Translator: SumTLMan
Life has its ups and downs, with peaks and valleys. Gloria is currently in a valley, unable to achieve any goals and repeatedly facing setbacks. Even her strong will is starting to feel restless and agitated.
Standing by the window for a long time, Gloria eventually sighs deeply and resigns herself to sitting back at her desk.
She cannot accomplish anything else at the moment. Whether it’s recovering her strength, suppressing her original soul, or searching for the staff of Barbie Restaurant, she needs to return to her physical body first.
The only thing she can do alone now is to deduce new spells.
Her path of true knowledge started too high with creation, making it uncertain for her to continue researching from that starting point.
After she entered true knowledge, the great being in the Candy House once told her that her “Genesis” spell was a beautiful mistake. She hadn’t yet grasped many of the basic principles of “creation.”
That great being warned Gloria that the Path of Creation was not something she could comprehend at that time. He advised her to find another direction for her future or to perfect the basics of creation. Only after she advanced to the legendary stage could she study this path.
Otherwise, she would not only fail in her research but might also be killed by the World Will.
At first, Gloria did not trust that great being. She stubbornly spent a long time using the Genesis Spell as her starting point, wasting energy on the Path of Creation. It wasn’t until thirty years ago that she realized that the path wasn’t impassable, but rather she had some basic issues with the concept of “creation” that she couldn’t solve at that time.
Although she entered true knowledge because of the Genesis Spell, she later understood that the great being was right: the legendary stage was the real starting point for this path.
And she was still a level one wizard, three stages away from the legendary stage. Before that, she had to make a choice: either give up the Path of Creation and choose another direction or continue on the Path of Creation, but first perfect the basics. Otherwise, she could only stagnate or regress to an ordinary wizard, her strength gradually diminishing.
In fact, compared to continuing on the Path of Creation, choosing a new direction would be easier. Because when she reached the legendary stage on the Path of Creation, she would inevitably come into contact with the “Law of Creation.” This law was a crucial aspect of the World Will, and any misstep could lead to her being killed by the World Will.
Moreover, the difficulty of the Path of Creation far exceeded that of others.
However, after careful consideration, Gloria still chose to continue on the “Path of Creation.” Other wizards might walk this path to create their utopias, but Gloria chose it purely to create more ingredients.
Since she chose this path, she must walk it without hesitation.
Whether choosing a new direction or perfecting the basics of creation, she must first be approved by the World Will.
For example, constructing a new spell, invoking the Omen Sign of heaven and earth… This Omen Sign is called “recognized by the World Will” in the eyes of the public, but within the circle of true knowledge wizards, there is another saying. You are “watched” by the World Will, and whether this being watched is good or bad, recognized or repelled, no one can say for sure.
Perhaps high-ranking wizards can figure it out, but now in the entire Wizarding World of the Southern Region, there is not even a middle-ranking wizard who has advanced to the legendary level, let alone a high-ranking wizard. Therefore, there is no need to discuss such a profound topic as “Omen Sign.”
Gloria is now constructing and calculating new spells.
However, the path Gloria ultimately wants to take is still “creation,” so the new spell she chooses to construct is closely related to “creation” or what is called “Genesis.”
She named it — Birth Spell.
From the name of Birth Spell, it can be seen that it is connected with Genesis. Even the runes she used when constructing this spell are mostly exclusive runes of Genesis.
If it is said that Genesis involves a small part of “creation from nothing”; then the Birth Spell is purely “creation from something,” but the two kinds of “something” belong to different materials.
That is to say, Birth Spell actually means “the birth of new materials.”
In other words, the Birth Spell is a derivative application of Genesis, or rather, it is the basic application of Genesis.
The great being said that Gloria’s “Genesis” is a beautiful misunderstanding, and it is not wrong at all. When Gloria originally created “Genesis,” she actually had an insight that Genesis was like a building in the air, supported by a single pillar. She was extremely lucky and happened to be researching this single pillar. In the end, with the support of this single pillar, she created “Genesis,” which is a beautiful misunderstanding.
But a single pillar is difficult to support a foundation. If she wants to make Genesis more complete, she needs to construct more pillars to support this building in the air. This is what the great being said – perfecting the cornerstone of the “Path of Creation.”
And “Birth Spell” is one of these cornerstones.
