Chapter 178 Seven Star Temple
Chapter 178
Amidst the flashing red lights and blaring alarms, Lynn returned to her room.
Behind him, a graceful figure followed quietly.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes swept over the other person's face covered by a hood and mask, and a hint of meaning appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"This is not like Sonya..."
Lin En raised his finger slightly and gently pushed aside the hood and mask, revealing a stunningly beautiful face and a pair of deep purple eyes, as dazzling and mysterious as the stars in the night sky.
"As expected... Astrid, it's you."
He sighed slightly and gently lifted Astrid's fair chin with his fingers, trying to capture even the slightest fluctuation in her expression.
However, the latter just looked at him calmly, his eyes as indifferent as dead water, like an emotionless puppet.
Even if Lin En did anything to her at this moment, she would not resist at all.
"Times have changed... The once high and mighty 'Little Princess of the Crucible' has now become a communication tool used by others... What a pity, what a pity..."
There was a complex flash in the depths of Lin En's eyes, like disappointment and irony.
He did not feel sorry for Astrid's situation, but he felt sorry that he could no longer communicate with that once proud and lively soul.
If the real "Estri" still existed, what would her expression be like if she realized what she had become? anger? humiliation? Or is it unwillingness?
Only such real emotions can make Lin En truly experience the pleasure of revenge! However, what stood before him now was nothing more than an empty shell deprived of its own will.
Lynn withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and stopped looking at her. Instead, he walked to the side of the room and pondered possible actions tonight.
He had already experienced the entire process of "plundering the Goddess's faith" once and was not unfamiliar with the entire procedure.
All he needed to do was wait.
Once the news comes from "Qi", he will use Astrid as the connection center to open the channel and lead himself over.
Lin En tapped the table lightly, his eyes flickered, and he murmured in a low voice:
"Tonight...are the wizard army and the goddess army really going to go to war?"
He picked up the ice water on the table, took a sip, and thought about the changes in the situation.
"If I leave secretly at this time... I shouldn't be considered a deserter, right?"
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"If I can achieve something tonight, maybe I can really get a huge improvement..."
His gaze gradually calmed, but his thoughts unconsciously turned to the division of the wizard system.
"There are three stages for formal wizards: first-level wizard, second-level wizard, and third-level wizard."
“There is certainly a gap between them, but this improvement is not a qualitative change, but more of a gradual process.”
"If we want to make it concrete, we can measure it by the value of mental strength..."
"The spiritual power of a first-level wizard is approximately between 100 and 175 points."
"The starting spiritual power of a second-level wizard is 200 points, and the increase is only 25 points. The highest should be 275 points."
On the surface, the mental power of an early-stage second-level wizard is not much better than that of a peak-level first-level wizard.
But the reason why a level 2 wizard is stronger than a level 1 wizard is not just the increase in mental power, but the improvement in the level of witchcraft.
As the purity of mental power increases, the level of witchcraft that can be released will also increase, bringing about a real leap in combat power!
Lin En closed his eyes and immersed himself in thought. His consciousness was like a vast starry sky, and his mental power flowed through it like invisible smoke, slowly spreading within the spiritual realm.
The growth of a wizard, in the final analysis, is the control and sublimation of spiritual power.
When a wizard transforms from a third-level apprentice to a formal wizard, the life level undergoes a qualitative change and the species level also evolves. One of the most significant changes is the dramatic expansion of the spiritual realm!
But this expansion will only occur once at the time of breakthrough, and then the spiritual realm will be finalized and will not expand again during the formal wizard stage.
Unless you sublimate again and leap to the species level, such as the Morning Star level...
Otherwise, you will be limited to the size of your current spiritual realm.
In other words, the improvement of a wizard's realm is not achieved by expanding the spiritual realm, but by constantly compressing mental power within a given space to improve its quality! The growth of a formal wizard is like the repeated refining and sublimation of spiritual power. This process can be roughly divided into three stages: first-level wizard, gasification of spiritual power.
During this stage, mental strength is still relatively loose, like diffuse mist, which is easy to control but also very easy to lose.
Witchcraft in this state relies on the quantity of mental power rather than its quality, so the effects of spellcasting are relatively basic and their power is limited.
Level 2 wizard, liquefied mental power.
When a wizard enters the second level, his mental power begins to become more fluid, like liquid mercury, flowing in the spiritual realm.
The density of spiritual power after liquefaction is higher, and it can accommodate more spiritual power under the same volume of spiritual field.
