Ron and his companions stepped into the spacetime magic circle. From the entry conditions, it was clear that this circle was different from the legendary space mage's secret treasure from back then.

Once inside this spatial array, there's no need to wrap your entire body in spatial elements.

The remnants of the mechanic do not appear to be intended for a space mage.

Inside.

Ron was stunned again. \(◎o◎)／!

What did he see?

It was an elemental spring, like a pool of water!

Within the spacetime magic, the elements were so concentrated that they formed a pool five meters in diameter.

Did the people of that time want an artificial fountain of life?

Or perhaps an artificial sacred spring? o_o???

It's truly a miraculous fact.

Ron suppressed his current state of mind and quickly stepped forward, taking out a jade bottle from his storage ring.

This jade bottle was originally intended to hold precious medicines to minimize the loss of their efficacy, and it is decorated with many mysterious array patterns.

Ron thought that there might be a situation where he would try to mix the potion himself.

Ron then bent down and gently scooped up a bottle of elemental water with his hand.

The aura of water is so strong. After all, this place is located in an elemental water area, and the main element of the elemental spring is water.

Water nourishes all things, and due to its inherent gentleness, it is also an excellent choice for nourishing the soul. Recalling that time, Ron's soul even soaked in the water god's spring. Afterwards, the unequal agreement involved telling stories to the god every day…

A small bottle of this concentrated spring water is comparable to a rare water-attribute magic potion.

Excellent! For Ron, nourishing his soul and improving his mental strength is truly within reach!

Haha, keep it safe and use it slowly.

As Ron bent down, he couldn't help but turn his head slightly, and he saw a box next to him.

This treasure chest must have been left behind by the ancients.

Ron felt it was all worth it just for the Elemental Spring, and then walked up to the box.

At a glance, Ron noticed various array patterns on it, which served a similar function to the jade bottle he had taken out of his storage ring.

It was probably a magic array set up to preserve things, but the pattern on it was the array pattern of that era.

The array patterns on this treasure chest look much fainter, and there are several places where the array patterns are clearly no longer visible.

Ron felt a pang of unease upon seeing it... Hopefully, the contents inside will be able to withstand the wear and tear of time!

This is a double-layered array, with additional protection from the array patterns on the boxes, making it a triple-layered protection.

The hope is to inherit more of the treasures of the ancients, which is very important to Ron.

Ron composed himself and tried to open the treasure chest.

strangeness!

(′｀;) ?

A box of neatly arranged stones.

With a sense of doubt, Ron picked up the stone from inside the treasure chest.

They're...they're all Time-Space Illusion Stones!!

A whole box full, with at least a hundred of them.

As a spatial mage, Ron could still sense the properties within the stones. At first glance, the phantom stones seemed too dim, as if they lacked spatial and temporal properties. However, upon holding them in his hand and sensing them, Ron immediately confirmed that this was indeed a box of phantom stones.

Thankfully, the stones in this box have only dimmed a bit. The inscriptions on them should still be there, although some information may have been lost. Overall, there shouldn't be any major problems.

The lost portion of the heritage will be made up by future generations.

Because of the limited spacetime elements on it, each phantom stone likely has a limited number of times it can be projected.

If we continue to study without restraint, and one day the stone suddenly cracks and disappears, Ron will be in for a world of hurt. Let's put it aside for now and wait until we have the means to record the relevant information before we start learning about the magical artifacts.

Ancient books record that in ancient times, before mysterious gods used world-class magic to hide the source of time and space, phantom stones with time and space attributes were not as common as magic crystals, but they were not rare either.

Those in high positions use time-space illusions to record important knowledge, and even endless knowledge from many dimensions.

If Ron and Vivian could create phantom stones artificially, it's hard to say that the ancients didn't have the relevant technology.

Back then, the source of spacetime would occasionally appear in the material world, and even when it didn't, the source of spacetime in this dimension was not far from the material world.

Those were times when laws were so numerous that it was truly a golden age for the flourishing of diverse schools of thought.

Ron suppressed his emotions, let out a soft sigh, and closed the treasure chest once again.

Their knowledge was likely all recorded based on ancient laws, but the laws of the modern world have changed, so people need to adapt. Anyway, there's no rush.

With that thought in mind, Ron finally calmed down a bit.

The Carlo Magic Empire could find even the floating city-like ruins of Mag, so Ron had only found the legacy of the Magic Machine lineage. Ron reminded himself not to panic.

After that, Ron began to explore the small space.

Soon, Ron discovered two more things.

There are actually two elemental pools. The bottom one is larger, and the top one is a tiny one. This tiny pool is located upstream of the elemental pool, and in this tiny pool, Ron discovered two small things.

There was a Rubik's Cube-like object, and another one that also appeared to be a phantom stone.

What's going on? It would be much better to put this Phantom Stone in a treasure chest, which would provide triple protection. Leaving it here only provides double magic array protection against the wear and tear of time.

There is an outer spatial magic array, and an inner, smaller array of spacetime magic.

With the Rubik's Cube-like object placed next to this Phantom Stone, Ron was unsure what the Rubik's Cube-like object was or what its purpose was.

Thinking it over, Ron picked up the exposed phantom stone next to him.

Because this phantom stone is immersed in the elemental pool upstream, the stone is covered with elemental light.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ron moved, an image appeared on the Phantom Stone.

It seems that the people back then had already set it up so that any movement would trigger the effect of the Phantom Stone.

Unfortunately, despite not being prepared to take notes, Ron could only follow the phantom's lead.

Even so, Ron also had the angel Rita by his side.

"Rita, help me write down what's inside."

Just in case, the ancients had a trick up their sleeve with Ron: once it's done, everything collapses and disappears, so the angels help me remember it first, that's safe.

