On the other side, within the faction quarters of Wizard College in Fire Oil City, Monroe, having ceased communication, walked out of the room, visibly exhausted.
Outside the door, Ivina leaned against the pristine walls just as before, keeping watch for Monroe but her attention was on the Magic Newspaper in front of her. Upon seeing Monroe emerge, she set aside the newspaper and inquired whether the Pope had issued any new orders.
Monroe hesitated for a moment. In fact, Monroe was somewhat dissatisfied with his partner Ivina's recent performance, as she had started to delve into those experiments conducted by wizards, claiming she wanted to replicate the free fall and pendulum experiments previously done by the "Star of Magic" to verify their authenticity.
This was a highly dangerous signal!
Deepening one's knowledge of wizards' lore was not a fun matter, as one could easily be ensnared by the forbidden knowledge contained within.
However, as Monroe and Ivina were not in a superior-subordinate relationship, Monroe could not forcibly command the young lady to abandon these groundless thoughts; furthermore, within the college, he had to rely on Ivina's expertise in the forbidden fields to complete those troublesome course assignments.
Monroe sighed quietly to himself and ultimately decided to trust his partner, after all, she was recommended by Lord Gustav. Her previous initiative in selling grain to the council had indeed uncovered some useful information, so he succinctly relayed the content of the recent discussion.
As Monroe mentioned the wizards' so-called Big Nuclear Explosion Technique, which was likely just volcanic eruptions caused by underground magma movements, and speculated that the "Star of Magic" was probably just bluffing to buy more time to prepare for war, Ivina's expression suddenly turned quite peculiar.
"What's wrong?" Monroe, noticing the change in the young girl's expression, couldn't help frowning and asked.
Ivina handed over the newspaper she was holding. "This is today's Magic Newspaper, just delivered by a fairy a minute ago."
Monroe, trying to suppress his unease, took the Magic Newspaper and scanned it quickly.
Ivina then began to explain. "The wizards have not launched a large-scale counter-offensive for over two months as they were modifying the Big Nuclear Explosion Technique. It is said to have been completed now, with its power increased by about eight times, and they have also eliminated the radiation issue that the technique originally caused…"
Monroe had just read the report on the Magic Newspaper about the "Star of Magic" modifying the explosion technique when Ivina's words shocked him.
How much? The power increased by eight times?!
Monroe's mind went blank, then he couldn't help saying, "Absurd! This must be a rumor spread by those wizards to scare us…"
Although he had never witnessed the power of the explosion technique firsthand, just the remnants it had created, known as the Land of Death, were already indicative of its immense power.
And now you're telling me its power could increase eightfold?!
"They have no need to lie, because the "Star of Magic," who developed this technique, is preparing to publicly demonstrate it tonight and to eliminate the radiation from that Land of Death," Ivina solemnly said.
The council has no need to tell a lie that would be debunked in just a few hours!
Monroe's expression immediately changed. Could it be that his guess was wrong and those wizards truly could wield magic powerful enough to destroy cities and nations?
"Wait a moment," Monroe suddenly realized a much graver issue, and urgently grabbed Ivina's shoulders, his eyes reddened as he demanded. "Did you just say those wizards are preparing to test this magic tonight, and right at that Land of Death?"
"Yes," Ivina nodded, not understanding why Monroe had suddenly become so agitated.
Before she could even ask, Monroe had already rushed back into the room like a whirlwind, searching for the communication crystal ball.
"Hurry… hurry! Connect me!" Monroe's face was an epitome of urgency as he gripped and even shook the communicator, clueless about how to charge the device due to his lack of knowledge in alchemy and electromagnetism.
In a moment of urgency, he could only infuse all the magic power inside his body into the crystal ball.
Before heading to Fire Oil City to act as an internal collaborator, Lord Gustav had injected them with demonic power through a peculiar magic potion, allowing them to pass the wizards' inspection.
Only after the task was completed could the demonic power be completely removed during the baptism ceremony.
As the magic power continued to pour in, the crystal ball began to tremble slightly, and a hint of joy immediately appeared on Monroe's face, prompting him to increase his effort.
About three minutes later, the crystal ball that was forcibly infused with a large amount of magic power finally…
Just as Monroe was engulfed in utter devastation, the streets of Fire Oil City were already crowded with onlookers.
"Did you hear? The wizards are planning to pull down the sun from the sky, just like they did over two months ago!" a short, chubby man said excitedly.
An educated merchant next to him scoffed. "That's Lynn's magic, it should be called the Big Nuclear Explosion Technique, it's got nothing to do with the actual sun…"
"It is the sun, my grandfather saw with his own eyes how Master Lynn flew up to the heavens and knocked down the blazing sun!" a young boy adamantly corrected.
"Ridiculous, how could there be a sun at night?" the merchant was left almost laughing in exasperation.
"That's because... because our planet is round, he must have flown to the other side of the continent!" the boy still insisted, sure that the wizards had indeed thrown down the sun from the sky.
The sounds of discussion and argument arose everywhere in Fire Oil City; under the publicity of the Magic Daily, almost the entire city knew that Lynn, hailed as the Star of Magic, was preparing to experiment with new magic tonight.
Obviously, many people were interested, regardless of whether they were wizards or citizens of Fire Oil City; anyone who could find even a moment's respite would not want to miss this spectacle.
Even many citizens from other kingdoms had specifically traveled by train to watch.
To avoid the tragedy of potentially creating tens of thousands of blind people within Fire Oil City, the council's alchemists had slightly modified the protective barrier covering the entire city, enhancing the isolation of dangerous radiation and significantly reducing the impact of the intense light.
About two hours later, someone in the crowded crowd suddenly shouted loudly, and the people around tiptoed and looked up towards the inner part, eager to catch a glimpse of this Star of Magic.
Lynn was still wearing his usual wizard's robes, and had not made extra preparations due to the grand scale of this event; he had only taken some time during the experiment to clean up the Land of Death just outside Fire Oil City, while also intimidating those with ill intentions.
By his side, a somewhat peculiar magic beast impatiently followed behind, its fur fluttering like flames in the wind, arrogantly swishing its tail, clearly dissatisfied with the noisy behavior of these bipeds.
For such a scene, Mutuo naturally had little interest; it would rather stay on the manor's grass, lazily waiting for the fearful bipeds to deliver delicious treats.
However, seeing that Mutuo had been too lazy lately and was not very obedient, Lynn forcibly dragged it out, planning to give it a good lesson.
Lynn walked up the city walls step by step, and the wizards along the way made way for him, their gazes full of admiration towards this Star of Magic. The Big Nuclear Explosion Technique he created is considered the most powerful magic today, describable only as a man-made Heavenly Disaster!
And today, they would finally have the privilege of witnessing this incredibly powerful technique!