Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor

Immediately, a dark cloud of mist emerged from the box, swirling and emitting a sinister whisper before the entire box vanished. This was the unboxing effect, and aside from the sound and light effects, it had no other function.

Ding--

[Network Tips: You have opened the Affix Treasure Box]

[Rewards: 1000 Disaster Coins, Unknown Deep-Sea Ore (Blue), Invitation Colorant (Red) × 2, Deep-Sea Curse Wipes (Blue) × 4]

Chapter 105: Nearly Completion and Upgrade

Lin Bo felt that he had made a lot of money when he saw the 1000 disaster coins dropped from the affix treasure chest.

He planned to buy alchemical formulas, ritual blueprints and magic ingredients, all of which were not cheap. An intermediate formula could easily cost three or four figures. If he was ruthless enough to spend, he could return to a peaceful state of poverty with just a few orders.

Among the three subsequent dropped items, he had already learned about the invitation colorant, a very useless item. It was a slow-selling commodity that had been piled up in inventory on the trading platform for many years. He couldn't get much disaster coins if he sold it, so he put it in his backpack to collect dust.

Deep Sea Curse Wipes are temporary enchanted items similar to Lightning Resin and are classified as combat supplies.

Lin Bo took out the pitch-black tissue paper. It looked and felt similar to a silk handkerchief, soft and cold, with a faint smell of blood.

The mage could hear the paper towel whispering those evil and taboo words in his ear. It was talking about methods of bringing long-term torture to the body and mind of a living being. Every word was soaked in paranoia and disharmony.

Deep Sea Curse Wipes (Blue)

Type: Alchemy Product/Enchantment Product

Weight: 0.05 kg

Item Effect: Dip in blood and apply it to weapons. Attacks will cause a continuous negative state, including weakness curse, fragility curse, pain curse, and distortion curse.

Description: All the unclean things on the planet flow with the water, flow into the vast ocean, and settle in the deep sea, turning into a terrible and malicious smell. Those ominous spellcasters use this as raw material to create spells.

It won't kill you, at least not today, or tomorrow. — Message from the creator

Lin Bo put away the tissue paper, the sharp echo of the taboo words still lingered in his ears, until the gentle whispers of the waves and the wind blew away the unclean dust, and he gradually came to his senses.

Listening to forbidden sounds will lead to being contaminated by evil forces. At least, one should not rashly study them in depth before gaining sufficient mental defense capabilities.

Out of prudence, Lin Bo sold these wipes directly at Aoqi Magnificent Garden. Four wipes were exchanged for 804 disaster coins. This kind of temporary enchanted props seemed to be easy to sell.

The final drop was a huge piece of concentrate that was as tall as a person. In terms of size, it was impossible for it to fit into that small affix treasure chest.

The harsh environment of the deep sea has completely stripped away the stone on its surface, leaving only condensed gray-white metal with a dull and dim reflection on the surface.

Unknown deep-sea ore (blue)

Type: Material/Natural Resources

Weight: 5946 kg

Description: Unidentified deep-sea ore, can be processed as material.

Fortunately, it is material certified by the comprehensive network, otherwise it would be too inconvenient to store and carry.

Lin Bo placed this simple and solid piece of metal ore at the entrance of the cave, raised his hand and touched it lightly, listening to the whispers of the animist language. This was a piece of magical metal with a complex composition and was a natural alloy.

It tells the story of its long history, gradually solidified in the fiery furnace under the deep sea. The heat and oppression are so intense that even listening to the words can make one's chest tighten.

Until the underwater volcano erupted with great fanfare, the metal ore liquid was washed into the sea and blocked in the crater during the rapid cooling process.

Since then, the ore has continuously absorbed surging volcanic material, and then been hammered by deep sea water pressure to remove less tenacious components. After repeated smelting, its physical properties have undergone a complete transformation.

Lin Bo tapped the metal gently, thinking to himself.

This deep-sea ore is like an alchemical product that has been refined in a furnace composed of the ocean and the earth's crust.

Naturally formed magical metals like this are often more common in worlds with miraculous power backgrounds and are considered natural treasures.

Among the books he bought were several illustrated books that recorded magical metals. He initially deduced that this was a piece of sea gray steel, also known as water and fire iron.

Sea ash steel does not have special properties such as combustion, coldness, and toxins, and is usually used to make crucibles, smelting furnaces, reactors and other equipment that need to withstand high temperature and high pressure.

Lin Bo planned to place an alchemy furnace in the alchemy workshop under the lighthouse. His original plan was to transform the crazy dwarf's alchemy furnace. Now that he had such a large piece of sea gray steel, he could consider making his own alchemy furnace.

Due to different academic concepts, the structures of the alchemy furnace and the alchemical furnace are quite different, and the required rituals and site arrangements are also different, so starting from scratch is no more troublesome than modifying an existing furnace.

