Chapter 203 Raising the Tower
The Rock Bunker is a dark black castle with a simple shape, located on a steep hill overlooking the entire town.
There is a garrison barracks in the atrium of the castle, which can accommodate up to 500 Mokou Town guards.
Normally, there are about 50 Purple Dragon Knights and a dozen war mages defending here.
In the courtyard there are stables, an armory, a chapel, a blacksmith shop, and a training ground.
The main keep of the castle is located in the east section. It is a huge D-shaped building. The back of the main keep is more rugged and the terrain is more dangerous. It is covered with rocky hills and dense woods, which has become the natural scenery of the entire castle. The cliff of the abyss.
The location chosen for Brian Wizard Tower is the highest abyss cliff in the entire town.
When he led Helist, the Duchess, and a group of subordinates behind him to the back hill of the castle, a dozen spellcasters from the Silver Scholars Association and the old dragon turtle Ogruul had already Waiting here for a long time.
Besides them, in addition to mountains of obsidian bricks, there were also marbles and other auxiliary materials of various sizes and specifications that he had ordered Graal to collect.
"Has the position been determined?" Brian asked, looking at the old dragon turtle who was wearing a plain robe and with an old body that was slightly hunched over.
If it weren't for the old dragon turtle's wise amber eyes, he would have looked like an old man with half his foot in the coffin.
“Back to your lord, I have found the best location to build the wizard tower through the knowledge in "Essential Essence of Earth Vein"." The old dragon turtle said respectfully, "Although Mokou Town is not a real It’s a geomantic treasure, but I can turn it into an ideal terrain and topography through magic.”
Brian nodded slightly, feeling very satisfied.
He already knew that the old dragon turtle once went to the eastern continent of Karatu and learned the art of divination from the alchemists and monks there for hundreds of years.
The divination method inherited from the ancient Eastern countries with a long history of culture naturally also includes the Feng Shui technique of exploring dragon veins.
The dragon vein of the ancient eastern country does not refer to the dragon bloodline, but to the undulating mountains.
Because mountains are similar to the real dragons in the East in many aspects, Feng Shui compares mountains to dragons.
In the traditional Kanyuology of ancient Eastern countries, the 'dragon vein' is regarded as a special geographical form.
Their "Feng Shui" first recommends the "Five Geography Techniques", which are: looking for dragons, observing sand, observing water, tapping acupoints, and standing.
But the dragon is the geographical context, the soil is the dragon's flesh, the stone is the dragon's bone, and the vegetation is the dragon's hair.
To search for a dragon, you should first search for the source of the mountain, examine the Qi pulse to avoid anger, and distinguish Yin and Yang. Only by understanding the ins and outs can you judge the cause and effect, good or bad.
Only in this way can we find the real place where earth energy gathers.
As the saying goes, ‘Tall buildings rise from the ground’.
The Wizard Tower is no exception. Laying a solid foundation in the early stage will determine how high its potential is.
After all, the mountain as the body of the wizard tower must maintain its sufficient stability. Even if it is reinforced with protective spells and special material enchantments in the future, it must not be found casually in any position.
Moreover, Brian had the highest hopes for his first wizard tower, and had long planned to make this tower the core part of the floating city.
In this case, he naturally has to treat every link with the highest standards.
Not to mention it is the base of the entire Wizard Tower.
The main function of the dragon vein exploration technique inherited by the old dragon turtle from the ancient Eastern countries is to find a place for him to gather the energy of the earth veins.
Because the energy of the earth's veins determines the speed at which the energy of the elemental pool gathers, and even the strength of the entire tower, it also plays a vital role in the stability of large-scale space folding and distortion in the tower. .
Although he also possesses some spells that can see through the mountain topography, allowing him to easily find the place where the energy of the earth's veins gathers, he does not have the ability to change the earth's veins.
You would never build your own wizard tower in the wilderness or deep in an uninhabited barren mountain.
At this time, the role of the old dragon turtle was revealed.
"If there is no problem, let's get started." Brian ordered the old dragon turtle.
