Chapter 560: World Stone Research Base
After having breakfast with his family, Imrik teased his son and asked someone to find a long wooden sword as a toy. Then he came to a secret passage in the basement alone.
The complex certification process and the two sword-holding statues placed at the door showed that this seemingly inconspicuous stone door was not as simple as imagined. He cut his palm with a long sword, and Imric pressed his bloody limbs against the door.
After the blood test, there was another mental test.
The stone gate is opened by a brand-new statue. The miniature structure, which is only three meters high, is the trend of future wars. Productivity will be used as the standard to measure whether the war continues, rather than population.
But unfortunately, the craftsmanship of this structure is really responsible, and only a few of them are used as first-generation products for research.
When he walked into the bottomless tunnel, he first saw four identical forks in the road, three of which were dead ends. Even if the intruders broke through a large number of traps along the way, what greeted them in the end was just a series of traffic restrictions. Powerful magic iron lock.
There was no light along the way, except for the occasional flicker of runes in the tunnel, so one could only rely on external light sources to guide the direction, and Imric relied on dark vision to navigate here unimpeded.
After walking for a long time, about two hours, he finally arrived at his destination, a curved iron shell that seemed completely sealed, like an iron egg stuck between the mountains.
A magic suddenly appeared, and orange-yellow runes formed a hexagram pattern printed on the feet.
After briefly closing his eyes, he saw the target of his trip, the World Stone bound by six iron rings.
These iron rings of different sizes are separated by a certain distance, constantly rotating around the World Stone, and are firmly bound in mid-air. The bluish light illuminates the wide hollow, and the spiraling upward iron bridge allows people to see clearly the floating Every detail of the empty object.
"This is so beautiful..." Imrik raised his head, with only an extreme desire in his eyes. If he swallowed the World Stone, the path of the gods would unfold towards him. He would not be a god who relied on faith, but a true god. sense of immortal existence.
But the consequence is that the four gods will focus all their attention on Ulthuan, and Caledor or the world will face the greatest crisis in history... The
court mage Hadaris standing next to him bowed slightly and saluted, holding the cardboard in his hand. He still hasn't put it down. It seems that he is always standing on the iron bridge surrounding the World Stone to study.
"Prince, do you need to start the plan?"
The court mage's eyes were a little fanatical. The World Stone was a trump card for the prince to compete with Sotek.
If an irreversible accident occurs when the two merge, allowing the giant snake's consciousness to gain the upper hand, the layers of iron rings surrounding the World Stone will be lifted, and this huge power can be used to achieve the desired goal.
"No, this is just a last resort. In the current relatively clear situation, you just need to continue to study how to make the energy output of the World Stone more stable." Imrik lowered his eyes, afraid of being overwhelmed by this huge energy. Confused the mind.
The World Stone can be used in many ways, and the most useful one that comes to mind right now is as a sealing stone to close the two-pole portals and wipe the butt of the escaping Ancient Saint.
But this is probably just the crudest way. To release such an important item at once, and without knowing the probability of success, anyone would be hesitant to do it.
Using it as a basis to counter Sotek is only a backup plan, and now is not the time to make a decision.
The unconcealable disappointment appeared in the eyes of the court mage. It had nothing to do with loyalty. It was just the researcher's disappointment that the project could not be implemented.
In order to cover up this sense of loss, he could only say with a low expression,
"Do I need to explain to you the recent results?"
Seeing Hadaris's undisguised sense of loss, Imrik secretly judged in his heart that the two of them might be here. Staying for a lifetime, the last time I was put in Naggaroth, I had already taken a lot of risks, and the Tzeentch Order that Phyllis was investigating might be one of the hidden dangers.
"Let's talk about it. I hope you two can bring me some surprises, which will make it worthwhile for me to spend huge sums of money to build a research base in the mountains that is comparable to a military fortress." Hadaris cleared his throat, and the court mage Ta Ligen There was no one. The few people the guard occasionally saw were just illusions created by magic. He and his colleagues had been here for more than ten years.
This underground research base was excavated by manipulating a large number of magical equipment. The capital consumption was extremely exaggerated. It was built by Imrik at that time. Many Druzi slaves died during the period, and their bodies were all turned into ashes. in the foundation.
"Our current secondary project is the research on the Forgotten Blade. How to disintegrate the world's protective layer you mentioned may have some effect." "How is the progress?" The mage looked confused, but the prince did not pay attention to this
matter
. After setting the hard target, all the previous energy was focused on teleportation magic and the relics of the ancient saints. I just remembered this matter.
For an elf, ten years is just the end of a small project. It is too difficult to make breakthrough progress.
"Our research manpower is seriously insufficient. Even if Darrit and I compress the time, it is not easy to achieve deeper results than the Vaal Church." Yes, the court mage knows that the prince has no knowledge of the Vaal Church
. Trusting like a dragon, even though the high priest has provided countless support since he succeeded to the throne, the priest is rarely seen in the decision-making level. This is something that was difficult to see in the previous dragon court.
The high priest avoids politics, but the prince needs to respect the opinions of the church, instead of using it as a production factory like Imric.
No matter how to improve the treatment and promote the church's contribution to the kingdom, it is undeniable that the current status of Val Yucaledo has declined.
The two of them also had a monopoly on many technologies and did not fully share them with the church.
Imrik narrowed his eyes. It was not easy to coordinate a kingdom. All parties had their own interests and needs. In the past, the kingdom was small and could be united by ethnicity and tradition because of geography.
But as the number of things it has changed has increased, it has also changed many things. The church is undoubtedly eager for more novel and powerful technologies. The number of Skitarii has gradually increased over the years, but it has no regard for these soldiers who are directly subordinate to the high priest. Control.
The high priest bypassed the ban he issued because he could not bear the pain of eye-gouging for the children of Caledor, and used another method to strengthen the power of the church. The Church of Ardaeus is not a good person, and does not hesitate to extend its faith to humans. , to expand influence.
"Stop researching the Forgotten Blade and focus on the structure. I will go to Lustria to see if the Ancient Saint has any related toys. If they are suitable, I will send them here." Hadaris shrugged
. He said that there was no problem. Although a ruler with an increasingly controlling desire was not in line with Ulthuan's tradition, this method was undoubtedly more effective for future difficulties.
Even if there are some people with different intentions, as long as you control the core power, you will not be afraid of any risks.
"I will start the giant structure project again as soon as possible. If possible, please find a similar one in the hands of the dwarves, the Tomb Kings or the Cathays, so as to learn from it and study it." Imrik nodded and said it was okay
. If Arkhan is attracted to Kislev, the Holy Titan should also appear, and if the energy output is similar, it will be enough to form an unstoppable army.
When the prince was about to leave, the court mage seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said,
"As for Mr. Bérannar, Darrett and I have carefully read the draft of the framework of the principles of divine magic written by him before, and think it is very feasible. , he was able to build such a simple and efficient framework using a few simple magic models in just two years. It can be seen that he seems to be better at research than Tigris." "Explain your needs
. ."
"If possible, I hope you can invite Beranal to join our research team."
(End of chapter)