I Became the Progenitor Vampire-Chapter 334 - 336 Activated Divine Position Incomplete
Chapter 334: Chapter 336: Activated Divine Position, Incomplete Domain (11,000 words mega chapter)
Chapter 334: Chapter 336: Activated Divine Position, Incomplete Domain (11,000 words mega chapter)
Lide looked at the countdown on the attribute panel that had just reached zero, and the system’s notification gave him a complex expression as he had just returned to Green City.
Three years. It had been a full three years since he first entered “Glory.” From the once fearful youth, he had grown into a powerful figure pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
This magical world that he was deeply enchanted by was about to face its greatest impact yet—the players.
Calamities—that was the best term to describe them.
Although the players who just entered Glory were easier to kill than chicks, these daredevils who loved to stir up trouble would always grow stronger.
When that happened, the myth-level passive title of Calamity that the players carried would have a huge impact on Glory.
After entering Green City, Lide didn’t rush back to the Crimson Mage Tower. Instead, he took a curious stroll around the city.
He wanted to see what those player idiots, who hadn’t yet turned into calamities, were doing during the public beta.
After walking around for a bit, he couldn’t help but laugh and cry at what he saw.
Players were truly players, devising all sorts of ridiculous maneuvers.
Teasing noble girls passing by only to be killed on the spot by patrolling soldiers was just a small incident.
Failing at robbery and being stripped to their underwear to parade in the street was still considered normal behavior.
Live streaming a jump from a rooftop to see if they could shatter the ground seemed not outlandish at all.
The most over-the-top, a streamer known for eating broadcasts was catching rats in the sewer, planning to taste Glory’s live rats…
This scene made Lide’s head tingle, while the natives looked on at those players babbling nonsense and getting excited over a beggar as if watching fools.
Where did this bunch of idiots come from? Was there no one in charge of them?
By the goddess above, they must have been cursed by an evil god.
The players’ ridiculous actions caused a huge psychological shock to the natives.
Even for a long time after, they believed that the world of the players was one ruled by an evil god, everyone’s brains eroded by idiocy.
Lide took a stroll around Green City and then returned to the Crimson Mage Tower, finding the players’ antics endlessly amusing and unpredictable.
When he reached the Crimson Mage Tower, he was astonished to find the mysterious street outside crowded with players.
Outside the magic-fluctuating walls of the Crimson Mage Tower, a dozen mages dressed in the tower’s uniforms were using magic to test players’ magical talents with a magic crystal.
The most eye-catching among them was the player maintaining order—the beta tester dubbed Glory Light.
As the only recruit of the Crimson Mage Tower from the beta, Glory Light was a hot topic on the official forum.
He was often envied, jealous, and hated by other players for showing off his blissful life at the Crimson Mage Tower.
Though he was just a miserable cog in the magic factory, his other players were faring even worse.
There’s no harm without comparison.
And so, Glory Light, who clung tightly to the Crimson Mage Tower’s coattails, became the envy of countless players.
After the server launch, the players randomly assigned to be born in Green City naturally thought of the Crimson Mage Tower and Glory Light.
Vena always took Lide’s words to heart with 100% seriousness. He had mentioned that players would be of great use in the future, so upon learning of the arrival of a large number of adventurers from the Lost Plane, she had Glory Light begin recruiting players with exceptional talent.
And that led to the scene currently unfolding.
“Hurry up, why is this test taking so long…”
“Don’t babble. If you annoy those NPCs, they won’t care about you—haven’t you seen dozens of rule-breakers already thrown out?”
“Glory Light’s mage robe looks so cool. I want to be a mage, I want to flirt with noble ladies, I want to slay gods…”
“Brother, you’ve got taste. My brother’s classmate’s aunt’s son told me that mages have the highest status among all professions in ‘Glory.’ Once you become a mage, you’ll have everything, and those NPC girls will throw themselves at you…”
“…”
Lide couldn’t help but laugh at the discussions around him and didn’t bother squeezing in with the players.
With a light snap of his fingers, two Mage’s Hands transformed and parted the dense crowd like bulldozers, allowing him to casually stroll toward the Mage Tower’s grand gate.
The surrounding players lit up with excitement at this sight.
“Wow, that NPC is so cool, what skill is that?”
“Quick, go hug his leg, he’s obviously a high-level NPC…”
“Respected mage, I have a talent for casting, I wish to become your apprentice…”
“Mage daddy, I can do it, look this way…”
The female players, however, had a different focus.
