Chapter 276 - Two “Madmen” (2/2)

The first half was said to Alloa; he’d already started murmuring to himself in the second half.

Alloa didn’t find this strange. To be honest, she had been just like this when she saw the fusion process for the first time. Seeing Link so immersed in it, she turned toward Celine. “I’m only interested in his brain,” she said softly. “I’m not interested in him as a person, so don’t worry.”

“What do you mean…Don’t worry? I’m not worried.” But Celine felt caught, and she blushed.

“A Dark Elf’s average life expectancy is 150 years. I may look young, but I’m already 40 years old so you can’t lie to me… Alright, I’ll stop now. I only care about the world’s mysteries. Everything else is a burden.” Alloa chuckled lightly.

She didn’t betray the Dark Elves just because they were crazy. The main reason was because they couldn’t accept her research of Divine Gear and no one could understand her.

Thankfully, there was someone like that in the South. Therefore, she quickly abandoned the Dark Elves.

On the other hand, Link was completely immersed in the Magic Crystal’s records. There was only a tiny portion that he could completely understand. He was confused about the other 99.9%, but that was why he was even more excited.

After coming to this world, he had read countless magic books. None of them had been difficult to him; there was no challenge. Now, he had run into true trouble. If he could solve this, it would definitely be a huge achievement for him!

After reading for around 20 minutes, Link suddenly wrote a line of succinct runes in the air with his wand. “Is this the core law that you found?” he asked Alloa.

Glancing at it, Alloa’s eyes focused and became extremely serious. After around one minute, she nodded. “Pretty much. Your Rune Formation is more succinct than mine, but there can be errors if you describe it like that. Look, the conclusion I got is like this…Do you have pen and paper?”

She couldn’t use magic like Link, so she needed to handwrite it. Link passed her pen and paper. Alloa wrote as she walked, and she gave the sheepskin back to Link after five minutes.

“This is my conclusion.”

Link studied it and praised it. “Amazing, I didn’t think about a lot of this. However, I think you can still revise it here… Like this, look.”

Link gave the scroll back. Alloa sank into deep thought after she read it, but she started scribbling again after a few minutes. Then, she handed it to Link. After reading it, Link frowned as well and started revising again.

Along the way, the two barely spoke and just passed the scroll back and forth. The sheepskin was not that big, and it was soon filled with Rune Formations, Mana equations, hypotheses, guesses, and more. It was so messy that no one else could understand it.

Celine peered at it, but she gave up. To her, the runes looked like a child’s doodles. She couldn’t understand either of them.

When the two reached Scorched Ridge, they were completely submerged in the world of the laws of Divine Gear.

Link was dazed. If Celine wasn’t there to guide him, he probably would have walked straight into the sea. Alloa was in a similar state; her eyes were unfocused, and she moved stiffly as if her mind was gone. No one knew what she was thinking.

Celine was so bored she could only talk to Nana. “Nana, look. They’ve gone mad.”

Nana looked from Link to Nana with her big clear eyes. “With Master like that, I can fight 100 of him by himself,” she said sweetly.

“Okay, all you know is fighting.” Celine pouted.

The gate of Scorched Ridge was right ahead. There was a luxurious carriage parked in the square behind the gate. It was marked with the emblem of the East Cove Magic Academy. Some big figures had come.

Celine was forced to interrupt Link. “Link, wake up. I think we have guests.”

“Ah…Oh, oh, got it,” Link patronized.

At this time, Celine could already see the guests. She reached out and pinched Link’s waist with all her power. “Oh, it’s the dean of the East Cove Magic Academy!”

Link finally woke up. He smiled apologetically at Celine and returned the Magic Crystal to Alloa. “Go rest, and I’ll come find you as soon as I’m free.” Then, he said to Celine, “Dear, help me arrange a place for Alloa to stay.”

Whenever Link called her dear before, Celine would have a comeback ready. Today, she didn’t say anything and just pulled Alloa away with a smile.

“Nana, you can go too. You don’t have to follow me around the camp. Oh, right, take Aymons to Gildern to take care of. Tell him not to let this guy die.”

“Yes, Master.”

Link walked over to Dean Anthony. “Master Anthony, how come you’re here?”

Anthony looked older than before. The wrinkles on his face seemed to be carved in, and he was more stooped too. He found the pathetic-looking Aymons odd, but he knew Link would explain, so he didn’t ask.

Instead, he sighed. “I was coming to discuss about the North with you and relax a bit. However, on my way here, I received Grenci’s letter…Now, the South is more important.”

The threat of the North’s Divine Gear was still present. Now, there was also the undead army in the South. The Norton Kingdom was truly in trouble.

The undead army was especially chilling. Anthony understood clearly that if the army was allowed to grow, it would become a calamity that would sweep through the mainland within half a year.

Link grew serious. “You came just in time. I have something to discuss with you too. It’s about what just happened in the Girvent Forest, but it should be good news.”