Volume 2: Empire Chapter 201 News from Saint Lun City
Luke came back to his senses and stopped thinking about that vague thing.
He asked Coconut, "Where is Cato?"
Coconut turned sideways and pointed to the depths of the gym: “He’s there… Cato heard that I was your strength training coach, so he kept asking me to provide him with special training.
I tested some of his powers, and they are just as terrifying as yours."
Luke saw Cato, who was doing squats with a huge iron ball in his arms.
"Kato comes from Misimu Mountain, where a very special kind of magnetite is abundant. This magnet has mysterious powers and can give some gifted barbarians extraordinary powers."
Luke said as he walked towards Cato.
Cato, who was concentrating on training, saw Luke coming and immediately put down the iron ball and saluted, "Mr. Luke, good afternoon!"
Luke kicked the iron ball aside and said to Cato, "For you, this kind of training will only increase your strength to a very limited extent. In fact, the absolute strength you possess is already very close to the upper limit of a barbarian."
Cato's enthusiasm for training was instantly extinguished. He asked unwillingly, "Is it true that my strength cannot be improved any further?"
Luke replied: "Strength is not necessarily physical strength. The Imperial Army was able to attack the Tedega Hills and force the Barbarian Legion to defend because humans made up for their lack of physical strength through other powers.
Magic, alchemy, supernatural powers, steam, machinery, secret arts... Humans use all available means and technologies to strengthen and arm themselves. Barbarians cannot just keep pursuing single physical strength, they must learn to gain strength from other places. "
A voice echoed, "Mr. Luke is right! The Duke of Celtic took in the Abyss Temple because he wanted the Abyss Mage to use his secrets to give us barbarians power.
Bloodsworn Barbarians are very strong!"
The arrival of Luke has been watched by the barbarians in the training ground. Seeing him instructing Cato, the stone barbarians immediately surrounded him, wanting to learn from him.
The one who just spoke was a Stone Barbarian.
The other barbarians also praised the Bloodsworn Barbarian.
Luke said, “I don’t know how the Abyss Mage used the secrets to transform the Bloodsworn Barbarian, but I know another way to allow the barbarian to gain the ability to control the wind, called the Storm Barbarian.
Cato, are you interested in controlling the storm?"
Cato replied: "Mr. Luke paid me to hire me, and I will do whatever you ask me to do!"
Cato, who came from a remote barbarian tribe, was very simple and honest.
"Then... let's get started!"
After saying this, Luke chanted a spell, and a strong wind spread outward from him, pushing the barbarians surrounding him back.
After pushing the Stone Barbarian a certain distance away, Luke took out his magic wand and chanted another spell.
The transparent barriers on all four sides opened one by one, trapping Luke, Coco and Cato inside the barriers.
The wind died down, and the barbarians who had been pushed out gathered around again, but were blocked outside by the barrier. They had no choice but to stand outside and watch curiously to see what the Storm Barbarians were.
Controlling the storm seems very powerful.
Luke didn't drive out all the stone barbarians, he just let them watch and make them feel itchy.
The barrier was completed, and Luke waved his magic wand. The front end of the magic wand flashed with light, drawing a complex magic circle in the air.
After a magic circle was drawn, Luke flicked his hand, and the magic circle rose upwards and then turned horizontally. Luke held the magic wand and pointed at the magic circle, using magic power as a line to guide the magic circle to slowly descend.
The light from the magic circle penetrated the barrier and shone on the faces of all the barbarians who were watching. They rarely saw such gorgeous magic, and they stared with wide eyes.
Right below the magic circle was Cato, who looked a little overwhelmed.
When Cato saw the magic circle falling, he tried to dodge.
While Luke was concentrating on controlling the magic circle, he said to Cato, "Don't move! Just stand there...don't touch the magic circle."
Cato immediately stopped and stood still.
The magic circle continued to descend, and the center circle of the magic circle just caught Cato. Cato shrank his body, trying his best not to touch the magic circle.
A magic circle fell steadily and was then imprinted on the ground. The magic light jumped along the magic circuit like a flame.
At this time, Luke began to draw the second magic circle.
Storm Barbarian was created by a Barbarian Lord player. It is a special skill that converts the barbarian's physical strength into wind energy. The stronger the strength, the stronger the wind energy released.
