The battles that Lin Li had experienced since he went to the Blackstone Mountains were things that most people would not experience in their entire lives. The first battle that had a great significance to his improvement was the battle with the Death Knights in the Scar of Death. Under the pressure of the Death Knights and with the help of powerful potions, he had vaguely touched the Legendary-realm, and was able to cast a level-21 spell, the Eternal Light Spell.
In that battle, it seemed like the biggest gain was taking the dozen or so Death Knights under his command. But in fact, Lin Li's greatest gain was the hint of enlightenment towards the Legendary-realm, which was something that many mages yearned for in their entire lives. Many mages who were stuck at the peak of the Archmage realm would have a much higher chance of breaking through to the Legendary-realm if they were lucky enough to experience it once.
What Lin Li was doing now was recalling that battle and the changes that that hint of enlightenment had brought to him. Although he was already a Legendary-mage now, that hint of enlightenment was still a very valuable asset to him. In comparison, although he had a battle with the Legendary Lich later on, the intangible wealth that he had gained from that battle was slightly lesser.
After coming out of the Scar of Death, the ambush of the Syer Bandits by Vanskore was not worth mentioning at all. Or rather, it could not be called a battle. It was simply a bunch of idiots who came to court death. Hence, a battle like that was not worth Lin Li's recollection at all.
To Lin Li, the battle that was most worth thinking about in the past few months was the battle with the Lord of Darkness in the Abyss of Tharlen. It was in that battle that Lin Li had truly reached the Legendary-realm with the help of the enlightenment of the ancient demonic runes.
It was in that battle that Lin Li's body underwent a tremendous change at that moment. The use of mana, the casting of magic, and everything else had changed at that moment. Lin Li had only roughly experienced the changes before, and only now did he have the chance to carefully reflect on it.
The ancient demonic runes might not be the most powerful magical language, but it was definitely one of the magical languages that was closest to the source of power. Why was Lin Li able to understand the true meaning of the Legendary-realm through the ancient demonic runes that Connoris had taught him, and achieve the transformation from an Archmage to a Legendary-mage in one fell swoop?
During the battle with the Lord of Darkness, Lin Li, who was already a Legendary-mage, might not be a match for the Lord of Darkness, much less the Lin Li of that time. In the Throne of Darkness created by the Dragon of Destruction, the Lord of Darkness was an almost invincible existence. Even though the Lord of Darkness had lost his consciousness and could only rely on his instincts to wield the Throne of Darkness, he was still able to kill the Lord of Souls, Mephistos, with his sword.
The function of the ancient demonic runes that Connoris had imparted to him was not to increase Lin Li's strength, nor was it to forcefully raise his realm to the Legendary-realm. Instead, it was to use the power of the entire abyss to suppress the Lord of Darkness.
The Endless Abyss was created by the ancient deities. To the Endless Abyss, the ancient deities were like the Dragon Aspects of Anril. No matter how powerful the Throne of Darkness was, the Dragon of Destruction had already fallen. Since the Lord of Darkness had become the ruler of the Abyss of Tharlen, he would definitely not be able to escape the suppression of the ancient deities, even if he was in the Throne of Darkness and the Throne of Darkness was in the crack of space.
What was the difference between a Legendary-mage and an Archmage? No matter what magic an Archmage cast, he would rely on his own strength. It could be said that at the realm of an Archmage, the accumulation of mana had already reached the limit of the human body. As for Legendary-mages, not only did the mana in their bodies undergo a qualitative change, just like how gas turned into liquid, and mana became Rule Power. More importantly, they could use their own mana and the power of the Rule Power to mobilize and use the power of the world.
The ancient demonic runes were a magical language that was closest to the origin of power. Furthermore, the function of this section was to borrow the power of the Abyss, which was in line with the Legendary-mages' pursuit of understanding the World Rules and borrowing the power of the World. Although this ancient demonic rune was the language of the ancient deities, and it also described the understanding of the ancient deities towards power. However, since ancient times, regardless of race, the pursuit of power was the same.
