It was one o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

Crescent Spell Tower, Observation Deck.

Rosen had been waiting for a long time.

He specially prepared fine wines, a variety of fresh fruits and fragrant teas, and kept a powerful thermostatic spell to completely dispel the cold of winter.

After a while, I saw a faint sound of thunder whistling outside the window, but the closer I got to Crescent Town, the whistling sound became smaller and weaker, and gradually it died down.

Rosen guessed that Alphroya must have lowered her flight speed so as not to scare mortals.

At this moment, there was a flash of golden light, and Alfroya, dressed in a white dress, appeared on the observation deck, sat down on the thick leather bench next to Rosen, looked at the drinks on the small table, and chose fragrant tea.

After taking a sip, she said, "Let's talk about it first, this time I will only talk about things and don't do anything else." ”

Rosen looked at her face carefully, and saw that she looked serious, knowing that this was not a hint, but a truth.

He nodded: "Afu, you have the final say." ”

Alphroya took out a spell book from his leather pocket and handed it to Lawson: "You can read it yourself first, and if you have any doubts, ask me." ”

After Lawson took it, he first looked at the title of the cover, and saw that it read "Intermediate Soul Inscription Secret Method", and his heart moved, and he immediately opened it for a quick browsing.

Because of the foundation of the Beginner Soul Inscription Secret Method, the Intermediate Soul Enhancement Content is not much, and it is easy to understand.

After a few glances, Rosen's heart was slightly shocked.

"The embodiment of the ability to cast spells is the soul tentacles, and the essence of the soul tentacles is a constant soul inscription with special functions."

"With a special technique, you can use the inscription method to help improve your spellcasting ability."

He looked up at Alfroya: "Afu~ The spell-casting ability I have been looking for so hard can still be improved like this?" ”

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

Alfroya is mixing the finest moonshine with tea and trying to taste it.

After hearing Rosen's words, she smiled slightly: "How can there be such a cheap thing?" ”

"Intermediate inscriptions will penetrate the soul slightly, and if the soul is not tough enough, this method is no different from suicide."

Rosen suddenly understood: "My soul is tough enough now?" ”

Alfroya nodded in agreement.

"Originally, the minimum limit of this method was a level 2 archmage, but because of your own personality and the help of a perfect high-level soul, you have a soul tenacity comparable to that of a level 4 archmage."

"This is well beyond the minimum requirements, and it is natural that it can be inscribed safely."

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

"But you are still too weak to complete this medium-depth soul inscription independently, and I must protect your soul to avoid accidents, which is why I came here on purpose."

Rosen was moved to hear this: "Thank you, Afu. ”

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

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

He asked, "How often can tentacle inscriptions be performed?" ”

"The first time is half a year apart, and the longer it gets, the more difficult it is to engrave. Of course, it also depends on the tenacity and recovery ability of your soul, if you recover quickly enough, the interval will be much shorter. ”

At this time, Rosen noticed that Alfroya was squeezing the juice of several fruits into the tea wine, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

"Afu, it may not taste good with such a match."

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

"That's the first hard drink, ahem."

Before he finished asking, he was glared at by the other party, and Rosen suddenly sneered and continued to look down at the spell book.

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

'Pondering' into the magic machine again, after simulating it a few times, after confirming that he was proficient, he opened his eyes and said, "Afu, it's almost okay." ”

Alfroya's thought moved, and a golden light appeared out of thin air, enveloping Rosen's body.

Rosen immediately felt calm, and a faint feeling of warmth filled his soul, as if he was soaking in warm water.

He closed his eyes, condensed a sharper, more delicate soul carving knife, took a deep breath, and plunged a knife deep into his soul.

When this 'knife' goes down, there is a feeling of stabbing yourself in the stomach with a knife, and you feel that your body is cold and your mind is stagnant, as if you will die in the next moment.

But if you want to talk about pain, it doesn't hurt much, it's much worse than the pain that was inscribed alone that night.

