"That's great."
Watching the two children hugging and laughing, Mu En felt gratified by their innocence.
They were drawn into the schemes of ambitious men because of the Volucite, but they also came together because of Volucite.
Mu En made up her mind to include Pazu and Sheeta in her list of "favored" subjects.
As for the kneeling crowd below—he felt no emotion whatsoever.
A thousand or so units of faith power are barely enough to affect this tree clone now.
It's not even one-thousandth of the energy he extracted from the Volucite crystals and underground veins.
What truly concerned Mu En were the new Incantations and their effectiveness.
Just now, as the tree-like body continued to expand, new Incantations messages rushed forth from Mu En's soul.
The problem is that he's grown a little too fast and too big this time.
It grows from a seed to a 300-meter-tall giant tree in one go, skipping multiple growth stages.
As a result, a flood of Incantations messages rushed into his consciousness, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.
[ Rings of Light ], [ Order Healing ], [ Order Healing ], [ Erdtree Heal ], [ Aspects of the Crucible ], and also----[ Elden Stars ].
Apart from the "Pure Gold Series", " Black Blade " and " Law of Causality ", Mu En has unlocked almost all of the Erdtree / Golden Order Incantations.
Mu En wasn't greedy; his current abilities were enough for him to study for a long time.
That golden wave just now was a product of the experiment with compound Incantations.
The " Erdtree Heal " is used to repair severe injuries and regenerate severed limbs.
Its healing power is purer and more powerful than the Erdtree's Favor; it can even forcibly correct congenital disabilities. Its only drawback is its astonishing consumption.
As for the treatment of chronic and stubborn diseases such as pneumoconiosis, it is " Order Healing ".
In the Elden Ring world, this Incantations has the power to eliminate the erosion of death energy.
In Mu En's hands, it became the effect of "removing harmful substances from the body".
This differs from the Law of Regression, which forcibly eliminates abnormalities to achieve a cure.
Order Healing separates substances that hinder health from the body; it is a more subtle form of healing Incantations.
As for the " Rings of Light " and " Aspects of the Crucible," Mu En only glanced at them before tossing them aside.
These two battle Incantations have numerous variations, such as Triple Rings of Light, Overlapping Rings of Light, Radagon's Rings of Light; Aspects of the Crucible: Horns, Aspects of the Crucible: Tail, Aspects of the Crucible: Wings ----
However, these are all physical applications of the power of the Golden Order, and are not fundamentally different from the Order's Blade.
We can hand it over to the Law Research Department later and they can figure it out and develop it at their own pace.
Then there's " Elden Stars ".
Although he did not actually put it into practice, simply understanding the structure of this Incantations was enough to make Mu En feel awe.
Just like " Heavenly Fire " for Laputa, this is a strategic capability that can make a decisive move and rewrite the course of the battle.
Of course, the cost is also heavy, and Mu En will not use it unless absolutely necessary.
Besides the Incantations, the other gains from this trip to the Castle in the Sky world were also very significant.
First, there are the townspeople of Valley Town: miners, technicians, blacksmiths, and mechanical apprentices. They may not understand any profound theories, but when it comes to how to assemble and maintain a steam engine, they can all talk at length.
The world of Castle in the Sky is a world that is transitioning from "steampunk" to "dieselpunk".
What seemed like cumbersome and outdated steam technology to Mu En in his previous life has evolved into astonishing cutting-edge technology here.
For example, there are passenger airships that can fly at altitudes of 10,000 meters, armored trains that run on railway tracks, and Dola's Gang's convertible vintage car that can chase after trains.
If we could bring these steam technologies back to the Valley of the Wind...
Mu En's thoughts began to wander.
The Valley of the Wind is still in the stage of an agricultural civilization that utilizes human, animal, and wind power.
Although it contains many remnants of old-world technology, those creations are basically impossible to copy, and the basic industry of the Valley of the Wind itself is almost non-existent.
If the steam technology here could be combined with the material science marvel of the Valley of the Valley of the Wind, Ceramic Steel, it would be a new industrial revolution that takes place a thousand years later.
Moreover, the Valley of the Wind itself has coal mines, and there are countless thick coal seams buried beneath the Mountains of the Wind.
The previous low mining volume was purely because there was no need for it; apart from Gol's forging workshop, there was simply no other place that needed to burn coal.
With the steam engine, Valley of the Wind can directly use local resources to upgrade its industrial technology tree and break free from its dependence on external fuel energy.
This solution achieves multiple benefits in one fell swoop, making it almost perfect.
It's not too late to consider internal combustion engines once Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind has fully mastered steam technology.
He then turned his attention to the prisoners of war who were being held in centralized custody.
More than sixty green-clad soldiers were crammed into a corner of the street, guarded by armed miners.
Their wounds had been healed by the Erdtree, but their faces still bore fear and confusion.
They cannot be released. These people must pay the price for harming their believers—even if they did bad things before Valley Town had any believers, they do now.
Kill them all? That would be such a waste.
But Mu En had already come up with a way to make use of these soldiers: to use them as eyes and ears to provide him with intelligence.
With the Volucite in his hands, General Muoro certainly wouldn't let it go easily.
The humans of this world also wield enormous weapons of war, especially the airborne mothership " Goliath," which appeared in the original work and was comparable to a mobile fortress.
Mu En is still unsure of his limits. Can the 300-meter- Minor Erdtree, combined with the energy from the Volucite vein, withstand a barrage of naval cannon fire and saturation bombardment?
He hadn't tried it before, so he wasn't sure.
However, the situation is different if there are informants planted within the enemy ranks.
Military mobilization, equipment deployment, and operational plans were all crucial intelligence to him.
If these soldiers could be transformed into Blessed and then returned to Mouro ----
If handled properly, they can become informants, continuously transmitting intelligence back to the public.
He only needed a few tricks to turn these soldiers into loyal subordinates.
Just like how we intimidated Dola's Gang before.
In that case, let's leave this matter to Dola.
That air pirate lady was very good at managing people; let her train these prisoners.
Selecting suitable individuals as spies and then rewarding and deterring them with the blessing of gold should be quite effective.
Thinking of Dola, Mu En suddenly remembered something else: ornithopter, a flying machine shaped like a giant insect, piloted by Dola's Gang.
That seemed to be her late husband's exclusive patent, a hidden gem of technology among these air pirates.
Not only can it take off and land vertically, but its maneuverability and flexibility also far surpass those of ordinary propeller aircraft.
Mu En currently lacks reliable air power; if he had ornithopter technology, he could build his own air force.
At that time, efficiency will be greatly improved, whether for caravan trade or exploration of the Sea of Corruption.
"I need to have a serious talk with her later."