Chapter 282
Chapter 282: Spirit Alchemy (Part 1)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“What contract?” Judikaka was still vigilant. As a spirit, there were generally no problems in signing contracts with humans. In any case, they could simply refuse to be summoned again once they went back to the death dimension. However, that was limited to signing a contract with a death mage, not an elemental mage.
In the past, Shanglan and the kings had signed numerous contracts, and the more contracts they signed, the less freedom they had.
“No, you misunderstand. I am just trying to help you.” Saleen had already shifted where he was sitting and was now sitting next to Judikaka. Saleen was gazing at the river, and at that point in time, it was as though he saw the lives which had been lost during the past thousands of years.
“All of you must have come to the Myers Mainland because you are looking for something, and that is unrelated to me. I am just a mage. My entire life is shorter than the time you sleep. However, I know many people in this plane. Perhaps, I can render some assistance in helping you look for what you desire.”
“You?”
Judikaka did not mock Saleen, simply shaking his head. Shanglan had left one thousand years ago and had never reappeared again. Humans forgot their history easily. Judikaka only hoped to find some clues from those unassuming magic books which he would get from Saleen.
“On this plane, there is a city where mages congregate. There are many powerful people in that city, and even the three of you will be no match for them. Coincidentally, I know some of them, or else I would not exchange magic books for your materials and equipment. On this plane, most mages will not have more than ten books in their possession.”
“How is that possible?” Judikaka was dumbfounded. From his memory, human mages always had many books around them so that they could read the books anytime.
“You have never been to this place, so you don’t know its actual situation. It will be tough for you to accomplish your objective. Honestly, even if you were to rob someone now, you will also not be able to get many books. Most people will never get the chance to take a peek at the items which are used to produce magic books.”
“In that case, Mage Saleen, how do you want to help us?”
Saleen smiled. Even though Judikaka was cunning, he was still better than Diyabannersa. Diyabannersa was blunt, and the moment there was some conflict, there was a high chance that he would kill a person with a death spell. On the other hand, Judikaka was open to interaction and negotiation.
“Magic books are but one method. If you are able to tell me your troubles, perhaps I can help you brainstorm more ideas. Humans always have many ideas, right?”
Judikaka turned and looked down at Saleen, and after a while, he said, “The death language has one hundred and twenty-six letters, more than any other language, but most people think that spirits are stupid and cannot comprehend complex reasoning. Saleen, is that what you are telling me?”
“No one can verify what you just said. You don’t need someone else to evaluate your life.” Saleen was not worried that he would fall out with Judikaka. Since the contract had been signed, he was very safe. In any plane, one could do something behind the backs of the gods, but they would not be able to avoid the rules, unless they were gods themselves.
“Ha…” Judikaka dragged his sentence, but he did not carry on talking.
He did not think that Saleen had the ability to help him. This human mage was too cunning. He would simply judge Saleen by the way Saleen judged him. But, even cunning people would not have any good ideas for dealing with their issue.
“Sir Judikaka, I have run into some trouble now, so I have always been desiring strong helpers. With your appearance, it seems like you are the goddess’ oracle.”
“Goddess?” Judikaka’s soul flames trembled a little, then he asked, “Mage Saleen, what religion do you follow?”
Judikaka was flustered. If Saleen turned out to be believer, then his matter would no longer be concealed from the gods. However, there were no signs of holy power in Saleen. Could Saleen have been a fake believer?
“No, I don’t believe in any god.” Saleen’s icy sight was still switched on, and when he mentioned the goddess, he noticed Judikaka’s abnormal reaction. Thus, he came to a conclusion. It seems like this fellow does not want to anger the gods. If that’s the case, then there’s no hope of using them in the battle against the Holy See anymore.
These seemingly powerful fellows could simply flee to the death dimension when they saw the representatives of the Holy See, not to mention not having the guts to partake in the battle.
“Oh, then, Saleen, what do you want me to do for you?” Judikaka heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, his lips became less tightly sealed. Anyway, Saleen was fairly weak, so there should not have been much trouble.
“Of course it’s not combat. No matter how weak I am, I have my own pride. However, I have a piece of equipment which I can’t perfect no matter what. Sir Judikaka, could you help me with this?”
“So it’s just a piece of equipment. That’s no problem. Spirit alchemy might be inferior, but I believe that most humans will not be on par with my alchemy skills. Saleen, for this minuscule matter, why do we still need to sign a contract?”
“If you think there isn’t a need, then follow me.” Saleen stood up and immediately jumped into the river.
