Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 105 (Chapter 104) - Nearing Completion and Upgrade

Lin Bo felt that he had made a lot of money when he saw the 1000 disaster coins dropped from the affix treasure chest.

He planned to buy alchemical formulas, ritual blueprints and magic ingredients, all of which were not cheap. An intermediate formula could easily cost three or four figures. If he was ruthless enough to spend, he could return to a peaceful state of poverty with just a few orders.

Among the three subsequent dropped items, he had already learned about the invitation colorant, a very useless item. It was a slow-selling commodity that had been piled up in inventory on the trading platform for many years. He couldn't get much disaster coins if he sold it, so he put it in his backpack to collect dust.

Deep Sea Curse Wipes are temporary enchanted items similar to Lightning Resin and are classified as combat supplies.

Lin Bo took out the pitch-black tissue paper. It looked and felt similar to a silk handkerchief, soft and cold, with a faint smell of blood.

The mage could hear the paper towel whispering those evil and taboo words in his ear. It was talking about methods of bringing long-term torture to the body and mind of a living being. Every word was soaked in paranoia and disharmony.

Deep Sea Curse Wipes (Blue)
Type: Alchemy Product/Enchantment Product

Weight: 0.05 kg
Item Effect: Dip in blood and apply it to weapons. Attacks will cause a continuous negative state, including weakness curse, fragility curse, pain curse, and distortion curse.

Description: All the unclean things on the planet flow with the water, flow into the vast ocean, and settle in the deep sea, turning into a terrible and malicious smell. Those ominous spellcasters use this as raw material to create spells.

It won't kill you, at least not today, or tomorrow. — Message from the creator
Lin Bo put away the tissue paper, the sharp echo of the taboo words still lingered in his ears, until the gentle whispers of the waves and the wind blew away the unclean dust, and he gradually came to his senses.

Listening to forbidden sounds will lead to being contaminated by evil forces. At least, one should not rashly study them in depth before gaining sufficient mental defense capabilities.

Out of prudence, Lin Bo sold these wipes directly at Aoqi Magnificent Garden. Four wipes were exchanged for 804 disaster coins. This kind of temporary enchanted props seemed to be easy to sell.

The final drop was a huge piece of concentrate that was as tall as a person. In terms of size, it was impossible for it to fit into that small affix treasure chest.

The harsh environment of the deep sea has completely stripped away the stone on its surface, leaving only condensed gray-white metal with a dull and dim reflection on the surface.

Unknown deep-sea ore (blue)

Type: Material/Natural Resources
Weight: 5946 kg
Description: Unidentified deep-sea ore, can be processed as material.

Fortunately, it is material certified by the comprehensive network, otherwise it would be too inconvenient to store and carry.

Lin Bo placed this simple and solid piece of metal ore at the entrance of the cave, raised his hand and touched it lightly, listening to the whispers of the animist language. This was a piece of magical metal with a complex composition and was a natural alloy.

It tells the story of its long history, gradually solidified in the fiery furnace under the deep sea. The heat and oppression are so intense that even listening to the words can make one's chest tighten.

Until the underwater volcano erupted with great fanfare, the metal ore liquid was washed into the sea and blocked in the crater during the rapid cooling process.

Since then, the ore has continuously absorbed surging volcanic material, and then been hammered by deep sea water pressure to remove less tenacious components. After repeated smelting, its physical properties have undergone a complete transformation.

Lin Bo tapped the metal gently, thinking to himself.

This deep-sea ore is like an alchemical product that has been refined in a furnace composed of the ocean and the earth's crust.

Naturally formed magical metals like this are often more common in worlds with miraculous power backgrounds and are considered natural treasures.

Among the books he bought were several illustrated books that recorded magical metals. He initially deduced that this was a piece of sea gray steel, also known as water and fire iron.

Sea ash steel does not have special properties such as combustion, coldness, and toxins, and is usually used to make crucibles, smelting furnaces, reactors and other equipment that need to withstand high temperature and high pressure.

Lin Bo planned to place an alchemy furnace in the alchemy workshop under the lighthouse. His original plan was to transform the crazy dwarf's alchemy furnace. Now that he had such a large piece of sea gray steel, he could consider making his own alchemy furnace.

Due to different academic concepts, the structures of the alchemy furnace and the alchemical furnace are quite different, and the required rituals and site arrangements are also different, so starting from scratch is no more troublesome than modifying an existing furnace.

He collected the ore and continued to complete three runs of the [Mechanical Factory], which concluded today's part-time job.

