As far as Alchemy Wizards are concerned, enchantment only needs two things: Stable magic power when depicting and the ability to draw magic patterns at exactly the same time.
Stable magic power can be achieved by Angel, just like the Heat Blend Art by building a stable magic power channel through his Universal Axis.
It’s difficult for a Wizard Apprentice to have magic patterns depicted on an alchemy product. But Angel had found a new way.—
The < Complete Book on Enchantment-Introduction > recorded by Angel from the Nightmare Plane has more than 700 pages of magic patterns. If replaced by a paper book, its thickness would be about the same as a dictionary.
For each page, there is a complete magic pattern.
The magic pattern on the opening page is called: Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern. The effect is to double the Sharpened Edge of an alchemy tool.
This magic pattern looks very simple. Each stroke must be completed in one go, it takes more than 50 strokes to completely draw it.
Angel took out his pen and paper and tried to outline the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern slowly.
There is no doubt that his first attempt ended in failure.
After another seven or eight attempts, the results are still the same as the beginning. Most of them are half drawn when he pauses to think about his next stroke. The pause will lead to instability in magic power output resulting in another failure.
Even if the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern is drawn completely. It will eventually result in failure because of the difference in s.p.a.cing and deviation of direction and angle.
Angel has foreseen such a situation and said with a slight sigh: It seems that I can only cheat…
Angel captures the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern into a separate image and then projects it directly onto the paper using the Holographic Tablet.
Angel takes out his pen and paper and draws the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern directly through the holographic projection.
He does it smoothly in one go this time!
When the magic pattern on the white paper was impeccably drawn by Angel. He silently praises the Holographic Tablet in his mind.
Projecting the magic pattern through the Holographic Tablet is the foundation of Angel’s enchantment.
In fact, this kind of cheating performed by Angel was thought up a long time ago by other Alchemy Wizards. They would carve a complete magic pattern out on some hollow board and then hang it on a chandelier to depict it with the light and shadow projected down onto a paper. The general principle is similar to the projection used by Angel. But the magic pattern projected in this manner will cause some problems with s.p.a.cing because of the conditions presented. Because what would be cast is just a shadow, and the light can mislead people’s eyes. This kind of cheating is basically useless.
Angel, on the other hand, uses the Holographic Tablet projection without worry at all. Because this is a true holographic simulation. Regardless of the size, the s.p.a.cing is exactly the same as the original.
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The cheating was successfully carried out by Angel, and he decided to test the results at once. This time, he’s depicting the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern with magic power.
Ordinary white paper cannot bear extraordinary power, so he went out to the Underground Market to buy a few leather scrolls. Then through the projection from the Holographic Tablet. He can control the output of magic power and draw the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern according to a proportion of 1:2 on the leather scroll.
When the last stroke was drawn, a light flashed across the leather scroll. Then a sharp cold breath of a blade scattered from the leather scroll.
“That’s it? Is this a Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern leather scroll?”
Angel suddenly felt that he might be able to reach the top of Sky Tower simply by drawing magic patterns on leather scrolls without the use of alchemy weapons.
Just as Angel was complacent. The Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern leather scroll suddenly burst apart and broke into numerous pieces, scattering all over the place.
“What’s going on? Why did it explode all of a sudden?” With confusion, Angel reread the < Complete Book on Enchantment-Introduction >.
It was only in the middle of the reading that Angel got the answer from the author’s comments.
The original magic pattern drawn by an Alchemy Wizard is still different from a real magic pattern. Alchemy Wizards do not use a complete magic pattern for leather scrolls because the magic pattern they draw is used on alchemy tools. These magic patterns are mostly pa.s.sive magic patterns.
For example: Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern, Armor-Piercing Magic Pattern, and so on… If drawn, will improve the Sharpened Edge strength and Armor-Piercing capabilities of an alchemy item. These are all pa.s.sive effects.
Pa.s.sive Effect Magic Patterns belongs to the high-end technology in magic patterns. Only Wizards, who are determined to learn about magic arrays will dabble in it.
Pa.s.sive Effect Magic Patterns can achieve a long-term “enchantment” by combining with the appropriate alchemy material and having another energy source available. On the other hand, most ordinary magic pattern leather scrolls can only be used a few times. Only when it is transformed into a magic array can it be used for a long time.
Active Effect Enchantments are not absent from magic patterns, but all of them are composite… The so-called composite type. In fact does not belong to the enchantment magic pattern, but to enchantment magic arrays.
That is, the superposition of multiple magic patterns that construct magic arrays according to certain rules, and then enchantment on the alchemy item will produce an Active Effect Enchantment.
For example, the combination of Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern, Ejection Magic Pattern and Rain Magic Pattern will construct the magic array “Rain of Knives” enchantment effect.
Enchantment can give an alchemy item the active effect of “Rain of Knives” when it is applied to suitable materials for an alchemy item.
However, a magic array enchantment is too difficult. Even if it is studied in its entirety. The power is not much better than “blending.” Therefore, Alchemy Wizards tend to generally learn enchantment. But they only remember some low-level magic patterns and then transfers it directly to the “blending” stage of an item when the strength of the material is similar.
