Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1244 - 1238: Arid Land

"Considering an escape route is a good habit."

After being stopped, Ronald's first response eased Li Lu's mind. People who listen to advice are certainly likable. However, Ronald's second response completely changed the mermaid's opinion of him.

"But, Li Lu, sometimes courageously moving forward without considering retreat is the only option to see success."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ronald leaped directly into the teleportation vortex.

He had no intention of turning back.

Or perhaps it could be said—Ronald had the courage to face the upcoming challenges.

And just as he was about to be teleported away, Ronald saw Li Lu's figure closely following behind him.

"Li Lu, didn't you say this was dangerous?"

"…"

"My goal is to become the best adventurer; how could I retreat at such a moment?"

Leaving their last conversation, Ronald and Li Lu's figures disappeared from this space.

The only thing left was the tireless lava slugs, still constructing a subspace network on the igneous rock framework.

…

Ronald and Li Lu emerged from the teleportation, first feeling the sensation of solid ground beneath their feet.

And then—dry, extremely dry.

The scenery around them was a desolate plain with no sign of vegetation growth, with air so dry it felt as though it could block one's throat.

And right beside the two.

Several cracked pits were irregularly distributed here, where dried blood could still be seen, indicating it had been there for some time.

"There was a battle here before!"

"The ground is this damaged, someone must have died; where is the body, then?"

Ronald and Li Lu exchanged glances, each expressing their doubts.

Li Lu went up to examine the blood traces in the ground pits, while Ronald took a more direct approach, immediately expanding the detection range of his spell.

Li Lu murmured about her findings:

"Organic organism's blood, that's for sure, and indeed it hasn't been long since it died…"

Ronald suddenly interrupted the mermaid's thoughts:

"Li Lu, try your spell!"

"Huh? Okay." Li Lu's expression froze for a moment but soon complied with Ronald's command.

Despite the extremely dry air, Li Lu successfully conjured a stream of water using Magic Power.

Splash—

Before Li Lu could make any further moves.

In the next second, the newly appeared stream disappeared into the air as if swallowed by an invisible thirst.

"…"

This outcome did not surprise Ronald and Li Lu too much.

The preceding lava and lava slugs, these flame-oriented elements, had made them prepared.

The appearance of such a scene now only confirmed that it was in line with their expectations.

But besides that, there was one thing that shook them out of their calm.

Ronald and Li Lu looked at each other and then almost simultaneously spoke: "Has your spell also gotten stronger?"

"…"

Both asked the exact same question.

They hardly needed to test it; they understood their spells, while on this land, had undergone a transformational level of enhancement!

And this exaggerated amplification strength.

Even overlapping two [Infinite Negative Field] wouldn't achieve such an effect!

Ronald was completely uncertain about this situation and could only ask Li Lu:

"Li Lu, I know you're knowledgeable."

"Have you heard of a world that's extremely adaptive to spells like this?"

"How could I!" The mermaid shook her head like a rattle, and her shock was actually more exaggerated than Ronald's, "In any place I know, there's no such situation!"

"Even Lord Haerbas's adventure notes have no record of this…"

Suddenly, Li Lu's voice lowered.

Her voice soon dwindled to silence, but the activities in her eyes were unusually rich, mixed with extreme excitement and inquisitive desire.

Ronald didn't immediately question her.

He stood by, letting the mermaid have a good think for some time, before he reopened to ask:

"Li Lu, did you think of something?"

Upon hearing Ronald's voice, Li Lu instantly raised her head, her excited gaze barely able to hold back everything she had just thought of, just like her excited mouth.

"Ronald, I have a hypothesis!"

"According to world inclination theory—the more a life inclines towards a certain field, the more the world will express itself clearly in that aspect."

Li Lu first stated a term. Then, to facilitate Ronald's understanding, she began to give practical examples:

"It's like your world, where people have both a spell system and technology paths, but since basic technology is more suitable for the masses, the expression of spell strength isn't as much as in [Infinite Negative Field]."

Ronald understood her point:

"Li Lu, I get that."

"But given the real situation, [Infinite Negative Field] is already a world dominated absolutely by the mysterious side. No matter how exaggerated, the effects of spells shouldn't…"

At this point, Ronald suddenly lost his voice.

His previous considerations were all based on the worlds he knew after traveling, but now…

"Ronald, it seems you understand now."

Li Lu saw the reason for Ronald's silence and smiled.

But more than anything, the mermaid was filled with the excitement of discovery and exploration, so much so that her voice and tone began to tremble:

"This world may, may be a pure magic world."

"Apart from spells, life has no other path to follow; mysterious existence is the iron law decreed by heaven and earth! Only in a world completely detached from materialism can the situations we encountered arise!"

After speaking, Li Lu even looked at the surrounding scenery with different eyes.

She was like a child visiting a park for the first time, curious about everything around her, even if this land was desolate except for the gray dirt beneath her, she approached it with excitement.

Meanwhile, Ronald stood in place, attempting to extend his detection range.

Upon arriving here, he merely felt his spell had been greatly enhanced, still unaware of the specific situation, and hurriedly began his attempt.

Then, then Ronald froze.

He even had a feeling—if he continued expanding his spell, his detection range could extend infinitely.

Universe-scale amounts of information could fry his brain, yet possibly not reach the spell's current limit!

To protect his mind, Ronald had no choice but to cease his attempt.

Then he saw—

On the bleak land, Li Lu opened her backpack, extracted a silver metal object from a compartment, then 'thunk' it into the ground.

"Hey hey hey! Can you hear me?"

"It's Li Lu, if you're receiving the signal, quickly respond, I have made a major discovery here!"