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

Chapter 271 Anchoring the Stars at This Moment

After getting a clear idea out of his head, Roland's inspiration flowed like a spring, and his ideas about runes poured out like a turtle that couldn't hold back any longer.

Under the overload of the brain, sets of runes were constantly written out and then crossed out.

For Roland, this was a rare hurdle to overcome.

But Russell felt that his student was finally starting to look like a normal person.

If someone can write out an effective and usable rune set for such complex spell effects in just a few words, then Russell has nothing to say.

The right thing to do is to quickly build a good relationship with your apprentice and latch onto his powerful backer!
Even so, given Roland's current talent and financial resources, she has long wanted to curry favor with him.

Russell ignored Roland and, after preparing the necessary materials for the constellation after nightfall, went down the mountain to inform Kalia and invited her to the laboratory to witness Roland's momentous event.

Kalia readily agreed.

After spending some time preparing some bento boxes, I took my external brain and Russell to the lab.

only……

Whether it was just his imagination or he was being too sensitive, Russell felt a familiar magical aura emanating from this little witch.

Well, it must be an illusion.

Moreover, this girl is no ordinary person; she exudes a subtle sense of danger that sends shivers down one's spine.

Despite her relatively low rank, she exuded an aura that suggested she needed to take things seriously to secure a victory.

Perhaps that's why it felt somewhat familiar to her.

Russell didn't think much about it; the most important thing she needed to think about right now was how to help Roland solve the problem of anchoring the concept of stars.

In order to curry favor with this powerful figure, the unscrupulous alchemist, whose moral compass had almost completely disappeared after a long life, was prepared to stop at nothing.

Kalia was both happy and disappointed.

I'm happy because Roland's health problems have finally been resolved.

According to Russell, if Roland hadn't had so many requirements for the circuit's functionality, it would have been cured by now.

The disappointment stems from the fact that their wonderful life together as a couple may be coming to an end.

Don't do this kind of thing!
I don't want this to end, that I can rightfully have Roland all to myself and live a happy, peaceful life with him!

Even if it's going to end, let's wait at least another ten years before talking about it again!
To be honest, Kalia has been deeply immersed in playing the role of a married woman for the past month.

Although life was somewhat mundane and uninteresting, Kalia felt a deep sense of contentment.

If she could, she really wished this kind of life would never end.

However, she is at least sensible and knows when to stop.

Moreover, having once been responsible for drawing away Wang Tingjun's scouts, she knew very well that this place was not actually safe.

He had previously used methods to steer Wang Tingjun astray from the investigation, but sooner or later they would find their way back.

After all, the general location had already been identified from the beginning, and once all the other places had been investigated, it would be time to investigate the village where they were located.

She was confident she could escape with Roland, but... after spending over a month together, she didn't want this peaceful village to suffer annihilation because of her and Roland.

To avoid attracting attention, it's best to slip away quietly once Roland's health improves.

With this in mind, Kalia led the Demon King and Russell back to the laboratory.

But Roland was still working and experimenting at this time.

The attempt was to create a rune from the vast array of rune combinations that could be used to anchor a concept.

Kalia was a little curious.

She wasn't unfamiliar with Roland's serious work ethic.

But this was the first time she had ever seen Roland so earnest, so engrossed in his work that he seemed oblivious to everything else.

Instead of disturbing Roland, she went into a room in the laboratory, as arranged by Russell.

"Just find somewhere to sit. The room is a bit messy, please don't mind."

"Roland is at a crucial moment, so let's not disturb him."

"This is my bedroom, which also serves as a small laboratory."

After giving a brief introduction, Russell gestured for Kalia to sit down. After Kalia found a chair among a pile of clothes, experimental materials, and alchemical tools that seemed to have no use, Russell turned to the lab table in the room and began conducting experiments on circuit construction.

Although, given her strength and experience, the construction of the magic circuit had reached a point of near perfection.

The conditions being met at this moment are merely to test its stability, so that during the implantation process, the problem doesn't occur with the rune itself, but rather with the circuitry carrying the rune, leading to implantation failure.

In that case, she'll have to throw away her title of "master".

Although there aren't many people in the world who still recognize me these days, some annoying elf will definitely publicize my defeat!
Russell's mood soured at the thought of that white-haired dwarf.

But when she thought about how she had taken in a disciple whose talent, wealth, and status were all terrifying, she stopped being angry.

She's already beaten that short, white-haired guy by a huge margin!
Roland even had the intention to actively seek knowledge!
Another win!

