The idea is beautiful, but the reality never strikes mercilessly.
When Xuan Weizi incarnated in Master Duncan's demiplane and rushed to complete a super large structure, less than half a month had passed.
In front of Xuan Weizi and others, there is a structure that looks like an octopus and is as big as a farmhouse granary. It is a strange lavender color and is covered with a layer of transparent mucus. It does not look like an artificial creation at all.
It is quite vivid. From the big olive-shaped head to the eight tentacles, there is vague energy flowing back and forth, as if this big octopus construct still breathes and has a heartbeat.
Xuan Weizi slowly raised his hand without chanting a curse, and activated his weak spiritual energy. The super-large purple octopus structure also raised a tentacle, and lightly touched Xuan Weizi's fingertips.
With a sound, silver light flashed, and the super-large octopus structure immediately turned into a small octopus like a ragdoll, and even the eight tentacles turned into short, curly and cute shapes.
"Psychic constructs are unusual. They can actually grow or shrink at will." Master Duncan was wearing magic lenses next to him. He looked carefully at the little octopus that looked like a puppet and said, "I just wear it next to me when I have nothing to do.
If you encounter an enemy, throw it out to ensure a comeback on the spot. By the way, the octopus is only suitable for activities in the ocean, look at its land form?"
A flash of light flashed in Xuan Weizi's eyes, and he threw out the puppet octopus with a smile. This thing rose up in the storm, and an eight-legged structure that looked like a spider landed steadily. Now it has a light and transparent silvery white appearance.
It is similar to some kind of mineral crystal, with eight thick articulated legs with ripples and edges, each of which is as thick as a person's arms, like eight pillars stuck on the ground.
The main body at the top is probably more like a gourd than a spider. It does not have the complex mouthparts and eye structure of a spider, and only has one emission port at the front and rear.
"These launch ports can release various energy rays and missiles, as well as launch large-area 'spider web' and 'grease spells'. The ends of the eight legs can be turned into sharp piling nails or hooked sickles when necessary.
, launch multiple attacks at the same time." Xuan Weizi introduced: "As for the octopus form, it can not only dive into the extremely deep sea, but also spray out large ink clouds, and the tentacles can wrap around and bind the power, even the black iron golem can
You can twist it like a rag."
Master Duncan asked: "Are there no spells in octopus form?"
"The deep sea is no better than land, and many spells cannot be cast." Xuan Weizi said: "The layer of transparent mucus on the surface of the octopus form is the constant performance after I improved the 'control of air flow' to 'control of water flow', but that top
Let the construct swim faster in the sea and have better maneuverability, and don't expect to be able to roll up vortices and set off huge waves."
"On this thing, I have consumed more than 400,000 gold coins worth of materials for experiments, and I can swim in the water after only half a day." Master Duncan grinned, obviously feeling a little pain.
Xuan Weizi laughed secretly. In fact, he had already had a rough idea of the concept and construction of this construct. He spent so many materials on experiments, firstly to try to drive the furnace core more efficiently, and secondly to use it during the experiment.
Psychic powers penetrate consciousness into the operating rules of the entire demiplane.
Regarding the latter's knowledge of how demiplanes communicate with the pulse of the earth and how elemental energies combine to operate, Xuan Weizi has figured it out. With his abilities, whether he is a legendary druid or a legendary psyker, he must
It is not too difficult to imitate it in the Xinggang Dharma Altar of Evergreen City.
However, the former has almost encountered a head-on challenge on how to create an efficient driving furnace core, or to produce it at a low cost.
Whether it is a golem or a construct, they are essentially objects that have undergone an activation effect. Their activation energy source is driven by the heart of the furnace to absorb and transform it from the sky and the earth, but the conversion efficiency of this energy is really too low.
If you want to improve the conversion efficiency, making the heart of the furnace requires the participation of advanced spellcasters. Either a high-level mage like Master Duncan builds a sophisticated incantation array; or someone like Xuan Weizi constructs an altar with layers of complex talismans. As for
Ordinary spellcasters should have no illusions about using raw materials like majestic diamonds to serve as furnace cores.
In short, given Xuan Weizi's current situation, as long as he has money and materials, he can indeed build an extremely powerful construct, but others cannot afford it. Even the maintenance of the construct requires a very skilled creative spirit.
Yes, today the Golden Flower Society cannot train so many qualified maintenance manpower.
