Chapter 494 - The Construction of the Golden Rune (1/2)
Chapter 494: The Construction of the Golden Rune
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Link saw the half-elf, Eliard on his way back to the Mage Tower.
He too was walking towards the Mage Tower with a bald, middle-aged man, whom Link recognized as Vance, as he approached them. Both men seemed to be in a fierce debate with each other about something as they walked side by side, gesturing wildly in the air as if about to start a fight with each other in the middle of the street.
They suddenly stopped by a brick wall and began scribbling out magical formulas on it with a piece of chalk in their hands.
They bickered on while scribbling on the wall. Finally, Link heard Eliard declare loudly, “My idea is faultless. If you don’t believe me, why don’t we ask Link himself?”
“Have it your way!” Vance replied angrily. “I’ve been studying magic for 800 years. I know a lost cause when I see one!”
“So tell me, how exactly is my idea a lost cause?” Eliard’s face was red with anger.
Sensing that a fight was about to happen between them, Link immediately rushed forward. “What’s going on?” What are you two fighting about?”
Upon seeing him, Vance said, “You’ve arrived just in time, Link. Eliard’s saying he’s come up with an enchantment method that simply uses Mana itself to construct a rune formation and provide a stable form of enchantment directly to magical equipment without the use of any magical material. I just don’t think such a thing is possible.”
Link immediately understood what was going on.
The tried-and-true method for enchanting magical equipment had always been through the fusion of magical materials to form a rune formation, before setting it on a magically resistant base in order to stabilize the resulting magical gear.
However, what Eliard was proposing was not at all wrong. In fact, Link had been using such high-level enchantment magic all this time.
After thinking for a while, he raised a finger and began drawing out a rune formation with his Dragon Power. The runes then interlaced with each other in an intricate fashion until finally, a bright red ring was formed in the air.
Link then severed the Dragon Power connection between the ring and his finger. The ring did not vanish; instead, it was hovering steadily in the air.
He flicked a finger gently at the ring. With a ting, it bounced towards Vance from where it floated.
“It is possible to craft magical equipment from pure Mana. It’s just that to accomplish such a feat, one needs to have at least a Level-10 power saturation.”
Vance caught the ring in his hand. Feeling its warmth carefully, he narrowed his eyes at it and noticed a smooth stream of runes flowing through it. The ring was crafted with such elegance that Vance just could not bring himself to let it go.
He breathed in awe, “To think such magic exists in this world… just brilliant! It doesn’t mean that I’m wrong, though. Something like this is just impossible for anyone below Legendary level.”
Eliard took the ring from Vance’s hand and exclaimed, “Such beautiful workmanship. It’s like a miracle from the gods.”
Link suddenly remembered something as they marveled at the enchanted ring. He smiled and said to them, “Come, let’s go to the Mage Tower. I have something to discuss with the two of you.”
Link was already a Legendary Magician from whom the world of magic virtually held no secrets at this point. Both Eliard and Vance gave Link a strange look, wondering how they could be of any help to someone like him.
When the three of them arrived at the library on the third floor of the Mage Tower, Link brought out four magic books titled Principles of Enchantment, Basic Enchantment, Intermediate Enchantment, and Advanced Enchantment.
The books were written by Link during his free time. As of now, he had completed four of them, which would be enough to be used in a course on magical enchantments.
“Take a look.”
Eliard and Vance each took a book from Link. One of them a Level-7 Pinnacle Magician, the other a Level-8 Magician; both of them were extremely proficient in the mystic arts. As they flipped through their books, their eyes lit up, and they were both immediately immersed in them.
The book Eliard was holding was Principles of Enchantment. After reading through it for about ten minutes, he began singing praises about it. “A really good book, this one. It’s already resolved some of the problems I’ve been mulling over for a while now. No, no, far from it, I’ve never seen some of the techniques introduced here…”
Vance was reading the copy of Advanced Enchantment. He was staring at an enchantment technique for about 20 minutes. When he finished reading, he let out a sigh. “Link, you certainly have a gift for magical enchantment.”
Link was pleased to have his work receive such praise. He smiled. “It’s like this. Ferde currently relies on the exportation of mineral resources as its main source of income. I don’t think it would be a viable solution to our financial troubles in the long run. As an alternative, I’ve been meaning to open up an enchantment workshop that processes all kinds of magical materials and magical gear for export. What do you think about this?”
Bold and adventurous as ever, Eliard clapped his hands and exclaimed, “A great idea!”
On the other hand, Vance frowned at this, and asked, “The High Elves are now responsible for the production of more than 80% of the magical equipment being sold throughout Firuman. They’ve practically monopolized the production of higher-level magical equipment as well. We’ll probably face some fierce competition from them if we were to take a cut from their market now. You should know, Link, those pointy-eared fellows aren’t exactly known for playing nice with others.”
He had lived for 800 years and was more than familiar with the ways of the High Elves.