Chapter 70: The Wizard's Tower
On the fourth day after the interrogation, the Wizards' Guild of the Red Blood Castle.
Compared with Loren, the life of a genius during this period can be described as "happy" to the extreme.
The research of the Floating City has begun to get on track, and although it is said to have entered some kind of "bottleneck period", for Isaac, who has mastered the knowledge system of the "Dragon King's Tower", he only needs time;
After overcoming the "floating", "landing" and "moving" issues, all that remained was how to make the floating city truly practical - Isaac's idea was to abandon the idea of building a larger floating city and focus on miniaturization and fortressing.
This not only overcomes the cost problem and construction difficulty, but also makes the "floating fortress" truly practical - to put it more bluntly, a boulder floating 200 meters above the sky is "practical" enough even if it falls directly!
In addition, the battle with the Azorean elves also gave Isaac more things to study, and the two of them, Master Harlem Van Ashamai and Dalton Kander, compiled the "Way of the Samurai" material based on their own experiences.
This system of Void Power, which is completely different from that of wizards, is likely to be unable to be applied directly, but it still has the value of reference and research.
Most directly, this system of power never seems to have to think about Void Corrosion, and can be used without the need for spells and any spellcasting mediums - especially shocking for human wizards!
Coupled with the fact that the little wizard and the Dalton mentor often leave for business, the entire wizarding guild has almost become a hall of Isaac's word - with the cooperation of Lena de Salion and a certain degree of acquiescence from Loren, he is here to indulge and do whatever he wants.
“... It's an exaggeration to say 'do whatever you want,' right?"
Pushing the slightly larger frame of glasses on her face, Lena de Salion, who was a little dissatisfied with Loren's analogy just now, pursed her lips, her expression as numb as ever:
"At best, it's a little more liberal than it used to be. ”
"yes, I think it's the right thing to describe. Secretly glancing at the bespectacled girl who was leading the way beside him, Loren couldn't help but muttered to himself.
From the very beginning, the two of them have already walked through six stairs, twelve turns, four corridors and five aisles... There were also a dozen times when he encountered wizards or apprentices who were lost or turned around, and Lena de Salion was able to tell them in detail where to go and how to get there.
Although she knew that she had an unforgettable memory, and that she was not inferior to Isaac's intelligence, it was too ...... to know so well about the complex structure and complicated design of the wizarding guild
"I'm about to become the hostess here. Tugging at the corners of his mouth, the black-haired wizard whispered.
"It's just a fox and a fake tiger...... Although she said this, Lina, who curled the corners of her mouth, obviously showed a little smugness: "Those wizards can accept that I'm not a wizard on the east side, and I have to rely on someone." ”
"Someone... Isaac?"
"You're not that idiot... It's Ain. ”
"Ain?!"
"Yes, it was our genius alchemist's 'great mercy' that gave me a place in this wizarding guild. Obviously she was joking, but the girl with glasses said as if she were serious: "You probably don't know how high Ain's status in the wizarding guild is, right?"
The black-haired wizard looked stunned, he really didn't know.
"How to describe it... Byrne's Wizards' Guild can do without Isaac, without Dalton Kander, without Harlem van Ashamay, or even you, Lord Duke, but she can't do without Ain Rand. With her hands behind her waist, Lena tilted her head and whispered:
"If I can become Emperor one day, then the only reason that will stop me from making Ain the Lord of the Seals is probably the identity of 'wizard', right?"
"Minister of the Seal?!"
Loren was even more confused.
Imagine that the "Lord of the Seals" next to Eckhart II that he met in the Heavenly Dome Palace, the little wizard even had the slightest resemblance to him?!
"Not the type of old man like Leopold Metternich, my lord. The girl with glasses, who saw through Loren's thoughts, snorted coldly and shook her head:
"Ain Rand is the kind of person who can impress others with sincerity, so that you will willingly believe, understand, and follow those ideas that seem absurd, but feel very meaningful... Like the Nightingale of Stormcastle, pure and charming. ”
Well?
