After returning to the teleportation magic circle, I didn't blindfold the team members.
Because I realized that apart from the four of us who went to the Bekalite Continent together, no one else knew the incantation to activate this Dragon Tribe ruin.
So even if they knew there was a teleportation magic circle here, they wouldn't be able to use it.
Upon arriving in the Northern Continent, it was still winter. The snow on the ground was very deep.
This greatly amazed those born on the Bekalite Continent.
After touching the snow on the ground, they all moved as cautiously as newborn babies taking their first steps.
I suppose it never snows on the Bekalite Continent!
Helen was the only one in the group without any combat ability, so I prepared a set of thick clothes for her.
The other members could sustain themselves with Battle Aura, so without much delay, we headed to Sharia together.
After another week of traveling, we finally returned to the city we started from.
Paul and his teammates went together to the house Rudy had bought in Sharia.
I took Helen and her group back to my villa in Sharia.
Elinalise chose not to return to the villa with me, nor did she choose to go to Paul's house.
She went directly back to her dormitory at the Ranoa Magic University.
I don't know why, but she's been a bit strange lately; she hasn't come to 'attack' me for several days, and her attitude toward me has become somewhat distant.
Could it be her period? Never mind, I can't fathom a woman's heart at all.
After returning to Sharia, I first greeted my family and settled the accommodation for Helen's group.
Then I went to the Ranoa Magic University to see some classmates I hadn't seen in a long time.
I first went to Nanahoshi's research lab. It had been several months since I last saw her before leaving for the Demon Continent.
Since Rudy and I had gone to the Bekalite Continent together, I wondered who she had found to power the magic circles.
After knocking for a long time, the door was finally pushed open.
I was startled by the sight that met my eyes.
Nanahoshi's eyes were sunken, and her face looked completely listless.
"What happened to you? Did you stay up all night researching magic? Working this hard isn't good for your health!"
"No, I've hit a bottleneck in my Summoning Magic research recently. It's good that you're back, Dorin. You can help me analyze it."
"Alright, let's go!"
I then followed her up to the second floor.
"The otherworldly Summoning Magic I'm researching now feels like it's hit a bottleneck. I can only draw 27 formulas on one magic circle; any more and the circle becomes unstable and fails.
This problem simply cannot be solved."
I looked at Nanahoshi's otherworldly Summoning Magic circle; it was indeed extremely complex. Much more so than the messenger summoning scrolls I had made before.
In terms of structural stability and magic formulas, it had reached a maximum equilibrium point; a bit more or a bit less would cause the circle to collapse.
I pondered for a moment, thinking it over.
Suddenly, I remembered an important plot point.
Normally, Nanahoshi should have sought Rudy's help for her magic circle research, and later Zanoba and Cliff would have participated as well.
It was supposed to be the doll in Rudy's basement that inspired Zanoba to suggest that multiple magic circles could be stacked and cast together.
Because Rudy hadn't participated in Nanahoshi's research in this timeline, she was still using her initial plan. No wonder she hadn't found the answer after researching for so long.
I immediately told her about the method of stacking magic circles.
She seemed to have a sudden epiphany and understood instantly, then immediately threw herself back into the research of otherworldly Summoning Magic.
Seeing that it would likely take her some time to design the stackable magic circles, I told her to contact me when she needed me and then left her lab.
Although I knew Nanahoshi's desire to return to Earth was the right choice, seeing her research the otherworldly summoning circles so diligently made me feel a bit uneasy.
As for why I felt uneasy, I couldn't say.
Sigh, humans are such conflicted creatures; psychological fluctuations often come from nowhere.
Afterward, I went to Ariel's student council. I didn't encounter any special circumstances this time, nor did I catch anyone speaking ill of me in the student council.
I walked into the student council very calmly. Ariel directly dismissed her guards, leaving only me in the room.
"Ariel, get ready. Next Monday, I'll organize a spring outing for us to go to the Sky Fortress Chaos Breaker together."
"Dorin, to be honest, I'm a little scared. I'm afraid I won't get Lord Perugius's support, and I'm afraid he'll kick me out of the castle. In truth, I have no strengths other than my ability to fight for power. Do you think Lord Perugius would recognize someone like me to be the King of Asura Kingdom?"
"I don't know, but I believe that if he allows you to board the Sky Fortress Chaos Breaker, it means he's giving you a chance to prove yourself. So he probably won't just kick you out.
But this matter certainly won't be particularly easy to accomplish.
Perhaps you need to prove that you have the ability worthy of being the King of Asura.
Ariel, you need to think clearly about one thing: why do you want to become this king?
I'll give you another phrase: 'Do not forget your original intention, and you will reach the end.'"
I felt like I had leaked the answers to the test far too clearly. I hope Ariel can understand what I mean!
I could see she was very worried. So I didn't tease her too much and asked if Luke had made any moves lately, receiving the reply that he had been very quiet recently.
I then left the student council; Ariel would need these few days to prepare for the trip to Perugius's castle.
I had many things to attend to, so I didn't stay at Ariel's place for too long.
Walking home, I felt a bit puzzled by what Ariel said about Luke.
Theoretically, Luke isn't a man with deep schemes. After my last mockery and provocation,
his position by Ariel's side was already precarious. Yet he could still remain so calm; it was truly baffling to me.
After finding Doris after school, I went home with her.
There were many people at home tonight. To avoid overworking Doris, I chose for the whole family to go out for a banquet together.
We found a restaurant in Sharia with an excellent reputation. Doris, Philip, Hilda, and the group from Helen's merchant caravan
all had a very lavish dinner together.
The four guard sisters and the two other male guards had clearly rarely been to the Central Continent.
The local cuisine quickly captivated them; they even stopped drinking, and several of them devoured the dishes on the table like a whirlwind.
Darsy Romero, that muscular woman, devoured an entire suckling pig by herself; how did she fit it all? To ensure everyone works better for me in the future, I ordered another table of food for them.
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