"It doesn't just swim in the water." Xuan Weizi raised his hand to turn the eight-legged spider back into an octopus puppet, grabbing it with both hands: "After all, it used psychic powers and a large amount of astral bodies to create this.
The construct can take my place in going to the deep sea and transmit information about the seabed back at any time. It is the most suitable deep-sea scout today."
Sir Weston said: "A general golem or construct requires the creator or the person who controls the item to be near the construct. If the controller is far away from the construct, then he needs to act in accordance with the established orders, and
It usually cannot be too complicated. Therefore, most idle constructs and golems can only be used for guarding and patrolling. Lord Olenso can allow the construct to travel thousands of miles into the deep sea and maintain contact with the construct.
This form is similar to the emotional connection of a familiar."
Master Duncan chuckled and said: "The emotional connection between the magic pet is only one or two miles away. If the distance is too far, the magic pet will become insane. In the past, it happened that the magic pet was left by the mage master to look after the house in the mage tower. After returning, he found that
The familiars made a mess of the wizard's tower."
Xuan Weizi said: "Generally, the furnace cores of golems and constructs are either elemental spirits or living creature souls, and then use the 'command spell' to control them. This seems logical to you mages, but for the soul
For a warlock, this is too inefficient and a crude method.
You can clearly see the process of me using the astral body to weave the heart of the talisman furnace. It is a direct simulation of thinking consciousness and weaving a projection intelligence. In addition, the astral body maintains contact with the astral world, and the astral world is not only a place of spiritual power.
It’s an important foundation, and it’s also the basis for the operation of teleportation spells! It’s just that I don’t transmit energy and matter, but information. The principle is actually similar to that of a communication crystal tower.”
"Anyway, I see that except for you psychics, no one else can pull this trick." Master Duncan said with his hands on his hips.
Sir Weston said: "If you are a high-ranking mage who specializes in the control system, you should be able to create this kind of intelligent furnace heart by improving the 'control technique' and 'programming memory'. Or you can simply use a soul with your own personality imprint.
Based on the essence, it is said that the rainbow demon statue made by Nazareth was made in this way."
"Can Nazareth's Rainbow Golem do this?"
At this time, Xuan Weizi pulled the octopus puppet and put it directly on his head. The whole octopus suddenly became alive, covering Xuan Weizi's head and face like an ooze monster. The tentacles shook and shrank, and even Xuan Weizi
The skin on other parts of the body was also covered with a layer of greasy lavender, turning into an octopus-headed humanoid monster.
"Damn, that's really a bad taste." Master Duncan looked disgusted.
Xuan Weizi, who turned into an octopus head, telepathically said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just wearing the construct on your body. I learned it from the arcane armor, and it can also enhance psychic powers."
Sir Weston said: "It's different, isn't it? Those psychic warriors also have the skill of 'Starlight Power Armor', and you put on this construct, why do I feel that even the types of creatures have changed? Just like those twisted ones
Almost weird."
"I accidentally ingested some fragmented information streams in the star realm. They are probably the weird things that once wandered deep in the star realm." Xuan Weizi said: "I found that this kind of weird thing has a high affinity with psychic powers, so I
I gave it a try by the way...well, I just feel a bit strangely hungry."
Xuan Weizi, who looked like an octopus, couldn't help dripping greasy mucus from his tentacles. He shook his body and his lavender skin quickly faded. Then he grabbed the tentacles on his lower jaw with both hands and took off the octopus hood with a "pop" sound.
"It is true that you cannot fuse with the construct casually. It feels very uncomfortable." Xuan Weizi said, it was like having a third hand on his body, and it was not as fully integrated with the physical, mental and spiritual energy as a magic weapon.
Master Duncan waved his hand and said: "Okay! Send this big octopus to meet those fish-headed monsters quickly. You'd better hope that those fish-headed monsters don't set any traps, otherwise my four and a half million gold and sun coins will be lost."
It’s all wasted!”
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The waves that endlessly beat against the rocks on the beach become stronger and stronger in the increasingly fierce wind. Listening carefully in the distance, it is like a series of rumbling thunder. The white waves are flying, and the dark clouds that cover the sky are
It looked so pale in the turbid and gloomy sea water.
Thunderstorm clouds as thick as mats quickly enveloped the entire Papami Island, and thunder and lightning were faintly rumbling in the clouds. Sensing that the thunderstorm was approaching, the residents of the island habitually began to pack their things and return to their houses.
The number of guards has also been reduced by half.
