Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 381 The Truth of Fusion

As soon as the thought in his mind fell, Harvey found that he had finally returned to that empty and unknown space.

But this time he had completely figured out that each of the densely packed granular substances on the boundless scroll beneath his feet represented an alchemical creation endowed with soul power.

He slowly descended with a thought, squatted down and gently stroked the surface of the scroll. It felt as if it was made of some kind of metal, and the surface was as smooth as a mirror. His fingertips clearly felt the cold and hard touch.

This imaginary space is not imaginary, but real...

Harvey had already experienced the shock and baptism of the strange soul beach in the spiritual anchor, so he did not have much emotional fluctuation when facing the magnificent mysterious space in front of him.

It was obvious that this was a problem caused by the magic core... or rather, it was very likely that it was originally born here.

Just as spellcasters possess magic patterns and spiritual anchors, this may also be the core concrete consciousness space.

As he landed on the ground, the alchemical "particles" that were originally moving in an orderly manner on the scroll rushed towards him, quickly condensing into several rings at Harvey's feet, layer upon layer encircling him in the center, and slowly revolving like planets around a star.

Not every one of these huge number of alchemical "particles" was created by Harvey himself. The tens of thousands of small wolf spider alchemical beasts in the underground mines and energy ranches are masterpieces of mass production in the magic military factory assembly lines, not to mention the working alchemical beasts that are widely used in various construction and production areas.

Being in this space, the magic core can actually allow one's consciousness to freely travel into the body of any alchemical creation and achieve the same frequency of consciousness with it at the soul level. It is really magical.

Perhaps this is also the influence of the magic core on reality.

Harvey walked on the scroll for a while and found that he had no sense of spatial distance at all, as if he was just standing still.

Just as he was about to concentrate his mind and try to escape from here, he suddenly felt a noise coming from behind him.

In this silent space where even one's own footsteps could not be heard, a sudden sound seemed particularly clear, like the buzzing echo of some giant insect vibrating its wings at high speed.

Harvey stopped and turned back decisively.

The magic core appeared several meters behind him at some point, and just like in the real world, the spindle-shaped crystal surface was vibrating regularly at a high frequency.

"Okay, now you're finally out of my head, and we can actually talk face to face."

Harvey's tone was relaxed. Although this thing was hiding and playing tricks, it was far less terrifying than those strange monsters from another dimension in the cracks of the magic network in terms of aggressiveness and hostility.

High-level intelligence, autonomous awareness, and the ability to communicate.

From the outside, it looks just like a huge prismatic gem...

Harvey was not afraid of the magic core in front of him at all.

"Why aren't you talking? Do you have to enter my sea of consciousness to communicate with me?" Harvey muttered with a curled lip. "It seems that your level of evolution is slightly inferior to that of intelligent creatures like us..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a new idea immediately echoed in his mind, and it seemed that the expression was a little hasty.

[I don't have to enter your consciousness to communicate with you...it's just that this method allows me to convey information to you in a way that is easier for you to understand.]

Well, Harvey could understand that. Perhaps it was simply because they didn't understand the other person's language that they needed to connect their consciousnesses, acting as a kind of "simultaneous interpreter" for communication. "What exactly is the Origin? Why are you so obsessed with merging with me?"

[The origin is the law, and fusion is the inevitable result... When we first split up, each of us possessed a portion of the origin. No matter what, we will eventually be attracted to each other and finally merge into one.]

Mutual attraction? Harvey didn't quite believe this. Logically speaking, the underground ruins of Divine Ridge Mountain had been excavated quite some time ago. If there really was some kind of attraction between him and the magic core, why didn't it actively seek him out, but instead continued to hide in the ruins until today, when it was forced to emerge.

And... the split origin, each owns a part... A thought suddenly flashed through Harvey's mind.

Soul Beach in the Spiritual Anchor!

Is that part of my “origin”?
That's right! Soul Beach will transform the "souls" absorbed and devoured by my magic web projection into soul eggs waiting to be hatched, and those follicles will eventually mature and become soul puppets that can accommodate and house my consciousness and spiritual power!
However, the "origin" of this magic core seems to be collecting the "punctuation marks" of the consciousness of the created alchemical life in this space, so that it can lock and assimilate the other party in the real world.

It seems that my original characteristics are very different from its own!

A hint of doubt crept into Harvey's heart. "Since you believe fusion is inevitable, why are you still trying to connect and communicate with me? Wouldn't it be better to just devour me, like those alchemical creations you assimilated?"

The magic core fell into a long silence, which made Harvey feel that his guess was almost right.

"Haha! Is it because you haven't found a way to integrate and assimilate me?"

"Or... although we both possess a part of the essence, my part... makes me more powerful than you!"

As soon as Harvey finished speaking, he found that the high-frequency vibration on the surface of the magic core suddenly stopped and stagnated in an instant.

Then the deep red crystal at the core suddenly began to spin at high speed, and countless disorganized fragments of information and streams of consciousness rushed into Harvey's mind, quickly stripping away his perception, as if trying to "squeeze" him out of this original space.

I guessed it right!
Harvey's reaction speed was not slow either. Almost at the same time, countless illusory cracks appeared on the surface of his body, and countless dark red tentacles rushed out one after another, twisting and sweeping towards the magic core at a rapid speed.

The core crystal that was instantly entangled and wrapped seemed to be completely unable to resist. Its original spindle-shaped appearance kept changing shape under the pressure of the tentacles, making a harsh and creepy metal friction sound.

The originally boundless original space suddenly began to collapse and disintegrate rapidly with the core as the origin, and finally only a small area remained where Harvey and the core stood facing each other.

These strange tentacles hidden in Harvey's body did respond to his call and appear, but the subsequent series of attacks were completely beyond Harvey's control. He could only watch as the huge core crystal was constantly tightened by the tentacles.

Finally, it could no longer bear the weight and shattered silently...exploding into a huge cloud of crimson dust.

Countless crystal dust particles so small that they were almost invisible stayed suspended in the air for a moment, and then like iron powder attracted by a magnet, they quickly approached Harvey's body and were then all absorbed by the illusory cracks on his body.

The originally fragmented and chaotic "information matter" in Harvey's mind gradually slowed down its flow and began to condense into concrete content.

Countless fragments of memories that didn't belong to Harvey began to flash back, and the clearest and most powerful one came from the devoured magic core itself...

They are coming...

(End of this chapter)