Energy Runes

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Brother Ke Yi explained the purpose of their visit.

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhuo smiled and said, ‘How dare I neglect the tasks the lord commands? I have collected quite a lot of items. Let me take you to see them.’

With that, he shouted loudly towards the middle of the tavern, ‘Ota, stop drinking and come over quickly!’

The beastman called Ota had already drunk his opponent under the table and was enjoying the cheers and flattery of those around him.

Upon hearing Mu Zhuo’s voice, he wiped his mouth and walked over briskly.

As he approached, Ota’s gaze lingered on Su Nan for a moment, his pupils seemingly constricting, before he turned to Mu Zhuo and grinned, ‘Boss, what’s up?’

‘Time to work.’ Mu Zhuo pointed towards the backyard, then smiled at Brother Ke Yi and Su Nan, ‘Please follow me, both of you.’

The Fire Fox Commerce Association’s carriages and goods were all stationed in the backyard, guarded by over a dozen armed men.

Judging by their uniform attire and weapons, they appeared to be not mercenaries, but private soldiers cultivated by the Fire Fox Commerce Association itself.

Su Nan’s eyes flashed slightly.

These days, a commerce association capable of nurturing private soldiers is a large-scale one.

It seems the Fire Fox Commerce Association has quite a solid foundation.

Under Mu Zhuo’s orders, Ota hauled a heavy wooden crate out of one of the carriages and dropped it to the ground with a thud.

Inside, there were over a dozen thick books and five small boxes.

‘These are the items the lord requested,’ Mu Zhuo said with a smile.

To his surprise, Brother Ke Yi merely nodded without taking any action.

Instead, Su Nan crouched by the crate and began inspecting its contents.

There were fourteen books in total, four of which were duplicates of books Su Nan already possessed.

This was unavoidable.

Ordinary people cannot comprehend the text in wizard books, so naturally, they cannot be expected to select them based on content when collecting them; duplicates are inevitable.

The remaining eight books were also the type that couldn’t trigger skills.

However, Su Nan wasn’t disappointed.

Even if they couldn’t trigger skills, more knowledge is always better.

After all, for a wizard, knowledge represents power.

Moreover, with his player status, once the reading progress of any book reaches 100%, he can fully grasp the knowledge within.

In just this aspect, he has a huge advantage over other wizard apprentices.

However, there was one book that piqued Su Nan’s interest.

‘The Extraction and Modification of Green Chameleon Abilities’!

From the content of the preface, this book discusses how to extract the bloodline containing camouflage abilities from a lizard called the Green Chameleon and integrate it into the human body to bestow a ‘camouflage ability’ similar to a chameleon.

‘Quite an interesting experiment.’

Su Nan set the book aside, planning to read it thoroughly later, and proceeded to open the five small wooden boxes in order.

Three of the boxes contained scrolls made from parchment.

As soon as he opened the boxes, Su Nan felt the fluctuation of energy particles contained on the scrolls.

It was evident that all three scrolls were spell scrolls.

Moreover, they recorded level one spells: 【Frost Ray】, 【Fog of Obscurity】, and 【Level One Summon Monster】.

‘Great items!’

A trace of joy flashed in Su Nan’s eyes.

Currently, his mental power is not enough to learn level one spells, but using level one spell scrolls is not an issue.

Spell scrolls can be activated by injecting a small amount of mental power, making them usable by any wizard apprentice.

Of course, if one’s strength is insufficient, using a spell scroll of too high a level can easily result in being inadvertently harmed by the resultant energy fluctuations.

However, a level one spell scroll doesn’t have this problem.
These three spell scrolls can be quite effective in battle!

After feeling pleased for a while, Su Nan continued to look at the remaining two wooden boxes.

The wooden boxes, too, contained parchment scrolls, but they recorded something other than spells.

What surprised Su Nan was that the first scroll actually contained a recipe for an Active Potion.

“Essence of Mind-Clearing Tree Sap, Bone Powder of the Phantom Python, Thousand Soul Grass, Demon Sound Flower are all rare and valuable materials,” Su Nan secretly pouted.

In today’s Starlight Continent, it’s not easy to gather these materials.

Who knows how much manpower and resources it will take.

Even trying to synthesize suitable substitutes with a magic cube requires multiple experiments.

In comparison, synthesizing an Active Potion from a Lower Active Potion is a bit easier.

The second scroll recorded a technique known as Energy Runes.

Su Nan was familiar with this technique.

Energy Runes are a branch of enchantment. The method involves manipulating energy particles to condense a rune with elemental properties, attaching it to oneself or other items, granting them corresponding elemental effects.

For example, adding a lightning rune to a weapon can temporarily grant it lightning damage and a paralyzing effect.

Attaching a Gale Rune to oneself can make the body lighter, significantly enhancing agility and flexibility.

Simply put, Energy Runes are a technique that can temporarily turn ordinary items into magical items or grant oneself buffs.

Since Energy Runes consume very little mental power, once mastered, they can be quite effective in melee and highly practical in battle.

“Put simply, it’s an advanced technique of energy particle manipulation, requiring the caster to have a high capability in energy particle control, hence it’s said to be usable only by at least a third-level wizard apprentice.”

However, Su Nan clearly remembered that in his past life, players discovered a special method allowing first and second-level wizard apprentices to use Energy Runes.

If he used this method, perhaps he could master Energy Runes ahead of time.

“I’ll try it when I get back!”

Su Nan decided, closed the wooden boxes and placed them back in the chest, slowly getting up.

At this moment, Mu Zhuo also understood that it was Su Nan who actually wanted to collect these items, so he smiled and said, “Do these things catch the eyes of Master Su Nan?”

“Not bad,” Su Nan nodded slightly, not showing much on the surface but feeling quite satisfied inside.

Not to mention the books and spell scrolls, the Energy Runes alone gave him a sense of tremendous gain.

Brother Ke Yi noticed that his brother was quite satisfied with these items. He raised his hand to call over two soldiers, instructing them to move the items back to the inner fortress. He and Su Nan then also bid farewell to Mu Zhuo and left.

Watching Brother Ke Yi and Su Nan walk away, Mu Zhuo showed a thoughtful expression.

Books related to wizards and other such items are quite good collectibles.

Many nobles have a hobby of collecting such items.

But as far as he knew, the situation of the brothers Ke Yi seemed not very favorable, so logically, they shouldn’t be in the mood to collect items.

After all, the value of these items isn’t low, enough to buy several sets of armor for just a few dozen coins.

But if not for collecting, why does Su Nan want to gather these items?

Pondering for quite a while without finding a reason, Mu Zhuo shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it further. Turning around, he saw Ota staring intently in the direction where Su Nan and Brother Ke Yi had left, and asked, puzzled, “What’s wrong?”

Ota hesitated for a moment, then said, “That noble called Su Nan gives me a very dangerous feeling!”

Very dangerous?

Mu Zhuo’s expression changed.

Because of his beastly bloodline, Ota has an instinct akin to a beast’s, allowing him to vaguely sense if someone poses a threat to him.

But one must know that as the head of his guards, Ota himself possesses the strength of a mid-level knight!

For him to feel extremely dangerous, the person must be at least of peak knight level.

Although Su Nan looked nothing like someone frail, he didn’t look like a peak knight either!

Mu Zhuo became increasingly puzzled.