Wizard Bloodline.

Chapter 177: Spierte's Amazing Magic Box, [Eye of Truth], Maze Solving
"The gathering of the southern wizard geniuses has already begun."

Kosti said calmly: "Orian left the Circle of Magic a year ago and went to the ruins of the ancient fairy city.
The battle for Herams' Wizards spot will not officially begin for about four months."

"Four months"

Ronan recited the number silently without saying anything.

Kosti thought about it, turned her space ring, took out three things and gave them to Ronan.

Ronan looked at the three objects in front of him.

The first item was a bottle of black, turbid medicine, and the second item was a small piece of dried and twisted tree root-like object. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be some kind of dried animal casing.

The last item is a peculiarly shaped metal box, with the surface of the box covered with densely packed brass gears meshing and rotating, and inside the box is a small rune stone.

Ronan picked up the rune stone in the box and looked at it, and unexpectedly discovered that it was a map.

A very large map, covering almost the entire south.

Two points are specially marked. One is the place where the battle for the "Heramus Wizard Seat" was actually held, as mentioned by Costi before - the ruins of the ancient fairy city.

Another point shows the ruins of the Mechanical Heart.

Ronan blinked, raised his head and waited for Kirsty's explanation.

"These are considered as subsequent rewards and compensations given to you by the Magic Ring.

The first two items are magic potions that can increase soul power. You can take them directly and they can bring you one step closer to level three.

The third item is the key to enter the Mechanical Heart Ruins."

"The key to the Mechanical Heart ruins..."

The key naturally couldn't be the rune map, so Ronan set his eyes on the strange metal box containing the map.

"The Mechanical Heart is a relic of the dwarven civilization and has been explored many times by southern wizards. Many of the metal spell puppets used by many southern wizards now come from the inheritance of the Mechanical Heart..."

Kirsty explained.

Ronan frowned, but before he could ask, Costi continued, "But the most valuable things in the Mechanical Heart ruins are not what those dwarven craftsmen left behind.

But it is the inheritance of Beerth."

"Spirit!"

There was a gleam of surprise in Ronan's eyes. Spierter was the name of the first legendary wizard he came into contact with.

This name was far more attractive to him than "Heramus".

Because he had used the "Omnipresent Orb" countless times, every time he activated it, he would hear the voice of Spierte, young, bright, as if always full of passion and infinite desire for exploration - "Later comers holding the "Omnipresent Orb", welcome to - Spierte's fantasy space!..."

"Sibirt should be the earliest explorer of the Mechanical Heart. There is even a saying that the Mechanical Heart was built by the dwarf civilization under his guidance.
Before leaving the Mechanical Heart, Spierter left many similar metal boxes inside."

"Some of these boxes contain magic tools, some contain precious spells, some contain rare runes, some contain nothing, and some may even contain some bad things.
Later wizards called these boxes Spierter's Magic Boxes of Wonder.

You never know whether it will be a surprise or a shock until you open the box."

It fits Ronan's fantasy of Spierert very well - an unpredictable boy who likes to play pranks.

Ronan suddenly thought of the full name of the rune [Silverization] and couldn't help but look at Costi in surprise.

Kosti understood what he meant and nodded, saying, "As you thought, the [Silverization] talisman and the related metal magic inheritance came from Spirt's Amazing Magic Box.

There is a special connection between the magic boxes. You can try your luck at the Mechanical Heart Ruins."

Ronan nodded.

Costi's suggestion was good. During the last time in the ascetic room, he spent most of his energy on combining metal, space and mirror spells, but he hit a bottleneck.

If there is no progress in space and mirror spells, maybe I can find a breakthrough in metal spells.

Ronan expressed his gratitude to Costi. He could probably guess that the so-called compensation reward from the magic ring might only be the final metal magic box.

The first two might be personal gifts from Costi.

Some things don't need to be said explicitly, Ronan remembers them all in his heart.

