Skill extraction from Dragon Clan

Chapter 588 Crisis
Soon, a report about the strange machinery that suddenly appeared in the node of the Hersharemz Great Barrier was presented to the elders of the Warlock Association.

Like all people who are proficient in mental work, this elder is a little bald, and with dark circles under his eyes and a decadent atmosphere, he looks like an ordinary middle-aged programmer.

Although this elder looked ordinary, the warlocks present knew very well how powerful this elder was.

Not only is he able to serve as an elder of the Warlock Guild at a young age, but he is also the director of the city of Hersharemz, in charge of and supervising the operation of the entire Hersharemz barrier.

It can be said that in the loose organization of the Warlock Association, the director of the Warlock Association of Hersharemz is a rare elder with real power even in the Council of Elders.

"Have you figured out what this machine is used for?" The elder asked with a frown, looking at the broken remains of the machine in the report.

"It has been sent to the technical department. Unfortunately, the self-destruction of this machine is too serious. Even the people in the technical department have tried every possible way but failed to completely restore it. We can only speculate that this machine itself is a modification of multiple machines combined together." The subordinate's face was heavy.

The node of the Hersharemz Great Barrier is the most confidential secret of the Warlock Association, and it is hidden in the spatial gap between the two worlds. Ordinary people would have to spend unimaginable resources to find it, let alone know this information.

Moreover, normal machines would not be equipped with such sophisticated self-destruction technology, or it is impossible for normal machines to break through layers of space barriers and reach the space inside the node of the Hersharemz Great Barrier.

In other words, the mechanical wreckage that appeared in the node this time meant that someone was planning to take over the Hersharemz Great Barrier.

Moreover, the opponent's action has already begun and is progressing well, otherwise it would be impossible to find the nodes hidden in the cracks in space.

The most important thing is that the enemies in the dark have already taken action, but they don’t even know the enemy’s purpose and identity.

“Moreover…” The subordinate’s expression was somewhat unpleasant, “According to the test of the technical department, the self-destruction degree of this machine was originally designed to be much higher than the current degree.

From a design point of view, this machine should have been completely destroyed without any sound or trace, leaving no trace. However, because the rules of the two worlds were too different, and the other party did not understand the level of isolation of the node's internal space, part of the self-destruction program was not fully utilized, so there were some debris left. "

The elder's face turned a little darker when he heard this. He knew exactly what this meant.

This means that it is very likely that someone has sneaked into other nodes as well, but because the infiltrating machinery was completely destroyed, they did not notice it at all.

"Immediately dispatch emergency response teams to all major nodes to make changes to various protective measures. Notify headquarters that I need more manpower here. From now on, all nodes must send at least one permanent staff member!
In addition, all permanent personnel must wear inspection masks and report any changes in status to the headquarters to prevent the enemy from attacking secretly!
Contact the technical department and ask them to modify the nodes and add more protection measures, and each protection measure must be changed in real time! "

Although it may seem like a case of closing the fold after the horse has bolted, this is the best solution the elders could come up with in a short period of time.

No matter what the other party wants to do to the Hersharemz Great Barrier, due to the special nature of the Great Barrier, if they want to affect the nodes, they must at least start from the inside of the node space.

In other words, even if the locations of the major nodes have been discovered, the enemy will eventually have to act inside the nodes if they want to do something.

The reason why this elder was sent to Hersharemz as the director of the Warlock Association to assist other forces in managing the Hersharemz Great Barrier was because of his innate ability to jump through space.

By utilizing the authority of the Hersharemz Great Barrier, the elder can even carry a large number of people and move directly within the space of each node through space jumps.

As long as they are well prepared and respond promptly, even if the enemy breaks through numerous obstacles and finally enters the node, they will be greeted by fighters from the Warlock Association who are waiting inside the node with their troops.

As for what to do if the enemy's strength exceeds expectations and is strong enough to directly crush the Warlock Guild?
The elder said that he didn't need to worry about that, as they were able to directly crush all the combat-capable enemies left here by the Warlock Association, and they had done this inside the Hersharemz Great Barrier that the Warlock Association had operated for a long time... Unless the Thirteen Kings of Hersharemz showed up, there would be no possibility of victory.

At that point, the only thing the elder could do was to send out the message, let other forces guide people to take shelter, and then pray that Femto, as the city manager, would be in a good mood to come to the rescue.

Seeing his subordinates leaving the office to issue his orders, the elder stood in the office in silence for a moment, then with a heavy expression he activated a ritual next to his desk.

As a secret light flickered, the elder knew that his office had been isolated from the outside world for a short period of time. Except for some special means, it was absolutely impossible to exchange information between the inside and the outside.

The elder did not hesitate and immediately rolled up his sleeves, revealing a secret magic circle on his wrist.

With energy of a specific frequency input as the code, the magic circle was quickly activated, and the elder felt that his soul was connected to a distant location.

"Code name, barrier manager."

"The soul frequency has been confirmed, the identity verification has been passed, artificial soul number one is at your service, what do you need?"

Hearing the response in his ear, the elder hesitated and said, "Please transfer me to the president."

"Understood, transferring."

As the voice in his ears faded, the elder could no longer hear a response from the other side, but he was not too nervous because he knew very well that according to the principle of confidentiality, if the president wanted to answer the call, he would need to be isolated from other people's perception, and it would be difficult to find a suitable place in a short time.

Sure enough, after waiting for about ten minutes, the elder finally heard the president's old and steady voice: "What's the matter? I actually need you to contact me through this."

