Chapter 481 - 452: [Aurora Energy Absorption]

Chapter 481: Chapter 452: [Aurora Energy Absorption]

Under Roland’s watchful gaze, the Armor covering his entire body began a stunning metamorphosis.

The once slightly heavy suit of Armor seemed to come alive as if it had been infused with life.

Faint, rapid clicks echoed from the joints of the plates as the structure visibly self-adjusted and optimized.

The cold, matte surface seemed to have been washed from within by the ethereal blue core Energy, shedding the patina of age. It now gleamed with a deep, dark blue metallic luster as profound as the night sky, within which drifted faint, starlike motes of light identical to those in the Weaver’s Heart.

Simultaneously, the Armor’s lines grew more fluid, conforming more closely to Roland’s frame.

The pauldrons, Arm Armor, and greaves were reshaped, their unnecessary angles smoothed out and replaced with powerful curves.

The entire suit no longer looked cumbersome; instead, it resembled a second skin built for speed and explosive power.

The articulated joints became more intricate and flexible, not hindering his movements in the slightest.

The faceplate also grew more streamlined, its optical sensor region glowing with a cool, ice-blue light.

Most striking of all, a network of slender, bright, ethereal blue energy lines began to spread from the Weaver’s Heart at the center of his belt. Like a plant’s root system, they followed previously dormant channels built into the Armor, rapidly covering his entire body and forming a complex, mysterious neural network.

These energy lines pulsed faintly in time with the core’s beating, as if they were supplying the Armor with blood and a soul.

’This... is a complete metamorphosis...’

Roland looked down at his transformed arms, shaken by the unprecedentedly intimate connection he felt between the Armor and his body.

It was no longer like wearing a piece of equipment, but more like fusing with a living, powerful symbiote.

However, beyond the massive external changes, what truly sent shockwaves through Roland’s mind was...

CRACK!

He had only clenched his fist subconsciously, but the motion produced a faint sonic boom in the air.

A sense of immense Power, far beyond his normal state, surged naturally from his limbs. It felt as if he could tear through steel with his bare hands.

Noticing this change, Roland tentatively took a step forward.

In the next moment, his body seemed to lose all weight, gliding several meters forward in an instant with an almost ethereal speed. The agility of the movement astonished even him.

This wasn’t just an increase in Power; it was a massive, all-around boost to his Agility and reaction speed.

Then, a thought surfaced naturally in his mind.

’Defense.’

As the thought arose, the ethereal blue energy lines on his left arm flared brightly. Light swiftly gathered and performed an Extension from the outside of his forearm, instantly forming a translucent, pale blue, diamond-shaped Shield of pure Energy.

The Shield’s surface shimmered with iridescent light and radiated stable energy fluctuations. He could even feel it slowly absorbing the faint Magic Power from the surrounding air to sustain itself.

Power, Agility, and a nearly Instant Cast Energy Shield.

And these were only the initial changes.

His superhumanly sharp Perception allowed Roland to pick up on deeper information.

He could clearly sense that the flow of Energy between the Weaver’s Heart at his waist and the Armor, while immense and stable, was not a perfect, one-hundred-percent synthesis.

It was as if an extremely fine "membrane" still existed between them, one that would require time to break in and adapt.

’This core... it wasn’t custom-made for this suit of Armor.’

Roland realized.

’It’s only because of its extremely high compatibility that it can drive and enhance the Armor so smoothly.’

The current resonance was more like a powerful but temporary "adaptation" rather than a perfect "fusion."

This meant that, given enough time for the Armor’s systems to fully familiarize themselves with and deeply integrate the energy properties of the Weaver’s Heart, the suit’s performance would undoubtedly ascend to a level he couldn’t yet imagine.

Realizing this, Roland focused his full attention on the ethereal blue core at the center of his belt.

Although the Attribute values on his Professional Panel hadn’t updated in real time, he could make a rough judgment based on his precise control over his own strength.

While wearing this Armor, his Power and Agility Attributes had received a percentage-based increase.

The magnitude of this boost shook him to his core.

To put it in perspective, when he had successfully advanced to the Extraordinary Profession of Knight, the individual bonuses to his Power and Agility from the all-around Attribute increase had only been twelve points each.

And now, just the initial fusion of the Armor and the core had provided an Attribute boost that surpassed the bonus from an entire Extraordinary Profession.

Moreover, as his own base Attributes increased, this enhancement would continue to scale up.

It was like a permanent buff.

’This "Weaver’s Heart"... what exactly is its origin?’

Roland stared at the creation in his belt, which spun slowly and contained a miniature Star Wheel, his heart filled with questions.

