Whispering Poems

Chapter 1543 [Earth Core Furnace]

"Let me just say, this house of yours is very abnormal."

Luvia said:
"Which door is this? There are three doors in the basement, the second room on the second floor is the [Hall of the Secret Keeper], and the corridor on the third floor is the [Soul Cemetery]. I can hardly imagine what will happen next."

"It's not normal here in Xia De, it's already a recognized thing now."

Iluna also said with a smile, while Xia De nodded and did not refute this.

In Luvia’s dream about [Past Life·Sixth Era], she with long hair and Mia with silver eyes were both in this house, and in that doomsday scene, No. Still intact, which in itself says a lot.

Although he still doesn't know what this means, it is because this place is special, or Luvia of [Past World Sixth Era] chose this place, which makes this place special.But this does not prevent Xia De from knowing that his house is indeed the best.

"Let's go down and have a look. I got information about the [Geocentric Furnace] from the Heart of the Earth, and the guardians also shared their knowledge. I think it will be very useful here."

Because it is a door placed by a ritual, if you want to use it, you must go through the three steps summarized by Xia De, that is, "spiritual runes", "spells" and "artifacts".

The "spells" and "spiritual runes" are fine, and Xia De can even open the door without the spiritual runes because he swallowed the origin of the earth.The "vessel" corresponds to the "heart of the earth".This does not refer to the complete heart of the earth, but any fragments are fine.

The guardian said that the heart of the earth can no longer be divided.But when Xia De put his hand on the handle of the trapdoor today, he clearly realized that his own body could be considered the "heart of the earth".

Without anyone explaining, Xia De also knew that this was still related to what he swallowed.

Anyway, he managed to open that door:

"May the earth bless me standing here."

The trap door was opened, and a cotton-like white mist floated below the floor, but it did not leave the scope of the door strangely, as if the door was restraining it.In the fog, it is completely impossible to see whether there are steps below, let alone whether there is ground below.

But Xia De knew that there would be no danger here, so he jumped down first with the cat in one hand, followed by Iluna and Luvia.

The process of falling was not very long, and Xia De felt as if he jumped from the window on the second floor of the house into the straw pile on the ground.

[Outlander, you have entered the "earth core melting pot". 】

After their feet touched the ground, Luvia and Iluna stood beside him.The thick white mist dispersed in the surroundings gradually dissipated towards the surroundings.

The description on the stone pillar of the heart of the earth is "very similar to the scene in the center of the earth", but what was finally displayed in front of the three of them was a dilapidated stone house surrounded by a small circle of ground magma.

It is not accurate to say that it is a stone house, because there is no wall at all in the direction facing the three of Xia De.Although the house built with three walls and a curved roof is very hazy in the fog, almost all the building materials can be seen, which are black stones similar to the color of "Heart of the Earth".

Two thick and unpolished stone pillars support the roof with connection marks from collapsing.When you get closer to observe it, there is some ancient charm in the dilapidated feeling.Although it can't be compared with the magnificent "Secret Keeper's Hall" that looks like a palace, and the "Silver Moon Library" that seems to be located in the astral world under the moonlight, at least it is better than the "time library" that only has functional effects and does not even exist. Promenade" and "Space Labyrinth" with only a few dilapidated signposts are better.

There is a huge stone furnace connected to the magma outside the house. The structure of this furnace is quite simple, and it can be opened from the side and the top.

"According to the information I have learned, any alchemy item whose material is more than 50.00% metal and stone can be strengthened through this. Or, put any material and alchemy item whose material is more than 50.00% metal and stone into the furnace, and it can be fused into a new item."

Xia De said, the function here is so simple and direct:
"According to the guardian, the source of power here is the ancient gods and the earth. 'Smelting' is just a concept here, and its essence is to temper through the power of the earth, so that the earth can endow metal and stone with strength. It can even be said that, The power here is the power that flows from the earth itself."

"Can the relic be strengthened?"

Luvia asked curiously.

"You can, but it's best not to. The guardian said that it's dangerous to do so. But for relic derivatives whose whisper elements are not very strong, it should be fine."

Xia De replied, Luvia nodded, and Iluna continued to ask curiously:
"So what's the price to pay for using this place? I don't think it can be used casually, right?"

Any space left by the ancient gods has limitations, that's for sure.

