Chapter 196 Underground Wall

As the saying goes, if we want to "restore the country," we must first restore the laws of our ancestors.

If you want to restore the methods of your ancestors, you have to do archeology first.

Our group of 'people' together don't even have a few serious arcane spells. How can we pretend to be Netherese in the future?

Makes sense!

David's words made Dragon Father Atilicia unable to find a reason to refute for a moment.

After all, there are still significant differences between arcanists and mages, especially in the eyes of experienced spellcasters.

Wizards can only choose a certain number of spells to "prepare" from their spellbook, and these spells are all they can cast for the rest of the day.

A spell book is usually a physical book, also known as a spell manual, which contains the specific descriptions, patterns, symbols and spell-casting methods of all the spells learned and recorded by the mage. When the mage casts spells, he usually needs to use spells and set postures. Relevant materials for spellcasting, these can help the mage shape and channel the energy of the ley to create spell effects.

Because of this, the mage's fighting style is more ritualistic and planned.

In a pre-prepared battle and an encounter, the combat effectiveness displayed by the mage is often very different.

In contrast, arcanists are more inclined to study the essence of magic. They are often more intuitive and free-spirited when casting spells. They can use their own magic power to leverage the magic network and use all the spells they have learned. Some powerful arcanists even By constructing the spell model, we can break away from the magic network and cast spells in some areas where the magic network is damaged.

From this point alone, arcanists are somewhat similar to dragons like David who are natural sorcerers, but warlocks can only rely on luck to 'awaken' their spells, while arcanists can learn the spells they are good at or interested in on their own.

With the blessing of the Myser Energy Core in the Floating City, the Arcanist can even use the magic energy extracted from the Myser Energy Core. As long as his mental power is not exhausted, he is almost equivalent to an infinite blue bar mage soaking in spring water. Quite unnatural to a certain extent.

The only thing that can limit arcanists may be the talent and wisdom of those who learn arcana.

To put it bluntly, it is a waste of brains. In addition to hard work, it also depends on fate.

To give the simplest example, if you want to become an official arcanist from an arcane apprentice, you must publish at least one magic research report in public that is widely recognized by arcanists. This is placed in Blue Star, excluding a few major ones. Guys, basically you have already started with a Ph.D., which means that a person has the ability to move from the learning stage to the academic stage. The ability or academic ability to produce original theoretical results is already the core connotation and essential feature of this rank.

Congratulations, you are now qualified to become an official arcanist.

From this point alone, David believed that with his brain, he might not be able to become a true arcanist in this life.

On the contrary, except for him as a 'traveler', the dragon mother Pavla can deduce the power from the fragmented information he brought, which is enough to be nominated and recognized as a great arcanist in Netheril.

Father Long, who has advanced alchemy to the master level and independently developed the [Sobriety Potion], can become an arcanist based on alchemy.

Tanya, the dragon girl who once obtained the ‘Silver Weaver Dragon’ from Devonsere College in the New World, should have this potential with a little study.

In comparison, he seems to be the only poor student in this family of top academics who has not inherited any IQ.

However, David was not discouraged. He could not learn arcana or even the underlying essential principles behind arcana.

But he can just have sex for free!

As long as more and more citizens 'awaken' to arcane magic throughout the city, as long as he still feels [jealousy], he can have unlimited whoring.

David is not destined to become a scholar who will go down in history, but he can become a "magic sprayer" and "arcane machine cannon" who can carve into the enemy's psychological shadow.

If you can't build an atomic bomb, why don't you press the "nuclear launch button"? Really are.

With this idea that pleased Long, David immediately drove the Bedouin barbarians to the ruins of the floating city. However, according to the description of the desert barbarians, the area where the ruins could be dug was spread over at least several square meters. Hundreds of kilometers, but only a few shallow tunnels are relatively safe.

But this kind of safety is only for these mortals. Before they could finish their words, the impatient David "arrogantly" jumped into the water.

This trick was used when he was in Devensel College when the archmage used the [Confinement] variant [Burial] to send him deep underground.

As long as he [arrogantly] believes that the sea of ​​sand in front of him is a sea, then for him, the desert in front of him can swim freely.

It felt like a bug in the mold when playing a game. You could even see the feet of Father Long and the others above, and everything in front of you became 'transparent and visible'.

