The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 225 Breakthrough and the Black Falcon (4.2k)

The "dark area" of the core functional module of the second generation of Wuji is not only much smaller than that of the Black Moon Enforcement Order, but its complexity also seems to be much lower from the outside.

The dark areas of the Black Moon Enforcement Order were covered with complex patterns. Lynn could tell that the base of these patterns was Black Moon script, but he couldn't tell exactly what kind of Black Moon script it was.

The dark areas of the second generation of the Traceless were also composed of similar complex patterns. Although Lynn still couldn't make out what the specific Black Moon script was, he could vaguely see a familiar shadow.

“This part is somewhat like the character ‘light’ in the Black Moon script, while this part is somewhat like ‘bright’ and also somewhat like ‘speed’.”

Lynn carefully observed the dark areas of the second generation of the Traceless, his previous weariness and frustration completely replaced by excitement.

He possesses a talent for understanding principles, and he is not afraid of high-level knowledge or difficulty in getting started. His only fear is having no clue what to do and not being able to see what it is at all.

It's like holding a sharp pickaxe; you're not afraid of the ore being hard to dig, but you're afraid of not being able to find the ore at all.

'As long as I can comprehend this knowledge, which we'll tentatively call the Black Moon Rune, and find a direction, I can use my Profound Understanding talent to research it at an extremely high efficiency.'

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……

A week later, Lynn achieved his first breakthrough.

He successfully identified a black moon character – “Float” – from the area he now calls the “core rune region” in the second generation of the Wuji!
The black moon script is almost unrecognizable in appearance, but its spirit is remarkably similar. It was for this reason that Lynn was finally able to identify the script.

Identifying the black moon text that constitutes the core rune area is only the first challenge. Next, Lynn needs to figure out how the original black moon text "floated" underwent transformations to be integrated into the entire core rune area.

Even if Lynn overcomes these two hurdles, it will only be the beginning.

Next, he needs to identify more of the Black Moon script that makes up the base and understand more variations in order to summarize the general rules governing these variations. Finally, he needs to understand how each variant of Black Moon script combines to form Black Moon runes, and ideally, he should also find several more Black Moon relics to summarize the general rules governing the formation of runes.

Only then can Lynn truly understand the knowledge of the Black Moon Rune.

In the meditation room, Lynn put down the disassembled left leg of the second generation of the Traceless, and stretched wearily.

This week was another sleepless one. Although I meditated a few times to regain my energy, the mental exhaustion was still hard to recover.

Shaking his head, Lin Enqiang roused himself, picked up the right leg of the Wuji II, and prepared to study it again.

Coincidentally, the second generation of the Traceless Relics are a pair of Black Moon Relics, with almost identical structures in both parts, which allows for comparative study and greatly improves Lynn's research efficiency.

This research session then lasted another three to five hours.

Unfortunately, perhaps due to mental exhaustion, Lynn made no progress.

In the afternoon, Lynn decided to go out and visit Daphne.

A week passed, and the witch hadn't contacted him even once, which made him somewhat worried.

He didn't know if this was because nothing unusual had happened this week, so there was no need to contact him, or if the witch was deliberately hiding something.

Before going, Lynn sent Daphne a message to arrange a meeting via the Silver Ring Badge.

Daphne did not delay or ignore the message as he had expected; instead, she quickly replied with her agreement.

"Has nothing unusual really happened this week?"

Lynn was somewhat puzzled, but many things were not easy to mention directly in the academy's communications, so he could only speed up his journey to Tilo's shop.

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In the shop and office of Tilo.

Daphne and Lynn sat facing each other on the sofa by the window.

The witch looked tired and sat half-reclined, indicating that she hadn't had a good rest recently.

"So, nothing unusual has happened?" Lynn asked Daphne again to confirm.

“Yes.” Daphne nodded, her worry undiminished, and sighed, “The calmer things are, the more worried I become.”

They were now almost certain that the Grey Wizard had accomplices.

Now that the grey-robed wizard is dead, his death has caused no ripples, as if one were desperately shouting in a pitch-black cave, only to be met with a terrifying silence.

This silence is frightening, making one constantly on edge.

This is precisely why Daphne looks so haggard.

Lynn quickly put those worries behind him. If worrying was useful, he would continue to worry, but if it wasn't, he would try to adjust himself and immerse himself in what he needed to do now.

