Chapter 321: Two Research Directions
The headquarters of the Magic Association in the Land of El looked somewhat desolate at this moment.
After all, most of the mages are still on the northern battlefield and have not yet returned. Those who are currently in the association are either mages who are more focused on research or newly recruited mages who are studying in the association.
Meanwhile, the capital of the Kingdom of El remained as tranquil as ever.
Although the turmoil in the Southern Empire and news of the Northern Demon War had caused quite a stir, the people have gradually calmed down as the situation has continued to improve.
The Magic Association's towering tower stands in the center of the capital, and the atmosphere of seeking knowledge has once again become the dominant theme here.
The return of Kurtz and Serie did not cause much of a stir; in fact, very few people knew that the two had left.
Of course, Kurtz's name has now returned to this continent. Furthermore, given that he and Serie appeared together in the capital of the Southern Unified Empire, most people now assume that Kurtz is in the Magic Association. This has undoubtedly boosted the association's reputation once again, even surpassing St. Katia Magic Academy to become the most famous magic holy land for humans.
This left the magicians of St. Katia Magic Academy quite frustrated, but none of them dared to say anything; after all, the progenitor of human history and magic was stationed there.
Some mages, if not for their contracts with the academy, might have already joined the Magic Association to catch a glimpse of this legendary god-slayer.
However, this also attracted those who wanted to pry into the secrets of Kurtz's immortality.
After all, that's immortality! Immortality magic that allows short-lived species like humans to live for thousands of years! It's something countless magicians have researched!
Now, it is in the hands of this legendary magician.
How could this not arouse covetousness?
Kurtz and Serie had killed a group of people in the Southern Empire before, but clearly, that did not completely dispel their thoughts.
However, these people still hide in the shadows, dare not reveal themselves, and can only secretly accumulate their strength.
The crystal that sealed the Demon King Annalise was personally placed by Kurtz in the deepest part of the association's underground, surrounded by layers of defensive barriers, and guarded by him and Serie to ensure its absolute safety.
Kurtz estimated it would take several thousand years to eradicate Annalise's corrupt divine power completely.
Life seems to have returned to its original track, but with some differences.
Kurtz devoted most of his energy to his laboratory at the top of the association, researching new magic, including the magic he had promised Serie that would overcome reproductive barriers between races.
From the outside, Kurtz's laboratory doesn't appear to have much interior space, but in reality, it is incredibly spacious, thanks to space-expansion magic.
Kurtz once used the power of spatial magic to create a kind of magic similar to a storage space.
Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the mage's magical power and the stability of the surrounding space, it is not suitable for long-distance travel.
On the one hand, this kind of spatial magic requires the magician to be highly proficient in using spatial power; on the other, it requires the magician to be able to break or stabilize the surrounding space at will.
The slightest mistake could send the items you stored into spacetime turbulence, making them very difficult to retrieve. Therefore, the best place to use this type of storage magic is a fixed space that rarely moves.
A storage spell that can't be used for travel is, to say the least, somewhat disappointing for Kurtz.
However, he is constantly improving, and perhaps in the future he will be able to develop storage magic that stabilizes space.
His laboratory was filled with all sorts of experimental equipment, as well as draft paper covered with magical runes, enough to dazzle an ordinary mage. The air hummed faintly with residual magic.
His research focus clearly shifted in two distinct directions.
Firstly, there is the magic that can break down racial boundaries and facilitate the fusion of human and elven bloodlines.
This is the prerequisite for him to change his own life formula and truly achieve complete immortality.
First, by creating this magic, one can partially alter the genetic formula of life itself and then dabble in the gods' divine power, thereby enabling oneself to master it.
He then used the authority once given to him by the Goddess of Life to rewrite his own life formula, so that he could live on without the need for reincarnation magic!
This was a process far more complex than any magic he had ever created, and it was a field that required utmost caution. Even for him, progress was not rapid, but he had enough patience and time.
Secondly, he did not completely abandon his research on the nature of the demon race.
Occasionally, Olivia would send messages about the fluctuations in the sacred magic of the North through special magical messages. She took Kurtz's arrangements very seriously, but unfortunately, Carlo was not among the magical fluctuations she sensed.
According to Flamme's earlier statement, Carlo fell into an underground labyrinth, and his fate remains unknown.
If the other party is dead, Olivia will naturally not be able to sense their magical fluctuations. However, if the other party is lucky enough to survive, the maze likely has a partial effect of shielding magical information, so it would be normal for Olivia to be unable to sense it at first.
However, the magical fluctuations of the original runes of holy magic are very large, and one day they will be unable to be hidden any longer, but Kurtz is not worried. He could afford to wait.
As for Serie, after her battle with Annalise, which touched the level of a demigod, she seems to have entered a state of reflection.
She no longer devoted all her time to studying magic as before; a subtle change was taking place in her. Her attention gradually shifted outward.
Perhaps because her long life required some new support, she began to focus some of her attention on the young mages in the association.
In her words, she plans to take on many apprentices to pass the time.
So, on a sunny day, Serie made a decision that surprised many of the association's veteran mages: she announced that she would take on several apprentices and personally mentor them.
The news caused an uproar among the younger generation of the entire Magic Association.
In the past, Serie took on apprentices entirely at her own discretion. She only took in Ayla and Flamme because she liked them. Besides these two, there was only one elven girl who was lucky enough to have won Serie's favor.
However, due to the events of the Southern Unified Empire and the appearance of the Demon King, Serie left the Magic Association and was not taken as a disciple. Therefore, Serie's only official disciples are Flamme and Ayla.
Now, faced with the news that the legendary elven saint, Serie, was recruiting disciples, all the young mages were highly excited. Word spread through the association like wildfire, and the excitement was palpable in the entire capital.
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