Arcane Journey

Chapter 220 The Magic Pivot

The surface of the lake is dark blue, smooth as a mirror, like polished sapphire, and the shadow of the black obelisk reflected in the lake is more beautiful than itself.

The cool breeze blowing from the lake was refreshing, and nothing could disturb the majestic silence.

Brian shook his head in shock, and he walked to the lake, as if the magic power sleeping under the deep water of the lake had attracted him.

He couldn't help squatting down, holding the lake water with both hands, and disturbed the fish fry as small as needles.

He drank slowly and carefully, his tongue and lips paralyzed by the icy water gleaming with magical aura, making his teeth ache.

This is a lake of magic, which condenses the purest elemental energy, which I can't doubt.

He stood up and looked at the four elemental giants guarding the obelisk.

Beside them, four magic circles, which symbolize the channels connecting the four elemental planes, are continuously transmitting energy to the magic hub of the obelisk, and finally transforming it into usable magic.

At this moment, with the ceremony over, the elemental genies stood idly in place.

The fire djinn and the earth djinn chatted softly, the water djinn looked at the obelisk and fell into thought, and the wind djinn floated in the air, quietly feeling the energy of the demiplane.

"How is the operation of the magic circle? Is it stable?" Brian walked to the giant spirits and asked.

After finishing speaking, he checked the nodes of the magic circle one by one to see if their operating status would affect the magic cycle of the entire demiplane.

"Don't worry, the whole ceremony went very smoothly." The voice of the Fire Djinn sounded like a fireball bursting first.

"Of course, if it hadn't been for the old man... If I hadn't reminded Hatton who was dozing off halfway, this ceremony would probably have been messed up by Thor's genie born by his grandmother."

"Material...Your Excellency, don't listen to his nonsense." The earth djinn quickly continued, "I dare to guarantee all the wealth of Amsros, the black-faced fire djinn Amsros is letting go His grandpa Salamander's fart."

"Damn!" The fire dwarf stared at the earth dwarf with wide eyes, angrily, "Go to your grandma of Thor, if you guarantee it, you can guarantee it, why should I guarantee it with my things?"

"It's not like I don't have it." The earth dwarf said rationally.

Brian didn't bother to pay attention to them. He raised his head and looked inquiringly at the djinn he thought was the most reliable.

"The magic circle is very stable." The djinn's voice was melodious and ethereal, "Under our guidance, a transmission channel with the four major elemental planes has been permanently established, which can transfer energy through the etheric plane. Constantly nourishing the entire demiplane."

Brian nodded slightly to show his understanding.

Then, he pondered for a moment, looked at the four elemental giant spirits, and smiled.

"Now that the ceremony has been completed, then...according to our previous agreement, the transaction between us has been completed. Now, you can return to your respective planes."

His voice was not very loud, but it was clearly heard by every giant spirit, making them turn their eyes to Brian.

After a short silence, the earth djinn and fire djinn looked at each other and nodded secretly.

The pensive water djinn moved its bloated body and walked over. The wind djinn suspended in mid-air also transformed the vortex of air flow in its lower body into slender legs, which gracefully floated down to the ground.

"Uh... honorable Mr. Mage." The Fire Djinn smiled and moved closer to Brian.

"I think your proposal is inappropriate at all. Although our ceremony went very smoothly, you also discovered just now that halfway through the ceremony, it was almost destroyed by a group of spirit world creatures without eyes."

He pointed to the four magic circles shining with various lights, "So, as the Lord of Flame of Scorched Rock Fortress, I will never allow this magic circle guided by me to be destroyed again. Insult from Musros Rockslag! Stop trying to persuade me, I have made up my mind to protect the Obelisk, and no one can drive me away! Starting today, I will have another 'spirit hunter' The title, I swear to fight the spirit world creatures to the end!"

"Yes, I think so too."

