I materialized a sci-fi fortress in a magical world.

With the remaining time, Luo Yue ventured deeper into the mountains, finding a wide valley where he tested another [Explosive Flame] attack.

This time, the terrain was open, so the craters weren't as big as before, but the destructive effect was much stronger...

The pebbles scattered across the riverbank by the blast were like bullets fired indiscriminately. Luckily, Luo Yue was standing far enough away, otherwise he might have been killed by the stray bullets.

So for the third time, he chose to throw it into the stream to see if the spell would work in water.

As a result, they found two roasted fish and a charred tomato cat.

"Won't I get yelled at by the fishermen?"

Luo Yue felt a little guilty and prepared to leave.

He currently only has enough magic power for three [Explosive Flames], and it's almost depleted.

Serishina had specifically instructed that no matter how dire the situation, one should never completely deplete one's magic power.

That will cause a decrease in magic power, that is, a reduction in the 'blue limit', and will also cause many painful symptoms.

As for ways to restore mana, there are many: using potions, magical artifacts, or magic arrays that accelerate mana recovery.

If you have neither, you can only rely on meditation. It usually takes 5-7 meditation sessions to fully restore your energy. If you only meditate once a day, a week will have passed.

Fortunately, this "mana recovery" process does not interfere with the expected "mana cap" and can also improve the body's adaptability to magic, bringing many other benefits.

Therefore, Celesina suggested that Royo "deplete" his mana by practicing spells every day and then recovering it through meditation, so that he would not always feel like his mana was in a liquid state.

"Strictly speaking, I've only now completed a full spiritual practice process, from meditation to learning to practice, and I even traveled this far for it..."

Luo Yue smiled, feeling that it was getting late, so he ran even faster towards the brightly lit Maple Leaf City.

With his well-trained physique and the nourishment of liquid magic, running this distance was easy for him. The round trip would only take 3 hours in total, which he could treat as his daily exercise.

There was no need to worry about not being able to see in the dark. He grew up in a small mountain village, and with his enhanced vision and navigation abilities, he could run as if on flat ground. By the time he reached the city gate, he had only broken a light sweat.

"As expected, mages need a strong physique. If I hadn't been consistently training my body, I wouldn't have been able to find a place to practice magic today."

Luo Yue inwardly marveled at his own ambition, then, holding a small wooden sign, swaggered into the city.

But before he could have any luck, he was stopped by a city guard captain.

Luo Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he stopped in his tracks, somewhat stiffly.

Could it be that my secret learning of magic has been exposed?

He quickly began to make up an excuse in his mind, when he heard the captain, who had already come up to him, ask:

"Hello, no offense intended, but are you a disciple of the great Victor Hugo?"

I guess so.

"Did you see anyone suspicious on your way back?"

Luo Yue was also surprised that the other party would ask this question. Was there anyone more suspicious than himself in this place?

"To be honest, I didn't really notice... Did something happen?"

"No, not really. We've just been instructed to be more vigilant lately and to ask questions of any monks we see, since your senses are much sharper than those of ordinary people."

"Understood, I will keep an eye on it."

"That's wonderful, thank you so much! If you see any suspicious or shady people in the future, feel free to come to me anytime. The city lord will also award a bonus for it."

With just a few simple words, the captain politely saw Luo Yue off, leaving him feeling anxious for nothing.

In this maple-leaf city, "Hugo the Passionate" is definitely a golden brand.

After jogging back to the mage tower, Luo Yue first took a shower, then lay down on the bed and began his evening meditation.

Halfway through the fourth round of meditation, his biological clock told him he was sleepy, and the magic within him returned to normal.

"I didn't expect my mana to regenerate so quickly? It seems that liquid mana only increases at a slower rate, but its recovery isn't affected, so there's nothing to worry about."

The more Luo Yue looked at the liquid magic, the more pleasing it became to his eye, so he happily ended his meditation and fell fast asleep.

But just as he was drifting off to sleep, a few more little fish barged into his mind, buzzing like mosquitoes in his ear, which was very annoying.

So he deliberately returned to his mind space, ordered the other facilities not to attack, and used the Star Destroyer to unleash a salvo of main gun fire, reducing the few mosquitoes to ashes.

"Hmph~ Now I feel better. Time for bed!"

........................

"Royo, open the door quickly! Look what good stuff I brought you!"

The next morning, while Royo was doing squats, Austin's voice came from outside the door.

When I opened the door, I saw him holding an exquisite pastry box filled with fragrant and delicate pastries.

"Try it! This was made by a pastry chef that our mentor invited from the capital. You can't get this kind of food in our little town."

As Austin spoke, he picked up a piece of pastry and popped it into his mouth, then puffed out his cheeks and mumbled:

"My advisor threw a super lavish dinner yesterday, using so many rare and expensive ingredients I'd never even seen before. I almost swallowed my tongue! Luckily, I remembered you before I got drunk and brought you some pastries. Try them!"

"Thanks."

Luo Yue felt a warm feeling in her heart and quickly took a bite.

It was indeed delicious, reminding him of the taste on Earth.

"Is it delicious?"

"Mmm! It's so delicious I'm almost crying!"

"Hehe~ Next time there's a chance like this, I'll ask my advisor to take you along too... By the way, how's the study of that illustration from yesterday going? Can you handle it?"

"You'll see when you go."

As they spoke, the two returned to the workshop. Austin's first sight upon entering was the scroll on the table, followed by a glance at the trash can piled high with crumpled paper.

He strode to the table, picked up the scroll, pasted the illustrations on it, and began to examine it carefully.

The more he examined her, the more his joy became evident on his face, gradually turning from surprise into ecstasy.

"This is... absolutely perfect! By the Great Witch, this is simply unbelievable!"

His breathing became rapid, and he quickly turned around and pressed down on Luo Yue's shoulder, his words becoming somewhat incoherent.

"You know what, this is absolutely insane! Really, it's unbelievable!"

"The ones I carved myself were absolutely awful! How did you manage to do that? This is the first time I've ever seen such a perfect scroll!"

After a while of excitement, he calmed down a little and then said somewhat abruptly:

"Royo, join us!"