A Wizard's Secret

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Peace was restored within the Shadison Manor. The previous scuffle between the Shadison and Doret clans merely occurred in the external surroundings of Shadison Manor and did not spread to the depths of the manor.

Therefore, the manor was currently still in a good condition. Many Spell Casters were hurriedly dashing in and out of the manor but when they spotted Merlin, they immediately became solemn and bowed slightly toward him.

At this point, there was no one who did not know who Merlin was in the Shadison Manor and even the entire Tolle City.

Merlin promptly brought Emma and the rest into a room. Besides Emma, there were also Shireen and Haya whom he had met on the way here, as well as Emily and Tafel. They were staring at Merlin curiously. From their perspective, Bluebird was already powerful to an inconceivable extent.

However, Merlin was able to defeat Bluebird and killed her. Merlin had far surpassed any average Spell Caster. Moreover, Merlin was currently just a First-level Spell Caster!

This astounded Shireen and the rest. It was the first time they had met a Spell Caster who turned out to be First-level but who was still powerful to such a degree!

"Very well, Emma. Originally, I had only agreed to the three-year pact as I was caught up in the moment. I didn't expect that you would successfully construct the three Zero-level spells I gave you. After a few days, you'll follow me back to the Dark Magic Region!"

As soon as he spoke, an elated expression appeared on Emma's face. Although she had not been a Spell Caster for long, she knew the difference between roaming Wizards and Wizards from spell casters' organizations.

What Merlin said meant that he had undoubtedly acknowledged Emma as his student. Furthermore, he had agreed to bring Emma to the Dark Magic Region for her to be a Spell Caster.

"Congratulations, Wizard Emma. It's not that easy to enter the Dark Magic Region."

Wizard Shireen said somewhat admiringly to Emma. She had been a First-level Spell Caster for such a long time and had wanted to join a spell casters' organization with the help of her clan but was ultimately unsuccessful.

She knew how hard it was to enter the Dark Magic Region. Even mighty Spell Casters within the Dark Magic Region were unable to directly bring in Spell Casters from the outside. Only Spell Casters who had some sort of token from the Dark Magic Region would be able to become a Spell Caster in the organization.

Thus, Shireen looked toward Merlin with a trace of doubt.

Merlin sensed Shireen's gaze and shook his head slightly. Following that, he retrieved a mysterious ring from his own ring. He obtained this Dark Magic ring when he left the Dark Magic Region and killed Wizard Neil back then.

"This is a Dark Magic ring. You can rely on this ring to join the Dark Magic Region and become its temporary member!"

Merlin handed the Dark Magic ring to Emma. By this point, Shireen, Haya, and the rest no longer doubted whether Merlin would be able to help Emma join the Dark Magic Region.

"Emma, congratulations. After you've become a Wizard in a spell casters' organization, it'll be possible for you to become a First, Second, or Third-level Spell Caster, or even stronger than that!"

Emily, Tafel, and the rest each wished Emma well respectively.

"Wizard Merlin, we had really troubled you earlier on the journey here!"

Shireen said to Merlin softly.

Merlin waved his hand lightly. "It was only a small effort on my part. Laurinka, escort them and stay in the manor. Come and find me if there's any matter."

Merlin considered these people to be the ones who "protected" Emma, which was why he said that. Otherwise, even though he had chanced upon Shireen and Haya once before, he would not have arranged matters for them so thoughtfully.

"Teacher, I'll take my leave first."

Emma could tell that Merlin seemed to desire a moment of contemplation, so she said goodbye and left the room.

After a short while, Merlin's room became quiet.

Thereafter, Merlin took out the Neverending Book. This volume did not seem very thick, and its surface was covered in mysterious symbols. In one glance, Merlin was able to tell that these were runes.

The mysterious runes were a field of their own. They were passed down from ancient times, and along with alchemy, potions, and spells, they were termed as the Four Disciplines of Spell Casters. As long as one mastered any one of these disciplines, they would be very accomplished.

However, most Spell Casters concentrated on constructing Spell Models, devoting the majority of their energy to spells. Nonetheless, some ancient books had vaguely indicated that the ancient Spell Casters were involved in all the Four Disciplines, each field being as equally important as spells.

At the moment, other than knowing how to construct spells and some rudimentary potions, Merlin had never properly studied runology and alchemy. Even the construction of his spells was reliant upon the Matrix. However, he had only learned a little about spell construction through constant practice.

Nevertheless, although Merlin did not know what the mysterious runes in the Neverending Book meant, he knew how to use it. All he needed was to use his Mind Power to somewhat activate the Neverending Book in order to see the various spells contained in it.

