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Chapter 295 Magic Energy Research Institute
The Magic Energy Research Institute has been established for nearly a century. Its predecessor was an affiliated unit of the Kingdom's Academy of Sciences, dedicated to researching the possibilities of combining magic and science. After its research projects yielded significant results, this small unit separated from the Academy of Sciences and became an independent department.
After the research on magical energy matured time and time again, it began to become a major force in the kingdom's academic community. In addition to researching magical energy, it also trained a group of excellent sorcerers for the kingdom.

The institute's gates were closed at the time. Muirner parked the car, got out, and stood in front of it.

A panel above the gate opened, and a beam of red light shot out, shining on Muirna.

The next moment, the red light turned green, and the heavy door rose up with a rumbling sound.

Muirner got back into the car and drove in.

Unlike institutions like the Academy of Ecology and the Academy of Sciences, the Magic Energy Research Institute is a highly confidential unit. Even under normal circumstances, the area around it is under security and has never been open to the public.

As you drive into the institute’s spacious front yard, the first thing you see is a huge sculpture.

The sculpture is a sphere, just a sphere, standing in the center of the spacious courtyard.

Caesar soon discovered that the sphere was only one part of the sculpture, and the entire front yard was designed as a magical disc layout, with the sphere at its center.
The magic disk holds a special meaning in the ancient magical world. It is an important tool used by sorcerers to explore spells. Its construction here also symbolizes the research institute's contribution to the modern exploration of magical energy applications.

The car stopped in the parking lot, and they got out. A middle-aged man in a suit and bow tie then jogged over.

"Dean, what brings you here today?" he asked tentatively, his eyes darting back and forth between Caesar and Yumilia.

Muirner didn't speak, but took out a letter and handed it over. The man took it, glanced at it, and then showed a troubled and helpless expression on his face.

"Since... since it's Dean Olinshude's idea, please follow me." He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gestured for him to come.

Muirner nodded to the two people behind him, then followed him forward.

"The current director of the Olympus Magic Research Institute."

Caesar immediately thought of the meaning that the name represented.

At the same time, this dean, like the previous dean, the current principal of St. Yarrow, Grindelwald, was a student of Muirner.

The entire kingdom is on high alert today, yet Orinshood still granted Muirnat a pass, which speaks volumes about Muirnat's status.

I walked through the main gate of the research institute. Although I didn't know what it was usually like, it was quiet and deserted today, and I didn't see a single person.

"Would you like to wait for the dean in the reception room first, or..." the man asked tentatively.

Muirner said calmly, "We'll go ourselves."

"Okay, okay."

The man led them deep into the research institute, through a series of doors that required biological unlocking, and finally to a heavy elevator door. He reached out and pressed the screen device next to the door, took out a card, swiped it, and the elevator door unlocked.

Just as he was about to go in, Muirner raised his hand to stop him.

“I told you, we’ll go ourselves,”

The man hesitated, then finally nodded: "But, Professor, you know what's going on today, so please be mindful of this."

“We know what we’re doing,” Muirner said, stepping into the elevator.

Caesar took Yumilia's hand and they entered the elevator together.

Muirner pressed the button for floor -11, and the elevator doors slowly closed, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.

"Professor, what are we going to do?" Yumilia asked.

She had a feeling that something was off about this place today, with an atmosphere that made her feel tense and uneasy.

It seems that Muirner wanted to do more than just bring her on a so-called tour.

"Don't worry, little Leah, it will be over soon."

Muirner turned back and smiled slightly at her.

Yumilia froze for a moment, then the sapphire necklace against her chest shimmered. She felt a wave of dizziness wash over her, her legs gave way, and her vision went black as she collapsed into Caesar's arms.
"Take a nap first," Caesar said softly.

The elevator descended to the sixteenth basement level. With a ding-dong, the elevator doors opened, and a gust of cold wind rushed in.

Outside was a long, narrow corridor shimmering with bright red light.

The research institute's sixteenth basement level is a storage area for highly dangerous magical artifacts.

Muirna nodded to Caesar, who then picked up the unconscious Yumilia and followed her out of the elevator.

“We can contact Ita now,” Muirna said.

Caesar's spiritual perception descended, and he had already sent a message to Ita through the Formless Heaven.

Then he took out the piece of paper that was used to contact the Alliance from his pocket and wrote on it: "Ready."

Soon, the text appeared: "Understood."

“Let’s go,” Caesar said.

He picked up Yumilia and followed Muirna into the narrow corridor. Their footsteps echoed through the red-glowing corridor.

On both sides of the corridor, something strange was that there were only door numbers on the walls, but no doors in sight.

