The day after Ron gave instructions on the main research directions, something unexpected happened.
Inside the lord's manor, Ron was speechless as he faced the lich Bernard, who had come in person...
On the second day, the lich said that the technology for utilizing demonic energy had been developed.
As his mind began to waver, Ron caught the soulstone that the lich had tossed to him.
Trusting Bernal, Ron did not immediately verify the authenticity of the technical information.
Finally, Ron realized what was happening.
"Lord Bernard, are you leaving?" Ron asked, his face full of pleading.
Ron's will, however, could not influence the unfathomable lich of the present world.
Bernal simply said, "Yes, it's time to leave."
Ron used his mental energy to calculate infinitely in a short time, and finally sighed, "Can you tell me, Ron...?"
No matter how much he calculated, Ron couldn't guarantee there was a way to save them. It was a pity that knowledge was limited in ancient times; otherwise, if he had understood Bernal the lich himself, Ron would have been able to find the right solution.
Unfortunately, the lich Bernal seemed unwilling to say anything more, and he turned to leave.
Every living being has a right to privacy, but Ron was very unwilling to let go of such a helpful person. It could be said that many of Ron's plans involved the lich's side, especially Bernal himself.
In the short time that the lich Bernal was completely gone, there was no time to hesitate. Bernal had already left to the corner near the door. Once Bernal walked out the door and turned the corner, due to the negligible nature of the material world, Ron might never be able to find Bernal again.
With only a brief moment when the other person was out of his sight, Ron finally made a decision:
"Wait, Lord Bernard, my Sandy territory is facing a death crisis soon. Could you please save my territory before you leave?" Ron asked urgently.
Bernal paused upon hearing Ron's words.
Ron continued, "Don't worry, for the rest of the time, I, Ron, will not ask Lord Bernard to study anything else."
Upon hearing Ron's words, Bernal, as Ron wished, said, "Okay, I'll stay a little longer."
call……
Ron breathed a sigh of relief, and by then, Bernal had completely disappeared from Ron's sight.
Because of his own promise, Ron didn't think much about anything else. He personally went to the floating city's research and development department and received a strict order from the Archbishop: From now on, he must not disturb the Lich Bernard again.
After giving the instructions, only a group of bewildered mages remained in the R&D department.
Back at the lord's manor.
Ron finally had time to sort out his thoughts.
Why didn't Bernal, who had already made progress on the use of demonic energy, release it from the beginning?
Instead, Bernal kept this achievement to himself until he personally completed the development of the Shadow Fax...
What is the reason?
Bernal of the Immortal Race may have already researched the conversion and utilization of demonic energy hundreds of years ago, or even thousands of years ago. All that remains is to make slight adjustments to adapt to the different times.
If such research truly existed thousands of years ago, the technological achievements of those thousands of years ago are different from the far-off Arcane Era. Only a few thousand years have passed, and the changes in world regulations are limited. Techniques from tens of thousands of years ago are another matter entirely.
Ron should not be disappointed by the knowledge he received from the Soulstone!
Why did Bernal only give it to him now? More than five months ago, when we first started researching the Shadow Transmission, Ron mentioned the topic of utilizing demonic energy many times.
After much deliberation, Ron arrived at the most likely answer from the characteristics of the Shadow Fax.
The Shadow Transmission technique primarily utilizes the stable field created by elemental entanglement from divinely bestowed magic…
It takes more than five months to fully understand and improve upon the knowledge bestowed by God, including some theological knowledge. Even the immortal lich Bernard took five months to develop it.
The significance of the Shadow Transmission lies in connecting the wisdom of all intelligent beings across the continent, a technology that slightly advances the self-development of the races of this world.
Bernal agreed to participate in the reinforcement and construction of Lingdi, which was only a small-scale strengthening of human power, but the technology for utilizing demonic energy was already a major advancement in the level of civilization.
What does energy mean for civilization?
Magic civilization can also be referred to as crystal civilization, and crystals are the current energy source!
Bernal's move to develop new energy technologies may have involved certain taboos, or it may simply have offended some of Bernal's own principles.
Bernal, being a lich, dared not or was unwilling to push civilization forward too much; he probably preferred to let the intelligent races do it themselves.
Thinking about this, Ron recalled the past, when he had asked Bernal before going to the Law Source Trial.
"Mr. Bernal, what are your thoughts on the undead scourges that have occurred throughout history?"
At the time, Ron wanted to use this to deduce Bernal's faction affiliation.
