Age of Adepts

Goblin Plane, Mechanical City.

Still inside the massive goblin laboratory located beneath the Wizard's Gauntlet.

Most of the scaffolding that was densely packed around the massive metal Demonic Armament construct had been removed, leaving only one or two gimbaled elevators that were easy for the goblins to get up and down.

The exterior work of the Demonic Puppet Dragon had all been completed, and the remaining finishing touches were all done inside the massive construct. The twenty square meter large magic furnace had been installed yesterday, and now, a large group of goblin technicians were gathered in the narrow and complicated metal passages of the Demon Puppet Dragon, banging on it and making final preparations for the energy circulation system that was about to be tested.

Such a large Magic Puppet Dragon would be beyond the reach of ordinary magical furnaces to drive, and only this large array of magical furnaces would be able to do so. In the vicinity of the core chamber, the instantaneous output of magical energy from the large magical furnace was incredibly strong, which was also a huge test and burden for the magical alloy that carried the energy.

Once any pipe could not withstand the intensity of magic energy and ruptured, the violent magic energy would spill into the narrow and closed metal passages, killing any goblins not wearing special protective clothing.

Therefore, after the large magical melting pot was in place, the goblins would have to conduct a lot of tests and combat drills for this, in an effort to identify all the unknown pitfalls.

"Attention, attention... the 116th loading test of the Magic Puppet Dragon Energy Circulation System is about to begin... please evacuate all unrelated goblins from the danger zone... ...Please evacuate all irrelevant goblins from the danger zone..."

From a special loud speaker came the shrill, thin voice of the old goblin gonga that was both hoarse and slightly hyperactive.

Hearing this constantly repeated warning message, some goblin engineers and technicians hurriedly got out of the Magic Puppet Dragon and evacuated the construct by elevator.

After shouting repeatedly three times to make sure that the unrelated goblins had left, the old goblin then picked up the intercom and gave the loading instructions to the goblins waiting in the core energy chamber.

"Prepare for the 116th energy loading test... Note that the initial loading strength is 3%, increase the loading strength by 3% each time you get an order from me, do not exceed this energy limit.... "

"Understood, understood... Core Energy Pod Goblin Technician Kagamu is ready... Long live the goblins! The Magic Puppet Dragon is invincible!" A goblin technician bellowed and swore fervently over the intercom.

It couldn't be helped that if there was a leak in the energy pipeline, the worst magical contamination and radiation would be in this core energy chamber. So dozens of goblins had died there since hundreds of tests. The ones that didn't die were also contaminated by the energy into some unrecognizable monsters.

But even so, out of their zeal for magic energy and their expectation of the goblins' rise, there were still hordes of goblins who voluntarily signed up to be part of the daredevil squad.

At the order of the old goblin gonga, a young goblin enclosed in a strange isolation suit inside the core energy chamber, with a fervent face, connected the pipeline, and slowly pushed the energy valve to the 3 scale.

A slight gap opened in the energy pipe made of a special magic alloy, and the violent magical energy hoarded in the magical furnace found an outlet as if it had found an outlet, rushing into the energy pipe with a strange whistle, and clashing freely inside and rapidly diffusing to the outside world.

Along the way, a strange magic rune engraved on the energy pipe was quickly illuminated and extended layer by layer along the intricate and dense pipe towards the various parts of the Demon Armor Puppet Dragon.

The narrow metal passageway inside the Demon Armor Puppet Dragon immediately resounded with the sound of the energy pipe slightly twisting and distorting under pressure. The various monitoring points inside the Demon Puppet Dragon also reported the situation quickly.

"Monitoring point JYN037 has detected energy information, all equipment is functioning normally..."

"The left ventricular monitoring site equipment is operational and is in good condition..."

"Distributed Energy Storage Center #5 is operational and status continues to be checked..."

"Turret 97 has begun recharging, all is functioning normally..."

"........"

Of course, there was no way that such a huge Magic Puppet Dragon could be without a single flaw or mistake. Even as the old goblin Gunga and those senior engineers waited anxiously, some urgent calls came out of the intercom.

"Calling HQ, slight energy leak detected at monitoring point 129. The rescue team has begun emergency repairs and is requesting to cut the higher energy circuit..."

After such a long time of fumbling and rehearsing, the old goblin Gunga had already completely engraved the thousands of energy pipeline diagrams and energy monitoring points inside the Magic Puppet Dragon. Based on the location of the energy leak, he immediately gave the guardian goblins near the superior hub of that energy pipeline the task of closing the gate.

The energy leak was quickly brought under control, and the damage on the goblin side was minimal.

3% of the energy supply quickly flowed through all the pipelines and branches of the Demonic Puppet Dragon, as well as activating some basic rune witch formations. From the looks of it, the huge tan metal puppet dragon was like it had gained life, becoming much more vibrant and alive than before.

However, 3% of the energy was clearly not enough to drive such a huge magic weapon puppet dragon, so after stabilizing the internal situation, the old goblin gonga immediately gave the gargantuan technician the order to boost it.