"Even if you can't directly participate in the competition for a seat, watching this grand event that brings together all the wizarding geniuses in the south will be of great benefit to your future path.
Let's set off as soon as possible, Ronan. Whether you are heading to the Mechanical Heart or going to the Fairy Ancient City, it will take quite a while to get there from here."

Kirsty looked at Ronan calmly, with some encouragement in her eyes, but not much.

She just thought that Ronan should go because it would be good for Ronan's practice, but she didn't have any expectations of him, nor did she put any pressure on him.

"Kirsty is really suitable to be a...mother."

Ronan silently evaluated Kirsty in his heart.

Kirsty took care of all the trivial matters of his practice, no matter how big or small. When Ronan expressed his belief that something or a certain goal must be achieved, she would verbally "pour cold water" on Ronan and ring the "alarm bell" in his ears to control his rising blood; but in action she would do her best to help him prepare.

Encourage him, but never put too much pressure on him.
Ronan sometimes felt that he was quite lucky to enter the Seventh Ring. Costi might not be a very good ring master or mentor. She did not give Ronan much guidance in practice, but she took good care of Ronan in aspects other than practice.

Living under her "protection", Ronan felt comfortable and free.

Until now, he didn't have much sense of belonging to the Circle of Dharma. Most of his sense of belonging was only with Costi.

"Click——"

The brass door lock turned and Ronan walked into the brightly lit room.

Looking around, nothing had changed from when he left.

There was a faint smell of dust in the air, proving that no one had cleaned or come in during his absence.

The soul sealed in the door lock was stripped away, and without the annoying noise in his ears, Ronan felt satisfied with everything.

"Come out, Arrietty..."

Ronan gently patted the collar of his robe, and the dust elf girl Arrietty carefully poked her little head out from the gap in her robe.

She looked around with curiosity at everything, this future "new home".

The elf girl flew up from Ronan's collar, flapping her wings and raising a cloud of dust that looked like gray fireworks.

All the dust accumulated in the room gathered towards her, and the air gradually became "fresh". This is the innate talent of the dust elf. Where the dust elf is present, you will never see even a grain of scattered dust.

Ronan saw that Arrietty was having a great time in a new environment, and thought that the "cleaning game" would probably continue for a while.

He raised his finger, and a large number of notes and letters piled up next to the door of the room suddenly flew towards him like snowflakes.

Ronan sat down slowly at the desk facing the window and began to read the letters one by one.

Three years seemed like a lot of changes for him, but for most wizards with long lifespans, it was actually not much different from taking a nap in the afternoon.

The things mentioned in the envelope in front of Ronan were basically trivial. After all, people who were close to him would naturally contact him using the communication stone, and only people who were not so familiar with him would leave him messages by sending letters.

Ronan quickly browsed through the envelopes and unexpectedly found a note from Orion in the pile of envelopes.

There were only a few lines of text on it, simply saying that he had left and was preparing to go to the ancient fairy city.

He and Orion had only exchanged a few words, and no communication marks had been left between them. He was quite surprised that Orion would specifically inform him before leaving the Circle of Magic.

Continuing to flip through the pages, Ronan finally found the letter he was looking for - a reply letter from Qifeng Port.

There was also a letter that felt hard and no one knew what was inside. The sender's name on the envelope had faded and could not be seen clearly. Ronan discovered that it was completely visible by a small, mottled golden spike mark in the corner.

The sender of the first letter was old Wells, but it contained three different contents, one from old Wells, one from little Cheryl and one from Venice.

The three of us sent a single letter, probably to save money.

The letter paper must have been treated with special chemicals. It still looks brand new after several years. It even feels a little damp to the touch, and you can almost smell the salty smell of the sea breeze that has not yet completely dissipated.

In the letter, old Wells asked about Ronan's recent situation and gave a brief account of their situation in Qifeng Port.

