After listening to Feng's story, Angor realized that the "mad hatter" in the story had something to do with the rune.
"Could the Mad Hatter in the story be the origin of the mysterious mageweath?"
If that was the case, then this was not a fairytale. It was real.
This reminded him of the barren space where he met Torras, where he lost a Mystery item. The birth of that mysterious item originated from a legendary swindler that existed in history — Lucas.
Feng nodded. "According to my research, there was once a genius hatter named Louis in that world. But it happened so long ago that it's hard to trace the events back then. I don't know if it's a fairytale or a real one. But since this man was real, he must have something to do with the rune. It's very likely that he's the origin of the rune. "
Feng's tone became a little hesitant. "But I don't understand why it's a rune instead of the hat made from Tea Tea's fur in the story."
It was difficult to find a set pattern for the birth of Mystery items in all the general planes. For example, no one in the same era as Lucas, both mortals and wizards, thought that Lucas' mouth, which was full of lies, would become a Mystery item in the end.
There was no way to find the pattern, but if they could confirm the origin of the Mystery item, they would be able to draw a conclusion.
The most mysterious part of the fairytale was Louis' hat. The white hat could remain conscious, but he would revert to the weak nature of a human. The black hat would lose his mind and gain the magical power of the people of Teapot Kingdom.
If the origin of the Mystery item was traced back, it should be the hat that became the Mystery item. But why was there a rune in the end? There was no mention of the rune in the story at all.
This was why Feng was puzzled.
However, this was only the background story of the rune. It did not affect the rune's ability, so it did not matter whether Angor knew about it or not.
That was what Angor was thinking right now. He was still confused, but he was more concerned about the properties of the rune.
Before telling the story, Feng said, "That's all the Stainless Rune can do. That's because the figure in the story only threw a white hat."
Thinking back to the plot in "Louis's Hat", the hat would change between black and white. The "Crazy Hat's Coronation" might not only be a white hat for mageweaths, but also a black hat for mageweaths.
Angor voiced out his question.
Feng nodded. "Yes. It will throw a black hat. The effect of a white hat and a black hat are completely different. You can even say that the black hat's effect is truly subversive. "
"True subversion …" Angor murmured to himself as he felt something stirring in his mind.
If the effects of the mysterious mageweath were to follow the logic of the fairy tale, the white hat would only make Louis sober up from his insanity, which meant that Louis would return to his cognitive level before he wore the hat. This would definitely play a huge role in the story, but in reality, its usefulness was actually very limited. This corresponded to the white hat in the mysterious mageweath. Although the effect was very good, it was only very good. Among Mystery items, the white hat was one of the weakest ones.
But the black hat in the story was completely different. It turned Louis into a mad man and gave him unimaginable power. The black hat was the source of Louis' power.
According to the corresponding story, if the mysterious mageweath crowned a black hat, it could really be an unprecedented subversion!
"What's the effect of the black hat? How does it make the figure in the picture throw out a black hat? "Angor asked Feng eagerly.
"We'll talk about the black hat later. Let's talk about the white hat first. Do you really think you know everything about the white hat? "Feng did not talk about the black hat right away.
"The white hat has an effect I don't know about?" Angor mumbled and suddenly thought of something. He looked at the "floating water" corner of the Stainless Rune.
Feng noticed Angor's look and chuckled. "You just thought of it? The white hat's effect doesn't just improve the rune's power. It can also optimize the flaws in the rune. "
When Angor heard "optimizing flaws", he finally understood why Feng was bothering him when he was drawing the rune.
It also explained why Angor's question in White Cloud Village's art studio — how did Feng's non-standard runes last so long?
It was all because of the "optimization" effect.
At first glance, the effect of "optimizing flaws" sounded ordinary. As long as one was serious about drawing the rune, they would not need it.
But in reality, the biggest problem for Rune Warlocks and Enchantment Alchemists was that many high-level runes and arrays were too complicated. Not only did they take too long to draw, but they could also make mistakes easily.
Angor had such a problem. He still could not draw some of the more difficult magic arrays in Enchantment Cyclopaedia: Advanced, let alone Perfect Enchantment. His mental strength and calculation ability could not support him for more than ten days, or even months.
Once his mental strength weakened or he made a small mistake in his calculation, such advanced magic arrays would be destroyed.
Besides, a magic array was not like a single rune. There was no serious punishment for failure. At most, he would just have to draw it again. A magic array was a collection of large amounts of mana. A slight mistake could lead to the collapse of the entire array or even a backlash.
There were many wizards who died from the backlash because they tried to draw a magic array above their level.
In other words, Enchantment Alchemists and Rune Warlocks could not afford to make any mistakes.
However, if Angor had the white hat's ability to optimize flaws, it would be great news for them. At least they would not have to worry about dying from the backlash of failing to draw a magic array.
More importantly, this ability would allow Angor to challenge more difficult magic arrays.
With this in mind, Angor quickly asked, "Is there a lower limit to the effect?"
"Of course there is. You're not going to let Mystery Rune optimize you into a complete rune just by drawing a few random lines, are you?"
"How many imperfections do you need before the rune will lose its effect?"
"As long as the flaw does not exceed 3% of the total rune, it can be optimized."
3% did not sound like much. However, the magic arrays in Advanced usually consisted of dozens of runes gathered together, and there were more than a thousand rune horns. 3% of the total rune was enough to represent hundreds of rune horns.
