Elven cultivators

The City of the Beginning.

Ryan crossed the main road of the outer city and entered the weapon-refining area.

The weapon forging area covers a vast area, with dozens of buildings of different styles distributed on both sides of the wide streets, including weapon forging rooms, material warehouses, puppet storage rooms, alchemy workshops, etc., lined up one after another in an orderly manner.

This is one of the core areas of the outer city of Taichu City. It is usually bustling with people, mostly disciples of Taichu City.

Occasionally, one can also see members of vassal races who have been granted special permission to enter; without exception, they are all top performers in the fields of alchemy and enchanting.

Ryan eventually arrived at the area where the alchemy workshop was located and stopped a Marked Clan member whose arms were covered with strange markings.

The latter recognized Ryan and immediately bowed respectfully: "Lord Ryan."

Ryan asked gently, "I need to speak with Nordwin. Do you know where he is?"

"Lord Nordwin is at the Jia San workshop," the Marked One replied hastily. "He went there early this morning."

Ryan nodded his thanks and turned to walk deeper into the workshop.

He had recently asked Nordwin to make a saddle for his Radiant Falcon. They had agreed to meet in the next few days to pick it up, but Ryan had tried to contact Nordwin several times using a communication talisman without receiving a response.

Left with no other choice, he had to make the trip himself.

"That Nordwin guy is probably engrossed in alchemy again."

Ryan chuckled and shook his head.

The Engraving Clan are born craftsmen, possessing an innate ability to identify materials, and are among the most outstanding alchemists and enchanters on the Dawn Continent.

Nordwin is a genius that appears only once in a century among the Marked race.

Before embarking on the path of cultivation, he was already proficient in alchemy and enchanting, invented and improved a variety of magic crystal technology products, and even presided over the improvement of magic cores.

Not long after refining spiritual energy, he also mastered the art of talismans.

Now, he has even learned to use spirit fire talismans to craft talismanic artifacts.

In the entire Primordial City, Nordwin was the only one who could learn weapon crafting at the early stage of Qi Refining.

This talent is truly amazing.

However, he was completely clueless when it came to combat.

Ryan sometimes felt that Nordwin's "specialization" was probably comparable to Lucius's.

The only difference is that one focuses on combat, while the other focuses on skill.

Jia San Workshop is located at the innermost part of the area. There are no extra decorations on the facade, only a bronze plaque above the door frame with the words "Jia San" engraved on it.

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Ryan pushed open the door and went inside.

The workshop is much more spacious inside than it appears from the outside.

This is the effect of the spatial extension formation. Many important buildings in the Primordial City have similar formations.

The workshop was brightly lit, and two figures were standing in front of a long table in the center of the workshop, talking in hushed tones.

One of them was Nordwin.

The other was a young elf.

Ryan's gaze swept over them, and he quickly remembered the other person's name.

Evan.

The first batch of disciples who entered the Taichu City shortly after its establishment seemed to have quite good aptitude.

Although he was slightly inferior to the earliest disciples like Ryan and Flor, he was still considered outstanding among the disciples of Taichu City.

"Senior Brother Ryan!"

Evan noticed Ryan first, and quickly sat up to greet him.

Nordwin was a beat slow. He looked up from the blueprints, saw Ryan, and quickly put down his tools, bowing slightly: "Senior Brother Ryan."

His demeanor was reserved and wooden, and he looked somewhat stiff.

Ryan was already used to Nordwin's attitude, and smiled and nodded in response.

This Marked Race member possesses exceptional talent, but is also reserved and socially awkward, often appearing somewhat out of place in a crowd.

This is one of the reasons why he spends most of his time in the workshop.

"What are you talking about?" Ryan asked casually, stepping over to the long table.

Evan, beaming, eagerly announced, "Senior Brother Ryan, Nordwin said he's trying to forge a magic core using spirit stones!"

Ryan paused slightly, then turned his gaze to Nordwin, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Using spirit stones to refine a magic core?

