"No seriousness!"
Zhang Chen gave Keke a look and said.
"What... what happened?"
"Little sister, are you alright? That's great!"
Bella hugged her little sister, causing her to gasp for breath.
"Thank you, Goddess of the Holy Spring, thank you, Goddess of the Holy Spring!"
Bella praised excitedly.
"Master, you changed your name to Goddess of the Holy Spring? Why is that name so effeminate?"
Keke teased with a smile.
"Nonsense, that's not my name. The Goddess of the Holy Spring is the deity universally worshipped on this continent,"
Zhang Chen said.
"So... this girl is giving the credit for saving her life directly to some... goddess whose existence is uncertain?"
Keke chuckled, saying with a hint of schadenfreude.
"This... she probably thinks that as a first-year student, I couldn't possibly unleash magic of this power!"
"Moreover, they can be restored even after death, and their clothes are restored too. Life magic can't do that."
"So if it wasn't done by a god, who else could it be?"
Zhang Chen spread his hands, saying with a helpless expression.
"It was indeed done by a god, but not a goddess, but my god!"
Keke said, and pecked Zhang Chen on the cheek with a smile.
Originally, she had planned to sneak up from behind and kiss him on the lips, but when she pounced, her chest blocked her action. She stretched her neck but could only barely reach Zhang Chen's cheek, so she kissed wherever she could...
Anyway, it wasn't a loss!
"I remember you. You are first-year students. Why aren't you in the dorms so late?"
"Doesn't the school have a rule against wandering around late at night?! That was so dangerous just now!"
Bella, seeing her sister unharmed, immediately stood up, adopting a teacher's demeanor, and sternly rebuked them.
"Pfft, I can't stop laughing!"
Keke laughed heartily, looking like she was about to die from laughter.
Zhang Chen knew exactly what she was laughing about.
She was laughing at Bella's lack of judgment. If Zhang Chen hadn't appeared here tonight, she would have already been killed by the men in black. Yet, she was scolding her benefactor without distinguishing right from wrong!
Zhang Chen had done a good deed, only to be scolded for it.
In Keke's opinion, Zhang Chen was both her master and a high and mighty deity. This was the first time she had seen him in such an awkward situation.
She was different from Zhang Wenwen. If Zhang Wenwen were here, she wouldn't only not laugh, but would probably have cremated Bella.
"It's like this..."
Zhang Chen tugged Keke's sleeve, signaling her to control her emotions, and then explained:
"It's like this, I'm not very clear about the construction principles of some life magic, and I hope you can guide me!"
Bella was about to refuse outright, but her sister tugged at her sleeve and whispered,
"The Goddess of the Holy Spring chose him, you should help him!"
Hearing this, Bella's heart stirred.
Indeed, the Goddess of the Holy Spring had rarely manifested in recent years. It was a sign that Zhang Chen was a chosen one, as she had used him to eliminate enemies and prevent the Heart of the Ancient God from falling into the hands of demons.
She really should help him.
"Alright, since the Goddess of the Holy Spring chose you, there must be a reason!"
"Ask whatever you want, and I will tell you everything I know, without any reservations,"
Bella nodded and said.
"That's great, Professor Bella. First, how is life consciousness formed?"
"And what is this elemental life?"
"Why can't simple amino acids and proteins possess consciousness..."
Zhang Chen poured out all his questions.
"I don't know what amino acids and proteins you are talking about. Life magic can create life, but the degree of intelligence varies."
"For example, elemental lives are lives with low intelligence. Some wild elemental lives are inherently very violent and aggressive."
"However, elemental lives created by magic have relatively higher intelligence and are more docile in temperament, able to obey the owner's commands."
Bella said as she quickly wove incantations with both hands, chanting words...
Soon, a natural elemental life appeared before her.
A palm-sized green fawn, semi-transparent.
It leaped and ran rapidly in Bella's palm, then leaped onto the ground and disappeared.
Where it disappeared, tender shoots of grass grew on the ground.
"This is a spirit of nature that I created casually. I didn't invest too much magic, so its lifespan is relatively short."
"The duration of elemental lives is related to the caster's magical power, and their intelligence and emotions are related to the complexity of the life constructed by the caster and their state of mind."
"You could say that this life is a projection of the caster's state during the casting process."
Bella said as she concealed it.
"I see..."
Zhang Chen nodded.
The definition of life in the magical world was completely different from that in the scientific world.
It could even be said that the scientific world had walked into a dead end by its research.
The more they studied hormones, DNA, proteins, and the like, the further they got from life.
Conversely, the magical world had some quasi-metaphysical elements, emphasizing understanding through intuition, and this was the key to creating life.
"Ah... I'm so sleepy, when are we going back to sleep?"
Keke yawned in boredom and asked lazily.
She was proficient in destruction and chaos magic. Life magic was completely contrary to her.
Therefore, she was neither interested nor understood, and had already started yawning after listening for a few sentences.
"So, how do you control the form of elemental life?"
"And how can true life be created, not elemental life?"
Zhang Chen continued to ask.
"The form of elemental life must conform to the element it represents. As long as it conforms to the elemental characteristics, theoretically, any form can be created."
"But it varies from person to person. There is no specific research on controlling the creation of life forms yet; randomness and commonality are more prevalent."
"As for creating true life, that is beyond the scope of us mages, but rather the ability of the Goddess of the Holy Spring."
"Only gods can create life. We are merely copies created in the image of God, so we cannot create ourselves, only elemental lives."
Bella explained seriously.
The two continued their question-and-answer session for several hours.
Keke fell asleep on Zhang Chen's body.
"Last question, what is the Heart of the Ancient God?"
Zhang Chen suddenly asked.
"This is not something you should know. That's all for today!"
Bella, who had been enthusiastically lecturing, instantly changed her expression upon hearing about the Heart of the Ancient God.
"What? Here? I don't mind, I can be anywhere..."
Keke mumbled in her sleep and chimed in.