Accel World (先飞看刀) Chapter 15: Escape and Science

At noon at the Phantom Academy, there is a break of more than two hours.

Although it is an all-boarding school, because they are already high school students, the management is not too strict. In addition, many students live in student apartments around the college, so they are naturally allowed to go out at noon of. Of course, more students lived on campus, so when the sun was high in the center, there were already many students playing and fighting in the playground in twos and threes.

The playground of the Phantom Academy is much larger than the playgrounds of other schools, and there are all kinds of equipment and equipment. After all, although it is a high school in name, it is actually more similar to a "key technical secondary school" in nature because it is a place where the state directly allocates funds to train special talents. Of course, as long as one can successfully obtain a graduation certificate from the Phantom Academy and become a escapist recognized by the state, no matter what his achievements in other areas are, it is not uncommon for all universities to scramble for it and directly enter the government department.

Nie Chengyan returned to Yunhua Garden and changed into sportswear.

Different from ordinary high schools, the improvement of physical fitness is also the top priority in the study of escapism. Naturally, physical education is also an indispensable course. Outdoor activities such as exercising, astronomical observation, reaction training, alchemy courses based on life practice, etc., changing into sportswear after noon has become the norm in daily learning.

Compared to the daily life of the Phantom Academy, going outside can be regarded as a standout, whether it is the style designed to imitate the "triple clothes" style of the Tang and Song Dynasties, or the impeccable color matching and visual Girls' school uniforms that make people feel exquisite and make other schools envious, the sportswear of the girls of Phantom Academy this season can only be said to be average.

White but dense fabric, even if it is soaked in a shower, it will not see through the fabric. It is slightly loose, fat and thin. It can be worn in spring and autumn, but it is a design that girls subconsciously want to forget except for physical education. Except for the purple stripes on both sides of the arms and some simple patterns, it is almost the same as boys' sportswear. , The visual effects that make the girls speechless really make people want to catch the designer and beat them up.

Of course, it's not just girls who are dissatisfied with this completely unattractive girls' sportswear... In fact, the dissatisfaction of boys is even more serious than that of girls.

Changing into light white sweatpants and a sportswear with purple patterns on a white background, Nie Chengyan left the girls' apartment and went to the college. Although it was a lunch break, as the class monitor, she actually also served as the discipline committee member of the college, so she naturally had more things to do than ordinary students.

Returning to the academy, Nie Chengyan walked around the academy for a while, and suddenly saw a boy from the same class sitting on the grass on the other side of the playground. She walked over and sat down beside the boy. The boy turned his head to look at her, wanting to say something. But she had already asked first: "I heard that you plan to drop out of school?"

"It's not about dropping out, it's about transferring!" The boy raised his head and looked at the sky, feeling a little unwilling and helpless at the same time.

Chong Haotian, Nie Chengyan's classmate, but the two have actually known each other for a long time.

As a student, Chong Haotian can be said to be excellent in all aspects...except for escape methods! However, his greatest goal since he was a child was to become the best escape mage. In order to be able to become a magician, Chong Haotian put in no less effort than anyone else. Even Nie Chengyan, who practiced uninterruptedly every day, had to admit that Chong Haotian's effort was no worse than hers. However, compared to Nie Chengyan, who is not weak even against senior students, and is even stronger than most of the teachers, Chong Haotian has never been able to truly use escapism even though he has put in a lot of effort.

This kind of thing is actually a common thing. Guigu Jiudun, in addition to the Tiandun known as the "Holy Way of Heaven and Man", and the Earth Dunn called "Earth Immortal Fushou", what is needed is a natural spirit body. No matter how qualified it is, it is difficult for people to master it. For the other seven escapes, what ordinary people can really touch and learn is usually only one or two of them.

Like Nie Chengyan, who is proficient in the "Flower Dance" which combines the two escape methods of wind and cloud. If you force yourself to learn escape methods of different departments, such as human escape, **** escape, ghost escape, etc., it will be considered as a lifetime effort , and probably nothing. Although in theory, any person must have one of the nine escapes that is suitable for him, but it is not an easy task to find out which one it is.

The initial introduction to escape method is indeed a difficult hurdle to overcome. It can be said that it is basically the scope of "metaphysics". It's not the same thing. In this case, no matter how hard you try, if you don't have the right luck, it's still difficult to really get started in escapism.

"Why transfer at this time?" Nie Chengyan whispered, "The second day of school..."

"I just feel that I really have no talent?" Chong Haotian smiled wryly, "You also know that compared with most of the students in the class, I learned the escapism earlier and got the ball, but now , Some students who had never been exposed to escapism before entering the academy have gradually mastered the basic escapism, but I still have no way to get started. A cousin in the family has already started in junior high school. Mingming Hua After spending so much time, I obviously worked harder than others, but the result is... Now at home, the pressure is really great, and some relatives are laughing at me behind my back. Although the family members are not easy to speak directly, they still beat around the bush. I simply gave up on escapism and transferred to other schools. I am now working hard. With my grades, I have a good chance of being admitted to a good university. Can't pass the college entrance examination..."

"However, your dream is to become a sorcerer, right? Just give up like this... Is it really good?"

Nie Chengyan is of course aware of the worries of Chong Haotian's family. It is true that Phantom Academy is not an ordinary school that focuses on further studies. Although other courses are available, they are not the focus at all. Otherwise, students like the Mercury twins who have poor grades in all aspects and make people speechless cannot just because they are "Natural Spirit Body", just casually skipped a grade to enter such a key university that was directly allocated funds from the state.

