Chapter 211

Luosen

In the twisted light, a moment ago Luosen of Levinde's Bai Jin Cheng, the next moment appeared in the underground secret chamber of Swan Castle.

Phase Transfer Technique requires extremely high soul strength, with a minimum starting at seven rings, and after casting once one must rest.

Given Luosen's current soul strength, roughly once every eight days a phase transfer can be performed.

At the same time, the transfer process also has many restrictions.

The larger the mass transferred, the more energy, the farther the distance, the greater the mana and soul‑gem consumption.

Luosen's own body is heavy, and he also carries over 70 dim mana stones, with a total weight exceeding 130 kilograms.

Upon reaching the destination, his internal mana had been depleted by eight‑tenths, and he also consumed eight soul gems.

If all mana stones are fully charged, the mana consumption will rise sharply, and the transfer may even fail.

Rosen Ziran

Duke Luosen

If one does not know the correct unlocking method and forces a transfer, massive interference will occur, causing the transfer to fail.

Phase Transfer Technique

Soul Gem

Phase Lock

Mana Stone

Natural Alliance

Nawat Republic

Succubus Mediana

First build a secret puppet control room; after ten days of work, board a plane, secretly arrive at Levinde, and using a meticulously crafted bloodline puppet, swap back the true Queen of Levinde.

Recently the international situation of the Natural Alliance remains relatively stable, so Luosen does not intend to cause trouble for now, focusing on developing Weilan and cultivating inner cultivation.

Bloodline Puppet

Queen of Levinde? Not needed.

Queen of Levinde

Although the succubus Mediana gained much legendary knowledge from Guardian Grand Mage Naya, a little thought shows it's certainly not the best.

Luosen especially wants the experience of legendary magic cultivation, wanting to know the upper limit of a legendary mage's soul strength. In theory he could depart anytime, but as a Lord he has more to consider.

He greatly admires the Nawate Republic, but does not deify it.

Any state composed of mortals will inevitably have various conflicts of interest.

To obtain genuine benefits in the Nawate Republic, relying on sentiment alone won't do; one must exchange with concrete benefits.

But wealth moves people's hearts.

Moreover, in someone else's plane, if you take precious goods over but lack sufficient self‑defense ability, your own safety cannot be guaranteed.

So, one must bring enough good things and also prepare sufficient self‑defense ability.

Obviously, magic gems are both great treasures and can greatly boost his self‑defense ability.

Thus Luosen devoted most of his energy to researching magic gems.

Magical research is extremely dull, especially since it requires secrecy and there's no one to share or discuss with, so Luosen appears mysterious, often appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

Fortunately he still has a near‑perfect puppet doppelgänger, so few notice his abnormality.

Time flowed peacefully, and in the blink of an eye another two months passed.

That day, Duke Luosen sat bored in his study, eyes closed in feigned sleep, seeming to rest but actually freeing up more computing power for the main body.

Over the past two months, the main body has had gains and losses in magical studies.

In natural faith he reaped greatly; the supply of faith power greatly increased, nearly reaching thirty percent of the Soul‑Burning Secret Technique.

Faith power exerts little pressure on the soul, thus Luosen's magic endurance greatly increases.

But in researching magic gems he has encountered many bottlenecks, and progress is very slow.

【Knock knock knock~~】

The door was knocked, and the internal affairs manager Alai came in to report: "Sir, Lord Klub requests an audience."

"Come in."

Luosen opened his eyes and allocated about 5% of his computing power over.

Although it's only 5%, it already far exceeds the processing speed of an ordinary human brain.

Klub walked in, holding a thick document.

He has somewhat put on weight, dresses decently, has a steady demeanor, and now bears a bit of the aura of a senior cabinet official.

His work ability is unquestionable, and he has helped Luosen greatly.

Rosen Ziran also further raised his personal treatment.

"Have a seat, Klub."

This lakeside study had been altered, adding chairs and two attendant aides, specifically for receiving the duchy's senior officials.

After Klub sat down, he handed the document to one aide and received tea from another.

He still insisted on using the old title 'Lord' to address Luosen: "Lord, the treasury's money is about to run out again."

Luosen took the document, flipped through it quickly, and examined each clear and explicit expenditure.

After he finished viewing, the statistical results came out simultaneously.

In the past two months, Weilan gained a trade surplus of 18 million Gold Ogre.

Its sold items include magic ring gauges, Black Stone Electric Car, lightning messengers, large quantities of miscellaneous civilian magical devices, profit shares from overseas flour factories, and various high‑end magical materials.

This income is much higher than that of the former Duke Weilan, and it continues to rise.

The good news is that, of these 18 million Gold Ogre, a full 15 million were earned by the newly opened civilian factories.

After deducting costs, it can be handed over to the government for direct use.

The bad news is, there are more places where money is spent.

In two months, the government actually spent 28 million Ogre notes.

