Constructing-Style Wizard - Chapter 496
Chapter 496: 162. Instilling Knowledge_2
The opened page of the diary listed three geographical locations and three main research tasks.
Location 1: Kashel Continent – Lament Mountains – Firefall Castle
Main Research Task: Firefall Castle is inhabited by hundreds of thousands of frenzied Ash Spirits. Find a way to communicate with Ash Spirits normally, and reach a friendly magic research contract with them. Only by helping at least one Ash Spirit join the Ulnas Circle can you receive an evaluation of 95 points.
Location 2: Kashel Continent – Howling Cloud Summit – Eternal Lightning Ravine
Main Research Task: For a long time, the Eternal Lightning Ravine has been occupied by millions of Lightning Phantoms. Countless predecessors have proven that Lightning Phantoms cannot communicate and cannot complete magic enlightenment. Find a way to domesticate Lightning Phantoms as magic partners or transform them into magic puppets. Fulfill any requirement to receive an evaluation of 95 points.
Location 3: Ancient Lomis Continent – Outermost – Land of Wicked Desolation
Main Research Task: Ancient Lomis Continent is a synonym for the dark continent. The outermost place is called the Land of Wicked Desolation. There are tens of millions of Dread Demons wandering there. Dread Demons cannot communicate, cannot be enlightened by magic, cannot be domesticated as magic partners, and cannot be transformed into magic puppets. Your task there is to find a way to confront the Dread Demons or find a way to eradicate them forever. Find a way to confront the Dread Demons to receive an evaluation of 95 points. If you can find a way to permanently eradicate them, you will receive a full score of 100 points.
Three task locations, three research tasks, and increasing difficulty for each task.
With Denise Green’s help, Noland Lee was not completely in the dark when he saw the names of Firefall Castle, Eternal Lightning Ravine, and Land of Wicked Desolation.
He knew these three places, and knew what extraordinary creatures existed there, as well as their temperaments.
The Ash Spirits of Firefall Castle were also known as Flame Frenzied Spirits in the Realm of Wizards.
These were a group of insane fire creatures trying to burn everything with flames.
There were many useful magic materials on the bodies of Ash Spirits, which were greatly beneficial to Flame Wizards and Fire Elemental Wizards. Wizard forces stationed around Firefall Castle regularly cleaned up Ash Spirits on the outskirts, harvesting one batch after another of magic materials. Due to this, the Ash Spirits that kept emerging from Firefall Castle did not plague the Lament Mountains.
The Lightning Phantoms of Eternal Lightning Ravine, true to their name, were ethereal beings that hold the power of thunder and lightning. Their situation was similar to the Ash Spirits, as they were regularly harvested for their inherent magical value. Both were extraordinary beings that could be controlled and restricted by wizards.
Dread Demons of the Land of Wicked Desolation were different.
Ulnas Circle conducted extensive research on them, and eventually drew some basic conclusions:
Dread Demons appeared as a mass of black fog. They were not ethereal beings, nor did they possess any physical form. They were energy beings composed of a part of shadow energy and a part of mental energy.
This unique bodily structure determined that Dread Demons were naturally gifted with superior shadow and mental extraordinary abilities and could be reborn from the shadow area of the Land of Wicked Desolation after death.
From beginning to end, the two extraordinary creatures, Lightning Phantom and Dread Demon, were somewhat related to the magic knowledge Noland possessed.
Since Lightning Phantoms were ethereal beings, magic knowledge related to soul and ethereal modification in ‘Soul Sculpting Magic’ would definitely come in handy. Similarly, the knowledge of death-type magic obtained from “Martyr’s Ten Commandments” could also help Mabel.
Magic knowledge of the mind obtained from the “River of Mind” volumes one, two, and three would definitely be useful against Dread Demons’ extraordinary abilities involving Shadows Faction and mental power.
As for which research task to specifically recommend Mabel…
Noland considered briefly and weighed the pros and cons before having a clear answer:
“I suggest you choose the second research task, Mabel. I happen to have some death-type magic things related to ethereal beings here, and they should be able to help you. If you can find a way to avoid the lightning attacks of the Lightning Phantoms, the death-type magical items I give you would be enough to help you transform them into magic puppets.”
Mabel’s eyes brightened, and her mouth curved into a smile.
Seeing Mabel suddenly full of enthusiasm, Noland shook his hand to remind her:
“Don’t get too excited. The magical things I provide to you do not include blueprint, only a death-type magical device’s user manual and the magical device itself. I will help you make the required death-type magical devices for the task, and after that, you need to operate them on your own based on the knowledge I impart to you, and then complete the research task.”
“Also, when you write your research report, be sure to label the death-type magic devices and knowledge you used as personal spoils of war from exploring magic relics and lost sub-dimensional planes. This requirement is mentioned in the second clause of the soul contract, so please pay attention. To go along with your exploration activities mentioned in the report, you need to plan to disappear from everyone’s sight for a period.”
“Yes, Ray Lee. I will be careful and absolutely not reveal any secrets.” Mabel nodded solemnly and said with a smile.
Exploring magical relics and searching for lost sub-dimensional planes were the adventurous processes that could harvest non-native wizard forces’ magical knowledge. This was one of the few legal ways to master cross-disciplinary magical knowledge within the interior of Ulnas Circle.