Dressed in a black mage robe, Lide had a tall, slender figure and walked with an air of indifference. As a Bloodline, his good looks already maxed out his charm, paired with an elegant noble demeanor, only the word “perfect” could describe him at this moment.
When this super handsome guy appeared, it instantly excited all the female players.
“Ahhh, how can there be such a handsome NPC!! Ahhh, I’m dying, someone help me get into bed, tonight I’m going to sleep with him!”
“Isn’t that the father of my children?”
“Whimper, my boyfriend suddenly doesn’t seem so appealing…”
“If my boyfriend were this handsome, I’d sleep with him seven times a day.”
Hearing these shameless exclamations, Lide’s mouth twitched. Indeed, once women get going, there’s nothing to do with men. Your goddess is still your goddess; even when driving, she’s so powerful.
Ignoring the shrieking players, he went straight to Glory Light.
Seeing the ultimate big shot approach, Glory Light lost all pretense of reserve and pride that he usually had in front of players. He scurried over to Lide, clutched his chest and bowed profoundly, his tone respectful.
“Good day, Lord Lide, I welcome your arrival.”
Lide nodded slightly.
“What’s going on here?”
“Lord Lide, this was by Lady Vena’s instruction. You mentioned before that adventurers from the Lost Plane who can continuously resurrect are of great use to us, so Lady Vena…”
Glory Light reverently repeated Vena’s decision.
After listening, Lide gave a slight nod. The internal test players were too few. He had only mentioned this matter in passing and had not seriously arranged it, but to his surprise, his little maid had taken it to heart.
Turning his head to glance at the excited players crowding around and shouting beside him, he felt somewhat helpless.
“Assign a few more guards to watch over them. If anyone violates the rules, expel them immediately.
Also, Glory Light, you can spread the message in the Lost Plane saying that our Crimson Mage Tower is recruiting a large number of Mage Apprentices. Anyone who meets the qualifications can join us.”
“Our benefits are very generous, not only do you receive a Gold Puck every month, but you can also learn a vast amount of magic…”
After a moment’s thought, Lide decided to spread the word.
Not everyone has the talent for casting spells, and players are no exception, with most of them fated to be warriors.
Now that players have just arrived, if he could take this opportunity to find some with high casting talents and bind them to the Crimson Mage Tower, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.
“This matter is now your responsibility, Glory Light. I trust you won’t disappoint me.
Remember, we only recruit adventurers with high-level potential; we don’t want the mediocre or the average.”
He could cultivate a group of elites, but he didn’t have the energy for regular players. After all, he still had the Crimson Moon to deal with.
The Crimson Moon was his foundation among the players. This was just an arrangement made in passing and wouldn’t affect the overall direction.
“Yes, Lord Lide.”
Glory Light, tasked with an important mission, was thrilled. To be given an order directly by Lide was rare.
This meant he had caught the eye of the top-tier supporter, and earning even a slight reward for his achievements could send him soaring into the heavens.
Lide, finding Glory Light’s excitement rather amusing, nodded. If this guy knew he was also an Earthling, his expression would probably be quite a sight.
Without lingering any longer, he entered the Mage Tower amid the frenzied snapshots of the players.
Leaving behind the group of female players, who had taken hundreds of pictures, still longing for more.
“I’m in love, this NPC is just too handsome….”
“If my husband looked like that, I’d even help his mistresses take care of their kids….”
“Sigh, if I had a boyfriend like that, I would stick to him all day without eating….”
“….”
Bang~
The grand doors of the Magic High Wall opened under the respectful ushering of the guards, and Lide stepped into this territory that was entirely his.
The Crimson Mage Tower, having undergone several expansions, had now become a complex of buildings, no longer the solitary Mage Tower of the past.
The entire complex is chiefly divided into three parts.
The first is the outer Mysterious Street.
Mysterious street is Crimson Mage Tower’s self-operated street, almost U-shaped, it partially envelops the Crimson Mage Tower.
This place is the window for selling various commodities and goods to the outside world, and this street also gathers most of Dawn City’s products.
Dwarf weapons, brewery’s fine wines, Mage Tower’s scrolls, and so on, as long as they are high-level, profitable goods, you can buy them here.
The second part is the Magic High Wall, which excludes the outside world including the Mysterious Street and serves as Crimson Mage Tower’s powerful protective barrier.
