Chapter 753 Decision
Since Henry announced the unprecedented exemption from the poll tax and the city tax at the coronation ceremony, the news spread like wings to merchants and adventurers throughout the West Coast in a matter of days, and just in time for the elven bard to spread about the recent magical war, which instantly made him the talk of the town.
All the taverns, inns, and alleys all the time, you can hear Henry. In the name of Angomei, there are even many people with ulterior motives who have begun to secretly pay attention to the changes in the situation, intending to take the opportunity to reap some benefits.
As the news spread more and more widely, the rulers of many cities began to pay attention to this unreliable-sounding rumor. Although they didn't think that any brain-dead king would actually abolish these two such important taxes, they couldn't stand the fact that many honest commoners wanted to believe it.
The towns around Tumis, Am, and Waterdeep, and even Tesser, far to the south, have seen a different loss of population, and it can be said that all the surrounding countries have been affected except for the more cohesive Cormir Kingdom.
In order to ensure the safety of these migrants, Henry even sent troops to pick them up near the border to prevent them from being attacked by monsters in the forest, and the newly formed "Sorenia Knights" was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the operation, and for the first time appeared on the stage of history with a positive image, as for what it can develop into in the future, it depends on the efforts of the three knights.
Time flew by, another month flew by, and when most of the immigrants had been properly resettled and government affairs were back on track, Henry could no longer hold back his restless heart. It was announced that construction of the first floating city since the Nexera era had begun.
As soon as the news broke, it immediately caused a huge shock. Borken burst into tears of emotion on the spot. Erasdra in Silvermoon City, Kelburn and Layla in Waterdeep have all sent messengers to ask if it's true.
Henry didn't explain much about this, just laughed and didn't answer. He drew Joan in a month. Irenikas's memories have gained a lot of elven magical knowledge, especially the part about the Lost Lock has been thoroughly understood, and the magical version of the nuclear power plant on Kangus's side has also been officially put into use, although there are often some problems, but it will not take long to complete the repair.
Of course. The harvest doesn't end there. He also took a few days to go to the headquarters of the Circle of Truth to study the mastermind of the Mind Flayer, and finally figured out the cause of the creation of psionic energy, and also developed a method to stimulate the potential of human psionic energy even without surgery, but each time it required wasting a large amount of tadpoles in the brain pool, with the current number of stored ones, it could only be used less than thirty times at most.
With cheap, efficient, clean, and abundant energy, magic lock technology, and Borken, an arcane who knows how to build a floating city, building a copycat version of the floating city is not a problem at all, and it can be built bigger and better. Instead of replacing it with a mountain peak, as in the days of Nessrael.
More than 200 mages snatched from the Masked Mage Guild and the original group of about 500 mages were all invested in this huge project at one time. A large number of improvised golems were created, and the multi-armed giants who had been staying a short distance outside the city were forced to join them, and the huge stones were pieced together, which were then fused together with magic, and countless spells attached to the inside.
Judging from the number of enchantments alone, it will take at least six months to complete the basic structure, plus the magical nuclear power plant and its energy storage device, and there is also a tower in charge of control, which is expected to start trying to lift off at the end of the year.
Looking at the huge foundation rising from the ground, Henry asked his son who was following him without looking back, "It's been three days, now tell me your decision, do you want to develop your own psychic abilities?" β
"Father, are you sure that the development of psychic abilities to the limit can distort time, space, and even the real world?" Alan asked with a frown at Morul, who was standing next to him.
Originally, he was quite interested in this mysterious and unpredictable power, but after seeing Morul's true face, he immediately became hesitant, for fear that he would also become a person who was not human, a mind snatcher and a mind snatcher, after all, not everyone can bear to remain in a state of transformation all the time.
Of course, Morul wouldn't have risked his life to try to merge with the mind snatcher's subconscious if he had other options. He now has the power of magic and mind at the same time, but he has lost his original personality, and it can be said that the mage apprentice originally called Morul is dead, and Morul is an out-and-out monster at the moment.
That's right, it's a monster, except for a small amount of missing his family, he completely ignores morality and ethics, and even has no concept of good and evil, and has become very indifferent under Henry's deliberate cultivation, as long as he gives an order, even if he pries open the opponent's skull and sucks the brain, he will never hesitate.
In essence, this guy is not much different from the real Mind Flayer, even some organs in his body have produced different mutations, and recently he has actually evolved a new organ that can devour the brain of intelligent creatures to restore the mental abilities consumed, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a monster.
