Research into the Dust was immediately launched, and the Federation's factions dispatched their most elite forces to analyze the nature of the Dust on the one hand, and find ways to eliminate its effects on the other.

Three days later, the elven mage arrived belatedly, and then began the same work. Due to the rift caused by the Elven War, the Federation did not want to pay attention to the Elves, and the Elves acted independently due to their usual arrogance. The three groups of centaurs gathered at the top of Mora: the dwarves, the federation and the elves, get along every day but are distinct.

"It's hell to be able to beat the goblins like this. "Wilwood always thinks of what to say in front of Siegel. The current situation is obviously bad, but no one has been able to come up with a solution. Dwarves are stubborn, elves are proud and withdrawn, and human mages lack the support of gods and saints. "If you have information on high-level spells, you should already be studying legendary spells by now, why are you still in the affairs of dwarves and elves?"

"Don't talk about that, focus on the matter at hand. When can we understand the nature of the strange dust, the targeted defensive spells can be improved. Siegel looked at his colleagues and said to Wilwood, "You should be about to become an archmage, right?"

"I've mastered the spatial lock, and I'm almost as late as I am. Wilwood said, "Mage Shelley is still a little worse, but the big fat man of the plastic energy department and Wendy of the protection department are also close to becoming archmages." ”

"That's good. Siegel spoke in a calm tone, continuing to wrap the dust in the elements, casting a spell of analysis.

"Mistress Siegel, you and Wendy. Wywood said tentatively, "Nothing, right?"

"Oh? No, nothing. Siegel's gaze remained focused on the Alien Dust. There was not a hint of shaking.

In fact, Wendy has become an archmage. She came to Siegel as soon as she could. "I have a part of elven blood. Although not as long-lived as a half-elf, it certainly lived longer than Janet and could maintain her youth longer. She said bluntly: "I'm waiting for you, you just have to tell me that it's me after Janet, and that's it!"

Siegel didn't know what his expression was at the time, only that he remembered that he had rejected her very clearly. Then Wendy cried, and then she pulled out her wand. The archmage of the protective system is no match for Siegel in terms of offense. The direct manipulation of the elements is more like a means of cheating. It only took four rounds for Siegel to hold the victory in his hands.

"You shouldn't wait for me, waste your time and youth, even if you have some elven blood, you shouldn't waste your time. Siegel held his wand and said to Wendy, "Congratulations on becoming an archmage, but I'm sorry I can't promise you." ”

Wendy sighed faintly and picked up her wand from the ground. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve, looked up and said to Siegel, "Can you turn fire into ice and rock into air?"

"Yes. I was able to do this through elemental transformation. Siegel nodded. "Elements are not a ......"

"One day, I will be able to grow a flame out of the ice. Find the soil from the air. Wendy interrupted him, and turned to walk away.

Since then, Wendy has stopped deliberately disagreeing with Siegel in the council, and is no longer pestering or obsessing with him on the surface. This calm made the other faction leaders a little uncomfortable, so they encouraged Wywood to inquire about the situation. He asked Wendy head-on, and now he came to Siegel again, and neither of them had obvious mood swings, as if the matter had come to an end,

It would be nice if the Federation also had enchantment (mind control) mages, who could peek into their hearts and find the truth of the matter without the help of spells, just through the subtle expressions of their faces.

Although there is still a slight embarrassment, it no longer affects the efficiency of the federation. After experimenting with the mages of the Transformation Department, they finally found a substance that could protect against the effects of foreign dust: lead. This alchemical material can effectively block the energy fluctuations emitted by the exotic dust, avoiding their damage to the living form and the ability to expand further.

It is cleaned with water and then sealed into a container made of lead. Once you have accumulated a certain amount, you can use shrinkage to make the lead box smaller, and then use dissociation to annihilate them all. This is by far the most thorough way to eradicate the Alien Dust, and most of the work - such as manipulating the water elemental rune guards, crafting lead chests, etc. - can be done by the Dwarves. All the Federation needs to do is perform the final dissociation.

Then the good news finally came from the leadership of Simmonton, who was tied to the three-layer chin, that they had found a way to imitate the dust, which played a key role in studying how to protect this energy in a targeted manner.

Exotic dust is also found in the Thunder Wall Continent, mostly hidden in the depths of the rocky earth, and rarely exposed to sunlight. They are often mistaken for the dust of some kind of luminous gemstone. After seeing the dust, Simmonton remembers that he had seen something similar before, so he went to rummage through the bottom of the storage bag. They found a substance similar to the dust from several green shale rocks, and then gradually grasped some of the properties of the dust by reversing the formation process of the rocks.

The research of the plastic energy system and the lead plate protection method provided by the change system allow the mages of the protection department to study spells in a targeted manner. The first version of the Dust Shield was quite difficult to cast, similar to teleportation, and difficult for ordinary mages to master. Moreover, when casting the spell, it also consumes about 500 gold coins of ruby powder and a lead rod, so it is far from reaching the practical stage.

