"It's not powered by liquid magic?"
Linde stroked his chin and pondered. He had only obtained the entire manufacturing process of the Relic Mech using the Deconstruction Halo. Like the previous jar, it was fully automated and he couldn't get the manufacturing method at all.
I wonder if it would work if we directly used the deconstruction halo to deconstruct this core?
With that thought in mind, Lind carefully picked up the "magical heart".
Soon, a strange sense of knowledge rushed into my mind. Unlike the fully automated assembly before, this time there was a manufacturing process involved.
Through this core, Linde saw the group of people whose figures he hadn't been able to see before. They were assembling the parts one by one, and then casting magic on the core to inscribe some kind of mark on it.
This must be the origin of those patterns on the shell, Lind analyzed.
Unfortunately, deconstructing the aura cannot analyze the type and method of casting magic from the core that has stopped spinning.
Ultimately, we only learned how to make the core, but the crucial magic runes on it remained unknown.
Linde put down the core in his hand, looked at Alice, and said:
"Can you understand the patterns on this?"
Alice opened a scroll on the table, which was covered with intricate carvings.
You can roughly tell that it's the pattern from the core you just saw.
“The patterns on this are layered and overlapping. I’ve been busy with this for the past few days, making rubbings of the engravings on it.”
Alice bit her lip and said somewhat defiantly:
"These patterns are layered on top of the engravings, and I really can't understand them now."
Then he added:
"If I can get it working, and I can see the flow and direction of its magic, I'm confident I can replicate it."
"I'm confident, but I'm not sure I can..."
As she spoke, this genius girl, who was proud of her magic, became dejected for the first time.
Looking at the dejected Alice, Linde realized he had been too hard on her. After all, this relic mech was a crystallization of an ancient civilization, and it was a bit unfair to ask a talented girl who had only just reached the level of an advanced mage to perfectly recreate it.
Not to mention that this ancient civilization also involved god-level secret knowledge. Linde always believed that the act of coating the buildings with the Silent Stone was to prevent other races from entering.
This scale of anti-magic and anti-spiritual defenses clearly indicates that they are conducting blasphemous research here, the kind that cannot be seen by the gods, at least not by the god of magic.
However, judging from the results, it is clear that this civilization failed. All their images were altered. At least the deconstruction aura they obtained from the god of magic, after being tamed by the system, did not allow them to see that ancient race.
It's easy to imagine what terrible thing happened.
After thinking about this, Lin De suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Although the core had no energy, how about trying mental power or crystal skeleton?
Linde first tried to channel his mental energy through the engravings in the core to see if he could awaken it.
Unfortunately, the spiritual power vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
Seeing Linde start experimenting, Alice, who was standing nearby, also perked up and said:
"I've already tried mental power and liquid magic. The former is completely useless, and the latter makes the entire core feel like it's been filled with water..."
At this moment, Linde took out the crystal fragment that he had always carried with him from his bosom.
The crystal remains still shone with a deep and mysterious light, and the entire interior exuded the mystery of magic.
Alice's eyes lit up when she saw the crystalline remains:
"How come I didn't think of that? Crystal skeletons are actually a kind of solidified magic. Let's try this."
Linde handed the crystal to Alice, letting the enthusiastic genius girl handle the rest. This was no longer an area that a novice like Linde could handle.
Alice used her mental power, and the crystal in her hand silently flew up. With Alice's manipulation, the size of the crystal was gradually split and changed.
Soon, the crystal skeleton, which was only the size of a palm, was divided into a regular polygon by Alice.
The polygon is the perfect size to fit directly into the core.
At that moment, Alice unleashed a powerful spell that enveloped the entire core.
"Some necessary protective measures should be taken to prevent any unforeseen circumstances."
Alice spoke slowly.
Alice is now bursting with cyan magic, and she looks like an elf surrounded by cyan winds, exuding a powerful yet elegant aura.
Looking at Alice before him, Lind sighed inwardly:
As expected of a high-level mage, she has achieved such skill at such a young age. No wonder her mother dared not keep her in the academy; if things continued like this, it would be too discouraging for the others.
Alice slowly manipulated the magic, gently inserting the crystal fragment into the core. Then, she used a little mental power to slightly activate the magic power, and the crystal fragment slowly rotated in the core, beginning to transmit magic power to the surrounding engravings.
The entire core started operating and began releasing magic power outwards.
Alice quickly focused her mental energy to record the entire core's magical operation.
Linde wanted to activate the deconstruction halo to see if it could directly deconstruct things while it was in operation, but he stopped abruptly just as he was about to activate it.
That was close! This core magical rune should be considered magic, right? If the deconstruction aura had been activated, wouldn't it have turned into a piece of crystalline remains in no time? It almost caused a disaster.
Lin De sighed inwardly, thankful that his mind worked quickly, otherwise he would have failed as soon as he started.
Just as Lin De was feeling relieved, the entire core seemed to have encountered a problem and began to shake continuously, clearly indicating that something was wrong.
Alice shouted:
"No, no, no, it's almost there..."
Before he could finish speaking, a series of muffled thuds were heard.
The core of the barrier has begun to deform under the pressure of the powerful magical runes.
Within two seconds, the core of the barrier exploded violently.
Fortunately, the barrier set up by Alice was strong enough to block the attack and prevent any damage to the laboratory.
Unfortunately, of the original two cores, only one remains.
Looking at the fragments in the barrier, Linde then looked at Alice, who was closing her eyes and digesting the knowledge.
Alice suddenly opened her eyes, picked up the drawing she had made earlier, and began frantically making changes.
Linde stood aside, watching the blueprints gradually change in Alice's hands.
The messy areas were wiped away by Alice and replaced with new ones.
Soon, a brand new blueprint for a magic core was produced.
Alice put down her pen, breathed a sigh of relief, and said:
"It's almost done. Although I haven't tested it yet, I've recorded all the magical markings on this core."
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