"President, I request an 'inspection' of the top leaders within the Warlock Association!"

During the waiting time, the elder had already adjusted his mentality and made up his mind, so when he said this, he spoke very quickly and clearly.

"..."

After hearing this, the president was silent for a moment, and then a solemn voice came back: "You should know the possible impact of the 'review' on the Warlock Association. Why?"

The elder immediately told the president about the unexpected situation that had occurred today in the most brief but clear way possible.

"...I see. Do you think the other party has planted spies among the top leaders of the association, or that there is a traitor in the association?"

"Correct!"

Things related to the Hersharemz Great Boundary Node can be said to be quite confidential, but it can also be said to be very unconfidential.

The reason for saying this is that any warlock who has a little knowledge of barriers knows that a top-level barrier like this must have a large number of important nodes.

But no one knows the exact location of these nodes except for some high-ranking members of the Warlock Association.

Daily maintenance or inspections also rely on the ability of this elder, who uses the authority of the Hersharemz Great Barrier to teleport personnel directly to the node.

That is to say, even among the members of the Warlock Guild stationed in Hersharemz, the only one who knows the locations of all the nodes is the elder himself.

In this case, the node location of the barrier will still be leaked. The only possibility is that a traitor has appeared in the upper echelons of the Warlock Association.

It is precisely because of this that the elders used private channels to directly contact the president of the Warlock Association.

Others might be suspicious, but as the person who once built this barrier, the president of the Warlock Association is the only person the elders can trust now.

After another long silence, a sigh came into the elder's ear: "Ah... I understand. I will check them one by one. You should try to stabilize the situation as much as possible over there so that the other party will not have any chance to take advantage of you."

"understand!"

After ending the call, the elder sat in the chair in silence for a moment, then seemed to wake up, and then he found that there was a person outside the shielded office who had been applying to enter.

After seeing the identity of the applicant, the elder's originally tense expression softened, and he immediately removed the shielding in his office.

"Angelica, what's going on?"

Looking at the little blonde girl who rushed into the office, the elder showed a relieved expression.

Angelica was his apprentice and the successor he personally chose, whose talent was even higher than his own.

At such a young age, he has become the head of the technical department of the Hersharemz Warlock Association branch, so the elders have already regarded him as their successor.

"Director, we have made a new discovery on the mechanical wreckage!"

The elder's eyes lit up at the first words Angelica said after she broke into the office. He stood up impatiently and put his hand on Angelica's shoulder.

The two of them twisted their bodies and arrived at the laboratory of the technical department.

Angelica was no longer surprised by this ability of her elder, so she did not delay and immediately brought the elder to a machine.

Inside this machine, these mechanical debris are suspended in the energy field in an anti-gravity state, as if the technical department is trying to piece them together into a complete shape.

Unfortunately, due to too many missing things in the middle, I can only piece together a rough outline.

Angelica went to the machine and operated it for a few seconds, then moved away from the monitor and pointed at some data on it to explain to the elder.

"We haven't found any specific information about the mechanical structure and parts yet, but we did find something unexpected about the self-destruction program of this machine."

Angelica pointed at several energy curves on the screen and said, "The mastermind behind this machine probably wanted to completely destroy the machine when it self-destructs, so he didn't choose technology, but chose magic instead.

At first we just thought it was some kind of special unrecorded spell, but later we found that the energy frequency remaining on the mechanical wreckage was too regular, which means that the one who applied the self-destruct system on it was most likely not a sorcerer, but a magician!"

"Magician?!" The elder narrowed his eyes and moved closer to the screen to carefully look at the detected energy data.

"The plan of the person behind the scenes is very shrewd. The energy fluctuations of the magician are more regular. As long as the magic array is good, all energy fluctuations can be completely erased after self-destruction, forming an absolute concealment."

Angelica continued to explain: "In comparison, the energy fluctuations of a warlock are more chaotic. Although it is easier for a warlock to find, even if the machine is completely destroyed by a magic circle, some energy fluctuations will remain, which may be detected by us..."

“What a generous move…” The elder narrowed his eyes, his tone filled with unknown emotions.

A magician is also called a mage or a wizard in some places.

The method of controlling power is similar to that of a warlock, both of which involve accumulating knowledge and learning various techniques to control one's own energy. Therefore, many people think that a magician is a type of warlock, or that the two are two different categories of professions on the same line.

It's like the relationship between different schools of blood fighting techniques. Although the external manifestations are different, in essence they all exert their power by consuming and manipulating one's own blood.

But insiders know that magicians and sorcerers are only similar in outward appearance, but are completely different inside.

PSI refers to the superpowers or superpowers in the work. They are forces beyond nature that cannot be reasonably explained by modern technology, such as telekinesis generated by individual strength, time suspension, space jumping and the like.

The basis of a warlock's power is PSI, which means that if you want to become a warlock, you must first be a person with super powers.

By learning various knowledge and the constraints of spells and arrays, warlocks can gain more powerful strength and make their power more diverse.

But basically, what each warlock is good at is limited to the part covered by his own superpowers.

Powers can be developed or evolved, but their types cannot be changed, just like the ability to manipulate water can eventually be learned and practiced to manipulate ice or other stronger liquids, but not fire.

If the warlock's power comes from blood and soul, then the magician's power comes from wisdom.

No innate powers are required, but one must have accumulated knowledge beyond ordinary people's imagination in order to be able to control extraordinary powers in a mortal body.

Therefore, magicians are not restricted by any attributes or types of power at all, and can exert any type of power as long as they study the relevant knowledge deeply enough.

(End of this chapter)