Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 535 New Knowledge: Summoning, Activation, and Unified Ritual of Constructs
Light green metallic smoke rose in the passage, completely enveloping the four black panthers.

Almost instantly, four lifelike stone beasts, like the most powerful magnet, attracted the nearly semi-metallic smoke, and then their bodies froze in place.

"Crack~"

The black panther closest to the arch had the biggest movement and its center of gravity was unstable, so it fell directly to the ground and broke into pieces.

Seeing this scene, Ailin was stunned and quickly opened the Demon Hunting Notes.

[Defeat the monster "Structural Stone Statue" Lv75! ]

[Rewards: Defeat the enemy, basic rating D, defeat the enemy with fewer troops +3-C]

【Final rating: C】

[Obtained loot: 4 magic cores of the structure stone statue, 6 experience beads, 3 treasure chests of the structure stone statue]

The four black panther ritual guardian stone statues were actually destroyed just like that.

He had only intended to test the effect of the magic-blocking gold bomb, and then take advantage of the moment when the guardian statues were weakened to get rid of them.

I didn't expect that it could be solved with a magic-blocking gold bomb.

Level 75, this level is not low, why is it so fragile?

"Hey~"

A strange sound came from the side, interrupting Ailin's thoughts.

A sharp ice cone shot out from outside another archway. As soon as it entered the range of the light green smoke of the magic-blocking gold bomb, the remaining smoke from the magic-blocking gold bomb immediately attached itself to it.

The speed of the ice cone slowed down rapidly.

Then it became visibly smaller and was offset by the smoke and dust.

Before it could leave the range of the magic-blocking gold bomb, it completely disappeared in mid-air.

However, at this time, the smoke and dust from the magic-blocking gold bomb was also completely consumed.

The entire passage was empty.

"Da da da~"

Aida Emin stepped into the passage with a solemn expression: "Is this the magic-blocking gold bomb you just mentioned?"

"That's right." Ailin nodded and said truthfully, "This is the first time I used it in actual combat. I didn't expect the effect to be so good."

Aida Emin nodded, squatted down near the four black panther stone sculptures and began to examine them.

Ailin was also very curious about this, so he squatted down and watched her turn over the black panther's limbs.

However, although constructs have some overlap with alchemy in a general sense.

But it is actually a very advanced branch of discipline, called the science of integrated rituals for summoning, activation and integration of constructs, or constructology for short.

Yes, from the name, you can tell that this is a subject that is closely related to many subjects such as alchemy, ritual studies, summoning, element activation, etc.

Aelin didn't know much about this.

When Ianna of the Temple of Meliteli was teaching him rituals, she had mentioned a master-level ritual - the creation of a golem.

But she didn't teach him because Ianna herself didn't know the ritual.

It is a trade secret of the Risberg Civil Partnership.

of course.

The black panther statue in front of him did not reach the level of summoning a golem. It should be a relatively simple type in tectonics, and it was most likely made by Thomas Moreau himself.

Ailin's knowledge in this area was somewhat limited, and he couldn't see anything useful from the seamless shape of the black panther statue.

"look here."

Aida Emin seemed to see his embarrassment and pointed to the panther's neck.

Ailin looked at it carefully. It was a small magic circle composed of a series of charred runes the size of an index finger. It was not very conspicuous, and he didn't recognize any of these symbols.

"These are the activation runes, the soul-breaking runes, and the ritual connection runes..."

Ada Emin did not keep the secret and explained: "The guardian stone statue that Thomas Moreau placed here is very crude. It relies on the ritual array hidden on the ground to sense the activities of humans in the array, but it does not use any means to isolate the influence of magic to cover it up."

"Your stunmetal bombs strengthen the stunmetal, suppressing the power of magical energy and directly destroying these exposed runes, so the effect is so good."

"This is not the caution that should be used when dealing with a warlock. Thomas Moreau probably just wants to deal with some tomb robbers who accidentally entered."

"Otherwise he would have hidden these runes in the black panther's body at a cost..."

In other words, it wasn't that the magic-blocking gold bomb was too strong, but that Thomas Moreau had exposed the weakness of the construct on the surface of his body, just like the heart of a monster was growing outside its body without any protection...

If there is any slight movement, one will be seriously injured, not to mention such a highly targeted method as the magic-blocking gold bomb.

Aelin asked thoughtfully, "What if Thomas Moreau did this?"

