The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 228 Silver Ring's Attitude and the Traceless Rune (4.2k)

Lynn chuckled. The first topic was information sharing from Black Moon Academy. If he spoke first, it would turn into a lecture.

"It would be better if you guys went first, and I could wrap things up last."

Although the Horsens School had a united and friendly atmosphere, it was not without distinction of rank.

“Yes, Lord Lynn.” Vic nodded respectfully, looked at the male apprentice who had spoken first, and said, “Bennett, you go first.”

“Okay.” Bennett stood up, bowed first to Lynn’s badge, then to the other students, before speaking slowly.

"The information I want to share about the Black Moon Academy is the Black Moon Relics."

"The so-called Black Moon Relics are actually a special kind of magical tool from the Black Moon Academy, characterized by mysterious and unrecognizable Black Moon script..."

The format and process of the Golden Thorn Discussion are actually very similar to the seminars I've joined before, but it's more candid and more humane.

It's important to understand that while both the seminars and the previous Black Moon Exploration Association sessions included information exchange, they would never so readily reveal valuable information...

Lynn listened quietly at the back, his thoughts drifting like clouds.

About half an hour later, the first topic ended, and it was Lynn's turn to wrap things up.

“I have heard all the information you exchanged, and I would like to add two points.”

"First of all, there is the Holy Mi Ring Realm. The Holy Mi Ring Realm is indeed a plane left behind by the Black Moon Academy, and it was not built by the Silver Ring Academy. The Holy Mi that exists in it is said to be a creation of the Black Moon Academy."

"Secondly, the ruins of Black Moon Academy do indeed exist in the Crimson World of Horsens Wizard Territory. They have been shared with Silver Ring Academy by Lord Horsens, but why they haven't been extensively developed is still unclear."

Then, Lynn pointed out some errors in the apprentices' communication. The apprentices expressed their gratitude repeatedly, and he smiled, signaling to move on to the next topic. His tense heart, which had been taut for days, unconsciously relaxed.

"The second topic is whether the Silver Ring Academy will open the newly discovered Black Moon ruins to the public?"

Lynn found the topic quite interesting.

This time, Vic, the host, spoke first, saying with great certainty, "Silver Ring Academy will definitely open the Black Moon Ruins to the public!"

"Now, if we walk down the streets of Silver Ring City, at least 9 out of 10 wizards are talking about the newly discovered Black Moon Ruins, and most of those 9 wizards are complaining about the domineering behavior of Silver Ring Academy."

"In addition, the newly discovered Black Moon Academy ruins are far from Silver Ring City and cover a vast area, making them difficult to defend. Silver Ring Academy will probably be unable to withstand the pressure sooner or later and open the ruins to the public."

Vic's words made some sense, and many of the Golden Thorn apprentices nodded in agreement.

Of course, some apprentices also held opposing views.

One voice after another rang out, creating a lively atmosphere.

It can only be said that the wanted notice issued by Silver Ring Academy against the Black Moon Exploration Association has, by a twist of fate, caused the news of the Black Moon Academy ruins to spread widely, becoming the hottest topic in Silver Ring City.

The discussion lasted for more than half an hour, and the apprentices' arguments not only did not subside, but intensified.

The discussion was only supposed to last two hours; if it continued like this, there wouldn't be time to move on to the next topic!

The moderator, Vic, stepped forward and paused the discussion, looking at Lynn: "Mr. Lynn, what is your opinion?"

"Will Silver Ring Academy allow the Black Moon Academy ruins to be opened to the public...?" Lynn stood up and smiled, "Both of the students' points are very good, and each has its own logic."

"As for my opinion... to be honest, I don't know."

Lynn's smile faded slightly as he glanced at the students and said slowly, "However, whether Silver Ring Academy opens the ruins has nothing to do with whether the Black Moon Ruins are easy to guard, nor with the opinions of the wizards of Silver Ring City."

"The only factor that has ever determined whether Silver Ring Academy opens the Black Moon Ruins has been—"

"The Silver Ring Wizard's attitude."

The lecture hall was very quiet, and the apprentices were deep in thought.

The Horsens School has an excellent internal environment, where the relationship between apprentices and mentors is more like that of a master and apprentice from a previous life. The relationships between classmates are also more like those of classmates from a previous life.

Overall, both friendship and interests are given equal importance.

However, the wizarding schools outside the school only care about profits, and are more like large corporations. Not to mention the backstabbing and infighting among classmates, it's not uncommon for professors to harm students and for students to retaliate against their professors.

