Hobart quickly smiled and soothed her. "All right, all right. Don't quarrel with a guest over this. The Potion's main ingredient is with me. You can advance whenever you want."
Fors finally felt a little better. No matter how capable you are, you're still a guest. I'm the mistress of Full Moon Lake! Uh, the mistress of Full Moon Lake's East Bank.
Seeing that the ice sheet was large enough, Hobart infused the Ocean Pendant with spirituality and controlled the current, sending the ice sheet drifting toward the center of Full Moon Lake.
Hobart dived into the water and followed closely behind.
The Fish-Head Crocodile-Body Beasts underwater had been slaughtered by Hobart until they no longer dared show themselves. There had only been one giant beast, so there was no longer any threat in the water.
After smoothly reaching approximately the center of Full Moon Lake, Hobart used Low Flight to hover over the ice and began drawing a sealing ritual array.
That was the advantage of "knowledge itself." Every Mysticism symbol needed for the ritual array was stored in Hobart's memory. Whenever he needed one, he could simply write it down.
He had used only half of the blood Bishop Simpson had sent before the ritual array was complete.
To prevent the ice from melting, Hobart quickly inserted the Order Wood he had prepared earlier into the center of the ritual array.
The magical symbols on the array suddenly emitted a dim glow. As though alive, they pierced through the ice and turned into something resembling a black glass dome covered in inscriptions.
A thin black mist spread around this "glass dome," isolating the surrounding lake water. The symbols extending into the water did not touch the lake water, much less get diluted by it.
Hobart dived underwater again