Chapter 461 - 435: Source Law Engine

Chapter 461: Chapter 435: Source Law Engine

’Mechanical Artisan is... an Extraordinary Profession?’

As Roland reeled in surprise, long passages of golden text slowly materialized.

[In the glorious age of the Crystal Era, while ordinary Casters still chanted ancient Spells and Knights relied on their bloodlines, another group of wise men walked a completely different path.]

[They were not content to merely beseech the world for the blessing of Magic Power. Instead, with refined steel as their skeleton and etched Runes as their veins, they resolved to become the weavers and masters of Magic Power.]

[They were the "Mechanical Artisans"—creators who forged cold metal and chaotic Magic Power into miracles that pulsed with lifelike rhythm. They firmly believed that true Power came not from prayer or talent, but from a profound understanding and reconstruction of the world’s operating Laws.]

[However, the dust of ages eventually buried their former glory. Gaps in knowledge reduced this craft to little more than a fleeting legend, but the true spark was never fully extinguished. It has always been waiting quietly for someone to reignite it.]

[Using what you have learned, your wisdom, and your Power, you must independently design and forge a complete and stably functioning "Entropy Ash Core."]

[With mortal hands, forge a pulsing heart.]

[When you truly hold that core—forged by your own hands, with Energy flowing from Chaos to Order within it—you will have done more than just create a tool.]

[You are reigniting a lost spark, proving to a bygone era that—]

[the miracle woven from steel and Runes will once again pulse in your hands, with a rhythm that will make the world tremble.]

Just as with becoming a Knight, the requirements for the Mechanical Artisan Extraordinary Profession had no specific Attribute thresholds or Skill Level restrictions—only a single, clear, and absolute final objective.

However, even with such "simple" conditions, Roland didn’t dare to relax in the slightest.

He knew well that the more open-ended a requirement seemed, the more daunting the obstacles hidden behind it often were, far more so than those with clearly listed prerequisites.

Just like when he became a Knight, the final objective had been to survive a massive war and become the key figure who turned the tide.

Recalling the experience of struggling through a sea of corpses and blood, brushing shoulders with death, a chill still ran down his spine, even with his current mental fortitude.

And the conditions for the Mechanical Artisan?

’Independently create an "Entropy Ash Core"...’

Roland felt a headache coming on as he finished reading the gilded golden text fading from his vision.

It wasn’t because he was completely ignorant of the manufacturing principles of the "Entropy Ash Core," nor was its crafting process hopelessly complex.

Quite the opposite. A considerable number of the tomes he had just perused in the Central Data Library contained detailed records of the Entropy Ash Core’s design schematics, Energy Rune etching sequences, and basic energy flow models.

With the forging knowledge he had accumulated as a Blacksmith and an Enchanter, it wasn’t entirely impossible for him to try and replicate it by following the diagrams.

The real difficulty lay in the materials and tools.

Many of the core materials mentioned in the books, such as the "Inert Ether Crystal Base" and "stable rune conducting alloy," as well as the strangely shaped tools used for precision etching and energy channeling, were things Roland had never seen or even heard of before coming to the Aiselon Continent.

Even the most skilled housewife can’t cook without rice. Without these specific material foundations, even the most ingenious blueprints were nothing more than castles in the sky.

’Forget it...’

Watching the golden text completely dissipate before him, Roland let out a long sigh and temporarily suppressed his swirling thoughts.

This ancient ruin, known as the "Seventh Observation Station," was massive. The area he had explored so far was likely just the tip of the iceberg.

Perhaps the unexplored areas held everything necessary to forge the Entropy Ash Core.

A flicker of excitement ignited in Roland’s heart at the thought.

Although his current understanding of the Mechanical Artisan was only superficial, since it was ranked alongside the Knight as an Extraordinary Profession, its potential and value were bound to be extraordinary.

Even if it didn’t directly enhance his physical strength or the power of his Magic, just imagine the significant boost to his overall combat prowess if he could personally craft items like the "Corrosive Hand Cannon," or even more powerful Mechanical Assemblies.

This would undoubtedly open up a completely new path to Power.

As he thought this, his gaze fell back to the dark silver "Adaptive Base Plate" in his hand, which had golden traces of light flowing across it.

His recent preliminary test using Fighting Spirit had already given Roland a rough understanding of the core function of this "Adaptive Resonance Protocol Baseplate."

It was like an extremely efficient amplifier and coordinator, capable of stimulating and guiding the Power within an Extraordinary Professional at an astonishing rate.

However, the source of a Knight’s Power was not just the Fighting Spirit flowing through their meridians.

The deeper, more fundamental source was something rooted deep within the very origin of his life...

...the Primordial Core.

With this in mind, Roland no longer hesitated.

He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, and sank his entire consciousness into his body.

It was like diving into a silent, deep sea, reaching out to touch the "core" that floated in the center of his life’s origin—slowly rotating and emitting a gentle, eternal light.

Using his spiritual will as a bridge and the unique, pure Energy fluctuations of the Primordial Core as a "beacon," he sent a silent call and invitation to the baseplate in his palm.

At first, the baseplate only trembled slightly, the flow of light in its golden patterns accelerating.

But soon, a wondrous resonance began to form.

