Parmigi Highlands was located to the southwest of the Evernight Kingdom, which was the border between the Goman Kingdom and the Evernight Kingdom.
The average altitude of the highlands was over 350 meters above sea level, so few people came here. Apart from some native tribes, Parmigi Highlands was undeniably a forbidden area for humans.
But on this day, in the blue sky, a huge black shadow flashed with a sparkling radiance.
It was a strange object. Angor couldn't tell if it was alive or dead. It was a large, flat, and transparent crystal. There were white strings inside the crystal, which looked like ice. No, it was ice.
Because when a highland eagle flew past it a hundred meters away, it was frozen into an ice sculpture and fell to the ground.
If it was ice, it must be a dead object. But why was it mistaken as a living thing? The ice sculpture was about 20 meters long. On both sides of the ice sculpture, there were two transparent wings, which looked like the wings of a swan. Every time the wings flapped, a feather of ice would fall from the sky.
The sunlight on the plateau was so strong that it shone brightly on this piece of ice with wings.
Above the ice, several mysterious people in white robes were resting with their eyes closed. The endless freezing power of the frost did not seem to be able to harm them. Instead, their figures seemed to become more and more ethereal in the white mist.
If one looked closely, they would notice a frozen crescent moon embroidered on each of their backs.
…
It was the first day of the Month of Blossom. After half a month of exhaustion, Angor finally recovered from the spell backlash.
Almost immediately, he began to practice the spell.
The first thing he learned was the basic Tooling spells, Thaw and Condense. According to his plan, there were two requirements to reach the top of Sky Tower. First, he needed an alchemy weapon. Second, he needed to learn a set of defensive spells.
Learning a set of spells should not be a problem. He just needed some time to get used to it. As for the alchemy weapon, however, he was not sure. It was the product of two different civilizations, and its future was uncertain.
More importantly, Angor had no idea if he could become an alchemist himself. If he could not even become an apprentice alchemist, all his other plans would be useless.
Therefore, he focused all of his attention on Thaw.
Thaw was the first requirement for an alchemist apprentice.
The essence of Thaw was the long-lasting fusion of fire elements and magic power to produce extremely high heat. Then, he used the cantrip model to control the range of the heat so that he wouldn't get hurt.
This cantrip was the exact opposite of the cantrips of the three major architectures. The cantrip model wasn't used to construct Thaw, but to limit the high temperature of Thaw.
He took out a piece of paper, which was filled with data and formulas. This was the result of the model he had derived for the Thaw spell a few days ago when the spell backfired.
After memorizing several key coordinates of the model, he closed his eyes and began to meditate.
His mind space had already regained its clarity. The 'lollipop' that he had constructed was all alone in the chaos. The singularity was slowly rotating, purifying the primal mana.
Instead, he released pure mana from his mana pool and began to construct the cantrip model of Thaw.
With the help of the Axes of the Universe, it only took him two to three seconds to construct the model.
The Thaw cantrip model did not show any abnormalities. It simply hung in his mind space without breaking down or disintegrating. Nor did it show any signs of being released.
He moved the cantrip model to his fingertip and still did not feel anything. There was nothing special about it either.
"This model is different. It didn't crumble even after being left outside for a long time. It's as solid as a rock," Angor muttered.
Since he could not find anything wrong with the model, he decided to "warm up" it.
The fusion of fire elements and mana meant that one had to release mana from their body and let it rub against the fire elements in the outside world.
This step didn't seem difficult, and the amount of magic power released from the body was negligible. However, it required patience and control, which was difficult for ordinary Apprentice Adepts to achieve.
Patience meant that one had to continuously release mana and slowly warm up the cantrip. The time required for this process was determined by the amount of fire elements in the air. In places where fire elements were active, it would only take a few minutes to warm up. But in places where fire elements were weak, it could take several hours, or even more.
Basically, patience was not a problem for Apprentice Adepts.
However, the control of mana was the most difficult part of learning Thaw. It was also one of the reasons why most apprentices did not want to learn alchemy.
During the process of warming up, one had to continuously release mana from one's body. The mana consumption was small, but one had to keep releasing the same amount of mana.
A little bit more, a little bit less, or even just a little bit would cause the process to fail.
It was almost impossible for apprentice adepts to control the measurement with such precision.
…
Angor began the process as well. He kept releasing mana from his body. At first, it was easy for him to resist fire elements.
