Chapter 1232 - Truth Runes 2 (1/2)

Layford instantly sneered.

‘What a stupid guy. I’m afraid that guy doesn’t know that the endless runes of this crystal can only be researched through real skill. It’s really stupid to buff oneself with Berserk Transformation.

‘Berserk Transformation’s side effects are terrible and unsuitable for the field of alchemy. How could an alchemist that cannot remain calm plan to conduct alchemy research? Does that idiot think that the faster the computing the better?

‘Truly an idiot from the countryside. These runes contain boundless secrets, efficiency and accuracy are key, no, accuracy is the most important part.

‘If there is just a little bit of deviation, the mysteries contained within these runes might be completely wrong and the original truth would be false.

‘That stupid guy looks like he never moved from there. He took down some notes at first, but it’s already been a few hours since he didn’t. He definitely reached a bottleneck in the research…’

Layford sneered and looked at Lin Yun with malice before continuing on with his own research. He had almost completed his research of his truth rune. And at that rate, he might be able to study the complete mystery of a truth rune on the first day.

This would be considered a pretty good achievement, and although the difficulty of comprehending truth runes would increase, and the time needed to be spent would keep on increasing, he would definitely be able to research a few dozen truth runes within half a year.

As the first day was about to end, Layford relaxed and let out a sigh. He then discarded his quill pen and cautiously collected his sheets of paper before looking at Lin Yun. He then discovered that Lin Yun was no longer researching, he had a somewhat pale face and was massaging his brows while frowning.

Lin Yun was massaging his forehead. He felt weary after Steel Heart fell off, it was a kind of mental exhaustion. He had used a dozen Berserk Transformation today, and even without the side effects, the pressure couldn’t be avoided.

After a dozen hours of research, his mind was already exhausted and strained, his efficiency would rapidly decrease if he kept on researching. There was no point in forcing himself, he had to take a break to recover.

As Lin Yun was about to leave, Layford walked over with a mocking smile.

“Mafa Merlin, let me give you a suggestion, roll back to the Andlusa Kingdom immediately. Really, you have to rely on Berserk Transformation to research more efficiently?

“And you have come up with so little after a long day of research? Are you really an Artisan? You must have used some despicable method to fool the Starry Sky College, didn’t you?

“I already researched a complete rune’s secrets, that’s the truth of the world. Do you even know what kind of feeling that is? Do you know what the truth about energy transmission and conversion is?”

Seeing Lin Yun frown and take out a Mind Recovery Potion with a pale complexion, Layford’s mocking and prideful smile became even more visible.

‘That foolish Mafa Merlin already can’t hold on after one day and has to rely on Mind Recovery Potion to recover. That stupid guy must not have comprehended a single rune of a formula. What could he understand? What Artisan? He must have earned the title by refining a certain kind of potion.

‘I really don’t know how that guy managed to deceive the Starry Sky College. But it doesn’t matter, I’ll expose him now. The Starry Sky College won’t let him off easy, they’ll expel him at the very least.

‘That damned guy will be screwed once the Starry Sky College expels him out of Neverwinter City. Those who offend our Jackson Family, who offend me, absolutely won’t have a good ending. Those great benefits in the Raging Flame Plane actually fell into the hands of a country bumpkin of the Andlusa Kingdom. This is outrageous.

‘Letting him come to our Odin Kingdom to research the runes containing alchemy truths is a waste, no, this is profaning alchemy.’

Layford smirked and took out a sheet of paper before proudly sneering and waving it in front of Lin Yun. A complicated formula was written on top of the sheet of paper.

“Mafa Merlin, take a look at this. Don’t worry, I’m a very generous person. This is the formula I researched, I’ll let you take a look at it, can you understand it?

“Listen, you should leave this place, this place really doesn’t suit someone like you. Don’t waste your time here, this is a blaspheme towards alchemy!”

Layford’s righteous mention of alchemy attracted the attention of a few Artisans that had finished their research for the day.

Seeing people looking over, Layford smirked and made his tone feel even more sincere.

“Mafa Merlin, look at you. In a day, you used a dozen Berserk Transformations to buff yourself. Even if you can resist the side effects, forcing yourself like that has no benefit. There is no point in continuing.

“After all, the first day is the easiest day. As an Artisan, you should have finished researching a rune. Take a look at everyone, they all finished researching a rune while you haven’t even researched half a rune.

“Your presence here brings nothing. Do you see this formula? This a core formula regarding energy transformation and usage, do you understand any of it…?”

Many Artisans that had finished their research glanced over. Sure enough, today was the first day and, since the first truth rune was the easiest to crack, one day was more than enough.

All of the Artisans already researched the mysteries contained within a truth rune. Sensing the gazes of the Artisans focusing on this area, Lin Yun’s closed eyes slowly opened. The Mind Recovery Potion already took effect and his exhausted mind felt a lot better, but he still needed some rest.

Lin Yun casually swept a glance at the complicated formula Layford was showing him and casually said, “During the energy conversion process, what is the core parameter and the ratio of energy consumed by energy produced required for the most optimal conversion?”

Hearing Lin Yun’s question, Layford instantly froze.

He was also an Artisan, how could he not know the standards of this question? If it was outside, he could have wriggled his way out of it, but right now, there were a few Artisans that had finished their work looking at this side.

Even if he didn’t understand this difficult problem, he knew that this wasn’t something he could just casually answer to. It was a question directly targeting a technique’s content. More importantly, that question was linked to a formula he had just researched.

After throwing that question, Lin Yun started walking towards his own resting area. Today he had gone a bit too far. He completely hadn’t expected that Steel Heart would suppress the side effects of Berserk Transformation so well, and that they would only burst out after he exited the Steel Heart’s state.

As for Layford, he was standing at his original spot, his complexion continuously fluctuating. He didn’t care about the fact that Lin Yun walked away and immediately looked for a crystal table to rapidly do some calculations.

After thinking hard for a dozen minutes, Layford put down his quill on the crystal table with an unsightly expression, because he was unable to get a result after a dozen minutes of calculations. These calculations already exceeded the scope of his abilities, even a year might not be enough to find an answer to this problem.

After putting down the quill pen, Layford quietly glanced at the Artisans in the surroundings and noticed that no one was paying attention to him. He took the chance to quietly walk towards his room with an unsightly expression.

‘How could that idiot Mafa Merlin bring up this kind of question? Damn, he must have peeked at others’ data while they were immersed in research.

‘Could it be Gurrig? No, no one can understand Gurrig’s deduction method aside from himself. Was it the two Artisans of the Mosh Family then? Or that lunatic Albert?