The old dragon turtle nodded slightly and immediately took out a lot of casting materials.
These included unknown animal bones, various gems that exuded the energy of the earth element, and a turtle shell that he claimed was left behind by an ancestor who had lived for tens of thousands of years and was engraved with hieroglyphics and charms.
As fast as he could, he carved a magic circle on the ground that was so complicated that even Brian couldn't understand it.
Vaguely, he could only guess that this was a summoning spell that combined the Yin and Yang Bagua of the ancient Eastern countries and the casters.
After all, as a reborn person, he is very familiar with the symbols of Bagua and Yin and Yang.
Half an hour later, the old dragon turtle took a few steps back and began to cast a spell to activate the magic circle.
He knelt down in front of the magic circle on the ground and muttered a series of words that were difficult to understand but full of power.
After a full five minutes, which was quite a long time for the old dragon turtle, the aura of the spell lit up like running water, emitting thick earthy yellow light.
At the moment when the thick earth element light spread to the entire town, a majestic shadow gradually appeared in the magic circle carved by the old dragon turtle.
The two legendary powerhouses Helist and Myrcella who were watching on the sidelines were both shocked by this powerful power and their expressions changed slightly.
Brian felt an overwhelming force pressing down on his body. His knees seemed to contain a thousand pounds of power, and he couldn't help but want to kneel down deeply.
Even he was like this, not to mention the others, most of them were suppressed by this powerful pressure and couldn't help but want to kneel to the ground.
“I am the one bound by oath, the rock of righteousness, the buttress of faith, the strong pillar, the dedicated pulpit, the faithful frame, the forged fist, under the command of Gulamba, the god of the earth element. The unchanging bastion, the keystone of the Valley of Transcendence, Archemondes, the Prince of the Earth Element, laid the foundation stone.”
Along with a loud voice like one rock hitting another rock, echoed. In the castle, the strong pressure receded as quickly as the tide.
"I have come at the call of the Qi Caller. Mortal caster, tell me your humble request."
After saying a long title and name, the person who appeared in front of everyone It is a huge earth elemental statue that descended from the magic circle, about fifteen meters tall. It has a rough and hard face like a granite sculpture. The eyes sunken into the eye sockets are like huge gold, emitting a bright glow.
"Prince Archimondes of the Earth Element laid the foundation stone."
The old dragon turtle said with a respectful and humble expression, "The one bound by the oath, the rock of righteousness, the buttress of faith, the strong pillar, the professional The pulpit of worship, the frame of faithfulness, the forged fist, the unchanging bastion, the keystone of the transcendent arch valley Ramba, in the name of Ogruul, I ask you to transform the mountains and mountains here."
"Lamba, the Eternal Valley, is perfect and unchanging." The Prince of Earth Elements rejected the old dragon turtle's request with an indifferent expression, his ruthless voice like the hiss of a plow cutting turf.
“My oath is also the cornerstone on which a stable world can be built. If I violate this oath, what’s the point of creating cracks in the foundation of civilization? The sanctity of my oath, the absolute nature of my oath, The loyalty of my oath will never allow me to destroy the stability of the world and destroy the peace of the world!"
Seeing this, Brian couldn't help but recall the information about the God of the Earth Element.
Of all the elemental gods, Gulamba is the most ruthless to his followers on the world of Toril.
If His thinking is strange and strange, then His reaction is predictable.
Because He refuses any change and development and always chooses to maintain the status quo.
To put it bluntly, His brain is like a stone, smelly and hard.
From this point of view, it is reasonable for his follower, the Prince of the Earth Element, who has such a long list of titles, to reject the old dragon turtle's request.
But there are so many desolate gods, princes and lords in the earth elemental plane, but the old dragon turtle chose the other one.
It is true that the God of the Earth Element is the supreme commander of the Earth Element Plane. Theoretically speaking, the effect of this powerful god will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
So, Brian didn't think that the old dragon turtle, who had mastered the power of the earth element law, would not know about this matter, so his purpose of doing this was probably ulterior.
