Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 354 Forum Questions and Answers
Unknown star maps must never be analyzed rashly. This is an absolute taboo that must be strictly observed by any high-level astrologer.

Trying it lightly will not only easily lead to the erosion of the main star of destiny connected to you, but it is also very likely to attract strange monsters from another dimension, which will lock onto the caster's real position through astrological coordinates and bring you unpredictable and terrible disasters.

Harvey certainly didn't want to force the astrologer to take such a big risk just to complete an experimental verification for himself.

"That's fine. I'm afraid the only way to get the answer to this question is by consulting those legendary figures in the forum..." Harvey waved his hand and soothed, "Don't worry about it. Go back and rest."

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After sending off the two high-level "bodyguards", Harvey was not sleepy at all. He left Asdalen and Reiner in the underground laboratory to clean up the aftermath of the experiment, while he stayed alone in the study and logged into the spellcaster forum with ease.

The magic brain instrument in the study was modified by Chris and is connected to the planetary energy array underground. Harvey only needs to wear a metal helmet connected to the energy pipeline to quickly send his mental power along the energy array into the forum's "backend server".

After all, the main operating module and virtual projection of the Spellcaster Forum have always been in a companion state within Harvey's magic pattern. Although they do not occupy any additional space in his magic ring, activating the "background program" still requires a large amount of pure magic power as a guide.

After a familiar feeling of dizziness, Harvey quickly entered the forum "server" composed of countless information streams and data modules. The projection of his mental power quickly condensed and appeared, floating in this virtual magic network space.

With a thought, the data modules in the "forum server" that were originally interacting and moving according to established rules, as well as the information flow runes that were rapidly transmitted back and forth, all shook immediately. At the same time, they sensed the instructions of the host Harvey and gathered around him.

However, at the moment, he had no intention of spying on the information exchanges among the forum members. Instead, he directly gave the living source codes an "information retrieval" command, and quickly searched through thousands of pieces of information data for content related to "star projection" and "starry sky coordinates".

One piece...

Two, three...

The "source codes" that did not receive the instructions consciously dispersed from Harvey, leaving only the three "lucky ones" who were hand-picked and came to Harvey with their heads and tails wagging.

"Only three relevant messages?" Harvey frowned in annoyance. "I remember there's more than just Ms. Astrologer on the forum... Could it be that this path of spellcasting is too obscure, so not many high-level spellcasters choose to practice it?"

It seems that when I recruit new members for the forum in the future, I must consider selecting some high-level spellcasters with "unpopular professions" to join, otherwise I will not be able to find professionals to solve some difficult research problems.

Harvey quickly scanned the three relevant messages and sighed in disappointment.

"I didn't expect astrological spellcasting to be even more conservative and traditional than the Undead faction. Besides the endless stream of combat-oriented spells, there's surprisingly little theoretical research and exploration."

But it seems normal when you think about it. In the past, these people only served the royal families of the southern countries. On weekdays, they only needed to observe the orbits of the stars and perform some simple shallow prophecies. At the same time, they also practiced a lot of combat techniques and engaged in the brutal struggle for secular power. They had no time to calm down and do any experimental research.

Harvey gently pushed away the three "source codes" carrying information in his hands and turned his gaze to the forum's backstage space. It was already midnight, and there were not many active members in the forum. Among the flashing marks representing the forum members, the brightest and most dazzling one caught Harvey's eye.

"Mr. Scorching Lord is trapped underground in the Alaye mining area. It seems he really has nothing to do. He surfs the internet 24 hours a day..."

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[Scorching Lord: During deep meditation, suddenly sensing a completely unknown alien starry sky? Tsk, that sounds very wrong.]

Harvey looked at the Chief's ruthless complaint and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He quickly gave a brief description of the legendary undead artifact, the Afterglow of the Dead.

[Scorching Overlord: I know this artifact. Before the Union was founded... in the era when the undead spellcasting faction had not yet declined, its existence was well known among the circle of legendary spellcasters.]

Of course, it is not the powerfulness of this magic weapon itself that makes it famous, but its original owner - the first speaker of the Necromancer Cult, a true legendary lich.

He is also the last undead legend active in the southern spellcasting world since the end of the Dragon War.

Kel'Thuzad: I was drawn to this artifact's peculiar characteristics and sought to analyze its internal runic structure and sorcery model, which led to the astral vision you mentioned...

[Scorching Lord: Haha, my young friend! Although I am well aware of your abilities, I must remind you to be cautious regarding this matter... Even as a high-level research mage, do not rashly attempt to analyze ancient magical instruments passed down from ancient times, especially before you have fully understood their origins.]

The spellcasters' fanatical thirst for knowledge is naturally a powerful aid in their pursuit of truth, but the price of fanaticism and boldness is also obvious to all - in the nearly 100 years since the establishment of the Federation alone, the proportion of research spellcasters who accidentally died in magical experiments even exceeds that of combat mages who died in the Evil Moon Mountains.

[Scorching Lord: However... if you really want to get to the bottom of this, I have an old friend who also practices astrology. I can help you contact him and have him try to help you decipher this dangerous alien star map.]

Harvey didn't expect the other party to suddenly change the subject and throw him a glimmer of hope, which immediately cheered him up - the reason why he insisted on analyzing the starry sky phenomenon caused by the afterglow of the dead was that he always felt that the projection of the starry sky must have an inevitable connection with the projected entity of this legendary magic weapon, the Temple of the Dead.

Perhaps the resolved coordinates could help him locate the true location of the Temple of the Dead.

Kel'Thuzad: That's excellent, Your Excellency. Regardless of whether the star map analysis is successful or not, I will pay you and your friend a satisfactory reward.

[Scorching Overlord: Hehe, you can negotiate the other party's reward directly with him. As for my share... shouldn't you ask the forum for me when I can be released from this boring underground mine?]

(End of this chapter)