Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 310 Sudden Change

The marked dark golden light suddenly contracted inward, and then burst forth with a destructive energy shock that was several times stronger than before and carried the meaning of self-annihilation!

It's going to self-destruct!

Or, in other words, activate some kind of ultimate protection protocol to prevent deep analysis!

"Watch out!" Master Aurora's voice sounded urgent for the first time.

The Starlight Net instantly closed inward, attempting to suppress this destructive impact.

Luo Lin also felt a terrifying chill that seemed to freeze and annihilate his soul, rushing straight towards him through the mental connection!

At this critical moment, the protocol interference amulet in Rolin's arms seemed to be fully activated by the final, intense protocol burst, and the patterns on the dark purple rule substrate fragment began to flow with unprecedented brightness!

A more condensed, more authoritative, and seemingly higher-permissioned dark golden energy flowed from the amulet.

It's not confrontation, but rather—coverage, takeover!

This dark golden energy flow precisely cut into the interior of the destructive energy structure that the mark had erupted from, like the most skilled locksmith using a replicated access key to forcibly reverse the flow of several key energy points within it!

The devastating impact came to an abrupt halt!

The dark golden light emanating from the mark flickered violently a few times as if it had been choked, then quickly dimmed and disappeared again as if it had exhausted all its energy, leaving only a very faint, almost invisible dark golden mark under the skin.

The energy flow emanating from the amulet, carrying a higher level of permission, slowly dissipated after the takeover was completed and the situation calmed down.

On the crystal platform, only Master Aurora's steady but slightly rapid breathing and the cold sweat beading on Rolin's forehead remained.

The room was completely silent.

A few seconds later, Master Aurora slowly withdrew her starlight power and opened her eyes.

Her eyes were still deep, but her face showed obvious fatigue and a hint of shock.

"The protocol encoding of the tag layer has been successfully parsed."

"The deeper structure—is protected by an extremely powerful self-destruct protocol, which was almost triggered just now."

"Fortunately—" She looked at Rolin, her gaze falling on the amulet on his chest that had returned to calm, "your amulet, at the last moment, issued some kind of—protocol override command, forcibly aborting its self-destruction, and—it seems to have temporarily upgraded the authentication level of your identity?"

Rowling also found it unbelievable.

Amulets have this kind of function?

Is it because the protocol compatibility characteristics of the regular substrate fragments themselves, under extreme stimulation, are mistakenly identified as higher-authority instructions?

"What is the current status of the marking?" Roland felt his wrist, where only a little bit of numbness remained.

"It is in a state of silent standby."

"The self-destruct protocol has been temporarily overridden and frozen, and basic tracking functionality has been completely blocked by your amulet."

"But the deeper connection hasn't been severed; it remains an anchor point," Master Aurora analyzed. "The good news is that it shouldn't actively send any signals in the short term, nor should it be easily activated remotely."

"The bad news is that this coverage effect may be detected or overridden once you encounter a higher-level protocol unit, or under certain energy conditions."

She paused, then added, "Also, I caught some fragmented information while parsing the surface code just now."

"The origin of the mark, as you said, is indeed a heritage protector unit numbered 7743 from the fragments of the Scorching Hell."

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"But the protocol priority of the tag is set very high, which means you have been identified as a high-value recycling target."

"This usually means that you, or the benign rule imprint you carry, have special significance to the observer civilization or the protocols it left behind."

Rowling remained silent.

Moon Silver Flower — the only known successful example of ancient experiments.

This "special significance" is probably far beyond what we can imagine.

That concludes today's analysis. Continuing further would be too risky.

Master Aurora slowly stood up, her body swaying slightly, clearly indicating that she had exhausted herself.

"I will compile the parsed surface protocol codes and related information into a report and give it to Evelyn."

"Child, your amulet is not simple."

"Make good use of it, but also be careful with it."

"Any force based on ancient agreements is a double-edged sword."

"Thank you, Master Aurora." Roland also stood up and bowed respectfully.

Master Aurora waved her hand, walked to the door, and pressed a certain mechanism.

The metal door slid open silently.

Master Evelyn and Hawke immediately looked over.

"How is it?" Master Evelyn asked.

"The surface code has been parsed, but there is a strong self-destruct protocol protecting the deeper layers, which has not been breached."

"The mark has temporarily entered a silent standby state, overridden and shielded by his amulet's function," Master Aurora said briefly, her face showing weariness. "I'll send the detailed report over later."

"I need to rest for a while."

