Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

Dago believed that Isidore had once possessed the Ancient Star Book, because the starry sky depicted in the Ancient Star Book was quite similar to the scene inside Isidore's magic arm ring, only more vast, profound and mysterious.

Dargo slowly immersed himself in the book, as if he were in a real starry sky and a vast ocean.

In the empty metal hall, time slipped away silently like sand through one's fingers.

After an unknown amount of time, Dago slowly opened his eyes, a strange expression appearing on his face.

"This seems to contain a very sophisticated method of meditation."

Dago looked down at the "Ancient Star Book" in his hand and muttered to himself.

While studying the "Ancient Star Book," he unconsciously entered a meditative state, and then his mental energy seemed to undergo some subtle and wonderful transformation.

To verify this, Dago closed his eyes again, this time without flipping through the "Ancient Star Book," and simply meditated.

Tracing back to his previous state, unlike his previous meditations, Dago tried to visualize the starry sky and the trajectory of each star in his mind.

Gradually, a semi-transparent pale golden halo emanated from his body, spreading outwards in concentric circles like gentle waves washing over a beach. With each wave, the released spiritual energy fluctuations seemed to become purer.

After a moment, Dago stopped meditating.

"It is indeed a meditation method."

The meditation methods of the ancient wizards were countless times more complex than the [Basic General Meditation] that Dago was currently practicing. With Dago's mental strength, which was dozens of times greater than that of a late-stage third-ring wizard, he was not even able to "inscribe" it in a short period of time.

"You need to visualize enough stars in your mind and complete a full astrological chart reading before you can formally begin to understand the basics."

Astrological calculations were the "game" he and Rona played in the starry night, manipulating the stars to achieve changes in the celestial sphere, from the simplest changes in light and darkness to the alternation of day and night, the cycle of seasons, and the passing of years.

The changes in the trajectories of stars and the patterns of constellations involved are incredibly complex.

The reason Dago told Ronaldo that "he lost" was because his reasoning was far inferior to Ronaldo's; Ronaldo seemed to be handling things with ease until he was completely unable to continue.

The contents of the "Ancient Star Book" constantly reflect these changes.

Dago set aside the discovery for the time being, then took out Isidore's magic armband and focused his mind into the armband's space.

Within the arm ring space, a vast sea of ​​runes floated silently, with the core rune representing [Spell Control] at the very center.

Following his comprehension of the Ancient Star Book, Dago gently manipulated a runic star before him.

In an instant, the previously silent runes began to light up one after another, illuminating a small patch of "starry sky" that slowly began to rotate.

Immediately afterwards, a continuous stream of mysteries poured into Dago's mind—knowledge about the runes that Dago had "illuminated," which also contained the profound secrets of the core [Arcane].

Dago was slightly shaken, and only then did he understand why Rona had said that the "Ancient Star Book" would help him comprehend Isidore's lineage of magicians.

This kind of acceptance and understanding of the inheritance is indeed much faster than him studying it little by little on his own.

Perhaps this is the correct way to understand the Isidore lineage.

"call--"

Dago let out a long breath, a deep weariness showing between his brows, and his brain felt swollen and full, as if it were stuffed with something.

In just a short period of time, Dago absorbed the knowledge of more than two hundred runes. He only needed to summarize and digest it slightly afterward to make it completely his own.

Moreover, a small part of the core [Arcane] rune of the Isidore Armband was also simulated in Dago's mind, with about one-thousandth of its components being woven and constructed.

"This speed of comprehension is much faster than before."

"But the consumption is also enormous."

Dago rubbed his swollen brow. His mental energy was almost completely depleted, and he was slowly recovering thanks to the effects of the [State of Clarity].

It was far more exhausting than a life-or-death battle.

However, Dago was quite pleased and satisfied.

"Refer to the Ancient Book of Stars and deduce the star chart to better understand the inheritance of the [Armor] runes."

If all goes well, Dago feels he will have the opportunity to thoroughly "master" the legacy contained within the Isidore Archon Armband before heading to the Central Region and officially joining the "Elemental Ring".

At that point, even if we lose control of this magical artifact, it won't matter at all.

With a goal in mind, Dago felt more at ease.

He put away the "Book of Ancient Stars," slowly rose, and strolled out of the metal hall.

Now that the plan to go to the central region has been finalized, he should take care of the remaining matters in the south as soon as possible.

The heavy snow fell thick and fast, covering the entire world. The mountains, forests, rivers, and small lakes scattered among the mountains were all dyed pure white.

A layer of hazy white snow mist enveloped the earth, accompanied by the clear and melodious sound of silver bells. Two carriages swayed and bumped through the howling snow and finally stopped in front of an old manor nestled on the mountainside.

The carriage door opened, and two figures dressed in long robes stepped down one after the other. At the entrance of the manor, servants quickly and proactively went to greet them.

Before they could even get close, one of them raised his hand from a distance and sent them flying like straws. Before they even hit the ground, they exploded into bursts of blood in mid-air, leaving a shocking crimson stain on the snow.

Two robed figures quickly entered the manor, and with a loud "bang," the gate of the castle building inside the manor was blasted open, and huge gusts of wind and snow howled in.

"No matter who you are"

After the gate was forcibly pushed open, a blonde, blue-eyed, and slender noblewoman quickly emerged from the depths of the castle, her face filled with anger as she coldly stared at the two people before her. "The Huntington family doesn't welcome you. Get out of here immediately!"

"Mrs. Livy, it's been a long time."

The leader, a man in a long robe, slowly removed his hood, revealing a face underneath that was completely hairless, with slightly sunken cheeks, and a fierce and cold expression.

The blonde noblewoman stared blankly at the fierce-looking bald wizard before her, then quickly exclaimed, "Yukik, it's you?!"

"It's kind of Mrs. Livy to remember me."

The bald wizard, with a fierce look, twitched the corners of his mouth and looked at the noblewoman in front of him with a half-smile.