Chapter 106 Everything for the Artifact!
October 28, 2015
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
Modo City, Chess Half-Plane.
Soren’s figure appeared in this half-plane. Since the defenses of the Wizard Tower in the Shadow Plane could never be breached, this Chess Half-Plane became their new breakthrough point. Not only had the Fallen Witch Corinna moved her laboratory here, but now even Gloria had transferred to the Chess Half-Plane, preparing to break through the Wizard Tower’s defense system from within. The creation of the Diamond Golem was nearing completion, with three Diamond Golems fully assembled, but they would not be truly activated until a “Activate Construct Life” spell was cast.
Today.
Both Gloria and the Fallen Witch temporarily set aside their research tasks because they had something very important to do.
That was to assist Soren in opening a planar portal.
In terms of spellcasting ability, Soren was, by no means, a mediocre wizard; it was simply unavoidable, as the accumulation of a wizard’s power requires significant time.
In fact, as a deity, Soren had the ability to open a planar portal leading to the Bottomless Abyss by himself, but such a burden was substantial and would require a significant expenditure of divine power value. Given that he needed to advance to a “Weak Divine Power” level, Soren could not waste his precious divine power recklessly. Therefore, he needed to rely on the strength of the two Legendary Witches to open the portal connecting to the Bottomless Abyss. However, before that, he needed to improve his spellcasting level first.
As the Saint’s Cataclysm approached, Soren undoubtedly chose to enhance his profession level as an Archmage.
A row of data floated before his eyes:
“Archmage profession level increased to level 2.”
“Gained 33 (Intelligence 25 + (Intelligence 25 – 10) * 0.5) skill points, health increased by 12 (profession health 4 + (Constitution 25 – 10) * 0.5).”
“Your arcane memory ability has improved.”
“You gained a free attribute point.”
“You gained a specialty point.”
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“Archmage profession level increased to level 3.”
“Gained 33 (Intelligence 25 + (Intelligence 25 – 10) * 0.5) skill points, health increased by 12 (profession health 4 + (Constitution 25 – 10) * 0.5).”
“Your arcane memory ability has improved.”
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“Archmage profession level increased to level 4.”
“Gained 33 (Intelligence 25 + (Intelligence 25 – 10) * 0.5) skill points, health increased by 12 (profession health 4 + (Constitution 25 – 10) * 0.5).”
“Your arcane memory ability has improved.”
“You gained a free attribute point.”
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“Archmage profession level increased to level 5.”
“Gained 33 (Intelligence 25 + (Intelligence 25 – 10) * 0.5) skill points, health increased by 12 (profession health 4 + (Constitution 25 – 10) * 0.5).”
“Your arcane memory ability has improved.”
“You gained a specialty point.”
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Two free attribute points, two specialty points.
After using up all three million killing experience obtained from defeating the God of the Hunt in one go, Soren increased the Archmage profession level to 5.
Normally, an Archmage would not require so much killing experience for advancement.
The need for such a large amount of killing experience meant only one thing: the Archmage level was calculated in addition to the wizard level.
In other words, his current total wizard level was 15.
The Goddess had not yet fallen, and part of the Archmage’s power could not take effect. This mismatch caused the Archmage’s spell slots to clash and repel. The highest spell level Soren could cast was thus limited to seventh circle. However, the abilities inherent to the Archmage were also enhanced, and the biggest difference between Soren and other wizards was that his spell slots could recover automatically.
“Arcane Memory [Intrinsic Ability]: Archmage possesses special techniques that allow them to access the inner workings of the magic network, deeply interpreting its composition. When interacting with the magic network, an Archmage can automatically recall spells they have previously cast without re-memorizing them. The spells remembered by the Archmage will retain an original spell model, which will automatically reform over time. After a certain period, the Archmage will recollect their previously cast spells, even if they did not rest or meditate in the process.”
[Note 1: Currently, automatically recalls a 0-level spell every 5 minutes, a 1-level spell every 30 minutes, a 2-level spell every hour, and a 3-level spell every 2 hours.]
[Note 2: Arcane memory ability is incompatible with wizard profession level! When the Archmage level is at 5, they can automatically recall up to 3rd level spells. The arcane memory ability will increase with the Archmage’s spellcasting level.]
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The compatibility between the Archmage and wizard profession levels still failed.
It was likely that Soren would need to raise the Archmage level above 20 to automatically recover legendary spells.
After finishing the profession level increase, it was time to allocate the free attribute points. Soren chose not to enhance his Intelligence but instead allocated all attribute points to Dexterity.
The Dexterity value was raised to an astounding 32 points.
The reason for choosing Dexterity was that Soren realized that as a deity, his attributes still displayed a significant difference compared to other gods. Many powerful deities would have certain attributes reaching a terrifying 40 points, and if Soren allocated to Intelligence, achieving a Dexterity value of 40 points or even hitting the strength of 45 points would be nearly impossible.
The higher the profession level increased, the more difficult it became to level up; now, leveling the Archmage required close to one million killing experience.
He was just one level away from entering the “Sixth Tier,” and from now on, the difficulty of obtaining each attribute point would increase exponentially. The difference between 27 points of Intelligence and 32 points of Dexterity was apparent, especially since Soren’s combat style tended toward that of a Wanderer.
Divinity, Godhood, free attribute points.
Soren’s ultimate goal was to raise his Dexterity to 45 points, so even when facing deities with strong divine power, he would not fall behind. (Note: Strong divine power generally has attributes above 40 points.)
As for the two specialty points, Soren quickly made his choices without much thought.
“Craft Magic Items [Specialty Ability]: You have the ability to create magic items, which is influenced by your base skills. You can enchant equipment, and this specialty will improve as your spellcasting level increases.”
A seemingly insignificant specialty.
But for Soren, it was incredibly important because it was a prerequisite for mastering the divine ability of “Create Artifact” in the future.
As a deity, Soren found himself in a bit of an awkward position.
Mainly because he essentially had no artifact of his own that he could use. The Vampire Ring still retained the power of Reinhardt, the Beast Claw weapon was not suitable for him, and the Time Flail was only one of its components.
Soren had to create a dedicated artifact for himself.
And if he wanted to create an artifact, “Craft Magic Items” was the most important prerequisite specialty.
The second specialty was also a straightforward choice.
Soren chose “Spell Penetration” with the aim of gaining one of the most important specialties for spellcasters, as well as one of the few legendary specialties that could effectively counter the Saint form: “Legendary Spell Penetration.”
Without this legendary specialty, one wouldn’t qualify as a top-tier spellcaster.
The spell resistance of deities was too high; without mastering “Legendary Spell Penetration,” many spells would be outright negated, making it impossible to deal effective damage.
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Having spent all his killing experience in one go, leveling up four times after defeating a god felt quite satisfying.
At this moment, Soren’s attributes page had undergone considerable changes, but since he was still one level away from reaching Tier 6, he thought for a moment and decided to take a breather.
Entering the sixth tier would come with another breakthrough, and an additional legendary specialty point would greatly enhance his strength!
Divinities could master the divine abilities of “Arcane Expertise” and “Automatic Casting,” and Soren planned to hold back his big moves, striving to gain the ability to instantly cast all spells below sixth circle upon entering Tier 6. As for the gained base skill points, there was no doubt that Soren allocated them all to “Craft Magic Weapons.” He needed to accumulate the foundational condition for creating an artifact for himself.
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(PS: There will be another update.) (To be continued ~^~)
