Abel's mood was very good for a month. Everything was going as he expected.
Killing 20 preachers at once wasn't something he could do often, but with this experience, he now had another source of preachers to turn into preachers' souls into preachers.
He was now giving out a preachers' book every three days, and he had been very careful in choosing where he would give out the preachers. He couldn't give out preachers' books in the same temple area. He couldn't let the temple sense the sudden increase in preachers.
His clergy had recently spread across dozens of town-sized parishes. Although he had only received a dozen or so 'Legacy Books' and had a dozen or so clergy, the power of faith they generated far exceeded the power of faith provided by the 17,000 holy knights.
From this point of view, using preachers to receive faith was the best way to control his followers. It was also a stable source of faith.
He was back in the Dark World fighting and training every night, so he couldn't receive any more faith. It was a waste.
Still, there was nothing he could do about it. He kept comforting himself in his heart. This was an unexpected fortune. There weren't many ways he could use faith, so he didn't need it too much right now.
Still, he knew that the demon from beyond had been collecting faith power for a long time, which meant that it was very precious.
Therefore, he was storing faith for the future. At the same time, he was preparing to upgrade the energy in his crystal angel statue from gold to dark gold.
The research spirit's voice emerged and interrupted his thoughts, "Master, Wizard Hutton is asking to see you in the guest hall!"
"Frankenstein, take me there!" Although he was in retreat, it still depended on who he was talking to. Wizard Hutton was his relationship with him, so he needed to go and see him.
"Master Bennett, I'm here to tell you a piece of good news. I didn't even have time to eat breakfast!" Wizard Hutton smiled and bowed to Abel, who just appeared in the guest hall. He then bowed to Frankenstein, "Wizard Frankenstein, we meet again!"
"Wizard Hutton, come have a meal with me later. If it's really good news, you can have three meals a day at my place. I'll even provide you with plenty of drinks!" Abel laughed as he returned the gesture.
"Master Bennett, your golden castle is finished. I'm here to tell you to go and receive it!" Wizard Hutton smiled proudly.
"Really? This is great news!" Abel stood up and said happily.
As a person who had lived two lives, there weren't many people in this world who had as much gold as he did.
Gold was a precious metal in this world. In the common world, gold coins were always used as currency.
However, once you became a class holder, you would lose interest in gold. Gold was just like the common world. Once you became a class holder, you would stay away from it.
This was because the training resources of professions could not be bought with gold. Among professions, gold could only be regarded as a relatively common alchemy material that was used in small amounts during the alchemy process.
Abel was different. Owning a golden house was his dream in his past life. Of course, it was very difficult to achieve this dream in his past life.
Therefore, when he saw the floor of gold in the holy portal bag, he had the idea of building a golden castle.
Gold was soft. Without special craftsmanship, it could not be built into a castle. Even if it was built, it would be a useless building that would break with a touch.
A castle, especially one that Abel needed, was not just for show. It needed to have the corresponding function of a castle.
It needed to be able to defend against enemy invasions and meet the requirements of daily living. At the same time, it had to have space for training and alchemy. It also had to be big enough to receive guests.
At that time, he only made the request and asked his followers to discuss it with the dwarves. He didn't pay too much attention to it himself. Recently, he had been thinking about the Nation of God.
He knew how difficult it was to build a golden castle. The defensive castle outside of the Tree of Life valley had been built a long time ago. Abel had asked the dwarves to build a golden castle around the same time, but it was only now that he heard the news of it being completed. It was not easy to see how difficult it was to build a golden castle.
Wizard Hutton suggested, "Master Bennett, do you want to come with me to have a look?"
Abel was not going to be rude. He didn't want to let Wizard Hutton go with him on an empty stomach, "Let's have breakfast first, Wizard Hutton."
The breakfast was very sumptuous, and Wizard Hutton was very happy. Of course, he drank a few bottles of grandmaster's wine to his heart's content. Abel was starting to wonder if Wizard Hutton would still be able to take him to see the new castle.
Still, the dwarves' alcohol tolerance was not for show. A few bottles of grandmaster wine didn't make Wizard Hutton feel anything.
Although he had the grandmaster's wine from Abel, he would only drink a few sips of it before he started training. He treated it as a training resource.
Other than when he was at Abel's place where he could drink as much as he wanted, he was very careful about how much he used for himself.
The grandmaster wine was a training resource for him and his disciple Bernie. It was something that Abel specifically provided for him. At least, no other wizard on the central continent could use it.
He didn't want to waste any of it. No matter how much he craved it, he wouldn't drink too much. Of course, that didn't include the grandmaster wine when he was eating at Abel's place.
As far as he was concerned, Abel was a Druil. He practiced the force of nature. There was no need for him to use the grandmaster wine. It would be a waste if he didn't drink it for Abel.
"Master Bennett, let me show you our handiwork!" Wizard Hutton invited as he put the last bottle of grandmaster wine into his portal bag.
The teleportation circle of the golden castle was finished. It was a large-sized one.
Ever since Abel's authority in the Wizard Union's exchange system increased, strategic resources like this were no longer restricted to him. As long as he had credit points, he could exchange them.
Therefore, the golden castle was filled with all kinds of circles. Abel's request to the dwarves made them think that it was a magic tower.