Therefore, Lynn's words were somewhat difficult to understand for many of the Golden Thorn apprentices who grew up in the Horsens School.

"Dear students, you must understand that Silver Ring Academy is not the same as the Horsens School," Lynn added at the end, before sitting back down and ignoring the students' whispers.

The last topic was about the Black Moon Exploration Association, and Lynn mostly listened without saying much.

Once the main topic discussion was finished, it was time for the apprentices to have their own discussion.

Lynn felt he had relaxed enough, and after answering some more questions from the apprentices about cultivation, he quietly left.

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Another five days passed.

In the meditation room, Lynn excitedly muttered to himself:

"Floating, light, fast... I never imagined that such a complex second-generation core rune of the Traceless series would be composed of only these three characters!"

On the stone table in front of him were two completely disassembled Wuji II machines, placed symmetrically on the left and right.

The core rune area, which was originally obscure and difficult to understand, has now been completely understood, and Lynn no longer feels completely confused.

However, the cost is also high.

Lynn exhaled and summoned the Insightful Light Screen.

The previously abundant secondary hybrid energy source above has now been completely reduced to zero.

'If only energy were endless, we could always receive blessings from the world.'

After calming himself down, Lynn looked at the core runes of the second generation of Wuji in front of him.

The runes were about the size of a fingernail, mainly silver-white with some gold and gray-black mixed in. The material was similar to flowing liquid metal, with a dazzling luster and constantly emitting a faint light.

Upon closer inspection, the core runes of the entire Wuji II generation are flat and elongated, thin at the top and thick at the bottom, resembling an isolated steep blade or a broken sword tip.

If you zoom in further, you can get a glimpse of its intricate structure.

Lynn couldn't understand it at first, but now he clearly understands that the runes, from top to bottom, correspond to the black moon characters as "light", "float", and "speed".

Although the three are positioned above and below each other, they are intertwined and blended together, forming a perfectly natural whole. To achieve this effect, the three black moon characters underwent an extremely complex transformation process, making each one completely different.

At least Lynn hasn't discovered any patterns yet.

In addition to the three black moon characters that make up the core rune, there are some additional structures.

At first, Lynn thought that these structures were also derived from the Black Moon script, and he was in a dead end. In the end, he spent a lot of effort to realize this and get out of the misunderstanding.

“Mithril, magic gold, fine patterned iron…” Lynn took out the materials one by one, took a deep breath, and began his first attempt to create a complete second-generation core rune of the Traceless!

Previously, Lynn had created the sub-runes "Light", "Float", and "Speed". Although they were not particularly magical, their structure and shape were no different from the sub-runes extracted from the Unmarked Rune.

It's time to assemble them!

As Lynn channeled his magic, the mithril in his hand softened instantly, quickly turning into a liquid and taking shape according to his will.

Although the Black Moon Rune is not a specific item, it does require a container.

In the second generation of the Untraceable series, the primary materials used for this purpose were mithril, magic gold, and fine-textured iron. These are common materials for crafting magical implements, and they are neither difficult to find nor easy to identify.

However, like the Black Moon script, the Black Moon runes inherently possess the property of preventing prying. Not only is the structure difficult to understand, but the specific material of the object they carry also becomes difficult to discern.

It was only after Lynn completely disassembled the core runes of the second generation of the Traceless that he figured out the specific material of the carrier.

As for whether these materials are absolutely necessary as the carrier, Lynn is not yet certain. This is because he has only just figured out the material of the carrier of the Black Moon Rune of the second generation of the Traceless. The research progress on the previously disassembled Enforcement Order is still at the stage of identifying the Black Moon characters within, let alone figuring out the material of the carrier.

Perhaps it was because of his profound knowledge and insightful understanding, or perhaps it was because Lynn was lucky today.

In short, half a day later, Lynn's first official creation of the Traceless Second Generation Rune was a great success!

Lynn placed the two Boundless II runes together. The one on the left was slightly dim, which was the original core rune of Boundless II, while the Black Moon rune on the right was radiant, which Lynn had just created.

Although they differ slightly in appearance, they are essentially the same. Lynn estimates that the reason why the core runes of the original Wuji II were slightly dimmer is due to the ravages of time.

Ultimately, the fact that the Black Moon artifacts are still functioning normally after tens of thousands of years is already a rare miracle.

Moreover, the materials used in these Black Moon relics are not special; they are all common materials today.

