Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 309 Attempting to Solve

The next afternoon, at exactly two o'clock, a guard in a gray uniform with an expressionless face knocked on the door of the stone house.

"Wizard Rowling, Master Evelyn has sent me to fetch you to the Absolute Silence Chamber."

Rowling had already made all the preparations.

He changed into a clean gray robe, put the protocol interference amulet close to his body, confirmed that his mental state and star power were in their best condition, gave Baha a few instructions on guarding the house, and then left the stone house with the guards.

Instead of taking the usual stairs and passageways, the guard led Roland to an inconspicuous corner on the first floor of the wooden tower, where there was a smooth, mirror-like black stone wall without any markings.

The guard placed his palm on a specific spot on the stone wall and whispered a spell.

The stone wall slid silently inward, revealing a narrow staircase extending downwards behind it, its walls inlaid with crystals that emitted a cold, white light.

After walking down the spiral staircase for a long time, the air grew colder and colder, and the light became dimmer and dimmer, leaving only the cold light of the crystal.

The surrounding stone walls gradually changed from ordinary gray-white to a deep, light-absorbing black material, and Rolin could feel powerful isolating and sealing energy flowing on them.

Finally, at the end of the stairs, there was another large black metal door.

Two people were standing at the door: Master Evelyn and Hawke.

"Go in, Aurora is already inside." Master Evelyn nodded to Roland, then said to Hawke, "Guard the door, no one is allowed to come near."

Hawke responded in a deep voice, his imposing figure standing like a wall at the top of the stairs.

Master Evelyn pushed open the metal door.

Inside the door is a perfectly spherical room, about ten meters in diameter.

The walls, floors, and ceilings were all made of the same smooth, matte black metal, etched with countless layers of complex and dazzling arrays of runes.

In the center of the room floats a platform made of transparent crystal, about two meters in diameter. On the platform sits an old woman with snow-white hair, a kind face, and eyes as deep as the starry sky, wearing a dark blue robe adorned with silver stars.

She is Master Aurora, the stargazer.

She exuded a peaceful, vast, and all-encompassing spiritual aura, quite unlike the sharp insight of Master Evelyn.

"Evelyn, and this young man, is that Rolin?" Master Aurora opened her eyes, her voice gentle yet carrying a strange penetrating power, resounding directly in the minds of the two.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Master Aurora." Master Evelyn nodded slightly.

"It's alright. The exploration of the unknown is always fascinating." Master Aurora's gaze fell on Rolin, a gaze that seemed to penetrate flesh and look directly into the soul.

"Child, come up here and sit across from me."

"Relax and trust me, as you would trust the flowing starlight."

As instructed, Rolin walked up to the crystal platform and sat cross-legged opposite Master Aurora.

The platform was cool, but once you sat on it, you felt a gentle energy supporting your body, which was very comfortable.

Master Evelyn stepped back to the doorway and closed the metal door.

Only Master Aurora and Rolin remained in the room.

"Now, close your eyes, regulate your breathing, and calm your mind."

"Don't suppress it deliberately, and don't guide it deliberately; let it flow naturally." Master Aurora's voice, like a hypnotic melody, slowly rose.

Rowling did as instructed.

Close your eyes, and the power of [Quiet Dust Star] will naturally circulate, allowing your mind to settle into the calmest, deepest state.

"Very good—now, slowly and gently move your attention to the mark on your left wrist."

"Don't try to activate it, just sense it, like sensing a tiny pebble under your skin."

Rolin's mental energy brushed against the inside of his wrist like the gentlest tendrils.

From the location of that hidden mark, a faint but undeniably present sense of cold order emanated, completely out of place with the surrounding flesh and blood.

"I sensed it—" Master Aurora's voice carried a strange rhythm, "a protocol anchor embedded in the rules of life."

"Cold, orderly, and with a strong sense of purpose."

"It was very quiet, well shielded by some kind of force."

Luo Lin could sense a vast and gentle spiritual power, as boundless as the starry sky, carefully and gradually approaching the mark, guided by his own spiritual power.

It wasn't a rough exploration; it was more like using the most delicate starlight to illuminate and outline the contours of an object.

The marker remained silent, showing no reaction.

"Now, I will try to use Starlight Touch to analyze its surface protocol encoding structure."

"This process may cause it to awaken slightly."

"If you feel any discomfort or unusual movement, tell me immediately," Master Aurora's voice became even more ethereal.

Luo Lin focused his mind and prepared.

That vast spiritual power began to change.

As if transformed from a calm sea of ​​stars, countless extremely fine, shimmering threads of starlight gently coiled around the spiritual projection where the mark was located.

The instant the starlight threads touched the surface of the mark—

hum!

A sharp burning pain suddenly shot through Luo Lin's wrist!

The hidden mark instantly reappeared, bursting forth with a dazzling dark golden light!

A cold, intensely repulsive and wary thought, like a venomous snake awakened, surged back towards Master Aurora's spiritual power along the connection of the starlight threads!

Almost simultaneously, the protocol interference amulet in his arms suddenly became extremely hot!

A dark silver light shone through the clothing, fiercely clashing with the dark gold light of the wrist mark, attempting to suppress the mark's unusual movement again!

"Resistance—very strong—" Master Aurora's voice remained calm, but with a hint of solemnity. "It is refusing to investigate and is trying to trace the source in reverse—interesting, its protocol priority is very high."

The starlight threads did not retreat; instead, they became even more solid, weaving into a fine net that firmly enveloped and isolated the burst of dark golden light and icy intent within the crystal platform, preventing its fluctuations from leaking out.

Luo Lin felt as if his brain was being pierced by ice needles, with waves of sharp pain.

That was a mental backlash caused by the mark being forcibly stimulated.

He gritted his teeth and endured it, doing his best to maintain the stability of [Quiet Dust Star], while using the power of the interference amulet to suppress the further eruption of the mark.

The dark golden light struggled left and right within the net of starlight, but could not break through.

The chilling intent grew even more frenzied, continuously transmitting fragmented messages: "Unauthorized reconnaissance — Protocol violation — Location signal enhancement — Requesting support from nearby units —"

Nearby businesses?

Luo Lin's heart tightened.

But then he realized that this was deep underground of the wooden tower, with the strongest isolation barrier, so the signal from the marker should not be able to get out.

Master Aurora clearly received these messages as well.

Her mental power suddenly increased, and the Starlight Web shone brightly, forcibly peeling away and analyzing the constantly flashing energy patterns representing specific protocol codes on the surface of the marker.

"Analyzing — Protocol Type: Higher-Order Legacy Recovery Protocol — Secondary Cleanup Item —"

"Target Encoding: Benign Rule Imprint Carrier (Unauthorized Symbiotic State) ————"

"Source Anchor: Fragment of the Scorching Hell, Heritage Protector Unit Information: 7743————"

Status: Pending execution (signal blocked) —

Cold, impersonal information was forcibly extracted by the power of starlight.

However, just as the analysis was about to touch upon the core structure that was marked deeper and might contain precise coordinates or higher-level instructions.

A sudden change has occurred!