However, Gloria has been studying the Birth Spell for thirty years and still has not completely created it. Moreover, she herself can use “Genesis,” which means she is building on a high foundation and has a large amount of Genesis data support, but she has not reversed this spell.
From this, it can be seen how difficult the Path of Creation is. The “Genesis” she originally constructed was such a beautiful coincidence.
…
Gloria, having nothing else to do, can only impatiently deduce the Birth Spell.
However, in the past thirty years, Gloria has not fully deduced the Birth Spell, and many barriers have shackled her, making it difficult for her to complete this new spell. She is now entangled in various troubles, and it is even more impossible to deduce something useful in such a state of mind.
This is simply a dead cycle with no way out.
Now, no matter what she does or how she does it, there can be no good outcome.
Unless, in this dead cycle, new ingredients can be added to bring her new opportunities.
But could this new opportunity, which Gloria had been waiting for for thirty years, be found here? The possibility was obviously extremely low.
In the end, all Gloria could do was tear off pieces of paper, crumple them up anxiously, and throw them into the wastebasket with a parabolic trajectory, discarding the rubbish that carried her frustration and restlessness.
“If only the troubles in my heart could materialize into this trash. Just throw it away, and everything will be fine.” Gloria rubbed her temples and muttered to herself.
This “dreaming” mindset clearly wouldn’t appear in the rational thinking of a true wizard. But Gloria expressed it so naturally, showing that her power had diminished, her inner soul had awakened, and her mindset had changed, becoming closer to her original age and personality.
Gloria knew this was a problem, and the only way to solve it was to find her own body.
But this was not something she could do at the moment. Usually, she could only try to restrain herself. But now, in her troubled state, she was too lazy to restrain herself, so she simply let it be.
As a result, she became hysterical.
So when Angel came to Phantom Island to find Gloria, he hadn’t even knocked on the door, but heard the “big commotion” inside the magic cottage dozens of meters away.
Seeing this, Angel silently retreated and returned to the mansion, choosing not to stroke the tiger’s whiskers at this time.
“Butler Goode, what’s wrong with Lady Gloria?”
At the right time, Goode was conducting basic service training with Wimbledon. Although Wimbledon didn’t like it, to stay on Phantom Island and not be driven out by Sanders, he had to learn the functions possessed by other dark shadow servants.
Goode gestured for Wimbledon to continue working, and he walked over to Angel, whispering, “Young Master Pat, Lady Gloria ordered us not to approach the magic cottage, so I don’t know if there’s any problem with her… However, black shadow servant 19 has a strong perception ability, and when he passed by the lake, he could sense that the emotions coming from the magic power cottage were very chaotic. Maybe Lady Gloria has had some troubling matters on her mind recently.”
Troubling matters? Angel rubbed his chin, could it have something to do with Sanders?
Up to now, Angel still didn’t know what Gloria wanted to do with Sanders. If Gloria was like this, it might have something to do with Sanders?
Could it be that the gossip David mentioned earlier was true?
Not long ago, when Angel and David dined at the Butterfly Bar, David mentioned some gossip about Sanders, saying that a strange woman lived on Phantom Island, and the rumor was that she was Sanders’ lover… and David even asked him for confirmation.
Of course, Angel gave a negative answer.
Now that he thought about it carefully, there might indeed be such a possibility? Angel speculated maliciously about Sanders’ aesthetic sense in his heart.
“Alright, I got it, thank you, Butler Goode.” Angel bid farewell to Goode and came to his own bedroom in the mansion.
Then he took out Toby, who had been sleeping in his pocket.
Since he left the Flowing Source, Toby had been in a state of slumber, which showed how tired he had been these days.
Angel patted Toby’s head, and after a while, Toby slowly opened his eyes, looked around in a daze, and then his expression suddenly became clear.
He chirped and gestured anxiously to Angel.
The meaning was: I finally managed to escape from here, why did you bring me back? Let’s get out of here quickly!
From Toby’s nervous expression, it was not difficult to see how much he dreaded Gloria’s “training.”
Seeing this, Angel squinted with a wicked smile: “Toby, I have a favor to ask of you.”
Toby hesitated for a moment, carefully observing the surroundings, making sure Gloria wasn’t nearby, then squatted down and looked at Angel curiously.
“Can you help me find Lady Gloria?”