Chapter 56
Strange Runes
In addition to improving magic utilization, the compression efficiency of magic output has also been greatly improved.
Originally, the compression efficiency of the [Rock Body] magic output was only 22%.
The system's optimized magic output compression efficiency has actually increased to 39%.
At this moment, Matthew couldn't help but exclaim, "It's improved that much???"
Don't be fooled by the fact that the compression efficiency of magic output only increased by 17%. In fact, this increase is quite dramatic.
Magic compression has always been a difficult problem for the wizarding world, a field that only high-ranking wizards would venture into.
Many spells have a magic compression efficiency of only a dozen percent, and there are quite a few spells with a compression rate of single digits.
[Rock Body] boasts a 22% compression efficiency in magic output, which is already quite excellent.
Now, the compression efficiency of this sorcery's magic output has reached an astonishing 39%, which is close to 40%, and can be described as a huge increase.
Matthew pulled himself out of his thoughts and continued to scan the optimized description of the [Rock Body] line by line.
When he scanned the next line of information, he found that it contained the system's estimate of the [Rock Body]'s defense level.
"???"
"320 degrees!"
"【Rock Body】Defense rating reaches an astonishing 320 degrees!!!"
"Is this really the level of defense that an apprentice-level sorcery can achieve???"
"You know, its defense rating was originally only around 140, but now it's more than doubled???"
"The number of runes has also increased from the original thirty-eight to as many as fifty-two."
"This number of runes is no longer considered beginner-level apprentice sorcery!!!"
This was a huge surprise for Matthew. After system optimization, the stats of his [Rock Body] were greatly improved, and he had already transcended the scope of beginner-level apprentice witchcraft.
After taking inventory of Mold's spatial rings, Matthew was unable to calm down for a long time.
"This was truly a huge success!!!"
He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"It's a pity we couldn't find any trace of Todd..."
Matthew found no trace of Todd in the ruins of the false god, and he also found no mention of him in Maulde's diary.
"I wonder where Todd went?" Matthew shook his head, and could only wish him good luck in his heart.
"It's about time to go back."
Just as Matthew was about to leave the ruins of the false god, he suddenly heard a series of light footsteps.
A rugged-looking, bald young man appeared before him.
"George?"
George was also a little surprised to see Matthew. "Matthew?"
At that moment, Dolan stepped out from behind George, feigning surprise upon seeing Matthew.
"Matthew! I'm so glad you're alright!"
Matthew smiled, his tone incredulous, and asked sincerely, "You're not dead?"
Both of them showed surprise in unison, and neither mentioned what had just happened.
At that moment, George suddenly saw the mural on the wall and exclaimed with excitement.
"Traces of a false god!"
"Indeed, this is the false god's ruins that Mold mentioned!"
However, after exploring the cave, he quickly became disappointed again.
George found no other valuable clues besides some murals.
Suddenly remembering something, he asked Matthew, "Have you seen any Molds?"
"There was no one here when I entered the cave."
Dolan glanced at Matthew, his gentle smile still on his face, and said nothing more.
George did not doubt Matthew's words. Mold was considered an elite among the middle-level apprentices, so he naturally did not expect that Matthew would be able to kill him.
He turned to Dolan and asked, "And you, have you found any trace of Mold in the forest?"
Dolan shook his head. "No."
George frowned. "Strange, where did Mold go? Could he really have died in the Spirit Crystal Snow?"
He reluctantly pulled himself out of his thoughts and scanned the cave once more.
Soon, George's attention was drawn to a smooth, flat boulder, and he quickly stepped forward to examine it.
Unfortunately, Matthew had already cleaned away the remaining black ash and dried candle marks, and he didn't find anything unusual on it.
The three searched the cave for a while longer, but still found nothing.
"It seems there are no other valuable clues in the cave besides these murals," George sighed, glancing reluctantly at the wall again before shaking his head.
"Let's go back to the sect's headquarters and report first."
The three left the cave and returned along the path they had come from.
Upon returning to the site of the avalanche, the group unexpectedly discovered that Gates had gotten lost.
His body was frozen stiff and he could barely move. If he had been any slower, he would probably have turned into an ice sculpture.
After rescuing Gates, the group continued their journey back to the Academy's headquarters.
Along the way, the terrain changed due to an avalanche, and it took the four of them quite a while to figure out their direction.
……
Seven days later...
The four appeared in the council hall in the central area of the school's headquarters.
At this moment, the sorcerer Agul narrowed his eyes and looked at everyone with a serious expression.
"So, that site only contains some murals?"
"Yes, sir..." George said, sounding a little nervous.
"Besides this, haven't you discovered anything else?"
"Yes, yes..." George, who was always meticulous in the past, didn't dare to breathe loudly now.
Where is Mold?
"I don't know, he's missing, we haven't seen him at all."
"Perhaps he died in the Spirit Crystal Snow..."
"Missing..."
At this moment, George stepped forward and handed a crystal ball to the wizard Agul, saying, "It contains the murals from that ruin."
The wizard Agul took the crystal and examined it. After a moment, his brows furrowed.
"The sources of power for false gods in different dimensions are different."
However, judging from the content of the mural, the false god's power originated from sacrifice, specifically from a traditional sacrificial deity.
"The power comes from the sacrifice..." Matthew, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He recalled the eerie eye rune.
At first, he thought that the rune must have come from that false god system.
However, after listening to the wizard Agul's description, Matthew realized that the power of this false god came from the power of sacrificial faith, which was completely different from the path of the wizarding system.
However, Mold transformed the strange runes into wizarding runes and incorporated some of them into his own sorcery.
In other words...
That strange rune couldn't possibly have come from a false god system!
Matthew felt uneasy, sensing that things weren't as simple as they seemed.
The thought of that rune made up of countless twisted lines sent chills down his spine.
He took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and thought, "I still need to get stronger!"
"Only strength can give me a sense of security."
At this moment, the sorcerer Agul slowly spoke, interrupting his thoughts.
"The murals you brought are not without their merits."
He paused, then continued, "Alright, this post-battle cleanup is now considered complete."
"You can go back to the wizarding world to collect your rewards."