Wizard: I Have a Nightmare World

Lynn stood in front of the barrier for a long time, his eyes fixed on the drag mark, trying to decipher more information from it.

However, the dense gray fog prevented even the enhanced senses from penetrating the fog to see further.

The trail disappeared into the depths of the gray fog, like a clue leading to an unknown world, but it was ruthlessly severed by this transparent barrier.

Lynn tried various methods to break through this barrier.

He rammed it with all his might, but the barrier didn't budge.

He tried to dig into the bone-like ground beneath the barrier, but found it to be as hard as steel and impossible to break.

He even tried pressing his palms against the barrier, attempting to sense the energy fluctuations on the other side, but as soon as his mental energy touched the surface of the barrier, it was bounced back by an ancient and silent force, as if blocked by an invisible wall.

"no."

Lynn withdrew his hand, took a deep breath, and suppressed the resentment in his heart.

His current abilities are insufficient to break through this barrier, and continuing to waste time here would only be a waste of time.

But that doesn’t mean he’ll give up exploring.

The drag mark, the dark red residual energy, the signs of biological activity—he memorized them all.

He turned and returned to his familiar area, where he spent the next few hours practicing potions and meditating.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the real world.

The sky outside the window was just beginning to lighten, and the morning light streamed through the window into the cultivation room, reflecting off the glass of the lily of the valley hut on the windowsill and refracting into tiny dappled lights.

Lynn lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, the scene he had seen in the nightmare world replaying in his mind.

The gray mist formed by elemental decay, the transparent barrier, the drag marks on the outside, the dark red energy residue...

These information fragments are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, but they are still missing enough pieces to piece together a complete picture.

He got out of bed, washed up, and went to his work station.

Amber was already busy in the herb garden. When she saw Lynn come out, she flew over and landed in front of him, her little hands on her hips, looking at him with a scrutinizing expression.

Why are you up so early today?

"Don't you usually practice until the sun is fully up before you get out of bed?"

Lynn looked at Amber's delicate little face, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"Amber, I have a question for you."

"Hmm? You go ahead."

Amber tilted her head, looking at him curiously.

"When you were in the astral plane, did you ever hear that... elemental particles can decay?"

Amber paused for a moment, blinked her large, dark green eyes, thought about it seriously, and then shook her head.

"Never heard of it."

"Elemental particles are a form of energy; how can energy possibly decay?"

"Energy can only be transformed, into another form, or dissipated in the environment, but it will not decay."

"Just like you humans say, it's the conservation of energy."

Lynn remained silent for a moment.

Amber's answer did not resolve his doubts; instead, it deepened his suspicions.

If even the fairies from the astral plane had never heard of elemental corruption, then the gray mist in the Nightmare World seemed even more unusual.

Isn't that a normal world?

Or is it that it wasn't a real place at all?

Lynn kept these questions to herself for the time being and did not pursue them any further.

He didn't want Amber to know too much about the Nightmare World, at least not yet.

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually."

Lynn smiled and changed the subject.

"I plan to go to the White Raven Tower library today to look up some information, and while I'm at it, see if they have any books on Zero Ring Magic."

Amber's eyes lit up when she heard the word "library".

"The library! Amber wants to go too!"

"Can you bring Amber with you?"

She flew over and landed on Lynn's shoulder, grabbing his collar with her little hands and looking at him expectantly.

Lynn was about to refuse, but looking into Amber's bright, sparkling eyes, she finally nodded.

"Okay, but hide well and don't let anyone find you."

"Although the library of White Raven Tower is open to the public, it's still too conspicuous for a garden fairy to appear there."

Upon hearing this, Amber nodded quickly, then slipped into the inside pocket of Lynn's coat, clutching the edge of the pocket tightly, peeking out with only half her head sticking out.

"Will this work?"

She asked in a low voice.

Lynn glanced down at the tiny head in his pocket and couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, let's go."

……

The White Raven Tower's library, located on the second to fifth floors of the main tower, is the most important repository of knowledge within the entire White Raven Tower Academy.

