In fact, Hao Ren and Vivian had seriously discussed the location of the summoning ritual. Hao Ren's goal for the ritual was one word: stability. The more stable, the better. If possible, they had to eliminate all risk factors in the preparation stage. Therefore, Vivian needed a stable spell-casting environment, a complete set of security systems that could monitor the magic power, and a complex amplification device. These were all facilities in the field of magic. For Hao Ren, who dealt with technology all day long, it was not easy to understand. But Hao Ren did not need to understand the specific principles. He only needed to sort out the data and requirements that Vivian listed out, and the Aerymian elves prepared such a place — the Royal Mage Tower.
The Aerymian elves were a race that started in the field of magic, and they were still experts in magic. Although they built spaceships, dimensional fortresses, and developed solar material collection stations, they were all high-tech gadgets. In fact, when technology and magic developed to a certain level, there was no difference at all. Aerymian aircrafts started with "levitation", plasma weapons were preceded by scorching enchanted swords, and the coronal station, which was similar to the early Dyson ring collector, was a huge semi-permanent enchanted building. So if Hao Ren wanted to find an expert in the field of magic among his forces, the Aerymian elves would definitely be the best choice.
Even though they were a bit miserable in their hometown, and could not even fly out of their own planetary system, these elves who were forced to work on the technical tree at home for thousands of years had a crazy foundation in the field of precise control of magic...
The Royal Mage Tower of Minas Elenion stood in the north of the city, next to the unfinished Elven Palace. As the Aerymian Royal Family had allocated all engineering forces to key infrastructure, the palace was still a large construction site and a few temporary palaces. Only the office area and the Royal Mage Tower, which served as the city's energy node, had been completed.
It was a white tower with elegant lines, consisting of a main tower and three auxiliary towers built around the main tower. At the top of the three auxiliary towers floated huge golden crystals. These three crystals were the first large-scale equipment made by the Aerymian elves using the local resources of the planet. They continuously received energy broadcasts from several solar wind collection stations in space and continuously sent these energy to the main tower. Finally, the main tower distributed the energy to various energy storage stations and magic pools in the city.
The Royal Mages of the Aerymian Elves usually lived in the central main tower. These wise scholars studied the ancient blueprints that had just been extracted from the database day after day, and they modified and adjusted them into things that could be used on the new planet. Part of the energy of the magic tower was used by them to put these blueprints into practice.
On this special day, most of the energy supply of the Royal Mage Tower had been temporarily adjusted. The city's energy flow was temporarily handed over to another control station. The control station was a temporary facility that was hastily built when the elves first landed on the planet, and it was still in use today. As for the magic tower itself, after most of the personnel had been evacuated and various security systems had been put online, it had become Vivian's dedicated testing ground.
At the top of the magic tower was a sky-blue round hall. The floor of the hall was engraved with complex runes and compound magic circles, and the surrounding walls were inlaid with various magical crystals and gems with various functions. A dozen Royal Mages of Aerymian were busy beside the control circle in the corner of the hall, constantly inputting new data and fine-tuning the magic tower's energy flow on the floating screens. Vivian stood in the middle of the hall, her feet on the central node. Although she looked confident before, she seemed a little nervous now.
Hao Ren and the rest stood outside the magic circle's influence. The holy elven queen nodded at Hao Ren and said, "Please rest assured, this magic tower has the most comprehensive security measures, and the additional magic it provides will definitely reduce the pressure on Lady Vivian. She can use most of her energy to control the magic itself."
"To be honest, I have also thought of letting Vivian directly conduct the experiment in space or in the uninhabited area of this planet," said Hao Ren. "That way, even if the experiment fails, the loss will be minimized."
"Allow me to be frank, any magic experiment needs a stable environment and a lot of supporting facilities," said Hilda, shaking her head gently. "Risk is inevitable. A qualified magic researcher will only think about how to reduce the risk under the premise of the experiment, not completely avoid the risk. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to just give up the experiment?"
Hao Ren nodded. He knew that the biggest risk of the "Crimson Moon Project" actually came from the Crimson Moon itself. The moonlight was a fatal thing. Under normal circumstances, the arrival of the Crimson Moon was bound to be accompanied by a destructive moonlight. Therefore, letting Vivian summon the Crimson Moon meant that everything around the summoning field was in danger of being destroyed by the moonlight. This was also why he initially planned to let Vivian hold the summoning ceremony in the uninhabited area of the new Aerymian planet. However, after the unexpected "trip back in time", Vivian found her lost power and memory in the past 10,000 years, and touched the mysterious red crystal deep in her consciousness, which allowed her to finally control the power of the Crimson Moon freely, including manually turning off the corrosive moonlight.
So in the end, they decided to use the magic facilities of the Aerymian elves to complete the test.
