This ti, the destination didn't require a long journey across mountains and seas.
Ronald and the other two set out at night, already close to the journey's end; with their speed, they spotted a city built on the mountain's side before dawn.
Without a doubt, this should be the territory ruled by the [Nine Commandnts Secret eting].
And as the city's furthest point on the border, it likely has the most stringent external defenses.
Ronald and his group have counterasures for such foreseeable circumstances.
Catherine's Perception Confusion Spell is the best choice; the three prepared and began their descent.
The closer they got to the city, Ronald even started to see the guards standing at the city gate. Even at dawn, the guards vigilantly defended the city.
Then, the scene in front of Ronald suddenly changed.
About a kiloter from the city, the three's position suddenly shifted, from nearby to over three kiloters away. Things still clear just monts ago regained their blur.
"Space interference? How is this possible?"
Among the three, Ronald was the most puzzled by such a phenonon.
The change implied space-related interference.
But as the holder of Bradshaw's Railway Guide, theoretically, Ronald can negate any ti and space spell interference when unwilling.
So, how was he thrown here?
Could there be sothing in this city below that could deceive the artifact's judgnt on his intent, achieving such an effect?
Catherine was intrigued by Ronald's surprise:
"Surprised? It's just being thrown back, isn't it?"
Ronald promptly explained:
"Being thrown back is one thing, but Catherine, I possess a ti-space interference defense artifact, this phenonon is abnormal!"
Upon hearing this, Catherine raised an eyebrow.
A thought already ford in her mind, but she's not rushing a conclusion:
"In that case, an experint needs doing first. Ronald, you hold the rear here; I'll go try sothing."
Without waiting for Ronald's response, Catherine acted.
She ensured a certain distance from the city, landed on the ground, picked up so clumps and shards, tossing them at the border she was thrown back from. After a while, she used animals and insects for the sa test.
During this operation, no reaction occurred; everything was smoothly thrown in.
Catherine stood in place thinking for a mont.
Then she caught a rabbit, chanted a spell to transform it into a chanical lifeform under her control, and tossed it over.
This ti, there was a significant result.
The altered rabbit's fate mirrored Ronald's; crossing the boundary instantaneously made the chanical rabbit disappear, reappearing far from the city.
This discovery highly encouraged Catherine.
She imdiately retrieved the chanical rabbit, repeating the process several tis, with identical outcos each round.
For re condition assessnt, the experint suffices.
But Katrina isn't satisfied yet.
So once more, she seized the chanical rabbit.
This ti, instead of letting it advance, she found a rock, fastened it to the chanical leg, and instructed the chanical creature to throw the stone out.
"…"
The air before Katrina was silent.
The rock tossed by the chanical rabbit contradicted previous results; it too was repelled by the city's spell, appearing at a distant location!
Facing this outco, Katrina's expression turned grave.
She herself picked up a few stones, tossing them again, the result replicating the repulsion.
"Is it really so…"
Whispering to herself, Katrina placed the chanical rabbit on the ground.
Then a magic fluctuation flashed and vanished across her body, and this ti, both she and the rabbit moved forward.
The result—Katrina was naturally thrown out.
Strangely, though, the chanical rabbit wasn't thrown; just like things she'd left unaltered before, it smoothly went inside!
"This is truly troubleso!"
Standing three kiloters afar, Katrina exhaled deeply, completed her experint, and flew back to Ronald's side in the air:
"Ronald, did you notice anything strange from above?"
Ronald described everything he witnessed in detail.
"The experint just now posed no issues; you maintained awareness throughout; here's how it went…"
Attentively, Katrina listened.
After Ronald's recount halted, she pondered for minutes before asserting her most prudent judgnt:
"The situation now is sowhat troubleso."
"Ronald, it's indeed not a space-interference spell, which explains why your artifact's defense didn't activate."
Ronald cast doubt on this conclusion:
"But whether us or the experints you just conducted, the change in spatial position is tangible—this defies common sense!"
"Because it's a cause-and-effect ability," Katrina declared the conclusion directly, "controlling one's position isn't exclusive to space-ti spells and can also be achieved by cause-and-effect magic."
"Externally, records might be scant, but at Barrier Mountain, it's quite a high-level spell research goal."
As the explanation deepened, Katrina's expression grew more severe:
"Recall my previous experints?"
"Whether rock or rabbit, or the ones I transford, they were subject to either influence or exemption. The trigger for this reaction genuinely resides within cause-and-effect constraint."
Explaining up to this point, Ronald understood the situation; with faint hope, he continued to inquire:
"What's the restriction for spell influence?"
Katrina pointed at her head, then at the rabbit, already within the range yet not transmitted:
"Hostile intent. Those with hostility trigger the chanism, whereas without it, they don't. For instance, the rabbit I created; once I relinquished control, it managed to venture inside independently."
Assuming this state, Katrina transford, akin to a scholar imrsed in research, continuing with her other judgnts:
"Besides, Ronald, this is atypical!"
"Standard cause-and-effect magic triggers based on actions, not the intruders' thoughts as the starting point."
"Hence, what we encountered wasn't purely cause-and-effect magic; it mingled with rule-defined constraints, crafting its present form!"
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