Chapter 1089: Large Order
In fact, mageweaths were just application of rules, which essentially was not too different from magic. Hence, as long as one mastered the Laws, it would be tantamount to mastering the foundation of mageweaths. The difficulty of deciphering the mageweaths would be greatly reduced too.
However, Lin Li couldn’t help but be astonished after conducting that in-depth study. In his opinion, the mageweath array of the core was already near the level of the Divine Smith as it was definitely one of the most complex mageweath arrays he had ever seen. He even wondered how the Immortal King had laid out such a magic array. Based on his estimation, at least 10 Gurus of Inscription would have to partic.i.p.ate to set up such a huge and complex mageweath array.
Lin Li was still quite aware of how to correctly crack the mageweath array. It was not absolutely impossible, but it would at least take a considerable amount of effort for him to study it. Cracking the mageweath array was far more difficult than advancing to the Sanctuary-realm from the Legendary-realm.
Besides, Lin Li believed that even if he really cracked the mageweath array, it was almost impossible to rearrange it. Fortunately, there hadn’t been major problems with the mageweath array for numerous years. Even if Lin Li wanted to add a secondary power source, he didn’t have to go to great lengths to change it.
After carefully studying the core mageweath array, Lin Li left the central control room, and went outside to look for Basel and the other inscribers who were his subordinate because even though he didn’t have to make major changes to the core mageweath array, Lin Li knew that he would not be able to complete the job alone.
After giving them a brief explanation of his plan, Lin Li took Basel and the other inscribers straight to the core control room of the Sky Castle, which was the most important. Actually, it was just an extremely large hall, in which there was the most important core control center.
When they saw the core mageweath array, Basel and the other inscribers were dumbfounded. They had never seen such a complex mageweath array in their lives. It was not just a conventional flat mageweath. Instead, it was three-dimensional, and the mageweath arrays intertwined messily.
Even Basel, a Master of Inscription, couldn’t help but feel dizzy when he saw the complex array of mageweaths, let alone the others. A few inscribers who were less competent even turned pale after looking at the mageweath array for a few seconds. Their bodies swayed as if they were drunk.
“President Felic, could it be that we have to modify this mageweath array next?” Basel asked in disbelief. He even had a vague feeling in his heart as if modifying the complicated mageweath array in front of him was like a mortal trying to step into the realm of the G.o.ds.
“No, it’s not considered a modification. I just want to add some things.” Lin Li could tell that the crowd had already begun feeling afraid; hence, he answered them in a relaxed tone.
However, his tone barely had any effect on the crowd, and Basel couldn’t help but purse his lips as he looked at the extremely complex mageweath array while thinking to himself, This thing is already so complicated. What else can be added to it!?
“Okay, stop looking at the mageweath array and listen to me.” After seeing their reactions, Lin Li shook his head slightly, and beckoned everyone to go to him. He continued, “This mageweath array might be very complex, and may even be close to the legendary Divine Smith level. However, regardless of what mageweath it is, it has to follow the basic laws of mageweaths. With your foundation, I believe that all of you have a fair grasp of the basic laws of mageweaths. You guys are just being frightened by the complexity of this mageweath array. In fact, as long as you apply all your knowledge, you will realize that it’s not that hard to decipher this mageweath array.”
Of course, being able to decipher it did not mean that they could have the ability to set it up themselves. It was just like how it wouldn’t be hard to read a famous piece of writing, but it wasn’t necessarily possible to write something of equal standard just by virtue of being literate. However, Lin Li was certain that they would be able to advance greatly in the field of inscription as long as they could understand the mageweath array.
Seeing the timidity in the eyes of everyone fading a little, Lin Li then began to talk about his plan to add secondary power to this power source. Lin Li’s plan was not directly targeted at the core mageweath array, and he wanted to design another mageweath array for the secondary power source instead. He would then connect the two mageweath arrays through a mana circuit.
The advantage of doing this was that the core mageweath array would at least be altered, and thus his workload would be reduced greatly. It was also much safer. Of course, there were advantages and disadvantages. The addition of a secondary power source would allow it to share a portion of the mana requirement for the Sky Castle. It wouldn’t have to join the operation directly.
However, Lin Li did not need a permanent secondary power source, as it was only a temporary measure for adapting to the current situation. As long as the power source of the Sky Castle was restored to its prime, the secondary power source would naturally be of little use.
Lin Li chose to use the magical crystal that he had obtained after killing the Golden Behemoth in the Meditation Land. The Golden Behemoth itself was a more powerful prehistoric magical beast compared to the ancient wyrms. With it having survived in Geresco’s Meditation Land for such a long period of time, the amount of mana in that magical crystal was definitely ma.s.sive. Purely in terms of the amount of mana, the magical crystal of the Golden Behemoth was even stronger than that of the ancient Flame Dragon that was used in the Eternal Furnace.
However, purely using the Golden Behemoth’s magical crystal as the secondary power source was still somewhat insufficient to meet the ma.s.sive demand for mana in the Sky Castle. Besides, Lin Li did not want the Golden Behemoth’s magical crystal to be damaged because of that. After all, it was also a rather precious Sanctuary-level magical crystal.
Therefore, in addition to the Golden Behemoth’s Sanctuary-level magical crystal, Lin Li took out 12 peak Legendary-level magical crystals, which Lin Li had a rich supply of. Back when he was in the Throne of Darkness, he had acc.u.mulated quite a few Legendary magical crystals. Besides, he had also gained many items during various adventures.