On the seabed a mile away from Papami Island, a trident fish man warrior holding a trident and riding a dolphin quickly came to a coral reef. But if you look closely, you will find that this "coral reef" is covered by several
The ray has a strong head and is dragged along by a tough seaweed rope.
"Prince." The triton fishman warrior approached the silver dace prince riding an armed giant seahorse and reported: "After many reconnaissances, we found a landing location without rune traps, but from that direction, we must climb over a patch of land.
Only through woodland can we reach human towns."
Prince Yinluo nodded and said: "Let's land from that direction. Also, send two teams, one to land from elsewhere, to deliberately trigger the human rune trap and try to move them away from the town, and the other to take advantage of the heavy rain to attack head-on.
Their city walls. And I will lead the main force and coral golems to capture the human towns in one fell swoop."
The fishman warrior asked: "Prince, what are we going to do with those humans after we capture them? We have occasionally done trade with those boat merchants in the past. If we kill them quickly, I'm afraid we will encounter desperate resistance."
Prince Yinluo gritted his teeth and said: "If they are unwilling to surrender, then we have nothing to say. That deep-sea squid just wants to see if I am really loyal to it. This situation cannot be tolerated by us."
Triton people are not very aggressive, and they are not very hostile to the human race. The two sides live in different areas, and their past contact has been very limited.
After the order was issued, more than 800 triton fish people took action respectively. The three coral golems, dragged by other marine creatures, accelerated closer. When they approached the shallow water area, they cut off the seaweed ropes, and the coral golems were
Under the control of the triton wizard, he spread out four thick legs and inserted them into the sand on the seabed. He also raised four long arms, covered with sharp serrations, showing off his power.
When the coral golem came out of the water, there were hundreds of Triton fishmen on the left and right. Each of these warriors was strong, and some wore strange armors lined with fish scales. The weapons in their hands were either heavy tridents with looming auras, or hunting rifles.
There are sharks with long forks, hooked spears, and strange-shaped fin-shaped knives, paired with shell shields. Of course, the fishman wizard holding a delicate shell and a wave staff is indispensable, and there is plenty of water vapor all over his body.
At this moment, heavy rain had already fallen on Papami Island. Prince Silver and others confirmed that there were no rune traps ahead, and entered the dense forest from a hidden beach. While the coral golem was still struggling to pass through the tropical rainforest with abundant vegetation, they heard a sound in the distance.
Explosive sound.
"The rune trap has been triggered!" The fishman warrior stepped forward and said, "This is the signal. Another team is about to attack the city wall."
A fishman wizard holding a conch shell said: "Prince, there are only more than three hundred humans on the island who can fight. Now is the best time to be lured away!"
"But the movement of the Coral Golem was slowed down by the forest!" Prince Silver Dace looked back. He was indeed not used to fighting on land. If it were in the sea, the hollow Coral Golem could jump a certain distance by relying on its buoyancy.
"Leave a few warriors here to cut down the plants, and we will attack the human towns immediately!" the fishman warrior urged: "Those two teams cannot last for long, they are just to contain the human guards a little!"
Prince Yinluo gritted his teeth: "Just do it! I will personally lead the team and capture the human towns as soon as possible."
Having no choice but to abandon the slow-moving Coral Golem, five or six hundred Triton Triton elite soldiers crossed the pathless tropical rainforest. From between the thick leaves, across a farmland with low crops, humans could be vaguely seen in the distance.
The town, facing inland, did not build a wall, exposing its vulnerable side.
The Silver Prince's arms trembled slightly with nervousness. He quickly pushed aside a leaf. Hundreds of triton fishmen carefully crossed the farmland and ran towards the town. The sounds of fighting on the other side of the town could already be heard.
Just when Prince Yinluo was excited, the heavy rain mixed with a bolt of thunder and lightning illuminated the ground, allowing him to see a blurry figure staring at him behind the window of the town house ahead.
Prince Silver Dace's heart tightened, and his feet suddenly tightened. He instinctively looked down and saw that the plants in the farmland suddenly became like lush seaweed on the sea floor. They danced and knitted together, entangled the legs and feet of triton fish with a radius of dozens of feet.
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At the same time, there was a sound of string vibration, like thunder and lightning tearing through the rain curtain, and a sharp wind-piercing light passed by the ear of Prince Yin Dao, and the strong wind blast directly swept him down.
And that unstoppable sharp light penetrated five Triton fishmen one after another!