บท 657: Conjuring the Star Chart

Benjamin left the rune research team appalled.

Truth to be told, the practice of human experimentation was not uncommon in this era of loose morals. But to conduct an experiment on one’s own body was unheard of.

"Even if we don’t do this, our lives are nearing its end. Since it has come to this, why not try out something new? Perhaps in this way, we will be able to see magic in its purest form before we die."

This was how the elderly mage had put it.

Benjamin understood as well. The mages who gathered here to research runes already had one foot in their graves. Without any new breakthroughs, they could only dwindle until their final days. Now with a possible breakthrough in their reach, they would not hesitate to sacrifice all that they had just to pursue it.

And so, after a fruitless attempt at persuasion, he could only bid the elder mages good luck.

Upon returning to the private overseer quarters, Benjamin once more dived into the space of consciousness.