Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 171 - 170 Dining Process

Chapter 171: Chapter 170 Dining Process

Once the rescue of the hua gen vegetables had failed, the two of them took care of today’s lunch.

The time had already reached noon.

Since Nicole’s house lacked a dedicated dining room, the two of them sat in chairs facing each other in the living room.

"Phew—"

Taking a slight breath, Ronald carefully inspected the food in front of him.

Today’s meal had indeed not been easy to tackle...

Nicole truly regarded herself as a close friend, so the food she prepared today was quite lavish, and most of it consisted of high-end ingredients.

But the problem was,

what she bought were literally ’ingredients’!

Live deep-sea fish were tossed into a pond, a rare type of wild chicken was locked in a cage and dumped in a corner, and plant ingredients that needed prior preparation were essentially unprocessed.

It was an entire exhibition of wildlife and plant life in their natural state!

Oh, right.

There was one thing that was processed.

—Soaked in lukewarm water for too long.

—To the point where the hua gen vegetables had completely lost their texture.

Therefore, Ronald faced the sumptuous lunch with absolutely no excitement.

Just then, as Nicole, who was about to bite into a piece of roast meat, saw Ronald’s expression, she spoke up,

"Ronald, why are you spacing out? Eat up."

"..."

"Alright."

Nodding, Ronald ladled a bowl of the prepared fish soup for himself and, while eating, asked,

"Nicole, shall we talk about this organization now?"

Upon hearing Ronald’s words, Nicole immediately nodded her head.

At that moment, the young investigator’s face showed none of the previous excitement; after chewing a few bites of roast meat and swallowing, she spoke up,

"After receiving the prophetic hint, I quickly began a covert investigation into the organization. Sadly, they hadn’t left behind any clues that could be traced."

"Although I asked some colleagues at the agency, it seems that only Yajin had received such a code letter when he was younger, and at that time, I was wondering if only exceptionally talented young heroes are privy to this organization’s code letter, which is a pity because I’ve never been able to verify this."

Hearing this, Ronald pointed at himself with the soup spoon in his hand,

"So after I appeared, you suspected that the organization might contact me?"

Nicole nodded without a second thought,

"That’s right."

"The reason I was so excited at the beginning was precisely because of the high possibility that you had received a code letter."

"In actuality, now, in Berlingwich, I only know of you, me, and Mr. Yajin who have ever received a code letter."

"Beyond that, even an old-school Caster like Mr. Willard hadn’t seen such a thing initially!"

Ronald nodded to show he understood her feelings,

"However, since the number is so few..."

"That means you don’t have much information on your side, right?"

Nicole speared a piece of chicken meat, popped it into her mouth, and while chewing agreed,

"Yeah, that’s right."

"Still, my Prophetic Spell never fails when it comes to seeking information, so this code letter isn’t just for passing messages, it certainly also harbors the significance of an invitation."

Ronald began to ponder the key point in this.

Both Nicole and he were quite young Casters, and then there was Mr. Yajin, a specialist in investigations and seals, who had also received this sort of code letter when he was young.

An organization that only sends ’invitations’ to the young...

What was the source of such a restriction?

Was it something they actively controlled, or was there something influencing this condition?

Moreover, the cipher letter also had the meaning of an invitation...

Perhaps successfully breaking it was a necessary condition for passing the invitation?

Thinking this, Ronald immediately asked,

"Nicole, did those guys ever contact you again using any means?"

"And Mr. Yajin, when he received the cipher letter in his youth, did anything else happen afterward?"

Hearing Ronald’s inquiries, Nicole shook her head with force,

"No, oh."

"Mr. Yajin, when he was young, didn’t pay much attention to the cipher letter. It was me who reminded him of it, and only then did he recall."

"As for me, it’s been just over a year since I received the cipher letter, and indeed, there has been no other contact. The selection mechanism of the invitation is probably not by breaking the cipher because they haven’t contacted me up to now."

After saying this, Nicole’s gaze drifted to her dinner plate.

When she shook her head so hard earlier, she unfortunately flung her hair onto it, which now began to pick up the juice left from the roast meat.

"..."

Thinking for a few seconds, the investigator girl picked up her hair and quickly ran it through her mouth.

Then she tossed it back over her shoulder.

Sitting across from Nicole, Ronald, who had been pondering the situation seriously, was instantly disarmed by the girl’s action.

Seeing Ronald’s expression, Nicole immediately explained,

"It’s not what you think."

"I washed my hair before going to bed last night, you know!"

"..."

Ronald tried to control his expression and nodded, then he bowed his head to sip the fish soup he had just scooped up.

Deep-sea fish soup had a unique flavor.

Most importantly, this type of fish didn’t have any fine bones that might get stuck in your throat.

Enjoying his lunch at this moment could at least put an end to the increasingly awkward atmosphere at the table.

The two ate in silent agreement for a while.

Nicole was the first to break the silence once more,

"By the way, Ronald."

"There’s something about this organization that I’m still somewhat skeptical about."

Ronald stopped eating and looked up to ask,

"What are you referring to?"

Nicole continued to explain,

"It’s about my spell."

"I was literally gambling with my life casting that spell, striving to get a message directly from the teacher. However, the result I ended up with was a piece of information with a particularly high degree of deviation."

"According to our school of thought, this situation is quite unusual."

Ronald raised an eyebrow, a guess forming in his mind.

For caution’s sake, he repeated his question,

"What is the specific unusual circumstance?"

Nicole then explained,

"It’s the strong interference of other original texts."

"After all, this prophetic spell is related to many domains and is the strongest spell. In order to deviate from my prophetic result, the other party must have used original texts of equal grade that deals with fate or causality attributes for defense."

"It’s like I’ve heard there’s a strongest sealing skill that locks a person in a time loop to relive it continuously. Unless you have original texts related to the aspect of time for protection, you can resist the power of such a spell. Otherwise, you can only be honestly locked in that time period forever, completely without any chance of escape."

"..."

Ronald unconsciously tilted his head, his gaze also drifting to his right hand holding the soup spoon.

Even though he had never seen or been subjected to the sealing skill Nicole mentioned,

he felt considerably more at ease.