Chapter 1502: Chapter 1496: Total Control
After watching Costate and Orel depart, Ronald quickly shifted into a focused state.
However, he did not hurry.
All the options he could consider at the moment were in progress, so facing the seal of the Song Forest, Ronald believed that acting prudently could now be the top priority.
Thus, the first action he took was to wait.
Wait for the cooldown period of [Greed’s Original Sin] to pass, to conduct a more thorough investigation of this seal.
Without the interference of urgent battles, this waiting time quickly flew by.
This time Ronald had the correct target for spellcasting, and effective information was finally extracted by the spell.
—[Seven-string Seal]
—An ancient seal born from music, constructed on the basis of seven musical scales to create a world within the music, containing unique power. Its current state is distorted by the caster’s will, using itself as the base to form the seal, locking things within.
—The seven-string seal is composed of syllables, with extreme stability. However, the seven melodies are indispensable; if there’s any absence, the integrated musical tone will immediately collapse.
"..."
Upon receiving this information, Ronald’s eyes flickered.
The content learned from [Greed’s Original Sin] verified the encounters along the Song Forest, also proving that Orel’s words were true. The King of Giant Beasts’ honest attitude regarding this matter indirectly affirmed the level of cooperation from the other side.
But at the same time, this also meant the difficulty of the situation was indeed as challenging as described by the King of Giant Beasts.
Violently breaking this seal would only cause it to completely collapse.
If not planning to use Orel’s kind of ritual, one must bypass the element of damaging the seal.
"..."
"The wealth of societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails appears as an ’immense collection of commodities’..."
Ronald contemplated for a moment, then began chanting a spell.
He activated the spell for collecting value according to "Capitalism," then found a spot by the altar to sit down, quietly waiting for the process of value accumulation.
At this moment in the mountain, there’s no battle, nor any additional people or things, so the speed of accumulating value was naturally noticeably slower than usual.
According to the value amount Ronald needed in mind...
"This time the scale is quite large, it’ll take about an hour or so?"
While sorting his thoughts, Ronald glanced around.
The site of the altar was within lush peaks, traces of small animals and insects could be seen in the woods. Likely influenced by the world of Song Forest, quietly listening to the sounds of insects and birds, it was indeed also a pleasing sound.
"Hoo—"
Ronald took a deep breath, his body slightly relaxed.
The plan at this moment was moving along smoothly, with Costate monitoring Orel as he returned to the city to carry out the ritual, while efforts were being made here to safely breach the seal, everything was proceeding methodically.
Compared to Ronald’s own status now.
Although maintaining the spell was ongoing, there was also somewhat of a feeling of leisurely stealing some time amid busyness.
"..."
Time quietly slipped by in the mountains.
This rare ’relaxation’ was quickly consumed.
Ronald felt the accumulated value of the spell was roughly ready, then directly stood up, beginning to mobilize the magic power within him.
Instantly, a powerful magic fluctuation began to manifest.
Within Ronald, the magic power surged like a tsunami, increasingly reaching an unbelievable extent, which was nearly the limit of his current ability to control magical forces in a single instance.
The mountain forest was filled with silence.
The birds and insects that were chirping around just now became surprisingly quiet.
They appeared like numerous mysterious casters, sensing the changes within Ronald, so either hiding or retreating far away immediately!
However, this was merely the beginning.
Ronald’s control over his magic power had reached its limit, but the value amount he had just prepared had still not been utilized.
Just as the magic power within him peaked.
Ronald activated the value amount, displaying techniques that interfere with external magic power.
Learned from the magical capital, a lost exceptional technique, at this moment it drove the magic power of the Song Forest world.
Although this place was not the outside world, the fundamental nature of the magic power remained unchanged, so this technique could still be effective.
Shasha—
At this moment, the trees in the mountain started to make noise.
The spell cast by Ronald did not create any phenomena like flame or lightning, yet the extraordinarily massive amount of magic power itself was now stirring up noticeably, even triggering a prominent airflow, producing sound amidst the mountain forest.
Moreover, influenced by the nature of Song Forest, these sounds faintly formed into melodies, as if singing praises and reverence toward the power descending here!
Amidst the forest’s calls, Ronald’s magical power soared increasingly.
Song Forest was indeed a world, yet its scale was ultimately limited, and under Ronald’s supernatural operation of magic power, this force even tended to leverage the entire magic power of Song Forest!
"..."
At this time, Ronald’s lip curled into a smile.
Everything progressed quite smoothly, what unfolded before him was exactly his conception and plan.
According to the information obtained earlier, the seal of Song Forest was indeed challenging to meddle with.
After all, this was a unique existence that was solid yet would entirely collapse with any error.
Hence—why not directly control the entire seal?
Utilizing Costate’s technology developed over many years, Ronald’s own strong magic power, plus the special spell for mobilizing the world’s magic power.
Combining these three elements, there’s hope to achieve this exceptionally.
And as long as the entire seal is controlled in one go, it not only avoids damaging Song Forest’s inherent outcome but also allows mastering Song Forest’s fundamental aspect, naturally granting access.
Even encountering enemies from [Nine Commandments Secrecy] in this state.
Ronald could rely on his command over Song Forest to transform it into his absolute domain, thereby facilitating victory effectively.
Shashasha—
The mountain forest continued singing praises.
Meanwhile, Ronald was using this formidable magic power to initiate a full incursion into Song Forest. Aided by Costata’s unparalleled world invasion technique, he was indeed advancing the plan’s progress.
Even from a spell perspective.
Ronald faintly sensed things resembling several strings of a zither, hidden within the world’s depths that he was about to touch.
If all goes as anticipated—
These are the essence forming the seal of the Song Realm, what he needs to invade and control!
...
At the same time, other parts of Song Realm were also restless.
Even Orel and Costate, who had departed a considerable distance, paused mid-air, turning back to look towards Ronald’s direction.
The King of Giant Beasts couldn’t help but ask the maid beside him:
"Is your master really fine this way?"
Costate answered without hesitation:
"Please trust the gentleman."
Bang—
As the maid’s words fell, an inharmonious vibration of zither strings echoed throughout the world.
The rising magic power also abruptly ceased, vanishing into oblivion in the distance.
Faced with this scene, the expressions of the two in the air momentarily froze.
The air remained silent for a few seconds, then Orel cautiously asked:
"Shouldn’t we go back to help?"
A hint of conflict appeared between Costate’s brows, but the decision was unshakable:
"Stick to the original plan, return to perform the ritual."
"I trust the gentleman!"