The earth djinn also quickly answered, "Mister mage, I know that Amsros just said a lot of nonsense, which not only confused you, but also didn't get to the point. So let me explain to you again. Again, in my opinion, protecting the magic circle is of no use at all, and protecting the little sister in the obelisk that guides us to successfully link to the elemental plane is the key."

"Don't worry, Mr. Mage." He ignored the fire djinn's eyes and patted his chest to assure him: "As an earth elf, not only will I not be irritable and easy to do bad things like the fire djinn, but I'm also the best at it. Use the power of the earth element to protect everything. From today onwards, the benevolent and powerful Hatton Zang Farah Ayer Jin Zalayin, the king of the mantle and the abyss, the bishop of the Diamond Cathedral, and the protection of the star scepter Those who dare to defend this demiplane to the death!"

Brian stopped the fire djinn from swearing, and looked at the silent water djinn with interest.

"Thank you, honorable mage, you really didn't lie to me."

The water djinn Kaitos Liangyan bowed his bloated body respectfully, his voice was as thick as a huge wave crashing against a cliff.

"I have already found the meaning of life here, so I decided to dedicate the rest of my life to this demiplane and work hard for a great cause."

Looking at their serious faces, Brian suppressed a smile, and without pointing it out, he looked at the wind djinn Anakys who floated over.

"Although the magic circle at this moment is very stable." The voice of the djinn was ethereal and distant.

"However, this does not mean that it will be permanently stabilized. In order to maintain the continuous transmission and transformation of energy, I think it is necessary to maintain and repair it at regular intervals. If Mr. Master does not dislike it, I am willing to permanently take on the job.”

Listening to everyone's thoughts, while Brian was secretly happy, he didn't point out their true intentions.

He showed a thoughtful look, and while the giant spirits waited patiently, he was silent for a moment, and said to everyone:

"Actually, I understand what you mean, and I also know very well what this newly formed demiplane needs to face in the future. Therefore, I very much welcome you to settle here permanently, and I also express my most sincere thanks to you , thank you for your selfless dedication."

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning.

Brian's initial plan was simply to use the characteristics of the water fairy and the function of the obelisk to build an elemental pool that could support a city's ascension.

Who would have thought that it would be self-defeating, and with the help of the female lord Myrcella, this half-plane that was about to be broken would be transformed into a world similar to storing energy.

He didn't even dare to imagine what kind of world this demiplane would become if it continued to grow continuously.

At the same time, he also understands the principle of "a big tree attracts the wind" in his heart, and he doesn't think that this demiplane of his can develop without any worries.

"You're too polite, Mr. Mage." The fire djinn's voice, like a bursting fireball, was the first to sound out again.

"It's not a problem, we are all voluntary, don't worry, when this place is completely stable, I will immediately return to the Fire Elemental Plane, and transfer all my territory and subordinates here."

"You need to know." The fire djinn glanced at the earth djinn beside him, and said triumphantly:

"I'm not like some disgraceful giant spirits, who can't even look after their own home. My castle not only has a large-scale fire elemental army, but also fire dwarves and salamander subordinates who are in charge of logistics. When the time comes, I will take them Send them all over to guard the demiplane."

The earth djinn whose home was stolen by the Thor stone monster, was so angry that the fire djinn wanted to beat him, but he didn't know how to refute it.

"I'm also planning to do that." The water giant said in a soft voice like flowing water:

"When I transform the demiplane into a water area suitable for my own living, I will relocate all the Crystal Coral Palace located in the 'Pearl Fortress'."

"Damn it!" Hearing this, the fire giant stared at the water giant with wide eyes in surprise.

"You kid even owns a house in the 'Pearl Fortress' of the Elemental Plane of Water, which is the most expensive area in the entire Elemental Plane, even our 'City of Brass' on the Elemental Plane of Fire cannot be compared with it. So Say, you must be a water elf nobleman."

"Exactly." The water djinn glanced at the fussing fire djinn, raised its dark green fish head like a catfish, and said haughtily:

"How can a giant with a simple mind and well-developed limbs like you compare with the nobles of our 'Pearl Fortress'?"

