Ascension To Divine Throne - Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Chapter 91: A Significant Step in Enchantment
Chapter 91: A Significant Step in Enchantment

Bernie took the engraved elemental crystal from William’s hand and carefully examined it.

Not wanting to interrupt, William quietly waited nearby.

After a while, Bernie set down the elemental crystal and, puzzled, asked William, “I didn’t recognize this rune, and what’s strange is that it doesn’t resemble any known style of runes. William, where did you learn this?”

“Don’t worry, have you noticed any effects of this rune?” William responded, waving his hand.

“No, just tell me,” Bernie replied bluntly. If he had recognized it, it would surely correspond to an existing rune style.

Of course, it had to be something players from his past life tinkered with. If it resembled any established style, that would be absurd!

Instead of answering directly, William hinted, “Try using elemental vision again.”

Without further ado, Bernie activated his magic and focused it on the elemental crystal in his hand.

At first, he didn’t notice anything unusual, but soon Bernie discovered something amiss.

“What’s going on? This elemental crystal is absorbing elemental particles!!!” Bernie’s astonished voice couldn’t be suppressed; this phenomenon was utterly unprecedented.

Recharging mana was a phenomenon exclusive to magic gems, but Bernie was certain that the crystal he held was a genuine elemental crystal.

For an elemental crystal to achieve this was breaking Bernie’s understanding as a mage!

“So, is this the effect of this special rune?” Bernie finally realized, staring incredulously at the elemental crystal in his hand.

Gently touching the rune on it, Bernie treated it like his most intimate lover.

William patted his shoulder and said, “Come back to reality; it’s not as dramatic as you think!”

“No, you don’t understand!” Bernie, who had been deeply immersed in researching civilian enchantment products, was excited. It seemed he had glimpsed the direction of his future efforts in this peculiar rune.

“If I’m not mistaken, this rune can allow elemental crystals to reabsorb mana!” Bernie exclaimed. “This isn’t a simple matter; it solves the biggest challenge of civilianizing enchanted products, much better than my idea of saving mana consumption.”

“Stop talking; I need to think, I need to think!” William looked at Bernie’s fervent expression with some helplessness.

That’s just how Bernie was; when he encountered something he was interested in, he threw himself into it, disregarding everything else.

Perhaps it was because of this personality trait that he became the first among the younger generation to break through and become an intermediate runemaster.

After a while, Bernie snapped out of his excitement. He still tightly held the elemental crystal with the “Self-Recharging” rune and turned to look at William.

“The principle behind this crystal absorbing elemental particles is simple, it’s because of this rune. This is…”

“It’s called the ‘Self-Recharging’ rune, and I guess… I developed it myself,” William said, touching his nose. After all, he was the first to engrave this rune in this world, so there was no harm in claiming he was the developer.

“I see,” Bernie said without hesitation, believing what William said.

Because he was certain that this breakthrough, pioneering rune, if created by someone else, as a rising star in the field of runes, Bernie would have heard some rumors.

It was a new type of rune developed by William, and Bernie sincerely felt happy for his good friend.

“I’ll go find our teacher; this rune is too astonishing, and our teacher will be amazed too.”

Bernie was eager to let Josef Dahr see the rune.

“Not so fast,” William stopped Bernie, halting his direct approach to Josef Dahr.

While the rune was indeed meant for Josef Dahr to see, that was William’s purpose for coming today. However, there were some things that needed to be clarified with Bernie first.

It wasn’t that William was worried Josef Dahr would forcefully claim ownership of the “Self-Recharging” rune; he understood the master’s integrity well enough. After all, Josef Dahr had a considerable reputation from William’s past life and was an important NPC in the plot.

But the subsequent plans required Bernie’s cooperation, so they needed to be on the same page.

William pulled Bernie aside and sat him down, staring earnestly as he said, “Bernie, do you think this ‘Self-Recharging’ rune is important?”

“Of course!” Bernie replied without hesitation.

“In simple terms, how valuable do you think it is?” William asked. Bernie fell silent for a moment upon hearing William’s question, then looked up and said seriously, “If I’m not mistaken, it could significantly reduce the cost of enchanted products and truly achieve the civilianization of enchanted products.”

“The value of this… is enormous, beyond imagination,” Bernie continued.

“So, I want to control the benefits it generates.”

William said each word with solemnity.

“That’s difficult,” Bernie shook his head, but he didn’t question William’s idea.

As an intermediate runemaster, he naturally understood that this “Self-Recharging” rune was a colossal gold mine, and it wasn’t strange for his friend to want to control it.

The key was that the gold mine was too vast, so vast that no one who understood its true value would be willing to let it slip away.

Especially since it was a treasure trove that could produce continuous profits.

Ultimately, runemasters were in this profession to earn wealth through enchanted products and then invest it in new runes.

Because of this, Bernie was no stranger to making money.

In fact, as an intermediate enchanter now, he might be wealthier than William, the court viscount.

“I know it’s difficult, but how can we be content if we don’t try?” William said. If it weren’t for the current financial strain, which was even affecting the speed of his strength improvement, why would William be willing to reveal the “Self-Recharging” rune now?

“This is what I think: I mentioned it briefly to Mora last time; the three of us could set up a chamber of commerce to produce and manage products related to this rune.”

“As for sales, we can leverage Mora’s Golden Vine Chamber of Commerce. I also know the controller of the Canlight United Chamber of Commerce; we can bring them in to expand the business.”

“I met with His Majesty King Morton yesterday, and I don’t think the royal family will hinder us in the short term.”

“As for the Church of the Gods, they’re about to get busy and won’t pay attention to us.”

“Now, the most urgent thing is whether your teacher, Master Josef Dahr, can teach us the ‘Concealment’ rune. This is crucial for protecting the secret of the ‘Self-Recharging’ rune.”

“As for the ‘Concealment’ rune, I don’t think there should be any problem when i tell my teacher about this.”

Bernie stuttered a bit, but he had no choice. William’s words had struck him too profoundly.

What’s going on? He knew about the Golden Vine Chamber of Commerce and Mora, but since when was William so close to the controller of the Canlight United Chamber of Commerce? How could he be so confident in bringing them on board for such a big venture?

And, yesterday, William went to see King Fis, and it sounded like His Majesty specifically received him.

What’s the situation with the Church of the Gods? He hadn’t heard anything about problems from the Church, so how did William have such accurate information?

At this moment, William appeared strangely impressive to Bernie.

Not bad! Watching William’s serious yet exhilarated expression, Bernie couldn’t help but feel happy too.