The mint's printing presses run twenty-four hours a day, and they're even smoking from overuse.

The Four-ring mages who stamp the anti-counterfeit seals have increased from the original 100 to the current 1000, and are still growing.

Although the notes are scattered among Weilan's populace, for the government it is a serious shortfall of income over expenditure.

If the government runs out of money, it cannot undertake major projects.

Where is the money being spent? First, the factory districts of Ru'er County and Hongyuan County; second, the construction of Weilan's new capital.

Especially the latter, it is simply a gold‑devouring beast.

Although the adopted approach is 'private‑sector driven, government‑planned subsidies', these plans are truly too ahead of their time, so the subsidies given are very high; otherwise no one would take on the work.

Of course, although spending is fierce, it is not purely wasteful.

It is also an investment; once the capital is built, the various construction teams trained can be used throughout Weilan.

Putting the documents back on the table, Luosen asked: 'How goes the discussion on increasing the currency's anchor?'

This is of utmost importance; Klub immediately sat up straight and answered seriously.

'My lord, I must say, using Weilan's annual grain output as the anchor is excellent, and everyone is fully convinced.'

'There are currently two main points of contention.'

'First, what should the anchor ratio be? Second, grain output is unstable—should we use a conservative calculation or an optimistic estimate?'

These are just details.

Luosen then asked: 'In your view, how much more paper money could be printed using the most conservative calculation?'

Klub thought a moment and said: 'Based on an average price of five Ogre per ton of staple grain, and using the most conservative grain output, we could print about 30 million Ogre more than the current gold reserves.'

'After a few years, when grain output rises substantially, we estimate we could print an additional 100 million Ogre.'

One hundred million Ogre equals 150 billion Lai notes, which is more than enough for this round of expenditures.

Once the capital is built and the factory districts are ready, consumption will drop sharply, and reliance on foreign trade and various taxes will be sufficient to sustain it.

Luosen also does not worry about inflation.

Because inflation occurs when money exceeds goods, making money worthless.

Now he anchors the notes to grain output, so at least this batch of money can be used to buy grain.

Moreover, the market still has plenty of other goods that need money to buy, so his note issuance is actually quite conservative. Luosen raised his hand and tapped the desk documents: 'The old way—issue a notice, let the public discuss widely, and gather public opinion.'

'Once a basic consensus is reached, I will issue a ducal edict to conduct a trial increase in note issuance.'

'Yes, my lord.'

Then he added another piece of news: 'My lord, after the Arcane Convention, Weilan saw a net influx of six million people, of whom thirty percent are high‑quality mage talent.'

Luosen was quite pleased: 'Not bad, but the native and migrant populations will inevitably clash, and all kinds of social competition will intensify with population growth.'

'If they come too many and too fast, we'll set some thresholds to control the inflow speed.'

Currently Weilan has many vacant positions needing talent, so it's not a problem now, but population flow will create inertia effects, and over time issues will arise.

'Yes, my lord.'

Klub withdrew.

He had just left when Stonard of the Foreign Affairs Bureau arrived again, likewise bringing a large stack of documents, the latest international headlines.

Luosen examined them one by one, and his gaze eventually settled on Weilan's old rival, Aaron.

He selected one item and asked: 'What do you think, how long will the Lion King wait before moving against the Levinde people?'

Stonard naturally understood what he meant.

He spoke softly:

'Probably one or two years.'

'Because he operates very covertly, and besides, the sheep aren't fat enough yet.'

'So he has issued many decrees as a smokescreen, to attract more Levinde merchants to come invest in our country, so that in the future he can reap more assets.'

Luosen gave a faint smile: 'Then let him do it; we'll just watch him do it.'

'Are we not going to intervene?'

'Of course we will, but we must act at the right moment.'

As for the Lion King's affair, if it had happened in the past, after he acted, Levinde could only curse a few words and then impose equivalent punishments on Aaron merchants domestically.

But the situation is different now.

Formerly, Aaron had nobles acting as buffers; when the king did wrong, he could shift blame onto the nobles, find a scapegoat to carry the can, while he himself remained an innocent‑seeming good king.

But now, whatever wicked deeds the Lion King does, he must bear the corresponding infamy; too much infamy and his crown will shatter.

Therefore, Luosen intends to seize this opportunity and smash the Lion King's crown in one fell swoop.

Stonard immediately understood: 'Understood.'

'Very well, keep monitoring closely. I'll make preparations on my end.'

Not long after Stonard withdrew, another person came right after.

It was the mage Kavendi, who usually holes up in the lab, unseen except when seeking funding.

Kavendi is indeed a talent—sharp‑minded, with strong innate magical ability, and he has actually advanced to the Fifth Ring.

'Please sit, Mage Kavendi.'

