Chapter 339: Simplified Magic Items

Very quickly, a head-sized, intricately hollowed-out, and aesthetically pleasing three-dimensional mesh Mithril structure appeared before Xia Duo, who still maintained his control over this Mithril structural component with 【Mage Hand】.

As the Alchemy Array no longer provided the molten power, this three-dimensional mesh structure quickly cooled down; Xia Duo picked up the Mithril structural component and, with the help of auxiliary lines, checked it once more.

"Not bad, to have made it so perfect on the first try!" Xia Duo could not help but praise.

He realized that even with purely manual crafting, as long as there were enough reasonable auxiliary facilities (Spells), one could produce precise structural components.

At this step, if one were only making a one-time Spellcasting implement similar to a Magic Scroll, then it would be ready now.

Moreover, this Mithril structural component could also be reused.

Of course, this was not what Xia Duo wanted!

Spending so much time to make a one-time Spellcasting implement was truly not cost-effective; with this time, it would be more practical to make a few Magic Scrolls!

Although, as of now, the cost seemed to be only the Mithril, the depreciation cost of the Alchemy Array and the cost of the energy he expended far exceeded this bit of Mithril itself.

Unless large-scale automated production could be achieved, so that the cost of the Mithril structural component could be reduced to nearly the material itself, otherwise, this Mithril structural component would be quite expensive.

Unlike Magic Items made with a Constant Spell, the key to the reusability of the method Xia Duo was currently using lay in the artificially constructed Energy Core of the Spell.

This Energy Core was not for storing energy, but for the excitation, exchange, and circulation of energy.

In layman's terms, this technology was similar to the automatic reloading principle of modern rifle bullets. It utilized the Energy Core to guide and use the excess energy when a Spell was excited, to "reload" the Spell.

The Energy Core usually needed to be made with Gemstones; according to the different energy requirements of the Spell, the types of Gemstones needed during production also differed.

Generally, these were the four-colored Gemstones, representing the four great elements of earth, fire, water, and wind.

The Mithril structural component Xia Duo made was a Projection of the elements of the 2nd-ring 【Imprisonment Sphere】, or one could say it was the Spell structure; this represented all the details of this Spell from its birth in the Magic Net.

This was equivalent to the planar diagrams required for Magic Scrolls; although one looked planar and the other looked three-dimensional, this was Arcane Geometry, and its essence was still the combination and change of Magic Net Strings.

Three-dimensional figures were somewhat simpler; planar figures could be understood as condensed, and also more complex.

Because it was just his first time practicing, Xia Duo did not care at all whether he could truly succeed, but rather valued the opportunity for a complete experience.

After the Mithril structural component was made, he began to build a wooden support to fix this head-sized, complex, and precise three-dimensional mesh structure onto an ordinary workbench.

And he left space in specific positions; this was in preparation for installing the Energy Core, which was the four-colored Gemstones.

【Imprisonment Sphere】 was a Force Field Spell, so all four types of Gemstones were needed as the core for energy excitation and circulation; in addition, pure White Crystal was needed as the core for energy exchange.

The Gemstones were also ready-made and prepared in advance; they could be large, but not small.

After all the Gemstones were installed (placed), this Magic Item capable of exciting a 2nd-ring 【Imprisonment Sphere】 was more than half successful.

The final step was to Link Magic Web, which required the Spellcaster to do it personally.

Looking at the entire production process, Xia Duo felt that only this step could never escape the Spellcaster; other steps, if industrial capacity were strong enough, could well be mass-produced.

Just like Magic Scrolls, Xia Duo had once thought about using printing to make them, but every time he thought of the final step of Linking Magic Web, he had to give up.

Even if there were countless quasi-Magic Scrolls placed before him, he could only make so many each day; he could not dig more time out of the gaps of time!

Having had the experience of making Magic Scrolls, although this was a three-dimensional element Projection, it did not pose much difficulty for Xia Duo; the process of Linking Magic Web was very smooth, even easier than making an 【Imprisonment Sphere】 Scroll.

After a moment, Xia Duo's first Magic Item in his life was successfully made.

Although it looked so crude, with the Mithril structural component and Energy Core fixed on the workbench with wooden supports.

Not to mention, the key structure was directly exposed; it was estimated that any child who came by and gave it a casual knock could destroy this Magic Item that should be considered very expensive.

"Let's try it!"

Since the production was successful, Xia Duo inevitably had to try it; this step should have originally been taken to the Spell Laboratory.

But because the Magic Item he made could not be moved, he could only experiment here. Fortunately, he was now the Acting Tower Master, so the Tower Spirit could not possibly let him get hurt.

Of course, he would not forget to cast a Protective Spell on himself.

——Excitation!

A marble-sized Force Sphere appeared instantly; Xia Duo did not control it much, but threw it directly toward a corner of the room, where there was a chair.

During its flight, the Force Sphere grew rapidly, and the moment it touched the chair, it wrapped it inside, with Magic Aura flickering; Xia Duo estimated it could last for about half an hour.

A great success!

Xia Duo laughed happily; this was even smoother than his first time making a Magic Scroll, it was simply incredible!

Immediately after, Xia Duo began to observe this Magic Item, which had a crude appearance but complete basic functions; after being used once, its Magic Aura began to fluctuate rhythmically.

As long as he waited for it to return to calm, it could be used again.

This time was generally determined by the different Spells and the number and size of the Energy Cores; there were also some that could be used continuously many times, but needed longer to recover.

The one Xia Duo made, theoretically, could recover in an hour or so.

Having already spent half a day, he did not care about waiting another hour or so; if this were any other Mage, the time required just for that Mithril structural component would have to be calculated in days.

So Xia Duo took out one of the books from the "Soul Studies" set to pass the time.

For the past few days, whenever he had free time, he would take out theoretical books to read, while for books involving practice, he would read them in the Spell Laboratory to facilitate experimentation at any time.

Time passed second by second.

Suddenly, Xia Duo looked up abruptly and looked at the workbench; sure enough, the Magic Aura of that Magic Item was flashing violently, as if it were about to explode the next moment.

Xia Duo gave a start and subconsciously ran toward the outside; just as he reached the door, the workbench exploded, and various energies darted everywhere.

The Tower Spirit's reaction was very timely; before those energies could touch Xia Duo, it blocked them.

The burst of energy was only for an instant; the Magic Net itself did not show any abnormalities, unlike the Mythallar Ruins, where the Magic Net was in a riot.

Returning to the workbench, the perfectly fine Magic Item had now changed its appearance; the Mithril structural component was slightly twisted and deformed, most of the wooden supports were burned into charcoal, and a small part was covered with a layer of frost.

As for those Gemstones that served as the Energy Core, Xia Duo picked through the wreckage and finally found less than half; the rest were destroyed.

"A waste of money and manpower!"

Originally, Xia Duo had planned to keep this Magic Item well; perhaps it could even be used as teaching equipment in the future!