Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 80 New Village
"As for why learning magic requires mastering this knowledge, the reason is actually very simple: magic does not come out of thin air. Although the three goddesses of magic control the operation and rules of magic in this world, even if you do not believe in them, it will not affect the use of magic."

"Because the rules of magic itself are also a kind of natural law, and the specific methods of use refer to history and religion, such as divine arts or sacrificial rituals. Understanding them means understanding the basic laws of magic. Only by understanding the laws can you use it better."

After that, Sylvia took Ron's weaving preface and checked it after Ron authorized it. "Look, the spells you have now are in all kinds of languages, and the symbols and activation spells you set up are also very strange - although it can be seen that you have worked very hard to put them together."

"This is basically the result of copying others. You may not think it's a big deal now, but once you learn more spells, what will you do? Memorizing them all by rote is too much of a burden for one person."

Ron was embarrassed to say that the preface to the weaving method could help him remember. There was no harm in learning more, and with the help of the power of the spell book, his learning on this would not be too difficult.

The team rested for a whole week. Ron and Sylvia hardly ever left the house. They ate and lived together, and devoted all their time except for rest to tutoring.

Ron almost found the feeling when he was writing his thesis and defending it: he almost lived in the laboratory and the office next to it. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't eat or stay overnight in the laboratory, he could move all his bedding there.

I'm used to the high-intensity study. And now I don't need others to evaluate and judge, and I don't need impact factors. I know whether it is enough or not, and the psychological pressure can be much less.

What's even better is that dhampirs, like their vampire relatives, do not need sleep and only need four hours of meditation a day to restore their energy. He can consult Sylvia anytime and anywhere.

Then a week later, Sylvia was going crazy.

"I... have nothing to teach you anymore," Sylvia looked at the calculation papers and drafts scattered all over the room with a dazed look. "I have learned knowledge for more than ten years, and you are almost draining me of it."

This man learns at an astonishing rate, and he doesn't even need to review or consolidate!

Tomorrow, at the latest, she would have to teach Ron the bedtime fairy tale - this was too terrible!

Generally speaking, she, a vampire, is the one who often "drains" others!
"Then it seems that I can only go find those spellcasters?" Ron picked up the papers on the table and bed with regret.

He now had two dark circles under his eyes and his body was exhausted almost to the limit, but his spirit was extremely excited and he was not even sleepy at all!
He spent the whole night yesterday deducing the complete theory of mirror imagery and printed it on the preface of the weaving method. If he continued like this, Ron optimistically estimated that in two weeks, he would be able to truly learn the lightning beam and would no longer need the gem!
"It's no use looking for them," Sylvia responded weakly, "I'm the best one. They can forget about what I can't teach them."

"If you want to improve further, you can only go to a city-state or a kingdom or empire to study."

"What a pity." He was obviously unable to get away now.

"Yeah, what a pity—" Then she wouldn't have to suffer this.

When Ron and Sylvia finally reappeared in front of others, everyone who saw them was shocked.

"Benefactor, you are really this!" Seymour raised his thumb with a wicked smile, "Sylvia, you are no good at all. How could you be tormented like this by the boss?"

Sylvia rolled her eyes and ignored him. "Ron," Carrad came over hurriedly, "are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Ron said cheerfully, "What's the matter?"

"Just reporting the progress of the project," Kalade said, "A new village has been built 25 kilometers away. As the project progresses, some merchants have begun to move to our side. After hearing that we are planning to develop the Delusion Land, a merchant is willing to stay in that village and provide us with some supplies sent from the southern part of the Delusion Land - as long as we agree to exempt him from taxes."

"That's good news."

"Yes," Karad hesitated, then said, "But there is another piece of news, which may be good or bad. An undead creature who claimed to be a servant of the black dragon Exuri came here before. After hearing that you were studying, she went to the new village and asked you to meet her when you have time."

"That will-o'-the-wisp?" Ron noticed that Krad said "she" instead of "it". Could this guy also tell whether the other person's gender is male or female from the skull?

"Will-o'-the-wisp?" Kalade was stunned for a moment. "I think that shouldn't be the case. Maybe you can go and see for yourself and find out what's going on. I don't know much about this either."

Ron immediately gathered his team members and prepared to go to the new village to meet You first, and then set off for the mine.

"Are you sure it's okay to go like this?" Ivy looked at Ron, then at Sylvia, "You two look like..."

Damn it! Is it because this woman is bigger? What's so good about vampires!
"It's okay," Ron shook his head. After the excitement, the effects of lack of sleep began to set in. But it shouldn't be a problem. He just needed to hold on until the new village and have a night's rest after meeting You.

It was just daybreak now, and it would be early afternoon by the time he got there. The remaining time was enough for him to relax.

Seeing that they couldn't defeat Ron, the other members of the team gave up insisting and headed towards the newly built village after getting ready.

"I've been negotiating with a few horse dealers in the past few days," Victoria said as they walked on the paved dirt road. "If they're willing to lower the price by another ten percent, we can have horse carriages running between the trading post and the villages."

"I think it's tough," Ivy said. "I bought them a drink last night and they said they won't lower the price unless you buy three more horses."

"Why do we need so many?" Victoria frowned. "Their packhorses can't be sold in Frome anyway, so why not give them to me?"

"See, I knew it," Ivy shrugged. "But I've got it figured out: we'll buy five more horses, and they'll give us a 10% discount and a full set of harnesses for free. But we won't use the extra horses ourselves, we'll subcontract them to merchants and travelers, and they'll only require a deposit."

“Given our location and the nature of the people renting them, there’s a high chance that these horses won’t be returned, so it’s almost like we’re selling them at a higher price – I’ve seen this pattern in Rose City, and they’ll buy it.”

(End of this chapter)