Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 446 - 443: The Second Outing

Chapter 446: Chapter 443: The Second Outing

Ronald’s expression darkened.

Eloise immediately noticed this change.

Putting down her still damp hair, the girl turned around and walked to the desk, then looked at the map of Springs City that Ronald had just marked.

"..."

Ronald had distinctly connected the alchemy symbol for ’sulfur’ with black ink on the map.

Eloise’s gaze fell upon it, and she naturally discerned the shape of the markings.

However, unlike Ronald who was familiar with Earth culture, although Eloise could guess that it was a meaningful figure, she was also unable to determine its significance.

After pondering for a few seconds, the girl took the initiative to ask:

"Ronald, what have you figured out from this?"

"Eloise, do you remember the time we went out to sea because of the typhoon? Do you think that volcano, the Investigation Bureau... no, I should say the official forces of Springs City, have they really dealt with those issues properly?"

"That volcano?"

Hearing Ronald’s skepticism, a trace of surprise flashed across Eloise’s face.

At least in her eyes, the official power of Springs seemed unproblematic, even if the issue pertained to a volcano, with sufficient manpower deployed, it couldn’t possibly pose a threat to Springs...

But after all, these were questions raised by Ronald himself.

After seriously analyzing the current situation in the city, Eloise came to a conclusion and then continued to speak:

"I think there shouldn’t be a problem."

"This is Springs after all, a city directly under the command of the queen! Handling such a situation should just be a trivial matter. Besides, I haven’t seen any special significance in this symbol... Wait a minute! Ronald, do you know something extra?"

"..."

"Is this a spy’s unique sharp sixth sense?"

"If you think so, then so be it~~"

As Eloise immediately grasped the crux of the matter.

Ronald shrugged his shoulders, not having any intention of hiding anything from her. After all, the girl before him was his most trustworthy partner at the moment. With a finger pressed on the pattern drawn on the map, he immediately began to explain:

"This symbol, it actually harbors the meaning of representing sulfur."

"Last time, under the destroyed island, didn’t we just..."

Eloise quickly understood Ronald’s line of thought.

She didn’t fully comply with Ronald’s view, but instead directly interrupted him and put forward her own differing opinion:

"Ronald, don’t you think this association is a bit far-fetched?"

"Sulfur isn’t found only in volcanoes. Perhaps it’s the Magicians’ Spells, or something else that’s connected to sulfur."

While sharing her own perspective.

Eloise walked around the desk and boldly sat on Ronald’s lap. She rocked her body left and right to find a comfortable position and her right hand, no longer clinging to the towel, laid close to Ronald’s hand.

"Of course, I’m not trying to completely dismiss your ideas."

"While most of these cult Magicians may have some issues, they wouldn’t make an utterly meaningless choice in such matters. As long as you haven’t misunderstood the meaning of this symbol, then trying to follow a sulfur-related lead should yield some results."

"..."

Eloise made a lot of sense, and Ronald indeed felt that she was not wrong.

But if they simply glossed over this matter, he always felt something wasn’t quite right.

Now that he had found out the alchemy symbol for sulfur, did that mean there were no issues left?

"This..."

"I’m feeling a bit uneasy, still not at ease."

Gently pressing his chin on Halloysite’s hair, Ronald felt the lingering dampness on the girl’s body and then slowly articulated his thoughts:

"Halloysite, you know that the situation in the city has been getting more and more complicated recently, and nobody can guarantee that their environment is safe. I understand that this kind of association may indeed be far-fetched, but I can’t help feeling some concern."

"..."

"Hehehe..."

Halloysite, sitting on Ronald’s lap, suddenly let out a laugh.

Hearing this, Halloysite, who had been living with him for so long, how could she fail to understand Ronald’s real thoughts.

So she hopped right off Ronald’s lap, first threw the coat he had taken off earlier, and then went into the bedroom to change her clothes.

"I get it, I get it; you’re just not at ease."

"It’s actually easy to handle; why don’t we go out together and see for ourselves?"

"They can’t possibly tear through space and conjure a monster here; as long as we act together, what problem can’t we solve?"

Ronald had an extremely sharp sense of hearing.

Listening to Halloysite’s soft muttering mixed with the sounds of dressing and her clear-cut decision, he scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly instead.

Halloysite’s decision truly hit the nail on Ronald’s head.

He had been hesitant about whether to meddle one more time.

Now that Halloysite took the initiative to make the decision for him, naturally, Ronald could no longer hesitate.

Slowly getting up from the chair, he put on the coat Halloysite had thrown at him.

Before heading out for the second time tonight, Ronald’s gaze last fell on the map of the Springs district.

"Industrial District, Border Woods District, Commercial District, Riverbank District, Port District..."

Since they were going out on this venture.

Then it surely wouldn’t be a mistake to head directly to the most important place of the heretical magicians.

The ’sulfur’ pattern drawn on the map was a symmetrical design on the left and right but different at the top and bottom.

According to the knowledge Ronald had learned recently, such large-scale mystical rituals would set up the central altar near the center, which was beneficial for the fastest convergence of magic power, and the effects of the ritual could quickly spread to the surroundings.

For Ronald, the result was a significantly narrowed scope of investigation.

After precise estimation, this central area of the ritual was right within the Commercial District where Ronald used to work!

What a coincidence, right?

Ronald was exceedingly familiar with that place.

Even if he excluded the commute, his afternoon tea loafing time was spent wandering around the Commercial District; he knew the area as well as his own backyard!

Faced with this rare piece of good news, Ronald immediately shouted toward the bedroom:

"If they’re going to act, the core location should be near the Commercial District."

"It’s not too far from here; shall we walk there?"

"Of course, that’s no problem," the girl’s voice immediately echoed from the bedroom, "But if we come back tonight, I don’t plan on taking a bath."

"..."

Ronald picked up on her teasing and quickly retorted:

"As you wish!"

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