Chapter 241: Chapter 147: Strengthening the Thunder Element, a More Advanced Alchemy Engraving
’Even if it doesn’t work out, I can still use it as a reference to reduce the energy cost of creating a new Enchantment Pattern.’
Pei Ze quickly came up with an idea. He returned to his stone house, wrote a letter, and then summoned Peng Yan, telling him to make a trip back to Chenxi City and deliver the letter to Mo Weng.
Mo Weng’s reply was extremely fast. When Peng Yan returned to the mining area early the next morning, he had a Memory Crystal Ball with him.
Back in his stone house, Pei Ze held the Memory Crystal Ball and immersed his mind within it.
As expected, the Crystal Ball contained information on a new enchanting technique.
A rune engraving process known as Alchemy Engraving.
This rune engraving process was an improved technique developed by Wizards based on Magic Tattoos.
The enchantment properties it could bestow, both in variety and effect, far surpassed those of Magic Tattoos.
Furthermore, Alchemy Engravings had another advantage: they were not visible, so there was no need to worry about enemies identifying them in advance during a battle.
Additionally, Alchemy Engravings were not limited by the surface area of a person’s skin.
Theoretically, as long as a Wizard’s body could withstand the load, they could imprint an infinite number of Alchemy Seals.
From any perspective, Alchemy Seals completely outclassed Magic Tattoos.
In return, however, Alchemy Seals placed much stricter demands on the Wizard.
To imprint an Alchemy Seal, a Wizard first had to transform their own body into an Alchemy Body.
To use an analogy, it was like turning the human body into a Magic Scroll upon which Magic could be inscribed.
Only a Wizard with an Alchemy Body could withstand the intense energy fluctuations generated during the engraving process without suffering any internal damage.
’Transforming into an Alchemy Body requires large amounts of Magic Stones, Mithril, and Aurora Dust.’
Pei Ze raised an eyebrow.
’I do have some Mithril on hand.’
’The mining area has produced nearly twelve kilograms of Mithril over the past two months. After setting aside the portion for Red Maple City, I’ll still have about six kilograms left.’
’And transforming into an Alchemy Body only requires five kilograms of Mithril, so that’s more than enough.’
’The Magic Stones and Aurora Dust, on the other hand...’
’Those two materials aren’t cheap.’
’He remembered that a single Magic Stone cost 1,800 Merit Points at the exchange. Transforming into an Alchemy Body required three, which meant 5,400 Merit Points.’
’Next was Aurora Dust. It was 300 Merit Points per gram, and the transformation required twenty grams, for a total of 6,000 Merit Points.’
’Just these three materials alone were valued as high as 22,900 Merit Points.’
’If he were to buy them with Magic Stone Coins, it would definitely cost at least two to three hundred thousand.’
’Such an enormous amount of resources was something that even many Second-level Wizards couldn’t afford.’
’And this was only one of the prerequisites for performing Alchemy Engraving.’
’No wonder I’ve never heard of this engraving process before. I bet very few first- and second-level Wizards can afford this kind of expense.’
Pei Ze was left speechless.
’If he hadn’t made a huge fortune recently, all he’d be able to do right now is stare helplessly.’
Continuing to read, he saw that besides the Alchemy Body, the engraver must also master a series of enchanting disciplines, including extremely high-level rune engraving techniques, rune construction techniques, energy reshaping techniques, and rare metal extraction processes.
The long, dense list of disciplines was enough to make one’s head spin.
Anyone who wasn’t a professional Enchanter would never have delved into so many fields of knowledge.
’Great. Looks like I’ll have to find a way to acquire this knowledge first. I wonder if there are any high-level Enchanters in Red Maple City.’
’It was obvious at a glance that this knowledge was beyond the grasp of a first or second-tier Enchanter.’
’At the very least, it would require a Tier Three Enchanter.’
Under normal circumstances, a Tier Three Enchanter was at least a Second-level Wizard.
The price to trade for sufficient enchanting knowledge from an Enchanter of that level would certainly not be low.
’I hope my remaining Merit Points are enough.’
Pei Ze did a quick calculation. He had recently exchanged for twelve Sacred Spirit Buds, which, along with various other materials, had cost him nearly five thousand Merit Points.
After subtracting the cost of the Energy Absorption Stone Mother, Magic Stones, and Aurora Dust, he would still have around twenty thousand Merit Points left.
