With the successful experience from the first attempt, the next six attempts were no longer a problem for Baiyi. The whole process was smoother and more stable. When he completed the last inscription, a round of applause could be heard from the Void. The Voidwalkers were imitating the applause for Baiyi?
It seemed like to the other Voidwalkers, this job was much more difficult than bullying the grassland barbarians. In fact, the whole process was equivalent to working under a high-powered microscope. The naked eye could not be used at all. Throughout the whole process, the Voidwalkers could only use their Psychic Energy as their eyes. This was a very demanding task for the precision and strength of the Psychic Energy.
The consumption of Psychic Energy to inscribe the seven runes was even higher than casting a few forbidden spells but Baiyi still completed it easily. He did not feel tired at all.
The Fifth Walker was powerful and reliable when he was serious.
The rest of the process was not very technical. After recording the overall arrangement of the rune formation, Baiyi planned to build a similar formation in the future. Although the strength of the barrier that was formed after it was activated would be limited, and the formation itself was not too complicated, it was simple and secretive. Moreover, it was also very convenient. It was the best example of a rune system that was easy to use.
With that in mind, Baiyi decided that this formation might come in handy in the future. After recording down the arrangement, Baiyi began to examine the material of the runes. However, for some reason, the moon, which was supposed to be bright and clear, remained hidden behind the dark clouds, refusing to reveal itself. Baiyi had no choice but to cast an illumination spell to observe the runes.
"Is this … Is this the magic pigment made from Phantom Dust and Banshee's Tear?" Baiyi asked in the Void.
The Phantom Dust that he mentioned was a mid-range material. Its function was similar to the common Ethereal Dust, which was to preserve mana. However, compared to the Ethereal Dust, the Phantom Dust was not only better at preserving mana, but it was also better at concealing mana. It could cover the magical fluctuation of the material. The Banshee's Tear, on the other hand, was a special spring water that contained mana. It was not a real banshee's tear. The amazing thing about this material was that it contained a lot of mana but the magical fluctuation was very weak. Combined with the Phantom Dust, it could achieve a concealment effect that was hard to detect.
"But why is there a strange white luster in it?" Baiyi asked again.
"That should be the blood of a Shadow Fiend." The Devil replied, "This kind of weak demon is born with all kinds of concealment methods, and they rely on these methods to survive in the Abyss. Smearing their blood directly on your body can achieve the effect of concealment. At the same time, it's also very sticky, so it's not easy to clean up after getting stained." At this point, the devil paused and added, "Damn it. Why do I always feel that this weak devil is very powerful? Burning with flames like the Balrog and able to unleash three consecutive attacks of destruction? "
Looks like you've been playing too many games lately … Baiyi thought to himself.
After learning about these three main materials, he roughly understood how the merchants printed these runes under his nose. These three main properties were all secret materials mixed together with some blending agent to make this magical pigment. Then, they used this pigment to write good runes, making something similar to the stickers on Earth. Then, they slapped it on the designated place, and that was it. Little Jimmy must have used this method to leave an eavesdropping rune on the teacup.
Of course, this was just a rough idea. There were still a lot of details that Baiyi was not clear about. For example, why could those runes be easily used by ordinary people? These details still needed to be studied further.
But then again, these three materials were not common goods that could be found anywhere and the price was not cheap either. Why did they use them in such a remote town? Did this Godsfall cult have too much money to burn? Or was there some kind of shocking secret hidden in it?
At that moment, Baiyi was even more eager to capture a few people alive. However, he had spent a lot of time copying the runes. Now that the caravan was already far away, it would be counterproductive to chase after them. He was also a little worried about Mia's safety. Thus, Baiyi decided to wait until the next morning to bring Mia along to chase after the caravan. At the same time, she could also gain some combat experience. After all, the caravan was carrying a heavy load of carriages. No matter how fast they traveled, they would not be able to fly faster than sorcerers.
Now, all that was left was to destroy the Runic Array and remove the barrier. If he delayed any further, the crops that the farmers had painstakingly planted would be flooded — the barrier had directly blocked off a river that flowed through the Clearspring Territory, which was the main source of irrigation here. Now that it was covered by the barrier, the water upstream had already accumulated. If it continued to accumulate, it would become a flood.
Baiyi quickly used his Mana to erase the core rune at the mouth of the well. When he turned around, he was stunned.
