Adelaide asked doubtfully, its eyes lowered, and the appearance of the paper scroll was reflected in its eyes.
With almost just a glance, it could clearly see the graphics inside, as well as many unfamiliar square characters.
"Yes."
Cheng Lin nodded and explained: "A... magic circle that can forcibly gather magic power."
This was one of the rewards he received at the end of the last deduction.
This is the so-called "spiritual gathering ceremony".
After returning from the magic city restoration trip, he finally gathered all the materials, but he still didn't arrange them.
When Aldington died before, he had witnessed the dragon team absorbing the escaped aura and becoming healthy again.
At that time, he vaguely thought of this magic circle, and after careful consideration during the "time acceleration" process, he found that this might really be a feasible way.
According to the "Spirit Gathering Ceremony Picture Scroll", when the ceremony is started, the spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles can be forcibly extracted and condensed around the ceremony.
As long as the foundation of the ritual remains intact, the spiritual energy will be fixed in one place and linger.
This is why he worked hard to gather the materials.
Once he has this magic circle, he can make a huge improvement in the "spiritual world".
According to the description of the ritual, it may be able to lock the spiritual energy and prevent it from being extracted by the Mo Dharma.
Of course, Cheng Lin was not sure whether the ceremony was possible, but after all... there was no other way to try, and if it failed... it didn't matter.
According to the rules of the deduction, even if he uses the materials here, the materials will be returned to their original positions when the deduction is over.
In other words, he has nothing to lose.
It is also equivalent to conducting a drill in advance to accumulate experience for starting the ceremony in reality.
And if you are lucky enough to succeed... you can use this to preserve your soul for a long time until... the projection appears.
"Being discovered by real human civilization should satisfy Adelaide's wish."
Cheng Lin thought to himself.
Then, he recounted the contents of the scroll, and after hearing the effect of the ceremony, Adelaide's expression became visibly excited.
As soon as its eyes turned, the scroll unfolded silently.
The above text has been translated by Cheng Lin, but the pattern requires no explanation.
Adelaide examined the scroll quietly, motionless, like a sculpture.
Cheng Lin didn't interrupt and waited patiently for a while, then saw the scroll slowly closing again.
Star Dragon Adelaide closed his eyes slightly, then opened his eyes again, with two ghostly fires burning in his eyes.
"Is it possible?" Cheng Lin asked.
"...It's very possible, but just on such a scale, it's not enough." Adelaide said excitedly.
"scale?"
"Yes, in my opinion, this ritual is slightly less effective. However, we can make some changes to it. We just need to follow its internal logic... Let me think about it. The 'spiritual ore' you mentioned has a similar effect.
The basis of the formation chart only needs to be replaced by items that can store magic power.
The gold does not need to be modified. The function of the ink here is just a liquid that transmits magic power, but its effect is not very good and can be replaced.
As for the main material, it is the corpse of a fifth-grade creature as you call it.
If I read it correctly, this is a simplified way. If you want the ritual to be most effective, instead of using corpses, it is better to use living and powerful life instead.
This won't even damage the main material itself.
However, its strength requirements are very high.”
Adelaide's tone became faster and faster, as if he had become a scholar.
He seemed to be explaining to Cheng Lin, but it was more like he was talking to himself, sorting out the models in his mind.
Cheng Lin opened his mouth at the side, unable to make any comment.
He did not expect that Adelaide would see the "principle" of this ritual at a glance and set out to modify it.
But then I thought about it, if it was Adelaide...then there would be nothing surprising.
"So? What are you going to do?" he asked.
Adelaide's originally sluggish body became upright again, and in the sunlight, the phosphorus armor all over his body emitted colorful brilliance.
At this moment, it seemed to have found the meaning of living again:
"Modify, improve! Increase the power of this ritual by at least a hundred times! Although it can absorb magic within a hundred miles, this absorption is not complete! If it is increased by a hundred times, enough magic can be looted to support our
need!"
Its voice is full of determination!
A hundred times!
It actually amplifies the ceremony a hundred times!
Cheng Lin's mind was racing and he didn't know how to respond.
Adelaide's meaning is very simple. Although the coverage of the original ceremony was large enough, it was not strong enough.
If the ceremony is compared to a water pump, it can draw water from a pond. Originally, it can only lower the water line of the pond by half a meter. After the increase is a hundred times, the pond can be drained!
What it wants to increase is not the "area" of plunder, but the "volume" of plunder!
"But... although I don't know how you want to modify it, it will definitely require more materials, but I don't have that much material in hand."
Cheng Lin silently calculated in his mind.