Seeing the fear in his son's eyes, Henry smiled and shook his head: "Of course, psychic abilities are two extremes of the same as mages, one is to rely on learning, understanding and control to release supernatural powers. Psychic abilities, on the other hand, are constantly self-aware and affirmative, reinforcing the power of beliefs, and ultimately achieving the goal of influencing reality. Don't worry, the fusion that Morul accepted was not mature, which is why it became what it is now. I promise that there is no danger this time, just a development of the brain. β
"Well, I'll take brain development and hope it feels a little better than that old chasma's poison."
After hesitating for a long time, Alan finally failed to resist the temptation to gain a powerful power, and he believed that his father would not harm him.
"Wise choice. You know? In fact, only two to four percent of the human brain is normally used, and the rest of the brain is completely dormant, and the maximum development of a grand (mage) master above the fifteenth level is seven percent. And the legendary mage is only twelve percent. But what about the Mind Flayer? According to my research findings: They can actually develop their brains up to about 30 percent. This also means that the essence of psychic abilities is actually the release of energy generated by the high-speed operation of certain areas of the brain, and humans can also become psychic warlocks and psychic warriors as long as they can find a way to develop their brains. β
Henry whispered about the relationship between brain development and psychic abilities. Through GuΓ²'s in-depth research, he finally figured out most of the secrets of the octopus head, successfully cracked the operation principle of most of the psychic abilities, and also sorted out a manual for the exercise of psychic abilities.
But unfortunately, only people who have developed their brains to more than 20% can barely use it, and those who do it for a few seconds will have a splitting headache and mild bleeding. In severe cases, he died of cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.
The first time Alan heard such a theory, his eyes lit up slightly and he asked, "What do you mean...... When I have psychic abilities, my learning ability, memory, and comprehension ability will be greatly improved? Are psychic warlocks and mages mutually reinforcing? β
"Not necessarily, the brain is the most complex organ in the human body, and no one has yet been able to understand its full function. In the process of stimulation, I can't control the specific part at all, so I don't know which part is strengthened, but I can only guarantee that you can give birth to psychic abilities. Henry patiently explained.
Even geoscientists with countless instruments can't figure out the study of the brain, not to mention that he, a traverser who only knows the skin, may be able to understand a little bit about the legendary mage who specializes in necromancy. But it will never be more advanced than on Earth.
After all, the soul is the focus of countless necromancers' research, and the brain, which relies on the body, is not taken into account at all. Perhaps because of this, the secret of the psychic ability was never discovered, and the Mind Flayer Lich did not know how to ensure that their brains could regenerate after being killed.
"Sounds interesting, when can I start?" Alan asked excitedly.
"Come on, I'll take you there now." As he spoke, Henry took the hands of his son and Morul and directly activated the interdimensional teleportation.
After a flash of intense white light, the trio felt themselves squished for a moment, then passed through an invisible gap, and a second later appeared in a giant castle full of Death Knights, giant skeletons, bone golems, and dead-eyed tyrants, ghosts and shadows floating in the sky, and terrifying cries echoing around from time to time.
Cold!
An indescribable sense of horror wells up from the bottom of my heart!
Alan only felt that his whole body was like falling into an ice cellar, his upper and lower teeth were constantly fighting, and he couldn't help but shiver: "This ...... What is this place! Good...... It's cold! β
"The half-plane with relatively abundant negative energy, and at the same time the lair of Kangus, is the golden half-lich, you've seen it." As he spoke, Henry raised his hand and blessed his son with a "protection against negative damage".
A faint energy stance quickly cut off the negative energy that permeated the air, and after a few seconds, Allen's blue lips returned to blood. He glanced at the terrifying number of undead around him with some fear, and then looked at Morul, who was standing on the side with an expressionless face, and secretly sighed that he was still too weak, and he couldn't even compare to an apprentice with a talented or psychic ability.
Henry was very keenly aware of his son's desire for power in a flash, and smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, you are the most talented mage I have ever seen, even much stronger than your aunt, as long as you have another year or two of study and precipitation, you will definitely be able to reach Cheng DΓΉ who will shock the whole world." Remember, neither magic nor psychic abilities can tolerate a little impatience, and you must learn to control your emotions and desires. β
"I understand...... I understand......" Alan muttered as he bit his lip.
"In that case, come with me, it's not an easy job to stimulate the development of the brain." With that, Henry led the way into the dark castle.
The undead guarding the doorway knelt down and saluted when they saw the comer, as the true master of the Circle of Truth, he had absolute control over all the undead here, even the powerful lichs that lived inside.
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