Academic gathering with a lich-Chapter 514: Easter Egg - : The Healing Shadow_4

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"Add a bit of Holy Light... add a little more Holy Light... and then a little bit more... a tiny bit more..." Raymond, seeing the cook standing by, "Don’t worry, this Holy Light won’t harm the Shadow."

"Lord Raymond, I’m just trying to learn your technique. As for killing someone, I don’t mind. At worst, I’ll just celebrate my birthday and death day together."

"..."

In the city center of the City of Wandering, due to the high-profile return of the Dolgette Royal Family and the smooth progress of the post-disaster reconstruction efforts, the City of Wandering had many new facilities and buildings.

Gentleman, with a black cat in one arm and his other hand rubbing his head, wore a strange expression on his face.

"It’s nothing." Veraliz whispered comfortingly.

With a resigned sigh, the Gentleman said, "Easy for you to say, it’s not your skull getting crushed by a pectoral muscle." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The cat amusingly huffed, "A Shadow Beast actually getting hurt by physical attacks, what an idiot, Avonreiter."

"Let’s leave the bad stuff in the past." The Gentleman looked around, searching for his destination, "Trouble is, after the rebuilding, the surroundings have changed a lot, finding the way again is a bit of a pain."

"What’s the next event?"

"The circus performance of the Beast Druids. Since the City of Wandering lost the ability for random events after the impact, many touring circuses have included it back into their touring destinations. Turning transformation abilities into an art form should be a bit of fun for us."

Finally finding his way again, the Gentleman was at the third branch of the black ruins.

It was a new architectural feature of the City of Wandering, produced after the turmoil of the Evil God, an adjunct spawned from the saving grace of the Omen Giant using blood-forged prime ability, which under the guidance of the Scholar had become a new landmark. Walking beneath those twisted, branching limbs, all creatures felt a sense of disorienting fear; under the management of the Arcanists, it had become a three-dimensional horror labyrinth. Its initial purpose was to enhance citizens’ resistance to the Evil God’s corruption.

"The Evil God truly exists in our lives. After that disaster, we value each other’s existence all the more."

"Emotions and strength, they sustain us, preventing us from getting lost amidst the madness."

The Gentleman had found his target, and as he was preparing to smile and continue his discussion with Veraliz about the dazzling performances, the black cat tugged at his sleeve.

Veraliz’s gaze was drawn to another building.

The Dolgette Royal Family library, the wisdom and power of the mage family, open to all.

"Avonreiter, the circus... will still be there tomorrow... " The Gentleman had meticulously prepared for this birthday date, but for Veraliz, knowledge was far more intriguing than a circus performance, though she felt a twinge of guilt for her friend.

The Gentleman changed direction, even exhaling a breath of relief. "Of course, we can schedule the circus for the next event. Veraliz, your willingness to participate really eases my mind. It happens that the Scholar’s bookcase has some things I want to read."

The Dolgette Royal Family library contained the knowledge of the mage family. In actuality, the Scholar’s research papers occupied more than eighty percent of it. Half of that was from his life; the other half from his death. The rest were other books collected by the City of Wandering.

Both the Gentleman and Veraliz had arrived at the restricted forbidden books section almost simultaneously, where forbidden books were kept. As the name suggests, these were books that could become taboo under certain conditions.

Restricted forbidden books were allowed to be read freely within the library, but they must not be transcribed or taken out, due to the potential danger of their contents. Moreover, when borrowing them from the librarian, he would inform you of the reasons why these books were categorized as restricted.

Veraliz and the Gentleman reached the library at the same time, with Veraliz’s cat tail coiling a hefty bundle of yellowed page notes, her expression indicating she was in high spirits. The book in the Gentleman’s hands, judging by the cover alone, was far more sinister—depicting a skull crushed flat yet still animate, with mad scribbles and distorted hieroglyphs giving it the appearance of a forbidden tome.

"Can you believe it! Avonreiter! I actually found them!" Veraliz unraveled the notes to reveal some clear manuscripts. The scent of ink, refined by time into a faint musty odor, but Veraliz clung to the dizzying symbols on the page with love.

"What does it say in there?"

"Some knowledge that could make me much stronger. The librarian told me that the information here is enough to become taboo. But the funny thing is, it’s so arcane that many people can’t understand it, so it’s actually less dangerous. I also only grasped a fragment after a long time of studying. Mr. Enlightenment’s public lectures were of great help; these notes were recommended by him, but I never expected them to truly exist."

"Mr. Enlightenment?" The Gentleman seemed to have heard something troublesome, "What have you been researching recently, Veraliz?"

"Magic Quantum Mechanics. The precursor and foundation of Advanced Magic Research, a theory established by Mr. Irene Dolgette, Mr. Enlightenment told me they are enlightening readings."

In the Gentleman’s eyes, Veraliz’s petite feline form seemed to grow imposingly larger, even to the point of being unreachable.

"Does this have anything to do with enhancing power?"

"Of course, it does. The activity of microscopic particles affects every strand of Magic Power and Shadow usage; they can help us become stronger."

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