Micro Magic Arrays and Magic Weapons Seeking Follow-up Reads

Jonathan waited until the number of bidders had dwindled before speaking up: "I bid two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!"

Many people turned to look.

To raise the price by fifty thousand gold coins in one go—if it wasn't out of genuine desire, no one would do such a thing.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins, going once. Two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins, going twice."

"Are there any other bids?"

The auctioneer scanned the room and finally brought the gavel down. "Two hundred and fifty thousand, sold! Congratulations to guest number sixty-six for winning the research manuscripts of First."

After that, Jonathan did not speak again.

Whether it was the formidable battle blades or the precious mineral ores, he remained silent.

Half a day later, the auction finally concluded.

Jonathan collected his money and took the manuscripts, intending to leave. Before departing, he caught a glimpse of Charles.

Given his status, he must be in the VIP section. Perhaps it was he who bought my Evil Eye Spider magic core.

Shaking his head slightly, he left directly.

Upon returning to Ulada Magic Academy, he began to study the manuscripts of First.

"This is the idea of a genius—using magic arrays to convert the power of magic cores. If successful, the speed of magic power cultivation could likely increase tenfold or more."

"It also has the effect of accelerating the cultivation of spiritual energy."

"Truly an excellent idea, though it remains unfinished. I wonder if I can complete it."

Next, he began to examine the miniature magic arrays.

This was a relatively complete achievement, primarily because the starting point was quite high. After looking through it, Jonathan felt an urge to buy several weapons to test them out.

This portion of the manuscripts contained many miniature magic arrays, which were the most valuable treasures within these pages.

Finally, there was the improvement of magic.

It consisted mostly of theories and conjectures, also involving magic arrays.

By improving the elemental sequencing of magic and utilizing the power of magic arrays, a mage could cast higher-level magic in advance, or even magic of other elements. However, there was a drawback: once the magic array was established, the mage could not change their position at will.

Furthermore, it was quite expensive in terms of magic crystals or magic cores.

Jonathan had done considerable research into altering the elemental energy of heaven and earth; his Gravity Spell was derived from this. Now, having read First's research on this subject, it was as if a door to a new world had been opened for him.

Jonathan had once deeply envied seventh-level wind-element mages, for below the Saint level, they were the only ones who could fly.

Now, if he could utilize magic weapons, imprint them with a wind-element levitation magic array, and use a wind-element magic core or magic crystal as the material to carve a miniature magic array that automatically absorbed the energy of heaven and earth...

Then his dream of flying would be realized ahead of schedule, and he would have greater confidence in venturing deeper into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

To study in peace, Jonathan bought a house in Black Phoenix City and began to study tirelessly, rarely stepping out.

As for materials, he had his recruited butler, Hilton, handle the purchases.

Jonathan provided a generous salary, so Hilton was naturally happy to work for him wholeheartedly.

Two months later, his proficiency in manipulating miniature magic arrays had become very high, and his spiritual energy had increased by one or two times—an unexpected bonus.

Carving miniature magic arrays required total immersion; the principle was identical to Linley's stone carving.

Therefore, even without deliberate cultivation, his speed was much faster than before.

At this rate, he would likely become an eighth-level mage by the second half of the year.

Magic research was a costly endeavor. Although the previous auction had earned him nearly two million gold coins, after two months, including the purchase of the house, he had spent a million.

Now, he only had about 1.4 million left on hand.

"Research is truly expensive. It seems I must continue taking on assassin missions, and if I can manufacture magic weapons, I will have to auction off a few."

In addition to miniature magic arrays and magic weapon research, Jonathan also planned to start researching magic core conversion arrays in the near future, which would inevitably require purchasing a significant number of magic cores.

"Even the production of magic weapons requires magic cores."

If he couldn't buy suitable magic cores in the future, Jonathan planned to go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find them himself.

Jonathan did not know how to forge weapons, so he could only buy finished ones. Weapons costing a few dozen gold coins were only of average material.

Such weapons could only be imprinted with one miniature magic array at most. If more than one were imprinted, the weapon would shatter upon activation, causing significant harm to himself and his surroundings.

The manuscripts contained numerous magic arrays for sharpness, durability, fire, freezing, gale, armor-piercing, and more.

One could imagine how much effort Master First had spent to convert magic into magic arrays.

Having seen so much, Jonathan began to understand. He had tried to deconstruct the Gravity Spell, but since this was at least a fifth-level spell, the workload was immense and the difficulty was not small.

He had tried for half a day at the time before giving up for the moment.

"Hilton."

"I'm here, Young Master. What are your orders?"

"Help me purchase ten weapons costing between five hundred and one thousand gold coins each. Any style will do. Be quick; I need them within an hour or two."

Jonathan transferred a sum of money to his magic crystal card every so often; as for the magic crystal card, that too was something he had arranged to be set up.

This is more convenient.

"Yes, young master."

When Hilton went out, he heard many people whispering and discussing the affairs of the Bred Family.

He listened carefully and realized that a direct descendant of the Bred Family had been killed by someone from a remote small town, leaving not even a corpse behind.

As for who the killer was, he didn't hear anyone mention it much.

"Completing the young master's task is what's important."

He hurried away and returned to the Rhode Mansion an hour later, handing everything over to Jonathan.

"You've worked hard, Steward Hilton. You may go now; do not disturb me unless I give the order."

Hilton dared not intrude and quickly retreated.

In the Bred Family, a beautiful woman was wailing incessantly before Canina, tears streaming down her face as if they were worthless.

"My lord, you must avenge our son!"

"Not only that Jonathan fellow, but also that adulterous pair—capture them all to be buried with our son!"

"What would a woman like you know?!"

"Crying, crying, crying—all you know is how to cry! Setting aside Jonathan for a moment, Abraham and Sanita have already been gone for two months; they have certainly left the Dark Alliance by now."

"The Yulan Continent is so vast, where do you expect me to find them? Searching within the Dark Alliance alone would cost an untold amount of manpower, resources, and wealth."

"So we're just going to let it go? What about Jonathan? Isn't he supposed to be studying at the Ulada Magic Academy?"

"Capture him and spread the news; I refuse to believe they won't come back."

"You think I don't want to? But what kind of place is the Ulada Magic Academy? Even His Majesty wouldn't dare go in there to make an arrest on a whim. Without direct evidence, if we rashly barge in, I fear we would face severe punishment from His Majesty."

"Two months ago, because of the assassination attempt on Cland, I was already being watched by His Majesty. If we go and cause trouble at the Ulada Magic Academy over this matter, I fear the Bred Family will be in for a world of hurt!"