Shadow of the Beautiful World

Eight months ago, when Merlin joined the final battle, he asked the Supreme Sorcerer for help.

The Supreme Sorcerer gave him a book, enough time, and a request.

When the stars are closed, all the forces of the outside world and this universe are pulled away, and the supreme mage can no longer stay in this world.

She left behind a phantom to continue presiding over Karma Taj's affairs.

But that illusion cannot last long.

Merlin must find a suitable successor to the supreme supreme in this world before the supreme mage dies, to take over Karma Taj and continue to maintain the balance of the dimensions of the world.

This is a task destined to be very difficult and dangerous, so Merlin must find the best candidate.

Billy Batson, who has inherited the Rock of Eternity and the power of the gods, and has a very high magical talent, is the first one.

With his own power, Megatron European magic world, let Latvinia from weak to strong, his own talent, mind and manipulative power are top-notch Victor von Doom is the second.

But compared to the simple-minded Billy, Doom is very complicated.

He is a character who is both good and evil, full of incalculable possibilities.

He can take the lead in fighting against evil forces in order to protect his own people, but he will also torture those ignorant heroes because of their provocation.

The blood stained on his hands was beyond count, and right or wrong in the conventional sense was meaningless to Doom.

He has his own set of indestructible worldviews and values.

But no matter what, if Dum can become the supreme mage, then at least in terms of killing decisively and resisting invasion, Merlin absolutely does not need to worry.

Two are not enough.

In the mechanical palace of Doomsday Volcano, Merlin took back the astral projection in the world, and Dum accepted the emblem, which means that he will also join the future battle for the supreme mage.

Of course, unlike Billy Batson, Doom was a world-class, even the strongest spellcaster, and he didn't need Merlin to teach him.

And now Shazam Superman is facing Doom Doom, it is a dead end, this is not a fair competition at all.

Therefore, the teaching of Billy has to be put on the agenda again.

At least one more has to be found

Merlin stood up, his toes tiptoed, as if floating in the air a few inches above the ground like nothing.

While holding his hands behind his back, he floated towards the lower level of the mechanical palace.

While walking, he was still thinking about the Supreme Mage.

He didn't think it was the right choice to appoint a new Supreme Master with full power.

For one thing, as a hell lord and a heavenly father who has almost never had contact with Kama Taj, it is very inappropriate for him to intervene in the selection of the supreme mage so openly.

Even with the last words left by the supreme mage, it is difficult to convince the public.

This will always give people a feeling of overpowering others, or imperial appointment.

On the other hand, the two candidates Merlin has found so far, Billy and Doom, both have their own advantages, but they also have flaws, after all, no one is perfect.

Merlin wasn't sure what would happen if one of the two men became the Sorcerer Supreme.

To put it to the extreme, he doesn't want to see a big melee in the dimensions of the worlds as soon as the new supreme mage comes to power.

To become a supreme mage, strength is important, but not absolute.

Mind, will and the ability to harness power are the most important.

Under such considerations, it is the most appropriate method to select one or more candidates and select a truly suitable successor through various tests.

Scarlet Witch

A powerful mutant with long chestnut red hair and mastering chaos magic flashed through Merlin's mind.

Judging only by strength and destructive power, the Scarlet Witch Wanda is even above Doom.

Of course, Dum must have unshown cards.

But since Dum has been given the right to choose, it is only natural to give Wanda another one.

Assazo!

Merlin called out, and a few seconds later, in the flash of red light, the red devil appeared from the distorted space.

Compared with before, at least this guy hasn't changed much in appearance, but his whole person's spirit has been elevated by more than one level, the curse in his blood has been eliminated, and even the hazy aura on his body has dissipated a lot .

Give this to Wanda Django Maximoff.

Merlin handed another emblem of the intersection of three eyes to Asazzo, and he instructed:

I left a recording magic on it. As long as she gets the emblem, she will know what it means.

