Free Web NovelChapter 247: Chapter 157: Month: Death and Destruction
The next morning, Lu Cang saw Yuna bright and early.
On Lu Cang’s orders, Yuna was now free to come and go from his mansion as she pleased.
"Lu Cang, you have so many books."
She had spent all of yesterday with Lu Cang in the basement and hadn’t had a chance to explore his grand residence at all.
Today, she took a tour of the house with him.
Only then did she realize just how many bookshelves Lu Cang had, all filled with books.
"Of course. I’m a big fan of studying," Lu Cang said.
"By the way, Yuna."
"After you awakened as a Scholar, you must have gained a Talent, right?" Lu Cang asked, feigning nonchalance.
"I was ecstatic when I awakened my Talent." Lu Cang planned to steer the conversation sideways before subtly coaxing her Talent out of her.
"Then, what Talent did you awaken, Lu Cang?" Yuna asked, tilting her head.
The corner of Lu Cang’s eye twitched imperceptibly.
Although Yuna’s expression looked completely innocent...
...Lu Cang read a ripple of mischief in her Spirit.
She definitely hadn’t asked that question on a whim.
It was carefully considered.
"My Talent is Skill Proficiency Mastery."
"It lets me learn Magic very quickly."
Lu Cang thought for a moment.
He decided to go with that answer... It was the ability he had revealed the most.
"Oh~"
Yuna drew out the sound.
’Sigh, I feel like I can’t hide it. With a Scholar’s knowledge, she’ll probably figure it out easily.’
But if she figures it out, she figures it out.
Her guessing it is a completely different matter from him telling her himself. It was just like how Lu Cang had seen Izparut’s absurd magical abilities but still couldn’t guess what Iz’s Talent was.
When a person has too many freakishly powerful abilities, their actual Talent becomes less obvious.
From his own perspective, Lu Cang knew he had ten Divine Talents.
But from an outsider’s perspective, they would just think, ’Holy hell, how can that guy who casts hundreds of Transcendent Tier Magic spells at once and whose body is absurdly strong with Root Extreme Intent Battle Technique also be able to directly extract people’s souls and Sacrifice so many Supreme Souls?’
A Reincarnator with such an impossibly complex set of abilities.
Let them guess what his Talent was.
"Lu Cang." Yuna clasped her hands behind her back and pivoted on the tips of her toes.
"Even though you don’t plan on telling me your real Talent..."
"...I can tell you mine."
"My Talent is Supreme Level Resonance."
"I can share my Professional Specializations, my insights, and the knowledge I’ve learned with others."
’Yuna...’
’Sigh, you saying that makes me feel really guilty.’
"Lu Cang, you told me your secret yesterday. So, in return, you have to help me keep mine."
Lu Cang’s expression turned serious. "Yes, I definitely will."
Yuna brought many books with her today; she had also become interested in Destiny Science.
Lu Cang and Yuna opened a book at the same time.
He felt the information from the book flow into his mind. Not just the book’s contents, but even Yuna’s thoughts and insights flashed through his mind in sporadic fragments.
"Here."
Lu Cang pointed to a line of text.
"Why do you interpret it this way?"
Yuna replied, "Because in *Crossroads Decision*, it’s mentioned that if Destiny is inevitable..."
...
Many things he hadn’t understood before suddenly became clear.
The Scholar brought with her a wealth of knowledge from other fields.
Every day after that.
Yuna came to see Lu Cang, though the length of her visits varied.
Lu Cang had to set aside some time each day to go to Lorentz Magic Academy and teach his Magic course.
But this period of time only made Lu Cang’s heart itch with impatience...
He didn’t want to teach; he wanted to continue delving into that deeper knowledge.
As soon as class was over...
...Lu Cang would immediately use Flash of Light to rush back to his mansion, back to the basement, and continue researching strange things with Yuna.
"Is this... a Ritual to gather a Demon tide?"
Lu Cang nodded. "Yes. This is another secret that absolutely cannot be told to anyone else."
Yuna nodded, committing it to memory.
"Yuna, what do you think of this Ritual?"
"Lately, I’ve also taken your advice and started studying Rituals, but I haven’t gotten very deep into it."
"Still, I have a few ideas."
"Lu Cang, take a look. Should we try modifying the Ritual like this?"
