The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 184 Coverage and Mind Observation (4k)

In the meditation room, Lynn sat cross-legged, surrounded by incense that emitted a calming aroma.

In a fleeting moment, his spirit seemed to ride a gust of wind, soaring rapidly, and the surging spiritual energy rippled around him like tangible waves, causing the incense to sway.

After a long while, Lynn slowly opened his eyes, having advanced from the initial stage of the first rank to the intermediate stage of the first rank.

Advancement in minor realms is much more "ordinary" compared to advancement in major realms.

With his talent for understanding principles, Lynn did not encounter any bottlenecks, and everything progressed naturally.

Because of his talent for understanding principles, Lynn's foundation was also very solid. After only a short time of familiarization, he was able to control the growing spirit as flexibly as before.

After doing all that, he couldn't wait to summon the light screen, his gaze quickly moving downwards until it settled on the talent section.

"Great!"

Upon seeing it clearly, Lynn's eyes lit up immediately; the previously dull green shadow mark talent had now regained its brilliance.

This means he can now create another Green Shadow Mark!
Although excited, Lynn did not rush to create the Green Shadow Mark. Instead, he continued to follow the plan set at the beginning, took out a spell, and prepared to explore the principles.

This sorcery is called "Hidden Trace Weaving," and its effect is self-evident: to conceal one's presence and disguise oneself.

However, its effects are more lasting than ordinary breath-concealing magic.

Once the camouflage is in place, it will not disappear unless deliberately destroyed.

The downside is that, relatively speaking, its breath-concealing effect is also weaker.

But it's more than enough to conceal one's cultivation level.

In addition to its own use, this sorcery can also be used to conceal one's whereabouts and traces of battle, making it a versatile and excellent first-level sorcery.

Lynn encountered this witchcraft by chance at an auction a week ago and immediately bought it.

The reason he waited until today to perform the divination was that he had already used up all his secondary source energy, and this time he used his accumulated ordinary source energy to perform the divination.

This isn't because there aren't enough magic stones to buy new World Blessings; after all, the proxy buying business is already on track.

To this day, after deducting all expenses and the magic stones left for the enforcement order, Lynn still has more than 20,000 magic stones in his possession.

The reason I haven't been able to get the new World's Blessing is mainly because it's unavailable.

The reason why it's impossible to buy it is not only because the supply of World's Blessing in the market is not large, but also because Lynn doesn't have that much time to keep waiting in the free market. He can only occasionally go to those auction houses to take a look.

However, there have been no World Blessed items for sale at auction recently.

As for why slaves aren't allowed to help with the purchases, it's mainly because slaves lack the ability to judge the authenticity of World Blessings and are likely to buy counterfeit goods.

Lynn breathed a sigh of relief, stopped thinking about it, held the magic stone in his hand, and began to contemplate the principles.

'Once I plant the Green Shadow Mark on Sia, perhaps she can go and assist the servants in purchasing World Blessings... Even if that doesn't work, I can follow Felicity to another world to directly plunder World Blessings.'

In fact, during the process of the world being invaded, the output of world blessings was not low. In some large worlds, it was normal to reach hundreds of thousands or even millions.

However, most World Blessings are absorbed and used on the spot, and most wizards do not deliberately collect World Blessings, which is why the stock of World Blessings on the market is very scarce.

If Lynn were to accompany Felicity to explore the other world, with a bit of luck, the number of World Blessings he could collect in one trip might surpass the number of World Blessings he had purchased in the past month.

About an incense stick later, Lynn finished his esoteric study.

On the light screen, a new line of characters quietly appeared in the first circle of sorcery: 【Hidden Weaving (Beginner)】

Compared to secondary hybrid energy, using one's own energy to gain insight into principles is far faster and more effective. Unfortunately, one's own energy requires time to recover, and Lynn has yet to discover any means or items that can accelerate this recovery process.

After leaving the meditation room, Lynn went to the study.

Sia was sitting on the orchid leaves on the windowsill, gazing curiously at the street outside.

Hearing Lynn's approaching voice, she immediately flew over excitedly: "Great King!"

This elf is somewhat similar to a dragon, with some memories naturally etched into its mind, but not as vast and complex as those of a dragon; they are mainly common sense.

"Wang" is the name that Qianya instinctively uses to refer to the being that awakened her, while the modifiers "Da Da Da" come from the size difference between her and Lynn.