Since Luke recruited Cato, he has been studying the transformation method of the Storm Barbarians. This kind of magic system belongs to Qingkong's specialty, so it is naturally not difficult for Luke.
The second magic circle was also completed during the drawing, which also changed its upward direction to a horizontal direction, and then passed through the tense Kato in the center and descended.
This time the magic circle did not fall to the ground, but stopped ten centimeters above the first magic circle.
Light tracks rose from the magic circle on the ground, rotating and connecting to the corresponding magic nodes of the magic circle above.
Then Luke began to draw the third magic circle.
Layer upon layer, layer upon layer...
The production and combination of the Storm Barbarian Transformation Magic Array structure is a very complex project, which tests a magician's magic reserves, magic control and magic knowledge.
When Luke was controlling Clear Sky, he would actively study in any free time he had. This moment of relaxation was the result of long-term accumulation.
But even though Luke was so skilled in constructing the magic array structure, it took him two hours to complete the construction. The next step was to check and activate the magic circuits in each section so that the magic power could flow smoothly throughout the entire system.
Another two hours passed.
The stone barbarians outside the barrier had been standing and watching for four hours, and everyone was shocked by this large-scale magic.
Inside the barrier, the magic circle structure that encircled Kato in the middle looked like a model of a skyscraper. The magic light was the lights and neon lights of the building, dazzling and colorful.
The magic structure was completed, and Luke put a piece of magic power into it to test it.
A magical light flashing with seven colors entered from the bottom layer of the magic array structure, and it was divided into dozens of sections and traveled along the connected magic circuits. The first layer of the magic array was unobstructed, and the colorful light traveled to the second layer through the light tracks connected from top to bottom.
Luke looked at the rising layers of colorful light, and couldn't help but sigh at how much effort the Barbarian Lord player had put into the development of the Storm Barbarians. There must be a huge development team behind this complex magic array structure.
Luke thought again of the several large research factories he had opened in Raging Waves City.
It also has a huge development team and also involves massive and incalculable investment.
If you want to keep up with version iterations, you can't slack off at all.
He collected his thoughts again, completed the magic energy detection, and all magic circuits were unobstructed.
Luke asked Cato, who was at the center of the magic circle structure: "Are you ready?"
Cato's body had become a little stiff from standing still.
However, this was only a physical burden. He had never seen such a large-scale magic before, so the psychological pressure he endured was even greater.
Cato's voice trembled as he answered, fearing that his words would disturb the magic.
"Luke... Sir, I'm ready..."
"Get ready. I will begin to perform a magical imprint on you. Be careful...it will hurt. Very, very painful."
Before Cato could say anything else, Luke opened his hand and then closed it.
After the entire magic array structure emitted an expanding flash of light, all the light beams gathered towards the center and instantly sank into Cato's body.
As the magic energy was injected, the magic array structure lost its light, falling layer by layer and finally accumulating to the bottom layer. The magic array was left on the ground, and from time to time, the light of magic energy flashed along the line.
Kato, surrounded by the magic circle structure, was revealed.
He stared at Luke blankly, and felt his body again.
“It doesn’t hurt… ah!”
Before Cato could finish his words, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth. Then his skin began to crack and blood oozed out.
The sudden and severe pain almost made Cato lose his voice. He opened his mouth and could only make a "cracking" sound.
He couldn't move, but the wind swirled beneath his feet.
The cyclone grew bigger and bigger, gradually forming a strong air pressure in the closed barrier. The cyclone spun wildly, and after the initial severe pain, Cato finally let out a loud roar.
The air pressure increased again.
Coconut, who was standing on the edge, was pushed back by the wind. After she took a step back, a circle of force fields appeared under her feet. In the center of the force field, although Coconut was pushed by the wind pressure and had to bend over to resist, her feet were as steady as if they had taken root.
And Luke stood outside the barrier at some point.
I am looking at my own work with a little interest.
At the center of the wind pressure was the calm Cato. He stood there with his eyes closed, his consciousness sensing the new changes in his spiritual space.
The blood on his body turned into powder and dissipated in the wind, and the cracks on his skin healed to form beautiful and mysterious magical runes.
The wind pressure in the barrier gradually decreased, and when Luke lifted the barrier, only a strong wind rushed out.
