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Chapter 280 A bright future
On the continent of Betura, at the top floor of the Lor Wizard Tower, in the study.

“The future.” Lor raised his head and gazed at the scroll depicting the river of time hanging on the wall of his study. A long-lost sense of ease appeared in his eyes, which were as deep as the endless void.

His second conversation with Blood confirmed some things for him and relieved him of some burdens.

If his past was like walking through a jungle shrouded in dark clouds and covered in thorns, then his past was like walking through a jungle shrouded in dark clouds.

Now he felt that the dense, suffocating clouds in the sky had parted, revealing the sunlight that had previously been hidden behind them.

This ray of warm sunshine is called hope.

Although the road ahead was still full of thorns, with the warm sunshine shining down, he was confident that he could carve a path through it with his fairly sharp machete.

No, it wasn't just him.

Beside him and behind him were countless companions.

His companions' machetes might not be as sharp as his, but as long as he chopped down the toughest thorns, they could follow suit and chop down the other, less tough ones.

As long as everyone moves in the same direction, a broad road will eventually be opened up.

"I hope everything goes well." Lor wished sincerely in his heart, and then devoted all his attention to the scroll of the river of time.

Regardless of whether the player can solve the problem he is currently facing, he is absolutely not going to let go of the two thousand years that the Time-Based Rune can buy.

In that time, at least his companions could sharpen their machetes.

Occasionally, when I get tired of watching, I take out the time disorder magic I've already constructed to review it, to see if there are any parts I don't understand, and to come up with a few more different experimental plans.

The player's time in the game is only two years, so he can't keep experimenting and coming up with new experimental plans like before when experiments failed.

Although this would waste a lot of unnecessary time, he wouldn't cut corners on what he had to do, just in case he reaped the rewards.
December 30, 4788 in the Wizarding Calendar.

In a large laboratory at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Milton Continent.

Wearing a blue and green honorary councilor wizard's robe, Rosa, whose appearance was still beautiful, calmly shook the potion in her hand that was glowing with a pale blue aura, and slowly walked towards a small cage not far away.

"Squeaky-"

Inside the cage, a white mouse, ten times larger than an ordinary mouse and exuding a first-order life aura, immediately cried out in terror upon seeing this.

It had witnessed countless of its companions drink this woman's potion and die mysteriously, their deaths varied and terrifying.

"Memory erased." Rosa approached the cage and casually gave the command.

This is an additional instruction of the soul contract, which can temporarily erase the memories of the contracted person. It was developed by a third-ring soul wizard eighty years ago and was quickly promoted to the field of research and widely used due to its practicality.

As soon as she finished speaking, the little white mouse seemed to be bewitched. It stopped screaming in terror and became docile, looking up at Rosa with eyes full of confusion.

"Here, drink this potion." Rosa opened the cage and held the pale blue potion to the mouse's mouth.

The white mouse opened its mouth in a daze and swallowed the medicine.

Rosa activated her senses to the fullest, closely observing every change in the white mouse.

Ten seconds
Thirty seconds.
One minute and twenty-two seconds later, Rosa suddenly observed that the white mouse's mental strength had increased by an extremely slight amount, but its life essence had not undergone any transformation.

“Finally.” Rosa’s eyes became unfocused, and she subconsciously touched the two honorary councilor badges that Speaker Lor had personally pinned on her collar.

After nearly four thousand years, she finally developed a potion that could increase the upper limit of one-ring mental power.

There may still be some side effects now, but as long as it is effective, the side effects will be eliminated sooner or later.

"Even with the best of luck in my life, I could probably only research and develop a potion to increase the upper limit of second-ring mental strength." After a brief moment of joy, Rosa suddenly felt a little regretful.

The Spirit Power Limit Breakthrough Potion can increase a wizard's maximum spirit power, but this is not its primary function.

In her vision, its primary function was to increase the wizard's mental power limit by one-seventh, thereby expanding the limit of the sea of ​​consciousness by one-seventh, allowing the wizard to construct one more spell.

Of course, all of this is still just a concept at present.

Even now, apprentice-level potions can only increase an apprentice's mental strength cap by 3%, making every step forward extremely difficult.

