I Became the Progenitor Vampire-Chapter 165 - 166 Ancient Alchemy Creation

Chapter 165: Chapter 166 Ancient Alchemy Creation

Lide was not clear about who the hidden enemy in the dark was, nor the specifics of their strength.

But from those cold, dull eyes, he saw hostility and felt murderous intent.

Therefore, without more information, he heightened his caution to the extreme and summoned Emi, a level 15 blasphemer.

He never believed in coincidences in this world.

A malicious life from the Abyss, and very likely a high-level demon from an alien race.

Appearing unprovoked at the door of the Crimson Mage Tower, and also showing murderous intent toward him.

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Quickly retreating after Spark’s arrival.

To others, this series of events might seem coincidental, but not to him.

As a hidden Blood Clan Ancestor among humans, caution was the most basic discipline.

Thus, he wouldn’t rely on luck; he planned for the worst in any anomaly he encountered.

Suppose it really was a level 15 Great Demon targeting the Crimson Mage Tower for unknown reasons—what should he do now?

Lide had already responded, and waiting for death was not his style.

Having mixed in Green City for so many years, Emi was definitively the local boss; his arrival would undoubtedly make the Crimson Mage Tower much safer.

Although Spark could protect the Crimson Mage Tower in the open, Lide could not let him deal with the shady business.

What he needed was a subordinate who would absolutely obey his commands, a Bloodline who would not shrink back even in the face of a giant dragon.

He was, after all, a vampire—a status that could not be exposed to the light.

Moreover, the Crimson Mage Tower was too important to him; any loss incurred would have a tremendously heavy cost.

Lide’s perspective could see very limited and sparse information, and this was the most prudent judgment he could make for safety on the basis of existing information.

He wasn’t concerned about the strength of the enemy, but the vigilance of an enemy hiding in the shadows.

The unknown was the most formidable enemy.

When dusk arrived, an irritable Spark cursed as he entered the Mage Tower.

Upon seeing him in the study, Lide knew at first glance that the Great Mage’s dream of becoming a Demon Hunter had been shattered, and he said with some amusement,

“I bet you had a rich harvest, can you let me see what a legendary Abyss Demon looks like?”

Spark’s mouth twitched slightly.

This mixed-up kid.

He glared at him annoyed, sat down on the stool in front of the desk, and turned his head to Isa, quietly flipping through books in the corner of the study, and said,

“Isa, get grandpa a bottle of wine, I want Elf-made Greenleaf wine.”

“Yes, Grandpa Spark,”

Isa responded crisply, stood up obediently, her small figure flitting through the tall oak bookshelves like a little elf.

Only then did Spark soothingly stroke his beard, smiling once again.

The old man nearly had no resistance against children.

Lide saw this and shook his head with a mixed expression of laughter and tears.

This old man really lets himself go.

After Isa left the study, Lide suddenly furrowed his brows as if he remembered something.

“Teacher, I’ve heard that your newly constructed Magic Array cost the Crimson Mage Tower a full 80,000 Gold Pucks, are you planning to use it to defend against a giant dragon?”

Upon hearing Lide’s words, Spark immediately glared at him displeased.

“Do you have any idea how much of a bargain you’ve got?!”

“I am the only Great Mage in Green City who has profound research on Magic Arrays, personally arranging a Magic Array for you, and you’re not pleased??

Do you know how high my appearance fee is??”

Lide’s mouth twitched; there really was nothing to say against this elder’s advantage.

Seeing Lide’s disbelieving expression only irritated Spark more.

“By the Magic Goddess above, if you weren’t my disciple, I swear I’d stuff you under the desk to prop up my feet,”

He said while reaching into his bosom like he’s pulling out a treasure and carefully placed an old, yellowing parchment on the natural wood-colored desk, his wrinkled face wearing a hint of pride.

“Take a look at this!!”

Lide reached for the parchment, unfolding it with a curious gaze.

The yellowed parchment was very old, and enveloped inside was a piece of snow-white paper that faintly revealed a colored drawing through its surface.

What is this?

Lide casually unfurled the scroll and immediately, his gaze turned to stone.

