Above the mage

Chapter 320 [Mage Armor+] and Tier 2 Rune Crafting Technology

It increases immunity to various toxins by 0.1%.

The body's organs' ability to digest, metabolize, and excrete various toxins increased by 0.1%.

Gao De stared at the almost negligible 0.1%, feeling an immense joy in his heart that was completely disproportionate to the actual value.

Because this is just the beginning.

Adaptability is never achieved overnight, but rather through a rapid process of adaptation.

The key is to achieve a breakthrough from zero.

After breaking through zero, by following the established routes and methods, adaptability will naturally improve rapidly.

Adapt quickly to any environment.

Because it was about adapting to the external natural environment, Gao De didn't initially expect that drinking the potion would trigger [adaptive] behavior.

However, if you calm down and think about it carefully, the logic behind it is not difficult to understand.

If you are in an environment filled with toxic gas, those deadly gases will inevitably be inhaled continuously through breathing, posing a severe challenge to your bodily functions.

When one takes a potion, the poison enters the body along with the potion. From the perspective of the body's response, this is essentially no different from being in a toxic environment.

In this way, the adaptive mechanism is naturally activated and begins to adapt.

Moreover, the domineering nature of [Adaptive] lies in the fact that although only the toxicity of alfalfa juice enters the body, the changes it produces in the body are a comprehensive enhancement of the body's immunity against all toxins, as well as its ability to metabolize and digest various toxins.

Incredibly comprehensive.

Gao De stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Leaving aside how much increase in poison resistance can play a role in combat or daily life.

The fact that he can drink all kinds of potions without any worries or concerns about the consequences of drug poisoning alone is enough to make Gaode want to work on improving his poison resistance.

"If I raise the adaptability high enough, I hope it won't evolve into a Calamity Poison Body." Another inopportune wicked thought popped into Gao De's mind.

He immediately shook his head.

The important matter is the priority.

After drinking alfalfa juice, the [Adaptive] ability will take effect on its own before the alfalfa juice toxins are completely metabolized, continuously driving the body to adapt and evolve, without requiring the user to do anything else.

At this moment, it's best to focus on spiritual practice.

This third-tier training room costs 10 gold coins for two hours. He was just distracted for a moment, and by that calculation, he had already spent several copper coins.

My apologies!

With that thought in mind, Gao De sat down obediently cross-legged.

With the focused blessing of the [Dharma Ninja Body], he instantly entered a meditative state and began to circulate the "Azure Wood Longevity Scripture".

As he practiced the cultivation method, he began to absorb the abundant magical power that was everywhere in the cultivation room.

It was at this time that the role of alfalfa pulp finally became apparent.

Its medicinal power spontaneously formed a magical vortex within Gao De's body, possessing a powerful suction force.

Under the suction of the magic vortex, Gao De only needed to pull slightly, and the rich and pure magic from the outside world surged into his body like a surging tide, then plunged headlong into the magic vortex, making the vortex grow stronger and the light more dazzling.

And under the tireless high-speed rotation of the magic vortex, the magic power absorbed from the outside world is being refined at an astonishing speed.

Like ore thrown into a blazing furnace, impurities were quickly removed, transforming into strands of pure magical power that merged into Gaode's magical energy network.

After this experiment, Gao De discovered that his cultivation efficiency had indeed increased by nearly ten times compared to before.

This lightning-fast pace of cultivation made him feel completely relaxed, immersed in it, and thoroughly enjoying himself.

His powerful spiritual strength, far exceeding that of a mage of his own level, allowed Gao De to cultivate for a much longer period of time than other mages of the same level.

Before we knew it, nearly two hours had passed.

The magical vortex, which had been growing wildly and rapidly, gradually stopped, as if it had run out of energy.

But at the bottom of the vortex, a drop of crystal-clear magic power had already appeared.

Gao De opened his eyes with delight, stood up, assessed his condition, and clenched his fist with excitement.

The alfalfa juice was indeed potent; after consuming one bottle, his 25th drop of liquid mana condensed into a solid form during this cultivation session.

Of course, this is not because he condensed a drop of liquid mana in this one cultivation session, but because the condensation of this 25th drop of liquid mana was only halfway complete.

Alfalfa pulp served as the crucial boost in that final step.

However, Gao De roughly estimated that in the early stages of the first ring, he could condense a new drop of liquid mana every three such practices.

Three times, which is three bottles of alfalfa juice and 30 golden pheasant coins.

Even with the cost of the training room included, it only costs 60 Golden Bird Coins.

This money was definitely well spent.

