Chapter 208: Forming a Magic Unit

[Ding! Congratulations to the individual named "Li Huai" for his unremitting efforts in becoming the first existence on the Kalim Continent to reach level 10. Reward: World-Class Item "Storm Blade".]

[Ding! Because an individual has reached level 10, the barriers between districts have been deactivated. Everyone may travel freely.]

[Ding! Because an individual has reached level 10, the level leaderboard is now open. From now on, the top ten individuals in level each month will receive a random reward from the world will.]

[Ding! Because an individual has reached level 10, dungeon Teleportation Gates are now open. Everyone may search for dungeon Teleportation Gates on their own to enter dungeons and increase their levels. (Note: It is recommended to be above level 10 to enter a dungeon. The darker the color of the Teleportation Gate, the more dangerous it is. Please act according to your capabilities.)]

Lan Qingyou hadn't even gathered her thoughts before the world will interrupted her.

Li Huai reaching level 10 wasn't what mattered.

What mattered was the information that followed.

The cancellation of the district barriers, the ability for people to travel freely, and the newly established level leaderboard.

These were the truly major events.

But now that free movement was possible, it didn't take a genius to figure out what would happen next.

Currently, Ruan Qingyi and David had already brought items like the Magic Tent and Card into the mass production phase.

Once these were sold in massive quantities in the future, the original movement radius—previously restricted by time limits—would be completely broken.

This was especially true for a place bursting with "talent" like The Abandoned Land.

The disappearance of the barriers was practically equivalent to uncaging a tiger.

It was blatantly obvious what a pack of brutes, who couldn't scrape by or make a decent living in this harsh place, would do once they got out.

Moreover, these were only the magic items Lan Qingyou knew about.

No one knew how many other magic items capable of facilitating travel existed out there without her knowledge.

However, Lan Qingyou was very clear on one thing: places with "outstanding individuals" like District 666 were definitely not in the minority.

With everyone being unleashed at the same time, it wouldn't be a surprise if they all decided to join in on some grand, chaotic undertaking.

After all, these people were a bunch of unruly and unorthodox scoundrels.

Banding together to cause trouble would be altogether too easy for them.

As for the leaderboard... well.

Lan Qingyou took a look. Other than Li Huai, everyone else on it was at level 9, and there were quite a few of them.

Scrolling down carefully, she discovered that her own name was ranked outside the top six hundred.

Obviously, their experience decimal points were higher than hers.

But what concerned Lan Qingyou the most was the "dungeon" mentioned by the world will.

It had been a long time since D-rank monsters first appeared, yet apart from the irregular monsters she had seen in the caves, she hadn't encountered a single C-rank.

If nothing unexpected happened, those C-rank and higher monsters were probably all inside the dungeons.

The best way to follow the path of grinding monsters for levels was to enter a dungeon.

Although Lan Qingyou did not have a huge need for levels, she still wanted the monthly top ten rewards.

Are you kidding? Why wouldn't she take something that was given out for free?

How did the saying go again? He who does not take what heaven offers will instead suffer the blame.

Thus, Lan Qingyou began to calculate how she was going to level up.

Even Li Huai took a little over a month after the level 10 cap was unlocked to rise from level 9 to 10. One could well imagine how difficult it was to level up by simply farming D-rank monsters.

After mulling it over, Lan Qingyou felt that directly entering a dungeon would yield greater benefits and save time.

It only required her to search for a dungeon Teleportation Gate, which was hardly a major issue.

Although she was only level 9, the announcement stated "recommended to be above level 10," which meant level 9s could enter too.

With her current attributes being leaps and bounds ahead of the other Blue Star Earthlings, it absolutely wouldn't be a problem.

What Lan Qingyou needed to consider now was how to fight once inside the dungeon.

Humanoid Magic Puppets and Potions were naturally essential. Coupled with her own array of skills, she figured she could brave the lowest-tier dungeons without much trouble.

Besides, what was a dungeon? Wasn't it precisely a place that dropped equipment?

Even if there wasn't any equipment, she still needed the materials and experience.

Having made up her mind, Lan Qingyou immediately set about brewing concoctions.

The Potions she had stored previously were too low-grade. Moving forward, she would be clearing dungeons—high-end gameplay—so she needed to replace them all.

It just so happened that she now had the idea of using alcohol as a base liquid. Starting over would allow her to create even higher-grade products that were better suited to her current constitution.

She spent a day modifying the action directives of the Humanoid Magic Puppets she had on hand. After setting them to craft intermediate Potions and magic medicines, she began the task of manufacturing more puppets.

Following the increase in her Alchemy level, Lan Qingyou had essentially figured out the routine for creating Humanoid Magic Puppets.

Although they were still slightly lacking compared to the twenty-odd units she had acquired from the Abandoned City.

The main difficulties were fundamentally concentrated in the materials and the drafting techniques.

Inside the large workshop, Lan Qingyou took out the ore ingots one by one and began cutting the materials according to the Humanoid Magic Puppet designs she had drafted the night before.

Compared to Chariot using machinery for mass cutting, Lan Qingyou's speed was noticeably slower.

However, because she was using an Alchemy Array, she could directly synthesize the incredibly hard composite metals she desired.

Moreover, having studied the principles of magic arrays, Lan Qingyou could now even soften Thorium Ore and mold it at will.

For Lan Qingyou, who wanted her magic puppets to be incomparably sturdy, this was naturally perfect.

This time, Lan Qingyou only had two requirements for her designed magic puppets: sturdiness and flexibility.

Of course, she also knew that "sturdiness" was never absolute.

Therefore, she hoped her magic puppets would be the kind that, even if subjected to a massive blow, wouldn't suffer structural failure.

In simpler terms, she wanted her magic puppets to break apart upon taking a direct punch from an enemy with the same level and massive size as the Ancient Tree, but without a single component warping or taking damage in the process.

This way, she could just gather the pieces and reassemble them later.

She had even designed a load-bearing system using magic arrays just to fulfill this wish.

Simply put, if a strike or impact exceeded a certain threshold, the magic puppet would automatically dismantle into a pile of parts.

Aside from this, Lan Qingyou also conducted a minor experiment.

Working at her normal pace for a day—going through the entire process from cutting materials and carving internal Magic Circuits to inscribing external energy-absorption magic arrays—she was able to produce the components for about six magic puppets.

As for the assembly, she would naturally leave that to the other Humanoid Magic Puppets.

With this assembly line in place, Lan Qingyou only needed to handle the manufacturing, which was extremely relaxing.

Tower: "@Chariot, do you still have the armor and blueprints for the purple knights and pink infantry you made before?"

Chariot: "I do. What do you need them for?"

Tower: "I plan on personally making armor and weapons for the newly produced magic puppets."

Chariot: "Did my designs catch your eye?"

Tower: "Yes, they aren't bad at all. But I need an additional unit type."

Chariot: "What kind of unit do you have in mind?"

Tower: "A magic unit."