Chapter 726: Chapter 368: Protect Misha, Expert Level, [Star Force Field]!
“In this place, you might try using these two formulas combined to calculate…”
Ronan stared at the draft on the ground for a while, then suddenly reached out, gently erasing some of Anand’s notes with his fingertips, and then wrote something else.
“Don’t move, you…”
Anand, caught off guard, instinctively exclaimed, intending to stop Ronan’s actions.
But Ronan’s hand had already withdrawn.
After seeing the modified content by Ronan, Anand was completely stunned on the spot.
His cheeks were still puffed with pies and jerky, but he forgot to continue chewing, fully focused on the writing on the ground.
He stared at Ronan’s revisions in a daze for a moment, suddenly seeming to come to his senses, and quickly started to manipulate the projected star map beside him.
As Anand’s fingers twiddled, the previously stagnant star map began to flow once again, and soon, faintly glowing lines started appearing on the star map.
“Did it…work?!”
Faced with the result, Anand couldn’t believe it for a moment, blinking repeatedly.
Then, he looked at Ronan with an indescribable gaze and stammered, “Do you…also study astrology?”
“Not much.”
Ronan replied blandly.
To be precise, Ronan had never received systematic knowledge inheritance of astrology.
But he had always practiced the “Ancient Star Meditation,” and part of practicing the “Ancient Star Meditation” involves deducing the Star Disk, which is, to some extent, quite similar to Anand’s use of astrology for star map deductions.
On this basis, his vast soul power brought immense computational ability, allowing him to quickly digest and understand the knowledge Anand had written on the ground in a short period, pointing out and correcting any errors, which was not too difficult a task.
“Unbelievable…”
Anand praised, bearing the responsibility of “guiding” the entire team forward, once the overwhelming pressure was momentarily relieved, he relaxed entirely and showed an interest in continuing conversations with Ronan.
“I rarely encounter Wizards who share my interest in astrology, even in our Astronomical Society…
In fact, it’s an indescribably interesting and wonderful thing, don’t you think?”
Anand was not a man of many words, he tried hard to express his intention to make friends with Ronan, but always fell short of words.
“The ancient stars are the greatest mentors, infinite wisdom, and truths are hidden within, and every Wizard should hold enough reverence and curiosity towards the starry sky.”
Ronan quoted verbatim the words of the Star School Wizard Luona, receiving Anand’s full-face delight, nodding repeatedly in agreement.
“Did you come up with this method yourself?”
Ronan began to guide the topic actively, pointing at the draft on the ground and asking Anand, “It looks like a…”
Ronan pondered slightly, saying, “A wondrous formula.”
“Did you see it? Yes, yes.”
Anand nodded rapidly like finding a kindred spirit, his eyes gleaming, saying, “I named it Anand’s formula… The ancient star maps from the Keldim Empire period gave me great inspiration, allowing the astrology knowledge I spent years learning to crystallize.
This formula can not only deduce the waterway route we need to follow next, but also the laws of natural energy tides, the trajectories of star movements, and can even extend to runes, spells, and so on.
But unfortunately…”
Anand sighed gently, saying, “I haven’t even completed the first set of this formula yet, some pieces are still missing.”
“Now it is completed.”
Ronan said softly, then stretched out his hand, gently brushing across the ground.
On the ground, Anand’s original notes were all smoothed out, replaced by lines of fresh, beautiful symbolic text.
Anand stared fixedly at the formula born from Ronan’s hands, his mouth agape, standing still for quite a while.
Until a certain moment, he looked at Ronan, stammering and murmuring, “Mi…Misha…you’re truly a real genius!”
“No.”
Ronan shook his head, whispered, “You are.”
After speaking, Ronan saw on his character panel, the proficiency level behind “Ancient Star Meditation” changed from (Mastery 399/400) to (Expert 0/800).
Simultaneously, the slight spiritual field around him began to undergo a wonderful transformation.
Unfortunately.
Engulfed in great shock, Anand didn’t notice these subtle changes.
…..
“Aiwen, what are you looking at?”
By the campfire, Aiwen was staring intently at a certain spot, and a Wizard of the Astronomical Society beside him couldn’t help but curiously ask.
Aiwen didn’t speak, just pointed with his eyes.
He saw in his line of sight, two people standing together, one of them seemed extremely excited, gesticulating wildly and speaking incoherently, while the other remained relatively calm, listening, occasionally speaking a simple sentence.
“Tsk…”
The short-haired Fuge uttered an exclamatory sound. “It’s the first time I’ve seen Anand talk so happily with someone he just met a day ago. This guy has said more now than all he’s said in the past month with all of us combined…”
“This Misha… is no ordinary person.”