Ada Emin thought for a moment and said, "If Thomas Moreau hides the runes inside his body, the magic-blocking gold bomb probably won't be able to destroy the construct directly. But since the ritual formation of perception is outside, the construct will inevitably be paralyzed for a period of time."

"After the bomb effect wears off, there should be some adverse effects left."

"These constructs are essentially driven and sensed by ritual arrays. With the runes concealed, their movements will definitely not be as sharp as before..."

……

"Ding, a clue to the skill [Constructology] was discovered."

"Do you want to spend 300 experience beads to unlock the skill?"

300 experience beads? ! !

Ailin raised his eyebrows. There were only 100 alchemy skills, which was tripled.

Even if one follows the alchemy and ritual science learning process and progresses at the maximum 50% discount, it will still require 150 experience beads.

Can't unlock, can't unlock...

"Alin?"

"Sorry." Ailin apologized, "Please continue..."

Ada Emin paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and asked tentatively: "Are you interested in tectonics?"

"In theory, even though you are a demon hunter, since you have such talent and achievements in alchemy, you should also be able to learn constructology."

Upon hearing this, Ailin withdrew his gaze from the black panther stone sculpture and looked at Ada Emin:
"You know constructology?"

"All of humanity's achievements in tectonics come from the Mountain People, and I am an expert on the Mountain People." The female elf spoke in a calm tone, but there was absolute confidence hidden in her words.

Ailin was indeed somewhat moved.

The Wolf School is actually very similar to the Free Elves. Its biggest weakness is not its combat power, but its population.

No matter how much you improve your organization of less than a hundred people, it will be difficult to compete with countries with a population of hundreds of thousands or millions, and forces like the Risberg Civil Partnership, which has nearly a thousand people with extraordinary combat power.

Even the current Ben Ade.

Even though Ban Ade seemed to be in low spirits after suffering a series of heavy blows, in fact, as long as the war state was entered, those apprentices could serve as combat forces.

After all, simple ice cones and wind blade spells can kill people.

It is still possible to draw out a few hundred extraordinary combat powers.

But the Wolf School is not like that. Even if the death rate of the Green Grass Trial is reduced to zero, and the Mountain Trial can be easily passed, the number of demon hunters is still difficult to increase quickly. The duration of the Trial of Choice is five or ten years. It may take two or three years for Kaer Morhen to break through 200 demon hunters.

Moreover, a newly-appointed witcher apprentice is certainly not as useful on the battlefield as a ranged warlock apprentice.

Then it is very important to increase the extraordinary combat power of the Wolf School.

Forming an alliance and integrating with other demon hunter schools is one direction, taming the great griffins and rock trolls is another, and now constructs seem to be a pretty good supplement, and their role may even exceed that of the first two.

Because Ailin is not short of money, he has a steady supply of funds from sword oil, and he is not short of materials. Vera, a famous alchemy master in the northern continent, has a wide range of channels for magic materials.

Then as long as you learn structural science, it seems that it won’t take long to gain a lot of extraordinary combat power.

The only problem is experience beads and time.

Before rescuing Heng Gedimides, he lacked the experience beads to unlock "Beast Roar: Forbidden Sky" and time to train and hunt monsters.

However, he certainly couldn't afford one hundred and fifty experience beads now, but that didn't stop him from acquiring three hundred experience beads in advance and increasing them to one hundred and fifty.

Constructivism is the traditional domain of wizards, or more precisely, the Risberg Civil Partnership.

It will be difficult to find other channels to learn from Ida Emin if you miss her, but of course you should not miss it.

As for time, you can always find it if you squeeze it. At worst, you can study all night.

So now there is only one question left.

"What price will I have to pay?" Ailin looked at the female elf expressionlessly.

"The formula for the magic-blocking gold bomb." Ada Emin answered simply.

As expected... Ailin thought as he glanced at the remains of the construct on the ground.

Free elves don't need to worry about constructs, as these bulky things are rarely seen on the battlefield.

But the Free Elves live next to Ban Ade, and Francesca was recalled before, most likely because Ban Ade Academy was doing something.

Perhaps it was to establish the authority of the Warlock Kingdom, or perhaps it was simply a request from the Civilian Joint Venture between Ortolan and Risberg...

Repellmetal Bombs also work wonders against Warlocks.

It's just that Ada Emin used the ice cone spell to test it just now, and she ignored this point intentionally or unintentionally.

