inspire-indiana Chapter 261 A New Talent, Meditation Technique Advances to Master Level, Storm Spear Severely Injure
Chapter 261 A New Talent, Meditation Technique Advances to Master Level, Storm Spear Severely Injure
Chapter 261 A New Talent, Meditation Technique Advances to Master Level, Storm Spear Severely Injured, Ian's Chance!
Battle Group.
A first-class airship was parked on the ground, with a large hole on one side, revealing a large area of damage.
Several alchemists are working on the restoration, including Ian.
Three full days later.
With the repairs finally finished, Ian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ian, you've barely grasped the basics of airship maintenance. You can come more often in the future."
The alchemist named Zach Lloyd turned to look at Ian, his eyes full of admiration.
It's truly remarkable that someone has reached this level of expertise in just a few months since they started working on airship maintenance.
The main reason is that there is too much alchemical knowledge involved in this aspect, and the situation is also more complicated.
"I must thank the adults for their guidance."
Ian expressed his gratitude.
His involvement in airship maintenance was naturally not something he could do directly; Rolf arranged for Zack to mentor him.
This is an alchemist who has devoted his life to alchemy, and he is only one level away from becoming a second-level alchemist, namely, a spiritual level.
"Go and rest."
Ian nodded.
After leaving, he first went to quartermaster Henry to exchange some mercury for earth mercury.
"I wanted 30 grams, why are there only 20 grams left?"
Ian frowned.
"The situation on the front lines is tense lately. There are too many alchemical puppets in the local area, and the academy has used a lot of large-scale magical artifacts and airships. The restrictions on Earth Mercury may become increasingly tight in the future."
Old Henry shook his head.
"I see!"
Ian nodded.
He was thinking to himself that he needed to find a way to accumulate some Earth Mercury first, otherwise it would be difficult to obtain it later if things got really tight.
However, before that, he wanted to carefully study his newly acquired talent.
soon.
arrive home.
He opened the panel to view the new talents.
"Object perception".
Ian's gaze focused, and soon his eyes gradually brightened.
"That's amazing!"
He pursed his lips.
Object Perception, a first-level alchemy talent, allows one to quickly detect the effects, materials, and other details of any first-level alchemy creation, perceive its defects and optimization strategies, and also has some effect on second-level alchemy.
"That's terrifying!"
Ian was shocked.
This is almost to say that there are no more secrets about a single-chain alchemical creation in his eyes.
With that in mind, he immediately took out a piece of armor, from Crimson Eye and from the other wizards of the fortress.
Although his main focus for the time being is the repair and customization of magical artifacts, he has never stopped his research on dark fire runes.
At this moment, his hands touched the armor.
Immediately, all sorts of information about the armor appeared in his perception, including what materials were used, what runes were present, and the encryption runes used for concealment, etc.
This piece of armor held no secrets for him.
"Of course, this is just seeing through it, not a complete analysis."
Ian pondered.
The encrypted runes were still valid, but he still couldn't understand them. Similarly, he knew what materials were used, but he couldn't fully understand the proportions.
However, when combined with other alchemy techniques, his speed in deciphering this magical artifact will be vastly different from before.
"My abilities, including modifying my refining furnace and repairing airships, will undergo a qualitative leap."
Ian took a deep breath.
That's the terrifying thing about talent.
In one leap, he surpassed what many alchemists would take a lifetime to achieve.
Previously, Ian could only be described as an excellent alchemist among advanced alchemists.
But by this time, he had already stepped into the ranks of top alchemists.
"And this skill cannot be compensated for!"
Ian astutely noticed.
Sure enough, this special skill seems to have always been like this, as does potion identification.
Thinking of the latter.
"When I was at the zero-ring stage, I was a top-notch pharmacist. How come I'm an alchemist now?"
Ian shook his head.
However, for him, knowledge is always about learning whatever is useful, regardless of its type.
Perhaps one day he will try pharmacy again.
"But let's test their talent first."
Ian looked at the pile of magical artifacts waiting to be repaired next to him.
The Alchemy Workshop has plenty of these.
three days later.
"Efficiency has increased by almost half."
Ian was shocked.
The boost from his talent was even more dramatic than he had imagined, and the quality of the repairs was also significantly better than before.
And the same goes for the furnace project.
At this point, although his third core rune had not yet reached the master level, he possessed talent and had a deeper understanding of the Forge itself.
The renovation process was also faster.
Meanwhile, some wizards also noticed his changes.
"Ian, your repair speed has really improved a lot lately!"
Zach turned to look at Ian.
In just a few days, he could feel that Ian's healing abilities had made a leap forward.
It has improved significantly.
What was difficult in the past now seems to be solvable.
"As expected of the academy's renowned alchemy genius."
He nodded.
Ian's reputation as a genius has resounded throughout the Alchemy Department, and now it seems that he truly deserves it.
Even beyond.
"At this rate of progress, he might catch up with me soon."
Zack pondered.
He felt no jealousy, but rather that the Alchemy Department had gained another wizard with whom he could discuss matters.
