Reincarnated in a scientific magic world

The next week blurred into a whirlwind of lectures, practical exercises, and System-generated quests. Meeks quickly learned that S-Class wasn’t just a title—it was a crucible.  

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### **System Notification:**  

**Quest:** Complete 10 S-Class Assignments  

Progress: 9/10  

Reward: Unlock **Technomagic Blueprint Library**  

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Meeks slumped over his workstation in Lecture Hall 7, surrounded by schematics for a "mana-powered plasma cutter." His goggles—a gift from the crimson-haired student, Kaela—were smudged with soot from a failed experiment earlier that morning.  

‘Why does everything here explode?’ he thought, rewiring a crystal capacitor for the fifth time.  

"Struggling, Newblood?" A melodic voice cut through his frustration.  

He looked up to see Lira Veyn, the top-ranked S-Class student. With her silver-streaked hair and a prosthetic eye that glowed with enchanted circuitry, she was equal parts brilliant and intimidating.  

"Just optimizing," Meeks lied, gesturing to his half-assembled device.  

Lira leaned over, her mechanical eye whirring as it scanned his work. "Your capacitor’s polarity is reversed. You’ll fry the core if you activate it."  

Meeks blinked at the component. ‘Damn, she’s right.’  

Before he could fix it, the System chimed.  

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### **Reverse Engineering Activated!**  

Flaw detected in current design:  

- **Error:** Capacitor polarity mismatch  

- **Solution:** Rotate component 180 degrees and reinforce with stabilizer rune (Pattern #4)  

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He adjusted the part and etched the recommended rune onto its surface. The device hummed to life, emitting a precise beam of blue energy.  

Lira raised an eyebrow. "Lucky guess?"  

"Something like that," Meeks said, hiding a grin.  

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An hour later, Aldryn summoned the S-Class to the Trial Grounds—an arena-sized chamber filled with shifting obstacles: floating platforms, energy barriers, and disassembled golems.  

"Today’s trial is simple," Aldryn announced. "Repair the central generator to power the arena’s defenses. First to succeed earns exclusive access to the Forge of Horizons."  

The students exchanged glances. The Forge was legendary—a workshop stocked with rare materials and ancient blueprints.  

Kaela cracked her knuckles. "That forge is mine."  

Meeks’ System flared.  

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### **New Quest Assigned!**  

**Quest:** Win the Trial  

Objective: Reactivate the generator before all rivals.  

Reward: Forge of Horizons Access | +5 Intelligence  

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The generator loomed in the center, its core dark and cold. Meeks activated **Analysis Mode** and immediately spotted the problem: a fractured mana conduit leaking energy.  

‘Easy fix,’ he thought, grabbing tools from his belt.  

But as he approached, the ground shuddered. The disassembled golems twitched to life, their parts swirling into defensive formations.  

Kaela cursed as a golem arm swiped at her. "They’re protecting the generator!"  

Chaos erupted. Lira deployed drones to distract the constructs while Kaela blasted them with fire spells. Meeks ducked behind a debris pile, watching energy patterns dance across his vision.  

‘The golems are linked to the generator’s core,’ he realized. ‘Shut down the core, they deactivate. But the core is what we need to fix. Stupid loop.’  

The System pinged again.  

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### **Technomagic Synthesis Available!**  

Combine **Static Shock Spell** (Beginner) with **Mana Pulse Emitter** (Tool) to create:  

**EMP Pulse Wave** (Disables mechanical enemies for 30 seconds)  

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Meeks grinned. He pulled the pulse emitter from his toolkit and channeled mana into it, visualizing the spell merging with the device. The tool glowed violet before releasing a crackling wave of energy.  

Every golem in the arena froze.  

"Go!" Lira shouted, already sprinting toward the generator.  

Meeks beat her there. His hands moved instinctively—replacing the conduit, realigning runes, bypassing corrupted circuits. The Draconic Constitution’s enhanced focus made complex calculations feel effortless.  

The generator roared to life just as the golems began to stir.  

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### **Quest Complete!**  

Rewards Claimed:  

- **Forge of Horizons Access**  

- **+5 Intelligence (New Total: 25)**  

- **New Skill Unlocked:** Technomagic Synthesis (Intermediate)  

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Aldryn appeared beside him, a rare smile on his face. "Impressive. You’ve inherited the pragmatism of engineers and the adaptability of mages."  

The praise was cut short by a shuddering groan from the arena walls. The generator’s reactivation had revealed a hidden door etched with ominous runes.  

**"WARNING,"** boomed the System.  

**Anomaly Detected: Temporal Rift (Class: Cataclysmic)**  

**Location: Chamber of Convergence**  

**Estimated Collapse: 30 Days**  

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Aldryn’s smile vanished. "So it begins…"  

"What begins?" Meeks asked.  

"The Convergence," Lira muttered, paling. "The reason our class exists. If that rift isn’t sealed, it’ll devour the realm."  

As the S-Class students argued over solutions, Meeks’ System flickered with a new message:  

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### **Main Quest Updated:**  

**The Convergence Crisis**  

Objective: Develop a method to stabilize the temporal rift.  

Reward: ???  

Failure: Realm-wide annihilation  

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Meeks stared at the notification, his earlier triumph fading. ‘Annihilation? I just got here!’  

But as panic threatened to set in, he felt an odd calm—the same focus that had guided him through code crashes and system reboots back on Earth.  

‘Alright,’ he thought, tightening his grip on his toolkit. ‘Time to innovate.’  

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End of Chapter 5