Chapter 355 Air Capture Record

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

When Liszt slit open the covers of all the knight novels on the bookshelf, he found that none of them contained golden pages hidden within the covers, like the *Vulture Knight Stephanran Expedition* from years ago, which recorded the *Magic Eye* secret mana technique.

"Why isn't it here? Could the *Breath Decay* not be hidden in these knight novels? If not, how else could it come into my hands?"

He racked his brains but couldn't come up with an answer.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him: "The locals of Flower Town definitely wouldn't know any secret mana techniques, and even the Tulip family doesn't possess any; the purchased serfs obviously don't know any either—they are just commoners... but Cris is not a local, she might know!"

His follower, Charles Trapp, is also not a local, but if he knew any secret mana techniques, he wouldn't be in such a lowly position.

Parris is not a local either, but she hadn't practiced mana techniques before, so she probably wouldn't possess any. Otherwise, considering our relationship, she would have given them to me by now.

So.

He went directly to Cris's residence. Cris had been arranged to live next to Parris, both in the noble residential area.

"How are you feeling after your rest?" Liszt asked gently.

"Much better, thanks to the concern of Lord Baron." Cris put on her magic cloak and was holding a magic book that Liszt had lent her—he had already hired Cris as his magic advisor under contract.

Originally, Liszt had intended to pay her.

But Cris declined and decided to work for Liszt for free to repay her life-saving grace.

Of course, her living expenses, food, clothing, housing, and other needs would be covered by Liszt, and the castle would also support her magic books and experimental materials. This situation left Liszt quite puzzled—had he gained a free magician, or had she found a free patron?

Fortunately, Cris Truth had excellent talent. She advanced to magician at the age of seventeen and had the potential to reach the level of great magician in the future.

Proficient in water, fire, and wind magic, she also had some knowledge of earth and lightning magic. Due to her long-term theoretical research, she wasn't very skilled in creating magic equipment, but she was adept at making potions. She had relied on making potions to sustain herself during the Goat Gathering.

"I should have let you rest for a few more days since your body hasn't fully recovered, but as you know, the situation I'm facing now is a bit tense."

"I understand, Lord Baron, please feel free to assign me any work."

"Flower Town is currently working with two magicians—Elkson and Glanny. Glanny occasionally visits to create magic equipment for me; Elkson makes potions, and I intend to transfer his work to you," Liszt said.

He had already planned to have Elkson focus on collecting magic books and obtaining magic through various channels, so he wouldn't need to stay in Flower Town to make potions anymore.

Liszt was sure the second-hand book market and magic trade would keep Elkson quite profitable.

Cris nodded. "I'm good at making potions, no problem."

"By the way, do you know what enhancement potions are?" Liszt asked, thinking of his Nightshade, whose seedlings hadn't fully grown yet, so he hadn't conducted any research on them.

"I'm sorry, Lord Baron, I haven't heard of any knowledge about such potions."

"That's alright, someone just told me that my Nightshade has mutated into an enhancement potion variety. Once they mature, I’d like you to research the effects of the enhancement potions."

"Alright."

"The town currently has Black Tulip, Fast-growing Magic Thorns, Regular Flame Mushroom, and enhancement potion Nightshade. In winter, we can also grow Snow Flame Mushrooms. There are five types of potions available in the town, so your work won't be easy. Have you considered selecting some children from the town to be your magic apprentices?"

"If I need to, I will select magic apprentices. Lord Baron, the legacy of truth requires a lot of effort to maintain. I might not be ready right now; I’m still dealing with the loss of my last magic apprentice. She died in an explosion while conducting an experiment."

It seemed that being a magic apprentice was indeed a high-risk profession.

Lister decided to stop beating around the bush: "Cris, during your time working at the Goat Gathering, have you ever come into contact with any secrets of knights' mana techniques?"

"Secrets of knights' mana techniques?" Cris thought carefully, then shook her head. "No, I rarely interacted with knights. The closest I came was when a knight chased me."

"Really none?"

"None."

Lister suppressed his disappointment but kept smiling. "Well then, you are proficient in six water-based magics. Could you tell me the casting method for the Spring of Water? I've always been very interested in the study of magic."

He actually wasn't interested.

However, Acheronides was very interested. She had already learned Water Arrow, Water Arrow Barrage, Water Wheel Wall, Water Bullet, and Water Vortex, and had begun researching the Water Wave Shield, a technique mastered only by great magicians. Unfortunately, her progress was slow because she lacked proficiency in magic arrays and runes.

An additional Water Spring magic would enhance Acheronides' foundation.

In fact, Lister was preparing to have Acheronides write down all the difficulties she encountered in learning magic and pass them to Cris for answers through him.

It was as if he had found a teacher for Acheronides.

"Lord Baron, there's no need to be so polite. You are my savior. If you have any requests, please just instruct me. I will compile the casting method for the Spring of Water and hand it over to you."

"Yes, I may ask you for advice on some water-based magic knowledge later."

"Happy to help."

"If you have any life needs, please feel free to ask. I will try to meet them as much as possible. Consider Flower Town your home and start a new life here."

Cris' eyes brightened. "Yes, Lord Baron."

...

Back in the study, Lister was still pondering where he could obtain the secrets of knights' mana techniques.

Logically, if he didn't search, the secrets might appear on their own. However, he was used to actively receiving his rewards through smoke missions. Knowing that the secrets were right next to him but unable to obtain them made him quite uncomfortable.

Troubled, he drank a cup of milk tea to calm himself.

He casually picked up a magic book from the table, titled "Cavendish's Air Capture Records," which was a research notebook by the great magician Cavendish Truth. The book recorded Cavendish's study of air, believing that magic had different properties because it combined with substances in the air.

This book was quite valuable, not for its experimental content—in fact, the content was dull and yielded no significant findings because Cavendish believed air was composed only of tiny dust and free-floating magic power, not even considering the essential elements for breathing.

The real value was that Cavendish recorded the entire process of preparing a mage tower, including the materials needed, their prices, the manufacturing of experimental equipment, and the efficiency of potion making.

This provided Lister with a clear reference for the costs involved in magical experiments, helping him avoid being taken advantage of by unscrupulous magicians in the future.

Of course, he wasn’t opening this book to read it now, but because he thought of a possibility: "Why can't the secrets of knights' mana techniques be hidden in the cover of magic books?"