Chapter 492 343. Well done Teclis.
The twin moons shimmered in the night sky, as if staring at the edge of the night, anticipating possible bloodshed. Thick fog spread over the tavern and square, shrouding the entire scene in a mysterious and hazy atmosphere. The joyful atmosphere in the tavern was broken, and the elves obeyed Darkus's instructions and stopped what they were doing.
However, that's it. No attackers arrived. The fog was created by the elves. Darkus, who was standing at the door, looked back. Except for Franais, most of the warriors held weapons in their left hands. He shook his head helplessly. He knew that the warriors' right hands were injured just now, and he also Nothing was said about this, because what was going to happen next did not involve fighting in the first place. After all, this was not the first time he had experienced this kind of thing.
Darkus turned around again and pushed open the main door of the Forest House. His body fell into the fog, making his figure blurry, as if he had become part of the fog and merged with the environment. The elves following him walked out of the door and entered the mist one after another. In the mist, the figures of the elves gradually moved away, as if they had entered another world.
Hexi is the wind of enlightenment, dispelling the distracting fog in daily life, allowing people to focus on more important things. Hexi is the wind of purification, blowing away the corruption in the soul and burning out the chaos. No demon can resist its power. At the same time, Hexi is also the wind of healing, which can repair, protect, and preserve.
But the wind of Hexi is also difficult to understand. This white magical wind is difficult to observe and capture. When the caster tries to guide it, it will become difficult to capture. When the caster operates this white wind, It is necessary to enter a calm state of mind and ignore distractions and distractions.
Heshe is the lightest of the magical winds, floating high in the air, drifting from the north and south poles through portals throughout the old world, as far away as Arabi and Nehekhara, and finally making her home in the scorching desert. The priests of ancient Nehekhara discovered that the winds of magic were concentrated around certain geometric shapes, and inspired by the gods of Nehekhara, they built pyramids and obelisks to capture them.
The third dean of the Academy of Light went to Arabi and Nehekhara before becoming the dean, but unlike those necromancers who went to study necromancy for further study, he learned about the ancient Nehekhara people there. How to gather and control large amounts of Hexi wind through architecture. After returning to Altdorf, he referred to the architecture of Nehekhara and built the pyramid in Altdorf, where the winds of Heshe rarely blew, and there were only gray skies and thick fog, making it easier for students to learn the winds of Heshe.
The building complex of the Academy of Light is one of the most unique buildings in the empire. The sphinx, obelisk and emblem runes on the inner city wall make people feel that part of ancient Khemri was transported to Altdorf. The three huge of pyramids stand in the city, two of which are visible to the naked eye and are carved from magically reinforced alabaster.
The walls of the other pyramid are made of the wind of Hexi. There are very powerful beings below the pyramid. For example, the two-headed chaos dragon Balderos twisted into by "Splitwing" Splinterwin was suppressed. After Splinterwen mutated, Teclis could not find a way to effectively kill him, so he could only temporarily seal it. If something went wrong with the ritual of strengthening the wall, it would mean disaster for the academy, Altdorf, and even the entire empire.
This is indeed the case. In 2507 of the Imperial Calendar, a light mage discovered that Egrim van Hosman secretly worshiped Tzeentch. After being exposed, he caused great damage to the Academy of Light and Altdorf. Finally, he rode Baldros and flew towards the Chaos Wasteland in the north.
However, these things are too far away for Dacus. They will only happen hundreds of years later, and it is hard to say whether they can happen again due to his existence. After all, the original Leonardo did not disappear. Altdorf University was not destroyed during this period.
Now Darkus is standing in the main position of the pyramid built hundreds of years later with the wind of Hexi. It is also very simple to build the pyramid here, because part of the pyramid built by the wind of Hexi is from What is reflected from below, the underground constructs the above ground. Otherwise, no matter how magical the so-called pyramids and obelisks are, they will not be able to create a pyramid in Altdorf, which is filled with fog and gray skies.