In Sia's common sense, a king's size should be similar to her own, and since Lynn was so huge, he must be a super powerful king, so she called him the Great King.

Lynn thus learned that all the creatures from the world that Sia came from were as small as her... that must be an interesting elven world.

However, the auction house that auctioned the Azure Crystal did not have any information about the Azure Crystal's mother world, so he could only speculate in this way.

Holding Sia in his hands, Lynn successfully planted the Green Shadow Mark on her after a simple spiritual communication.

Throughout the entire process, the elf offered no resistance and cooperated fully.

'It seems I was overthinking it.' Lynn thought to himself, reaching out to pat Sia's head.

The elf nuzzled Lynn's palm affectionately, then, as if sensing something amiss, it suddenly touched its back in confusion.

"...Your Majesty, the laurel wreath is gone!" she suddenly cried out, her expression extremely anxious.

Lynn was taken aback and used his magic to carefully observe Qianya's wings.

Normally, Sia hides her laurel wreath well, keeping it hidden inside her second wing on the left.

This stealth state is not very strong, even weaker than the stealth state of Black Cat's Good Luck, so it is easy to detect.

This time, however, Lynn did not see that laurel wreath again.

At first, Lynn thought that the elf in front of him had been careless and had accidentally lost it... This was not impossible. After spending these days together, Lynn had come to know Sia's absent-minded nature very well.

Lynn searched every corner of the closed study, but still couldn't find the laurel wreath.

'If it wasn't lost, then it can only have disappeared.'

'And the most likely reason for its disappearance... is the Green Shadow Mark?'

After much effort, Lynn comforted the sobbing Sia while searching through documents, and finally figured out what had happened.

'It should have a similar effect, but a more advanced green shadow mark, covering up Sia's original crown ceremony.'

Ritual with similar effects is usually unique for the same target.

For example, consider the covenant of allegiance. Once a being has entered into such a covenant, it cannot enter into another covenant of allegiance with a similar effect.

This is also known in the wizarding world as the exclusivity of contracts and rituals.

"...So, Sia, it's not that you lost the crown, but that I have already accepted it."

"Really?" Sia sniffled, her beautiful eyes red from crying.

“Of course, if you don’t believe me, feel it carefully, and you’ll see that we’ve already established a connection,” Lynn said without changing his expression.

“…It seems so.” Sia nodded, then asked, still puzzled, “But when was that? I don’t even know.” “Maybe it was when I lifted you up. That’s not important. What’s important is that I’ve accepted the crown. Aren’t you happy, Sia?”

"Oh, I see... Even Sia didn't notice." Sia tried hard to recall, but still had no recollection, so she didn't dwell on it and laughed carefree.

"I'm so happy! The Great King has accepted the crown! I'm so glad!"

Seeing this, Lynn smiled as well.

I was planning to try to use Qianya's Mind-Reading talent, but at that moment, the communication crystal on the table suddenly lit up.

"Are you ready, Lynn? It's almost time to inspect the base," Samuel's voice came through.

Lynn glanced at the time. It was early morning when he was promoted, but now it was already two in the afternoon...

"I'll be right there," Lynn replied, waving as she gathered up the crystals and books that had been scattered everywhere while searching for information.

"Is the Great King going out again?"

"Ah."

Sia nodded and obediently flew towards the orchid.

Previously, when Lynn went out, he would not take her with him for various reasons, and Sia was used to sitting by the window waiting for Lynn to come back.

"Cia, you're coming with me this time."

Sia turned around, her eyes suddenly lighting up: "Really?! Great, Great, Great King!"

"Ah."

"Coo coo—" Like a drunken bee, Qianya flew around in the air several times, making happy cooing sounds.

Seeing this, Lynn couldn't help but laugh.

After planting the Green Shadow Mark, he gained a complete understanding of Qianya and let down his guard. Seeing her now, he found her even more adorable.

'This elf is indeed harmless to me.'

The astral realm is unpredictable and dangerous. Lynn did not regret treating Sia so cautiously, even harshly, but after proving that Sia was indeed harmless, he did not hesitate to treat her even better.

……

Leaving his temporary rental, Lynn took a public shuttle to the Silver Ring headquarters of the Horsens School.

