Master Tongtian

Chapter 306: Deep into the soul, intermediate engraving (33)

One o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

Crescent Moon Magic Tower and Observation Deck.

Rosen has been waiting for a long time.

He specially prepared fine wine, a variety of fresh fruits and fragrant tea, and fixed a powerful constant temperature spell to completely dispel the cold winter.

After a while, there was only a faint whistling sound of thunder coming from the window, but the closer to Crescent Town, the whistling sound became smaller and weaker, and gradually disappeared.

Rosen guessed that Alfroya should have slowed down her flying speed so as not to scare mortals.

At this moment, there was a flash of golden light, and Alfroya in a white dress appeared on the observation deck. She sat down on the thick leather bench next to Rosen and looked at the drinks on the small table. , chose fragrant tea.

After taking a sip, she said: "Let's make an agreement first. This time we will only talk about things and nothing else."

Rosen looked at her face carefully and saw that she looked serious, knowing that this was not a hint, but the truth.

He nodded: "Afu, you have the final say."

Alfroya took out a spell book from her pocket and handed it to Rosen: "Read it yourself first, and if you have any questions, ask me."

After taking it, Rosen looked at the title on the cover and saw "Intermediate Soul Engraving Secret Technique" written on it. His heart moved and he immediately opened it and browsed it quickly.

Because there is a foundation of the elementary soul engraving secret method, the intermediate level improvement content is not too much and easy to understand.

After taking a few glances, Rosen was slightly shocked.

"The embodiment of spellcasting ability is the soul tentacle, and the essence of the soul tentacle is a constant soul inscription with a special function."

"Using special techniques, you can use the engraving method to assist in improving your spellcasting ability."

He raised his head and looked at Alfruya: "Afu~ The spell-casting ability that I have been pursuing so much can actually be improved like this?"

I feel like my spellcasting ability has been greatly devalued.

Alfroya was mixing the best moonshine wine and tea together, and then trying to taste the taste.

After hearing what Rosen said, she smiled slightly: "How can it be so cheap?"

"Intermediate engraving will penetrate slightly into the soul. If the soul is not strong enough, using this method is no different from committing suicide."

Rosen understood immediately: "Is my soul tough enough now?"

Alfroya nodded in agreement.

"Originally, the minimum limit for this method is a level 2 archmage, but because of your own personality and the help of a perfect high-level soul, you have a soul toughness comparable to a level 4 archmage."

"This greatly exceeds the minimum requirements and will naturally be safely inscribed."

She tasted the tea wine and found that it was very delicious, so she took a sip with relish.

"But you are still too weak to complete such a medium-depth soul engraving on your own. I must protect your soul to avoid accidents. This is why I came here specially."

Rosen was moved when he heard this: "Thank you, Afu."

He continued to lower his head to read the spell book, and made an estimate based on the method in the book, and found that with his current soul strength, he could carve up to 6 soul tentacles.

In other words, at his level of magic, he can have up to 16 stars of spell casting ability.

He asked: "How often can tentacle engraving be performed?"

"It took half a year for the first time, and the longer it takes for later, the harder it is to engrave it. Of course, it also depends on your soul's tenacity and recovery ability. If you recover quickly enough, the interval will be much shorter."

At this time, Rosen discovered that Alfroya was squeezing the juice of several fruits into the tea wine, and his eyes suddenly twitched slightly.

"Afu, it might not taste good with such a combination."

Alfroya tasted the tea fruit wine and nodded in agreement: "It's indeed not very tasty. It's probably the second worst thing I've ever tasted."

"The first thing is that it tastes terrible."

Before he even finished asking, he was glared at by the other party. Rosen immediately scoffed and continued to lower his head to read the spell book.

He had the basics, so after watching it for about half an hour, he completely grasped the essentials.

I 'meditated' into the magic virtual machine again, and after simulating it a few times, after confirming my proficiency, I opened my eyes and said, "Afu, it's almost done."

As soon as Alfroya thought, a golden light appeared out of thin air and enveloped Rosen.

Rosen immediately felt at peace, and his soul was filled with a faint sense of warmth, as if he was soaking in warm water.

He closed his eyes, condensed a sharper and more delicate soul carving knife, took a deep breath, and stabbed the knife deeply into his soul.

When this 'knife' goes down, I feel like I am stabbing myself in the stomach with a knife. I feel that my body is cold and my mind is stagnant, as if I will die in the next moment.

