Chapter 141: Put on a hundred or eighty shields?
"This technology for building a wizard tower can be kept secret and doesn't need to be leaked, right?"
Zou Peng asked with some concern.
Mo Lan's face looked solemn and he fell into deep thought. Seeing this, Zou Peng became a little worried.
"Will it really lead to technology leakage? Then why don't we just build it ourselves? It doesn't matter The Mage Tower is not like other..."
"No, I was just thinking about how I could give an example so that you, who know nothing about mages, can understand what I am saying."
"Emmmm..."
"Let's take an example that is not quite appropriate. For example, a worker on an assembly line assembling a computer, does this person come into contact with all the components of the computer, and do they all pass through his hands?"
"yes."
"But you said this worker could learn how to make chips. If you don't say he could learn it, can he copy it by stealing it?"
"Obviously not."
Mo Lan shrugged.
"That's it, isn't it? Even if I teach them step by step, they may not be able to teach them. Why do you think they can learn it just by helping me assemble it?
If such a person really exists, I can only say that he doesn't need to participate in the assembly at all and can build the spell tower by himself.
Why are you here to join in the fun when you have nothing better to do? Why are you copying my work?"
"Oh, now I feel much more relieved. What about the technical issues?
Are there any technical issues?"
"I have mastered about 6% of the Mage Tower's 100% technology. Of course, 5% of this 6% can be said to be one of the core technologies of the entire Mage Tower."
Seeing Zou Peng stunned, Mo Lan immediately reacted and explained.
"Although I only have 6% of it, with the crucial 5% support, I will have no problem building a functioning prototype of a mage tower.
As for the rest, I can slowly study it and add it in bit by bit, and finally it will be a qualified mage tower."
"Oh, can you please finish your words in one breath? You scared me. I thought you were going to tell me you couldn't do it at this point."
Zou Peng breathed a sigh of relief.
“Okay, then I will proceed with everything as planned.
Four thousand more people were extorted than expected. The size of these guilds is really expanding too fast.
But it's just as well. This way, there will be more manpower. If we work in three shifts overnight, the mage tower can be completed much earlier.
This way there will be fewer variables.”
Just as Zou Peng was about to leave, Mo Lan quickly stopped him.
"By the way, please order some more mercury. I need it to build the wizard tower.
In addition, this kind of thing may become a strategic material for a long time in the future. If you have spare money, you can save some. The price will definitely rise, it’s just a matter of how much.
If we can acquire one or two mines at a low price, we can consider it.”
Mo Lan didn't know if there was any material that could replace mercury as the material for the constant spell model.
If there is such a thing and its performance exceeds that of mercury, then a small increase in the price of mercury will not be a big deal.
But if it exists but its performance is not as good as mercury, or even if there is no substitute, then the value of mercury will skyrocket, and it may even become a strategic material reserve that major guilds will fight over fiercely.
Because if mercury is the best or only one, then the reserve of mercury often means the upper limit of the guild's combat power.
This is Mo Lan’s speculation.
Zou Peng raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Mo Lan with some surprise, then turned and left.
After Zou Peng left, Mo Lan began an inspection.
1. The main building material of the Mage Tower: White Stone Mine, which has abundant reserves and has substitutes.
2. Materials for the constant spell model: mercury. No substitute has been found yet, and orders have been arranged.
3. Element pool design: The design has been completed and construction can begin.
4. Shield type spell selection: Not selected yet...
After a simple review, the next things needed became clear. As for the shield, Mo Lan looked at all the spells he currently mastered and began to choose.
First-level spells: Fireball, Wind Blade, Gust of Wind, Fire Resistant Ring, Bear's Fortitude, Stoneskin, Earth Wall, Mind Blast, Earth Wall, Sharpness, Spell Hand, Energy Channel
Second level: Water shield, wall of fire, cat's grace, swamp magic
Third Ring: Purple Flame, Dark Fireball, Elemental Suppression, Blood and Soul Furnace
Fourth Ring: Blink, Earthshatter
Mo Lan quietly looked at the records in his notebook. There were many types of spells, including many defensive spells, but there was only one spell that could hold up a shield.
Water shield!
When the range of choices is narrowed down to one, there are actually no choices left.
Second-level spell Water Shield!
"The second ring."
Mo Lan looked at the spell model of water shield and muttered to himself.
"By taking advantage of the water element's characteristics of flexibility and force dissipation, the biggest advantage is that a single point attack will be dispersed to the entire shield along with the ripples of the water. If you want to break the shield, you must reach the upper limit of the entire shield's strength. There is no such thing as a weak point.
But at the same time, the biggest advantage is also the biggest disadvantage. It is fine when facing a single-point attack from a blunt weapon, but if it is a sharp attack from a bow and arrow, a crossbow, a dagger, etc., there may not be enough time to disperse the force, and it will directly break at a single point, thus shattering the whole thing like popping a bubble."
Mo Lan pondered for a long time.
“Forget it, let me first show you a water shield spell model. At this stage, there shouldn’t be a player who can break a water shield spell of the Mage Corps level.
After this period of time is over, I can also try to find a few more shield spells with various characteristics and strong defensive power, or simply create one myself and tailor it for the Mage Tower.
At that time, the mage tower will continuously put up shields, dozens or hundreds of them, and I will watch others attack, and after they defeat one, I will put up another one."
When Mo Lan thought of this scene, he suddenly felt safe and was motivated to do research.
"The heart of the Mage Tower, the energy center element pool, and the Mage Tower's shield water shield.
These are the only two things that need to be kept constant at the moment, so... let's get started."
Mo Lan muttered to himself, and players from the nine major guilds gradually arrived.
There are a total of four hundred and fifty reclassified warriors, most of whom are stuck on the edge of the elite level and unable to break through.
A level 5 player with 4,050 strength points, although he has not changed his job, has at least 13, 14, or even 15 points of strength. They are a group of strong men among ordinary people. The stones that ordinary people cannot move can be weighed in their hands and carried away.
The news that Mo Lan was going to build a wizard tower gradually spread on the forum.
The topic in the Mage Forum was quickly dominated by the Mage Tower. Many mages tagged Mo Lan, asking if he was really building a Mage Tower. When Mo Lan saw this, he edited a post and sent it out.
"On a whim, I'm going to build a wizard tower for you to study magic. What do you think?"
