NOVEL NEXT Chapter 38
Chapter 38: Mage Anthony Arrives Again
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Time passed day by day. In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Outside the Alchemy Tower, the Red Crystal Gargoyle dug a huge pit not far away according to Sha You’s instructions.
Using the magic runes carved by Sha You himself, he created a small pond that was ten meters by ten meters and five meters deep.
This pond would be Lilith’s residence in the future.
In the past few days, Walter and Harry had been cleaning inside the Alchemy Tower. After all, there were only Swoks and Mas in the tower before and it was dirty and messy. Now, with their cleaning, at least the interior of the Alchemy Tower did not look as messy as before.
Meanwhile, Leah had been doing her best to carve the magic runes required for the rune turrets.
However, magic runes were also divided into different levels. According to Leah, she and her sister Sha You were currently carving a magic rune called Flaming Heaven Rune. It was a beginner Level 5 rune and could be regarded as one of the runes with a higher level.
Due to the difficulty of engraving the Flaming Heaven Rune, the two sisters had yet to complete the magic runes of the 15 rune turrets.
Mas did not know much about this but the system showed that the two sisters’ loyalty was 100. Therefore, he was not worried that the two of them would tamper with the rune turret, so he did not care too much. Instead, he told them not to overwork themselves.
If it was slow, then so be it. After all, the more detailed the craft, the slower it would be, right?
As long as the Flaming Heaven Rune magical runes drawn by the two sisters were powerful enough, there would be no other problems.
For the past few days, Mas had been reading the encyclopedia of the alchemy materials.
This was because the successful refinement of the murloc three days ago reminded Mas of something.
Although he had the help of the Creator’s Alchemy Platform, if he looked down on the alchemy techniques that had been passed down in this world, he would definitely be the one to suffer.
If he had known earlier that he could use the corpses of two intermediate Level 5 Murlocs along with the Level 5 water-type magic crystal and the Level 5 all-purpose steel frame to refine a beginner Level 6 Strange Strength Murloc, he would not have used the Level 6 Hundred-year-old Ice Crystals no matter what.
Even though the Hundred-year-old Ice Crystal was only a beginner Level 6 alchemy material, alchemy materials of the same rank were divided into different grades. The Hundred-year-old Ice Crystal was the more precious type among Level 6 materials.
Mas had already proven it. Even if it was a Hundred-year-old Ice Crystal that perfectly matched the attributes of the Big Murloc, there was no chemical reaction when the two were refined together.
Right now, he was lacking knowledge on most alchemy materials. Only by understanding more about the characteristics of alchemy materials would he be able to use the alchemy materials in his hands more flexibly to refine higher-level alchemical creatures.
And this afternoon, the batch of items that he had bought in the Trun Kingdom had finally arrived. After sending Walter and Harry to check and confirm that there were no mistakes, he asked the servants to leave.
After the servants left, Mas waved his hand and stored everything in the alchemy space.
According to his previous plan, the second floor of the Alchemy Tower would be Walter and Harry’s workplace from now on. There were ten floors in the Alchemy Tower, each ten meters.
The first floor was a reception hall, the second floor was a workshop for Walter and Harry, the third and fourth floors were residences, the fifth floor was a magic workshop for Leah and Sha You to carve magic runes, the ninth floor was the floor where the control of the rune turret was, and the tenth floor was the floor that Mas himself used for alchemy.
Although there were still three floors that he had yet to make use of, Mas was not in a hurry at the moment. He had to eat his food one bite at a time. Although there were only three floors left in the space now, in the future, this bit of space would definitely not be enough.
Even expanding the Alchemy Tower was only a matter of time. However, this kind of thing could not be rushed. It had to be done step by step. If one took too big of a step, it would be easy to get involved.
On the second floor of the Alchemy Tower, Mas set up the ores, metals, and tools used for extraction in the alchemy space for Walter and Harry.
After that, he divided the ores into four piles. Although they were all of the lowest grade, as long as they were refined and purified, they might be able to obtain good ores.
These four types of ores were blacksteel stones with higher hardness and flexible Perkin. Peacock stones with the lightest weight in the same volume had the same effect as a weakened version of red crystal granite.
If Mas wanted to refine an alternate version of the Iron Man Armor, he would need at least four ores.
Now it was just waiting for Walter and Harry to refine and purify these ores.
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As dusk approached, a carriage drove from the direction of the Storm Empire’s capital city into the depths of the Gloom Forest.
The convoy was escorted by a group of thousands of green-robed mages. The leader was an old man with a white beard. If Mas was here, he would definitely recognize him. He was Mage Anthony.
When Anthony approached the Alchemy Tower and discovered the 20 Red Crystal Gargoyles hovering in the sky, he was shocked.
“Looks like Master Mas really intends to settle down in the Storm Empire. This is great news!” Mage Anthony saw the smile on his face and thought to himself.
From his point of view, the 20 Red Crystal Gargoyles circling in the sky were the rune turrets that Master Mas had placed nearby. They were the kind that could automatically aim and attack.
When he came to buy the gargoyles last time, he did not see the twenty Red Crystal Gargoyles. This made him think that Master Mas was only staying here temporarily and had no intention of staying for long.
Little did he know that it was really because of the alchemy materials he brought for the second time that there were 20 Red Crystal Gargoyles guarding the Alchemy Tower today.
“Master Mas, are you in the tower?” Anthony stopped ten meters away and shouted at the Alchemy Tower.
He did not dare to get too close, fearing that the Red Crystal Gargoyles circling in the sky would swoop down and attack them.
“Mage Anthony, you’re here! Long time no see!” Mas said calmly through the alchemy loudspeaker.
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In fact, Mas was so excited that he wanted to die.
As Angor was desperately lacking alchemy materials, the “money-giver” came again.
