Ian circled Undine several times, observing her carefully, with Blink's eyes shining with golden light.
"You... what do you want to do?" Undine was a little confused, but received no response. Ian seemed to be completely immersed in some kind of discovery.
"I've heard of your reputation. But I'm an elf, and it's impossible between us," Undine tried to use this reason to make him back down.
"Love and desire can cross the boundaries of race and species," Ian said casually, the golden light in his eyes turned purple, and he continued to stare at her.
"Nonsense," Undine blushed, "Even if what you said is true, my body is made of elements, which is physically impossible."
As soon as the words came out, she felt ashamed and secretly glanced at Lolopechka next to her. She was relieved when she saw the queen's confused face, obviously not understanding the meaning of these words.
Fortunately, her little queen is still the pure, innocent and lovely girl.
"Believe me, I have plenty of ways to turn decay into magic," Ian replied meaningfully.
Of course, he stared at her not because she was beautiful, but because he had made a big discovery.
In this universe, elemental elves technically do not have entities, and their bodies are made up of the elements they represent. However, they possess extremely huge magic power-even far beyond Elves and humans.
So, where do they store their magic power? The answer is: Soul Space.
Ian instantly planned the next evolutionary direction of "Arcane Magic System".
That is to absorb pure magic power in Magic Core and Soul Space at the same time, thereby greatly shortening the time required for him and everyone to advance to Eighth Tier (Stellar Level).
In addition, he can create a new magic system, allowing Arcanist to store magic power in Soul Space instead of Magic Core.
For many people, this is a better path.
Originally, Arcanist needed to engrave "Undetectable Extension Charm" on Magic Core to expand the internal space to accommodate more magic. In essence, all Arcanist and Magic Core are a miniature pocket dimension.
However, not everyone has the talent in this area, and not everyone can perform this kind of micron-level carving on the core. Therefore, these people's path to magic is limited and their future is bleak.
But with "Soul Space", this problem is easily solved. As the soul of Arcanist strengthens, their space will also expand, thus completely eliminating the need for Undetectable Extension Charm.
In addition, this new system can also solve the Magic Core security issues that Ian has been worried about.
If Arcanist's heart is destroyed, their core will also be shattered.
Of course, according to research, this process does not happen instantaneously, and usually takes 6 hours to 3 days, depending on the individual's level. If the heart can regenerate during this period, Magic Core will stabilize.
Even if the core is broken, it can be recast, but Arcanist must start training again from Zero Tier.
Of course, rebuilding will definitely be much faster than the first time, and if you have the right resources, the time can be further shortened.
One of the reasons why Ian came to this world is to find the heart of Demons, so that all Arcanist can have a nearly indestructible heart to protect the core.
Now, with [Soul-Space Mana Storage Technique] learned from Undine, he will further improve his Arcane Magic System.
"I need to study how you store magic power in your soul," Ian said, which made Undine a little confused.
At first she wanted to refuse. But with Ian's persuasive words (and a certain degree of coercion and inducement), she finally agreed.
Three days later, Ian walked into the throne room with a thick stack of notes in his hand.
"What was that strange moaning sound I heard before?" Lolopechka asked curiously.
"It's a bit painful in the middle of the research process."
"Undine Is everything okay?"
"It'll be fine in a few hours."
"Shall I go see her?"
"She is asleep now, let's go after she wakes up," Ian deceived this simple little girl without changing his expression.
Then, his Grimoire floated in front of him and automatically turned to a new page.
Countless words similar to ancient languages appeared on the pages of the book. Immediately afterwards, a small purple elf appeared in the room.
She looked around confusedly, and after recognizing Ian, she rushed over without hesitation, hugged his face, and cried loudly.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, boss, I finally see you! I'm so wronged! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Okay, okay, I know you have suffered. Don't worry, we will take revenge one day."
After crying for a few seconds, Morgana regained her composure. She quickly connected to Ian's consciousness and shared all the information and memories about the world.
"What an interesting universe," she commented.
"Indeed," Ian replied, "But this is not the time to be emotional. Do you know where 'World Gate' is?"
She immediately connected to the branch server located inside the gate.
"It seems that it is still outside the Crystal wall, floating in Void."
"If this is the case, its condition may not be good," Ian murmured to himself.
World Gate is a weakened version of Floating City, made of "Magic Metal" - which is the hardest and most magical metal of the Empire, and the only material that can barely resist Void Energy.
Even so, it only "barely resisted". After being exposed in Void for more than forty years, that thing is probably almost falling apart now.
"Can I connect to the main control system?"
"No, the rules of this universe seem to be very strict and closed."
"In that case, we have to get it in before it's completely destroyed."
Ian could foresee that rebuilding the gate from scratch in this restrictive low-level universe would be a nightmare. Therefore, he wanted to salvage and repair the old one as much as possible.
As a result, the two began to discuss specific recovery plans and formulated a backup plan after the gate was destroyed.
At the same time, Lolopechka on the side looked at Morgana in shock.
Because they were communicating in an unknown language, she couldn't understand the content. But she recognized it as an elf at a glance.
"I've never heard that he contracted an elf?" She reviewed all the information about Ian, but could not find any relevant records - especially she could not recognize the attributes of the purple elf at all.
In the end, she decided not to worry about the details.
After all, Clover Kingdom, the 28th generation magic emperor, is revered as the "God of Magic" by many people in the Four Kingdoms because he can use magic with multiple attributes at an extremely high level.
It seems not surprising that such a character contracts an unknown elf.
After communicating with Morgana for a few minutes and finalizing the plan, Ian showed a happy smile.
After studying Undine, he exploited the loophole that Morgana is also an "elf" and successfully lifted the restrictions on her in this world.
Now, he has the powerful computing power support of Morgana again, which makes him full of confidence in all future plans.
Ian turned to look at Lolopechka: "According to the agreement, I will protect your kingdom from Dark Triad. First, I need a map."
"What is it used for?"
"As long as it can be solved with strategy, I will never fight head-on. I will set some magic traps on their only path to ensure that the upcoming battle is foolproof."
In this era, the map was a strategic secret, and she did not want to hand it over to outsiders - even if the other party was the military leader of an allied country.
But after thinking rationally, she realized that there was no point in hiding it. If the man in front of her wanted to, he could use magic to draw a map by himself.
He probably asked just out of politeness. So, Lolopechka handed the map to him.
Ian immediately took action.
He calculated the possible paths for Dark Triad to penetrate Heart Kingdom, and placed magic traps along the way.
Regarding trap magic, Ian learned a lot from Zora·Ideale and his father Zara.
He was interested in this type of magic because it was the only form of magic anyone could use that relied on magic circles or rune arrangements.
He wants to study the runes of this universe in order to reproduce the "Arcane Rune Magic system" of the Empire.
Unfortunately, Clover Kingdom's knowledge of runes is not enough for him.
What Luck has is that Heart Kingdom has "Word Magic Formula", which allows the mage to use the magic of nature to build a magic circle. Unlike the trap magic of Ideale and his son, Word Magic Formula has a wider range of uses.
Therefore, Ian is confident that Arcane Rune Spell will be improved into a version suitable for this universe.
After setting up the traps, he used Gerdel Poizot's "Transparency Magic" to make all the traps invisible and undetectable.
After doing all this, he quietly waited for the arrival of Dark Triad.