Stunned, Loren raised his eyebrows, not because of Lena's tone, but because of her expression at the moment... So similar to Charlotte when she was talking about little wizards?
Could it be that they have discussed this kind of topic together before?
No, no, no... It's impossible to think about!
"That's... What about Charlotte, what kind of position is our countess of Red Blood Castle suitable for in your eyes?" Loren, who looked ignorant, could only change the topic with an embarrassed smile: "Minister of the Seals, the Chancellor or ......"
"No, Charlotte is not fit for any cabinet position, she is not naturally good at 'assisting' the kind of work that would be inferior. ”
The glasses girl replied decisively, which surprised the black-haired wizard a little:
"If I had to say it, she could only appear in the Heavenly Dome Palace as a 'regent' or a 'minister' or something like that. ”
Ministers?
Loren scratched his head, not knowing how to continue.
"In other words, if I were the Emperor, and Charlotte Turin was Lord of Byrne and Minister of the Seals... I will do everything in my power to eradicate her and uproot her completely—this woman is too dangerous to be even in prison. ”
With a meaningful smile, Lena de Salion stood in front of the door behind her with her back to her, and looked at Loren: "If you say why... Because this woman has the consciousness of a natural ruler, she has long been unable to distinguish the difference between responsibility and power, so how can she assist others?"
"Of course, there are always exceptions, and no matter how proud a person is, there will always be a person who is willing to be subservient......"
"Really?" Loren, who was stared at all over his hair, pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to avoid the other party's gaze: "I really want to meet such a guy, what do you say?"
"yes, I'd love to get to know you. The girl with glasses smiled more and more, turned around slowly, and forcefully pushed the door of the laboratory open:
"I won't tease you... Come in, Lord Loren Turin. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty Lena I. The black-haired wizard with the corners of his mouth twitching couldn't help but complain more.
Pushing open the door, in the empty and huge laboratory, the first thing that catches the eye is always the figure of the "Floating City" Horn Fort.
At this moment, the "Horn Fortress" is being housed on a special pedestal, surrounded by iron frames and supporting beams, and surrounded by dozens of alchemists and wizards, plus nearly a team of 100 dwarven craftsmen, carrying out daily maintenance and improvement work.
All the personnel who have been deployed are the most elite and core members of the Byrne Wizarding Guild - not only the apprentices, but even the outer wizards have no right to set foot in this equally "special" laboratory, and they are not even qualified to be onlookers.
After experiencing the "actual combat" of the Battle of Cloud Peak, Fort Horn began to enter the second "improvement" and overhaul, and when the complete revision is completed, it will no longer simply float in the air, but will also have a considerable degree of actual combat ability.
Floating at an altitude of nearly 200 meters, even if it is equipped with a small amount of torsion trebuchet, it will become a nightmare that the enemy cannot resist.
But Isaac was not satisfied.
In the words of this "genius", he went to great lengths to create a top-notch creation that surpassed the world, but to equip her with a weapon that any "country craftsman" could make, it was simply a slap in the face!
A trebuchet controlled by the power of the Void, an alchemy bomb with incredible power, a magic array that can be activated at the touch of a switch... The little wizard who was not ready to continue to accompany this "megalomaniac" went crazy threw Isaac directly to Loren.
To a certain extent, Loren made a special trip to the Wizards' Guild at this time in order to allow Isaac to give up some "unrealistic" ideas......
"Why?!Why did it fail, it should have succeeded... No, it has to work!"
Isaac Grantham on the test bench yelled as if he had been stepped on, shouting at a group of wizards who were afraid to speak, "What the hell is wrong?!"
"Is it because the experimental materials are not up to standard?!Is it because our smelting and rune craftsmanship is not up to standard?!Is there an error in our data?!Is it because of the mistakes of your grandmothers?!——?!!!