But when it comes to pain, it's not that painful. It's much worse than the pain that was engraved alone that night.

After a pause, he continued to carve the second and third cuts according to the shape of the soul tentacles, about one cut every five seconds.

It's not that I don't want to go fast, but that my soul is shaking too hard and I can't continue if I become unstable.

After carving 49 knives, the soul tentacle was declared complete, and Rosen took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

"Afu, it's ready."

"So fast?"

Alfroya was a little surprised.

"It seems that your soul's tenacity is much stronger than I thought. If you are willing, you may be able to carve another one."

Rosen was really excited, because the opportunity was rare, and he didn’t know when Afu would be free next time.

But this matter was relatively big, so an accident might happen, so he had to rule out the possibility of misjudgment.

"Could it be because of the effect of the Tranquil Ocean Ring?"

He raised his hand to show the ring.

"This ring is also somewhat useful. It is very effective for primary engraving, but for intermediate engraving, the effect is very poor. The main reason is because your soul is tough enough."

Seeing that Rosen's eyes were still focused and his energy was good, she said, "Then continue."

"good."

Close your eyes and continue carving.

This time it was obviously much more difficult. Not only was the shock stronger, but it was also difficult to condense my thoughts.

It takes a lot of effort to control the soul carving knife.

After another 49 cuts, the second soul tentacle was finally completed, and Rosen clearly felt a sense of exhaustion.

When I opened my eyes again, I found that my forehead and back were cold, and when I touched my hands, they were covered with dense beads of sweat.

"It's almost reached its limit."

It feels like if I carve a few more cuts, I will faint on the spot.

Alfroya nodded: "It's almost the same. Now, you are a high-level 12-star mage."

"But because these two stars were created out of thin air, they are far from delicate enough and require more practice."

"good."

"I'm leaving."

"Wait~"

Rosen sat down on the thick leather bench a little tiredly and said, "I still want to ask you something."

"Next time, you have to take a rest quickly."

"It's okay, I can hold on."

After resting for a while, he felt much better and asked the question directly without any delay.

"Afu, do you know how to turn environmental power into mana?"

Seeing that his condition had indeed improved a lot, Alfroya sat back on the chair and said, "I didn't understand your question."

Rosen restated the problem.

"What I mean is, without the participation of a mage, can the power in the environment, such as light, be turned into pure mana by simply relying on magic weapons?"

Alfreya was startled, then shook her head after thinking carefully.

"Mana is the power of the soul, and the power of the soul is the unique power of life. If there is a magic weapon that can independently condense magic power, what is the difference between this magic weapon and life?"

Rosen said: "However, the Star Mystery Gem can store a large amount of mana. At a critical moment, the mage can draw mana from it for his own use."

"This is different."

"The essence of the Star Mystery Gem's ability to store mana is a long-lasting and constant mana resonance effect. Just like if you strike an iron bell, the bell will continue to echo."

Rosen understood: "So, you don't know there is such a method?"

"Yeah, I've never seen or heard of anyone accomplishing anything like this.

"But this ability exists. There are many extraordinary beings who have similar talents. For example, O'Lekeya can quickly convert sunlight into mana, right?"

"That's right."

But this was not the answer Rosen wanted, so he felt a little regretful and deeply aware of the difficulty of developing new powers.

"From your eyes, I see that you have not given up on this idea. Why?"

"Because the human race has created many objects that do not exist in nature. The entire logical legal system is almost created. It is not impossible to create more of the same thing."

After resting for a while, Rosen felt much better, almost no different from normal times.

But when I concentrated on thinking, my brain still felt a little dull pain that was almost negligible.

He thought to himself: 'It seems that my soul recovery ability is not that strong. ’

He regained his energy, sat up straight, and asked, "Can't God do such a thing?"

Alfroya shook his head: "To be precise, I don't know."

"I really can't help you with this matter. You can only explore it on your own. And I personally hope that you can make a breakthrough."

As she spoke, she stood up and sat next to Rosen. She raised her hand and stroked Rosen's forehead, and asked warmly, "Does your head still hurt?"

Rosen felt a stream of vitality pouring into his mind, and his head felt warm, and the last trace of dull pain disappeared.

"I don't feel much anymore."

"Do you really want to build a city in the sky?"

Rosen was not surprised at all by this question. It was impossible to hide what happened in his territory from Afu.

