At this moment, Prince Kanber, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, also sensed that something was amiss. He curbed the sarcasm on his face, and quickly walked towards Donald. To his surprise, be it Donald or the other metallurgists, none of them reacted to his arrival at all. They were all still staring at the Alchemy Colossuses.
"Master Donald, are there any results from your examination?" Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Kanber was a little displeased. He had merely repaired a few Alchemy Colossuses. Was there a need for them to be so exaggerated!?
Donald snapped out of his thoughts, glanced at Kanber, and shook his head slightly. He sighed, and said, "Although I can't be sure what level the other party's alchemy has reached from these things, the various fantastic ideas involved do indeed make me feel a little shocked. What kind of force is the Tower of Dusk? They actually have someone so proficient in alchemy. "
"What Tower of Dusk? I've never heard of a force before. What's there to worry about? The way I see it, that shorty only managed to do all these things by accident. In my opinion, we'd better not waste time on these trivial matters. Let's discuss the next action plan. " In Kanber's opinion, the only team that could be considered an opponent in this operation was the Brilliance Shrine's team. As for the Tower of Dusk, which he had never heard of, it was not worth his energy at all.
However, at this moment, Donald's student, Alchemist Nick, who was in charge of testing the circulation pathway of the Array Design, strode towards Donald and Kanber with unconcealable excitement on his face.
"Your Highness Kanber, Teacher, the results of the test for the circulation pathway of the Array Design are out," Nick said in a trembling voice after bowing to the two of them.
Although Nick had yet to announce the results of the test, Donald and Kanber had already vaguely made some guesses based on his current behavior. At the same time, the surrounding metallurgists were also attracted over, and they looked at Nick nervously.
"Why are you panicking? Tell me, what are the results of the test?" Donald frowned and lectured Nick. In fact, he was also trying to ease the tension in his heart.
The surroundings became quiet. All the alchemists seemed to be holding their breaths, as if they were waiting for the final judgment, waiting for Nick to announce the results of the test. Master Russell was their god, and alchemy was their faith. If what the dwarf said was true, then it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to them.
It was as if someone had spent a lot of effort to prepare a trump card and was very confident that he could use it to amaze the world at the right time. In the end, he discovered that his trump card had been grasped by someone else, and that someone else could use it better than him. This was definitely a heavy blow to anyone.
"Yes, teacher." Nick also felt the pressure at this moment, and he took a deep breath to calm himself down before saying, "Just now, we conducted a comparative test on the circulation pathway of the Alchemy Colossus. The result of the test was that the mana consumption of the Alchemy Colossus that had been repaired was reduced by 17% compared to the original Alchemy Colossus. "Moreover, the operation of the various arrays didn't decrease because of this. Instead, their effects were strengthened to a certain extent."
"Impossible! That's impossible! The level of alchemy in the Rotterdam Kingdom is the highest in the entire Anril, and Master Russell's alchemy is unparalleled. There must be something wrong with your test. Go back and do it again! " While everyone was still digesting the shock brought about by the test results, Kanber could not help but yell.
"Your Highness Kanber, we have already conducted three comparative tests, and the results were very close, so …" At this point, Alchemist Nick dared not say anything else, and instead handed the detailed test records to his teacher, Donald. If he continued, he would probably really have to say that the dwarf was better than Master Russell.
"Then do it again. Report again when you find the real problem!" Kanber said in a flustered and exasperated tone.
If the person who surpassed Master Russell was someone from the Rotterdam Kingdom, he would probably be overjoyed. However, the Rotterdam Kingdom had been developing alchemy civilization for thousands of years, and the achievements of Master Russell were like an insurmountable moat. Countless alchemy geniuses stopped helplessly in front of that moat.
Now, a ridiculous dwarf from an unknown force actually had alchemy standards that surpassed Russell's. In that case, all the years of hard work from the Rotterdam Kingdom had been in vain! Kanber was not the only one. That was something that no one from the Rotterdam Kingdom could accept.
"Your Highness Kanber, you should know that their tests will never go wrong. I wonder where that dwarf came from. He actually has such a high level of alchemy. It seems that the force called the Tower of Dusk is indeed worthy of our attention. Since they have such a relationship with the Brilliance Shrine, they are indeed not simple. " Donald closed the detailed test records in his hand and looked into the distance, where Archbishop Martin of the Brilliance Shrine was chatting with the young mage incomparably amiably.
At this moment, Donald finally felt that the team that popped out of nowhere was probably really worthy of his attention in the upcoming exploration. Although he had never heard of the Tower of Dusk, he was very clear about the strength of the Brilliance Shrine in Anril. Given Archbishop Martin's status in the Brilliance Shrine, he was actually having a friendly conversation with Lin Li on an equal footing. Clearly, the Tower of Dusk should be rather powerful in Anril.
Hearing Donald's words, Kanber froze for a moment, and finally calmed down a little. He grabbed the test records from Donald's hand and carefully read them twice. He was also quite accomplished in alchemy, and as soon as he looked at the detailed data in the test records, he knew that there seemed to be no problem with the test.
However, although he agreed with the results of the test, Kanber still did not think that the dwarf's level of alchemy would really be better than that of the god-like Master Russell.