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After reading about this subject. Angel can understand why the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern leather scroll will end up broken up. Because the pa.s.sive effects of the magic patterns are not what ordinary leather scrolls can bear at all. It belongs to the high-end knowledge of magic patterns and is the basis of magic arrays.
But Angel still feels happy.
Because at least he can see that the magic pattern he drew was successful. It means he can draw magic patterns and buy a true magic pattern book instead of buying some magic pattern leather scrolls. Maybe he can hit the top of Sky Tower by ripping magic pattern leather scrolls.
In the following week, Angel took the < Complete Book on Enchantment-Introduction > and became more proficient with magic patterns.
With his cheating through the holographic projection. Angel draws the other patterns more and more smoothly. Because of the holographic projection, every time he can draw the most standard magic pattern. This practice makes his drawings more perfect. Some of the magic patterns that he has drawn repeatedly. He can even directly get rid of… He can now achieve drawing the magic patterns freehand perfectly without the aid of the holographic projection.
As the Month of Flower pa.s.sed, the first ten days of the Spring Festival came quietly.
Angel this day took out some materials, including Cold Star Gold, Ice Gel, Earth Demon Blood Copper, Iron Wood… To make it into parts one by one through the Heat Blend Art…
When he melted the Earth Demon Blood Copper. Angel uses Form Sculpt to make it into a half-crescent blade. After the shape is initially determined. Angel immediately depicts a Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern through the Holographic Tablet projection. He then uses the Condensation Art while taking out the artisan carving knife to carve beautiful waves onto the half-crescent blade at a fast speed.
He originally wanted to depict a viper engraving onto the 3D blueprint for the half-crescent blade. But the Heat Blend Art’s time is limited, and his magic power was somewhat exhausted. So he can only draw a few wavy lines at will as his artistic finish.
When the crescent blade was successfully placed on the experimental platform, it twinkled with an unimaginably sharp edge.
Angel wanted to take out several other parts to finish the a.s.sembly. Carefully he held the blade edge and unexpectedly directly cut his hand with the aura of Sharpened Edge with blood trickling out.
His bright red blood came across the crescent blade, but there was no contamination. The blood just went straight to the ground. This blood flow did not even stain the blade, it still looked as smooth as a mirror’s surface.
“This is not just a mortal blade. The flat edge has a Sharpened Edge effect. When the a.s.sembly is finished. It should be able to reach the standard level of an alchemy weapon, right?” Angel thought.
When the a.s.sembly process was soon over, and the finished product was held in the palm of Angel’s hand. It could be clearly seen as a sickle used by farmers to mow down gra.s.s.
The maximum length of the crescent blade is 31.2 cm. The maximum width is 13.7 cm, and the grip made of Iron Wood is 65.1 cm. On the whole, the sickle is not big, but its weight is appropriate to be held with one hand.
His craftsmanship is general. Although the edge has wavy lines, it is very simple. The handle is smooth and waxed, but it is also spa.r.s.e and common.
As for the effect…
Angel came out of the lab with a sickle and crossed the river into the forest.
Angel wielded the sickle, pointed it at a fully grown maple tree and cut it down. The trunk roughly around the thickness of an adult waist was easily cut in two.
The sharpness has almost reached the peak sharpness for a blade.
Angel then wielded another cut, but this time he injected magic power into the sickle. With the injection of magic power, there was a slight flash on the edge of the crescent blade as Angel aimed at another maple tree.
The maple tree was still cut in two. But strangely, the cut cross-section was not as flat as cut tofu. Instead, it was full of all kinds of barbed cracks which Angel reckons was the result of the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern.
Angel waved the blade a few more times, once even waving at only thin air. Before touching a branch, Angel cut off a section.
“Sure enough, this is beyond a mortal weapon.” Angel had a satisfied smile on his face.
The Sharpened Edge can easily cut off something without touching it. This is because of the effect of Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern!
The production of this item represents Angel’s formal entry into the threshold of Junior Alchemy Apprentice.
And it took him less than a month.
If other Alchemy Wizards knew about Angel’s achievements. They would be ashamed of themselves.
The vast majority of people who study alchemy take years to go from entry to junior apprentice. Every step of alchemy is extremely difficult, often taking many years to complete.
People like Angel can only be said to be born evil stars.
However, Angel himself has a little regret because he can only refine weapons with 3D blueprints. The other types, he has not had the time to dabble in yet.
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When Angel returned home, he decided to make another alchemy weapon. When the weapon was completed, he began making his own weapon for climbing the tower.
Before refining the product, Angel’s mind flashed through the shadow of Nausica. At that time, the Will of the World’s arrival in the Mirror World caused a strong gale. This made him fall into a coma on the Falling Cloud Leaf Platform. Had it not been for Nausica’s timely rescue. He might have fallen off into the clouds and turned into a crushed meat patty fertilizer below at the Tree of Eternity.
So Angel decided to make an alchemy weapon for Nausica.