Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 208 The Mirroring Technique and the Gate of Time and Space

Before joining the Magic Guild, Su Mu went to the Mystic Sanctuary.

After this round of battles, his biggest takeaway was that high-level troops were gradually taking center stage. If he had a sufficient number of high-level troops, he could easily destroy the enemy.

The same applies to the Dread Knight and the Arcane Prayer.

Unlike the Necropolis, the Human race cannot summon an unlimited number of skeletons; their low-level units have a certain limit. Furthermore, the Earthbow's powerful damage output combined with its fragile nature makes it easy for the enemy to focus fire, resulting in significant losses in each battle.

Currently, in the city defense battle, Su Mu and all the heroes cooperate to achieve the best possible outcome. However, as the scale expands in the future, it will be impossible to gather so many heroes for every battle.

There will inevitably be casualties, and weaknesses will be exploited. Advanced units will be the safety net, allowing heroes to better utilize their skills.

Currently, Sumu has two monasteries and one Mystic Sanctuary, and more than 20 Mystic Prayers are converted each week.

If Kuraki Castle had a council, it could build a temple, which would increase the number of Mystic Prayers.

But Su Mu had another idea. The Mysterious Sanctuary could not only promote monks, but also the mages in the towers. If he could find some outdoor tower buildings in the Arcane Empire, could he also expand his forces in this area?
This wasn't a sudden whim of Su Mu's; Sederos had indeed sent a group of mages back from the north. With war raging in the north and roads impassable, these mages had traveled through the heart of the kingdom. They were Sederos's magical assistants, specifically tasked with magical research and protecting heroes.

Su Mu has already arranged for this group of people to go to the Mysterious Sanctuary for advancement, and they will then provide support to Sederlos.

As a hero dispatched abroad, Cedros serves as a bridge between the castle and tower forces. Su Mu is magnanimous enough to provide as much support as possible.

Moreover, Sederos reciprocated by bringing back some special magic scrolls.

【Mirror Image (Level 4 Water Elemental Magic): Can copy a single unit from level 1 to 5. Maximum number = spell power * 100 / (unit level * unit level).

Advanced Water Elemental Mastery Bonus: Can duplicate creatures of levels 1-7, maximum quantity = Spell Power * 300 / (Unit Level * Unit Level).

The Mirror Magic can theoretically replicate all soldiers on the battlefield, but heroes have limited spell power, and replicating higher-level troops consumes even more resources, so it is still a spell affected by spell power.

This scroll contains magic that Sidelos learned from the Tower City. It must be said that the Tower is truly wealthy, as one can learn all sorts of rare magic. Combined with Sidelos's wisdom magic, he can create corresponding magic scrolls.

Orling had long coveted this magic; he could already cast Vengeance, which could replicate highly lethal ranged units. If he also mastered Mirror Image, he could achieve three times the ranged damage, making it incredibly powerful.

Moreover, unlike Vengeful Spirit, which requires a long cooldown, Orling can cast Mirror Image at any time.

"Tell Cedrus that he should let him know if he needs any supplies during his study tour. Kuraki will always be there for him."

After giving instructions to the newly recruited Arcane Prayers, he took 10000 Spell Power Coins and asked them to deliver them to Cedros. After all, magical research is very expensive, not to mention supporting a group of guardian mages.

Many worshippers carefully observed Sumu, wanting to see who the lord that Sederos longed for was.

Although he had only been in the Arcane Empire for a short time, Sederos's alchemy had already become extremely famous. Many renowned masters came to him for exchanges, and even the Church and the Empire extended offers of service. However, Sederos declined the recruitment offers from these powerful forces, citing his desire to focus on accumulating academic knowledge.

Outsiders may not know the inside story, but these close guards naturally understand that Sedros considers himself a member of Kuraki and does not want to join the Arcane Empire.

With Beatrice's protection, no one could really make things difficult for him.

"Lord Sedros said that once he has upgraded his Alchemy Wisdom to the advanced level, he will return to Cangmu City. If Lord Sumu has any instructions, he can simply send a magical message."

Su Mu waved his hand: "I don't need a scholar like him to fight. He should focus on his magical research and elevate himself to a very high level; that would be helping me!" Recently, news of the turmoil in the North has spread throughout the world, even reaching the ears of Sederlos in the Arcane Empire. He wanted to mediate, but when politics and military affairs are involved, it's not so simple.

Cedrus's identity was already quite sensitive, and Beatrice only protected him because of his talent. It would be inappropriate for her to rashly intervene in military affairs.

If Kuraki were truly doomed, Su Mu would naturally not be coy, but now is far from the time to use him; for now, things are still manageable.

After the enigmatic prayer left, Forrest took out the magic scroll, studied it carefully, and discovered that even without the spell of wisdom, the magic within could be activated, which was extremely mysterious.

"He is truly a rare sage, with such profound alchemy skills that he is unparalleled in the world. Once he masters level 5 magic, wouldn't all heroes be able to carry dimensional portals?"

This isn't just a dream. With the Arcane Empire's magical resources and Sederlos's talent, it's actually possible to mass-produce level 5 magic. However, level 5 magic, as a strategic resource of the empire, isn't so easy to read.

"Commoners are innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. Sedros, you should focus on improving your abilities first before considering anything else. Once you reach a certain level, the pursuit of academic and magical knowledge becomes less pure!"

Su Mu has already sent a message to the other party, telling Cedros to be careful and even to lie low for a while.

Genius is indeed a passport, but it also attracts envious glances.

Forrest nodded, deeply agreeing with the sentiment. He explained that this was, after all, a human society, and Cedrus still had much more to experience.

After dealing with this matter, Su Mu stepped into the Magic Guild, entered the dream world, and focused on comprehending earth magic.

He built himself a wooden fortress, locked himself inside, and meditated constantly.

Su Mu already possesses advanced earth elemental mastery, coupled with advanced dream domain knowledge, and now he also has the Chaos Wisdom Technique, basically meeting all the requirements. Now all that's missing is time to comprehend it.

The power of chaos is extremely difficult to control, but its upper limit is very high. Su Mu has been sensing the pulse of the earth and exploring the opportunity to transcend time and space.

In essence, the portal to time and space is more like a spatial magic, but it uses the earth to construct the portal, thus having a deep connection with the earth element.

What Su Mu needs to master is condensing the teleportation portal and focusing on determining the coordinates. Thanks to the city markers and the guidance of the boundary stones, the portal can accurately reach its destination.

If you have enough boundary stones, along with special materials, you might even be able to build a fixed teleportation portal, which would greatly increase the difficulty.

Finally, Su Mu's figure in the earthen fortress blurred and disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in another fortress, having crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and arrived directly at his destination.

[Time Gate (Level 4 Magic, Earth): Allows you to travel through time and space, choosing an already occupied castle, but consumes a significant amount of movement points.]

Advanced Earth Elemental Mastery Bonus: Allows free return to the destination and reduces movement point consumption; enables the transport of resources and a large army (not exceeding 1). If in enemy-occupied territory (areas where the boundary marker does not belong to your side), there are requirements regarding city level and resources.

Emerging from the dream, Su Mu was so exhausted that he could not move. This loss of movement power was directly carried over into reality.

But no matter how hard it is, the rewards are gratifying.

Su Mu has finally mastered the strategic magic of the Time-Space Gate!

(End of this chapter)