Magic Industrial Age

Sun God's Temple.

Inside the Golden House.

“Secret Holy Technique? You want a Secret Holy Technique?”

The Red Dragon Virgil's expression was peculiar as he sized up Roy from head to toe.

His eyes transformed into dragon eyes, like searchlights, scrutinizing Roy inside and out.

He said, “I noticed something was off about you during the last great battle. Your strength exceeded expectations too much.

You have at least three Holy Technique auras intertwined within you, which is already quite remarkable. Why do you need more Holy Techniques?”

After a slight pause, he continued to lecture, “There's something you might not be very clear about!”

“What?”

“The reason Secret Holy Techniques are so powerful is largely because their creators are those lofty, great beings.

When they designed and created these Holy Techniques, they integrated a portion of the rules they mastered to ensure their extraordinary power.”

“These rules represent the fundamental laws of the world's operation, and mortals cannot easily delve into them.

Legendary powerhouses have only just begun to comprehend them. Someone like you, relying on Secret Holy Techniques, can only glimpse a little, which is already fortunate.”

“Isn't the more, the better?”

“The more, the better, my ass!”

The Red Dragon Virgil rolled his eyes. “Even ordinary combat skills have compatibility issues. Forcibly practicing them can be more harmful than beneficial.

Moreover, with Secret Holy Techniques, practicing too many, not to mention the difficulty or whether you can even get started, just the entanglement of too many rules, aren't you afraid of conflicts?”

“You can simultaneously cultivate three now, which is already a miracle. If you cultivate more, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it!”

Roy narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, questioning inwardly, “Deep Blue, Deep Blue, is what he's saying true?”

Deep Blue's voice sounded, “It should be!”

“Then what's the solution?”

“Aren't I the solution?!”

Deep Blue's voice was proud. “Master, the health monitoring module isn't just for show. If your body has adverse reactions, I'll definitely know immediately.

Besides, do you think those three Holy Techniques have no conflicts?”

“[Lion King's Title] has undergone minor modifications, and [Dragon威Bloom] only took a portion of its profound mysteries.

It can be said that they're all optimized to fit the master's physical condition.”

“Of course, if they were truly Holy Techniques with completely opposing attributes, I wouldn't recommend the master cultivate them. They would indeed conflict.”

Roy succinctly summarized, “In other words, you can handle it?”

“Yes!”

“That's all I need to know.”

Raising his eyes, Roy stared at the Red Dragon Virgil and asked, “Are there any or not?”

The little old man glared. “No!”

Roy turned to leave. “You should have said so earlier. I wouldn't have wasted my breath.”

“However, I can help you find some!”

Roy made a smooth turn, smiling. “I knew you must have extensive connections. Finding one or two Secret Holy Techniques is as easy as pie for you, right?”

“It's not as easy as you say. I still have to ask around, but my old friends should have plenty.”

The Crimson Virgil rubbed his chin, saying, “Not to brag, but living long means meeting a lot of people.

Many of the stories and heroes you hear from bards, I've met, drank with, and even fought before.”

“Humans, alien races, magical beasts, even those from the abyss and the heavens, I know some of them.”

However, changing his tone, he asked, “But why? Why should I help you?”

“You've talked so eloquently, but so far, I haven't seen any benefits.

Not to mention shiny gold Thalers, I haven't even gotten a single bright silver coin.

For that, I even gave you a lot of Isis spring wine. Now that I think about it, you're just good with words, and I've really lost out!”

Roy smiled and said, “Don't worry. Within a year, I'll definitely show you how valuable 5% of the shares are.

As for the Secret Holy Technique this time, how about this?”

“Ten thousand gold Thalers per technique, as long as it has a complete cultivation method. Of course, I know almost all Holy Techniques require essential cultivation materials.

If you can provide them, I'll give you an additional twenty thousand gold Thalers.

I think that price would tempt anyone, right?”

“Not low! Really not low!”

At that moment, the Red Dragon's eyes lit up. He stared at Roy and asked, “Are you serious?”

It's not surprising he had that expression. Although Secret Holy Techniques are powerful, they're kept as treasures within various noble families.

But the problem is, they're too difficult to master, have too many requirements, and are even harder to cultivate. They're meant to be admired from afar, not touched!

Therefore, the market for Secret Holy Techniques has always been a seller's market. No one sells them, and almost no one buys them.

The price Roy offered was quite considerable.

“On-site inspection, on-site transaction, on-site payment!”

“What about the types? You can't want everything, right?”

“Well?”

Roy originally wanted to make a few requests, but after a moment's thought, he said, “As long as humans can cultivate them, I'm not picky about the others!”

The Red Dragon Virgil asked again, “What about my benefits?”

“Two points!”

Roy held up two fingers, bending one down first, saying, “First, for every successful deal, I'll give you a 5,000 gold Thaler commission.”

“You're talking about five thousand gold Thalers?!”

The smile on the Red Dragon Virgil's lips couldn't be suppressed, but he still had to keep a straight face. “What's the second point?”