“Understood, Lord!” Rita replied in an official tone. Rita’s way of speaking always gave Ron a fixed feeling.

In a short time, the phantom had already appeared.

The secret of time and space: the illusion stone with time and space attributes captures a segment of time and space imagery right before your eyes.

The two elemental pools and the treasure chest seemed to have disappeared, replaced by fragmented phantoms of that era.

The wear and tear of time! Why didn't the people back then put it in a box for double protection...?

It is very likely that only fragmented images remain of this phantom stone…

A man appeared in the phantom space... Could this be the lord's manor from back then? ∠(′д｀)

Ron continued to speculate based on the phantom.

The man in the video looks like a middle-aged man, giving people a sense of composure and responsibility. Having been in a high position for too long, he naturally exudes an aristocratic air.

The man's clothing would seem strange to Ron in modern times, but it was probably the attire of nobles in ancient times.

The middle-aged man was dressed mainly in black, just like the black magic outside. He walked out of what appeared to be an ancient lord's mansion.

The footage actually took place in the old Magic City.

As he was leaving, the guards at the gate saluted respectfully, and the two guards were speaking in a language that Ron couldn't understand.

An ancient saying!

Following the middle-aged man's footsteps, the city of magic machines came into view.

A magical era... This city, this city, isn't it just like the science fiction world of Ron's previous life?

The world of Gus should be a fantasy landscape painting.

However, in the City of Magic Machines, most of the various magical machines are humanoid, just like the AI ​​robots predicted by the scientists in Ron's previous life.

Various magical machines travel with the masters of the Magical Machine City, and magical machines have become an indispensable part of people's lives.

Children innocently try to play with the magical machines, which also help the people of the magical city with their work. Moving heavy objects is too low-level. Along with the phantom, Ron also saw magical machines acting as shop assistants and even shop managers. But what about the real shop assistants and shop managers?

Meanwhile, on the arena in the City of Magic, the young magic mechanics were still competing against each other with their magic weapons. Ron wanted to see more of what was happening on the arena.

But... the image suddenly changed.

I...I have a blackout!

What happened?

The phantom then jumped back to the moment when the middle-aged man returned to the lord's mansion... Ah, the wear and tear of time. How wonderful it would have been if this man had put the recording phantom stone into the treasure chest.

At least there should be fewer instances of memory loss.

During this period of timelessness, Ron also noticed that something was wrong with Rita.

"W-what happened? Rita, what's wrong?" Ron exclaimed, looking at Rita.

Angel Rita had a pained expression on her face, as if those long-sealed memories were about to break free of their confinement.

Rita wanted to obey Ron's orders, to remember, to remember... but the more she tried to remember, the more other memories flooded in.

Rita's soul was in a dilemma.

Suddenly, the angel spread its wings!

The angels actually activated their angel mode in this material world, and Ron observed that Rita suddenly shone with divine light!

Ron continued to ask with concern, "Rita, Rita, you..."

A moment later, Rita collapsed to the ground, her angel wings spread wide as she fell.

What's going on? Is there any need to be so agitated? The angel is even more excited than Ron was seeing the phantom!

Ron had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he still rushed to Rita's side.

Let's check if Rita is still breathing.

Thankfully, the angel was unharmed and alive. For a moment, Ron was at a loss as to how to deal with Rita's unexpected situation.

Ron took out another expensive carpet from his storage ring, this was a spare, and placed it on the ground before placing Rita on the carpet.

Let Rita sleep for a while, and hopefully she will wake up.

Could it be that Rita has some connection to the City of Magic? Is it a past life or some other possibility?

Ron thought about it carefully. Rita's previous painful behavior was very similar to a problem with her soul and mental strength. It was very likely that related memories or other soul impacts were involved.

Regarding the mental and spiritual aspects, Ron felt it was inappropriate to interfere with the mental issues; he only hoped that Rita would remain Rita!

Back then, Ron even asked Rita about her past life, hoping she would awaken...

Amidst all these thoughts, the man in the phantom activated the mechanism at that moment, and he was about to enter the underground city.

It's rare that the former ruler of the Magic City recorded the layout of the Trial Wall.

Fortunately, this person had a conscience; regarding the test of the incantation, the man simply swapped some of the ancient text of the incantation.

No wonder Ron felt like he didn't even need to create the ancient script of that era.

Indeed, there are thousands, even tens of thousands, of languages ​​in a single system! Ron wants to decipher the correct ancient script from back then, and if even one stroke is wrong, then the ancient script is incorrect.

Elton's own translations of his books are incomplete. Even if the translations were all correct, would the book represent all the ancient texts?

At least the man in front of me has a conscience.

Suddenly, my memory went blank again...

The phantom appeared, and the man took the phantom stone out of the dungeon.

Suddenly, the phantom recorded a jump. This time, it wasn't a memory gap; it must have been that the person recording it intentionally only noted the key points.

The phantom suddenly appeared on the sky battlefield!

Aerial combat!

The man must be at least a legendary rank, which explains why he could set up such an exquisite double protective spell.

He also possesses spatial abilities, making him another unparalleled genius. He also serves as the ruler of the Magic City, and being a magic mechanic is his true profession.

The Sky Battlefield is filled with a bunch of magical machines.

With meticulous control, this person managed to control eight magical machines at once, all of which possessed the ability to fly.

And the middle-aged man's enemy.

Angel?

No, that's not right, a fallen angel?

No, that's not it either!

The great war has begun.

The male mechanic master did everything in his power, creating an aerial battle scene that was unimaginable to Ron!

So strong!

At least it's a battle between legends, which is still too far away for Ron.

The various magical abilities of ancient magicians greatly piqued Ron's interest.

Suddenly, the enemy achieved a magical ability... severing a hand to strike, then reciprocating...

Is this considered an enemy angel? (⊙o⊙)