Countless bubbles floated up and down in the air.
At first glance, these bubbles looked like soap bubbles. They were thin and transparent, but they were much larger in size.
At a glance, there were at least tens of thousands … no, there might even be hundreds of thousands of bubbles floating in the air.
Through the outer membrane of each bubble, Angor could vaguely see people moving inside.
However, although the outer membrane of the bubble was transparent, under the illumination of the ceiling light, the transparent outer membrane would also have a colorful scryer image. In addition, the bubble itself had the property of a convex mirror. Therefore, even if they could see the figures moving inside, they couldn't see what the figures looked like or their specific situation inside the bubble.
Angor looked at the endless bubbles in the air and hesitated. "These bubbles … look familiar."
Before he could finish his sentence, Napoli walked to him and proudly explained, "Inside each of these bubbles is a crafting workshop."
The countless bubbles and workshops were connected to each other to form the core area of the Artifact Factory — the crafting area.
"So, the people moving inside the bubbles … are actually craftsmen working here?" Angor hesitated.
Napoli nodded. "Yes. Is there a problem?"
Angor didn't answer right away. Instead, he changed the topic. "These bubbles are provided by the Crystaleyes, right?"
Napoli nodded. "Yes. Prophet Jota provided them."
"These bubbles are a special kind of crystal shell. They have a lot of effects, and they're very versatile. Not only can they prevent pollution and energy corrosion, but they can also protect the interior from damage.
"When the craftsmen are working inside, if an explosion happens, the bubble will release a special energy to suppress the power of the explosion."
"Not only that, but they also have many other functions, such as soundproofing, glowing in dark environments, and so on.
"You can say that they're very versatile."
Since the crafting workshops were filled with these bubbles, the crafting area was more peaceful and peaceful.
As the person in charge of the production area, Naprey admired the bubble shells from the bottom of his heart. If it wasn't for the fact that he had no use for them in the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation, he would have bought some and made a few bubble factories for himself.
Angor's expression became more and more strange as he listened to Napoli's compliments.
When he heard about the bubbles glowing in dark environments, Angor couldn't help but ask, "Was it Prophet Jota's idea?"
Napoli shook his head. "No."
"When Prophet Jota learned that I wanted to build a different bubble workshop, he suggested that I use crystal shells to make it, because crystal shells can easily mimic and transform."
"He handed me a scroll with a thick catalog of crystal shells. It recorded all the crystal shell resources that the Crystal Eye Race could provide."
"Then, I picked the bubble crystal shell from the crystal shell catalog."
Napoli looked a little proud.. "I chose it at first sight. As it turns out, I had a good eye."
At least for now, the bubble shell made Napoli feel that he had made the right choice.
It was cheap, produced in large quantities, and worked well.
Napoli noticed that Angor was looking at him strangely, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.
"What's wrong?" Napoli asked.
Angor's lips twitched. He finally understood why Napoli was so proud when he introduced the bubble workshop to him.
It was because the bubble shell was picked out from countless crystal shells by his "discerning eyes".
But then again, did Napoli really know the truth about the bubble shell?
It wasn't the first time Angor saw a bubble shell. The last time he saw it was in the graveyard of the Crystaleyes.
The graveyard was called "Bubble Graveyard".
Yes, it was the "bubbles" of the "bubble workshop".
The crystallized corpses of the dead Crystaleyes were all stored in bubble shells and sent to the Bubble Graveyard.
In other words, the bubble shells were used to protect the corpses. Also, they were invented by Prophet Tunita to be used as the graveyard's crystal shells.
This was why Angor was shocked when he saw that the bubble shells in the crafting area didn't contain corpses but craftsmen who were busy working.
Back then, when Napoli was making his choice, didn't Jota remind him of it?
"Remind? About what? "Napoli gave Angor a confused look.
It seemed that Napori really didn't know the truth about the bubble shell. Angor realized that Napori really didn't know about it.
Since Angor didn't know, and neither did Jota or the Crystaleye Craftsmen in the Bubble Workshop, Angor decided to give up trying to uncover the truth.
Since they all agreed to keep it a secret, Angor decided to go with the flow.
"What's wrong?" Napoli noticed Angor's long silence and asked, "You didn't say what it was?"
"Maybe the bubble shell isn't the best choice. There must be something better."
"You said so too?" Napoli was surprised.