After a pause, he continued to carve the second and third knives according to the appearance of the soul tentacles, about every five seconds.

It's not that I don't want to be fast, but the soul shock is too violent, and I can't continue if I am unstable.

After carving 49 knives and the soul tentacles were completed, Rosen took a long breath and opened his eyes.

"Afu, it's okay."

"So fast?"

Alfroya was surprised.

"It seems that your soul is much more tenacious than I thought, and if you want to, you might be able to carve another one."

Lawson is really a little excited, because the opportunity is rare, and the next time Afu is free, I don't know when.

But this is a big matter, and it is inevitable that there will be an accident, and he has to rule out the possibility of miscalculation.

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

He raised his hand to show the ring.

"This ring is also a bit useful, it is very effective for beginner inscriptions, but for intermediate inscriptions, the effect is very poor, mainly because your soul is tough enough."

Seeing that Rosen's eyes were still condensed and his spirit was not bad, she said, "Then go on." ”

"Okay."

Close your eyes and continue carving.

This time, it was obviously much more difficult, not only was the shock stronger, but it was also difficult to cohesively think.

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 prostration.

When I opened my eyes again, I found that my forehead and back were cold, and when I touched my hands, there were dense beads of sweat.

"It's almost the limit."

I felt that if I carved a few more knives, I would have to faint on the spot.

Alfroya nodded: "It's true, it's about the same, then now, you are a high-level 12-star mage." ”

"But because these two stars are extra out of thin air, the delicacy is far from enough, and you need to practice a lot."

"Okay."

"Then I'm leaving."

"Wait~"

Rosen sat down on a thick leather bench a little tiredly and said, "I want to ask you something." ”

"Next time, you'll have to get some rest."

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

After resting for a while, he already felt better, and without delay, he asked questions directly.

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

Seeing that he was indeed in a much better state, Alfroya sat back in his chair: "I didn't understand your question. ”

Rosen re-described the problem.

"I mean, can relying solely on magic weapons without the participation of a mage turn the power of the environment, such as light, into pure mana?"

Alfroya was stunned, then shook her head after thinking about it.

"Mana is the power of the soul, and the power of the soul is the power that is unique to life. If there really is a magic weapon that can condense mana independently, then what is the difference between this magic weapon and life? ”

Rosen said, "However, the Star Mystery Gem can store a large amount of mana, and at a critical time, the mage can draw mana from it for his own use. ”

"It's different."

"The essence of the Mystic of the Stars gem is a long-lasting and constant mana resonance effect. It's as if you strike an iron bell and the bell will ring constantly. ”

Rosen understood: "So, you didn't know there was such a method? ”

"Yes, I've never seen or heard of anyone doing anything like this.

"But the ability is there. There are quite a few transcendents who have a similar talent, such as Orekja, who can quickly turn sunlight into mana, don't they? ”

"That's right."

But this was not the answer that Rosen wanted, so he felt a little regretful and deeply felt the difficulty of developing new powers.

"From your eyes, I see that you haven't given up on this idea, why?"

"Because the human race originally created many objects that did not exist in nature. The entire system of logic and law is almost created, and it is not impossible to create more. ”

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

Just when I was thinking about it, there was still a little negligible dull pain in my brain.

He secretly said in his heart, "It seems that my soul recovery ability is not ordinarily strong. ’

He regained his senses, sat up straight, and asked, "Couldn't God do such a thing?" ”

Alfroya shook her head, "To be exact, I don't know. ”

"I really can't help you in this matter, and you can only rely on your own exploration, and I personally look forward to your breakthrough."

As she spoke, she stood up and sat down next to Rosen, raised her hand to caress Rosen's forehead, and asked gently, "Does your head still hurt?" ”

Rosen felt a wisp of life rush into his mind, so his head warmed, and the last trace of dull pain disappeared.

"I don't feel it much."

"Do you really want to build a castle in the sky?"

Rosen was not at all surprised by this question, and it was impossible to hide what was happening in his territory from Afu.