’It should be enough to trade for the necessary knowledge, but I don’t know if what’s left over will be enough to perform the Alchemy Engraving.’
’It feels like no amount of Merit Points is ever enough.’
Pei Ze couldn’t help but sigh, and he went ahead and suspended his previous task of creating a new Enchantment Pattern.
Now that he had Alchemy Engraving, there was no longer a need to create a new Enchantment Pattern.
He just needed to acquire the corresponding knowledge and then improve upon it.
Pei Ze had a plan in mind.
But this couldn’t be rushed. He would have to wait until matters with the ore vein were concluded and he had returned to Red Maple City before he could begin to implement it.
For now, he should focus on his training.
Clearing his mind of stray thoughts, Pei Ze took out a Resonance Potion, drank it, and began his daily Meditation.
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「Star Realm Calendar, Year 14525, April 18th.」
After more than four long months of excavation, the silver ore vein was finally depleted.
After three days of mining without being able to smelt even a speck of Mithril, the Hill Dwarves declared that the Secret Silver Ore that accompanied the vein was exhausted.
All that remained in the entire ore vein was a little silver ore, but Pei Ze no longer had any interest in such meager resources, so he decided to abandon the resource point and return to Red Maple City.
Early that morning, the entire mining area was a hive of activity as everyone began to pack up.
The main thing was the underground mining system, which definitely had to be moved back, as it might be needed again in the future.
Even if he didn’t use it, selling it to merchants in Red Maple City was also a good option. At the very least, he could get some Magic Stone Coins in return.
The dismantled equipment was piled up at the valley entrance, along with a mountain of smelted Silver Ingots, all of which Pei Ze swept into his Space Ring in one go.
The now unburdened Clay Golems formed a column and set off in the direction of Red Maple City.
Pei Ze and his two companions sat on the shoulders of the leading Three-Headed Golem, followed by a dense crowd of Stone Puppets and Hill Dwarf slaves.
As for the Oak Guardians, Pei Ze had long since turned them back into seeds and put them away.
Along the way, Pei Ze took a moment to check his stats.
[Spirit: 83.65]
[Constitution: 74.59]
He had already consumed all of the Sacred Spirit Buds he’d previously exchanged for.
’It was more or less as he had predicted. By the time he consumed the last Sacred Spirit Bud, the gain to his Spirit was a pitiful 0.34, roughly equivalent to two days of his Meditation.’
As his Spirit had skyrocketed, the time it took to eliminate the corrosion from the Power of Faith had grown shorter and shorter. Now, it only took three days to eliminate the aftereffects of consuming a Sacred Spirit Bud. Since this process didn’t conflict with his daily Meditation, Pei Ze hadn’t stopped taking them.
’But this is where it ends.’
’The current effect of the Sacred Spirit Buds was no longer worth their price. Continuing to take them would just be a waste of Merit Points.’
’The Resonance Potion’s effect is also getting weaker. Paired with the Visualization Secret Technique, I can only increase my Spiritual Power by 0.19 a day now.’
’Constructing the second Spirit Crystal requires my Spirit to reach 96. Factoring in diminishing returns, it’ll take at least another two to three months to reach the crystallization limit.’
Pei Ze calculated inwardly.
’That’s not a long time.’
’After all, it has only been a little over two months since he broke through to the crystallization stage.’
’When I get back to Red Maple City, the first thing I’ll do is find an Enchanter to trade with for the knowledge needed for the Alchemy Body.’
Pei Ze withdrew his gaze and looked far into the distance.
He immediately spotted something.
Several black dots had suddenly appeared on the distant horizon, and they were rapidly approaching.
Pei Ze’s eyes flickered. He raised a hand, signaling for the column to halt.
Su Ya and Peng Yan also quickly noticed the approaching figures in the distance and immediately drew their weapons, on guard.
As they drew closer, the figures of the newcomers gradually became clear.
There were two groups in total, one chasing the other.
Fleeing at the front were three Wizards: two men and a woman.
Chasing them from behind were two Winter Frost Priests.
However, unlike the Winter Frost Priests Pei Ze had seen before, these two wore solid black robes and wolf-shaped masks.
If not for the distinct aura of divine favor emanating from them, he wouldn’t have been able to identify them as Winter Frost Priests.
The three fleeing Wizards soon spotted Pei Ze’s group. When they saw Pei Ze and the twenty Clay Golems in his entourage, looks of elated surprise washed over their faces, and they immediately began shouting for help.
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