"Thank you for your trouble." Master Evelyn nodded and said to Rowling, "Go back and rest first. Come to my office tomorrow to discuss the analysis results and follow-up arrangements."

Rolin and Hawke escorted the slightly weary Master Aurora out of the Absolute Silence Chamber, while Master Evelyn stayed behind, seemingly checking the rune array in the room for damage.

Back in the stone house, Rowling felt utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Although the analysis process was brief, the mental confrontation and pressure were immense.

He drank some water, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep almost immediately.

The next day, when Rolin arrived at Master Evelyn's office on the upper floor of the wooden tower, Master Aurora's analysis report was already on her desk.

Master Evelyn's expression was more serious than usual.

"Sit down." She gestured to the chair opposite her. "I've read Aurora's report. The situation is more complicated than expected."

"Your tag has a high priority and comes with a strong anti-parsing self-destruct protocol."

"This means that you have been identified as a priority target by the observer protocol."

She pushed a copy of the report to Rowling.

"This is the parsed surface protocol content."

The core message is: you have been marked as a benign rule imprint carrier (unauthorized symbiotic state) and need to be reclaimed.

The recycling protocol is executed by the secondary cleanup sub-items under the higher-level legacy recycling protocol.

The source of the marker is the Heritage Protector unit of the Scorching Hell.

In addition, there are some scattered fields regarding protocol execution priorities and cross-regional coordination, suggesting that this revocation instruction may not be isolated, but rather part of a larger protocol network.

Rowling quickly skimmed through the report.

Behind the cold words lies a vast and purposeful automated law enforcement system.

"The good news is that your amulet performed better than expected at the crucial moment," Master Evelyn continued. "Aurora speculates that the fragment of the rule substrate at the amulet's core may contain a high-level universal protocol-compatible key fragment. When the mark was forcibly stimulated to its limit, it was mistakenly identified as a higher-authority instruction, thus overriding the self-destruct protocol and temporarily enhancing your security."

"But this is just speculation, and this coverage is not necessarily stable."

She looked at Rowling: "Based on this information, I have adjusted your research direction."

"Next, you need to focus on two things."

"First, we need to study that fragment of the regular substrate in depth and try to find out the specific rune array and energy logic that can issue protocol overriding instructions."

If this functionality can be reproduced or even enhanced, it will not only benefit your security, but may also open a window for us to understand, and even utilize, the observer protocol to a limited extent.

"Second, we began to systematically study ancient civilizations, especially the common language and symbol system of observer civilizations."

The Parliament Library contains some surviving books and rubbings, which, although incomplete, are enough to get you started.

Only by understanding their language and way of thinking can we gain a deeper understanding of their technology and protocols.

She paused, then took two new, silver-gray metal badges from the drawer and placed them on the table.

"Given your research potential and achievements, as well as the amulet's performance in this analysis event, I have requested a meeting of senior mentors."

"The meeting decided to grant you the qualification of research assistant exceptionally and to grant you partial access to the Ancient Encryption Archives."

"These two badges, one is your new identity marker, granting you higher privileges than ordinary full members;"

The other one is the archive's access key.

Your monthly base contribution point subsidy will also increase accordingly.

Research assistant, access to the Ancient Confidential Archives — this is undoubtedly a huge recognition and a significant allocation of resources.

"Thank you, Master Evelyn." Rowling took the badge; it felt slightly cool and heavy in his hand.

"No need to thank me, you earned this yourself." Master Evelyn waved her hand. "Remember, with great power comes great responsibility."

"Your current research has touched upon one of the most core and sensitive areas of Parliament."

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"Be extremely careful and adhere to confidentiality regulations."

"Any significant discoveries or anomalies must be reported to me immediately."

"I see."

"Alright, get back to work. My assistant will send over the new research assignments and reading list later."

Rowling left the office.

The two new badges on his chest were heavy, reminding him of his new identity and the responsibilities and opportunities that came with it.

Walking along the wide corridor of the wooden tower, looking out at the expansive view of the Dust Wind Plain, Luo Lin felt that the road ahead was clearer, but also more profound.

The truth behind the Observer Protocol, the secret of the Moonflower, and the tangled recycling mark on my own body—all of these require greater strength and more extensive knowledge to unravel.

The Secret Council, the Department of Ancient Relics and Anomalies, Master Evelyn's guidance, and the higher authority he had just acquired—these would become the most solid steps for him to climb this peak of knowledge.

He gripped the badge tightly and walked steadily toward the ancient archives.

New research has begun.