Chapter 604: Ladies and gentlemen
Fisher, barely managing to stand up from the ground, did not continue reading the Soul Completion Manual on the desk. The events that had just transpired left no trace, save for the exceptionally robust Magic Circuit within him at this very moment...
He sat down in the chair behind the desk, looking at the particularly bright Magic Circuits on his body, where the Magic Power representing soul power flowed continuously, thick to the point of almost being turbid.
Reading the Soul Completion Manual had further enhanced Fisher's Soul Strength and his sensitivity to the Spirit Realm. Such an augmentation was not inferior to the constitutional enhancements provided by the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual, but it lacked the rewarding sense of security bequeathed by the latter...
Fisher exhaled a sigh and silently picked up the engraving tools and the Magic Materials from Helldor's Collection to start his engraving magic. Emhardt, perched on his shoulder, immediately flew in front of his eyes, blocking his view of the engraving work,
"Hey, do you never learn? Your state was off just now, and now you're going to do engraving magic? Don't mages need to be meticulous about the preparatory work for engraving magic? Aren't you afraid that the magic will dessicate you into a mummy?"
"I'm fine now, I'm well aware of what happened... Thanks."
Emhardt squinted and listened to Fisher's words. After confirming that he seemed truly cognizant of what had just occurred, Emhardt let go of his worries. Then, hearing Fisher's belated thanks, he couldn't help but squint his eyes and curve his mouth into a smile, flying back to Fisher's shoulder,
"Yo, finally learned some gratitude, huh? Not bad, not bad, quite commendable. Now you finally act like a real person."
"Don't bother me, I'm going to do magic. Go play over there."
"..."
Emhardt opened his mouth, but seeing Fisher already engrossed in his engraving, he dared not speak, fearing the lad might actually become a mummified victim of his magic. He could only puff his feathers angrily and fly to Helldor's bookshelf, attempting to use reading as a means to soothe his own irritation.
"You stinking guy, if I die of anger because of you one day, you'll be short of a book friend like me!"
Meanwhile, looking at Fisher's side, as he engraved magic, the Magic Power in his arms stabilized and flowed continuously, making his engraving motions particularly fluid and smooth. What was even more miraculous was that in his eyes, he could clearly see the elements that composed the World Resonance.
Magic Power stirred the barriers of the real world, with fluctuations traveling through the real world and the gaps of the world before finally reaching the Spirit Realm to induce Reverberation. This meant that by the time the Spirit Realm's Reverberation reached the real world, the effect of the magic was actually diminished, and the diminishing process was completed in the gap between worlds...
This suddenly reminded Fisher that he had always been exploring the nature of the Spirit Realm but subconsciously ignored the characteristics of "the gaps of the world", an intermediate transitional area. If the Spirit Realm is a high-dimensional space for storing consciousness, then what is the purpose of this gap?
As he pondered, his hands suddenly paused, and even he did not expect that a Low Ring Magic would be completed in less than three minutes.
He recalled that while transporting Rafael on the South Continent, he had engraved a One Ring Fire Magic, which took him ten minutes. That was already faster than most mages, and now, it only took him three minutes to engrave a Three-Ring Magic "Bee Dance".
He looked down at his bodily Magic Circuit, now completely warped, and furrowed his brows, remaining motionless for a long time until he left the room to rest.
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The next morning, Fisher stretched beside his bed while checking the rewards and clues obtained from the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual.
During his previous visit to the Moon Rabbit Clan Ancestral Hall, he had seen many murals and inscriptions. Now possessing a Spirit Realm Vision of the same level as Ilois... perhaps even higher, he of course saw those murals and had a general understanding of their customs and history, including their love for dancing at night.
So perhaps the research progress on the Moon Rabbit Species society would also increase? Fisher was not sure and, with a confirming mindset, opened the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual, not expecting to actually find something.
[Moon Rabbit Species Society Research Progress: 28%]
[You have unlocked the first-stage reward of Moon Rabbit Species Society Research]
[Constitution +1, Reproductive Ability +3, one of your previously gained random abilities is enhanced!]
Fisher's eyebrows raised at the golden radiance that sparked like a discovered Easter egg. When he looked again, the enhanced ability disappointed him a bit,
[Your previously gained ability "Snow Mountain Clan Affinity" has been enhanced. The affinity range has increased, and the targets of affinity have expanded to include other demi-human species of the Northern Realm, excluding the Phoenix Species.]
It couldn't be said to be completely useless; he could use this ability to more easily study other demi-human species of the Northern Realm, especially the Ice Owl Species and Sheep-man Species. However, he had actually hoped to enhance his previously acquired ability "Spirit Realm Pollution Resistance", which had been very useful during the battle against the curse entity and might be useful again on his journey to find the Frost Snow Phoenix Tree.