The magic array on the Magic High Wall was inscribed by the 19-level Great Mage Spark, leading the White Tower Mages, and with the building of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, the Magic High Wall has been integrated into it, forming a whole.
Once the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array is completed, even if a Transcendent attacks, this wall can withstand for a considerable time.
The third part is inside the Magic High Wall, where the mage living quarters are located.
Currently, the Crimson Mage Tower houses over 500 mages and mage apprentices, and with Betty’s Guard Team of 300 people, there are a total of 800 people all living within the Magic High Wall’s complex of buildings.
After replanning and redesigning, the complex within the high walls can accommodate about 3,000 people, and that doesn’t even include the Magic Factory, which has expanded several times over.
From the early expansion stage, the Crimson Mage Tower had already purchased all the vast land around it, making the area exceptionally spacious.
All the building complexes, wrapped in the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, are neatly arranged in sequence, revolving around the core of the entire complex—the Crimson Mage Tower.
That mage tower, painted with crimson magic materials on the outside, is the heart of everything and also the core of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array.
Three parts plus one core make up the current Crimson Mage Tower.
As the Crimson Mage Tower has grown and developed, the term “Crimson Mage Tower” has evolved from the original simple mage tower to a term that encompasses both a power and this vast area.
After Lide stepped inside the Magic High Wall, he was immediately surprised by the scene before him.
Because of the construction of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, the previous Crimson Mage Tower looked like a construction site.
But the chaotic scene previously littered with yellow clay had now disappeared.
The ground was made up of neatly inlaid bluestone slabs, and even these stones were embossed with beautiful patterns, looking more like enticing crafts rather than mere tiles.
Around the area were densely planted flower beds, flourishing with elegant, soft, magic-element-filled green vegetation and unknown flowers.
Even, he could sense that many among them were magical plants.
These plants, which Lide couldn’t name, made him feel very comfortable because the faint magic that lingered on their leaves was reassuring.
A gentle breeze was blowing, and the fresh air was pervading everywhere, as if walking into a pristine deep forest untouched by humans.
Lide looked around, and to his astonishment, he noticed a faint magic mist rising in the air—a state that only occurs when magic power is excessively dense.
Many bees and butterflies danced in the air, pairing with the faint magic mist to create a beautifully dreamy scene, like a fairy tale wonderland.
When Lide had come back last month, everything here was still in the state of a construction site, but he hadn’t expected such a massive change in just a month.
He couldn’t help but be surprised.
“It seems that the Crimson Mage Tower, in its current state, is truly a magical holy land, whereas before it was just a mage’s home.
It looks like Vena has put in a lot of effort.”
Lide was very satisfied with the scene, and he was also pleased with his little maid.
“Good day, Lord Lide.”
Several mages passing by immediately showed a hint of joy upon seeing Lide and quickly greeted him with a chest salute.
As their greetings sounded, more passing mages noticed Lide’s presence, and slowly the crowd around him grew larger.
Only then did Lide come back to his senses. After nodding slightly to the mages around him and exchanging pleasantries, he walked straight towards the Crimson Mage Tower.
Tap tap~
Tap tap~
The crisp sound of boots stepping on the hard carved bluestone echoed through the faint magic mist, accompanied by Lide’s handsome and slender figure, giving off a unique charm.
As the core of this architectural piece, the Crimson Mage Tower stood tall at the center and was the holy place in the hearts of all mages.
At present, only a small portion of mages have the privilege to enter the Crimson Mage Tower.
Most low-level mages have never set foot in this mysteriously shrouded mage tower.
In other words, mages who can enter the tower are considered outstanding among all mages of the Crimson Mage Tower.
The guards at the door immediately paid their respects upon seeing Lide and then opened the towering gate.
The guards were formed by the warrior goddess Betty out of boredom; she personally trained them. The Guard Team now numbers 300 strong, not lacking in power and serving as an augmentation to the Crimson Mage Tower’s force.
He stepped inside.
Upon entering the tower, the hall was empty except for one figure deeply asleep on a table.
Lide frowned as he approached a few steps closer, the strong smell of alcohol hitting his nostrils.
Looking at that figure, who was sleeping like a dead pig and snoring, Lide couldn’t help but smile.
This figure was none other than his bargain teacher—Spark.
His teacher had always been a free spirit, a level 19 Great Mage with a passion for alcohol. It was a mystery how he had managed to delve so deeply into the study of magic arrays, which required extreme mental control, over these years.
After glancing at Spark, who was sound asleep and sure to not wake up anytime soon, Lide turned and went up to the third-floor study without waking him.
