Li Tian was somewhat disappointed after seeing the so-called Mimicry Cultivation environment, but he still asked about its effectiveness with a sliver of hope.
Yu Tianheng said, "It has some effect, but it might not be as significant as you expect. It's better than nothing, I suppose."
Li Tian shook his head helplessly.
However, upon closer thought, he felt relieved. If the Mimicry Cultivation environment was truly effective, and Yu Tianheng and the others could still be caught up to by Tang San and the others, then their talent must be truly poor.
Li Tian was not in a hurry to try out the effect.
After all, that thing couldn't be felt in just a short while.
He was eager to go to his dormitory to research his Spirit.
Everyone went to the cafeteria for lunch together, and then they took Li Tian to his dormitory.
The room number was on the access control, so it was easy to find.
"Holy cow, a Genius is different! This dormitory environment of yours is too good, isn't it?"
Oslo looked here and there, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Li Tian's dormitory was indeed excellent, with a living room, bedroom, and bathroom, all fully equipped.
Moreover, the decoration and furniture were top-notch.
Among everyone present, perhaps only Dugu Yan's dormitory could compare to his.
Ye Lingling said, "Is it not just because of talent?"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Tian, seemingly wanting to hear his explanation.
Li Tian glanced at Ye Lingling.
She spoke very little, only opening her mouth during self-introductions, and he hadn't expected her to grasp the key point with just one remark.
Her intuition was very sharp.
Li Tian said, "I was recruited by Your Highness the Crown Prince and received a bestowal from His Majesty, so I am considered a member of the imperial family."
Everyone suddenly understood.
If a member of the imperial family had such treatment, it was reasonable, after all, the entire academy belonged to the imperial family.
Li Tian was officially joining the team tomorrow, so everyone didn't stay long.
After a brief chat, they each told him their dormitory room numbers and then left.
After everyone left, Li Tian immediately closed the door and released his Spirit.
When replicating the Celestial Star Furnace, he received a feedback he had never encountered before.
The Celestial Star Furnace could undergo Fusion with the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
He didn't understand what this Fusion meant, but it was most likely not a bad thing.
The Celestial Star Furnace's first Spirit Ability was defense amplification.
Li Tian infused spirit power and used it, mainly wanting to remember the specific amplification effect and spirit power consumption.
Only then could he see the difference after Fusion.
"Come on!"
With a thought from Li Tian, the Celestial Star Furnace disappeared, and the Thousand Machine Umbrella reappeared in his hand.
And then... there was no then.
Aside from the Spirit's form changing into the Thousand Machine Umbrella, there was no other abnormality.
But that was just on the surface.
Li Tian could clearly perceive that the Fusion was complete, and the Celestial Star Furnace was no longer a separate entity.
How to describe it?
Before Fusion, the Celestial Star Furnace was like a piece of equipment; to equip it, he would need to put away the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
But now...
With a thought from Li Tian, the Thousand Machine Umbrella transformed into individual mechanical parts.
Then, they reassembled into a brand new Celestial Star Furnace.
This Celestial Star Furnace had a very obvious mechanical feel, as if it was pieced together from small square blocks.
Its overall color was golden.
The process seemed slow, but in reality, it was no different from the flash of light before.
Li Tian once again used a Spirit Ability.
"What the heck?!"
Li Tian's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
Thirty percent.
After the Celestial Star Furnace and the Thousand Machine Umbrella completed their Fusion, the Spirit Ability's consumption was only thirty percent of what it was before.
Yet, the Spirit Ability's effect remained unchanged.
Although the Thousand Machine Umbrella could replicate Spirits and Spirit Abilities, it would be difficult to truly unleash its power without sufficient spirit power to support it.
Originally, Li Tian had thought about acquiring more Spirit Abilities that increased spirit power or reduced Spirit Ability spirit power consumption.
But now, it seemed this problem had a potential solution.
Surprise, excitement, and other emotions surged like waves, one after another, impacting his nerves.
However, as he gradually calmed down, he fell into deep thought again.
Why could only the Celestial Star Furnace undergo Fusion, but not Spirits like the Seven Kill Sword?
Similar attributes?
It was possible, but not necessarily accurate, after all, his Spirit was the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
Versatility was the Thousand Machine Umbrella's greatest characteristic.
If it could undergo Fusion with the Celestial Star Furnace, there was no reason it couldn't undergo Fusion with other replicated Spirits.
There must be something I haven't noticed yet.
Looking at the Celestial Star Furnace floating in front of him, Li Tian couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
The Thousand Machine Umbrella possessed strong defensive power, and the Celestial Star Furnace's defensive power was also not bad; in fact, the first Spirit Ability characteristics of both Spirits were quite similar.
The Fusion condition must be related to this, otherwise, why would only it be able to undergo Fusion?
Li Tian's thoughts moved again.
The Celestial Star Furnace transformed back into the Thousand Machine Umbrella's form, much like a Transformer.
His gaze fell on the tip of the umbrella, and Li Tian's eyes lit up.
Just thinking about it wouldn't reveal the reason; it would be better to try again.
The Thousand Machine Umbrella's characteristics were not limited to defense.
If he could find a gun-type Spirit to replicate, perhaps he could trigger the Fusion condition again.
Then, by carefully sensing, he might discover something.
Acting on his thoughts, Li Tian immediately left his dormitory and ran towards the Education Committee Office.
At full speed, he quickly arrived at his destination.
"Knock knock knock!"
"Please come in!"
Li Tian knocked on the office door, and Meng Shenji's voice came from within.
"Li Tian, why are you here?"
Only Meng Shenji was in the office. Seeing Li Tian push the door open and enter, he was momentarily stunned.
"Education Committee Meng Shenji, I have something I'd like to trouble you with."
Li Tian's expression was slightly awkward, after all, he had just joined the academy and was already bothering someone.
Meng Shenji said, "Speak, what is it?"
Li Tian asked, "I want to replicate a gun-type Spirit. Do we have one in our academy?"
"Is that all? A small matter. Come with me."
Meng Shenji showed no sign of annoyance. After speaking, he got up and led Li Tian out of the office.
Li Tian followed Meng Shenji to an office on the third floor.
Meng Shenji called out to the office, "Teacher Zhao, could you come out for a moment?"
Inside the office.
The middle-aged man in his fifties looked up and, seeing Meng Shenji, hurried out to greet him.
"Education Committee Meng Shenji, are you looking for me?"
Meng Shenji nodded and said, "There's something I'd like to trouble you with. It's like this..."
Meng Shenji also didn't hide anything.
Li Tian's uniqueness meant that Spirit Masters of the same Rank couldn't guard against him even if they wanted to.
To defeat him, one could only rely on absolute Rank suppression.
"No problem."
Teacher Zhao looked at Li Tian with some surprise and readily agreed.
Meng Shenji said, "Let's do it here; it won't be troublesome."
Teacher Zhao nodded. As spirit power surged, a silver spear shimmering with lightning appeared in his hand.
Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings appeared one by one.
With just one glance, Li Tian completed the replication, and the identical feedback made him incredibly excited.
However, he didn't show it.
Instead, he maintained his expression and completed the blood extraction and replication, which was a cover-up process.
This might be his only chance.
To be cautious, Li Tian thoroughly questioned Teacher Zhao about the Spirit's information.
Teacher Zhao also didn't hide anything and told him everything.
Li Tian then asked for Bai Baoshan's location, as he needed to fully grasp the information of both Spirits to find any possible commonalities between them.