Chapter 292 : Gene Analysis
Chapter 292: Gene Analysis
Just like the contact with Marlowe-Haig—if it had been someone else, it might have looked like she was "taking sides."
However, when this behavior came from Janna-Roland, it only gave off a feeling of "seeing people without prejudice," "remaining unchanged despite rumors," and "being consistent inside and out."
And that was the protective effect of having a "positive image."
Of course, beyond that, Janna, who had once been teammates with Marlowe-Haig in the Swamp Secret Realm, wouldn't coldly ignore or even isolate him just because of a few words from Vivian.
Because Janna had her own standards for judging and recognizing people. At the same time, she also wanted to use this opportunity to remind Vivian that, no matter how close their relationship was, there were some principled matters that could not be crossed lightly.
Just like how Vivian shouldn't let certain stances of the Rose Family affect Janna's freedom to choose her own social circle—as class time approached, more and more people started filling the classroom.
With a glance, Janna noticed that most of those taking the Transfiguration Studies course were witch apprentices from the Bloodline Side.
"A lot of people chose this elective," said Vivian, slightly surprised, as she gathered the empty bottles of coffee milk she and Janna had finished.
"Indeed. Compared to the other courses taught by Headmaster Anthony-Blackcrow, the number of students in this one has increased severalfold."
Anthony-Blackcrow currently taught three courses: Law of Contracts, Medical Studies, and Transfiguration Studies. Coincidentally, Janna had chosen all three as her electives.
For example, Anthony-Blackcrow’s Medical Studies course had only sixteen enrollees up until now—but today, seeing the nearly full classroom, Janna could clearly feel how popular the Transfiguration Studies course was.
"Alright, it's about time to start."
Glancing at the clock hanging on the classroom wall, Anthony-Blackcrow stopped his experiment. After placing the Blood Vessel back on the lectern, he scanned the room until his gaze settled on the only familiar face—Janna.
"Not bad. More people than I expected—class begins!"
"Good morning, Headmaster Anthony!"
Hearing the chorus from below, Anthony-Blackcrow nodded in satisfaction, then returned his attention to the textbook on the lectern.
"Everyone, turn to Chapter 2, Section 1."
The sound of pages flipping echoed throughout the classroom. As Janna skipped past Chapter 1 and turned directly to Chapter 2, Section 1, the chapter title, Bloodline Analysis, which she had already marked during her preview, caught her eye.
"Starting directly from Chapter 2, huh—"
Janna, having pre-studied the Transfiguration Studies material, naturally knew the general themes of each chapter.
For instance, Chapter 1 mainly introduced what "transfiguration" was. Chapter 2 used "bloodline" as an example to begin elaborating on the core theme of Transfiguration Studies.
"To help you understand better, I’ll begin with an example from Chapter 2 to explain what transfiguration means."
With a flick of his long sleeve, the alchemical Blood Vessel on Anthony-Blackcrow’s desk disappeared into his interdimensional space ring, and a high-resolution silver microscope appeared in its place.
"Take out your lab equipment as well."
Following his words, the apprentices around the classroom took out their already-prepared high-resolution microscopes.
"Janna, did you bring any extra slides?"
"Yes, here you go."
Janna handed a transparent glass slide to Vivian and placed another next to her microscope.
When enrolling in Transfiguration Studies, it had been noted that this course would involve numerous experiments. Therefore, apprentices were required to prepare their own lab equipment in advance—among them, the high-resolution alchemical microscope was one of the most frequently used tools.
Ding— Just as Janna was getting ready to focus on the lecture, a task notification rang in her mind.
[Today's Quest: Complete one Transfiguration Studies experiment.
Reward: 100 Talent XP, 500 Skill XP, one random reward.]
"A white quest, huh—"
Janna calmly closed the task panel as she glanced at the white-lettered quest frame.
"Transfiguration Studies discusses the differences among species and individuals—morphological, physiological, and external. At the same time, transfiguration is also the root of biological evolution and human breeding, including both heritable and non-heritable changes. However, the variation we are focusing on isn't these, but rather bloodline variation, or gene mutation, which is the central focus in the field of mysticism—"
Janna, who had previewed the materials, immediately recognized that what Anthony-Blackcrow was currently explaining came from the basic overview in Chapter 1 of Transfiguration Studies. It was slightly abstract and harder to digest.
"And the reason I'm starting from Chapter 2 today is to help you understand the purpose of Transfiguration Studies through a hands-on experiment involving yourselves."
"Before that, follow me in learning the Insight Spell."
As he spoke, Anthony-Blackcrow demonstrated the chant and hand gesture of the spell. Seeing this, the witch apprentices below followed his example.
"This spell is quite simple."
Hearing Vivian’s comment, Janna nodded.
The Insight Spell was only slightly more difficult than the average apprentice trick, so for second-rank witch apprentices like Janna and Vivian, it was not hard at all.
Naturally, most of the students enrolled in Transfiguration Studies were third-year second-rank apprentices, so learning this spell came quite easily to them as well.
"System, upgrade Insight Spell to the highest level."
Janna closed her character panel with satisfaction as she saw that the Insight Spell had been leveled up to the current maximum.
Because the number of available spells to learn in the academy had dwindled for Janna, she had accumulated a considerable amount of skill experience.
Thus, even for the simplest spell, Janna would not hesitate to max it out.
Moreover, since both of Janna’s Witch Talents were currently in a “temporarily unable to upgrade” state, she had unknowingly also amassed quite a bit of talent experience.
"Next, the first experiment we’re going to conduct is gene chain analysis—"