He collected the ore and continued to complete three runs of the [Mechanical Factory], which concluded today's part-time job.

It was still morning. Lin Bo had originally thought that the ten-player difficulty would be very difficult, so he started running maps early, leaving plenty of time for improvisation.

Lin Bo, now free, resumed his work, using increasingly larger quantities of mortar and paving larger and larger areas. He estimated he would have the front section of the work completed in three days.

After carefully smoothing the cement, Lin Bo sat on the rocks near the sea and practiced hand gestures and seals until noon.

Mofa Benyan Ling has become more and more proficient in the art of spellcasting. From forming seals to casting spells, the time can be controlled within 1 second.

The next thing you should consider is to practice a few more seals and incorporate more true name words into the scope of silent recitation.

The trick to silent speech is simple: first, projecting the spell power, and second, recalling the meaning of the true name. Lin Bo took out an iron ball and held it in his palm, concentrating his mind on it, and the spell power emanating from the rune of his true name in his mind was cast.

In his eyes, the outlines of everything were covered with a layer of invisible gauze. The cursed power was injected into the iron ball in the palm of his hand, causing the gauze on its surface to float slightly and emit brilliance, which meant that the cursed power was full.

Immediately, he imagined the true name and meaning of steel, and at the same time formed a hand seal, with the middle finger and ring finger of his left hand curled up, and the other three fingers upright, forming a shape of three mountains.

It is difficult to get started with hand seals but easy to master. After having a successful example, it will be much easier to expand the hand seals. After all, the principles and tricks are the same.

The Three Mountains Seal was formed, and a few seconds later, the iron ball in the palm rose into the air.

After practicing several times and controlling the time to about 3 seconds, Lin Bo tried to silently send out two spiritual words.

Hold the iron ball with your right fist, make a sword finger seal with your left hand, and then change to the Three Mountains Seal.

The cursed power burst out with the mind at the moment of forming the seal, spreading throughout the body, and then projected into the iron ball along the touch of the palm. The moment the second-level word spirit was activated, the resonance between the body and mind and external objects arrived as expected.

Lin Bo casually threw out the iron ball and flew into the air, like a swift swift chasing a silver hummingbird, with light and swift movements.

With constant practice, he would naturally master more silent speech skills. The hundreds of common hand seals recorded in "The Magical Use of Hand Gestures" were enough for him to learn from.

At noon, Lin Bo and the little seagull returned to the lighthouse and shared the lunch made by Iron Mouth.

Yesterday, the visitors who had come to the lighthouse for medical treatment had left some fresh shellfish, including mussels, razor clams, oysters, and a small number of gooseneck barnacles. Washing them and stewing them in water was already quite delicious. Iron-Olympus then used the seafood broth to stew some vegetables and mushrooms, adding milk to make a thick soup.

As the temperature drops day by day, if you want to eat such plump shellfish after this season, you will have to wait until next year.

Lin Bo fashioned the iron ball into a small knife and used it to pry open the shells and cut the byssus. He ate some and gave some to the little seagull, sharing the entire basin of shells. He then dipped bread into the seafood and vegetable soup and slowly ate until he was full.

In the afternoon, we continued to build the alchemy workshop. Today's project was to pour load-bearing concrete piles.

He planned to dig a well from the ground and then fill it with steel bars and cement. He also planned to build six load-bearing columns in a circle.

Before dusk arrived, Lin Bo had cast three load-bearing columns on the seaward side of the lighthouse. To prevent visitors from stepping on them, he laid a layer of iron sheets over the wellhead and surrounded it with a fence.

Indeed, no one trampled on the ground intentionally. However, a visitor curiously asked the night watchman why he had built a fence in the yard. Lin Bo just shook his head and smiled without answering.

After nightfall, he continued to read, took notes using the mantra control technique, and practiced the "Bound Mind and Action Method". When he felt mentally exhausted, he would drink a bottle of whale oil rejuvenating potion.

The proficiency in the flow control technique increased rapidly, and the life control technique also made great progress as a result.

That night, Lin Bo unknowingly drank fourteen bottles of whale oil potion. Even if the side effects were minimal, they were already reaching their limit. He had bloating and a headache. The frequent depletion of his mana also made him mentally exhausted.

The drop from excellent health to good health is only one step away from becoming sick.

However, with such training, the proficiency bonus of the Mantra Controlling Technique-Flow is extremely considerable. Lin Bo estimates that even if the speed is slightly slowed down, it will take another three to five days to upgrade.

By then, the alchemy workshop should be almost completed, and we can purchase equipment and conduct more professional alchemy experiments.

