[Blazing Corona, rank 2 Magic-Type Crown. Increases magic resistance by 10 points, Fire resistance + 20 points. Wearer will have a 'Fire Barrier', dealing 40 points of fire damage per second …]
[Blazing Emblem, rank 2 Magic-Type Bracelet. Increases magic resistance by 5 points, Fire resistance by 10 points. Wearer will have a 'Flame Shaping' ability, able to shape elemental flames into any shape or form …]
[Fearless, rank 2 Magic-Type Belt. Increases magic resistance by 5 points, Fire resistance by 10 points. Wearer will have a 'Flame Summoning' ability, able to summon a certain number of fire elemental creatures from the Fire Elemental Plane …]
[Ashes, rank 2 Magic-Type Boots. Increases magic resistance by 5 points, Fire resistance by 10 points. Wearer will have a 'Flame Recovery' ability, able to maintain a doubling of HP regeneration within magical flames …]
[Fire Dragon's Breath, rank 2 Magic-Type Accessory. Increases magic resistance by 5 points, Fire resistance by 10 points. Wearer will be able to release the fire energy condensed within the pendant in one go, forming a fan-shaped shockwave in front of the wearer …]
The Blazing Flame Monarch's set was made up of five parts, each of which was at least rank 2 and had a certain amount of magic abilities. Once they were put together, they would even have some unique set abilities.
Two-piece set: Fire resistance.
Three-piece set: Halves the spiritual force consumption of fire spells.
Four-piece set: All fire spells of the wearer will have an additional rank 2 spell effect (Spell Penetration, Spell Critical Strike, Spell Range Increase).
Five-piece set: Once the set is complete, it will automatically form a 'Burning Domain'. All non-fire elemental spells within 50 metres of the wearer will be forbidden. Anyone who casts a spell within the 'Burning Domain' will temporarily forget the spell after the spell is successfully cast. All individuals who move within the 'Burning Domain' will suffer a penalty of being ignited.
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Looking at the densely packed attributes of the set, Grimm could not help but swallow his saliva.
Individually, these rank 2 equipment were not very powerful. However, once they were combined into a set, Grimm could not help but drool at the sight of the various strange abilities that could be unleashed.
This was the best solution that the A.I. Chip had given Grimm after summarizing all the data.
Grimm already had the knowledge to craft these Rank 2 Artifacts, and the required resources were all within his capabilities. Therefore, when Grimm shifted his gaze from the equipment to the long list of resources, he could not help but hold his breath.
What a long resource list!
On it, Grim saw the names of countless rare resources. The quantity and unit price marked at the back made his brain lack oxygen. He felt dizzy and found it difficult to breathe.
Stifling his fear, Grim flipped to the end of the list of resources and saw the total cost of the set — 1,350,000 magic crystals!
In order to forge such a Tier 2 Magic Tool Set, just the cost of the basic resources alone was as high as 1,350,000 Mana Crystals. This did not include the corresponding price of witchcraft knowledge, as well as the loss of failure in the refining process.
For the first time, Grim understood how important knowledge and resources were to a Magus!
Even geniuses with extraordinary talent, if they did not have a certain amount of power and resources, they could only rely on meditation day after day, year after year, to slowly increase their spiritual force. The power that they obtained through their own hard work was not even worth mentioning when compared to those who relied on their family's power to easily obtain powerful Magic Tools.
No matter how much effort one put in, no matter how talented one was, with the vast amount of resources and knowledge accumulated over thousands of years by a large family, they would be crushed into dregs, becoming the best footnote to the losers.
At this moment, Grim once again understood how convenient it was for him to gather knowledge and resources with a Magus organisation in hand. Otherwise, he could only be like most Magi and go against his will to join a Magus family, using his own abilities to exchange for magic crystals and basic resources.
As for rare resources and high-grade knowledge, he could only rely on adventuring in the Dark Forest or conquering other planes to obtain them. Otherwise, the exorbitant prices would be enough to crush any independent Magus who had no one to rely on.
If he did not want to take risks, he could only rely on a long period of service to slowly gather the necessary knowledge and resources. This was undoubtedly a huge waste of time and energy.
Hence, looking at the basic models of the Magic Tools that the A.I. Chip had calculated based on the data, Grim did not see individual Magic Tools, but a mountain of magic crystals that he could not climb.
If Grim wanted to forcefully create the Blazing Flame Monarch, he would probably have to squeeze out all the resources of the Crimson Family. Hence, it was impossible to achieve in the short term!
The only realistic option was to choose one or two parts of the Magic Tool set and create them first to increase his own battle prowess. Then, when the family's financial situation was better, he would create the rest of the parts.