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“Master Mas, the Red Crystal Gargoyle you refined is very useful. Our Storm Empire has already begun to counterattack the Pope. This time, I have brought the remaining funds from the previous batch of goods. I have also specially gathered a precious Level 7 alchemy material for you!” Mage Anthony heard Mas’s kind response and said excitedly.
“Level 7 alchemy material?! Mage Anthony, you’ve worked hard. I’ll send someone to get them now!” Mas said excitedly.
Then, Mas asked Walter and Harry to collect it through the conversation device in the Alchemy Tower.
When Mage Anthony saw Harry and Walter walking out of the Alchemy Tower, he was a little stunned.
“The demi-human race? Why did Master Mas let the demi-human race enter the Alchemy Tower?” Mage Anthony found it strange.
The alchemists he knew would never allow the demi-human race to enter the Alchemy Tower regardless of their strength.
After all, there was a famous saying amongst the human race. ‘Those who are not of the same race will definitely have different intentions.’
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Now, when he saw Harry and Walter walk out of the Alchemy Tower with his own eyes, he naturally suspected that Master Mas could also be a demi-human because other than this possibility, there was really no other reason for the demi-human to enter the Alchemy Tower.
After all, alchemy was not the privilege of humans. As long as one had talent in alchemy, any race could produce an alchemy master.
When Anthony saw Walter and Harry checking the alchemy materials and returning to the Alchemy Tower, he could not help but mutter, “It seems that this Master Mas is very likely to be a demi-human, and so far, I have never met that Master Mas. Perhaps Master Mas is trying to hide his true identity. It seems that I have to be cautious in front of Master Mas in the future and not speak ill of the demi-human.”
But guesses were guesses. Even if Mas was really a demi-human, Anthony did not mind. After all, he and Mas had an inseparable interest relationship, as long as Master Mas could sell him alchemical creatures.
This time, the transaction was very pleasant. With the previous experience, Mas handed the control core of the ten Red Crystal Gargoyles that had been polished long ago to Walter and asked him to hand it to Mage Anthony. After that, Mage Anthony said that he would still come for transactions in the future and left with the ten Red Crystal Gargoyles.
Before opening it again, Anthony looked curiously at the small pond that had only recently appeared near the Alchemy Tower. After all, he had never seen this pond before. Moreover, it was impossible for it to form such a large pond in a few days.
At this moment, Lilith surfaced and prepared to take a breather.
When he saw Lilith, who was a sea demon, his gaze changed slightly. Anthony recognized that she was a sea demon described in history books.
“The last time I came, there weren’t so many demi-humans here. It seems that Master Mas is indeed a demi-human and he plans to settle down for a long period of time before bringing his previous demi-human companions over?” Anthony affirmed inwardly.
This was great news for the royal family of the Storm Empire.
After all, Mage Anthony had never met Master Mas before, so he had no way of getting close to him. Now, he finally had a clear goal.
Mas did not know or care about Anthony’s dichotomy.
After all, for him, this might not be a bad thing. At least the identity of this demi-human great alchemist could allow him, who was currently powerless, to be in a safer state.
After Mage Anthony left, Mas created 30 Red Crystal Gargoyles and 30 Emerald Green Robes according to the formula in his mind.
Last time, apart from these fixed materials, Master Anthony also brought four Level 6 alchemy materials.
This time, apart from the fixed materials, Mage Anthony only brought one advanced Level 7 alchemy material. However, this advanced Level 7 alchemy material was far more valuable than the four Level 6 alchemy materials.
This was because the Level 7 alchemy material that Mage Anthony brought with him this time was a red and blue crystal core called the Core of Chimera.
Chimera, also known as the Double-Headed Dragon, was a high-level race among the elves. It controlled fire and ice dual-element magic and belonged to the high-level alternative Asian Dragon race.
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A dragon was full of treasures.
The Core of Chimera was naturally extraordinary.
However, because the Chimera was too powerful and too rare, even though the Core of Chimera was a Level 7 alchemy material, it was definitely the best among Level 7 alchemy materials.
It was no exaggeration to say that this palm-sized Core of Chimera could cost at least millions of gold coins.
This was Mage Anthony trying to rope him in and express his goodwill to him. Regarding this, Mas, who did not want to fight for the interests of both parties, was happy to see it happen.
Also, the effects of the Core of Chimera were very good. If it was used to refine armor, it would give the armor resistance to ice and fire.
If used on weapons and alchemical creatures, they could add ice and fire attributes.
No matter where it was used, it was used with a targetted approach.
However, he had no use for this item at the moment. It was the kind that was placed in the warehouse to eat dust.
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In the capital of the Trun Kingdom, in the palace, the current emperor of the Trun Kingdom, Louis VI, was sitting on a dragon throne, listening to a soldier’s report with a gloomy expression.
“Your Majesty, someone reported to us that they saw a creature that looked like a sea demon in the pond near the Alchemy Tower deep in the Gloom Forest.” The soldier knelt on one knee and bowed his head respectfully.
“Near the Alchemy Tower in the Gloom Forest? I remember that the owner of the Alchemy Tower is called Swoks, right?”
“Swoks’ alchemy skills are average, but according to the report from the pikemen who went to capture the sea demons that day, that alchemist seems to have a space ring, and there are alchemical creatures that look like vampires and Nagas. This is definitely not something that that trash Swoks can refine! Is the news accurate?” Louis VI asked in a deep voice.
“Your Majesty, it’s absolutely true. According to the person who reported it, he saw an alchemical creature that looked like a vampire outside the Alchemy Tower,” the soldier confirmed again.
When Louis VI heard this, a glint flashed across his eyes as he said coldly, “If the situation is true, get that whistle-blower to collect the reward and get Noel to come and see me!”
“Yes!”