“It's normal for you to find it uncomplicated, because this is a magical ritual that I specifically selected and improved, making it the easiest to learn and use,” Chairman Aleister said in a matter-of-fact tone. “With your level of control over Nen, it’s not impossible to compress the entire ritual process into one second after practicing proficiently.”
If the casting ritual could truly be completed in one second, then it probably wouldn't be much slower than pulling out a pistol and shooting oneself.
“If this magic is successfully cast, what effect will it have?” Seeing that a new alternative to the pistol was in sight, Lin Wuming became interested in the actual effect of the magic.
“There won’t be any obvious effect,” Chairman Aleister said. “It’s just an extremely simple ritual with only two steps, entirely a result of pursuing efficiency and simplification. Its greatest significance lies in ‘it is magic’ itself, while the actual effect can be directly ignored.”
In other words, this ritual was something Chairman Aleister “tailored” specifically for Lin Wuming, solely to help Lin Wuming better utilize his ability.
Aside from the two advantages of “being able to activate without magic power” and “fast activation speed,” there was nothing else remarkable about it.
After a moment of thought, Chairman Aleister said, “If I had to say, this ritual can be considered a preliminary preparation step for other magic—a ritual specifically for gathering elemental power. If you wish, you can continue to link other magical rituals based on it.”
This meant that if Lin Wuming risked injury and hospitalization to forcibly complete this magic, the final result might just be the summoning of a flame, a stream of water, a puff of dust, or a small vortex out of thin air…
As for its power, it was probably on par with a Level 1 weak ability.
Relying on this magic for combat was simply absurd.
Its sole purpose was to trigger a “fatal crisis” to help Lin Wuming enter “Bullet Time” state.
Next, Chairman Aleister told Lin Wuming the accompanying incantation and specifically explained the timing for chanting and terminating the spell.
Then, today’s lesson was considered over.
After all, all the knowledge points had been explained; the rest was up to Lin Wuming to practice and improve his proficiency until he could use it freely in actual combat.
This time, Chairman Aleister did not try to “detain” Lin Wuming again, because Lin Wuming could now directly summon a guide to lead him away.
Just as Lin Wuming took out his phone, preparing to summon Kihara Tamski, an urgent email from the Disciplinary Committee Headquarters was sent first.
“Huh? This format… Emergency Mobilization Order?” Seeing the large red header in the email, Lin Wuming immediately raised his eyebrows.
Having been a Judgment for so long, this was the first time Lin Wuming had seen a mobilization order of this level. According to regulations, only when a “Special Alert Declaration” event—commonly known as “Red Alert”—occurs, would all law enforcement personnel in Academy City be forcibly mobilized.
After reading the email content, Lin Wuming subconsciously looked up at the giant test tube in front of him.
With such a major incident happening in Academy City, it was impossible for Chairman Aleister to be unaware.
“You already know?” Lin Wuming didn’t bother playing guessing games with him and directly asked, “About the illegal intruder.”
“Of course, I can receive all alert messages of level A and above in real time. I knew the moment the boundary wall was attacked,” Chairman Aleister said, sighing, “It seems the intruder this time is a troublesome character, even the entire Anti-Skill couldn’t find him?”
In fact, it was precisely because Anti-Skill’s search yielded no results that they had no choice but to send a cooperation request to Judgment.
And then came the email Lin Wuming received.
—This morning, an external individual forcibly broke into Academy City. And it was in the form of a direct assault on the “main gate,” causing a serious incident with fifteen people injured on the spot, three of whom were severely injured.
“Although the damage is indeed a bit heavy…” Lin Wuming said somewhat against his will.
Without even a single fatality, this level of casualties wasn't actually that serious, was it? However, both morally and in terms of his position, he couldn't actually say that.
“But is it really necessary to create such a huge commotion?” Lin Wuming couldn't help but complain.
It was just an intruder breaking in; it sounded as if Academy City was rarely breached.
“Lin Wuming, you seem to have some misunderstanding about Academy City,” Chairman Aleister explained helplessly. “You should know that illegal entry and forced intrusion are two different matters.”
Chairman Aleister himself admitted that such a large modern metropolis could not achieve 100% closed management, and various forms of “illegal entry” were unavoidable.
The difference between the two was that the means of “illegal entry” were, to some extent, also under management; it was just managed by forces within the gray or even dark world.
But ultimately, they were still under Chairman Aleister’s control. So this situation was acceptable, and Chairman Aleister didn’t even mind turning a blind eye.
However, forcibly breaching the “main gate” was a different matter entirely.
Lin Wuming thought back carefully and found that it was indeed true; at least in the more than two years since he transmigrated, he had never heard of anyone “forcibly breaking in.”
Even the magicians who caused various incidents in Academy City basically obtained entry permits or entered through “illegal entry.”
To break in through a direct assault, like today… this was the first time it had happened.
No wonder the Anti-Skill and Judgment, the two major organizations, had to jointly issue a “Special Alert Declaration.”
Under such circumstances, all mobilized personnel automatically canceled their holidays and immediately reported for duty at the nearest location. If it were during school hours, the system would even automatically grant leave for all Judgment, leaving no room for refusal.
Therefore, even Lin Wuming, who had gradually moved away from ordinary frontline work, received the order without exception.
In fact, it could even be said that Lin Wuming was the one with the highest hopes placed on him for this mission. Because the intruder was very dangerous, only Lin Wuming, this “hero” and Level 5, had enough strength to deal with him.
Lin Wuming, of course, would not ignore his duties, but before participating in the specific action, he could take advantage of the current opportunity to gather more information.
“Chairman,” Lin Wuming looked at the figure in the giant test tube, “Do you have any more specific information about this intruder?”
