Chapter 488: Volume 11: Mist Cage and Smoke Lock
Gently plucking the seven-stringed harp in his hand, a few delightful notes immediately sprang up in the air, like wind spirits dancing gracefully aloft, giving one the urge to soar into the sky. The curtain of air magic surrounding him slowly dissipated, and of course, outsiders were unable to perceive this change in the elements of space magic. But Komer knew that the experiment he had designed to control air magic with musical notes had been a resounding success.
This magic curtain was in fact a hybrid of air magic and perception magic. It was controlled by two factors, one of which was touch. Should anyone enter its range, it would rapidly transform into a pre-set offensive magic array. Whether it was a mage or a martial arts expert who tried to force their way in, they would have to break the magic array first.
In order to protect his most important workshop, Komer deliberately set up a mixed magic array of earth-based and dark erosion magic. Dark erosion magic was a puzzle for any mage or paladin. To dispel it, one had to be a dark wizard or possess significant magical strength. As for the earth-based magic, Komer took advantage of the dark room set up beneath the room. On one hand, it could launch a powerful earth-based attack, and on the other, it could allow the equipment within the invaded room to escape into the underground passage below in the shortest time, thus protecting the equipment and items inside the room.
On the workbench still lay the round cylindrical metal tube, which was just starting to take shape. Just processing this metal tube had cost Komer a lot of effort. In the darkness, the magic metal alloy dark iron tube shimmered faintly with tiny sparks. This was due to the inclusion of Fenn Stone in the Usteel during forging, the ultimate extreme of fire-type magic minerals, an exceptionally unstable ore of fire magic power. Although it should be classified as a non-metallic ore, it could be forged in certain special ways to impart its magical properties to the metal, which was invaluable in enhancing the metal’s fire magic properties.
However, blending such an ore into metal was a challenge. Regardless of whether one is a smith or a mage, achieving this not only required a mastery of fire magic but also a profound understanding of both the metal and the nature of this fire magic power ore. Almost every such natural ore enriched with fire magic power exhibits varied characteristics, possessing mixed magical properties. For instance, some leaned towards the light series, the celestial fire of the light and fire magic blend, while others were inclined towards the dark class of nether yin fire, a fusion of dark and fire series. If one is not careful during forging and fails to control the temperature properly, not only could they fail to infuse the metal with the highly active sparkle of the fire magic ore, but the magic metal might also be ruined. More dangerously, it could even trigger an explosion of celestial or nether yin fire, which would be extremely dangerous for both the smith and the mage.
Maximi’s smelting workshop spent five working days scarcely managing to forge the Usteel into a cylindrical shape, and then another week to polish the inner wall of the cylinder smooth. The dwarf craftsmen in the workshop had no idea what this magic metal chimney, sent by the Lord’s Mansion to be processed, was intended for. To say it was a chimney, it seemed far too luxurious to be made of the expensive magic metal. And if it had another use, it certainly didn’t resemble any kind of magic equipment or prop. After countless debates over drinks, the dwarf craftsmen concluded that the Lord was likely designing some special magic array and needed this advanced magical instrument, incomprehensible to ordinary people.