Chapter 188 Then skip the charging process

Astral calendar year 1270, the month of Spring Dawn (March).

The first wizard academy in Starlight Continent was officially established and named Starlight Academy.

More than 500 apprentices from Longlin became the first batch of students at the Starlight Academy and began their student career.

After overcoming the initial discomfort, Starlight Academy quickly entered into stable operation.

With perfect systems and regulations, Sunan hardly needs to devote too much energy to the college.

He was also able to free up his energy to focus on other things.

The fifth floor of the Dragon Skeleton Tower, Workshop No. 12.

The roar of the magic crystal forge echoed in the spacious workshop.

Su Nan stood in front of the workbench, staring at the puppet on it.

After freeing himself from the affairs of the academy, he immediately put the matter of refining the complete version of the secret doll on the agenda.

In order to save mithril, he did not refine a new secret doll, but upgraded the original one.

The complete version of the secret doll does not have the design of advanced rune gems and diamonds. In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the secret doll, Sunan directly improved the original design.

This task alone took him more than four months.

Compared to the time-consuming and lengthy improvement of design drawings, the process of upgrading and transforming the secret doll is relatively simple.

After spending more than half a month in the workshop, Sunan completed the task.

The body of the upgraded and remodeled secret puppet is still made of mithril and diamonds as the main materials, but the number is more than twice as much as before.

Therefore, both the hardness of the body and the affinity and tolerance to elemental energy have been improved extremely dramatically.

Thanks to this, the new puppet's control over energy particles has been greatly enhanced, and is in no way inferior to that of a formal wizard.

In addition to the original constant zero-ring, one-ring and two-ring spells, Sunan also added the three-ring spell that he had just mastered recently into the secret puppet's body.

Among the books obtained from the Tower of Stars, about one-tenth are various spell books.

It covers all kinds of spells from zero ring to five rings, with a very complete range.

After being promoted to a wizard, Sunan was able to learn third-level spells.

Just as there is a huge difference between a wizard and a wizard apprentice, the power of third-level spells far exceeds that of second-level spells, and their functionality is richer.

For example, [Snow, Rain and Storm] can drastically change the environment.

[Human Immobilization] can immobilize human, demihuman, or bipedal targets.

[Invisibility Orb] that can make multiple targets invisible over a large area.

Similar to Silent Phantom, except that it is a more powerful [Advanced Phantom].

An advanced version of the Enfeeblement Ray, [Exhaustion Ray].

The recipient is transformed into an illusory [gaseous form] that can fly slowly.

There are many more examples like this.

In terms of power and practicality, it is incomparable to the second-level spells.

In fact, starting from the third ring, the power of spells increases by more than one level.

Until one is promoted to a true spirit wizard, spells are one of the wizard's most important means of combat.

Sunan has tested it and found that he can now master a third-level spell in about a month.

So far, he has mastered eleven third-level spells, all of which are fixed in the body of the secret doll.

And this is just the beginning.

After he masters more spells, he will gradually engrave them into the secret doll.

In general, the upgraded puppet's combat effectiveness is no less than that of a formal wizard, except for the lack of talent crystals.

Even in the special environment of the Starlight Continent, even without the crystallization of talent, the combat effectiveness of the secret puppet is actually not much weaker than that of the wizard who is restricted in every way.

After all, the puppet has a low dependence on external energy and can completely rely on the energy contained in the magic stone in its body for combat output. Its combat sustaining ability is far better than that of a wizard.

This is enough to make up for the lack of talent to a certain extent.

If Sunan's talent was not a "liquid metal" that was more powerful than his superiors, he himself would not have been sure that he could defeat a secret puppet with sufficient magic stones.

"Once you can cast more three-ring spells, your combat effectiveness will be further improved."

A satisfied smile appeared on Sunan's face.

Although there are special environmental factors, the combat capability comparable to that of a formal wizard has already made him very satisfied.

If there is a problem, it is the high cost.

The cost of the two materials, mithril and gems alone, exceeded 200,000 gold coins.

All other materials together would cost nearly 50,000 gold coins.

Add to that the constant consumption of various spells, especially the third-level spells, and the total cost is as high as 330,000 gold coins.