At the same time, we also saw a large number of iceberg-like ‘floating city wreckage’ underground, but it was just as expected.

These floating cities that fell from the troposphere thousands of meters above were so smashed that it was almost impossible to find many relatively complete parts.

What made David even more furious was that the components belonging to the Miser core at the core of these wreckage seemed to have been dug up by humans a long time ago, and not even a relatively complete piece of the Miser core was left for him. .

This made David's idea of ​​"picking up an old engine to repair and use first" go to waste.

But it’s normal to think about it afterwards. Even most of the ancient tombs in Blue Star have traces of excavation after they were discovered by the authorities. Even the terracotta warriors and horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang have not been spared, let alone these can increase productivity on a large scale. The wreckage of the spacecraft of "Improving" and "Technological Explosion".

Nearly two thousand years have passed, and most of the valuable remains like the Mithron nuclear wreckage have been excavated. The rest has been corroded by the years, and it is only the turn of these desert natives to drink some soup.

But just when David was about to drill back to the ground, he didn't know whether it was because he went deep enough into the ground, but he suddenly felt a loss of magic power!

This feeling is extremely subtle, but the blood in the dragon's body is naturally flowing with magic power, and it is extremely sensitive to this feeling.

"Is there a Myth energy core that is still running?" David was delighted at first, and then quickly approached in the direction of perception.

The closer he got, the more obvious the feeling of loss of magic power became, which made David gradually rule out the idea of ​​'Mith Energy Core'.

As far as he knew, the Mithir energy core was also called a magic energy source by the Nether people. Theoretically, it directly used the magic network to extract magic energy from the astral vessels deep in the star realm, and then provided it to nearby components and even arcanists. It only provides magic power, which is somewhat similar to Blue Star's theoretical 'gravitational wave energy'.

A device that theoretically provides magic energy. According to this siphon strength, if he gets too close to a red dragon, it will be sucked into a dragon, let alone a human being.

Absorb demons?

‘The legendary Felin Demon Sunflower! ? ’ When David thought of this possibility, the scales on his body suddenly stood up.

Although he has never seen such a thing, even according to the information circulated between the planes, this kind of thing that can absorb magic from a long distance is simply invincible to spellcasters, and the dragon is probably no exception.

Just like it is rumored that the Phayling Demon Sunflower can directly disable the arcanist's [Eolum Immortality Spell] and cause sudden death on the spot, the dragon is also a magical creature.

The magic in the blood has created a supply relationship similar to the blood supply of human glucose to red blood cells.

Dragons can survive in a magic-free environment, but they cannot survive directly without magic power. If the magic power is drained out in a short period of time, theoretically, it may even cause weakness, dizziness, and even heart pacing difficulties. For dragons who are young and above, the self-respect of dragons. You may not even be able to fly.

For a moment, David even had the urge to go home.

However, as the distance got closer, David finally 'saw' a wall more than ten kilometers underground.

Or rather, like a ball.

It's just that this ball is not so big that at first glance from the perspective of David's dragon, the edge can't be seen at a glance.

It was translucent throughout, and David walked around in a large circle before confirming that the diameter of the ball alone might have reached more than 70 kilometers.

David's curiosity suddenly exploded.

He stacked spells like [Eagle Eye] and other spells to increase the distance of vision as many times as he could bear, and finally saw clearly that it was not a whole body, but densely packed with countless tall, slender, translucent creatures. Stacked together, they look extremely disgusting.

It looked a bit like something, like the ball of corpses that the Bone King encountered in "Lord of the Undead" that he had seen before, but compared to something composed of dozens or millions of corpses, the creature in front of him no matter what The shape and structure were completely beyond David's knowledge.

‘What the hell is this? ’

I don't know if David had been staring at him for a long time, but those creatures suddenly opened their dense eyes at the same time. The scene was so sudden and terrifying that David was startled, and he almost even used [Advanced Teleportation Technique] directly. .

But to David's surprise, those creatures had no intention of attacking him and made no sound. Only David felt a ripple of 'force' on his body scales.

It seemed to be urging him to 'leave' and get out of here.

