My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 266 My room is quite big

"Hey hey hey! My dear apprentice! You've finally arrived!"

"Come, come, sit down! Have you had breakfast yet? If not, what would you like to eat? I'll think of something!"

Seeing Russell's unusually attentive manner, Roland had a bad feeling.

As the saying goes, those who offer unsolicited favors are either treacherous or thieves.

Not to mention, from a standpoint of perspective, I am the student and the other party is the teacher; I am the one who needs something from the other party.

Suddenly, Roland had a flash of insight and stared at Russell's increasingly guilty smile, asking, "Teacher, you didn't take a kickback from the alchemical materials the Empire sent me, did you?"

"Hey Xiuxiu, what are you saying..."

Roland sighed, staring at the somewhat reserved Russell: "Hey, has anyone ever told you that you're actually not good at lying?"

"Besides, teacher, you don't need to be so nervous. When you become an apprentice, consider those materials as tuition."

"As long as it doesn't affect my subsequent modifications, it's fine."

Russell chuckled: "How could that be! Of course I know what I'm doing!"

"By the way, did you come up with any plans last night?"

Roland shook his head helplessly: "You'd better do it this way..."

Although he felt this wasn't the way to talk to a "teacher," Roland simply couldn't bring himself to treat this little brat with the same respect one would show to a teacher.

Then, he took out a stack of papers from his storage ring.

The top part is covered with densely packed rune inscriptions, along with their uses and various parameters.

"Let's take a look."

"At least in terms of rune principles, these are feasible, and I have already tested them by engraving them on the mithril plate."

"However, I conducted the experiments separately, so I don't know if these effects can work together."

After Roland finished speaking, he acted as if he were one of the guests and found a chair in the laboratory to sit down.

Russell stood there obediently, thoughtfully flipping through the paper in his hand.

It would occasionally utter strange sounds like, "You're pretty good, kid," "Oh wow, you've got ideas," or "You've got something."

Even with a cursory glance, and even though she might seem like a sassy, ​​flat-chested brat, Russell truly lives up to her reputation as a master.

Roland's idea was easily understood.

"Hmm, that's a great idea. Your knowledge of runes is very imaginative, and the underlying principles are surprisingly sound. It's definitely a theoretical possibility."

"However, it's clear that you haven't studied alchemy. Some of your ideas about circuit construction are still too idealistic, especially since this is something that will be used in your body."

"Even if it's as you say, and we can guarantee a 100% success rate for rune engraving, my personal suggestion is still not to add too many features."

"Although bio-alchemy may appear to involve implanting foreign objects into your body."

"But after implantation, the magic circuit will lose its original form and become integrated with your body."

"Unlike simple device modification and implantation, magic circuits are conceptually modifying your body."

"Essentially, it is a modification of the small source within your body. After the modification is completed, the operation of the small source within your body will no longer rely entirely on your meditation and natural operation."

"It will operate and converge more efficiently, faster, and more effectively according to the predetermined loop."

"When you actively mobilize it, you can also operate the magic faster and more efficiently."

"even……"

Russell paused for a moment, then began to explain to Roland with unusual seriousness: "The circuit itself is a product created by many sages who imitated the operating rules of the Great Source Magic."

"In the earliest days, before humans mastered magic, it was through artificially implanted magic circuits that humans were able to survive in the ancient times when the gods still roamed the world and dragons had not yet migrated to Dragon Island, fighting against demons and magical beasts."

“You’ve read the books I gave you, so you should know the legend, right? Xiao Yuan wasn’t born with it; it was created by human hands.”

Russell remarked, "Although there are some discrepancies, this legend is not entirely fabricated."

"Xiao Yuan truly exists inherently within every living being..."

"However, the micro-sources within the human body today are indeed different from those in ancient times. This is top-secret intelligence that I obtained by working at the Society of Historical Records!"

"Strictly speaking, those sages who invented the magic circuit did indeed improve the small-source quality of all mankind in some incomprehensible way."

"This is why only humans can achieve in just a few decades what long-lived species take hundreds of years to reach."

"Although human lifespan is short, many strong individuals emerge."

"Of course, this is just supplementary knowledge outside of class."

"What I'm trying to say is... please don't just think of the Magic Circuit as a simple implant."

"It is part of your body."

"When I had the implants done on myself back then, I thought about adding more features, just like you."

"After all, once the implantation and fusion are complete, the runes engraved on the circuits will become skills that can be released simply by circulating magic and thinking."

"But in the end, I only kept three features."