Connoris directly used his mental strength to send the demonic rune into Lin Li's sea of consciousness. This would allow one to understand it more thoroughly than any detailed explanation. This meant that Lin Li's sea of consciousness was almost limitless. If it were anyone else, they would not be able to withstand the impact at that moment.
Through the understanding of this ancient demonic rune, coupled with the previous accumulation, as well as the previous understanding that he had, Lin Li's breakthrough to the Legendary-realm was a matter of course. Now, Lin Li could still gain a lot of understanding of the origin of power after experiencing this section of the ancient demonic rune again.
And after this trip to the Abyss of Tharlen, the battles that Lin Li had experienced were the use of the power of the Legendary-realm. Now that he recalled these, especially the fierce battle with the Crimson Dragon in the underground palace, Lin Li had a deeper understanding of the battles in the Legendary-realm. He summarized the shortcomings, which areas he could do better, and what he needed to pay attention to and improve on. Lin Li felt like he had returned to the time before he transmigrated and summarized the results of a semester in school after his exams.
In fact, the effect of such a summary was very obvious. He could know where he was lacking, and think about what he could do better. He knew what he should work on in the future to make up for his shortcomings. Lin Li still remembered that before he transmigrated, there was an ancient person who said, "Reflect on yourself three times a day." This meant that he should always reflect on his gains and losses.
Apart from summarizing the gains from the past few days, Lin Li also hoped to make use of this period of peace to understand the laws contained in the Holy Light and Gloomy Dark. Polar Snow and Raging Flames were left in the underground palace, and he did not know when he would be able to retrieve them. However, regardless of whether he could successfully obtain the ancient ice wyrm's magical crystal, he had to give up the natural Magical Domain when the time came.
Even if he could not fuse the natural Magical Domain with the Eternal Furnace, Lin Li felt that he had to at least master the seven pieces of the debris of the stars and the Stars of Fury in order to deal with the upcoming disaster. Now that he had obtained the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, it was not something that could be done in a short period of time. Hence, to be on the safe side, he decided to try his best to comprehend what he had first, lest he did not end up with insufficient time to do so.
Just as Lin Li calmed down and summarized the gains and losses of the past few months, the construction of the new Black Clouds Town was in full swing. Although the people involved in the construction, be they ordinary craftsmen or mages, did not know what exactly they were doing, they could still vaguely guess that the new Black Clouds Town would definitely become an indestructible fortress. However, based on the intricate design, one could vaguely guess that the new Black Clouds Town would definitely be an indestructible fortress after it was built.
In Lin Li's design, the entire appearance of the new Black Clouds Town was hexagonal, or rather, hexagonal. It was a pattern that was often used in mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays. Although Lin Li's design was mainly based on magic gears, he also left some settings for the future addition of mageweaths or Alchemy Arrays.
In order not to affect the lives of the residents in the town, the new Black Clouds Town was not an enclosed fortress. That would be no different from a prison cell. If that were the case, it would be better to let them live in a sturdy city. During normal times, when there were no attacks from external enemies, the entire town would be open to the public. One would be able to see through the entire town if they stood at the intersection outside the town and looked across.
When they encountered an attack from external enemies, the entire town would immediately change into a fortress defense mode under the effect of the magic gears. The outermost layer of the building was made of extremely sturdy materials that were not only sturdy but also had excellent magical defense capabilities. At this time, it would become the walls of the fortress. At the same time, the 36 lampposts in the interior of the town that were used to illuminate the night would support the dome magic shield that only prosperous cities had after the magic gears were activated.
With just these two main lines of defense, even the Syer Bandits at their peak would not be able to break through the town's defenses, much less the surviving members of the Syer Bandits who had come the last time.
