Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 378 Entrapment
The magic core is a living thing?
As soon as Harvey said this, everyone present was stunned.

Chris said in a daze, "Shouldn't the source of magic power come from the magic network space? I thought... I thought the so-called magic core was just an intangible concept..."

But no matter how hard the others present tried, they could not observe the true form of this "living" core as clearly as Harvey and Asdalen. Spellcasters such as Duncan and Benoit even used detection spells, but it was completely useless.

"This thing can actively sense and approach alchemical creations, so it's not surprising that Asdalen can see it."

Harvey rubbed his fingers together with an odd expression, thinking to himself: But how can I, a human with flesh and blood, also observe its specific form...

Two bloodline warriors stepped forward and said, "Sir, for safety reasons, please leave first with your Excellency the Advisor."

Harvey shook his head and said, "No, it should only pose a destructive threat to alchemical creations. Just get Asdalen to avoid it first. If I leave, you'll be completely in the dark. How can you deal with it if you can't even see it?"

The Chief Advisor didn't wait for Harvey to finish his words, standing still and stubbornly refusing the suggestion to evacuate. "If I'm not mistaken... Your Excellency, you want to capture it, right? Compared to ordinary alchemical beasts, an alchemical creation like me with powerful soul energy should attract more of its attention... I think I should stay here as a powerful bait."

Asdalen was right. Harvey did have the idea of capturing this magical "living core". After all, ever since he saw the speculation about the origin of magic in the ancient document on the forum, he had always believed in the existence of this thing.

The subsequent discovery of this mysterious underground ruins further justified his bold conjecture - if it wasn't for the search for the magic core, why would certain mysterious beings from ancient times go to such great lengths to come here and explore?

During the discussion, Harvey and Asdalen had been distractedly observing the movements of the "living core" and found that it was indeed deeply attracted to Asdalen who was in the center of the crowd, but for some reason, every time it flashed through, it did not appear out of thin air, but retreated far away like a frightened beast.

"It seems to be afraid of something... Although it is extremely eager to get close to Asdalen, it is afraid of something around him, so it keeps trying." Duncan has rich experience in studying and observing magical creatures, and subconsciously regards this thing as a magical beast with a certain degree of intelligence and thinking ability.

Chris muttered mysteriously, "Could it be...could it be that what it's most interested in is actually the Lord..."

After all, the "living" core that no one else can see can only be perceived by Harvey and Asdalen, but Harvey is obviously not an alchemical creation, which seems particularly strange.

Captain Tommy bowed and pleaded, "Sir, please allow me to attempt to attack it under your guidance."

Benoit quickly advised, "But it originally showed no ill will towards flesh and blood creatures. What if..."

Harvey waved his hand. "It's nothing. This thing must have been hidden in the underground ruins for a long time. It's just that for some reason it had never been discovered. Over this long period of time, many alchemists and engineers have stayed here for long periods of time, but there has never been any unexplained attack."

Therefore, he believed that this thing should only affect alchemical creations that contained pure liquid magic energy in their bodies. The magic energy in the magic veins of ordinary spellcasters, after being transformed through meditation, was mixed with too many elemental substances, and the concentration of magic energy could not reach the level of liquid magic energy, which led to it being completely ignored by it.

"You can give it a try..." Harvey nodded and signaled Tommy to get ready.

The captain of the guards immediately came to Harvey's side and raised the magic gun steadily. Following the direction that Harvey's arm pointed, he aimed at the target in the void that he could not see at all.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!Whoosh!
Every time Harvey raised his finger to indicate a direction, he chose the interval when the "living" core was moving. There would be a hovering time of less than one second, which was just enough for Tommy, who had activated his bloodline power, to react extremely quickly and adjust the muzzle of the gun to shoot.

"Did I...did I hit it?" Tommy lowered his gun, bewildered. For the first time in his life, he felt like a blind man, relying only on his subconscious and instinctive abilities to pull the trigger at the air. "The last shot hit, just as it was trying to approach the alchemical beast again..." Harvey frowned, "but the moment the bullet made contact with its surface, it melted..."

No, it didn't melt...it was absorbed.

This creature is the source of magic. Whether it's active or passive, anything containing pure magic that comes near it will be forced to be assimilated...

"If it's afraid of you, a... uh, alien spellcaster, and doesn't dare approach Lord Astaron, how can we successfully capture it?"

After roughly understanding the characteristics of this thing, everyone was helpless. Keeping Harvey away might expose Asdalen to attack. If it "exploded" on the spot, there would be no way to put Mr. Chief back together...

But if Harvey didn't move away, this thing would be very afraid of his presence and there would be no chance to trap it.

This is not as simple as just sitting and waiting for the rabbit to come to you. If you are not careful, the metal "wooden stake" of Asdalen will be smashed to pieces by the cunning "rabbit". Harvey absolutely cannot accept this.

He slapped his head suddenly, and a plan suddenly came to his mind. He quickly ordered: "Quick! Tell Reiner to bring me the Dragon Chaser Crown that I have stored in the castle laboratory!"

As long as I wear this alchemical weapon powered by spiritual energy, won’t I be able to match this “living” core in terms of short-distance flash transmission speed?
So what if it’s the source of magic? My spiritual anchor is the Blue Star!

……

Reiner quickly delivered the Dragon Chaser's Crown, along with a set of soul extraction equipment from the Academy of Sciences. If Harvey's trapping plan failed, Asdalen would inevitably be attacked by the "living" core. Once things became irreversible, at least his soul could be collected with the extractor and re-placed into a new alchemical carrier.

As for the possible problem of soul defects... Harvey felt that the soul stitching technology he mastered could completely help Asdalen repair the defective part.

After driving Reiner, who wanted to replace Asdalen as "bait", back to the ground without any explanation, Harvey ordered everyone to disperse completely and stay away from the area where he and the chief advisor were standing.

Then he carefully put the Dragon Chaser's Golden Crown on his head, calmed his mind and drew out a trace of mental power from the sea of ​​consciousness, closely connected it with the spiritual anchor, and then injected the tremendous energy contained in it into the golden crown on his head.

In the originally empty underground ruins, countless straight lines suddenly appeared in front of Harvey's eyes, extending infinitely outward from where Harvey was standing like a chessboard.

These lines are completely unrestricted by obstacles and terrain. Each cross point shows a slightly twisted circular hole of varying sizes. This is the space folding coordinate that allows Harvey to quickly shuttle back and forth.

Harvey observed the spot for a moment, memorized the coordinates of Asdalen's standing position firmly in his mind, then raised his hand and gently pointed at another hole adjacent to the straight line of coordinates.

After a slight fluctuation of space distortion, Harvey's body disappeared from the spot.

Almost at the same time, the magic core that was originally floating quietly not far away disappeared instantly, and in the next second it suddenly flashed in front of Asdalen.

(End of this chapter)