“No kidding.”
As they were talking, Anand returned joyfully.
“You won’t believe it if I tell you!”
Anand spoke with a flushed face, “Mi… Misha easily helped me complete the formula that had been troubling me!
He’s simply a genius in astrology! Oh no, he should be called a master!
I’ve already decided to name the formula the ‘Misha Anand’s formula’. The path ahead has also been deduced, and we can set off anytime…”
The members of the Astronomical Society let out a round of not too big or small exclamations and congratulations, but in reality, none of them were truly interested in Anand’s so-called formula. Instead, they were more intrigued by Misha.
“It seems, as I guessed…”
Aiwen, however, appeared thoughtful, gazing at Ronan, who had already found a place to sit by himself not far away. His eyes flickered slightly as he said in a low voice, “Although his strength is ordinary and he’s not skilled in combat, he possesses extraordinary wisdom. It’s through unparalleled intelligence that he became the holder of the Deep Knowledge Crown.
To emerge purely through brainpower from such intense competition in the Spirit Lake Deep Sea and become this year’s Son of the Deep Sea, whew…
Fuge!”
Aiwen suddenly called out a name, and the wizard named Fuge from the Astronomical Society immediately turned his head.
“What is it, Aiwen?”
“On the road ahead, remember to keep an eye on Misha and do your best to protect him.”
Aiwen said calmly, “He indeed has the capability to lead us into Quivada Oasis. He is the indispensable ‘brain’ of any team.
With someone like him leading the team, it will be much easier for us. We just need to focus on doing our tasks well and ensure he doesn’t get hurt…”
Fuge nodded, “Understood.”
…..
After reaching “Expert Level” with the [Ancient Star Meditation], Ronan’s spiritual power has been continually transforming.
When the transformation was complete, Ronan found that his spiritual power’s intensity had naturally surged, with his strength progress moving from the previous “12%” to “14%, an impressive two-percentage point increase.
It’s quite an amazing growth, especially considering that during this time, Ronan hadn’t undergone “Reincarnation and Dreams” and hadn’t meditated much.
A two percent progress in strength would take an ordinary Level 4 Wizard decades of meditation to achieve.
Besides that, Ronan discovered changes in his Spiritual Field as well.
His original Spiritual Field released as if an invisible celestial body was orbiting continuously around him.
Now, the number of these invisible orbiting celestial bodies increased from one to several!
Blazing and mighty, like invisible little stars orbiting Ronan, the radiating range of his spiritual power expanded significantly, increasing several-fold.
Upon releasing his Spiritual Field, the free energy particles in the air automatically converged towards him.
In fact, any Level 4 Wizard whose spiritual power has undergone Elementalization would possess this trait.
The Spiritual Field automatically attracts free energy particles, forming a natural Energy Protection Barrier around the wizard, with the barrier’s strength closely correlated with the intensity of the spiritual cultivation.
Yet Ronan’s Spiritual Field now exhibited a particularly “terrifying” attraction to energy particles.
With just a slight release of his Spiritual Field, he could visibly see a dense, bright light quickly gathering around him, far exceeding the typical self-generated energy barrier of a Level 4 Wizard.
Moreover, it wasn’t just an energy protection barrier. Ronan even felt that, with a little guidance, he could make these energies perform more complex transformations, such as—
With a slight mental focus, the light rapidly gathered and finally formed into a blinding energy beam sweeping across in front of him, leaving a deep energy burn mark on the ground.
“This level of strength is almost comparable to an ordinary Fourth-tier Magic…”
Yet this wasn’t even considered a spell; it was more like a natural “talent”!
Ronan remembered the scene during a confrontation in the Southern region against the genius wizard Zeflin of the Star School. His method of manipulating energy was akin to Zeflin’s star magic, yet seemingly stronger and purer by comparison!
Ronan closed his eyes, circulating his spiritual power, and felt a vague connection with the stars in the sky.
A barely perceptible connection was established between him and the starry sky, weak yet existent.
“Star Force Field!”
Ronan opened his eyes, naming this ability with sparkling eyes, which felt quite fitting.
Having practiced [Ancient Star Meditation] for so long, after his proficiency reached Expert Level, he finally felt some of the magical and incredible power of this ancient heritage.
“After officially breaking through to Master Level, I wonder what kind of abilities will be unlocked…”
Ronan felt good, not just because of the breakthrough in [Ancient Star Meditation].
But also because of Anand.
The stellar deduction formula “borrowed” from Anand.