Chapter 192: Magic Arts and Business Both Unhindered (33)

The venue of the Magic Convention.

The first to give a magic exchange report was still Duke Weilan.

The clear, stable voice of the high heavens transmitted into every mage's ear at the venue, as if an elder were whispering softly beside them.

"As seekers of the arcane mysteries, I believe none of you want to waste time on tedious formalities. Coincidentally, I don't either."

"So I'll go straight to the point and share a brand‑new experience in magical cultivation."

As soon as he said that, the faint murmurs of discussion below vanished instantly, and tens of thousands of mages almost in unison pulled out their spellbooks, ready to take notes.

Rui Fa whispered to Lu Wakaduo, "The Duke is really a straightforward person."

For openings of this kind of magic convention, the organizers would love to stretch the ceremony all day long—dancing, singing, and every kind of flattery toward the sponsoring lord, short of actually licking his asshole.

The Duke, however, gets straight to the point as soon as he arrives.

Who wouldn't prick up their ears to hear the cultivation experience of a Seven‑ring Miracle Mage? But Lu Wakaduo said, "Don't talk to me—I need to focus on taking notes."

Rui Fa shrugged and also pricked up his ears.

The voice from the stage continued: "First, I want to say that, thanks to some accidental coincidences, my magical power broke through the peak of the seventh ring and I advanced to the eighth ring."

That remark instantly drew a chorus of gasps.

It's already rare for others to reach the fifth ring as a Sage, so how did this Duke manage to get to the seventh ring, so high, and still advance quickly? It feels like he's not human but a god—a god of magical cultivation!

"You all surely want to know what coincidence I'm talking about? Don't worry, I'll tell you right away."

As the Duke spoke, a multicolored rainbow appeared on stage, ranging from low to high, with colors from scarlet to deep violet, divided into ten layers total.

"I assume these are the magic rings; you must be wondering whether magical power has ten layers? I can answer definitively: yes, ten layers."

"The Duke of Sisiting from the Radiant Empire released an improved Solar Lamo formula, predicting that magic rings have a seventh ring; building on that, I made further improvements and calculated that magic rings consist of ten complete rings and one defective ring."

As he spoke, line after line of complex and precise magical formulas floated in the air above him.

The mages held their breath, copying furiously, afraid to miss a single character.

Among all kinds of magical achievements, progress in magical power is the most exciting.

Because magical power is the foundation of all magical achievements, and in this field the Duke Weilan who has reached the eighth ring is undoubtedly the foremost person of the Nature Alliance! Therefore, every word he says is absolute authority, a precious experience of a pioneer.

Amid the sound of "shush‑shush‑shush" from writing, the Duke's voice rang out again.

"Many mages think the height of the magic rings is fixed, that the rings have been unchanging since ancient times, as stable as the earth."

"But I must say, that's not the case."

"Magic rings are as soft as water, undulating more or less in response to various fluctuations of magical power."

As he spoke, the "rainbow" in the air appeared to show water‑ripple undulations.

"With the undulations, the height of the magic rings and the spacing between rings also fluctuate accordingly—sometimes increasing, sometimes decreasing."

The "rainbow" demonstrated a situation where the spacing became smaller.

"So when the spacing shrinks, if you seize the opportunity to link the magic rings with utmost focus, you can achieve the highest efficiency in magical training, greatly increasing the chance to break through the ring walls!"

These explanations were easy to understand, giving everyone present a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

They could of course faintly sense the undulations of the magic rings, but because the sensation is so vague, they only barely notice it—let alone seize the opportunity.

Now Luosen has laid all this out clearly, instantly resonating with countless mages.

Someone sighed, "Ah~ I've missed so many opportunities."

Someone suddenly realized, "I keep saying my friend obviously cultivates less than I do day‑to‑day, yet once he advanced faster than me—turns out his luck was better than mine!"

Someone wailed, "Ah~ it's too late~ knowing this too late~ if I had known this when I was young, I wouldn't have wasted so many years."

After a while, the crowd below finally grew a little quiet.

