Chapter 224: Everyone Is Sealing the Gate, Just to See Who Suffers the Loss
After finding this asteroid belt, Noah quickly discovered the characteristics of this material.
That is, if you merely want to utilize the properties of this material to craft items like armor or weapons, it is not impossible with specialized methods.
However, if you wish to imbue this material with specific traits and incorporate extensive Alchemy and Umbral Star Technology, ordinary quenching methods would struggle to heat the material to a degree where fine manipulation is possible.
If the goal is to mass-produce armaments using these new materials, current technology would suffice.
But to create exclusive armaments among the new weaponry—then only the method Noah described could be relied upon: utilizing the sun as a natural, massive furnace for forging preparations.
Thus, on the second day, while Morgan was still asleep, Noah teleported directly to Kay's location, retrieved the materials from the Magical Beasts, and then used teleportation again to bring everything to the newly constructed capital in the east, which he had named Tianjing.
Noah rarely employed such methods under normal circumstances.
While he could certainly benefit from such conveniences himself, and other Magi from the Age of Gods, like the Lady of the Lake, could likely achieve long-distance teleportation through Grand Magic Circles, this was not something that could be widely popularized.
Indiscriminate use of such methods without the possibility of widespread adoption could easily disrupt national logistics, commerce, and other sectors.
Therefore, unless Noah was in a particular hurry, he generally avoided using teleportation for deliveries.
This time, however, was different.
Since it was for his own use, whether he made the trip himself depended entirely on his own inclination.
With this mindset, Noah began his preparations. By the time Morgan woke up and he went to deliver her meal, most of the necessary arrangements were already in place.
Then, Noah summoned Altera, and together with Morgan, they entered the domain of Starship Velber 02, after which they set off toward the sun.
"Every time we reach moments like this, I can't help but marvel at the extraordinary nature of Umbral Star Technology..."
Morgan remarked with awe as she observed Starship Velber 02 approaching the sun.
After all, without the starship, while they were not incapable of nearing the sun, the preparations required would be immense. If they wished to further harness the sun's temperature, the difficulty would increase exponentially.
Yet, the starship accomplished this with remarkable ease.
Whether it was approaching the sun or utilizing its domain to ensure that those inside remained unaffected by the extreme heat, these so-called Velber Technologies held extraordinary value in Morgan's eyes.
Noah, who had essentially absorbed Velber's database, shared this sentiment. However, he did not join Morgan in her marveling at the moment. Instead, he simply retrieved the materials and resources he had prepared, spread his hands, activated the Magic Circle for Alchemy, and began preparations for crafting the upcoming item.
As Morgan watched Noah bring out these materials, her initial reaction was astonishment at the Magical Beast materials he had procured.
She had long known that Kay had discovered a group of never-before-seen Magical Beasts beneath Rome, but she never expected the materials from these beasts to be so incredibly useful!
She initially thought this was the new material Noah had mentioned and was quite satisfied with it.
Then, when she saw those meteorites, her eyes widened in astonishment.
Just...
"How can such absurd materials exist in this world!?"
Seeing these materials, Morgan was utterly stunned, but at the same time, countless ideas instantly flooded her mind.
After organizing her thoughts, she excitedly turned to Noah, only to realize that, compared to these materials, Noah himself seemed to be up to something!
Originally, she thought Noah had brought her here just to show her the materials and casually craft something to demonstrate their power.
But when she saw the densely packed Alchemical Magic Circles and Alchemical Formula structures around Noah, even she, a Magus from the Age of Gods, found it overwhelming.
Morgan had studied Alchemy extensively before, but something as complex as what Noah was using now—she had never seen or even heard of anything like it!
It was... absurd!
Although Morgan had known Noah's Alchemy was strong, she never imagined it could be this powerful!
So she didn't speak up immediately.
She waited until Noah had roughly completed one phase of his work before approaching.
"Noah, what are you trying to create?"
Hearing Morgan's question, Noah began to explain.
"I've mentioned Chaos to you before... Though I still don't know exactly what it did, during my confrontation with Chaos, I clearly heard it say that it had absorbed the energy of our galaxy's star. And as its envoy, that Heavenly Fox could indeed use the power bestowed upon it to mobilize the sun and launch attacks."
"I never found suitable materials before, so I never prepared. But now, I at least need to create some special equipment near the sun to prevent Chaos from targeting it."
Hearing this, Morgan was visibly taken aback.
"Is something like that even possible?"
Morgan was astonished.
Noah, meanwhile, refocused his attention on the Alchemical Magic Circle in his hands but still answered Morgan's question.
"Interfering with Chaos directly is impossible. The civilization that created it somehow crafted such an extraordinary being, and we don't even know how it was destroyed... With my current Alchemy, interfering with it through Alchemical equipment is still beyond my reach."
"But Chaos has its weaknesses. Currently, it resides in the Void outside our world, so if it wants to interfere with matters within our universe, it must do so through what it developed—the Hole of the Void."
"Targeting Chaos may be impossible, but targeting the Hole of the Void? That's something I can handle!"
At this, Noah smiled.
"What I'm planning to do isn't anything earth-shattering. It's just that after seeing Chaos close the door immediately after leaving last time, I had a little idea. So, I intend to design a special Alchemy device within the sun. If Chaos opens a door near the sun, it will instantly close and seal it shut for Him—that's all."
Noah was sealing doors near the sun to deal with Chaos, while Chaos's attention was focused on the Hole approaching the solar system.
Quite coincidentally, He was also sealing doors!
Moreover, unless He opened the Hole, He couldn't see what was happening inside the universe, so He had no idea that Noah was doing the same thing as Him.
While the two of them were busy sealing each other's doors, back on Earth, the Magi who had previously sensed Noah's presence emerged from their hiding places after temporarily stabilizing the Magecraft Foundation.
They had been hiding mainly because they believed repairing the Magecraft Foundation was the top priority.
And as Mystery gradually faded, they also needed to ensure the number of Magi using the new Magecraft Foundation to preserve Mystery.
But after learning of Noah's existence, Solomon's disciples studied the matter for a long time and eventually decided to leave some behind to continue stabilizing the Magecraft Foundation.
As for the other Magi, led by Zelretch...
They were going to pay a visit to Noah, or rather... if Noah truly was the identity they suspected, they would journey to the capital where Noah resided to pay homage!