Ios' projection changes into a classic 'hot teacher' look as she gears up to teach
about so of the crafting professions here. Her four-ard figure gets dressed in a button up, pressed and collard white shirt that is tucked into a much too short for a dress code straight, black mini skirt that ends at her mid thighs. Her little feet are slid into so wickedly smart looking black heels that make her ass look amazing, which is kind of redundant since I think she can just adjust her form in the projection regardless...
Her hair is once again done up in a high ponytail making her curly blonde hair only reach down past the nape of her neck, which seems to be her favorite hair style so far, and instead of the thin rimd glasses from before she now has a slightly bulkier, ovoid shaped pair resting on her nose. Two stub earrings adorn her cute ears, both shining with a small sapphire blue gem set into them, while one of her lower arms has a... is that a Rolex?? What kind of teacher can afford that Ios?! The other pair of arms holds a long, probably 3 ft ruler between both of their hands as the last lower hand is resting against her hip. This text is hosted at n0velfire
Alright, now I'm getting suspicious. The therapist getup may have just been a joke, but there's no way she's just hitting all my fantasies out of the blue like this!
I glare at her slightly with my arms crossed after I get done checking her out, even if she still has a small, teasing smirk on her face while I do so. "Okay. I know I asked this before, but you 100%, for sure, absolutely cant read my mind right? Or like... dive into my mories or sothing?" My accusation veiled, but apparent.
She tilts her head cutely to the side, her curly blonde ponytail falling down over one of her shoulders as she brings the teasing smirk fuller across her face. Her eyes seductively glint down to
as she does so, thanks to
being seated on the comfy couch, as her usual chirpy voice cos out a tad bit more... mature when she responds, "Why, Alia~ I don't know what you could an, honey! Why don't you tell professor Ios exactly what you're trying to imply~?" She finishes her, admittedly very sexy, act by leaning down to bring us face to face, which also has the effect of showing off so of her more than full cleavage to punctuate the last question. At least... I think she is acting? It's been kind of hard to get a read on her sotis, but right now I'm a little too stun locked to really figure that out one way or the other.
I swallow a small lump of arousal that cos in waves through my body, trying to keep it penned in as best I can. I just took a shower for crying out loud! I'm not trying to get wet so soon after getting wet! I give a nervous laugh as I marshal my wits, "Okay, okay! You can quit teasing
Ios! Jesus, I literally just got clean and into a fresh pair of panties, stop trying to undo all my hard work! I'll just assu you're like... going off of popular trends back from when I was on Earth for soone of my sexuality to be into or sothing. That and also that you love to tease and rile
up, which by the way, top marks this ti. It's a good thing you're not corporeal or I'd have been in trouble!" I chuckle and blush lightly as I admit defeat to the sotis sexy, mostly still troll being in my mind.
Ios simply continues to stare at
longingly for a couple seconds which makes
begin to actually sweat in nervousness before she busts out laughing for a few seconds, her eyes now closed in delight making cute laugh lines around her nose and brows. After she gathers her breath again, she sings out, "Sorry honey~! I was mostly just ssing with you, but I could tell you were still a little salty about being grounded essentially so I thought I'd try and... lift your spirits a bit~" She places a dainty finger on her chin to tilt her head as she mulls over that last bit before she winks at
at the end of it, which instantly causes
to blush even more as I pout at her antics.
She laughs again a couple tis before continuing, "Alright last ti I promise~ Well, unless you ask for more of course~ Hehe~ But as for your suspicions, you're kind of right. I for sure cant read your mind per say, but you know I can look in on a lot of internal processes and stuff. Also, when Ilya and I were nabbing you and Sandra we also made sure to download anything related to your personalities from back on Earth.
So like, yearbook photos, social dia, your full unredacted internet histories, family photo albums, you na it~! We also downloaded the entirety of Earth's dia, both printed and digital, in case you guys get hosick or want to, I don't know, jam out to so tunes while you craft or work out or sothing. To be honest, it was quite a lot of information for a civilization as young as yours was, I was impressed! I'm also glad we got ahold of you before your worlds version of AI ruined almost all of it. Nothing worse than having the sa fucking song that's only slightly varied play nonstop over every radio station and streaming service for 100 years." She shivers a bit as she ends her tirade, but I barely heard anything after a certain piece of information was revealed to .
"Uh, can we back track to those things you said you downloaded about Sandy and I?" Sweat begins to form on my brow as I ask a dangerous question.
She continues to play it off by tilting her adorable head to the other side as she says back, "Hmm? Oh yeah, we got all the important stuff. Yearbooks, family photos, social dia. All of it~! Don't you worry honey~" Her charming smile only serves to hide evil intentions behind it!!
"*Ahem* I think you missed sothing else you said you grabbed, you gigantic troll! You did not download my search history!" My glaring eyes and frowning face are t by an equally as intense playful smirk from this... this... history thief!! Ugh! I'm so frustrated and embarrassed I can't even co up with good insults!
