It would be a difficult task to replicate such a fine and tight pattern. Even Prelude to Elimination, which was of a normal scale, could only be carved on small alchemical items.
If he wanted to use it on small alchemy items such as the golden arrow, he would have to use a smaller magic array. Prelude to Elimination was already pitch-black, and it would only get darker if he shrunk it further. He would not be able to see it with the naked eye. Even a fine brush would be too thick to draw.
However, he would have to wait for a long time. Before that, he had to successfully draw the pattern of Prelude to Elimination.
He did not start right away. Instead, he took out Enchantment Cyclopaedia: Advanced and continued reading.
The pattern of 'Prelude to Elimination' was very complicated, but its function was very simple. Once this magic array was activated, it could release an extremely low frequency of sound to make the already chaotic energy inside the spectres lose balance and achieve the purpose of eliminating the spectres.
As far as Angor knew, it was a kind of infrasound attack. Infrasound waves with a frequency lower than 20 Hz were known as infrasound waves, which had extremely long wavelengths and did not dissipate easily in ordinary media.
Angor speculated that the low frequency of sound released by Prelude to Elimination must have resonated with some kind of energy inside the undead creature, which would cause the undead creature to be destroyed.
Of course, this was only his speculation. He did not have an acoustic spectrum detector, so he could only use logic to analyze the situation.
Angor did not stop there. He kept reading the rest of Prelude to Elimination. He wanted to see if there were any other enchantments that could destroy undead creatures apart from Prelude to Elimination. It would be best if they were simpler than Prelude to Elimination.
He spent half a day reading Enchantment Cyclopaedia: Advanced. There were nearly ten thousand enchantment patterns. When he finished reading, he felt dizzy and his vision went dark.
Almost all the patterns were as difficult as "Prelude to Elimination". Only after a closer look would one notice the difference between the patterns. From afar, they were all black. In the book, he also found 13 different magic arrays that could be used against undead creatures. Some of them were not meant to be used against undead creatures.
For example, there was a magic array called 'Mass Magnificence'. It was originally used to purify filth and dispel darkness, but it could also be used to purify the filth within the undead, allowing their souls to be sublimated.
The effects of Mass Magnificence were outstanding and had a wide range of applications. Correspondingly, the number of mageweaths that formed it was also astonishing. There were as many as 36 mageweaths, each of which was extremely complicated. According to the book, the Mass Magnificence was basically engraved on large alchemy items. The materials that were compatible with the Mass Magnificence were priceless. Once it was successfully made, it could be used as a strategic tool.
With his current ability, he could not afford the cost of the materials, let alone whether he could actually draw it. It was probably equivalent to the income of a small wizard organization for a hundred years. However, even if they did, they might not be able to buy them. Some of the materials were almost extinct in the Sorcerer World and the Pan Sorcerer World. Even if he did, he would not be able to melt the materials with his current level. Perhaps he could give it a try when he became an official Magus.
To sum it up, there was only one word to describe it: No chance!
Most of the other magic arrays that could eliminate the undead were like the Mass. They were either hopeless or more complicated than the Prelude to Elimination.
In the end, Angor had no choice but to return to Prelude to Elimination.
Before that, he hesitated for a moment and opened the next folder — Enchantment Encyclopedia — Perfect Chapter.
He only opened this folder when he was sorting out the pictures in the document. After that, he never touched it again. He did not read the contents of the folder either.
When he opened the folder, he saw a lot of pictures in front of him.
He took a quick look and saw about 2,000 images. If one magic array took up two pictures, one for the pattern, and the other for the explanation, then there were about 1,000 magic arrays in the folder.
Compared to the introductory, foundational, and advanced chapters, the perfect chapter contained much less information.
As for the difficulty … Angor opened the first picture.
After a quick glance, he was so scared that he closed his eyes.
What did he see? — — Densely packed patterns.
Angor was already used to seeing simple runes. However, this particular pattern scared him because … it was not simple at all!
Was this really a magic array? Not a three-dimensional one?!
The magic array did not look difficult. There were only 16 runes, and they were not arranged too closely together. Angor could still see the white space with his eyes. However … the 16 runes were not all on the same plane. Several of them had three-dimensional intersections, three-dimensional overlaps, and mirror-image splits.
