Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 263 Insurance Proposal for Surgery

"Um... Mr. Eye of Illusion, do you really not need to take off your clothes before performing the Transfiguration spell? Or should I arrange for someone to prepare a change of clothes for you in advance?"

Harvey looked at the young high-level spellcaster who was carefully preparing for the spellcasting ceremony and made a slightly euphemistic suggestion.

"Haha! Don't worry, my robe itself is a magical tool. It can be directly absorbed and attached to the skin. It won't be damaged due to deformation."

Fire and Transfiguration spellcasters like to refine their magic tools into clothing and robes. After all, no matter whether it is flame possession or high-level illusion, running naked on the spot because of torn clothes after stopping the spell is a matter of dignity for any high-level spellcaster.

The Eye of Illusion did not rely solely on a bottle of illusion potion to complete the transformation spell. Instead, it took out several spellcasting materials from the storage ring, which looked like they were extracted from some kind of magical beast creatures. It then used magic solvents instead of ink to quickly draw a small ritual array on the clean and bright laboratory floor. It then stepped in, stood in the center of the array, and began to chant silently.

"It turns out that the arcane spellcasters' transfiguration spells cannot be cast instantly and require complicated ritual preparations. No wonder most transfiguration wizards also practice other similar arcane magic. It's rare to see a pure specialized transformation wizard." Harvey said silently in his heart as he stood aside.

The spells used by the Eye of Illusion are not the common language of the continent today. Harvey is not good at the relevant knowledge of spell literature, and can only barely make out that it is a mixture of orc language and ancient wizard language, and the pronunciation of the spell sounds a bit strange and difficult to pronounce.

After a lengthy spell, the Eye of Illusion pulled out the stopper of the glass test tube and drank half of the thick black potion in one gulp. Then, the body began to twist unnaturally, accompanied by the sound of bones deforming and rubbing.

Then his body began to expand and grow rapidly, and clumps of dense and hard gray-black hair emerged from his skin. The wizard's short robe he was originally wearing gradually disappeared into his skin, followed by the rapid and heavy breathing of the transformed wizard.

About a few minutes later, the Eye of Illusion completed the transformation spell. A four or five-meter-tall wolf-headed humanoid monster stood in the center of the magic circle with a slightly hunched body. It turned its head and looked at Harvey who was standing aside with its red eyes, attracting four bloodline warriors to draw their swords and gather around to prepare for battle.

Harvey keenly discovered that there was a glimmer of humanity in the werewolf's eyes, and it did not convey any hostility or desire to attack.

"Mr. Eye of Illusion..." Harvey asked tentatively, but all he got in response was a low wolf howl - it seemed that during the process of transfiguration, the caster could not speak and communicate like a human.

The werewolf wizard suddenly blinked, revealing a playful and provocative look. He raised his thick, hairy arms and pointed at a personal guard who was standing in front of Harvey and had already activated the "huge strength" bloodline talent.

"Mr. Eye of Illusion, I'm afraid I'd like to spar with you. Please do not use weapons and be careful..."

Harvey patted his guards, who had been eager to try, encouragingly. As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers rushed forward panting.

The Bloodline Warrior rushed in front of the werewolf, just in time to meet its giant fist, and reflexively crossed his arms to block his face.

With a bang, the personal guard staggered back two steps, and after steadying himself, he lunged forward and launched a powerful punch in counterattack - this punch was originally heading straight for the werewolf's chest, but suddenly changed direction halfway and hit the opponent's waist and ribs.

Harvey raised the corner of his mouth slightly. This was a trick that Pierce had mentioned during their daily close combat training to kill gray wolves with bare hands - the weakness of canine beasts was "a head of steel, bones of iron, and a waist of tofu."

The werewolf reacted swiftly, twisting his waist to avoid the fatal kidney strike, and his clawed hand reached for the Bloodline Warrior's crotch like lightning. "After transforming, Mr. Illusion Eye's attack method is so brutal and direct..." Harvey couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The guard reached down with both hands and twisted the werewolf's arm. He was about to take a deep breath and swing it sideways, but he didn't expect that the werewolf, who was more than twice as tall as him, opened his bloody mouth silently and bit the back of his neck.

If the werewolf had used a little more force, the guard's neck would have been bitten off immediately, and there would have been no chance of survival.

Harvey smiled and clapped his hands. He told the guards, whose faces were flushed with shame, to retreat. He said soothingly, "You may lack combat experience, but you've made good use of your innate abilities to withstand the attack of a giant werewolf four or five meters tall."

The Eye of Illusion finished the transformation spell, and after a sound of bones and muscles rubbing against each other, it slowly returned to its original gentle and thin appearance, and the robe that had been hidden in the skin reappeared on the surface of the body.

"If I use the transformation spell with all my strength, I can maintain the werewolf form for about an hour. During this process, I will possess the magic resistance, bloodthirstiness and night vision abilities that are unique to werewolves..." He took the initiative to tell Harvey about the effects of the spell.

Harvey nodded, walked over to the lab table, and quickly wrote down his Transfiguration observations with pen and paper.

"So...if it were your teacher, Mr. Duncan, how long could he maintain the spell? Besides the werewolf form, are there other animal transformations that consume more mana?"

The Eye of Illusion was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Besides the werewolf form, the teacher is also skilled in bird-like transformations... Of course, for the past decade or so, he's been researching how to break the mimicry of a certain sub-dragon beast. Unfortunately, he only tried it once, in a critical moment, and something went wrong..."

So that's how it is. It seems that they asked me for help in the forum in order to solve the aftermath of their teacher's failed transformation. This ancient wizard spell from ancient times is indeed extremely risky.

"I have a safer proposal, but I need to wait until I meet your teacher in person and let him make the final decision."

The Eye of Illusion widened its eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "A safer way? Can it also restore the teacher's limbs to a healthy state? Please tell me in advance! I will pass it on to the teacher and the astrologer, please!"

Harvey pointed to a brand-new alchemical prosthesis hanging on a metal bracket and whispered, "I suggest that we proceed with the transplant surgery as usual. If the surgery fails or any problems arise, we can immediately transfer your teacher's soul as a whole and place it in an alchemical prosthesis. We already have very mature technology in this area..."

"What? Soul transfer? Placing a living person's soul into an alchemical creation? This... isn't this the most important part of the Life Transmutation Project that the Exploration Society has been pursuing? Could it be that you... have already cracked the secret?"

The Eye of Illusion was so shocked that he could hardly speak, and asked in a somewhat inappropriate manner.

Harvey smiled and pointed at Reiner and Asdalun, who were slowly walking out of the laboratory. He chuckled and explained, "Yes, these two assistants of mine are alchemical beings that contain human souls. If your teacher accepts this proposal, we need to sign a secret contract. I don't want to be investigated by the Federation and the Church..."

(End of this chapter)