Chapter 231 Power and Plot

Chapter 231 Power and Plot

Chapter 231 Power and Plot

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it’s already a month later.

"Alas, my enchantment skills are limited, and I was not able to accomplish my goal in the end." Ivan said regretfully in the core black tower.

"Ivan, don't be sad. You have done well enough. Just have the intention." Randall on the side comforted him.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Madeline couldn't help but roll her eyes. According to her observation, the wizard Ivan had never thought about using his full strength, otherwise the Ant-Man Barrier would have been in a different situation.

So far, they have repaired every area of ​​the Ant-Man Barrier, in some places more than once, and the barrier's protective power has been greatly enhanced compared to before it was destroyed, but it has not risen to 24 rune bundles, and that key change has not been completed.

You know, once it rises to 24 rune bundles, the Ant King Barrier Array will be transformed into an intermediate rune wizard array, which is incomparable to the primary array.

"Deacon Ivan, thank you for your hard work." Doris rushed over after hearing the news.

"No, no, it's mainly thanks to Deacon Madeline, Wizard Mo Ling, Wizard Heidi and Wizard Randall for their hard work. To be honest, I'm ashamed to say that this restoration did not meet the expectations of the academy." Ivan said modestly.

"That's fine. We'll have plenty of time in the future. Why don't we go to the Enchanting Workshop and talk about it? Deacon Madeline happens to be here too, so we can discuss the future development of the Enchanting Group."

After leaving the Black Tower, in response to Doris' invitation, Ivan gave his mentor a reassuring look and followed him to the Enchanting Workshop.

Last time, Doris said that she would implement all the benefits for the deacon, but she forgot about it and kept dragging her feet on arranging them for him. Ivan knew that she was reluctant to give up the power and resources in her hands.

Now that the barrier repair has come to an end, it seems that the other party will no longer have an excuse to delay.

The three of them wandered around and came to the Enchanting Workshop, and came to a spacious workshop located in the center of the workshop. It is called a workshop, but in fact it can be called a high-energy research room, or a 'suite' style research room.

"Deacon Ivan, this is the workshop I arranged for you. It belongs exclusively to you. No one else is allowed to step in here without your permission. What do you think?"

"Yes, thank you for your trouble."

Ivan is now one of the three giants in the enchantment group, so it is normal for him to have an exclusive laboratory. This is just one of the basic benefits.

"I'm glad you're satisfied. Do you have any ideas about your arrangements after taking office?" Doris asked.

"Just follow the usual practice. I wonder if the previous deacon, Wizard Barton..." Ivan answered slowly.

"You are you, and Wizard Barton is Wizard Barton. He doesn't have your profound attainments in enchantment, and he can't take on too many responsibilities." Doris's heart sank. This was obviously something she didn't want to see.

"I wonder what important task you are talking about?"

"For the safety of the academy and the vast majority of wizards, I hope you can continue to take on the responsibility of repairing the Ant-Man Barrier and at least upgrade it to an intermediate rune magic array."

"Vice Dean Doris, what's the difference between this and when I was a deacon? Am I serving as a deacon in vain?" Hearing this, Ivan's face looked a little unhappy, but he was secretly delighted in his heart.

He didn't try his best to repair the Ant-Man Barrier before because he had some ulterior motives. Doris's move was actually exactly what he wanted, but he couldn't agree too readily to avoid arousing suspicion.

"Of course not. During the time you are repairing the Ant-Man Barrier, you will receive 5000 credits per month, can apply for some materials for research, have the authority to purchase precious materials and knowledge, and so on.

You can also recruit two wizards as assistants, and the treatment will be equally favorable. Of course, you can also put forward other conditions, and I will try my best to meet them. "

Doris stared at him intently as she spoke, and an aura of pressure emanated from her, as if she wanted to show her determination.

In order to prevent Ivan from interfering with other powers of the Enchanting Group, she offered very generous conditions. In a word, she wanted to tie Ivan to the task of repairing the Ant-Man Barrier.

Ivan didn't say anything, just stared at her without giving in.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the laboratory became a little tense.

"If I upgrade the Ant-Man Barrier to an intermediate rune magic array, I wonder what arrangements Vice President Doris will make?" After a while, Ivan said in a cold voice.

"You will receive the same treatment as Madeline." Doris paused for a moment and said firmly.

"Okay, I hope you won't regret it then." Ivan continued, "But I have a few small requests."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The core black tower needs the combined efforts of two head stewards to be opened. I can't always ask you for help every time I repair the protective barrier like I have been doing these days."

"I can decide to relax the controls and restrictions on your protection room."

"It's not enough. I hope it can be expanded."

"No problem, I will discuss it with others and convince them."

"I hope to increase the number of shadow ant servants. At least five teams are needed, and the materials will be paid by the enchanting team."

