Baron Cullen

At this moment, the monk who came in to report showed a hint of disapproval on his face.

Even the senior mages in the association were helpless, so what could a young man whose extraordinary profession was warrior do?

He felt that the vice president was perhaps making hasty decisions based on desperation.

Soon, Brandon led Cullen to a high-level magic laboratory deep within the association.

In the center of the laboratory stood a three-dimensional magic model composed of countless rays of light and runes.

The orb of light in the model is slowly rotating in mid-air, emitting an ominous dark red glow.

Several high-ranking mages from the association stood around, but each of them had a worried expression on their face.

"That's the model of fourth-order blood magic that we built based on ancient records," Brandon explained. "However, even with a complete magic model, we still can't maintain the stability of those two nodes."

"I need to observe this carefully," Karen said, not in a hurry to give her an answer.

The monk following beside him opened his mouth, as if to say something.

But seeing that the vice president had no objections, he had no choice but to swallow his doubts and prepare to see how this arrogant young baron would end up, with a hint of wanting to see what would happen.

Karen's expression remained calm as she slowly turned her gaze to the magical model.

He quietly activated the mysterious runes deep within his right eye.

hum!

The field of vision switched instantly.

At this moment, the gaze of his right eye seemed to pierce through the dazzling dark red light and complex rune appearance, reaching the very core of the magic!

From his unique perspective, the model was no longer a fixed structure.

Rather, it is a dynamic system composed of a viscous, blood-like, dark red energy.

He could clearly see those extraordinary elements, like rivers of blood, surging and rushing along specific paths.

However, as it flowed through the third and seventh nodes, the blood river seemed to encounter invisible dams and a twisted channel, causing the energy flow to collide violently, surge, and swirl.

This makes the paths near the two nodes extremely unstable, with the light flickering erratically, as if they could collapse at any moment.

But with the insight of the mysterious runes, Karen noticed two extremely subtle paths, like inconspicuous streams, winding their way to the areas where the third and seventh nodes were located.

The other mages clearly regarded these two paths as insignificant substructures in the entire loop, focusing their attention on the two nodes or the main path.

However, he saw a peculiar phenomenon in the extraordinary elemental fluctuations operating along these two paths.

"Here...and here."

Karen extended his finger, pointing into the void at the two paths on the model that had been ignored by the other mages.

"The main function of these two paths does not seem to be to conduct extraordinary elements, but rather to regulate the frequency of the entire extraordinary circuit."

As soon as he finished speaking, the laboratory fell silent.

All the mages, including Vice President Brandon, turned to look in the direction Karen was pointing with his right hand.

Immediately afterwards, their faces were filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Karen continued, "We all know that the core of blood magic lies in 'plunder' and 'conversion,' which is inherently highly aggressive and completely opposite to the structure that modern magic pursues for absolute stability."

Therefore, I believe that what the third and seventh nodes need is not forced stability, but a dynamic balance.

If the strength and frequency of the extraordinary elements injected into these two paths are changed, it might be possible to guide the two nodes to achieve a dynamic stability.

His voice wasn't loud, but everyone listened attentively.

The mages standing in front of the magic model were taken aback at first, then looked in the direction Karen pointed and carefully sensed it by circulating their extraordinary elements.

They were all masters who had been deeply involved in magic for many years, but they had previously been trapped in fixed mindsets and misled by complex appearances.

Karen's reminder made everything suddenly clear to me!

"Adjusting the intensity and frequency of the injection... I see!" An old mage with gray hair slapped his thigh, his face showing ecstatic joy. "The core of blood magic lies in 'erosion' and 'transformation'!"

Using modern magical thinking to deconstruct blood magic, we've gone down the wrong path from the very beginning!

Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable!

"Lord Karen Waller, you are simply a magical genius!"

The mages immediately got to work, following Karen's instructions, and began adjusting the parameters of the extraordinary elements within the circuit.

The mage who had previously looked down on Karen was now completely ashamed and stood aside without saying a word.

He never expected that a baron who was so young and a warrior-class superhuman could actually see problems that other mages couldn't!

Is this the terror of talent?

Brandon stood beside Cullen, overwhelmed with shock.

One could say it was a coincidence.

But what about twice?

Moreover, this time it's an even more complex fourth-tier blood magic!

This understanding of the laws governing the operation and essence of extraordinary elements can no longer be described as "talent".

His gaze toward Karen grew even more intense and profound.

Is this young man truly a once-in-a-century dual-career genius?

Karen didn't pay attention to Brandon's gaze.

After all, he was only stating what he saw through the mysterious runes in his right eye.

However, after carefully observing the operation and structure of blood magic a second time, he gained a clearer understanding of the strangeness and power of this magic.

This shows just how terrifying the vampires were a hundred years ago!

...

Soon, news that Karen had seen through the fourth-tier blood magic spread like wildfire throughout the entire Mage Association.

This time, the shock was far greater than the last time, and even the association's top leaders were shocked upon hearing the news.

The one with the highest status is naturally the current president of the Mage Association.

Soon, Karen was invited to the top floor of the tallest obelisk in the Mage Guild.

That's the association president's office.

This is a room that is more spacious and more rustic than Brandon's private study.

The walls are not tall bookshelves, but are inlaid with natural magic crystals that can slowly absorb extraordinary elements from the air.

Therefore, the concentration of extraordinary elements in this room is frighteningly high.

There were two people standing in the room.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, dressed in a simple black-gray robe and with a thin face.

The other was a young woman dressed in combat uniforms common among mercenaries, with a long sword at her waist.

The woman appeared to be only in her early twenties, with a tall and straight figure, giving off a subtle sense of heroic spirit.

"President, Lord Karen has arrived." Brandon bowed respectfully to the two of them, then gestured for Karen to step forward.

At the same time, the two people turned around after hearing the sound.

"Lord Karen Waller, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Donald Bennett, the president of the Mage's Guild." The white-haired old man's voice was gentle, as if it carried a peculiar rhythm that calmed the mind. "Brandon has already told me everything about you."

I want to say, you're very funny, extremely funny.

Donald's gaze fell on Karen, and he immediately felt as if he were being scanned by some invisible force, as if he had no secrets whatsoever.

"It is my honor to meet the president." Coming back to her senses, Karen bowed.

As he spoke, he glanced at the young woman standing next to Donald.

Although he didn't activate the mysterious runes in his right eye, he could still faintly sense the extremely restrained yet terrifying aura emanating from this woman.

A thought suddenly arose in his mind for no apparent reason.

This woman seems to be even more powerful than the president of the Mage Association in front of him!