Creak~
He pushed the door and entered.
The towering oak bookshelves in the study appeared before him, greeted by the rich aroma of books.
The sight touched something in Lide’s heart; it seemed he hadn’t had the time to read in the study for a long time, nor had he spent nights on end refining magic as he used to.
He shook his head helplessly.
Dawn City’s territory was expanding, and his responsibilities had inevitably increased a lot.
Even when he managed to find some time to study magic, it was always in sporadic bursts. To take out ten days or half a month to stay in the office really required finding the right opportunity.
“When this busy period is over, I still need to pick up the study of magic. My current spells are too few and too simple; I need to learn more large-scale, devastating spells to match my status as a magic artillery.”
Tap, tap~
The crisp sound echoed quietly in the study as he walked across the gray hardwood floors.
It was now late afternoon, nearing evening, and a faint magical mist reverberated outside, making the light inside the study somewhat dim.
Lide followed the oak bookcase filled with yellowed books to his desk and suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Only then did he notice a figure sleeping peacefully on the desk.
A head of slightly curled golden hair gently cascaded down the back, hands pillowed on the desk and a small head pressed against one’s arm, the snow-white arm looking even fairer in the somewhat gloomy light.
The delicate little face had a tempting flush, like a baby’s skin that seemed so tender it could drip water.
A blue mage’s robe adorned the body, accentuating the perfect figure seated on the stool elegantly, like rolling hills.
Approaching, a faint scent of jasmine entered his nostrils—that was the perfume the girl had applied.
Looking at his little maid’s tempting sleeping posture, Lide couldn’t help but chuckle. Why was everyone sleeping on the table today?
Taking a step forward, just about to move, the noise of his footsteps startled the not-so-soundly sleeping Vena.
She opened her eyes slightly, and just as Lide bent over closer, her vision was filled with the face she longed for day and night, but still half-asleep, she found it somewhat unbelievable to lowly murmur,
“Lord Lide? Is Vena dreaming…”
Seeing the haziness mixed with a bit of confusion on her adorable face, Lide was amused.
A thought crossed his mind, and he bent down slightly to gently kiss his little maid on the forehead. Then he softly said into her ear,
“Vena, this is not a dream…”
After being woken by Lide’s gaze and the unique masculine scent coming from the tip of his nose coupled with the coolness on her forehead, the girl instantly became alert.
Her eyes widened, those sapphire-like eyes staring blankly at the figure suddenly before her, and then recalling his recent gesture,
Her cheeks flushed red like apples, the pink hues even spreading to her neck…
“Lord Lide…”
Vena’s words trembled somewhat, the intense shyness making her, his wholly owned little maid, even more charming.
Creak~
“Teacher~”
Just then, the study door was pushed open, and Little Yisha’s excited voice came from outside.
Vena, as if she had done something wrong, quickly turned her head away from Lide’s line of sight, not daring to look at him again.
Lide found this amusing and without further embarrassing his little maid, he straightened up to look at Little Yisha who had now come to his side.
“Teacher~”
The little girl’s voice was soft and cute, her perfect ruby-like eyes brimming with joy from within.
“Yisha,” he extended his hand to lead this little one who never seemed to grow up, his face showing a touch of indulgence.
From the very beginning when he adopted her because of Yisha’s talent to later being won over by her innocence and kindness, this little one had become Lide’s sister in his heart.
Yisha’s obedient nature provided great comfort to him, who was alone—fully satisfying his fantasy of having a sister.
The only puzzling thing for him was that although Yisha was now 18 on her attribute panel, her body seemingly remained the same, and even her mind was no different from that of an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.
He’d asked Spark, the bargain teacher who doted on Yisha even more than him, and was unconcerned, saying that the Golden Bloodline within her was extraordinary and not to assess her by normal standards.
Once Lide was sure Yisha was alright, he didn’t care too much. As long as she was healthy and well, he’d continue to care for her—in fact, he was no longer in need of high-level combat forces.
Especially after the appearance of the Divine Monster.
Yet, although Yisha hadn’t grown up, her level had not stagnated.
A towering level 12 indicated just how immense the potential of this little one was, but what Lide found regrettable was that her Bloodline Evolution Level had only reached 19% even after rising to level 12, not reaching the milestone of 20%.
He could sense that with 20% Bloodline Evolution, Yisha was likely to awaken a new skill that would surely provide a major enhancement.