Magical power is the foundation of a magician, the support for everything, and the basis for a magician's existence.

A solid foundation translates to an overall improvement in strength.

For others, alfalfa juice may be very effective, but at most five bottles should be consumed every six months, and then the intake should be reduced, otherwise the accumulation of drug toxins will cause endless troubles.

But he was different.

Gaode helps you focus your mind.

【你的身体之中有药毒开始沉积，你开始适应该药毒，你对各种毒素的免疫能力提高0.2%0.3%1.6%，你的身体器官对各种毒素的消化代谢排出能力提高0.1%0.2%2.4%】。

At the beginning, the adaptive progress always improves very quickly.

Even though alfalfa syrup is a harmless potion containing only trace amounts of metabolizable toxins, two hours later it still significantly accelerated his adaptive progress.

The progress has stalled so far, likely because this limited amount of drug toxicity can only provide so much stimulation to the body.

Limited by his mental capacity, the monk's daily practice time is capped, so taking alfalfa juice today would be useless.

"I'll pour another bottle of alfalfa juice into him tomorrow, just to give him another kick in," Gao De thought to himself, trying hard to suppress the urge to take the poison that was stirring within him.

—If it comes to the final, crucial stage of evolution, perhaps we can take this risk and try it.

It's only the early stage, and even a tiny amount of toxicity can accelerate the adaptive progress, so there's no need to push so hard.

Moreover, his body currently has low resistance to toxins. Taking poison directly would be like taking drugs for exercise, and the only result would be a pointed head.

Once his body's resistance to toxins and its ability to metabolize toxins are high enough, as long as he finds a channel to buy alfalfa juice in large quantities, he can use in-game purchases to rapidly advance his cultivation progress in a way that others wouldn't even dare to imagine. Gao De pondered this in his mind.

A broad and promising road was already laid out before him.

Carrying large and small bags of "stationery," Gao De returned to the hotel.

Take out the specially made rune pen that Master He west gave him.

Then he took out a sheet from the ten stacks of thin, fingernail-sized pieces of lacquered jade paper and laid it flat on the table.

After filling the rune pen with magical ink, God silently activated the third-tier Mandora's Eye.

Although his practice in runes has been somewhat neglected during this period, the acquisition of the third-tier Mandora's Eye and the [Ninja Body] will greatly enhance his rune crafting skills.

Rune crafting is an extremely delicate art, requiring rune masters to accurately draw more than five runes on a piece of lacquered jade paper the size of a fingernail.

These runes not only vary in pattern and shape, but also contain their own unique rules and attributes. If there is even a slight mistake in the process of combining them, it will fail.

This requires rune artists to have enough unwavering focus, like a deep pool or a towering mountain, to remain single-minded and undisturbed by any distractions during the long and tedious drawing process;

It also requires rune artists to be proficient in drawing runes and to have a strong grasp of brushstrokes, with the lightness, heaviness, speed, lifting, pressing, turning and twisting all handled perfectly.

Finally, rune masters are required to have extraordinary observational skills, enabling them to capture subtle changes in brushstrokes and the flow of magic between runes.

The third-tier Mandora's Eye enhances his observation skills.

The [Ninja Body] enhances his concentration.

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After activating Mandora's Eye, the field of vision changes, and the lacquered jade paper is as if it is placed under a magnifying glass, with every minute detail clearly visible. When drawing runes, the strands of magical energy will also be transformed into charts and clearly displayed before one's eyes.

His Ninja Body allows him to focus more on the rune-making process and avoids being easily distracted.

But that's about it.

To improve rune-making skills, observation and focus are only one element. Proficiency in rune drawing and control over brushstrokes are the most fundamental, and there are no shortcuts.

Rune drawing is not like doodling. Each line carries a specific direction and rule for the flow of magic. The artist must have the shape, trend, and curvature of the rune memorized.

The mastery of brushstrokes is more like a profound swordsmanship. When to use light strokes, allowing magic to flow in delicately like a gentle stream; and when to use heavy strokes, imbuing the runes with powerful and majestic strength, requires precise control and absolute precision.

Unlike magical cultivation, which can rely on rare and precious materials, these two methods can only be improved through long-term, persistent practice.

While pondering, Gao De took a deep breath and cast a long-forgotten [Divine Guidance+] spell on himself, entering a youthful state of flow.

Everything around him was blurry; all he could see was this tiny piece of lacquered jade paper, no bigger than a fingernail.

Gao De slowly raised his wrist, his specially made rune pen hovering above the lacquered jade paper, pausing for a moment.

