Initial Construction of the Magic Web
"Setting up the magic network requires magic conductors." With the knowledge that the Faceless Man inherited from Lu Li, creating some magic conductors was no problem at all, but where to place these conductors was the question.
Originally, it was placed in the dark side, and magic was transmitted through the dark space. This way, the magic would not be lost too much, and the speed of magic transmission would be maximized. However, this would also greatly increase the chance of the dark side being exposed.
"Let's set it up in subspace. There will be some minor problems, but that's just a headache for those people." The Faceless Man quickly modified Kokoro, extracting Kokoro spiritual will from her body and transforming it into a source of magic with built-in sensors.
Then, carrying the newly modified Kokoro magic source, they traveled through the dark side of the world to the present world. In this space, there are many levels that humans cannot reach or observe; these are the so-called subspace.
The Faceless Man carefully selected the subspace layers, searching for the side that was compatible with magic, so that the magic could be transmitted more quickly. Otherwise, the time it would take for future mages to borrow magic using the magic network would be enough to dance a dance or two. Would they agree with the enemy halfway through, saying, "I'll dance for you, and then we'll fight"?
"This one will do. It's relatively hidden, and the magic transmission speed is fast." The Faceless Man entered an empty space and began to create the magic center. Anyway, the real world was almost destroyed due to the disaster, so he could take his time.
The Faceless Man leaped across the world, observing the aftermath of the disaster. The nation had not perished, but its control over the local areas was far from sufficient. After all the monsters fell into slumber, the people who had experienced the pain of war longed for peace to arrive as soon as possible.
In this situation, although the collapse of national laws led to frequent crimes, after a period of time people found that the number of crimes gradually decreased. On the one hand, crimes were generally committed to obtain resources, but now resources were everywhere. On the other hand, some people began to use the radio to give speeches and call for peace.
The Faceless Man's tentacles turned on the radio in front of him, and a lovely female voice came from it. The voice was powerful and contained rich emotions, capable of soothing people's pain and frenzy.
"The Lolita's rule has arrived so quickly?" the Faceless Man said helplessly. The Dark Side's access to information from the real world had given the Faceless Man a certain understanding of the world's development. If nothing unexpected happened, this girl named Xin Luli had saved the world with her speech.
Soon after, thanks to Xin Luli, the existing national organizations reached a union and established the World United Protectorate, beginning post-disaster reconstruction work. Peace once again descended upon the world, and Xin Luli was thus honored as the World Peace Ambassador, Saint Angel Xin Luli.
"I have a feeling that this name is full of the world's malice. Has this world really broken?" The Faceless Man turned off the broadcast, and the world immediately began post-disaster reconstruction. Although human science and technology were almost intact, there was still a shortage of industrial base and manpower. People needed to stick together for warmth.
Thus began the Great Migration. People agreed on a large settlement and began to migrate. Everyone gathered together, began to collect various resources, and slowly rebuilt the world. At the same time, various schools were also established, since the large number of deaths had made skilled workers scarce.
At the same time, various policies to encourage childbirth were implemented, after all, the population was too small. A year later, a large number of newborns were born. Perhaps because the world had broken down, the ratio of girls to boys reached 3:1.
However, this has nothing to do with Faceless Man. Setting up the magic network is more difficult than he imagined, and he needs some help.
Twelve years later.
"Success!" The Faceless Man looked at the things inside the subspace layer and breathed a sigh of relief. In front of him stood a huge tree, its shape somewhat strange, resembling a giant cross.
This cross-shaped tree was cultivated by the Faceless Man over twelve years. It is twelve meters tall. Around the tree, there are some vine-covered steps. The Faceless Man walked up the steps to the center of the cross. There was a small platform there. If you walked over, you could see that Kokoro still looked like he was twelve or thirteen years old, half-embedded in the trunk.
This place will become the center of magic, the center of the world's magic. Of course, the center is not yet activated, and there isn't much magic inside. In recent years, the Faceless Man has been researching how to increase this magic.
"You're back? How's the transmitter setup going?" The Faceless Man suddenly turned around and asked, looking behind him.
A little girl in a black robe was kneeling behind the Faceless Man, looking at the Faceless Man and Kokoro on the cross with resentment. This little girl in the black robe was Kokoro, or rather, a reincarnation of Kokoro's consciousness.
Originally intending to become the supreme god of this world, the most tragic thing happened: all his power was extracted, his old body was turned into a source of magic, and his new body was used as a servant.
"I have already deployed 103,000 magical devices to every corner of this subspace. As long as they move together, the entire magical network can cover every corner of this subspace." Kokoro said meekly. Her current body was cultivated by the Faceless Man and is full of the Faceless Man's hidden hands. Without power, her consciousness is trapped in this body. Once the body dies, her consciousness will also be severely damaged.
"That's good!" The Faceless Man nodded in satisfaction. After the magic network was activated, the 103,000 magical artifacts would automatically generate beacons in the mortal world. These beacons would actively seek out people with high mental strength.
Simply use the beacon to log in to the magic network and purchase magic power with your mental energy. As for spells, the magic device comes with a few simple spells and a Meditation method to train your mental energy. If you want more, you need to log in to the magic network to purchase them and inscribe the spells into the beacon.
However, at present, only a little over a thousand of the 103,000 magical devices can be released, since the total amount of magic power is too low. However, the Faceless Man's research over the years has not been without results. He discovered that when a magician uses magic power, if his mental strength has a strong belief, it will promote the rapid growth of magic power.
This is also why the Faceless Man are designed to use mental energy to purchase magic power. In reality, after the magic power is used, it will dissipate in the space and be absorbed again by the magic power center. This costless transaction does not require mental energy to purchase.
The reason for this is clearly that those magicians diligently train their mental strength so that the beliefs carried by their mental strength can become increasingly powerful.
"In that case, everything is up to you!" The Faceless Man coiled his tentacles, knocking out the ordinary person Kokoro and forging her a different set of memories.
Sorry everyone, I had insomnia until 5 a. m. last night, and I haven't been in the right state of mind all day today. My head and eyes hurt, and I've only managed to write one chapter so far. I guess I can only manage one more chapter tonight.