The talents of the Golden Race need not be mentioned—each one was overbearingly formidable.
“Yisha, how many spells have you learned by now?”
Yisha’s attribute panel was very simple; Lide couldn’t see much else, so he asked out of curiosity.
Isa fidgeted with her fingers before speaking in a timid voice.
“Teacher, 53…”
Cough cough, what the heck??
53?
Lide’s expression became somewhat stiff.
He glanced at his attribute panel, where the thirty-something spells were swirling around, seemingly mocking him for his lack of productive activity of late.
This made Lide resolve to find time to study magic.
“That’s great, how many Three Circle Magic spells have you learned now?”
“12…”
After a brief inquiry, Lide couldn’t help but be impressed; this little girl truly was something.
In less than three years, her level had jumped from 1 to 12, not to mention she had learned 53 spells—enough to make the mages who studied at the Crimson Mage Tower for 5 or 6 years feel ashamed enough to contemplate suicide.
Give Isa another year or two, and she would certainly break through level 15 to become a Great Mage.
A Great Mage under the age of 20 was much more impressive than Lide, who at over 200 was pretending to be in his twenties.
Lide even felt that once Isa reached level 15, it wouldn’t take her long to break through to the Transcendent stage.
“Indeed, raising a young dragon really is different; such visible talent is just too powerful.”
He had watched Isa grow up from little by little, and her rate of growth exceeded any of his subordinates.
If it weren’t for the vast amount of experience he could gain from the system, he wouldn’t necessarily be able to outdo Little Yisha.
With this thought, he couldn’t help but ruffle the young girl’s head again; this simple and well-behaved girl had become the apple of his eye.
After chatting with Isa for half a Sunshine Hour, footsteps could be heard from outside the door.
Creak~
The door opened, and a figure with disheveled hair like a bird’s nest and reeking of alcohol, with bleary eyes, entered the room.
“Isa… where’s my alcohol? Hurry, bring me two bottles of Elf Rhythm; by the Magic Goddess, this is the most satisfying I’ve drunk this month…”
Lide frowned as he heard the voice.
“Teacher Spark, your wound hasn’t healed yet, be careful with your alcohol consumption…”
It wasn’t until Spark was close to the desk that he saw Lide, a look of pleasant surprise in his eyes, but upon hearing the admonishment, he contorted his mouth in disdain.
“The kid from the Kachar family, can’t even walk properly and trying to tell me what to do??
What do you know? The Magic Goddess once said that only fine wine is the companion of magic, and only when drunk is one closest to the true essence of magic…”
As if you could just spout such nonsense.
Lide was somewhat amused.
“Isa, go fetch some Elf Heart Juice to help Teacher Spark sober up…”
“Yes, Teacher~”
Isa nodded obediently and stood up gracefully, exiting the room with the poise of a lady.
It was apparent she had undergone training in noble etiquette.
Lide’s brow creased slightly; he actually didn’t want Isa to learn such noble etiquettes, as forcing a girl with an immature heart to constrain her nature gave him some discomfort, but in this world, failing to follow proper conduct made one stick out even more.
After a moment of thought, Lide chuckled at himself; he was just like a parent who wanted their child to fare well without suffering…
“Kachar, how long will you be staying this time around?”
Spark, unusually, didn’t retort against Lide and asked casually after slumping down in a chair.
Vena stood up from her seat, ready to leave the study to make room for their conversation, but Lide waved his hand to stop her from leaving, allowing her to listen in at the side.
He trusted his little maid more than Spark, his present teacher, and there was nothing that needed to be kept secret.
“Teacher, I’ve come back to stay for a while this time because adventurers from the Lost Plane are going to cause a significant disturbance in the main plane of Glory…”
Lide didn’t beat around the bush; the players had just entered Glory and hadn’t shown any significant influence yet.
But once these fearless of death folks got accustomed to Glory and started causing trouble, it would inevitably head down a path no one could predict.
The earlier he planned, the more he would gain.
The players recruited at the door of the Crimson Mage Tower were just a minor fuss; his real, central piece was the Crimson Moon.
It was a crucial part of his future territory and even indispensable, so he had to come to Green City to take control of the situation.
“Adventurers from the Lost Plane?”
Spark furrowed his brow; he had heard this claim from Lide more than once already.
The last time adventurers from Green City arrived, he had also sent people to gather detailed intelligence. Apart from their resurrection ability, there wasn’t much else commendable about them, especially since their behavior was quite odd…
“After they appeared for a while, they vanished on their own; the Lost World they were in likely wasn’t very powerful.