In addition, every battle of the secret puppet consumes a large amount of magic stones - low-level magic stones can no longer meet the consumption of the secret puppet, and at least mid-level magic stones are required - it can be said that every battle is just throwing money away.

The high manufacturing cost plus the huge consumption made it a black hole that swallowed up money! However, in the face of powerful combat power, this defect was acceptable.

In other words, Sunan has the synthetic Rubik's Cube. If it were any other wizard, even 700,000 or 800,000 gold coins might not be enough to refine a puppet of the official wizard level.

Sunan plans to refine two secret dolls and devote them to the Star Alliance's expansion operations.

With the assistance of two secret dolls, he shouldn't have to take any action anymore.

After solving the problem of the secret doll, Sunan then began to study the rune engraving.

The knowledge of rune engraving was also found in the books brought out from the Tower of Stars.

It has to be said that for Sunan at this stage, these books are like a treasure trove, and he can always find surprises in them.

Rune engraving, like magic tattoos, is also an enchanting craft.

The only difference is that the former is more advanced and is an improved technique invented by wizards based on magic tattoos.

Magic tattoos are spells tattooed on the surface of human skin in the form of tattoos. The spells can be activated and released during battle, which is equivalent to storing several spells that can be released instantly.

But the rune engravings are different.

It is to engrave specific enchanting properties on the surface of human skin in the form of an engraving. Although the form is similar to a magic tattoo, the enchanting properties that can be added far exceed those of magic tattoos in both variety and effect, and the richness is incomparable to magic.

And there is another advantage, which is that it will not show up on the skin, so you don't have to worry about being recognized by the enemy in advance during the battle.

In addition, the rune engraving occupies a smaller area of ​​skin.

A normal person would have at most six or seven magic tattoos on their body, but if they were replaced with rune engravings, it would be no problem to engrave more than ten.

No matter from which aspect you look at it, rune engraving completely crushes magic tattoos.

But correspondingly, the requirements for engraving runes are more stringent.

Only a formal wizard with a certain level of mental and physical strength can withstand the violent energy fluctuations generated when activating the rune imprint without causing any backlash.

"Rune engraving?"

Su Nan looked thoughtful.

After being promoted to a wizard, his strength did undergo a drastic change.

However, due to the limitations of the environment, many combat methods are somewhat restricted in their use.

For example, the power of spells is weakened, and the consumed mental energy is difficult to recover quickly outside the elemental pool.

Magic items recharge slowly, taking a long time to recharge after each use.

The blood mark can no longer keep up with his growing strength.

Unless he was willing to consume more blood of the Death Knell Beaters and the multi-winged monsters to create a more powerful blood mark.

However, this is impossible.

Instead of using blood to make bloodline marks, Sunan prefers to use it to extract divine energy to speed up the growth and condensation of mental power.

The same goes for higher-level rune gems.

The principle of advanced rune gems is to use the energy runes they carry to attract the surrounding energy particles, causing huge elemental energy damage.

Therefore, when the concentration of energy particles is lower, the damage will naturally decrease.

No matter how Sunan increases the number of synthesis, there is an upper limit to the power of high-level rune gems.

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Although it is much stronger than when he was a wizard apprentice, it is still very limited.

At least it is far behind the growth of wizard power.

After thinking about it, the only innate ability that Su Nan could use without restriction was liquid metal.

Other means of combat either have reduced power or consume too much energy.

In view of this, Sunan has recently been considering researching a new method of combat.

Rune engraving was one of his choices.

Of course, simply engraving runes will not work.

In essence, rune engraving is actually a kind of magic item.

Absorb energy particles during non-combat time and store them, then activate them during combat, converting them into enchantment effects and releasing them.

Like the Forbidden Zone and Black Thunder, the Rune Mark is actually a charging type.

This also means that it will also be affected by the current environment of the Starlight Continent.

In order to turn rune engraving into a viable combat method, this problem must be solved first.

After thinking it over and over again, Sunan finally came up with a solution.

