In the ancient legends of Orlodiadan, the creator of this world was a group of giants that covered the sky. And in the Ghostwind Plains, there was a gigantic beast that was their most trusted warrior.
Its body was incomparably tall, and it could walk across this plain in fifteen breaths. Its claws and teeth were incomparably sharp, and even the cliffs could not stop its attack. When it roared in anger, the entire plain would tremble.
"Let's not talk about legends for now. The Eternal Thunder tribe's culture is incredibly primitive. We even discovered hieroglyphs and murals. Most of their records were passed down orally. In some places, the Tiger God Seal's power has already surpassed that of the Creator Gods."
"… Of course, that's absolutely impossible. But based on our excavations of its bones and the construction of its original structure, it was estimated that this beast was more than ten times the size of an ancient dragon. That means that it was at least 100 feet long … Some of the records seem to be true. It was capable of casually swallowing a dragon whole. What a terrifying monster."
This entire plains had become an archaeological site. Numerous excavation teams were busy helping me find the remaining bones to reconstruct this gigantic beast.
And all I had to do was maintain a basic soul-summoning spell and use the attraction between the bones to guide my subordinates to where the other parts of the beast were hidden.
"This is truly a gigantic building puzzle game …"
Timlad's exclamation was quite fitting of his age. Actually, he was becoming more and more important in our faction. Many inconceivable technical difficulties had been easily solved by him. I didn't even know what level his research level had reached, but it was certain that he was far more advanced than anyone in the game's history.
"Ha, if this was a jigsaw puzzle, then this would definitely be a rib. Even its rib is so much taller than me. This beast is truly a terrifying beast."
"… Venerated archmage, this isn't a rib. It's a fingernail."
"Ah?"
The one making a fuss over nothing was the old child Kaid who refused to leave. The dragon that brought him here had left him here, so Kaid decided to stay here as well.
"Doesn't that mean that he's a moving mountain when he stands up? Nothing would be able to block a single attack from him. Even his battle pet is so powerful. Just how powerful is Master Titan? "
"… Yeah, if it's possible, I don't want to fight the Titan Giants at all."
Even though the Elemental Essence was now in balance, and the speed at which the seals were being unraveled was greatly decreasing, the Titan Giants' return was still something that couldn't be stopped. The Titan Giants' clones and incarnations were already capable of roaming the mortal plane. Naturally, they would be able to cause trouble in Dragon World as well. Anyone who tried to stop them from unraveling their seals would naturally become their mortal enemy.
Transforming this gigantic beast into an Undead creature would not only allow one to understand the Titans' strength, but it would also be an excellent material that no Necromancer would be able to resist.
"As long as it can move, even if it's just a skeleton soldier that can only punch and kick, it's already almost invincible. Titan Yins … just how ridiculous is he? "
Generally speaking, a creature's strength was directly linked to its body size, and its body size was related to the environment it grew in and the conditions of the world. The cruel nature would naturally eliminate existences that could not adapt to the world.
Sounds confusing? Let's just get straight to the point. Under the same conditions of oxygen, gravity, temperature, and so on, most creatures wouldn't have much difference in size in order to adapt to the environment. Lions, tigers, elephants, and so on were all of the same species.
Every creature had its own reason for existing. In Aichy's world, high magic was the only requirement for a gigantic creature to survive. If the environment changed, such a creature would naturally have no chance of surviving. That was to say, even if a gigantic beast was raised, its heart and internal circulatory system would be unable to adapt to the environment, and it was likely that it would die of heart failure in a short period of time.
Of course, there were also existences that seemed to be exceptions, such as giants and dragons. However, they were actually in line with this rule as well. After all, they lived in an era that was called the Immemorial Era, and they were able to exist mostly because they weren't pure wild beasts. They were magical beasts that could control the power of the elements.
And in Aichy's universe, there were many such examples, such as the giant ink octopus in the deep sea, the giant sandworms in the Earth Elemental Plane, and the half-elemental Heaven Whale. However, the reason they were able to grow so large was because of their biological structure and living environment.
These types of ancient existences were often given the laudatory names of Gold Bloodlines and Diamond Bloodlines. They were born with the power to control magic, and magic and mysteries flowed within their bloodlines. They were able to control their natural abilities and use their natural magic. This was something that other species would never be able to achieve even if they worked hard for their entire lives.
However, there were always advantages and disadvantages to everything. They were used to living in a high elemental tide, so they were unable to adapt to the low magic level. If a human's blood sugar was too low, they would become sleepy. If a dragon's blood's mana density was too low, they would also become sleepy. Only the ancient artifacts knew that in the Immemorial Era, Dragons didn't have the habit of sleeping for decades or centuries.
And as the mana in their bloodline decreased, it became increasingly difficult for them to reproduce. The more powerful a creature was, the more difficult it would be for them to reproduce.
As for angels … they weren't the angel species from myths and legends. Instead, they were the angel species from the first generation of Order species. As pure creatures of Order, they were more sensitive to their environment. In the end, their entire species disappeared from the mortal plane. And if my guess was correct, the angel species would soon return to the mortal plane as the Elemental Tide increased.
However, the creature before me had broken the most basic rule of all. It had broken the most basic rule of how a creature should adapt to its environment.
First of all, it was an individual creature. Secondly, judging from its current biological structure, there was no foundational difference between this creature and the Eternal Thunder people. Its feet even had barbs for climbing, and its right arm was covered in wear and tear from wielding a sword for a long period of time. Considering that even the Titan Giants didn't have such ridiculous trees for it to climb, one frightening conclusion after another was laid out before us.