This also explains why the total amount of mental power of a second-level wizard is greater than that of a first-level wizard, even if the size of the mental field has not changed.
Level 3 wizard, solidified mental power.
At this stage, the compression of mental power has reached its extreme, like a solidified crystal, extremely dense, tough and stable.
Solidified mental power can contain more powerful mental power than a second-level wizard within the same spiritual space.
This is the key to why a third-level wizard is far superior to a second-level wizard in terms of mental power! However, the growth of mental strength alone is not enough to bring about a leap in the wizard's combat power.
The core factor that truly determines a wizard's combat effectiveness is the improvement of his witchcraft level! The fundamental principle of witchcraft is to attract energy factors through mental power, guide the power of heaven and earth, use one's own mental power as a guide, leverage the huge power of laws, and thus unleash a powerful force far beyond one's own! If we look at it purely from a data model perspective, without taking into account elemental affinity, the bonus from magic items, etc.:
For level one witchcraft, the basic multiplier is doubled, which means 25 points of mental power are consumed and the witchcraft power explodes by 50 degrees.
For the second-level witchcraft, the basic multiplier is doubled, which means that 25 points of mental power are consumed and the witchcraft power explodes to more than 75 degrees.
For the third-level witchcraft, the basic multiplier is increased three times. Even if the mental energy consumed is the same, the power that bursts out is very different.
This means that the higher the level of witchcraft, the destructive power that can be caused by the same consumption of mental energy will increase exponentially! Lin En suddenly remembered the concept of "multiplication area calculation" in the game of his previous life.
In some games, damage calculation is not a simple addition, but a superposition of different multipliers. The witchcraft level is precisely this irreplaceable core multiplication area!
In other words, the amount of mental power determines the wizard's ability to sustain a sustained battle; and the level of witchcraft is the key to determining combat explosiveness!
Even though the increase in mental power between a second-level wizard and a first-level wizard is not that great, the increase in the level of witchcraft makes their attack power far greater than that of a first-level wizard! With the same mental energy consumption, a second-level wizard can exert stronger explosive power. This is the true meaning of the wizard's realm leap!
Lin En raised his hand, picked up the cup on the table, and drank the cold water in the cup. The cold touch slid down his throat into his stomach, making his mind clearer for a moment.
At this moment, a faint glow appeared on Astrid's body. The light was soft and mysterious, making her graceful figure look like a dream.
At the same time, behind her, a strange light gate slowly took shape. As the light flowed, its outline gradually became clearer, emitting heart-pounding fluctuations.
Qi, has arrived.
Lin En stared at the door of light, closed his eyes slightly, and slowly slid his fingertips across his chest. His mental power quietly seeped out and established a subtle communication with the maple tree in his body.
He was confirming the action plan for tonight, and at the same time, he was also making preparations for something unknown.
After a breath, he opened his eyes with a calm look, and stepped forward without hesitation. His figure appeared particularly determined in front of the deep light gate.
The next moment, the light gate shook slightly, and his figure was completely swallowed up.
Tick-tock, tick-tock…
Time passed slowly without anyone noticing, and the entire war fortress continued to operate as usual until a certain moment.
Boom!
The entire war fortress shook violently, the heavy defensive formation trembled slightly, and then, one loud alarm after another suddenly rang throughout the fortress! “Woo! Woo!”
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A shrill alarm pierced the sky, and the originally orderly war fortress suddenly fell into a tense state of combat readiness.
Total war mode, activated! In an instant, no matter it was the wizard apprentices in the fortress, the formal wizards, or even the high and mighty third-level wizards, all tensed up their nerves at this moment and quickly entered combat status! Boom! Outside, the gloomy sky became increasingly darker, with thick dark clouds rolling, as if a devastating storm was about to come.
The war fortress, this behemoth of steel and magic, completely awakened at this moment. Its internal operations accelerated, and the witchcraft circuits were fully activated, surging with a breath of destruction that was about to devour everything.
Not only that, near the 13th War Fortress, there were nine equally huge war fortresses that instantly entered a state of war, like ten sleeping behemoths being awakened at the same time, releasing a chilling sense of oppression.
In the air, wizards rushed past, their expressions serious and focused; wizard aircraft roared and circled, dense energy barriers flashed everywhere in the fortress, and everyone had entered the highest level of combat readiness!
At the same time, an emergency meeting was taking place in the core command hall of the war fortress.
All present were high-level wizards on the expedition front. They were either experienced strategic commanders or powerful war zone commanders.
