Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 290 - 289: Nameplate

Chapter 290: Chapter 289: Nameplate

The carriage quickly shuttled through the factory district.

After passing the area closest to the coastline, they arrived above a flood dike.

Ahead lay a stretch of beach and the setting sun beyond the Yangtze sea.

Behind them was the route leading to the Wis River estuary and ultimately towards the harbor district in the city center.

Seeing the scene before her, the high witch spoke without hesitation to the driver,

"Sir, head out of the city."

"Stop and let us out when the carriage can no longer proceed."

The driver nodded indifferently and then cracked his whip.

"Hiss~~"

The horses pulling the carriage instantly neighed, and their speed increased once more.

The driver, working for the Investigation Bureau, clearly understood the priorities.

Arriving in such a sparsely populated location, he naturally drove the carriage at the highest speed possible.

Inside the carriage, the high witch also noticed this.

With a slight nod, the airflows surrounding the carriage exerted force again, directly boosting the speed of the carriage to an unprecedented level.

On the slightly curved dike, Ronald and his companions were speeding along in the carriage, and in no time, they approached the edge of the city.

— Further outward.

The distant dike stretched to a more suburban area, and naturally, the road there was no longer suitable for the carriage.

As such, the driver naturally pulled over the vehicle he was driving.

He then turned to look at the two passengers,

"Both of you, it is not suitable for the carriage to go any further ahead."

Actually, there was no need for him to remind them.

As soon as the carriage stopped, both the high witch and Ronald immediately jumped down.

However, unlike Ronald who was prepared to continue walking into the suburbs, the high witch first approached the driver.

The elderly Caster extended his left hand and spoke naturally,

"Come on, hand over two."

"..."

Seeing the high witch’s action, the driver looked somewhat surprised.

However, he quickly reacted, then pulled out two engraved tags from the box underneath his seat and handed them over,

"Please—"

The high witch nodded, accepted the tags, and then walked over to Ronald.

She handed him one tag while she led the way towards the coastline,

"Ronald, follow me."

"Stay behind me at all times from now on, today might be very dangerous."

Ronald took the tag and followed, immediately feeling a breeze begin to circulate around him.

— It was the high witch’s spell.

Surrounded by these air currents, not only did his body feel lighter, but the surrounding vegetation was also directly swept aside.

Guided by the "Introduction to Fluid Mechanics," the classical spell pattern.

In every aspect, it was a very useful spell.

Thus, while following the high witch, Ronald began to examine the tag in his hand—material like brass, only the size of two fingers, with no discernible pattern or design engraved.

If one had to describe it...

It seemed like a metal tag that was pressed out on an assembly line and not yet finished with further processing?

Expanding the detection range of "Fury’s" power, Ronald asked the high witch ahead,

"Lady Teresa, what is the use of this thing?"

Hearing the inquiry, the great witch explained without turning her head:

"This is an assistant nameplate specially made by the Investigation Bureau, usually only given temporarily to others to carry."

"As for the effect..."

"As long as you have this, the people from the Investigation Bureau can determine your location through it, and if you’re in a large-scale spell, this thing will also provide you with an ’insider’ identity."

"Of course, there are only a limited number of these, and the Investigation Bureau will definitely reclaim them afterwards."

Ronald immediately nodded to the great witch:

"I understand."

Items from the mystical side could be used simply by injecting Magic Power if they had no encryption settings. So, Ronald channelled a strand of Magic Power into the nameplate, carefully.

The nameplate activated successfully.

The metallic badge only warmed up slightly, and then there were no other reactions, a very simple effect.

"..."

Shaking his head, Ronald tucked the nameplate into the inner pocket of his jacket.

He then continued to follow the great witch along the seashore.

Heading south continuously, the distant coastline stretched to the horizon. From the woods on the left, crisp bird calls occasionally echoed, while on the right, there was the sound of the tide hitting the rocks on the beach connected to the setting sun ocean.

In such an environment, Ronald moved forward with ease.

With the help of the great witch’s spells, not even a single grain of sand entered his shoes.

And as the range of "Fury" gradually widened,

he finally detected the location of today’s target over three kilometers ahead on the coastline.

Unquestionably a battlefield, now mainly divided into two parts.

On one side were three people facing each other in the main battleground.

Around these three, more than a dozen people were scattered, encircling the whole battlefield in sporadic skirmishes.

While fighting, these people seemed to be very cautious about maintaining distance.

No one intended to move closer to the main battleground of the three fighters.

It was as if... crossing a certain boundary would be a certain death for them.

And Ronald had the ability to sense emotions.

At this moment, his grasp of the situation became even clearer.

The three people inside the ring seemed to be fighting individually, each eyeing the others as foes, and outside the ring, the scattered skirmishes were divided into two factions, with a noticeable difference in superiority already emerging.

The great witch seemed so rushed today...

It was probably a bad situation for them.

Deciding quickly, Ronald hastened his steps and overtook the great witch, walking directly towards the battlefield:

"Miss Teresa, the situation doesn’t look too favorable."

"Would you mind if I go ahead?"

Watching Ronald pass her by, a wry smile appeared on the great witch’s face.

Although her body wasn’t to the point where she could not walk, the impact of age was already unmistakable.

This aging body couldn’t possibly keep pace with a young man like Ronald on the road, only becoming a burden to him.

Furthermore...

Ronald’s physical strength seemed to be enhanced by some kind of magical power.

Faced with this reality, the great witch didn’t say much.

She muttered a spell and a fresh, highly concentrated force twined around Ronald.

"Go ahead."

"The spell I’ve augmented you with can unleash a huge reactive force when someone attacks your body, remember to use it wisely."

"Thank you," Ronald nodded slightly, then powered forward.

Bolstered by multiple factors.

His body almost instantly vanished from the great witch’s sight.

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