Chapter 484: The Left and Right Guardians of the Dark Demon (4k)
Huh?
Come and eat!
Not long after, Dark returned to the bedroom with a box full of materials.
After taking out all three sets of materials, he sorted them neatly.
A large portion of the materials for “Zoo” were quite ordinary, but there were two non-core yet necessary materials that were very rare.
These two materials were difficult to obtain even within Saint Maryann Academy, let alone outside.
Dark hadn’t done market research outside, so he could only deduce this way.
However, from Claire’s tone, it seemed accurate enough.
Perhaps after using up these three sets of materials, they really would be gone!
…
Late that night, despite his eagerness, Dark did not start the experiment immediately. Instead, he had a good sleep and continued his classes the next day.
Alvaraite arrived at the small classroom for “Armed Conjure” as usual at 8:30.
Dark, Diana, and Aurora also arrived early.
Alvaraite began, “We only have one hour today. Please ask any questions you have now. I will be going out frequently in the coming days, and our classes will be suspended.”
Dark was prepared for this and wasn’t surprised.
Aurora didn’t understand much anyway, so she wasn’t particularly concerned.
Only Diana couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment, looking around as if she saw a ghost.
Alvaraite smiled and said meaningfully, “Although classes are temporarily paused, you can still come here to review what you’ve learned or conduct conjure experiments. I’ll have Jasmine restock the lab materials.”
Diana blinked and then happily said, “Does this mean we can continue attending classes?”
Alvaraite nodded, “When I return, you can ask Dark your questions or have him collect them for me.”
Diana immediately placed her hands on the table and sat upright.
The “summer tutoring” these past few days made her love attending classes.
If this “summer tutoring” ended, she wouldn’t have a legitimate reason to visit the Duke’s Mansion anymore, and she would be forced to practice sword and spear every day.
How many girls enjoy wielding swords and spears?
Even if Diana used to like it, she now preferred the typical interests of girls.
Wouldn’t it be nicer to make clothes and practice armed conjures with her cousin in this classroom?
Though she had only failed so far, mastering the techniques might eventually break through theoretical barriers.
She had also grasped some hints of the “Three Flower Technique,” and perhaps she could learn it in a few more days.
Then, she wouldn’t need to conjure “Armed Cards”; she could at least create some “Changing Cards.”
Once she mastered the technique for “Changing Cards,” she could make a few sets of “Sister Sets” and “Couple Sets.”
As Diana thought happily, she noticed Dark moving back and forth on stage, with countless questions.
With no questions to ask herself, she sat there like a fool…
An hour quickly passed.
Dark reluctantly put down his notebook and then escorted Alvaraite out of the mansion.
Afterwards, both Alvaraite and Claire would be very busy, and he needed to speed up his progress.
…
In the second class the next morning after Alvaraite left.
Dark continued the conjure experiment for “Driven Armament.”
Despite another failure, he reviewed his notes and finally understood some of the issues, feeling enlightened.
When he came to his senses, lunchtime had already arrived.
Conjure experiments always immersed him in a sense of creation.
The joy of creating things was far greater than building blocks or assembling models.
So after lunch, he immediately returned to the classroom and resumed the experiment.
This time, however, he switched topics.
It was time to try the “Zoo” conjure!
Although there were only three sets of materials, not every failure used up a set. Therefore, the margin for error was not as low as it seemed.
After explaining clearly to Diana and Aurora, he began his first attempt.
“Zoo” belonged to the category of Field Cards, which required higher standards for “True Projection” technology than Equipment Cards, thus demanding stricter quality for the “Red Spider Lily” potion.
The quality of the potion Dark previously used for “Armed Conjure” did not meet the standard.
Therefore, he first needed to achieve a breakthrough in the quality of the “Red Spider Lily” potion.
This had been one of his unsolved problems, but with Claire’s late-night guidance, he had some ideas.
“Red Spider Lily” was a bright red flower that supposedly bloomed in the underworld.
The dead wandered in the void of the underworld, occasionally encountering those red flowers.
Once attracted, the “Red Spider Lily” would transform into their deepest desires, making them fall into a dream-like state, losing themselves to oblivion.
The “Red Spider Lily” potion was named so because it possessed similar “transformation” effects.
Previously, the potion-making method did not actually include any “Red Spider Lily.”
Called “Red Spider Lily,” yet it contained none.
To achieve a breakthrough in potion quality, he needed to work on alternatives to “Red Spider Lily.”
Previously, he mixed multiple materials to achieve the “transformation” effect.
This time, he planned to first create a potion called “Magic Elixir” and use it as a base to further refine “Red Spider Lily.”
“Magic Elixir” was, as its name suggested, a potion that induced hallucinations.
Just the improvement experiment for the “Red Spider Lily” potion took three hours.
But when the results came out, Dark couldn’t help smiling, feeling a deep sense of relief from within.
“Will taking this let me dream about what I want?” Diana leaned over and sniffed.
Dark quickly moved the vial away and emphasized, “The “Red Spider Lily” has high addictive properties; it’s a banned substance. You must not touch it, understand?”
Diana smacked her lips, “Girls don’t do that, Diana listens well.”
Dark pinched Diana’s soft cheek and chuckled, “Good to hear. Once I conjure “Zoo,” I’ll take you somewhere nice.”