The pool was large enough for all the elves to enter. Even the statue was placed in the pool. Darkus was ready to find an opportunity to bring the big guy back to Nagaros, but he was not prepared to bring the statue back to Naga. Ross. Colonia had figured out the inner logic of the statues, just like those of the pyramids and obelisks. He doesn't want that big guy to move around in Naggaroth. It's not a suitable sparring partner. Maybe Malekith's black tower will be destroyed, so why not look for trouble? There aren't enough troubles. right.
After seeing that the elves were ready, Kukulkan, the spirit of Taibok who was flying in the air and fluttering his wings, looked at Darkus with wise eyes. After seeing Darkus nodded in confirmation, it spat out the snake letter and became powerful again. It flapped its wings, and the water in the pool was blown by the wind, causing ripples. The water flow undulated and the waves were rough. The figures of the elves are looming in the reflection of the pool water and the mist, dancing like phantoms.
The water in the pool is blown by the wind, forming a beautiful mist, just like a dream. The water in the pool shimmered like crystal, and Kukulkan's figure was reflected in the water, forming a mysterious and beautiful reflection. The water in the pool gradually separated, forming a clear and translucent channel made of water. The elves followed Kukulkan's lead, passed through the water curtain, and disappeared on the other side of the pool, disappearing into the physical world.
There are many ways to enter another world, and Darkus chose the simplest way. Kukulkan woke up from his slumber after arriving at the Forest House. He guessed that Kukulkan should have some connection with the pool, and the pool in turn had some connection with the ancient saint Tepok, just like the Tepok mirror pool at the northernmost point of the Lustria continent, and the result was as he judged. , the mirror pool in Lustria is fake, but the mirror pool located at the intersection of the six spiritual veins of Elsin Alvin is real.
If there is no Kukulkan, perhaps we have to use another method, such as Teclis' brute force cracking, which requires strong magical strength and related understanding. This kind of strength is what Asanok and Li did before the Battle of Revenge. What Andra didn't have, they only knew that this place was important, it was the intersection of Ersin Alvin's six spiritual veins, but there was no way to enter the pool.
Above and around him was a ceiling and stone walls, just like what Darkus had seen in the passage connecting the physical world to Isil, and the floor stretched into the distance, hazy with the dazzling light. Amidst the two completely different reactions of the elves, which were surprise and surprise, he walked forward. Finally, a base lifted up under his feet, revealing a short staircase. On the opposite side of the staircase was a magical field.
A void, an endless expanse of light, like an ocean of light with no substance or visible end. It's as if this is a microcosm of a world that its sole inhabitants built long ago and imbued with powerful magical power. There is a door standing on the shore on the other side of the Sea of Light, as if entering the door will do something like that.
Darkus did not go straight up the steps with a tiger's chirp, but transformed into a monkey, a monkey fishing for the moon in the water. He squatted down on the shore and infiltrated his hands into the light. He knew that this was the wind of Hexi. He felt the Haixi Wind, which was almost viscous to the point of solidity, with his hands. The Haixi Wind did not give him a real touch, but instead gave him a stinging warmth. Even though his eyes were used to the continuous strong light, they still felt it. Still stinging from the glare.
"Amazing, so amazing..." Drusala, who was standing next to Darkus, sighed. She kept looking around when Darkus was fishing for the moon. After a moment, she continued, "If If you are right, this should be the lowest point, but it is also the highest point. I can feel the wind of Haixi constantly seeping in from above, and the wind of Haixi here is also constantly penetrating upwards."
"I think the same pyramid should be built on it, like the one we saw in Lustria, to ensure that the world we are in has a gathering place." Colonia raised his hand, Hexi's Wind Wrapped around her fingertips, after a moment, the wind of Haixi turned into two pyramids and turned into an equilateral triangle, which looked like a reflection in the water.
"Does that mean we are at the bottom now? If we go all the way down, are we actually all the way up?" Maranur, who also followed, seemed to understand after seeing the equilateral triangle in Asanok's hand. What, he tried to ask.
Colonia nodded in response. Strictly speaking, what her brother said is not accurate. They are still outside and have not really entered the top yet. Only entering the door on the opposite side can truly enter the top, but this unimportant.
