Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 372 - 371: Views of the Study Group

Chapter 372: Chapter 371: Views of the Study Group

"..."

Spencer made no comment on Ronald’s explanation.

He stood silently for a moment, then gestured to an investigator colleague nearby:

"Rob, bring the body."

"Let’s go to Wis University."

"Since it was the technology there that detected something unusual about the body, consulting them should yield more discoveries."

"Alright."

Rob nodded, immediately wrapping the body in the white cloth it had been covered with before.

Then, the two investigators each took up the body and walked out of the warehouse.

"..."

Watching the two investigators, who were quick to act, prepare to leave, Ronald naturally followed.

"I’ll go along."

"Besides providing some information to help, I am also responsible for this matter."

Spencer nodded in agreement:

"No problem, let’s go together."

Having explained they would return the body afterwards, the three of them got onto the bureau’s carriage and headed for Wis University.

Perhaps to facilitate the investigators’ operations, the carriage from the investigation bureau differed from the usual rental carriages seen on the street. The enclosed rectangular carriage was spacious and unadorned, and, even with three bodies inside, it did not seem too crowded.

Moreover, sitting in the carriage, Ronald could clearly sense the magic power swirling around within the walls of the carriage.

Obviously, this was a defensive spell equipped for the bureau’s elite investigators.

Compared to the carriage Ronald last saw the investigators temporarily use in Springs, Spencer’s was evidently much more advanced.

At quite the swift pace, the three men arrived at Wis University without any hindrance.

They stopped directly at the back door of the library, which was used to transport goods, where Spencer invited Ronald to walk in with him, while Rob stayed by the carriage to watch the bodies.

Heading straight for the library’s second floor, Spencer casually struck up a conversation with Ronald:

"Ronald, it seems like I run into you a lot."

"Doesn’t your school’s spell have an effect that brings trouble to the user?"

Ronald gave a bitter smile as he shook his head:

"If it were really a problem with the spell, that would be much easier to resolve."

"This kind of probability, how could it be the result of my spells?"

"..."

As they chatted, the two arrived at the office established by the "Scroll Research Society."

As the two of them pushed the door and went in, the two in charge, Oppenheim and Mou Li, were inside working and resting.

Noticing Ronald and the others pushing in the door.

Oppenheim looked doubtful but quickly a hint of understanding flickered in his eyes:

"Ronald... Mr. Spencer?"

"The two of you coming here, is there something we can help with?"

"That’s correct." Spencer nodded, and stepped forward to Oppenheim’s desk, "Mr. Oppenheim, an unusual murder case occurred at the train station earlier, and based on the information provided by Mr. Ronald, I’ve come here in search of some help..."

Spencer laid out the entire incident methodically.

He also emphasized Ronald’s account and his own fruitless investigation.

"..."

After listening to Spencer’s description, Oppenheim visibly furrowed his brow.

The elderly man pondered seriously for a few seconds before shaking his head regretfully:

"This is beyond my knowledge."

Having stated the conclusion, Oppenheim then turned his gaze to Ronald:

"Ronald, was the detection method you used from that book confirmed to have no issues?"

Ronald replied with certainty,

"My method is absolutely correct, unless it’s that..."

Before Ronald could finish his sentence, Mou Li in the office suddenly spoke in a low voice,

"The ’Feier People’s Original Sacrificial Examination’, it’s kept in the record of literature below, the ’Feier People’s Original Sacrificial Examination’."

"I remember that it includes such original inquiry techniques."

"And when it was recorded, someone verified that this technique was reliable."

"If it weren’t for the extremely high precision required in the control of Magic Power, which makes the casting of the Spell very difficult, perhaps this technique would have been more widely disseminated."

"..."

Hearing Mou Li speak, everyone in the office turned their gaze towards the young girl.

At the same time, Mou Li’s cheeks flushed and she immediately bowed her head, not daring to lift it.

In such a situation, she was still that timid girl.

Noticing her demeanor, Ronald took the initiative to walk over to Mou Li and said in as gentle a voice as possible,

"Mou Li, there have already been four people who died under the influence of this Spell."

"Can you tell me if you know anything else?"

"..."

Hearing Ronald’s words, Mou Li raised her head to glance at him and eventually gathered the courage to continue speaking.

"This investigative ability should be part of the ’Transformative Values Inquiry System’; although I don’t understand it in detail, I do know some basics."

"It’s not about seeking the residual traces of Magic Power left after a Spell is cast, but rather to probe for a particular location’s distinctive changes."

Upon hearing this, Spencer immediately understood everything,

"So the enemy’s Spell has the ability to make the affected objects show no visible Magic Power."

"I must say, in all my time as an investigator, I have never encountered this trait in a school of magic before."

Spencer’s confusion made Mou Li bow her head even lower.

Speaking in almost a whisper, Mou Li muttered,

"But that’s what it says in the book..."

As the atmosphere in the room began to grow tense,

Just then, a deep in thought Oppenheimer seemed to recall something.

The elder stood up from his chair abruptly and jogged out of the office,

"Wait, all of you wait!"

"I think I know something, give me a quarter of an hour."

"..."

As his words fell, Oppenheimer’s figure disappeared from the office doorway.

The elder left in such haste that he even forgot to close the office door.

"..."

Amidst the silent office, Spencer seemed to realize his tone was not quite appropriate.

He nodded slightly towards Mou Li and murmured an apology.

The investigator then found a chair to sit down and quietly waited for Oppenheimer’s return,

While Ronald simply stood by Mou Li’s side.

He remembered everything he had encountered in the underground research lab before; beneath Mou Li’s facade of a personality, there lay another quite ’assertive’ identity.

Thus, Ronald continued to comfort her in as gentle a voice as possible,

"After all, it’s a matter related to human life, Spencer doesn’t have anything against you."

"Don’t take it to heart."

Hearing Ronald’s reassurance, Mou Li still didn’t look up,

But gave a small shake of her body,

"Mm..."

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