316 Desolate Wind
"How am I supposed to understand this?" Alia questioned as she looked at the book.
Fortunately for her, Augntation Magic, despite not being counted as a separate elent, was a form of pure mana spell.
To cast augntation magic, your mana core needed to attract pure mana, which was then used to weave the augntation spell.
Just like affinity, if your mana core didn't have the affinity to attract pure mana on its own, you couldn't beco an augnter.
The only reason augntation magic wasn't considered an elent was because of the principles behind it.
But that didn't an the ones who created the spells of the Sanctuary of Mages didn't factor in such possibilities.
Although rare abilities like Eva's barrier magic, or even Kai's Illusion Magic that was part of his bloodline ability, wouldn't be detected by this spell, for Alia it wasn't the case.
Thus, she was fortunately transported to an area where a variety of books were placed, and all of them were either about pure mana or augntation magic.
However, she wasn't having as good a ti as Alyssa, and especially not as good as Asher.
"I need to choose carefully," Alia told herself as she ticulously tried to understand each of these books.
"The professor ntioned a few nas; let's look for them," Alia murmured as she started flipping through the pages before setting the book aside.
All of them had received a few suggestions from Elsa, but she didn't ntion the fact that they could only visit a particular section.
There were two reasons the Elders didn't outright protest the students from World Academy entering the Sanctuary of Mages.
The first reason was that they would only read the books related to their strongest affinity.
This ant that a plethora of information and legacies passed down by generations of Elders in the Mage Association would remain safe.
The second reason, which simplified the whole process imnsely, was this: The Chairman of the Mage Association had the right to grant direct disciples, and two of their family mbers, access to the Sanctuary once each.
After that, they needed to earn that right by contributing to the Mage Association.
Farnus used his 'favors' with Silvus to arrange a visit to the Sanctuary of Mages, as Silvus had no official disciples he taught.
Silvus's position in the Mage Association was distinct from previous Chairn. There was a reason he was given the title of Archmage, among many others.
Furthermore, while Silvus was considered one of the most powerful mages in the history of mankind, this claim was never officially confird by anyone.
Even Silvus himself never claid to be the best mage ever born, though many believed otherwise.
Alia's eyes sharpened, her determination clear; she was intent on maximizing this opportunity.
A year ago, she was regarded as the best in the Greville Family, but suddenly Asher's overwhelming talent overshadowed hers.
She didn't want to surpass Asher, recognizing the gap between them, but that didn't an her competitive spirit had waned.
Moreover, she had a new motivation: to beco a role model for Livia, who looked up to her.
While Alia was full of energy and eager to read the books, Alyssa approached the task with a quieter zeal, selecting a new book.
This book detailed thods to augnt the structural strength of ice.
Ice was an advanced elent. The room she was in housed works of nurous renowned mages from history.
So books even explored Tier 4 Spells, which were currently beyond Alyssa's grasp.
Alyssa's gaze, sowhat listless, scanned the words. She began to grasp various thods to implent a superior spell circle and strengthen the formation even more.
The technique was intricate. The individual who discovered these spells also emphasized the considerable amount of mana required to execute them.
She set the book down, not having finished it.
She recalled Elsa's advice, which emphasized understanding the fundantals of each book and identifying what one needed before selecting the five books to take.
Completing even one of these books could take months, and fully comprehending their theories required even more ti.
Yet they had only a single day to choose the research papers or books they needed.
However, among the three of them, there was one who wasn't strictly adhering to these guidelines.
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Another system notification appeared as Asher voraciously consud the content of the books, his mind exploring various adaptations using the knowledge he acquired.
For Asher, the Restricted Section of the Great Library and the Sanctuary of Mages were the only places where he could obtain higher-tier Space Elent spells.
There were specific items Asher sought in the Sanctuary of Mages, with the space elent being his primary focus.
Therefore, possessing the Rune of Eirdin allowed him to access this particular section of the Sanctuary of Mages.
Because of the Greville Bloodline, if Asher entered the Sanctuary of Mages in his previous life he would have been teleported to the Pure Mana section the first ti he entered this place.
His bloodline made it possible for his body to attract mana, which was one of the traits of an augnter.
This would have resulted in the spell determining that Asher was more suited as an augnter even if he was not.
But luckily, he neither had the Greville Bloodline, and the presence of Rune of Eirdin made the spell bring him here.
"This is also flawed," Asher said as he dropped the book.
He had read much of that book, and his brain processed all the information, but he could see the fundantal flaws in the spell.
He could fix it, but the power would decrease substantially if he did.
Grasping the spatial elents around was a challenging task that not many mages could do, even if they had an affinity for it.
Even if they could master it, the constant ntal drain and the effects of using Space magic made it impossible for researchers to stay sane throughout their studies.
Many of these books deviated from their intended path as the researchers got lost in their work and perished before completion.
The only reason the Mage Association permitted such studies was because of the power of the elent. It was clear that if they made any progress in this field, it would be beneficial for the entire world.
The High Council also allowed people to learn Space Magic, but they made sure that everyone pursuing the path of a hunter understood the consequences of such decisions.
Asher read a spell, raised his finger to mimic it, and a ball of violet energy ford at his fingertip.
The spell was designed to gather spatial elents, but it was described as extrely difficult to implent.
However, for Asher, this wasn't the case. The Rune of Eirdin enabled him to perform such tasks with much greater ease.
Having witnessed the effects of the Rune of Eirdin firsthand, Asher was convinced that the swordsmanship Nathan had demonstrated to him paled in comparison to what he could achieve at his level.
Because the power of the Rune of Eirdin increased with the rank of the mana core, this suggested that Nathan's Rune of Eirdin was of SSS Rank.
Outside the Sanctuary,
"Did you tell that girl about the books inside?" Edward asked Elsa.
"No, but if she was teleported to the section of her advanced elent, she might find them," Elsa replied.
"Then it's fine," Edward said.
Elsa understood Edward's inquiry and had no reason to inform Alyssa.
In Elsa's opinion, it was better if Alyssa remained unaware.
However, unbeknownst to them, Alyssa was already in the know.
Inside the Sanctuary, as Alyssa perused multiple nas, her steps halted upon spotting a particular one:
Elizabeth Garcia.
This was the only location where records or docunts bearing this na could be found.
It was the sole remnant of her mother's existence in this world.
Elizabeth Garcia had been one of the most accomplished mages in the advanced Ice elent, and she was Alyssa's mother.
Alyssa's gaze fixed intently on the na, standing beside the only remaining testant to her mother's legacy.
Due to the purge of the Garcia family, anything associated with them had been expunged, including their achievents and possessions.
Sanctuary of Mages was a place that had remained untouched by the law of the society and even High Council didn't interfere with it.
It was ant to be a place where the knowledge gathered, and it didn't matter what the person who wrote it.
The status and power of the individual behind the research didn't matter; if their work was of rit, their na would be forever preserved in the Sanctuary of Mages.
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