For alchemists, enchantment only required two things: stable mana during drawing, and perfect runes during drawing. [Zero ↑ Nine △ Little ↑ Say △ Net]
Stable mana during drawing was something Angor could do. Just like Thaw, he only needed to construct a stable mana channel through the Axes of the Universe.
It was quite difficult for an apprentice to carve a magic pattern onto an alchemy product. But Angor could find another way.
Enchantment Encyclopedia — A Primer. Angor recorded this book in the Nightmare Realm. It had more than 700 pages, which would be as thick as a dictionary if it was printed on paper.
There was a complete mageweath on every page.
The rune on the first page was called Rune of Sharpness. It doubled the sharpness of an alchemy item.
This mageweath looked very simple. If drawn with a single stroke, it would take more than 50 strokes to draw it.
Angor took out a pen and paper and tried to draw the rune slowly.
He failed without a doubt.
He tried another seven or eight times, but the results were still the same. Most of the time, he would have to pause halfway to consider his next stroke. A pause would cause the mana output to become unstable.
Even if he managed to draw a complete rune, he would still fail due to the difference in spacing and angle.
Angor had foreseen something like this. He sighed slightly, "Looks like I can only resort to cheating …"
Angor cut the rune into separate sections and projected it onto a piece of paper using the hologram tablet.
He took out a pen and paper and traced the edges of the rune using the hologram.
All in one go!
When the rune was perfectly drawn on the paper, Angor silently praised the hologram tablet in his mind.
Projecting runes through the hologram tablet was why Angor was so confident in enchantment.
As a matter of fact, Angor's cheating method was already thought of by some alchemists a long time ago. They would carve a complete rune on a wooden board, hang it on a chandelier, and use the light from the chandelier to draw the rune. The principle was similar to Angor's projection. However, the projected runes would have problems with spacing due to certain conditions. Since they were projecting shadows, the light would mislead people's eyes, so this method was basically useless.
Angor, on the other hand, did not need to worry about this at all. It was a real hologram, so the size and spacing of the runes were exactly the same as the original.
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Now that his experiment was successful, he decided to test it again. This time, he was going to use his mana to carve the Sharpness Mageweath.
Ordinary white paper could not withstand extraordinary power, so he went to the underground market and bought a few sheepskin scrolls. Then, through the projection of the holographic tablet, he controlled the magic output and drew the Sharpness Mageweath on the sheepskin scrolls according to the ratio of 1: 2.
When the last stroke was finished, a light flashed on the parchment. Then, a cold aura, as sharp as a blade, spread out from the sheepskin scroll.
"That's it? Sharp Magic Scrolls? "
He suddenly felt that he could reach the top of Sky Tower by drawing magic scrolls without using alchemy weapons.
While he was feeling proud, the scroll suddenly exploded into countless pieces and scattered all over the ground.
"What's going on? Why did it explode all of a sudden? "Puzzled, he began to read Enchantment Cyclopaedia: For Beginners.
Halfway through the book, he finally got the answer from the author's comments.
As it turned out, the runes drawn by alchemists were different from those drawn by real Runes. Alchemists did not know how to make magic scrolls because the runes they drew were usually used on alchemy items. Most of them were passive runes.
For example, Sharpness Rune, Armor-Piercing Rune, and so on. These runes would increase the sharpness and armor-piercing ability of an alchemy item. These were all passive effects.
Passive runes were considered high-end techniques in the field of Runes. Only wizards who were determined to learn magic arrays would dabble in them. [Zero ↑ Nine △ Little ↑ Say △ Net]
Passive mageweaths could be enchanted for a long time by combining them with suitable alchemy materials and a source of energy. Ordinary magic scrolls could only be used a few times. They could only be used for a long time if they were transformed into magic arrays.
There were active enchantments, but all of them were compound ones. Compound ones were not enchantments in Runes. They were enchantments for magic arrays.
An active enchantment was created when multiple runes were stacked on top of each other to form a magic array according to a certain pattern. Then, the magic array could be enchanted onto an alchemy item.
For example, Sharpness Rune, Projectile Rune, and Midas Touch could be combined to create a magic array with the effect of "rain of knives".
Enchantment on an alchemy item made of suitable materials would give the item the effect of "rain of knives".