Hmph, what kind of students can that silly elf who only knows how to act cute attract?
Even a witch as gifted as Kalia probably wouldn't approve of that elf's teachings. Russell thought to himself, his curiosity rising within him.

Although they had been together for a month, Roland rarely talked about his life with her, except for his research and alchemy.

This is a rare opportunity; perhaps I can get some information out of his girlfriend?

For example, who exactly is this kid?

I've been hiding in this village for two or three years now, during which time intelligence work has almost completely stopped.

Besides conducting experiments in the lab every day, he helps the villagers deal with external threats and purchases some daily necessities.

Sometimes I would make some small props and ask the villagers to sell them in the neighboring Xita City, so that I could earn money and the villagers could also make some money.

After all, these villagers, who can barely make a living by farming and hunting, sometimes need some help to survive better.

Not to mention that this is just a small village on the border.

Russell did his best for the village in order to live a better life in seclusion.

Without her help, there would be very few survivors in this village long ago.

Getting back to the main point, in the two or three years since she was isolated from the world, apart from that genius Grand Inquisitor of the Holy See, she hadn't heard of any other young talents.

She was quite certain that Roland had suddenly appeared and risen to prominence within the last two or three years.

A man of this caliber could never remain unknown.

"Kalia, how did you and Roland meet?"

Russell spoke casually, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

"Eh, why are you suddenly asking me this!" Kalia, who was initially at a loss and unsure of what to do, became nervous upon hearing this.

While feeling nervous, Kalia was also a little embarrassed.

Even after the incident was completely over, Kalia still felt a little guilty towards Roland.

After all, if it weren't for him, Roland could have avoided a lot of trouble.

For some reason, she was quite willing to share this story.

With a touch of shyness in her voice, Russell and the Demon King heard Kalia's version of their encounter story for the first time.

The Demon King had asked Roland this question before.

However, this guy's storytelling skills were not high. He simply described the process of the two meeting in a chronological manner, which was completely uninteresting.

However, in Kalia's words, this originally unremarkable story of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress and incidentally saving his homeland suddenly became vivid.

It seems that all those storybooks this girl read weren't for nothing.

She truly achieved the level of someone who, even without having eaten pork, had seen pigs run. Despite never having participated in the writing and publication of stories, Kalia's storytelling skills were already superb.

With appropriate pauses and pauses, Kalia expands a simple story into a two-hour theatrical version.

The event concluded when Russell, who was completely engrossed in the music, handed Kalia a glass of water.

"That's just the way it is."

“I never expected this… the process was so convoluted.” Russell clicked his tongue in surprise, then began to give his comments seriously: “But from the perspective of the story, it would have been more exciting if the ninth-ringed mage who came to the rescue had arrived late, and then you and Roland had worked together to help the city garrison colonel resolve the crisis in the city.”

In a rare display of wit, Kalia kept Flam's existence a secret from beginning to end, instead bringing in the court archmage Sean, whom she had met once before, as a savior.

Regarding Russell's negative reviews, Kalia sighed: "After all, this isn't a story. Although there's been a little bit of embellishment, if the situation hadn't been handled properly, it could have resulted in a plague outbreak!"

Russell nodded: "That's true... but your vigilance was indeed lacking. It was a trap that was quite easy to see through, yet you fell for it."

"Without Roland's help, things would have spiraled completely out of control."

Kalia remained noncommittal, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Just then, a strong surge of magical energy and a burst of green light emanated from outside the door.

Russell suddenly stood up, pushed open the door, and went out. Kalia quickly followed him out.

At the lab table, Roland looked at the rune array floating in mid-air, emitting a faint green light, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"It worked... Sure enough, my intuition at sea was right."

“Anchoring... the power of the World Tree can indeed be used in this area.”

As Russell and Kalia burst out of the room, the runes before Roland's eyes once again emitted a blinding green light, and a vast amount of magic was mobilized from the Great Source, enveloping Roland.

A thick, green beam of magical light shot straight into the sky.

The midday sky was now dim. The night and the stars briefly obscured the blinding sun.

The next moment, Roland, who was in the green pillar of light, felt a connection between himself and the sky.

Meanwhile, the magic circuit model, which had been placed aside and stored away, began to materialize under the influence of the massive amount of magic power unleashed by the Great Source.

Russell's eyes widened, then he immediately rushed out: "Oh no! Roland! Focus! We might have to implant a circuit in you in the worst-case scenario!"

(End of this chapter)