This chapter is a bonus chapter for the "You Have to Pay to Read attentively" giveaway.
Wheat Hamlet.
Granney Workshop.
Granney, who hadn't showered for five days, held a black sphere the size of a basketball in his hands, which were dyed in all sorts of colors. His eyes were bloodshot, but his gaze was intense, as if it could burn people. "Success! I, Granney, have successfully created a Magic Power piece of equipment that is even more precious than gem equipment!"
Granney held the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl high, as if a scientist had created Frankenstein.
"Its Magic Power covers an area of 182 meters. Within this range, all the wind is silenced by the water-attribute Magic Power. It should be called the Eye of the Storm, no, it should be called the Lord of the Storm!"
Then the next moment.
Liszt, who had been waiting impatiently, snatched the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl away. "Mr. Granney, thank you very much for completing the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl for me. I will personally test its effects. You can take a good bath and get some sleep. When you wake up, I will host a banquet for you in the castle."
After saying that, he asked Thomas to hand him a handkerchief, and carefully wiped the greasy Sea-Settling Divine Pearl clean.
Granney gazed at the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl with deep reluctance, his voice filled with regret. "It was just one step away from being comparable to Little Elf Weapon. If you hadn't been so reluctant to part with that Wind Peregrine Falcon, I would have definitely crafted it into the finest Magic Power equipment! What a pity, what a pity, your vision was too short-sighted."
"Hehe."
Liszt really wanted to punch him and shut him up.
But he still gave Charlie a very aristocratic instruction. "Take good care of your teacher, and remember to remind him to attend the banquet tonight."
"Understood, Baron Excellency."
Elkeson has finished making the Magic Power potion and returned to Coral City to enjoy himself. The choice for the person to test the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl has fallen to Marcus, who has wind-attribute fighting spirit.
Are you ready?
"Ready!"
"Then let's begin, Professor Marcus."
"Yes, sir!"
Within the range of the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl, Marcus could not be prevented from releasing his battle aura.
However, after he unleashed his battle aura technique, its power rapidly diminished. Less than a meter from his body, the wind-attribute battle aura was completely dissipated.
When Marcus uses Multiple Arrow, the aura attached to the arrows dissipates even faster.
"This is a very troublesome Magic Power equipment. Within the range of the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl, I feel that I can only exert about 10% of my full strength at most. The suppression effect is very strong," Marcus said, frowning. He didn't like this feeling.
Liszt smiled slightly and analyzed, "If it gets close, it won't hinder you from unleashing your power; it can only reduce the ranged wind-attribute Magic Power and battle aura."
"Half of my strength lies in the ' Multiple Arrow 'Multiple Arrow technique; this has essentially rendered it useless."
Karl Hammer, who participated in the experiment, asked curiously, "Sir, Mr. Marcus, why can the water-attribute Sea-Settling Divine Pearl silence wind-attribute Magic Power? I've always felt that water-attribute Magic Power should suppress fire-attribute Magic Power."
"The control of Magic Power is a complex science of magic."
Liszt was in a good mood and explained things to Karl —in fact, these were all things Granney had said, which he himself hadn't quite understood, but that didn't stop him from relying on his good memory to relay the information.
"It's not that water can extinguish fire in reality, or that water-attribute Magic Power can extinguish fire-attribute Magic Power. All Magic Power originates from chaotic Magic Power; it simply manifests in different attributes. As long as you manipulate the Magic Power structure within it, you can achieve a restraining effect."
Then, a look of confusion appeared in Karl's eyes, but on the surface, he seemed to understand and nodded involuntarily. "I see."
The experiment then continued.
After three hours of exploration, Liszt had fully grasped the silent nature of the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl.
The wind within a 182-meter radius, including wind-attribute Magic Power, is directly silenced. However, the further away the distance, the greater the attenuation; at the edge of the range, the silence effect is much weaker. Taking Marcus as a reference, his battle aura can travel three meters away from his body at the edge, but at the center, it can't even travel half a meter.
Whether he uses his ultimate technique or a normal move, he will be silenced by the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl.
The surface of the Black Pearl has magical runes. As long as you circulate your battle qi to trigger the magical runes, it will produce a sealing effect, sealing off the silence effect of the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl.
When used, the confinement effect will be lifted by activating the magic rune again.
When the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl was placed in a pond near the castle, the surface of the water, which had been ruffled by the breeze, quickly became calm, without a single ripple.
Karl simply stirred the water with his longsword, causing the pond to ripple again.
"It cannot silence the movement of the water, so navigation can still be dangerous during storms," Marcus explained.
Liszt nodded. "That's right, but by eliminating the impact of the storm, we can focus on dealing with the waves and reduce the risk of the ship capsizing."
In conclusion, he was satisfied with the effects of the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl: "We've already missed today's opportunity. Tomorrow morning, with the Sea-Settling Divine Pearl in hand, we'll set off for Black Horse Island!"
Early the next morning.
Granney Truth, along with his apprentice Charlie, joined the Flower Caravan early on, preparing to leave Flower Town.
"I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again, Mr. Granney." Liszt solemnly escorted Granney to the mainland. He disliked Granney's attitude, but admired his knowledge—he had indeed told him a lot about magic without hiding anything.
"I also hope to cooperate again, Baron Liszt." Granney's hair had been washed and his clothes changed, restoring his wizardly air. He pulled up his hood to conceal his expression. "Well then, I hope that when we meet again, you will have obtained the noble title you desired."
Tick-tock, the carriage starts moving.
The caravan departed.
The voyage will also begin.
Butler Carter loudly instructed, " Thomas, remember to take good care of the master's daily life, and don't be negligent in the slightest."
Thomas always behaved humbly in Liszt's presence. "Mr. Carter, please rest assured, I will do my job to the best of my ability."
Carter turned and bowed deeply to Liszt: "Sir, I hope for your safe return."
"I will, Mr. Carter."
Liszt, holding Dousen's hand, set off for the docks with Marcus, Thomas, and their Retainer Knight, all under the watchful eyes of the servants.
Before dawn, a red line peeked out from the pale horizon.
Upon arriving at the dock, they found that Gortai, Blair, and others were already waiting there. Kosto was also busy with the sailors, making final preparations for the voyage.
There was no unnecessary chatter.
Liszt, accompanied by his Retainer Knight, boarded the Flower. After Kosto consulted with him, he arranged for the sailors to take their positions. Moments later, the red Tulip flag, representing the Tulip Family, was hoisted, Flower, with waving from officials such as Gortai, slowly sailed away from the dock using oars.
Sailing towards the depths of that azure, Azure Sea.
Once the ship had entered deep water, Captain Kosto immediately roared, "Raise the sails!"
Whoosh!
The sails billowed in the wind, the billowing wind propelling the Flower across the sea, leaving two white streaks of spray in its wake.