"Ian, come with me to repair the core components of this ring airship. There have been quite a few damaged airships recently."
Zach said.
"OK.
Ian's eyes lit up.
This was only because Zack allowed him access to the core components of the airship.
This is also a good thing, as he can earn more money by repairing core components.
The only downside is that the returns are somewhat of a waste of time.
"Perhaps I can exchange it for a spell that enhances the Microscopic Eye and the Forging Hand."
He was thinking to himself.
Making money while improving your skills is the best approach.
So after the repairs were completed.
He then exchanged two spells through the alchemy workshop.
The sorcery techniques *Microscopic Insight* and *The Melting Hand*
The former can enhance the limits of microscopic vision, while the latter can increase temperature; these are the primary issues for both of these magical arts.
So, in the subsequent repairs...
Ian was simultaneously improving both of these magical arts; the former was progressing well, but the latter was improving very quickly.
The latter is fire-attribute sorcery, and by this time his understanding of fire-attribute sorcery was quite profound.
The emergence of his talent made his repair efficiency even higher.
As a result, Ian was able to exchange for more Earth Mercury, returning to the state he had barely managed to maintain before.
Even the quartermaster, old Henry, was shocked by this.
Meanwhile, as a new batch of magical artifacts returned to the battlefield, the wizards keenly noticed that the repair performance of these artifacts was much better.
It can be said that he is almost comparable to the top first-level alchemists in the academy.
This also made more wizards willing to let Ian repair it.
It brought Ian a lot of profits and social connections.
He felt he already knew dozens of people, at least first-ring wizards of the Stormband.
If anything happens in the future, there will be at least seven or eight people I can call for help.
"That's the advantage of logistics!"
Ian sighed inwardly.
"Ian, hurry! Three more airships are back!"
Zach patted him on the shoulder, gesturing to the distance.
Ian looked over.
Then we saw the Storm Spear airship landing, followed by three other airships in the first ring.
It is severely damaged.
"Another attack?"
Ian sighed.
Stormspear has launched several attacks in recent months, especially against the Crimson Eyes' alchemical doll.
This caused their workload to skyrocket.
"The Stormspear also suffered some damage this time."
He keenly noticed that there was damage on one side of the airship, which was the first time he had ever seen it.
It seems that Crimson Eyes has also developed a solution to counter it.
"But that's irrelevant to me. My focus is still on improving myself and preparing for the initial test for core disciples in nine months."
Ian's mind returned to normal.
All his efforts were for this.
The purity of spiritual power is still increasing, and the third level of the Four Symbols Resonance Method is about to reach the master level.
"Including supplementary witchcraft involving leyline tremors."
His eyes were thoughtful.
Earth Fortress has many earth elemental wizards, so there are quite a lot of magical resources in this area.
He quickly found the three missing pieces.
Fortunately, the three late-stage first-ring witchcrafts only require ordinary earth-attribute resources, which he can obtain in large quantities through project applications, as well as some from the Earth Fortress.
The only thing lacking is time.
"The magic supplements may not be completed in a year, and we can complete as much as we can, but the meditation method must reach the master level."
He pondered.
Master-level meditation techniques can almost instantly enhance the effectiveness of other meditation techniques by at least 1.5 times.
He really needs this.
At this moment, his mental strength progress was 55, and he hoped to reach at least 80 during the preliminary test.
This is where meditation comes in.
Moreover, once he reaches the master level, he can practice the secret technique "Four Symbols Cycle" obtained from the secret realm.
"Keep it up, and don't neglect physical training too."
Ian took a deep breath.
The preliminary exam will be held in a year, followed by the second exam. I don't know what the latter will be like!
Once they leave this place, without Leonard's help, the Earth Mercury will be much harder to obtain.
If it's to be tightened, that would be even more difficult.
Therefore, we must find a way to obtain all the Earth Mercury needed for his Silver Bone cultivation this year.
"Should we help the chapter improve its sorcery array, with sorcery artifacts or airships?"
Ian fell into thought.
But neither of them is easy.
The days passed by.
The fighting on the front lines is intensifying, and the demand for Earth Mercury is increasing. Even with Ian's growing military achievements, he cannot exchange for more.
This bothered him.
He had no good ideas, whether it was to improve magical artifacts or anything else.
In the blink of an eye.
Three months have passed.
"When the Four Symbols Resonance Method (Third Level) reaches the Master level, your talent will increase by 200."
Talent: 10300 → 10500
In the meditation room of the mine, Ian's absorption of earth element suddenly increased significantly.
His mental strength also improved much faster.
After half an hour.
He finished his meditation.
"Finally reached Master level."
Ian was overjoyed.
He could sense that as this step reached the master level, it accelerated his entire meditation method by at least 30%.
This is of great significance.
"Furthermore, the integration of different fields has also improved."
Ian activated his mental power.
The miniature world surrounding him created a noticeably more harmonious atmosphere.
"We can also learn about the Four Symbols Cycle now."
Ian's eyes lit up.
He had acquired this knowledge a long time ago, and now he was finally beginning to learn it.