"Modify the Array Corner? What’s this symbol?"
Yuna answered, "It’s a symbol for stacking. I think if we change it like this, it should be able to concentrate the gathered Demon tide even more."
"Should we try it?"
Lu Cang thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Let’s not for now. It’s a bit dangerous, after all. Let’s research something else."
"Yuna, don’t you go trying it on your own, either."
Yuna swung her little legs and nodded in response. "Mhm! I know it’s dangerous. I won’t mess around with it."
’It’s so easy talking to a smart kid.’
As for other, more dangerous things, Lu Cang had no intention of letting Yuna get involved.
"Right, I caught this in a Dungeon."
Lu Cang took out a Soul Lamp.
"Brat!"
"Let me out!"
"You said you’d die after you finished asking your questions! When are you going to keep your promise!"
Yuna’s eyes lit up as she stared at the Soul Lamp in Lu Cang’s hand!
"What’s this?"
"A Demon’s... soul."
"I’ve imprisoned the soul of a Tier Six Submerged Land Level Demon inside. It’s one of those extremely rare Demons that possesses intelligence."
Seeing the Soul Lamp, Yuna immediately crowded around Lu Cang.
"Another Tier Six Submerged Land Level Demon!"
"Take a guess what kind of Demon it is."
"I think..."
Yuna stared at the soul in the Soul Lamp.
"Guess your mother! You stinking brat!"
"Let me out!"
"I’m going to suck all your souls dry! I will avenge the Ten Thousand-Bodied True Soul Lord!"
Yuna was exceptionally intrigued.
This Demon actually knew how to curse.
"I’m guessing... it’s a humanoid... ugly, old Demon that uses Soul Attacks?"
"That’s more or less it."
Lu Cang didn’t know its specific attack methods either; after all, he had killed it instantly upon meeting it.
But she was indeed pretty much correct.
"How did you know?"
"Heehee~ Just a guess."
After spending these few days together, the icy feeling Yuna gave off when they first met had gradually faded, replaced by the camaraderie of like minds resonating with each other.
Perhaps Yuna also thought it was wonderful to have a friend with whom she could marvel at the wonders of the world.
...
「November 30th.」
The last day of the Cold Moon of Storage.
The snowfall had been gradually stopping, but on this final day of the month, the snow fell with extraordinary intensity.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but a vast expanse of white.
Nothing could be seen clearly.
The snow was so heavy that if you stretched out your hand, you likely wouldn’t even be able to see your own fingers.
"What heavy snow."
Lu Cang stood by the window, quietly watching the flurries.
"Feng, at this time in previous years, did it also snow this heavily in Kernoya?"
"In response to the Young Master, the snow on the last day of November is indeed usually heavier than other days."
"But this year’s heavy snow is truly abnormal."
’Abnormal.’
That was Lu Cang’s most hated word.
Abnormal meant that something unexpected was happening. ’I hope nothing bad happens to Iz and the others in the Valley of the Deep Fall.’
He had been the one to ask them to change how they addressed him to "Young Master."
"Lord Lu Cang" was too much of a mouthful. After thinking about it, "Young Master" sounded more pleasant to the ear.
As for whether there was a "Master of the house" or anything of the sort... that was all irrelevant.
Lu Cang sat by the fireplace.
With such heavy snow, it felt like a prelude to some unforeseen event, so Lu Cang had no intention of going out.
He decided to stay home today and finish reading the *Revelation of Destiny*.
Once he unraveled the Secret preserved in this book...
...his Decryption Scholar Profession would meet the conditions to advance to Level 3.
Lu Cang focused his mind on the book.
"Young Master."
"Miss Yuna is here..."
Suddenly, the report pulled Lu Cang’s thoughts from the book back to reality.
Lu Cang instantly released his Perception.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief after seeing Yuna.
Yuna was safe and sound. The maids had already led her to a sofa in the front hall, and she was warming herself with a cup of hot tea.
SWOOSH!
Lu Cang transformed into a streak of light and arrived in the front hall.
"Yuna."
Yuna looked up, and he could see that her little face was flushed red.
"The snow is so heavy today, you didn’t have to come."
Yuna tilted her head. "Lu Cang, you didn’t want me to come?"
