Fairy Tale Survival with Ability Copying

With a thought, his body transformed into the Two-Headed Demon Owl as he flew away from the Mist Swamp.

[You cast Two-Headed Demon Owl Polymorph once. Experience +3. Current experience value...]

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[You cast Two-Headed Demon Owl Polymorph once. Experience +3. Current experience value: 54/1600.]

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[You cast Two-Headed Demon Owl Polymorph once. Experience +4. Current experience value: 66/1600.]

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[You cast Two-Headed Demon Owl Polymorph once. You entered a mysterious state and sensed the beauty of the aether. Experience +102. Current experience value: 222/1600.]

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Levi devoted almost all of his energy to Night Owl Polymorph, causing the proficiency of this spell to advance at an astonishing pace.

Still, from time to time, he would also cast other spells.

For example—

Right now.

Far away from the town, yet relatively close to the coal seams and limestone deposits, Levi had stone, clay, scrap pig iron, and various other materials transported over before sealing off the area and forbidding anyone from approaching.

This was merely for appearances.

His true objective was to build a kiln capable of producing modern cement.

Originally, Levi had only planned to make primitive cement.

After all, the requirements for modern cement were extremely demanding.

But after Levi's Synthesis advanced to the level of a Second-Ring spell, and after his own strength reached the level of a Third-Ring Wizard, it felt as though a flash of lightning had passed through his mind.

Suddenly—

He understood.

Fragments of information from his previous life surfaced within his mind and rapidly reorganized themselves, ultimately forming a complete plan.

Even if the craftsmen of this era gathered all the necessary materials, it would still be impossible for them to construct a high-temperature kiln capable of producing cement.

Either the kiln body would leak air and collapse, or the heat would dissipate before reaching sintering temperatures. And maintaining uniform temperature control would be utterly impossible.

But Levi possessed Second-Ring-level Synthesis.

This spell, which he valued second only to Detection, could turn decay into miracle—transforming the impossible into reality.

Levi calmed his breathing and focused his mind.

A faint cyan-green magical glow spread around his body as the magical aura of Synthesis enveloped the various materials. Under that mysterious power, they began to reorganize.

Clay mixed with fine sand was synthesized by Levi into High-Temperature Refractory Bricks.

This did not cost Levi much time or effort. In fact, it looked remarkably simple.

The bricks were dense and incredibly hard, far surpassing ordinary clay bricks. They could withstand temperatures exceeding a thousand degrees without cracking or melting.

Levi synthesized them in less than a minute using Synthesis.

But in reality, manufacturing these refractory bricks through normal firing methods would be an extremely complicated and difficult process. Merely selecting the proper materials could take weeks before successful firing was even possible.

Not to mention that the refractory bricks Levi synthesized were vastly superior to ordinary ones.

They could withstand temperatures between 1500°C and 1700°C.

These were the kind of refractory bricks used for steelmaking.

'Synthesis truly is a divine skill…'

Levi could not help sighing inwardly.

Still, his hands never stopped moving.

Using those refractory bricks as the core and the modern cement kiln structure that had flashed through his memory as the blueprint, Levi rapidly synthesized a horseshoe-shaped vertical kiln.

This was the kiln design best suited for the current era.

It occupied little space, heated quickly, and was easy to operate—perfect for his territory's current conditions.

The synthesized kiln possessed no exaggerated design features.

The entire structure resembled a sturdy vertical cylinder, standing roughly six meters tall with an inner diameter of about two meters. It consisted of a three-layer structure formed seamlessly in a single process entirely through Synthesis.

The inner layer consisted of synthesized refractory bricks capable of resisting extreme heat and slag corrosion, preventing clinker from sticking to the kiln walls.

The middle layer was filled with fine sand from the saline-alkali lands and crushed ceramic granules, forming a thermal insulation layer that locked in heat and prevented energy loss.

The outer layer was reinforced with ordinary bluestone masonry, making the structure as stable as a mountain.

At the bottom of the kiln was a ventilated fire chamber capable of burning either firewood or charcoal. The air vents could be opened or closed to control the flames and precisely regulate temperature.

The middle section contained a feed inlet for adding mixed raw materials.

The upper-middle section reserved observation holes for monitoring temperature and flame conditions, allowing the interior fire conditions to be checked without opening the kiln itself.

At the lower side was a clinker discharge outlet, allowing finished material to be slowly removed after firing without wasting residual heat.

Most importantly, the smoke channels and airflow system inside the kiln were scientifically designed.

The flames and hot air would spiral upward through the kiln, allowing heat to evenly envelop every portion of the raw materials.

This enabled the kiln to stably reach the critical temperatures required to produce Portland cement clinker—

In other words, modern cement.

This level of industrial precision was something the people of this era could never achieve, even if they spent their entire lives trying.

After synthesizing the cement kiln, Levi swept it once with Detection and immediately confirmed that the kiln was flawless.

One could say he had personally "synthesized" it and then personally "inspected" it.

He called over Yalina and Rune. Little Red Riding Hood and Miss Odelle followed behind as well.

All of them stared at Levi in confusion, unable to understand what exactly he had built this thing for.

Levi did not explain.

He merely smiled mysteriously before instructing them to prepare materials.

