Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 554 - 552: Destructive Gloves

After looking through many scrolls, Richard found that they all detailed the application of Magic Runes, which were incredibly complex and difficult to understand.

The level of knowledge contained in them completely overshadowed that of the Island Treasure.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the knowledge in these scrolls was part of the true top-tier technology of the Black Spirit Empire...

Yes, just a part.

Thinking this, Richard pulled out a few scrolls from the bottom of the box, opened them, and exclaimed with some surprise, "What is this?"

Upon closer inspection, Richard realized that these scrolls together seemed to form the design plans of a Magic Tool.

After reading for a while, Richard confirmed that they indeed were the design plans for a Magic Tool, and this tool was far more powerful than the blood-red Short Magic Wand he had acquired—vastly more powerful.

According to the explanation on the scroll, the item in the design plans was the Black Spirit Empire’s rightfully deserving National Treasure, its highest secret, and its last hope.

The Black Spirit Empire, planned to use the object from these designs to confront an overwhelmingly powerful enemy they could not otherwise resist.

Unfortunately, although the design was theoretically perfect, proven feasible through multiple verifications, and nearly the entire nation’s effort went into its construction... there wasn’t enough time.

Time was not enough!

The item in the design plans was only half-made when the Black Spirit Empire was destroyed under the enemy’s assault.

Richard carefully examined the contents of the scrolls, reading the detailed analysis of the design plans, and was secretly astonished.

What kind of creation was this!

The creation in the design plans was almost entirely constructed using Magic Runes, with the number of runes more than tenfold that of the Blood-red Short Magic Wand. Most importantly, according to the notes, many of the runes’ functions were not to simulate or utilize the effects of Shaping Energy Magic but to employ Prophecy Magic.

Prophecy Magic!

This was a very rare category of Magic often lost in tradition. Just casting the simplest spells from this category could stump the majority of Wizards, and here it was being simulated with runes. It seemed that these were not simulating minor spells, but rather high-level ones, possibly Second Circle, Third Circle, or even Fourth Circle spells!

Moreover, this was just one component of the creation.

The entire creation consisted of five main components and one amalgamated component, totaling six parts.

Richard tilted the scroll slightly, and from his angle, it looked a bit like...

"Gloves?" Richard uttered, then found the name of the creation on the scroll and read it with a slightly odd expression, "The Gloves of Destruction?!"

"Hmm—"

...

Afterward, Richard collected all the scrolls back into the box.

The contents of the scrolls were very attractive to him and posed a significant challenge; if he could fully research them, the benefits were unimaginable.

To give an example from Earth, it would be similar to the Manhattan Project or the Apollo manned moon-landing program. These were milestone projects whose technological achievements had a massive impact, benefiting humanity on Earth to this day, though they also required an overwhelming amount of effort and time.

Under these circumstances, he definitely couldn’t research here; he planned to wait until he was settled.

What he needed to do now was see what was in the last box.

"Click!"

With a soft sound, Richard opened the last box without much hesitation.

The last box was a small one, or more accurately called a little box, and upon opening it, he found it contained a familiar Metallic Ball.

The Metallic Ball looked dull and unimpressive. Richard picked it up and exerted a little force; it quickly transformed into a Magic Cube—a Seventeen-step Rubik’s Cube.

Previously, in the treasure of the Black Spirit King in White Stone City, he had acquired a similar Metallic Ball Magic Cube and, after solving the cube, followed the clues to Mo’er, and eventually here.

If he wasn’t wrong, this Magic Cube in his hands should also possess similar functionality, hinting at another Black Spirit King’s treasure.

Considering the level of knowledge in the scrolls from the previous box, the hint might lead to the last treasure of the Black Spirit Empire, the ultimate secret of the Black Spirit King. Once found, it could wrap up everything concerning the Black Spirit King, the Black Spirit Empire, the treasure, and the East Coast.

Of course, what exactly the hint was, could only be known by solving the Magic Cube.

A Seventeen-step Rubik’s Cube, this was no small feat!

With a slight sigh, Richard held the Magic Cube and suddenly thought of something. He turned his head and called out, "Pandora."

He saw Pandora at that moment, rummaging through the ordinary boxes on the floor of the secret room, touching the silver coins in one box, the gold coins in another, and precious jewels in yet another, her eyes shining brighter than the sun, her face brimming with excitement. Within that excitement, there was also a touch of dilemma, as if she was struggling with a great effort not to stuff all those shiny things into her bosom.

"Ah?" Pandora, hearing his voice, quickly turned her head toward Richard with a slight confusion, "What’s up?"

"I just wanted to tell you that I might stay here for a while," Richard said.

"So?" Pandora seemed not to understand his meaning.

"Eh, never mind, carry on," Richard waved his hand.

"Okay." Pandora didn’t hesitate and immediately bowed her head again, immersing herself in the shiny sea.

Richard couldn’t help but shake his head; initially, he thought if it took a long time to solve the Magic Cube, Pandora might not be able to stay still. But now, it seemed he worried needlessly: she wasn’t just able to stay; she wanted to live here.

Without further hesitation, Richard tossed the Magic Cube into the air, flicked his finger, and controlled the air to rapidly rotate the Magic Cube.

"Click, click, click..."

"Click, click, click..."

The sound of gears turning inside the Magic Cube continued, and Richard squinted in concentration.

One minute passed, then two minutes, three minutes...

One hour...

Two hours...

Three hours...

Several swift hours passed in the blink of an eye; Richard flicked his finger again, rotating the last layer of the Magic Cube ninety degrees, completing the final solution.

The Magic Cube, now floating in the air, displayed patterns on each of its six sides, all uniform, featuring a long vertical line, a short horizontal line, a short leftward slanting line, a short rightward slanting line, a left half-circle, and a right half-circle—forming the six elements of the Black Spirit Empire’s emblem.

Richard reached out, grabbed the Magic Cube, and remembering the pattern, forcibly twisted the side full of long vertical lines. With a "crack" sound, the Magic Cube split open to reveal a small Storage Space inside.

Inside the space lay a small piece of Parchment, which Richard took out, unfolded, and with his eyes shining, gently read out: "Yatis."

Yatis!

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