"Thunder!"
The element of Thunder appeared on Yilan's right hand.
"Rock!"
Rock elemental power appeared on Yilan's left hand.
"Water!"
…nothing happened.
"Well, it seems that without the Vision, it is still impossible to drive elemental power the way the original Gods do." Yilan sighed and gave up the experiment.
It was already early morning the next day.
After exiting the somatosensory mode last night, he went to bed. After all, it was already very late, and he could sense that this simulation would be different from the previous ones and would probably take a long time, so he couldn't be in a hurry.
In the somatosensory mode at that time, after he obtained the Hydro Vision and cut off Kamisato Ryuji's arm with one sword to establish his authority, no one came forward to cause trouble for him.
I have to mention here that there is still a difference between reality and games.
In the game, Visions don't seem to be anything special. Holders are still ordered around by ordinary people, and ordinary people don't seem to have much awe for them.
But this is not the case in reality. Let alone an alien like me—even an ordinary Vision wielder is already enough to be awe-inspiring.
So after awakening the Vision, those "relatives" naturally did not dare to confront him head-on.
They didn't dare to act openly, so they thought of doing it secretly.
After all, life is not just about fighting and killing—there are also daily necessities and the ways of the world.
In their view, even if 11-year-old Yilan possessed the Vision, he was still just a child after all. As long as they used some shady tricks, they could make him suffer, and it would not be impossible to seize power from the Kamisato family.
Yilan knew what they were thinking, but he didn't take them seriously.
As a modern man, he already had a vision that transcended this era. In addition, he had experienced many trials and tribulations after traveling through time. When he possessed Raiden Makoto's body, he learned a lot of political tactics from her. Now that they wanted to play dirty tricks on him, it was hard to say who would end up being tricked.
After driving away the group of relatives and comforting Kamisato Ayaka, Yilan had been studying the Vision.
Then he discovered that there is indeed a big difference between controlling elemental power through a Vision and using elemental power on one's own.
First of all, we need to understand this concept: the seven elemental powers are collectively referred to as "light realm force" in the game's setting, and the corresponding counterpart is the "void realm force" representing the power of the Abyss.
However, unlike what many people think, although the "light realm force" has a name that seems very sacred, it, like the "void realm force," is a "toxin" to humans.
The function of the Vision is to absorb light force from the atmosphere, remove its "toxins," and then transform it into specific elemental power for the Vision holder to use.
Because the whole process does not involve other organs, it will not cause damage to the body. Therefore, the Vision is also called an "external magic organ."
Ordinary people like Yilan use elemental power by relying on their own bodies and minds to forcibly extract light force from the atmosphere, which is actually harmful to the body.
For example, the Fatui Harbinger "La Signora," Rosalyne, overused the element of Fire in her early years, which almost burned her body. In the end, it was the Tsaritsa who gave her the Cryo Delusion to suppress the poisonous fire in her body.
In summary, both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.
The former is safe and convenient—even a fool with a Vision can learn to use elemental power—but it is difficult to break through the upper limit.
The latter is more difficult and dangerous but has a higher ceiling and allows for more freedom in the use of elemental power, such as—
Yilan's eyes suddenly opened, and his dark eyes were covered by bright purple thunder and dark yellow rock respectively. With a thought, the purple thunder covered the Dreamheart in his right hand, and the dark yellow rock covered the Favonius Sword.
With the explosion of the two elemental forces, the ground cracked, grass clippings and gravel flew into the sky, and the sweeping momentum directly blew away the surrounding trees.
Then he began to swing the weapons in his hands.
His right-hand sword techniques went from complex to simple, while his left-hand sword techniques went from simple to complex.
After obtaining Ei's martial arts memory, his martial arts had long since broken away from the shackles of Mondstadt's Favonius swordsmanship. In Ei's words, his current martial arts were closer to the "source"—that is, the foundation of all martial arts.
Moreover, he could use two different elemental powers at the same time, which meant he could cause elemental reactions by himself. How could anyone stand against that?
Well…
Rock doesn't react with anything?
That's okay.
However, he could only maintain this state for ten minutes. If he exceeded ten minutes, he would lose his life.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. It was Noelle who had come to make breakfast for him, but when she came in, she couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise:
"Lord Yilan, was there an invader? Did you fight him? But even for Lord Yilan, this level of destruction…"
"Uh, Noelle, don't panic. I was practicing my newfound strength and accidentally lost control of my power…"
"Is this just practice? The terrain has changed! Even the space seems to be torn apart. Is this my illusion?"
"It's your illusion. Hmm… I guess I need to find a landscaper to redesign my yard."
...
After breakfast, Yilan put another rose on the shy Noelle and began to teach her swordsmanship.
"Women's joint flexibility is much better than men's, especially the hip joint, which has the biggest difference. In other words, the range of motion of women's hip joints is wider than men's, and they are better at lateral movements. This should be paid attention to when exerting force…"
"Is that so, Lord Yilan?"
Looking at Noelle practicing seriously, Yilan couldn't help but shake his head.
Noelle's strength was that she was very serious in everything she did, but her weakness was that she was too serious. She did everything rigidly and didn't know how to adapt, even her combat moves were like that.
In the duel during the knight selection, someone even summed up a set of moves specifically for dealing with Noelle, because her moves were too predictable. Even with her super strength, she could be easily targeted.
"Relax, and don't be so stiff."
"Don't use up all your strength when you strike with the sword. Leave some strength for yourself, or try to follow the sword's swing…"
Yilan helped Noelle adjust her posture step by step.
Although he was not good at using a greatsword, he had inherited Raiden Ei's martial arts.
As a martial arts master who excelled only in martial arts, Ei was not just good with a naginata. If anything, her martial arts should be considered "origin"—the very foundation of all martial arts.
Thus, even though Noelle used a greatsword, Yilan still had a lot he could teach her.
While teaching Noelle, Yilan was also running simulations in his mind at the same time.
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Might be the last chapter today unless I get off work early 🫠