"Enlarge for me!" Lor murmured to himself as he stared at the River of Time, now as small as a bracelet.

"Swish—swish—"

In an instant, the River of Time returned to its original boundless form, stretching as far as the eye could see, with the waters rushing ceaselessly.

From time to time, the surface of the river revealed glimpses of distorted images.

Lor ignored the river and instead looked up towards the sky.

An expanse of blue light illuminated the firmament, turning the once dark and deep void into a brilliant azure.

This blue radiance varied in intensity, and if it were his first time seeing it, he probably wouldn't have guessed that these were the manifestations of Time Runes.

As for now, he could make out some traces within them.

"This arc is incorrect; it should be the outline of another rune." Relying on his accumulated knowledge, Lor tried to discern the overlapping arc patterns and attempted to deconstruct them.

"Yes, this arc should exist here."

"Hmm, this arc..."

"Haha, indeed, this makes more sense."

Unconsciously, Lor's mindset underwent a subtle change, becoming completely engrossed in the pursuit of complete Time Runes, unable to maintain absolute rationality.

"I knew it."

"Wrong, all wrong, how could this be?"

"It shouldn't be like this, where exactly did it go wrong?"

"So that's it, it went wrong in that place; well, note the lesson and deconstruct it again."

Sometimes Lor burst into laughter, sometimes he was utterly dejected, like a child, free from distractions.

A month passed by unknowingly.

The view before Lor transformed back into the familiar setting of his study.

"Hmm?" Lor, who had been laughing, was suddenly taken aback, then he realized, a deep sense of loss washed over him, "Is it over already?"

This exploration of the Time Runes offered him a drastically different experience.

Solving mysteries in the vast unknown, every gain brought him tremendous joy, which was a stark contrast to piecing together Space Runes.

"Why, when exploring Time Runes, is my mindset so different compared to exploring Space Runes? Clearly, assembling Space Runes is equally crucial." Sensing the significant change in his mindset, Lor immediately began to examine himself.

This change in mindset was too significant for him not to treat it cautiously.

In his mind, he constantly compared the exploration of the Microcosmic World and the Macrocosmic World, the differences in acquiring fragments of Space Runes and Time Runes.

"Firstly, I can explore the Microcosmic World anytime, so it doesn't seem as precious, and thus I don't have that extreme sense of treasuring exploration of the Macro World."

Lor deeply analyzed his change in mindset, "Secondly, I've had expectations for the path of the Space Faction for a long time, but the path of the Time Faction is completely blank for the future, I can only pave the way myself. Deep down, I seem to love the challenge and exploration of the unknown."

"As for the reason for loving the unknown... perhaps it relates to the experiences I've had since embarking on the Wizard path?"

As he analyzed further, he suddenly realized the fundamental reason for his mindset change.

Passion, or rather liking, is an utterly unreasonable thing, with no data for reference.

Wizards pursue absolute rationality, seeking to blaze a path with wisdom, but ultimately they are still human.

Being human, they will have their own joys, angers, sorrows, and pleasures.

If one were to abandon them entirely, they would cease to be human.

"Loving the unknown, perhaps it is a good thing?" A relieved smile formed at the corner of Lor's mouth.

Regarding the debate over the merits of fully immersing oneself in research versus maintaining absolute rationality during research, he was uncertain.

But he knew that when he devoted himself wholeheartedly to research, he was very happy, and that was enough.

He wanted to live, to live long, and to live happily.

Now that he had found his own source of happiness, and it wouldn't necessarily slow down his research progress, why change?

Having analyzed the issue of his mindset, Lor breathed a light sigh and took out a parchment to record all the incomplete Time Runes he had acquired during this time.

In total, he had amassed thirty-seven different incomplete Time Runes this time.

If the complexity of Time Runes was similar to Space Runes, then the most complete Time Rune he had retrieved was about seven thousandths of the entire rune.

Although it seemed small, as long as he collected them fully, he could become the one and only Time Mage of all time.

