Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 550 - 547: The Exploration Decision

Chapter 550: Chapter 547: The Exploration Decision

"How come, you don’t want to go back?"

Ronald’s gaze didn’t even linger on Bapulor.

He stared at the peculiar environment surrounding them, and while fully unleashing the power of "Fury," he conveyed his thoughts to the heretical Magician with his tone.

Then, Bapulor really started making suggestions like a corporate headhunter, trotting out phrases like "since we’re here," "might as well get comfortable," and "just accept the reality"

It was evident.

Bapulor did indeed want to live a good life.

But at the same time, Ronald had no interest in paying attention to this.

Because after he had expanded the range of his "Fury" detection, an unprecedented experience emerged in his perception.

In his original world, when he unleashed the full power of ’Fury,’ his maximum detection range wouldn’t surpass the area of Springs. But within this "Domain of Infinite Negatives"...

It wasn’t an exaggeration.

He had transitioned from city surveillance to district-level monitoring.

The huge discrepancy in the before and after was truly indescribable with words.

The changes brought about by the environmental shift.

Could they really be to this extent?

Without a word, Ronald reactivated his Enhancement Magic.

In the instant when the "Divine Comedy’s Triple" and "Eclipse" transformation were complete, a force so overwhelming it was hard to adapt to surged within him. If Ronald were to go have a midnight snack at that time, the utensils he would unwittingly break from mere handling could probably be piled into a heap on the table.

He discreetly canceled two layers of enhancement to allow himself to adapt to this boost.

Only then did Ronald shift his attention back to Bapulor.

He had been covertly testing the changes in his own spells, but this heretical Magician hadn’t. Under an entirely different enhancement from before for his detection, he sensed Bapulor’s innermost thoughts.

The guy was indeed pondering strategies for survival.

But deep within his mind, there was also a trace of concern and worry.

Ronald only thought for a moment, then spoke up,

"Bapulor, living here could indeed be an option."

"But have you thought about other things, like your beloved daughter?"

"..."

Ronald’s guess had hit Bapulor’s sole concern right on the mark.

The moment he heard the question, the retort that the heretical Magician had been prepared to give stopped abruptly, and his eyes unusually revealed genuine emotion.

The two looked at each other in silence for a few seconds.

Bapulor finally let out a long sigh and then bluntly changed the subject:

"If that’s the case, then let’s think about how we can get back."

"I’ll be clear, I really don’t know any way to escape this prison-like world, Ronald, you’d better come up with an effective plan."

Ronald nodded slightly, and took out the simplest plan:

"Six days... or perhaps seven."

"We’ll spend this time in this world, and the outside world will have reached November. By then..."

As Ronald left his words hanging, Bapulor naturally picked them up:

"So on the Harvest Day of November, we might find an opportunity to return to that other world, after all, that is what the Caster of this place has always been striving for."

As the words left his mouth, Bapulor suddenly couldn’t help but laugh:

"So we’re planning to take care of these people, and now we’re switching sides, hoping they can get the job done?"

"Speaking of which... should we give the ’Nine Commandments secret meeting’ a little nudge?"

"..."

Ronald shrugged in silence.

Looking at it this way, the two of them did seem to carry a bit of the opportunist vibe.

But reality was reality, and the environment was always changing. Naturally, they longed to return to a world where they had already established so many ties.

"Seven days isn’t too long when you get down to it, let’s get moving right away. By the way, Bapulor, remember to reset your spells, there will be a major change, and you’ll need to acclimate in advance."

"Oh... Ahhh!"

"This, am I really this powerful?"

Following Ronald’s advice, Bapulor reset his Spells.

He was shocked by the immense power he possessed the next second.

Meanwhile, Ronald, who had shifted the mode of his ’Fury’ power, was no longer able to peer into Bapulor’s deepest thoughts; evidently, the heretical Magician had also reset his own spells.

Analyzing the information in his mind, Ronald spoke up:

"Right now, the closest human settlement to us is in the northeast direction, let’s fly over first, then disguise ourselves as ordinary passersby to gather information from them, alright?"

Bapulor nodded without objection:

"I’m all ears for your plan."

"..."

Having just revealed their ability to fly, Bapulor didn’t need Ronald to use magic to carry him this time.

The two flew together into the sky, and then...

They were suddenly taken aback by their own speed.

In their original world, the flight speed they managed when traveling was normal, but in this world, it instantly escalated to near-sonic speeds.

This sudden burst of acceleration didn’t cause them any harm.

But it still gave them quite a level of discomfort.

Almost simultaneously putting a halt to their rapid flight, Bapulor turned his head towards Ronald:

"Ronald, how does it feel?"

"..."

Suppressing his nausea, Ronald replied,

"I can take it for now."

"Though, we must get used to this change moving forward. Or at least, we can’t have any issues with controlling our abilities by the time those seven days are up."

After a brief adjustment, the two continued on their way.

During the flight, Ronald never ceased to observe the conditions within the "Domain of Infinite Negatives."

It was still night.

But Ronald, with his newly enhanced vision, was no joke.

Everything within sight, he could discern the colors and details very clearly.

Up close, the ground, vegetation, and water bodies had nothing unusual about them. However, if he looked further away, such as at the night sky or the distant sea surface, Ronald would feel a distortion in his field of vision.

This feeling...

Was it like when playing a game and some of the game textures haven’t loaded properly?

Was this due to being sealed, or was it a characteristic of the space itself?

As Ronald analyzed this in his mind, the two swiftly covered a great distance. The human activity detected by the power of ’Fury’ was now only a few kilometers away.

At that moment, Bapulor, who noticed something too, spoke up:

"Ronald, there’s the scent of people over there."

"Shall we slow down and land, then approach to have a look?"