Chapter 2271 Indivisible Part
The strength and upper limit of magic energy gathered by magic runes may not be as good as magic crystals, but they have advantages such as stability, low cost, and large quantity. This is the basis for the Glorious Church to develop so rapidly after Lin Jiu left Runeland.
Although magic crystals are strong, they are very dangerous. They are not only dangerous in terms of loss of control, but also dangerous in terms of personality. Victor himself has undergone glorious evolution through the Hex Core, so he has a lot to say.
After starting the glorious evolution, Victor often felt that an unknown consciousness was affecting his thinking. It was only after he came into contact with magic runes and combined magic and technology that this negative state was eliminated. After many data verifications, Victor learned about the existence of the Shell People and the relationship between them and the magic crystals, the raw materials of Hex Crystals.
The meaning of the existence of the Shell People is to protect a "truly ancient and perfect consciousness", which may be one of the oldest existences in Runeland. Every Shell People who grows to a certain age will be attracted by a magic crystal that resonates with them, so they can find it and let it live in their bodies.
The crystal preserves the memories, hopes and dreams of the ancient consciousness. It is a bit like after the consciousness and the body are separated, the crystal in the body of the Shellman is the "brain" of this consciousness, and the Shellman assumes the responsibility of the "body". The dead Shellman will bury the crystal deep underground until it is discovered by a new Shellman.
After merging with the crystal, the young Shellman will become one with all the fellows who host the crystal, share a consciousness, and can feel the magic of the material field around him without communication, and connect with every level of the world.
The existence of this consciousness makes the instability of the magic crystal always exist. Even if it is transformed into a more stable and safe Hextech crystal, it cannot solve this problem. At most, there is no problem when it is used on weapons. If it is to be combined with the human body, it is still very dangerous.
At first, the Glorious Church could only carry out some basic mechanical transformations, which is similar to changing a mechanical prosthesis. Who made Victor, who was influenced by Lin Jiu, not so extreme. It was not until he found a substitute for the magic crystal, the magic rune, that the Glorious Church began to develop truly.
The so-called rune magic is a magic system that uses "text" or "symbols" as a form of expression, with a certain source of magic power with powerful arcane energy as the basis, and connects the material field and the arcane field through "text arrangement" in the sense of magic, so as to summon and control arcane energy, and use the corresponding magic effect. It has dual adaptability to matter and spirit, and will continue to produce uncontrollable changes due to the addition of external characteristics.
In layman's terms, runes are a magic formula exclusive to the rune land. Magicians with magical talents or scholars with magic sources, such as Jace and Viktor who have magic crystals, can use different magic through different problem-solving methods.
However, this formula has a certain degree of adaptability. Once it is intervened by some unknown factors and the user's own wrong use, this set of formulas will actively adapt to the impact of this "error" and continue to passively evolve in an uncontrollable direction.
In short, rune magic is equivalent to the "mathematical formula" in the magic world, and Viktor found the "formula" that is most suitable for the Glorious Church to integrate the Glorious Evolution through combination and arrangement. The magic runes formed by this formula combination can replace the role of magic crystals, and are more stable and have no negative effects.
"Why did you go to the territory of the Sea Beast Church? Wouldn't it be better to directly occupy Pilwater and Zaun and unify the two cities? That place is more suitable for the development of the Glorious Church, and unifying the two cities will no longer be a distinction between high and low, which is also in line with your wishes. They have all evolved gloriously, so it is quite appropriate to have the headquarters in the City of Progress." Lin Jiu also asked Victor about what happened in the Twin Cities.
Victor's answer was also very simple, that is, the early development of the Glorious Church could not take over the Twin Cities. After he developed in Bilgewater, he was entangled by the Sea Beast Church. At this time, retreating back to the Twin Cities would be a huge blow to the Glorious Church.
"After the establishment of the Sun Empire, the first thing it planned to do was to attack the Twin Cities?" Victor immediately understood Lin Jiu's intention.
"The Twin Cities have been an inseparable part of Shurima since ancient times." Lin Jiu smiled faintly. He is not making a joke, but real history. Piltover and Zaun belong to the same city, Zaun, which was part of the Shurima Empire thousands of years ago and is a port city built on the isthmus.
Trade is the lifeblood of Piltover. This city, which controls the east-west sea route, has made a lot of money by virtue of its geographical advantages. This has also contributed to the rapid expansion of the Noxus Empire, because their troops and military supplies can go to all parts of Runeland relatively easily.
If Noxus, a weakened version of the "Shurima Empire", can do this, then his Shurima orthodox Sun Empire will naturally take back this important trade center.
However, this is something that Sivir should consider. After Lin Jiu waits for the coronation ceremony of the first king of the Sun Empire to end tomorrow and helps the Sun Empire get the first batch of Sun Legion warriors, he will go about his own business.
Lin Jiu also reached a pleasant deal with Victor, using Shurima's metal ore to trade various technological items. The military force of the Solar Empire is mainly composed of the Solar Legion, so it does not need the Glorious Church to provide weapons, but more of various civilian supplies and technological tools. These things are too difficult for the Glorious Church to manufacture. It's like asking a military factory to mass-produce stainless steel washbasins.
By the way, Lin Jiu also asked Victor's Glorious Church to pay extra attention to those possible violators. Lin Jiu summarized all the characteristics of the types of violators that may appear and gave them to Victor. According to this characteristic, if they encounter them, they will be caught, controlled, and sent to the Solar Empire.
Anyway, it is better to catch the wrong person than to let him go. Mobilizing the power of the "masses" is much better than him looking for violators alone. When the Solar Empire is established, he will have to explain this matter to Sivir.
Mount Targon.
Where the Rakor people live, there are four distinct seasons at the foot of the mountain, so the Rakor people can hunt animals, collect food, and domesticate livestock to survive. In spring and summer, vegetation flourishes, animals are everywhere, and even the steep slopes are suitable for living.
It is completely different on the mountain. The Rakkor people live under the protection of the majestic structure of the mountain, believing that they are summoned by the mysterious power of the mountain. There are mysterious stone carvings on the rocks of Mount Targon. Some people believe that the patterns on the rocks were once a map of the world outside the heaven, while others believe that the markings foreshadow a future war.
High on the mountain, you can see bitter cold winds and snow, and eternal winter lingers all year round. The arrangement and shape of the rocks seem to come from another world, and the terrain is rugged and strange, threatening all who linger here. All visitors are rewarded with icy winds, extremely cold blizzards, and frequent landslides. The thin air makes every breath an effort and makes people miserable.
No matter how rigorously the climbers are trained, the thin air and the dangerous mountain roads make almost all those who try to climb die halfway. The fallen bodies will be frozen forever, sealed in the cold and dry mountain wind, as a warning to their successors.