Star Forge Titan

After sending her out, Alvin returned to the courtyard, only to see that Khayon had already completed the drawing. The drawing on the paper was exactly the racing car that was so well hidden in the Temple of Light.

"Tsk tsk, it's so easy to give away something of the Phoenix Feather's caliber. It seems the Carolingian royal family is indeed well-heeled." Khayon said with a wicked smile.

"Don't set your sights on the royal treasury, at least not at this stage. The things collected there are not something low-level transcendents are qualified to peek into." Alvin rolled his eyes at him, already understanding what this guy was thinking.

After all, in the game's plot, a genius traitor has set his sights on the Carolingian royal treasury, not just once or twice! It's [Elrond curses] many, many times!

"Hey, I'm just talking casually, really." Ka Yang rubbed his hands and assured in a sweet voice.

Ignoring the guy's insincere promise, Alvin rubbed the smooth surface of the metal box and muttered to himself:

"In this case, there is only one key material left."

"Are you really planning to be promoted to an Ash Knight? I remind you again, that rank is an antique that no one has chosen for nearly a hundred years." Khayon gave his final advice.

"The most suitable one is the best. What others consider a powerful profession may not necessarily be the optimal solution." Ivan said confidently:

Recently, he has found time to complete his study of ancient texts related to the Knight of Ashes.

After reconfirming the core capabilities and skills of this extraordinary job, which fully matched the second-level related skill talents required to build the combat system in his plan, Alvin decided to complete the promotion before the finals.

By the way, by chance, he has been able to ensure that two of the three core materials are the highest grade of their kind, which may bring unexpected benefits in the promotion ceremony.

"So, where are you going to get the last material?" Ka Yang raised his eyebrows and asked:

"I can prepare the Light of Heavenly Fire myself, and the Burning Dust can also be made with the 'Phoenix Feather'. The only thing left is the Ashes of Destruction." Alvin counted on his fingers, and when he mentioned the last material, a trace of nostalgia unexpectedly appeared on his face.

The so-called 'ashes of destruction' are the ashes left behind after a horrific fire in which even metal is intensely burned.

Later, people discovered that this material could actually be prepared by calcining metal at ultra-high temperatures. Of course, the lack of some mystical elements may have reduced the quality of the material, but it is still not a big problem to use.

Therefore, unlike the other two ancient materials that were gradually eliminated, this material is still circulating in the extraordinary market. In addition to being able to be produced artificially, it is also required for the promotion rituals of many other extraordinary people.

In the game, Ivan accompanied his guildmates, an offensive mage who was promoted to the Genoa region's exclusive mage faction - the passionate school that was good at fireballs, fireballs and fireballs, and completed related tasks.

The final reward for the mission is a high-quality 'Ashes of Destruction', and it is not a mass-produced product made with modern mass production technology, but a rare item that is completely naturally generated.

Thanks to the improvement of his thinking ability through the Elrond Mysteries, Ivan accurately recalled the name of the mission—

——Falling stars.

Chapter 171 A Handshake

"Ashes of destruction?" Kayang thought for a moment, then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"Oh, you mean high-temperature metal forging ash? That's actually quite common. Several schools of mages that prefer to harness the element of fire use it."

The "high-temperature metal forging ash" mentioned by the necromancer is the modern name for the "ash of destruction" produced by artificially calcining metal at high temperatures. While the two have similar properties, their prices differ significantly.

Moreover, after research, most mages and scholars have not found any essential difference between the two materials.

So, over time, the name Ashes of Destruction was no longer mentioned.

"No, what I need is the ashes of destruction." But Alvin emphasized it again here.

Khayon tilted his head, stroking his flying squirrel pet Peanut Butter as it poked its head out of his pocket, with a thoughtful look on his face.

He knew that the black-haired boy beside him was not the kind of person who deliberately pursued formalism. Since the other party said so, there must be a reason.

"High-temperature metal forging ash can indeed meet the advancement needs of modern schools, but the ash of destruction required for the Ash Knight's advancement ritual is best obtained from naturally occurring materials. While the two materials have similar properties, they differ significantly on another level," Ivan said.

According to records in ancient documents, the promotion of each Ash Knight requires using the light of heavenly fire to forge a shield, the dust of burning embers to ignite blood, and the ashes of destruction to burn armor, and finally grasp the bright star of hope from the ashes left by the flames.

To be fair, Alvin was completely stunned when he saw this highly emotional written record.

Although he could roughly guess that this meant that the three materials corresponded to the core talents and job abilities of the Ash Knight, he still couldn't help but complain a little about the ancient scholars who recorded the relevant texts.

In fact, this kind of ambiguous description is often found in ancient extraordinary texts. In comparison, modern materials are much more straightforward.