However, there were still risks. Even if the Crimson Moon would not go out of control, mobilizing such a huge amount of energy itself meant danger. But as Hilda said, how could there be an experiment without a little risk?
As long as all the preliminary safety work was in place, it would be fine.
The MDT floated in the air, projecting a summary of the various space facilities. "Mobile satellites are in place, testing the radar systems... All radar systems are in good condition, temporarily switching to optical observation mode.
"Observation stations 1 to 16 are in place, releasing probes... Probes are anchored.
"All sensors on the ground are normal, calling in sequence... Calling in sequence ended, information link normal."
The various facilities left behind to help the Aerymian elves settle on this planet came in handy again. A large number of mobile satellites and observation stations were in predetermined positions in space, waiting for the moment when the Crimson Moon would come.
"There are still 15 minutes before the start of the summoning," Hao Ren looked at Vivian. "Don't be nervous. Just as we rehearsed before, this is just an ordinary summoning. You get the Crimson Moon out and leave the rest to me."
Vivian took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. She smiled and said, "Well, don't worry."
Hao Ren nodded and looked at Lily not far away. "How's the emergency stop device?"
Lily stood on the edge of the magic circle with the giant alloy X7 sword. After hearing Hao Ren's voice, she immediately waved the giant sword excitedly and wagged her tail vigorously. "The emergency stop device is ready!"
"Damn, I always feel that there is something wrong with this emergency stop device..." Hao Ren rubbed his forehead. "Vivian, are you sure you don't want to change to a more normal style of plan? For example, an energy interrupter or something like that... "
"That's not reliable." Vivian shook her head. "The Crimson Moon is a summoned creature. As long as it is formed, even if the energy supply is cut off, it will continue to exist for a long time. The only way is to cut off my mental connection with it. The fastest way is to make me lose consciousness. I've asked you to lend me the energy shock device, but you didn't lend it to me, so I have to ask Doggie for help. Now the only thing I'm worried about is that Doggie will take revenge on me. What can a husky not do when it has a brain damage... "
Lily jumped as if her tail had been stepped on. "Battie, if you continue to slander me like this, I will really take a picture of you! I'm making time to be your protector, and you're not happy about it? "
Hao Ren facepalmed. "A protector wielding a 200-pound piece of alloy steel..."
Anyway, since Vivian took the initiative to ask Lily for help, and the two of them had reached a rare consensus, Hao Ren decided to let them do whatever they wanted. Besides, besides Lily, there was a group of people to look after the place, so there should not be any problems.
When there were five minutes left in the summoning ceremony, Hilda issued an order to the royal mages, and the dome of the hall began to open slowly.
Accompanied by the sound of mechanical vibration, the blue dome depicting the stars slowly opened up on both sides, and the last ray of light of dusk shone into the hall.
Vivian closed her eyes, and a low hum sounded from the bottom of the hall. Powerful magical energy began to gather under her feet.
"The Crimson Moon will appear in five minutes. Ring the bell."
The melodious bell echoed in the City of Stars. The elves who heard the bell looked up at the sky expectantly, waiting for the arrival of the Crimson Moon.
For these elves who had never seen the horror of the Moon of Destruction, the "Crimson Moon" was just a strange term full of mystery, and they were only curious about it.
"I will go into space to observe," Hao Ren said, grabbing the MDT next to him. "The others stay here with you. Keep in touch, don't hang up. "
Vivian still closed her eyes, but nodded gently. "Okay."
With a flash of teleportation, Hao Ren had already arrived on the bridge of the Petrachelys in space.
"Activate panoramic optical observation, activate additional shields," Nolan's voice came from all directions.
Nolan's voice came from all directions, "Understood."
The next moment, the walls and barriers on the bridge of the Petrachelys were replaced by holographic images. Except for the metal platform under Hao Ren's feet and the console in front of him, everything else disappeared, and the starry sky came in from all directions.
This made Hao Ren have the illusion that the spacecraft had disappeared, and he was floating directly in space.
But Nolan's voice still came from all directions, reminding him of the spacecraft's existence. "The Crimson Moon will appear in one minute. The information link has been connected, and real-time feedback will be given to all terminals."
Hao Ren looked ahead. He saw the stars twinkling in the vast space, and the occasional lights of the mobile satellites and space observatories in the distance were like fireflies in the dark. Aerym had become a blue ball the size of a football at the bottom of his field of vision.
"The Crimson Moon will appear in ten seconds."
Hao Ren clenched his fist, then slowly let it go. He took a deep breath and counted every second as he slowly exhaled.
There was a ripple in space.
Then, the ripple instantly expanded into a spherical space half the size of the moon. The red light trembled violently between the ripples, spread, and filled the entire field of vision in a breath or two!
The Crimson Moon had arrived — at the expected location.
It was indeed a celestial body that could be reached, a space object that could be observed in the universe, and not an atmospheric phantom that could only be observed on the surface!
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