It was no longer a passive vessel for Energy. Instead, it was as if it had been imbued with a kind of Spiritual Attribute, developing a deep-seated attraction to the Primordial Core within Roland’s body.

The next moment, something astonishing happened.

The dark silver baseplate seemed to lose its physical weight, slowly levitating from Roland’s palm.

It was drawn by an invisible force originating from Roland’s chest and abdomen, drifting steadily and resolutely toward his torso like a magnet pulled by a string.

As the baseplate neared the surface of his body, Roland felt a subtle yet distinct stinging sensation on his skin.

It was as if countless fine, cold needles of Energy were trying to pierce him, or as if a foreign object was being instinctively rejected by his body, only to be forcibly accepted by a stronger will.

He did not resist the discomfort. Instead, he proactively guided the Primordial Core to emit a soft, encompassing wave of Energy, as if opening its arms in welcome.

BUZZ!

A faint tremor, one that only Roland could perceive and which originated from the level of his soul, rang out.

The dark silver baseplate finally made contact with his chest and abdomen.

There was no violent impact, no explosion of light.

It was like a drop of mercury sinking into a sponge, or a brand searing itself into a soul. Silently and slowly, it sank beneath the surface of his skin, disappearing into the depths where flesh and Energy intertwined.

The instant the baseplate fully merged...

BOOM!

Roland’s entire world of consciousness felt as if a star had been dropped into it.

The Primordial Core, which had been quietly rotating like a gentle Star Wheel inside him, steadily drawing in and expelling Energy, was now completely ignited and activated.

It was no longer just "breathing" on its own; it had transformed into a raging and efficient energy furnace.

The once stagnant and chaotic Magic Elements in the surrounding space now seemed to answer an irresistible summons, frantically surging into his body at an unprecedented speed. They even formed a vortex of energy around him that was visible to the naked eye, distorting the light.

The moment this forcibly drawn Energy flooded into the Primordial Core, it was sorted, purified, and then violently injected into the core itself by the integrated "Adaptive Base Plate" in an almost tyrannical manner.

The light of the Primordial Core grew fiercer than ever before, and its rotation speed skyrocketed by several times over.

Each pulse was like a powerful heartbeat, forcing torrents of pure, majestic Energy—as if containing the power to sunder heavens and earth—into Roland’s limbs, bones, every meridian, and every cell.

The sensation was like a babbling brook suddenly transforming into a cataclysmic, dam-breaking flood.

Power. An unprecedented abundance of Power, enough to nearly make him burst, raged and roared within his body.

The Fighting Spirit, once hidden deep within his muscles and bones, condensed like steel, now seemed to have been infused with a soul, becoming incredibly active and docile.

With a mere thought, he could command it as easily as his own limbs, even condensing it into a tangible, shimmering veil of Energy on the surface of his skin.

Meanwhile, the respiration from the origin of his life sank completely into a subconscious level. Every breath he took was accompanied by a significant increase in Power and a deep refinement of his physical body.

A feeling of "completeness" washed over Roland.

It was as if this "Adaptive Resonance Protocol Baseplate" was the key missing piece of the Primordial Core’s puzzle.

Now, with the puzzle piece in place, its true potential was finally, thunderously, unleashed.

At the same time, the golden text appeared once more.

[High-dimensional energy protocol carrier detected...]

[Assessing compatibility between carrier and core Trait "Primordial Core"...]

[Compatibility: Perfect]

[Initiating deep link...]

[Analyzing "Adaptive Resonance" protocol...]

[Analyzing Energy Harmony and amplification model...]

[Reconstructing core energy circuits...]

[...]

[Integration complete.]

[Core Trait "Primordial Core" has undergone a fundamental transformation.]

[Trait has been promoted to: Source Law Engine]

As this line of text came to a Freeze Frame, the volcanic torrent of Energy within Roland seemed to be instantly instilled with absolute "Order."

The violent Power was still boundless and majestic, but it no longer held a trace of Chaos or conflict.

Instead, like billions of stars pulsing in sync, it followed a profound and harmonious grand rhythm, constructing a perfect and powerful new cycle within his body.

[Trait: Source Law Engine]

[The crystal at the origin of your life has completed its ultimate transformation. It is no longer an isolated, miniature Star Wheel within you, but has become an eternally pulsing "Initial Furnace."]

[This furnace is constantly performing a violent yet precise respiration of Energy. It not only draws in all available Energy from its surroundings but can also use the "Adaptive Protocol" you integrated as a blueprint to actively analyze, coordinate, and even dominate the various coexisting power systems within your body.]

[Whether it is the Dragon Power from your bloodline, the steel-like condensed Fighting Spirit, or the Magic Power you channel, all now fall under a unified melody. They resonate and vibrate in concert, producing an Extraordinary synergy where one plus one is far greater than two.]

[But driving this "Furnace" to produce an ultra-high-intensity output, especially when coordinating multiple advanced powers simultaneously, will place unprecedented pressure on your Spirit and will. You will be wielding a great power sufficient to reshape reality, but one that could also incinerate its wielder at any moment.]

[You have grasped the key to a higher level, and the path beyond the door is one that must be paved with an extraordinary will.]