Chapter 82: Crafting Scrolls, an Opportunity to Plot for a Magic Tool!

Bang! A heavy, thunderous sound exploded against the Flame Archangel’s chest armor.

The Flame Archangel stumbled backward uncontrollably; after retreating about three meters, it flapped its wings forcefully to stabilize its form.

Tang Zheng looked at the Flame Archangel’s chest; aside from a slight indentation in the armor, the Flame Archangel clearly hadn't suffered any real damage.

"It truly lives up to being a tank; compared to other aspects, its defensive advantage is quite striking."

Tang Zheng exclaimed with a smile. Angels, demons, and undead—these three types of summons have a slight advantage over summoned monsters of the same rank.

Angels possess excellent physical resistance.

Demons are stronger in terms of magical resistance.

Undead have greater numbers? At the same time, the higher the level of these three types of summons, the more special abilities they possess.

"Next, let me see what's inside your armor." Tang Zheng swung his iron sword, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He moved his feet.

Tang Zheng’s figure had already rushed in front of the Flame Archangel.

Whoosh! The Flame Archangel hurriedly raised the flame sword in its hand and slashed down.

But Tang Zheng’s movements were faster.

"Rapid Slash!"

A streak of cold, icy light appeared in the air, followed immediately by a series of rapid, piercing metallic clangs against the bright silver armor on the Flame Archangel’s chest.

Dazzling sparks splashed across the surface of the armor! Crack!

The seemingly sturdy armor was sliced clean through by the iron sword, and the Flame Archangel began to crash toward the ground.

Thank goodness!

Tang Zheng reacted quickly, grabbing the Flame Archangel’s wing and pulling upward with force, dragging the Flame Archangel, which was about to slam into the ground, back into mid-air.

"Silence" only eliminates sound.

With that kind of force, if the Flame Archangel had hit the ground, it likely would have smashed a hole in it.

"Hoo—"

Tang Zheng exhaled, "Almost got discovered."

"So there really is nothing inside."

Tang Zheng looked at the chest of the Flame Archangel that he had sliced open.

He saw that, aside from emitting a pale white light, there was nothing inside.

Bang—

The Flame Archangel’s body vibrated, and its entire form began to dissipate into points of light.

"The strength is decent enough."

"It seems summoned monsters don't grant experience points."

Tang Zheng glanced at the experience bar on his attribute panel, feeling a bit regretful. "Compared to warriors of the same level, this Flame Archangel has a very singular attack method and no advantage in speed."

"But its excellent physical resistance and ability to fly are enough to stall someone of the same level for a while."

"If the numbers increase..."

Tang Zheng turned around to look at the white paper on the table, a smile appearing on his face.

"Even a powerful Head Warrior would only end up being dragged to death."

In the anime, the Silianjiaoguosuo dispatched the Sunlight Scripture, one of the Six Great Scriptures, to assassinate the Head Warrior Gazef, and if not for the sudden intervention of the Bone King...

It wouldn't even have required the Sunlight Scripture's captain, Nigun, to take action; the Flame Archangels summoned by his subordinates alone could have exhausted the Head Warrior to death.

And the price paid by the Sunlight Scripture was merely the consumption of some mana.

Tang Zheng returned to the wooden table and picked up the second-tier paper on the surface. "I forgot to ask back then if parchment is absolutely necessary to craft second-tier magic scrolls."

"Let's test it."

"Scroll Crafting!"

Tang Zheng placed his hands over the paper on the table and recited silently in his heart.

Rustle, rustle!

The paper on the table moved without wind, dozens of sheets quickly gathering toward the center.

It took only a single breath.

A pure white magic scroll appeared in the palm of Tang Zheng’s hand.

"Huh? It worked."

Tang Zheng was clearly stunned for a moment, looking at the magic scroll he had crafted so easily.

Perhaps it was because whether it was crafting alchemical potions or healing salves, there were always problems of varying sizes.

Now that it had been crafted so easily, Tang Zheng felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

"It's pure white, different from the color of the magic scrolls mixed with parchment at the Mages Guild."

Tang Zheng held the pure white magic scroll in one hand to observe it while looking at the remaining second-tier paper on the table. "The quantity is also off." Originally there were 1,400 sheets, and now only 1,380 remained.

That is to say, crafting this magic scroll consumed 20 sheets of second-tier paper.

If he remembered correctly, the magic scrolls crafted by the Mages Guild used 1 piece of parchment plus 10 sheets of second-tier paper.

"So the purpose of the Mages Guild mixing in parchment when crafting second-tier scrolls isn't just to maintain mana stability, but also to reduce paper consumption?"

Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow.

Indeed, compared to paper infused with mana, the price of parchment is much cheaper.

"Next is the injection of magic."

Tang Zheng’s expression became serious; he reached out to pull open the white magic scroll and lifted his finger to lightly tap the center of the scroll.

According to Master Belorui’s method, at this point, one needs to inject the magic one wishes to imprint into the scroll, so it requires exceptional control over mana.

Of course!

It also requires a deep understanding of the "magic" being injected itself.

Casters in this other world master magic through their own understanding, study, and research.

Whereas he only needs to spend skill points.

This cheat-like method inevitably resulted in him having very little understanding of the magic he mastered.

This point.

Tang Zheng was very clear on it, but he noticed that the way Master Belorui injected magic into the scroll was very similar to the passive ability "Mana Infusion" of his [Magic Swordsman] class.

Back in the Tob Forest, when refining alchemical solutions, he had relied on this ability to produce qualified alchemical potions.

He hadn't expected that it might also be useful in scroll crafting.

"Whether it succeeds or not depends on this passive effect." Tang Zheng pressed his finger down on the scroll with force. "Mana Infusion!"

Bang—

The white scroll shook violently, and the surface of the entire scroll quickly took on a blue luster, the flowing mana forming an invisible suction force.

This violent vibration gave Tang Zheng a fright.

When he was at the Mages Guild, he had seen magic scrolls explode, a memory that remained fresh.

Seeing that the magic scroll in his hand only vibrated for a moment before calming down, with no signs of exploding, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Tang Zheng cleared his mind and injected the second-tier "Summon Angel" into the scroll.

One second.

Two seconds.

Five seconds.

Ten seconds.

If Master Belorui’s process of crafting magic scrolls was filled with a sense of precision, detail, and natural fluidity.

Then at this moment, the feeling of Tang Zheng crafting a magic scroll was simply brutal!

Whoosh! The scroll shook again, the blue luster on its surface quickly retracted, and the entire magic scroll rolled itself up and appeared on the table.

"Did it work?"

Tang Zheng blinked and looked at the magic scroll emitting a pale white luster, immediately casting the spell: "Item Appraisal!"

Item: Magic Tool · Craftwork · Magic Scroll

Tier: Second-tier Introduction: Contains the magic "Summon Angel"

"It really succeeded!"

Tang Zheng said with pleasant surprise, unable to help himself from reaching out to rub the head of the little evil spirit dog beside him.

Immediately after.

Tang Zheng’s eyes flickered slightly: "I originally thought there was no chance, but now perhaps I can plot for that special magic tool."

Others might not know.

But Tang Zheng knew that in "E-Rantel," there existed a magic tool with a level reaching [High-tier · 40Lv], just a step away from reaching [Highest-tier].

This magic tool was the highest-level magic tool he could obtain in the early stages!

Originally.

Tang Zheng had planned to obtain the "Cursed Knight" class and, after returning from the Baharuth Empire, find a way to acquire this magic tool.

Now that he had mastered scroll-crafting technology, the success rate had increased significantly.

However, the danger level remains extremely high! (End of chapter)