Chapter 175: Chapter 174: Breakthroughs in Technology


    Orton, although dissatisfied with his improvements, did not imply that his amendments to the rune were genuinely bad; it was just that he held himself to exceedingly high standards.


    In fact, his improvements in the runic department, even excluding the rune itself, merely represented breakthroughs in the magic energy domain, and could be considered among the finest today!


    Just as Orton himself had mentioned, the essence of mana was magic power, and since magic power had attributes, magic energy should also possess attributes. However, this remained a theoretical possibility, as no one had successfully applied it in practice.


    Logically, such elemental conversion shouldn’t be that difficult, and indeed it wasn’t. The real technical hurdle lay in the medium, meaning the Magic Stone.


    Magic energy must be stored within a Magic Stone; everybody knew that. The real challenge was how to store elemental magic energy in a Magic Stone or how to ensure that the magic energy stored inside the Magic Stone had attributes during usage.


    Research in this area had been ongoing, and any breakthroughs would undoubtedly propel all magic energy-related pursuits forward, especially the Void Magic Armor, which was purportedly aimed primarily at elemental properties.


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    Orton’s enhancements to the rune were precisely focused on this aspect.


    Rocky absolutely couldn’t believe this was mere coincidence. As a master in the magic energy field, Orton surely was aware of the latest research directions, hence his pursuits in this area. More importantly, he had achieved preliminary success!


    Perhaps, as he said himself, the elemental runes still had flaws and lacked genuine practicality, but this did not mean his research in this field was not top-notch! It was no exaggeration to say that if Orton publicly shared his approach to creating elemental runes, even without mentioning the runes, it would cause a sensation throughout the magic energy domain!


    Under these circumstances, Rocky naturally needed to encourage him.


    “Teacher, don’t be disheartened. The elemental runes are only in the experimental early stages. All aspects are being explored. Some flaws are normal, but once you explore deeper, solutions to these problems and shortcomings will surely be found.”


    “Hmph, you little rascal, you’ve learned to flatter.”


    Orton cast a sidelong glance at Rocky upon hearing those words. Although his mouth twisted, it was clear that he was pleased to hear them, so he soon asked, “Go ahead, you rascal. What brings you to me? Did you come to deliver the 4th Generation armor?”


    “Uh, uh, sort of.”


    “What! Where is it? Give it to me now!”


    Hearing Rocky mention bringing the 4th Generation armor, Orton immediately became excited as if ready to pounce.


    “Well… teacher, listen to me first…”


    Seeing Orton’s demeanor as if he was about to pounce on him, Rocky hurriedly gestured and proceeded to explain his collaboration with Karina.


    “Why are you telling me all this? I don’t have time to help you with those shabby pieces of equipment!”


    When Rocky enthusiastically shared his plans with Orton, Orton looked at him for a long time with an uninterested expression.


    Rocky’s idea was to team up with him to create a batch of rune equipment for the Guard Corps. Given that rune equipment had already proven its practical utility during the Backhill Village mission, Rocky planned to equip the entire Guard Corps with rune equipment this time!


    Their target this time might only be the Air Pirate Group, not the Demons, but the danger level would certainly not be lower than the Backhill Village mission, possibly even more dangerous!


    The Air Pirate Group’s stronghold was on land, which testified to the formidable capabilities of the Air Pirate Group. In this era, anyone who could survive on demon-ravaged land was no pushover. It was akin to how Backhill Village’s soldiers were all quite formidable. The Air Pirate Group’s outlaws could establish a base on land, proving their strength.


    In this scenario, rune equipment became crucial for Rocky, potentially impacting whether he could take down the Air Pirate Group’s stronghold!


    Faced with Orton’s indifferent attitude, Rocky had to explain further:


    “Teacher, if we pull this off, I’ll have money! Once I have money, I can get you the 4th Generation armor! So it is related to you!”


    “Bullshit, you have to buy me the 4th Generation armor whether you have money or not!”


    “…”


    Such an unreasonable reply almost made Rocky faint, but it aligned with Orton’s personality, so Rocky had to resort to coaxing and even a bit of fibbing.


    “Teacher! Think about it, didn’t you just develop the elemental runes? Now’s the opportunity! You can use this chance to create rune equipment and validate the practical use of the elemental runes!”


    “Validate? I need to validate to know whether this type of rune works?”


    Casting a scornful look at Rocky, Orton gave a cold snort, exuding pride.


    That was normal because, although the concept of elemental runes was mentioned in Wensel’s notes, it was Orton who truly turned this concept into reality, so he didn’t need experiments to validate the quality of the elemental runes.


    However, after a brief moment, Orton impatiently stated, “Fine, stop bothering me. It’s just a few hundred pieces of equipment. Let’s get started now. The sooner it’s done, the sooner I get some peace!” S~ea??h the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    With that, he didn’t wait for Rocky to express joy and directly took him to another laboratory.


    Last time, when he went to Eternal City, Rocky had bought a large quantity of “fake” magic energy equipment, intending to replace all the Guard Corps’ gear with rune equipment. However, due to various circumstances, it was delayed.


    At this point, these pieces of equipment were stored within the Rune Research Institute for Orton to experiment with at any time. When Orton led Rocky into another lab, Rocky saw hundreds of pieces of equipment piled inside.


    “These dozens of pieces of equipment have all been enhanced by me with runes. Just take them when you need them.”


    After taking Rocky into the lab full of equipment, Orton casually pointed at several dozen pieces stacked in the corner and mentioned offhandedly.


    These enhancements, meticulously done by him over time, amounted to several dozen top-quality pieces, thrown aside in a manner that made them appear as mere refuse.


    Upon seeing these pieces of equipment, Rocky immediately nodded. These were top-notch items, certainly superior to any rune equipment he could make himself, so he quickly moved them one by one out of the laboratory.


    There was no choice; Orton’s mannerisms were too rough. Who knew what racket he might cause while inscribing runes? To prevent these finished pieces from being wrecked, Rocky had to place them in a safe location.


    After that, he and Orton were like a pair of father and son, delving into the pile of equipment, beginning to craft the rune equipment for the Guard Corps.


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