It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 255 Butterfly
"I can't let it out..."

“I can’t let it out…”

In front of the cliff near the beach, Taf and others found a shady place and formed a circle.

Gale's face was filled with dejection and despair. No matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't perform a single zero-ring trick.

"I suspect that even the most powerful wizard right now, if nothing unexpected happens, may not be able to light a candle with magic..."

It was like entering a dead magic area.

But it was not the case, because Gale could still sense the existence of the magic network and was very clear about the existence of the spells he had prepared.

However...it just won't come out.

"It's the same with me—"

Priest Yingxin sighed beside him, clearly having a headache: "It seems that I can't cast spells at all."

She also encountered the same problem, after all, this is natural. Whether it is a priest or a wizard, the two different professions have spellcasting abilities that make it difficult to bypass the magic network.

"..."

"..."

After both confirmed the news, the team fell into speechless silence.

Taf and Asdeln looked at each other. At this moment, neither of them knew what to say.

Asdeln himself no longer had the mood to make a few sarcastic remarks. If it were under normal circumstances, he might have been unable to resist, but he really wasn't in the mood at the moment.

——The reality seems a bit heavy.

The problems they were facing were bad enough, forcing a group of people who didn't know each other or had just met each other to unite closely.

Unexpectedly, just when the team had just been put together and barely took shape, it suffered another heavy blow.

You know, there are only four people in the entire team at present.

As a result, the priest and the mage were directly offline, losing their most core abilities, as if their accounts were washed out all of a sudden, becoming blank slates...

There is only one bard and one wanderer left, and they are both very weak. What can we do?
This sudden and painful blow was as heavy as a broken bone even for a well-seasoned adventure team...

Not to mention this hastily created team which was established less than a day ago.

It's just a makeshift team, and it's very likely that they will be disbanded on the spot.

"Why don't we find a place to stay and wait and see. We won't be able to go far in this state. We should at least figure out what happened first."

Taff finally spoke, looking around.

"Maybe this is due to the changes brought about by the mind flayer tadpoles in our heads? Affecting our spellcasting abilities?"

He paused, took a breath, and gave a self-example: "Maybe the tadpoles tortured and destroyed my brain. I forgot some of the things that happened before. I only barely remember that I am a Bodu..."

"But I can hardly remember how I encountered the Mind Flayer and how I was caught on the Nautilus..."

"The only thing I can confirm is that I am very weak now. I have lost many abilities and can hardly cast spells..."

As he spoke later, the bard's tone became somewhat self-deprecating and headache-inducing.

After all, after being ravaged and wiped out by the Mind Flayer Tadpoles, he felt almost like he had been hit by several energy-sucking spells, and he almost had to start from the beginning.

I am so weak now, just like when I first started on this path. I haven’t even learned a single trick and can’t perform it.

"..."

"..."

"It's possible. Don't forget what's in our heads. Maybe the situation is getting worse every moment."

Yingxin hesitated for a moment, but still agreed, with a look of disgust on her face.

It is difficult for anyone to remain calm in this situation.

Especially when you know there is a worm in your head, it seems reasonable to blame any problem on this matter.

Seeing that his two companions were inclined to think so, even Gale couldn't help but be convinced -

"That could be true? Our situation has just worsened?"

So at that moment——

As a pure spellcaster profession, has the magic power been completely lost?

Although reason told the mage that this should be a change brought about by the outside world, rather than a change within himself.

It is probably related to the loud noise that came without any warning.

However, when people are at the end of their rope, they will inevitably try to grasp that glimmer of false hope and use it as a lifeline.

Even world-class mages are no exception.

From being a magical genius in Waterdeep, a wizard with his own wizard tower, an absolutely noble and high status, he has suddenly fallen to the current dire situation. Of course, Gail hopes to get everything back on track.

In order to get everything back on track, the only thing he can rely on, apart from his current companions, is his own magical power.

The damage caused by the Mind Flayer Tadpoles caused their strength to decrease continuously, and eventually they completely lost their ability to cast spells...

——This may sound hopeless, but there is still hope.

——If there are any major changes in the external environment, then there may be no hope.

Because everyone else might have lost their magic, just as Gale said at the beginning, even the most powerful wizard couldn't use magic to light a candle.

At that time, you might not be able to find anyone to help you, because there might be few people in the material plane who still master magic.

This is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing.

Gail was also subconsciously afraid of this possibility and had some avoidance mentality towards it.