Just as the elves were talking, Kukulkan had already appeared on the other side of the Sea of Light. The reason why it could pass through was because it was blessed by Tebok. The elves definitely couldn't do this and had to find another way. .
Gilead felt that his thoughts were being guided, his will and imagination were being guided unconsciously, and his will was focused on the blowing wind of Hexi, just like light passing through a lens, the wind of Hexi was passing by. His thoughts took on new shapes. He was a warrior. He had never learned magic. He knew he was being guided.
Imagination was bursting and gathering in Gilead's mind. He could feel the scene in front of him changing. The visible winds of Hexi gradually condensed and rose like islands. His will echoed in the ocean below, and glowing rocks rose to meet him. In his mind he walked up the steps to the steps and from the steps to the rocks, imagining the rocks beneath his feet floating.
The rocks snaked down to the lowest point seen in Gilead, which was also the highest point. He could feel that his body was soaked with light, and he could feel the wind of Haixi seeping into his body along his pores. It was a warm feeling, just like his mother's arms when he was a child, and the wind of Haixi flowed from him. The warmth poured into his eyes, and he burst into tears when he felt the warmth.
As the rock floated, Gilead's hazy eyes saw the top of the pyramid, part of the pyramid's ornate stone carvings forming a wall with a single portal bearing intricate and obscure patterns he had never seen before. After all, when he reached out and touched the door, his hand was already on the door, and he could feel that the door was also warm.
Gilead looked up and saw nothing on the top of the door. If he was lucky enough to come after 2310 in the Imperial Calendar, he might be able to see Lilith and a new moon, as well as the family crest that he was very familiar with. After all, Maleki Si and Balsana are cousins.
At this time, the door was opened. Gilead saw clearly that the wall was not a wall at all, but a waterfall flowing with silvery white light on the edge. As the door opened, the almost-transparent pyramid took on a variety of colors, a chorus of light that dazzled him even as a warrior, and white flames rippled along the grooves carved into the floor, as if this place Filled with magic, unable to be trapped in folded space, forced to flow freely.
In the center of the door is a square column structure made of polished marble with gray and pink stripes. Around this structure are built a dozen shrine-like compartments, each with a base like an altar. But there are no so-called artifacts placed on it, and there are no statues of ancient saints.
Darkus, who had already entered the door, looked at the empty bases. He knew that there would be many artifacts placed there in the future, such as swords that could kill an army single-handedly, masks that could expand the mind and see other people's souls. . Various so-called holy objects and artifacts are kept here, including the Grimoire of Necromancy, the Book of Nagash and other evil things. Even Baldros is here, but it should be further down.
After passing through the marble pillars of the square column structure, Darkus walked behind Kukulkan. Seeing that he came here is no different from the continent of Lustria. This pyramid that exists in the folded space is no different from the continent of Lustria. The pyramids he has entered are exactly the same. The strange thing is that the space inside the pyramid is not complicated. There are no complicated passages and halls. There is no mural and there is only one passage that cannot provide information, pointing to one place, the end of the pyramid.
After a while, Darkus finally came to the bottom of the pyramid, which is the edge closest to the physical world. There is no light from lights here, and there is no need for lights in a place filled with sea breeze, bright sea breeze. Can illuminate everything and dispel all darkness.
There is no magical world-shaping engine placed in the center of the huge hall, and there is no need for something that can change the rules of physics in this folded space. There's no Shaper Engine, but there's some other magic.
"It seems that my guess is correct." Darkus muttered and took out the pipe in his arms. The tobacco ignited with the sound of Drusala. He didn't know why he was like this. A habit of lighting tobacco after getting trophies or harvesting, as if to savor it slowly?
Darkos' guess in the secret room under the Lauren Loren stone circle was correct. A celestial hurricane instrument was placed there impressively. However, the celestial hurricane instrument in front of him was different from the one in the stone circle. The matching star stone was intact. Hover where it should appear. This also explained his confusion in the stone ring. At that time, he was curious about how the human mage activated it. Is there a matching star stone? The result is really true. If it is correct, it should be able to be activated directly, and it is very powerful. In other words... the Celestial Hurricane Instrument is not an invention of the Imperial Academy of Heaven, but a gift, a gift from the ancient saint, which came to Teclis After Aldour discovered this place, the celestial hurricane meter was moved up.
