Chapter 433 - 223: The Eve of Doomsday
Dusk and Jie Zhu had studied this Random Teleportation Magic so intensely they passed out.
When it came to Root Magic, their discussions were heated.
It was like two academic prodigies debating profound principles; while they each had their own stubborn viewpoints, they also had their own unique insights and thoughts.
But to the two of them, this Random Teleportation Magic might as well have been a divine script.
Forget the entire completed spell, they couldn’t even figure out how a single one of its basic components was constructed.
So much so that after studying for ages, they just stared at it until they passed out.
They hadn’t been unconscious for long...
...when they heard a loud THUD and saw a mountain of schematics on the floor.
’What in the world is going on?’
’Is this how being a Mage works?’
Iz: "Inspiration?"
Lu Cang nodded. "Yes, inspiration."
Dusk and Jie Zhu: ’Inspiration, my ass.’
WHOOSH!
Countless schematics floated into the air, and Iz began to examine them one by one.
This time, Iz’s expression was completely serious.
Lu Cang simply sat to the side, casually sipping his iced tea.
’Drawing all of these diagrams made my brain overheat. I feel like I need to find a way to improve my memory.’
’I can’t believe my Spirituality is already this high, and yet I still need to find ways to improve my memory?’
’With my current level of Spirituality, I should have a near-photographic memory in daily life.’
’I can read any book and remember its entire contents without a problem.’
But...
’...when faced with such a terrifying workload, I’ve discovered my memory does have its limits. It’s not truly photographic after all.’
"Hmm... Mmm-hmm."
"Indeed!"
As he continued to look, an enigmatic smile slowly formed on Iz’s lips.
The corner of Lu Cang’s mouth twitched.
’I can’t even understand what these schematics are for, so of course I wouldn’t know if Iz left some meaningless mark on them as a signature.’
’Iz must have realized it,’ Lu Cang thought.
’This was the small clue I intended to reveal.’
Lu Cang was willing to reveal a hint of his precognitive abilities, but only enough to make them suspicious.
He wouldn’t let them know he could travel across an entire day.
’Iz has probably guessed that I have the ability to bring knowledge back from the Future.’
"Hmm..."
Iz finally finished looking over all the schematics. After he was done, he closed his eyes and fell silent for a moment.
"Your inspiration is quite impressive, Lu Cang."
"It seems I’ll have to put in more effort as well."
’No... Iz, this isn’t my inspiration.’
’Do I really have to spell it out for him?’
However, Lu Cang could faintly sense an ambition rising from Iz, something like Battle Intent—the will to surpass this.
Tsk...
"Iz, don’t you feel a sense of familiarity from this Magic?"
Iz: "Yes, it does feel very much like my style."
"But you’re my apprentice, after all. It’s not so strange for you to have inspiration that aligns with my style."
’That’s what’s so strange about it!’
Lu Cang: "Ahem, Iz... to be honest, I don’t really understand what these schematics mean. Could you explain them to me?"
Iz: "Oh! Of course, no problem. It’s just that explaining everything might take a very long time."
"Then just give me the short version."
...
’This guy... he’s definitely noticed.’
’No, maybe he didn’t just notice it now. He might have realized it long ago.’
’But he hasn’t called me out on it at all.’
’In fact, he’s enjoying it!’
’He plans on challenging himself, on thinking on a higher plane than his past self.’
...
"The Teleportation Array is still a Teleportation Array."
"However, its randomness has been drastically adjusted. Now, it’s a fifty-fifty chance between two locations: the Moon Sea and Boundaryless Mountain."
’No, I don’t want to go to either of those places.’
’Isn’t there a single safe haven in this world?’
"At the same time, this Teleportation Array can do more than just teleport Ruelun."
"It can also link up with three other continents and teleport them all at the same time."
’Wait a minute...’
’Link up?’
The corner of Lu Cang’s mouth twitched slightly as a sense of foreboding washed over him.
’Doesn’t this mean we have to save the other continents now?’
’My recently acquired valuables!’
’I thought everyone was going to die... It would have been a waste not to take their things.’
’Sigh...’
’But, it’s a good thing that these people will be able to survive, I suppose.’
’Worst case, the items "disappear" during the teleportation. I can just blame it on a flaw in the Teleportation Array.’
’Besides, they’ll be teleported to a new land.’
’They’ll probably chalk it up to the bad luck of the new place or blame the locals. They won’t necessarily suspect me.’
’Still, Iz, isn’t your research going a little beyond the normal scope? If you keep evolving it infinitely like this, you might as well just teleport the entire Secret Sea.’
This is the result of the 「Prophet」 constantly changing the Future.
’Originally, everyone was supposed to die.’
’Without my intervention, the entire Secret Sea would have been suddenly wiped out without any warning.’
’But with my intervention, it seems more and more people can now be saved...’
’Honestly, I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.’
’It involves too much karma. And with more karma, trouble tends to come knocking.’
’My grand plan of living as a hermit might become exceptionally difficult.’
...
"To be honest, at this stage, we’re pretty much at the limit."
"If we want to refine it any further, there probably isn’t much room for modification."
"Next, after we finish polishing off the last few details, I’d actually like to research something else."
Lu Cang let out a sigh of relief. "Yes... I’ll support you, Master Iz."
’Perhaps I’m finally free from having to copy a hundred thousand schematics.’