Its appearance had a sci-fi aesthetic that transcended the era, but Roland could clearly perceive that the fundamental nature of its core Energy was still rooted in the domain of Magic Elements.

It didn’t feel as if a new power source had been created. Rather, it was as if the peaceful, diffuse Magic Elements permeating the world had been forcibly condensed to an extreme degree and bound within this tiny core, all through a technology he could not comprehend.

’But, this kind of technology...’

Roland shook his head slightly, a chill rising in his heart.

The Magic Elements in the air were normally gentle and stable. But if compressed to such an unbelievable density, the energy contained within would become terrifyingly potent and unstable.

The technical difficulty and the required precision of energy control were outrageously high.

If even the slightest error occurred during the compression or binding process, causing the Energy to go out of control...

the consequences would be no less than a world-destroying explosion.

It would be enough to instantly and completely wipe the entire Sui Cang Hall ruins, along with a vast surrounding area, right off the map.

’The technology of the Crystal Era...’

Roland took a deep breath, his tone filled with an indescribable mix of emotions: amazement, reverence, and a hint of caution.

’Truly awe-inspiring... and that’s not all...’

Roland slowly closed his eyes, carefully sensing the faint but continuous flow of Energy within his body.

A second later, he slowly opened them again, his pupils flashing with unrestrained, joyous surprise.

’I never would have thought... this core can actively draw in the diffuse Magic Elements from the air, perfectly convert them through the Armor, and directly replenish my own reserves!’

’Let’s test its limits...’

Driven by intense curiosity, Roland focused his will and tried to push the Weaver’s Heart into a higher-load operational state.

In that instant, the core at his waist flared with brilliant light, and the rotation of the Star Wheel within it abruptly accelerated.

An invisible yet clearly perceptible vortex of Energy formed around him, frantically seizing the Magic Elements from the surrounding air.

The once-peaceful, ambient Energy now surged toward him like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, greedily absorbed, compressed, and purified by the core.

It was then transformed into an even more immense and refined torrent of Energy, which flowed ceaselessly into his body through the Armor’s energy network.

This power was so tumultuous that it gave him the illusion of being filled to the brim, his strength surging to the point of overflowing.

The ethereal blue energy lines all over his body grew intensely bright, as if blue arcs of electricity were leaping and flowing across the Armor’s surface.

Unlike the slow absorption of Magic Power through the Keel on his wrist, the Magic Power drawn and transferred by the Weaver’s Heart was several times more efficient, its speed as swift as a flash flood released from a dam.

More critically, this Magic Power, having been converted and purified by the core, became exceptionally pure and docile.

It required almost no Spiritual Power to control and could be directly integrated into his own energy cycle to replenish what he had spent.

Comparing the two was like contrasting a crude, clumsy Stone Axe with a Divine Weapon forged from Mithril.

They were worlds apart.

Just as Roland was immersed in this wonderful sensation of surging power and a tidal wave of Magic Power flowing into him,

familiar lines of golden text appeared in his vision once more, but this time, they behaved completely differently.

[Abnormal energy circulation pattern detected...]

[Analyzing energy source...]

[Parsing energy conduction path...]

[...]

The text abruptly froze there, leaving only a long, flashing ellipsis.

It was as if a running program had suddenly encountered an incomprehensible problem and gotten stuck in some kind of logic loop.

A trace of doubt immediately arose in Roland’s mind.

’What’s going on?’

The scene before him was just like a system lag or an unresponsive program he had seen in his past life.

Just then, the frozen golden text suddenly began scrolling rapidly again, but the content displayed made his heart clench.

[Error! Energy absorption module not activated!]

[Error! No related Skill or Trait support detected!]

[Re-detecting...]

[Error! Logic conflict!]

[Error...]

The "Error" messages, flashing in bright red, made Roland’s Spirit tense instantly.

This kind of completely out-of-control anomaly was unprecedented.

He frowned, focusing all his attention on the changes in the panel.

After several seconds of unsettling silence, the frantically refreshing error messages abruptly stopped.

The golden text resumed its steady flow, as if the recent Chaos was just a brief Storm.

[Redefining energy acquisition protocol]

[Integration complete]

[Skill: Basic Magic Absorption Guide learned. Current Level: Level 1]

[High-concentration Auric Energy source detected: Weaver’s Heart]

[Analyzing energy source tier... Analysis complete...]

[Energy source tier: High]

[Recalibrating...]

[Simulating energy properties... Reconstructing Perception module...]

[Calibration complete]

[Trait: Basic Magic Absorption Guide, has been advanced]

[Skill: Aurora Energy Absorption learned. Current Level: Level 1]