Chapter 761: 761
"Adding a control field can't make our enchantments more powerful, since the cap is always determined by the amount of mana that I can handle, but these runes can make my Forgemastering much more versatile .
"For people with a weak core like Kamila, such items would be a priceless treasure . " Lith said .
"She can activate the Skinwalker armor's boosted state only a couple of times, but if I had engraved these runes, she could selectively boost a single part of the armor, without the precision and focus that doing such a thing now requires . "
"It's nice of you to think about her first, but we still have a problem . " Solus said .
"Those runes are visible just like those we learned in Huryole, but unlike them, the books at our disposal don't contain any of the ancient Odi runes, so we can't convert them into modern ones .
"Moreover, we have yet to discover how modern Runesmiths make their runes invisible . If we apply that enchantment as it is, we would be immediately discovered .
"Until we don't understand if this is another Royal Forgemaster technique, or even worse, something that only the Odi were capable of, we must tread with caution . "
Lith nodded and then ran to his forge, to craft a new magic holding ring bearing the regulator runes . His plan was to use it to hold a healing spell that he could activate in battle little by little, enhancing his own life fusion and lessening the strain that light spells exerted on his body .
Since he bought rings in bulk, he took one of them, engraved the rune pattern, and skipped the Bonding step before performing the actual enchantment . Green or not, mana crystals were expensive .
Lith also wanted to check if modern Forgemastering methods could work properly with the ancient power words . Everything went without a hitch and the tier three charged spell was easily stored within the ring .
Yet when Lith tried to activate the spell, the runes started to flicker . He could feel the light element slowly seeping into his body, but since he was healthy, only his metabolism was enhanced, making him hungry .
In a matter of seconds, the runes were unable to fuel themselves properly and started to siphon the energy from the pseudo core until it crumbled .
"You cheapskate . " Solus grumbled . "Are you happy now? The runes are gone and the ring is nothing but scrap metal . "
"Actually, I am . " Lith replied while studying his latest failure . The edges of the runes were now charred in the metal and the healing spell stored in the ring was being released in the form of pure light .
"First, I understood why the Odi ring needs a mana crystal . It's not because the enchantment is powerful, but because the regulating runes work akin to a dam . Once they are opened, it takes a lot of energy to prevent them from crumbling under the pressure of the mana that wants to be released at once .
"Second, don't ask me how, but after the pseudo core collapsed, the light element was separated from the darkness element, generating a destructive power similar to those off spell employed by the last two Abominations we faced . "
Lith showed the black marks on the ring to Solus, who was flabbergasted noticing how the more the light element seeped out of the failed item, releasing a feeling of peace and tranquillity, the more the Chaos energy ate at the ring, turning it into nothingness .
"Please, tell me that you don't want to research that kind of magic . " Solus was now extremely worried . "Yes, you have part of an Abomination's life force, but I don't like the idea of strengthening that side of you .
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