Celestial Mage

Chapter 306 Going Deep into the Soul, Intermediate Inscribed (33)

One o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

Crescent tower, viewing platform.

Rosen had been waiting for a long time.

He specially prepared good wine, all kinds of fresh fruits and fragrant tea, and kept a powerful constant temperature spell to completely dispel the cold of winter.

After a while, there was only a faint roar of thunder coming from outside the window, but the closer you got to Xinyue Town, the smaller the roar, the weaker the sound, and gradually disappeared.

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

At this time, there was a flash of golden light, and Alfreda in a white dress appeared on the viewing platform, sat down on the thick leather bench beside Rosen, and looked at the drinks on the small table , I chose fragrant tea.

After taking a sip, she said: "Let's talk about it first, this time we only talk about things and nothing else."

Rosen carefully looked at her face, saw her serious face, and knew 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 leather pocket and handed it to Rosen: "Read it yourself first, and ask me if you have any doubts."

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

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

After a few glances, Rosen felt a slight shock in his heart.

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

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

He looked up at Alfroya: "Afu~ My spellcasting ability, which I have been pursuing so hard, can be improved so much?"

It feels like the ability to cast spells has been greatly depreciated.

Alfroya is 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 there be such a cheap thing?"

"Intermediate inscription will go deep into the soul to a small extent. If the soul is not tough enough, using this method is no different from suicide."

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

Alfred Ya nodded in agreement.

"Originally, the minimum limit for this method is a level 2 archmage, but because of your own character 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 it will naturally be engraved safely."

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

"But you are still too weak to complete this kind of medium-depth soul engraving on your own. I must protect your soul to prevent accidents. That's why I came here on purpose."

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

He continued to look down at the spell book, and estimated according to the method in the book, and found that with his current soul strength, he could carve up to 6 soul tentacles.

In other words, in his mana realm, he can have a maximum of 16-star spellcasting ability.

He asked, "How often can I perform Tentacle Engraving?"

"It takes half a year for the first time, and the longer the interval, the harder it is to inscribe. Of course, it also depends on your soul's toughness and recovery ability. If you recover quickly enough, the interval will be shortened a lot."

At this moment, Rosen noticed that Alfroya was squeezing the juices of several kinds of fruits into the tea wine, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

"Afu, it might not taste good with this combination."

Alfreda tasted the tea and fruit wine, nodded in agreement: "It's really not very tasty, it's probably the second worst thing I've ever drunk."

"That's the first bad drink cough cough."

Before finishing the question, he was glared at by the other party, and Rosen immediately embarrassed, and continued to look down at the spell book.

There is a foundation, so after watching it for about half an hour, he has fully grasped the essentials.

After 'meditating' into the virtual machine of the technique, after simulating it a few times, after confirming its proficiency, he opened his eyes and said, "Afu, it's almost ready."

With a thought in Alfroya's mind, a golden light appeared out of thin air, covering Rosen's body.

Rosen immediately felt at ease, and a faint sense of warmth filled the depths of his soul, as if 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, there is a feeling of stabbing yourself with a knife in your stomach, your body is cold, your thinking is stagnant, as if you will die in the next moment.

But in terms of pain, it wasn't very painful, 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 appearance of the soul tentacles again, about one cut every five seconds.

It's not that I don't want to be fast, but that my soul is shaking too violently, and I can't continue after a moment of instability.

After carving 49 knives, the soul tentacles were declared complete, and Rosen let out a long breath and opened his eyes.

"Afu, it's all right."

"So soon?"

Alfreda was a little surprised.

"It seems that the toughness of your soul is much stronger than I imagined. If you want, you may be able to carve another one."

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

But this matter is relatively big, and it is inevitable that there will be accidents. He has to rule out the possibility of misjudgment.

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

He held up his hand to show the ring.

"This ring is also useful. It is very effective for primary inscriptions, but it is not effective for intermediate inscriptions. The main reason is that your soul is tough enough."

Seeing that Luo Sen's eyes were still concentrated and his spirit was not bad, she said, "Then continue."

"it is good."

Close your eyes and continue engraving.

This time it is obviously much more difficult, not only the shock is stronger, but also the thinking is difficult to condense.

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 it, there were dense beads of sweat.

"Almost at the limit."

It feels like if you carve a few more knives, you 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 are superimposed out of thin air, the fineness is far from enough, so you need to practice a lot."

