Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 33 Unprecedented Energy Carrier

Harvey held down his ribs, which were painful from being pressed by the two alchemical prostheses, and walked to the laboratory table that was in a mess due to the explosion.

The beetle ore that exploded on the spot due to overcharging has disappeared and seems to have been blown to ashes.

"Why is it that such a strong explosion did not cause any harm to the human body?"

Harvey picked up the fixed bracket that was blown away and muttered to himself in great confusion.

"Could it be that this energy comes from the magic network and is absorbed by it during the release process?"

One should not rush into experiments with unknown magical materials. It was pure luck that one survived this suicidal behavior, and one probably won't be so lucky in the future.

Every year, more research spellcasters die in their own crazy magical experiments than battle mages die on the demon battlefield in the Evil Moon Mountains.

It is better to just use the alchemical reagents in the test tube and conduct the contact analysis experiments one by one.

After all, the "exhaustive method" is theoretically the safest in any experimental field.

As long as those witch hunters from the church don't bother him anymore, time is the least valuable commodity for Harvey.

……

Pierce, who had a keen sense of hearing, was attracted by the explosion from afar and quickly rushed back to the laboratory to check.

Asdalen looked at the pale and bloodless new vampire and suddenly had a bizarre idea.

"Havi, how about trying the blood of the vampires? It's the top-level spellcasting material."

Harvey then remembered that vampire blood was an essential ingredient for casting high-level spells in many magic books.

It is even rumored that the casting or guiding materials of some legendary forbidden spells also require the addition of a certain amount of vampire blood for assistance. The only difference is that it requires higher-quality vampire blood.

Pierce also heard Asdalen's suggestion, and after a moment of hesitation, he decisively rolled up his sleeves.

"How much do you need, sir?"

Before Harvey could reply, Asdalen reached out and pressed Pierce's shoulder. With the tone of a senior teaching a newborn, he scolded him with a hint of disdain, "Did you go and eat the blood of those disgusting animals again today?"

Pierce was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and muttered, "Uh, just two weasels, Mr. Asdalen."

"I told you not to mess around with the blood of animals that live in the dirt and sewers."

"If you have a problem with drinking human blood, go hunt some reindeer or antelope. Don't be a predator, and definitely don't be a scavenger!"

The hunter nodded repeatedly to show that he remembered it.

He still seemed unaccustomed to his vampire identity, always accepting whatever he could catch, and not wanting to go out of his way to collect the blood of large animals, making his life seem very different from Harvey and Reiner's.

Harvey was also happy to see that Pierce's self-awareness was still at the level of human identity, unlike Asdalen, who deliberately taught him a lot about the historical traditions and cultural customs of the vampires.

……

After drawing about several dozen milliliters of blood from Pierce, Harvey carefully divided it into several portions and placed them into glass test tubes.

Fortunately, he is not short of money now. Harvey thinks that selling the blood drawn from Pierce on the forum is a very unethical idea.

However, it is still possible to retain some of the blood for subsequent magic research. This kind of high-level spellcasting material is so precious that it is hard to come by even in Alayeh.

After simply cleaning up the mess of the failed experiment, Harvey immediately began preparing for a new round of experiments.

This time, he plans to use vampire blood to try to analyze the fusion beetle ore.

Reiner was afraid of another explosion accident, so he refused to let Harvey operate it himself again. He volunteered to put on the experimental mask that was useless to him and stood in front of the laboratory table.

"You have the style of a research wizard!" Asdalen imitated a crisp whistle, teasing Reiner and slightly easing the tense atmosphere.

According to the plan, Harvey was arranged to stand five meters away from the experimental table. Asdalen stood in front of him to completely block him. He only relied on casting the magic of the Eye of Reconnaissance to get close to the experimental table to observe and guide Reiner's operations.

"Pierce, restart the energy-gathering device!" The hunter nodded, pulled down the joystick, and reignited the "Unit Zero" which had just shut down due to energy overload.

Harvey could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that the members of the forum would not communicate or share any important knowledge in the middle of the night, otherwise this sudden "server restart" would probably cause them to lose connection and collapse on the spot.

Reiner, who switched to work mode, seemed to have completely discarded all the negative emotions in human nature. His metal-cast arms and hands were stable in operation, and he was extremely precise and keen in observing the energy transmission.

The beetle ore is quickly charged and maintained at a sensitive stage where it is full but not excessive.

Then he picked up the test tube containing Pierce's blood, drew out a small portion with a dropper, and dripped it onto the surface of the beetle ore where a violent reaction was taking place.

The change happened at this moment.

The ore instantly absorbed all the vampire blood that dripped onto its surface, and the liquid-like substance inside it instantly solidified and stopped.

After a few seconds, the outer shell of the mineral quickly disintegrated as if weathering, revealing a ball of amber gaseous substance inside.

However, the mass of matter did not really dissipate like air, but remained condensed, floating above the fixed bracket like a miniature cloud.

Reiner was stunned on the spot, "What...what is this? It looks like a ball of cotton..."

He subconsciously stretched out his fingers made of metal and bones, wanting to touch it lightly and feel its shape.

Harvey was manipulating the reconnaissance technique from a distance and had no time to speak out to stop his dangerous behavior.

"Stop! Reiner, don't touch..."

The moment the miniature cloud touched Reiner's fingertips, it seemed to come alive and quickly flowed into his body along Reiner's fingertips.

From the palms to the forearms, then to the shoulders... the chest, and finally to the head.

The air mass seemed to spread upward along Reiner's body consciously. Wherever it passed, the alchemical inscriptions engraved on them instantly lit up, bursting out with a light far stronger than before.

In the eye sockets on Reiner's metal head, the originally flickering blue soul fire immediately turned into a blazing white, forming a miniature but rapidly rotating vortex.

All the inscriptions on his alchemical torso lit up and maintained an unprecedented constant glow.

Reiner only felt that there was a strange and huge energy in his body, which was rapidly gathering in his eyes, and seemed about to break through his body.

He couldn't say a word, he could only turn his neck with difficulty and raise his head to look at the ceiling full of pipes.

The next moment, the others saw two beams of blazing light shooting out from Reiner's eyes. The columnar light directly pierced through the ceiling of the experimental workshop and shot straight towards the dark night sky at a speed that could not be observed by the naked eye.

Pierce rushed to Reiner's side and helped Reiner up from his knees.

Everyone stared blankly at the huge hole with neat edges on the ceiling, speechless for a moment.

Reiner looked around at the dazed crowd in bewilderment, and whispered awkwardly, "The moon is so round today..."

……

In the Wizarding Kingdom of Daeus, a high-level spellcaster rolled off his chair to the ground with a pale face.

He got up with a look of horror on his face and ran towards the rooms on the higher floors of the Mage Tower.

"Teacher! I just... just now observed an unknown magical energy in the magic net." He rushed into the room breathlessly and shouted to the old man who was sitting on the couch in meditation.

"That incredibly huge energy impact just... just passed by my positioning magic pattern!" He was still in shock and kept muttering in fear.

"It was almost there, it almost shattered my magic pattern... Mystery be upon me! I almost died."

The old man, who had just woken up from meditation, frowned and reprimanded seriously.

"I've told you long ago that with your current abilities, don't try to roam in the magic network lightly."

"It's too dangerous! You could die at any moment!"

(End of this chapter)