Chapter 546: Want to Go?

Chapter 546: Want to Go?

“Holy cow… it could be like that!?” After listening to Dan Marina’s explanation, Zheng Yichen understood why this thing was considered broken. Even though the Magic Rune Array was not damaged at all, and the materials had not changed, under the influence of the Threads of Fate, it had fallen into a vegetative state. Calling it broken was perfectly accurate.

“It’s quite normal. That’s why those Prophets absolutely refuse to give prophecies lightly. Anything involving prophecies gets entangled by the Threads of Fate. If they use tools, those tools are basically disposable. The reason Zheng Yichen could figure this out before was simple: being born into an ordinary family but still winding up entangled with a large number of Threads of Fate, even enough to trigger a reaction from this sometimes-working, sometimes-not Luopan…

The degree of entanglement wouldn’t be low. If it were negative, he would have been finished long ago, and if the Threads of Fate were negative, the effect would have been very fast!

Anyway, the high cost of prophecies is due to this reason. Even using something to substitute for the entanglement of the Threads of Fate is the same. The value of those substitutes is never low; otherwise, they couldn’t be used as replacements. And once they are used as substitutes, even if only one-tenth of their power is consumed, the rest becomes completely useless.”

Dan Marina explained to Zheng Yichen, patting the Luopan. “Something like this, after serving one important purpose, failing is just too normal… Though the materials aren’t great, well, after all, it did use my Mana.”

“…Then I’ll get you another gift some other day.” Zheng Yichen’s mouth twitched, and he was about to put the Luopan away, but Dan Marina was faster and snatched it.

“Since it’s scrap, don’t keep it. I’ll help you get rid of it.”

“Fine, fine, if you like it, take it and play with it.”

“And a gift.”

“I hope I remember by then.” Zheng Yichen waved his hand behind his back at Dan Marina.

“I’m not happy!”

Town, night. Three figures quickly arrived at a civilian house. The Spellcaster among them cast a spell. After taking shape, the spell dispersed into a faint mist, enveloping the entire area. This spell was harmless to people; it would only make those within its range fall into a deeper sleep. Because of the deep sleep, they would even feel more refreshed the next day. Of course, since the sleep was so deep, waking up during the process would be very difficult…

After handling this, the three of them quickly entered the civilian house and found the little boy. The Spellcaster took the Ring from the boy’s hand and examined it carefully.

“Any findings?” the bodyguard asked.

“Wait a moment. The handling of this thing is very special… Hmm, with my excellent knowledge, this should reference the principle of Ice Soul. If anyone else checked it, they definitely wouldn’t find anything!” the Spellcaster said. The bodyguard couldn’t help but think, “Holy crap!” in his heart. As expected of someone Oro found, another narcissist!

What kind of place is this? No one is watching your performance, and you have the nerve to boast about yourself first!?

“Hmm, preliminary judgment, this thing should be an experimental product referencing the Ice Soul principle. The power contained within isn’t strong; it’s quite average.” The Spellcaster said while inspecting, faint magical light glowing on his finger. “It has permanently fixed adjustment Magic, energy-gathering Magic, recovery-type Magic, and defensive enhancement Magic, all low-level. That’s why the Magic fluctuations can be hidden, achieving an effect similar to Ice Soul. The attached Magic effects only activate upon complete contact. Overall, as a decorative Magic Artifact, for ordinary people, this thing is a Divine Artifact, a beginner’s Divine Artifact.”

“As long as this thing isn’t exposed, in terms of physical labor and tasks, this kid could easily stand out in the future.”

“…Get to the point!” The bodyguard, who had long grown a bit impatient listening to the Spellcaster’s rambling, asked in a low voice.

“Such a brute…” The Spellcaster glanced at the bodyguard with slight dissatisfaction. “To put it simply, this thing is very average. Apart from the materials being decent and the methods for fixing the Magic and concealing Magic fluctuations being a bit advanced, the rest is just so-so. I could make a whole bunch of these myself.”

“In other words, we came for nothing. With that Dragon’s ability, this thing was either made casually or is an experimental product… Huh? Wait!” As the Spellcaster spoke, the light glowing on his finger intensified slightly. With some surprise, he put the Ring back on the little boy’s finger. “I always thought that Dragon was impressive, but I didn’t expect him to be this skilled.”

