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Chapter 64 Tamed Lightning

Every wizard who wants to advance must have his own magic laboratory.

Either verify the wisdom of the ancients or explore new knowledge.

Rosen is both a lord and a wizard, and he is young and strong. Of course, he will not stop moving forward.

In addition, he had a lord-specific requirement for his experimental center.

That is the refining capacity, the largest possible capacity.

The original site of the castle dungeon.

Selena covered her nose with a perfumed handkerchief and watched Rosen drag the wooden boxes filled with supplies into the dungeon, with a puzzled look on her face.

"My dear, you are the lord, why did you choose such a dirty place to build a magic laboratory?"

"Because it needs to be kept secret."

"Well?"

Selena half-understood: "Are you planning to secretly research new formulas for Transfiguration Alchemy here?"

Rosen shook his head and moved the last wooden box through the secret passage into the dungeon corridor, where there were already more than fifty boxes.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Madam, this dungeon is still too small and not secret enough, so I have to borrow your magic power to transform it."

This is naturally a small problem.

Soon, the two were connected to each other through the bridge of souls.

Rosen used the master-level transformation energy condensed by Selena to carefully modify the existing dungeon.

About a quarter of an hour later, Selena had consumed 50% of her magic power, and the dungeon changed from its dark, smelly and horrible image to become bright, spacious and exquisite.

Selena took off the handkerchief and sniffed the air: "Hmm~ It doesn't seem to stink anymore, only a little bit of earthy smell left."

Rosen smiled slightly: "Because I turned all the soil on the surface of the dungeon to the deepest layer."

Now, this secret magic laboratory is about 400 square meters and more than 3 meters high.

The thick soil layer is a natural secret keeper, and various runes that can shield various energy fluctuations will be painted on the walls. Rosen can perform various magical activities here in secret without worrying about being discovered.

Armed with a hammer and a crowbar, he began to carefully dismantle the wooden crates containing the supplies.

Selena also used the Mage's Hand to help Rosen.

"Dear, can you tell me about your next magic plan?"

"This laboratory will be divided into three parts."

As he spoke, Rosen opened a wooden box, revealing a high-precision scale.

He carefully carried the scale to the stone platform beside him and placed it there.

"The first part, of course, is the traditional magic laboratory, which only needs 50 square meters."

"The second part will be a rapid refining center, which will take up half of the remaining space."

Selena didn't understand at first: "What's fast?"

Rosen explained in detail: "Rapid Refining Center."

"I don't quite understand."

Rosen explained in detail: "I will create a group of craftsman puppets, and let these puppets assist me in large-scale and high-quality refining work."

"The first major task at the moment is to create a group of humanoid combat puppets and disguise them as Black Iron Guards."

Selena was confused. "Using combat puppets to disguise the Black Guards? I thought they were using sheep to disguise them."

The matter of the Black Guards was something they had discussed long ago in Shire County, with the purpose of checking and balancing the elite warriors borrowed from the Earl.

But Selena didn't expect Rosen to do this.

Suddenly, she thought of something and immediately asked, "Honey, you are not also proficient in puppetry, are you?"

Rosen paused in his unpacking, looked up and grinned at his wife.

"Ma'am, you guessed it right."

"First, I am proficient in Transfiguration, and second, I am proficient in Puppetry. By combining Transfiguration with Puppetry, I can create combat puppets that are difficult to distinguish from the real thing in appearance."

Selena thought this was a great idea: "Oh~ what a genius idea wait!"

She recalled one more thing: that night at the Blue Whale Mansion, she felt that Rosen was a little abnormal twice.

For a long time afterwards, she didn't think much about it, but she never forgot it.

At this moment, after hearing Rosen's words, a light flashed in her mind, and she finally understood something.

"That night at the Blue Whale Mansion, you let me go first, but you rushed out of the mansion. The one who rushed out was not you, but the battle puppet you created?"

Rosen grinned: "Madam, you finally figured it out."

Revealing the existence of Puppet No. 2 to Selena was the result of his careful consideration.

First of all, Selena is trustworthy enough, and the interests of the two are completely tied together.

Secondly, Selena is his bedmate, and it is difficult to hide the truth. It would be better to reveal part of the truth to her so that she can get her help when needed.

Serena was indeed amazed: "Can puppetry be so sophisticated?"

"In fact, it's still not detailed enough and there are differences between it and the real person. Madam has already realized it."

Selena nodded repeatedly: "It is true that there is a little stiffness, but you have to experience it carefully and you have to be very familiar with the person to feel that something is wrong."

"If you imitate the Black Guards with this level of detail, you won't have to worry about being exposed!"

She was quite excited. After turning around a few times, she suddenly thought of a new question: "Can this black-clad puppet fight?"

"of course can."

"How strong can it be?"

"With my current level, and with the help of Madam's master magic, I can create a puppet with power comparable to that of a high-level profession."

Selena was more and more surprised: "This is already very impressive, how many can be made at most?"

If we could create a puppet army composed of high-level professionals, wouldn't we be able to sweep the world? !
When Rosen saw his wife's shining eyes, he knew that she was being blindly optimistic.