"Damn! You were born by a sea fish bitch, who are you talking about?"

The fire dwarf immediately became unhappy, and with a dark face, he shouted at the water djinn: "I just praised you, you really take yourself seriously."

"I'm not talking about you," said the genie calmly, "I'm saying that all the genies here are trash."

As soon as these words came out, the earth giant spirit and fire giant spirit shared the same hatred, and looked at the calm water giant spirit with unkind eyes, gearing up.

Even the djinn standing far away frowned beautifully, and the wind blades lingering around him suddenly became hurried.

"You are simply too arrogant!"

The fire giant roared angrily: "No, I want to fight you one-on-one, and fight until one side surrenders. Do you dare to accept it?"

"Why don't you dare." The water dwarf still had that haughty expression on his face, "Don't say it's you, even if it's the three of you going up together, I'm not afraid at all."

"Shut up, why are there so many nonsense?" Brian interrupted the quarrel in time, and the slightest affection he had just had for the water djinn disappeared.

In fact, in the previous ceremony, he had already seen through the water giant spirit's deliberate suppression of its own strength that the opponent's strength was definitely higher than the other three giant spirits.

Otherwise, it is impossible for him to have a place in the vast and boundless water elemental plane, which is also known as the "Pearl Fortress" known as the capital of the water elves.

But this does not mean that he can provoke others unscrupulously here, Brian glanced at the water giant, with a hint of displeasure in his tone:
"Since you have all made up your mind, you'd better stay here in peace. I don't want any unpleasant things to happen because of the internal conflicts between you. After all, the four elemental planes are so huge, you giants The population of the clan is even more numerous.”

When everyone heard the words, they immediately shut up honestly. Only the fire giant secretly made its eyes glow with dancing fire, and stared at the water giant provocatively.

Brian glanced at the fire dwarf, and continued, "When the demiplane is completely stabilized, I will give you a week to completely sever ties with your respective planes as quickly as possible, and guard this plane forever."

After speaking, he ignored these giant spirits and walked towards the border of the demiplane.

There is a deep darkness on the border, and only some silvery-white halos can be vaguely seen in the farthest distance.

Brian's figure stood in the void, observing his demiplane, thinking about what kind of threats he would encounter in the future.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt that someone was approaching him.

As soon as his expression moved, he immediately turned around and looked over.

The figure of the female lord Myrcella appeared in his sight.

She was as beautiful as any young woman, clad in a white silk robe, and her slender body was outlined by a lavender sapphire belt. .

Her skin is smooth and fair, her long brown-red hair hangs over her shoulders, and she has a comfortable smile on her face, which is warm and gentle.

"How is Sylvari?" Brian nodded to the female lord, asking the question that he was most concerned about right now.

"pretty good."

Myrcella flicked her shawl-length hair lightly, smiling, "She has already begun to try to merge with the entire plane. If she succeeds, she will become the will of the entire demiplane."

Brian nodded secretly when he heard this.

As long as the demiplane is born out of my own will, it means that Sylvari's god-like power will rise to a new level, which is naturally the best thing for him.

"Tell me about the specific changes in detail." He asked the second question he was most concerned about.

Obviously, the ceremony has been successful, and he has also obtained good abilities, and the entire demiplane has even condensed rich elemental water.

As long as he returns to the main material world and connects the established element pool to this plane, he can mobilize a huge amount of energy for use by the wizard tower.

But he is also curious about what kind of changes this plane, which is similar to magic energy, will bring to the caster himself.

Is it possible to let them cast spells out of the magic net?
Since he had obtained the off-net Austrian fire, after the ceremony was successful, he chose to let Myrcella try to establish a connection with the plane first.

Of course, the fundamental reason is that his Austrian Fire was obtained from the Magic Net of the Goddess of Magic, and then forcibly connected to the energy of the demiplane, he was worried that there would be conflicts and unexpected effects.

