Chapter 671 At Least It's Not Bad <TOC> Chapter 673 Threshold of True Knowledge
Translator: SumTLMan
Rhine’s dim and indifferent eyes swept over Angel, and some recent rumors flashed through his mind.
“Are you Angel?” Rhine’s voice was slow but carried a calming power.
Angel didn’t understand why Rhine would ask this, but it didn’t prevent him from immediately answering seriously, “Yes.”
Rhine looked Angel up and down, then glanced casually at Sanders: You did pick up a good apprentice.
Sanders responded with a faint smile: It’s my luck.
Rhine chuckled softly, nodded slightly to Angel, and without saying a word, moved past him to stand beside Sanders. The two stood side by side, gazing at the Omen Sign rolling in the sky.
“It’s such a familiar sight.” Facing this great power of heaven and earth, Rhine wasn’t too surprised.
Sanders, however, narrowed his eyes, his gaze shifting around, “Indeed, it’s a familiar sight, but… it’s too much of a coincidence.”
“Why do you say it’s a coincidence?” Rhine turned his eyes to Sanders, “Isn’t it normal for Gloria, after accumulating so many years, to finally make a breakthrough and create a new spell?”
As a third-level true knowledge wizard, Rhine was well aware of what was happening before him.
It was clear that someone was comprehending a new spell, and this spell was causing the Omen Sign in the sky. Rhine thought for a moment and guessed that the source of the Omen Sign was likely Gloria, who was temporarily staying on Phantom Island.
Since Gloria’s achievement as a true knowledge wizard with the Genesis Spell, she had not been reported to have comprehended a second spell. After so many years of accumulation, it was time for a new spell to be born. Therefore, Rhine didn’t find it strange, just a bit regretful, as they were on the territory of the Savage Grottoes but had been overtaken by a wizard from another organization.
Unfortunately, the Savage Grottoes hadn’t seen anyone comprehend a new spell for hundreds of years. Wizards capable of comprehending spells simply didn’t do so in the Savage Grottoes, which led many wizards to not recognize the origin of the Omen Sign.
“Isn’t it a coincidence? Gloria has been accumulating for so many years outside and hasn’t created any new spells. But right after she followed me to Phantom Island, she created this spell. Isn’t that a very coincidental thing?” Sanders said.
Rhine smiled faintly, “By your logic, everything in the world is a coincidence. Even if the logic is changed, it still holds.”
Rhine’s meaning was that Sanders had said a lot, but it was all nonsense.
Sanders didn’t explain further, just looked at the magic cottage on the lakeshore that was releasing a massive amount of energy, and the corner of his eye lightly swept over Angel.
Angel was daydreaming at the moment. The conversation between Sanders and Rhine wasn’t deliberately concealed, and he heard it clearly.
So the rolling black clouds in the sky and the tremendous power pouring forth came from the new spell Gloria had comprehended? But he also had Sanders’ doubts: Why didn’t Gloria comprehend it earlier or later, but at this very moment?
“I’m curious too, what has Gloria been doing these days that she happened to comprehend a spell on Phantom Island?” Rhine looked at Sanders.
Rhine’s question made Angel’s heart skip a beat.
What could Gloria do? As far as he knew, Gloria had been immersed in the illusion of Dream Twins these days. When Angel went to the Soul Valley not long ago, he passed by Gloria’s magic cottage and sensed that she was still enveloped in a nightmare aura, apparently still lost in the illusion.
Trying to think further, Sanders had actually grasped a trick not long ago, called the Withering Spell.
All these things happening made Angel’s heart pound.
He had a bold idea: could it be that Gloria had comprehended the spell because of the Mysterious Object in the illusion?
When Angel thought of this speculation, he felt quite anxious.
If the speculation was true, Angel’s first concern was not the benefits of this matter, but how to face the negative impact that this matter would bring!
A Mysterious Object that allows wizards to comprehend spells would drive the entire Wizarding World crazy just by being exposed.
It’s important to know that one of the signs of a true knowledge wizard is to create a unique spell for their own path and gain recognition from the World Will.
If this is true, comprehending spells with the help of Mysterious Objects could mass-produce true knowledge wizards!
Of course, what Angel didn’t know now was that Gloria had indeed broken through the key to the Birth Spell with his Mysterious Object. But this didn’t mean that she had comprehended the spell with the help of the Mysterious Object.
At most, the massive flow of information in the Mysterious Object was just a push, pushing the barriers she had never thought of before through this method. In the end, Gloria created the Birth Spell.
It can be said that 99% of the credit is due to Gloria’s own efforts, with only 1% of the power coming from the Mysterious Object.
But even so, if an affair has 50% profit, it will make people take risks; if it has 100% profit, it is enough for people to despise the rules. If there is more profit, even at the risk of death, people will come to share.