"The first is the simplest physical enhancement, which is essentially the implantation of a powerful body-enhancing rune that can automatically increase in strength with magical power."

"Secondly, my magic reserves have been enhanced, which means I have half as much magic power as my opponents of the same rank out of thin air, except for those with exceptional talent."

"The third is the enhancement of magic output. The effect is simple: it compresses magic and then releases it in a concentrated manner. It can suddenly hit the opponent."

"Thanks to these three effects, I was able to hold out for half a month when I was being chased by the rulers of the royal court and their royal army!"

Roland was somewhat surprised to see Russell with a smug look on his face.

Who would have thought that this seemingly ordinary guy would have such a high level of combat power?

Indeed, those few hundred years were not wasted.

Moreover, while these three effects sound simple, constructing an effective rune structure is not easy.

Especially the runes for physical enhancement and mana reserves.

The rune inscriptions used in the magical world today are completely different from the primordial runes Roland possesses.

The original runes only needed to be drawn to exert their symbolic power. However, runes need to go through the stages of "word formation" and "sentence construction".

A single rune is useless.

Russell then added, "You've got some nerve, kid."

"Let's not even talk about your fancy effects."

"They actually dared to use four effects."

"And it's actually structurally feasible..."

"Moreover, it even achieved two completely different effects with a single set of runes."

A hint of regret appeared in Russell's unusually serious gaze: "I'm not kidding."

"I really regret not meeting you sooner."

"You are a true genius."

"Not just in terms of knowledge and wisdom."

"Alchemy and runes sometimes require more imagination and a bold heart to try new things."

Roland sighed: "So after all this talk, when do we begin?"

“Tch, impatient brat.” Russell scoffed, then said, “Come with me first. Even though it’s a crash course, it’s not that easy.”

"Since you're confident in rune inscription, I'll skip that one."

"Now you still need to learn three courses."

"The first skill: the creation of magic circuits."

"Second topic: Precautions for implanting magic circuits."

"The third door: how to guide the creation of magic circuits."

After saying that, Russell put his hands on Roland's shoulders: "Roland, once your physical condition is better, you should continue to study with me, right?"

"Otherwise, all my knowledge would really only be written into books and compiled into various research and experimental data to be passed down."

Roland laughed: "Of course I will learn, after all, I am very interested in the parts of alchemy that involve 'ascension' and 'descendance'."

Russell laughed: "Want to learn this? Then you'll need to read far more books than just those."

"It's okay, I'm young."

Russell: "..."

……

Roland once thought that going to school was a very boring and tedious process.

that's the truth.

Even after time-traveling, he didn't find studying to be a particularly enjoyable thing.

Until now.

Perhaps it was out of interest, or perhaps it was Russell's unconventional yet insightful teaching style, but Roland felt almost no boredom whatsoever.

Before you knew it, it was late at night.

Roland even forgot to go home and have dinner with Kalia.

Kalia delivered lunch and dinner to the lab with a resentful look on her face.

Of course, she also brought Russell's share.

This is Roland's only two rest days today.

Russell stretched and then looked at Roland with satisfaction.

"Hmm, I'm starting to admire you more and more, kid!"

"It's getting late, let's call it a day."

Even if you're not tired, please be considerate of the elderly.

"Although I have lived a long life, it is all thanks to external forces. I do not have the same spirit as those immortal beings."

With that, Russell kicked Roland out of the laboratory.

This disappointed Roland, who had originally planned to continue discussing some ideas with Russell.

However... after going outside and feeling the cold wind, a sense of fatigue welled up inside me.

"Oops, it's so late already?"

"Forget it, I should get a good night's sleep and come back tomorrow."

But when Roland returned home, he felt that the atmosphere inside the house was a bit strange.

He didn't even see Kalia curled up in the recliner reading a book in the living room.

When asked about the external brain that Roland had temporarily provided to Kalia, the Demon King didn't give a direct answer, but simply pointed towards the bedroom.

"have you slept?"

"Yeah, it's so late."

Roland shook his head, and after turning off the kerosene lamps in the living room, he opened the bedroom door and went inside.

"Huh?! Where's my bed?!"

"No fighting! Buhao!"

When Roland discovered that his bed had disappeared and that the room was unusually bright, he turned around abruptly.

Kalia was already hanging around his neck, her loose hair draped over Roland's neck, causing a slight tickling sensation.

A breath of warm air accompanied the whispered words into Roland's ear.

"Oh dear, why are you so late? I've been waiting for you for ages."

(End of this chapter)