However, Darkus did not find any matching slate, which means that one of the celestial hurricane instruments in Paradise Academy is real, and the subsequent ones are all poor imitations. They look like the same thing, but they fully function. There is no corresponding effect.
"How?" Darkus, who was spitting out smoke, pointed at the celestial hurricane instrument and turned to Beloda, who was approaching, and asked with a smile.
Belloda did not respond directly to Darkus. She knew that Darkus was not asking her about the celestial hurricane instrument. After all, she had also seen that instrument left in the storm area when she was in Lauren Loren. The Celestial Cyclone used by her friend Kaia in Theathilta. She knew that what Darkus was talking about was something else. She had chatted with him privately more than once. Darkus described his vision for the future. Darkus wanted her to finish Ersin Al. After Wen's trip, he returned to the Lustria continent.
Only this time he is not in the Twilight Fortress, and is located in Chapeiuto in the north. Beloda will stay there to expand the Storm Weaver Order and continue to shoulder the responsibility of dispelling the chaotic storm from the Antarctic. In addition, he is also responsible for supervising the construction and design of the Matheran Temple, the largest Matheran temple in the world. When she thought about this, she felt... It was quite ironic. The largest Maltheran Temple was not in the Drift Islands of Ulthuan, the Kingdom of Cosquei, or a city in Naggaroth, but in Lustria. mainland.
While Belloda was thinking, she could already feel the glaring gazes of the Druchi. She glanced at Franais, who was standing next to her. At this time, Franais looked at her with only indifference and indifference. Calmly, just when she was about to say something, Darkus interrupted her.
"Take this celestial hurricane instrument back. The Triceratops in the zoo can help us solve the problem of carrying it. I decided to place this celestial hurricane instrument on the top of the future Marcelan Temple. It will not only serve as a symbol and weapon, but also Can perform daily tasks such as astrology."
In addition to the newly joined Gilead and Fiswell, who were very confused, there was also the maid Enil who followed. She came mainly to see what the Forest House was guarding. , she didn't care about the rest. Instead, she wished she could return to Lauren Loren after this place became useless, and return to her relatives and dependents, instead of having to deal with those monkeys all day long.
The other elves had no objections to Darkus's decision, especially the Druchi. As Darkus repeatedly emphasized, it is enough to have Ashriel to support Nagaros, but why not? Do you want those lizardmen in the jungle to come out to help? That's nothing. King's Landing in Ulthuan is always an internal matter among the elves, so the Witch King didn't say anything, right?
Amidst the echoes of the Druchi, Darkos thought of something else, maybe? You can take out the star stones from this celestial hurricane meter and send them to Lauren Loren. There are plenty of them. They are in the hands of the second-generation Slann magic priest Shakespati who is currently guarding Chapeiuto at the Star Pyramid in the West. Isn’t there a matching set? It’s really impossible to equip Master Xia with an ancient triceratops, just like Master Ma’s ancient triceratops Zerage. Put this celestial hurricane meter on the combat platform. During the battle, Master Xia will Sparks crackled with lightning.
But it doesn’t matter. Although Altdorf’s folding space does not have a matching stone plate, Lauren Loren’s stone ring does. The presence of a stone plate means that the lizard people have regained the ability to make a celestial hurricane device. They will just make another one when the time comes. , anyway, this thing is war equipment, and it is not the only thing that is a rare limited edition.
While thinking, Darkus came to the side of the celestial hurricane meter. On the other side was something he had seen but not seen before. It looked like a transmitter. He circled the transmitter and looked carefully. After a while he understood why he felt this way, because this was the magical war machine on the Imperial float.