However, the presence of the Myrcant greatly reduces the cost of improving spells. Harnessing advanced creation and an almost inexhaustible supply of elemental energy, the Protective Mage experiments day and night. After a month, the effect of the Dust Shield has been increased, the spells have been simplified, the cost has been reduced, and the casting difficulty is similar to that of a fireball, so it is basically usable.

The first beneficiary of this spell is the Dwarven Sage, and every day the mages of the Federation cast this shield on him to slow down the effects of the goblin dust. In this way, the frequency at which the Sage consumes divine power to "renew" himself is greatly reduced, and the crystal wall channel can be maintained for a longer time.

But the premise of all this is that the goblins will no longer continue to attack the crystal wall barrier.

Only the power of the rules can destroy the crystal wall passage, and their bombs are obviously not up to this level, but the dwarven sage's crystal wall barrier is not as strong as the passage. Since the start of dropping the Dust Bomb, the frequency of the explosions has become less and less, but the intensity has increased, and it has also become closer and closer to the limit of the Wall of Rules created by the Sage. For now, as long as the Sage stays healthy, the goblin's weapons won't affect this side of the passage.

Dwarves may trust their Sages with all their hearts, but mages never have that idea.

If the barrier is over, Mora's Peak will bear the brunt of it, and then the Heim Territory, so Siegel has been thinking about how to avoid going to that desperate situation. At the opposite end of the tunnel of the crystal wall at the top of Mora was a death Jedi, and Siegel tried to pass it five times, but he could only hold on for a minute at most, and the projection clone ran out of spell power and "died" back into the main body.

"I'm sure I'll be able to hold it if I take it with me, but the energy it emits can't penetrate the crystal wall barrier, and it's thirty tons too big to carry with me. Siegel said to the Security Council, "The doppelgangers created through the astral projection cannot use the shadow technique to hide in the shadow realm. Similarly, spells such as flash don't work. Maybe if you really go to the past, hiding in the film world may be the solution. ”

"We can't let you take this risk, Your Excellency Archmage Siegel, it is absolutely not allowed to go in person, not by any mage. Wendy snapped, and the other mages nodded in agreement.

Siegel nodded, he also knew the risks, and he would not choose to do so until he despaired. "Extremely high temperatures and high levels of dust are insurmountable obstacles, and the goblins are definitely eyeing this exit. So the question now is, should we use the passage to the north of the walled mountains?"

Even in the Federation, only fifteen members of the Security Council were aware of the existence of the Northern Passage. Using the mage's spells, and learning to borrow the dwarven runes, the guild's "drills", and other methods, the Federation secretly dug this passage. Today the council will decide whether to penetrate it and whether to complete the construction of the "last foot".

It was a difficult decision. There are dwarven sages at the top of Mora, and elven sages are said to be in the passages of the Starry Kingdom, both of which can use divine power to shield the passages in times of crisis. The Federation has its own methods, but it is definitely inferior to the Sage in terms of strength, so everyone is very hesitant, and no one dares to make up their minds immediately.

Even Semonton, who was in the plastic department, died down and kept his mouth shut. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and the whole venue has become a glance-to-eye exchange. This situation was a little funny, and Siegel couldn't hold back for a while, and the corners of his mouth curled. Then this smile spreads, brews, ferments among everyone, and finally everyone brings a smile.

"Sooner or later, this passage will have to be opened. Siegel scratched his head and spoke first. "Let's take an example, let's calculate it according to one year, how much can we improve the protection ability of the crystal wall channel at that time?"

Everyone's eyes were on Wendy, and the head of the protection department shook his head: "At present, the limit has basically been achieved, so it will not be much improved by then, and the optimistic estimate is only one percent at most." ”

"Twenty percent. Siegel continued, "Within this year, I won't be able to pass through the dwarves unless I have the Mir Core with me. As for the passage of the stars, under the management of the Elves and Mages Association, even with the help of the Kingdom of Stars, we can't use it. How far behind will we be in a year?"

It is possible to drag it out, but the current situation is that if you don't advance, you will retreat. It doesn't matter if there is no progress at the top of Mora, they still have their fellow dwarves in the Old World to turn to. The Federation and Heim Collar can only fight alone, and the lone army can only rush out of one way out, and no one can wait for a way out.

In the end, the federation voted to open the northern passage and open a gap for single traffic. At present, only Siegel, who has mastered the astral projection, can safely go to the other side, but it is believed that Wendy, Wilwood, and Simmonton will also have the strength of the astral projection after a while.

This is a reconnaissance mission, and the Federation will decide on future actions based on Siegel's intelligence, so this time it must be careful and cautious, and there will be no room for error.

And the existence of the Northern Passage must not be exposed. (To be continued.) )