Chapter 222: Morgan, Tangled Up in the Material Problem
Noah had been waiting for Altera to discover this asteroid belt. He had even begun to feel that Altera wouldn't return before he started the third volume's simulation, to the point where he considered using the simulation of the third volume to locate the asteroid belt and contact Altera directly after it ended.
However, it now seemed she had managed to return before he began the third volume.
This led Noah to immediately follow Altera to the asteroid belt as soon as she returned.
"I see... So this is the kind of material..."
Noah was almost exclusively specialized in Alchemy when it came to Magecraft, and his Third Magic was also highly specialized in this area.
So, if you asked Noah to research some Spell Formulas of the Age of Gods, it might be a bit challenging for him. But if you asked him to study materials or Alchemical creations, such tasks would pose no difficulty at all for Noah.
As a result, when Noah arrived at the asteroid belt, he only needed to analyze the asteroids here briefly to understand the specifics.
First, the asteroids in this belt were less like ordinary asteroids and more like a completely new type of mineral with a structure he had never seen before.
The emergence of this structure likely depended on the environment here.
The magnetic field and radiation intensity near this asteroid belt were clearly different from other places. Moreover, at the center of this asteroid belt was an uninhabitable, lifeless planet emitting gravitational force. The gravitational pull from this planet, combined with the surrounding magnetic field, continuously tugged at the entire asteroid belt. In fact, this asteroid belt had likely formed under such conditions.
Passing asteroids were pulled into the magnetic field by gravity, influenced by the magnetic field to remain here, yet never fully drawn toward the planet.
Subsequently, the radiation in the vicinity was also affected by this environment, selectively filtering out some parts while retaining others.
It was precisely this environment that gave rise to this asteroid belt.
Then, these special minerals—originally asteroids—constantly exposed to unique cosmic radiation, tugged and influenced by gravity and magnetic fields, gradually transformed over time into what they are today.
They were sturdy, exhibited excellent conductivity for Magical Energy, possessed the characteristics of memory metal, had extremely high resistance to magnetic forces, and displayed outstanding pressure resistance...
Moreover, since these asteroids had likely been here since an unknown time, they carried an exceptionally ancient aura.
Many Mysteries appeared too fragile in the face of these asteroids.
So, not only Modern Magecraft but even some Magecraft of the Age of Gods might be neutralized by the dense Mystery emanating from these asteroids.
Additionally, these asteroids lacked the characteristics of civilization-made artifacts.
In simpler terms—the Magic Resistance of these asteroids had reached an incredibly terrifying level, and you could freely imbue them with properties through Alchemy or other techniques.
Noah had actually considered this before.
The material chosen by Velber to forge his new body certainly wouldn't be weak.
After all, Velber had created that body with the intention of fighting him, so if the materials were weak, what would Velber use to battle him?
But he never expected the strength of the materials to reach such heights.
With this in mind, Noah and Altera began using the starship to collect meteorites, preparing to give Morgan and the others a big surprise upon their return to Earth.
Meanwhile, on Earth, deep beneath the massive city built by the fairies in the east—where the capital of Great Qin once stood—in an equally enormous alchemy research facility,
Morgan was here, Manaka was here, Vivian was here, and even Scáthach had appeared through a projection.
Numerous Ladies of the Lake and fairies bustled about, while Morgan explained the situation she had encountered to those around her.
"Noah previously asked me to use the World Tree to create a Fairy Knights, and while I've managed to assemble the members, the three leaders of the Fairy Knights have yet to be finalized. I originally thought I could handle this alone, but now it seems I might truly be unable to."
Morgan didn't mention the issues with other World Lines or her own, but she roughly outlined the current problem.
That is, without suitable Saint Graphs, the strength of the three leaders of the Fairy Knights posed a certain issue.
Upon hearing this, Vivian, Scáthach, and Manaka began to ponder.
In the end, it was Scáthach who proposed a solution.
"I've encountered many warriors whose inherent strength was insufficient but who gained combat prowess through special armaments. While Saint Graphs are temporarily unavailable, if the purpose of needing them is to enhance their strength, could relying on special armaments be a viable alternative?"
Hearing Scáthach's suggestion, Morgan thought it over and didn't find it unreasonable.
After all, she had already made significant adjustments to the bodies of the three Fairy Knights leaders.
Whether it was Melusine, crafted from the scales, claws, and fur of Vortigern the White Dragon; Barghest, created from branches of the World Tree; or Baobhan Sith, who was enhanced by amplifying certain inherent traits of fairies, channeling vast amounts of vitality and her own research, embodying the essence of a Fairy King—even without Saint Graphs, they were far from weak.
If you were to name them based on their traits, you could even call them—White Dragon Melusine, Land Battle Sovereign Barghest, and the Strongest Fairy Baobhan Sith.
Each possessed distinct characteristics and considerable strength.
However, in Morgan's view, these three leaders were currently only at the level of Knights of the Round Table. As for Melusine, perhaps after reaching her complete form, she might attain the level of an Extra Knight, but that would be the limit.
Whether it was White, Extra 01, or Kuro, Extra 02, if Melusine were to face them alone, she might stand a chance against White in the future, but facing Kuro... that would be a struggle.
The commander of the three Fairy Knights might stand a chance against Kay and Minamoto-no-Raikou in a one-on-one fight, but facing Scáthach alone... that would be quite a struggle.
As for Artoria—she's one of us, so there's no need to discuss her.
This level of strength simply isn't enough for Morgan.
After all, she created the Fairy Knights as the ultimate trump card to prevent rebellion from the Knights of the Round Table and the Extra Knights.
The ordinary members of the Fairy Knights are stronger than those of the Enforcement Knights—so much so that Morgan spent a long time honing them to the terrifying level where one could take on ten and still win.
Thus, the commanders of the Fairy Knights should also be stronger than the Knights of the Round Table, even surpassing most of the Extra Knights.
This is what Morgan meant by insufficient strength.
So, Morgan had no objections to using special armaments instead of Saint Graphs.
In fact, when Scáthach mentioned this, she even felt a glimmer of inspiration.
But...
To forge armaments of this caliber, setting aside the technical challenges, how could the material requirements be met?