"Oh did I say that? Must have been a slip of the tounge~ Anyways! Let's get moving on to going over so of the crafting basics!" Her cheery voice gracefully brushes past my allegations, much to my increasing dismay. No wonder she is 2 for 2 on reproducing my fetishes! I'll never be safe so long as that projector lives!... No! I cant break it just because she is an endlessly flirty, sexy eldritch being that loves to tease ! It cost so many points! Wait a minute... Is that a reason she wanted
to buy this version of it?! This damn woman!
I rub my freshly clean hair a bit with both hands, fully done with Ios' antics already, before I sigh out, "Alright fine! I swear you are the biggest troll, and if you weren't so god damn cute, I would be very upset with you 90% of the ti Ios! Just... start with talismans I guess since I've seen Akiko use them a few tis by now."
"Hehe~! Thats the spirit sweetie! Alright," She adopts her serious persona as she pushes the glasses up a bit with her free hand before continuing on, "So talismans in this world operate like a one-ti use item most of the ti. Powerful ones, or ones that have specific inscriptions on them, can be used a few tis before the Qi finally burns up the paper. Which is what's happening when they're used, by the way. For example, when Akiko used those two talismans on you, she fed Qi into the paper to activate the scripts and symbols, until it had enough to activate which also destroys the tag. They are useful for setting traps and ambushes, as you can set conditions to them to activate and gather Qi, and they can also be useful long distance communication tools in an ergency, as that specific inscription is much more complicated to produce otherwise.
You can buy talismans that are pre-loaded with Qi and just need to be touched to be activated from the Shop, like the one I got you after the bears, but I would always suggest you either make them yourself, or have Akiko make you one. Or have her show you how to make whatever you need. There are so many more important things we can use the Shop for; I don't want us falling into the trap of using it just to make things easier because that willbite us in the ass in the long run. Besides, learning crafts and expanding your knowledge naturally is the fastest, most important way to further your understanding of Qi and how it interacts with the world, the sa with ditating and fighting.
*Ahem* Sorry for the long explanation there~! Did you have any questions about talismans?" Ios finally lets up. At about the middle point of her little speech, she summoned an old school black board and 'drew' various pictures of talismans and the symbols and stuff that can go on them, as well as little arrows showing how the Qi is supposed to flow through them. I say drew in air quotes because she just waved a hand across the board, or used her ruler to tap it, and the images appeared. Cheater.
She also made sure to wiggle her ass more than necessary when she was turned around facing the board or moving to 'erase' one of the images for so reason unknown to , since I thought I heard her say she was done being a tease! I shake my head slightly as I muster up my willpower, I'll just have to suffer through this heavenly tornt! Woe is ~ Hehe~
She catches
in my lewd thoughts as I hear her ruler smack lightly against the black board image, startling
back to attention. "Y-Yes! I an no, no questions! You did a great job Ios~!" My husky voice cracks a bit there, further giving
away if the resounding redness to my face wasn't a big enough clue already. I et Ios' gaze and see her smirking smile still on her lips as she nods smartly once, her bob of golden hair bouncing behind her.
"Good~! Thank you honey, it helps when you're such an attentive student~" She winks back at
playfully with her more mature tone returning briefly before turning her attention back to the task at hand. "Now then, let's move on to formations and arrays, since they operate very similarly to each other. Formations are areas of effects that are created using special inks, quills, and other materials depending on what the formation is tasked to do. 99% of the ti they are stationary and serve to either buff or debuff cultivators, sotis both at the sa ti, act as defensive or warding structures to an area, or perform a specialized task like the one Akiko has in the Gathering room. They are varied and powerful in their utility, and master formation experts can even make them mid battle to produce devastating effects on the battlefield.
Runic arrays are, like I said, very similar in function to formations. They can produce all of the sa effects and more, and are typically made to provide mass defense or so other high level of Qi manipulation. The main difference between formations and arrays is how powerful they are and how they are made. Arrays are intrinsically vastly more powerful than any formation of the sa rank and caliber, mainly due to them being made exclusively from a Qi pen that is soul attuned to the user. This allows for direct, precise, and perfect control when creating symbols and glyphs that make up the arrays functions, provided the skill of the runic array creator is skilled enough.
The downside to arrays is that they eat a shit load of Qi to function at peak power, even if they are perfectly synched and written. Formations are pretty Qi hungry too, but arrays take it to a whole 'nother level. Which is also why you'll see any formation or array worth their salt have Qi gathering functions built into them to help offset that penalty. The one Akiko has to increase the ambient Qi in that room is an exception to the rule since its whole purpose is to store and gather Qi, it is basically always feeding itself while it does its job.
Phew! That was another long one, sorry dear~ Did you have anything you want
to go over again for these two?" Ios brushes so of her stray bangs out of her face after she takes a deep breath as her detailed description of the skills cos to an end.
