Chapter 348: Chapter 64 Sixth Circle Witchcraft: Gate of Nightmare
After Ulysses devoured the Twisted at Ball, the ntal erosion naturally disappeared too.
Wizards surrounding the Wizard Tower awoke from their nightmare and instantly activated the laboratory’s protective asures.
Centered around Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two, violent Magic Fluctuations erupted across hundreds of ters of Wizard Tower.
That is to say, dozens of wizards had been affected by the ntal erosion.
This was already considered a minor experintal accident.
Soon, upon the reports from the affected wizards, Law Enforcent Wizards from the Judicial Departnt swiftly arrived at the scene.
…
Camilla looked at the Wizard Tower before her, with brows tightly knitted.
Ten minutes earlier, she had received a report that an experintal accident occurred at Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two, affecting dozens of surrounding Wizard Towers.
Although the experintal accident seed to be under control for now, the issue of compensation still required a Law Enforcent Wizard to resolve.
So she ca.
But the Wizard Tower before her didn’t seem like one that had resolved an experintal accident at all.
This Wizard Tower exuded an ominous aura from the inside out.
But as a Law Enforcent Wizard, she had to fulfill her duty.
Camilla took a deep breath, landed at the gate of the Wizard Tower courtyard, and rang the doorbell.
Ding dong dong…
A clutter of bell sounds emanated from inside the Wizard Tower.
But Camilla, upon hearing these bells, couldn’t feel the slightest bit of joy.
The screams mingling within the bell’s clang made her quite unsettled.
She had heard of so psychologically troubled wizards who would imprison Alien souls, to delight in their screams.
Could it be that she had encountered one today?
Camilla pulled out the residency information for Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two from her pocket.
The information showed that the owner of the Wizard Tower was a Three Rings Wizard, a Soul Wizard at that.
Soul Wizards were sotis even more detestable than Curse Wizards within wizarding circles.
“Damn it, I knew those bastards wouldn’t want to handle this,” Camilla complained.
As her words fell, the great doors of the Wizard Tower slowly opened.
A wizard in a black robe, wearing a silver mask, with a black crow on his shoulder, walked out from the Wizard Tower.
Camilla suppressed the tension in her heart and demanded with a feigned authority, “Is this Wizard Farret speaking? I am Wizard Camilla from the Judicial Departnt.
Your experint has caused an experintal accident, affecting dozens of wizards in the vicinity. I am here to…”
“I apologize, Law Enforcent Wizard, but I am not Master Farret,” Richard politely interrupted, “If you are here to discuss compensation, I suggest you ask the group of wizards inside.”
“The wizards inside?” Camilla was puzzled.
“Yes, the wizards inside. I was asked to co and clean up their ss.”
Camilla feigned realization, “Oh, is that so. And how is the situation inside, Master?”
Richard smiled, “The source of the accident has been dealt with, and the impact it caused will soon dissipate.”
Camilla nodded, “Thank you for your hard work, Master.”
Richard opened the gate to the courtyard and left past Camilla. She didn’t sense anything amiss.
She scratched her head, feeling like she had missed sothing, but couldn’t figure out what it was.
“Never mind,” Camilla shook her head, “let’s go inside and see what’s happening.”
…
Having left Wizard Tower number three hundred sixty-two, Richard imdiately rushed to the Nine Star Chamber of Comrce store, prepared to continue with the trans-dinsional trade along with the caravan.
Nine Star Chamber of Comrce’s trade caravan planned to visit all Five Towers of Truth in the Wizard World.
By following them, Richard wouldn’t only broaden his horizons but could also return to the Four Rings Tower of Truth.
“Won’t this cause you any trouble?” Ulysses asked after arriving at the Nine Stars’ branch, unable to hold back, “Deceiving a Law Enforcent Wizard, even I know that’s a serious cri.”
Richard spread his hands innocently, “When did I deceive her? I answered everything she asked, and she didn’t stop as I walked past.
Besides, I was here to clean up the ss in the first place, and those wizards from the Dreamwalker Club should be the ones paying up.”
“What about Mind Guidance? Using rule abilities on a Law Enforcent Wizard is also a serious cri, right?”
A sly smile crossed Richard’s face, “Who can prove I used Mind Guidance?
It is not like the ntal magics of the Soul School, which leave traces on the soul. Without evidence, even a Law Enforcent Wizard can’t do anything to .
Plus, I’ve already suggested soone to solve the case for her; she would have to be really idle to co looking for .”
After a mont’s thought, Ulysses found Richard’s reasoning sound.
It wasn’t a major case, just a small experintal accident that led to a financial dispute.
And as for Wizard Farret’s situation, the Dreamwalker Club would naturally cover it up thoroughly.
…
The rchant caravan stopped near the Second Ring Tower of Truth for almost two months, and during that ti, Richard wasn’t once questioned by the Law Enforcent Wizards.
This indirectly proved that the issue with the experintal accident had already been resolved by the Dreamwalker Club.