Judikaka was stunned. What had he and Saleen agreed upon? He followed suit, and very soon, the two of them came to the pan’s turtle alchemical boat. Saleen pointed at the pan’s turtle alchemical boat. He could breathe underwater, but he could not talk.
Seeing that this boat, which was close to thirty meters, was stranded on the river, Judikaka’s soul flames trembled once more.
To Judikaka, this was just another piece of equipment. The level of the principle of an alchemical boat was very high, but the refinement techniques were very crude. If not for the special materials, level-7 magic alone would be able to damage this boat.
Judikaka did not say anything. After coming out of the river, a bone chain flew out from his hand. A green witch flame trailed the chain, as the chain encircled the alchemical boat. Relying on the strength of one hand alone, Judikaka managed to drag this cumbersome alchemical boat onto the shore.
This scene was too amazing. It was far more shocking than any other spell Judikaka had cast. Even if the magic arrays on the alchemical boat were activated, it would still weigh hundreds of thousands of kilograms. Yet, Judikaka could still drag the boat onto the shore. Sika’s strength was nothing in comparison.
Given Judikaka’s strength, magic shields below level-7 would not even be able to withstand a simple melee blow from him. Furthermore, such a skill could not be learned because strength itself could not be learned.
The actions by Saleen and Judikaka had caused the rest of the mages to become alarmed. After Saleen signaled to the Sregl Island mages that he was fine, the mages then returned to their unrefined house to continue meditating.
Saleen felt touched. Those mages had remembered Jason’s exhortation to ensure Saleen’s safety. However, there was a spirit king beside Saleen, so what could they have done?
“Saleen, are you the leader of all these people?” Judikaka found the entire situation incredulous. He could tell that even though Saleen was not the most powerful person, everyone listened to his instructions.
“No, I am not the leader, not yet.”
“Not yet?” Judikaka detected Saleen’s confidence from his tone. A human’s desires were always astonishing. Having such a tone, this weak mage spoke as if the world was under his control.
“Saleen, you need my help in refining this boat?”
“Yes, because my capabilities are limited. I may have many high level materials, but I can’t perfect this boat.”
“I can help. Tell me what abilities you want this boat to possess. But I must disclaim, if the refinement fails, I am not compensating your losses.” Judikaka left an escape route. If Saleen became calculative in this aspect, he would not be able to argue his way out in the future.
If Diyabannersa became angry, then this little mage would be sent to the death dimension to undergo endless waves of suffering.
“I will provide the materials, nevermind if they are wasted.” Saleen would never be petty when he needed something. He was not exactly a generous man, but Saleen knew that since this was the first time Judikaka had arrived on the human plane, he must have been in a good mood. It would be very difficult for Saleen to seek his help in the future.
“State your demands.” Judikaka did not mind. This equipment was indeed huge, but compared to the special equipment in the death dimension, this was still small fry.
The bone castle was only a castle belonging to the lords, but it was a complete piece of equipment. Humans were too troublesome when it came to constructing things, unlike the spirits.
“The weapons on this boat are too crude. They are useless when it comes to bigger things. There is a death spell called Soul Corrosion, right? We can use this spell as the initial supplemental attack. This spell will be stimulated by a magic array and then released in a manner similar to how the pikoosi casts magic. What do you think?”
“Soul corrosion? That is of a much higher level than the pikoosi’s skills, but it is fine, I can do it. But why would you choose such an offensive magic array?”
Saleen chuckled, then said, “Because of the attack range. If this boat is engaged in battle at sea, it can’t fight at a close distance. Soul corrosion can be cast underwater, so the boat will be able to fight without needing to float above the surface of water.”
In reality, that was not what Saleen was thinking about. Soul corrosion had a special feature in that its target could not be liberated from it and its damage was lasting. This meant that no matter how strong a magic shield was, the target’s defensive ability would be permanently reduced as long as the target was hit by the soul corrosion.
Take, for example, Saleen’s ice plate armor. Under normal circumstances, once the armor was damaged, the magic chords would immediately repair the damaged portions. However, if the ice plate armor was struck by soul corrosion, the armor could no longer be repaired. Saleen would only be able to release a second ice plate armor after the first one was completely destroyed.
What Saleen was actually thinking was – I am rich, I just have to bring enough magic nuclei. With the soul corrosion offensive magic array, I will be able to kill you slowly even if you are a super warship.
Some metals were not affected by such an ability, and one example was rhenium gold. However, metals like these were so rare that mages would only use them to create small pieces of equipment. It was impossible for a warship to be crafted entirely out of high grade metals.
Now that Saleen had Jason’s support, he thought like a wealthy person. At this time, Saleen would not try to think of other methods of solving a problem if it could be solved using money.