Chapter 257: Youngsters. (1/2)
Chapter 257: Youngsters
“Sorry, it was just a slip of the tongue…”
“What do youthose idiots from the Inquisition delayedabout some devilish relics?”
“”
Roland was just sitting there without replying to the angry-looking cat face that was shouting at hih the crystal ball It had been soold rank ht be hile to search for a certain runichelp fro scrutinized but this also caused his associate to disappear for a while
“Those idiots tried to forceof this so-called relic of theirs, those damn fools didn’t even prepare it well so much of the runic structures was lost in the process… it took me weeks to restore all of it and even then…”
The cat professor continued to vent at hih It see that reed or wrongly produced by whoever the ical impression could copy runic structures or off other various non-runic enchant akin to a detailed blueprint of theskill but took a lot more preparation and was very delicate
“Professor, are you sure you should be yelling out delicate information like this? What if there is a cultist spy at the Academy?”
“A spy? Now that you mention it, there was actually one of them here but they had at least one coiance Quite the handy skill he had, very troublesoics ”
‘Wait, could it have been that guy…’
Roland wanted to ask the cat if it was perhaps the sa froainst it It would be better if people didn’t know that the old inquisitor had a relationshi+p with the Arden estate and his father in particular What if the kitty started asking about his origins and his secret got out in the process?
“So… were you successful in your research? Is there a way to counter that relics illusionout I wouldn’t be able to tell you anything!”
“Did they force you to sign a contract?”
“A contract? No The Inquisitors have different ways of restriction but in any case, my mouth is sealed… that is unless you wish to come over here”
“What do you mean?”
“Hah, you can becoe? Your talents are wasted there, ever thought about beco a proper scholar?”
“A scholar?”
Roland was taken aback by the offer of working at thein was quite prestigious and hadthere Most of thes but this didn’tor two They probably had some superiorwith special spells These all could be converted into runic versions with the help of his own skill which ht, don’t you want to learn the secrets that this world holds? Discover new -lost secrets of lost civilizations!”
“Uine all that power at your fingertips… wait, you’ll pass?”
“Yeah, I still have a lot of things that I need to do here”
The cat’s mouth ide open as he was quickly dise that soe Yet thepart that scholars needed to go through If he could have the knowledge be injected into his brain instead then he would prefer that solution
“But don’t you want to study the ancient runes? Think about the possibilities!”
“I’m otten perhaps they were inefficient or lacked usefulness”
He was not really a researcher, his preferred as in the field The runic oal which was freedo he liked doing Instead, he favored fiddling with the runic prograh ancient texts Testing new theories was vastlyup with them
“Lacked usefulness?”
The cat’s face scrunched up as if he wasn’t sure what he had heard To a hardened researcher like hiical instru these lost ical techniques hat he strived for
“But this doesn’t h a few things here… give me a few months and I’ll see what I can do”
“Hah, are you playing hard to get?”
After rolling his eyes the two talked for a little bit more before Roland decided to end the conversation This confirmed that the relic was destroyed and that the church orking on decoding part of the runic code This was not the only ical acade could be copied over
In reality, he was interested in what that code showed and wanted to head out to help his kitty associate with the research However, getting involved with a hot potato like that while he was this as not smart The cult would have probably alreadyon this research
Only in a place like the ic academy would he actually be safe as it had various protective spells that would probably be even effective against that illusion Even without exa the monolith, there were spells that could counter it The only probley which could only be provided in select locations Thus for the ti he could not involve himself in this h
‘I don’t think the church will e to crack the code It wouldn’t be strange if they only distributed the knowledge to their most trusted paladins’
It wouldn’t be smart for the church to point out their counterht be able to quickly change their relics and patch up the loophole Then it would be back to square one and the dance between the two religious groups would continue again
‘The cult decided to go with the nuclear option just to destroy their traces It wouldn't be strange if they did soain… but that is if they actually know of the existence of those etchings’
Perhaps the church had learned froht steps to protect their only clue If that scary inquisitor arrived at the s seriously Roland had been able to escape the illusion twice already and was probably the best person for the job Together with the etching and hisskill he ht be able to decipher the et a full understanding of greater runes’
After the conversation was over he decided to pay his workshop a visit There he continued with his work and also training His increase in levels was not the only thing he needed to work on All of his skills were quickly falling behind and he had to keep up At a bare minimum, his Runic Eye of Truth needed to be ain Without it being at its highest he did not expect getting a prestige class at the rank of his Runesmith Lord
Thus the hours ticked and the next day arrived while Roland achieved a whole four hours of sleep This day was a bit special as some of the Orphans had turned ten within this month Three of the to be their sponsor
Thanks to his ith Sister Kassia and the local church he was given a discount when buying the class change crystals He would use it to elevate the children that he had soe several ti on him Money was not really a problem for him anymore and if these kids felt indebted to him, then he could actually receive a return on his invest…”
“GOOD MORNIN!”