The environment of Windfall Harbor is more peaceful than the former Hoddam College, because it is close to the sea and has abundant resources. The wizards living here live a much more comfortable life than the wizards in Hoddam Wizard Land. Old Wells said that he used the magic stone given by Ronan before he left, plus his own savings, to open a small pharmacy in Windfall Harbor, mainly serving the lowest-level wizard apprentices. Cheryl and Venetia both help in the store, and their lives are pretty good.

He was particularly pleased to learn that Cheryl had officially entered the realm of a first-level wizard apprentice and had shown a good talent for alchemy.

Among the three letters, the one belonging to Cheryl had the most words. Cheryl "reported" almost everything about her life to Ronan in detail. The words were full of childish innocence and romance. Ronan would smile knowingly from time to time while reading them.

Cheryl also spent a long time in the letter saying how much Vinicia missed him, and hoped that he could go there as soon as possible, and that the four of them could live like a family like they did in Hoddam, and she emphasized that if he went there, he would be "shocked" and get a huge surprise, etc.

Ronan turned to the last page of the letter. There were only a few lines of words on the letter belonging to Venisia. The words were polite and courteous, just like the greetings between ordinary friends.
Ronan subconsciously imagined a shy and timid girl with long braids. His heart was filled with ripples, but they quickly disappeared.

He picked up another letter, from the Earldom of Damien.

He traveled around the south, experienced life and death several times, but until now he has not lost contact with his secular hometown. It has to be said that this is a miracle.

When the envelope was opened, a piece of snow-white paper with gold foil immediately fell out.

Ronan picked it up and was shocked to find that it was an invitation to an engagement party. "Lil" and another unfamiliar name were written on the letter.

Ronan was slightly startled, then he realized that he had been away from home for almost six years. The little girl who used to follow him and call him brother, who was about the same age as Cheryl, should have grown into a graceful young lady by now.

"They're already engaged."

Judging from the suffix of his name, he is probably also a noble.

Ronan gently stroked the smooth and delicate surface of the paper with his fingers, and for the first time he wanted to go home.

Now that he was moving faster and faster, Ronan was worried that at some point he would no longer have the desire to turn back.

"I will consider this after the Genius Gathering is over."

Ronan put away the two letters, scanned the remaining paper, and then took out the three things that Costi gave him.

After carefully studying "Spirt's Amazing Box" and finding nothing, he focused his remaining attention on the other two potions that could increase soul power.

Ronan swallowed the two potions one by one.

It was similar to the experience he had had when he took several magic potions that could increase his soul power. When he closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to hear the sound of his soul "growing".

"Swish—"

In the space of consciousness, three spiritual power crystals that had undergone secondary purification made slight "cracking" sounds and slowly grew stronger.

To advance from level 2 wizard to level 3, he needs to refine his fourth spiritual power crystal, which means he needs more “soul space”.

For a genius with outstanding soul qualifications, it is not difficult to achieve this step, but Ronan's qualifications are ordinary, so he needs the assistance of external resources.

With the addition of these two magic potions, his soul power increased five times at the late stage of level two.

In fact, under normal circumstances, it is enough to break through to level three.

But after his mental power was purified twice by [Basic Meditation Technique], Ronan's mental power was at least ten times stronger than that of an ordinary second-level wizard in both quality and quantity.

Simply put, his spiritual power crystal is ten times bigger than that of an average late-stage second-level wizard!
Because of this, the soul power standard required to break through the third level is also higher.

[Strength: Level 189 Formal Wizard (%)]

After the effects of the two potions were fully absorbed, Ronan checked his character panel and found that his strength progress had reached 189%.

The growth of soul power stimulates the growth of mental power. The magic potion given by Costi saved him a lot of meditation effort.

Checking his current consciousness space, he saw three crystal clear crystals without any impurities floating quietly.

Each one is quite large, and each one has a different soul seal pattern solidified in it.

The purity of the spiritual power crystal represents the quality of the spiritual power.

Ronan's three spiritual power crystals not only did not contain any impurities, but the three crystals even continuously emitted some unusual faint golden light.

