"How long do you think will the job take?"

Lacus asked as she was probably considering the schedule of the Mage Doctors she can ask.

"I'm not really sure. Maybe... a month? I mean, it can be shortened if he has the skills..."

Wallace answered. Honestly, he was really unsure since the Secret Art was truly complicated. Though he rated it using his unprofessional eyes. It may be easy if the Mage Doctor he hires was truly capable.

"Fine... What type of mage doctor?"

"Eh?"

"Do you need someone who specializes in Alteration, Enhancements, or Mysticism?"

"That... can I ask someone who knows the three?"

"..."

Because of Wallace's limited knowledge, their discussion lasted over half an hour before they decided to hire someone that requires him to pay an expensive amount.

"Then, just ready your money. I will still ask if he will agree to this."

"Yes... Thank you, senior!"

It was really great to be affiliated with someone who has a lofty status. Their wide networks can be used to find outstanding individuals that could not be easily found by ordinary people.

'Just what kind of job did this guy work with anyway... Why would he look for Mage Doctor with a high-level requirement? Sigh~ Anyway, now that Master is away, I have to take care of the Manor and these juniors...'

Lacus had decided to consult the best Mage Doctor she knew.

It was an opportunity to deepen her relation to the senior and it will also help her junior, hitting two birds in one stone. The only thing she was worried about was that if the job being offered by Wallace was too simple.

However, after she remembered his skills, recent achievements, and secret connections to NMTI, she believed that the job would not be simple. If it was, then there was no need to visit the capital to find someone as he could hire many Mage Doctors in Tanza City or perhaps get assistance with his friends at NMTI.

Anyway, now that Wallace has learned the second stage of AOTL, she must give him the final stage.

"I heard that you have a Spatial Bag?"

"Y-yes..."

Wallace worriedly answered. She surely realized it during the auction. If she asked where was it, he wouldn't be able to show it.

Luckily, she has a different intention.

"Good... Take this memory crystal. This is the Final Stage of AOTL. Learn it before our master came back. This is very important, hide it in your Spatial Bag and consume it when you're alone in a safe place. Right, make sure that you always practice your Spirit Forging Magic. You will be needing that once Master returned..."

"Yes, senior..."

Wallace took the bottle containing the memory crystal as he swiftly put it in his pocket before being sent to the Dimensional Storage Space he has.

Lacus felt that the bottle disappeared as she realizes that he was actually hiding his Spatial Bag in his pocket. She just nodded at this and she didn't see him out.

But still, Wallace thanked the lady before he left.

As for his Iron Knight, it was already being readied to be transported to the address he gave. So he has to return quickly.

It was truly great to have a reliable senior. She even promised that she'll ask someone in the Congress for the mountain he has his eyes on.

***

As soon as Wallace entered his car to go home, he quickly checked Avalon's pending notifications.

[ Translation has been completed. ]

Now, Wallace has the time to read the book translated by the ever so trusted Avalon.

He can now read an online copy of the translated book. He quickly checked his device and saw the title of the book.

[ Captain's Logbook ]

Just by seeing this, he already had a hunch about its content.

"I, Zacchaeus Zaimphail, the rightful heir of the crown, the first Prince of Meredith Empire, will leave this book behind in hopes that you will not suffer the same fate as mine."

He read the first page and confirmed that it was indeed the logbook of the fallen Prince of Lonar Alliance... Wallace gulped just by imagining the background of this book. He almost didn't want to read it.

How did they get here? Are they also transported by the Cube of Paradox near the solar system of this Earth?

His imagination started to run wild after he realized the origin of this book. It can't be helped, he had already seen and even used the fragments of a destroyed Cube of Paradox to improve his own.

Wallace was thinking that the destroyed Cube was not able to find a user it can cooperate with before getting destroyed or it was probably intentionally destroyed so no one can use it. He wasn't sure.

Now, did they die in old age in this world? Did they hide in the northern continent? Are they involved with the Celestial Beings?

All of these guesses and questions may be confirmed and answered by the book today.

Wallace skimmed through the thick book and hadn't finished it even after returning home.

But it was enough to learn many things. Even if he hadn't finished reading the book, he was already sure of one thing, the Empire was truly seeking the Ancient Relic or the Cube of Paradox and will surely come here.

Aside from that, the Prince had arrived here not accidentally but due to the fruitful efforts of their researchers. The head researcher managed to unveil the power of the Cube through various clues and records but they were unable to find a method to fully activate it.

They can only utilize a part of the power of the Cube which was to give them a unique form of energy that will not lose to Aether Force. But when they used this power from the Cube, they were found out by the Emperor.

They had to cut any of their traces to ensure that they will not be followed here when they escaped.

"In the end, we have to use the power of the Ancient Relic to create a unique isolation barrier that utilizes not just its own energy but also the unique energy of this world to cover the whole planet from being traced back by the Empire. Unfortunately, this consumed all its power as it gets destroyed after completing its purpose..."

"But we are not aware of how long this would last... Some day, this planet will be found out and may be vulnerable to the attacks of the empire... So before that, we will create the strongest practitioner of mana in this magical world and multiply them to create the strongest resistance against the empire..."

Wallace was reading some part of the book that was interesting for him.

This happened long before the Mana Practitioners were called Magicians. It means that not even the First Generation of Mana Artifacts was established or the official guide for Mana Study was made when they stumbled on this Earth.

Unfortunately, it seems that they failed in creating one as their group dies one by one after 2 years of living here and only the Prince was left alone who was capable of adapting to the environment.

It was something that was completely different from Wallace's experience.