Are you sure they can change Glory?
Maybe next time they’ll just disappear like before. If you want to cultivate them, you must consider these factors.
Moreover, the intelligence I’ve received indicates that those adventurers don’t appear on the Main Plane every day; they have their own lives in the Lost Plane.
If the adventurers we cultivate aren’t present on the Main Plane during critical moments, what use are they to us?”
Although still not completely sober, Spark’s thoughts remained clear.
This was the reason why the natives were not keen on these undying adventurers.
Players were simply too unstable, appearing and disappearing at times. If during combat with the enemy forces, suddenly half of them are gone… then we can only curse our luck.
So although players possess the ability to constantly resurrect, during the internal test, they could only serve as cannon fodder. The real power players wouldn’t take much interest in these people for the time being.
Lide nodded in agreement. Glory was a real world, and each of the native powerhouses had vast experience. The players’ resurrection ability was bugged, but their inherent flaws were unavoidable.
Thus, the natives wouldn’t give too much thought to this group of players; fears and attempts to sway them could wait until the players had grown.
Otherwise, what use would a group of level 1 fools be on the battlefield? The enemy could slaughter a swath of them with a single charge.
“Teacher Spark, as you know, a subordinate who can resurrect is very powerful; this means that as long as they continue to exist, they will inevitably become stronger.
The shortcomings you mentioned are inevitable, but if we expand this base number and take these factors into account,
I believe, we can still conclude that adventurers from the Lost Plane have undeniable advantages.”
“Also, the number of adventurers from this Lost Plane is enough to surprise you. The intelligence I’ve received puts it around 10 million people…”
Originally nonchalant, Spark abruptly stood up, his hands bracing the table’s surface, as he stared at Lide in disbelief.
“Are you saying that these resurrecting adventurers number in the tens of millions?!!”
He hadn’t been particularly concerned for the same reasons mentioned earlier, and the quantity of adventurers from the Lost Plane who came to Green City last time was too small, barely a few hundred at best.
If he could recruit even a tenth of them, those few dozen could do quite a bit, but it wasn’t essential, as it wouldn’t affect the bigger picture.
But if the numbers soared, that would be an entirely different matter. Tens of millions would be enough to change the entire empire’s landscape.
“Yes, there are tens of millions, scattered across the entire Main Plane.”
Lide spoke calmly.
“So, you should understand why I value them so greatly…”
Spark let out a slight sigh of relief, “I thought that the Nolan Empire had descended with tens of millions of adventurers from the Lost Plane, which would have shaken the whole nation.
Thankfully…”
After speaking, he pondered for a moment.
“However, no matter what, once the number reaches a critical mass, it will inevitably cause a qualitative change.
Perhaps you’re right, Kachar. I will have preparations made when I return. The White Tower is also due for a fresh infusion of new blood.”
Seeing Spark relent, Lide allowed a small smile to form. Persuading this stubborn old man was no easy task.
Sensing that Spark’s body was still weak, Lide’s brow knit slightly.
“Teacher, how are you feeling now?”
The Death Flower seeds he had taken to cultivate on his last visit to Dawn City would take a while to grow, so he was indeed somewhat concerned for his adoptive teacher.
“Don’t worry, as long as I don’t want to die, I won’t.”
Spark dismissed the concern with a wry mouth.
Relieved, Lide couldn’t do much about the Power of Death that had seeped into Spark’s body.
He couldn’t bring out the Land of Bone-Burying, and he wasn’t familiar with this kind of power, so he had to resort to the safest method.
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However, Spark didn’t dwell on these things and steered the conversation back.
“Since you can stay for a while this time, it just so happens the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array is ready for you.
All it needs is the final arrangement of the Magic Nodes, and this ancient Magic Array will once again show off its former Glory.”
The Ancient Alchemy Magic Array is finally finished?
Lide showed a glimpse of surprise on his face.
It wasn’t easy.
The construction of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array began two and a half years ago, originally scheduled to take one to one and a half years, with an estimated expense of one million Gold Pucks.
But with various mishaps occurring later, and Spark seriously prolonging the project, not only did the timeline soar, but the budget also tripled.
“Yes, the construction of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array has, up to now, already cost 3 million Gold Pucks, though it was originally claimed to only need 1 million.
And that’s not even counting the various resources and materials drawn from the Crimson Mage Tower’s warehouses along the way.