The new schools developed in modern times will even use a large number of formulas and theorems to directly indicate why the promotion ceremony needs to use certain materials, and will also point out why it is necessary to pay attention to a certain action or accurately depict a certain sector of the magic circle when holding the ceremony, so as to ensure the stable operation of the corresponding sublimation stage in the ceremony.

For example, if the ancient extraordinary people were promoted based on the ancient metaphysical methods of empiricism, then the modern extraordinary people are promoted based on the new scientific methods of theoretical research results.

As for the difference between 'Ashes of Destruction' and 'High-Temperature Metal Forging Ashes'.

Although many mages and scholars have concluded that there is no essential difference, there is only a difference in level.

But when fifth-level characters began to appear in large numbers among players, more than a dozen great wizards or scroll scholars used a brute force method similar to exhaustive cracking to conduct in-depth comparative research on modern and ancient materials, and only then did they find the unignorable differences between the two.

concept.

Including 'Ashes of Destruction' and 'High-Temperature Metal Forging Ashes', the two new and old materials have many similar properties such as melting point, spell carrying capacity, and magic conductivity, but the biggest difference exists at the conceptual level.

For example, the ashes of destruction born from a terrible fire naturally contain the concepts of "disaster" and "destruction".

After completing the promotion, the resulting job-related capabilities will also contain the same concept.

However, because the records in ancient texts are too vague and stream-of-consciousness, Alvin is not sure why the name of the Ash Armor indicates that it is a talent with defensive characteristics. Why does it need to be strengthened with concepts such as "disaster" or "destruction" that are obviously biased towards offense, or does the Ash Knight actually have unknown offensive capabilities?

Shaking his head, he put the matter aside for the moment. Alvin had a clear understanding of his needs. He needed the magical blood conversion and enhanced defense capabilities offered by this extraordinary agency. As for the offensive capabilities, even if they were present, they were a bonus and generally wouldn't affect the overall combat system.

Having said that, Alvin still hopes to get the most suitable materials.

On the one hand, this is the persistence of a fan of stacking attributes and combat power. On the other hand, he also happened to remember the relevant tasks that can be used to obtain such high-level materials.

That mission involved a meteorite collector and the Genoa Intelligence Agency. While the overall process wasn't long, the specifics were quite involved. Therefore, Ivan planned to wait until he had completed the design for the final vehicle before tackling it.

"Anyway, after I finish the work at hand, I'll find a way to solve the material problem."

Shrugging, Ivan turned and looked at the sketch of the Light Temple racing car structure that Khayon had drawn with his excellent mage memory.

"This car is not normal." The black-haired boy walked slowly with a frown.

"Indeed, I also noticed something strange when I opened the hood of the car." Ka Yang pointed at the large number of gaps that could be seen everywhere in the mechanical part of the car body on the sketch.

"I've only just started studying magical engineering, so I'm not sure how to describe it in technical terms, but the parts inside this vehicle are arranged way too loosely. There's no way this much space can be considered normal, right?"

"Yeah." Alvin nodded and thought for a moment.

"It's possible this is reserved space for some plug-in. The Temple of Light may have some secret 'card' that will only be installed when it's actually running."

"You mean, they stored the 'trump card' separately from the car body?" Ka Yang showed a look of disbelief.

"That's too much trouble, isn't it?"

"It's a bit troublesome, but it's not ruled out that due to technical reasons, some parts must be kept in a special environment when not in use. Perhaps their trump card is something similar." Ivan said uncertainly:

"Tsk tsk, what a hassle." Khayon bit his thumb nail irritably.

"Anyway, I don't see any special storage rooms or large parts that haven't been installed."

"For now, we can only be vigilant. Haha, I think this competition will be an eye-opener for many people." There was a hint of excitement in Ivan's eyes.

As a game enthusiast, he never hates challenges and the unknown, and can even be said to welcome them.

But facing the reality of Palladia, apart from a little excitement brought by the unknown challenges, he felt more cautious.

"In that case, we have to take our technology to the next level."

"Oh? Many of our opponents have been experts in this field since the Magic Revolution. Are you sure you want to surpass them in technology? You're being too confident, aren't you?" Khayang laughed and began to argue:

"It doesn't matter." Alvin waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Then let's push technology beyond their comprehension."

Just as the two young men were full of confidence or even arrogance, a conspiracy was quietly unfolding inside the Temple of Light, which was the challenged party.

"Ringing of roses, Ringing of roses, A pocketful of posies, Ashes, ashes, we all fall down. (Weave a wreath of roses, fill our pockets with flowers, ashes, ashes, (Achoo, Achoo) we all fall down.) Note ①"

Young Reverend William hummed a song as he walked down the bright corridor of the cathedral.

