The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 260 Black Moon Medium Talisman Plate

In the pitch-black workshop, Lynn carefully examined the stone slab in his hand, aided by the light of a light spell.

One by one, the faint white starlight lit up, flickering on the gray stone slab.

After waiting a moment, the stone slab indeed sent him a familiar greeting—

Welcome, Your Excellency, the Holy Son of the Black Moon!

[You have been granted the highest level of access to the Black Moon Medium Rune Point Chart!]

'This is indeed a Black Moon relic.' Lynn smiled and probed into it with his spiritual sense.

His eyes lit up instantly, and he murmured excitedly to himself,
'This is actually a Black Moon relic used to aid in the study and research of Black Moon runes!'

The primary function of the rune point disk is to inscribe black moon runes, thereby assisting wizards in determining their rune points. It can also simulate and adjust the positions of rune points for more in-depth research.

This discovery answered a question that had been buried in Lynn's heart for a long time.

That is, the Black Moon script itself possesses unknowable characteristics, and the Black Moon runes that evolved from it are even more so.

Often, even if one recognizes the corresponding Black Moon script, understanding a Black Moon rune is by no means easy, let alone finding the rune points hidden within it.

Therefore, Lynn had always been very curious about how the wizards of the Black Moon Academy initially learned the Black Moon Runes. Surely not every wizard had a teacher who taught them step by step.

The appearance of the Rune Points Panel now undoubtedly answers Lynn's doubts.

Moreover, the symbolic disk is extremely useful to me!
'For a ready-made Black Moon rune, I don't need to understand which Black Moon characters it contains, nor do I need to understand how those Black Moon characters became Black Moon runes. I only need to know the location of its rune points to be able to replicate it.'

'This means that I only need to inscribe the Black Moon rune contained in the enforcement decree onto the rune point plate to easily determine its rune point location. Then I can inscribe it into my spiritual sea and master this rune!'

In this respect, the Black Moon Rune is simpler than the Witch Array. Users do not need to know the reason behind it; they only need to learn and understand the location of its rune points to successfully create a complete rune and use it.

Of course, the location of the rune points is also unpredictable, and the prerequisite for using the rune point disk is to first inscribe the complete Black Moon rune on it.

Therefore, this does not mean that anyone who obtains this rune disk can learn to create Black Moon runes. The prerequisite is still learning Black Moon script and understanding the structure of Black Moon runes.

However, this is already a great help to Lynn, who now happens to have a Black Moon rune whose structure he understands but which he has not yet mastered.

Lynn, holding the rune disk, looked around and found a complete chair in a corner. He then waved it to the platform. Under the effect of a cleaning spell, the dust on it fell away.

Lynn plopped down, preparing to inscribe the puppet runes he had recently acquired onto the rune plate!

'I wonder how powerful a Black Moon Rune can be inscribed on this Rune Plate.' Lynn suddenly thought of this and extended his mental energy to inquire.

A moment later, the talisman disk transmitted a level information he had never heard of before.

[The Black Moon Medium-Level Rune Plate can be inscribed with "Weak Level 0, Type 1, Type 2"; "Weak Type 1, Type 2"; and "Medium Type 1, Type 2" Black Moon runes.]

Lynn had never heard of such a classification, but generally speaking, the ranking system of most wizard systems corresponds to the wizard level system.

Therefore, the three different major ranks indicated by the Black Moon's medium rune disk may also correspond to the three major ranks of wizards.

—That was what Lynn thought, but then he noticed that in the system transmitted by the rune point disk, there were three different divisions in the minor ranks.

This could certainly be used to distinguish different types of Black Moon runes, but it could also correspond to Black Moon runes of different strengths!
Lynn was more inclined to the latter hypothesis, since if it was used to distinguish different types of Black Moon Runes, then there shouldn't be only three different types at the weakest level.

If it is used to distinguish different intensities, then the weak zero type can correspond to the wizard apprentice stage.