Include labor and other expenses…
Lide estimated that even 4 million Gold Pucks might not cover the costs, especially since he later transported 100 pounds of mithril from the warehouse of Dawn City. All of it went into the magic array thanks to Spark.
Thus, the construction of this magic array can’t just be described as extravagant; it’s obscenely, shamelessly wasteful.
The group of buildings beneath his feet in the Crimson Mage Tower, even if all the Gold Pucks were paved on the ground, it might not be enough to go around the whole area.
So this magic array was completely built with a pile of money.
Even Lide, who has a magic factory to back him up, couldn’t help feeling the pinch.
“Master, are you sure??”
Seeing the hesitation on Lide’s face, Spark immediately became angry and embarrassed.
“Hmph, by the Magic Goddess above, it’s the most repugnant look I’ve ever seen; distrust is what I see in your face!!
Who am I, you ask? Spark! Great Mage Spark, level 19, the only master of magic arrays in Green City!
Look at yourself, a youngster from the Kachar family, I’m truly embarrassed for you…”
His tone was full of righteousness, completely forgetting the many times he’d gone back on his word…
Lide’s face was covered with black lines.
“Can we complete the final steps now?”
“Of course, had it not been for the necessity of binding your soul to the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, I would have established this legendary magic array last week.”
His tone was filled with confidence, yet he soon expressed some regret.
“Pity, we’re lacking an energy core, and if we could obtain higher-level magic crystal stones, we could enhance the power of the array even further.
But high-level magic crystal stones are too scarce, and things have been tumultuous recently, such strategic resources can no longer be purchased in the market.
It was only through a few old friends in Nolan Capital that I was able to purchase some…”
Upon hearing this, Lide paused, then as if he remembered something, he took out a fist-sized Star Magic Crystal Stone from his system space.
The moment the Star Magic Crystal Stone appeared inside the study, the surrounding light immediately brightened.
Within the crystal-like magic crystal stone, it seemed that countless stars were twinkling, galaxies flowing within, utterly beautiful.
Behind him, Lady Vena, who had been silent all along, had her eyes light up in an instant.
Rarely would any girl not be interested in something as purely beautiful, as diamond-like as this.
“This is a magic crystal stone I snatched from the lair of a spider, Master. Do you think it meets your requirements?”
The moment Spark saw the Star Magic Crystal Stone, his eyes couldn’t move away.
“Is this a high-grade Star Magic Crystal Stone?!
Normally, only in extremely large magic crystal mines would you find such, and they’re more than ten times the price of regular Star Magic Crystal Stones.
Such a high-grade Star Magic Crystal Stone would have a minimum price tag of 5,000 Gold Pucks, not much less than 1 pound of mithril.”
Hearing this, Lide couldn’t help but smile a bit.
He had utterly pilfered the Extraordinary Spider Queen’s nesting chamber with Mage’s Hand back when he was snatching the Spider Queen’s eggs and the Bronze Egg. Although he hadn’t tallied them, there were surely no fewer than a hundred pieces.
That instantly made him 500,000 Gold Pucks richer, quite a delightful sum.
And this was just a small portion, the real jackpot was the magic crystal vein at the mining site being constructed, where contained riches were enough to be truly intoxicating.
Indeed, war was the quickest way to strike a fortune.
Without hesitation, before Spark, Lide took out all of the Star Magic Crystal Stones.
The enormous Mage’s Hand transformed into a basket, cradling the starry, dazzling magic crystal stones inside.
Seeing this scene, Spark’s face revealed an almost incredulous expression.
“Did you steal from a giant dragon’s hoard??!! There are at least a hundred Star Magic Crystal Stones here!!”
“Master, although these magic crystal stones have a much higher magic power than ordinary ones, they are surely not worth that much…”
“The magic power contained in these magic crystals is not the key; the crucial thing is that Star Magic Crystal Stones can repeatedly absorb energy… Although it’s not fast and efficiency isn’t high, they are excellent materials for use in a magic array.”
Spark immediately became excited.
“With so many high-level magic crystal stones, our magic array will surely increase in power even further!”
“Come, follow me to the top floor! That’s where the heart of the entire magic array is.”
After saying this, he immediately got up and led the way upstairs.”
Isa, who had just returned after pouring some juice, hadn’t even entered the house when she saw Spark’s excited figure. She hesitated for a moment and said softly, “Grandpa Spark, this is juice for sobering up…”
Upon hearing her voice, Spark almost melted away.