Lin Li arranged the magical crystal of the Golden Behemoth and the 12 peak-level Legendary magical crystals to form a secondary power source. That principle was actually similar to adding a secondary power source to the Sky Castle’s power source, with the 12 Legendary magical crystals as the secondary power source.
The mageweath array of the secondary power source was not too difficult of a problem for Lin Li. The difficulty lay in connecting the secondary power source to the mageweath array of the main power source. Although Lin Li made it sound easy, it was just to rea.s.sure the others. In fact, the difficulty was on par with the peak of the Guru-level.
Besides, in addition to connecting the two mageweath arrays, Lin Li also had to sort out and adjust the mana circuit of the entire mageweath array. The power source was providing power in the entire Sky Castle, and Lin Li had to sort out the power system of the entire Sky Castle in addition to the core control center. That was quite a large project; fortunately, Lin Li had subordinates who were inscribers. Otherwise, he would probably take a long time to complete it.
While others repaired the damage done to the Sky Castle, Lin Li led Basel and the numerous inscribers to start modifying the power system of the Sky Castle. Even though Lin Li the Guru of Inscription, Basel, and other inscribers were in charge, it took them more than a month to finally complete the transformation of the entire Sky Castle’s power system.
Of course, the gains Lin Li had made from this were also ma.s.sive. Although he had merely added a secondary power source and adjusted the power system, there was instantly a ma.s.sive increase in the power of the Sky Castle. Perhaps there was still a certain difference between the current Sky Castle and what it had been during its prime, but Lin Li had still made major changes to it.
Moreover, with the secondary power source to share the pressure, the magical crystal that was the main power source would also gradually recover. Reaching the peak again was only a matter of time.
Simply put, the more powerful the Sky Castle became, the faster they would be able to fly, and the higher their defensive ability would become. Besides, it would also become easier to travel through s.p.a.ce. If Lin Li had used the Sky Castle in its current condition at Cage Island back then, he wouldn’t have had to go to such great lengths just to summon it.
Moreover, the changes brought about by the incredible power was far beyond that. For example, after gaining a sufficient supply of mana, the 36 Magic Towers of the Sky Castle could finally exert their full power. At this moment, if the Sky Castle were to launch a full-swing attack on the dragon corpse again, it would really blast the dragon corpse directly back to the bottom of the sea.
In addition to the change in power, Lin Li, Basel, and the other inscribers also had a huge gain in the field of inscription. After the month or so of transforming the system, they could clearly feel themselves improving by leaps and bounds in the field of inscription. Perhaps the Tower of Dusk would have a large number of genuine Masters of Inscription in a short period of time.
After the transformation of the power system of the Sky Castle was done, the repairs of the Sky Castle also gradually drew to a close. Of course, it was merely removing damage. Transforming the Sky Castle into the Sky Garden was not that simple. Lin Li also did not have enough materials to support the large-scale transformation of the Sky Castle for the time being.
After testing the results of the transformed power system of the Sky Castle, Lin Li began to ponder the next goal of transformation, which was the Sky Castle’s attack systems. Stronger power meant a faster speed and higher defense, but that was not enough to satisfy Lin Li. He didn’t want to control the Sky Castle, and slip into a pa.s.sive state of only being able to run or get beaten. A powerful offensive system was absolutely indispensable for the Sky Castle.
The Sky Castle’s striking power was already considered impressive in the eyes of the general public as it could even severely wound the terrifying ancient dragon corpse. However, Lin Li knew very well in his heart that the power of the Sky Castle was definitely insufficient for the situation that he would have to face in the future.
In fact, Lin Li had read from some of the information about the Sky Castle that the offensive power of the former Sky Castle had not been that weak. Apart from the Conquering Mageweath and the 36 Magic Towers, it also had had countless powerful magic weapons, as well as a large number of Attacking Mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays.
However, the Sky Castle now seemed to have been robbed by thieves as it barely had any powerful magic weapons left, and a large number of key materials was missing from the Attacking Mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays. In fact, Lin Li also wanted to obtain it. Osric was probably the only one who could achieve that.
Lin Li also remembered that when he was in Osric’s mausoleum, he had once faced a wall full of Magical Crystal Cannons, which probably amounted to a sum of thousands. Those Magical Crystal Cannons were much stronger than those created by the Dwarf Kingdom now. However, in order to enter the mausoleum back then, Lin Li and Andoine had had no choice but to destroy the Magical Crystal Cannons.
The Magical Crystal Cannons were just an example. There had to have been more items or materials from the Sky Castle in Osric’s mausoleum. However, they had been used elsewhere by Osric. At the thought of that, Lin Li developed an idea—he would empty out Osric’s mausoleum when he had the time to visit again. He reckoned that the materials required for the modification of the Sky Castle would definitely be replenished greatly that way.
However, Lin Li did not intend to go to Osric’s mausoleum again for the time being, and he felt that finding a way to increase the attacking power of the Sky Castle was the most important thing. There were some things that were difficult to restore, but there were some things that could be satisfied with the current strength of the Tower of Dusk, such as the Magical Crystal Cannons.
Hence, Lin Li allowed Gavin to take charge of placing another large order for Magical Crystal Cannons with the Dwarf Kingdom, which would be used to supplement the attack power of the Sky Castle. In addition to the Magical Crystal Cannons, Lin Li also thought of a powerful weapon called the Sky-breaker which existed at the end of the Dark Age. Rumor had it that it was so powerful that it could even blast the Sky Castle.
Although it might be a bit exaggerated to say that it could blast the Sky Castle, it was proof of the ma.s.sive power of the Sky-breaker, which could break the defense of the Sky Castle. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been such a rumor.