I vividly remember Bernal replying, "That was your own choice."
Yes! Necromancers are also human, but perhaps their ideologies and pursuits are different. The scale and impact of the undead calamity were far too profound. Before that, there were necromancy classes in magic academies, but since then, necromancy classes have been defined as evil arts that manipulate souls.
In most parts of the mainland, necromancers are defined as evil faction mages.
Techniques or methods, such as combat skills, are mostly the same in that extraordinary means are not inherently evil; whether they are evil or not depends mainly on how they are used. If learning necromancy itself leads people to evil, that is another matter. However, in Ron's knowledge, necromancy does not have the inherent function of leading people to evil.
In the eyes of the immortal liches, as long as it is the self-choice of the beings in this world, whether good or bad, the liches will not interfere much... that should be the principle.
The Demonic Transmission technology is at most beneficial to the self-development of living beings, while the readily available demonic energy conversion and utilization determines the direction of civilization's research on energy development, or at least the direction of development in a certain period and a certain part.
It must have been quite a feat for Lord Bernard to compel a lich to willingly trample on certain taboos or principles. There was another consideration: since arcane civilization had developed so deeply, the lich, considering the gods' perspective, was not inclined to actively push forward the development of civilization.
Having considered this, Ron felt he had figured it out. This was probably the most likely explanation. Other possibilities, such as Bernal acting on impulse or the Creator God's kindness in the past, were too numerous to consider, and thinking about them too much wouldn't be of much use.
Currently, Ron has a verifiable method: by viewing the knowledge content of the Soul Stone, Ron can deduce the technology that Bernal researched many years ago.
Vivian and Rita stood guard on either side of the lord's throne, while Ron channeled his consciousness into the Soul Stone. This research took another two days.
Two days later, Ron came to a conclusion: it must be a technological achievement from over a thousand years ago. Historical records from over a thousand years ago show that there were indeed Abyss invasions of a relatively small scale during those years.
A thousand years later, the laws have changed, and corresponding changes are needed. Alright... let's make these changes as they are. The rest can be left to our professional staff.
Ron sat up for the first time in two days.
"Someone come here!"
"Greetings, Your Lordship!"
"Send the stewards here once, and the next day, notify the two bishops and the major commanders to come again..."
Time passed little by little.
After the two meetings, Ron explained all the relevant matters following the changes in events.
The general old plan remains unchanged, with the addition of new plans.
The old plan, with the arrival of legendary envoys from various empires and kingdoms, not only brought the Shadow Transmission technology, but also the improved demon energy conversion technology of Sandy's territory.
The immortal lich had thoroughly researched the technology over a thousand years ago.
Who knows how long the lich Bernal and the other liches have been researching this, especially since Bernal himself already possesses abilities close to those of a god.
The powerful warriors who were still fighting in various places were shocked by the information shared by the demonic report.
The newly developed demon energy utilization technology is expected to completely replace magic crystals, and the magic crystal civilization may evolve into a magic energy civilization.
Following the old plan, a new plan had to be implemented, and the retreat operation of Sandy had to be brought forward.
Ron wouldn't be satisfied if he didn't make good use of Bernal's combat power, but Bernal and the Abyss powerhouses he might attract were too strong. After this battle, the analysis showed that they could only move away.
Hopefully, Sandy Territory will still have value to be returned to after World War I!
He had just given the witch a plan for dealing with an emergency retreat, but he didn't expect that it would be needed so soon. Helpless, Ron summoned the witch again and told her to put most of the construction aside for now and to simplify the key construction for the emergency retreat as much as possible, and to do it quickly!
Since Bernal had previously agreed to build and strengthen Sandy Territory, Ron would require Bernal to actually defend Sandy Territory at least once.
Since the plan was to abandon it and move to another location anyway, Ron gave the witch his latest instructions after their meeting:
First, increase the number of times the suicide squad participates. There is no limit to one legendary guardian; there should be at least three legendary guardians. Don't worry about the number of times the legendary guardians take action. Make every effort to ensure that no one actually dies and preserve the bodies of the warriors intact. Hopefully, the actual mortality rate will be less than one percent.
Second, the latest magical energy applications are being deployed in my territory, transforming all the abyssal energy of the demons right before their eyes, including demon weapons, demon corpses, and so on.
Third, for those who are Legendary or higher-ranking worshippers, please feel free to slaughter demons; there are no restrictions on their abilities.
Four……
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All the lord orders highlight the fact that the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it; hopefully Bernal can take care of a few of them this time.
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