Chapter 89 - Chapter 89: Chapter 85: 3rd Rank Mysterious Scholar” (Seeking First Subscription! Seeking Monthly Tickets!) (1/2)

Chapter 89: Chapter 85: 3rd Rank “Mysterious Scholar” (Seeking First Subscription! Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

In the Fischer family’s alchemy workshop, Byrne held a pen and paper in his hand, earnestly asking Vanessa in front of him.

“How have you been feeling recently, and how is the grasp of your newfound abilities?”

Vanessa nodded and respectfully answered:

“Very well, I’ve been feeling better than ever before. Although there’s still no sign of recovery in my legs, the improvement in my physical condition is obvious.”

She paused before continuing:

“Regarding the new abilities of the ‘Guardian’ Consecution, I’ve also done some research, and the principle of Pre-made Drawings you mentioned last time inspired me.”

“The combination of abilities, their development, and extension, can all significantly enhance the upper limit of combat performance.”

After finishing, Vanessa demonstrated the abilities development of the “Guardian” Consecution she had in mind.

She planned to pair it with her summoning spell.

Vanessa, now a mid-level Beginning Spellcaster, had a spellcasting talent type of “Summoning”.

Initially, Byrne had purchased the “Summoning-type Spellcaster’s Heritage” from the Alchemy Council, which included three spells: “Summoning Fireflies”, “Summoning Birds”, and “Summoning Vines”.

A low-level Beginning could memorize one spell model, a high-level Beginning three, and Vanessa, being a mid-level Beginning, could memorize two spell models.

Hence, she successfully learned and mastered “Summoning Fireflies” and “Summoning Birds”, but was somewhat less skilled with plant-type summoned creatures.

Vanessa began chanting a spell, and after a short time, she summoned a swarm of fireflies that fluttered and danced on the tips of her fingers.

The next moment, Vanessa controlled a firefly to gently bump against the back of her hand.

Watching this scene unfold, Byrne revealed a realized look and nodded with a smile.

“I see.”

Vanessa let the firefly fly to a spot behind her back, completely out of her sight, then she took out a throwing knife from her boot and tossed it high into the air.

The knife could have easily landed on her head, yet it unerringly struck the firefly.

Vanessa repeated the action, only this time, she let the firefly fly a hundred meters away.

“Lethal Counterattack” is an Extraordinary trait, significantly increasing the hit rate of the next attack within range against the source of the damage once attacked.

Suddenly, Vanessa drew a flintlock from her waist and fired a bullet.

To everyone’s astonishment, the bullet from the flintlock precisely hit the firefly a hundred meters away, which was flying and attempting to evade!

Of course, the momentum of the bullet did not diminish, but continued to fly out.

Had a person been standing behind the firefly, they would have surely been hit by the bullet.

Unable to contain his admiration, Byrne laughed and praised, “You are very clever, Vanessa, more so than Erik and Archibald!”

“Indeed, in terms of combat wit, you and Chris are on the same level.”

Vanessa smiled and gracefully curtsied, responding, “Thank you for the compliment, my lord.”

But once Vanessa had left the alchemy workshop, Archibald came in.

The tall sixteen-year-old boy had a flushed face and seemed very excited.

“My lord, I really am grateful to the family for bestowing me with such extraordinary power!”

“Alright, calm down. Now, tell me,”

With a smile, Byrne patted the boy’s shoulder and calmly asked, taking his pen and paper:

“How have you been feeling recently, and how is the grasp of your newfound abilities?”

Archibald looked puzzled and scratched his head awkwardly, saying:

“To be honest, I don’t quite understand; it feels just like when I was learning to read at the orphanage, with all sorts of confusion in my mind.”

“Those words and sentences are so difficult. Even though I recognize every letter, when they are strung together, I’m completely lost…”

Byrne’s expression became gradually more serious, and the previously talkative Archibald instantly shut up, not daring to utter another word of nonsense.

“I don’t understand mysteries and the extraordinary, so I just keep using it, over and over again, until my body remembers the pattern of the wind.”

Byrne raised an eyebrow, what does it mean for the body to remember the pattern of the wind?

He knew Archibald was an “instinctual type”, but that was the most incomprehensible kind.

Archibald, scratching his head, said, “I can’t demonstrate it in the workshop; it’s too small in here.”

“Alright, let’s go outside.”

Byrne nodded, then he and Archibald left the alchemy workshop to see Erik, who was waiting outside.

Erik was looking down but lifted his head to look at the two upon hearing the door open, opening his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

Byrne gently patted the boy’s shoulder with a calm smile, saying:

“Just wait for us for a moment, Erik, will you?”

“Yes.”

Erik nodded vigorously, his gaze filled with a childlike dependence on Byrne’s departing figure.

It wasn’t long before Archibald started to demonstrate how he remembered the pattern of the wind.

“My Spirituality is too weak to harm people with wind, so I can only use it to aid myself.”

As he spoke, he began to run, generating a brisk wind around him, increasing his speed further and further.

Then, Archibald jumped high, leaping more than three meters into the air.

“Phew, I’m almost out of Spiritual Power,” he said, sweating profusely.

Byrne nodded and smiled, saying, “Good, you pass. Just keep training to let your body remember the pattern of the wind even more.”

“Though your mind may be average, your physical instincts are on par with Chris’s.”