"Perhaps this mountain-like Tiger God was just an ordinary Eternal Thunder person in the past. It was just that Yins forcefully distorted its biological structure and transformed it into such a gigantic creature … Has the cause of its death been determined yet?"
"None of its bones have any obvious external injuries, and its bones show no signs of weakening. Combined with the Eternal Thunder people's legends … it's most likely that it starved to death."
I frowned. This sounded rather strange to me, but if I thought about it carefully, I felt that it was quite possible.
Its gigantic body meant an even greater consumption of energy. When this Tiger God lost its master and subordinates that worshipped it, its original survival skills and hunting techniques were no longer able to support its consumption. The prey it worked so hard to gather wasn't even enough for a single bite, so it naturally starved to death.
"… Transforming an ordinary warrior into a gigantic magical beast? Is that a Titan Giant's power level?"
We had already witnessed the Fourth Titan Giant's beast-taming abilities in Oak Town. An ordinary white lion had transformed into a divine beast with the power level of a SemiGod. If a sealed Titan Giant was unsealed, its power level would likely be even more ridiculous.
Of course, I didn't believe that it would be easy to create such a warrior. Otherwise, the legends wouldn't be "the strongest warrior under the command of the Creator Giants", but "the giant warriors under the command of the Titan Gods".
"Is there enough mana in the mana pool?"
"… There's enough. The Elemental Tide's density here is quite high, and the mana pool is already operating at full capacity. Plus, the mages are replenishing mana, so the recovery rate has already surpassed the consumption rate."
There was a limit to how many undead mages could summon undead. With my current level of mana, I would have long since become a dried corpse if I had to summon such a monster under normal circumstances.
However, I had already constructed a mage tower here. If I used the mage tower to cast spells, I would be able to use the mage tower's mana reserves to pay for the mana consumption. Of course, most undead mages would choose something like a Soul Summoning Tower, but the mage tower's regular buff and mana replenishment abilities would still be usable.
Summoning a bone dragon required a Legend-ranked undead lich. Logically speaking, my Gold-ranked mana wouldn't even be able to summon a single bone dragon. Even if I added the mage tower's mana reserves, it would still be far from enough. However, I had once reached the peak of my power level and found a solution to this problem.
"You can't afford it all at once? Then let's do it in installments. "
My inability to leave right now wasn't an excuse or an excuse. Right now, I, the mage tower, and this corpse were all bound by invisible chains. I was constantly on high alert. My mana and spirit were amplified by the mage tower, and I gathered the mana reserves in the mage tower's mana pool to continuously summon undead from this corpse.
Ordinary undead mages would summon undead creatures, find a target, connect their spirits, and pay mana. Either they succeed or they fail. However, I was able to turn this into a continuous state, turning the one-time payment into installments, every second.
Every second, I was plagued by a headache from overexerting myself. I wanted to fall asleep, but I knew that if I really fell asleep, not only would the summoning fail, I would also suffer from the backlash of the spell's failure. When this forbidden undead summoning spell went out of control, all the mana retroaction would come at me at once, and I might even die on the spot.
"As expected, overcasting spells will cause one's spirit to become tired and sleepy …"
"This has nothing to do with overcasting spells. Your soul's strength has been repeatedly tempered by the Cycle of Reincarnation. Now, you can basically ignore the Cycle of Reincarnation. Spirit magic is basically useless against you, so how could this little bit of mana retroaction possibly harm you? An ordinary undead mage's soul would have long since collapsed if they continuously cast spells for such a long period of time. You're still alive and kicking, which means that your spirit is far from being exhausted. "
From a mage's perspective, the silly cat's conclusion was basically the same as the truth. However, I still felt that it was quite strange.
"Then why do I feel so uncomfortable all over? My head feels like it's splitting, and I feel so sleepy …"
"… Idiot, it's your fault for not sleeping at all. This is a normal physiological reaction! If a normal person doesn't sleep for four days, they'll probably die already. You only have a headache and sleepiness, which means that your body is super healthy. "
"… Oh, I see."
Alright then, it seemed that not sleeping for a long period of time would still affect one's intelligence. Even if I intentionally pretended to be stupid, it seemed that I had indeed accidentally made a stupid mistake this time.
"It'll probably take a few more days."
"… Based on the speed at which you're excavating and casting the spell, it'll probably take another three days. Persevere. Didn't you notice that your mana is increasing? Do your best. "
Overusing one's mana was a double drain on one's physical body and soul. However, if one was able to survive, it would actually increase one's total mana. However, it was far too dangerous. Nobody would be willing to risk their lives just for this tiny bit of improvement.
"So, you're saying that I'm constantly overusing my mana?"
"At the same time, I'm constantly casting spells."
This was doubtlessly a test as well as an opportunity. The mage tower had cost a tremendous amount of resources, the soul and experience of someone who had experienced the Cycle of Reincarnation, and the support of a large number of mages. If any of these factors were missing, this experiment would have failed. However, it would be far too much of a pity to give up now.
"… As long as you can complete this spell, at the very least, your total mana will increase by one rank."
"Legend-rank mana? Alright, I'll endure it, but I'm a little bored. Harloys, can you sing a little tune to relieve your boredom? "
"Meow … meow meow, the Cats' March. Is it nice?"
Harloys' eyes were already squinting into slits as she waved her paws and purposefully meowed softly. The silly cat was trying to act cute, but Roland was recording it in his memory crystal.
"Heh heh, I'm going to show it to my old friends later. I'm going to show everyone that the Queen of Banshees has forgotten her past after being a cat for so long. How much will you pay in exchange for this crystal? Ah, why are you biting me again! "
"Roland, you bastard!"
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