This idea is actually not new.

Long ago, many people in the clan had considered this direction.

After all, I heard that when the teacher first started refining Dao soldiers, he lacked magic stones and used spiritual energy to infuse gemstones into special magic crystals to refine the magic core.

This also indirectly proves the possibility of spirit stones being the main material for the core of magic power.

However, while the idea was good, the reality was quite different.

Over the years, many disciples of the Primordial City and alchemists of the clans have tried to refine magic cores using spirit stones, but none of them have succeeded.

Although both spirit stones and magic stones are energy crystals, their internal energy structures and properties are completely different, and they cannot be solved by simply replacing them.

"Are you confident?" Ryan asked with great interest.

Nordwin said calmly, "I'll try my best."

"I reviewed the previous research records and found that the direction that everyone tried before was to find a way to modify the spirit stone so that it could replace the magic stone in the magic core."

"But I think that instead of going to great lengths to modify the spirit stone, we should change our approach and make the structure of the magic core adapt to the spirit stone."

Nordwin's tone gradually became smoother, and his eyes brightened, like sparks that had been ignited.

"If successful, the magic core refined from spirit stones will have a higher energy density and a more stable energy output than the magic stone core."

"Moreover, the energy conduction efficiency of spirit stones is much higher than that of magic stones. If the compatibility issue can be resolved, the overall performance of the new magic core will be improved by at least 30% compared to the existing magic stone core."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and his speech became faster and faster.

"The Magic Core is the foundation of Magic Crystal Technology. If the underlying energy structure changes, the entire application logic of Magic Crystal Technology will change accordingly."

"For example, if the magic crystal lamp could be replaced with a spirit stone, the energy conversion efficiency would be greatly improved, and the lighting time would be longer."

"For example, with the magic crystal furnace, the upper temperature limit can be increased significantly after it is replaced with spirit stones, resulting in a qualitative leap in smelting efficiency and quality."

"Magic crystal crossbows, magic crystal mining equipment, magic crystal carriages... all magic crystal technology products will undergo a comprehensive upgrade due to the change in energy."

"It is even possible to develop a completely new technology system based on spirit stones."

As Nordwin spoke, his hands kept waving, as if he were driven by some kind of fanatical force, completely immersed in his own world.

His frenzied, gesticulating energy was a stark contrast to his usual taciturn nature.

Ryan and Evan exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helpless smile in each other's eyes.

They've become accustomed to this.

Nordwin, who is usually taciturn, becomes a completely different person when he talks about alchemy and forging.

That kind of focus and enthusiasm that comes from the core of their being can't help but move those around them.

"Then keep up the good work and strive to achieve your goal as soon as possible."

Ryan patted Nordwin on the shoulder, his tone sincere.

"If there's anything I can help with, just ask. Even if I can't do it myself, I can at least put in a good word for you with Lady Eleanor."

Nordwin paused for a moment, then realized he had gotten carried away with his words.

He scratched his head somewhat sheepishly, a faint blush appearing on his gray-blue face.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Ryan."

After expressing his gratitude, Nordwin finally remembered Ryan's purpose for coming here and quickly said, "Senior Brother Ryan, your saddle is ready. Wait a moment, I'll get it for you right away."

Without waiting for Ryan's response, she hurriedly turned and walked into the warehouse at the back of the workshop, her footsteps quickly disappearing behind the curtain.

Ryan watched his retreating figure, chuckling to himself while also feeling a pang of emotion.

The teacher's exceptional promotion of vassal races to become disciples of the Primordial City did indeed cause considerable controversy at the time.

But in retrospect, this move was truly brilliant.

Whether it's Nighteye, Nordwin, or Grove, they all shine in their respective fields and make remarkable contributions to the clan.

This also proves how correct the teacher's initial decision was.

Education should be provided to all without discrimination, regardless of ethnicity.

Teachers are the ones who truly have foresight.