I'll admit, this is quite a lot of information to be hitting
with all at once. But I think between the skills for my learning and comprehension, and the fact that this is apparently the best way that Ios knows how to convey information as she does it all the damn ti, I'm not as overloaded as I may have been previously. I ntally recall everything important she said, making sure I don't have any gaps in understanding or need anything repeated, before smiling to myself and giving her a reassuring nod, "Nope! I think I'm keeping up so far! I do have a question that's related, but I think Akiko would probably have to answer it, mainly I'm just curious why her black kimono had all those runic symbols on them and what they're ant to do."
"Yeah, that dress is pretty powerful, nearly as powerful as your battle attire. I could tell you what they were used for, but I think you're right in that Akiko would likely explain it better. She is quite the good teacher herself after all~! Okay honey, last one for the written crafts and then we can go over the simpler, individual crafting schools!" Ios agrees with
after giving a small nod and a smile, before pressing on with our lecture.
"Alright~ Last but not least is inscriptions themselves. Arrays, formations, and talismans all use various inscriptions and connecting glyphs to make what they do happen, so inscriptions can be considered the basic, all-encompassing back bone of these crafting professions. Inscription is the art of applying augnting runes and Qi powered symbols to objects, from little, tiny pebbles you find on the ground, to arrow or bolt shafts, to sword hilts and shields. A master of inscription can turn a piece of bark into a bomb powerful enough to level a building provided they have enough Qi and make the symbols in certain ways. They can also turn an entire house into a fortress, marking every surface with various runes and glyphs with powerful effects that can be set to be activated from a safe room or by a key word spoken aloud. Truly, the sky is the limit~!
The downside to just using inscriptions instead of one of the more advanced crafts is that it takes ti. A powerful, master craft inscription can take anywhere from several months to several years to complete, even for soone who is extrely well trained in them. Arrays also take a while to make, but unless you are making sothing that is strong enough to make an Immortal think twice, it's usually not that bad. Formations are fairly quick, as I said so masters can even make them mid fight, and talismans are fast too while having the utility of being ready to go whenever.
However, I am curious what your relationship to inscriptions is going to turn out like. Akiko was right, you shouldn't have been able to pick up on those symbols back at the Village's defensive array, nor should you have been able to notice them on her dress like that. At the ti, Intelligence was your lowest score by far, which is partially what these crafting skills will be based in if you choose to pursue them. On top of that, you don't have any skills or titles related to observations like that... hmm... I guess maybe [Advanced Learning lvl 5] may have helped so?
To my knowledge it shouldn't have worked like that, but maybe I should look at its coding again just to be sure. Either way, I think you're going to be a beast at these skills like Akiko said~!" She wraps up her newest torrent of words with a small happy smile on her face that makes her eyes squint closed, clapping both sets of hands lightly in front of her in her apparent joy at my future success. See Alia! She can be sweet as candy sotis too~!
"Honestly, I'm also curious about it too. Sothing about looking at the massive runic array the Village had up when we got here just kind of... spoke to . The sa thing anyti I had a chance to look at the talismans that either we bought or that Akiko would slap on . Oh! What tool would I need to just start learning basic inscriptions?" I answer back to her, my own excitent of the future bleeding through my low timbre voice.
Ios sadly abandons her joyful expression to bop her own forehead, seemingly as punishnt for forgetting to fill
in on that crucial bit. Aww~ It's okay my otherworldly, all-powerful space being! I forget stuff all the ti too! Hehe~ Of course I wouldn't ever say those words to her; she is on maximum flirt and troll today. It would surely be my end!
"Duh! I can't believe I forgot that part! Sorry sweetheart, inscriptors use a pen like most all the other crafts use, aside from talismans which use a fine detailed brush to mark the papers which I also forgot to ntion now that I think about it *sigh*. At any rate, the pens they use can vary in quality and ink, but the main thing that powerful inscription crafters have in common is that they also have a spiritually linked pen like runic array crafters. This greatly helps speed up the ti it takes to make their symbols and such and also eases the Qi burden of making them function in the first place, again similar to runic arrays."
"Nah, don't beat yourself up hun! We're going over a huge list of stuff, I'd be more surprised if we didn't forget sothing or have to back track a ti or two! Well cool then! I guess we should still go over the other crafts, but these ones are really piquing my interest so far!" I say back amicably to the cutely perfectionist teacher.
"Agreed! We are going over a bunch huh~? And yeah, I think that's where you'll end up primarily, but in truth both Akiko and I want you to have a good understanding of all of the professions for cultivation. Maybe one or two fields you go ham in, your core crafts so to speak, but knowing how everything else functions and how to do them decently will save you a lot of ti and trouble in the future from either shady rchants or if you're stuck alone sowhere with limited Shop Points or sothing." Ios explains matter of factly to , and I have to agree. Best to be aware of how things work around here to a decent degree so nothing cos up to surprise
later!
I smile back at Ios before prodding her to continue the lesson, "Alright then hun! What's up next?"
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