[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage":3,"chapter-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-615":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re: Tales of the Rune-Tech Sage",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},148320,246,"Chapter 614: Duality of Rune-Tech Glyph I","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-615",615,"\u003Cp>CH614 Duality of Rune-Tech Glyph I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Months Later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed like a gentle, warm breeze for the Fortuna party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex did not immediately act on the information provided by Baron Luth Belloc. Instead, he kept the party on a low profile, taking on missions from both the Mercenary and Adventurers’ Associations to pass the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also allowed the core members of the party to properly acclimatise to the significant boosts in strength they had gained within such a short period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, BloodIron City was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a party whose average rank hovered around Silver largely went unnoticed by the city’s power players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, within the Adventurer and Mercenary circles, the Fortuna party had begun to build a quiet reputation over the past three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were known for taking on short-term missions that were relatively difficult for a group of their average level, and completing them with a high success rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more importantly, with remarkably low casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, above all else, was what pleased Alex the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since neither he nor his wives had directly participated in those missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning into his more adventurous and free-spirited approach, Alex had placed Kavakan in charge of leading the Barbarians and Orcs on selected missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Fury Knights and his other followers— they were given the freedom to join missions as they saw fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, while the Fury Knights often accompanied the Barbarians and Orcs, his followers adopted a rotational system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ensured that no one grew rusty from inactivity, while still remaining fresh enough to respond immediately should Alex call upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his wives, Alex had them establish a storefront dealing in alchemical goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, their most profitable trade revolved around berserk beast stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop purchased large quantities of corrupted beast cores, and sold a limited supply of clear beast cores in exchange for berserk stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Alex, the corrupted cores could be cleansed of the berserk contamination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Eleanore was careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She strictly controlled the volume of purified cores released to the market— selling only enough to sustain the shop without drawing unnecessary attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no intention of attracting attention— not when both their shop and party lacked the background or deterrence needed to ward off the inevitable greed such a business would invite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she leveraged Raven Horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Black Scar Syndicate —and his connections within the Adventurers’ Association— she discreetly offloaded more sensitive goods, such as the purified beast cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex did not involve himself in such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted Eleanore’s judgement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a far better head for such decisions than he did, so he left the party’s financial operations entirely in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zora oversaw day-to-day decision-making, while Udara handled intelligence gathering and security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, the party’s structure remained largely unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex merely reinforced it— especially for the benefit of the newer additions: the Barbarians, the Orcs, Kron Belloc, and Raven Horn, who were still unfamiliar with their internal dynamics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Alex himself, he finally made use of the breathing room afforded by a city like BloodIron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered seclusion in a room within the mansion graciously provided by Wayne Achard, through Raven Horn, to the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal was to fully understand the transformations within his Rune-Tech platform following the activation of the [Rune Sage] spell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to explore what he could now achieve with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also helped that BloodIron City functioned as the central trade hub of the Hollowcrest Wildlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Virtually every resource circulating through the region passed through the city at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant, if something couldn’t be found here, it likely didn’t exist anywhere else within the Wildlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex took full advantage of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He procured a wide range of materials—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only to replenish his reserves within the Sanctuary, but also to acquire new Sigil-sympathetic materials that had previously been absent from his inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge he had memorised from Heavenly Venerable’s study during the trial proved invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It filled in critical gaps— allowing him to identify and understand numerous unique materials native to Verdantis that he would have otherwise overlooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Alex was able to find viable substitutes for Rune-based materials that were unavailable in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the course of the past three months —with OmniRune handling the bulk of the workload— Alex systematically upgraded all his existing Rune-Tech products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had once been purely Rune-based constructs were now reconfigured under the new Rune-Tech programming framework— one that incorporated Sigil nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In doing so, every one of his creations became fully compatible with Verdantis’ magical glyph system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also took the time to design an operational module for OmniRune— one that would allow the AI Mage Assistant to carry out similar updates autonomously in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, all Rune-Tech products could be adapted to newly encountered magical glyph systems without requiring Alex’s direct intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system ensured that everything —from spells to formations, and even Rune Tattoos— could now function across both Pangea and Verdantis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the conversion process for spells and formations took less than a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What consumed the majority of Alex’s time over the past three months... was the Rune Tattoos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t content with simply making them compatible with Verdantis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to evolve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As I theorised before, runes are rigid— almost mechanical in nature,’ Alex mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They operate on fixed principles and do not adapt well to changes in external conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But their advantage lies exactly in that consistency. What you see is what you get.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigils, on the other hand, are fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They adapt. They respond to changing conditions and variables.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That flexibility is their strength—but also their weakness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Their output isn’t always constant.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Previously, my Rune Tattoos were limited by the rigid nature of runes. But now that I’ve incorporated Sigil nature into my system...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s possible to combine the strengths of both.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Simply updating existing tattoos isn’t enough.’ Alex shook his head. ’I should take advantage of this duality.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Runic precision... paired with Sigil adaptability.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex rubbed his chin thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigils resonate better with the ever-changing nature of the human body and mind, while runes provide stability and consistent output.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts began to crystallise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I use Sigil nature as the foundational layer— linking the tattoo more naturally to the body and mind...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...and then integrate Runic structures into the output layer to enforce precision and consistency...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...then I can create Rune Tattoos that are both adaptable and reliable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow smile formed on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In other words... better Rune tattoos.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-05-29T03:49:40.912Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","fa010ee0307f0b641758d181a9dfed6e7149f909d23ba22263b4bc32b8b37cba","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-616","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-614",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]