Chapter 18: [Elemental Furnace] Completed!
2016-02-22
Author: Floating Tower
“Finally successful.”
In the Shadow Plane laboratory of Modo City, the Fallen Witch looked excitedly at a huge energy furnace in front of her. This energy furnace was entirely made of silvery-white metal and various strange crystals, surrounded by a ring of faint purple radiance. Energy transmission crystals connected it to the external hub, covering an area of almost one square kilometer. After completing the assembly of the Elemental Furnace, she seemed eager to activate the transmission node.
“As long as the energy transmission is stable, I can activate the Golem Legion.”
The Fallen Witch muttered to herself, but as she activated one of the energy transmission nodes, the faint purple glow suddenly brightened. Due to much knowledge being lost, she could only guide the energy transmission herself during the testing phase, so she directed the energy to the magic lamp circuit that powered Modo City.
In the next moment.
The crystal lamps established in Modo City suddenly lit up brightly, but only for a few seconds before one by one, the interiors of these crystal lamps exploded.
This situation extended to the lighthouse at Modo Harbor.
“Uh?”
The Fallen Witch’s expression froze for a moment before she murmured, “Did the energy overclock? The energy output of the Elemental Furnace actually exceeded the capacity limit of the magic lamps?”
She had only guided a small amount of energy transmission, yet it had immediately blown up all the magic lamps in Modo City.
This wasn’t a huge loss.
However, this test also informed her that even though the assembly of the [Elemental Furnace] was successful, she currently had no way to apply it to various aspects of Modo City. The energy here could only be used to supply the Golem Legion; if they wanted to apply it to livelihood, waterworks, and daily needs like the Arcane Empire, they still needed to create node crystals to regulate energy transmission.
That is, the kind of faint purple crystal node circuits found in underground ruins.
This thing could regulate the transmission frequency of magical energy, lowering it to a civilian level. The energy supplied by the [Elemental Furnace] could be simply understood as ‘super high-voltage electricity,’ and the civilian-level energy must be significantly reduced, which requires a large energy conversion node, at least reducing it to within the range that the magic lamp could withstand. The research on this wouldn’t take too much time since similar crystal nodes had been brought back from the underground ruins; they just needed to figure out how to remodel them.
A flash of a teleportation spell appeared.
Gloria’s figure quickly appeared inside the laboratory. The entire magical circuit of Modo City was arranged by her, so she could directly sense the huge energy that had suddenly appeared, and she also knew that the magic lamps in Modo City were all scrapped; it would probably take several days to repair and replace them.
All the lamp crystals had exploded.
“Mother?!”
Gloria stared at the normally functioning [Elemental Furnace], unsure of what to say: “Have you succeeded?”
The Fallen Witch turned to glance back and hesitated, “I suppose so.”
“But there are still some things left unfinished.”
“The energy generated by the [Elemental Furnace] can only be used to charge the golems; other uses will require node crystals to adjust the energy transmission frequency.”
Gloria nodded in response.
Then she walked around the huge [Elemental Furnace]. She said seriously, “Can this thing provide energy for the [Magic Energy Crystal Pulse Cannon]?”
The Fallen Witch’s expression froze, uncertain: “Theoretically, it should be possible.”
“But practical applications need to be tested.”
Upon hearing this, Gloria nodded again, seeming to ponder something important, then said, “So, can the energy transmission supply the Golem Factory? We have completed the assembly of the Golem Factory, and the materials can be mass-produced for clay golems.”
The Golem Factory.
Originally located in the Shadow Plane, it was later moved out by them. In the underground ruins discovered by Soren, there were many parts, and the two witches had completed the structure of the Golem Factory.
However, due to material limitations, the Golem Factory could currently only produce clay golems.
Even stone golems couldn’t be mass-produced.
“The Golem Factory?”
The Fallen Witch fell into deep thought. She tested in front of a large piece of faint purple crystal for a few minutes, then said, “There should be no problem.”
“A slight adjustment can stabilize the energy supply needed for the Golem Factory.”
“This energy expenditure is nothing for the [Elemental Furnace]. But the actual utility of clay golems is rather limited. Are we really going to mass produce them?”
“The cost spent would probably be less useful than making a Diamond Golem!”
Gloria nodded, affirming, “The Diamond Golem can be set aside for now. Modo City currently needs a large number of high-end labor forces. Although the overall ability of clay golems is poor, they can significantly shorten the construction time of Modo City.”
“Right now, we are racing against time!”
The Fallen Witch immediately responded, “Okay. I will now adjust the energy nodes; it should supply the Golem Factory by tomorrow.”