Other than the rune that he had destroyed, the other runes were still emitting that demonic red light. This was not right. Logically speaking, after losing the core rune, the entire rune array would collapse, and the other runes should have been extinguished as well.
He quickly used his Psychic Energy to examine the barrier and found that the barrier above his head was still there. The entire rune array was still operating.
"This is impossible! Don't tell me … "Baiyi hurriedly used the Levitation Spell to soar into the sky and circled around the town square. Sure enough, he found the worst-case scenario. There was a Mana Channel that was connected to the outside of the barrier, and it was continuously supplying energy to the Runic Formation!
"This … Could this be an Empire-Level Formation?" The Scholar was also stunned by Baiyi's discovery. She uttered a strange term in the Void.
The so-called Continental Formation, as the name suggested, covered an extremely large area. It was so large that it could almost cover the entire territory of an empire! Such a large-scale formation was composed of countless large formations. The amount of work required, the amount of time it took, and the amount of resources it consumed was astronomical.
An Empire-Level Formation like this had only appeared once in history. It was a defensive formation built by the Archmage's successor during the Ancient Rohlserlian Era. The entire project took ten years, and countless Rohlserlian sorcerers and craftsmen were involved in it. Countless materials were used to build the formation. When it was finally completed, it was named the Empire's Defender, and it was recorded in the annals of history. Even though the name of the emperor who decided to build the formation had long been forgotten by history, the name of the formation had been passed down to the present day.
According to some unreliable historical records, when the Rohlserlian Empire lost its most powerful ruler, the Sage-Emperor of the Magi, the new ruler was none other than the Archmage's brother. He was afraid that the neighboring countries would seek revenge, so he spent a lot of manpower and money to build this formation.
Of course, the Empire's name was only recorded in history, and it did not manage to protect the declining Rohlserlian Empire.
According to the calculations of later generations of scholars, only the Ancient Rohlserlian Empire could have done something as crazy as this. Only the Sage-Emperor of the Magi, who used the Book of Servitude to recite a forbidden spell, could afford to spend so much money on it. No one in the future would be able to recreate such an extravagant spectacle.
However, it was clear that Baiyi was witnessing the birth of a second such spectacle. This time, the formation was made of runes. Baiyi did not know what part of the formation he was standing on, nor did he know what its function was. However, when he realized that this was probably the second Empire's Defender, some of the caravan's actions were explained.
No wonder they chose to set up this formation in a small town full of commoners. No wonder they were in such a hurry to attack. Baiyi's magical prowess had always made them wary. They were afraid that Baiyi would find out about this formation, which was why they sent assassins to assassinate Mia. They wanted to get rid of Baiyi, who was an unstable factor in their plan.
Perhaps, when Baiyi had erased the Eavesdropping Rune, he had triggered them. Then, when the five assassins failed, they decided to activate the formation in the town. By now, they should have guessed that Baiyi had discovered their entire formation.
So, what do they plan to do next? Send more powerful assassins to assassinate Mia? Or send the strongest members of the cult to attack Baiyi? The key question was, what was the purpose of this giant formation?
"To be honest, I thought I was going to face the Church," Baiyi said half-jokingly. The Godsfall cult, which was capable of setting up such a large formation, was much more powerful than Baiyi had expected.
"But, it doesn't matter. It can add some spice to our peaceful days," Baiyi said half-jokingly. Actually, when he first erased the Eavesdropping Rune, he had already mentally prepared himself for the worst outcome. At that moment, he was extremely relaxed and did not have the slightest bit of fear.
The Voidwalkers would not take the initiative to get involved in unnecessary trouble but when trouble came, they would not lose their courage to face it.
In Baiyi's eyes, this matter was only a minor nuisance. Problems that could be solved with brute force were considered minor. He could not afford to offend the Church at the moment because the Church was a righteous organization with a True God as their backer. But what about a cult like this?
However, just as Baiyi was about to destroy all the runes and the formation, the spice that he had been waiting for suddenly arrived. A strange fluctuation came from outside the town, causing him to pause his destruction.
Is that a spatial fluctuation? It meant that a realm portal or a realm crack had opened up outside the town. Judging from the chaotic fluctuation, it should be a realm crack.
There was only one kind of creature that liked to enter other realms through this thing — the devil from the endless abyss.
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