Herag chuckled, realizing the three of them really were just catching a ride.

The structure of the third level of the airship was complex, with several residential areas.

The three picked two rooms near the windows, so they could enjoy the scenery and not feel stifled during the long journey.

Herag once stayed at sea for several months, stuck at the bottom of a ship, aware of how unbearable that oppressive feeling could be.

After spending a few days on the airship, Herag discovered there was a library onboard, and it was quite large.

When he learned that all the books in the library were free to read, Herag felt like he had found a treasure and wished he could stay in the library twenty-four hours a day.

Every morning upon waking up, Herag would dive into the library to start reading the books there.

The collection was quite extensive, covering topics like Magic Potion, Magic Principle, Elemental Magic, and Spatial Magic.

Most importantly, Herag found a book titled Basic Introduction to Witchcraft.

In the Barren Land, there was no knowledge passed down about witchcraft.

But here on the airship, this Basic Introduction to Witchcraft was casually placed on the shelf like a tabloid magazine, accessible for anyone to read.

Of course, Herag wouldn't pass up this opportunity to learn, especially since it was free.

With not much else to do on the airship, he decided to sit in the library and start learning.

His enthusiasm soon led Reese and David to begin studying as well, each quietly immersing themselves in some books within the library.

Herag recorded all the library books into Shenlan and then delved into Basic Introduction to Witchcraft.

After fully reading the book, Herag roughly understood.

The foundation of witchcraft is runes, of which there are many types, numbering in the thousands.

Each rune has different properties and functions.

By arranging these runes systematically, one can form witchcraft with various effects.

Due to the vast number of runes, the combinations are numerous, forming all sorts of completely different witchcraft.

The basics for beginners is first to recognize, become familiar with, and master a variety of runes.

The more runes one can master, the better, since runes are the fundamental units for designing witchcraft; the most basic tools.

The more runes, the more tools you have, making it obviously advantageous when designing and setting up witchcraft.

Indeed, Basic Introduction to Witchcraft only contains introductory content, recording only sixteen basic runes.

For novice wizards delving into witchcraft, these sixteen can actually sustain a long period of learning and usage.

To master runes, one needs to construct their structures in the mind through Spiritual Power meditation.

This process requires Spiritual Power throughout, demanding high Spiritual Power and control.

Ordinary wizards need a long time to observe rune structures and slowly use meditation to build them in their minds.

However, Herag has Shenlan.

"Shenlan, begin constructing these sixteen runes," Herag commanded.

"Task registered, execution in progress, estimated time is thirty-one minutes."

In Herag's mind, Shenlan manipulates Spiritual Power, beginning the precise construction of rune structures.

In just half an hour, the sixteen runes had been entirely engraved in Herag's mind.

Herag opened his eyes, spread his right hand, and Magic Power amassed in his palm, instantly depicting a basic rune.

Naturally speaking, when ordinary wizards start learning witchcraft.

Just the step of depicting runes takes a significant amount of time, as it requires Spiritual Power to intensely focus; the control of Spiritual Power to depict runes must be flawless.

A slight deviance would cause the runes to immediately dissipate.

For beginners, this is a high difficulty process that requires time to get familiar.

But currently, the rune in Herag's hand was seamlessly evolving, with the sixteen runes emerging in succession, and Herag depicted them effortlessly.

He had fully mastered these sixteen basic runes.

The most basic witchcraft is to combine different runes to form a mini witch array.

Herag glanced at his clothes, then engraved and branded three runes into the fabric.

Then, Herag picked up the coffee beside him and dripped a drop of coffee onto his clothes.

As the coffee landed on the sleeve, it quickly seeped into the fabric, leaving a blob of coffee-colored stain.

But immediately after, a barely perceptible ripple appeared on the surface of Herag's clothes, and the coffee stain vanished instantly.

"One of the most basic witch arrays, a Cleaning Array."

Herag successfully set up an array for the first time, albeit a simple basic witch array, but it brought him some joy.

He thought of the witch arrays in Black Rock Valley and the ones he had encountered before.

In retrospect, he realized the tremendous power those witch arrays held.

For instance, the Guardian Witch Array in Black Rock Valley could cover such a large area; who knows how many runes were involved in constructing that array.

The knowledge here is very profound, and Herag increasingly felt that he had much to learn and a long way to go.

Pries came to the library after, saw the three of them immersed in their books, and sat across from Herag.

Hearing the movement, Herag lifted his head and greeted, "Good morning, Mr. Pries."

Pries nodded, glanced at the book Herag was reading, and smiled, "Very good, managing to get out from that Barren Land, truly exceptional. You should read this introductory book on witchcraft more; there's no such knowledge in Barren Land. In the Land of Dawn, it's considered children's enlightenment books."

"Children's enlightenment..." Herag was at a loss for words.

No wonder this book was casually placed like a tabloid magazine; it turns out in the Land of Dawn it's considered children's enlightenment literature.

...

Half a month passed, and the three practically lived in the library, absorbing knowledge like students cramming for finals.

By then, Herag also took on the role of a teacher; David and Reese would consult him whenever they encountered any questions.

Herag could answer most questions directly, with clarity and logical precision.

This was partly due to the vast amount of data stored in Shenlan, and also owed to Herag's persistent years of learning and thinking.

In two weeks, the airship flew over the Ten Thousand Mountains and only now began to exit the region of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The three stood by the window and looked down, below there were no longer continuous mountains, but a flat expanse of land.

However, unlike usual land, the terrain below was black with many large fissures, as if it had been dried for a long time.

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