So he started trying it out.
He had been studying runes for a long time, and now they were rapidly activating.
Soon, a faint glow emanated from Ian's body, surrounding his domain.
Within the domain.
Ian immediately felt that the circulation between elements was much stronger and the connections were much tighter.
Take a look at the panel.
The basics of witchcraft have been learned.
"This secret technique mainly strengthens the circulation and connection between elements, increasing the power of domain and fusion magic. I'm just starting out now, about 10%. When I reach the master level, hiss hiss hiss..."
Ian gasped.
This witchcraft is more powerful than he imagined.
"Moreover, although I studied the Four Symbols Cycle, I only learned a simplified version."
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Ian shook his head.
A complete four-element cycle requires the participation of four elements, and a fourth spiritual crystal is needed.
He's only on the third level now, so naturally it's not enough.
Therefore, rather than calling it a four-element cycle, what I am using now should be called a three-element cycle.
But none of that matters.
The important thing is to improve his strength.
Anyway, you can get talents once you reach the master level, so it doesn't matter if it's three or four symbols.
After a while, it calmed down again.
Ian walked out of the meditation room.
"etc!"
His gaze suddenly turned towards the fortress not far away.
Stunned, they saw a small, mountain-sized airship billowing black smoke flying toward the fortress.
The airship was severely damaged, with a through-hole on one side that almost allowed one to see the other side.
And this airship.
It was the "Storm Spear" airship, one of the academy's three great airships.
Something big has happened.
Ian flew quickly toward the alchemy department; no matter what happened, they would definitely need alchemists.
really.
When Ian arrived at the Alchemy Department.
The place was in complete chaos.
"Ian, Supervisor Rolf, summon all high-ranking alchemists to the chapter."
Thea emerged from the side and spoke to Ian.
"Let's talk as we walk. What exactly happened?"
Ian immediately changed direction, and said at the same time.
Thea already knew some of it, so she said, "I heard that the Crimson Eyes ambushed the Stormspear fleet and even used two second-ring peak alchemical puppets, causing serious damage to the fleet. Only the Stormspear fleet returned."
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sizzle!
Ian gasped.
This?
Such a big thing has actually happened.
It was indeed Crimson Eyes' counterattack.
soon.
Ian entered the chapter's territory and encountered Stormspear.
The damage to this airship was more severe than what Ian had seen from a distance; the broken core power unit was even visible.
"The core power unit is damaged! This is bad!"
Zack's voice came from the side as he looked at the airship in front of him.
"How so?"
"Ian asked."
"The academy has the capability to design first-tier airships, and most parts of second-tier airships are also designed this way. However, our academy is not capable of designing the core power unit. It is purchased from the superior academy—Grey Tower Wizard Academy. Once it is damaged, it almost always has to be returned for replacement, which will take at least one or two years."
Zach said.
That's definitely serious.
This was the first time Ian had heard about this.
However, judging from the refining furnace, he understood that the higher academy's restrictions on Whitestone Territory were not just about resources, but also included various other limitations.
"Go check it out quickly, Supervisor Rolf has already gone in."
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Zack patted Ian on the shoulder, and the two flew toward the damaged area of the airship.
As soon as I went inside.
Then you see a huge mechanical construct that looks like a motor, with its broken circuitry and structure exposed.
All the senior alchemists in the workshop were present, including Leonard, whose face was extremely grim.
Besides him, there was another wizard with blue eyes who exuded an even more powerful aura.
Just getting close.
Ian could almost feel the violent wind that seemed to tear everything apart.
"This is Damian Lennox, the captain of Stormspear."
Zach, who was standing nearby, reminded him.
Commander?
Ian suddenly realized that this kind of task was comparable to that of the deans of various colleges, no wonder the pressure was so great.
At this moment, the eyes of these important figures were all fixed on the figure next to the power unit.
It was Rolf.
At this moment, Rolf was also carefully examining the scene, his expression extremely serious.
A full half hour later.
He stopped to observe, then turned to look at the many wizards present, shook his head and said, "The second ring core is not damaged, but the first ring circuit is completely destroyed. However, the Gray Tower Wizarding Academy did not teach us this knowledge. I am worried that there will be problems if it is repaired."
Upon hearing this...
Damian's face immediately turned ugly, and the other wizards present also looked displeased.
"The academy needs Stormspear, at least for a short period of time. You don't have to fully repair it, but you can keep it running normally for a year."
"Any cost is acceptable as long as it can be repaired."
A few seconds later, he said in a deep voice.
Damian then left without even glancing at the many wizards present. "The situation at the front is critical, and the captain is also anxious, but please, the airship is really important. You can apply for any resources you need."
"Reinard said from the side."
"OK."
Rolf knew they couldn't refuse this time, so he could only nod.
Soon, the warband's wizards left.
The wizards in the workshop looked at each other in bewilderment.
The core area of the Second Ring Road is intact!
One section of the ring is damaged!
Any resources!
In the crowd.
Ian pursed his lips, and his eyes gradually brightened.
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