Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1552 1524. Disordered Mutation Attainment
Not to mention the [Chaos Fire] reproduced in the form of spells in the hands of mortals, the most primitive and powerful [Chaos Fire] is a dangerous force beyond imagination.

The first lesson Komicus taught Lan about spells was, "A spellcaster must have a desire to explore fire and pursue it without stopping. But at the same time, he must also understand how dangerous fire is."

And based on the archaeological findings that were produced while he was collecting spell books, and for Lann's sake, he communicated with the surviving members of the Fire Gods, the Moon God Gwyndolin, and the reappearing Sun Princess.

He also roughly understood the origin of the spell.

There is no doubt that the spellcasting system of spells must have originated from the ancient gods of the world of fire [the Witches of Izalith].

The destruction of Izalith was due to the witch's attempt to replicate the [Original Flame] to continue the world, but the experiment went out of control and gave birth to the [Chaos Flame] that distorted life.

The entire Izalith was burned by the raging [Chaos Fire], and all living creatures on it, including the witches who were gods, had their life forms distorted by this fire.

As a result, a race called "Demons" appeared in the Fire World.

They are all distorted lives.

Afterwards, this [Chaos Fire] was weakened and disciplined, becoming a [Spell Fire] that could be used to cast spells through study.

But even so, due to the life-distorting nature of [Chaos Fire], although the ancient experimental accidents are long gone, people still regard sorcerers as something taboo out of inertia.

Like a leper.

[Chaos Fire] is too uncontrollable. This is determined by its fundamental properties and it is not a problem that can be solved by Lan En developing a few targeted spells.

So after Lan En received the "Book of Izalith Spells" sent by Comicus, he just took a quick look at it, but did not even immediately start to learn this most advanced spell knowledge.

If he doesn't solve the problem of disordered mutation of [Chaos Fire], then even if he reproduces qualified and usable [Chaos Fire] by studying the spell book, it will only be a pipe dream.

His impulse to pursue perfection would urge him to take action, but Lan En, who had already transcended his rationality of the 'instinct to pursue perfection', would suppress it.

However, restraining this self-impulse still made Lan feel troublesome, so he had no intention of learning the "Izalith Spellbook" immediately to avoid trouble.

But now
"Spirit Stone is a crystallization of supernatural power with universality, a 'power that can produce miracles'. On the one hand, it has the ability to transform living things, such as turning humans into demons and monkeys into ape ghosts. On the other hand, it can even be used as a source of energy."

"And this transformation ability is obviously controlled."

Lan En's brain was listing the characteristics of the spirit stone one by one.

Spirit stones are the crystallization of power born from the disappearance of life. In addition to the large-scale deaths of humans caused by the chaos in the world, in the history before humans, countless creatures were also experiencing the activities of birth, aging, sickness and death, and producing spirit stones.

There is more than just relying on magic to cause killing and produce spirit stones.

In fact, it is called "Spirit Stone" because this thing can really be dug out from the ground like a mineral vein.

The Japanese archipelago, on the other hand, has clearly gained a sufficient understanding of this crystallization of supernatural power and has explored many ways to use it.

After all, when it comes to history, the history of the Japanese archipelago is much longer than that of the magical medieval countries.

No matter whether this historical text was recorded in the Western continent, the longer history has existed, the more profound the development of supernatural powers will naturally be.

Yin-Yang magic is undoubtedly the pinnacle of research on supernatural powers in the Japanese archipelago.

"In your future, your attainments in Yin-Yang magic will leave even me dumbfounded."

Abe Haruaki then pulled out a bat fan, tapped it in his hands and said.

"Even, is the system you developed at that time still Yin-Yang magic, or has it surpassed and included Yin-Yang magic? I can't make a rash judgment. But at least, your foundation is indeed Yin-Yang magic. And..."

"and?"

Lan En remained calm and rational in his response to the other party's comments.

If he could really learn and perform the Yin-Yang arts of this world, then he could learn it. He had this confidence, so he was not surprised by what Abe Haruaki said.

"You still only have the [Guardian Spirit·Qilin] attached to your body now, right?" Abe Haruaki pointed the bat fan in his hand at Lan En.

"I don't know if your attainments in Yin-Yang magic at that time had anything to do with your guardian spirits, but to be honest, the scene when you first met us was really scary."

"Well, thank you for the news, Qingming." Lan En patted his forehead. "Although some things are still unclear, at least what has been said is very valuable."

"But is it really okay to reveal so much about space-time theory?"

"I don't know." Abe Haruaki's bat fan flapped open, covering the lower half of his face, leaving only a pair of fox-like smiling eyes.

"Everything I said was what you confirmed you could say. From what you said, the content was reviewed by your space-time wizard consultant."

"If my words cause any problems with the space-time structure, you should trouble your space-time wizard advisor in the future. But now."