"Your Excellency Archimondes Cornerstone, Prince of the Earth Element, you have misunderstood. Ogruul has never wanted to destroy the stability and tranquility of the world." The old dragon turtle said calmly:
"I am not talented. I once served as an assistant under the Heavenly Official Lilong and helped stabilize the earth for more than five hundred years. Therefore, I was lucky enough to obtain a Lilong Decree. Isn't this enough to make the 'one bound by the oath' trust me? Is it absolutely not malicious to transform the mountains and rivers here?”
After speaking, he calmly took out a dark yellow token with a completely different dragon engraved on it.
It has no scales or wings, instead it has rough black fur made of metallic silk. Its appearance is also very unusual. Its body and tail resemble a lion, but it has a human-like face and is decorated on its tail. With colorful feathers, it looks like a peacock.
Seeing the token in the old dragon turtle's hand and the Lilong he mentioned, Brian was really surprised. Even Duchess Raul on the side stared at the items in his hand, thoughtfully. .
The pantheon of Karatu, an ancient eastern country, is different from this continent.
The gods there are ruled by a main god called the 'Emperor of Heaven'.
Under the command of the Emperor of Heaven are the Nine Walkers, the Immortals, and the Million Heavenly Officials.
Nine Walkers are also called: Nine Immortals.
They are the executors of the Emperor's will. The Nine Immortals manage and guide all other Immortals on their assigned tasks.
As their titles reflect, each of the Nine Immortals is responsible for an aspect of ritual.
Depending on their duties, they may be called upon to reward good and punish evil.
The Nine Walkers represent the nine basic virtues of the Rites: knowledge, respect for tradition, honor, compassion, love, loyalty, karma, art, and courage.
As servants and assistants of the Nine Immortals, the Immortals originate from those sages who were particularly holy during their lives.
As a reward, the Emperor granted them eternal life and limited god-like powers.
Each Immortal performs a specific task in Heaven and Chi County, and is guided by the corresponding Immortal in the process.
Millions of Heavenly Officials are not priests, but agents of the Emperor of Heaven and Heavenly Court. Many of them are spirit creatures and true dragons.
The Lilong mentioned by the old dragon turtle is one of the seven demigod true dragons that command millions of heavenly officials and control the power of the earth.
Similar to it are the river dragon, which is responsible for guarding lakes and rivers, the sea dragon, which is the guardian of marine life, the coiling dragon, which guards hidden places and ancient ruins, the celestial dragon, which controls the weather, excluding rainfall, and the rain dragon, which is responsible for rainfall. dragon, and the wind dragon that unleashes storms.
Brian only knew so much about the situation on the Karatu continent.
Because that mysterious land is not an optional place for their players, before he was reborn, he had never heard of any player being able to enter that land.
Just because he knew that it was a land with the strongest Eastern element culture, he managed to get some information through many channels.
What surprised him was that Old Dragon Turtle had been Li Long's assistant for hundreds of years.
If you think about it carefully, it is understandable, because this terrestrial dragon turtle also controls the earth, and it is quite reasonable to assist the demigod Lilong to stabilize the earth.
"Lilong's decree?"
A flash of surprise appeared in the bright glowing eyes of the Prince of Earth Elements. He pondered for a moment, and his loud voice was like pebbles clicking on the riverside.
“According to the ‘Ethical Covenant’ signed by our Lord and the Heavenly Court, the ‘Oath-bound One’ will indeed voluntarily help every holder of the Lilong Law, assisting them in transforming the earth’s peaks and stabilizing the foundation of the earth. However, , this place is not the continent of Karatu, nor is it the state of Chixian, so the Lilong decree is useless."
Being rejected, the old dragon turtle was not surprised. With a thought, he took out a pile of sacrifices that the merchant Gral had prepared for him in advance and placed them in the center of the magic circle.
This pile of sparkling sacrifices is mainly composed of gemstones, such as: star topaz, spotted indigo, bright black tourmaline, warm crystal, deep crystal, etc., all of which are fascinating. A precious material coveted by middle-class spellcasters.
