The laboratory was very quiet.
After handing the notes to Liszt, A Ke pointed out a few things to keep in mind, then let him read in silence while she continued conducting experiments with Lucy and Ruth.
Time passed second by second. To Liszt, this summary notebook personally written by A Ke was the most obscure and difficult book he had read in recent years. Yet he read it more seriously than ever, examining every word and sentence, occasionally flipping back through the pages.
The notebook did not contain much, only around thirty thousand words, yet he spent a full three hours reading it. Only when the sky beyond the window had darkened did he suddenly close the notebook and softly exhale a breath of stale air.
He closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.
Quietly considering the contents of the notes.
This was A Ke's summary of all her barrier-related research over the past year or two, analyzing the basis for the existence of barriers from the three levels of magic, matter, and spirit. It abstractly described the form in which barriers existed, while also proposing analyses and hypotheses regarding the possibility of touching them.
"Starting with magic is currently the cultivation method most likely to allow me to touch a barrier. I devoured the Phoenix Transformation and gained fire-attributed battle qi with supermagic properties. Rio also possesses fire-attributed magic with supermagic properties. If Rio and I cultivate as a Dragon Knight, it will be easiest for us to break through the magic barrier."
A barrier was a highly abstract concept.
Yet it was not difficult to understand. Liszt's summary of A Ke's notes could be vividly compared to "a deeper understanding gained by breaking apart established concepts."
To use an example from Earth, ancient people might