Even if the Mysterious Object doesn’t directly create spells, even if it only has that 1% effect, sometimes wizards might get stuck for decades or even centuries because of a 1% bottleneck. At that time, the Mysterious Object would not be a 100% profit, but a 1,000% profit or even higher.
Angel was terrified by his own speculation.
At this time, Sanders pointed to his eyes and smiled at Rhine, “I told you about losing my eyes just now. The matter of the eyes is my focus recently, and I haven’t paid attention to other things. So, I don’t know what Gloria has been doing during this time. Moreover, seeing the door locked, I don’t have the hobby of peeking into a lady’s boudoir.”
A glint flashed in Rhine’s eyes as he smiled faintly, “That’s true, the indifferent and heartless Phantom Master always scoffed at women.”
Rhine changed the subject, teasing Sanders amidst the apocalyptic scene, “No offense, Sanders, but have you ever really considered having a child? I once sneaked a peek at Samantha’s diary, and her childhood wish was to be a virtuous wife and good mother for you.”
Samantha? Confusion flashed in Angel’s eyes. Who was this person? Could it be, an old lover of Mentor?
“I’ve said it before, I have no interest in broken glass.” Sanders’ expression clearly showed disgust when mentioning Samantha, “I’ve never considered having offspring because I myself will be immortal; there’s no need to impose my desires on the next generation.”
Rhine’s unyielding expression cracked due to Sanders’ words. It seemed as if Sanders was talking about himself, but in reality, he was indirectly pointing out Rhine’s irresponsibility.
Rhine gave a bitter smile, “As a father, I indeed have not done enough.”
The topic of Sanders’ interest in women was disrupted and could no longer continue, leaving a brief silence.
As Rhine reminisced about his past with Samantha, Sanders turned around, casually leaning against the railing, and slowly took off his white glove.
Though it seemed like a casual action, Angel noticed Sanders was signaling him with his eyes: not to speak up, not to explain, not to stand out.
Angel subtly nodded.
He could infer on his own that Gloria’s sudden comprehension of the spell might be related to the Mysterious Object. How could Sanders not be aware? Knowing the pros and cons involved, he reminded Angel through this.
Faced with a powerful wizard like Rhine Mute, no spell could be hidden from him. Informing Angel in this manner was actually the best choice.
The ominous black clouds in the sky continued to gather, with flashes of lightning and thunder showing no signs of stopping. Amidst the simultaneous lightning strikes, trees on Phantom Island were ignited, and flames engulfed the distant mountains and nearby forests.
Various illusion beasts scattered and fled, their cries echoing.
As the fire raged and threatened to spread into the mansion, Sanders finally took action. With a thought, he closed his eyes and summoned strange, glistening green creatures from the ground around the mansion.
These glistening green lumps varied in size, from as small as a human fist to as large as a mound of flesh. They appeared moist and smooth, with small, bean-like eyes.
They looked like inflated slimes, even somewhat cute.
These glistening green lumps hopped around, spontaneously forming a tight circle around the mansion. When the wildfire approached, the flames turned into white mist upon contact with the lumps, dissipating into the smoke.
These formations not only blocked the flames, but even the lightning falling from the sky did not cause any substantial harm to them, leaving Angel astonished.
Is this a monster? Or some kind of spell effect?
The astonishment on Angel’s face was evident, and Sanders chuckled, “I let you manage Phantom Island, but it seems you haven’t gone to Goode to learn about the layout of Phantom Island.”
“These are cultivated synthetic phantom beasts called Wave Gulp, which can resist most energy attacks, but they can only withstand attacks from wizard-level or lower. There is a breeding area for Wave Gulp underground on Phantom Island.”
After listening to Sanders’ explanation, Angel’s expression was slightly embarrassed, as he indeed hadn’t asked Goode about the arrangement of Phantom Island…
At this time, Rhine finally returned to his senses from his thoughts.
The eyes filled with emotions instantly turned back to the indifferent gray pupils: “Sanders, I remember that when you created the Nightmare Substitute spell, the willpower was not so strong, right?”
Sanders nodded with a touch of emotion: “Yes, at the beginning, the aura only reached a hundred miles, and the will of the world did not come in person.”
Rhine smiled and said, “Gloria is indeed Gloria, and every spell she uses involves a grand array. However, this time, it doesn’t seem to have the overwhelming momentum of the previous Genesis spell.”
Sanders: “Gloria’s first signature spell is the Genesis spell. The starting point of this heaven-defying spell is too high, even Gloria herself finds it difficult to advance, let alone surpass.”
“Indeed, the higher the starting point, the harder it is to follow up.” At this point, Rhine suddenly turned to look at Sanders: “Do you think the spell Gloria created this time is still along the path of creation, or has she changed direction?”
Chapter 671 At Least It's Not Bad <TOC> Chapter 673 Threshold of True Knowledge