He ruthlessly interrupted her wild thoughts: "At least for now, a puppet army is unrealistic, and it is not a good thing."

Seeing that Serena was confused, he explained in detail.

"First, the puppet I used that night was so sophisticated because I secretly used the 'Soul Bridge' to remotely control it at all times." "If it was an independently operated puppet, not only would the precision of the anthropomorphism be greatly reduced, the combat adaptability would also be greatly reduced, and there would be many defects."

"Once the flaws are discovered and targeted, the puppet army that we spent so much effort to build will become useless."

Selena also had a basic understanding of puppetry and knew that what Rosen said was correct.

“Are there any other drawbacks?”

Rosen nodded: "Second, the charging problem."

"You know, the essence of a puppet is just a magical tool that can move. All its power comes from the magician. If you want to build a puppet army and keep it running, you must have enough charging magicians."

"Obviously, we don't have that many charging mages."

The fire that had just risen in Selena's heart was completely extinguished by Rosen.

She pouted and complained: "Oh~ my dear husband, can't you let me be happy for a little longer~"

Rosen took out a flame salt sifter and smiled when he heard it: "Madam, I have told you the bad news. I will tell you a good news."

Selena blinked her big eyes, looking like a curious baby.

Rosen smiled and said, "I have thought of a way to replace some of the functions of the charging mage."

Selena was shocked again: "Huh?"

Rosen didn't wait for her to ask before explaining in detail.

"Balop, the Storm Sage of Kao, said that mana comes from the power of creation from the magic circle. Because of its creative attribute, it can transform all types of magic energy in the world."

"The sage also said that different magical energies are divided into noble and humble, just as people are divided into nobles and commoners."

"The sage also said that the arcane magic system, where Transfiguration and Food Making are located, the psychic magic system, where Puppetry and Whisper of the Mind are located, and the mystical magic system are naturally more noble than the light system, electricity system, wind system, and other magic systems."

"The reason is that arcane and psionic energy can only be created by mages and are very rare. The magical energy condensed by the latter types of magic exists naturally in nature and is countless."

Selena didn't understand: "Yes, and then what?"

Rosen smiled: "Then, I found a way to convert a large amount of lightning power without using mana, and a way to store this lightning."

Selena was shocked: "You didn't lie to me?"

Free lightning power can often be seen in the clouds in nature, and many crazy wizards try to capture lightning in the clouds.

But this is extremely dangerous, and no one has really succeeded yet.

Now that her husband said this, she was shocked and scared.

Rosen shook his head: "Have I ever lied to you about magic, ma'am?"

"Hmm~~It seems not."

Selena felt her heartbeat speed up slightly.

"It's safe enough not to turn people to charcoal, right?"

"Yes, safe enough, even gentle. That's why I call it 'tamed lightning'."

People on Earth have mastered the art of controlling lightning, but in this world there is a strange power called mana that can help control lightning, which reduces the difficulty by an order of magnitude.

So, it is real domestication.

Selena felt her breathing quicken due to excitement.

Admittedly, the power of lightning is a lowly force in the magic system, but its destructive power is quite amazing.

If you can really obtain a huge amount of lightning power, then at least you can gain a huge advantage on the battlefield.

She clenched her white fists and turned around twice in excitement.

"So, the third part of the lab is a lightning container?"

"Yes."

“How big can the capacity be?”

"Based on the current materials, it can accommodate the lightning energy converted by 50 top-level master mages at full power."

"It's so big!"

Selena was almost drunk by what she heard: "So what kind of power do you plan to convert into lightning power? How fast is the conversion speed?"

"For now, I plan to use light power. With the amount of materials we have now, on a clear day, we should be able to generate the power of 20 magic masters."

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After a moment of silence, Selena immediately said, "Honey, let's get started!"

Rosen was waiting for these words: "As you wish, ma'am."

He began to make specific plans.

"Let's build the lightning container first, and then use it as a basis to continue building the craftsman puppet."

"You may not understand, but believe me, wild lightning power is very explosive, but once tamed, it is very, very useful and so on."

As they were talking, another message came from the "Detection Guard" set up around Crescent City.

The forest elves' night raiders, who had just failed at Sturgeon Wharf, turned around and quietly approached Crescent City.

After eavesdropping on some of the other party's conversation, Rosen grinned.

"You're not willing to give up after your attack, so you want to sneak into New Moon City and kill a group of guards to vent your anger?"

"I just want to use you to establish my authority!"

So, he frowned and said, “Madam, I feel something is wrong.”

"What's wrong?" Selena was clueless.

Rosen didn't answer. He clasped his hands together and quickly performed a divination hand seal. After more than ten seconds, he said in a concentrated voice, "It seems there is danger. It is likely to be a night attack by the forest spirits."

Selena was surprised and a little panicked: "What should I do?"

She had grown up in a comfortable environment and had never experienced such danger. After all, the alien forest elves would not recognize her as a princess of the human race.

Rosen immediately comforted her: "Don't worry, Madam. We are very safe here. Just continue."

"I'll let my combat puppet go out and deal with what's happening outside."

(End of this chapter)