“Since there’s nothing unusual, there’s no need to worry too much,” Lynn comforted her. “On the bright side, maybe it’s because they’ve given up on your goal.”

"I hope so." Daphne forced a smile, picked up the black tea in front of her, took a sip, and then hesitated, "Actually, there's something I'd like to ask you."

"You said."

“I’ve been studying witchcraft lately, and there are many parts that I only vaguely understand. If you have time, could you help me with the questions?” Daphne said, then quickly added, “Of course, I will pay you accordingly.”

"No need for payment," Lynn smiled, then added frankly, "However, my schedule is usually very full, so if you want to come see me, you'd better have some questions ready and schedule a time with me in advance."

“I understand,” Daphne nodded repeatedly.

"Speaking of which, I also have something I'd like to ask you for a favor," Lynn said, lowering his voice despite being within the shielding magic array. "I'd like to know if you still have any Black Moon relics left, and if it's convenient, could you sell them to me?"

“Black Moon relics? I actually have two more.” Daphne nodded, and without asking Lynn why he needed them, she took the two Black Moon relics down and placed them on the table.

One was a bright green leather wristband, and the other was a dark black pendant.

“Take them both, consider it tuition I paid in advance.” Daphne pushed the two Black Moon relics toward Lynn, adding, “Anyway, I’ve left the Black Moon Exploration Association now, and I’m no longer interested in these things.”

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Lynn didn't stand on ceremony with Daphne, accepted the Black Moon relics, and planned to make a few witchcraft tools for her later.

Witchcraft tools are an application of witchcraft techniques. Given Lynn's current expertise in witchcraft, creating first-tier witchcraft tools is a natural progression.

"It's getting late, I still need to inspect the shuttle, so I'll be going now, Daphne." Lynn stood up to leave, and finally comforted her, "If you find anything unusual, contact me immediately."

"There's no need to worry too much, if worrying won't help."

"Inspecting the shuttle?" Daphne thought for a moment and asked, "Would it be convenient for me to go with you? We can get some fresh air too."

Lynn paused for a moment, then nodded: "Of course, it's just inspecting the shuttle I ordered, there's nothing inconvenient about it." "Okay." Daphne smiled happily, her worry easing somewhat.

Lynn is right. There's no point in her being so suspicious all the time. She should just focus on the present and cheer herself up.

The two then traveled together to Kira's Magic Tools.

The warehouse, which was damaged in the battle, has been repaired and shows no signs of damage. Only the missing greenery around it indicates that it has just undergone renovation.

"Kira's Wizardry, did you order your flying shuttle from here?" Daphne stood outside the warehouse, somewhat surprised.

"Yes." Lynn nodded. "You know this place?"

“Of course I know. Kira Wizard is a member of Silver Ring Academy just like me. I’ve heard of her name before. It’s said that Kira Wizard’s fees are just as high as her skills.” Daphne’s tone was quite surprised. Shuttles are not cheap things, especially custom-made shuttles like these.

She was very curious about where Lynn got her money.

“Is that so? To be precise, this shuttle was a gift from Lady Kira.” Lynn smiled and then explained in a low voice, “I met Lady Kira at a seminar. I did her a small favor at first, so she agreed to make the shuttle for me and waived all the production costs.”

"However, I later helped Lady Kira, so she gave me the shuttle."

"Later... there was a seminar?" Daphne asked in surprise, "Was it that seminar?"

"Do you remember when I encountered a fugitive from the Exploration Association? The next day, I encountered his companions holding the wizard Kira hostage, and I helped call the law enforcement team to rescue Lady Kira."

"As for the seminar, I don't know which seminar you're referring to."

"A seminar where Lady Kira is also present... there probably aren't any other seminars." Daphne shook her head and sighed sincerely, "Every time I think I know you well enough, I always discover a side of you that I've never seen before."

"You're really amazing, Lynn."

Daphne's words came from the heart, and Lynn could feel the sincerity in them, so she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After a long pause, Lynn smiled and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, but I'm not good enough yet."

'At least, I'm not powerful enough to live the stable life I want yet,' he silently added to himself.

Lynn rang the doorbell, and a moment later the warehouse door opened, revealing Kira's figure.