The white paper stuffed into the sheepskin scroll was vividly painted with an image of two beautiful girls bathing in water.

Moreover, there was a strong surge of Magic Fluctuation. The figures on the painting seemed to be right before the eyes, with every minute detail of their bodies vividly leaping off the paper.

Lide’s hand trembled slightly as he lifted his head, looking at the smugly satisfied Spark with a touch of strangeness in his voice.

“You wanted me to look at this?”

Spark looked up arrogantly.

“Never seen it before, have you? Do you know what this is?”

Lide looked down, glanced at it a few times and then shook his head.

“I’ve never seen this kind before, but I have better than this on my D drive…”

Spark was furious, “By the Magic Goddess, you ignorant boy, this is an Ancient Alchemy Creation from an ancient magic relic that I obtained when I was young. How could you possibly own one?!!”

Lide replied with some disdain, “Yours is a painting; it doesn’t move…”

Spark furrowed his brows, “What are you talking about?”

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After speaking, he leaned forward slightly, and upon seeing the piece of paper in Lide’s hand, his face instantly turned beet red.

He snatched the painting away and looked at Lide with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance.

Stroking his beard and glaring, he bellowed.

“Damn it, who told you to look at that one!!! Look at the sheepskin scroll!!

This is a private collection given to me by the owner of Lark Tavern; don’t ever think of laying a claim on it! I would never give it to you, not even in death!!”

The old man’s face was filled with defiance and an unyielding spirit, like that of a warrior charging at a giant dragon with a Knight Captain’s spear.

I…

Lide blinked, wanting to say, is that it? You might not believe this, but if you need, I can show you things that will make your eyes pop out…

With a hint of amusement, he no longer paid attention to this improper Great Mage and turned his attention to the sheepskin scroll.

Ancient and tattered.

At first glance, Lide felt a sense of time-worn vicissitude crossing the long river of time.

The yellowed sheepskin scroll was full of traces left after the passage of time.

When fully unfolded, it was about a blade’s length and half a blade’s width, with a Hexagram pattern on it.

Surrounding the Hexagram pattern were thousands of densely packed lines, with intersections between the lines, each intersection marked with detailed data.

Extremely complicated.

The pattern on this sheepskin scroll was so complex that an ordinary person could spend a lifetime looking at it and still not understand…

Lide, who was completely unfamiliar with Magic Arrays, was hardly any better than an ordinary person. After giving it a brief glance, he put it down.

This was far less interesting than the bathing painting.

“And then?”

Spark had just been somewhat humiliated and now was trying to regain some dignity. Hearing Lide’s question, he picked up the sheepskin scroll Lide had put down and carefully folded it back along the original creases, his demeanor slightly irritated.

“And then? Do you know what Magic Array this is?”

Lide shrugged and bluntly said, “I don’t know.”

He hadn’t even finished looking at it, who knew what kind of Magic Array, more terrifying than a large blueprint by countless times, was meant to depict.

Spark carefully placed the sheepskin scroll and his private collection inside his robe before slowly answering.

“Listen well, you ignorant boy from the Kachar family. Magic is the greatest existence; it became mainstream in Glory World over a million years ago. But what you don’t know is, in an even more ancient era, Alchemy Creations were even more magnificent than magic.

However, the gods later united for some unknown reason to destroy the alchemy civilization, and now the alchemy creations that have been handed down don’t even possess a ten-thousandth of the original technique.

And this sheepskin scroll was found in the ruins of the Ancient Alchemy Period, an intact Ancient Alchemy Creation.

According to my calculations…

This Alchemy Magic Array, which combines both magic and alchemy, is comparable to a Divine Artifact!”

At this point, the previously improper Spark became severe, his demeanor as a Great Mage assertive and domineering.

After a moment of deliberation, he said something that made Lide’s heart skip a beat.

“If this Magic Array could be established, not to mention a level 15 Great Mage, even a Transcendent or a Legendary being would not be able to breach the Crimson Mage Tower.”

“If we were to have the protection of this Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, the Crimson Mage Tower would become the most dazzling Mage Tower in Glory World…”

“Without equal!”