There are many corners and corridors here, like a maze made up of cubicles. Even Muirner had to think for a long time before he could decide which direction to go.

After wandering around for nearly thirty minutes, Muirner finally stopped and stood in front of a house number.

She reached out and pressed her hand against the seamless wall. Then, streaks of light emerged from her palm, spreading out to outline the shape of a door.
Then the door split open along the light patterns, revealing a completely dark interior space.

“This is the institute’s security system. Apart from having the key to open the door, only three people in the world can open it alone: ​​the deceased founder of the institute, Orinshood, and myself,” Muirna said.

"This layer of security not only prevents outsiders from coming in at will, but also prevents things inside from going out."

"Is there a defense system in here to deal with emergencies?" Caesar asked.

“Yes, in case of an accident, the protection program for the magical artifact and the disinfection program in the room will be activated immediately,” Muirna said.

Her tone had become somewhat low, and she was on high alert.

If there are any dangerous places in the Kingdom of Fein, one is the Rhinek Bureau's Contamination Containment Facility in the Tiston region, and the other is this place, the storage area for highly dangerous magical artifacts inside the Magic Energy Research Institute.

These magical artifacts, dating back to before the Great Destruction, have developed problems with their internal magical structures due to long-term preservation. This has resulted in each of them being filled with unknown dangers and possessing a containment difficulty comparable to that of anomalies. One careless move here could trigger something terrible and lead to a terrible ordeal.

As they entered, a soft light illuminated the room, lighting up the surrounding space.

Caesar then noticed that the room was already packed with people.

The people in the room are all themselves.

Countless Muirna, Caesar, and Yumilia stood silently in the room, facing their direction.

And, they have no faces.

“Don’t stare at them for more than three seconds,” Muirner whispered.

Caesar looked ahead at Muirna's back and hugged Yumilia tightly in his arms.

These faceless figures would turn their orientation as they moved, always facing them, giving off a chilling feeling of being stared at by countless faceless versions of themselves.

Passing through the faceless figures, they came to the depths of the room, where the mirror of Lundia they were looking for hung above their heads.

This mirror, only half a person's height and with a classical style, was now bound by dark red chains. The entire surface of the mirror was coated with a special transparent solidified substance, and if you looked closely, you could see that its frame was engraved with dense magical runes.

A circular platform protruded directly below the mirror. Muirna placed his hand on it, and immediately, a creaking sound echoed in the room. The mirror above slowly descended and landed on the circular platform, and the chains binding it loosened with a whoosh.

But the mirror, once its seal was broken, began to tremble incessantly.

A glint of emerald green light flashed in Muirna's eyes. He raised his hand and pressed it against the top of the mirror. A moment later, the restless mirror stopped, and all the faceless figures in the room disappeared, leaving the large space feeling somewhat empty.

Muirner took a deep breath, turned to Caesar and said, "Let's begin."

Caesar gently placed Yumilia on the ground, on the platform facing the mirror.

Muirna crouched down beside Yumilia, took out a small bottle from his pocket, which contained a pale green liquid.

She lifted Yumilia's shoulders and slowly poured the liquid from the small bottle into her mouth.

The greyish-blue gem on her chest glowed faintly, allowing her to instinctively swallow the liquid.

As a descendant of the Farish family and an elf from six hundred years ago, Muirna is also very knowledgeable about the rituals of the inheritance of natural divine authority.
What she just fed Yumilia was a highly concentrated spiritual water mixed with the spring of Mihe, placing the drinker's body at the intersection of the real world and the spiritual realm, thus ensuring her safety during the inheritance process.

A faint blue light appeared beneath Yumilia's skin, confirming to Muirna that she had entered the state of focus.

So he got up and took two steps back.

“Next, I will begin the transfer of the natural divine right. Caesar, wait for my instructions, and prepare to activate Lundia’s mirror in a moment,” Muirna said in a low voice.

She opened her hand, and the power of the Azure Tree she had received from Sister Luze appeared in her palm.

She looked at Caesar with unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.

“Remember, we are stealing the power of the natural gods, and above the natural gods, there is a power that transcends rank. So once it begins, we will inevitably be watched by the higher-dimensional world. This watch will definitely attract the attention of the kingdom. Therefore, you need to ensure the absolute safety of me and Yumilia before the ceremony ends.”

Another point she didn't mention is that once the ritual begins, the attention it attracts will also affect the surrounding magical artifacts, making them even more difficult to deal with.

Enemies from higher dimensions, enemies from the kingdom, and these unknown containment objects all around—these are the three major problems Caesar is about to face.

"Ah."

Caesar's reply to this was very brief.

(End of this chapter)