"Bow your head?!Silence?!Apologize?!If the apology is useful, the bricks will fly into the sky, okay?!You all should give me silence is golden, at least you don't look so stupid when you shut up!"
"Hmm... Looks like we don't know what's wrong, so let's do it all over again, and I hope you don't disappoint me this time... But given your performance so far, I'd better not have that kind of extravagance!
There was a hysterical shout, and Isaac waved his hand weakly with a painful face, and the wizards around him finally breathed a sigh of relief and scattered as if fleeing for their lives.
Glancing at Lena de Salion, who was still smiling and looking at Isaac with a doting face, Loren suddenly wanted to roll his eyes.
It seems that if "Lena I" really becomes Her Majesty the Empress of the Heavenly Dome Palace, she will probably be a female tyrant who is bent on doing her own thing and is unprecedented.
Well... It's no wonder that she and Charlotte are obviously close in personality, but they don't like each other.
"Loren, why are you here?!"
Isaac, who inadvertently caught a glimpse of the black-haired wizard's figure, was startled at first, and then trotted up all the way up with a smile on his face, with a look of impatience:
"Anyway, come and take a look, take a look at the latest research project of this genius so far—and see what kind of thinking is truly ahead of its time after saying goodbye to Ain Rand's elm head!"
Before he could finish speaking, Loren was dragged directly to the test bench, pushed away the surrounding equipment, spread out the drawings in the center of the test table, and then hugged his shoulders, expecting exclamations and applause.
"It's ......"
His expression was stunned, and Loren, who looked at the drawings, was completely stunned.
How do you describe it?
In short, the things drawn on the drawings are probably composed of six convex mirrors connected to each other, and there is a design that resembles a grip at the end, and on each convex mirror, there is a very simple magic array engraved on it, which looks like a ......
"Lightsaber. ”
Isaac gave the answer directly, with a smug face:
"That's right, it's the magic used by the elven wizard who attacked the cathedral that night - it's really stupid and thorough, to dare to show such a simple spell in front of Mentor Dalton, it's no different from looking for death!"
"He probably couldn't have imagined that with just a few contacts, the mentor would directly break his spell, and even improve a lot... Well, it should be unimaginable!"
Shaking his head vigorously, Isaac sneered a few times, expressing his disdain for a certain elven wizard in his own way:
"It's powerful, but the entire spell itself is very simple to construct, so... I had a very bold idea this day......"
Isaac opened his arms, and his wide eyes flashed with a strange light: "I want to use the magic array with alchemy to achieve a high-level spell based on the theory discovered from the research and development of the Floating City!"
"It's like an alchemy creation with a combination of mechanisms, you only need to touch a switch to use it!"
"It's no longer a worthless thing like a 'Firefly Spell' or a 'Hover Spell', it's a 'Light Sword'... The high spells of the elves, I will return a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood!"
Lightsaber?!
Stunned, Loren slammed on the drawing, looked up and down for a long time, and then ......
Then he gave up - Isaac designed the drawings, which Isaac probably only could understand in the world.
From Wimpal Academy to Byrne's Red Blood Castle, that hasn't changed.
The only thing he could figure out was that the cylindrical weapon was a "launcher" with the last Mithril carved part, and six convex mirrors connected in series to complete the "casting" process.
Well, wait.
A cylindrical weapon with a launcher, grip and armrest, and the ability to unleash the High Spell "Bright Light Sword" – a silvery-white beam of light with a range of roughly fifty to one hundred meters......
Why is the sense of déjà vu so strong?
"In addition to the poor design of the materials and magic array, the most troublesome problem is that the six convex mirrors will tremble when fired, which will greatly affect the success rate of casting. As he spoke, Isaac scratched his head in annoyance:
"I think... It would be better to make a hollow tube out of silver or bronze and 'wrap' the whole instrument in it, Loren, don't you think?"