The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 967 - 0964 Exiled Mist
Chapter 967: Chapter 0964: Exiled Mist
Chapter 967: Chapter 0964: Exiled Mist
“The Great Arcanist” was undoubtedly the brainchild of Li Si Te (Liszt). He felt that the lack of magazines and newspapers in the world was indeed a bit dull for entertainment.
However, he found the idea of running a newspaper uninteresting, because he didn’t need to read them to know everything that was happening in his domain. With the Magic Guild’s multiple improvements to the Magic Platform, they had now entered the era of Magic Platform 5.0—miniaturized, standardized, confidential, and simplified.
He could receive messages from throughout his domain at any time and any place. Then, dedicated retainers sorted these messages and delivered them to his desk.
Therefore, while there were no newspapers, there were internal briefings, primarily circulated within the officials and noble class.
As white paper became more commonly available, the publishing industry in the territory began to thrive. By consciously revolutionizing the magician system, he indicated to the Magic Guild to publish “The Great Arcanist,” a journal focusing on academia, encouraging local magicians to strive toward honor and engage in inventions and creations.
Lucy never missed an issue of “The Great Arcanist.” She hoped that one day she could be featured in the journal and become its cover figure.
She was reading an article about Gandalf Truth.
This grand magician, Gandalf, hailed from the Emerald Duchy, a vassal state of the Kingdom of Eagle. He had not come alone but brought along eleven magician apprentices and a large group of magic apprentices. Unlike the typical reclusive magicians who treasured their “broomsticks,” Gandalf loved to teach magic.
Upon learning that an archmage had emerged in the Duchy of Sapphire, Gandalf traveled thousands of miles with his disciples to make a pilgrimage to the Sapphire.
After visiting the Magic Guild, he immediately decided to join and stay here.
He was now a member of the Arcanist Assessment Committee. With the invention of the magic two-wheeled bicycle, he advanced from a regular arcanist to a grand arcanist, becoming the sixth grand arcanist in the Magic Guild.
“I have a profound interest in dynamics,” Gandalf said during an interview with “The Great Arcanist” editor, “I have been engaged in this field of research for many years. Upon arriving at Your Highness’s domain, I discovered the unicycle and was astounded by this invention. Compared to horse-drawn carriages, the unicycle can truly benefit the nation and the people…”
Since then, he had a particular fondness for the unicycle and decided to improve it into a more convenient vehicle.
One day, while sketching in a plantation, he saw a serf speeding by with a decrepit unicycle, which had practically only one wheel left.
Thus, the serf could lift the vehicle and place his body on the handle, letting the unicycle run by itself.
This quickly inspired Gandalf, and he thought, “Since a unicycle can be pushed by hand, why not make one that can be pushed by foot?”
However, it wasn’t easy to propel a unicycle with feet.
But, Liszt’s glory shone upon every arcanist willing to contemplate. Gandalf then witnessed a serf drawing water from a well, which sparked a burst of inspiration. He invented a foot-propelled unicycle, but quickly found that the unicycle was hard to balance.
So, he added another wheel.
It became a two-wheeled vehicle, also known as a bicycle—unlike Earth’s bicycles, this type had a large front wheel directly connected to the pedals, with a small rear wheel that only served to stabilize.
Gandalf then continued his efforts and equipped the bicycle with a magic array, allowing the bicycle to activate the magic array and propel itself.
Thus, the magic two-wheeled bicycle was born.
“What a great invention. I hope I can also invent something like the magic two-wheeled bicycle,” Lucy said admiringly after finishing the article.
Rose, who was mopping the floor, didn’t even look up as she said scornfully, “What’s so great about that? Wait until the day I invent a bicycle that can fly in the sky, now that would be great!”
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“Brother, you’re here.”
“Mm.”
“Ach has just completed an experiment on extracting the soul from Lich Andy, and several Grand Magicians are dealing with Lich Andy’s affairs,” Ach pointed towards a few Grand Magicians gathered inside the laboratory’s glass compartment, busily collecting data, including the vice president of the Magic Guild, Kenley.
Unlike Chris, who focused on administrative duties, Kenley was deeply fascinated by magic experiments, often visiting Ach’s lab to help and gain experience.
The affairs were settled quickly, and Lich Andy was wheeled out of the glass compartment, the Grand Magicians also paid their respects to Liszt, “Your Highness.”
“No need for formalities,” Liszt walked up to the stretcher, looked at the withered, dried-up figure lying there, which resembled Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings,” and asked, “Is this Lich Andy?”
“Having been stripped of the Marks of Terror and the Dragon Soul, Lich Andy has reverted to human form. However, his body, eroded by the power of the soul, is nearing collapse and won’t last more than a few days,” Ach explained, then pointed to another Grand Magician holding a transparent container, “The Dragon Soul of the Sapphire Dragon is severely contaminated and will need some time to be purified.”
The container, crafted by Ach, was a type of soul vessel filled with a special liquid, within which a dim, translucent blue figure in the shape of a Sapphire Dragon swam.
“Is this the Dragon Soul?”
“Yes, and over there are the Marks of Terror.”
The Marks of Terror were a set of armor, remarkable for its uniqueness compared to ordinary armor, being silver-white on the outside but ink-black inside, its material similar to that of the Sapphire Dragon Ship Figurehead initially dismantled from the Ghost Ship.
A Grand Magician recognized the material, “Obsidian, a gemstone-associated mineral formed by ancient dragons, is quite rare, but its purpose is unknown.”
Dragons over eight hundred years old are considered ancient. At this stage, they leave their dwelling places and fly towards the mythical Valley of Dragons. No one can track these ancient dragons to locate the Valley of Dragons, leading some to speculate it doesn’t exist, suggesting ancient dragons simply prefer not to die in front of humans.
“Obsidian…” Liszt picked up the Marks of Terror, the touch was chilling, not physically but in a way that penetrated the soul, “It seems not to be just any stone, but rather like metal?”
“Obsidian is like metal and like crystal, quite peculiar.”
“So, other than transforming a lich, what use does this set of armor have?”
“Let’s identify it with the Knowledge Ancient Book,” Ach hadn’t had the chance to study the Marks of Terror after removing them. She took out the Knowledge Ancient Book, and soon, along with a flash of light, several words in the Moon Language appeared—Obsidian, Mithril, Elf Blood, Exiled Mist.
The materials were clear, but the last functionality described as “Exiled Mist” was somewhat vague.
Ach quickly guessed, “Could it be a sort of mist used by the lich to isolate the Exiled Lands? Based on the available data about the Exiled Lands, where reality blends with fantasy, once a soul enters, it could be lost, and likely the Marks of Terror could keep the soul lucid by repelling the Exiled Mist.”
“Possibly, it’s a remarkable artifact. We should keep it safe.”
Thus, Lich Andy’s soul extraction experiment was concluded, and Andy, resembling Gollum, was taken by the Grand Magicians for further soul studies. Meanwhile, the contaminated Dragon Soul of the Sapphire Dragon, also an exceptional research material, remained in Ach’s lab—they weren’t in a hurry to heal the Sapphire Dragon since Duke Andrew was still alive.
At that moment, Ach had accumulated enough experience to potentially extract any residual malice from the Phoenix for Liszt.
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