Chapter 490: The Initial Idea of a Magic Spaceship
The Federation's closed-door meetings lasted for a full day, and Siegel recounted in detail what he had seen and heard on Earth. The grim situation was beyond the imagination of all the mages, and everyone was struggling to digest the information that Siegel had brought back. "Whatever the means, as long as the war begins, the goblins will never cease fighting until they have destroyed all abilities to resist. ”
"The dwarves have already started fighting, so there's no point in talking about that again. Siegel said, "Goblins will never believe in the good intentions of this world, and even if they sign some kind of truce for a while, it will only be a cover for some kind of attack." ”
"What if the goblins don't know where we come from?"
"Elaborate on this idea. Siegel looked at Master Shelley.
"The goblins are constantly bombarding the amethyst crystal wall passage with their nuclear bombs, forming a relationship between the two sides, and according to your research, archmage, the goblins will never die when dealing with the relationship between the two parties. So I wondered if I would join another side and make a difference. "Master Shelley has just come up with this idea, so he thinks about adding it as he speaks. "The goblins have also tried to leave their homes and head to the other starry sky of the crystal wall. So can we pretend to be visitors to other planets, or bribe, or threaten? At least buy time for the passage to the top of Mora!"
"I'm against it!" said Verwood, "Master Shelley, do you want to drive the Federation's magic ship over in your plan?"
"I had the idea, but I knew it wouldn't work. Mage Shelley also shook his head: "No one can ignore the threat posed by bringing a magic ship to the goblin world. If they can reverse the magic from the ship, then our only remaining advantage will be gone. My proposal is not enforceable, so forget about it. ”
The crowd nodded. We started to discuss other options.
Siegel didn't speak. But Shelley's thoughts got into his head. Is there really no merit in this plan. Not necessarily. Siegel believes that it has good intentions, and if it can work, it can affect the balance of the whole battle, and it is a strategic choice, but the key is how to achieve it safely at the tactical level.
The bottom line of disguised as a "starry visitor" is not to expose the existence of magic, and not to let goblins master the power and knowledge of the world of the Thunder Wall. Since the goblins are very aggressive, they must be prepared for the destruction of the magic ship, and it must be ensured that not a single fragment can be obtained by the goblins. It's too difficult, and there's only one way to do it. That's the astral projection.
The thought was so crazy that even Siegel smiled slightly. Astral projections can only carry beings with thoughts and intelligence, because without self-awareness, there can be no body in the astral plane. How can a magic ship come to consciousness......
Wait, it's not impossible. Siegel's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and he was shocked by his train of thought. Humans, elves, dwarves, and the like can be projected onto the astral plane, animals can, and dragons can too. Some sapient undead creatures, such as vampires and lichs, can travel to the astral plane. But elements don't. Slime monsters can go to the astral plane? I haven't heard of it, but they all have their own race gods. I believe it should be possible. So is it okay to have smart magic items?
While the other mages were still discussing enthusiastically, Siegel suddenly asked, "Can intelligent magic items still show intelligence in the astral boundary?" If there is still intelligence, then he is generated by his own intelligence, not brought over as an item.
"No, the Federation doesn't have smart magic items right now. I've had it at the Tri-Peaks Tower, what's wrong?" Wilwood wondered.
"Have any of you ever read what would happen if you brought the God of Lights into the astral projection?"
Everyone looked at each other, then shook their heads. Siegel suddenly realized that his question was stupid. The astral projection is a high-level spell at the level of an archmage, and he has read all the books of the Federation on high-level spells, and there is no relevant record in them at all. He smiled apologetically, "I'm a little distracted, don't pay attention to my question." Where did you just go?"
"We discussed how to deal with the goblins. Seven and three billion is too much, unless there is a legendary spell, how long will it take to kill?" Semonton sighed: "Fireballs, dead clouds, and ice storms are simply not enough to have a strategic effect, and they will soon make the goblins learn how to fight it." ”
Siegel nodded, then said, "I've thought about this in the goblin world, so tell me what I think." His gaze swept over the faces of all the mages, and after a long sigh of relief, he said, "Only by attacking from all angles will we know what works for them. We're going to use enchantment spells to influence their minds and make them fight each other, we're going to use spells to summon monsters and destroy their facilities, we're going to use illusions to spread fear among them, and we're going to use necromancy curses to keep them in sickness, toxin, and decay. We will use the elements, the ghosts, the monsters that do not leave the corpse behind after death, the earthquakes, the volcanoes, all the magical powers that can be used. We have astral projection, we have teleportation, which is a huge tactical advantage. I think it's about blooming a little bit more and mixing offense, like a cocktail. Don't stick to one method or another, and don't give them the opportunity to prevent and adapt separately!"