Alchemy items were three-dimensional objects, yes. But how was he supposed to draw a three-dimensional magic array?
"Heh. Until we meet again." Angor silently pressed the "X" in the upper right corner. He would not open this folder again. At least, not before he became a wizard.
Angor returned to the pattern of Prelude to Elimination.
After going through so much trouble, when he looked at the lines of the Prelude to Elimination again, he felt that it was very easy and simple. It was such a simple and unpretentious pattern. He had to learn how to be grateful and cherish it.
Although Lucien felt a lot less pressure when he was faced with the lines of the Prelude to Elimination, he still needed to figure out how to practice it.
Angor soon came up with a solution.
Normal scale patterns were too dense, and the pattern was too dark. Let's see how to magnify it!
He adjusted the projection and easily magnified the Prelude to Elimination by ten times, which was something no other alchemist could do. Although scaling up and scaling down was indeed the foundation of enchantment alchemy, it was still not enough. However, other alchemists would only spend a lot of time and effort trying to do so after mastering a pattern of normal scale.
Angor simply magnified the pattern so that he could quickly find the most suitable scale for his practice. In this way, his progress in enchantment alchemy was much faster than other alchemists.
After magnifying Prelude to Elimination by ten times, Angor could clearly see the white space between the patterns. At the same time, the complicated pattern of Prelude to Elimination was revealed.
Angor looked at the full pattern and sighed. "This is too much work. It'll take me a day or two to copy it completely. Never mind. Let's try it out first. "
Angor only had one goal in mind when copying a magic array for the first time.
He wanted to see if the axis between the two runes could make a smooth transition.
Enchantment of magic arrays involved a certain mysterious law. For other alchemists, memory alone was not enough. They had to understand the meaning of the runes. However, he was only copying, so he should not lose his memory. Still, he needed to test it out to make sure.
The first time, he did not achieve his goal. On the 69th stroke, the sweat on his nose dripped onto the pen and caused it to tremble a little, which caused the pattern to deviate.
The second time, he still did not achieve his goal. On the 419th stroke, he failed.
The third time, he failed.
The fourth … the fifth … the sixth … and the seventh …
On the eighth try, Angor finally completed the first rune. Now came the crucial moment. Could he successfully connect the axis and make a smooth transition to the second rune?
A hook, a stroke, a turn, and a circle. When he reached two-thirds of the rune, he moved back counterclockwise.
After about half an hour, the tip of the pen finally reached the second rune after a diagonal pull.
Angor was so happy that he lost control of his emotions that the lines on his pen fell into a slight slumber. This marked the end of his copy.
He failed again, but he was still happy about it. At least he was sure that he could draw a complete magic array with his "cheating" method.
But there was another problem.
Even if he could copy the magic array completely, he could only do it on a piece of white paper.
When it came to real alchemy, drawing a magic array required a steady supply of mana. It would take him two days just to copy it once. He did not have enough stamina to last that long, and his mana consumption was already a problem.
Even if he was very familiar with "Prelude to Elimination", it would still take him about a day.
Angor did some calculations. If he only needed a steady supply of mana to enchant the rune, he should be able to last half a day.
But where should he find enough mana for the rest of the day? Also, he had to keep using Thaw and Hand of Spell continuously during the process, which would consume a lot of mana.
So … before he solved the problem of magic power, he couldn't continue.
…
After disappearing for a week, Angor came to Prome's Alchemy Shop again.
When he arrived, it was the most leisurely time of the day. David was quietly wiping a rough-looking machete on the counter with some kind of green liquid.
The machete looked completely different from the one in the wizarding world.
It was called Chinese Kitchen Knife.
Angor gave most of his alchemy creations to Dave to sell. This was his second alchemy creation, which he made for the sake of experimenting with a complete set.
It had no other advantages apart from its sharpness.
When Dave covered the machete with the green liquid, he noticed someone else standing in front of him.
"Angor?"
Dave put the machete aside and said, "You're finally here. Master Prome has been waiting for you in the shop these days. He only left last night."
Angor felt a little guilty when he heard that Prome had been waiting for him for a whole week. He was so engrossed in his training that he never thought that Prome would be waiting for him in the shop.
"Too much misleading information. Ahem. It took me a long time to find some clues." Angor tilted his head and pretended to cough while speaking vaguely.
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