“How so?” Oro, who had been silent until now, asked with interest. “The energy-gathering Magic in the Ring is simplified, but it’s actually linked to the remaining Magic. This means this thing can be considered a piece of growable equipment… Well, although the speed is slow—a three percent increase per month would already be efficient—the foundation is too poor. Having growth potential doesn’t mean much.”

After all, the recovery effect attached to this Ring would still be miraculous for ordinary people. Injuries would heal quickly, and energy and stamina would recover faster. For Professionals, because their bodies are much stronger, the recovery effect from the Ring would be completely insignificant. If an ordinary person’s baseline is 10, a Professional’s is 100. The same recovery effect would be a high proportion for the ordinary person’s baseline, but for the Professional, it would undoubtedly be diluted tenfold.

This growth potential… Hmm, well, as the little boy grows through his childhood, even when he becomes an adult, this Ring would still provide sufficiently good miraculous effects.

“That Dragon’s Magic skill is also not ordinary. I’d really like to exchange ideas with him if I get the chance…” the Spellcaster said. Oro couldn’t help but chuckle. “That can be arranged. He’s still in town and hasn’t left. Shall I take you to see him tomorrow?”

“Uh, I was just saying.” The Spellcaster immediately shook his head. Meeting wasn’t something to do now; they were competitors at the moment, so it was better to meet less. “In short, although this thing is unique, it’s too basic. Apart from having some degree of research value, it doesn’t have much other significance.”

He said. Even though the energy-gathering Magic made this seemingly extremely plain Ring into a growable Magic Artifact, with everything being low-level or even simplified Magic, he could do it himself. It would just be a bit troublesome when connecting the Magic Rune Arrays…

Other than that, he claimed he could do it all!

In the end, no one knew that the three who had arrived left quietly in the same unknown atmosphere. The next day, when the little boy woke up, he rubbed his eyes and gently touched the Ring on his finger. It wasn’t a dream after all. Touching the Ring, he still felt an uncontrollable excitement inside.

He had already experienced the Ring’s miraculous effects. Not long after getting it yesterday, he had run wildly all the way home. He should have been out of breath, but at that time, he didn’t feel tired at all. After going back and forth several times, under his mother’s worried gaze, he was completely certain that all this was brought by the Ring.

Not to mention anything else, this feeling of not getting tired no matter how much he messed around was just fantastic! Not only that, the scrape he got on his ankle from messing around yesterday was also gone. The injury didn’t recover overnight; it healed not long after it happened!

Not afraid of getting tired, not afraid of getting hurt—this might seem ordinary in the world of Professionals, but in the world of ordinary people, all of this seemed extra magical. The vast majority of ordinary people would never come into contact with any special powers in their lifetime, even though Magic and Martial Arts in this world weren’t particularly secret.

“What? You want to come to work with me?” The little boy’s father looked at his son, who was excitedly messing around early in the morning. Thinking of children’s boundless curiosity, and considering that The Church’s people were currently stationed in the town, all the unsavory characters in the town were gone, so safety wasn’t a concern, he nodded slightly. “You can come along, but no running around, and you must listen!”

“Mm-hmm!” The little boy nodded seriously and raised his thin arm. “I’ll help out properly!”

“Haha, I think you’d be better off going to play with Nana.” The little boy’s father patted his son’s shoulder. After thinking seriously for a moment, he said to him, “Rock, you’re not so young anymore. Do you want to go to school?”

“Uh…” Rock immediately fell silent. School? His family’s conditions weren’t very good. Although they were an ordinary family, they were among the poorer ones. After all, this Town was a bit far from the big cities. The big cities were progressing quickly due to the influence of the “Creator” or that Dragon… Hmm, this was what he secretly overheard from Adventurers and Mercenaries outside some remaining Taverns.

In those rapidly developing big cities, finding work was easy, and the pay was high. This inevitably made him yearn a bit, but for ordinary people, wanting to live in a big city wasn’t easy. This yearning he could only keep in his heart…

He didn’t even dare to think about school. On normal days, if his father asked, he would have immediately refused… But yesterday, he encountered a very mysterious being, who gave him a very powerful (ordinary) item and said some things he didn’t quite understand clearly but sounded impressive… This changed his mindset a bit.

Choosing to grow up normally, working like his father to make a living… would probably only extend his family’s current conditions to his generation, just like his grandfather’s generation. Himself, maybe he should try harder, make some changes?

Whether it was for his family to live a more prosperous and relaxed life, or to accomplish something most ordinary families never did… Surnames, for ordinary families, having a surname was a great glory, the kind that brought honor to the ancestors!

“Father, I want to go!”