Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1221 - 1215: A Short Break

"Ronald, why do I feel your flying speed seems faster than before?"

On the boundless Sunset Ocean, Ronald was flying forward with two young women.

After concluding matters in the Rune Kingdom, they didn't plan to engage with the cultish magicians any more, nor was there any reason to stay on this land. Naturally, they set off immediately, starting to chase the Greed fleet, which had long left Anluo Island.

It was during this journey.

Heloise noticed that Ronald's flying speed was far superior to before, hence she asked the question. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Just after hearing this question, Ronald had yet to respond.

Patricia, whose relationship with Heloise had grown as close as sisters, took the lead to explain:

"Heloise, here's the thing."

"Ever since the Wizard of Barrier Mountain broke the seal, an increasing number of people worldwide have stepped onto the path of mystery. With this change, the abilities of all casters around the world have subtly grown stronger. Even those who hadn't made any progress in the past six months now find that using the exact same spell yields noticeably better results. And among them—Ronald's special nature makes it even more pronounced!"

After hearing Patricia's explanation, Heloise nodded to express her thanks:

"So that's how it is!"

"I was wondering why the casters I've encountered over the past six months were getting stronger. It turns out it wasn't the people I met who had issues, but rather the world itself had changed."

Meanwhile, flying ahead and overhearing the conversation between the two young women, Ronald couldn't help but feel curious, so he asked:

"Heloise, haven't you had any encounters in the past six months to notice such a significant change?"

"Of course not! Why would I need to fight with anyone?" Heloise chuckled, her eyes revealing a trace of pride, "Frankly speaking, aside from changing my appearance and physique during this time, I haven't engaged in any disputes with anyone, so naturally, I haven't needed to use spells. Even in the Rune Kingdom, those crazy cult magicians couldn't find my trace in the city, could they?"

As expected from Heloise...

Hearing such a response, Ronald couldn't help but feel a bit impressed.

Heloise's confidence and pride were indeed justified.

To hide one's identity for six months and remain undiscovered, merely using spells to alter appearance and physique,

This level of caution and meticulous approach is undoubtedly a praiseworthy skill.

And so, the three of them spent their time chatting and traveling.

Until the night of the second day after leaving the Rune Kingdom, watching the sun about to sink below the sea surface, Heloise, weary from prolonged flying, became a bit impatient.

"Ronald, I have a suggestion!"

Ronald immediately asked:

"What suggestion?"

Heloise finally smiled and shared her idea:

"I mean—why don't we rest for a while tonight?"

"Although our stamina and spirit can handle such long-distance travel, keeping tension all the time isn't really good."

Having reunited after such a long time, Ronald was naturally indulgent towards Heloise.

Considering that his flying spells were definitely faster than the fleet's voyage,

Ronald straightforwardly nodded in agreement:

"No problem, we can rest for a bit, just the matter of the stopping place..."

While Ronald was still deciding, Patricia took over the task:

"Leave the landing spot to me."

"These days, I've been adjusting my magic power attributes, creating a floating ice platform on the sea won't be an issue."

With the issue of a landing spot resolved, Ronald naturally began to descend in altitude.

"Alright, let's go down!"

"..."

Arriving above the ocean, Patricia casually drew the longsword from her waist, slashing at the ocean surface below, all while emanating her cold magic power outward.

And so, after a dozen strokes crisscrossed,

the solid ice block formed by magic power floated on the sea surface, becoming a place where Ronald and the other two could rest.

Clap, clap, clap—

Ronald canceled the spell, and the trio landed on the ice surface.

The ice block, purely formed by magic power, was, of course, very cold.

But as the magic power's owner, Patricia had no hostility toward the trio, sparing them from the threat of magic erosion. The remaining cold could easily be managed by Ronald and the others' constitution.

After landing, the trio quickly continued their cooperation.

Patricia swung the longsword, correcting the rugged floating ice caused by sword marks, smoothing out the ground for the three of them.

Meanwhile, Heloise grabbed Ronald and pointed to the Sunset Ocean ahead:

"Ronald, we're not going to eat fish caught from the sea here again today, are we?"

Detecting the coquettish tone in Heloise's voice, Ronald replied:

"Why? Do you want to eat something else? In this vast sea, I have no place to find other food for you, do I?"

Upon hearing Ronald's helpless inquiry, Heloise giggled and whispered in his ear:

"It's not just fish under the sea, you know."

"With your skills, finding some edible plants from the seabed shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"..."

"So we've turned to vegetarianism..."

Ronald quipped, while Heloise shook his arm:

"Not really vegetarian, I just wanted a bit of variety~~"

Faced with Heloise's modest request, Ronald eventually agreed.

Since their reunion, Heloise often cajoled Ronald in this manner. On consideration, there was nothing wrong with these requests, so Ronald consented.

"You two get ready here, I'll go down and find something to eat."

Having made the decision, Ronald quickly sprang into action.

He leapt downward, with the splashing sound of water, soon disappearing below the sea surface.

As it turned out, the trio was quite fortunate.

Because they were flying along the direction of the continental shelf, the sea floor here wasn't so deep as to be impossible to dive into. After diving for a bit, not only did Ronald bring back marine products like fish and shrimp, he also fulfilled Heloise's request by finding some seaweed from the seabed that could be cooked and eaten.

Finally, on the floating ice, Ronald used his magic to ignite a bonfire.

Even without fuel to burn, the Radiant Sun Power could sustain a flame in this situation.

After enjoying this meal—lacking seasoning but very fresh and sweet—the three of them rested well on the floating ice surface in the vast ocean for the night…