Of course, I didn't plan to hide it.

"Yes, I want to build a city that is unique to mages, floating high in the sky, completely separated from the disturbances of the world, and there is no need to say hello to the barbarians in the world."

"Let some rude dukes who regard mages as useless take a look at who the real useless one is."

Alfroya wanted to laugh when she heard this: "You are competing with the Duke."

"It's just part of it. The other part is that I have too much money and no place to spend it, so I just want to do something big that will shock the Golden Land."

"I think you are full and have nothing to do."

Rosen didn't think so. He stared at Alfroya with a serious look on his face.

"Afu, Master Bilugu is also full and has nothing to do?"

Alfroya looked slightly shaken.

"I thought so before, but you discovered gravity through his star map, which means his work is still valuable."

Rosen said: "Then, this is the purpose of building Sky City. Even if I fail in the end, I will leave a lot of foundation for future generations."

"If there are wise men among future generations who have the idea and practical needs to build a sky city, they can directly build on the foundation I laid without having to start from scratch!"

"I don't even build a floating city. I only get new inspiration to change the world from my achievements. Then my efforts are not in vain."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the blue sky outside the window and softly described his imagination about the floating city in his heart.

"Afu, if one day we, mortals, use the power of wisdom to lift a magnificent city to the sky and compete with the legendary dragon for the ownership of the sky, isn't this something worth pursuing?"

Alfroya was shocked and repeated Rosen's words softly.

"Build a city high in the sky and compete with the giant dragon? Haha~~ Rosen, even Father God has never thought of such a crazy thing."

Back then, Father God spent a lot of effort to drive away the giant dragon. He always used his own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, but he never thought of competing head-on with the dragons in the sky.

Rosen, a little mortal, dared to challenge the dragon's best field. He was really arrogant to the point of no end.

But she didn't find it funny.

Because although the other party is a mortal, he does possess extraordinary wisdom.

Rosen put his arm around Alfroya's waist and said with a smile: "The great achievements of future generations always stand on the foundation created by the predecessors."

"I can have such an idea thanks to the protection of the Golden God. Otherwise, mortals would be running around for survival all day long, so how could they have the mind to think wildly?"

Alfroya nodded in agreement, her head naturally resting on Rosen's shoulder.

"If you really did this, your name will be deeply engraved in the history of this world, and no one can erase it."

"Do you think I can do it?"

"If it were anyone else, it would definitely be impossible. If it were you, I wouldn't know, and I would even have some expectations. Hey~ I just engraved two star soul tentacles, aren't you tired?"

Alfroya looked down at Rosen's mischievous hand.

"If I say I'm not tired, then that's okay?"

"Hey~~ I admired you a little and thought you had a great future, but you immediately showed the sins of a mortal."

Rosen also sighed: "Holy One, my sin is unforgivable, and I repent to you."

"I'm really scared of you. Then you should repent."

During the pious confession, Alfroya suddenly asked: "You will go to the Golden Lake University Conference in the imperial capital, right?"

"Yes, I received the invitation."

"Then when you get to the imperial capital, you must put away your loose attitude. Because my eldest brother, Santa Warrens, has a very rigid and traditional character, and his eyes cannot tolerate any deviant behavior."

Rosen was slightly surprised: "Then will he accept the new spell?"

"That's no problem. After all, promoting the development of the Golden Land is the mission left by God the Father. My eldest brother has been faithfully executing it and doing his best to promote the development of magic."

"With your abilities, as long as you are honest and show your devout faith in God, then he will appreciate you very much."

"In addition, Seraf will also bring many Broken Leaf City mages to the academy. You must be careful not to let his body be destroyed by him."

Rosen smiled: "Afu, are you reluctant to part with my body?"

Alfreya glared at Rosen: "We are talking about serious matters, don't be so playful!"

Rosen immediately stopped joking and said seriously: "I understand, thank you Afu for your advice."

After a pause, he asked, "Afu, then why don't you ask me to have devout faith in God?"

Alfroya thought about it carefully and said, "Because I think that devout faith will constrain a mage's wisdom and aura."

"A mage who only knows how to be obedient may be a good believer, but he is definitely not a good mage and will be of no use in promoting the development of magic."

"Afu, you are so kind to me."

"So, you just like riding on top of me, huh?"

"Then you'll be on top?"

"Stop talking and repent seriously, you sinful blasphemous mage!"