Chapter 1273 - Power Core (Part 1) (1/2)
Unlike a pseudo core, a power core could be realized one step at a time and even from different mages. Imbuing huge artifacts like a mage tower or an academy with several enchantments of different nature would have been impossible otherwise, even for someone who already owned a tower.
The different pieces had to be crafted so that the pseudo cores would merge after assembling their physical vessels. To do that, it was necessary to alter the usual order of Forgemastering procedures and leave the creation of the mana circulatory system for last.
On the one hand, it made the crafting of the single pieces simple since each one of them would only hold a small part of the final enchantment. On the other hand, the pseudo cores had to be positioned so that they wouldn't disrupt the formation of the mana circulatory system.
That way, the sudden flow of power from the crystal would carry the different pseudo cores to the heart of the artifact and exert a pressure that would allow them to merge into one power core capable of managing all the different enchantment.
Finding the right position for each core required a lot of planning and even more trial and error. Friya had crafted so many failed Warp Drives that she now almost hated dimensional magic.
”I can't believe that someone as stingy as you is wasting so much silver. Do your mines really earn you that much or does this come out of Faluel's pocket as an apology for the mess in Kolga?” Friya asked.
”It comes from the mines. I saved every single bit of metal from my shares. There's a reason why I still live in a two-story cottage and in Kamila's apartment.” Lith said with pride.
”Yeah, the reason is that you are a cheap a.s.s.” Friya said with a scoff.
”Besides, I'm not wasting any silver. Our failures cannot be enchanted anymore, but they can still be melted and sold as jewelry.” He ignored her remark and kept working on the propulsion system.
Each one of them took care of the aspect of the DeLorean that better suited their respective talents. Lith had appreciated the design of Kolga's flying cars, but they were unsuitable to be used by regular humans.
Thanks to the Forbidden Sun, Kolgans couldn't die so their cars had no safety measure nor an emergency system. On top of that, Kolgans could use magic so in the worst-case scenario they would float back on the ground whereas Lith's parents couldn't even use tier one spells.
To make a proper means of transportation instead of a metal death trap, it required a much more complex design. Lith crafted all the contingency measure pseudo cores necessary in the case his parents ran into an elemental blocking array.
Friya, instead, used her notions of gravity magic to make the device capable of floating on its own rather than require a constant flow of air magic to lift it. It would make the flight path more stable and allow the vehicle to go faster since only a small part of the energy would be needed to keep it in the air.
Solus had to take care of the Light Mastery necessary to make the DoLorean safe. Even after being enchanted, silver wasn't very sturdy, and to cover all the possible scenarios where a flying beast or mage attacked, it would take dozens of spells.
Light Mastery was the perfect solution since no one used light sealing arrays and the versatility of the constructs allowed the same spell to shape them according to the situation at hand.
It could form an external armor to protect the occupants from attacks while also fill the interior with a protective foam in case of impacts or crash landings. Lith had devised it as a means of transportation or of escape, not as a weapon.
Each one of them worked with their respective hammer and even though Friya only had a bright cyan core, her works held the same power that Lith would expect from someone with a blue core.
”How does that thing work, exactly?” He asked during the lunch break.