“What place? Is there food?” Diana’s eyes lit up.
Dark laughed, “I think so.”
Afterward, he continued preparing for the “Zoo” conjuring.
Besides incorporating the “Equipment Card” “True Projection” element, “Zoo” also included the “Magic Spell Card” “Spell” element.
That meant he needed to use “Mana Language” to write his own “Zoo” spell!
The more he delved into it, the more astonished he was by Claire’s ability to develop such a Field Card as “Zoo.”
Especially since Claire not only developed “Zoo” but also advanced Field Cards like “Animal Kingdom” and “Paradise!”
Dark had firsthand experience with the power and utility of “Paradise.”
His future goal was to research “Zoo” and higher-level “Animal Kingdom” to develop his own Field Card.
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Field Card spells varied in depth compared to Magic Spell Card spells, but generally, they were longer.
Therefore, the spells weren’t necessarily complex, but they were certainly long.
During his initial attempt, Dark discovered that the length of the “Zoo” spell was nearly six times that of “Fusion.”
Later, as he refined and improved it, the spell length doubled again, reaching twelve times the length of “Fusion”!
After last night’s deep discussion with Claire, solving the final problem, the spell length reached thirteen times that of “Fusion”!
Limited by his knowledge, he didn’t fully understand the theory behind the “Zoo” spell, so he mostly used formulas and wrote it in a standardized manner.
Whether the spells he wrote would truly work needed detailed testing, and adjustments based on various metrics before reaching a perfect fit for him.
Claire had already taught him the detailed testing methods, but it was equally cumbersome.
He maintained his patience and spent three hours adjusting the spell.
By dusk, Diana had reluctantly been taken home by Camilla, and Aurora had also left the classroom to attend to her own affairs.
Dark looked at the imp beast peering curiously at the bottles and jars on the desk and waved.
The imp beast flew excitedly to the edge of the experimental table and sat down, curious about the contents.
While preparing for the official experiment, Dark casually asked, “How is your learning progressing?”
The imp beast immediately started rattling off.
The golem spirits’ learning progress was faster than Dark expected.
Among them, the most intelligent and diligent golem spirits had already mastered the basics!
The representative of these golem spirits was the imp beast itself!
In short, the imp beast spoke with its head held high.
Apart from it, Deoxys, Eevee, Ibut, and the Mana Book were also part of the top tier.
The second tier, slightly behind in learning, included Meow, Lion Beast, Big Milk Jar, and Huhu.
The third tier consisted of Ditto, Wrestler Eagle, and Piplup.
The remaining Vampire Noble, Phoenix Girl, Mana Spirit, Moon Goddess’s Soul, Baby Blue-Eye Dragon, and Solo Sword Sheath were in the fourth tier.
Trash Slime stood alone.
Originally, the Vampire Noble and Phoenix Girl, who needed to master the basics, did not perform ideally in their studies.
The former often daydreamed, while the latter had recently gained intelligence and was easily influenced.
However, under Mrs. Cook’s strict supervision, they could not cause trouble.
While praising the imp beast’s efforts, Dark said, “Let’s organize a阶段性测试 at the midpoint of the month.”
The imp beast: “Ah, ah?”
Dark lightly said, “I’ll give different numbers of little red flowers as rewards based on the rankings. Since you’re in the top tier, try your best.”
The imp beast suddenly perked up and stood up, “I’m heading back!”
Then it spread its wings and ran off hastily.
Dark couldn’t help but laugh and locked the classroom door from inside.
Then he began the official conjure experiment!
The first experiment failed without surprise after six minutes.
Dark didn’t lose heart and continued.
The second experiment progressed until the writing of the spell, but it was ruined due to a single mistake in the spellwriting.
Dark took a deep breath, recalling the painful experience of repeatedly rewriting essays to avoid mistakes.
This actually tested his mindset more than other steps.
After realizing his mindset was off, he stopped to rearrange the spell and restarted.
By dinner time, he had not succeeded.
That evening, Alvaraite and Claire did not return for dinner.
Dark gathered Aurora and the golem spirits for dinner, using the meal to assess their learning progress and relax a bit.
Multiple failures had reduced his materials by a whole set.
Only enough remained to conjure two “Zoos.”
Assuming he could successfully conjure one “Zoo,” he would have only one set left for trial and error.
Dinner gave him time to reflect.
He ultimately decided to pause the experiment and spend a night summarizing and researching the previous day’s failures.
This allowed him to proceed smoothly the next day.
Dark completed the entire process seamlessly, conjuring a finished Mana Card!
He removed the surface dirt and saw the open-ended Zoo pattern on the card.
Animals were faintly visible within the Zoo.
Delighted, Dark picked up the Mana Card with tweezers.
But halfway through lifting it, the card suddenly emitted chaotic light.
He was startled and immediately put down the tweezers and card, activating his three chakras and releasing energy throughout his body.
He quickly retreated.
Then, two figures appeared between him and the experimental table.
From the Mana Card, twisted buildings emerged crazily!
These structures seemed to squeeze out forcefully, rapidly expanding.
While the experimental tools were flung aside, they rushed towards the surroundings.
Seeing Diana and Aurora punch simultaneously, their innate divine strength combined with the rush of energy shattered the buildings in an instant!
They disintegrated before they could fully form.
Mana exploded like fireworks.
The classroom returned to silence.