How should he choose?
Grim's burning gaze wandered around the five Magic Tools, gritting his teeth as he considered his choice.
In comparison, the Burning Corona had the highest resistance amongst the five pieces, and it was obviously the core equipment of the set. However, the Flame Barrier it came with overlapped with Grim's spells. If the two could not be combined, the cost-effectiveness of choosing the Burning Corona would be much lower.
As for the Fearless Belt, its most obvious ability was to summon a group of fire creatures. However, this ability could be replaced by an Elemental Puppet, so it could not complement Grim's current abilities.
Excluding these two, the remaining items were much easier to choose. Grim only needed to choose between the Flame Emblem Armband, the Ash Leather Boots, and the Fire Dragon's Breath pendant.
After pondering for a long time, Grim finally made up his mind and chose the Flame Emblem Armband and the Ash Leather Boots. He had already grasped quite a number of offensive spells, and a free rank 2 Dragon's Breath spell was not enough to pique his interest. Instead, the strange abilities of the two Magic Tools made him look forward to them.
To create the Flame Emblem and the Ash Leather Boots, he estimated that they would cost 460,000 magic crystals. He also needed to purchase some Fire Dragon's Skin, top-grade Fire Agate, and a special magical metal called Fire-Loathing Iron.
Grim did not lack top-grade Fire Agate.
He had plundered it from the rank 2 Green Dragon Aogu's lair in the Faern Plane.
The Fire-Loathing Iron, on the other hand, was more troublesome. It was a special magical material produced from the depths of volcanoes and soaked in the blood of fire-type creatures for a long time. As it was difficult to produce in the natural world, it could only be found in the laboratories of high-ranked Alchemists.
Hence, if Grim needed it, he could only send people to the various large factions in the Forest of Towers to purchase it. Of course, he could also purchase it from the Silver Alliance's trading or auction houses in the central part of the continent. However, the price was proportional to its rarity.
As for the last item, the Fire Dragon's Skin, it was the most troublesome for Grim!
It was already difficult to find large dragons in the Magus World, not to mention pure-blooded Fire Dragons.
Since he wanted to create a rank 2 Magic Tool, the Fire Dragon's Skin was the most suitable.
However, even if Grim mobilized all the rank 2 Magi in his family, he might not be able to deal with a rank 2 Fire Dragon. After all, dragons were widely acknowledged to be powerful, and it would not be a problem for them to take on multiple of them.
Furthermore, if they could not win, the dragons were not stupid. They would flap their wings and fly away, and it would be extremely difficult for Grim and the others to stop them.
In the Crimson Family, the only ones who could face a rank 2 Fire Dragon head-on were Draconian Zacha and Tigula's Goblin Ripper. However, Draconian Zacha was a half-blood Draconian and was naturally affected by the might of dragons.
If he were to face a rank 2 Dragon head-on, Zacha's legs would probably turn to jelly before the fight even started.
This was not because he was not brave enough, but because his half-dragon bloodline was naturally restrained by dragons!
As for the other meat shield, the Goblin Ripper, its heavy metal body could move nimbly on the ground, but when it flew into the sky, it was no different from a clumsy bear. If it flew into the sky to intercept a dragon, the scene would definitely be hilarious.
In the Crimson Family, the only ones who could match the dragons in speed and flight were Mary and the Blood Knights and Blood Elves she had formed. However, these fellows were all fake rank 2 creatures. They had the stats of a rank 2 creature, but did not have much combat power.
In addition, vampires had a natural flaw that was hard to make up for, and that was their fragile skin and weak blood. If they met such powerful magic creatures, a large dragon's breath would be enough to wipe them out in an instant.
Hence, when fighting against dragons in the past, Grim would try his best to use tactics, using the terrain and other methods to restrict his opponent's movement and flight abilities. Then, he would use speed to fight speed and defeat his opponent in a short period of time before they could react.
Otherwise, when his opponent realized what was going on, they would make use of the dragon's thick skin and long blood to engage in guerilla warfare with the Crimson Magi. At that time, the ones who would be killed would not be the dragons, but Grim and the others!
Due to these difficulties, if it were any other Magus, they would probably choose something with properties similar to the dragon's skin. For example, the skin of a Ground Fire Lizard or a Flame Bird …
However, it just so happened that Grim had the Lance Plane. Since there was a female Fire Dragon like the rank 3 Apocalypse Star Philiba, it should not be a problem for him to find a suitable rank 2 Fire Dragon. It seemed that there was a rank 2 male Fire Dragon among the group of dragons that had followed the female Fire Dragon to cause trouble in the metal fortress.
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