Since charging is troublesome, why not just skip this step! If we just make the rune imprint into a disposable consumable like the high-level rune gem, then we don't have to worry about charging? To do this, the first thing to do is to change the carrier of the rune imprint.

For example, changing the carrier from the human body to a gem.

Of course, it is said to be simple, but it is not easy to do this.

Pure gems simply cannot withstand the violent energy fluctuations when the rune imprint is activated.

Even high-end gemstones.

If the carrier's tolerance is too poor, it cannot replace the human body at all.

In this regard, Sunan plans to make improvements in two aspects.

One is to enhance the quality of the gemstone.

Referring to the manufacturing principles of rune gems, high-end gems are selected for enchantment to improve their adaptability and tolerance to energy particles.

One is to reduce the power of rune engraving.

As the power of the rune imprint decreases, the load requirements for the carrier will naturally decrease as well.

After spending more than two months, Sunan finally succeeded in making an engraved gem.

The gem carries a rune engraving called "Ice Explosion". When activated, it will instantly burst out strong icy energy, causing serious ice erosion to all creatures within a certain range, and adding a freezing hysteresis effect.

Since it is a weakened version of the rune marking, its power is naturally far less than that of the complete version of the rune marking.

Not even one tenth.

But it doesn’t matter, there is still the synthetic Rubik’s Cube.

As long as the imprinted gem is successfully manufactured, the problem of reduced power can be completely solved through synthetic enhancement.

In the end, Sunan synthesized eighteen engraved gems and obtained a brand new engraved gem.

The reason why he did not continue the synthesis was because, like the previous high-level rune gems, the energy intensity exceeded the limit that he could currently withstand.

But even so, the power of this engraved gem is much stronger than the original rune engraving, almost three times stronger than the latter.

Moreover, as his mental power becomes more concentrated, the number of synthesized forces can be gradually increased to further enhance the power, leaving huge room for improvement.

"good!"

In the spell training area, Su Nan, who had just finished testing, looked at the frost all over the ground with a satisfied smile on his face.

In this way, in addition to his innate abilities, he finally had another means of combat at his disposal that he could use without restriction.

Although the cost of engraving gems is a bit expensive, costing almost 4,700 gold coins each, but compared to its power, it is undoubtedly worth the money.

"It's a pity that the books in the Tower of Stars don't contain any knowledge about alchemical engravings, otherwise I could study it."

Alchemical engraving is an advanced process of rune engraving, and its power is far greater than the latter.

However, if one wants to engrave the alchemical mark, one must first transform oneself into an alchemical body.

Sunan currently lacks materials and his strength level is insufficient. Even if he obtains the corresponding knowledge, he cannot perform alchemical engraving. However, by studying and learning from others, he may be able to improve the effect of engraving gems.

Shaking his head and abandoning some unrealistic thoughts, Sunan left the magic training area and teleported back to the top-level control center.

The materials of the Tower of Stars have been recovered and the matter has come to an end.

Research on the secret dolls and engraved gems has also been completed.

He doesn't have much left to do now.

One is to enter the thunder elemental plane to collect thunder stones and create more black thunder wizard weapons.

But there is no rush for this matter. We can put it on the agenda after our strength improves.

One is to synthesize and refine legendary puppets to form more golem legions.

The vast areas of the underground world must be garrisoned by sufficient troops.

Although some indigenous troops can be formed to alleviate the problem of shortage of manpower, the golem army is still indispensable.

Sunan estimated that in order to unify the underground world, at least two or three large golem armies would be needed.

Fortunately, low-level golems can be handed over to apprentices for refining, and with the establishment of the academy and the arrival of a new batch of students, there will be more and more laborers who can refine golems in the future. Otherwise, he would be too exhausted to form such a large golem army.

"According to the time, the new round of qualification testing should be almost over."

Su Nan looked towards the direction of the academy with a deep gaze.

Starlight Academy is his first step in establishing a wizarding power, and in the near future, it will also be his basis for controlling the entire Starlight Continent.

After a while, Su Nan withdrew his gaze, gathered his thoughts and began to practice.

The growth and concentration of mental strength is always the most important.

Next, unless it is something related to this aspect, he doesn't plan to waste too much energy on other things.

(End of this chapter)