Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1255 - 1249: Recalibrating the Course

"Even in a world like [Four Square Sky], not everything needs to rely on mysterious means to be resolved."

Ronald glanced at Lilu who was there talking on the phone, then turned his head and took two steps around before jumping into a pothole.

"Lilu, when facing difficulties, never limit your vision to your own habits."

Ronald carefully observed the shape of this pothole.

Then, without any more thought or hesitation, he immediately jumped into another pothole and began to observe just like before.

While Ronald was jumping back and forth alone in the potholes, Lilu also contacted their mermaid association. After informing them of the latest news, she quickly returned to Ronald's side.

By this time, Ronald was focused on his work, leaping back and forth between the potholes with agility like a rabbit.

Lilu watched for a while and couldn't help but ask:

"Jumping around like this, can you get any results?"

Ronald immediately replied:

"Of course, and I already have a rough outcome."

Lilu didn't quite believe it, so Ronald pointed to the place where he had just been moving:

"The direction led by the bloodstains previously gave us the answer to our purpose in coming to this world. I don't believe Catherine would leave only such information, so look around, are there other things that could hold information?"

"These potholes themselves?" Lilu understood Ronald's purpose of action, but did not reach a conclusion immediately, "What's special about them? Even if you raised the position and connected the potholes, it doesn't look like a typographic message."

Ronald explained his analysis to Lilu:

"After all, this is [Four Square Sky], leaving such obvious clues must bear risks."

"So, there's a more hidden way here."

Lilu completely put herself in Ronald's perspective, scrutinized the surroundings following his guidance: "What did you discover?"

"The way of impact." Ronald's tone was very certain, "Although these potholes are scattered, careful observation reveals that their cracking angles are quite consistent."

"Undoubtedly, this must be the result of the attacker acting in one direction."

Lilu suddenly realized.

She jumped down to examine the potholes along with Ronald.

After verifying several potholes herself, Lilu did indeed discover the consistency in the direction of the potholes and understood the purpose behind Ronald's actions:

"Your jumping back and forth is to make this direction as precise as possible."

Ronald smiled and nodded:

"After all, without any reference here, to ensure our second journey doesn't go wrong, we can only work harder on the starting direction."

Upon hearing this, Lilu had no more doubts.

The two of them repeatedly confirmed, trying to recreate as accurately as possible an accurate direction to move forward.

This task wasn't difficult, it just required patient and careful collaboration.

Ronald and his companion ran back and forth, repeatedly confirming.

Finally, after half an hour, they determined the most accurate direction so far.

This time Ronald didn't need to speak, Lilu proactively proposed the way forward:

"Should you carry me and fly?"

Ronald nodded, then added:

"But this time I'll slow down, we better not miss any details along the way."

Hearing this, Lilu looked at the barren land around and couldn't help but chuckle:

"In such a desolate place—even if one wanted to ignore details, it wouldn't be possible."

"Anyway, let's set off quickly."

"..."

The pair started their journey again, but their mentality was entirely different from before.

The information received from the water element about [Four Square Sky] let Ronald and Lilu understand what kind of event they were currently involved in.

If something really went wrong.

At that moment, personal safety aside, even other worlds would face a huge crisis. This isn't even a minor issue that can be glossed over with feigned calmness, but a true sword of Damocles hanging overhead!

Flying across the dry domain, the exploration process this time was very different from before.

Just over a quarter of an hour after starting, Lilu spotted something from the air and pointed to the ground, reminding Ronald:

"Ronald, look over there!"

In the direction Lilu pointed, the ground abruptly showed some pitted signs.

These potholes were almost identical to those checked when they set off.

The only difference was that there were no bloodstains, and their numbers had considerably increased.

"Let's go down and take a look."

Ronald immediately lowered his altitude and began examining this battlefield with Lilu.

More details emerged upon careful inspection.

The shock traces left by attacks in this area had changed in direction compared to before, clearly requiring Ronald and his team to adjust their forward direction.

However, due to the increase in the number of potholes, the pair had more references, making it much easier to confirm the direction.

As she skillfully confirmed the location, Lilu chatted with Ronald while working:

"Ronald, if I'm not mistaken, we should currently be in the dry domain led by the fire element, right?"

"I think that's right." Ronald agreed with Lilu's view, "On the mountainside, there are giants awakening, in the ocean, water elements appear, yet in this area, we haven't encountered any object to communicate with. Such a situation arises because..."

Before Ronald finished his words, Lilu voiced the expected possibility:

"Probably because the fire element on the dry domain discovered someone intruding and went to pursue them. The potholes we see in front are the battle traces left during their pursuit."

At this point, Ronald felt somewhat emotional.

After understanding [Four Square Sky]'s specific situation, he gained a new perspective on the prior bloodstains—how could elemental creatures have blood?

It could only have been left by Catherine as a decoy.

The purpose might have been to prompt Ronald to interact with the natives of [Four Square Sky] to understand its specifics; or it might have had some other motives.

"Well, the direction is determined, let's continue our journey!"

After a simple exchange and inspection, Ronald reactivated the spell to continue forward with Lilu.

Along the subsequent path, the frequency of these battle sites began to increase.

Ronald and Lilu also adjusted their directions more frequently.

Finally, after four hours of long-distance movement, at the horizon's end, they discovered a different boundary.

It was a place where the air was somewhat peculiar, its color varied, and it was entirely contrary to the barren feeling most commonly found in the dry domain:

Lilu, particularly sensitive to temperature, immediately warned:

"Ronald, the temperature over there is especially low!"

"We should be more cautious!"