Abe Haruaki held up the bat fan, looked around very deliberately, and then shrugged.

"It looks like nothing's wrong."

"Ha~ha~" Lan En laughed twice without sincerity to show his support. Then he stood up. "Since we have determined the direction, there are more development prospects, let's get started!"

"Seimei! My mind is full of inspiration right now! Spells, incantations, Yin-Yang magic, spirit stones. I feel like the answer is about to come out! As a genius in Yin-Yang magic, you can understand this feeling, right!?"

"Hmm?" This time, the fox's eyes on the bat fan widened a little. "W-What's the answer?"

Abe Haruaki himself was a little confused, because the news he brought was not an "answer", not even a research direction or research hint. It was simply a message to Lan En that "it can be done".

He knew Lan's future achievements, and he also knew that this guy was a terrifying genius with unattainable talents, but what did "the answer is already apparent" mean?
Aren't you almost done with your research at this moment?! Haven't you ever been exposed to Yin-Yang magic?!

Have you really gotten this far with a big piece of the puzzle missing?
It seems that the future Lan En did not explain much to Abe Haruaki for the sake of information control, so that he has no idea about Lan En's current research progress.

With the [Double Cross of Alzur] and the [Spellbook of Izalith], he is really not far from perfecting his research.

"In short," Lan En raised his head to the still confused Abe Haruaki, "you should start teaching me Yin Yang Jutsu. Come on, let's hurry up, the schedule will be very full."
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After Lan En sorted out all the personal connections in Lushan City and handed them over to Fujiyoshiro, he then issued the mission objectives.

The entire city began to move according to his wishes with far more efficiency than usual.

The castle tower was originally supposed to be a military facility in the city and also the private residence of the castle lord.

Logically speaking, even if there is movement, it should be very gentle.

When Saito Dosan was alive, movement within the castle tower was limited to the dojo on the first floor and the rooms where officials handled government affairs.

However, during the two months that Lan En was in charge of Lushan Castle, except for the top two floors which were still used as the castle lord's residence, the rest of the floors were basically converted for government purposes to a greater or lesser extent.

After all, given the processing capabilities and subjective initiative of the feudal era, expecting officials to work hard and wholeheartedly is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Therefore, there will be work done intermittently, and naturally there will not be many administrative burdens.

For example, a large number of documents waiting to be processed, a place to work, etc.

But under Lan En's leadership, the officials in this city seemed to have been whipped and began to work frantically.

Many emperors in ancient times had thought about and done the idea of ​​using harsh laws and severe punishments to make officials work harder, but most of them just became jokes.

Because the people they "whipped" were mostly "officials" as a whole.

When it comes to individual officials, no one feels the urgency of doing so, after all, the law does not punish everyone. Instead, it is the coercion from above that makes everyone feel dissatisfied.

The work done hasn't increased, but the resentment has increased.

Over time, this approach has come to be seen as 'stupid'.

However, Lan En's whip was almost equivalent to a real whip on everyone through the connections and interpersonal relationships.

Fujiyoshiro was out of action for two months because of this.

He had long since changed out of his rough merchant's attire, as if to match Lan En's experience and aesthetic style. He bought a set of modern clothes that mixed a southern barbarian style from somewhere and wore it on a daily basis.

He looks like a military general, but he is actually a civil servant.

Fujiyoshiro walked around the castle tower, where the scent of ink was much stronger, pushing a cart loaded with documents himself.

In just two months, he had witnessed the construction of an old bridge that had been dilapidated for decades around Lushan City, and had leveled the roads totaling more than ten miles around the city.

At the same time, the city’s reserves of wood, stone, leather, rosin, etc. are changing every day!

Fujikichiro had traveled around before, but he had never seen a city that could improve its efficiency to such an extent! Especially, this was under his supervision!

This situation caused him to suffer from cognitive impairment.

Although he had no experience in managing tens of thousands of people, he actually thought it shouldn't be too difficult?!
This thought seemed absurd to him intellectually, but emotionally, he couldn't get rid of it.

It can only be regarded as an 'illusion of happiness' caused by work going too smoothly.

Fujiyoshiro, who was pushing the cart, was mainly responsible for delivering a batch of sorted household registration documents to the corresponding offices.

His action of delivering it personally was consistent with his usual friendly and approachable style, and was also equivalent to a face-to-face urging.

These are the little tricks and improvements he made while dealing with officials in the past two months.

While pushing the cart in the corridor of the castle tower, Fujiyoshiro passed by a wide-open window.

The breeze that blew in dispelled some of the ink scent, and there was also a crisp sound of wooden blades colliding.

Subconsciously, Fujiyoshiro stretched his head to look out the window, his eyes revealing envy and astonishment.

(End of this chapter)