Chapter 278: Witch Ranni

Mythic-level task?

Wayne was shocked in his heart. This was a situation he had never heard of. He thought the highest-level task of the system was Epic-level. He didn't expect a Mythic-level task to pop up now.

And the reward was too generous. The first stage sent two ability points. This was one of the resources he was most lacking now.

Even if he leveled up seven times in Middle-earth, he only had ten ability points on him now, and to open the second stage of Elder Blood, he needed twenty ability points. How could he not be moved by such a reward? Wayne remained calm on the surface, but his heartbeat accelerated a few beats involuntarily. He coughed lightly and said with a serious expression: "Ranni, I have been to many worlds and have a lot of understanding of different worlds."

"I know very well the harm of a visitor from a different world to the local world."

"So, if you want me to accept your commission, you must promise me one condition."

Ranni's doll didn't know what structure it was. After hearing his words, it actually frowned humanly, and then asked: "Have you traveled through many worlds?"

Wayne didn't hide it, just said vaguely: "Yes, I have been to many worlds. Some worlds are extremely dangerous. Their gods are powerful and can destroy the world, tearing apart the entire planet."

"Some worlds are desperate places themselves, the world is withering, and there is no life at all."

"There are also worlds that are very prosperous, sitting on countless planets, and can achieve miracles that many people find hard to imagine."

"So, exposing the location of one's own world is a very dangerous behavior. It might cause the invasion of other worlds and let one's own world fall into the fate of being enslaved."

Ranni nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this. As the Moon Princess who is good at star magic, she indeed knows that there are countless planets in the sky.

And among these planets exist other worlds. Many gods in the Lands Between came from planets in different worlds and used their own laws to control the Lands Between.

Traveling to the stars to find the laws most suitable for the Lands Between was one of the methods she had thought about to save the Lands Between.

This time, she actually came to a different world by coincidence. Ranni immediately realized that this was a good opportunity for her. If she could crack the laws of more different worlds, then the opportunity to save the Lands Between would be infinitely magnified.

Thinking of this, Ranni also realized that this male in front of her seemed to have more utilization value than she imagined, so she was silent for one or two seconds, and said in a somewhat reluctant tone: "What conditions do you have, you can say it."

"But if it is a rude request, I will not agree to you."

A smile appeared on Wayne's face, and he said in a relaxed tone:

"Don't worry, Ranni, it's not an excessive request."

"I just hope you make an agreement with me not to do things that harm this world."

"This is the world I live in. I don't want it to fall into huge danger because of my behavior."

After hearing Wayne's condition, Ranni's gemstone-like eyes flickered slightly. Seeing that the condition proposed by the other party was not an unreasonable request, the expression on the exquisite doll's face was no longer so serious.

She raised her four slender arms, folded them together, and her slender fingers formed a mysterious magic rune, then said softly: "I promise your condition."

"Thus, the contract is formed."

As Ranni's voice fell, Wayne only felt that under the interference of a wonderful magic, he and the doll in front of him seemed to have some kind of strange connection.

This connection was not mandatory, nor would it affect his own safety, just like a verbal promise, invisibly deepening the connection between the two.

After the contract was formed, Ranni and Wayne stared at each other for a few seconds, then said:

"Cracking world laws is a long process. We must start from the most basic things."

"For the first period of time, I will stay by your side, observe everything around me, and learn your knowledge and magic."

"I hope you can assist me well, Wayne."

After speaking, Ranni's petite doll didn't give Wayne any reaction time, and turned into a group of shimmering dust, dissipating in the air, leaving only the bell engraved with magic inscriptions still on the table.

However, through the strange induction between the two, Wayne noticed that Ranni's doll didn't disappear, but just transformed into another form, still staying by his

As someone whose entire life was full of secrets, the feeling of having someone else following him around made Wayne quite uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Ranni was also a visitor from another world and did not know much about anything in the Wizard World, so Wayne's abnormalities would not make her feel too surprised. After the lottery was finished, the time had just reached the afternoon. After tidying up the room, Wayne headed straight for the bookstore in Wyzima.

Now that he had an otherworldly demigod following him, he decided to find something for this Moon Princess to do first; otherwise, this princess would surely keep staring at his actions, and that feeling was quite awkward.

Upon arriving at the bookstore, the owner immediately came up to greet him. The two were not exactly strangers; as a customer who loved to read, Wayne had already bought many books from this owner's bookstore.

"Mr. Wayne, I haven't seen you for a long time. It just so happens that our bookstore has recently received a batch of new books. Would you like to take a look?"

Facing such a generous and wealthy regular customer, any owner would be very enthusiastic.

Wayne glanced at the books packed tightly all around the bookstore, thought for a moment, and said, "A junior of mine has reached the age for learning and happens to need some introductory books."

"Give me one copy of all those introductory books suitable for children. They should cover all kinds of knowledge, as comprehensive as possible."

Upon hearing Wayne's request, the bookstore owner's eyes immediately lit up, realizing that a big business deal had arrived. He first brought over a bottle of decent red wine, then found a seat for Wayne, letting him sit and wait.

He himself hurried to find the books Wayne needed.

Wayne did not touch the bottle of wine. Having grown accustomed to fine elven wine, he was no longer used to drinking those ordinary, inferior products.

After about ten minutes, the bookstore owner pushed a small cart over to Wayne with a smile. On the cart, sixty or seventy books were neatly arranged, which were obviously quite heavy due to the paper and printing technology of the Middle Ages.

"Mr. Wayne, there are sixty-seven books here in total, including children's books, famous poetry, fairy tales, kingdom history, northern history, and various other introductory books."

"They should meet your requirements."

"Do you need me to send someone to deliver them to your residence?"

Upon hearing this, Wayne just casually glanced at the titles of the books on the cart, then nodded and said:

"That will be all for now. No need to send them to my residence; just tie them up with a rope, and I will take them away directly."

"Let's settle the bill!"

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A few minutes later, the dozens of pounds of books were held in Wayne's hand as if they weighed nothing.

Books in the Middle Ages were not cheap. These sixty-plus books cost him nearly five hundred Orens in total, which was already a huge sum for an ordinary family, enough for them to build a house in the countryside.

Wayne casually found an inn and opened a more secluded room. After entering, he placed all the books directly on the table, then sat on a chair and said softly, "Ranni, these are the books you wanted. You can look through these first; once you finish them, I will find new books for you."

As Wayne's words fell, an exquisite and beautiful doll slowly appeared on the table in the room.

Ranni's doll first stared at Wayne for a few seconds, then one hand supported her witch's pointed hat, one hand rested on the books, and her other pair of hands formed a magic hand seal, causing all those books to turn into magical dust and disappear into the air before she nodded slightly at Wayne and said:

"You have done well, Wayne."

Subsequently, the doll said nothing more and, just like the books, quickly disappeared into the air.

Watching the taciturn witch disappear, a smile appeared on the corner of Wayne's mouth. It was still the same familiar formula; this faint sense of tsundere made him find it quite interesting.

However, Ranni's ability was truly very special. Rather than calling it magic, it was more like an ability similar to a law.

Just like when she made the books disappear earlier, with Wayne's keen perception, he actually did not feel any magical fluctuations.

It seems the strength Ranni has preserved is even more powerful than she imagined.

(I'm having a bit of writer's block today; I'll continue to work hard tomorrow.) (End of chapter)