He approached with a beaming smile, took the juice from Isa’s hands, and cast a smug look at Lide behind him, as if to say, look, Isa and I are closer.
Lide couldn’t help but smile wryly. He didn’t say much and, with Isa and Vena in tow, followed Spark up to the seventh floor of the Mage Tower.
The room that had originally served as a storage for Magic Materials and Lide’s research on magic had completely transformed.
Dense inscriptions were etched into every corner of the room.
Connected by otherworldly silver lines, the inscriptions emitted strong Magic Fluctuations.
“The core of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array is in this room. Stand on the Hexagram in the center,” Spark said with immense pride, pointing to the rather unremarkable Hexagram on the floor.
Lide nodded slightly and stepped into the room under the somewhat anxious gaze of Vena and Isa. The moment he entered, he could feel the magic around him richen more than tenfold.
A step away was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Following Spark’s guidance, he arrived at the central point of the Magic Array’s Hexagram, then watched as Spark began to arrange the Star Magic Crystal Stones on various nodes of the magic array throughout the room.
The originally hard Magic Crystal Stones, once placed on the nodes of the Magic Array, seemed to melt away like wax under flame, as if a powerful force had liquefied them.
After the Magic Crystal Stones melted and merged, an invisible Mage’s Hand manipulated the liquid crystal. In an instant, the liquid solidified into circular thick discs, firmly embedded on the Magic Nodes.
The entire process was filled with mystique.
Spark, familiar with the sight, quickly arranged hundreds of Star Magic Crystal Stones, and soon, hundreds of original pieces of Magic Crystal Stone appeared in the room.
Once Spark confirmed everything was correct, he left the room and stood at the doorway, chanting a mysterious incantation passed down from ancient times.
lo…..k…in…rd….r
The abstruse spell seemed to flip a switch and, instantly, the Hexagram beside Lide burst into brilliant light.
Crack~
A crisp sound rang out, and Lide could distinctly feel that the array before him seemed to come to life.
“Close your eyes and channel your spiritual power to follow the flow of magic into the array.
Imprint your Spirit Mark at the core of the array…”
Spark’s expression was solemn, lacking his usual casual demeanor. Even though his hair was a mess, his presence at that moment was still awe-inspiring.
It was the majesty of a Level 19 Great Mage. Even with grave injuries and his power nowhere near its peak—less than 10%…
Lide collected his thoughts and began to do as Spark instructed.
His spiritual power spread out, following the rush of magic into the Magic Array.
Then, Lide felt himself enter an extremely peculiar state.
His soul felt as if it were drawn out of his body and began to flow with the magic within the Magic Array.
Following the Magic Circuits etched on the walls and floor, Lide perceived the world from within the Magic Array using an entirely new perspective.
He had lost his eyesight, relying solely on his spiritual power to reconstruct the world inside his mind.
But because of this, his perception was amplified tenfold, a hundredfold, easily sensing everything within dozens of blades’ reach.
Magic Circuits spread across the entire complex of the Crimson Mage Tower.
After what felt like five Sunshine Hours, Lide’s spiritual power had navigated the entire Magic Array once, and he had constructed in his mind an image of all the buildings and people of the Crimson Mage Tower.
A real-time dynamic map.
Even when his spiritual power returned to the seventh floor of the Mage Tower, he could sense all the activity within the tower’s area, constantly updating the image in his mind.
And in the moment his energy returned to the Hexagram, Lide thoughtfully left a trace of his soul mark within it before his consciousness returned to his own mind.
In that instant, Lide’s perception spread like wild grass.
Not just within the Mage Tower, but even beyond the Magic High Walls, his perception encompassed the area, spreading until a thousand blades’ distance bounded by the Magic High Walls fell under Lide’s sensory coverage. Only then did the spreading sensation cease.
At that moment, Lide truly felt like a god of this domain, with everything under his control.
The thrill of it was intoxicating, absolutely exhilarating.
“Ding—Ancient Alchemy Magic Array—Domain (Incomplete) activated. You’ve obtained ownership of the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, rewarded with 100,000 character experience points.”
“Ding—You’ve obtained a Domain (Incomplete), activating Divine Position traits. Would you like to extend your Divine Position to this domain? Once covered by your Divine Position, this area will become your temporary Divine Country.”
The system’s notifications froze Lide’s expression.
How did the Alchemy Magic Array get associated with a Divine Position??
Filled with curiosity, he opened the remaining panels…