"Poof!" David came out of the desert again with some "bits and pieces" he had packed. This group of Bedouin barbarians were dumbfounded by his ability to move freely in and out of the desert like a "Tu Xing Sun", and he became even more convinced. These beings in front of you are messengers sent by the gods, and they can't help but worship them on earth.

"How's the harvest?" Father Long, who was used to it, started playing with the gadgets David brought back. He seemed to be extremely interested in a civilization that had created a floating city.

"Bad luck!" David told what he saw and heard with an unhappy face.

"Isn't this normal? If there were such a ruins in Ellaria, it would have been hollowed out by our Dragon Island."

Artilicia first comforted with a smile, and then became cautious after hearing the 'ball' in David's mouth:

"Since it is unknown, try not to get too close first. Maybe the Netherese who will be 'awakened' in the future will know about it."

Of course David also understood this truth, and was even a little lucky that those creatures seemed to have no intention of attacking him, otherwise it would be really dangerous.

In this world, strength and body shape are often linked.

For example, the bigger the dragons are, the stronger they are. Just like humans who are several weights apart, they can beat people to death with one punch.

Another example is some divine evildoers. As long as they are big enough, they can fly bricks and split Huashan Mountain with such force that even some gods dare not provoke them easily.

Just when David was lost in thought, he heard a deep voice:

"Then can I go back first? I feel like I might die if I stay here for a little longer."

David looked back in astonishment, and saw Lizlit in the form of a frost giant, slumped on the sunny hill with a wilted look, her tongue sticking out in heat.

"Me too, my frost breath is not enough." Seeing the eldest sister speaking loudly, the white dragon Mephiele dared to follow the squeaking and lick his upper limbs from time to time to dissipate heat.

The two cold-attribute creatures were stunned and turned into dogs in the largest desert in Faerûn.

Lizlit was especially miserable. She was a living red dragon, and it was the first time in dragon life that she experienced what heat felt like.

She once felt that she might have been cursed by the dragon god Tiamat.

But after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure out where she had offended Her Majesty the Dragon Queen.

"Then you two should stay home and defend the city from now on."

David smacked his lips and wagged his tail, then faced the group of Bedouin barbarians who did not dare to get up:

"You guys keep digging." The stingy one didn't even bother to spare one man.

"yes!"

The Bedouin barbarian who looked like the leader of this barbarian tribe mustered up the courage to plead with them to let them go back to their tribe.

He was afraid that if he and his tribe failed to fulfill their contract, the red-robed mage would vent his anger on their tribe.

And if he could get them to send someone back, he would promise to bring his whole family to join them.

"Red-robed mage?"

This aroused David's interest, and he and his father Artilicia looked at each other silently.

The father and son, who had a tacit understanding for a long time, both had ideas for each other at the same time.

They seem to know too little about Faerûn and even the local area, and these Bedouin barbarians have little culture and basically don't know anything about it.

David let the Bedouin barbarians make their own decision, and was immediately thanked by the barbarians.

I thought I had met a ‘good master’.

you do not say! They didn't kill their people, nor robbed their property. They just let them continue to work in their old profession, but now they have a backer, and there may even be hope of sending the children of the clan to study in the 'holy city'.

Little did they know that David basically didn't like anything except Miser's nuclear power at the moment.

There's no way, this thing is too crucial.

As long as we can find a relatively complete Myser energy core, let the old devil Dalonas and the Nether people in the city try to crack it.

Only in a few decades can he climb up this black technology tree and complete his "Starlink Project" in Faerun, the "Orbital Astronomical Telescope" launch plan, and even the "Moon Probe" project.

Only when these things can't tell the reality of the 'King-Slaying Star', can we consider waiting for the 'King-Slaying Star' to 'arrive' and land directly.

In other words, whether he can re-create the Miser Energy Core is directly related to the task assigned to him by the Dragon Queen of Toril during his trip.

Now that the most important parts of these floating city ruins have been taken out, they must still be in the hands of some powerful forces in Faerun.

If you can't find it, they can't just grab it.

No! This is called ‘returning things to their original owners’!

"Master, do you need me to keep an eye on you?" Luoxinde, the barbarian who had become an 'orc', volunteered.

David objected with a smile:

“No, there’s no need to alert the enemy, we are the owners of the last floating city in Nether.

"He will definitely come to the door by himself."