The Vastness of Magical Destiny-Chapter 173 - 7 Bait_3

Chapter 173: Chapter 7: Bait_3

Chapter 173 -7: Bait_3

Sitting quietly at the desk, Komer gazed at the rounded wood stem resting on a wooden tray. This was the fruit of his hard labor, waking up early and working late for over two months. But before testing it, he was unclear whether it was a worthless piece of junk or a priceless masterpiece—even Komer himself did not know.

However, whatever it was, in Komer’s eyes, it was a treasure. This thing had exhausted all his effort over the past two months, from design to material selection, from sourcing raw materials to starting production, almost entirely a solo effort by Komer. The effort aside, just a few raw materials had already made Puber’s lips twitch with pain. But everyone knew the importance of this object. If one wanted to gain collaborators on the Nether Sea, at least for now, it was essential to firmly befriend these neighbors to the East.

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The wood stem looked unremarkable, but those in the know, especially experts skilled in crafting magical mechanisms, knew that this seemingly plain and ordinary timber came from Wood in Wood harvested from the Cloud Mist Forest at the northern edge of the Mogan Wilderness.

The name alone sounded peculiar. The parent wood, although rare, was not considered precious, but the offshoot, which was the wood stem itself, was rarely seen.

It could only be the material used after the parent had completely decayed and then encountered a particular type of floral spore that entered the decaying parent, drawing nutrients to grow anew. This was what was called Wood in Wood.

Because this Wood in Wood relied entirely on extracting nutrients from its parent, not only did it grow slowly, but it was also very difficult to mature into usable timber. Finding such a large, round piece was as difficult as reaching the heavens.

However, being an indispensable material in many Wood Magic spells, adventurers would venture dangerously into the Cloud Mist Forest to seek it. Of course, the Magic Material Trading occasionally sold it, but without thousands of Gold Shields, it was impossible to acquire.

Commissioning Caffrey to purchase it from Jazair’s shops had already cost Puber ten thousand Gold Shields. Although Komer repeatedly assured that he would recoup the cost with interest, Puber, adhering to the principle of not leaking wealth, had hesitated for a long time before parting with the money.

The most important crystal stones, although expensive, did not cost Puber a penny, but Komer had to search alone for a week near the swamps inhabited by the Jellyfish People before he found any.

It was all thanks to the guidance of a Dwarf who loved alcohol as if it were his life. Although the Magic Crystal Mine there could not be mined now, it was a good place for adventure and treasure hunting. If one was lucky and bold enough to venture deep into the stone caves, finding one or two raw Magic Crystals was not impossible, and at least Komer was fortunate.

But processing these three Magic Crystals truly taxed Komer’s ingenuity. Everyone knows the abrasion resistance and hardness of Magic Crystals. To process them required specialized tools and techniques. In the Caucasus, there was not a single shop that could handle such work, and even within the borders of the Kingdom of Nicosia, there were only a handful. Komer dared not display these items elsewhere.

After all, there are no walls in the world that do not leak sound. Once outsiders learned of it, the ensuing troubles would be massive.

Left with no choice, Komer resorted to the dumbest but most direct method, which was to use Magic Fire to calcine and raise the temperature of the Magic Crystals to a very high level before grinding them. This method of excessive magical power consumption was perhaps unprecedented, and it took two continuous months of calcining and grinding to barely complete this tedious and grueling task.

What remained was the installation. The installation work was not a simple matter either. First, it was necessary to extract the air from inside the wood stem. Of course, burning it with special Magic Fire was one method. Then, taking advantage of the special qualities of the Wood in Wood, they maintained a vacuum between the mirror pieces, allowing the power of the wood and the Magic Crystals to extend into each other. The nature of wood and stone are connected; wood comes from stone (earth), while stone (earth) extends from wood. Only materials with such differing but mutually supportive properties could fully leverage the magical power of the Magic Crystals. Yet, fusing these two different types of materials required an extremely powerful Wood Magic fusion.

The principle of the Mirror of Thousand Miles was to utilize the Magic Crystal’s Penetrating Air Function, bringing distant scenes to the level of one’s visual range. Though saying “bringing places thousands of miles away as close as an inch” was an exaggeration, displaying scenes from several to dozens of miles away right before one’s eyes was not fantasy, relying entirely on the quality of the Magic Crystals and wood stem and the purity of the extracted air.

At last, it was successful. Komer gently held the magical mechanism that condensed his countless efforts.

Rather than calling it a magical mechanism, it would be more fitting to call it a work of craftsmanship. Although it had no dazzling patterns on the surface, and looked plain and unadorned, it was truly a magical mechanism created with his own hands.

What impact its appearance would have on the Continent, Komer did not know. But he knew that with it, even the pirates who dominated the Southern Nether Sea would be willing to cooperate with him.

Approaching the window, Komer took a deep breath, and the sunshine was brilliant outside. Squinting into the distance, a castle with a seemingly lifeless banner drooping on a flagpole was faintly visible, and the gray-green walls of the castle from afar resembled dim vast mountains.

Komer slowly raised the wooden tube in his hands. After a moment of dizziness, a conspicuous banner appeared in his sight, with a striking pattern on it, as if it materialized right in front of him—a bear baring its teeth.

Komer settled himself comfortably in a large chair. From Ugru to this place, a journey of over two hundred miles wasn’t much. Along with practicing magic, he also began training in martial arts.

He did not wish to become a Martial Arts Expert, but if he could maintain a strong physique and occasionally use a surprising move or two in a fight, he was quite pleased to do so.

But his main purpose was to strengthen his body as quickly as possible in conjunction with cultivating his Spiritual Power, as the cultivation of psychic power was significantly related to one’s physique.

This seemed to be something many Mages who practiced Psychic Magic did not care much about. In their eyes, if there was spare time, it would be better spent on cultivating Spiritual Power or familiarizing themselves with magic spells.