Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 566: Revealing the Truth of the Mask

Regarding the research on growing food in the atmosphere, Master Humboldt's real body will return to the Forest Tower to make in-depth plans, and will go into exploration and investigation with Rorschach and others.

The master selected the first team to study the atmosphere. It would take time for the main body to return and the team to prepare, so now that the two of them were free, they could talk about Rorschach's request for help.

The first is whether pure magical creatures can give birth to offspring.

"This is a technical issue, but it also involves ethics." Humboldt looked at Rorschach with a sharp look: "No matter how much power we have, we should have awe for life."

"You misunderstood. I'm not a villain who wants to create an army of androids and rule the world." Rorschach could only tell him about Richard's "tragic experience".

Humboldt's reaction was beyond Rorschach's expectations: "Well, since he has entered the realm of a great wizard with the help of your [Axiom Creation] and Spell Cloud, you should remind him to consider another issue - the body of a great wizard has been transformed by the magic circuit to be different from that of an ordinary person, and his body is reshaped by high-level spells, so his life span will most likely be very long.

"We don't have a similar precedent, but if we take the extreme case, it is very likely that his partner will be in his twilight years while this gentleman still looks like a young man. Although we don't have to face it now, we still need to think carefully about whether we can accept such a future."

Wow, it’s the theory of longevity!

As if thinking of something, Master Humboldt's eyes became a little dim, and a little gentle: "Of course, if the two of them can have offspring, it might be better. Even if one of them grows old first, it's good for them to have children, and maybe even grandchildren.
“When aging is inevitable, people will always feel a sense of comfort when watching their own flesh and blood grow, and feel that their lives have been continued in some sense.

“The blooming and falling of flowers is not a meaningless repetition; the repetition of the cycle is not a reincarnation like a cage.

"In comparison, pursuing immortality or resurrection is more dangerous. The Empire's Necromancer is a lesson for us."

Yeah, it seems like Master Humboldt has a story. Rorschach didn't want to ask about the other person's privacy, so he considered replying to his friend Richard: "So you're willing to help him?"

"The high-level spellcasters in the tower may not have the energy to study this topic any further. However, before that, we can first consider the question of 'is it'. Can your spell restore the bloodline of that gentleman? You can ask him to cooperate with us to figure it out first."

Are they going to ask Richard to come over? Rorschach shook his head: "I'm afraid that gentleman is too busy to do anything else right now. And what I'm sure of is that he can't be considered a strict human being right now, but more like a magical creature."

Humboldt thought of a second research path: "We can also first study the process of your resurrection of him.

"Gather a person's soul, rebuild his body and revive him! If you can repeat this feat, you will have the capital to challenge the god of death.

"If this operation can eventually become known and controlled, and his parents are still alive, we can even try to reshape his body and reload his soul again. But this time we can restore his 'human' body."

The Forest Tower also has some forbidden techniques, and Humboldt is probably able to do it.

This avoids any problems with cross-species reproduction, even if the two species are basically the same in appearance.

"There are too many coincidences and unique conditions to revive Richard. I am not sure, but I can reveal the spell of [Axiom Creation] to you and analyze the characteristics of its product first. At the same time, I can cooperate with you to study the process of the Tree of Law collecting souls and reloading them into the body."

For Rorschach, this spell was already registered on the Tree of Law. He could cast it freely, and most importantly, he took advantage of the special feature of the borderland that could store "prototypes", which was equivalent to being able to save model files and call them up at any time.

For other spellcasters, the fact that it is an eighth-ring spell itself is a threshold. If they want to complete the creation, they also need to have a detailed, in-depth and systematic understanding of the object of creation.

In summary, apart from Rorschach, only high-level spellcasters in the Forest Tower have the possibility of completing this spell. Having said that, a new spell with an eighth ring is also extremely valuable. If it were in ancient times, it would be enough for a school to keep a secret for hundreds of years at all costs.

Humboldt nodded in agreement. He and Cobb liked interacting with Rorschach because of his style: this guy was always generous, and even when he asked for help, he would always give them valuable items or knowledge in return, which could be considered cooperation in the end.

After finalizing a matter, although there was still a long way to go before it was truly resolved, Rorschach finally felt relieved. Next, it was his turn to analyze the elf's mask.

Rorschach was unwilling to accept the elves' gift, especially since he was disgusted by the old men.

That night Hill persuaded Rorschach to accept it. In his mind, it was more like accepting a commission to find out the secret behind the mask.

Perhaps Rorschach could figure it out by figuring it out himself and mobilizing other spellcasters in the Mage Tower to tinker with it in various ways, but since there were experts, he didn't want to waste his time and might as well consult them first.

For example, when identifying antiques, the technology-savvy can use violent methods such as X-rays, carbon 14, and destructive component analysis to detect them, but if it is given to cultural relics experts, they may be able to judge the authenticity based on their experience at a glance, and determine the age based on the shape of the artifact.

This shouldn't be difficult for the Forest Tower. Rorschach himself had studied the totems of the elves, and had also seen the "actors" of the Istani - they could wear masks, perform almost ritual dances and performances, and then stimulate magical powers similar to "inviting gods to possess their bodies".

Rorschach told Humboldt his speculation.

"The actor's mask?" The master quickly denied this guess: "As far as I know, the actor's mask is mostly made of metal, not wood."

He took it from Rorschach. The shape of the mask did not look like it was for humans. It was almost round in shape, not fitting the shape of a human face, and there were only two small holes for the eyes.

After examining the wood grain and sniffing it, Humboldt first made his judgment on the material: "Istani oak."

There was an indistinguishable painting on the front of the mask, which had been oxidized to the point where the original color could not be distinguished. Humboldt stared at it for a long time, and he felt a sense of familiarity.

Seeing that the master was focusing on the pattern, Rorschach held back and said, "I've already seen the pattern. There's no effective magic circuit. It seems to be purely decorative."

"I see!" Humboldt didn't take the layman's words seriously.

He grasped the familiarity and matched it with his existing knowledge. Humboldt summoned a long staff, whispered, and released a spell that Rorschach had never seen before.

The magic power seemed to be combining with the heterogeneous forces that emerged from the Black Forest and were full of vitality.

A light green shadow appeared and gradually solidified, allowing Rorschach to make out its rough facial features.

"[Summon Nature Spirit], which is condensed from the vitality of the forest. It can also be attached to a tree to create a tree spirit that can move for a short period of time. It is a small spell inherited from druids. Most of the mages here know it, but its effect and power are very limited. I almost forgot about it."

Humboldt said, pointing his staff at the face of the summoned creature in one hand and holding up the mask with the other: "Is it similar?"

"Not similar." Rorschach disagreed with Humboldt: "They are exactly the same."

(End of this chapter)