"Not enough," Ailin shook his head and lied with his eyes wide open. "Although knowledge of structural body is valuable, it is dispensable to me and the Wolf School."

"Besides, I'm a demon hunter. I can learn alchemy, but it will probably be difficult for me to learn constructology."

Aida Emin fell silent upon hearing this.

Because she felt that what Ailin said made sense. Just because something is valuable doesn't mean it can be sold at a high price.

Tectonics is indeed dispensable to him.

In addition, although Ailin was a child of miracles, Ada Emin did not think that he could really learn constructology, at least not the spells to activate elements.

Ailin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this.

It seems that although Ada Emin knew the big secret of Soyi's physical condition, Vera still kept some secrets from her.

At least he didn't tell her the secret of Ailin's awakening magical talent.

Then we can talk.

"What do you want?" Ada Emin was silent for a while, then asked, "Knowledge? Money? Wealth? Or magic props?"

"Although the free elves are down and out, they still have some savings."

Aida Emin's attitude of asking for whatever she wants made Ailin feel a little moved.

He wanted to ask about the fragments of the Ardges Gate and the Guiding Stone, but after thinking about it, he decided not to ask.

Aida Emin is a real thousand-year-old goblin, and you can definitely guess what she says the moment she opens her mouth.

"I don't seem to need anything in particular." Ailin hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "But..."

Aida Emin, whose face had just darkened, asked quickly, "But what?"

"What the free elves need is not the formula but the actual demon-blocking gold bomb, right?"

"On the contrary, if I really give you the formula, you still need to learn it, freeing up precious manpower for production."

"The Free Elves can definitely buy the Obstruction Gold Bombs from us, as allies of the Wolf School, at cost price."

Ailin looked at the female elf of the Blue Mountains sincerely.

Aida Emin was stunned by these words, and then remained silent for a few seconds with a complicated look in her eyes:
"What kind of monster did Vera and Soi give birth to?"

"Are you really only fourteen years old this year?!!"

Ailin just smiled and said nothing.

"Okay," Ada Emin nodded, "but we don't have to pay at cost price. The free elves are not short of money. We can offer twice the price, but it has to be quick. I want all the production capacity of Vera's Alchemy Workshop."

"I'll tell Vera when I get back." Ailin, who had made another big deal, curled his lips and responded.

"Are you still calling me Vera?" Ida Emin narrowed her eyes and teased.

Ailin kept smiling and said nothing.

"Okay," Aida Emin shrugged and changed the subject when she saw that Ailin didn't respond. "Regarding tectonics, since we have the real thing now, let's start with a little bit."

She raised her hand and pointed at the black panther on the ground: "From a classification point of view, this is a ritual construct..."

[Do you want to spend 293 experience beads to unlock the skill? ]

"The flaws of another type of construct would not be so obvious..."

[Do you want to spend 286 experience beads to unlock the skill? ]

"...The Golem is the most unique construct..."

[Do you want to spend 279 experience beads to unlock the skill? ]

……

Because she was in a hurry, Ada Emin didn't say much. She just gave a general introduction to the classification of constructs and combined it with the materials on the ground.

But even so, after the short class, the original demand for 300 experience beads dropped to 251 experience beads.

The results are amazing.

Ailin estimated that it would only take half a day to reach the limit of 150 experience beads to unlock the required amount, which was a good sign.

After the class, Alin and Aida Emin continued on their journey.

After encountering a few tomb witches that appeared out of nowhere and easily dealing with them together, the two encountered the guardian stone statue of the Black Panther Ritual again.

This time, Ailin did not use the magic-blocking gold bomb, nor did he directly chop the black panther's neck to destroy the rune. Instead, he tried to solve it with conventional methods of magic seals and swordsmanship, but found that it was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Balmer's blade was not chipped, but it was not activated either, and it did not pierce the arch barrier with such force that it was like an ordinary, very sturdy steel sword.

The reaction force of the hard stone made Ailin's palms numb.

Moreover, perhaps because it was a man-made creature without the blessing of the elements, the progress bar hardly moved after activating [Demon Hunt]. In the end, Balmer was used as a blunt weapon and extraordinary strength was used to break the Black Panther's limbs, thus eliminating its ability to move.

This made Ailin feel uneasy, and he made up his mind to extract the construct bio-oil before rescuing Heng Gedimides.

(End of this chapter)