OBS Chapter 112: Playing with Ink
Chapter 112: Playing with Ink
As they had planned, the trio were able to return to the mountain before night fell.
While they were scheduled to meet up with their peers in the mess hall, Li Lang headed straight for his chambers instead.
Long Yi and Wei Ping could only shake their heads at their friend’s antics, as they gathered their thoughts on how they would explain to their other acquaintances.
It didn’t take long for Li Lang to return to his chambers, where he immediately delved into Ruby’s artifact space.
“How much longer until the analysis of the sap is done?”
“The first batch is already done, master!”
“If it’s that fast, then the Qi must not be that strong. Well, that’s fine as well.”
Li Lang nodded to himself before heading over to the auto-analyzer to throw in the next batch of sap. The first one analyzed was the light blue one, and there were several other colors waiting to be examined as well.
He then headed over to his computer and began going over the results. A frown slowly formed on his face. Once he had read through everything, he materialized a sample into his hands, so he could inspect it visually.
“Strange. It doesn’t have anything that should make it take on this color. Is it the effects of the Qi?”
That question was answered once the second batch of sap was analyzed. It revealed almost identical makeup to the first. This caused Li Lang to view the material with even more scrutiny.
However, there was only so much he could glean from eyeballing it, so he soon began to use the sap in a round of inscribing. As he had done with the ink sticks, Li Lang began to infuse his Qi into it. It was likely he had to mix it with several other ingredients to form a proper ink, but a quick test with just the sap was enough for now.
His mentor, Yi Lin, had warned him of the increased difficulty of infusing Qi into liquid compared to solids. He experienced firsthand how true those words were. It was like the ink was slipping through his hands every time he tried to grasp it. It was much more straightforward when it was with something solid. With liquids, he had to worry if he had evenly infused it as well.
It took some time, but he eventually completed the task of preparing the ink. Next came the usual. He materialized some talisman paper and his brushweaving tools and got to it.
He started off with the simplest talismans, one that only emitted light.
When he began channeling his brushweaving techniques to transform his Qi into the runes, he surprisingly found that it had become a lot more arduous all of a sudden. It felt like he was trying to inscribe in mud. His movements were dull, and the flow of Qi was murky.
It made the entire inscription process last twice as long as usual. Even when he was done, Li Lang didn’t hide his displeasure upon seeing the finished product. As a brushweaver with some experience now, he could intuitively tell the quality of his own work.
His gut feeling told him that the new talisman he produced was subpar compared to his usual light talismans. He didn’t hesitate and actuated it to confirm his suspicions.
A soft, blue glow began to radiate from the talisman. The luminosity was noticeably dimmer. It also abruptly went out after only two seconds.
“Ruby, do you have any idea as to what went wrong? I don’t think I screwed up in any part of the process.”
“Master, I’m not sure either, but I think it’s just because of the material you used. It didn’t conduct the Qi that well.”
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Li Lang was just gathering different perspectives from a third party. Now that he was in another world, he no longer had other experts to consult with. It was a huge drawback for any re
The amount of Qi that bordered on the maximum a Mortal-grade material could hold would prove to be deadly to someone only in the sixth stage of Energy Gathering.
More time passed, and two months passed after he had attained the tree saps. After countless hours of experimenting and practicing, Li Lang successfully used the tree sap to create a new type of ink. Using this ink, he managed to inscribe a three-rune talisman within his lab.
It’s about time I earn some trial points back. I should check out the others before I jump into the trials. I also need to procure the materials I’ve used here and test them out in reality first.
With those thoughts, Li Lang exited his room.