Chapter 57: Organization and Summary

Klein flipped open his notebook, took out his pen, and started writing in Mandarin. "Why is the key to digesting potions acting?"

After pausing for a moment, he continued writing. "The essence to resolving the problems with potions is through digestion, not simply controlling it. This can be understood in a straightforward manner.

Merely controlling would be akin to using the power of potions as an external tool. For digestion, it is to view the downed potion as a part of them. They can break it down, fuse with it, absorb it, and form an overall system."

"I am currently certain of this point. What is more important is how 'acting' helps in digestion.

According to my experience as a Seer today, I can make two hypotheses. They can be verified in the future.

One: Acting based on the potion's name changes the state of one's body, heart, and soul, making them closer to the remnant headstrong psyche of the potion's core. This results in resonance, which allows gradual assimilation and absorption.

Two: The remnant headstrong psyche spirit of the magic medicine might have a defensive mechanism. If one wishes to attack it and break it down, they will need to find a shortcut or key. The name of the potion provides a corresponding clue; thus, we can disguise our body, heart, and soul as 'part of the system' through acting, and so we fool the system's defenses. This line of thought is similar to Emperor Roselle's description."

"No matter which guess is right, there is no escaping the body, heart, and soul, for they are the only bridge between acting and the power of potions."

Klein put down his pen.

Acting might have an effect, but we'll have to wait and see for the specifics, Klein thought.

After that, he wrote down his second question.

"Why would a Seer, being more well-learned and professional in the domain of mysticism, be lacking in means when it comes to direct combat? Shouldn't a Seer be even more powerful, giving him the ability to discover a way to defeat their enemies?"

"The reasons could be...

"First, just like in the web novels I've read, different 'jobs' or 'classes' come with unique specialties, each with its own strengths and trade-offs."

"Second, the fundamental law of this world is balance. The Creator made this world with the core idea of balance."

"Third, potions at the same Sequence level would have the same level of power. It is the most optimal state based on what our forefathers found out and summarized. Exceeding this level of power would make it easier for one to collapse and lose control. Below this level of power would make it such that one would not obtain the desired Beyonder powers. Thus, under the situation of a balanced power level, being stronger in one area would naturally mean that one is weaker in another area."

"Fourth, everything in this world originated from the same source; they were formed by the remnants of the Creator. Thus, everything in this world is technically fragments of the Creator, and the fact that they have to complement each other would mean that there are inherent shortcomings to an individual."

"I am leaning towards the third and fourth reasons, but the latter stems from an unconfirmed myth and can only serve as a guide.

Thus, I shall use the third reason as a guide and try to ascertain it using my current knowledge and future studies."

At this point, Klein had already written two full pages but did not stop. Instead, he penned a new question.

"From what I learned today, my luck enhancement ritual is categorized as classic ritualistic magic.

Similar kinds of ritualistic magic can be split into three parts, the first being a sacrifice that sparks the interest of a corresponding existence. The second is comprised of incantations specifically describing the existence in question. The third is using simple formatting and symbols to convey what one is asking for."

"Using this as a benchmark to analyze the luck enhancement ritual, there's an obvious problem. There is no third part!

It has the sacrifice aspect in the placement of staple foods and walking a square in a counterclockwise manner with four steps. There is also a clear indication who the incantation is for, such as the phrase, 'Blessings Stem from The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth.'

All I did after was close my eyes and wait. There was nothing in the ritual that described the goal of enhancing my luck.

In other words, the corresponding existence has no way of knowing what the so-called luck enhancement ritual is asking for and can only do as they see fit."

"What a headache. I need more knowledge." Klein sighed and gave a summary. Finally, he wrote down other miscellaneous items.

"There are always formless voices resonating in my ears, shouting 'Hornacis' and... uh, Flegrea?

Hornacis is the mountain range dividing the Loen Kingdom and the Intis Republic. Its main peak is six thousand meters above sea level.

According to the records in the Antigonus family's diary, there existed a Nation of the Evernight in the Fourth Epoch. Is the Nation of the Evernight related to the Evernight Goddess—is there any connection between the two? Are they allies or enemies? Was the Antigonus family obliterated by the Church of the Evernight Goddess due to the Nation of the Evernight?"

"An interesting question. To be able to leave behind such a diary and Sealed Artifact 2-049 implies that the Antigonus family had possession of a relatively powerful Beyonder power. If that is so, which Sequence did they possess? Was it complete or not complete?

My realization that the diary is in the hands of Ray Bieber was a bit of a coincidence, but without any indication of it being arranged, could my fate really be tied up with that diary's?"

...

Klein tried his best to write down the events he had experienced and his guesses about their meaning.

Time flew quickly. The crimson moon was temporarily covered by dark clouds. Klein picked up the pocket watch on the table and snapped it open, looking at the time.

He put down the watch, lit one of the matches from his drawer, and brought it close to the pages of notes.

The orange flame ignited the edges of the paper and quickly spread. In a few seconds, everything had disappeared. All that was left was the still-swirling ash and the charred bottom of the dustbin.

As there was Emperor Roselle's secret diary in this world, Klein did not dare leave behind any evidence that he knew how to write Chinese—if Old Neil and the rest discovered the pieces of paper he wrote, he would have no idea how to explain the matter.

And while writing the confidential questions, Klein was worried that the one paying attention to his dreams would be able to see and decipher the contents no matter which language he used, be it Loen, ancient Feysac, or Hermes. Therefore, he could only write notes in Chinese to organize and summarize.

After he was done with the task, he burned the notes to leave no traces. Precisely because there was no way of saving, he set up a plan for himself. He would do this summary once a week just in case he forgot anything.

Klein pulled out a white piece of paper and wrote the title, "To my respected mentor."

He wanted to write to Senior Associate Professor Quentin Cohen, asking if he had any relevant historical information about the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range.