"Long time no see, Lynn," Kira greeted warmly, then noticed Daphne beside her and smiled, "This must be the friend you were talking about. Welcome to visit!"
"Let me tell you, Lynn, this shuttle is truly my proudest creation so far! It's all thanks to the inspiration you gave me before. I never imagined you were so skilled in witchcraft."

As Kira spoke, she led the two into the warehouse.

As the group walked through the spacious warehouse passageway, they immediately spotted the sleek, gray-black shuttle quietly parked on the central platform.

Unlike the unfinished product Lynn had seen before, the shuttle's outer shell was now coated with a matte finish, and the Silver Ring Academy and Horsens School emblems, which could be concealed at any time, gleamed with a cold, icy quality under the light.

"Thanks to your suggestion, the core power module is 12% more efficient than before."

Kira came to the side of the shuttle, her fingertips lightly tracing the gray-black surface, her tone full of excitement: "The defense module has also been modified according to your suggestion. Now it can be better adapted to your specialty of lightning magic. Who would have thought that lightning magic could be used like this!"

Daphne couldn't help but look at Lynn. She had already witnessed Lynn's magic array techniques, but she only knew that he was very powerful, without having a concrete understanding of them.

But now even the well-known wizarding tool master is consulting Lynn's opinion, and his words are full of praise and admiration.

Daphne then realized that Lynn's current magic array skills could not be simply described as "powerful"; he was a true master!
Lynn reached out and touched the outer wall of the shuttle, immediately feeling its cool yet warm texture.

"The outer shell incorporates an active coating that I obtained with great difficulty, which has self-healing capabilities and also greatly enhances camouflage performance."

"It's simply a perfect masterpiece!" Kira exclaimed, stroking the shuttle's outer shell with obvious delight. "Come on, let me show you inside."

The hatch opened automatically, and the three of them stepped into the shuttle via the retractable escalator. Kira walked in front, pouted, shook her head, and complained to Daphne:
"However, let me make this clear beforehand: if you, Daphne, find the interior decoration lackluster, that's not my problem. That's what Lord Lynn requested—a minimalist style."

"If you ask me, this is the only flaw in this flying shuttle."

Lynn knew she was joking, and just smiled.

Daphne smiled and agreed, saying, "Lord Lynn has always been like this."

Although the interior of the shuttle is very simple, the space is carefully designed and the functional areas are clearly defined.

At the very front is a compact cockpit, with three curved crystal observation windows providing an extremely wide field of vision, and the control panel layout is simple and efficient.

Behind the cockpit is the activity area, which is equipped with basic rest seats and storage space.

Next to it was a spacious, independent meditation room, its walls made of a distinctly special material, with carefully arranged magical array circuits faintly visible, clearly providing a meditation aid effect far exceeding that of ordinary flying shuttles. Behind the meditation room were the power core and a small living area.

This configuration is more than enough for a wizard, and can even be used as a mobile home.

"Alright, this interior design isn't anything special. Come with me to see what's really interesting." Kira led them on a tour and then eagerly went to the driver's seat.

Kira stood in front of the cockpit, skillfully operating the control panel. The shuttle quickly and lightly hovered off the ground, moving so quietly it was like a ghost.

She then maneuvered the shuttle through the limited space of the warehouse, performing several high-difficulty maneuvers that defied intuition.

Throughout the process, the shuttle performed impeccably, especially in terms of stealth, which far surpassed other shuttles in the same class.

If an ordinary person had been blindfolded and in the warehouse just now, they probably wouldn't have been able to detect the movement of the shuttle.

And this is the effect even when the shuttle is not in active stealth mode.

“Fantastic, Lady Kira, this shuttle has completely exceeded my expectations; it’s absolutely flawless,” Lynn couldn’t help but praise.

The ability to conceal himself was the key thing he asked Kira for, and the results so far have truly amazed him.

“Apart from the interior decoration.” Kira pouted, parked the shuttle, moved aside from the driver’s seat, and turned around to say, “Alright, let’s bind the highest level of access.”

"Once it's bound, it officially belongs to you."

Lynn nodded and said earnestly, "Thank you, Lady Kira."

Then she slowly walked forward and shook her head: "No need to thank me. I have benefited a lot from helping you build this shuttle, especially the ideas you gave me, which have given me a lot of inspiration."

She looked up at Lynn and smiled, "Instead of thanking me, why don't you think about what to name it?"

Lynn placed his hand on the control crystal, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Let's call it Black Falcon."

(End of this chapter)