"Hum…"

Following the abrupt activation of the Neverending Book by Merlin's Mind Power, the book shot out a white ray of light. Within that white light, spells were displayed one after another.

There were many types of spells including Fire-type, Wind-type, Earth-type, and more. There were even Darkness-type spells but they were no match for the more complicated Darkness-type spells that Merlin had obtained from Abyss Fort. Ostensibly, the spells in the Neverending Book had medium strength and were rarely complex or unique.

Merlin activated the Matrix and began to record the spells one by one. When the Shadison clan was exhibiting the spells earlier, some of the spells were not completely displayed. Now that Merlin had the Neverending Book, he immediately realized this.

There was indeed a great number of various spells in the Neverending Book. When the Shadison clan was displaying the spells, they had only shown a majority of them. There were a few spells which they thought were stronger but did not display and kept them hidden.

As Merlin recorded the spells with the Matrix, he was also carefully examining these spells. When he had gone through over half of the spells in the Neverending Book, he began to furrow his eyebrows. It was because he had discovered a number of Water-type spells in the Neverending Book but he still had not seen any Light-type spells.

The Neverending Book had been around since ancient times, yet it held no records of Light-type spells. This indicated that a very long time ago, at least no later than the appearance of the Neverending Book, the usage of Light-type spells was possibly discontinued due to an unknown reason.

It was either this or that there was no way to use Light-type spells at all.

"As long as there's light, a place should be flooded with Light Element. All that's needed is some Light-type Spell Model in order to make a simulation in one's Awareness. So why aren't there any Light-type Spells?"

Merlin increasingly felt that the disappearance of Light-type spells might be strongly linked to the Church of Light as back when he was battling against Wizard Jason in Blackwater City, Wizard Jason had used Light-type spells. This meant that Light-type spells did exist, and for some unknown reason, there were no Light-type spells among the Spell Casters.

'Not even the ancient Neverending Book had Light-type spells…'

Merlin shook his head and dispelled these thoughts from his mind, following which he patiently waited for the Neverending Book to display all its spells.

After the Neverending Book had displayed all its spells, its light began to slowly fade away. Up until the very last spell, Merlin had not seen even a single clue regarding the second or third volume of the Neverending Book.

"So, was it really the Doret clan who spread this fake news in order to secure the alliance of roaming Wizards?"

Merlin began to mull over this and did not discount this possibility as the report that the first volume of the Neverending Book would contain clues regarding the second and even the third volumes was initially announced by the Doret clan.

However, Merlin still did not believe that there was not even a single link between the three volumes of the Neverending Book. Hence, he looked through it carefully once more. Unfortunately, he could only give up hopelessly.

Perhaps the three volumes of the Neverending Book did not share any links after all, for there were no valuable clues.

"It might be that it's similar to the casting tools transfigured by Wizard Bell, and the connection would only show itself if it was nearby… If that really is the case, then this volume of the Neverending Book might still be of some use."

As countless thoughts raced through Merlin's mind, he mumbled softly, after which he kept the Neverending Book. He would study it closely when he had time in the future.

"Bluebird's ring…"

An ink-black ring suddenly appeared on Merlin's palm. It was the ring which had belonged to the arrogant Bluebird. Although she had been burnt to ashes by Fiery Collapse, the ring was still in perfect condition.

Merlin was intrigued by Bluebird's Ice-type and Wind-type Pandora Demon Abilities. These two Pandora Demon Abilities evidently belonged to Ozmu for they were extraordinary. In some aspects, Bluebird's Pandora Demon Ability of ice threads was even mightier than Merlin's Glacial Finger.

If it was not for Merlin's excellent physical attributes in addition to the superb powers of Fiery Collapse, Merlin would have no way of killing Bluebird who possessed two Pandora Demon Abilities.

Moreover, Merlin had three types of Pandora Demon Abilities but Dark Light Realm, which was enhanced by Darkness Heart, was not of much use against Bluebird.

If only Merlin's Dark Light Realm could be even more powerful or if Merlin constructed the Second-level Darkness-type spell, Darkness Tide, then it would be effective against the stronger Spell Casters.

The stronger his opponent's Mind Power was, the greater their resistance against illusions. On average, the prodigies of Ozmu had formidable Mind Power, so Merlin's Dark Light Realm was not very useful against the Spell Casters of Ozmu in this sense.

Naturally, Merlin wanted to construct the Second-level spell, Darkness Tide but now was not the time. He had to wait until his Mind Power was increased by one or two times more before he would attempt to construct the Second-level spell, Darkness Tide.

"Let's see if there's any Pandora Demon Ability in the ring!"

Merlin fixed his gaze on the ink-black ring in his hand, then reached into the depths of the ring with his Mind Power and began his search.