Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength

At the very next moment after Majie'er reacted like that.

Ronald silently stood up from his chair, and Il immediately followed suit.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room grew tense once again.

The reason Ronald did so was because of Majie'er's severe emotional turmoil at the moment. The intensity of it was so exaggerated that he couldn't even make an accurate judgment.

Just think about it—

The path sought in desperation, the result of a risky attempt, led to the entire city disappearing into the sea.

For anyone, such a blow is unimaginable!

So even if Majie'er lost control and became violent now, Ronald could understand his choice.

However, Ronald's precautions were unnecessary.

Seeing the two of them stand up on guard, Majie'er was momentarily stunned and quickly realized something.

Then this ancient original text holder relaxed his shoulders, adjusted his tone and mindset, no longer exuding the daunting aura from before:

"Ronald, don't worry."

"I am merely a remnant shadow left in history; why make things difficult for you, who are striving forward, at a time like this?"

As he spoke, Majie'er showed his magnanimity.

Not only did he not have any intention of making a move, but he also handed his original text directly to Ronald.

"Here, take it."

"To solve this problem, my original text should be the essential item to obtain."

"..."

Ronald reached out and took the original text Majie'er handed over.

Although in this space, this was not the original text's true form, the shadow of the book in his hands immediately brought an ancient and heavy feeling. Ronald could sense that this was indeed the essence of the original text, and Majie'er had not deceived him on this matter.

Meanwhile, Majie'er continued to provide information:

"Ronald, this special historical secret realm cannot be established with just my original text. Even with Shui's original text, it might still be lacking. So apart from my original text and Shui's original text, at least one more is needed..."

Swish—

Suddenly, the scene before Ronald's eyes changed.

He was about to say something more to Majie'er, but as he opened his mouth, he found himself moved from indoors to outdoors, with his skin feeling the sea breeze blowing from the ocean.

This was precisely where Ronald had landed on the island!

Obtaining this shadow of the original text seemed to have confirmed some concept.

So he left the historical space just now and was placed back at the location where he initially appeared.

"This..."

Facing the sudden change, Ronald felt an indescribable ambivalence inside.

He still had many questions he wanted to discuss with Majie'er properly, but who could have anticipated that with the other's generosity and magnanimity, the previous space would be directly concluded?

"Do I need to dive back in and seek an explanation again?"

Ronald muttered a small complaint.

But he also understood that in the face of reality, taking action was the top priority, so he immediately set off towards the area he sensed.

—where Il was located.

This confirmed that this guy had also been sent back, and Ronald surely had to use the soul fragment to control him first.

However, Ronald's concerns were probably unnecessary.

After just a few steps, he saw Il running over from the opposite side, with an expression of exaggerated flattery clearly visible:

"Boss, I've missed you!"

"Without your guidance, I wouldn't know what to do!"

"..."

"If I weren't around, were you planning a third assault on the city?"

Ronald threw Il a glance, mercilessly exposing this guy's intentions.

"Hehe—"

Il chuckled carelessly.

She was completely unbothered by Ronald's verbal unveiling of her thoughts.

As long as there were no actual punishments in action, Il could absolutely maintain her usual optimistic nature.

After the laughter faded, Il scanned the surroundings, and her expression turned serious at once:

"Wait, boss, the place we are at this time doesn't feel right!"

"The seaside plants seem different than before!"

"Hmm?" Hearing Il's reminder, Ronald furrowed his brow.

Earlier, when he was suddenly transported back to the original spot, naturally he didn't pay much attention to the unfamiliar environment, let alone notice the plants as Il did.

But with her reminder, the result of intentional observation was different.

In reality, not only were the surrounding plants as Il pointed out, but even the sun's position, the perception of [Lachimont], and the shape of the island's edge had altered from when he first entered.

The scope of this change wasn't vast, yet it was distinctly present.

"..."

Ronald immediately recalled what Majie'er had said previously.

The repetitive history, the experiments to seek paths, the unstable elements with multiple original texts in effect at once...

Here, it was highly likely another segment of the repeating history.

The Magic City [Lachimont] before them was probably different from the previous one as well!

Realizing the seriousness of the problem.

Ronald couldn't afford any delay; he turned and tugged Il, heading towards the city ahead.

And then...

Then all of the encounters proved his theory correct.

Not only had the patrol Wizards in the city along the way changed, but even some towers in Ronald's memory showed changes in their heights.

Based on some irreparable building damages deduced.

It didn't take Ronald long to ascertain that this should be a period more than ten years ahead of the time he just experienced.

Suddenly undergoing such a time transition...

Ronald had to admit that his previously prepared plan had become pointless. To continue to escape from this labyrinth of historical loops, he needed to gather more information to make the right decisions.

"Boss, are we going to find that Majie'er again?"

Meanwhile, Il was asking by Ronald's side. Although she wasn't as troubled as Ronald about it, she couldn't help but feel a bit helpless in the face of the trouble.

"According to his words, we just need to get the other two original texts, right?"

Ronald shook his head, expressing his wish to continue the conversation with Majie'er:

"Let's go have a look first; if possible, I still have many things I want to ask Mr. Majie'er."

"But this meeting... we might not be able to have a peaceful conversation like before, so be careful not to stir up any trouble."

However, Il paused at her spot, speaking in a rather embarrassed tone:

"By the way, boss, there's something else I want to tell you."

Ronald noticed the change in Il's mood and halted, turning back:

"What do you want to say?"

Il shyly scratched her cheek, then took a few steps back to create some distance from Ronald before continuing:

"That fierce person I mentioned earlier is apparently named Shui."

"It's the same Shui that Majie'er mentioned..."