"Someone did?"
Napoli nodded. "Prophet Jota said the same thing. He said that the space inside the bubble is small, and the craftsmen might not be able to move freely inside.
"But it's not hard. I've stayed in Hundred Dragon Kingdom for many years, and I know a lot of Mirror Dragons. I just need to find a Cave Dragon who's good at spatial manipulation to solve the problem.
"In the end, I found Quintera. With Quintera's help, the space inside the bubble was expanded. "
At this point, Napoli pointed to the ground.
"Quintera also helped to expand the space inside the Embryo Factory. That's why it can barely accommodate craftsmen from different races. "
Angor understood.
Napoli would rather ask a Cave Dragon to help him expand the space inside the bubble than follow Jota's advice and choose a new bubble shell.
Maybe Napoli really liked the bubble shells.
"By the way, why do you think there's a better choice like Jota?" Nabri asked. "Yes." Angor nodded his head. "Yes.
Angor shook his head. "It's nothing. I just think the bubble shell looks pretty fragile."
"Fragile?" Napoli shook his head again. "No, it's not fragile at all. The fact that it can withstand the explosion caused by a mistake shows how sturdy it is inside."
"If you don't believe me, sir …" The tattoo on Napoli's arm began to flicker with orange light. In an instant, the power of fire surged out of the tattoo and transformed into a flying sled … No, it should be called a fire sled on the plains not far away.
"Let me show you inside the bubble. You'll understand why I'm so fond of the bubble shell when you see it for yourself. "
With that, Napoli took the lead and sat on the crowbar's seat.
He then gestured for Angor and Laplace to take a seat behind him.
Of course, Angor wouldn't refuse Napoli's invitation. Although he felt that it was a little strange that Napoli used bubble shells to make a workshop, he did not have any taboos about it. Naturally, he would not avoid it.
Laplace also knew about Bubble Graveyard, but she didn't mind it either, so she followed Napoli onto the crowbar.
When they were all seated, Napoli once again summoned a flame from his tattoo and turned it into a flaming deer with wings.
The Flaming Forest Deer was the same as the Fire Pry in the beginning. It was just an empty shell that was created through the mimicry of flames.
However, a complicated hexagon magic array appeared under the deer's feet.
The energy wave of a living being entered the deer's body. The deer's lifeless eyes suddenly brightened up.
"Is this a fire element array?" Angor looked at the magic array under the deer's feet and asked curiously.
Napoli put the collar and reins on the Flaming Forest Deer as he replied, "That's right, it's a fire elemental array. This time, I summoned Little Zero. It's lively and active, so it's perfect for the deer's body.
"Little One is the Fire Spirit that helped Pear reforge Oerha Steel. It's steady and skillful. It can easily control the strength of the Fire Giant and use it to hammer and chisel."
Napoli's tone was very gentle when he introduced the Fire Spirits. Even his eyes showed a hint of gentleness.
It was obvious that he liked these Fire Spirits very much.
"Are Fire Spirits elemental creatures?" Angor asked curiously.
Angor could easily find out by using his spirit feelers to check inside the deer's body. However, it wasn't polite to check Napoli's Fire Spirits in front of him.
Naprey said, "They are not elemental creatures. They are summoned spirits, the same kind as the creatures summoned by summoning wizards from other worlds."
Summoned spirits?
Angor was surprised by this answer.
Summoning adepts had to pay a price if they wanted to summon creatures. The summoning array they set up was actually a kind of ritual, in which there would be tributes to be consumed.
They used tributes to make an "equivalent exchange" for the summoning of a summoned creature.
Special summoned creatures also required special rituals and tributes.
But Napoli didn't use any ritual or "equivalent exchange" for the summoning array.
"I've never considered the issue of tributes before. But if I have to say … there's an equivalent exchange.
"My summoned spirits love the energy of runes. After each summoning, they would ask to enter the rune to play.
"Little One is resting in my rune now.
"After this summoning, Little Zero will enter the rune as well."
It seemed the rune's power had some kind of blessing for the Fire Spirits. They couldn't wait to enter the rune. Even if they didn't do anything, they would still enjoy it.
Angor wasn't sure if this was an "equivalent exchange", but he was even more curious about runes.
A Rune that Summoned Spirits Love?
If Summoning Wizards had runes, they wouldn't need to pay any price to summon spirits.