"But...I see your sincerity, and the bright moon can reflect it, and I am very pleased."
The eyes of the Prince of Earth Elements fell on the elemental gems and many sacrifices prepared by the old dragon turtle. Above, his eyes flashed like two searchlights.
“Such small things are nothing to me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, under the strange eyes of everyone, the Prince of Earth Element calmly waved his hand, unceremoniously took away all the sacrifices prepared for himself, turned around and opened his arms, and his huge body instantly melted into the mountain that needed to be transformed. Immediately afterwards, the dangerous terrain of dense rocky hills behind the castle was like ice and snow under the scorching sun. Silently, the rocks and gravels moved and flowed like fluid.
In just a moment, the original appearance of the mountain no longer existed. The still steep mountain also lost its rugged shell and turned into a solid, flat and open place. Stone platform base.
The only things that have not changed are the vegetation growing between the mountains and the small animals hiding among them. There is even a little squirrel holding a pine nut and looking at the surroundings with a confused expression. What happened? How could my home turn into an outdoor terrace in the blink of an eye?
This miraculous change makes most people dumbfounded and unbelievable.
After all, the pace of transformation is astonishing. Such a grand project also involves mountain transformation and rock transformation. Even in the real world, it would take at least years.
And here, in just a few breaths and a few blinks, the transformation was completed by the incarnation of a prince from the earth elemental plane.
This is the power that comes with mastering the rules.
Because in their eyes, any material form made of earth elements can be changed into other shapes with just a thought.
“I have long heard that the Githyanki, who live in the Star Plane, can use their psionic powers to distort matter and build their ships and bases.”
The duchess of Arabel withdrew her gaze, looked at the psychic warlock beside her, and said with a smile, "From this, it seems that Ms. Murmur of the Moon is here for this reason."
"That's right. ." Helist nodded slightly, looked at Brian, and after receiving his approval, she stood up against the wind, her graceful figure slowly floating in the air.
Her six spiritual crystal servants emitted a faint light and floated quietly around her.
“So many spiritual crystal servants.” The duchess looked at Helister’s figure with a look of shock on her face, and then subconsciously looked at Brian.
"She is a psychic who is proficient in the six fields of psychic energy at the same time." Brian explained to her in a calm tone.
"How did you two meet?"
The duchess suppressed the shock in her heart and asked curiously, "I don't think that a legendary strong person like her who thinks she is noble and noble will easily Falling in love with others."
"You want to say that I am not good enough for her?" Brian looked at her slightly depressed, smiled slightly, and joked.
“I didn’t say that, I was just discussing the matter.” The duchess thought for a moment and said in a rational tone, “If my prediction is correct, you and the Lord of Silver Moon City should have known each other for a long time. It’s absolutely impossible to come from the distant southern Kingdom of Halua.”
Brian never wanted to hide his identity, so he was not surprised that someone could see through it.
"You guessed it right, but there is one thing you need to know." He nodded slightly and smiled: "I am indeed a Halua, a descendant of the Netheril Empire. The goal I pursue has always been It hasn’t changed.”
The duchess looked at Brian for a moment, as if she was recalling something. Finally, she sighed softly, turned her head, and shifted her gaze to Helister.
Hearing the other party's sigh, Brian naturally knew the reason.
In this regard, he could only wait for the things at hand to be finished and go find Hesayah himself.
The moment he raised his head, he saw traces of substantial ectoplasmic energy seeping out of the void space, and the pure and sacred light of the soul also began to radiate from Heliste's body.
Her long, fluttering hair was faintly shining, and her snow-white dress was as dazzling as the white clouds under the scorching sun.
Her eyes were as bright as the silver moon against the backdrop of psychic power.
The ectoplasmic energy that penetrated the void and could only be seen by him and Helist began to rotate crazily.
Under the control of Heliste and the six spiritual crystal servants, these energies seemed to be out of control, spinning faster and faster, jumping crazily.
As the ectoplasm energy grows and spreads, fierce vibrations make the mountains of obsidian bricks and marble materials buzz.
