CHAPTER 216: CHAPTER 190: DEVELOPMENT AND PERSEVERANCE?

"Activate the eleven Third Ring Charging Magic Arrays, try inserting the Magic Crystals inside," Ernie said nervously to his assistant.

These magic patterns contain his thirty years of hard work; he desperately hopes for a breakthrough.

No need for much; as long as the eleven Third Ring Charging Magic Arrays can be supported, his efforts won’t be in vain.

"Alright." The middle-aged assistant became nervous too. After casting a layer of Golden Defense Shield on both himself and Ernie, he waved his hand to throw two hundred thousand Magic Crystals into the Energy Furnace, then activated the Energy Furnace to supply energy to the neatly arranged Charging Magic Arrays on the ground.

The first Charging Magic Array slowly lit up under the charging of the Energy Furnace.

Seeing this scene, both Ernie and the assistant were delighted.

As long as the Energy Furnace doesn’t explode, they are halfway to success.

The second...

The fifth...

Soon, the tenth Charging Magic Array also lit up under the infusion of energy from the Energy Furnace.

Ernie and the assistant watched the eleventh Charging Magic Array intently, yearning for it to light up.

A minute...

Ten minutes...

Until an hour later, the eleventh Charging Magic Array still hadn’t lit up; instead, due to the exhaustion of Magic Crystals in the Energy Furnace, the previous ten Charging Magic Arrays gradually dimmed as there was no elemental energy to transmit.

"Failed again?" Ernie lowered his head in disappointment.

"Something’s not right; the Flow Guidance Technique can only maintain the output energy of an Energy Furnace up to twenty meters high and forty meters wide. If it fails, the Energy Furnace should explode."

The middle-aged assistant looked puzzled at the still intact Energy Furnace, "Why hasn’t this Energy Furnace exploded?"

"Hmm?!" Hearing these words, Ernie suddenly came to his senses and lifted his head, staring intently at the Energy Furnace, looking at the newly-created rune patterns integrated with the Flow Guidance Technique, the sense of joy from unexpected gains spreading in his heart.

Expanding the Energy Furnace size while keeping it stable is also a significant breakthrough.

As for its use...

The first is to increase the Magic Crystal storage space for the Abyssal Sun Project.

If the Abyssal Sun truly rises, its Magic Crystal consumption every moment would be terrifying, increasing the Magic Crystal storage space to maintain stability, giving wizards enough time to replenish it with Magic Crystals becomes crucial.

And this is merely a secondary gain from this experiment.

The second, and most important gain, is that Ernie thought of another matter.

In that conjecture published by Speaker Lor when he was still a legislator, it clearly states that if the Energy Furnace can be downsized, it might be possible to manufacture Third Ring Magic Artifacts usable by Wizard Apprentices.

The results of this experiment showed him the possibility of realization.

...

Wizard Calendar, May 30, 415.

Betula Continent, Lor City.

Speaker Lor held a grand banquet today, as usual, benefiting almost all the residents of Lor City.

The reason for the banquet, it’s said, is because Speaker Lor’s second student became a Great Wizard of the Third Ring.

Many wizards and wizard apprentices were puzzled by this.

If Speaker Lor’s student became a Fourth Ring wizard, it’s understandable why this great being would be happy.

But why is Speaker Lor so thrilled when his student only became a Great Wizard of the Third Ring?

Of course, despite the perplexity, benefiting from this event makes them happy.

Meanwhile, in the top-level study room of the Lor Wizard Tower.

"Creak—"

The study door was pushed open, and a young man in a black Great Wizard Robe entered the study, bowing to Lor, who was seated at the desk, "Tutor."

"Hmm, don’t just stand there; sit down and let’s talk," Lor smiled, pointing to the chair opposite him.

"Yes, Tutor." Villan quickly walked to the opposite of the desk, pulled out the chair, and sat down with his body straightened.

"Now that you have reached the Third Ring, you can begin trying to construct and optimize Microscope Witchcraft to explore the Space Runes hidden in the String World."

Lor said softly, "Today, let me tell you how to explore Space Runes specifically."

"To explore Space Runes, first..."

He shared all his experiences with Villan without holding back.

Villan’s breakthrough to the Third Ring made him genuinely happy.

This signifies that from now on, he will not be alone on the path toward exploring Space Runes; now he has a companion.

Villan stepping onto this path signifies a beginning.

As time continues to roll forward, after his other two students and additional spatial mages not yet his students slowly break through to the Third Ring, he might even temporarily set aside researching the Microcosmic World to focus on constructing and integrating the Witchcraft Model and Domain building in these three directions.

As for Time Witchcraft, it depends on when a complete Time Rune can be obtained to conduct deeper research.

Villan listened carefully to Lor’s experiences, occasionally asking questions when confused, and when Lor finished speaking, he expressed them.

He knows his tutor despises pretending to understand things, so naturally, he wouldn’t feign comprehension.

About half an hour later.

After addressing all of Villan’s questions, Lor took a leather book from the left side of the desk and handed it to him saying, "These are all my achievements from exploring the Microcosmic World over the past four hundred years; take note. In the future, if you encounter the same Rune Fragment in the String World, do not further explore it."

"Understood, Tutor." Villan nodded, took the book, and started flipping through it seriously.

The first page of the book recorded six Constructive Space Runes, and eight Functional Space Runes.

Constructive Space Runes were marked with serial numbers, numbered 1 through 6.

The Functional Space Runes had names and brief introductions, such as Spatial Positioning Rune, which can position space and mark the enemy.

This foundational rune is also included in Villan’s large-scale volcanic eruption witchcraft, allowing him to easily trigger volcanic magma to erupt under the enemy’s feet.

After reaching the Third Ring, by integrating the Space Jump Rune, it could even cause the magma to erupt above the enemy’s head.

Having carefully noted these complete Space Runes, Villan turned the book to the next page.

Dense, incomplete Space Runes immediately came into view.

Page by page, a total of ten pages, he finally noted all incomplete Space Runes down.

Just heard Lor talk about how to obtain fragments of Space Runes from the String World, and he naturally knows how difficult it is to collect these seemingly insignificant fragments of Space Runes.

However, the tutor, without any notice, personally and quietly collected so many, leaving him with an indescribable sense of awe.

He was in awe of his tutor’s perseverance, standing high in the Wizard World yet never complacent.

What kind of perseverance and self-discipline is this?

When reflecting on himself, Villan felt he couldn’t achieve such progress if he were in his tutor’s position.

Reaching half of his tutor’s progress would already be considered quite good.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but glance up at Lor, silently sitting behind the desk with a smile, looking at him.

"Finished noting?" Seeing Villan look up, Lor first asked a question.

But then he immediately noticed Villan’s unusual expression, raising his eyebrow as he curiously asked, "Any other issues? What’s with that expression?"

Exploring the String World is challenging, but noting completed work is very simple for a Third Ring Wizard.

How could his student have a look of being deeply troubled?

Really strange.

"No, Tutor, I have no issue, I am merely astounded by your perseverance," Villan sighed, sharing his earlier thoughts with Lor without any concealment.

After three hundred years of companionship, he already sees Lor as one of his closest family members.

So, there’s no need to hide his admiration for the tutor.

"Perseverance?" Lor’s lips curled slightly, "Perhaps so."

His gaze turned towards the study’s dome, seemingly penetrating the Wizard Tower, through the Plane Barrier, seeing even further into the distance.

He was well aware of one thing; he wasn’t as extraordinarily persistent as his student suggested.

It’s solely because he has seen farther than everyone else, leading him to dare not slack off.