For example, his Arcane Fire function was given by the Goddess of Magic. If he merged with the demiplane and let the Goddess of Magic accidentally gain control of the plane, wouldn't it be a wedding dress for others.

Therefore, he, who has always been cautious, decided that he would try to merge with the demiplane unless his Austrian fire completely got rid of the control of the goddess of magic, and she would not let her abolish his ability in a single thought.

"Bryan, have you heard of the 'Spell Weaver' organization?" Myrcella smiled slightly at his question, and instead of answering directly, she asked rhetorically.

"Isn't the spellweaver just..." Brian was startled, showing an expression that you didn't know what to ask, and looked at the female lord.

"That's not true." Myrcella shook her head slightly, explaining to him, "The 'spellweavers' I'm talking about are not the organization you imagined, but the race of spellweavers."

"I really don't know about this." Brian glanced at the female lord in surprise, and couldn't help sighing:
"Right now, I don't even know much about the three creator races of the Toril world, after the glaciers melted, the oceans receded, and the dry land emerged from the water, let alone the three creator races that span the multiverse and are known as 'interstellar colonists. ' race of spellweavers."

"However." He changed his expression and looked at the smiling female lord.

"After your reminder, I'm really curious. As spellcasters across the multiverse, spell-weavers are even rumored to have passed through the hands of this organization. Then, how did this mysterious race come into existence? Explore the secrets of the arcane without using the magic net."

Vaguely, he seemed to have guessed what Myrcella was going to say next, which made him immediately keep quiet and listen.

"I thought you were really an omniscient arcanist." Myrcella said with a teasing tone, "So there are things you don't know."

"There are so many things I don't know, what's so strange about that." Brian shrugged and answered nonchalantly.

"Actually, I don't know much about the race of 'Spellweavers'." Myrcella said to him with a serious expression, "When I was exploring the Fallen Desert, I had the honor to learn from the mechanical empire Imascar Empire. Some information was obtained from the ruins."

Bryan nodded secretly, because the information about the "Lawweaver" organization recorded in the ruins of the Imaskar Empire was not unexpected.

After all, this mechanical empire has enslaved the Felin Mokui for hundreds of years, and the Felin Mokui appeared in the world of Toril, and it was the product of the conspiracy planned by the "Spellweaver" organization.

They naturally also know some knowledge about this aspect.

"The race of spellweavers is an extremely unfathomable creature. I know almost nothing about them except for their eager desire for magic items." Myrcella said, "However, there is one thing I know very well , that is their spell-casting principle."

She pondered for a moment, and then said: "It is said that every spell-weaver has a powerful spell-casting talent from the moment he is born. The main reason for this is that this race is born with a magic disc called 'Colorful Disk'. Magic item. It is this 'dish' that looks like a saucer and emits colorful light, which helps spellweavers store spells, provides them with magical energy, and then releases spells."

"I understand what you mean." After Myrcella said this, Brian suddenly realized, "That is to say, the spell-casting method of the spell-weaver race is definitely to communicate the original magic through the 'colorful disc', and then transform it into Magical energy needed to gain spellcasting ability."

"But as long as the spellweaver race occupies a new world, they will build obelisks on the material plane. So..." He frowned and thought for a while:
"The 'Colorful Disc' of the Spellweaver race is likely to be similar to a magic hub, and the function of the obelisk is similar to..."

He didn't continue to speak, but his gaze towards the black obelisk in the center of the demiplane had profoundly explained what he wanted to express.

"That's right, that's what it means." Myrcella smiled.

"The obelisk is the general hub for communicating the energy of the elemental world, and the 'colorful plate' in each spellweaver's body is a small magic hub. Therefore, they may not only build obelisks in the material world, but also in the demiplane of the etheric world." There, it is very likely that there are energy demiplanes like us hidden."

"So." Brian ignored the etiquette and looked at the female lord in front of him intently, "With the help of Sylvari, have you already condensed a magic hub similar to a 'colorful plate' in your body? .”