Even if it is simply expanded by multiples.
The original ritual required 300 pieces of spiritual ore, but if it were enlarged a hundred times, it would require 30,000 pieces!
What a huge resource this is? He cannot provide it anyway.
However, Adelaide smiled heartily after hearing this. He suddenly raised his colorful dragon claws and pointed at the mountain-like luggage on the beach that he had carried on his back and carried along by the dragon servants at the foot of the mountain and said,
:
"Materials? You don't need to provide them. Our dragon clan has accumulated them for thousands of years. Although we only brought a small part here, it is still enough!
The spiritual ore is replaced by a gem containing magical power!
Ink? Use my blood mixed with sea water instead!
Gold? Grind all gold objects into powder!
As for the main material! Use me instead!!”
Its voice is like thunder, rolling across the sky, carrying supreme majesty and confidence!
Cheng Lin witnessed this scene in a daze, and his heart suddenly surged!
Yes, he actually forgot about the Dragon Clan’s ten thousand years of accumulation!
Just like in the legend, giant dragons like gems and gold. When they migrate, countless dragon lords roll up the treasures in their territory and hand them to their dragon servants to carry.
Now, those dragon lords have died one by one, but the gems and gold have arrived here.
"Could it be that...this is fate?"
Cheng Lin murmured to himself.
Different from previous deductions, this time, until now, the program has not given him any additional help.
It seemed that just as the narration he heard back then said, the dragon civilization was destined to die.
Therefore, the program did not arrange any changes, and did not even give itself a prompt.
It was only now that he remembered this ritual, and he was shocked to find that the materials needed for the ritual had already followed him, stumbling all the way to here.
"Probably, this is the so-called 'revelation'."
Cheng Lin thought in his mind.
Immediately, he saw Adelaide roaring towards the sky, summoning all the dragon servants and issuing orders.
Then, I saw a dense crowd of dragon servants crowded on the beach. They opened the sealed packages and took out gems and gold one after another.
Adelaide recited softly, spitting out a colorful radiance that enveloped those golden vessels. As a result, those gorgeous and precious vessels turned into dust one after another, reminding Cheng Lin of the scene when Aldington died.
After that, Adelaide began to issue orders, and the dragon servants were divided into several teams, and the gems were spread regularly throughout the island, and the various piles of gems were connected with gold powder.
This was a huge project and it took three days to finally complete the installation.
If you look down from a high altitude, you will find that a perfect mysterious figure appears on the entire island. The figure is made of gold and gems, emitting a dazzling halo in the sun.
Adelaide also cut wounds on his body within these three days, released blood, mixed it with sea water, and used his own body as a canvas to outline a more mysterious and complex figure.
When the last stroke is completed, all preparations for the ceremony have been fulfilled.
On the sunny and windy noon of the fourth day, Cheng Lin and Adelaide once again reached the top of the highest peak on the island.
…
"Are you ready?"
On top of the mountain.
Adelaide asked softly with complicated pictures made of dragon's blood outlined all over her body.
Its eyes are bright, its emotions are passionate, and it sweeps away all decadence.
Standing here, it feels like I have returned to the Dusk Dragon Palace standing on the 10,000-meter peak.
Cheng Lin stood beside it with a complicated expression:
"I should ask you this, and are you really sure? According to what you said, using yourself as the material, when the magic power is extracted, your body will bear huge pressure. Are you sure you can withstand it?"
Adelaide smiled and said:
"I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, I am not Aldington or Allen. If I want to die, I will not insist on walking here. What's more, there is still hope now. I want to bring this island
Build a new dragon city, even if I am the only dragon left here."
Its words are resounding.
Cheng Lin said no more, just took a few steps back, opened a safe distance, and then said: "Then... I'm ready."
"Then start!"
Adelaide slowly uttered these four words, and his expression became extremely solemn. He raised his head and looked at the sky and the sun.
The island was silent for a moment without any sound.
Cheng Lin watched from not far away.
At the foot of the mountain, countless dragon servants crowded together, looking at the Dragon King on the top of the mountain with confusion and anxiety.
Immediately, a colorful light suddenly appeared on Adelaide's body and enveloped the whole body. After that, it spit out a string of weird syllables according to the requirements of the picture scroll.
Then, it was as if a "switch" was turned on.
Cheng Lin vaguely seemed to hear a "pop", and immediately, the colorful light suddenly spread out and spread across the huge island, lighting up the tens of thousands of gems and crystals arranged there.
Those lines made of gold powder burned with golden flames, rising a hundred meters high.
Those gems and crystals shot out pillars of colorful light that shot straight into the sky.