a seventh-tier mage, still hadn't met the requirements to learn this domain magic? Are you kidding me?!
"I'm not kidding you." Before Noah could say anything, the system directly replied: "After testing, the most basic domain prototype requires a ninth-tier level in this world, and you are currently only at the seventh tier, so you cannot meet the requirements."
"Holy shit!" Noah cursed directly. "Are you messing with me? Ninth tier? Isn't my dragon form ninth tier? Also, why can you simulate it, but I can't? What a joke!"
"Your dragon form is indeed ninth tier, but can you perfectly control your dragon body?"
"..."
"It's obvious you can't. This magic requires very high magic control and elemental control. Your human body is fine, because your magic level is at that stage. But your dragon body has not met the requirements."
"..."
What the system said made a lot of sense, leaving Noah with no way to refute it. Although this magic generally implied entering a stage called 'legendary' in other worlds, this world was different from other worlds. Noah believed that no one had ever thought of 'domain' before him, so there shouldn't be such a restriction, right? But then, Noah understood. It was likely that those with lower levels genuinely couldn't learn this magic.
Leaving aside the settings of other worlds, simply reaching the ninth tier in this world's magic level meant truly grasping the essence of magic.
At the ninth tier, a mage's personal strength had reached an unimaginable limit! Any magic could unleash unimaginable power, and mages could even cross interstellar distances with their own power. And domain magic, in essence, utilized the very essence of magic to achieve a resonance with the external universe, a magic belonging to the mage themselves. More directly, domain magic was practically a universe simulator!
From the fusion of the four basic elements, building the basic prototype of the domain, then continuously perfecting the characteristics of the four elements to make the domain more complex. And after that, it would probably involve adding more elements, allowing the domain to fully evolve from a magic into a truly independent universe. As for how to make this universe grow into a world?
Noah didn't want to think about it anymore, because it was completely beyond the scope, and quite severely so. Noah couldn't even condense and fuse the prototype of a domain yet, so thinking about future things had nothing to do with him.
"Based on the performance of 'domain' magic in other worlds, this thing really has endless potential, no wonder the starting point is so high." Noah sighed helplessly. At this point, Noah had finally understood. However, even though he understood, he was still unhappy. Noah had devised this magical essence not only to increase his own strength but also to see if he could help his teacher.
Now he felt comfortable because Noah felt he had found a promising path, but what about the Ancient One? After completing the divine conversion, she would become a soul state. In that case, she probably wouldn't be able to make a move for a while, right?
"Actually, you don't need to be so upset," the system suddenly spoke again.
"Oh?" Noah immediately became energetic. "What, do you have another solution?"
"Indeed," the system replied directly. "I can help you operate this domain prototype, but given your current strength, this is probably the limit."
"You can help me operate this domain prototype?" Noah raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"
Noah wasn't worried that the system would play any tricks. To put it bluntly, many aspects of Noah's current situation were being covered up by the system. For example, Noah's own destiny, what Noah thought in his inner world, and other things that could easily expose Noah, were all being concealed by the system.
If the system truly wanted to do something, Noah would have been finished long ago. Although Noah tended to think about the worst-case scenario for many things, he still maintained a certain level of respect for the system; without the system, there would be no Noah today.
"Of course I'm sure, and thank you for your trust." The system's voice was still mechanical. "But you don't need to think about so many inexplicable things. If you're finished, I'm finished too, it's that simple."
"Haha..." Noah awkwardly scratched his head. "Alright, enough about that. If you help me simulate this domain, what do I need to do?"
"Nothing. All you need to do is to properly comprehend," the system replied. "Comprehend the changes in these elements, and then you can explain it well to your teacher."
"Is that so?" Noah nodded. Indeed, some things required Noah's own comprehension. Although the system provided detailed information, there were many things in magic that simply couldn't be expressed in words; you could only experience them yourself. Even if Noah were to tell the Ancient One about it, he would probably only be able to demonstrate this prototype and give a simple explanation.
"Wait a minute?" Noah suddenly realized. "Couldn't you just help me control it and show it to the teacher? Why do I need to comprehend so much?"
"All I can do is help you integrate these things, but many aspects within them require your own understanding," the system replied mechanically. "While I can continue to help you like this, you must master what needs to be mastered. I can be your assistant, but not your master;
this is one of my core settings."
"Is that so?" Noah suddenly found it amusing. "It seems this Lord of the Void is really quite good, even though 'void' sounds rather evil."
"Yes, my master has also said that," the system stated.
"He said that the void gives people a rather evil feeling, but this is just a cognitive error. One can only understand its true nature after reaching a certain level of power."
Understanding the essence of the void?
Noah shook his head. The first thing Noah thought of when it came to the void was the Void Lords no, those Void champions, and then the Burning Legion from the void at least the soldiers in the Burning Legion were basically from the void.
"Alright, let's give it a try then. I'm counting on you, System Dad." Noah stopped thinking too much, said goodbye to the system, and directly left the system
space.
"Don't say such disgusting things. I am a machine, not a living being, so I cannot have offspring. And even if I were to acknowledge a child, I wouldn't acknowledge an idiot like you."
The system showed no mercy, directly mocking Noah.
Noah had no good response to this, only helplessly spread his hands and pretended not to hear. Opening his eyes, Noah returned to his laboratory. Hathaway was now asleep on his shoulder, which Noah found amusing.
Patting Hathaway on his shoulder, the owl immediately shook her head and woke up, then tilted her head, looking at Noah. But soon, she understood Noah's meaning, flapping her wings and flying to the side. She dared not go out now, for who knew if that terrifying Flerken was still waiting for her.
"Let's begin." After moving Hathaway aside, Noah began his first attempt at condensing the domain. As Noah's words fell, he immediately felt the magic in his body rapidly boiling, and then the four elements within him began to converge, while other elements were slowly pushed away.
Noah slowly closed his eyes. He didn't enter the system space; he now wanted to properly feel the formation of this 'domain' magic. When the four elements converged, a dazzling light immediately spread over Noah's body, and the four elements within Noah, carrying Noah's boiling magic, slowly fused together...
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