If this is the case, it means that they have mastered the spell-casting method of the spell-weaver, and perhaps it is not impossible to grow into a magic empire that rules the multiverse in the future.

"The five-color plate is not really a thing." Myrcella shook her head slightly, and said with a smile: "It's just a super-small magic hub that connects the main hubs of the demiplanes. I call it: the magic hub."

"What's the specific effect?" Brian continued to ask.

"The effect is not ideal." Myrcella said:
"As we all know, the biggest function of the magic net of the mysterious lady is to help casters build spell models, and then condense the magical energy existing in nature, and finally form spell slots for storage. After the spell slots are stored, only the casting action and words are needed After activating it, you can quickly draw nearby energy to cast spells through the magic net."

"And the magic hub I just condensed is not as convenient as the magic net." She said with a smile, "It can only provide me with the magic energy needed to release spells. As for the functions of building spell models and storing spells, it has no functions at all."

"For you, this is already a step towards casting spells off the net." Brian immediately understood the true meaning of the female lord's words, "There will always be a day when you can fully understand it."

The magic net is like a silk thread that needs to be woven, and the caster releases the spell, which is similar to weaving objects with silk thread.

With the help of the magic net, the caster can use the silk thread to copy many unique items.

Myrcella's so-called 'magic hub' is more like giving you a bunch of messy silk threads, allowing the caster to weave items without any auxiliary tools. The difficulty of both can be imagined.

This is like the difference between machine weaving and hand weaving.

For a novice spellcaster, this is undoubtedly as difficult as the sky.

Of course, if it is in front of a legendary spellcaster, it is not as difficult as imagined.

After all, with the help of the magic net, legendary spellcasters can skillfully weave unique spells through the threads of the magic net even with their eyes closed.

It is not difficult for them to use other energies to build spell models without the help of the magic net.

It's as if they gradually have a thorough understanding of the working principle of the machine when they use the machine to weave items over time.

Once they lose the machine that is good for weaving items, they can even use their own knowledge to recreate a new machine when the material conditions (magic energy) are sufficient.

"You're right." Myrcella nodded slightly.

"With the magic hub, I can completely abandon the cumbersome procedures of using the spell book to memorize spells, but rebuild the spell model with all the spells in the spell book, and store them in the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness. Once the spell needs to be released, just activate the spell Model, extract the magic energy in the magic hub, and release the required spells."

"Your words sound very simple."

Brian smiled, "But it is still an extremely difficult truth for you. At least how to store the spell model in the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness is the most difficult problem to solve right now."

"Time will tell everything." Myrcella's silver-gray eyes revealed a trace of firmness.

Bryan agreed with her opinion, and then said curiously: "With Sylvari's current strength, how many spellcasters can she gather magic hubs for?"

"My strength is relatively strong, which consumes most of her power." Myrcella said truthfully, "With her current ability, adding two or three low-level spellcasters at most is already her limit."

"If you want it to spread to the whole world, at least the demiplane needs to become a complete material world." She said her guess, "and Sylvari must also grow to a low level of divine power."

"There is no doubt." Brian joked with a smile, "I am afraid that the time it takes is at least in units of ten thousand years."

"To be serious." Myrcella didn't joke, "It really takes such a long time."

"This is just your preliminary statistics." Brian said indifferently, "Believe me, when Sylvari is completely integrated with the demiplane, there is definitely a way to accelerate her growth."

"However, the most important thing we need to do right now is how to defend the demiplane." He said with a rather serious expression.

"Hold the demiplane?"

Myrcella was slightly taken aback, and asked puzzledly:
"Under the protection of the etheric membrane, except for wandering spirit creatures who will inadvertently break into this world, I don't think we will become the focus of the vast etheric plane."

"Indeed." Brian said truthfully, "At first, I thought so too, but when I remembered that the headquarters of a faction in Sigil happened to be set up on the etheric plane, I realized that one day in the future, we It’s very likely that there will be an intersection with it.”