Cato opened his eyes at this time, and his originally black eyes turned blue, and there seemed to be a whirlwind swirling in his pupils.
Cato raised his arm and clenched his fist, and blue wind energy swirled around his forearm. He didn't punch with all his strength, but just flicked his finger, and a blade of air shot out from his fingertips, leaving a mark on the ceiling.
"Mr. Luke, I feel like I 'm different than I used to be?"
Luke smiled and said, "Of course it's different! You are now a storm barbarian, able to release your power in the form of wind.
And now that you have mastered extraordinary powers, your strength is no longer limited by the upper limits of your body. Continue your training, appreciate the abilities you have gained, and become familiar with them so that you can better control them. "
"Yes, Mr. Luke! Thank you, Mr. Luke."
The new power made Cato dare not move. He stood in place and saluted Luke.
Luke waved at Cato and pulled the coconut away.
He himself also has new insights that need to be experienced.
As soon as Luke left, the Stone Barbarians immediately surrounded Cato regardless of the possible danger.
They want to see how powerful the Storm Barbarians are.
Soon the out-of-control wind knocked down a large number of barbarians, who fell to the ground and shouted excitedly.
While Luke and Coco were undergoing physical tests and collecting data together, the urgent intelligence from the Imperial Secret Intelligence Agency was finally delivered to the Moonlight Court.
At the same time, Luke, who received the news, immediately stopped training, returned to his room, and focused all his attention on the clear sky in the Moonlight Court.
The angels descended upon Saint Lun City without any notice and in a very tough manner. This time, the angels descended on a large scale, even showing an attitude of not hesitating to fight, but in the end, they only asked to build a church in Saint Lun City?
What does Sky City want to do?
The cathedral in Saint Lun City is different from the cathedral in Moonlight Court.
The Moonlight Court Sanctuary is similar to an embassy. On the surface, it promotes the relationship between the Moonlight Court and Sky City, but what it does behind the scenes is the same as what the diplomatic mission does to gather intelligence.
This temple in Saint Lun City was definitely not built to promote friendly relations between the Golden Shield Empire and Sky City. All the people who move in are radical Holy Inquisition angels, which further proves that the Holy Inquisition of Sky City is secretly doing something big in Saint Lun City.
Judging from the number and quality of the angels that have settled in, this matter is more important to Sky City than the World Tree.
More important than the World Tree; it forced Sky City to send angels to Saint Lun City, regardless of the agreement that Archangel Gold had just reached with the Empress Regent of the Empire; and it did not hesitate to expose the contradictions between the archangels.
It can make the angel so nervous and make such seemingly strong but actually disorganized moves.
Perhaps the only precious artifact in the world that belongs to the angels is the Sculpture of Light.
Luke thought of the last time Qingkong used the Book of Disaster, and the power of the artifact shone out from the abyss.
At that time, Elder Shuojin Chun was assassinated, and Elder Mu took most of the Shuojin people back to the World Bank headquarters. The Shuojin people who were left behind were not strong enough to feel the artifact.
But all the members of the angel corps were in the palace at that time. Archangel Gold was a combat angel who had participated in the ancient wars. His perception of artifacts was definitely much stronger than that of the angels born after the ancient wars.
After this analysis, Luke was not in a hurry to return to the imperial capital.
The actions of Sky City exposed too many problems of the angels. Luke even felt that the large-scale arrival of the Holy Judgement Angels did not have the consent of the Archangel Council, but was a direct order from the Chief Holy Judgement Angel, the Sword of Oath.
If the angel knew where the artifact was, this kind of powerful raid would be no problem at all. But Luke knew that when the angel descended, the Book of Disaster was with Qingkong in the Moonlight King's Court.
In other words, the angel made such a big noise just by smelling the scent of the artifact.
What does the Shining Gold Civilization and the Hell Civilization think about this?
What will the Dragon Clan and the Shadow Clan think?
The five ancient civilizations are entangled in various grievances and interests, and one move can affect the entire body.
The angels did not consider the reactions of all parties, did not have any careful plans, and might not even have thought clearly about what to do next, and they placed an important chess piece on the city of Saint Lun.
What else does a chess player who can play such a bad move have except the brute force left over from ancient civilization?
Big ambitions but little wisdom.
Has an angel without a divine weapon fallen to this state?
