The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 120 - Holy Era, Ancient Era, and Chaotic Era (2/3)

Unsure if it was due to the crisis’s influence, or because she had experienced too many things recently, Ciel always felt knowledge slipped away soon after entering her brain, making it difficult to concentrate.

Fortunately, this situation disappeared after four or five minutes, and Ciel entered a state of serious study.

She scribbled on draft paper, recording the Old Ansu script letters organized in the book.

Only after truly starting to learn did Ciel notice something unusual.

English and Old English in her previous life didn’t differ drastically. Old English, influenced by Old Norse, Latin, and French, gradually developed into Middle English and Modern English. These developments were traceable.

The alphabet also had 26 letters. Compared to Modern English, Old English just had some special characters like Æ, Ð, Þ, Ƿ.

But Ansu script and Old Ansu script were different. The alphabet itself showed huge differences, like a new language.

Especially cumbersome to write. If someone in her previous life handed Ciel such a string of characters, Ciel would think it was generated by AI.

Fortunately, there was Ansu phonetic notation, making it not difficult for Ciel to read.

Moreover, perhaps due to the influence of “Linguistics,” Ciel felt an unusual ease in learning the language.

Even without a teacher, Ciel never encountered any stuck state.

In about half an hour, Ciel could already completely write the thirty-plus letters from memory, familiarize herself with their pronunciations, and memorize about 50 simple words.

For an extremely complex language, this learning speed was already fast enough to make Avena feel ashamed, but Ciel still wasn’t satisfied.

This was still too slow...

During the learning process, an idea emerged in Ciel’s mind.

Her main purpose was just to translate the few sentences spoken by the feather.

Now, the materials Avena provided included phonetic dictionaries and word lists.

Knowing the letters and pronunciations now, Ciel didn’t need to follow the normal learning logic, learning vocabulary and grammar from beginning to end.

She could directly search for answers backward based on phonetics.

Before entering the simulation, Ciel could analyze the meaning of those few sentences. Perhaps the information those sentences brought Ciel would be enough for her to change her plan?

Ciel’s method wasn’t difficult, and the materials were now sufficient. If she just leveled up “Linguistics” a bit more, perhaps she could figure it out in an hour.

Coincidentally, Ciel also planned not to simulate so quickly to recover her spirit. This free time was perfect for studying.

Ciel opened the Basic Disciplines interface in the system store, found Lv.1 Linguistics, and spent 2 points to upgrade it.

A silver light flashed. The original Lv.1 Linguistics became Lv.2.

【Linguistics (Lv.2): 3 Fate Points】

【Linguistics Lv.2: Moderately increases your aptitude for linguistics, making it easier for you to learn various basic languages. With a little effort, you can become an excellent linguistics master】

Fate Points decreased from 165 to 163. Ciel closed the system interface and looked at the materials on the desk before her.

She wanted to see if spending these 2 Fate Points was worth it, how much difference it made.

Ciel began trying to translate the first sentence she remembered.

She silently recited the specific pronunciation in her mind, then started searching for words based on the pronunciation.

This task wasn’t difficult, and the first word was “I,” which Ciel had already memorized before.

“So you were just one of my...”

About ten minutes passed. Ciel translated the first half of the first sentence, but the latter word was somewhat advanced, and the pronunciation remembered might not be accurate, slightly stalling Ciel.

However, this progress was already much faster than Ciel imagined. Her method of deducing the whole sentence’s meaning backward from pronunciation was more efficient than she thought.

And with the bonus of 【Linguistics Lv.2】, she didn’t feel this process was difficult anywhere.

It was merely recording pronunciation, searching syllables, then connecting context to analyze the sentence and make inferences... But Ciel knew, if she hadn’t leveled up Linguistics, she might not have realized this, and the time consumed would be ten times more.

At this moment, Ciel looked at the small segment she translated, somewhat baffled.

So you were just one of my? What does that mean?

If the latter word wasn’t translated, the whole sentence’s meaning would become very strange.

After thinking for a moment, Ciel decided to level up Linguistics to Lv.3.

From 0 to 3 only required 6 points in total. Ciel felt that not just Old Ansu script, but other ancient languages would surely be useful somewhere.

As long as these 6 Fate Points could exert far more than 6 points’ worth of effect, Ciel felt it was worth it.

Raising the Linguistics talent higher was considered an advance investment.

Later, when her points were ample, she would eventually max out all other basic disciplines, achieving “omniscience” in basic disciplines to some extent.

This would greatly help her complete any Reconstitution Ritual.

Moreover, Ciel could clearly feel that the increase in linguistics talent wasn’t just simply increasing talent.

Her memory and logical thinking also improved significantly, especially memory. This point was very important to Ciel.

Ciel spent another 3 points, leveling Linguistics to Lv.3. Her Fate Points also reached the round number 160.

【Linguistics (Lv.3): Considerably increases your aptitude for linguistics, making it easier for you to learn various basic languages. Without effort, you can become a linguistics grandmaster renowned in history】

From scholar to grandmaster, only required 6 Fate Points.

Even if Ciel didn’t upgrade further, she could rely on this talent to master multiple languages, make a living at university, and become a linguistics expert recorded by posterity.

However, this wasn’t Ciel’s goal, so she didn’t consider it further.

After reaching Lv.3 Linguistics talent, upgrading further to Lv.4 required 10 Fate Points, a significant increase in cost.

But Ciel didn’t plan to upgrade further. Lv.3 was already sufficient for her now.

This time, when Ciel tried translating again, she discovered something very surprising.

The current Ciel could almost achieve eidetic memory. frёewebηovel.cѳm

This point wasn’t reflected as a skill, but Ciel’s feeling was extremely obvious. Now, memorizing some words was very easy. Just glancing at it, her mind could automatically associate the approximate pronunciation and meaning, and the word basically became etched in Ciel’s mind.

Truly powerful basic talent...