Speaking of which … he could also learn summoning spells from other Classes.
…
As Angor pondered, the Fire Spirit Deer had already taken Blazing Crowbar to the sky.
Although it was said to be flying, every time the Flaming Forest Deer stepped in the air, it seemed to be stepping on a flat road. It was more like it was running on flat ground and not flying in the air.
Soon, Blazing Crowbar brought them to the bubble.
Hovering in the air, he realized that there were more "bubble workshops" than he expected.
When he looked up from the ground, he saw many of the bubbles overlapping each other or being covered up. Only when he entered one of the bubbles would he realize that the number of bubbles on the ground was only one percent or one thousandth of the real number.
Bubbles were densely packed in the air. At first glance, they looked like floating turbid objects in the air.
They completely covered the sky.
There were so many bubbles, and there was a workshop in each of them. Angor had a hard time imagining who was inside these bubbles.
But Napoli seemed to know all of them like the back of his hand.
While moving Blazing Crowbar through the gaps between the bubbles, he pointed at one of the bubbles and introduced the craftsmen inside.
"This one is a craftsman from the Rong Shi Clan." Napoli pointed at a giant bubble. "The Rong Shi Clan has their own embryo factory, so their people don't have to stay here. The reason why there are still craftsmen from the Rong Shi Clan here is because these craftsmen have been living in Crystal City for several years. They are students sent by the Rong Shi Clan to study the application of crystal shells. "
"The embryo factory was built too suddenly, so they couldn't return to the Rong Shi Clan's homeland, the Village of Eternity. They had to stay in the Crystal Eye Clan's embryo factory."
A moment later, Napoli pointed at a black bubble in the distance.
"All the colorful bubbles here are special bubbles. This black bubble belongs to the warehouse. "
The Bubble Workshop might look messy, but in fact, Napoli had divided the space into several coordinate quadrants, and there was a black bubble in each quadrant.
The black bubble was the place where all the embryos produced by the bubble workshop were piled up in the current quadrant.
As soon as Napoli finished speaking, the doors of several bubble workshops nearby opened. Crystal puppets carried boxes of various sizes and flew into the black bubbles.
Inside these boxes, there were already refined weapon embryos.
"People are going in and out of the black bubbles all the time, just to display the embryo products."
"Let's go to the black bubbles too," Napoli said.
Angor agreed with Napoli's arrangement. The black bubbles were the best place to check the quality of the embryo products.
However, when they were about to reach the nearest black bubble, Angor suddenly saw an empty area about a hundred meters away.
In this empty space, there was only one bubble. This bubble was independent from the other bubbles, and there were no other bubbles within a few dozen meters of it.
Also, the bubble was blood-red.
Naboli had mentioned that all colored bubbles were special. Then, what was so special about this blood-red bubble?
"What's that bubble?" Angor asked curiously.
Napoli glanced at it and replied, "There's a Mirror Ghost inside the bubble."
"A mirror monster? A craftsman? "
"Yes. She's from the Town of Ghouls. A mirror-wielding banshee with an octagonal mirror."
Angor could tell how powerful a mirror-wielding banshee was by looking at the edges of the mirror in her hand. The more edges there were, the stronger the banshee would be.
Since this banshee could wield an octagonal mirror, she had to be a powerful being.
"She's from the Town of Ghouls and has great craftsmanship skills. However, she can only stay awake for about four hours a day. The rest of the time, she'll go crazy and attack everything around her.
"Her crystal shell was made by Prophet Jota. When she's awake, she'll look just like any other bubble. Once she loses her mind, the bubble will become a cage that she can't break free from.
"But even if she can't leave her bubble, she can still use 'Banshee's Howl' to affect others. That's why the area around her workshop is empty.
"As for how to tell if she's lost her mind, you can tell by looking at the color of the bubble.
"If it's translucent, it means she's awake. If it's red, it means she's lost her mind … "
At this moment, the color of the bubble was as red as blood.
Without a doubt, the banshee inside had lost her mind.
Angor didn't mind the fact that the mirror monster had become a craftsman. But was it really possible for someone who could stay awake for such a short time?
Napoli explained, "She can only work for four hours a day, but she's able to produce better quality products than other craftsmen.
"Let's go to the warehouse and you'll see."
They arrived at the black bubble just as Napoli finished speaking.
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