Chapter 601: 84. Madness Substitution (Two in One)_2
Fisher didn’t turn back as he responded, prompting a snort from Heidlin as she closed the room door and left.
In the quiet room, Emhardt popped out again, clicking his tongue in amazement as he reflected on Fisher’s earlier maneuver,
“You really are… tsk tsk, coming over late at night not to retreat but to advance, your words lacking obvious comfort yet comforting everywhere, and you even nonchalantly gave her the Grey Bird Species Mark as part of the deal… But weren’t you trying to charm her? Why then talk about your… um, strange predilection for demi-human females in front of her?”
Fisher grabbed Emhardt abruptly and forced him back into his pocket, not wanting to explain at all, simply saying,
“Because I have no such intentions toward her.”
“Sure, sure, you say that about everyone, you never spill until the very end… I get you.”
Fisher stuffed the gossipy Emhardt back into his pocket, not placing him with the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual because he estimated that the manual would soon get very hot, which wouldn’t be good if it cooked him.
Lastly, Fisher took out the ancient Soul Completion Manual and placed it on the table.
Indeed, he was about to start studying this manual filled with many bizarre pieces of knowledge, to gain abilities capable of confronting Erwin.
Although he vaguely felt that doing this was akin to adding fuel to the fire, he preferred to proceed with this step first, rather than allowing the mad Erwin to achieve a Mythical Rank. Besides, even if he studied it himself, it might still be of no help in defeating Erwin?
But after all, he had to give it a try.
Fisher chuckled derisively and walked to the workshop’s door, locking it. Then he took a deep breath and solemnly looked at the ancient manual lying on the table.
According to the Cardinal, these Completion Manuals were compiled by otherworldly people summoned by the Magic Minister, each containing content and narrative styles that varied. For example, Caleb Wuz documented forbidden knowledge on souls through a combination of diaries and summaries…
The last time he read about Caleb leaving the Dragon Court to find a way back to his own world, and now Fisher immediately flipped to the following chapter. The moment he opened the Completion Manual, Fisher’s Magic Circuit brightly lit up, and simultaneously, the twisted, tadpole-like script on the manual gradually unwound and became legible.
From this chapter, Caleb Wuz’s tone seemed quite flat, lacking the excitement he had when he first arrived in this world. The lines only revealed deep fatigue and a longing for his hometown,
“I left the Central Dragon Court and walked the land governed by the Dragon-man Species in an attempt to find a way home. The more I searched for the way home, the lonelier I felt, always dreaming of old times at night… making me forget that I had come to a strange new world, not traveled into a ‘Harry Potter’ book. But I was not in despair; somehow, I always felt someone guiding me, guiding me home.”
In Fisher’s ear, it seemed as if countless invisible mouths were continuously reciting the contents of the manual. His thoughts sparked and clashed like electricity, and the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual in his arms began to heat up again, with waves of gold light surging, seemingly confronting something that was observing Fisher from afar.
A whole page of the book was wiped clean, apparently missing a very long segment of content. The same handwriting annotated on this page,
“Too much time has passed, and I don’t distinctly remember the confusing journey’s details, though generally, it didn’t contain anything of importance, so I only focus on the essential matters.”
“In the continuous journey, I came to understand the essence of being… what others often refer to as the soul, but besides my own explorations, two people I met during my travels played key roles in my research: Here, I only discuss the first one, who was a demon from beneath the Earth… Yes, it was the first time I learned that there still existed beings underground, and they were of a very high order of life.”
“The complexity of that demon’s soul far exceeded my imagination, surpassing the limits humans can understand, and just seeing her could make one dizzy… Fortunately, my progress in soul research was quite pleasing, allowing me to barely communicate with her. Unlike the demons described in the religions of Earth, she was a very kind person and was happy to share her research and views on this world with me.”
“In her eyes, the essence of the world is a chaotic melting pot, but everything any living creature can see and accept must appear orderly. The Divine and all living creatures unconsciously act as guardians of order, while people like me are misconceptions produced from chaos…”
“Yes, she recognized that I was not from this world; she had met another person from another world a long time ago (Note: This person is currently the president of the academy; if you have this manual but are not a member of the academy, you must seek it out, as the president will guide your future path). At that time, I didn’t know the president of the academy, but I learnt she had the same goal as me, that is, ‘to go home,’ which is also the main reason I later went to find her.”