Kavendi did not sit; instead he walked straight to Luosen's desk, placed a thin spellbook before him, pressed it down with his hand, and spoke in a tone that held back excitement:

'Your Grace the Duke, guess what this is?'

Luosen's face lit up at the sight, for it meant he had achieved another breakthrough.

Considering the recently obtained information, he guessed cooperatively: "Has the high-energy unification phenomenon of various forces been verified?"

Ka Wen Di gave a hehe laugh: "Exactly!"

He released his hand, and a scorching light gleamed in his eyes.

"Duke, your idea is correct; the mutual conversion of various forces only requires one simple demand: force strength!"

As long as the force strength is high enough, even the lowliest wind can be transformed into noble pure magic!

Since the conversion of lowly forces requires low force strength, it can be easily observed in daily life; whereas the conversion of noble forces requires high strength, so it cannot be easily observed in daily life.

But in the laboratory, producing high force strength allows clear observation of force conversion. Currently, the phenomenon of lightning force being transformed into magic has been clearly observed!

Luosen listened happily, immediately allocated 10% of computing power to this clone, then picked up the booklet and examined it closely.

The booklet had no name on its cover, but inside there was a title: "Mathematical Model Deduction of the Consistency of the Nature of Power".

Upon opening it, it was based on various precise experimental phenomena, summarized and inductively reasoned with mathematics, ultimately obtaining a precise mathematical model.

The booklet is thin, just over fifty pages.

Luosen read while mentally calculating and verifying.

Soon he flipped to the end, he pointed at the booklet with his finger and said: "The final mathematical model is not bad, but it's still too complex."

"I actually have an idea; what do you think?"

Speaking, he took out paper and pen, wrote down the new mathematical model he had summarized with his powerful computing power, then handed it over.

Ka Wen Di knew the Duke's mathematical ability was extremely strong, dared not slight it in the slightest, and after receiving it immediately began to examine it seriously.

After just a glance, he knew it was better.

More concise and straightforward, it was filled with a sense of the beauty of truth.

The more he looked, the more he liked it, even becoming deeply fascinated; he praised: "Duke, you couldn't have secretly glanced at the Creator's genesis manual, could you?"

Luosen smiled: "Even if it was a sneak peek, it was us sneaking a peek together."

He raised his hand and lightly patted the documents on the table: "Basically all the work was done by you; I won't take credit."

"Let's call this formula the Ka Wen Di Power Unification Formula."

Seeing Ka Wen Di about to object, he laughed: "Don't let me do something embarrassing, Mage Ka Wen Di."

Ka Wen Di felt moved in his heart, but knowing the Duke's character, he said no more.

He continued: "The new Truth Law Ring has been built, larger and better than White Sturgeon Island, capable of realizing a stronger high-energy environment."

According to the calculations of this new theory, the upper limit of the pure power conversion array should reach 48%. Of course, limited by various conditions, the actual achievement so far is only 1.5%.

Compared to the previous 0.5%, this is an increase of threefold, bringing it another step closer to practical use.

Luosen laughed: "If it could reach 10%, it would be about ready for application."

"What applications do you think it would have?"

Mage Ka Wen Di immediately said: "Then the applications would be many."

It can use force energy to constrain flames, continuously compressing them to achieve greater fire force.

If miniaturized, it can serve as the driving force for a flying vehicle.

If it cannot be miniaturized, we can simply build a large device and suspend it in the sky.

This large device can transport cargo, acting as a sky freighter. When needed, it can even serve as a super bomb, dropped from high above!

Moreover, we can forge super cannonballs, using pure force energy for precise ultra-long-range throws.

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, almost gesticulating wildly.

Luosen listened attentively, yet he also had an application in mind.

Or rather, it is a super version of the first application Ka Wen Di mentioned.

That is, using pure force energy to constrain and achieve an ultra-high-strength high-energy environment, thereby realizing controllable nuclear fusion.

If truly achieved, the force would be virtually limitless, and the subsequent several applications could be easily realized.

Of course, the technology is still far from mature now; it can only be a daydream.

Thus, he laughed: "Very good!"

With a "swish swish swish", he wrote a funding order.

"The significance of this power unification formula is extremely great; plus, as the Duke's extra authority, I am allocating another 300,000 ogre to the laboratory. Of that, 200,000 is for laboratory construction, and 100,000 ogre is as personal rewards for the experimental mages."

"Take it to the cabinet and have them allocate the money."

Ka Wen Di had been waiting for this; he gave a hehe laugh, took the order, and walked away happily.

Luosen watched his back, sighing in his heart: "Raising mages costs more money than raising women."

After becoming Duke, he had already invested another 3,000,000 ogre in Ka Wen Di's laboratory.

But the investment is also worthwhile.

Looking at the newly obtained power unification formula, his heart was even happier than Ka Wen Di's.

"Good stuff~~ really good stuff~~ it solved a big problem for me in one go."

(End of chapter)