'So this also means that the Type II Black Moon Rune corresponds to... a sixth-tier wizard?'
'This is a Tier 6 Black Moon Relic?!'

Lynn was stunned by his own conjecture and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

Lynn had never even heard of a sixth-tier wizard, let alone seen one.

As far as Lynn knew, the strongest wizard in the entire Aurora Domain was only at the fourth rank, just like the Silver Ring Wizard. A sixth-rank wizard was already a mythical figure in Lynn's eyes.

'However, whether this is actually the case still needs further verification.' Lynn took a deep breath and began to inscribe the puppet runes.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

In the dimly lit underground workshop, nothing has changed; time seems to have stood still.

The pitch-black, rotten monster still stood silently behind Lynn, just as it had half a day ago.

"Success!" A low exclamation echoed in the underground workshop. Lynn stared at the Black Moon Medium Rune Plate in front of him and let out a sigh mixed with disbelief.

This disbelief did not stem from his successful inscription of the puppet runes, but from the information displayed on the rune point disc in the Black Moon.

'Weak Type I... The Puppet Rune is actually just a weak Type I Black Moon Rune.' Lynn stared at the information on the Rune Point Plate, unable to conceal the shock in his heart.

'This is actually a sixth-tier Black Moon relic!!'
In other words, the owner of this workshop is a sixth-tier wizard?
'No, no, being able to afford sixth-tier magical tools doesn't necessarily mean you're a sixth-tier wizard; you could just be a fourth or fifth-tier wizard...'

After letting his mind wander for a while, Lynn finally calmed down and silently reminded himself...

'Although the Black Moon Intermediate Rune Point Plate is tier six, it's ultimately just an auxiliary relic for studying and researching Black Moon runes. What truly enhances me is the Black Moon runes themselves…'

He lowered his head and began to memorize the positions of the rune points on the puppet runes.

Two more days passed, and Lynn finally mastered the puppet runes.

'The Puppet Rune's effect is indeed to create a puppet that can be freely controlled and possesses extremely strong regenerative abilities!'

'But this Black Moon Rune is different from the previous Black Moon Runes. Simply engraving it in the mind sea and using it can only generate a spiritual body similar to an alien spirit, and cannot unleash its maximum power.'

To unleash its full power, it's best to create a physical Black Moon Rune and provide high-quality materials to generate a more powerful golem, similar to the Rotten Monster!

Lynn glanced at the black, rotting monster beside him. This monster was clearly made of high-quality materials. Not only was its appearance not as twisted and disgusting as other rotting monsters, but it looked more like a knight in black armor, and its strength was also much greater.

'However, the alien spirit isn't entirely useless; after all, it doesn't require additional materials, and its self-healing ability is slightly stronger than that of the rotten monster.'

Standing up, Lynn subconsciously looked up at the stone wall above him.

Two and a half days have passed, and I wonder if the dust storms outside have stopped.

With that thought in mind, Lynn floated up and came to the stone wall, trying to glean any useful information.

When Lynn tried to probe the stone wall with his mental energy, he suddenly noticed several "buttons" lit up on the wall, corresponding to "open", "lock", "talk", and "monitor" respectively!
Lynn was overjoyed and immediately clicked on the monitor.

In an instant, the stone wall in front of them rippled like water, gradually becoming transparent and revealing the outside world.

After seeing it clearly, Lynn's heart sank.

It was gloomy, dark gray, and the stone wall presented a dim scene—the gray wind was still blowing, almost within reach.

Lynn could even see the tiny gray spots hidden within.

After a moment of silence, Lynn roused himself, returned to the ground, and continued his studies and cultivation.

After that, every one or two hours, Lynn would go to check on the outside situation.

And so, another four and a half days passed, and seven days had passed since the gray winds arrived.

The external situation has finally changed.

The gray wind seemed to be gradually weakening.

(End of this chapter)