"The things consumed here are quite strange. It is not a specific substance, nor is it a special power, but an experience."

It's hard to find the right word in Delarion:

"To put it simply, when we set foot on the earth, we will definitely be contaminated with the atmosphere of the earth. The farther we go, the more places we go, the more things we experience on the land, the stronger the atmosphere of the earth. And want to use here , what is consumed is this kind of thing.”

"Traverse the land?"

Luvia tilted her head and asked, and Iluna's statement was simpler:
"Step count?"

"Well, it's not accurate, but it can be understood in this way."

Shad was taken aback by the simplicity of the 17-year-old girl's answer, but she was really close.

He held the little butt of the cat in his arms again:
"Little animals like Mia who are very young, hardly go out, and are unwilling to go out on the ground, probably will never be able to use this place. But we have experienced so many things, use some important items to strengthen, or try to There should be no problem with the new alchemy formula."

No one will tell them how many "breaths after traversing the earth" they each have, but the "other me" can vaguely sense how many times each of them can use this place.

This is a common experience of body and soul, and the soul of an outsider is less than a year old in this world.But because he has experienced too many things, the number of times he can use it is the most among the three:

"121 times."

"94 times, almost 95 times."

Iluna said.

"Only once."

Luvia said regretfully, but Xia De guessed that this was the "other me" who did not judge her.

"It's really generous. I thought everyone only had two or three chances in a lifetime."

Iluna sighed, and then she was quite eager to try it.

"Although we don't quite understand the intention of the ancient gods to set up these spaces, it is definitely not to embarrass us. We are still young, and we will accumulate more opportunities in the future."

Xia De said with a smile, using the metal rod standing on the side, he opened the lid above the furnace with great effort.

The sound of stones rubbing against stones was not very ear-piercing. When the cover was moved aside, the fiery red light immediately illuminated the faces of the three people, and the rushing heat could even affect the soul:
"In addition to strengthening or fusing alchemy items, the earth can also temper our bodies and souls."

"Put your hand into the lava? Or just jump in?"

Iruna asked.

"It's not that scary, just drink a small cup of magma. It doesn't consume the breath we have contaminated after traversing the earth, but it has consequences. First of all, there is a limit to the strength of the earth that our soul and body can carry, so this quenching There is a limit to refining. Secondly, doing so will seriously affect the nature of the body and soul itself, making it biased towards the power of the earth."

"Pollution core spirit runes?"

Luvia frowned, this is something all ring magicians try to avoid.

"It can't be regarded as pollution. After all, this is not a harmful force. But it will definitely have a serious impact on its own system. However, like Miss Benanis, a ring warlock whose core is the power of 'earth' doesn't have to think about it. That's the problem."

While speaking, three small clay chalices rose from the hot magma in the furnace, and there was wriggling lava in each cup:
"It's okay to drink a small amount. Although there is little improvement, the concept of 'foundation' contained in the earth can stabilize those disharmonious parts in the soul and body."

Saying that, Xia De picked up the floating cup, tried to take a sip, and then threw it into the furnace with some anger:

"Really, it's the same as [Dark Dungeon], and it doesn't work for me."

Luvia and Iluna were amused by his appearance, and they both drank a small cup. Iluna didn't feel much about it, but the purple-eyed girl felt very good:
"The soul is getting hotter than a hot bath in the cold of winter!"

[The power of "cornerstone" is repairing Luvia Anat's "other me". 】

"She" reminded Xia De softly in Xia De's ear, Xia De blinked, and then removed the badge of detecting witches from his neck.

"I want to try the effect of strengthening alchemy items."

He said.

"Strengthen? Or do you want to add materials for smelting?"

Iluna asked curiously, Xia De thought for a while, and took out the part of Mithril that Sister Devlin gave him yesterday from his pocket.

"Try it with this."

In fact, the "Sage's Stone" is a better smelting material, but Xia De is not willing to waste it here.As for the characteristic of "showing the story of Randall Valley" possessed by this piece of mithril, Sister Divelin said that as long as the mithril itself is no longer divided, changing its shape or adding it to other materials will not affect this characteristic .

And this badge itself now has the characteristics of "Detecting the Witch" and "Blessing of the Angel of Death", no matter how it is enhanced, Xia De is very happy.

So the rope was untied, and then the round emblem and Mithril were thrown into the furnace by Xia De.

(End of this chapter)