Of course, I didn't plan to hide it.

"Yes, I want to build a city that belongs exclusively to mages, floating high in the sky, completely free from the disturbances of the world, and there is no need to greet the barbarians of the world."

"Let some rude dukes who regard mages as useless also see who the real useless are."

Alfroya laughed, "You're fighting the duke." ”

"It's just part of it, and the other part is that there is so much money that there is nowhere to spend it, so I want to do something big that shocks the golden land."

"I think you're full and have nothing to do."

Rosen didn't think so, and he stared at Alfroya with a serious expression.

"Afu, is Master Bilgu also full of food and has nothing to do?"

Alfroya's expression shook slightly.

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

Rosen said: "Then, this is also the purpose for me to build Sky City, even if I fail in the end, it will leave a lot of foundation for future generations." ”

"If a sage appears among the descendants, and he also has the idea and practical need to build Sky City, he can directly step on the foundation laid by me, instead of starting all over again!"

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

As he spoke, he turned his head to look out the window at the blue sky, and whispered his imagination about the Great Floating City.

"Afu, if one day, our mortals, with the power of wisdom, lift a magnificent city to the heavens and compete with the legendary dragon for the ownership of the sky, isn't this a thing worth pursuing?"

Alfroya was shocked and repeated Rosen's words softly.

"Build a city in the heavens and fight against the dragon? Heh~~ Lawson, even Father God has never thought of such a crazy thing. ”

Back then, the father spent a lot of effort to expel the dragon, and he always attacked the enemy's shortcomings with his own strengths, but he never thought of competing with the dragons in the sky.

It was so arrogant that Lawson, a little mortal, dared to challenge the field that dragons were best at.

But she didn't think it was funny.

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

Rosen stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Alfroya's waist and smiled, "The great deeds of future generations always stand on the foundation forged by their predecessors. ”

"I was able to have such thoughts, and I also benefited from the protection of the Golden God. Otherwise, mortals must be running around all day long to survive, how can they have the mind to think nonsense? ”

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

"If you really do this, 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 wouldn't be possible. If it were you, I wouldn't know, and I even had some expectations. Hey~ I just engraved the two-star soul tentacles, aren't you tired? ”

Alfroa looked down at Lawson's mischievous hand.

"I'm going to say I'm not tired, isn't that okay?"

"Hey~~ I just had some admiration for you and thought you had a great future, but you immediately showed the sins of mortals."

Rosen also sighed: "Holy One, my sins are unforgivable, and I repent to you." ”

"I'm really scared of you. Then you can repent. ”

In the midst of pious repentance, Alfroya suddenly asked, "You're going to attend the Golden Lake University Conference in the Imperial Capital, right?" ”

"Yes, I got an invitation."

"Then when you arrive in the imperial capital, you must put away your casual posture. Because my eldest brother, St. Davolence, is a very old-fashioned and traditional character, and there is no room for the slightest deviant behavior in his eyes. ”

Rosen was slightly startled: "Then will he accept the new spell?" ”

"That's fine, after all, promoting the development of the Golden Land is God's mission from God. The eldest brother has also been faithful to carry out the magic and tried his best to promote the development of the spell. ”

"In your ability, as long as you are honest and show a devout belief in God, then He will appreciate you."

"In addition, Seraf will also bring a lot of Shattered Leaf City mages to participate in the Society. You must be careful not to be ruined by him. ”

Rosen smiled: "Afu, are you reluctant to give up my body?"

Alfroya glared at Rosen: "Seriously, don't be hippie!"

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

After a pause, he asked rhetorically, "Afu, then why don't you ask me for my devout belief in God?" ”

Alphroya thought for a moment and said, "Because I think that devout faith will bind a mage's wisdom aura. ”

"A mage who only knows how to make promises may be a good believer, but he is by no means a good mage, and he is not of any use to advance the development of magic."

"Afu, you've been so good to me."

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

"And you're on top?"

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

(End of chapter)