Calcium-rich clay from beside the saline-alkali mines, quicklime produced from calcined salt ore, whale bone ash, and fine coastal sand were mixed in a 4:2:2:1 ratio. A small amount of desalinated seawater was added before everything was stirred into moist cement raw material balls.

The mixture had to hold together firmly when squeezed yet scatter apart immediately upon hitting the ground.

Only then was it sent into the kiln.

Once everything was ready, Levi had Rune ignite hardwood charcoal within the lower fire chamber.

Although Rune was deeply puzzled, he still followed the instructions.

Flames surged into the kiln through the ventilation channels. Guided by the smoke ducts synthesized through Synthesis, the fire burned fiercely and evenly as the kiln temperature rapidly climbed.

Levi remained beside the observation holes, using the instruments inside to precisely sense the temperature within the kiln. He carefully adjusted the size of the air vents to control the flames while also managing both the firing duration and the temperature curve.

By the morning of the third day, when sunlight fell upon the firing kiln, the temperature inside had finally stabilized, and the firing duration had reached the required threshold perfectly.

Levi personally opened the discharge outlet and shoveled out chunks of dark bluish-black material that had already finished firing.

"What is this stuff?" Miss Odelle voiced the thoughts shared by everyone else.

"Something good," Levi finally answered. "With this, we'll be able to rapidly build bridges, pave roads, construct houses, and even build an entirely new city!"

Everyone froze slightly, their expressions turning strange.

Levi had never lied to them before.

Which meant that everything Levi said was true.

And if what he said was true, then if this thing really possessed such miraculous capabilities, its significance would be extraordinary.

At once, anticipation appeared in everyone's eyes.

At this moment, Levi signaled for Rune to act.

For the Sky Knight, crushing those bluish-black clinker chunks was effortless—complete overkill, really. In no time at all, they were ground into a fine dark gray powder.

This was the experimentally completed primitive volcanic ash cement.

In order to personally witness its effects, Levi had Little Red Riding Hood bring over clean water and fine sand. He mixed them together with the cement powder into a thick gray slurry, then spread it over a stone mold made from stacked rubble before pouring a small square test block and leaving it in a wind-sheltered place to harden.

If this had been primitive cement mortar, the hardening process would have taken an extremely long time.

But modern cement was different.

In less than half a day, the originally soft slurry began solidifying.

By sunset, the test block had already hardened to the firmness of stone.

The moment Yalina saw the result, her eyes widened completely.

The others gathered around to look as well, each of them equally stunned.

Constructing a city normally required decades, or even centuries.

But if they used this mysterious thing Levi had created, the time required would be drastically reduced. And that would likely trigger a whole series of chain reactions.

The group exchanged glances.

After a moment of silence, Yalina finally asked, "What exactly is this?"

"You can call it cement," Levi said softly.

"Cement…" everyone murmured.

Yalina paused briefly before asking again, "What are you planning to do with cement?"

"Use it to build a new city," Levi answered, revealing his vision. "A brand-new New Coldwind Keep."

"This city will have streets paved with cement—broad and clean. On both sides will stand three-story brick buildings bonded together with cement. The ground floor will serve as shops, while the upper floors can be used as living quarters."

"..."

"In the center there will be a large plaza with a fountain. The people can come there to make wishes, take walks, and listen to music."

"..."

"People living in such a place will be able to open their windows every morning and let sunlight pour inside while listening to the breathing of the sea. They won't have to worry about rain turning their homes damp, nor fear entire rows of houses collapsing under heavy snow…"

"There will be public toilets and garbage bins as well, so there won't be any foul stench…"

Levi's description left their eyes shining brightly.

Miss Odelle could not help blurting out, "Can a city like that really exist?"

She herself had been born into a great noble family, yet even she had never seen a city so beautiful.

"As long as we build it, it will exist," Levi said confidently.

Miss Odelle opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something, but in the end she remained silent and merely looked at Levi.

At this moment, Yalina spoke up again.

"Even I'm tempted by what you described."

"So what do we do next to build the city you're talking about?"

Levi pursed his lips slightly.

"We'll start by synthesizing more cement kilns."

The cement kiln he had synthesized currently did not produce much.

Every three days, it could fire roughly 450 kilograms of modern cement—

About 150 kilograms per day.

What was that amount even enough for?

They had to expand production.

Not only did the cement kilns need to scale up into entire kiln clusters, but daily production would need to multiply several times over before it could meet demand.

At the same time, mining operations for limestone, clay, and fine coastal sand would all need to expand significantly as well.

Producing cement also required iron.

However, Levi's territory had not discovered any iron ore veins.

There was iron within the ocean, and Levi could extract it through Gathering Technique by expending Magic Power, but he did not want to do that.

After all, not everything could depend entirely on him.

Otherwise, if he were absent someday, would nobody be able to accomplish anything at all?

Fortunately, both the Sea Serpent Merchant Guild and the Sword and Flower Caravan were now eager to obtain the Whale Brain Oil in Levi's possession and were willing to conduct all kinds of trade with his territory.

When the time came, he could simply have them transport natural iron ore over.

So materials would not be a problem.

But before that, there was another issue that absolutely had to be resolved first.

Levi decided to disband the farming division, the construction division, and the military division—

And redistribute farmland.

Yes.

Levi intended to distribute the farmland reclaimed during this period.

Of course—

Not for free.

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