After resting and resupplying, the caravan loaded up with goods and set off once again.
This ti, their destination was the Third Ring Tower of Truth, passing through four worlds on the way, taking roughly one year’s ti. According to the caravan supervisor, if all went well, they could return to the Four Rings Tower of Truth in about five years.
Aboard the airship, Richard flipped through the materials he had obtained from the Dreamwalker Club.
The Dreamwalker Club had amassed a lot of research materials on the Nightmare World; over the years, to find a solution to their own problems, they never stopped entering the Nightmare World to seek answers.
Thus, they had accumulated quite a substantial amount of research materials.
After a while, Richard set aside the research materials and took out two thick magic books from his pocket.
One of them appeared very ancient, as if it had weathered thousands of years, while the other was almost brand new.
The ancient magic book was an inheritance of the research materials left by an ancient wizard, obtained by the leader of the Dreamwalker Club. The new magic book recorded the ritual magic needed to enter the Nightmare World—The Gate of Nightmare.
After flipping through the two magic books, Richard’s brow involuntarily furrowed slightly.
This ritual magic was a little too cumberso; its complexity had reached the level of Sixth Circle witchcraft.
In the realm of complex ritual magic, this was extrely rare.
In the Wizard World, the circle number of a piece of witchcraft rely represents the complexity level of the spell, and does not indicate how powerful it is.
Many of the spells used nowadays originally had Magic Models of the Fourth or Fifth Circle, but after long-term developnt, these witchcrafts were gradually simplified to First or Second Circle.
Yet, their power had not decreased in the slightest and had even increased.
“No, this spell must be improved,” Richard muttered to himself, looking at the magic book.
This ritual magic was too complex, such that in its standard state it would require at least five wizards to cast the spell simultaneously, which was also a major characteristic of ritual magic.
This characteristic was immaterial to the Dreamwalker Club, but it presented a big problem for Richard.
He couldn’t possibly need to find four wizards to help him cast the spell every ti he entered the Nightmare World.
Therefore, he had no choice but to complete this witchcraft on his own.
But he wasn’t a Three Rings Soul Wizard from the Soul School, able to use the witchcraft of the Soul School to effortlessly handle such complex spells.
He certainly didn’t want to endure magical rebound three or five tis just for entering the Nightmare World once.
So simplifying the witchcraft was essential.
“You want to simplify this witchcraft?” Richard’s shoulder companion, Ulysses, suddenly spoke up.
Richard turned his head towards him, “Yes, do you have any thoughts?”
“I think you better deal with that at ball first, then look into this problem.
The advantage of rules is not just about giving you an extra Talent Ability. Although your spells are miraculous, they too are a manifestation of using the rules.
But once you master the rules to a certain extent, certain abilities will beco your instincts.
For example, if a creature masters the Fire Elent Rule, even if they previously had no abilities related to the Fire Elent, they will learn to manipulate Flas on their own and even achieve so advanced techniques.”
“There’s such a thing?” said Richard, surprised, “But I haven’t felt like I’ve learned anything.”
Ulysses gave Richard a disdainful glance, “The only rule you have grasped that could reach this threshold is that Mutated Rule.
Have you been researching Flesh lately? Without studying it, how would you notice?”
Richard scratched his head, “That’s true, let’s deal with that at ball first, then.”
Ulysses opened his mouth and spat out the Twisted at Ball which had visibly shrunk a bit after Ulysses’s processing (digestion).
“I digested it a little,” Ulysses said sowhat embarrassingly, “but I haven’t touched its rules at all.”
Richard expressionlessly conjured a sphere of water and washed the at ball that was covered in dark purple mucus. He then touched it gently, and the Miracle Furnace emitted a piece of information.
[Raw Material: Twisted at Ball]
[Extractable Rule: Nightmare Rule (Extrely incomplete)]
[Extraction Consumption: 30 Soul Power]
[Extractable Rule: Dream Rule (Extrely incomplete)]
[Extraction Consumption: 5 Soul Power]
Looking at the information from the Miracle Furnace, Richard felt sowhat conflicted.
If he extracted the Nightmare Rule, his spiritual power would fall back to the level of a One Ring Wizard.
Although this descent wouldn’t make him go through Soul Darkness again, there was no doubt that for a ti in the future, he would experience periods of physical discoordination.
“Sigh, forget it, let it drop, worst cos to worst, I’ll sit in a wheelchair.”
Richard steeled his heart and chose to refine the Nightmare Rule.
The next instant, he felt a wave of weakness from his soul as his Soul Power continuously flowed into the Miracle Furnace.
Imdiately afterward, his Magic Rebound beca difficult to maintain—his body’s cells absorbed a vast amount of Magic, and only a thin trickle remained.
Before long, the at ball reappeared.
After losing the Nightmare Rule, the twisted appearance of the at ball began to dissipate, gradually transforming into a human with a look of terror on his face.
Then… the human moved!
“Fuck, how did this thing co to life?”
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