Lu Cang shook his head. "No, that’s not what I meant."
"I just meant that the snow is too heavy, and you don’t have the ability to protect yourself. It’s too dangerous to come over..."
"I had an escort, and the clothes I’m wearing have special heat-generating and cold-resisting Enchantments."
"We agreed yesterday that we would finish the *Revelation of Destiny* together today."
Lu Cang gave a helpless, wry smile. "Alright, but... I actually just finished the *Revelation of Destiny*."
Yuna’s hands, holding the warm tea, froze.
Her eyes stared intently at Lu Cang.
Although she didn’t show any resentment, Lu Cang could read it in her eyes.
It was as if she were saying, ’I braved the blizzard to come find you, but you didn’t even wait for me...’
"But there are still some parts I don’t quite understand."
"It’s good that you’re here, Yuna. I wanted to discuss them with you."
Only then did Yuna lower her gaze to the hot tea.
"Okay."
He really didn’t need to worry about Yuna’s safety. Her parents, high-ranking members of the White Tower, wouldn’t let anything happen to their child.
Although Yuna had no combat power...
...she was clever enough not to let a snowstorm in the city cause her any real trouble.
November 30th.
Lu Cang finished deciphering the *Revelation of Destiny* and unlocked the "Guiding Ritual" within.
The effect of this Ritual didn’t seem to be very significant.
As long as you drew the corresponding Ritual Array and placed the correct offerings, you could create a giant pillar of light that shot up into the sky with a SWOOSH!
It shone very brightly and could be seen from very, very far away. This beam of light was supposedly called the Guiding Beacon.
Based on the interpretation...
...it seemed to be some kind of signal, telling others "I’m here, come save me."
Or a signal to initiate a military operation.
This Ritual would be perfect for that.
Many of the Secrets Lu Cang discovered in books were ancient Rituals or even more hidden knowledge.
Lu Cang had also researched these Rituals in the White Tower.
After many days of investigation, Lu Cang now fully understood the purpose of the White Tower.
Research, study, learning, exchange...
One could look up desired records and materials according to their level of clearance.
The searches could be very vague.
Even if one only remembered a small fragment, they could still find the corresponding book.
The White Tower didn’t just contain books; there were also many Scrolls, ancient artifacts, fossils, and even rock walls...
However, from what Lu Cang had researched, the Rituals he obtained by unlocking Secrets were almost all unrecorded in the White Tower. freёweɓnovel.com
Which more or less meant that perhaps he was the only one who knew of them.
That was why Yuna was also very surprised.
How did Lu Cang always manage to discover so many new and curious things?
Things that couldn’t even be found in the White Tower.
If he took any of these new discoveries to the White Tower and published them, they would each make for an excellent research paper.
Deciphering the "Guiding Ritual," to be honest, was more complicated than he had imagined.
With Lu Cang’s current decryption ability, it still took him a full afternoon and evening to decipher it.
And Yuna had watched with great interest as Lu Cang deciphered it for that entire afternoon and evening.
「November 30th — Night」
The snow raged outside.
The naked eye could only see a field of pure white.
’Kicking Yuna out at a time like this would be a bit too cruel.’
She had stayed this late anyway; a little longer wouldn’t make a difference.
Lu Cang and Yuna gazed at the howling blizzard outside the window.
DONG—
The clock in the mansion struck midnight.
In an instant, the madly howling snow before their eyes vanished completely!
BOOM—
It was as if the previous page of a book had been violently torn away. freewёbnoνel.com
The entire world changed color in an instant.
The once plain white sky turned a murky, inky black. It was as if dirty milk had been poured into muddy black ink.
Stirred into a filthy, oppressive mess.
December 1st—the month of Death and Destruction.
Presiding Moon: Bai
Celestial Phenomenon: Destruction.
The very moment the month arrived, Lu Cang felt a heavy weight on his Spirituality.
From that second onward, Lu Cang felt as if the shadow of Death was constantly looming over him.
No matter what he did, the risk of Death would increase dramatically.
At the same time, Lu Cang also felt...
...that all life had become fragile and easy to kill.
The destructive power of all his Magic and Combat Skills would also be significantly enhanced during this month.
In this month, it wasn’t just him who was more likely to die. It was everything.