In that instant, he felt a surge of satisfaction and a subtle excitement throughout his body.

This feeling of excitement is quite wonderful and hard to describe. If he had to give an example, it would be like the kind of restless excitement he felt in his previous life when he saw a math problem that was supposedly the most difficult and challenging one at the end.

When Gao De first encountered talisman literature, he keenly sensed the long-lost excitement he felt when he first encountered mathematics.

At that moment, he knew with certainty that he truly loved runes.

Regardless of the powerful abilities the runes could grant, or any other worldly or utilitarian reasons, it was simply a matter of the purest and most intuitive feeling—he thought the runes were "beautiful."

However, even after putting down his pen for more than half a year to travel to the North to plant trees, this interest did not diminish or fade; on the contrary, it grew stronger.

The next moment, Gaode gently put down his pen.

The slender pen tip landed on the lacquered jade paper, and the magical ink spread out.

Although it was the first time I had written anything in a long time, everything went surprisingly smoothly.

The brushstrokes are fluid, like flowing clouds and water.

The magical power flowed smoothly, like a gentle stream.

The whole process was seamless and exhilarating.

When Gao De finished writing, he looked at the seven complex runes composed of basic runes on the lacquered jade paper.

符文製程量级数：130、90、45、32、14、10、7、5

The number "7" indicates that his rune crafting technology has reached the second tier.

For other runecrafters, having Tier 2 runecrafting skills does not mean they can create Tier 2 runecraft constructs.

The necessity of rune tuning means that only second-circle mages can attempt to draw second-order magic circles and create second-order rune constructs.

However, the six fundamental rules of runic literature proposed by Hoshi allow calculation to replace the rune tuning process.

Calculation has no restrictions based on the mage's level; it only requires a person's calculation ability.

Gao De is the only person in the world who has mastered the six basic rules of runic literature, which means he is theoretically the only runic master who can create runic constructs across different levels.

"There's still an element of luck involved. I need to familiarize myself with it more, and only start trying when the success rate is at least 99%." Gaode remained very clear-headed, not getting arrogant because of this success.

One success doesn't mean anything; you still need to improve the "yield rate" to truly master the second-order rune manufacturing technology.

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Gao De picked up a new sheet of lacquered jade paper and began to write once more.

Sure enough, halfway through, a faint wisp of blue smoke began to emanate from the lacquered jade paper.

Gaode had no choice but to stop writing.

Failed.

In the days that followed, Gaode's itinerary became incredibly regular.

Every day, he would go to the training room to rent a training room to practice, and stay in the hotel to practice drawing runes and building spell models, waiting for the day of the Sea Sentinel retest to arrive.

On the fourth day, the 10th of Frostgold Moon, after drinking four more bottles of alfalfa juice, he condensed another drop of liquid mana, bringing his mana to 26 drops.

That's all the alfalfa pulp was consumed.

As cultivation progress plummeted, the progress of [Adaptive Development] also stagnated: immunity to various toxins increased by 6.1%, and the body's organs' ability to digest, metabolize, and eliminate various toxins increased by 7.2%.

Gao De also tried buying a bottle of Tier 1 magic potion to aid his cultivation.

However, as one of the few universal magical potions that can be consumed long-term, the toxicity content of magic potions is indeed too low, not even enough to trigger [Adaptive].

It's frustrating that Gaode Maps lacks any technology at all; I don't know whether to praise the magic potion or complain about it.

Considering the high price and meager returns, he had no choice but to give up drinking the magic potion.

In addition, the yield rate of the "7" process has improved from less than 30% at the beginning to nearly 50% after many days of practice, and the progress is visible to the naked eye.

Of course, this remarkable achievement is also closely related to Gao De's gradual mastery of how to cleverly integrate the Mandora's Eye into the rune-making process.

As for magic, since Melia had given him a heads-up beforehand that the second test would be related to combat, he crammed on combat-related spells.

Or perhaps it was a stroke of luck, but the spell models for [Mage Armor] and [Light Feather Step] were created one after the other, only one day apart.

With 11 points in the first ring of origin, Gaode generously added all the points.

Focus your mind on the wind spirit and moon shadow.

[Mage Armor+] (Protection, 1st Ring):

When you touch an unarmored volunteer, you surround it with a protective magical field until the spell ends (lasts for 8 hours), greatly increasing the target's physical defense.

Additional: While the Mage Armor is active, the force field will behave like real armor, causing the attacker to experience a corresponding physical recoil when the target is subjected to a direct physical attack.

(End of this chapter)