The Light Magic Vehicle is a complex large-scale magical war machine created by the wizards of the Academy of Light. It is composed of magic mirrors and ether lenses arranged and combined, like a huge and magical telescope installed on a huge wheeled platform. These mysterious weapons are equipped with two assistants. They are students of the Grand Tutor of Guangming Academy and are good at playing with precision instruments.
While focusing the lens, turning the prism, and wiping the mirror surface, the assistants chanted the incantation of the wind of Hexi one after another. When the chanting is long and loud enough, the magic ball at the core of the machine will emit intense light, until this magical optical weapon emits a dazzling white light. The light of the soul fire is so intense and indestructible that everything in front of it is reduced to ashes.
In addition, the activated magical war machine will also create an aurora barrier to protect itself and surrounding Imperial forces. Soldiers fighting alongside the Light Demon Rider will often find that arrows fired at them will turn into harmless points of light. Or the oncoming blade was deflected by a strange force, all thanks to the powerful power of the magical war machine. It is precisely because of its powerful power that the Light Demonic Vehicle is usually kept deep in the academy and carefully guarded. Its operators are also strictly selected and trained. Otherwise, improper operation and failed spells will cause more terrible consequences.
The magical war machines ridden by the Light Demon have typical human styles and elements, such as snakes related to light magic, the obligatory skulls and other random decorations. And what Darkus sees in front of him is not that messy, but more of the elements of the lizard man. The four lenses in front are wrapped in thick metal, and there are egg-sized rubies on the top, bottom, left and right. There are square lenses below these four lenses. The square beam is in the style of a lizard man. Behind the four lenses, there are three lenses that are arranged and gradually magnified. What is interesting is that the edges of these three lenses decorated with emeralds and rubies are like gears. I don’t know what will happen when it is started. No rotation will actually occur.
The thing behind the three lenses is weird. In a vertical metal frame, a star stone as big as a football is suspended inside. There is also a secondary star stone suspended in the vertical structure behind, like Just like those halberds of the gods.
Darkus walked around the war machine but couldn't find the matching stone slab. Then he walked further away. There were some instruments he had seen in the Obion Lead Fort. The presence of a stone slab was felt next to the instrument. However, these instruments are different from biological instruments like the Obion Lead Fort. They are more like physics-related instruments. After all, the shape of the instruments is too special, just like those CNC lathe instruments in modern factories.
There were three sets of slates piled next to the instrument. Darkus picked up the slate closest to him and took a look. After looking at it for a while, a big question appeared in his mind, because the content on the slate, if he read it correctly, , actually related to gunpowder? Logically speaking, something related to chemistry like gunpowder should be very common, but when it appears here, it is a little bit weird.
It is said that Leonardo, who mastered advanced alchemy, created a special powder in a bronze ball, which is black gunpowder, but this black powder was combined with magic. The method of use is also very simple. There is no need to ignite it, just expose the powder to the air. For example, if the powder is placed in a fragile container and is thrown, the container will break at the moment of impact, and the powder will explode the moment it comes into contact with the air.
However, this rumor should probably be questioned. Maybe Leonardo invented the powder, or maybe he didn't, just like other people's inventions became his after being spread. The first people in this world to use black powder were not the dwarves, the Cathays, nor the dwarves, but the Sky Titans. Well, the Titans... the things they used were no longer guns or cannons, but the matching iron cannons that could be held in your hands. . The Sky Titan walked in the world before it was eaten by the ogres. There is no reason for the Old Saint not to notice such a big thing, and the same is true for the iron cannon in his hand. Perhaps the black gunpowder used by the Titan gave the Old Saint inspiration. .
The instrument next to Darkus was like a fully automatic black box, specially designed for producing powdered gunpowder, but he really couldn't imagine the use of this gunpowder. He couldn't understand why the ancient saint designed this thing. As a grenade? Grenadier? Aerial bomb? Or was it the bomb dropped by the pterosaur rider? The problem is that the Lizardmen's stone bullets are related to magic. There doesn't seem to be any conflict? This seems to make sense.
But another question appeared in Darkus' mind. After Teclis discovered this place, why didn't humans popularize this kind of powdered gunpowder? Even without technology, there was a black box instrument in front of him. It can be used without thinking. Has anyone been here during the break with Tigris?