"I hope I can find a qualified successor before I pass away." Rosa spread her senses and observed the entire apothecary research institute, thinking to herself, "With my personal guidance, his path will be much easier."

To continue down this path, one needs unparalleled talent in pharmacology, a genuine interest in the field, and the mental preparation to endure countless failures.

People who meet all three conditions are extremely rare; she hasn't found a single one yet.

November 1, 5003 in the Wizarding Calendar.

Inside a small house about twenty miles from the Lor Wizard Tower.

"I'm back again, hahaha!"

A young man dressed in a three-ring fire and earth wizard's robe, but whose aura was only one ring, looked at the simple furnishings in the hut and smiled excitedly, his eyes full of anticipation: "This time I will definitely be able to save up enough magic crystals to break through to the fourth ring."

"Once you break through the fourth ring, you can directly receive a monthly subsidy of 10,000 Alliance Coins from the Alliance."

Ten thousand Alliance Coins a month would be enough to change his fate and allow him to never have to worry about making a living again.

He could endure anything tedious in order to achieve this goal.

"Hmm, let's see which wizards are posting recruitment notices for witchcraft experiments. Hopefully, there's a vacancy for a council member or speaker." After a moment, the calmed-down young man took out a mainland communicator from his spatial ring and started looking through it.

Over the years, the rewards for witchcraft experiments by the Wizarding Alliance have undergone significant changes.

For example, even now, players can sell an apprentice-level spell slot for 50 magic crystals by cooperating with wizards to conduct spell experiments.

Some councilors and speakers can even issue emergency recruitment notices, raising the price to one hundred magic crystals.

Unfortunately, the number of people needed for this recruitment is limited, so it has to be a race against time.

"Huh?!" The young man had just opened the task list on the mainland communicator when his eyes were immediately drawn to a task hanging at the top.

Speaker Lor recruits players to conduct witchcraft experiments.

Quest Rewards: 200 Magic Crystals for Apprentice-level Wizardry Slots, 3000 Magic Crystals for First-Ring Wizardry Slots

"Hiss—" The young man gasped and clicked to accept the mission without hesitation.

Never before has there been a price of 200 magic crystals for an apprentice-level sorcery slot. This cost-effectiveness is even higher than hunting abyssal demons, and it's also very stable with no risk.

It would be a disservice to him if he didn't try to take this opportunity.

[Quest accepted successfully. Please report to the quest registration desk at the Lor Wizard Tower as soon as possible.]

"Luckily, I managed to snag one." The young man breathed a sigh of relief and immediately left the house, flying towards the Lor Wizard Tower located in the center of Lor Wizard City.

A moment later, on the 80th floor of the Lor Wizard Tower, in a massive laboratory, 100,000 players stood scattered throughout the laboratory, quietly waiting for the wizards responsible for distributing the spell construction models to give them their spell models.

“Shake the wizard, here are the six first-circle witchcraft models you need to experiment with.”

Just as the young man was getting a little bored, a parchment scroll emitting a pale yellow light suddenly floated in front of him, and at the same time, a soft voice rang in his ear:

"After completing the build, please submit the quest through the mainland communicator quest section, and briefly describe the spell's effects and the build details."

"Okay." Shaking his head and nodding, he opened the panel and selected six first-level sorcery models to construct.

In the next instant, six first-ring sorcery models began to be constructed simultaneously in his mind. The construction speed varied, but the process was natural and seemed no different from constructing other incomplete sorcery models in the past.

On the high platform at the very front of the crowd.

Kateya spread her senses and carefully observed the reactions of the players below.

"It's done!" Seeing that the players were conducting the experiment as usual, without the slightest abnormal expression, a joyful smile immediately appeared on her face.

These players are indeed capable of constructing time-based sorcery models; they are truly a group of amazing beings.

Next, all she needs to do is let the players test all the models that Lord Lor has already disassembled, and then she can take them back to report. I believe Lord Lor will be very happy to hear this news!

On the top floor of the Lor Wizard Tower, in the study.

"As expected, this kind of thing is no problem for the players." Lor observed the players on the eightieth floor of the Wizard Tower through his senses, a smile of excitement appearing on his face.

Players can construct time magic models to help him rehearse in advance.

