Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 57 The Concept of Space Channel

The little mermaid has been transformed for several days, and she can clearly feel the loss of ocean power in her body.

The originally surging tidal energy has now weakened like the ebb tide. At this rate, within a month, she might not even be able to compete with Qin Xiaonan, a mid-level mage.

At this moment, the two pieces of demonic materials in the living room that exuded a strong deep-sea scent attracted her like a lighthouse in the darkness.

The powerful energy contained in those materials, which came from at least a monarch-level sea demon, was the key to her recovery of strength.

After hesitating for a long time, he decided to reveal some things to Qin Xiaonan.

She tiptoed back to the living room, sat on the sofa not far from Qin Xiaonan, and looked at him.

At this time, Qin Xiaonan was thinking about how to make the space channel more stable.

If this transmission channel can be completed, it means that the resources of the Shurima Empire can be delivered directly to him, without having to rely on the time-consuming and unstable demon transportation.

As for why not let an emperor-level demon like the Silver-Winged Ant Queen transport it personally?

Qin Xiaonan immediately rejected the idea.

He was all too aware of the consequences of doing so. For a mid-level mage to command an emperor-level demon and have close ties to the rising desert empire was beyond human comprehension.

In human society, emperor-level demons are synonymous with destruction and are terrifying existences that can destroy an entire base city.

"I'll be treated like a monster."

Qin Xiaonan smiled self-deprecatingly. He didn't want to lose his current human identity.

Once the secret is exposed, what awaits him is not admiration, but endless fear. Everyone around him will be afraid of him, which means that he can no longer live as a normal human being.

On the other side, in the Shurima Empire's Temple of the Sun, Azir and the Silver-winged Queen Ant were staring at the projection of a space channel suspended in mid-air.

From time to time, a few chaotic silver ripples flashed in the golden energy flow, showing the instability of the channel.

"Nearly one-third of the items transported there will be damaged," Azir narrowed his eyes slightly. "What's the problem?"

The Silver Winged Ant Queen lightly touched the channel projection with her finger: "Your Majesty, the space node I control is very stable, and there is no turbulence."

The lines of spatial laws flowed in her compound eyes. "The problem must be the distance. My power is not enough to maintain the stability of the passage throughout the entire journey across the continent, especially near the end where the spatial barrier is the weakest."

Azir pondered for a moment: "How can we ensure the stability of the channel throughout?"

It didn't matter if these ordinary mermaid materials were a little damaged, as long as the price was a little lower, Qin Xiaonan could accept it, but he wanted to send over the undead vessel containing the essence - "The Guide of the Underworld".

The vast amount of essence in it is crucial to improving the strength of the main body, so it cannot be lost.

"Perhaps we could try two-way stabilization! I'll maintain the starting point of the passage here. If we can find a strong person who masters the power of space to assist at the other end, reinforcing it from the inside out should prevent damage."

She spread her silver wings and sketched a three-dimensional spatial model in the air: "It's like building a bridge. If only one side is supported, it will easily collapse. But if both sides have foundations, it will collapse."

"However, that person's strength cannot be much weaker than mine, otherwise he will not be able to withstand my power."

Upon hearing this, Azir immediately rejected this suggestion. He wanted to find someone whose power was not much different from that of the Silver-Winged Queen Ant and who could control the space system, but he couldn't find one at all.

"Is there any other method?"

The Silver-Winged Ant Queen's antennae trembled slightly as she fell into deep thought. After a few minutes, she said, "Then we can only rely on spatial artifacts to stabilize the spatial turbulence. However, this method can only reduce losses. Without the support of a stabilizing force, it's impossible to achieve 100% loss-free operation. Furthermore, these items will break after a single use."

"Let's try it first." said Azir.

Due to the instability of the space channel, only some materials can be sent over at present.

Then the Tsar used the power of the Silver Winged Queen Ant to send dozens more pieces of Siren materials. Although some of these materials were damaged in the process, they were still enough to sell for some money.

After buying the house, Qin Xiaonan had nothing else except the two magic tools he needed.

He decided to sell these materials, and then try to buy some space-related treasures, and then send the undead vessel - "The Guide of the Ghost" over.

Qin Xiaonan stared at the mermaid materials on the table that were damaged by the spatial turbulence, and his fingertips unconsciously stroked one of the broken monster bones.

In the entire world of magic, the space system is even rarer than the thunder system, and the related treasures are hard to come by.

All the information he currently obtained came from the Desert Empire's clone and his own basic understanding of this world, but he had no channels to obtain more detailed information.

This is why he is so eager to obtain the title of Master Hunter.

In the Hunter Alliance's structure, being a Hunter Master not only meant higher mission authority, but also access to a completely new information network - some ruins coordinates, undisclosed rare resource distribution maps, and even hidden information about certain monsters would be open to hunters of this level.

"It's time to go check out the Hunter Alliance."

As Qin Xiaonan stood up, he caught a glimpse of a petite figure out of the corner of his eye.

When he turned around, he met the little mermaid's evasive gaze - her eyes as clear as the sea water drooped hurriedly the moment she looked at him, and her long eyelashes trembled nervously.

This is very unusual.

Ever since she transformed, she had always deliberately kept her distance from him, either curled up in the corner of the living room or hiding in her own room.

This is the first time I've taken the initiative to approach you like this.

"Tell me what's the matter." Qin Xiaonan's voice was calm.

The little mermaid suddenly stood up. She looked directly into Qin Xiaonan's eyes and said in a voice that was no longer as timid as usual: "I know you kept me because of my tears."

A faint blue light shone from her fingertips, outlining the shape of a crystal teardrop in the air. "But after transforming, my power continues to decline." The illusory teardrop suddenly turned turbid. "If this continues, the detoxification effect of the tears will become increasingly weaker."

Then she walked straight to the table where the siren materials were placed.

Her pale fingers hovered over the broken demon core, the breath of the deep sea making her fingertips tremble slightly. "If you want to continue to obtain the perfect antidote..." She turned to look at Qin Xiaonan, "you have to let me recover some of my strength."

She was very clear about her situation - all her disguises were exposed in Qin Xiaonan's eyes.

Rather than being exposed and falling into a passive position, it was better to be proactive. She believed that this shrewd mage knew better than anyone else how precious mermaid tears were.

But she chose to keep some truths.

"Weakened efficacy" was merely a euphemism. In reality, if her weakness continued, her tears would completely lose their miraculous detoxifying properties and turn into ordinary salt water.

The room fell into a brief silence, with only the faint blue light emitted by the demon core flowing between the two people.

The Little Mermaid appeared calm, but beads of sweat were already oozing from her back. She was gambling, betting that Qin Xiaonan wouldn't give up this unique source of detoxification.
(End of this chapter)