Brute force decryption indeed had many drawbacks, but the mere advantage of speed was enough. After all, he couldn’t possibly wait in the Barbarian Cave for several months. And regarding the content the parchment carried, with a Wizard’s ability, as long as it could be made visible, even for just an instant, there would be ways to record it. So, whether or not to keep the parchment that contained the information was not important.
The Ironclad Granny had no comment on Angel’s choice, simply smiling, “If it’s a brute force decryption, then it’s simple.”
The ‘simple’ from the Ironclad Granny was indeed simple.
A flash of red light passed through her hands and pressed directly onto the parchment. When the red light touched the thin parchment, it turned into a flame and began burning along the parchment’s peculiar patterns.
In an instant, the patterns on the parchment were burned away.
When the patterns had completely disappeared, the Ironclad Granny said, “The code is broken, but the parchment will disintegrate in two seconds.”
Not long after the Ironclad Granny’s words, the parchment turned into a wisp of blue smoke and vanished.
However, before the parchment disappeared, Angel had already recorded everything. Instant memory recall was not feasible with his current ability, but he could use the communicator to leave behind an image.
Angel started to review the image left on the communicator.
When he saw the words in the image, his eyes lit up, “It really is a Meditation Method! And a complete one at that!”
Although Sanders did not leave an image, a single glance told him it was undoubtedly a Meditation Method.
A Meditation Method with a guaranteed value of 9 points, if it were to be exchanged in the outside world, this Star Frost Meditation Method would probably surprise countless people, but inside the Ironclad Fort, not a single person was surprised.
Sanders was indifferent because, with the Singularity Scattering Meditation Method as a pearl before him, a base value of 9 points was simply not impressive.
The Ironclad Granny was also indifferent. She had seen too many big events, and if a single Meditation Method could shake her composure, her life would have been lived in vain.
Although not curious about the Meditation Method, the Ironclad Granny could tell that this one must have come from the Abyss, and it was probably one of the Wizards who fell in Lassudral that Angel had mentioned in the Spirit Tree Hall.
As for obtaining it, what surprised her was Angel’s feat of bringing this Guiding Method out of Monty’s hands.
Realizing it was genuinely the Star Frost Meditation Method, Angel let out a sigh of relief and thanked the Ironclad Granny. He intended to offer a thank-you gift, but the Ironclad Granny refused, saying, “If you have time, come and chat with Granny more often, that will be enough.”
Angel naturally nodded in agreement.
In the following time, Angel chatted with the Ironclad Granny about the events in the Abyss and also expressed his gratitude for the “life-saving water” she had given him before.
After the pleasantries, they prepared to leave.
Before leaving the Ironclad Fort, the Ironclad Granny handed a voucher card to Angel.
On one side of the card was written Source of Flow, and on the other, a number: 13.
The Ironclad Granny said, “This is the ownership voucher card for Laboratory Number 13. As long as you don’t die, Laboratory Number 13 will always belong to you, which means the rental card you had before is now obsolete.”
Angel was taken aback; he remembered that the Alchemy Laboratories were supposed to be for Official Wizards only?
“According to tradition, indeed only Official Wizards can obtain ownership of an Alchemy Laboratory. But tradition and special cases do not conflict. When you were designated to join the core ranks by Lord Rhein, that became a special case.”
The Alchemy Laboratory itself was a benefit given by the Barbarian Cave to Official Wizards, and many Official Wizards weren’t even part of the core. Angel had already ascended to the core ranks and as an Alchemist at that, so it was only normal for him to be given a well-equipped Alchemy Laboratory.
Angel hadn’t expected that by returning to Source of Flow, he would receive these two great gifts.
He was still a bit dazed when he left.
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On the way back to Illusion Demon Island, Sanders brought up the Star Frost Meditation Method.
“Although the Star Frost Meditation Method isn’t the best among those special Guiding Techniques, after all, it’s property of the Frostmoon Alliance. If you let others practice it, you must be careful and cautious, don’t let them expose the existence of the Guiding Method, or it will bring endless trouble,” Sanders warned.
Angel nodded in understanding; he was naturally aware of this.
Meditation Methods touched on the core issues of a Witcher Organization and were not to be taken lightly.
Generally speaking, as long as one did not invade another’s Mind Space, it was impossible to tell which Meditation Method they were practicing from the outside.
That’s why Angel dared to give the Meditation Method to his brother Lyon for practice.
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