"Hmph." Kanber humphed coldly and looked into the distance with a sullen gaze. He said, "Master Donald, these things only involve a small part of the technology of the Alchemy Colossus. It doesn't mean that the dwarf's level of alchemy is really qualified to be compared to Master Russell's. Perhaps the other party was just lucky and happened to get some information about our Alchemy Colossus. What we should really do is to properly investigate how the information was leaked after we go back this time. "
Kanber's words made some sense at the beginning. After all, the field of alchemy contained a lot of knowledge, and the level of one's alchemy could indeed not be reflected by just a few questions. However, the latter reason was obviously a little far-fetched. Although it was not impossible, the coincidence was more or less self-deceiving.
"In that case, how do you explain the improvement in the performance of those Alchemy Colossuses after they were repaired?" Donald clearly did not agree with Kanber's far-fetched statement.
"Well, perhaps Master Russell originally hid some secrets in the settings of the Alchemy Colossuses, but we just haven't discovered them. That dwarf was just lucky enough to discover those secrets, which gave the illusion of an improvement in the performance of the Alchemy Colossuses. Besides, we still don't know whether this improvement is good or bad for the Alchemy Colossuses. If the purpose of performance improvement is to overdraft the lifespan of the Alchemy Colossuses, wouldn't the gains outweigh the losses? " Prince Kanber's explanation wasn't without reason, and many of the surrounding alchemists nodded in agreement as they listened.
It was just like how humans could achieve the purpose of improving their strength in a short period of time by overdrafting their mental strength, physical strength, and even vitality. By overloading the Alchemy Colossuses and increasing the output of mana for a short period of time, many metallurgists knew that the performance of the Alchemy Colossuses could indeed improve by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.
However, at the same time, humans would become extremely weak after overdrafting their mental strength and physical strength. After overloading the Alchemy Colossuses, the wear and tear of the various parts would also accelerate, thus affecting the lifespan of the Alchemy Colossuses. Weakness could be clearly felt, but the wear and tear of the parts of the Alchemy Colossuses would usually not be discovered unless it was repaired. It would be troublesome when something happened.
However, there was still a huge difference between the performance improvement brought about by overloading and the current performance improvement of the Alchemy Colossuses. How could Donald not be able to tell? However, at this juncture, he did not want to argue with Kanber over that issue. What else could he say? Did he have to say that the dwarf's alchemy level was definitely higher than that of the best metallurgist, Russell!?
Donald was not the only one who could see that. In fact, the metallurgists who were slightly clear-headed would also be able to think of which statement was more likely. However, alchemy had already become something similar to faith in the Rotterdam Kingdom, and there would be plenty of fanatics when it came to faith. Hence, many metallurgists were more inclined to Prince Kanber's statement, and firmly believed that outsiders could not surpass Master Russell no matter what.
"Even if that dwarf really only grasps some secrets of the Alchemy Colossuses, we should still be more careful. Besides, we should think of a way to win that dwarf over. He might be able to give us a better understanding of the Alchemy Colossuses. " Although Donald was already a little fearful of the alchemy standards of the Tower of Dusk, he still went along with Kanber's words. As soon as he said this, those who were inclined to believe either version of the story expressed their agreement in unison.
However, Prince Kanber was still rather dissatisfied with that outcome, and felt that there was no need to take the nameless force called the Tower of Dusk and the funny dwarf to heart. However, due to Donald's prestige, he did not express a strong objection, and instead said perfunctorily, "Okay, let's be careful then, Master Donald. Should we consider the next exploration next?"
Donald could only secretly feel helpless about Kanber's perfunctory attitude. It seemed that he would have to worry about the Tower of Dusk and the dwarf, and he could not count on the prince at all.
On the side of the Rotterdam Kingdom's team, there was a lot of shock and discussion because of the changes in the Alchemy Colossuses. Although they still reached a consensus in the end, the matter was actually left unsettled. Everyone had their own answer in their hearts, but no one could really convince anyone.
On the other hand, Lin Li and Archbishop Martin seemed to be very friendly and amiable as Donald and the others had seen. On the other hand, Prince Jeremiah had been waiting for the Rotterdam Kingdom's team to find him after testing the Alchemy Colossuses so that he could embarrass the annoying Felic.
However, to Prince Jeremiah's disappointment, the Rotterdam Kingdom did not seem to have any intention of finding trouble with them after testing the Alchemy Colossuses, and even tearing them apart for inspection. Damn it, could it be that the funny dwarf is really that capable of repairing the Alchemy Colossuses in a few moments!?
Of course, Prince Jeremiah didn't know that the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom actually had the same doubts as him, and were also distressed by the funny dwarf's alchemy level.
Jeremiah would look at the situation on the side of the Rotterdam Kingdom for a while before clenching his fists and gritting his teeth. Lin Li, who was watching from the side, had long known what the prince was anxious about. However, given Lin Li's current realm, he only found it a little funny. On the account of Archbishop Martin, he couldn't be bothered to argue with Jeremiah.
After chatting with Archbishop Martin, Lin Li also found out how the people of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom came to the Sky Castle. In fact, it was really as Lin Li had thought before. The Teleportation Portal that they used to enter the Sky Castle was not the one in the Haiga Mountain Range, but a Teleportation Portal located at the border of the Ledin Kingdom and the Dwarf Kingdom.
The people of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom had both obtained a clue about the ruins of the High Elves from the Dwarf Kingdom not long ago. Besides, the specific time was probably about the same as the time when Lin Li and the others explored Prince Brahere's mausoleum. As for whether there was any connection between the two, they had no idea.
However, according to the clues, the ruins that the people of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom found were not Prince Brahere's mausoleum, but a relic that was similar to a material transfer station. Unfortunately, neither side obtained any valuable gains in the ruins, which had been empty for tens of thousands of years.
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