If she chooses to refuse, then bring the emblem back.

OK.

The Red Devil responded briskly, took a step back, and disappeared into the mechanical palace.

So now there are three.

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, and he continued to walk down the floor.

After the passing of the ancient one, there will definitely be one or two candidates within Karma Taj. In this way, there will be almost no candidates for the 'Battle for Supreme Mage' in the future.

Raven nodded.

He thought:

If there is another chance, I can give a few more emblems to Harry, and little Hermione. Do you want to give them to Ruiwen?

With this kind of troubled thinking, after a few minutes, Merlin came to the closed mountain pass of the Doomsday Volcano, and what appeared in front of him was a huge construction workshop.

The wide path made of obsidian is embedded in the hot magma, forming a road deep into the center of the magma lake.

On both sides of the huge workshop, thousands of mechanical arms and assembly lines made of high-temperature-resistant materials are in operation, continuously sending the metal raw materials quenched from the magma lake to the processing workshop above.

These metals with few impurities will be forged and shaped there, and assembled into the body of the omnic.

And the finished body cannot be put into use immediately.

In the Mechanical Shrine under the Doomsday Volcano, those completed Horcruxes still need to be soul coded through the Mechanical Shrine to accommodate the free thinking of omnics composed of data.

The omnics of the Adeptus Mechanicus call this a machine soul.

Compared with the super fast speed of the smart tower to manufacture the omnic body, the efficiency of matching the machine soul at the temple is quite low.

This is also impossible. After all, making Horcruxes is a category of magic skills, and Merlin's subordinates can complete this matter. At present, only Zatana and Ruiwen, and Xuanlan will occasionally help.

Pure manual work and highly efficient assembly line production are completely two extremes.

Omnics cannot use magic, cannot perceive magic power, and cannot participate in the production process of Horcruxes. This is currently the biggest problem encountered by Mechanicus.

However, this issue should be resolved soon after Dum, the pioneer of the fusion of technology and magic, also joined the project.

kuang

The sound of the forging hammer colliding with the iron felt echoed in the empty workshop like a yellow bell.

In the center of the magma lake in front of Merlin, a huge omnic, er, a robot, was standing in the scorching magma, wielding a forging hammer, and casting something.

Its mechanical body is massive, but not as sophisticated as other omnics.

In fact, just from the appearance, this guy is completely two extremes with those omnics full of futuristic technology.

His body is basically an oval-shaped thick shell, covering the gears and levers that are constantly operating inside, as well as some difficult-to-identify mechanical modules.

There was no decoration on the two thick legs, and the arms were directly forged into the shape of forging hammers and clamps.

This guy's body is made of bronze, which is what he requested. There are runes beating on the surface of the bronze, which makes this unsurprising metal endowed with various magical effects.

Along with the movement of his arms, there were sparks dancing at the joints as unencapsulated mating gears collided.

There are two things like exhaust pipes behind this huge robot, white steam is constantly coming out, and there is a low whistling sound like a train from time to time.

He looked rough and brutish, with ugly marks all over him from the rivets and welds that had nailed the shell.

In addition, the high temperature emitted by the surrounding magma distorts the line of sight, making this mechanical body full of a steampunk feeling that originated from the prehistoric.

It's like a real mechanical monster that breathes flames, devours coal, and breathes out steam.

This is the forging master of the Mechanicus, the Mechanic Sage Regnar.

A pure-blood dwarf banished from Nidaville to seek the dark arts of blacksmithing.

This guy was killed by Ye Jackal, and his soul was dragged into the wasteland. It is impossible to say that he has no resentment in his heart, but facing a heavenly father, he still accepted the invitation of Mechanicus Cult honestly.

After the fall of Marduk, this dwarf has been staying in the magma lake, forging something.

Merlin, who was suspended in the air, walked along the scorching obsidian road to the forging platform in the center of the magma lake. On his left and right sides, the dark red magma released terrifyingly high temperatures, and even the light would be distorted.