Thus, his path of time-space sorcery was resumed, and the hatchet in his hand became even sharper.

"Hmm, it will take time to test all the models, and we can't waste that time." Lor looked up at the scroll of the River of Time, his motivation growing stronger.

Ten days later.

"Lord Lor, the players have successfully completed the experiments on all the sorcery models."

In the light screen, Kateya bowed and reported with a smile: "This experiment was successful 175,685 times and failed 23,771 times."

"I have sent all the experimental videos via mainland communication. Please check your inbox."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Lor's lips curled up slightly. "Wait a moment, let me see which ones failed, and I'll give you another version of the rune model later."

After saying that, he immediately hung up the call and eagerly began to look through the experimental videos that Kateya had prepared.

After confirming the failed experimental model, a backup experimental model was immediately sent to Kateya.

Over the years, he has prepared no fewer than twenty different combinations of rune models, perfecting every possible direction.

The first set was the one he was most confident in, and also the most difficult to construct. Successfully completing more than 170,000 experiments was within his expectations.

He also prepared twenty sets of rune model combinations, and after repeated screenings, it should be difficult for any to slip through the net.

Even if there is one, the remaining two years are enough to fully perfect it.

Time flies like an arrow; two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Your Excellency Lor, good news! This experiment was successful 52 times, with only 7 failures," Kateya reported respectfully from the light screen.

"Haha, okay!" Lor nodded with a smile. "You go and rest first. I need some time to refine the model for the remaining seven experiments."

“Yes, Your Excellency Lor,” Kateya replied.

Communication hang up.

"Seven times, two months should be enough to complete the adjustments." Lore felt a surge of anticipation. After seeing which seven experiments had failed, he immediately began to deduce a more complex solution in his mind.

The time magic he had longed for was now almost within his grasp.

November 3, 5003 in the Wizarding Calendar.

In the study on the top floor of the Lor Wizard Tower on the continent of Betura.

"Congratulations, Lord Lor! The experiment was a complete success." Kateya congratulated him with a beaming smile on the screen.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. You should go and rest now." Lor nodded, hung up the call, suppressed his excitement, and pulled out the message that Kateya had just sent. He then compiled all the videos of previous successful and failed experiments and carefully reviewed them.

The construction of witchcraft cannot tolerate the slightest carelessness, after all, there are only so many witchcraft slots.

He had to understand all the details before he dared to truly begin constructing the time magic.

Five days flew by.

After confirming that there were no problems, Lor began to construct his first time magic in his mind.

He had already chosen a name for this spell: 'Time Disorder Spell'.

November 9, 5018 in the Wizarding Calendar.

In the study on the top floor of the Yi'ao Wizard Tower on the continent of Moor.

"The embryonic form of the law. Its foundation."

As Yi Ao, the Speaker of the Sixth Ring Gold System, flipped through the parchment scrolls on his desk, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him: "The essence of our wizarding civilization's cultivation system is runes, and its characteristics are derived from the fusion of various runes."

"To directly treat characteristics as the prototype of laws is undoubtedly a wrong path, and it is normal that it cannot be perfectly controlled."

"But what if we radiate the properties evenly to each of the most basic runes, allowing them to share the burden, and then resonate to attract the gaze of the plane group's origin?"

Prior to this, he and most of the speakers had learned some deeper knowledge about the Second World. Knowing that only by first inducing resonance could the second step be carried out, they were all studying how to induce the fundamental resonance of the plane group through its characteristics.

At first, they tried to apply the methods of various other civilizations, but no matter how they tried, they could not evoke any resonance between the characteristics and the origin of the plane.

Clearly, the methods of other civilizations are not suitable for them.

Some councilors, unwilling to give up, continued to try out new cultivation systems and methods for breaking through to the seventh rank, while Yi'ao was pondering new approaches.

Until today, he finally came up with a practical starting point.

Yi Ao took out his mainland communicator, casually sent his guess into the alliance database, added an important mark, and then excitedly began to test his idea.

While research on the path to the seventh ring breakthrough may not be the most important in the Wizarding Alliance right now, it still ranks among the top five.

The more people who try, the more likely it is that the verification time will be much earlier, and the next step of research can be moved forward more quickly.

(End of this chapter)