Another Dimensional Travel, This Red-White Umbrella Icon Looks A Little Familiar, Huh?!

Richard returned to Kamar-Taj and began preparations for his second dimensional travel.

Christine came back from late-night study, collapsed onto the bed with a thud, and looked listless.

Richard sat on the edge of the bed and touched her forehead with the back of his hand.

Are you sick? Why are you so listless.

Christine curled up her body and hugged her boyfriend's waist.

"Richard, learning magic is so hard!"

Richard lowered his head and took a look. Goodness, look at how wronged the child is, she's even hanging little pearls!

"Who hit your confidence this time?"

Christine had experienced this kind of situation before, and it took him all of his strength to comfort her.

He didn't know who had stimulated her this time.

Christine said in a muffled voice.

"Jonathan!"

"Who?" Richard's eyes widened slightly in surprise. "Jonathan Pangborn?"

"Mm..." Christine nodded.

Richard rubbed his girlfriend's disheveled hair and smiled lightly, "I'm not too surprised by this result."

Christine raised her head, her eye rims red as she asked, "Why do you say that?"

Richard looked into his girlfriend's eyes, his expression earnest. "Jonathan's willpower is very, very strong, Clea."

"But I'm very strong too!" Christine argued unconvinced.

Richard shook his head. "No, you two are different!"

"Jonathan's firmness is that of burning the boats and breaking the cauldrons, a desperate and unyielding resolve..."

"He has to succeed, there is no retreat!"

Christine's aggrieved expression paused. "He, well, fine, you're right."

Sensing that his girlfriend's mood was quite chaotic at the moment, Richard decided not to tease her anymore and instead asked, "What stage has Jonathan reached in his cultivation?"

Christine said dejectedly, "Sorcerer Mordo said he has already sensed dimensional energy..."

"During late-night study just now, he was already able to preliminarily connect with energy and spark energy flames."

Saying this, Christine looked at her boyfriend expectantly. "Richard, did you find a trick when you were learning magic? Teach me quickly!"

Richard quickly shook his head, issuing a triple denial on the spot. "No! How could there be a trick, don't let your imagination run wild!"

He patted his chest with a thud and said proudly, "My success relies entirely on my talent!"

Christine rolled her eyes prettily, not wanting to look at her boyfriend's smug expression, and buried her head down again.

"For twenty-five years, I felt like a poor student and a loser for the first time..."

"Hehehehe~"

Richard laughed unkindly, remembering the first lesson The Ancient One had given him.

He suddenly spoke up and asked:

"Clea, do you believe in magic?"

Christine nodded. "I believe it! I've lived in Kamar-Taj for so long, I've seen it with my own eyes countless times!"

Richard asked again, "Then do you still believe in science?"

Christine opened her mouth, and actually hesitated a bit. "I, I believe it!"

Back then, The Ancient One had first asked him if he believed in science, and then asked if he believed in magic.

This time, he reversed the order.

Sure enough, the effect was extraordinary.

Richard patted his girlfriend's forehead and said exasperatedly, "This is what you call firm willpower..."

"Then, then how am I supposed to answer~" The girl felt extremely wronged.

"Magic belongs to magic, and science belongs to science!" After saying that, Richard continued to instruct, "These two coexist, but they have nothing to do with each other..."

"The essence of magic ultimately comes down to the mind!"

"First you must believe in the soul, and only then can you sculpt reality with thought."

"Jonathan is a very typical example..."

"He firmly believes that magic can heal his fractured spine, and highly endorses all the knowledge Senior Brother Mordo taught him."

"Now that he has entered the threshold, I believe his body will soon begin to recover."

"This is the power of magic, and also the power of the mind."

"His soul is healing his body."

The more Christine listened, the brighter her eyes became.

Her boyfriend's lecture seemed to open up her cognitive barrier, allowing her to touch a trace of the essence of magic.

"I think I understand a little, Richard!"

With that, Christine crawled up, kissed her boyfriend with a mua, jumped off the bed, and bolted for the door.

Richard quickly reached out and pulled her back.

"It's so late, and you're still running outside!"

"Go to sleep, it's not too late to practice tomorrow!"

"Fine..." Christine pouted aggrievedly and crawled back onto the bed.

Richard slapped her on the butt in exasperation.

"Take off your clothes before you sleep!"

"Oh..." Christine replied, wriggling as she shimmied her clothes down.

Richard covered his face and sighed. He felt that ever since his girlfriend came to Kamar-Taj, she had become more and more lively, lacking any of the decisive air she had at the hospital.

Lying in bed with his fragrant, soft girlfriend held in his arms, Richard told her that he would be going out for a while tomorrow.

Christine yawned, gave a perfunctory warning to "be careful on the road," and fell asleep.

This made Richard feel a bit jealous for a moment.

Then he chuckled dumbly.

I never expected I would one day get jealous of magic...

The night passed in silence.

The next day, Richard teleported early to a solitary island deep in the Pacific Ocean.

It was still the traveling triple set: Sling Ring, Battle Mage Set, and a Wand of Watoomb.

He closed his eyes, concentrated, and pressed the middle and index fingers of his right hand to the center of his brow.

"True Ego as anchor, search all mirrors!"

"Myriad realms resonate! Out!"

The thick spirituality within his body instantly shot out countless tentacles, plunging deep into one dimensional rift after another.

Soon, faint spiritual fluctuations began to resonate from an infinitely distant place.

Richard was stunned. The alternative selves in different worlds he sensed this time seemed a bit numerous!

Which one should I choose?

Just as he was hesitating, his ultra-strong intuition pointed him in a certain direction.

Not daring to slack off, his hands quickly formed hand seals one after another.

"True Ego as anchor, myriad selves as mirrors!"

"Spirit hub open and close, all realms travel together!"

"Spirit Path World-Expansion Channel, open!"

Energy shimmering with translucent white mixed with a blush spewed out from his body. Using that infinitely distant trace of spiritual fluctuation as coordinates, a diamond-shaped portal slowly expanded in front of him.

When the portal expanded to the height of a person, Richard formed seals with his hands once again.

"Trace the root and source, Rainbow Bridgeway!"

"Origin Rainbow Bridge, go!"

A ray of white light shot out from the portal, wrapped around Richard's body, and contracted back.

In the blink of an eye, the solitary island deep in the Pacific Ocean was empty and desolate.

Deep within the Arklay Mountains.

Beneath a tree, a red squirrel was hopping around, rummaging through tree nuts buried in the fallen leaves.

Ten meters to its lower right, a brownish-yellow lynx crept low to the ground, closing in fast.

Suddenly, a streak of white light flashed, and a human figure appeared on a branch extending horizontally from a large tree.

This commotion was a bit too loud in the silent forest...

The red squirrel dropped the tree nut it was holding in its paws and vanished into the dense woods in three hops and two jumps.

The lynx kicked off with all four paws, transforming into a yellow streak of lightning as it dashed into the dense bushes nearby.

Richard closed his eyes and sensed with deep concentration.

"Found it!"

He casually swiped his hand, opening a portal.

Arriving on the other side of the portal, Richard looked up, and on the huge glass curtain wall of the office building opposite, a red-white umbrella icon was displayed.

Huh? This icon looks a little familiar, right?!