Behind him, in a room with the door ajar, several other young priests who had also participated in the cleanup of the Light Track were fast asleep. However, their faces had a pale blue look of sickness, but the young people who were sleeping were unaware of it.

At this moment, William was playing with an old badge in his hand, which was literally connected to him by flesh and blood and had a patina-green surface.

When he clenched his fingers, the copper-green rust would completely sink into his skin and flesh. The blood vessels wrapped around it continuously emitted wisps of light green light, flowing through his circulatory system throughout his body.

In the material world, many priests, pastors, and priests use the emblems of their gods as a medium to enhance their spellcasting.

But the one in William's hand was extraordinary, containing a trace of the power of the evil god that was barely perceptible. Although weak, it was still the immortal power from the gods.

Because of this, the holder of this badge can do some incredible and even unreasonable things.

For example...disguised as a cultist, pretending to be a priest or pastor of the Temple of Light, and not being discovered by conventional means.

Pastor William, who left the dormitory, seemed to be strolling around casually, but he actually deliberately avoided the main hall of the church, which was the area where the statue of Jupiter was located. He walked around with a relaxed smile until he saw the back of another young priest. William's eyes lit up and he followed the other person into the toilet that had been empty just now.

Compared to the dim, dirty and smelly toilets in the lower city, the toilets built by the wealthy Temple of Light are also equipped with magic lamps and various clean sanitary ware.

Passing by the cubicles with the door handles marked 'Unused', William stopped in front of the only cubicle that currently showed 'In Use'.

Then he smiled slightly and continued to walk into another compartment next to it.

Sitting on the toilet, Pastor William suddenly said:

"Thanks to Sir John Harrington, his invention of the flush toilet has freed us from the stench of urinary odors that plague our bodies."

The user in the next cubicle seemed a little surprised to be spoken to, but chatting across the partition in the toilet was not a very strange thing, so he responded in a friendly manner.

"Indeed, if it weren't for that gentleman's invention, we might still have to endure the stench or overly strong perfume that is not much better than that." The person who spoke was Priest Set's backup driver - Priest Eddie Blot.

Currently, according to the Light Temple's external publicity, due to the former teammate being seriously ill and unable to continue participating in the competition, Mr. Eddie will automatically become the official Light Temple competitor for this Youth Magic Car Competition.

"I heard you're going to participate in this competition. Congratulations." William said enviously:

"Ha, it's all a matter of luck." Priest Eddie was very humble.

"Then you are really lucky." William chuckled a few times and said in a strange tone.

The two chatted for a while longer.

"Oh no!" Suddenly, Eddie heard William's complaint from the next compartment.

"What's wrong?" he asked casually;

"I found something very embarrassing." William's tone was a little embarrassed.

"Could it be..." Eddie was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, there was inevitably a hint of mockery in his voice.

"That's the question." William sighed helplessly.

"I don't have any toilet paper."

"Ha, this is indeed a very embarrassing thing." Eddie suppressed his laughter.

"Luckily I brought extra."

After saying that, William saw a stack of toilet paper in the gap under the partition.

A strange smile appeared on the young pastor's face.

"This is really great."

After saying this, the young priest, now named William, grasped the hand of Priest Eddie Blot.

A short and barely noticeable scream was heard in the toilet.

After a while, a young priest straightened his collar and walked out of the compartment with a smile.

Now, his name is Eddie.

Chapter 172 High-Speed ​​Mapping

Copying homework is a very boring thing.

As memories and reality were compared, Ivan's impression of the game Palladia gradually became blurred like a dream, but some of his memories became more vivid as if they were set off.

The progress of the boring work was therefore faster than expected, and the black-haired boy with shining eyes burst out with continuous inspiration in his heart. With the help of paper and pen in his hand, he turned those shining inspirations into complex and precise blueprints.

Considering that the Ninth Public Security Department has taken over the investigation of the cult members.

So, Alvin and his "friends" put aside other things and devoted themselves to the design and development of the new car.

On the morning of the third day after starting work, when Khayang, who had fallen asleep in a pile of waste paper, got up with his sore and swollen head, he saw that in the alchemy workshop's not-so-big private laboratory, almost all the space, including the floor, was filled with various drawings and discarded paper balls.

At this moment, even he was casually covered with several pieces of paper covered with schematic diagrams of various component structures.

"You drew all these in one night?"

Picking up a drawing at random, the necromancer with messy hair widened his eyes, which were particularly dull due to lack of sleep, and looked at the complicated design draft on the drawing in his hand with astonishment.

"What else? Could it have fallen from the sky?" Ivan, half of his body covered in waste paper, asked without even looking up.

Inspiration and novel ideas made him more energetic than after a good night's sleep. All kinds of ideas bursting out of his mind were like gold that popped out automatically without being looked for, sparkling with all kinds of dazzling light.