In the sound of the detonation wave, the buzzing sound swirled around the building materials, and gradually merged together, rising from the ground at a mysterious speed, turning into a tall tower reaching into the sky.
The entire tower is tall, simple and powerful, giving people a sense of strength and beauty.
Looking from a distance, the tower looks like a giant standing beside the green mountains and green waters. Up close, it looks like an Optimus pillar standing tall in the sky.
The tower stands on the top of the mountain. At its feet, wisps of mist permeate the mountains.
Staring at the towering tower, even though Brian was mentally prepared, he was still shocked in his heart.
This is the uncanny craftsmanship displayed by the legendary psychic who is proficient in the field of creation.
Under normal circumstances, when a tower is built manually, the traces of its construction can be clearly seen, but for a tower built with legendary levels of uncanny craftsmanship, no traces of patchwork can be seen at all. It seems as if this tower is made entirely of nature and is a complete individual.
This is the most powerful ability of the psion in the realm of creation: creating matter from thought.
The uncanny craftsmanship requires original materials in order to create the same number of items. It seems to be traceable and falls within the scope of the law of conservation of energy in the laws of matter.
All entities and materials are distorted by the power of the mind, and every inch of their shape may change in the next moment. Thought and will are the only reliable forces.
In fact, this is nothing. What is more unpredictable and powerful than the magical craftsmanship is actually the real creation skill in the creative field.
This is the real ‘creating matter with thought’!
It is like a sentence in idealism: All existence in the universe is realized by the heart, and there is no real existence outside the heart. That is to say, the heart is the essence of all things and the only reality.
But precisely because of the terrifying nature of such creation spells, their creation laws are extremely difficult to master.
The secondary creation spell can only create one piece of clothing or wooden items.
Advanced creation skills already have the ability to create ordinary metals and stones.
However, the above two creation spells are not real creations, and the items created will disappear as the duration ends.
The Psion's ninth-level ability "True Creation" has the same effect as "Advanced Creation", but the duration of the item is permanent. Just like its name, it is a real existing item.
In other words, below the legendary realm, the limit of creation spells is ordinary metals and stones.
From this, we can see how wide the depth of the creative field is compared to other fields, and we can also understand why during the Netheril period, there were only a handful of great arcane masters who were proficient in the creative field.
Seeing that the tower had been successfully built and that the cornerstone of the tower was personally transformed by the powerful subordinate of the God of the Earth Element, the stone that had always been hanging in his heart finally fell down safely.
This high tower rests firmly on the foundation stone. It is an eight-sided spire made of obsidian bricks, with a height of about 60 meters and a total of eighteen floors.
Residential areas, laboratories, warehouses, libraries, botanical gardens, etc., all necessary areas are available. He even established a small construction workshop, mainly to manufacture powerful products. constructed creature.
Seeing Heliste falling from the air, Brian quickly supported her and let her rest half in his arms.
Obviously, completing a 60-meter-high wizard tower in an instant was still a bit too much for her.
"The mission has been fulfilled, barely completed."
Herister stabilized her body, brushed a strand of hair that was wet with sweat from her forehead, and said to Brian, "If my fifth After the fusion of the Soul Crystal Servant is completed, it won't be so difficult."
"Thank you for your hard work. You should have a good rest first. I have arranged a place for you." Brian shook her delicate hand. Little hands, said to her.
Helist nodded slightly, but did not refuse. She was led towards the castle by Graal's daughter Sissi.
Seeing Helister leaving, Brian straightened his expression, looked at the group of subordinates who were suppressing their excitement and couldn't wait to go in for a visit, and began to issue his orders.
"Ogruul." He first looked at the old dragon turtle, took out the earth element spar obtained from Bullingdon Stone City, and handed it to him, "I will leave the basement of the tower to you. I hope you can get the earth veins as soon as possible. The node is established. "
The tower is not only part of the tower, but also the most important underground secret room, which is usually used by tower owners to create positive and negative energy pools or elemental pools, and also to ensure energy. Supply channels are key.