However, enchantment on magic arrays was too difficult. Even if someone could figure it out, it would not be as powerful as "synthesis". This was why alchemists would usually only memorize some low-level runes when they learned enchantment. When they reached a certain level, they would directly switch to "synthesis".
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Angor finally understood why the Sharpness Rune broke. Passive runes were not something ordinary scrolls could handle. Sharpness Runes belonged to the high-end knowledge of Runes, which was the foundation of magic arrays.
Still, Angor felt happy.
At least he could tell that he successfully drew the runes. This meant that he could draw runes now. If he could buy a real book on Runes and some scrolls, he might be able to reach the top of the Sky Tower by smashing those scrolls.
In the following week, Angor used Enchantment Cyclopaedia — For Beginners to practice each rune.
With the help of the holographic projection, his drawing became smoother and smoother. Thanks to the holographic projection, he was able to draw the most standard runes every time. As time went by, he got more and more familiar with the runes. He could even draw runes that he had drawn several times without using the holographic projection.
When the Month of Blossoms was over, the first half of the Month of Spring Sacrifice arrived.
Angor took out some materials, such as Starfrost Gold, Ice Glue, Earth Fiend Copper, Iron Wood … He used Thaw to make them into accessories one by one.
When the Earth Fiend Copper was melted, Angor molded it into a crescent-shaped blade. Once the shape was decided, Angor quickly used his tablet to engrave the runes of Sharpness on the blade. Then, using Condense, he took out a utility knife and quickly painted the crescent blade with tiny ripples.
He planned to draw the Venom Snake pattern on the blade. However, Thaw had a limited time, and he was running out of mana, so he could only draw some random ripples as an artistic touch.
When the crescent-shaped blade was successfully placed on the lab table, it shone with an unimaginable sharpness.
When Angor tried to assemble the other parts, he carefully held the blade's surface. The sharpness of the blade cut his hand, and blood gushed out.
Bright red blood streaked across the crescent blade, but it didn't stain the slightest bit as it dripped onto the ground. There was not even a trace of blood on the blade. The blade was as smooth as a mirror.
"It's not the blade. The flat surface already has the sharpness effect. When I assemble it, it should be a supernatural alchemy weapon, right? "Angor thought to himself.
The assembly process was completed quickly. When Angor held the finished product in his hand, he could clearly see that it was a scythe used by farmers to cut grass.
The maximum length of the blade was 31.2 centimeters, and the maximum width was 13.7 centimeters. The handle was made of ironwood. The scythe was not too big, and its weight was suitable for one hand.
It was not very artistic. There were runes on the blade, but they were simple. The handle was polished and waxed, but it was also sparse.
As for the effect …
Angor walked out of the lab with the scythe and crossed the river into the forest.
Angor swung the scythe at an adult maple tree. The tree trunk, which was as thick as an adult's waist, was easily cut in half.
The scythe's sharpness was almost unimaginable.
Angor swung the scythe again. This time, he infused his mana into the blade. The crescent-shaped blade glowed faintly. Angor aimed at another maple tree.
The maple tree was cut in half again. Strangely, the cut was not flat like tofu. Instead, it was filled with all kinds of barbs. Angor guessed that this was the effect of the Rune of Sharpness.
Angor swung the scythe a few more times. Once, he only swung the scythe at the air. The branch was cut in half before it even touched the air.
"Supernatural, as expected." Angor showed a satisfied smile.
He could simply imbue the blade with Sharpness Qi. He could even cut through the air without touching the real thing. This was the effect of the Rune of Sharpness!
Making a supernatural weapon meant that Angor had officially stepped into the threshold of a Junior Apprentice Alchemist.
And he only spent less than a month to do it.
If other alchemists knew about Angor's achievement, they would feel ashamed.
For most alchemists, it would take years for them to advance to the level of a beginner apprentice. Every step in alchemy was extremely difficult, and they often got stuck at it for years.
People like Angor were born to attract hatred.
However, Angor still regretted that he only knew how to make weapons with 3D diagrams. He did not have time to learn other types yet.
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After returning home, Angor decided to make another alchemy weapon. Once this one was ready, he would start making his own weapon to challenge the tower.
Nausica's image flashed across his mind before he started working on this item. When the world's consciousness came to the mirror world, it caused a hurricane. If Nausica did not save him in time, he would have fallen from the clouds and become fertilizer for the Tree of Eternity.
Angor decided to make an alchemy weapon for Nausica.
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