Chapter 1484: Chapter 1478: The Calamity of the Original Canon

Nicole never expected Ronald to pull a trick like this.

Holding the "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" in her hands, she immediately realized the kind of treasure she had obtained.

Just as Ronald said, using this original text comes with a severe cost, but that doesn’t affect the enormous value it truly possesses!

Nicole herself could control her desires and refuse the temptations laid out before her.

But she didn’t plan on betraying her identity as an investigator, so handling the "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" as casually as Ronald did was absolutely out of the question.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Faced with this hot potato, Nicole couldn’t help but scratch her head anxiously.

"Ronald, you hand it over to me because you find it troublesome, that’s too cunning!"

Ronald was attempting to contact the seal on the caster, trying to restore its consciousness.

Hearing the complaint from the investigator girl nearby, he couldn’t help but smile and reply:

"If you really don’t want it, you can go back and offer it to Her Majesty the Queen."

"Besides, Nicole, the value of this thing might diminish quickly, so I suggest you send it up sooner rather than later."

"Value diminishing?" Nicole was intrigued by Ronald’s statement and immediately pressed on, "Ronald, what do you mean by that? Even if using this thing comes at a cost, its value should be rather stable, right?"

Ronald paused his actions.

He pondered for a few seconds before uttering a brief word: "Barrier Mountain."

"Those ancient sealed wizards?" Nicole was still puzzled, "Aren’t they already dealt with? Even if there are a few remnants, they can’t stir up much trouble."

"During the years they were sealed in the ’Infinite Negative Field,’ those Dark Age wizards continuously honed their skills and conducted in-depth research on the original text. Under enormous external pressure, they even abandoned past disputes and reached unprecedented levels of cooperation in many areas."

"..."

Nicole, upon first hearing this, was still pondering, but her expression soon changed drastically.

"You don’t mean to say—they have successfully deciphered the ancient text, do you?"

Ronald neither confirmed nor denied, responding in a calm tone:

"Perhaps not all of it."

"But for the parts I’ve seen, they’ve already deciphered several of the mainstream languages used in the original text. Although most of the Barrier Mountain wizards have perished, the remaining survivors will certainly pass this knowledge onto the world."

Speaking of this, Ronald thought of many things.

The anonymous person in "Entrode" passed on the original text to Sedir, Catherine currently traversing the world, and many other casters whose circumstances he was unaware of. These people’s motives varied, but one significant commonality was shared—they were all disseminating the knowledge they possessed.

In contrast, Nicole, who was currently employed by the investigative bureau, was not so pleased.

She did not doubt Ronald’s explanation.

And upon accepting this reality, looking again at the "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" she had just acquired, she felt a strange unease.

"..."

"The next time I encounter something like this, I’d rather not know."

Nicole complained verbally, yet her actions in reality had already demonstrated her attitude toward change. The "Shuo Wen Jie Zi," which moments ago seemed like a hot potato, was carefully placed into the waterproof pocket of the investigator’s inner robe, and only then did she rise from the ground.

The conversation concluded, and Ronald continued dealing with the caster in front of him.

The spell cast by the "Nine Commandments Meeting" to seal this person was quite formidable. After seriously fiddling for a few minutes, he finally pried open a crack in the outermost layer of the spell’s ’hard shell.’

The magic power continued to explore inward, beginning to contact the core of the seal.

The speed at which the seal was being undone significantly increased, estimating a few minutes until the individual would be fully freed.

"Oh, right!"

Amidst patiently working, Ronald suddenly remembered his maid’s ability and hurriedly took a moment to call out:

"Costate, come over here!"

"Sir?" The maid immediately stepped forward.

"You can read memories, can’t you?" Ronald explained his thought, "This guy can’t resist at all, check his memory to ensure we haven’t helped the wrong candidate."

The intelligence obtained earlier and the reality in front of him both proved the caster was innocent.

But Ronald did not let his guard down because of this.

Facing this group of enemies from the "Nine Commandments Meeting," he had to ensure no mistakes were made.

Costate stepped forward immediately, crouching alongside Ronald, and pressed a hand on the forehead of the unconscious person.

Ronald reminded, "Remember, you now have a complete personality, be careful not to let your emotions get involved while reading memories."

The maid’s expression briefly faltered.

Ronald had noticed the change she couldn’t detect herself, which indeed required caution!

"Sir, thank you for the reminder."

Adjusting her mentality, Costate began to delve into the deeper memories of the other party’s mind.

"..."

For a moment, silence enveloped the ruins of the crumbling fortress.

Ronald and Costate each focused on maintaining the spells at hand.

The only one left pacing back and forth was Nicole, worried about her work.

She also provided security for the two.

A few minutes later, Costate was the first to complete her spell, releasing her hand from the other’s memories.

Ronald, though slightly slower, quickly removed the other’s seal as well.

"Costate, what did you find?"

The maid immediately responded:

"Sir, this man was originally from ’Gride,’ working at the printing house in ’Hostan.’ He was working overtime one night and found an extra book in his office files, so he picked it up to examine it."

Ronald glanced at the unconscious man before him, unsure whether to deem him lucky or unfortunate:

"He just happened to encounter the appearance of the ’Shuo Wen Jie Zi’?"

Costate nodded affirmatively:

"Yes, but unfortunately, an infiltrator from the ’Nine Commandments Meeting’ was also working at the printing house and discovered his secret. Since they had a good collegial relationship, the ’Nine Commandments Meeting’ caster did not harm him but took him away and controlled him."

"..."

Ronald shook his head and sighed.

A classic case of guilt by association.

The "Shuo Wen Jie Zi," although powerful, how could an ordinary person who just obtained it find a new original text to decipher and then wield its magical powers?

Merely possessing the "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" provided no tangible power transformation.

Therefore, upon encountering that ’Nine Commandments Meeting’ colleague, the man’s fate was already veering towards darkness.

"What an unlucky fellow..."

Sighing, Ronald reached out and gently patted the unconscious man’s cheek.

"Sir, it’s time to wake up."

The seal placed on him by the ’Nine Commandments Meeting’ had already been broken.

With Ronald’s gentle call, the man opened his eyes, a hint of confusion in his gaze as he asked:

"Am I... supposed to crack those books again?"