Or... Teclis saved a hand. After discovering the evil behind this thing, he brought the black box and the matching stone slab back to Ulthuan, sealed them in the White Tower of Hoth, and left a simplified version for humans. Perhaps there was no trace left at all, and the powder invented by Leonardo bore some resemblance to it. Logically speaking, this seems to make sense, just like Teclis helped the empire build a magic academy system, but he would not sell elven war horses, and the elves have a different view of gunpowder... Speaking of Teclis's character Can do such a thing.
After Darkus put down the slate about the powder, he picked up the slate next to the instrument in the middle and looked at it. It didn't matter. After seeing it, he called him a good guy.
It is said that Leonardo, who mastered advanced alchemy, invented... In short, he can put all kinds of weird things on him. It is said that the elven spellcasters have a powerful stone in their hands. It is said that... there is no rumor, that is.
The winds of magic can solidify into solid objects, just like the green warpstone. Runes are the most important skill of dwarves, but elves also have them. But after the elves took out another thing, the dwarf couldn't deal with it. This thing was the energy stone.
When magic is compressed to the extreme, it will turn into gems. The styles of these gems change according to the compressed magic wind. There is no doubt that the gems compressed by the wind of Aksha of the flame system are red, and the gems compressed by the wind of life system Ji Lun What is compressed by the wind must be green. And these colorful energy stones also have corresponding names. The True Sapphire corresponds to the wind of Aegir, the terminal stone corresponds to the wind of Shasu, the netherworld amber corresponds to the wind of Gur, the lumen stone corresponds to the wind of Hexi, and the flaming ruby corresponds to the wind of Hexi. The wind of Aksha and the gold stone correspond to the wind of Qianmen, the tears of crystal correspond to the wind of Urku, and the stone of life corresponds to the wind of Ji Lun.
Energy stones are usually auxiliary tools used by spellcasters to cast spells, just like fire spellcasters need to use them when sailing on the sea. As we all know, except for igniting devices and weapons, there is no fire on the sea, and there is no wind of Aksha. The wind on the sea gives the wind of Agil and Urqu, and the life below the sea gives the wind of Guilun.
In addition to being used by spellcasters, Asur will use energy stones to maintain the ritual of the maelstrom. Energy stones are also used when maintaining the guide stones. Similarly, elves will also embed this energy stone in weapons and armor. When the Empire's Magic Academy was established, Teclis created a powerful arcane orb, which is a large energy stone to help human mages learn a single color. of magic.
After Teclis left Altdorf, the mages of the Imperial Academy of Magic tried to copy the Mystic Orb, but undoubtedly failed. Since then, the Mystic Orb has been locked in a relatively safe treasury by each academy. But humans, their characteristics are there. The third president of the Golden Academy finally developed a metal-based energy stone, which was used for experiments and fuel. Among other things, the Dean boasted that the golden stones might have unproven properties, such as making objects never rust, or transforming base materials into gold.
This has aroused doubts from other colleges. Although it is more stable than the dimension stone, it is less powerful and more fragile, and the energy will be exhausted quickly. As time goes by, other colleges have gradually mastered the relevant manufacturing methods. However, this kind of stone cannot be made casually. A supporting laboratory needs to be established on the spiritual vein node. Fortunately, Altdorf has six The hub of the spiritual vein node. In the following years, these stones replaced the irreplaceable arcane balls and became the fuel source for giant magical war machines. However, this stone is not an energy stone, nor is it a powerful arcane ball. It is just energy. A stone-level existence.
The black box instrument in front of Darkus can create the Mystic Ball. After he understood it, his eyes shone with an unusual light. In his opinion, the upgraded version of the energy stone, which is the Mystic Ball, is very useful. , very useful, after all, there are countless star stones.
Just as Darkus was looking at the slate in his hand, Ren came to a wall and stopped to observe. He could feel that there was a secret room behind the wall. Not only him, but Kukulkan who was flying around in the pyramid just now came to his side and looked at the wall.
(End of chapter)