The purpose of Gu Shi's coming out this time was to find out the situation outside. Now that he has figured it out, it's time to go back.

When Gu Shi returned to the restaurant again, he began to concentrate on reading the book that Anthony gave him. It can be said that this book records Anthony's life.

Although Anthony looked thin and small when he was a child, there was no doubt that he would be a very powerful wizard when he grew up.

After all, without sufficient power, no matter how much money Anthony has, it is unlikely that he can safely control the ownership of such a large independent space.

As a commoner, Anthony did not have any powerful support behind him. If he did not have enough power, he would have been torn to pieces by those greedy people long ago.

After the Asher incident, Anthony lost his parents and his house became a ruin. He instantly became a homeless child.

Fortunately, his neighbors and friends helped him for a period of time to the best of their ability. After that, Anthony found a job that could barely make a living, and he survived like this until the talent test the following year.

Anthony's talent was unexpectedly high. After finding out about his background, the mayor of Marino City couldn't bear to see such a genius being buried, so he took the initiative to fund Anthony's study.

In this way, Anthony embarked on his journey of learning magic.

As a wizard who majored in thunder magic, most of the magic recorded in Anthony's black book was thunder magic, but he also had an affinity with ice and fire magic, so Gu Shi also saw several related magics that he could use in it.

Not only that, Anthony's training experience recorded in detail in the black book also gave Gu Shi a lot of inspiration. The joy of this harvest made him immerse himself in learning.

While Gu Shi was concentrating on his studies, the situation in the city was constantly changing.

Without the Alchemical Sun, there was no obvious change between day and night in the city, and Gu Shi's perception of the passage of time was not as accurate.

It was probably the third day after Gu Shi left the illusion. When he woke up, he found that the fog in the city had completely dissipated.

Under such circumstances, adventurers who entered the ruins to explore also became active.

Gu Shi had been sitting in the lobby on the first floor for a short while when he saw several adventurers passing by the restaurant one after another.

Looking at the excited expressions and hurried footsteps of the adventurers, Gu Shi could only wish them good luck. At present, it seemed that only a few people would gain anything from this exploration of the ruins.

Under the cover of the magic circle, the adventurers passing by did not notice this small restaurant and Gu Shi who was sitting inside reading a book.

There were clearly bright lights on in the restaurant, and the light coming through the windows was very conspicuous, but these people were simply blind and ignored it.

Gu Shi was very interested in this method, as well as other protective measures in this small building. If he learned these, he could apply them to his future mage tower.

This was also the reason why Gu Shi chose to stay in the ruins.

Although Anthony's black book has detailed records of this, it is still faster to learn with real objects for reference.

In this way, as Gu Shi was concentrating on his study, the time in the hourglass kept ticking, and in the blink of an eye, only a thin layer of golden sand remained on the top of the hourglass.

Gu Shi took the hourglass in his hand and sighed, "Time flies so fast. It seems like it's time to go out."

During this period, Gu Shi made a lot of progress in the practice of magic, but other aspects were completely different.

The means Anthony used to hide the small building was a rather complicated magic circle.

Even though every aspect of this magic circle was explained in detail in the black book, it was like a heavenly book to Gu Shi and he could not understand it at all.

Under Field's guidance, Gu Shi also learned some knowledge about magic patterns, but he only got a superficial understanding and learned some basics.

This magic circle is far beyond Gu Shi's ability, so he should take it back and give it to Field to analyze. After Field has learned it, Gu Shi can learn it slowly with him.

The same goes for other things in this small building. After Gu Shi's in-depth exploration, he felt that it was okay to call this place Anthony's Mage Tower.

Although this place doesn't look much different from before, there are actually just as many magical methods as before. If Gu Shi hadn't been let in by Anthony on his own initiative, he would definitely be in trouble after entering here.

After packing up his things, Gu Shi prepared to leave. He didn't intend to rush this matter.

After walking out of the restaurant, Gu Shi looked back at the building for the last time, then turned around and left.

On the way to the portal, Gu Shi met many adventurers who were traveling with him. It seemed that everyone felt it was time to leave.

Gu Shi quietly observed the expressions on these people's faces. A sense of disappointment was inevitable, and it seemed that they had not gained much.

Since most people didn't gain anything, there were no conflicts between them. The journey was very peaceful and there was no murder or treasure robbery.

Gu Shi blended into the crowd inconspicuously and left the ruins with them.

After successfully passing through the portal and returning to the outside world, Gu Shi, who hadn't seen the sun for a long time, felt a little uncomfortable. He covered his eyes for a while to adapt, and then he dared to look up at the blue sky and the bright sun.

"It's still more comfortable outside."

Gu Shi stretched and was about to leave when he was stopped by others.

The person who came was the mage who was in charge of guarding the gate. He smiled at Gu Shi and said, "Master Wendel asked me to bring you a message. He asked you to remember to find him at the manor after you get out."

Gu Shi nodded, indicating that he understood.

It looked like Wendel should have come out much earlier than him, and he didn't know what he wanted to talk to him about.

Gu Shi, who had been to Brest Manor several times, found Wendel sitting in the garden drinking afternoon tea with ease.

"I'm here, what do you want from me?"

Gu Shi sat down opposite Wendel very naturally and took a piece of dessert from the table.

Wendell looked at Gu Shi and asked, "Did you just come out of the ruins?"

Gu Shi nodded, "Well, I heard you were looking for me, so I came directly here. I was too lazy to make another trip."

"Hey, I don't have anything to do with you. I just want to complain to you and vent."

Wendel sighed and said, "Ah, this time the ruins really don't play by the rules. I stayed in there for over a month and couldn't help but come out.

I've heard from my family's exploration team that, apart from collecting some lost knowledge, there's basically no material gain."

"And you?"

Gu Shi replied, "I was a little luckier. I found a few useful manuscripts, and then I spent most of my time studying."

…

The two of them exchanged their experiences with each other.