Chapter 00060: Unforbidden Attack
# Unforbidden Attack
Chapter 60
Novel: Above Destiny
Chapter 60: Unforbidden Attack
As soon as Ji Jue finished speaking, the entire workshop fell into silence.
It wasn’t just Ye Chun who was left in stunned silence; even Professor Ye paused for a moment, her expression revealing a hint of shock, as if a highly self-satisfied gamer had suddenly encountered an unexpected challenger.
"Is your idea a bit too urbanized?"
"... Your suggestion is even wilder than mine," she said, giving Ji Jue a deep look.
"But where did this habit of killing and setting fires come from?"
"Ah?"
Ji Jue was also taken aback.
Hadn’t you said that revenge was fair play and I should teach Kong Qingyan a lesson?!
But on further thought, Professor Ye hadn’t actually gestured as if she wanted Ji Jue to deal with her either… Something felt off; was his tendency toward violent thoughts becoming too obvious?
I am a normal person!
How could I possibly cut down everyone who offends me?
Well, perhaps it seemed like everyone who offended him had already met their end… What a pity that Yu Hanguang was still around.
"You are right, I will pay more attention," Ji Jue said, feeling ashamed.
"No blame here; in fact, I think it’s quite good. At least I don’t have to worry about my students being too kind-hearted and getting taken advantage of. As for style and preferences, that’s your own business; no need for me to meddle."
Professor Ye accepted the reality of her student possibly having antisocial tendencies calmly, ignoring Ji Jue’s several attempts to argue back.
She then asked:
"What do you think Kong Qingyan is here for this time?"
"Uh..."
Ji Jue pondered for a moment before tentatively suggesting, "After making adequate preparations, she might be attempting to undermine you through the rankings among students?"
"That may be part of it, but it’s not sufficient reason for her to mobilize forces and storm all the way from Chao City upon hearing that I had a new student. Personal honor isn’t the main reason for a mature craftsman’s actions. Remember that."
Professor Ye said sternly: "Alchemy is a precise and complex discipline, where most people spend their days researching minor changes. Emotional impulses are gradually worn down by time. Over the years, craftsmen have almost all become overly concerned with minute details, some even losing sight of the bigger picture, becoming mere merchants focused on marketing. Kong Qingyan is exactly that kind of person; she values honor above achievement and status above skill. To her, it's pointless to engage in business where she can’t dominate. If it seems like she might only gain a little advantage, she won't bother showing up either."
She declared with certainty: "She’s here for me."
"Ah?"
Ji Jue stared blankly.
"But if that’s the case, there should be more action. I barely refrained from slapping her a few times, yet she hasn't dared to challenge me. So, what is she trying to confirm? My state or perhaps the workshop’s situation? Or is she plotting for some outcome, trying to isolate me from interfering right from the start?"
Amidst her self-directed analysis, a subtle vibration was heard.
It originated from the cellphone on the table.
Contact: [Huangji·Chen Xingzhou]
Upon answering, a voice came through, but due to the phone's built-in interference, the bystanders could scarcely hear.
Ji Jue could only see Professor Ye’s expression shift, as if she realized something.
"I understand now. The final payment will be completed within two working days. May our cooperation be pleasant."
After hanging up, Professor Ye fell into deep thought.
"Perhaps this is fate," she suddenly turned and asked Ji Jue, "How far have you gotten with the deconstruction and analysis of the Elder’s words?"
"Ah?"
Seeing the topic shift so abruptly, Ji Jue was a bit dazed.
His initial response was that he had more or less understood everything, but after careful thought, he felt he had grasped about ninety percent of it.
Even then, it felt somewhat exaggerated.
"Pretty much, I've figured out half..."
He stammered, not daring to admit that he was completely muddled and overwhelmed.
Not only was the workload immense, but the difficulty surpassed his understanding many times over.
All he could do was feel his way around, guessing and eliminating possibilities to confirm the function and impact of each part.
Handing over his notes obediently: "I’ve pretty much got a grasp on the main部分 deconstruction."
To put it simply, he'd figured out which parts were functioning and which parts were just decorative fluff, doing absolutely nothing.
After receiving the notes, Professor Ye put on her glasses, entering a mode of examination.
After about ten minutes of marking, she returned the notes to Ji Jue, and he was immediately stung by the many red crosses and corrections atop his work.
There were so many mistakes!
Besides discrediting many of Ji Jue’s guesses, she also filled in countless aspects he had never even considered.
Using her masterful experience to look down upon the entire philosophy of alchemical creation from a higher perspective.
More importantly...
As she tightened her grip on the Elder's necklace, the complex structures that previously appeared to Ji Jue like flowers in the fog suddenly projected into existence around them.
In an instant, the entire living room filled up with intricate details that even the space couldn’t contain, revealing even more bewildering elements.
