"..."
Gal Brute left the city center and returned to E-District Block 2.
He released his mental aura, merging his personal Crystal Wall Bubble into a domed house at the end of the street.
The chaotic mist surrounding the house dispersed. He pushed the door open and stepped into a vast white space. With full control over the Crystal Wall Bubble, he could create known substances and simulate the power of runes. It had become a simulation laboratory within the Nightmare World.
Throughout Nightmare City, houses shrouded in chaotic mist became wizards' simulation laboratories. The lifeless virtual city came alive.
"Rune deconstruction!"
"Human experimentation!!"
Gal Brute created an armchair, opened the two complimentary books, and began reading.
His plan to get the White Plunder Meditation Method had fallen through. To obtain the Mental Runes for its later stages, he could only earn safety time through the two avenues Apollo No. 2 had offered.
"That doesn't sound too hard!!"
"Rune deconstruction has no restriction on rune level. Provide a detailed explanation of a spell, and you earn the corresponding safety time."
"The troublesome part is that you also have to substantiate the explanation, cite the Sorcery Runes used in the spell, and reconstruct it."
"Human research only asks for a hypothesis. There are no other restrictions, as long as the knowledge is valuable and can be substantiated."
Half an hour later, Gal Brute closed the books with a sigh.
He had never been interested in research, but as a Second-Ring Wizard, he possessed formidable memory and logical reasoning abilities.
After just a few days of study, he could surpass the elite Zero Ring Wizard Apprentices in Hell Valley's laboratory building.
"The earlier you enter Nightmare City, the greater your advantage. You can deconstruct basic, commonly used runes and conduct the simplest