Roy bent down another finger. “The second point is, you negotiate, and I won't interfere with the specific price, but what I pay you is that much money.

So, it's up to you!”

“Hahahaha, you're not bad, really not bad!”

The Red Dragon Virgil patted Roy's shoulder, 'bang, bang, bang,' with great force. “I agree to this!”

After a pause, his expression became three points more serious. “You're not a fool, and everyone has their secrets.

Therefore, I won't ask too much.”

“I'll just remind you one last time. Secret Holy Techniques are no small matter, so be careful!”

Roy also became serious. “Thank you for the reminder!”

“Then is it settled?”

“Settled!”

Clap, clap, clap!

The two hands clapped three times in the air, finalizing the matter. Roy and Virgil smiled at each other.

……

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The matter of the Secret Holy Technique couldn't be rushed. It would take time for the Red Dragon Virgil to contact his old friends one by one.

Meanwhile, Deep Blue finally finalized Roy's new cultivation plan, and the next step was to execute it.

Many people always have good ideas, but their execution is poor, resulting in nothing ever being accomplished.

Fortunately, Roy is a resilient person, and with Deep Blue's help, the seemingly complex cultivation plan was finely divided.

What to do first, what to do next, how much to do in how many minutes, even the frequency and speed are reminded by Deep Blue, which can maximize the effectiveness of the training.

Most of the time, Roy doesn't need to think and just follows Deep Blue's instructions, charging forward.

Mage Tower, sixth floor.

This is a huge magical experiment field, shrouded in a light blue, almost transparent force field, like hexagonal mirrors pieced together.

Within it, countless magic patterns seem to flow.

Inside the force field, many targets are erected. If they're hit, they'll display different numbers.

The Mage Tower is never just a simple magic amplifier but a vast community integrating life, meditation, cultivation, combat, and learning.

From the outside, it's just a tower with limited space, but in reality, the expanded space is beyond imagination.

Within it, many functional areas are divided, each with different functions.

For example, there are residential areas, dining halls, meditation rooms, libraries, material rooms, laboratories, and so on.

Like Roy is in now, the magical experiment field is for mages to test the power of their spells.

The targets have built-in sensors, and the numbers displayed are the frontal damage of the spell.

Of course, at this moment, the Mage Tower is very empty, and there are no magic apprentices, so it has become Roy's cultivation place.

He's already a third-tier extraordinary being, using extraordinary combat skills, and ordinary places aren't enough for him to display them.

This place is very good. The shielding force field can block most attacks and give Roy the most direct feedback.

At this moment, he's naked from the waist up, twisting his body and making all kinds of movements that defy human limits.

Each transformation is accompanied by the crackling sound of bones, like a low, muffled thunder rolling over.

His muscles are bronze, his figure is slender, but his muscles are full. His breathing is long and steady during the transformation, and droplets of sweat seep from his skin.

Outside his body, there's a layer of golden-red fighting aura flowing, not intentionally released but simply emanating, as if plating him with a golden glow.

Accompanied by his heartbeat, this thin layer of fighting aura constantly pulses, sometimes strong, sometimes restrained, sometimes like a rushing river, sometimes like a calm silver sea.

This seemingly inconspicuous transformation, in fact, conceals sharpness, swiftness, and speed, showing Roy's precise control of fighting aura.

An hour later, this round of cultivation ended, and Roy let out a long breath.

Hot air billowed out of his pores, as if a white mist had risen out of thin air.

“Ordinary breathing exercises have already achieved this effect to the extreme. I'm really curious about what the advanced breathing technique 'Sacred Glory' is like?”

……

Elsewhere,

In the bathroom.

Black ointment was scattered into the scalding pool, but Roy didn't stop. Instead, he sprinkled more herbal powders into it,

even including some magical materials.

Eventually, the black pool water had turned a dark red color.

Before entering, Roy said, “Deep Blue, record, Roy Fitz Warrior Potion Super Evolution, thirty-third experiment, now begins.”

With that, he took a step forward.

……

Cultivation Secret Room.

Roy sat cross-legged. Before cultivating the fighting aura secret method, he picked out two kinds of magic potions from the bottles and jars in front of him.

“Deep Blue, record, Gryphon Guardian Magic Potion, combined with Fighting Aura Origin Core Magic Potion, to see the effect of the combination.”

“Yes!”

Deep Blue's voice sounded in his heart. Roy had already downed two bottles of magic potion and entered a cultivation state.

There are also many magic potions that third-tier extraordinary beings can use, and the specific effects vary from person to person. Roy is now looking for the most suitable combination for himself.

……

On the dining table.

A food that was fried golden but still showed suction cups was brought up.

Roy endured his discomfort, cut it open with a knife and fork, and chewed it in large bites.

This was a tentacle of a giant deep-sea squid, the one Davis kept.

It died under the siege of two fourth-tier beings and still had to be dismembered and eaten. It looked quite miserable.

However, although the appearance wasn't good, the effect was still good!

These deep-sea magical beasts are often representative of rich nutrition, much better than those magical beasts raised on land.

Roy was now thinking, is the deep-sea fishing industry worth supporting?