This was a structure condensed into the size of a thumb, but when the internal structure unfurled, it could cover half a sports stadium.
Yet often, such complexity felt pointless, like a performance of skill for the sake of aesthetics, wasting effort to sacrifice functionality and structure.
This practice, so contrary to the efficiency-focused principles Ji Jue had learned about modern alchemy, made him feel particularly uncomfortable: "Are these alchemists just idle all day?"
"The items presented to the emperor are all like this. Ceremony surpasses all; it’s better to have made it than to show any disrespect. Just this tiny little item, and it takes a large workshop decades of time and effort. And back then, the livestock involved actually felt honored."
Professor Ye commented mockingly, indifferent to the labor that went into it.
This effort wasted on objects devoid of meaning wasn’t simply hard work; it was merely the price of vanity, an attempt to curry favor with authority.
Having guided Ji Jue regarding the structure of the Elder’s necklace, and waiting for him to finally identify the purpose and solidity of each structure, Professor Ye nodded slowly: "Good, to achieve this level in just a few days, I had expected it would take a month. But now it seems I may not have that much time."
As she spoke, her fingers clenched.
The projections scattered into nothingness, followed by a delicate shatter of sound in her palms.
Startled, Ji Jue jumped up from the sofa, not from worry over the Elder’s necklace being damaged, but from the wave of spiritual energy surging forth between Professor Ye’s fingers.
So intricate and chaotic, fluctuating with an almost random speed, rising and falling, making it impossible to grasp what it was.
And just then, as she spread her fingers again, tiny shards fell from the Elder's necklace, turning to dust, sending Ji Jue's senses into a frenzy.
He was struggle with desire as it clawed at him, an insatiable thirst.
It felt unbearably intense!
Carefully, he accepted the shards and tucked them into his pocket, immediately checking the internal structure of the Elder’s necklace.
However, he discovered that the formerly horrifically complex construction had vanished without a trace.
Those spiritual circuits connected to other shards and the pointless decorative structures had effortlessly been wiped away by Professor Ye!
The now-simplified structure built according to the principles of modern alchemy was even less than a tenth of its original volume, yet its efficiency had multiplied many times over without the previous excess.
All the runes and circuits now orbited around a central emblem, a gift from the center known as [Rebirth].
Apart from that, everything unrelated had disappeared without a trace.
"What is this?"
Ji Jue felt he was hallucinating.
They say destruction is easy, but to eliminate unrelated parts while preserving, or even simplifying the main structure is a challenge that defies imagination!
If he were to attempt the same task, he would likely need to rely on the workshop's micro-devices, spending months diligently refining the process, carefully striping irrelevant structures, all while struggling to guarantee effects and results.
How could it happen so quickly?
It was as if a precise demolition took place, blowing up the floors above and below the eighth floor of a building, all while ensuring that not even a single leaf fell off the potted plants when it touched the ground, and plumbing and electricity functioned perfectly!
In this minuscule realm, she had obliterated and extracted the target, leaving the rest unscathed.
"It’s sort of my unique skill," Ye Xian said, smiling for rare occasion.
"Removing impurities, erasing physical properties, deconstructing structures—using my own experience and special methods to freely dismantle and reconstruct the alchemical framework of items. Back then, I relied on this to pass the crimson assessment of the Taiyi Ring. It’s registered as ‘Dismantling Technique.’ Want to learn?"
Ji Jue nodded frantically, his eyes shining like light bulbs.
With such an astonishing talent presented before him, he felt that if he didn’t show some flattering enthusiasm, he would surely suffer from regrets even in his dreams later, slapping himself for acting like a big shot!
To hesitate here would be a disrespect to both his own intellect and Professor Ye’s expectations.
Thinking of the warehouse full of useless materials, with this skill in hand, would he ever worry about going hungry again? Why bother overwhelming himself trying to let his spirituality overload and collapse, when he could show off at will?
And to be more grandiose… in the future, when encountering armed federal currency warriors like Lou Dashao, wouldn’t it be possible for him to reach out his sinful hands directly?
"Excellent."
Ye Xian nodded, her expression returning to seriousness.
"I’m currently occupied with another project, so I need you to help me with something."
Where to? Who to kill? How many?
Watching a bright golden exclamation mark rise from Professor Ye’s head, Ji Jue could hardly contain himself.
At this moment, if he didn’t smash the confirmation button, he might as well not be considered human!
"To be precise, I need you to go to a place and bring something back for me."
Professor Ye added, "The location is outside Cliff City, a recently emerging rift."
At the mention of the first part, Ji Jue’s smile froze, unsure whether to cry or laugh.
But when he heard the latter half, he didn’t bother worrying about losing the good favor.
"The item I need you to bring back is a matrix."
Professor Ye said slowly, "A matrix that could be said to have been tailor-made for you."
"—Its name is [Unforbidden Attack]."
(End of Chapter)