Because the base needed to be renovated, Lynn and Samuel stayed in a rented house nearby during this period.

The school will reimburse the rent, and the school has also recently finalized the treatment for him and Samuel, the two ambassadors—2000 magic stones per month, and a fixed residence in the garrison.

To be honest, the compensation isn't high, mainly because it includes accommodation, but considering the workload, it's quite generous.

The school's headquarters here is quite different from the embassy in its previous life.

This place is more like a bridgehead built for its own wizards, mainly to provide a unified place for temporary accommodation, gatherings, etc., when apprentices or formal wizards from the school come to exchange and learn.

Therefore, once the settlement was completed, Lynn and Samuel's daily work consisted only of receiving the school's apprentices who came to study twice a year, and occasionally receiving formal wizards.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's quite easy.

For example, Lynn plans to wait until the base is inspected and then, a week later, ask the school for a month-long leave to explore the other world.

"Good afternoon, Lynn." Samuel was already there when Lynn arrived at the camp.

He greeted Lynn and glanced curiously at the elf on Lynn's shoulder.

"good afternoon."

Seeing that Lynn had no intention of explaining, Samuel didn't ask any further questions... It was perfectly normal for a wizard to have several followers.

Besides, elves are a large category of astral beings, so even though Lynn's looks prettier, there's nothing surprising about it.

"Let's go, let's go inspect it."

Samuel took out the construction manual and led the way.

At the entrance of the newly renovated residence, several wizards in charge of the renovation stood, who would accompany and explain the process throughout the inspection.

Lynn followed, also pulling out a construction manual, when he heard Samuel say again:
"I've read the construction manual several times, but there are still some things I don't quite understand. We must check it carefully later and not let Professor Horsens down."

“I understand.” Lynn nodded and began to look through the construction manual for the first time.

Although wizards are all highly learned, the saying "a trade is like a mountain" still applies.

Previously, if Lynn wanted to avoid being scammed, he could only choose to study the construction manual, but now he has another option.

Silently activating the Green Shadow Mark, Sia glanced at Lynn and obediently lay down in the pocket on the side of her flying robe.

If Lynn activates the Green Shadow Mark before it has accumulated enough energy, it will cause the Green Shadow Familiar to fall into a state of weakness and slumber.

If this condition persists for a long time, it may affect the health of family members, but it is not a big deal in the short term and will be fine after a good night's sleep.

By the time Lynn finished doing all that, he had already run into the group of wizards in charge of the transformation.

He quietly activated his talent for observing minds.

Under the influence of the Green Shadow talent, Lynn seemed to have been born with the ability to observe the mind. He not only activated it without any obstacles, but also instinctively understood its specific function.

As previously speculated, Sia's ability to read minds does indeed allow her to clearly distinguish between the goodwill and malice of her target.

However, when actually using it, Lynn found it difficult to describe the perceptions that came with the Mind-Reading talent.

This perception is neither the common five senses, nor like spiritual perception, nor is it ordinary mind-reading... If one had to find a similar perception, perhaps only the extrasensory perception that a wizard gains when advancing to the first-class wizard apprenticeship and shedding the mental fog can be compared to it.

However, the two are only similar in terms of perceived depth; the specific effects they exhibit are completely different.

In the perception brought about by mindfulness, the existence of non-living beings in the entire world becomes thin and illusory, while all living beings become "colorful"!
This dazzling appearance has exceeded the boundaries of ordinary vision; most people would probably faint upon seeing it.

But Lynn was able to vaguely discern good from evil amidst the complex and ever-changing colors.

Of the group, Samuel's kindness towards him was the most obvious, while the other three modified wizards were noticeably less so.

However, whenever Lynn asked about some key aspects of the inspection, the radiance on the three modified wizards' bodies did not change much, and overall remained within a friendly range.

Clearly, they did not cut corners.

Furthermore, all of these wizards were first-tier wizards, yet none of them noticed Guan Xin's presence, nor were any of them able to stop him.

If it can also work on second-tier wizards, then the value of this talent... is comparable to the Green Shadow Mark!
'I can use this to further determine whether Felicity's offer is reliable!'

Moreover, Lynn had an intuition that the perception brought about by the Mind-Reading talent was not just a simple matter of judging good and evil.

The vibrant colors emitted by those creatures probably contain even more information!
(End of this chapter)