It is said that the library contains hundreds of thousands of books from the First Age to the present, covering knowledge in various fields such as witchcraft theory, potion recipes, rune arrays, and biological illustrations.

Although Lynn had visited the library a few times before, he always just borrowed some basic pharmacy books and left, never exploring it in depth.

This time, his goal was very clear.

He needs to find information from two sources:

First, records concerning elemental corruption or elemental mutation.

Second, the method for constructing the magic model of zero-ring magic.

Upon entering the library, a musty smell of old paper and ink wafted over me.

Thousands of books are neatly arranged on the tall bookshelves, and sunlight shines in through the stained glass windows high up, casting dappled light and shadow in the aisles between the bookshelves.

The library wasn't crowded; only a few apprentices wandered among the bookshelves. Occasionally, someone would glance at Lynn before looking back down at their book, and no one noticed the little creature peeking out of his pocket.

Lynn first walked to the library's index area, stopped in front of a row of huge wooden catalog cabinets, opened the drawer marked "Element Theory," and began to browse through the yellowed catalog cards.

His fingertips traced across the cards, his gaze sweeping over the titles.

Fundamental Theory of Elemental Particles

The Properties and Interactions of the Four Elements

The Cyclic Mechanism of Wind Element in Nature

A Preliminary Exploration of Elemental Mutation Phenomena

Lynn's gaze lingered on the words "elemental mutation" for a moment before he drew the card.

The card indicates the location of this book: Section C, third floor, seventh shelf, third floor.

Lynn followed the index and found the book, only to discover that it was a small booklet of just over twenty pages, authored by an unknown scholar, and containing only scattered observation notes recording the abnormal reactions of elemental particles under certain extreme conditions.

For example, in areas with severe negative energy pollution, elemental particles in ancient battlefield ruins will exhibit varying degrees of "inertization" and "distortion".

However, the book makes no mention of "corruption".

Lynn searched through several related books, but found no record of elemental corruption.

On the contrary, the concept of elemental "mutation" appeared a few times, but each time it was only mentioned briefly without being explained in depth.

It seems that the concept of elemental corruption simply does not exist in the academic world.

Lynn put aside his doubts for the time being and began to look for the second thing: the Zero Ring Trick.

The Zero Ring Trick is located on the east side of the fourth floor of the library, where bookshelves are neatly arranged with a large number of books about tricks, witchcraft models, and the construction of spiritual power.

Lynn paused in front of the bookshelf, his gaze sweeping over the gold-embossed titles on the spines of the books.

The Complete Guide to Zero-Ring Magic

Introduction to Building Wizardry Models

The Resonance Principle of Spiritual Power and Magical Models

30 Basic Magic Tricks Explained

Lynn reached out and pulled out the book "The Complete Guide to Zero-Ring Magic," turning to its yellowed pages.

The book's table of contents lists hundreds of zero-loop spells, ranging from the simplest "Lighting Spell" and "Cleaning Spell" to slightly more complex ones like "Gentle Breeze" and "Static Induction."

Lynn's eyes quickly scanned the catalog, finally landing on two magic tricks.

Wind Blade Technique

Zero-ring magic trick, wind element type.

Effect: Releases a compressed wind blade capable of cutting through wooden or leather objects within a two-meter radius.

Construction difficulty: Medium.

Mental energy consumption: Low.

Recommendation reason: It is one of the few offensive tricks among zero-ring tricks. Although the damage is limited, it is enough to deal with small beasts or low-threat creatures.

Recommended index: ★★★★ ☆

[Lightness Technique]

Zero-ring magic trick, wind element type.

Effect: Reduces body weight for a short period of time, increases jump height and movement speed.

Construction difficulty: Low.

Mental energy consumption: extremely low.

Recommended because: It's an excellent tool for escape, travel, and climbing, with extremely high practicality. Its effects are even better when used in conjunction with a wizard who has an affinity for the wind element.

Recommended Index: ★★★★★

Lynn's gaze swept back and forth between the two magic tricks twice, and he fell into deep thought.