And around the magma lake, there are several big Balrogs floating up and down. These demons that can exist in the magma are Regner's servants, specially for him to smelt some special metals at the bottom of the magma lake.

And the magma lake of Doomsday Volcano is not an ordinary natural creation, it was born in the wasteland hell, endowed with magical effects, it is considered a rare magic material.

how is the progress?

Merlin asked softly.

He was waving the forging hammer on his arm, and the action of beating the bronze machine on the forging table stopped.

Its head, which was shaped like a medieval knight's helmet, shook for a while, like a monster hiding in the dark roaring, and said in a metal rubbing voice:

It's almost ready. Zhenjin and Urujin have been adjusted to the most perfect ratio, but you said before that you need to add something to it.

I'm waiting.

Well, I brought them.

Merlin waved his left hand, and different things flew out from the wide cuff, floating in front of the bronze robot.

A pile of broken silver blades.

A broken wand.

There are also broken halberds with rune runes shining on them.

At the end is a black skull, and in that skull, there are dark red light spots jumping.

these things?

The blacksmith let out a hum that he didn't know whether it was sarcasm or dissatisfaction.

it says:

Those things added in, it doesn't make it better

But it can't be any worse, can it?

Merlin's fingers lightly stroked the broken dark red wand in front of him, and he said:

These are the weapons I have used before, the silver sword Vlad, which specializes in slaying evil spirits, the greedy and loyal magic wand Lola, the halberd that can endow the warrior with endless anger, and finally the cane holy that can open the barrier of hell. The power of Vangonza.

They are the most loyal warriors, they will follow me into the final battlefield, and follow me from birth to death.

Merlin raised his head and looked at the huge bronze machine in front of him. He said:

I have been reborn.

They should also be reborn with me!

The bronze blacksmith was silent for a moment, and then sarcastically said in his broken voice:

Stupid idea!

As a weapon, shouldn't you be like a warrior? Death on the battlefield is the highest glory, and they don't need to be reborn! They have fulfilled their perfect life as weapons, you should let them sleep peacefully!

Yeah?

Merlin didn't argue with the blacksmith.

He touched the sharp broken blade, and the broken blade buzzed.

Holding a broken halberd that touched silence, a flame danced on the edge.

He listened carefully, and there was still an unwilling howl in the black skull.

even lora

The wand was neighing, longing to be held again by its master.

I heard that the fighting spirit of the veterans has not yet been extinguished, and they are still roaring and wanting to step on the battlefield! Don't you hear it? Are you deaf?

Merlin waved his hand, and the silver broken blade, red wand and halberd were all thrown onto the forging platform in front of Regner.

Those metals melted rapidly in the lava.

The last thing!

Merlin threw the black skull to the bronze dwarf, and he took out a wooden box from his cuff, turned his wrist over, and the things stored in the wooden box clanged on the forging table.

Those were 30 silver coins that exuded a warm light and contained endless original sins.

I'll give you everything you want.

Merlin turned around and floated out of the forging room. With his hands behind his back, he said without looking back:

So you also have to forge the weapon you promised

Gungnir, Mjolnir, and the original sin warhammer, your ancestors once forged legendary artifacts known in the world, you claim that you have surpassed them, then show me the evidence look!

The bronze dwarf let out a howl. He swung the forging hammer and smashed it on the forging platform, splashing thousands of sparks.

He roared loudly:

You haven't told me what kind of weapon you want?

Merlin stopped, looked back at the bronze dwarf, and said:

I want a sword!

A sword that can conquer hell with me belongs only to the sword of the king of hell!

Well, your requirements are really high.

The dwarf said dissatisfiedly:

Then you have to wait a long time to make such a weapon. It may take a long time.

It doesn't matter.

Merlin closed his eyes, and in the boiling magma of Doomsday Volcano, he said:

I've always been patient.