In this era, passing the college entrance examination with thousands of horses crossing the single-plank bridge to enter university and become a "college student" is also enough to honor the ancestors. Considering Chong Haotian's excellent grades in other courses, his family members will naturally worry that he will not be able to become a real escapist because he has no hope in escapism. A lot of time wasted on studies related to escapism and ultimately failed the college entrance examination.

For Nie Chengyan, who is still a student, but because of her outstanding performance in escaping the law, she has attracted attention from all sides. Many departments and organizations are already trying to bypass the academy to contact her. They wish to directly spend a lot of money to sign her future , naturally she doesn't have any concerns in this regard, but it doesn't mean that she really can't understand this dilemma.

"Besides, why did you apply for withdrawal today... the second day of school?" Nie Chengyan looked at Chong Haotian and suddenly realized, "Is it because of Teacher Xiaohan?"

"Actually, during the holidays, my family helped me contact other schools, but I really didn't want to give up. My former Gong teacher also encouraged me... I really didn't want to disappoint him. Later, although I knew Teacher Gong sacrificed, but I still remembered what he said to me before he was alive, so I still came, and the result..." Suddenly he punched the ground, "No, it has nothing to do with the teacher, I am too useless I no longer have confidence in myself."

He stood up and walked forward: "I'm sorry to make you worry, the monitor! The dean has agreed to my withdrawal application, but he said, at least today, I am still a student of this college. I still have to study well in class and I will do it!"

Looking at his back, Nie Chengyan hesitated for a moment, then looked in the direction of the classroom and dormitory...

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In the classroom and dormitory, Yang Xiaohan sneezed suddenly. He hooked his fingers and gently rubbed the inexplicably itchy bridge of his nose, and continued to look at the ** on the table.

On the distant playground, voices could be heard from time to time, and occasionally there would be a shout full of tension and passion. It was the cry of students playing big ball.

"Study hard, have a wide range of knowledge, and have a strong mental arithmetic ability. He is the most ideal talent in astronomy, runes, etc., but because he cannot truly understand metaphysics, he has never been able to grasp the basic principles of escapism. !” After reading the information of one of the students, he closed the folder and raised his head.

"Understanding metaphysics with authenticity", this kind of thing just sounds swollen and inexplicable. Using real body instincts to experience the "metaphysics" that is so mysterious that it can hardly be described in words sounds fundamental It is impossible, but this is the basis of all escape methods.

But there is no other way. After all, the current method of escape is still in the stage of "revival" of various legal systems in the Han and Tang Dynasties. On the one hand, the combination of method of escape and technology makes people see more On the other hand, there is still a clear separation between metaphysics based on Tao Te Ching and Yin Fu Jing and "science" that explores the laws of the objective world. This is not just a problem in the Eastern world. In the West, the current "science" is also unable to explain the unnatural phenomena related to vampires, werewolves, night goblins, etc.

Escapism is the fundamental means to fight against unnatural creatures in the West, and this is also the main reason why the country invests a lot of money in schools like the Phantom Academy whose main purpose is to train escapists. However, because it is still impossible to use science to explain the method of escapism from the root, there are also situations where some very outstanding talents are still unable to get started because of some unexplainable reasons. It is also because of this Due to the constraints of the country's military forces and violent organizations, the method of escape can only exist in the form of "special forces" and cannot be popularized on a large scale.

Of course, the same problem also exists in the west, although a certain queen once tried to use the so-called "gene lock" to manufacture werewolves with strong skin and thick flesh that can withstand bullets on a large scale, so as to establish a population of at least "ten thousand" Units of powerful unnatural troops. Every soldier in the army has the same defensive power as a tank, has unparalleled mobility and night vision capabilities, has the power to carry a large amount of ammunition across mountains and mountains, and can operate large-caliber weapons with a single person. Ignoring the recoil, such an army is equipped with modern weapons, and it can be said that it is basically invincible.

However, such an army did not appear after all. The werewolves produced by the forced mutation of the "gene lock" basically could not survive a week, and just like the werewolves before the "Renaissance", once transformed, they would die. Going berserk, you can't control yourself at all, let alone form an army. Once caused panic in other European countries, worrying that the whole of Europe would be ruled by the queen. was an "El" queen who was forced to abdicate.

Looking out the window, Yang Xiaohan remembered some things in the mountains when he was young. At that time, he threw the books in his hands and refused to learn those boring things: "What I want to learn is escapism, not what is called science."

An old man chuckled: "Is there any difference between escapism and science?"

"Is there no difference?" He asked in a daze.

"In this world, there is no such thing as 'science' at all. Using systematic discovery and induction to conduct theoretical analysis of objective things is 'science'. If it exists, then it must be a part of the objective world. Just because it is not possible to analyze and summarize from the source at present, it is classified as "unscientific" together with Ximo's supernatural power. That’s not a scientific attitude.”

"According to this, isn't there no "science" at all, and "science" is just an attitude and a method?"

"That's right! There is no 'science' in this world, but 'science' can contain everything in it. Through effective methods such as discovery, analysis, induction, and summary, to solve natural and unnatural This is science. Science is methodology, if you have to worship it as a concrete thing, then it is truly unscientific..."

"Okay, then I will ask from the perspective of 'science', what is the use of these things I have learned now that have nothing to do with escapism?"

"Use the scientific method to learn them, analyze them, summarize them, and then look back... Are they really not related to evasion?"

Putting the closed folder aside, Yang Xiaohan sat by the window with his hands folded, looking at the sky outside the window, lost in thought...

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