Ark Undead

Tianhuo steadily held the blue solution in the glass bottle and poured it into the hole at the top of the staff.

Her long, flaxen hair cascaded down her shoulders, but the beautiful Felin's eyes were fixed on the staff before her, until the last drop of blue solution was poured into it.

"Inlaid hole cover".

Skyfire reached out again and took the last hole cap from the Undead. Then he gently placed the cap over the hole in the Originium Staff.

With a merging sound, the lid that had just been placed on was caught by the small mechanical arm that extended from the Originium Staff and fitted into the hole in the staff.

In this way, the entire hole is completely sealed, and the solution poured in will not leak out.

"Okay, take a break, and we'll start the test in ten minutes."

Tianhuo placed the staff in his hand on the shelf next to him, where there were already four other staffs.

These Originium staves were all crafted by Skyfire himself. Today's task is to compare five Originium staves after different processing methods to see which one, after special processing, has a higher energy output and more stable properties.

The Undead was quite interested in this kind of work. He would help Skyfire by handing things over, and occasionally Skyfire would use him as a staff stand to hold and repair the staff.

"So, what's the use of all this?"

Seeing that Skyfire had finished making these staffs, the Undead couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

He could sense the energy contained in the solution, and he could also feel the Originium circuits in these staffs gradually stabilizing.

But what's the difference between such a staff and directly using Originium?

"The molten Originium, combined with several stabilizing agents, allows the Originium solution to permeate the entire staff, improving the overall energy conductivity of the Originium Staff and enabling more precise spellcasting."

Tianhuo took off the protective suit he was wearing, then tilted his head back and pushed his hair back.

A glimpse of her white nape flashed by, revealing her stunning figure. Then, Tianhuo walked out and spoke.

"Let's talk outside, the coffee is ready."

The Undead followed the Heavenly Fire to the outside of the laboratory, then went up the stairs back to the hall.

Skyfire came over with two cups of coffee and handed one to the Undead.

"Thank you."

The Undead took the coffee from Skyfire and took a small sip.

The immortal's expression didn't change at all. Just as he had imagined, it still had no taste; it was just the feeling of ordinary liquid moistening his lips and throat.

After taking a sip, the Undead Man put the coffee on the table and then plopped down on the sofa.

After taking a sip of coffee, Tianhuo also buried himself in the sofa, squinting his eyes and enjoying the pleasure brought by the soft sofa.

"Although I am a researcher of Originium Arts, I also need to study the design of Originium Staffs in order to explore the best way to use Originium Arts. In particular, many complex spells require more refined Originium Staffs to assist in their use."

As she spoke, Tianhuo raised her left hand, and a ball of flame rose from her hand out of thin air.

The flame was bright and scorching, radiating its own power as a flame itself.

The Undead raised an eyebrow.

"Infected person?"

"No, it's not."

The flames in Tianhuo's hand vanished into thin air. When she turned her hand over, the Undead could see a ring on her finger.

The ring is set with a stone that emits an orange-yellow color, and its energy is extremely pure and very stable.

"This is a portable spellcasting tool made from processed pure Originium."

With that, Tianhuo put down his coffee. Then he took off the ring and tossed it to the Undead.

After the immortal took the ring, he examined it carefully in his hand.

As can be seen, there are two traces resembling circuits on both sides of the Originium. These not only fix the Originium in the middle but also rely on it to absorb energy.

"With this, even without wielding a large Originium spellcasting staff, you can still use Originium spells through spell formations. However, the Originium spells used in this way are not as powerful as those with a staff, and you can't cast more complex spell formations."

Tianhuo was still explaining things to the Undead, her eyes fixed on the man in front of her, a hint of satisfaction in them.

During the two-hour staff-making process, she barely uttered a single word, and the man kept up with her pace throughout.

She simply explained to him what those things were, and later, when she was making them, the Undead was able to accurately hand over all the parts and solutions to her.

Two hours without a break, and I still managed to maintain a steady pace until the end.

This gentleman, known as the Undying Man, must have done academic research before. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to pick up this kind of work so quickly.

"Which school did you graduate from?"

Tianhuo asked a question subconsciously.

"What did you study? Geology? Or engineering?"

The Undead raised his head in confusion to look at the heavenly fire over there.

"School?"

"You never went to school?"

Tianhuo looked at the Undead with curiosity, which was beyond her expectations.

"Okay, what did you do for a living before? Did anyone help you develop your Originium Arts?"

"In the past..."

The immortal thought for a moment and then said.

"I used to be a bounty hunter. And also, a wrestler."

"Bounty hunter?"

Skyfire showed a surprised expression, but then he remembered that the Undead had brought him to his home, and there was a set of armor among the pile of things next to him, so he immediately understood.

"No wonder you always wear armor. Bounty hunting is a high-risk profession. You can't afford not to protect yourself."

She only noticed the bounty hunter and never considered what the arena battle that followed represented.

The immortal was too lazy to explain, and he continued.

"Spells, I have also studied them, I had a teacher."

"Oh?"

Tianhuo immediately became interested. She sat up straight on the sofa and looked at the Undead.

"Tell me more about it? Where did you learn it?"

The undead stroked the ring on his hand, reminiscing about his teacher as he spoke a place name.

"B...Bihem?"

This is probably the only place he can recall where the academy was located.

“Beheim, yes. Beheim, the Dragon Academy.”

Upon hearing the name, Tianhuo subconsciously frowned and searched her memory repeatedly, but she couldn't recall any school with that name.

"Beheimlong Academy?"

Tianhuo thought for a long time but couldn't remember, so she asked again.

"Does this school have any well-known teachers or academic seniors?"

"No."

The Undead shook his head decisively; he truly didn't know. After all, aside from one of his teachers being from Pihemon Academy, he knew almost nothing about the school.

However, what is known is that the sages of Piheim have been constantly researching magic and have even gradually explored the essence of magic.

Although not as advanced as the earliest research by Logan the Great Hat, the research of the Sages of Piheim undoubtedly extended the application of magic to other fields.

"It sounds like a rural school where some college graduates choose to open schools."

Tianhuo voiced her conjecture, looking at the undead in front of her and scrutinizing him from head to toe.

Then, Tianhuo spoke.

"Your Originium Arts are just fire magic? Pure fire magic?"

"No, Originium Arts."

The immortal raised his hand, and a ball of flame appeared out of thin air in his right hand.

This flame was completely different from the flame used by the heavenly fire; it was restrained, warm, and not scorching hot.

Rather than being a flame burning something, it's more like a personification of something or some kind of creature, full of life.

"Yes, sorcery."

"Spells?"

Upon hearing the word "spell," Tianhuo frowned again.

"I think I've heard the name 'spellcasting' in some ancient text..."

"No, it's a spell, it's a curse."

The Undead reminded Skyfire that some people had previously referred to spells as incantations, and the Undead had even gone to look into it.

Essentially, spells and incantations are two completely different things.

"Yes, I know, it's sorcery. I even carefully studied that document back then to find the difference between the two..."

Tianhuo squinted, his fingers unconsciously tapping on his chin.

With his right leg crossed over his left, he drifted off into thought, pondering where this familiar name came from.

"Although I can't quite remember it, I can still recall that it was a book I saw in Victoria."

After thinking for a long time, Tianhuo gave up on recalling the matter and shook her head.

"Let's go check out the Grand Library later."

As he spoke, Tianhuo looked at the flame in the Undead's hand.

This flame gave the heavenly fire a completely different texture.

In her previous understanding, fire was essentially a form of power, a violent and uncontrollable power.

One of the main reasons why Skyfire was able to become a master of Originium Arts was that she recognized that she could not control flames.