"The fifteen factions in Sigil..." Myrcella frowned and pondered for a moment, then said to Bryan, "Could you be referring to... the Source Believers Association!"

"That's right!" Brian nodded.
"Although I don't believe that this group of god-climbers can detect us and accurately locate the location of this demiplane, it's always right to be prepared in advance, isn't it?"

"I see." Myrcella agreed with his cautious opinion, "When we return to the material plane, I will start preparing the protective circle and arrange it as soon as possible."

"Indeed." Brian said, "The magical energy here is so strong, every magic circle that is set up will get an additional boost. If I have the chance, I will go to Silvermoon City and try to get their information about the mythos. data of."

"After all, in the future, this half-plane may really become..." At this point, Brian suddenly stopped, not knowing what to call this half-plane that condenses magical energy.

"Perhaps it can really become a... cosmic magic pool for the entire world!" After thinking for a while, he finally said a more appropriate name.

"The Cosmic Magic Pool?" Myrcella gave him a surprised look, nodded thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "It's a good name, but it's just linked to the multiverse. It's not an indirect indication of your ambition. How big."

"This is not some kind of ambition. It should be called an ideal. It is a kind of exploration and journey of arcane arts." Brian explained casually, saying:

"Let's go. It may take some time for Sylvari to fully integrate the demiplane. Let's go back to the material plane and build my elemental pool and tower spirit."

Seeing the smiling chin of the female lord, he recited a spell, opened a portal to the material plane, and disappeared into the demiplane together.

Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the Ethereal Plane, a demiplane called 'Dark Abyss'.

This is a plane that is collapsing, and it is also a plane that is always in a state of collapse.

Don't ask how this is, even the most knowledgeable scholar can't answer this question, because the answer doesn't exist.

However, some very intrepid travelers have reached here.

They point out that the time and space at the core of this demiplane, and the collapse at the edges, are somewhat balanced.

Therefore, the time and space here became similar to the main material plane, so that the fate of not being completely destroyed was maintained.

If you enter the etheric membrane of this demiplane, you will find that there are black stones in all directions around you.

If you observe carefully, you can also notice that there are many caves and tunnels filled with air all around. This place is quite suitable as a slum, at least it will not be more uncomfortable than the 'cage'.

The inner wall of the cave exudes a faint light, and various mysterious plants grow. They are arranged extremely neatly, and the tunnels are also connected to each other among these caves.

If you go deeper, you will notice the agitation and distortion of the ether in the etheric membrane.

It will soon become extremely difficult for people to act, because the etheric membrane here has become unstable, and even some twisted etheric membranes may shatter and disappear in an instant.

Legend has it that some travelers found two stone statues engraved with mysterious words in a cave deep in the demiplane.

One is engraved with 'time' and the other with 'space'.

Some authorities say that between the two statues stands a black obelisk with inscriptions, but no one can confirm this legend.

Some pedants believe that these two statues represent the guardians of the demiplane itself, obviously they are not enough, because there are always brave souls who walk through and come back alive.

However, at this moment, a thick red cloud vortex suddenly burst out from the black obelisks standing on the two stone sculptures.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a red lightning tearing the darkness, a scrawny mysterious creature with six arms appeared in the tumbling clouds.

This mysterious creature, which seemed to wake up from an extremely long slumber, dragged its stiff body, turned around slowly, and stared at the black obelisk for a long time...

Or a long time, or a short time lapse.

A 'saucer' exuding colorful light floated out from the body of the mysterious creature, and a tumbling vortex of cloud and mist erupted, engulfing it and disappearing.

No one knows where the dark abyss really leads.

Some legends believe that it will make an unlucky traveler fall into the real bottomless abyss, others believe that it is just a vortex leading to the plane of negative energy, and some experts even believe that it leads to the multiverse In the depths that no one has touched.

Well, either way...it's clearly not something anyone wants to go through.

(End of this chapter)