Chapter 462 Deciphering Divine Script

Moses had spent two months merely scratching the surface of Divine Script and then devoted an entire year to its study.

Even so, he was still unable to draw the script purely through Nen. He had to rely on ink or objects to carry the power of the Divine Script.

Moreover, he couldn't reduce the preparation time to under thirty minutes, rendering the technique rather impractical in most situations.

If he wanted to improve this, he can only use his time and effort.

So it was no wonder that Divine Script remained obscure, as it was a treacherous pitfall of a skill.

Learning En would be a more useful endeavor, despite also being difficult, as mastering En was significantly easier than mastering Divine Script.

However, Moses's idea is very simple. He didn't expect to reach Ging's level but aimed to at least ensure he could use Divine Script in diverse ways.

For this reason, Moses spent the majority of his time over the past year improving his proficiency in drawing the Divine Script, hoping to significantly reduce the thirty-minute preparation time.

His painstaking effort naturally bore fruit, albeit with modest results. His current goal was to bring the preparation time down to under three minutes.

Once he reached a higher level of mastery, he planned to focus on refining the technique of drawing the Divine Script using pure Nen.

At this stage, external teaching no longer held much value or significance, and all Moses could do was gradually hone his skills through time.

Ging, having experienced this himself, knew it all too well.

About half a year ago, Ging had abruptly disappeared one night, leaving behind only a note that said, "Going home for a bit."

Just as Ging knew very well that there was little point in staying to teach, Moses also knew very well that Ging could leave at any time, so he was not surprised by this.

As for the note saying he was 'going home'...

Moses chose to believe Ging wasn't using it as an excuse to run off, but that he genuinely intended to sneak home for a bit.

Ging's sudden departure didn't affect Moses' study of Divine Script.

Over the next six months, Moses continued to train diligently.

Until today, Moses, who had achieved some results, finally couldn't resist his curiosity.

Taking advantage of the fact that Menchi and Shizuku were off in Swardani City participating in the Gourmet Tournament, Moses went to Aragas Mountain. He quickly found the stone tablet engraved with Divine Script, which was buried beneath sand and rubble again.

'A Divine Script with teleportation capabilities...'

Gently brushing away the dust from the tablet, Moses's eyes gleamed with anticipation.

After a while, as the dust faded away, the intricate Divine Script carved into the stone suddenly came into Moses's eyes.

With just one glance, he could discern a certain constancy in the complex structure.

This is the hallmark of advanced Divine Script.

Moses was instantly captivated, and he carefully studied every part of the Divine Script's structure.

He studied it carefully several times before finally confirming the first stroke of this Divine Script that contains the teleportation capability.

Creating Divine Script from scratch was incredibly difficult, but copying the Divine Script created by predecessors is a relatively simple task.

But the prerequisite is to know the order in which the strokes are created.

If the order was wrong, he wouldn't be able to replicate the Divine Script accurately.

Complex Divine Script appeared like a puzzle composed of numerous characters, making it nearly impossible to discern any pattern, the order in which the strokes should be written.

However, the style and structure of Divine Script, much like its functions, are also extremely diverse.

For instance, some practitioners only have a superficial understanding, and the best they can do is to copy a very basic, crude and completely useless Divine Script.

However, there was a method to make even these simple Divine Script effective.

Ging jokingly called that method the 'Punishment Writing' method.

In essence, this involved copying dozens or even hundreds of basic Divine Scripts within a confined area.

This will form the so-called 'a tower is formed by gathering sand grains', and the ability effect will transform from quantitative change to qualitative change.

When a coolie was setting up the Divine Script in Greedy Island, they used this 'Punishment Writing' method and copied densely packed micro-Divine Script's modules within a limited area.

'Let's give it a try.'

Since he had come this far, Moses wasn't going to let the difficulty deter him.

Unlike having someone on hand to guide him through the stroke order, facing the Divine Script on the stone tablet, Moses could only grope around slowly, testing and correcting himself repeatedly to find the one correct path amidst countless wrong turns.

Sitting cross-legged beside the stone, Moses began to analyze the rules and order of writing of the Divine Script on the stone tablet.

The one year and two months of training the Divine Script had heightened both his patience and perseverance to another level.

Compared to this, his past discipline of swinging a sword ten thousand times seemed insignificant.

As he immersed himself in his study, time passed swiftly.

Day turned to night, and night into day...

A week went by in the blink of an eye.

After finishing the last of his rations, Moses had to halt his research due to a shortage of food.

In the past, Menchi had always taken care of preparing these things for him, allowing him to focus entirely on his work without concern.

Now that Menchi is not around, he found it a bit difficult to adjust.

"Rat Jewel."

Moses called softly.

Hearing Moses's call, Rat Jewel's bead glowed emitted a glow and, in a flash of light, transformed back into its usual form, landing lightly on the ground.

"Chu?"

It raised its head slightly and looked at Moses, who was sitting cross-legged beside the stone tablet, and the Aura mass at the end of its tail showed a puzzled expression.

"Go find me something to eat."

Moses didn't want to waste too much time searching for food, so he entrusted this task to Rat Jewel.

"Chu chu!"

Upon hearing this, Rat Jewel nodded, picked a direction at random, and hopped away.

Moses watched Rat Jewel go away.

'Fortunately, Rat Jewel is here to help me save a lot of time.'

Once Rat Jewel had departed, Moses resumed studying the Divine Script on the stone tablet.

After a week of effort, he had only managed to decode about a quarter of it.

However, as he progressed, the pace of his analysis would quicken.

About thirty minutes later, Rat Jewel returned with a handful of white fruits.

As Moses looked at the white fruits, the scene of Menchi gathering them flashed through his mind.

"Sigh…"

He realized how much he had been taken care of by Menchi and has become dependent on her.

Moses shook his head slightly, first reaching out to gently stroke Rat Treasure's small head, and then quickly ate the Moses shook his head slightly, first reaching out to gently stroke Rat Treasure's small head, and then quickly ate the snowberries.

After a simple meal to fill his stomach, Moses continued to study the Divine Script.

Soon, another week passed.

"Finally…"

After spending half a month, Moses had successfully deciphered the entire structure and stroke order of the Divine Script.

'Let's try channeling some Nen into it first.'

Moses crouched down beside the stone tablet, his eyes gleaming.

Extending his index finger, he pressed it against the top-right corner of the stone…

This is where the first stroke of the Divine Script was inscribed.

As his fingertip touched the indentation, a faint glow of Nen slowly seeped out, illuminating the carved lines.

Then, Moses moved his index finger to the next point.

Buzz-

With a slight sound, a gleam of light appeared in the carved lines.

Following the order he had painstakingly decoded, Moses continued to light up the carved lines one by one.

Gradually, the entire Divine Script on the stone tablet began to glow brightly.

"Rat Jewel, come here."

With only one final step remaining to complete the process, Moses didn't rush to finish, but instead called for Rat Jewel to come to his side.

Rat Jewel, who had been rolling around on a nearby slope, immediately perked up and ran over to Moses upon hearing his call.

"Chu chu?"

It stared at Moses with a curious look on its face.

Moses stretched out his left hand and gently said, "Change back."

"Chu!"

Without hesitation, Rat Treasure reverted to its bead form and dropped into Moses's palm.

Moses put the bead back around his neck and stuffed his available pockets with the white fruits.

After completing these preparations, Moses slowly mobilized his Nen and injected it into the final groove on the stone tablet.

In that instant, the Nen from the Divine Script surged forth like a black veil, enveloping Moses entirely.