Soon, the energy valve was pushed up from 3% to the 6% mark.

The whistling magical energy rammed through the metal pipes, most of which was transmitted far and wide along the pipes, while a small portion was absorbed by the magical alloy, making the metal bodies of the Demonic Puppet Dragons become rich and full one by one.

The metal pipes that were soaked with magical energy were like clay that absorbed water, and had themselves possessed a trace of resistance against the erosion of magical energy. Thus, as the energy valve was pushed up step by step, the huge Demonic Puppet Dragon with a body size of 100 meters and a head and tail length of 300 meters finally came to life!

The violent magical energy flowing inside the entire body formed a strange energy resonance effect, filling all the metallic muscles and construction parts with a violent and orderly energy force field. Part of the energy field even dispersed outside the body of the Puppet Dragon, forming a kind of boundary similar to the energy force field.

Most of the goblins were scratching their heads in bewilderment at such a strange change, but only the sorcerers stationed here were surprised to see a look of ecstasy on their faces after detecting it with their sorcery.

Anti-magic force field!

It was a variation of a high-grade energy field that could effectively isolate or weaken the strength of magical power, as well as destroy unformed spell structures.

This also meant that a successfully crafted Demonic Puppet Dragon had an additional layer of anti-magic boundary, and it would be extremely difficult for enemies to rely on magical power to destroy it. The most effective way to deal with the Demonic Puppet Dragon was left with a physical attack!

However, a 100-meter-tall, 300-meter-long, all-metal structure of a monster suit would be afraid of physical attacks? This...is the coldest joke in the world!

The thought of the enemy not being able to defeat the Demonic Puppet Dragon with sorcery, but the Demonic Puppet Dragon was able to bombard the enemy using the magic energy cannons that were densely packed around its body. This...how relaxing it was!

With this 4th stage magic weapon puppet dragon, it is not necessarily useful to those 4th stage old guys, but it has an inexpressible advantage to deal with the enemy's immovable family station or fixed wizard tower. The Crimson Family, with the guardianship of the 4th stage Magic Armored Puppet Dragon, has the bargaining chip and capital to bargain even against those 4th stage witches.

It was night.

The Wind Witch Desera, who had observed the activation process of the 4th level Magic Puppet Dragon, as the resident wizard of the Goblin Plane, immediately submitted a detailed and comprehensive inspection report to the family headquarters, summarizing the Magic Puppet Dragon's basic strength and various battle data.

And at the end of the document, he covertly submitted a report "On the Possibility of the Evolution of Demonic Goblins"!

As the supreme sorcerer assigned by the Crimson Family, the Wind Witch Desera was sensitive to the fact that there was already a hint of demonization among the goblins that were actively involved in the Magic Puppet Dragon Building Project.

Their bodies were stronger and more immense in strength, and their temperaments had become somewhat frenzied and violent, but their bodies were quite compatible with the violent magical energy pouring out of the magical melting pot.

Of course, this change was currently not obvious and slight, and it was hard for a wrong wizard who had not reached the level of Desera to notice it.

However, with the activation activation of the Magic Puppet Dragon, these goblin engineers or technicians who had been with it for years would likely be contaminated by the overly abundant magical energy, resulting in a certain degree of mutation.

This was undoubtedly a matter of great interest to the sorcerers as well!

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The Lance Plane, the Eternal Capital.

Still within the core hall of that giant steel tower.

The huge brain of the brain monster that occupied nearly half of the hall was writhing and moving, while the split-brain Gru was standing in front of the glass light shield, communicating with it silently.

"I just got word that the Demonic Puppet Dragon created by the Goblin Plane has been successfully activated!"

"Well, what the hell is that magic-armed puppet dragon of theirs? The basic data in every category is shockingly low, and paired with such a powerful magical furnace, yet it's just a 4th stage mid-level piece of junk... Hmph, if those resources were in my hands, what would be created would definitely be a 4th stage peak tier high-grade product!"

"Does it help to talk about it? That Grim can be on the lookout for us, so how would he bet a large amount of resources on the Eternal Capital. If we didn't want to use our large scale magic weapon manufacturing technology, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be given the cruiser mothership to forge..."

"By the way, how far have those six cruisers progressed? When will the six magical melting furnaces he promised be in place?"

"The six cruiser carriers are off the production line and are being temporarily retrofitted with magical weapons in the assembly hall. It is expected that they will be completely finished in two more days, at which point I will personally rush the magical furnaces..."

"In your opinion, will that Grim allow us to get our hands dirty building the Metal Titan?"

"Don't even think about it! That Grim is on his last legs for allowing us to build a Cruiser Mother, after all, Cruisers are just auxiliary war demons. And the Metal Titan... I really doubt if he has enough Quillus Alloy in his hands to support this massive project. And, if built by us, it would never be enough to rely on all this metal secretly mined from the Lance Plane alone. Do you think he'll allocate us a large amount of magical alloys from the Goblin Plane?"

"Ahem..."

After a long, drawn-out sigh, the Core Hall was once again quiet.