Chapter 106 Danhuo Ritual Design

When Lin Bo purchased "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the Marrow", the set included a book of alchemy theory called "Selected Talks on the Purple Smoke Furnace", which is a miscellaneous literature that specifically introduces various alchemy furnaces.

Putting aside the mysterious and wonderful talks in this book about using the universe and the human heart as furnaces, it does list the shapes, locations and functions of no less than 200 kinds of furnaces. Although they are just overviews, they also serve a good role in popularizing science.

Lin Bo now has a piece of sea gray steel of nearly one cubic meter, and there are no less than ten types of furnaces available using this material.

He planned to make a simple and universal alchemy furnace that could be used to boil herbs and wood as well as smelt gold and stone.

The design drawings of the alchemy furnace and the structural drawings of the alchemy room both require additional money to purchase. Lin Bo entrusted [Toxurus] to purchase them on his behalf, and the total cost was 78 disaster coins.

The furnace design drawing was a thick stack in my hand, bound into a book. Every part of the furnace body, the material of the workpiece and the processing size were clearly marked. From the style of drawing, it looked a bit like CAD drawing.

The structural diagram of the alchemy room was very concise, just about ten sheets of paper. Lin Bo took a quick look and found that all the construction information was clearly marked.

In addition to the alchemy furnace and alchemy room, he also needs to design the ritual formation diagram to be arranged in the alchemy room.

Ritual is a very broad subject. Many of the ritual theories that Lin Bo read mentioned a concept, that is, ritual has no fixed form.

The core goal of the ceremony is to "guide", just like ditches directing water, like hillsides facing the wind and turning fog, and like engines driving gears to run.

The materials, instruments, language, actions, and so on required to channel power from one thing to another are all part of a ritual, but no one part is irreplaceable. As long as it accomplishes the purpose of channeling power, it is a good ritual.

Essential to building the workshop's alchemy room is the alchemy fire ritual, which transforms magical energy substances into a transcendent flame in the furnace.

During his nighttime study, Lin Bo had already begun planning the ritual formation. In his imagination, only two things were essential: one was the pipeline for transporting magical energy, and the other was the spell to control the magical energy.

But the specific arrangement of pipelines, the selection of spells, the enchanted objects that carry the spells, and the installation location of the objects are the essence of the entire ceremony.

The delivery pipe is responsible for regulating the flow, direction and speed of the magical energy material. The magical energy material in the pipe will be affected by the spell when it flows through the enchanted equipment.

One part of the spell is responsible for igniting the magic energy into elixir fire, and the other part is responsible for confining the elixir fire in the furnace. These two spells are the most critical, the former is the ignition spell, and the latter is the binding spell.

In addition, you can add another spell to extinguish the fire urgently to avoid accidents.

Different spells need to be enchanted on instruments of different structures.

One end of the enchanted device of the ignition spell is connected to the pipeline. The magical energy material needs to stay inside for a long enough time for the spell to fully transform it. The other end is connected to the alchemy furnace to transport the alchemy fire into it.

The enchanted instruments for the binding spell and the fire extinguishing spell are placed under the alchemy furnace. The binding spell instrument needs to have magical energy flowing through it all the time, while the fire extinguishing spell instrument only needs to input magical energy to activate the spell in an emergency.

While the Danhuo Ritual wasn't difficult, it involved magical linguistics, alchemy, enchantment, and even engineering, all of which required a solid foundation. As an interdisciplinary subject, ritual studies were indeed highly comprehensive.

For Lin Bo, studying the Danhuo ritual not only allows him to learn new things, but also helps him sort out his own knowledge system.

After finishing the first draft of the Danhuo ritual formation, he began to refine the details, design the structure of the enchanted equipment, and select the spells to be used for enchantment.

As for the runes needed for the spell, he would have to buy them separately. Fortunately, the Dan Fire Ritual primarily required runes in Gudorei, with only a few in Pan-Animist. They could be obtained for around seven or eight hundred Disaster Coins.

Designing a ceremony is a lot of work and very tedious. Thanks to the book's mature case studies as reference, a novice like him would easily be overwhelmed otherwise.

Fortunately, since the first phase of the alchemy workshop was still a few days away from completion, Lin Bo wasn't in a rush. He planned to spend three hours a day studying the diagrams for the Dan Fire Ritual. Whenever he had new ideas or discovered errors while reading, he would revise the diagrams.

It was another peaceful day in Shita Town.

I built the alchemy workshop in the morning, and in the afternoon I went to the East Cliff Grottoes and ran the 10-player Purgatory [Sea Spirit Altar] with my teammates. I was lucky today and got affixes in both of my two dungeons.

The first is [Bloodlust], which makes the dungeon enemies' attacks more frenzied, their strength increased, and their vigilance heightened. Overall, the difficulty doesn't change much, and the dungeon's Disaster Coin and Experience Points bonus is doubled, making it the easiest affix type.