Gloria also said immediately, “Alright.”
“I will now allocate resources and start mass production of clay golems tomorrow. Based on the current operating power of the Golem Factory, we should be able to produce around ten clay golems a day.”
“In a month at most, Modo City will have enough labor force.”
The labor needs of Modo City are not just simple manpower.
The plans created by Soren, when it reaches the later stages, can be described as ‘moving mountains and filling seas’; they are essentially altering the entire island’s geographical environment, and in this case, the labor required cannot be provided by ordinary people. Unless there is a mechanical army of that scale from previous lives, they would have to rely on spells and the Golem Legion to substitute.
The geographical environment of Modo Island will definitely undergo significant changes in the future!
“Since the energy problem has been solved.”
Gloria looked around and slowly said, “Then I will now begin to adjust the core structures of other golems and strive to change their settings as soon as possible so that these golems can operate normally.”
The golem puppets brought back from the underground ruins have some minor issues that need adjustments from the two witches themselves.
Combat-type golems are currently not the mainstream demand.
The combat power of Modo City itself is not small; right now, the greatest demand is for golem puppets as labor forces. The current layout of reservoirs and canals in Modo City relies entirely on golem puppets to push progress this quickly.
The two Legendary Witches circled the [Elemental Furnace] to check again.
After a moment, the Fallen Witch turned to look at the Arcane Tower not far away and slowly said, “When Soren returns, we can take this tower down.”
“With the supply from the [Elemental Furnace], we can at least activate six Diamond Golems!”
“That’s enough to break their last line of defense.”
The last line of defense.
There is no doubt that the last line of defense for the Arcane Tower is the Tower Spirits responsible for guarding it. The danger of confronting the Tower Spirits head-on is considerable, but if there are Diamond Golems acting as cannon fodder, the chances of taking it without casualties increase tremendously.
If Soren truly intended to launch a full-on assault, he could have taken it down long ago.
However, whether it’s Gloria, the Fallen Witch, or Vivian, any injury or death to them is something he does not want to see.
The Wizard Tower in the Shadow Plane cannot escape.
Even if it’s a bit late to break through, it’s much better than paying such a price.
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Meanwhile.
Just as the Fallen Witch had finished reassembling the [Elemental Furnace], Soren’s battle was nearing its end.
He had taken five heads from six Hunters, and the last one was directly claimed by Lady Silver Moon using ‘Edict: Death.’ The five heads brought Soren 25 points of Divinity Value, bringing his Divinity Value to an astonishing 130 points!
Unfortunately.
He only received 5 points of Divine Authority.
Not too few nor too many; a Hunter provides exactly 1 point of Divine Authority. Divinity is not rare; anyone related to deities could have a point or two, but Divine Authority is much rarer. Currently, Soren’s Divine Authority is 46 points, and the gap between his Divinity Value and Divine Authority is nearly threefold!
What Soren needed most now was not Divinity Value, but a way to raise his Divine Authority to 100 points.
And undoubtedly, the most concentrated source of Divine Authority is the True God itself!
The battle ends.
Lady Silver Moon’s expression wasn’t very pleasant because she had contributed the most in the battle, yet all the heads went to Soren.
The two had some rapport.
However, they are not exactly on the same wavelength.
Although they did not resort to violence after the battle, Lady Silver Moon’s expression was not very friendly.
Of course.
This situation lasted only a moment because Soren’s proposal made Lady Silver Moon beam with joy again.
In this day and age, goddesses are very realistic!
When Soren suggested that she could take the next set of spoils first and that most of the divine power stored in the temple would be hers, Lady Silver Moon finally smiled and nodded at him.
This change made Soren secretly curl his lip.
Gods in this world may seem lofty, but when it comes to their most genuine interests, they are not much different from mortals.
Soren is the same now.
He might not care much about a little gold and silver treasure or a couple of pieces of Legendary Equipment.
But if it comes to interests related to Divinity Value and Divine Authority, then he would never easily give up and would strive to claim them.
The God of the Hunt – Mara is, after all, a lower-tier deity.
The good stuff in his realm is about all there is, plus he is a savage deity, and his divine kingdom’s construction cannot match that of the human pantheon, so wealth must be significantly less.
Soren planned to take some profit here and then explore around the Divine Kingdom; if there wasn’t anything good, he would leave first.
Because.
The second wave of the Demon Legion’s assault will arrive in no more than three days!
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(PS: On the eighth day of the first lunar month, there will be a red envelope lottery event. Follow the public WeChat account of Floating Tower to participate. This is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill.) (To be continued ~^~)