Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 471 - 468: No Rescue

"Hey, Master Eveli is here too!"

"Is the discussion on Summoning Magic research about to begin? Let’s hurry!"

"..."

Ronald’s excellent hearing sensed the voices coming from behind him in the castle corridor.

Without a doubt, the discussion on summoning creatures was about to start, which was the original purpose of his visit here.

Unfortunately, that was just the initial goal.

Not to mention a possible Lumière, even if twenty certain Lumière were tied together and thrown outside, Ronald didn’t wish to waste time to even glance at it,

compared with observing the microscopic world and conducting research.

Their significance simply wasn’t on the same level.

Thinking this, Ronald placed his hand on the table between himself and the old man, and the original text of "Astronomy Master" immediately appeared in his hand.

"Mr. Xiang, you could use a spell to take a look at this,"

"..."

The old man visibly paused, momentarily lost in thought.

He had just been immersed in a rare state of exchange, and now, the man before him suddenly brought out a book?

Recalling the content of their earlier conversation—

Could the book that this young man held be an original text!

Ronald saw the speculation in the old man’s eyes and straightforwardly nodded:

"You’re not mistaken, this is indeed an original text."

"..."

The old man silently blinked.

After a few seconds, his chest vehemently heaved several times.

It took him nearly a minute to calm down before he asked with a slightly trembling voice,

"May I look at this treasure?"

"In White Shore Castle tonight, you are arguably the most qualified to see it."

Ronald affirmed without hesitation and then pushed "Astronomy Master" towards the old man: "Be mindful of your magic use when observing. The trials of the original are incredibly dangerous, a single oversight could lead to irreversible consequences."

"I... I understand, I understand..."

With the original arrayed before him, the old man looked extremely excited.

As someone who had devoted his entire life to the study of mysticism, how could he resist the original right before him?

Habitually activating a spell, he was about to delve into the true nature of the original text. In that instant, the old man almost instinctively raised his hand to hold a pen, then scribbled several marks on the table before him.

"Paper... manuscript paper for recording..."

Realizing this, he immediately took the paper with written text beside him, flipped it over, and used it as paper for recording data.

Then, a calm inspection process ensued.

Having used magic for most of his life, the old man naturally made no errors, and when facing the original, he cautiously avoided any possible magic conflicts. In just two or three breaths, a string of text was written on the manuscript paper.

[Decomposition First Stage, the original itself shows no obvious difference from normal paper pages.]

[Second Stage, still no difference.]

[Upon reaching the Third Stage, the composition of the original possesses the most basic atomic structure.]

[Four... Fourth Stage, a clearly significant energy composition, and the quantity far exceeds normal material bounds. This structure... is entirely different from any material foundation I have encountered!]

[Five, my hypothesis was correct!]

[Knowledge, this is knowledge, or rather a product of a massive amount of information condensed; this degree far surpasses any material in the physical world, absolutely it is what I assumed could reach a quantitative change of knowledge accumulation!]

As he continued his in-depth exploration and recording, the old man’s pen-holding fingertips also began to tremble, and while writing the record for the fifth stage, he had to correct spelling errors two to three times in one sentence.

In view of this situation, Ronald spoke up:

"Mr. Xiang, do you need me to use a spell to observe the changes in the original during casting?"

The old man immediately responded, "Please, start immediately!"

"From considering the relationship between the entire Earth and the sky, we shall begin to form our understanding..."

The spell was slowly recited from his mouth.

Ronald activated an unobtrusive auxiliary spell—[Astrological Chart].

And with his actions, the old man’s gaze slowly shifted from the original to Ronald, his pupils emptying into a curious state.

"This... so much, far more information than normal spells involve, winding around you, stardust, plants, thunder, clocks, railways, light... Is this the original’s spell?"

Ronald did not interrupt this time.

From the old man’s words, he understood that the other’s spell was genuinely effective.

All the adjectives spoken were in direct visual connection with an original on his person. Using his own school of magic, the old man was observing the most basic existence of this world.

However, this observation did not continue indefinitely.

After fixing his gaze on Ronald for several seconds, the old man suddenly furrowed his brows and shook his head, saying, "No... something’s not right..."

"I don’t know how to describe it. But it seems like these pieces of information have been tampered with—no, tampered isn’t the right word, it should be some kind of distortion, so it seems a bit dissonant."

"Hmm? Cough cough cough—"

"This is not right, ah!"

Suddenly, a sharp Magic Fluctuation burst forth from the depths of the castle.

As it passed through each Caster, it more or less agitated the magic within their bodies, resulting in a substantial physical burden.

Ronald’s body contained four enhancements.

A fluctuation of such magnitude couldn’t affect him at all.

However, in front of Ronald, an aged Caster did not possess such capabilities!

Originally being cautious with his spell use, he was instantly affected by this surge of Magic Power. Uncontrolled spellcasting meant that the old man and the original’s magic came into direct contact, and the powerful original magic immediately sparked chaos, causing the old man to collapse weakly to the ground.

"Mr. Xiang, Mr. Xiang!"

"How are you?"

Ronald quickly put away "Astronomy Master" to prevent further harm from the original’s magic. However, by the time he helped the old man up from the ground, a streak of dark red blood had already spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The unconscious old man now lay in Ronald’s arms, unable to respond in any way.

Breathing, pulse, pupils...

Ronald rapidly checked, and the old Caster’s condition...

—was terribly bad.

The intense Magic Fluctuation had caused extreme weakness in his body.

Considering his age, without medical treatment, whether he could last till dawn was questionable.

Immediately, Ronald shouted loudly:

"Is there anyone skilled in Healing Spells? Come help, someone is injured!"

"..."

No one responded.

Among these Casters, rejected by the mainstream mystic community,

at this moment, there was simply no one willing to offer a helping hand!

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