Chapter 537 - 372: Wizard Tower Blueprint, Elegy of a Civilization

Deep within the grand hall, Ian stood before the hovering Star-devouring Eye.

The analysis progress on the panel slowly ticked at the edge of his vision.

[Analysis Progress: 2%, 3%, 5%...]

With every 1% increase, a massive amount of knowledge flooded into Ian’s mind.

It included not only the design structure of the Demon Artifact, but also the core technological legacy left behind by Astra.

In his mind, two three-dimensional diagrams slowly unfolded. One was the incomplete design for his Wizard Tower.

The other was a complete three-dimensional structural diagram of a Floating City, from the Star Realm Refined Gold forging process for the outer armor to the internal Anti-gravity Rune Array.

From the layout of the Starlight Energy pipelines to the "Heart of the Star Dome" Energy Core in the central region, every single detail was presented with clarity.

The contents of one Memory Crystal after another were analyzed, revealing a compendium of Starlight Runes: over three thousand basic Runes and seven hundred composite Rune Arrays.

This information held immense reference value for the Energy Conduction design of his Wizard Tower, and there were even research records on "Abyssal Adaptability."

This was a fanatical attempt Astra had made in his later years in order to complete the Refining of the Star-devouring Eye.

Space compression technology, capable of compressing the area of a megacity into a sphere with a hundred-meter diameter.

The Spiritual Creation Technique, which could use pure Spiritual Power to create corporeal "Starlight Puppets."

The manufacturing method for the Energy Core, which detailed the entire process for the "Heart of the Star Dome," from material selection to final activation.

There was also the history, culture, and Cultivation System of the Starlight Empire...

The sheer depth of knowledge accumulated by a civilization that had ruled a planet for ten thousand years was suffocating.

Ian closed his eyes, his consciousness drifting in an ocean of knowledge, constantly digesting, analyzing, and integrating it.

The technology of the Starlight Empire certainly had its unique aspects.

Due to their different development path, they had reached a level in energy utilization, space compression, and spiritual creation that was stunning even to Ian.

This was especially true of their Floating City technology, which was the result of long-term survival in the Void and the necessity of solving problems of space and energy.

However, from the perspective of the Wizard Civilization, this planet was relatively weak—almost nonexistent—in its Rule Research, understanding of Soul Essence, and Cross-World Exploration.

But for Ian, it was a perfect complement.

’With this knowledge, my Wizard Tower design can finally start to take shape.’

In the Wizard World, the first Wizard Towers were actually just complex Rule Amplifiers; they simply gained more and more functions as they developed.

Ian opened his eyes, Star Orbits swirling in their depths. He raised a hand and swiped through the Void.

Pale golden threads flowed from his fingertips, coalescing before him into a three-dimensional blueprint.

First, the core system: the Void Energy Pool.

It would be modeled after the "Heart of the Star Dome," modified with the Wizard Civilization’s theories on the Void.

Instead of simply absorbing Starlight Energy, it would be able to directly draw Chaos Energy from the endless Void.

After a multi-Rule conversion, it would output pure Power of Order, supporting the entire tower’s operation and supplying power to the Weapon System.

Then, a Space Folding Array, borrowing the Starlight Empire’s space compression technology and optimized with the Gravity Rule.

The tower’s exterior could be maintained at a height of a thousand meters for mobility and combat, but its internal space could be folded and expanded, reaching up to thousands of kilometers.

Like a true miniature plane, it could house legions, warehouses, laboratories, and residential areas...

And an intelligent Tower Spirit.

Ian glanced at the eighteen Level Four Soul Gems in his Dimension Ring.

Especially the Soul Gemstones from Astra and the Soul Dominator, which contained Level Four Peak Soul Origins.

’If I use them as the core and integrate the Starlight Empire’s Spiritual Creation Technique, I could refine an intelligent life form capable of independent thought that could assist in managing the entire Wizard Tower.’

It would be responsible for allocating resources, controlling weapons, managing legions, and even assisting Ian with his research.

There was also the essential Legion Cultivation Room, equipped with a simulated battlefield to accelerate the training of Low Tier Wizards or Warriors.

By incorporating the Time Rule, the internal flow of time could be adjusted to be up to five times faster than the outside world, allowing new recruits to experience a great deal of real combat in a short period.

Most importantly were the personal Cultivation Room and Laboratory, the areas Ian was most focused on.

Its most significant feature would be Rule Manifestation, which could present abstract Rules in a visual format.

It was like turning a textbook into a 3D model, reducing the difficulty of comprehending the Rules by a factor of ten.

Then came the Weapon System. This was one of the Wizard Tower’s greatest features and a Morning Star Wizard’s strongest tool for conquering Otherworlds and combating their World Wills and barriers.

Ian looked at the Star-devouring Eye. The analysis progress on the panel had now reached 15%.

The core principle of this Demon Artifact was to use the clash of the Pole Rule to trigger an "Annihilation" attribute, capable of making both matter and Rules vanish in a single strike.

’If I could scale it up, modify it, and combine it with the Wizard Tower’s massive Energy Pool...’

"I think I’ll call it the Void Annihilation Cannon," Ian murmured to himself.

A single shot could shatter the barriers of a small world and even threaten a Level Five Radiant Moon.

The drawbacks were also obvious—it would require a long charging time. But as a strategic weapon, it was completely worth it.

There were also the standard secondary cannons. He could design twelve Thermal Energy Beam Cannons.

This design would be based on his development of the Thermal Energy Rule. With a rapid-fire mode, it would be the best choice for clearing out cannon fodder and low-level legions.

’Then there’s the Wizard Tower’s defense system. It can’t be a simple Energy Barrier; that’s too common.’

’I could design a Gravity Shield that uses the Gravity Rule to distort the surrounding space.’

’It would cause any attack nearing the tower to be automatically deflected, refracted, or even reflected.’

He thought of his five Rules, a contemplative look in his eyes.