Chapter 224

"Hoop!"

Shiro's hand, which was placed on the ground, was jolted away just as he began to Tracing with the earth. At the same time, his mind was buzzing, and he could not calm down for a long time.

After a long while, Shiro stopped shaking his head, panting as he stared in astonishment at the empty space in front of him—or rather, the underground Dragon Vein.

He had thought the Dragon Vein's energy would be enormous, but he hadn't expected it to be this strong. Just Tracing Analysis of it brought back so much information that it almost overwhelmed Shiro's brain!

If his body hadn't Instinct relaxed, he might have actually knelt here.

All I can say is that this energy, capable of allowing people to travel through time and space, is truly too powerful. It's not just comparable to Tailed Beast, it's even larger than Tailed Beast!

However, this would prevent Shiro from building the Workshop here. He is not yet able to control such strong energy, and forcibly building it would only be courting death.

Therefore, Shiro sighed, left a Magecraft mark here as a coordinate, and then Shiro away on Flying Bird.

Having witnessed the energy of the Dragon Vein, Shiro did not intend to build Workshop here, but that did not mean Shiro would give up on it.

The Dragon Vein now holds even greater value for Shiro, and could even influence the final battle!

Therefore, Shiro not only set up coordinates here, but also arranged some suggestive Magecraft so that people would unconsciously overlook this place.

Unfortunately, the Magecraft left by Shiro had no effect on the Rōran people living here. It was just Suggestion Magecraft, only containing a guiding effect. They had lived here for generations, and it was not something that a simple Suggestion Magecraft could influence.

And even though a long time had passed, Shiro still had a deep impression of this Shiro of the story because of the Dragon Vein.

He vaguely remembered that the Queen of Loulan seemed to be able to manipulate the energy of the Dragon Vein through special techniques. Therefore, Shiro would not make a move here without being absolutely certain.

Besides, it's useless for him to steal it now; Shiro's current Magecraft knowledge is simply insufficient to carry out that plan.

Therefore, Shiro only made a slight arrangement. Fortunately, the information from the village indicated that the people of Rōran rarely went abroad to communicate with the outside world, so it shouldn't be so easy for them to be exposed.

Afterwards, Shiro casually handed over some information about the surrounding environment to the intelligence department before leaving the Land of Wind and heading to the several suitable locations Shiro had previously chosen for building Workshop.

The locations chosen by Shiro were almost all in the Land of Rivers, with only a few good Leyline in the Land of Fire.

He had his reasons for thinking this way. He would start that experiment someday. Just because he couldn't do it now didn't mean he couldn't do it later. It was also more convenient here, with less controversy. However, he himself hadn't realized this yet.

But in reality, his subconscious had already made the choice for him: he would become Magecraft, not Magus uses Magecraft.

Therefore, Shiro didn't notice was that the locations he chose in the Land of Fire were clearly better, but he still went to the Land of Rivers without thinking.

Throughout the journey, Shiro continued his research on Magecraft Scroll. Regarding the planned construction of the Magecraft Workshop, he only had two points left to address: one was related to Magecraft, which needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

The other one is a bit special; Shiro doesn't dare to touch that area yet and can only postpone it. Fortunately, this is not closely related to the main construction of the Magecraft Workshop and will not affect the construction.

Before long, Shiro arrived in the Land of Rivers.

In the Land of Rivers, Shiro has five pre-selected positions, but Shiro only has a general understanding of the quality of these Leyline. He needs to collect more detailed Shiro now.

It's not complicated. If Tracing, great; if Tracing, just use Magecraft to check.

Although the Leyline here are not as strong Dragon Vein, Shiro still has psychological trauma.

However, things were worse than Shiro had imagined. In recent years, due to the cessation of the war, the Land of Rivers had developed quite well, although it was still under pressure from the two great powers.

However, due to favorable conditions, some progress was made, which caused some trouble for Shiro.

He wanted to develop his strength stealthily, but the area around the Leyline was full of people, which made things very difficult.

And it wasn't just one of the five locations; two of them were already occupied, so Shiro had no choice but to abandon them.

Fortunately, the other three were of good quality, much better than the two that were taken, so it wasn't a complete waste.

Ultimately, Shiro chose a location on the side of the Land of Rain.

Firstly, this place was previously close to the battlefield, with few people around, which was advantageous for Shiro's concealment.

Secondly, this area is a border region between four countries, and it is very chaotic. Even if a few unlucky people discover Shiro's Workshop, it would be easy to silence them.

Finally, it comes down to location again. Chaos here means more darkness, more underground bounty hunters, and quick money.

At the same time, it is convenient to purchase any necessary materials and instruments.

After setting his target, Shiro began to act. His first task was to eliminate them silently without alerting anyone else, while simultaneously setting up Suggestion Magecraft.

After all, this is a border area between many countries, and many criminals hide here. Fortunately, most of them are third-rate, Shiro only needs to quietly deal with them.

Therefore, it was destined that Shiro's battle could not be too intense; he had to act covertly and could not confront the enemy head-on.

Of course, Shiro also has a corresponding Noble Phantasm, and its level is relatively low, allowing it to be released multiple times, making it very suitable for this battle.

Add to that what Shiro did while he was having Gray Snake gather intelligence—it's practically perfect!

"The Yew Bow"

Grade: D

Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm

YewBow.

A bow made from yew wood from the forest that served as his stronghold in his lifetime.

For the Celts and the Nordic region, the yew is considered a sacred tree.

The act of making this bow also carries the ritualistic meaning of "integration with the forest".

The Yew Bow possesses the power to instantly amplify or expel impurities (toxins, diseases) accumulated in the victim's abdomen; if the victim is carrying toxins, it can even cause the toxins to explode like gunpowder.

This is the Noble Phantasm that Shiro will use to deal with them next. Shiro has already had the Gray Snake spread the poison. Although it is only a mild poison, this is the only way to make the Noble Phantasm work!

It's not that Shiro doesn't possess potent poison, but just like his name suggests, it's too potent to be released discreetly. After all, Shiro isn't a poison expert; he only has a superficial understanding of it.

Therefore, Shiro used this Noble Phantasm in conjunction with the poison Shiro had the Gray Snake administer. Although the poison was not very potent, it was long-lasting, and under the effect of the Noble Phantasm, it would be released all at once.

In this situation, any poison, regardless of its type, will become deadly!