With such a tempting promise, every little progress was enough to please him.

"As long as I don't break through the Sixth Ring, I can modify the Origin Container anytime, and there's still plenty of time, no need to rush." Lor mused.

After organizing his gains and losses, he took out the Continent Communication Device from his Space Ring, gathering information from the central database on various events that had occurred within the Wizard Alliance over the past month.

In his previous life, around this period, the sudden disappearance of players had caused initial chaos in the Wizard Alliance.

Now, since he proposed the Abyss Remodeling Plan in advance, though it had yet to be enacted, it should help stabilize the situation.

[Wizard Calendar 204 Year June 1st, on the Funni Continent, Bernardo the Third Ring Great Wizard at Nathan Wizard Tower clashed with Zuo Xiu the Third Ring Great Wizard, ultimately resulting in a battle high above seventeen thousand three hundred and twenty-five miles north of Nathan Wizard Tower, where Bernardo the Great Wizard destroyed Zuo Xiu the Great Wizard.]

[Reason for conflict: grievances from apprentice days.]

[Result: no environmental damage, no involvement of mortals, no combat above cities and Wizard Towers, no punishment.]

[Wizard Calendar 204 Year June 2nd, in Funni Continent...]

[Wizard Calendar 204 Year June 2nd, in Wein Continent...]

[Wizard Calendar...]

The detailed, almost absurdly so, information streamed into Lor's eyes.

From June 1st to June 3rd, it was relatively mild, with deaths of three-ring Great Wizards due to various conflicts ranging between zero to three per day throughout the entire Wizard World.

But starting from June 4th, this number doubled.

Every day, at least five Great Wizards died, while those at the First and Second Rings or apprentices were beyond count.

"Not bad, the fluctuation rate of deaths among three-ring wizards is not significant, all maintaining a certain level of rationality, with no impact on mortals, and no Fourth Ring Legislators involved." Lor nodded in satisfaction as he reviewed the information.

He vaguely remembered that in his previous life in this period, a plot towards players was disclosed that even Fourth Ring Legislators were involved, let alone anything below them.

Now, because of his actions, the turmoil within the Wizard Alliance had clearly diminished a lot.

"I wonder when the Energy Furnace Research Institute will be able to develop an Energy Furnace capable of sustaining a Fourth Ring Magic Array."

Lor pondered, "As soon as they research the Fourth Ring Energy Furnace, the Abyss Remodeling Plan could be officially implemented."

To fundamentally solve this issue, more space for mortal habitation needs to be created, leading to more Meditation Talents coming into existence.

The Abyss is currently the most suitable place for development.

And to construct an Anti-Abyssal Energy Sun that could cover an entire layer of the Abyss, a Fifth Ring Energy Furnace is essential.

However, in reality, a Fourth Ring Energy Furnace is enough to build an Anti-Abyssal Energy Sun that can dispel the Abyssal Energy, though its coverage area is smaller than one constructed with a Fifth Ring Energy Furnace.

It's not a significant issue; if worst comes to worst, just create a few more to hand up.

Quality could be compensated with quantity.

"What a pity, in Wizard Calendar 92, the wizard Thorne, who caused the first transformation of the Energy Furnace, failed to forcibly break through the Fourth Ring due to insufficient lifespan and was lost." Lor's thoughts shifted to that wizard who initiated the transformation of the Energy Furnace, feeling a sense of regret.

Simply failing to construct the Origin Container only turns one into a wizard without Core Witchcraft.

But when combined with a lack of lifespan, failure in construction would equate to death.

Thorne's talent in the research of Energy Furnaces was indisputable; in just a few decades, he had caused one transformation of the Energy Furnace.

If he were still alive, perhaps the Energy Furnace might have undergone another transformation by now.

"Hopefully, another genius in Energy Furnace research will emerge," Lor closed the Continent Communication Device, silently thinking, "As long as the Energy Furnace undergoes one more transformation, everything will be different."

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