"Impossible. One wizard has one team of shadow ant servants. This is customary."

"It is customary for deacons to participate in department management." "Three teams, including your original team, you can purchase the materials yourself. The academy will not impose any restrictions, nor will it ask you what you need so many Shadow Ant servants for."

“——”

After a while, the two reached a consensus. In order to let him be a deacon in name only but without the power of a deacon, Doris had to agree to some conditions.

In the end, neither of them seemed very satisfied and they parted on bad terms.

Only after returning to the Twin Towers did Ivan smile. This way he could study the Ant-Man Altar, the Shadow Ant servants, and search for the more secret Ant-Man Vault openly.

"First, find the Ant-Man Vault, then consider the promotion to Level 2 wizard."

Strength: 13.9, Agility: 14.0, Constitution: 14.5, Spirit: 80.0
After taking the third Alva Night Spring potion, his strength increased a lot. His mental power has reached 80 scales, but some of the newly added mental power has not yet been elementalized, so it is estimated that it will not take long.

It was never an easy task to be promoted to a Level 2 wizard. There was no detailed information to refer to, and everything had to be explored by oneself. Considering that Chris Donner said that the Ant-Man Altar could help with promotion, this could not be groundless, so he decided to study the Ant-Man Altar in the near future.

……

After the incident at the academy, the academy has strengthened its defenses and invited a new clan of guardians, who also originated from the spider family and were named the Hundred-Eyed Scarlet Spiders.

This clan all has a large number of red eyes, and is outstanding in identifying scents and camouflage. The leader is a second-level intelligent creature, no worse than the previous eight-clawed black spider clan.

After strengthening the defenses, the college has remained calm.

This time, Doris kept her word and quickly implemented the conditions she had promised. In order to appease Ivan, she did not send anyone to keep an eye on him.

"Sure enough, even as the academy's top enchanter, I have to bow my head in front of the three major families."

"It's human nature. I heard that his treatment is good, no worse than other deacons, and he doesn't need to run around like us to complete various tasks."

"Oh, it's useless for such a person to be a deacon."

At some point, negative comments about Ivan began to spread among many wizards.

Originally, some people wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to watch the fun, but they didn't expect Ivan to succumb to the coercion of Lydia's family. This undoubtedly disappointed many people. They privately said that he was a spineless person who didn't even know how to fight for the rights he deserved.

Ivan ignored the slanderous words, as he would not suffer any loss if others said a few words.

"It's brilliant. That woman Doris only cares about the power in her hands, but she doesn't know that her actions have helped us."

"It just happened to happen. Lydia's family is powerful, and I don't want to have a direct conflict with them."

Chris Donner was an insider and guessed that Ivan was retreating to advance, so he contacted him to congratulate him and also hoped that everyone would continue to cooperate.

"Wizard Ivan, if you need any help, just tell me and I will do my best." Chris Donner emphasized.

"I won't be polite. If there is any new development in the Ant-Man Altar, I will inform you as soon as possible." Ivan said at the right time.

This is what Chris Donnell was waiting for. He would certainly not easily give up on the Ant-Man Altar which might help him advance to level two, but his skills in enchantment were limited, so he could only hope that Ivan would gain something.

Little did they know that Ivan had other purposes and studying the Ant-Man Altar was just a side job.

In the small gray space, Ivan came here quietly and stood in front of the Ant-Man altar.

After the control and restrictions in the protective room were relaxed and it was expanded, he could come here at any time through the Ant-Man Barrier. Even if he was discovered, he had the excuse that he was repairing the Ant-Man Barrier.

"It's just a one-way sacrificial formation. Chris Donner must have made a mistake in the information."

"It seems that we can't place our hopes on this so-called 'Ant-Man Altar'. It would be safer to study the Shadow Ant servants."

Ivan's attainments in enchantment were much higher than Chris Donald's. After several days of research, he discovered that what he saw was just a sacrificial formation, which had nothing to do with promotion. Chris Donald's information must be wrong.

The sacrificial array is not easy to activate. Just think about what happened to Chris Donnell, it was simply designed to take lives.

After the exploration was fruitless, he shifted his focus to summoning shadow ant servants.

The summoning form of the shadow ant servants is fixed. Each summoning will inexplicably generate three strands of mysterious energy through a small space, which will then combine with the raw materials to shape intelligent creatures.

Those three strands of mysterious energy were worth exploring, but the energy appeared in a strange and unpredictable way, leaving people confused. He had no choice but to follow the method of exploring secret places, following the traces and looking for the possible existence of arrays upon arrays.

Many signs indicate that Ant-Man's secret vault is hidden there, in a more secret place.

After some research, although the progress was slow, Ivan became more convinced that he was on the right track and it was only a matter of time before he found Ant-Man's secret vault.

(End of this chapter)