"Being a cryptic asshole?" Anyone else would have been in awe of Vlad’s words, remaining silent as they gazed at him in devotion, but Jormungandr was not that type.
Vlad’s smile froze, and his eyes twitched before he burst into laughter. He grabbed the small yellow cat’s head and played with his cheeks like when they were younger. "You little bastard, I am the King!"
"Ahhh, brutality!" Jormungandr shouted but also began scratching Vlad’s face with his sharp claws.
Vlad immediately let go of the small yellow cat as those claws were dangerous, even for someone as powerful as him. After that small laugh, he just smiled at the little cat. "You’ll know in time. I can tell you that we will use a Runic Formation to establish communication with those beyond Terra."
Jormungandr stared at Vlad momentarily and returned to his experiments and training with his A.I. Chip.
Vlad smiled at the little yellow cat before absolute focus returned to his eyes. Now that he had no more tasks to handle, he could fully utilize the power of the A.I. Chip for this bloodline-gathering mission. The first part involved the Runic Formation. "A.I. Chip, display the Vengeful Soul Entrapment Formation from my Second Past Life’s memories."
When Vlad gave that order, the A.I. Chip’s robotic voice echoed in his mind, and a virtual screen appeared before him.
[Beep! Displaying runic formation’s knowledge.
The Vengeful Soul Entrapment Formation is a high-tier, Rank 6 Runic Formation designed to harness and trap powerful life forms’ using their rage and hatred. This advanced formation uses the entity’s own emotions to ensnare and enslave them, turning their formidable power to the summoner’s service.
Components: Hateful Soul Body, Sun Essence Crystal, Voidroot Powder, Hellfire Ink, Soulweaver Fiber, Eclipsium Dust, and Grymshark Fragment.
Required analysis time: 473 years, eight months, two days, and seventeen minutes.]
Vlad’s eyes glowed as he saw that information, and he fantasized about using the runic formation to trap a powerful life form to his bidding. ’I bet even a weak God would be enslaved by this Runic Formation if I used it under the right circumstances.’
However, those fantasies were just that—fantasies. This was a Rank 6 Rune, a tool from the universe of his Second Past Life that was at a much higher level than the one he currently found himself in. Just getting the components would be impossible, and even if by some miracle he acquired them, the A.I. Chip’s current abilities would require nearly half a millennium to analyze the Runic Formation and provide him with the necessary skills.
And even then, it would still be impossible. Even if the A.I. Chip granted Vlad all the knowledge and muscle memories, he lacked the energy pool and dexterity needed to create the runic lines of a Rank 6 Rune, which were as thin as atoms!
No matter how you see it, using the Vengeful Soul Entrapment Formation was utterly impossible, and Vlad knew that. He had asked the A.I. Chip for the Runic Formation not because he wanted to use it but because its core principles could be applied to something else.
"A.I. Chip, can you generate a downgraded version of the Vengeful Soul Entrapment Formation? I only need to establish a cloaked channel of communication. Also, the new Runic Formation must be something I can create with the materials found in a New Plane." Vlad waited in silence after making that request, hoping that the current capabilities of the A.I. Chip were enough for this titanic task.
A few minutes of silence went by before the always faithful voice of the A.I. Chip echoed inside Vlad’s mind.
[Modified version of the Vengeful Soul Entrapment Formation: Vengeful Formation.
Pseudo Rank 3 Runic Formation: The Vengeful Runic Formation is a complex and powerful ritual designed to draw attention and establish communication with a powerful entity capable of projecting its will across different worlds. This formation harnesses the intense emotions of hatred and vengeance to summon and communicate with these powerful beings.
Time needed for creation: 4 days, 17 hours.
Vlad smiled and immediately instructed the A.I. chip to continue working on the runic design. Since the task would require the full power of the chip to enhance speed, he focused on other tasks, such as creating communication gems.
During those days, Vlad also met with Grand Marshal Anglius, knowing the new generals working under the middle-aged man, and with the councilors proposed by Chief Councilor Alonz.
Vlad ensured the new generals and councilors could perform their jobs accurately and efficiently before giving them his blessing. Finally, he remade the Runic Formation in the base, which was designed to clean the meat of the demonic beasts.
Now that he had the runic pen, he could create much better Runic Formations that would work faster and last longer. And like that, the four days went by.
The A.I. Chip showed the Runic Formation in Vlad’s mind, and he was thrilled to see its power and that most of the materials were something he already had. However, there was one component that would generate some problems.
’Lightning Core. It is the main component and would work as the energy source. According to the chip, I can most likely find one on a high enough mountain that suffers from constant lightning strikes and storms.’ Vlad had a perfect understanding of the geography of Constantine Country, and he knew there was a location like that in the country, but it was nearly three thousand kilometers away.
’I don’t like the idea of leaving this place unprotected, but it is actually a good time to do it. There will be a long while before we see any other demonic horde incursion, and Orion and the rest of her angels will not dare to make a move without knowing our power or enhancing theirs.’
Vlad calculated all the points and angles before finally deciding and turning to the small yellow cat. "Jormungandr, we will be making a trip."