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"Sorol's Absolute Contract!"

The two exclaimed in unison.

It wasn't surprising that they reacted so strongly. Sorol was a super powerful Legendary Mage recorded in history.

Legend had it that he practiced Contract Magic, and especially his Absolute Contract, which was said to be a magical technique that could rival gods.

As long as both parties signed the Absolute Contract, even gods could not break it.

Of course, the claim that gods couldn't break it was just a rumor, but in all these years, there hadn't been a single instance of his Absolute Contract being broken.

It could be said that after his death, his Absolute Contract was the safest guarantee in the world.

"Don't get the wrong idea, this isn't the original.

However, even though it's not the original, it's a replica made according to the original. Unless the signatory becomes a Legendary Mage, it can be kept absolutely secret."

At this moment, Chen Cheng and the other understood Professor Pempes's intentions.

Such magical items were rare and hard to come by. Chen Cheng felt immensely grateful to Professor Pempes for using it just for him.

At the same time, he felt a surge of shame for his own petty thoughts just now.

Perhaps it was because he had seen too many enemy spies in his past life in the research institute, which made him distrustful of anyone regarding his own research achievements.

Seeing Chen Cheng lower his head with a look of shame, Professor Pempes also understood his thoughts.

Then, he chuckled and said:

"There's nothing to be ashamed of. I should be the one feeling ashamed.

If I hadn't produced this contract, even with the ordinary secret contract from before, the secret could still have been leaked."

Professor Pempes's words served as a reminder to Chen Cheng that some powerful individuals had methods beyond his imagination.

Take the secret contract Professor Pempes mentioned, for example. In his eyes, once signed, it was foolproof. But for a powerful individual like Professor Pempes, they could find ways to break it.

Hui Dun also knew that the more secret it was, the better. Without a word, he signed his name on the contract scroll.

After the three of them signed their names, the scroll, just like before, ignited without fire.

However, this time, after the scroll burned, the three of them could see a humanoid phantom appear within the flames.

Then, Professor Pempes and the other felt that as soon as they had the thought of revealing the secret, they would feel a great terror descending to obliterate them.

After this complete security measure was implemented, Professor Pempes began to earnestly ask Chen Cheng about the principles of Variable Magic.

With the guarantee of the contract, Chen Cheng also hoped that his grand research project could attract more scholars to join.

Then, Chen Cheng explained the basic concept and principles of his Variable Magic. In modern terms, Variable Magic was somewhat similar to a computer's main processing program, while the Magic Runes and corridors were like other programs within the computer.

With the powerful processing capabilities of this main program, seemingly fragmented programs could be combined into perfect magical programs that could be executed.

Chen Cheng's Variable Magic did not have a fixed format. Its inscription was entirely determined by the known Magic Runes and corridors that could be matched and combined.

Therefore, to truly spread and learn this magic, one would need profound knowledge of magic. Moreover, if an ordinary person could not understand the central concept of variable thought in this magic, they would not be able to use it even if they knew it existed.

Upon hearing that Variable Magic had so many limitations and was difficult to learn, Professor Pempes breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could recover, Chen Cheng excitedly said:

"However, with your help now, Professor, the convenience and certainty of this magic can be greatly improved.

As long as you write down the basic structural runes and corridors of the currently known basic magic, I can use these runes and corridors to create a Variable Magic for basic magic."

Then, Chen Cheng looked at Professor Pempes with excitement, awaiting his reply.

However, seeing Professor Pempes's changing expression, Chen Cheng immediately said:

"But please rest assured, Professor, as long as they cannot learn how to modify the Variable Magic of this basic magic, their achievements in life will at most be a peak Bronze magic apprentice."

"Furthermore, their magical power source can only be from nature, so the intensity of use will not be as great as that of true mages. This is merely to improve the livelihoods of ordinary people."

Hearing this, Professor Pempes's expression improved slightly.

He had truly feared that this thing, once researched, would become a catalyst for escalating magical warfare, for which he would be unforgivable.

Then, thinking that one day ordinary people could achieve the goal of improving their livelihoods through his organization of basic magic, Professor Pempes felt a little excited.

And for Hui Dun, as a manager, this was also a good thing. As a noble, the first thing he thought of was that this could limit certain geniuses among the commoners.

Not only could this limit the development of ordinary people, but it could also improve the living conditions of the territory and stabilize his rule. It was a beneficial move in many ways.

He also had the intention to learn this Variable Magic. Perhaps his rapid increase in strength in the future would depend on it.

However, Chen Cheng would not tell the two about the program upgrade. Otherwise, with the old Professor Pempes's mindset, he would absolutely not help him organize these things.

He had also considered that the dire consequences mentioned by Professor Pempes were indeed possible, and giving him some insurance now was also a form of guarantee.

Then, the three of them left Professor Pempes's laboratory, immersed in their own beautiful future visions.

After leaving, Hui Dun took the books in his hands to the library. What he needed now was to accelerate his study of Chaos Magic.

Because just now, he realized that the biggest beneficiary of Chen Cheng's Variable Magic was someone like him who studied Chaos Magic. Only the Chaos Magic within his body could activate different magics of all attributes.

As for other mages, after reaching Silver Mage, they had to determine their magical path. Once determined, their magical power could only be converted into one or two or three types.

Therefore, the scope they could expand using this Variable Magic would only be for magics of their own attributes. But he, on the other hand, could encompass all attributes, becoming a true all-attribute mage.

And the prerequisite for all of this was that he needed a vast reserve of magical knowledge; otherwise, even with this Variable Magic, he wouldn't be able to unleash its true power.

After leaving, Chen Cheng hummed a little tune as he headed towards the classroom. He had finally found a very capable assistant, and he no longer had to bury himself in organizing basic magic like a drudge every day.

However, only Professor Pempes, amidst his excitement, felt like he had forgotten something, a lingering unease within him.

This unease intensified when he saw Principal Adolf approaching him.

Adolf had heard from Melinda earlier that Professor Pempes had called Chen Cheng to his location. He had also intended to visit Professor Pempes to see if he needed any help treating the tangled mess of broken Magic Runes within Chen Cheng.

Seeing Professor Pempes approaching with a beaming smile, Adolf assumed that Chen Cheng's treatment process had gone very smoothly.

He had also resolved that if Professor Pempes successfully treated Chen Cheng, he would be willing to put aside his pride and offer Professor Pempes his sincere thanks.

"Professor Pempes, I see a smile on your face. Could it be that Brown's injuries are progressing well with the treatment?"

Adolf was afraid that Professor Pempes would speak first and criticize him regarding Chen Cheng's injuries, saying he was incapable and hadn't acted for so many days.

So, he decided to strike first, preempting any potential taunts from Professor Pempes.

However, Professor Pempes, who had been all smiles just moments ago, suddenly changed his expression. The smile froze on his face, and his happy eyes immediately became unfocused.

Adolf, having bickered with Professor Pempes for so many years, knew exactly what was on his mind just by looking at his eyes.

Adolf's somewhat cautious old face changed, and Professor Pempes cursed himself for being foolish enough to forget this matter.

Before Adolf could speak, Professor Pempes turned and ran.

Then, the students and instructors in the academy watched as these two old men, with a combined age of nearly two hundred years, chased each other around the academy, with Principal Adolf's mouth forming words that were clearly not pleasant.