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

"Phew~ Is this what it feels like to advance in rank? My magic power and mental strength have increased so much, almost doubled!"

Luo Yue let out a long sigh, a smile appearing on his face, but mixed with a hint of melancholy.

After Celishina left, he had almost finished learning what he needed to know. He didn't even bother to eat lunch, so he went to the commercial street outside and bought a mirror, incense, and candles—the classic three-piece set of mysticism—to prepare for the upcoming advancement ceremony.

Then they left the city, avoiding people all the way, and slipped away to the mountain valley where they had practiced magic before.

He dared not advance his cultivation level in the mage tower; if someone with ulterior motives noticed, he might have to go to Dragon Field to seek enlightenment...

The first advancement in the mystical path is simple: set up the ritual with the classic three-piece set, and comprehend an advancement formula during the ritual to complete it.

To prevent any accidents from happening in this step, Serishina gave a lot of instructions like a nagging old woman, and even forgot about her own cultivation.

Naturally, he advanced smoothly without any problems.

Besides the significant increase in magical and mental power, I also developed a kind of "mystical intuition" in my mind.

There are also improvements in details such as physical fitness, lifespan, and memory, which will be gradually experienced later.

Everything went smoothly, but it lacked a sense of ceremony. Being in the middle of nowhere, there were no extraordinary celestial phenomena or applause to celebrate, which inevitably left a bit of melancholy.

"Alright, as long as it goes smoothly, next I'll try out the [Disguise Technique]."

After a few simple attempts, the aura he emitted was successfully restored to its previous first-level state. Even his skin tone and appearance changed, from a healthy bronze color to a fair complexion, and his facial features were 'photoshopped beyond recognition'.

"Impressive, impressive! I, Luo Yue, acknowledge you as the strongest."

Looking at the unfamiliar face in the mirror, Luo Yue couldn't help but admire Don Quixote's creativity in finding loopholes.

Unfortunately, I haven't had time to learn 'disguise' yet. It seems too troublesome to even get a quick glance at it. I'll have to wait until level four.

Later on, not only can body shape and weight be changed, but even blood type and sexual characteristics can be altered, but this requires that crazy "mechanization" system, so it's basically out of the question...

Luo Yue rubbed his face vigorously, and returned to his original appearance. Then he offered the incense, candles, and mirror on the ground to "Big".

He used this function as a storage bag...

Proper storage bags are available on the market, but according to Serishina, they are extremely expensive. She had saved up for a long time to buy the one she had, and its capacity was about the size of a handbag. If it weren't for the dignity of an eighth-level expert, she wouldn't have considered such a luxury item.

"It seems that the phrase 'Buy me a bag' is a heavier burden in this world than it is on Earth..."

Luo Yue made a complaint, and then tried to use the [Gift] function to see if he could bring those imaginary creations in his mind space into reality.

He had actually tried it before advancing to the next level, but there was no reaction at all...

I've tried everything from star destroyers and mechs to milk tea, pencils, and scrap paper, but nothing works.

After advancing to the next level, I tried again, but those large items still didn't work. Only when I tried the draft paper did it actually make a little progress.

He felt a sensation of paper being rubbed against his fingertips.

But that's all. There was no draft paper in hand, and it seemed like something was missing. But after several attempts, I was certain that this was not an illusion.

"It seems that bringing imagination into reality is much more difficult than the other way around. This is not surprising, as imagining a star destroyer and building a star destroyer are indeed not the same difficulty."

"Fortunately, I'm finally starting to get a feel for it, which means my previous guess was right. This new feature is indeed related to the transition between imagination and reality, which is related to the latest piece of the puzzle..."

"It's a pity that this kind of puzzle seems to be very rare. Today we only got the same kind of puzzle as before... Hopefully, Don Quixote can solve its mystery as soon as possible."

"Alright, it's time to go back. We haven't engraved today's scroll yet."

After summarizing his thoughts, Luo Yue set off back, still avoiding people along the way, and it took him some time to get back to Maple Leaf City.

I originally planned to go straight back to the mage tower, but I suddenly noticed that there seemed to be some excitement on the street, so I instinctively went over to check it out.

It was actually a public humiliation parade?

Several prisoners wearing shackles and chains were linked together and led slowly down the street by an arrogant sorcerer, with several city guards surrounding them.

Each prisoner also had a sign stuck to their back, which stated their crime:

The one in the lead is "unauthorizedly imparting prohibited knowledge!", while the five people following behind are "unauthorizedly learning prohibited knowledge!"

The charges were only two simple offenses, but the punishment, in addition to being paraded through the streets, included five years of hard labor in a mine…

"I remember this ringleader was the owner of a pawnshop in the east of the city, right? And his business was pretty big?"

"That's right, it was him. Those accomplices were his pawnshop employees. It's said that a wandering mage brought a magic book to pawn, and they not only accepted it but also secretly read it, and that's how it ended up."

"Simply peeping is punishable by five years of hard labor?"

"Otherwise what? This is already a lenient sentence. Five years of hard labor at least gives them a chance to survive. If they were sent to guard the secret realm, who knows how horribly they would die."

As Luo Yue listened to the surrounding discussions, he had a hallucination: the ringleader had turned into the old drunkard, followed by himself, his senior, and Lar...

The illusion lasted only a second before it vanished, a reminder from his newly awakened mystical intuition not to follow in their footsteps.

Then, he glanced at an inconspicuous alleyway to the side, paused, and subconsciously offered a reminder:

"Watch out, back up!"

The next second, several crossbow bolts suddenly shot out from the alley, attacking the mage escorting the prisoner.

"kill!"

With a roar, a dozen or so onlookers drew their concealed weapons, such as short knives, and charged at the city guards.

The crowd instantly descended into chaos; no one could imagine that someone would actually attempt to storm a execution ground in a place like Maple Leaf City.

Luo Yue was also swept up by the crowd and rushed into a nearby shop. He watched the fighting outside through the window and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The mage, who was ambushed by the crossbow bolts, was unharmed. All the arrows were blocked by a semi-transparent blue barrier and fell at his feet.

The city guards, despite being attacked by more than a dozen men, did not panic at all. They immediately drew their weapons to fight back, formed a defensive formation, and protected the prisoners in the middle.

On the streets a little further away, even more city guards quickly gathered in this direction, blocking all evacuation routes.

All indications suggest that the city guards seemed to have anticipated the attack.

Fishing Law Enforcement?