Of course, if it was a magic tower, there would be a ready-made model. This golden castle, however, was completely redesigned.
Abel, Wizard Hutton, and Frankenstein appeared from a large-sized teleportation circle. Abel quickly noticed the difference.
This was a teleportation circle room. According to his habit, this teleportation circle room was placed in the basement. It was one of the many rooms in the basement with different functions.
As soon as he arrived, he saw a soft golden color. The floor was covered with a layer of precious jade. There were many patterns drawn on the jade. On one hand, they were for decoration. On the other hand, they were part of the giant circle system of the golden castle.
There were also many patterns on the walls. There were also carvings made by master sculptors to decorate the walls.
The roof was lit up. It was an illumination circle. He scanned with his power of the Will and found that there were sound transmission circles and sensing circles. They were all drawn to connect with spirits.
There were also a few sculptures on the side of the teleportation circle room. They were really top-notch works of art. They gave the teleportation circle room a bit of a cultural vibe.
The dwarves probably knew that using gold for everything was luxurious, but it also made them feel like they were a nouveau riche. Therefore, they added cultural works of art to decorate it.
Wizard Hutton saw the satisfied look on Abel's face and explained with a smile, "Master Bennett, gold is too soft. Therefore, we need to draw circles on it to make it sturdy. Although the circles on the golden castle are made up of individual circles, they are a complete system. If you want to destroy a single piece of gold, you'll be destroying the entire defensive system of the castle."
Just the design of this golden castle alone took a lot of circle masters. It was because of the unique characteristics of gold itself that they chose this design.
"Very good, I like it very much!" Abel gently stepped on the ground and said with a smile.
The jade under his feet was not something he took out. It was provided by the dwarves. Jade was the toughest type of jade. Otherwise, it would be impossible to damage it.
At the same time, jade was an extremely precious alchemy material. It was an important material for some mechanisms.
Using solid jade to pave the ground here was the most extravagant thing in the Central Continent.
However, when he saw the soft golden color and the white jade on the ground, the original golden color was reduced. It created a delicate and harmonious feeling.
He walked out of the teleportation circle room and arrived at the basement. It was basically the same as the teleportation circle room, but there were more art pieces here. There were some armors and other antiques that he saw in the treasure trove. Many of them were decorated here.
Wizard Hutton led Abel to a golden door and said, "Master Bennett, this is the core of the castle."
He stepped forward and pushed the door open. Then, he walked in with Abel.
This was where the spirits were placed. At this moment, the spirit's position was still empty.
There were countless small lines next to the spirit's position. These lines were connected to the magic circles in the castle, making it easier for the spirit to control the circles.
Wizard Hutton explained to Abel, "Master Bennett, you can exchange the spirit with the Wizard Union or the dwarves, but it takes some time to cultivate a spirit. You can use a normal spirit for a while."
Abel was a little surprised, "A normal spirit can't control this castle?"
Normally, a spirit could control a magic tower, and there would be spare computing resources for wizards to do all kinds of experiments and research.
According to what Wizard Hutton said, a normal spirit was not enough to control a castle like this. Just how complicated was this place?
Wizard Hutton helplessly replied, "A normal spirit can only use half of the functions of this castle. There are too many circles here. It would take some time to learn all of them."
When designing this castle, the dwarves listened to King Gunther's request. They didn't care about the cost, consumption, or manpower.
For Formation Masters and Architects, they were free to use their imaginations to their heart's content.
Therefore, the dwarves' Magic Array Masters and architects crazily piled up all kinds of Magic Arrays on the castle for this job. All kinds of materials that they didn't dare to use before were included in the design plan as if they didn't cost anything.
In the end, they got a design that surprised the higher-ups of the dwarves. At the same time, they didn't have time to come up with a second design, so they agreed to it.
When they actually started the construction, they realized that the circles were too complicated for a normal spirit to control.
If they wanted to cultivate a specialized spirit, it wouldn't just be a matter of time. It would also take a lot of luck.
Therefore, the position of the spirit was left empty for now, waiting for Abel to make the final decision.
Abel smiled, "Wizard Hutton, that's easy."
He took out a box from his holy portal bag. There was an elf-style spirit surrounded by mana gems.
He didn't believe that anyone on the central continent would recognize this spirit. It was a circle spirit from the Lance Continent.
He carefully took out the circle spirit and placed it in the central room.
Soon, a green light flashed from the formation spirit's body. This green light flashed from top to bottom and then followed the dense and small lines to the various formations.
The voice of the circle spirit sounded in the central room, "Master, I found 215 mistakes in the circle. It's affecting the effect of the circle by 10%. Requesting puppets to repair it."
This voice made Wizard Hutton feel a little awkward, but at the same time, he was more surprised.
It was awkward because all the circles in the castle were done by the dwarves. They didn't invite the elves to help. This was all caused by the dwarves' mistakes.
It was very hard for a circle maker to make mistakes. In the complicated process of drawing a circle pattern, a slight deviation would cause problems.
However, if these problems weren't serious, it wouldn't affect the operation of the circle. It would just lower the effect of the circle.
After the circle maker finished drawing the circle, they just needed to activate it. If the activation was successful, the circle would be considered a success. Normally, they wouldn't need to compare each circle one by one.
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