"In other words, let's not discuss what method is good or bad now, but use all of them, and choose according to the results?" Wendy rubbed her hands together, frowned and said, "If my understanding is correct, it is like an iridescent ray, every time you use a combination punch?" ”
"The only requirement is that none of the methods can be reversed by all means, that no evidence can be left for all actions, and that no other way can be made to the other side in any form other than the astral projection. Siegel's tone was extremely serious: "That is to say, all the actions are left to us archmages, and all the other members of the federation will brainstorm and not let go of any ideas." As long as safety is guaranteed, the matter of testing will be left to the archmage. ”
"Lord Siegel, do you still explain the situation to the official mage of the Federation?" someone asked.
The venue immediately fell silent. This is a difficult problem to deal with. In a way, it's more troublesome than how to defeat the goblins. There are pros and cons to saying it or not saying it. It's about efficiency, effectiveness, trust, safety, and more.
"My opinion is. Just tell the mages who already know that the Federation has the crystal wall channel, and then don't spread it anymore. Siegel chose a relatively safe route: "Of course, this matter will be decided by the council in the end. On the other hand, we must find a way to find out what the passage occupied by the Mage Guild, the Elves, and the Kingdom of Stars is doing, what they have discovered, and what countermeasures they have. Through His Majesty the King, I know that the Kingdom of Stars has been stalling for time, but the Mage Guild will not remain silent. They have the same astral projection as we do. There's no reason not to check out the other side. We don't like associations, we don't have to help them, but we can't have conflicts and let the goblins benefit. Do you agree with that?"
The mages are not fools, and they can still distinguish priorities, so everyone nodded.
The federation took action and began to prepare for the "cocktail therapy". With the title of "How to combine the most spells and use the most kinds of means and techniques in one attack", all the mages participated in it, causing a great collision of ideas. Countless sparks were created in the collision. Many are just momentary brilliance like shooting stars, but there are also sparks that are enough to ignite a prairie fire.
The Security Council continues to select and absorb good ideas. And announced the reward that all mages want: the breadth and breadth of thinking determine the vision and understanding of mages, so Archmage Siegel will personally reward outstanding participants, personally teach and demonstrate spells.
Many people asked what spell demonstrations they were able to make, and they were shocked to find that all of the spells and abilities, including Space-Time Shock, were taught and demonstrated individually, with the exception of Archmage Siege's unique Elemental Aggregate (a special ability that no one else could learn).
Of course, if the good person wants other archmages to solve their puzzles, such as Wendy or Simonton, this is not a problem. The Federation encourages learning and encourages a hundred flowers to bloom. And in addition to this "cocktail collision", similar events will be held frequently in the future to promote the construction of the magic academy and reward outstanding students.
The apprentice mage wants to become an apprentice, the apprentice wants to become a formal mage, and the formal mage does not want to become stronger and stronger until he becomes the archmage? For a while, the federation burst out with amazing vitality, all kinds of new ideas emerged one after another, and the overall strength was greatly improved.
What was Siegel doing? He was still thinking about Shelley's idea. Through actual experiments, the god of lights can be dragged into the astral plane and produce a doppelganger projection. If the clone is destroyed, it will also return to its original body normally, leaving no trace. Siegel also experimented with normal constructed creatures, which could not be projected onto the astral plane unless they were carried on their body as items.
There are restrictions on projection as an item, first of all, the item cannot be too large, nor too many, such as a mountain or a hundred stools, which cannot be brought into the astral plane by the caster. Secondly, the caster must be very familiar with the composition and function of the item, otherwise the wrong item will be created due to the wrong thought.
The lamp god is very complex to make, but it has intelligence and is self-aware, so he can construct himself like a creature without difficulty. Other magical creations are not so simple, it took Siegel hundreds of hours to construct a void cannon, and it will take a lifetime of brain power to build a magical spaceship in the astral plane.
Besides, being created from the astral plane does not mean that it can be projected to the earth.
What if you transform the magic ship the same way you made the Lamp God? As soon as this thought was born, it was firmly entrenched in Siegel's mind and could no longer be waved away. I'm afraid that the soul of a single lamp god can't manage such a large object, maybe he can use the elemental body as an auxiliary soul to share his thinking pressure and reduce the difficulty of control?
It's a pity that you can't use multiple lamp gods to manage together, after all, each lamp god soul is counted as an independent individual, and it is almost impossible to project them together without making mistakes. How about using the soul fire of the undead? If you are not afraid of more trouble caused by negative energy, this is actually an easier way than elemental souls.
He thought about it again and again, and finally decided to adopt the model of the auxiliary management of the lamp god core and elemental aggregates. Anyway, the lucky Soth is still just a frame, and it is not a big deal to revise it again.
He had the same excitement he had before he built the Mir Nucleus, and he couldn't wait to realize his vision. (To be continued.) )