For more difficult magic arrays, such as ones with tens of thousands of rune horns, 3% was enough to represent thousands of rune horns.
In other words, Angor could make more than a hundred mistakes when drawing the rune edges of the Advanced magic array.
That was a huge margin of error.
Angor could easily make mistakes on purpose when his mental strength and calculation power were exhausted. He could recover a little before continuing.
In this way, Angor believed he could draw most of the magic arrays in Advanced. As for Perfect Chapter, he could give it a try. However, it would not last long enough. The failure rate was still high.
On the other side, Feng witnessed Angor's confused look turn into realization, and then brightened up again.
"Now you should understand that you are not that weak even if you throw out a white hat, right?" Feng laughed.
Angor nodded excitedly. He did not see it earlier because he was only drawing a basic Stainless Rune.
The white hat's optimization ability was more useful for more difficult runes.
"It's still a Mystery item. A black hat is powerful, but a white hat has its advantages too. "Feng paused." Now that we're done with the white hat, let's talk about the black hat. "
Angor's ears perked up.
If a white hat was already so powerful, what would a black hat do?
Feng's next words surprised Angor. "Unfortunately, I've never asked someone to make a black hat for a rune."
"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't …" Feng looked a little embarrassed.
After listening to Feng's explanation, Angor realized that Feng meant that Angor had not met the requirements for a black hat to appear.
In order to make the figure throw out the black hat, there was a prerequisite: the magic patterns carved on it must be complete and flawless.
A white hat could optimize the flaw. However, the prerequisite for the appearance of the black hat was that the mageweath itself had to be flawless.
Two hats of different colors could not be made at the same time. In other words, if there was a flaw in the rune, a white hat would be created.
If the rune was perfect, there would be a chance for a black hat to appear.
"That's right. Even if you draw a perfect rune, a black hat won't always appear." Feng paused. "I have an old friend called Renekton. He came from the Turing Cube just like me, but he's an alchemist."
"Turing Cube? Didn't you say you're working for the Temple of Prophets? "Angor muttered.
"Don't interrupt." Feng scolded Angor, but he still explained, "It's not a conflict. I'm only working for the Temple of Prophets. It doesn't mean I'm a member of the Temple of Prophets."
"Speaking of which, Renekton isn't an enchantment alchemist, but he knows some alchemy runes. So I asked him to test the power of a mysterious rune for me."
"I'm not an expert in runes, so I never asked the shadow to throw a black hat. But Renekton did it."
"Based on Renekton's test, I concluded that there are two conditions for a black hat to appear."
"First, as you already know, the rune must be perfect."
"Second, the more complicated the rune, the higher the chance of a black hat appearing. At least, in Renekton's test, he never saw a black hat when he drew a single rune. Instead, a black hat appeared when he drew a magic array. That's the only time I saw a black hat since I obtained the rune. "
Angor was surprised. "The only time?"
Didn't Feng ask Renekton to do the test? Did Renekton only get a black hat once? Angor did not know about Renekton's alchemy skills, but if Feng mentioned it, it could not be bad.
"Yes, there was only one time. Because after the black hat appeared, I could clearly see that Renekton was interested in my mysterious rune. Perhaps he would escape with it while I wasn't paying attention. Thus, I took the mysterious rune and left first …"
Angor was speechless.
He thought the probability of a black hat appearing was so low that it only appeared once in so many years. So it was because Renekton was worried that someone would steal the rune.
Angor was speechless, but he could still tell that the black hat's effect was unparalleled.
Otherwise, that alchemist named Renekton would not try to take the rune right in front of Feng.
Feng also ran away quickly, which also proved that he knew the value of a black hat.
"Only these two conditions?" Angor suppressed his urge to complain and asked.
Feng said, "I only came up with these two conditions because there are too few samples. You can figure it out yourself in the future. After all, 'The Crown of the Mad Hatter' is now yours. "
Angor then asked about the specific effect of the black hat.
Feng's answer was vague. "I can only say that it's absolutely subversive."
Seeing Angor still confused, Feng considered and said, "Let me give you an example. Have you ever seen a pool of water suddenly turn into a pool of lava?"
Feng wanted Angor to answer "no", but Angor nodded without hesitation. "Yes, I have."
Feng was speechless again.
Angor continued, "I know a wizard who can change the nature of water. She can not only turn water into lava, but also turn it into a pool of oil."
Feng thought Angor was trying to pick a fight with him. "So it's a change in the nature of water. That's rare."
"Then let me give you another example. Have you ever seen a pool of water suddenly turn into a knight's sword?"
Angor finally shook his head.
"The black hat is similar to this example. When the black hat appears, the rune used to crown it will change from its foundation. It's an almost subversive change. "
Angor seemed to have understood something after listening to Feng's example. But when he thought about it carefully, he still felt that there was a layer of fog in front of him.
He thought for a moment and said to himself, "Since I can't figure it out, I'll just give it a try."
With that in mind, Angor took out a piece of parchment that was tanned with a special potion and an engraving pen from his bracelet.
Feng saw what Angor was going to do and knew what he was going to do.
"You can try the white hat, but it's basically impossible for you to find the black hat right now," Feng said, "I didn't calculate the probability of a black hat appearing, but it's definitely not too high. Renekton tried dozens of times before he succeeded. "
Angor understood Feng's words, but he still did not plan to stop his experiment.
His desire to explore grew, and he didn't want to stop. He was just going to give it a try anyway. If it did not appear, he would think about it later.
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