However, it was not in Lin Li's character to passively take a beating. If it were just for defense, he wouldn't have needed to design so many magic gears and more than 10 scrolls of blueprints. If someone were to attack the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li might let them die a better death. However, if someone dared to lay a hand on the ordinary residents of Black Clouds Town, he would definitely not be forgiven.
First, it was the most basic attack method. There were 200 magic crossbows installed on every wall, and they were enchanted with wind element magic to make the crossbow bolts faster and harder to dodge. The town was not large in the first place, and the length of each wall was also very limited. There were basically no blind spots for the 200 magic crossbows to shoot continuously. Furthermore, these magic crossbows did not only shoot in a fixed direction, but also could automatically track and aim at moving objects within the shooting range with the ingenious setup of the magic gears.
The bolts used in these magic crossbows were all first-class enchanted bolts, and the power of the first bolt was no less than a level-10 spell. These bolts were automatically added by the magic gears, and could ensure that 20 bolts could be shot continuously. In other words, each wall could continuously shoot 4,000 enchanted bolts. For a group like the Syer Bandits, no one would be left alive after these few waves of attacks.
That was why everyone who had seen the design would exclaim, "Crazy!" Be it magic crossbows or enchanted bolts, even the prosperous big cities would not be able to equip so many of them. Six walls, 1,200 magical crossbows, and 24,000 first-class enchanted crossbow bolts. This amount of money alone was enough to buy a hundred Black Clouds Towns.
These magic crossbows were considered to be weapons to deal with low-level enemies. Of course, that was if people of around level-10 were considered low-level enemies. If the invading enemy managed to survive such an attack, what awaited him next would be a journey to hell that would make him feel even more hopeless. In addition to being a Guru of Inscription and a Master of magic gears, Lin Li was also a pharmaceutics Guru.
There were potions that could be used to save people, help in the practice of martial arts or magic, and of course, harm people. As a pharmaceutics Guru, Lin Li had a plethora of recipes that could make people feel like dying. Apart from poisons that could kill people directly, there were also potions that could weaken magic shields, deplete mana, create hallucinations, and make people rot into nothingness.
Basically, there were not many people who could survive a potion unless it was a Legendary powerhouse. Even an Archmage would be at a disadvantage here. If they were lucky, they might survive, but if they were unlucky, they would definitely regret being shot to death by the bolts from the beginning. Ordinary people might not even have the chance to look at the potions concocted by a pharmaceutics Guru. It would be a blessing for them to die because of it.
Under the effect of the magic gears, the new Black Clouds Town needed some time to change its defensive form. Although Lin Li was a Master-level Magic Gears Technique, he could only compress the time to about a minute. If there were other researchers in the field of magic gears, they would definitely be in disbelief. This was because although the theory behind the transformation was simple, the scale of the magic gears was huge. A minute was already the limit.
In order to solve this problem, and to prevent the residents of the town from being caught off guard when the attack happened, surveillance mechanisms were set up within 10 kilometers of the town. Although the Warlock's Eyes was simple, the magical waves it emitted could be easily discovered. However, this problem could not be solved with surveillance mechanisms.
Apart from sending a copy to the town, a copy of the situation would also be sent to the Tower of Dusk. This could prevent the person in charge of surveillance from being careless, and also make it easier for the Tower of Dusk to send a rescue team in time.
After confirming the enemy's hostility, be it the surveillance personnel in the town or the Tower of Dusk, they could activate the town's magic gears to put the town into a defensive state within a minute. Even an Archmage would not be able to fly to the town in less than a minute.
If it was a Legendary powerhouse, Lin Li had obtained hundreds of Magic-resistant Gems in the underground palace. As long as he took out 10 Magic-resistant Gems and set up a Mana Drainage Mageweath, even a Legendary powerhouse would not be able to do anything to the town. Although 10 Magic-resistant Gems were not enough to defend against a Legendary powerhouse's full-force attack, they could reduce the intensity of the magic attack. Then, the Mana Drainage Mageweath could direct the power of the magic attack into the power core of the magic gears. There was no need to worry about wastage.
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