Among them, the great wizard Yod and the great wizard Earl were prominently present, studying the battle situation in front of them with serious expressions.
While they are deducing the enemy's and our own situation and analyzing the possibility of war, they are also thinking about how to deal with all sudden situations.
However, just as this pre-war meeting was about to enter a crucial discussion.
Buzz! A spatial fluctuation suddenly spread out, and then a tall and majestic projection slowly emerged in the hall! “……!!”
In an instant, all the commanders' faces changed slightly. They stopped talking, lowered their heads, and their expressions became more solemn than ever before.
"Master Jigu!"
A series of low respectful greetings rang out almost at the same time.
In the projection, the figure gradually became clearer.
He was a middle-aged man with a gentle appearance, a casual mustache on the corner of his mouth, and eyes as sharp as a knife, yet revealing a somewhat puzzling smile.
He did not look like a high-ranking Morning Star Wizard. Instead, he looked more like a leisurely owner of a small shop, exuding some inexplicable friendly aura.
But all the wizards present understood that this affinity was only superficial.
This man is none other than the famous Level 4 Morning Star Wizard, Mechanical Puppet Wizard Angus, in the Mechanical City! At the same time, he was also the one who made a deal with the Spirit Eye Wizard and sent Lin En to this expedition world!
All the commanders held their breath and did not make the slightest sound.
They knew very well that the arrival of the Mechanical Puppet Wizard at the critical moment when the war was about to break out was not without purpose, and there must be extremely important information that needed to be conveyed.
Sure enough, the next moment, the mechanical wizard Angus narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a low and solemn tone: "In addition to Master Lingge, one of the Seven Stars, our detection device has also discovered that another legendary wizard has been quietly lurking in the dark."
He slowly swept his eyes over everyone present, then emphasized his tone and uttered a name that shocked all the commanders:
"Bede, one of the seven stars!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room suddenly fell into silence.
Immediately, sounds of people gasping for air were heard one after another, and the pupils of every commander shrank slightly, with expressions of incredible shock and fear on their faces.
One of the seven legendary wizards? !
Although they did not know the specific strength of the Seven Stars, they were certain that each of the Seven Stars was above a Level Three Great Wizard and second only to the Morning Star Wizard! If we add the seven-star artifact bestowed by the Goddess of the Magic Net, then each of the seven stars may have a combat power comparable to that of the Morning Star Wizard!
Now, there are actually two Seven Stars appearing on the battlefield at the same time? !
This is no longer an ordinary war, but a war that may completely change the situation of the plane expedition!
No wonder these experienced commanders gasped in unison.
However, the mechanical wizard Angus seemed to have anticipated their reaction.
He stroked his iconic mustache slowly, swept his sharp eyes among the crowd, and added calmly: "The seven-star artifact of the Goddess of the Magic Net, each of the seven-star mages has one."
"But that Mage Bede did not take his artifact with him."
As soon as the words came out, the tense atmosphere in the meeting room eased a little.
Without a divine weapon... it means that Bede's combat power will definitely not be able to truly enter the realm of Morning Star!
Although the fighting power of legendary wizards is unfathomable, their strength has not yet reached the realm of gods. They are generally still between the late stage of the third-level great wizard and the Morning Star wizard.
If Master Bed had not taken the artifact away, then no matter how powerful he was, he would still find it difficult to cross that chasm and would not be able to truly compete with the Morning Star Wizard.
After all, once you become a Morning Star Wizard, even in the civilization of gods, you have already stepped into the realm of gods! …………………………
At the same time, on the other side of this thrilling meeting, an illusory and mysterious space trembled slightly, and ripples appeared.
Lin En and Qi slowly stepped out of this distorted space.
At this moment, night had already enveloped the earth, however, the place where they landed was not as dark as the outside world.
This piece of heaven and earth is always shrouded in brilliant divine light and dreamy lights! Under their feet was a huge and magnificent top-level palace, which was emitting a sacred and mysterious light, like a divine fortress standing between dreams and reality.
Qi turned his head slightly, looked towards the magnificent and holy temple, and said in a deep voice:
"Ever since the arrival of the Demon Net Goddess, the Seven Stars have left the highest sacred mountain and built seven Seven Star Temples respectively..."
"And where we are now is one of the seven stars, the temple of Mage Bede!"
After the words fell, Lin En's eyes condensed slightly, and an indescribable wave surged in the depths of his heart.
(End of this chapter)
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