Because it had just been built, Gale's Tower's interior decorations were very simple.
Antalia took the initiative to decorate, bringing many ornaments in her magic pouch.
She also broke off many flower branches from the mountain peak, then used Arcane to make them permanent, placing them in the Mage Tower to adorn the walls.
Meijia and Luden arranged the library, bringing many spellbooks with them, intending to study in Zul'Saroth.
Now, they could be placed in the library; though not a complete collection, there were over a hundred books.
It was Metri's first time seeing so many spellbooks; although they were all of excellent quality, each one could be used for spellcasting, which broadened his horizons.
Metri then immersed himself in study, staying in the library all day.
The other three smiled knowingly; they had all gone through the same experience.
However, there were too many books in the Sin'dorei Mage Tower, and they hadn't finished studying them all even now.
They didn't disturb Metri, but instead returned to Zul'Saroth.
Antalia purchased some food and magic materials, while Meijia and Luden returned to Sin'dorei.
They bought a large amount of linen cloth to replicate the Elemental Spell Codex.
When Antalia returned, Navoli sent Lu'anna and Salador to accompany Antalia to Gale's Tower, to be responsible for security and daily tasks.
Antalia was, after all, a mage, and daily tasks would distract her; Lu'anna and Salador would allow her to focus more on her studies.
Under Gale's influence, both the attendant mages and the Mage Tower Guardians became more diligent.
After Gale entered the seclusion room, he began his promotion to Archmage.
The eternal holy grail could continuously provide him with Arcane Energy, but he did not rashly incorporate this energy into his body.
He deduced the method for creating Guardians in Dalaran based on fragmented information from the game's lore.
Firstly, the human body is special and can serve as a vessel to contain a large amount of Arcane Energy.
To replicate the path of a Guardian, he must also transform his body into a vessel.
The body structures of Kaldorei and humans are different; to transform the body into a vessel, one must rely on ether spirit.
But how should ether spirit be used? This required Gale to experiment.
He pondered for a long time and finally came up with a method: following the meridian point theory of traditional Chinese medicine in the real world.
Meridian points are the areas on the body's surface where the qi of the internal organs and meridians are transported; they include acupoints and meridians.
Applying this theory, Gale believed that acupoints could be used to store Arcane Energy, which would then be transported through the meridians.
When casting spells, it would theoretically become like the Six Meridian Divine Swords.
With theoretical support, Gale immediately began to experiment.
Internal vision is easy in the magic world; Gale quickly found a large number of "acupoints" and "meridians" connecting through these "acupoints" in his body.
However, he still needed to circulate Arcane through these "acupoints" and "meridians" to confirm if they met the requirements.
Finally, after screening, Gale identified thirty-six "acupoints" and five "meridians" that could smoothly and unimpededly conduct Arcane Energy, and even enhance it.
Gale wove ether spirit into each of these "acupoints" to facilitate the storage of Arcane Energy.
Then, he wove tube-like channels along the "meridians" to transport Arcane Energy.
Thus, an ether spirit network covering the entire body was completed.
He began to try absorbing Arcane Energy from the eternal holy grail and then transporting it to the "acupoints."
After ensuring that all this energy was stored, he individually tested the storage limit of these "acupoints."
But as the Arcane Energy increased, it began to collide with the ether spirit, trying to escape its confines.
This was the instinct of Arcane Energy, and the instinct of all energy; they did not wish to be confined within a vessel.
If the Arcane Energy could not be tamed, and it exploded within his body, it would be enough to tear Gale to shreds.
Gale thought of a Kaldorei custom: drawing magic tattoos.
The reason Kaldorei drew magic tattoos on their bodies was to better stabilize the energy within them.
Gale had not drawn magic tattoos before; firstly, his strength was weak, and the Arcane within him was stable, so there was no need.
Secondly, there was a psychological rejection; as someone who disliked tattoos, he had an aversion to drawing magic tattoos.
Indeed, people eventually become what they hate.
However, Gale did not choose ordinary runes, but instead began to study titan runes.
If he could draw titan runes on his body, that would be truly powerful.
Thinking of it, Gale immediately acted.
He first used ink to draw a Guardian rune (Titan) on his chest, then slowly injected Arcane Energy into it.
"Cough!"
Gale coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, shaking his head helplessly.
His body was still too weak to withstand the energy required by titan runes.
It seemed he would have to continue tempering his body.
He would draw titan runes once his body was strong enough.
For now, he could only try ordinary runes.
After drinking a Regeneration Potion, Gale wiped off the titan runes and replaced them with ordinary stabilization runes.
Injecting energy, the runes quickly lit up and took effect.
The restless Arcane Energy within his body became docile, and the force of its collisions with the ether spirit greatly diminished, falling below the normal threshold.
Gale drew a few more stabilization runes to make the Arcane Energy as obedient as possible.
He was going to continuously absorb Arcane Energy and use it to strengthen his body; if it wasn't obedient, mistakes could easily occur.
After preparing, Gale used Arcane Absorption to slowly draw energy from the eternal holy grail.
With Gale's fine control, Arcane Energy continuously surged into his body, then slowly integrated into all his cells, constantly strengthening his body.
As his body continuously grew stronger, the ether spirit within him became increasingly solid, capable of storing more and more Arcane Energy, and transporting it at an increasingly faster rate.
Initially, the replenishment rate of the eternal holy grail could keep up with Gale's speed, but soon the well water inside the eternal holy grail became increasingly scarce, gradually drying up.
Just as the well water was about to run dry, Gale's entire body trembled; the Arcane Energy within him broke through the threshold, shattering genetic shackles.
He clearly felt that his manipulation of Arcane was more skilled, his micro-control more refined, and his strength had become greater.
He slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of purple light in them.
The Arcane Energy around him continuously surged, gradually forming a small energy storm.
Soon, the energy storm subsided.
"Is this the realm of an Archmage?"
Gale looked at the flames burning in his hand; if he wished, he could transform into Kyo Kusanagi at any moment, unleashing Orochi Nagi and Mu Shiki combos.
This was merely a fantasy from before he transmigrated; now, he wanted to cast Fireball to see how far he still was from Prince Farodis.
According to his estimation, his current spellcasting ability already surpassed Tulan's.
And Tulan's level represented the vast majority of Kaldorei Archmages of the time.
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