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The term "edutainment" referred to education through entertainment.
Dark didn't know whether or not Meowth would feel entertained, but the other magical spirits would certainly be entertained.
Having finished this matter, Dark started to tidy up the remnants of his experiment and summarized everything.
Although many accidents occured tonight, the gains were very fruitful.
Not only did he manage to craft the highly innovative [White Fish Fedora], he also discovered a method to guide the magical spirits on how to control magic energy.
Most importantly, he also confirmed the theory that a magister and their magical spirits were considered one and the same.
For other magisters, this principle could be said to have very limited use.But for Dark, it was something of incredibly great importance.
There were so many things he could do by making use of this principle!
……
In the dead of night, Dark was sitting on his bed.
Recently, because he was busy with the matter of [armor crafting], it had already been several days since he last practiced the [spiritual concentration art].
No matter what, he couldn't skip his practice tonight.
But different from the past, there were two other magical spirits who were following his example by his side tonight.
Sylveon and Gatomon had gotten into the same pose as him.
The three of them formed a shape that was rather similar to [trinity armor crafting magic circle]'s [trinity] formation.
But even until Dark finished practicing, Sylveon and Gatomon still failed to acquire a cognition of magic energy.
Upon carefully asking them, Dark was relieved to confirm that they had more or less grasped a little bit of perception.
As long as the signs were there, then it was fine.
It was completely unrealistic to expect them to succeed in such a short time.
……
In the blink of an eye, the moon set and the sun rose.
It was Wednesday afternoon. At first, Dark wanted to squeeze more time to craft two more armors, but just when he took Gatomon to the balcony to test the [White Fish Fedora]'s "solar charging" effect, he received a message from Professor Silver.
Having no other choice, he could only temporarily set aside the matter at hand and rushed to Professor Silver's office.
As for the test result of the [White Fish Fedora]…
It was just as expected.
It could indeed absorb and convert sunlight into magic energy, but even under the glaring sun at high noon, its rate of conversion was only about 1 point/second. It couldn't even fill up a gap of a hair's breadth, let alone offset the consumption of the armor. It completely amounted to nothing!
This meant that in order to stand a chance at achieving his desired effect, Dark most probably had to craft the [White Fish Fedora] into a 'golden card'.
"In the end, what's the actual essence of the armor? Is there any material that can automatically generate magic energy? If that material is used to make an armor, will it be able to offset the consumption rate?"
As Dark kept thinking along the way, it didn't take long for him to reach Professor Silver's office.
He had roughly guessed the reason why Professor Silver called for him, and sure enough, the moment he opened the door, he saw the leisurely Professor Cazer.
After not having played it for a long time, the two professors were once again engaged in a game of Magic Chess.
But upon seeing Dark enter the office, they both stopped playing. Looking at the chessboard, the game should've just begun.
Professor Cazer waved at him, "You're here."
Dark nodded and closed the door.
Professor Silver greeted him, "Good afternoon, Demon."
Dark: "Good afternoon, professor."
Professor Silver appeared very relaxed. "Do you know why we called you over?"
Dark faintly smiled. "Is there any problem with the design of the access card?"
"I knew you'd be able to guess it." Professor Cazer smilingly said, "Actually, we want to hear more opinions from the students' point of view. I've brought the prototype with me, you can take a look at it."
Saying that, he fished out a magic card from his card pouch and handed it over.
Dark took the magic card and carefully observed it.
The first impression this magic card gave him was very similar to that of a sorting card. However, it obviously didn't feel as thick and heavy as a sorting card.
In terms of craftsmanship, it was clear that there was a gap between access card and sorting card.
Professor Cazer explained, "The main function of this access card is as I said last time. It borrows part of the sorting card's design and can receive notifications from the academy. The general idea is to make it a semi-finished product, and then the students can use their magic energy to activate it. This way, it can ensure the 'real-name authentication' that you spoke of. In addition, it's also been installed with the Secret Realm Escaping Device. However, the secret passage is different from the dungeon, so there's no guarantee that the Secret Realm Escaping Device will operate normally. I'll make an opening on the barrier at the entrance of the secret passage and connect it to the access card. The access card will be able to temporarily lift the seal."
Dark tried injecting his magic energy, but as expected, he didn't get any response.
It seemed that this access card had already belonged to Professor Cazer.
He returned the access card to the professor and then asked, "Isn't it already pretty well thought out?"
Professor Cazer replied rather solemnly, "Is there nothing else to add? After all, this is something that'll be officially implemented in the academy. It ought to be handled prudently."
Thinking about it, Dark sat down on the sofa, and then mused, "Speaking of which, there's something I've always wondered about. Since our sorting card can receive notifications from the academy, why can't it send messages back to the academy? Such a function will make it easier to ask for help in case of danger."
"That's a very good question," Professor Cazer sighed and said, "It's a pity that the sorting card can only work as a receiver. The reason why we're able to send messages to the students inside the academy is thanks to the barrier above us."
Taken by surprise, Dark reflexively looked up.
This was very different from what he imagined.
Professor Cazer chuckled, "Otherwise, why do you think your credits will be deducted just after a few words from us? Saint Marian's barrier isn't that simple."
When Dark remembered how he had been able to add and subtract credits as he pleased when he took over as substitute teacher, he couldn't help huffing a dry laugh.
It was easy for people to overlook the environment they were surrounded in.
He had clearly experienced how powerful the barrier was, yet he never took notice of it.
Saint Marian's barrier was akin to a huge net which not only protected the castle from outside incursion, but also facilitated the daily life of the students…. Wait a second, a net?
In a sudden flash of inspiration, Dark thought of a word—internet!
He spontaneously asked, "But why can the professors' words be transmitted to the students' sorting cards? Is it solely because you are the professors?"
"This…" Professor Cazer couldn't help pondering, "I've really never thought about it. Maybe it's because our identities are verified?"
Dark shook his head and said, "I don't know how the professors' identities are verified, but in fact, when I took over as a substitute teacher for arithmetic class, I could also exercise the rights of a professor. Since the barrier can do that, there's no reason it can't enable the sorting card to receive messages from students. Could the concern be that it won't be able to handle it because there are too many students?"
Professor Cazer hesitantly replied, "Regarding this issue, we need to ask the Headmistress about it."
Dark couldn't help mulling over it in his mind.
If it was because there were too many students, wouldn't the access card with a limited number of holders work as an excellent identity verification?
Only those who owned the access card could use it to communicate with one another.
If the access card provided this kind of privilege, it would definitely attract more people to compete for it.
Additionally, since it was the access card of the secret passage, there was a function it definitely had to have.
Dark said, "Let's put aside the issue of messaging for now, I think the issue of navigation is more important."
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