In the eyes of outsiders, Starry Knight Academy was the cradle of magic armor pilots.
But in reality, magic armor piloting couldn't increase the user's power.
It wasn't a complete occupation like spellcasters, knights, or warriors. What it taught was how to pilot, use, repair, and design magic armor techniques and knowledge. It was like teaching a warrior how to forge and maintain his own sharp arrows and armor. It would definitely be helpful in battle, but it couldn't allow one to slowly become stronger like other combat occupations.
Thus, most of the students in Starry Knight Academy would learn something on the side. Or, from another perspective, they specialized in something else. They came to Starry Knight Academy to learn to make up for their shortcomings and shortcomings in magic armor.
One was the cornerstone to climb the Stairway to Heaven, while the other was the specialized technique to use tools. Naturally, most of the students would put most of their energy, time, and resources into the former.
Which was the main one, which was the auxiliary one, which was the main one, and which was the branch one. Smart people would be able to differentiate clearly.
But some people couldn't be judged by common sense. Was the knowledge of magic armor really unable to increase one's combat power? Not necessarily.
Blocking the air path, in front of the Elite Alliance, there were many humanoid and beast-shaped black, green, and black aerial beasts. Their bodies were entwined with magic vines and leaves. Each of them was only about three meters tall, but their speed in the air was extremely high and their combat power was tenacious.
The moment the talented students of Starry Knight Academy exchanged blows, they realized that something was wrong.
"What is that? High-tier aerial battle magic armor? How is that possible! "
"It's a magic shell (the outer shell of a magic plant)! It's the technique of the wood spirits! "
These agile mecha combat moves, gorgeous aerial maneuvers, targeted light and heavy firepower combinations, and long wingmen coordinated in formation. This was the rhythm of a typical aerial battle magic armor.
How did they do it? Could it be that there was a pilot in these magic armors? This was obviously against the rules.
"Boom!"
Following an explosion, a 'magic armor' was dismantled. What should be the pilot's seat was entangled with plants. There were no signs of intelligent life.
"Are these magic armors piloted by no one?"
"No, can't you see that he is looking at us?"
As far as he could see, Roxia was smiling as she watched everything that was happening on the battlefield.
"Could it be that … he is operating these magic armors alone? He is fighting against all of us? "
At this moment, this reality made even the audience outside the arena gasp.
Rorschach's lack of control over his army was his fatal weakness. Now, he could even control the magic armor so precisely. Could it be that he had been hiding his strength all this time? Or was the difference in strength so great that they couldn't see it clearly?
In fact, this might be impossible for others, but for Rorschach, it was the result of many years of research.
In a situation where he was unable to use God's Descent, the Steel Legion was Rorschach's only choice in that world. Making this steel creation unleash the combat power of the basic magic armor was a challenge that Rorschach had to overcome.
Artificial intelligence? Nope. They were unable to provide magical energy for the magical armors, and they lacked technical support … They weren't even products of the same industry or technology. A magical tower spirit that was capable of real-time calculations would always be incredibly valuable in the hands of mages.
Was he going to use it as a consumable for a one-use magic armor? Thinking too much.
Actually, although Rorschach's research had been successful, it hadn't been that successful. Most of the time, there was a limit to the number of magic armors that Rorschach could operate.
But now, Rorschach had evidently succeeded. And not only had he succeeded, his control over the magic armors was even more nimble and powerful than the Steel Legion.
The reason?
"… The wood spirits' technology is the best in the world!"
Magic Shell (the outer shell of a magical plant) was an incredibly ancient technology. Its origins could be traced all the way back to before the War of Dawn, when the wood spirits had just been born.
Apart from an extremely small number of oddities, most of the seven wood spirit descendants weren't skilled at melee combat. Their short and weak physical bodies lacked strength, which was always a major weakness.
However, the wood spirits were skilled at controlling plants, so they had their own methods of dealing with this problem. Some special natural plants were forced to mature and magically transform into humanoid or beast forms.
The wood spirits would enter the plants and use their natural talent for controlling plants. The magical plant's outer shell would be like a giant's body for the wood spirits to control and use.
In fact, in order to make it even easier to control these outer shells, the wood spirits evolved tentacles that could connect to their nerves.
It was worth mentioning that this series of basic magic shell technology and common knowledge could even be found in Star Knights' textbooks … After all, magic shells were the foundational source of all magic armors.
Magic armors' technology and design were all borrowed from magic shells. However, magic armors didn't require the wood spirits' natural talents. Not only that, magic armors also absorbed mages' alchemy and other world's technology, making them more modern.
Still, this didn't mean that magic shells were outdated.
The wood spirits in the Northlands were probably the only species in the world that didn't use magic armors. Their magic shells were also constantly changing with the times, and in actual combat, they were far superior to the mainstream magic armors.
"… Everyone has probably forgotten that I'm actually a half-wood spirit."
If one wanted to find the greatest advantage of magic shells over magic armors, then the obvious answer would be the cost of production and the efficiency of mass production.
Magic armors were steel products that required money and industrial support. Meanwhile, magic shells were still magical plants in the end. They required nothing more than sunlight, the power of nature, magic power, and plant seeds.
Which of these conditions didn't exist?
Rorschach smiled as he looked at the battlefield not far away. Behind him, the twisted magic vines were still weaving human and beast forms.
Many wood spirits' technology was publicly available. However, most people were unable to use it. Rorschach directly contacted a certain "older sister" under the suggestion of his advisors, and obtained a great deal of information on magic shells from her.
The weakness of lacking high-level combat strength?
That's right, this weakness had indeed existed half an hour ago. Now that the first batch of "magic shell production lines" had been completed, Rorschach's personal army would likely be terrifyingly large before the power of nature was exhausted.
Was the elite alliance stalling for time in preparation for the final battle? Actually, the one who needed the most time was the seemingly calm Rorschach.
The production lines for magic shells required him to confirm the models of the magic shells, and then he had to make adjustments to his steel army's control technology and the magic shell's control technology to create plant "drivers" who could connect their nerves to each other.
Experimentation, failure, design, failure, repeated attempts, success, finalization, mass production … Actually, Rorschach was the one who had the hardest time in this tournament.
However, even though the balance of the battle had been completely flipped, there were still some who didn't give up.
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