After repeated attempts, the second rune still showed no reaction, leaving Ang frustrated. He had originally hoped to make a breakthrough in rune research, but for now, he had hit a standstill. As time passed, Eileen gradually lost interest as well. She had always grown tired of research without immediate progress, especially since she had been working on other runes herself, and the rune experiments had delayed her work considerably.
"Sorry, Ang, this rune may not be suitable for me to continue researching. I still have my own projects to work on." Eileen spoke frankly to Ang in the laboratory. She had already decided to abandon this project and focus on her original research.
Ang understood her decision. He also knew that not everyone was willing to devote so much time to a subject that showed no progress. He continued working alone for several more days, but still made no new discoveries. Gradually, he had no choice but to accept that, at least for the time being, he could not unravel the secret of the second rune.
Meanwhile, Herax still had no useful news concerning the runes. Ang had gone to Herax again to ask about the progress, but Herax could only helplessly admit that he did not have enough connections or resources to conduct in-depth research into Ancient Elf runes.
"I've done my best to ask around, but unfortunately, there are no new leads." Herax sighed, looking somewhat guilty.
"It's all right. I know you've done your best. Let's put the rune lead aside for now." Ang comforted him, unwilling to pressure Herax.
Although the rune research had made no progress, Ang's daily affairs continued moving forward. With the end of the month approaching, he remembered the task he had previously agreed upon with Ernit—brewing Healing Potions and enchanting