'The reason why the Black Moon Relics have been able to withstand the passage of time is probably because of the core Black Moon Rune,' Lynn thought to himself, and then picked up the rest of the Traceless Second Generation to examine it.

In general, the modules closer to the core Black Moon Rune in the second generation of the Traceless series showed less aging—this is enough to prove his conjecture above.

Lynn put down the completed second-generation Black Moon Rune, slowly exhaled, and closed his eyes to recover his energy.

A dozen minutes later, Lynn opened his eyes again.

He glanced at the neatly arranged, disassembled Wuji II on the table, picked up the original core rune and put it aside, then picked up the core rune he had just made, preparing to reassemble the entire Wuji II.

Only in this way can we truly verify whether the current Wuji II core rune has been successfully created!
During this time, Lynn had lost count of how many times he had disassembled and reassembled the Traceless II. It could be said that he knew every detail of this Black Moon relic by heart.

Therefore, he successfully reassembled the entire Wuji II in just a few minutes.

Taking a deep breath, Lynn tried to channel magic into the second generation of the Untraceable One.

hum-

A soft buzzing sound accompanied by a faint light rang out, and Lynn's face lit up with joy, but he froze the next moment.

With a sizzling sound, the faint light emanating from the Traceless II quickly dimmed, and then charred marks appeared on the lower part of its surface!

Lynn frowned deeply, his hands moving rapidly, and in an instant, he disassembled the newly assembled Wuji II.

The various modules were scattered on the desktop. Lynn checked them one by one and quickly found the problem.

'The startup module is damaged; it looks like it was caused by an excessive surge in power.'

Lynn looked at the charred part in his hand, his expression more pleased than worried.

He roughly knows what's going on.

'It's estimated that because the newly created traceless runes hadn't aged yet and required more magical energy, the activation module, which was already on the verge of failure, couldn't withstand the sudden increase in magical energy pressure and was completely destroyed.'

With his master-level wizarding tools, Lynn recreated the new activation module in just half an hour. He then spent another half hour repairing and refurbishing the aging and damaged parts of the second-generation Untraceable Machine before reassembling it and starting his second attempt.

In the meditation room, soft, bright crystals cast a clear white light. Lynn held the second generation of the Wuji, his eyes filled with anticipation.

hum-

It is also infused with magic.

This time, the startup process of the second generation of Wuji went very smoothly without any unexpected events.

A moment later, it fully activated and hovered silently in the air.

"Success!" Lynn was overjoyed, unable to hide the smile on his face.

Taking a few deep breaths, Lynn suppressed his excitement and began to examine the various indicators of the new Wuji II.

You don't know until you test it, and the test results gave Lynn a real shock!
Originally, the Black Moon Relic of the second generation of the Traceless Sword was designed to grant wizards the ability to fly, essentially adding a flight spell. Its main advantage is that it allows wizards to achieve faster flight speeds with less magic power, while also providing a degree of concealment.

Using Lynn's Golden Mist Shadow Technique as a comparison, when the second generation of Wuji used it at full power, the speed was about 80% of the Golden Mist Shadow Technique, but the magic power consumption was only about 60% of the Golden Mist Shadow Technique!

But those were the original, aged version of the second generation of the Untraceable. Now, Lynn's revamped version of the second generation of the Untraceable has nearly doubled its values!
If a wizard now wears the second generation of the Traceless Technique, their maximum speed has surpassed that of the Golden Mist Shadow Technique by 30%, and the energy consumption is only 90% of that of the Golden Mist Shadow Technique!
It's important to know that the Golden Mist Shadow Spell is no ordinary sorcery. Even among all the first-tier flight sorcery in the Silver Ring Library, it ranks in the top 5%!

Those long-duration flight spells that are stronger than the Golden Mist Shadow Technique can only reach a maximum speed that is at most 20% higher than it, and their energy consumption may not be lower.

From this perspective, the effect of the second generation of the Traceless series can be described as top-notch!

Moreover, the other components of the Traceless II are nothing special; its ability to achieve this is entirely due to the core runes.

"In other words, as long as the second-generation Black Moon rune is retained and the necessary power supply modules are added, its functionality can easily reach 90% or even 100% of the effect of the second-generation Black Moon relic!"

In an instant, countless ways to use the second-generation rune of the Traceless appeared in Lynn's mind.

But just as he was eager to try it, the school badge on his chest suddenly lit up.

'A message from Lord Horsens?' Lynn was taken aback and opened the details—

"Come to the office, Lynn."

(End of this chapter)