Chapter Five: Touching the 【Shadow Magic Network】!
2016-04-24
Author: Floating Tower of All Beings
A civilization cannot be upheld by a few individuals.
Just like the current Modo City, which possesses quite advanced alchemical technology, the only technology that’s widely available at the moment is the magic street lamps. However, even these magic street lamps need a regular check and maintenance by a batch of low to mid-tier sorcerers. As for the more advanced alchemical technology at the golem factory, daily maintenance requires a dozen or more spellcasters. If there are any damages to the golem puppets, all repairs also need to be conducted by low to mid-tier spellcasters.
It can be said that without these low to mid-tier spellcasters, Gloria would find it very hard to have enough time and energy to conduct research.
The same reasoning applies everywhere.
Advanced experiments can rely on the power of geniuses, but widespread maintenance requires a large labor force. The collapse of the magic network signifies a sharp increase in the difficulty of Soren’s floating city plan. The loss of a significant number of low to mid-tier sorcerers will make it quite difficult to maintain the future floating city. This is also true in other civilizations, where scientists discover many important pieces of knowledge, but ultimately, pushing the overall progress of civilization requires countless workers and scholars.
The collapse of the magic network is a sign of the end of the magic era.
Looking at the long history of the multiverse, the vast majority of eras that can be called “interstellar civilizations” have been built upon the foundation of magic networks.
Otherwise, wizards would become mysterious representatives.
Although there aren’t many wizards in the material plane today, the presence of magic networks means that nearly every town has wizard sightings. However, if the magic network disappears in the future, even large cities will find it hard to see wizards.
Tatata.
Soren sat in the hall, deep in thought, slightly frowning as he murmured, “The magic network has ultimately collapsed! What should I do about my floating city plan?”
The power of the magic network is controlled by the Goddess of Magic.
If possible, Soren does not wish to see the magic network disappear, because a world without a network is a sad world.
“Where is the Goddess of Magic now?”
“Has she fallen?”
Soren looked out the window, quietly saying, “If the Goddess of Magic has fallen, a new successor could regain the power of the magic network.”
“Then the magic network would also be repaired.”
“With the current situation, should I execute Plan B or Plan C?”
The fall of the Goddess of Magic was inevitable in the original history.
Although Soren helped the Goddess of Magic through the first crisis, he still couldn’t stop the collapse of the magic network. The only effect was that the Goddess of Magic is now missing but has not yet died.
The collapse of the magic network is one of the key factors of the Saint’s Cataclysm.
Therefore, Soren had an alternative plan prepared early on. Initially helping the Goddess of Magic was plan A, and now it seems plan A has failed.
Because the magic network has disappeared.
As a person accustomed to planning ahead and acting, Soren certainly does not only have one plan; he has two alternative plans.
For example, Plan B.
In Soren’s original plan, if the Goddess of Magic ultimately cannot escape the fate of death, he will turn around and help the 【Lady Silver Moon】 acquire the power of the Goddess of Magic. Because the Lady Silver Moon was one of the creators of the Goddess of Magic, her abilities could completely substitute for the Goddess of Magic to repair the divine network.
Of course.
In addition to that, Soren has a Plan C in his mind.
This plan is much bolder and is something he only thought of after advancing to medium divine power. Because the current Goddess of Magic, 【Midnight】, was once just an ordinary witch; she became a deity because she inherited the power of the Goddess of Magic. If Soren has enough cards up his sleeve, he might try to help someone obtain the divine office of the Goddess of Magic.
For example, Gloria or the Fallen Witch.
Plan C is very difficult! But it is not entirely impossible!
In tumultuous years, anything can happen; there have been many mortals who were conferred divinity in the original history, so it is not completely out of the question to seize the divine office of the Goddess of Magic from the gods. However, if Soren attempts that, he would have to face many enemies, as this is a divine office of 【Strong Divine Power】.
Moreover.
To be honest, Gloria or the Fallen Witch’s abilities are not sufficient to grasp the power of the Goddess of Magic.
For Gloria to attain the divine office of magic, there is only one way: Soren must seize the power of that divine office and then transfer it to her, allowing her to directly become a deity as a mortal.
“The magic network.”
“The Shadow Magic Network.”
Soren furrowed his brow in thought, as if hesitating, murmuring, “I hold the 【Shadow】 divine office and also have the profession level of an archmage.”
“Then!”
“Can I attempt to obtain or create something akin to a 【Shadow Magic Network】?”
Soren did not dare to think about a true magic network.
But if it’s a shadow magic network, he feels there might be a slim possibility, as he has very strong control over the Shadow Plane.
And when the Lady of the Night first created the Shadow Magic Network, it was also limited to the scope of the Underdark.
The Lady of the Night is not just a pure spellcaster; she is an ancient deity, and her professional direction is more akin to a Wanderer, with many similarities to the current Soren.
It’s worth mentioning the Lady of the Night’s profession.
She is a 【Wanderer half Shadow half Assassin half Sorcerer half Shadow Manipulator】!
And Soren’s current profession is 【Wanderer half Shadow half Wizard half Archmage】!
Isn’t it quite similar?
That’s right!
Soren and the Lady of the Night’s professions are very similar, even to the point of being almost the same school.
The biggest difference now is that the Lady of the Night is a spellcaster of the Sorcerer class while Soren is a spellcaster of the Wizard class.
Perhaps Soren is still far from the capability of the Lady of the Night.
But what if it’s just a small area magic network?
With the power of the 【Shadow】 divine office and relying on the abilities of the Shadow Plane, can Soren create a small area magic network that envelops the vicinity of Modo City and the Shadow Plane?
It’s quite possible!
The more Soren thinks, the more he feels that the likelihood of achieving this is high.
However.
He currently lacks the most crucial part, which is to acquire a divine office domain related to magic, the magic network, and mysteries. He must first obtain such a divine office domain before he can attempt to model a Shadow Magic Network.
Otherwise, success is completely impossible!
The existence of the magic network relies on the power of the divine office. Without a magic-related divine office, Soren lacks even the basic abilities to construct a magic network.
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(PS: That’s it for today. Next, the Tower needs to think things through.) (To be continued ~^~.)