With this legendary quality earth element crystal, the old dragon turtle who is proficient in the laws of earth elements, and the gathered energy of the earth veins, combined with the many defensive arrays of the tower, it is completely possible to make the entire tower as stable as Mount Tai. Standing in Mokou Town.
"Don't worry, I will leave the underground secret room of the tower to me." The old dragon turtle took the earth element crystal handed over by Brian, touched his beard, and assured him with a smile, " As long as I am here, no one can destroy the energy transmission system of the entire tower."
After finishing speaking, the old dragon turtle cast a spell similar to Earth Escape and disappeared.
Then, Brian called Ru Yin, the leader of the Silver Scholars Association, and the dozen or so spell casters she led, as well as the war mage led by Marek, and the spell casters brought by the Duchess, all to his side, and issued an order There are various detailed commands for engraving magic circles, enchanting, making energy transmission channels, etc.
When they all ran towards the tower, he immediately ordered Graal and Balerius to send manpower and labor to listen to the instructions of these spellcasters at any time to purchase and transport all kinds of needed magic. Material.
After all, a real tower requires at least dozens or hundreds of spellcasters to work together. Everyone is like a running screw or other important part.
What Brian needs to do is: take control of the situation.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to complete the construction of the entire tower even if he is exhausted.
After everyone left, Brian looked at the Duchess Myrcella Raul, who always had a smile on her face and looked at the busy crowd with interest.
"You must have arranged a job for me, too." A soft smile appeared on the duchess's face, and when she looked at Brian with her silver-gray eyes, there was a profound meaning.
Having been guessed, Brian no longer beat around the bush and said his purpose bravely, "I have known for a long time that you are a super magic user, so I hope that you will help me build my tower." Several permanent regional metamagic effects.”
The metamagic spellcaster is an authority on metamagic expertise, and is good at studying how to use one spell to affect another spell.
They transform the natural form of magic and do not rely on any objective laws, but modify them according to their own wishes.
They have a deep understanding of and skillfully use metamagic abilities to change the effects of spells. The metamagic abilities they use can strengthen various buffs or debuffs to a crazy level.
There is also a legend circulating among their player groups: "When I become a super magic user, my fate will be determined by my will!"
And the super magic user's "cooperation Super Magic" and "Area Super Magic" are also very powerful in increasing the caster's companions.
If Brian has a metamagic companion, he can squander his magic as much as he wants. This companion can use the "Cooperative Metamagic" or "Area Metamagic" characteristics to increase the effectiveness of his spells. power.
There is a saying that gradually spreads: "Behind every powerful spell caster, there is a silently dedicated super magic user."
Unfortunately, this profession is limited to women only.
No one knows the specific reason. Although men can also advance, the speed of improvement in strength is appallingly slow.
Some people speculate that the ability of the Super Spellcaster touches the essence of magic, and the controller of the magic network is the goddess of magic. Therefore, male compatriots will not enjoy the benefits of advanced Super Spellcasters.
This is just like if a male compatriot wants to become the chosen one of the Magic Goddess, the first test he accepts is to become a woman and experience the life of a woman for three to five years.
For example, Elminster, the most powerful mortal spellcaster and chosen by the Goddess of Magic, enjoyed the benefits of a cross-dressing boss when he was tested by the Goddess of Magic.
It is also the dedication ability of the super spellcasters that gives them the natural right to choose a mate when choosing a male spell caster partner among the casters.
“You really dare to speak.”
There is always a comforting smile in the bright silver-gray eyes of the duchess, “Do you know that your condition means What are you talking about?"
"Of course I know." Brian had already expected that the other party would say this, "so I have made all preparations in advance."
"In this case, I will bring you. I’m going to visit your tower.”
The duchess looked at him in surprise, gently shook her long reddish-brown hair, and said with a smile, "If you want to have a constant area of super magic, you need to at least establish an elemental pool."
"Me too. If you think so, please, Miss Raul." Brian nodded slightly and invited the duchess to walk towards the tower together.
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