Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 36: Mind Reading Magic

"Oh, is that so? Sounds like it makes some sense..."

Reider didn't immediately agree with his subordinate's words, but he seemed a bit hesitant. He waved his hand and dismissed the man.

"I'll think about it. You go pass on the orders first. Let me stay here alone for a while."

This was troublesome. The emperor wasn't in a hurry, but we sneaky observers were getting quite restless.

"What does he want to do? He keeps changing his mind!" Cyra whispered impatiently.

"I'm not sure either..."

This was a very important decision for the Empire. Maybe Reider had his own plans. Even Adrian didn't dare make guesses.

"Why don't we try using mind reading magic?" I suggested after thinking for a moment.

Knowing whether the Empire would send troops was crucial for our next move. We obviously couldn't just go ask Reider himself, but maybe we could read his mind with magic!

Light magic is the only element that can connect with the spirit. Humans usually can't do it easily on their own, often needing magic arrays to boost their power. But in this world, there really is legendary mind reading magic!

It's difficult for humans, but for angels, mind reading magic is relatively simple! In Edenmere, it's just a medium-high level advanced magic.

Of course, even mind reading magic has many limitations when used. For example, if the target has too much light or dark elements or fighting spirit, it will greatly reduce the magic's effect or even make it fail completely.

Also, in reality, if the target can sense light elements, they might notice the magic intrusion early and take countermeasures or put up mental defenses. That makes it even harder to succeed! So mind reading magic isn't very common in this world.

Luckily, I didn't sense any light or dark elements in Reider's body, so we shouldn't need to worry about those limitations. He just sent away his only subordinate who could defend against mind reading magic, leaving him alone in the meeting room. The only trouble is that this magic uses up a huge amount of energy. I can't cast it without spreading my wings.

"No choice, we'll just have to risk it! I'll fold my wings back as soon as I finish the spell. The people in the base shouldn't be able to pinpoint our exact location easily."

After weighing the pros and cons, I thought it was worth gambling for the intel! Even though spreading my wings will release a huge amount of light element energy, that same huge amount also makes it hard for enemies to locate us precisely. It doesn't affect our invisibility either, so we'll have many chances to escape easily afterwards.

"Go for it. With me here, everyone will be fine!" Adrian was unsurprisingly very supportive after hearing my plan.

"Alright, let's begin!"

Without further ado, I spread my wings and focused my gaze on Reider in the meeting room, starting to circulate the magic power in my body.

I actually hadn't used this mind reading magic much since learning it. I only vaguely remembered the pathways for circulating the elements. To be honest, I felt quite nervous using it now. Luckily, its principle is similar to the communication magic "Spiritual Convergence". Both use light elements to transmit consciousness information, so the whole process went much more smoothly than I expected.

Soon I felt my thoughts connect to a new realm, hearing many chaotic voices - that was Reider's mental space. He wouldn't notice unless I "spoke".

"Though I'm not sure, based on the timeline, they should have arrived here by now, right? But we can't rule out the possibility of others interfering early. Maybe the predetermined course of history has already changed..."