Everyone reached a consensus on this and quickly changed their initial ideas, maintaining order in this small team that was already shaky after being established not long ago.

They were not going to break up on the spot, and they could still support each other and move forward. Gale subconsciously looked up at the sky in the distance.

The wizard from Waterdeep City still couldn't calm down completely and was still worried.

There shouldn't be any problem...

After the disaster caused by Netheril, what madman would dare to directly attack and shake the foundation of the magic network?
Is it true that the "Magic Goddess" is so unlucky?

Whenever something big happens in this world, the first thing to be sacrificed is the gods, right?
How long has it been since the turbulent years...

Thinking back to his lover, who was already his third magic goddess, Guy suddenly felt a dry and bitter taste in his mouth.

………………

………………

The less noise.

The bigger the matter.

Although on the surface, nothing has changed in the continent of Faerun or even the entire material plane.

There were no strange phenomena, no earth-shattering collapse, and everything seemed to be unchanged, so the mortals did not realize anything.

Most people just thought it was a thunderclap. Although they were startled, it was over and not worth taking too seriously.

Life has to go on and days have to go on. Ordinary people don't have the time to stop and think about irrelevant things.

But they would never think of——

This is just the beginning.

More profound changes and longer-term impacts are quietly beginning at this moment, like a butterfly flapping its wings, which will one day lead to a huge storm and sweep across the entire world.

Even the gods were alarmed and cast their gazes over.

Unfortunately……

This is all we can do for now.

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The Underdark.

The entire Arcane Tower was completely renovated and no longer in its previous state of disrepair.

But the price to pay is that its original owner probably won't be able to recognize it.

After being redesigned using arcane geometry and interstellar nanoengineering concepts, this wizard tower can be said to be a complete upgrade.

Although it doesn't look too far ahead of its time, that's just a disguise.

This towering tower has been expanded to twelve floors and is surrounded by high walls, but it can still be seen from afar.

It's like a heavily guarded fortress.

Arcane turrets on the high walls, dangerous plants outside, animated constructs disguised as stone statues... and so on. These defensive measures will surely bring unexpected surprises to the invaders.

Even if there really was a high-level legendary team that was so stubborn that it rushed in regardless of everything and at all costs, breaking through the defense line of the high wall...

They will also be surprised to find that this Mage Tower is actually a floating tower——

This is of course an optical illusion.

Strictly speaking, the Mage Tower did not fly up, but the lower half simply disappeared, leaving only the upper half.

So it gives people a visual illusion that it is suspended in mid-air.

In fact, the lower half of the tower was placed in a demiplane, leaving only the upper half of the tower in reality, but it was also protected by numerous rules, force fields, and chaotic space channels.

Normally, if you want to enter the tower, you must find the lower half of the tower before you can enter.

however……

That’s the hard part…

The demiplane that was opened up not long ago has now expanded to a very vast area, but there is no feeling of emptiness at all.

On the contrary, every inch of land and every inch of area in the entire demiplane was utilized 100%.

The roaring unmanned factory, the automated production workshop, the automatic guards are inspecting every assembly line, maintaining the blazing magic reactor...

The huge nano-alloy forges occupy the largest area, standing one after another on the solid cast metal ground, like giant beasts crawling on the ground.

It continuously absorbs energy and matter, and then provides all the surrounding automated production facilities with seemingly endless supply of construction materials and production supplies...

There is no doubt that the entire demiplane was transformed into an integrated automatic production factory in a very short period of time.

Highly advanced, self-sufficient, and extremely aggressive.

Modeled after the automatic guards on the upper floors of the Arcane Tower, a large number of metal puppets were created by quickly imitating and updating the technology. They are now serving as labor and are also responsible for security work.

To pass through such a closed mechanized demiplane and find the correct entrance to the Arcane Tower is actually almost the same as challenging the defense of the entire demiplane alone.

"The production of imitation adamantium weapons is going very smoothly. I am optimizing the production capacity facilities..."

Miss Grey Wind gave her report.

"Very good. Next, the first batch of goods will be given priority to Minsara so that she can equip the Supreme God's team."

The magician continued to issue orders calmly—

"Then the next step is to start spreading information and say that the planetary anti-magic force field I raised earlier is a miracle displayed by the Supreme True God..."

"It certainly doesn't want to become an enemy of the world so soon. We have to help it..."

"It will also help it attract some firepower."

(End of this chapter)