"it is good."

"I'm leaving."

"Wait~"

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

"Next time, you have to take a break."

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

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

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

Seeing that his condition had indeed improved a lot, Alfreya sat back in the chair again: "I didn't understand your question a bit."

Rosen rephrased the problem.

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

Alfria was startled, and 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 condense mana on its own, what is the difference between this magic weapon and life?"

Rosen said: "However, the mysterious star gem can store a lot of mana. At critical times, mages can draw mana from it for their own use."

"It's different."

"The essence of the star mysterious gemstone storing mana is a long-lasting and constant mana resonance effect. It's like when you strike an iron bell, the bell will continue to echo."

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

"Yeah, I've never seen or heard of anyone doing anything like it.

"But this kind of ability exists. There are many extraordinary people who have similar talents, such as Olekeya, who can quickly convert sunlight into mana, isn't it?"

"Yes."

But this was not the answer Rosen wanted, so he felt a little regretful and deeply felt 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 law system is almost created. It is not impossible to create more than one."

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

It's just that when I was concentrating on thinking, my brain still had some negligible dull pain.

He secretly said in his heart: "It seems that my soul recovery ability is not so strong. '

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

Alfreda shook her head: "To be precise, I don't know."

"I really can't help you with this matter, and I can only rely on you to figure it out on your own, and I personally look forward to your breakthrough."

While speaking, she stood up and sat next to Luo Sen, raised her hand to caress Luo Sen's forehead, and asked softly, "Does your head still hurt?"

Rosen felt a stream of vitality flooding into his mind, so his head became 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 by this question at all. It was impossible to hide what happened in his territory from Afu.

Of course, I wasn't going to hide it either.

"Yes, I want to build a city that belongs exclusively to mages, floating high in the sky, completely free from the disturbance of the world, and don't have to say hello to the barbarians in the world."

"Also let some rude dukes who regard mages as useless people see who is the real useless person."

Alfroya wanted to laugh: "You are competing with the Duke."

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

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

Rosen didn't think so, he stared at Alfria with a serious face.

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

Alfroya's expression trembled slightly.

"I used to think so, but you discovered gravity through his star map, which shows that his work is still valuable."

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

"If there are sages among the descendants, who also have the idea and practical needs of building a sky city, they can directly step on the foundation I laid, instead of starting from scratch!"

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

While speaking, he turned his head 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 above the sky and compete with the legendary dragon for the ownership of the sky. Isn't this something worth pursuing?"

Alfreda was shocked, and softly repeated Rosen's words.

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

Back then, Father God expended a great deal of effort in expelling 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.

For a little mortal like Rosen to dare to challenge what the giant dragon is best at, he is so arrogant that there is no end to it.

But she didn't think it was funny.

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

Rosen put his arms around Alfreda's waist, and said with a smile: "The great achievements of future generations are always based on the foundations forged by the predecessors."

"I can have such an idea, and I also benefit from the protection of the God of Gold. Otherwise, mortals must be running around for survival all day long, so how can they think about it?"

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

"If this thing is really done by you, then 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 someone else, it would definitely be impossible. If it were you, I wouldn't know, and I even had 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, is that all right?"

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

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

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

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

"Yes, I have been invited."

"Then when you arrive in the imperial capital, you must put away your loose attitude. Because my elder brother St. Davorens has a very old-fashioned and traditional character, and he can't tolerate any deviant behavior in his eyes."

Rosen was slightly startled: "Then will he accept new spells?"

"That's not a problem. After all, promoting the development of the Golden Land is the task left by the Father God. The elder brother has been faithfully implementing it and trying his best to promote the development of the spell."

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

"In addition, Seraf will also bring a lot of Suiye city mages to attend the academy. You must be careful not to be destroyed by him."

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

Alfroya glared at Rosen: "It's serious, don't be so hippie!"

Rosen put away his joking attitude immediately, and said seriously: "Understood, thank you Afu for your guidance."

After a pause, I asked back, "Afu, why don't you ask me to have a devout belief in God?"

Alfroya thought about it carefully, and said, "Because I think that devout belief will restrain the wisdom of a mage."

"A sorcerer who only knows submissiveness may be a good believer, but he is definitely not a good sorcerer. It is useless to promote the development of magic."

"Afu, you are so kind to me."

"So, you like to ride on me, don't you?"

"Then you are on top?"

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

(End of this chapter)