The Duke on stage continued, "Based on this principle, the next question naturally arises."

"That is, how to seize the opportunity when the spacing shrinks, right?"

The mages immediately nodded in agreement—having an opportunity is one thing, actually grasping it is another, and only an opportunity you hold in hand is a true opportunity.

Thus, everyone focused with 120% concentration, listening intently for fear of missing a single word.

Anyone who coughed, or even let out a loud fart, would become a public enemy, drawing angry glares from those around.

"To be honest, this is very difficult—it takes half luck and half skill."

"Luck depends entirely on the favor of Mother Nature; we won't talk about that for now."

"Let's just talk about skill."

While speaking, Luosen took from his assistant a small rod bearing a strange glowing tube.

"This thing is a magical instrument I developed together with countless Weilan mages; it's called the Linking Magic Ring."

Actually, he devised it casually after reaching legendary rank; it poses no difficulty for him, but for mid‑low ring mages below the sixth ring, it's an unattainable treasure.

"This one I hold is the third‑ring gauge, specifically for measuring the gap of the third magic ring—that is, the gauge for those ranging from Adept to Master."

While speaking, Luosen used light‑shadow magic to enlarge the gauge's image so that everyone in the venue could see it clearly.

"Please look: when your magical power touches the wall of the third ring and you pour power into it, it will display the current width of the gap beyond the wall."

While speaking, Luosen signaled the assistant mage to input magical power.

"Look, this mage possesses peak‑Adept magical power and has already touched the wall."

"Right now, the yellow light band on the gauge is the third magic ring, the black band on it is the gap, and the green band above that is the fourth magic ring."

"You can see that, whether it's the height of the magic rings or the width of the gaps, overall they remain stable—consistent with our everyday experience."

"But."

Having said that, Luosen began to cast a sixth‑ring spell.

"This is my sixth‑ring Pure Water Defensive Barrier; while I cast it, my magical power fluctuates violently, thereby noticeably affecting the magic rings around the spell."

The mages stared at the gauge, and indeed they saw the light bands exhibit a slight amplitude tremor.

"Look, the closer you are, the more violent the tremor; the farther away, the smaller the amplitude."

「Beyond 2 meters, it's almost impossible to perceive. 」

It was a very clear and understandable experiment; all the mages watched with their hearts pounding.

Many mages had their eyes light up, clearly greatly inspired by this.

Luosen

「This is certainly an excellent research direction, but the entry barrier is not low, and the operational difficulty is also high. 」「According to my observation, one must reach Six Rings of magical strength to perceive relatively obvious fluctuations in the magic rings; and to make those fluctuations have practical value, at least Eight Rings of magical strength is required. 」

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Indeed, it was too high, and it instantly extinguished many mages' ideas.

Because magical focus does not break the ring count, low-ring mages cannot obtain high-ring magic, so they can only sigh in vain.

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「However, changes in natural forces such as volcanic eruptions, solar and lunar eclipses, earthquakes, and even a heavy rainstorm will cause relatively obvious fluctuations in the magic rings. 」

「Especially a solar eclipse, which can even narrow the gap between magic rings by as much as thirty percent, and this is a precious opportunity for breaking through to the next ring! 」

By this point, many mages in the audience had listened intently; Luosen smiled slightly and placed the gauge in his hand.

「This gauge is very precise and its performance is also very stable. I believe that in the near future, it will become an essential magical tool for every mage aspiring to break through to higher rings. 」

Three-ring meter

As soon as these words were spoken, countless mages below instantly had their eyes light up.

10 Ogre is really not expensive, but its effect is surprisingly large. With this fun gadget, one can seize opportunities very well.

All the mages present had the same thought: after the meeting ends, they will definitely buy one.

No, even one is not enough; they want to buy dozens or even hundreds.

Part for personal use, another part to take back to their home country to resell; they will definitely make a fortune.

Ruifa, Luwakaduo, Duke, Aaron

Aaron

He could become Aaron's Minister of Affairs, naturally having a head for economics; a quick calculation shows that this magic ring gauge appears cheap to sell, but demand is astonishingly high.