This golden light appeared after the mental power had been purified twice. Ronan felt that his mental power had been purified to a level that was about to undergo a "qualitative change".

This is certainly a good thing for him, as it makes the power of his spells more than ten times that of ordinary wizards.

Ronan released the mental power fluctuations that had been condensed to the extreme bit by bit. In an instant, the robe on his body fluttered silently, and a strange light golden glow emanated from his entire body surface.

It's like being bathed in the light of morning light, with an indescribable magical charm.

"call--"

Ronan exhaled a breath, restrained the abnormal mental fluctuations, and then stood up quietly.

Seeing that the dust fairy Arrietty was still busy, with an extremely small broom in her hand, she was sweeping while singing. He did not disturb her and quietly left the room.

With a brightly feathered parrot perched on her shoulder, the elegant Kirsty stood quietly at the top of the silver tower, overlooking a figure walking away at the bottom of the tower.

"He's off."

Bobby pecked his feathers and grumbled, "Oh, Kirsty, I've never seen you love and pamper someone so much, just like that lousy Shelby treated you. Do you have any special feelings for him?
Come on, Kirsty, age is never a problem for wizards..."

Kirsty turned her head coldly and glanced at Bobby.

Bobby suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next second, before he could even scream, the entire bird was shot out in one direction like a cannonball, leaving only a few scattered feathers.

After "dealing with" the outspoken Bolby, Costi looked at Ronan's receding back with a complicated look in her eyes, and whispered softly: "If I could give him a few more years, he would be as old as Orian.
I also believe that he will shine at the rally.
pity. "

The wind from the top of the tower blew away Kosti's soft sigh.

On the quiet and deserted lakeside, the afternoon sun shines on the lake, refracting countless bright lights, sparkling like a huge mirror immersed in the water.

Ronan stood by the lake, enjoying the warm breeze, and some white light gradually appeared in his eyes.

These white lights grew out from his eyes like silk, and then weaved into a mysterious eye pattern that seemed to appear and disappear between his eyebrows.

[Detection Technique—Eye of Truth]!
This auxiliary general-purpose spell, which is only of low level zero, and of such low grade that even many wizard apprentices disdain to use it, has undergone some miraculous transformation after its proficiency was promoted to master level.

After the spell was cast, the world in Ronan's eyes seemed to have peeled off a thin veil of haziness, and suddenly became clear and colorful.

He saw countless energy particles moving on the surface of the lake, gathering and dispersing like smoke.

There were spatial energy particles that gathered into the shape of a vortex, appearing extremely conspicuously in a tall reed bush more than 500 meters away from him.

Ronan found the entrance to the mysterious garden effortlessly. It was much easier than every previous time when he had to search inch by inch along the lakeside using his mental power.

Ronan walked into the secret realm through the entrance, and the beautiful and quiet small garden appeared before his eyes again.

There were some unnaturally distributed energy particle clusters at the entrance. Ronan's eyes flickered, but he didn't take it seriously.

"It looks like someone was here not long ago."

It’s normal, after all, he is the “latecomer”.

Ronan used the Eye of Truth to look at the mysterious garden in front of him. The space teleportation arrays that used to require the use of magic to create a tidal wave of energy particles to show a trace were now clearly visible in his field of vision.

“The world is not as complicated as you think. The prerequisite is that you need to have a pair of observant eyes.”

The white eye pattern on Ronan's forehead flickered, and then he took a calm step towards the garden.

He had been studying the mysteries of space and mirror magic in the ascetic attic of the Magic Ring for three whole years. Apart from a few runes related to space and mirrors in his hands, the rest was based on his personal experiences of exploring the secret realm of the Mirror Garden several times.

The mysterious garden before him had appeared in his mind countless times, and Ronan had thought countless times about how to crack this space teleportation array maze.

nowadays.
The time had finally come to test his ideas.

"【Living Steel】!"

Ronan chanted softly, and beneath his robe, layers of metal flowed out like mercury.

(End of this chapter)