It was still morning. Lin Bo had initially thought the ten-player difficulty would be very challenging, so he started exploring the map early, allowing ample time to adapt to changing circumstances. Now that he had some free time, Lin Bo resumed his usual work of applying mortar, using increasingly larger amounts of plaster and covering a wider area. He estimated that he could complete the initial phase of construction in another three days.

After carefully smoothing the cement, Lin Bo sat on the rocks near the sea and practiced hand gestures and seals until noon.

Mofa Benyan Ling has become more and more proficient in the art of spellcasting. From forming seals to casting spells, the time can be controlled within 1 second.

The next thing you should consider is to practice a few more seals and incorporate more true name words into the scope of silent recitation.

The trick to silent speech is simple: first, projecting the spell power, and second, recalling the meaning of the true name. Lin Bo took out an iron ball and held it in his palm, concentrating his mind on it, and the spell power emanating from the rune of his true name in his mind was cast.

In his eyes, the outlines of everything were covered with a layer of invisible gauze. The cursed power was injected into the iron ball in the palm of his hand, causing the gauze on its surface to float slightly and emit brilliance, which meant that the cursed power was full.

Immediately, he imagined the true name and meaning of steel, and at the same time formed a hand seal, with the middle finger and ring finger of his left hand curled up, and the other three fingers upright, forming a shape of three mountains.

It is difficult to get started with hand seals but easy to master. After having a successful example, it will be much easier to expand the hand seals. After all, the principles and tricks are the same.

The Three Mountains Seal was formed, and a few seconds later, the iron ball in the palm rose into the air.

After practicing several times and controlling the time to about 3 seconds, Lin Bo tried to silently send out two spiritual words.

Hold the iron ball with your right fist, make a sword finger seal with your left hand, and then change to the Three Mountains Seal.

The cursed power burst out with the mind at the moment of forming the seal, spreading throughout the body, and then projected into the iron ball along the touch of the palm. The moment the second-level word spirit was activated, the resonance between the body and mind and external objects arrived as expected.

Lin Bo casually threw out the iron ball and flew into the air, like a swift swift chasing a silver hummingbird, with light and swift movements.

With constant practice, he would naturally master more silent speech skills. The hundreds of common hand seals recorded in "The Magical Use of Hand Gestures" were enough for him to learn from.

At noon, Lin Bo and the little seagull returned to the lighthouse and shared the lunch made by Iron Mouth.

Yesterday, the visitors who had come to the lighthouse for medical treatment had left some fresh shellfish, including mussels, razor clams, oysters, and a small number of gooseneck barnacles. Washing them and stewing them in water was already quite delicious. Iron-Olympus then used the seafood broth to stew some vegetables and mushrooms, adding milk to make a thick soup.

As the temperature drops day by day, if you want to eat such plump shellfish after this season, you will have to wait until next year.

Lin Bo fashioned the iron ball into a small knife and used it to pry open the shells and cut the byssus. He ate some and gave some to the little seagull, sharing the entire basin of shells. He then dipped bread into the seafood and vegetable soup and slowly ate until he was full.

In the afternoon, we continued to build the alchemy workshop. Today's project was to pour load-bearing concrete piles.

He planned to dig a well from the ground and then fill it with steel bars and cement. He also planned to build six load-bearing columns in a circle.

Before dusk arrived, Lin Bo had cast three load-bearing columns on the seaward side of the lighthouse. To prevent visitors from stepping on them, he laid a layer of iron sheets over the wellhead and surrounded it with a fence.

Indeed, no one trampled on the ground intentionally. However, a visitor curiously asked the night watchman why he had built a fence in the yard. Lin Bo just shook his head and smiled without answering.

After nightfall, he continued to read, took notes using the mantra control technique, and practiced the "Bound Mind and Action Method". When he felt mentally exhausted, he would drink a bottle of whale oil rejuvenating potion.

The proficiency in the flow control technique increased rapidly, and the life control technique also made great progress as a result.

That night, Lin Bo unknowingly drank fourteen bottles of whale oil potion. Even if the side effects were minimal, they were already reaching their limit. He had bloating and a headache. The frequent depletion of his mana also made him mentally exhausted.

The drop from excellent health to good health is only one step away from becoming sick.

However, with such training, the proficiency bonus of the Mantra Controlling Technique-Flow is extremely considerable. Lin Bo estimates that even if the speed is slightly slowed down, it will take another three to five days to upgrade.

By then, the alchemy workshop should be almost completed, and we can purchase equipment and conduct more professional alchemy experiments.

(End of this chapter)