Chapter 176 Mysterious Fog

Moreover, since they no longer had plans to stay in Vast Sky Avenue, she didn't need to worry about the daily tax fees of Vast Sky Avenue anymore, at least for the time being.

"This is…" Elizabeth looked at all these expensive and sparkling materials, especially the inscription tools, feeling dumbfounded.

How much money did these materials cost? Were the Shopkeeper and Assistant Shopkeeper truly this rich?

Both of them didn't know that Leonardo only had less than 100,000 credits left, but even if they did, that would still be a shocking amount of credit for them.

"Dear Elizabeth, don't space out— can you arrange the materials for the runic inscriptions? I bought conductive quills, sturdy materials from all types of ore and jade, precious stones, and special ether-infused ink. Please write down your notes and personal insights, I will write down mine concerning the magic theory on the magical board, then we can cross-reference our material and start the research!"

Merlin was too excited, her hazel eyes glimmering under those round glasses.

"Magic theory? I thought magic is a lost myth?" Elizabeth was shocked, her stunned expression exceedingly adorable. However, Merlin didn't swing that way so she wasn't concerned with cuteness at the moment.

"Of course it's real! Shopkeeper Shi gave me precious pointers, he even has a friend with an ancient magician heritage!" If it was before Leonardo pointed her in the direction of inscriptions, she might have been skeptical as well.

However, after personally investigating the runic inscriptions from the point of view of reverse engineering into pure magic theory, with her abundant experience and excessive research, she immediately realized she was wrong for all these years.

With some help from Elizabeth, she can compensate for those lost years and more, that dim light at the end of the tunnel had actually expanded into a marvelous, divine enlightenment.

She was so excited she was about to cry.

Elizabeth was worried about Merlin's current state of mind and hurriedly jumped into action, vocally accentuating her support to bring Merlin back into focus.

"Alright! Alright! Stay focused with me and go do your thing, I will busy myself here," Elizabeth removed the outermost piece of her dress, revealing a long skirt and a long sleeve linen garment below. Then, she hurriedly put on a wide laboratory coat to cover her excessively curvaceous body from embarrassment.

Merlin was momentarily stunned by the physic-defying, ridiculous curves under Elizabeth's conservative clothing, almost losing all confidence in her own charm as a woman.

Leonardo and the Maiden walked for half a day when they suddenly entered a misty, foggy region. At first, the two of them didn't think much of it. However, the deeper they went, they realized that their spiritual senses were being gradually suppressed.

By the time the pair realized that they were already lost in the misty fog that seemed as shallow as ever, yet it was also endless in all directions.

Leonardo furrowed his brows, he then reached out his hand and held the young woman's hand, just a precaution in case they were separated inadvertently by the fog that seemed to dull one's sense of distance and direction.

He could instinctively feel that this fog was artificial and not something natural, but it also felt natural at the same time.

The Maiden was shocked as Leonardo suddenly grabbed her little hand. However, she quickly realized that it was a precaution. Nonetheless, she felt a little embarrassed as it seemed like two siblings or a father and daughter taking a stroll in the heart of nature.

Only, this nature was a bit too bleak and desolate to enjoy.

"Do you have any idea about what's going on?" Leonardo asked the moment his spiritual sense was completely suppressed, making him feel as though he was walking in circles.

The Maiden shook her head, furrowing her brows, "I haven't experienced something like this in the past, we might have entered the territory of a natural treasure or a magical beast. In any case, with my shadow miasma martial intent, I have this vague feeling that this is something related to a natural treasure very helpful to my cultivation…"

The Maiden suddenly realized something and hurriedly bowed her head to kneel on the ground, "Master! I didn't lead you here on purpose, I swear on my soul I have no clue what this place is…"

Her words were caught in her mouth, astounded. She realized that the instant she let go of Leonardo's hand to kneel in apology, she could no longer see him even though he was but a few steps away.

Her heart dropped.

What now? What will the Master think? She had the urge to cry in despair.

…

Leonardo was also stunned.

He never bothered entertaining the idea that this Maiden brought him here on purpose, much less bothered with demanding an apology. Furthermore, she was a divinity, and if she wished to slip out from his grasp, he had no way of stopping her.

Looking around at the swirling misty fog, Leonardo kneaded his forehead in frustration as he sighed. "Well, whatever…"

Leonardo tucked his hands away in the pockets of his white coat before picking a random direction and walking away, not too worried about 001's safety.

Since she instinctively felt drawn to this place, it was but a matter of time before she found the natural treasure, the question was whether or not she had the fortune of claiming it.

Leonardo understood his King's Karma well, as it would indirectly influence the karma of those close to him following the will of the Infernal Throne, just to give them a bit of power to help him in the future.

In a sense, those close to him were destined to become tools for his conquest, and it depended on their individual capabilities whether or not the opportunities provided to them were to be grasped or if they would perish.

Thinking that there would be no difference whatsoever no matter if he decided to walk around or simply sat in place, Leonardo decided to just take a position in a lotus style and continue drawing the ether to nurture his worldly energy and Rosaline, whilst his entire calculative focus of the innate martial intent began to deduce the possibilities of merging the nihilistic essence of the desolate martial intent and merge them with his thunderforce, planning to be a bit more creative with the powerful archery technique.