Chapter 487: [Book of Curses]

"Coming back this time was mainly to conduct research on a certain idea, so no time was wasted."

...

Wasted time...

These words sounded somewhat unpleasant.

But since it was research, then there was no helping it.

Although she was in administration and belonged to a management position, she was still a Witch after all, and simply had no resistance to words like research.

"What are you researching?"

Diana, who was equally interested in research, asked with shining eyes.

She had just sent over so many research materials, basic theories, and new magic.

No matter how you looked at this process, it seemed like the behavior after gaining some new insights, right?

So, nothing else mattered. What mattered was that Lan Qingyou's research topic this time had already succeeded.

"It's this. It's very interesting. You can also try it when you have nothing to do."

Saying so, Lan Qingyou placed a hardcover book that looked a bit antiquated on the surface onto the other party's desk.

A book?

Diana looked at this book and fell deep into thought.

Is this thing something interesting? No, it should be that the things recorded inside would be very interesting.

Thinking like this, Diana reached out, picked up the book, and opened the first page.

Upon opening the first page after the hard cover, she could see a line of text written on it.

However, it was a sentence she was very familiar with.

That was a sentence Lan Qingyou frequently spoke, and which they, these Witches, were all very familiar with—'Alchemy is omnipotent'.

And following that was a series of recorded Alchemy knowledge as well as some magic she had never seen before.

"Could it be that the research topic this time is these new magics?"

Diana looked up at Lan Qingyou uncertainly.

"Of course not. Those are merely incidental free gifts. This book is the main body."

Lan Qingyou proudly pointed at the book in Diana's hands.

"Hmm... I don't quite understand."

Diana frowned slightly. No matter how she looked at it, this book was just a book, right? At most, the cover had been made to look old; she hadn't even bothered to age the paper inside.

"Magic Book, you should have heard this term before, right."

Lan Qingyou smiled nonchalantly.

"You mean this book is a Magic Book?"

"What else could it be? You can totally take it to get appraised. Compared to my eyes, the appraisal on the small screen should be more suitable for the general public."

That makes sense!

Without another word, Diana couldn't wait to rush out of the office to appraise it.

About a minute later, this tornado-like woman rushed back in like a gust of violent wind.

And stared wide-eyed at Lan Qingyou, who was already sitting on the sofa enjoying the black tea delivered by a golem.

It's real!

Moreover...

"What does this curse magic mean?"

The moment she returned, Diana asked Lan Qingyou the most core question.

It was also the most important component of this Magic Book.

Rather, the name of this book was 'Book of Curses', a Magic Book specifically used for cursing.

"Curse magic is just curse magic. What else could it be."

Lan Qingyou shrugged while holding the teacup.

"No, I've never even seen this kind of magic, okay? Could it be the research result from this period?"

It wasn't strange for Diana to think in this direction.

After all, she had never seen this curse magic, or rather curse-type magic, even once.

There wasn't even such a thing among the world's will rewards on the small screen.

In other words, this curse magic itself was thought up by Lan Qingyou herself.

"You're really sharp. That's right, I constructed it. Rather, the concept of the Magic Book was born just to construct this curse-type magic."

Lan Qingyou said very proudly.

After all, it was an entire system. Although it wasn't yet very perfect, the initial basic theory had been constructed.

She even conveniently developed several relatively basic curses.

But because curse-type magics all have a certain backlash effect, Lan Qingyou finally found a solution after several days of research without eating or drinking.

This solution was this Magic Book.

Or rather, using the 'book' as a carrier.

This way, not only would that slight backlash effect be transferred from the caster to the Magic Book, but it could also be dispelled through the Magic Arrays on the Magic Book.

Most importantly, after the little bit of curse power from the backlash was dispelled, the remaining curse mana could also be stored within the Magic Book to continuously nourish the Magic Book, gradually making it develop resistance against curse backlash.

Until eventually, even if someone who knew nothing used this book, there wouldn't be any problems.

In this way, a virtuous cycle was formed.

Not only would the caster benefit, but even the Magic Book would become stronger and stronger through repeated cleansing and feedback.

It could be said to be a highly representative growth-type magical item.

Of course, this Magic Book system was not only applicable to curse-type magics, but also equally effective for magics of other types.

It's just that magics from multiple types couldn't appear on the same book, that's all.

After all, there was still a storage phase. One moment of carelessness could cause a systemic crisis, thereby leading to the possibility of the entire book being ruined.

"Then how do you activate it?"

After flipping through the entire book again, Diana finally found several recorded basic curses on the last few pages.

It could be said that out of the whole Magic Book, only these few pages were useful.

The rest of the basic knowledge recorded was child's play for a Witch.

It was something used as the 'infrastructure' for this Magic Book.

Diana could still understand this point; she just didn't know how to use this book.

"Magic Arrays are engraved on both the front and back covers of the Magic Book. These Magic Arrays are the strongest catalysts for stimulating curses."

"Now that you mention it, there are indeed Magic Arrays engraved on it."

After being reminded by Lan Qingyou, Diana, who was flipping through the Magic Book, only then had the spare attention to carefully observe the two Magic Arrays on the hard cover.

Engraved on the front Magic Array were ocean waves representing mana fluctuations as well as other symbols used to amplify mana and enhance attacks.

While on the back Magic Array, mostly symbols representing stability were engraved.

According to Lan Qingyou's introduction, this should be for storage plus conversion.

Although Diana didn't often take action.

But that didn't mean she didn't know Magic Arrays.

Although her comprehension and such might be a bit inferior compared to the people in the Witch group, she could still manage just by taking a look and analyzing the Magic Array.

To put it simply, she was a theoretical type who rarely took action.

"Then what does Clan Leader plan to do by researching these two things? Don't tell me you researched them just for fun. I don't think words like that can deceive me."

Diana still knew Lan Qingyou's character.

She wouldn't do useless work, much less run over to joke with her at a time like this.