57: Chapter 57 Magic Activation, and Touching

After understanding the whole sequence of events, Ross also understood what Ian needed him, Vera, and Edmund to do.

Originally, if the core of the "Secret Realm" was some kind of "treasure" or otherworldly energy,

Ian, as a First-Ring Wizard, would have had many ways to "contain" the core.

Then he could leave marks around the space of this "Secret Realm" and strip the core from its original item.

But right now, the core of this Secret Realm was deeply bound to this Legendary Ghoul.

Wanting to completely strip the Secret Realm core from a living creature, and a legendary monster with chaotic consciousness at that,

was not so easy even for a First-Ring Wizard.

"This space is also a rare, high-value Secret Realm for the academy. Right now, I need to sever the connection between this space and this Ghoul. Specifically..."

Stripping the connection between this space and the Ghoul required a First-Ring Wizard to do their utmost to find the corresponding spatial nodes, and only a wizard with certain research into spatial-type spells could be competent for the task.

For Wizard Ian, not only was he young and had high potential, but he also had a certain insight into the research of spatial elements.

This was not much of a difficulty.

But there was nowhere to place this "legendary" strength Ghoul.

Just now, he had tried to seal this monster in his wizard hat.

He had already cast the corresponding spells there, but it still required Ian to continuously input magic power.

Once he stopped, this Ghoul would riot.

If they were at the academy, just dealing with a legendary-level Ghoul naturally meant there were quite a few wizards who could handle this out-of-control monster.

However, here in Boulder Town, there were no Official Wizards and magic arrays from the wizard academy to help suppress this monster.

"In a moment, I will engrave a magic array to trap this Ghoul. Then I will cast the [Petrification Curse] to suppress the vitality of this monster."

"Then, I will go handle the spatial nodes of this Secret Realm one by one. But during this period, although this Ghoul is trapped by the casting effect of the [Petrification Curse], it will still be continuously activated by the transmission power of the life origin of the Ghoul..."

Ian needed Ross and the other two to continuously supply magic power to the spell.

In order to maintain the effect of the [Petrification Curse].

Through the explanation of Ian regarding this sorcery, the three of them also knew the effect and origin of this spell.

It was the higher-level spell of the Zero-Ring [Petrification Spell], the First-Ring spell [Petrification Curse].

The original [Petrification Spell] could only petrify mortals, but after the spell expired, the spellbound mortals could still recover.

For some magical beasts and wild beasts possessing magic power, it could also make their movements sluggish or petrify parts of their bodies.

As for the First-Ring spell [Petrification Curse], it was different; its effect was even more powerful.

At this moment, Ross opened the panel that only he could see.

Sweeping across this petrified Ghoul, lines of information poured into the eyes of Ross.

"Ding, [Ghoul controlled by the "Petrification Curse"]."

"[Ghoul]: Ghouls are legendary transforming demons living in deserts that can transform into animals, especially scavenging Hyenas."

"They belong to evil rebellious evil spirits, mainly living in the desert."

"Sometimes they also wander in tombs, wilderness, or places where someone has just died. They loot graveyards, feeding on the flesh of the dead or living people."

"Strength Level: Legendary (Pseudo)."

"[Petrification Curse]: The effect of the spell comes from the imitation of wizards for the legendary snake-haired monster named "Gorgon". Medusa was originally a female priestess of Athena, the ancient Greek god of war, but was cursed by the gods to become a gorgon. According to legend, anyone who saw her eyes would be petrified."

"Spell Type: Active - Control - Curse."

"Casting Requirements: After modifications by wizards, the casting conditions become eye contact with the caster, or magic power contact."

"Spell Effect: For targets in the {Complete Petrification} state, the petrification effect continues. The higher the vitality and magic resistance of the target, the worse the petrification effect."

This was also a small function of the system panel that Ross discovered.

It could achieve a basic appraisal effect.

It could expose the origins of some contacted monsters, as well as some weaknesses.

Corresponding to the spells cast by wizards, preliminary information could also be obtained at close range.

If not for being in the wilderness, Ross probably would not have been able to activate these functions for a very long time.

No wizard would casually cast spells and let Ross contact them.

Nor would there be an opportunity to have such close-range contact with monsters possessing strong magic power like the [Ghoul].

This could also be considered a harvest from accepting this commission this time.

At least in the future, when encountering some unfamiliar magical beasts or materials, he would not be completely clueless.

It is just that this appraisal function also had limitations. It was actually still under the original cognition of Ross, and could only be appraised in more detail through the contact and response of Ross.

If it exceeded the cognition of Ross or was too far apart from the magic power level of Ross, there would only be some simple introductions.

It would not be as clear as it was now.

Just after Ian left, the three of them also continuously transmitted their own magic power within the array he left behind.

Although the magic power level of the three of them, Ross and company, was only at the Wizard Apprentice level,

the spell effect was also mainly supported by the magic stones left behind by Ian.

However, it was still very important for the three of them, including Ross, to provide the necessary magic power.

The magic power they provided came from within the body of the wizard.

To some extent, it was a "living" magic power, although the magic power contained in some high-quality magic stones was not a small amount either.

But the magic power in these magic stones lacked a kind of "vitality".

Relying purely on magic stones for support would cause the spell effect to dissipate very quickly.

Especially since this Ghoul was not an ordinary monster.

But a legendary creature with terrifyingly stacked resistances.

Otherwise, given the strength of First-Ring Wizard Ian, he would not have asked Ross and the others to help maintain the spell.

Here in Boulder Town, although there were quite a few mortals gathered here,

for wizards, Boulder Town only had some population and ore resources.

It was simply a magic wasteland. The only thing worth looking at,

was perhaps the lord here and the knights in his personal guard who possessed "Battle Qi", which could be considered having extraordinary power.

But compared to the power of wizards, the "Battle Qi" of the knights or some "secret arts" could basically not help at all.

This was also the reason why Ross and his party did not pay much attention to the lord here from the beginning after arriving in Boulder Town.

Because they really could not help with much.

Fortunately, under the control of Ross and the others, this Ghoul slept very deeply.

"With such a great opportunity, should I touch the card pool?"