Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Maris Silent Rune Combination
Two hours later, in the laboratory bedroom.
"It’s done."
Lor added the final touch to the Gravity Technique and exhaled lightly, "First Circle Witchcraft is indeed much more difficult than apprentice level. It took me two hours to construct it."
Bear in mind that he now possesses an eighth-level Meditation Talent, making him one of the simplest individuals in the Wizard World when it comes to constructing rune models.
Even so, it took two whole hours to construct four First Circle Witchcraft Models.
"Let’s use the microscope to examine the internal structure of the Flame Wall and find a way to integrate the Spatial Positioning Rune into it," Lor thought to himself.
This step could be considered the easiest. As long as you find any crevices to insert the Spatial Positioning Rune, ensuring the Flame Wall Rune Model doesn’t collapse is considered successful.
He opened the pseudo-Second Ring microscope, looking at the vast continent-like Flame Wall Rune Model.
"There are certainly plenty of gaps."
Lor looked at the Flame Wall Rune Model continent, densely filled with abyss-like spaces, and couldn’t help but marvel.
These gaps actually represent spaces that can be reinforced.
As long as the appropriate runic combinations are inserted, filling the gaps, the Flame Wall Rune Model will be enhanced.
"With the upgraded microscope, I can even observe the elemental atoms and the protons and neutrons within them."
In Lor’s eyes, that rune model continent was composed of tiny particles.
Containing both ordered and disordered sections.
The interplay between order and disorder wove a vast rune model continent.
"It’s truly a magnificent and wondrous microcosmic world," Lor mused, "Let’s first construct a Spatial Positioning Rune and try inserting it."
He focused his mind, orchestrating the fusion of Earth and Fire Elements in the Elemental Domain.
Amidst the intertwining and fusion of Earth and Fire Elements, a towering, mountain-like dark Space Rune suddenly materialized in the Sea of Consciousness.
"Whew—"
He maneuvered this Spatial Positioning Rune with his Spiritual Power towards the Celestial Abyss of the Flame Wall continent.
"Creak—"
The Spatial Positioning Rune easily settled into the abyss.
Simultaneously, a slight rejection reaction appeared in the abyss of the Flame Wall Rune.
Earth-Fire Rune atoms and Space Rune atoms rubbed and collided, eventually forming a state of mutual consumption.
This state of consumption had almost no impact on the overall Flame Wall Rune continent, confined only to the contact points of the two runes in the abyss.
"This won’t do," Lor frowned slightly, extracting the Spatial Positioning Rune and starting to closely observe the movement patterns of the elemental atoms within.
"The Space Element atoms are simply too active. Although Earth and Fire atoms are not entirely silent, they pale in comparison to Space atoms."
After observing for a while, he concluded, "If we want the two to coexist harmoniously, the Spatial Rune needs to be structured into a combination conducive to Silent Elements."
"Quite an inauspicious start."
Lor smiled wryly and opened his eyes. "The simplest first step has already got me stuck. My knowledge reserve is still lacking."
What he’s doing now is essentially not much different from constructing a new fusion system, just with a little more direction and an additional Space rune.
The difficulty is normal. If it were simple, other wizards would have made fusion witchcraft a commonplace practice long ago.
How could it be that even geniuses only have a three in a thousand chance of reaching the Fourth Ring?
Lor got up from the bedroom, went to the laboratory, and activated the light screen. He navigated to the "Nature" section, entered the basic model combination page, and started searching for Silent Element model combinations.
After about ten minutes of searching, his gaze suddenly fixed.
"Seventy-two basic rune advanced Silent Element combinations, this looks good, worth a shot." Lor tapped on the light screen, spending thirty thousand contribution points to purchase this model combination.
The basic model combinations of this era are divided into four levels: elementary, intermediate, advanced, and top-tier.
The fewer basic runes required to form a model with specific effects and the simpler the form, the higher the level.
In the future, above the top-tier, there will be another level, known as the Seeking Truth level.
The specific effect models of the Seeking Truth level were explored by the Seeking Truth Wizards of the Seventh Ring, each incredibly concise yet capable of explaining the truth.
Of course, this stuff has nothing to do with the average person, as they simply can’t comprehend it. It’s just something occasionally heard and used as a topic of conversation.
At the moment Lor clicked to purchase, the selected paper was automatically unlocked, and thirty thousand contribution points were deducted simultaneously.
He directly opened the paper and began to read intently.
This paper expounds on an advanced Silent Rune Combination designed to suppress the activity of elemental basic runes.
The author has named it the Maris Silent Rune Combination.
This rune combination requires...
"It’s indeed quite a delicate and simple combination!" After reading the entire paper, Lor felt that his thirty thousand contribution points were well spent.
After memorizing the Maris Silent Rune Combination, he returned to the bedroom and started attempting to construct the basic rune combination.
One after another, Spatial Positioning basic runes continuously formed in his Sea of Consciousness. Once seventy-two were gathered, he immediately attempted to assemble the Maris Silent Rune Combination.
The Silent Rune Combination needs to suppress the repulsiveness between runes. Due to unfamiliarity, Lor took a whole half-hour during the first assembly.
The moment the combination formed, he observed a significant decline in the activity level of the space atoms via the microscope.
"It should be capable of integration now."
Lor once again attempted to insert the mountain-like Space Rune combination into the abyss.
"Creak—"
This time, the rejection reaction between the Space Rune combination and the Earth and Fire basic elements was much diminished, though not yet perfectly harmonious.
"This level is sufficient. After the combination is complete, the Flame Wall will maintain stability without enhancement."
Lor sighed in relief and continued to concentrate on condensing space runes, forming the Maris Silent Rune Combination to fill the abyss.
The second time, it only took him twenty minutes.
The fifth time, fifteen minutes.
Starting from the eighth time, he stabilized the process to around ten minutes.
...
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
"Finally done."
Lor looked at the Celestial Abyss filled with Spatial Positioning basic runes and felt utterly drained.
Bear in mind that modifying the Flame Wall rune is just the simplest, most basic task.
All that was needed was a simple modification, ensuring the rune model doesn’t collapse.
Even so, it took Lor three days.
"Let’s hope trials with apprentices will proceed more smoothly afterward."
Lor rubbed his temples, a wave of fatigue washing over him, "Let’s rest for today and continue tomorrow."
He lay on his side in bed, too weary to meditate, casually adding 0.5 Spirit Points before drifting off to sleep.
...
The next morning.
Lor awoke from his slumber and entered the laboratory, prepared to begin the second project, mapping out the junctions between molecules.
Once this project is done, he can have the apprentices attempt the fusion.