But two seconds later, the process failed. Just like other apprentices, he did not control the amount of mana accurately.
For the second experiment, Angor carefully released his mana bit by bit. Under his high concentration, he managed to maintain it for … three seconds.
Angor went on for the third, fourth … and tenth experiment. His best record was four seconds. Most of the others were around two seconds.
In places where fire elements were active, it would take more than two minutes to warm up. But now, he could not even last five seconds.
Angor suddenly felt frustrated. Did he not have the talent to learn alchemy?
His mana was almost used up, and he was not in a good mood. He closed his eyes and began to meditate to recover his mana.
Five hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Angor's mood gradually calmed down during the meditation.
He also understood that it was normal to suffer a blow. Nothing could be accomplished overnight. He would keep trying. If he could not control his mana, he could only say that he was not destined to learn alchemy.
His mana pool was full again. He took out some rations to fill his stomach while thinking about how to control the amount of mana in his body.
Controlling his mana was not something that could be done by being careful. Angor had put all his attention into controlling his mana, but he still could not achieve perfect control.
There's always a limit to human strength. Can I borrow some external help?
Speaking of external power, the simplest way to control his mana was to limit it through a pipe. It was like drinking water through a straw. The straw could effectively limit the amount of water flowing out.
But he could not put a pipe into his mind space. Besides, how could he put mana into a pipe?
Pipe … Limit …
Angor repeated the idea over and over again. Various images flashed in his mind. Suddenly, an image full of dotted lines flashed across his mind.
"I got it! I can't put a pipe in, but I can make one myself! "Angor looked excited." I can do it with the Axes of the Universe! "
The Axes of the Universe was the result of mastering the 36-dimensional space positioning method.
The Axes of the Universe divided the mind space into a collection of countless dotted lines, and each point could be turned into a space coordinate point through the Axes of the Universe. Angor only needed to construct a three-dimensional tunnel in his mind space and use the Axes of the Universe as a standard to control his mana output.
With this in mind, Angor quickly began his experiment.
It took him half a day to create a tunnel defined by the Axes of the Universe that connected his mana pool to the outside world.
He took a deep breath and began to draw mana from his mana pool. He was careful not to let the mana flow out of the Axes of the Universe.
Two seconds. Three seconds. … Nineteen seconds. Twenty seconds.
Twenty seconds later, Angor failed again.
However, Angor did not look frustrated this time. He was sure that he had solved the measurement problem. Four seconds to twenty seconds was the proof.
He failed not because he did not control his mana well. It was because the rate fluctuated.
As long as he could solve the measurement problem, everything else was not a problem.
After spending some more time, he was able to reach a basic equilibrium with his constant attention.
With both the measurement and the rate solved, Angor began the process again.
Two seconds. Three seconds. … Nineteen seconds. Twenty seconds. One minute. Ten seconds. One minute. Thirty seconds.
Two minutes later, Angor failed again.
This time, however, it had nothing to do with his technique. It was because his finger got burned.
He had been focusing on solving the problem, but he forgot that he had to do it inside the cantrip model. Otherwise, he would get burned sooner or later.
…
The third day of the Month of Blossom.
Angor moved the stove in the kitchen to the basement.
He lit the fire.
Waves of heat slowly spread in the basement.
Angor sat beside the stove and closed his eyes to meditate. About half an hour later, he reached out his spirit feelers and sensed the activity of fire elements in the air.
With the furnace as the center, the Fire Elemental Energy became several times more active than before.
Angor felt that it was about time. He stood up and walked to the pile of wooden boxes on the other side of the basement. They were all low-tiered materials he bought from Prome's Alchemy Shop.
Angor took out a black metal block that had a red tint to it.
It was Earth Fiend Copper, one of the materials he bought the most. It was one of the weakest types of Blood Copper. It was a type of copper that was contaminated with Earth Fiend's blood and nourished for many years.
Items made with Earth Fiend Copper would be much harder and more resistant to wear. There was also a small chance that they would gain special effects.
Angor took out the Earth Fiend Copper and returned to the stove.
Angor used Thaw to construct the cantrip model. He then injected his mana to slowly fuse it with the fire elements. Time passed.
Fifteen minutes later, Thaw took shape.
Angor could feel the intense heat coming from the model at his fingertips. However, since it was restrained by the model, it did not leak out.
Angor placed the Earth Fiend Copper inside Thaw.
As time passed, the Earth Demon Blood Copper began to show signs of melting under the Thaw technique …
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