Ronald and Ormont set off together towards the mountain peak.
Il, who had been summoned, returned to Ronald's side naturally following behind the two. Originally a group of three, only Fisher stayed with the previous mage, seemingly continuing their experint.
As they reached the summit, the Grand Mage was still standing before the starlit path.
Ronald glanced around, his first impression being that this elderly Grand Mage hadn't changed much in posture since he left in the afternoon. anwhile, the three apprentices brought by Ormont were gathered around the Grand Mage, providing him with convenient assistance.
If the person hasn't changed.
Then the only thing left to observe is the objects they manipulate.
Focusing on the starry track before Majie'er, Ronald could tell that this apparatus was different from before.
The originally interlocking arc-shaped tal strips had been skillfully transford by the Grand Mage into an absolutely precise semi-circular nested structure, with a center resembling a branch-extended, multi-complex heptagonal symbol.
Adjusted to this extent, the instrunt began to emit a unique magical quality.
Ronald perford a light sensing.
And felt that this object was faintly connecting with sothing in the sky.
Following the direction, he looked up—
In the night's sky, there were naturally only stars.
Above the island of Lachmont, the sky was cloudless, and even in the pitch-black night, the brilliant starlight was perfectly cast onto the ground.
Thus, Ronald clearly saw—high above the mountain peak, at the forefront of this star-tracking instrunt, a pale blue star was shining brightly.
Clearly, in Majie'er's plan,
Completing this ritual required more than just the power of three original tos, even the stars in the sky had to lend their strength to help smoothly advance this experint.
Ormont, noticing Ronald's expression, spoke up at this mont:
"It seems like the teacher's progress is going very smoothly. In at most five minutes, the ritual preparation will be complete."
Ormont revealed the result, pausing before continuing:
"According to the original plan, I should have already left Lachmont by now."
Ronald nodded slightly:
"As the safeguard for the entire ritual, you should indeed leave its range of effect."
Ormont smiled calmly:
"In reality, that should be the case."
"It's just a pity that whether it's or the teacher, standing here now, we're rely shadows within a historical cycle, saving us so trouble in a way."
"..."
Ronald and Ormont's conversation was simple; their tones sounded very calm.
Yet, in truth, both n had complex emotions at this mont.
Only Il behind Ronald was completely unfazed by such human emotions, cheerfully asking ahead:
"Boss, are we going back soon?"
"..."
"Yes, that's right, we are going back."
Ronald nodded, then ceased responding.
The three historical cycles experienced on the island, this third one was the most shocking and impactful.
Thus, while morizing the invaluable knowledge in his mind, Ronald also felt the scene from hundreds of years ago on the island.
With so many intertwined and complex thoughts, Ronald could hardly say anything more.
So more ti passed.
The Grand Mage Majie'er finally finished the final adjustnts.
The elderly caster let out a small sigh of relief, then turned to look at Ronald and Ormont standing together.
"The adjustnts are complete."
"I shall personally end this erroneous cycle."
"..."
At this mont, Majie'er's gaze was complex, yet his tone carried unwavering determination.
Facing such a Grand Mage.
Ronald and Ormont couldn't even open their mouths to speak.
They simply stepped forward together, handing their original tos to the elderly Grand Mage.
"Thus, it all ends."
Majie'er looked at the three original tos in his hands.
Though the Grand Mage was aged, his decisiveness when making a decision was firm and swift.
Just like that, he turned back to the instrunt he had adjusted, spreading out the three tos and then reaching out a finger to tap on the pages consecutively.
Clap, clap, clap—
Three soft sounds.
The magic contained within the tos was imdiately drawn out by the Grand Mage.
—This was, in fact, an incredible operation!
Standing behind, Ronald could see very clearly. The thod Majie'er used at the mont was the ability recorded in the [Magic Circulation] he'd seen in the laboratory before.
He bypassed the greatest limitation requiring spells in the tos themselves.
Then connected the magic of the tos, the instrunt before him, and the entire starry sky behind him!
If before there was still room to doubt Majie'er's research content.
Now, with such unimaginable techniques and real results before them, no one could utter a word to deny the great researcher.
...
The ritual atop the mountain was unfolding rapidly.
Under Majie'er's perfect operation, the different kinds of magic from the three tos were perfectly extracted, yet without exploding uncontrollably as when destroying a to.
The highly skilled Grand Mage repeatedly wove the intertwined magic, then led it into the starlit instrunt before him, practicing with the high-hanging stars in the sky.
Finally, the wildly surging magic suddenly disappeared at a certain mont.
Replaced by a powerful and indescribable strange feeling, surging in the hearts of everyone present.
A significant transformation, tangible yet imasurable, was extending across this space. But constrained by human sensory limitations, they couldn't directly see the change happening.
Crack!
The next second, a shattering sound arose.
The entire scene before Ronald suddenly collapsed.
The historical cycle he had tried to escape but couldn't, finally ca to an end at this mont.
However, Ronald himself didn't imdiately escape from here.
Instead, he first saw a vast blackness before him.
This place seed like the void after a mage's collapse, yet also like the hollow remains after history's fracture.
Soon after, he seed to see an aged and dull figure standing at the mountain top.
Then his vision grew clearer.
Ronald recognized this as indeed the likeness of the Grand Mage Majie'er!
But compared to what he saw in the historical cycle, this old man, in the end appearing before him in the void, was more like a spent piece of kindling quickly disappearing with the changing surroundings.
Yet this person about to completely vanish, opened his eyes in the final monts.
Ronald could see very clearly, Majie'er's eyes at this mont emitted white light composed of endless colors.
Having gone through this endless historical cycle.
Even though this old one was about to die completely along with the release of the entire ritual, his mind had actually experienced an unimaginable extension.
Crash—
Without ti to react, the scene before Ronald completely disintegrated.
Only the old man's last words echoed in his ears:
"Move towards the direction you deem right, and your heart will not grow confused."
"Ronald—"
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