Ruifa, Weilan

Weilan

Weilan Meter Shop

After saying that, Luosen promptly turned and stepped down from the podium.

But he didn't leave; instead, he stayed in the special seat to listen in.

As soon as he stepped down, another mage from Weilan immediately went up, beginning to introduce another practical spell technique.

Weilan's Magic Method Center

Throughout the Alliance

Duke Weilan

For a time, the lecture hall of the Arcane Exchange Conference was brimming with stars, knowledge surging, and the academic atmosphere formed from pure knowledge became extraordinarily rich.

In the seats below, Reif whispered to his friend: "This is truly the Arcane Exchange Conference; in just these few hours, I've gained more insight than in the past ten years."

Moreover, I can feel that under the Duke's leadership, Weilan will soon experience an explosive development, with a large number of entirely new arcane creations appearing.

Luowakado shrugged: "Who says it isn't?"

Black Stone carriage

Reif naturally had already experienced the Black Stone carriage and felt very tempted, but he wryly smiled: "It's good, but I asked the price—one carriage costs at least 5000 Ogre, which I can't afford."

For nobles, 5000 Ogre is no problem, but for commoners, this thing is quite expensive.

Luowakado smiled: "The Duke displayed the finest Black Stone carriage; surely there will be ordinary, cheaper ones later, and eventually one will be able to afford one."

Reif nodded in agreement, meanwhile with a feeling of emotion: "A huge wealth will soon flood into Weilan like a deluge."

While the two were talking, two young people walked onto the lecture platform—one with brown hair, one with red hair—both very young, yet both possessed Four-ring magic.

After they went on stage, the red-haired youth gave the lecture, while the brown-haired youth served as his assistant.

The red-haired young man began to introduce himself: "My name is Ouwen, and this is my close friend and partner Hansen."

"Our research field is geodesy, not ordinary surveying, but precise surveying."

"As everyone knows, the Earth is round, but just how round is it? Is it a perfect sphere or an ellipsoid?"

"If it is very round, what is its diameter? And how can we precisely locate every point on the spherical Earth?"

"These are the targets we want to survey."

"To this end, we have created a series of new methods, the core of which is the 'horizontal-vertical line marking method'."

As he spoke, Hansen beside him used light and shadow techniques to display a sphere, then drew various precise lines on it.

The content of the techniques demonstrated by these two young people elicited little reaction from most mages, who thought it was pretty good, but it didn't seem closely related to the arcane arts.

But Luosen, sitting in the corner, curled his lips: "Oh~ finally someone has come out to survey the Earth, and they look quite professional."

He fully understood the great significance of this matter; whether for military or civilian use, it is the foundation of countless modern applications.

Moreover, we must not only survey the Earth, but also survey the magical environment and the solar system we inhabit, so as to clearly and precisely understand the world we live in.

Only when we have a clear understanding can we, when needed, precisely direct our power there.

It can also be seen that, limited by their tools and level of knowledge, these two young people's surveying methods are still somewhat crude.

But once they set foot on the right path, the distance to a perfected, usable method is merely a matter of time.

He could see that these two young people needed money—a lot of money—as well as many assistants, many tools, and even a dedicated survey vessel.

But there's no need to worry; he will naturally invest.

After the two youngsters stepped down, Luosen immediately instructed his aide to intercept them and invite them to be guests at Swan Castle.

One could see the two youngsters' faces suddenly light up with joy, and Luosen also broke into a smile.

"Not bad; we've basically achieved mutual accomplishment."

He was in a great mood, but this good mood didn't last long before being interrupted by something unrelated to sorcery.

The Sea Island External Affairs Bureau sent a message.

"Sir, Aaron issued an emergency announcement saying that due to shortages of various staple foods in the market, grain prices have surged, so exports of staple goods are temporarily suspended."

Luosen curled the corner of his mouth: "Finally couldn't hold back."

He had been waiting for this moment.

"Dange, this time you'd better not bow to me again, otherwise the crown will fall, hehe."

(End of chapter)