Chapter 96: The Agreed Time

“High-Level Magic Soldier?” Dan Marina looked at the newest magic weapon in the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. Because of her current environment, she didn’t summon it directly to check. After all, this magic weapon was a Magic Sword. If she summoned it, this place would definitely attract attention.

“Apophis…?” In Petty’s room, she also stared somewhat stunned at this newest magic weapon. She wasn’t surprised by the appearance of the first High-Level Magic Soldier, but the form of this weapon was so evil that it made her uncomfortable. As someone who was being watched, Petty could see more through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book.

Therefore, she clearly knew what this magic weapon was like. Anyway, even if she could summon it, she wouldn’t easily summon such an evil magic weapon. Just the Bloodthirst Curse attached to it was more than she could bear!

“Ugh~ I’m exhausted.” Rubbing his head, Zheng Yichen casually dispersed the projection of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book in his hand. Making this new High-Level Magic Soldier had cost him a lot of effort. Whether in terms of difficulty or other aspects, it was over five times harder than making an Intermediate Magic Weapon.

And even if he became skilled, the efficiency of making High-Level Magic Soldiers would eventually stabilize at one every three days. Including the making of Magic Armor, it would probably stabilize at one High-Level Magic Soldier every five days. And that was under the premise that he focused solely on the task without getting involved in other matters. If other things were mixed in… finishing one would take one or two weeks!

As for the Magic Armor for the Magic Sword Apophis, the design Zheng Yichen first thought of was… a jar head, red wings, and iron shackles.

After thinking about it carefully, he decided to forget it. That would be way too silly. If someone worked hard to summon the magic weapon, and even harder to meet the conditions to summon the Magic Armor, only to find that the supposed epic Magic Armor had become such a joke, they would probably be so angry they’d be baffled on the spot, and would definitely never summon the corresponding Magic Armor again!

It should be known that summoning Magic Armor also required Mana. Having fewer Magic Armor summons meant less Mana income for the Magic Weapon Summoning Book.

The Magic Weapon Summoners didn’t know this. For ordinary Magic Weapon Summoners, they just gained a new toy. But for those powerful Magic Weapon Summoners… the appearance of the High-Level Magic Soldier made them truly pay attention to the Magic Weapon Summoning Book at a new level!

After all, with great power, one could obtain some good things. Among these good things were naturally magical weapons — weapons not summoned through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. As long as the quality was sufficient, they weren’t worse than the weapons in the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, and even had extra benefits, like not requiring additional Mana consumption.

However, things were different after the High-Level Magic Soldier appeared. Even though it was an evil weapon, its power was great enough. In this world, there were plenty of people who chose to fall for the pursuit of power!

“You were gone for a really long time this time.” In the Book House, Qin looked at Zheng Yichen. “I thought you were going to run away.”

“Tsk~ Don’t mention it. I almost didn’t make it back.” Zheng Yichen somewhat regretfully took out the Notebook and returned it to Qin. Although the location recorded in it was no longer useful, the information on it still held great value. Besides, this thing wasn’t his to begin with.

“How so?”

“The path was too narrow, and incredibly important information was actually written on the back!”

“Heh~ It’s written on the back for a reason. To fully absorb the things in the pool, one needs not only a strong physique but also very high personal Talent.” Qin said with a light laugh. Sure enough, the little guy in front of her was most likely truly from the Dragon Clan. According to her calculations, the red liquid accumulated in the pool could push at least fifty people to Reaching the Tier, and they would be elite even after reaching that tier.

Even someone with good Talent could at most use resources equivalent to ten people’s share, and that included those special other races. The ones who could completely absorb it all in one go were only a few races that met the conditions. As for feeling pity or anything, she didn’t feel it at all. That thing was of no help to her anymore.

After all, it only had a miraculous effect the first time it was used. A second contact, even for a Witch, could lead to trouble.

“Can you handle the materials I need now?”

“Absolutely no problem, but I need some time to properly adjust to my new power.” Zheng Yichen answered straightforwardly. Although he had already adapted to the power… this matter had taken too long, and he had other things to attend to. The top-tier materials Qin provided for the second time, he now had the ability to process, but it wouldn’t be easy. If he really started making it, it would take at least half a month or even a month to finish — far from as easy as making this Alchemical Body now.

Loris had been gone for several months now. More than half of the six-month period had passed, and there was still no information about her. After learning about the existence of the Sanctuary Church, Zheng Yichen didn’t dare to openly search for information about her. As for those clues exposed openly, he was unwilling to contact them.

What if those so-called clues were just the Sanctuary Church’s entrapment?

Besides, there was Petty… Through the connection of the Contract, he could feel that the girl was still in good condition. However, aside from crucial connections, other forms of contact were still being interfered with. Zheng Yichen couldn’t contact her or find her location.

“How about half a month?”

“That’s fine.” Qin nodded gently. “Then we’ll meet again in half a month. By that time, the Bar should be pretty much built.”

“……” Zheng Yichen watched Qin leave. Before going to search for the secret location, he had already made those instruments. Those things had also cost him a lot of effort, as many required composite Magic enhancements to meet the required conditions. But if he were to make them now, it would be much easier.

Back then, he needed additional Magic to achieve the desired effects because he couldn’t modify or adjust the Magic Rune Array. Now he had reached the condition where he could modify Magic Rune Arrays, so the difficulty of making many instruments immediately decreased. Of course… he still didn’t have enough accumulated knowledge. After all, modifying a Magic Rune Array required a thorough understanding of it. He couldn’t be like before, picking a spell from a Magical Grimoire, copying the recorded Magic Rune Array stroke for stroke, infusing Mana, and releasing it!

Magic Rune Arrays were very precise things. Slightly changing a single line could cause its nature to change. Of course, one couldn’t just change things randomly. Random changes were like disarming a bomb — it might look simple to just cut a wire, but the technical skill required is something an amateur completely fails to see. It was the same with Magic Rune Arrays. Without sufficient understanding, recklessly moving a certain line would result in an explosion…

During the half-month period, Zheng Yichen planned on one hand to cram knowledge on the related subjects, and on the other hand, to wander around more… to see if he could find any information about Loris.