"Oh?" Perugius raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of surprise. "You're saying that Dan Feng actually learned the teleportation magic circle in such a short time? And he even made it using water currents?"
Shivalier knelt on one knee, bowing her head respectfully as she replied, "Yes, my lord! This subordinate saw it with her own eyes; there is not the slightest falsehood." Her voice still carried a trace of disbelief—Dan Feng's performance had exceeded her expectations.
Recalling the moment when Dan Feng successfully cast the water-current teleportation magic circle, Shivalier's memory of it remained vivid even now.
That calm and indifferent expression made it seem as though everything was under his control, without the slightest ripple.
Perugius stroked his chin thoughtfully and sighed, "It seems his talent for magic circles is also quite high." His tone held both appreciation for Dan Feng's ability and a slight surprise at the fact.
After a brief pause, Perugius looked at Shivalier and continued, "In that case, I shall teach him summoning magic next."
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"Today I will teach you my most proficient summoning technique. You must listen carefully; in the future, it may also become one of your combat assets, and it will serve as preparation for eventually killing Laplace." Perugius spoke calmly to Dan Feng, who was sitting at the side.
His voice was deep, causing the entire room to tremble slightly with his words.
Dan Feng sat quietly, feeling quite interested in Perugius's summoning magic.
He had also figured out why Orsted had called him to the floating fortress: to let him learn some of the Armored Dragon King's skills. Although his strength was already sufficient, one should never stop learning—every bit learned is a gain.
Perugius nodded in satisfaction, then stood up and gestured for Dan Feng to follow him out of the room.
They walked through a long corridor. The corridor was empty, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing in the vast space, making it feel particularly desolate.
Dan Feng followed behind Perugius, maintaining a certain distance.
Finally, they arrived at a spiral staircase.
The stairs only led downward, with no upward passage. Clearly, this was a path to the basement.
"Follow me." Perugius said without looking back, then stepped down the stairs without hesitation.
His steps remained heavy, each one producing a dull thud, as if the entire basement could sense his presence.
Dan Feng followed closely behind, slowly descending the stairs.
As they went deeper into the basement, the surrounding light grew dimmer.
However, after they had walked some distance, the basement's radiance suddenly surged into Dan Feng's eyes like a tidal wave.
His field of vision instantly became bright and open; the originally dark space was illuminated by brilliant light.
Upon entering the basement, Dan Feng discovered it was filled with numerous extremely complex magic circles. Their construction was clearly not something an ordinary person could achieve.
Perugius stood to the side, seemingly quite proud of these magic circles. He spoke to himself, "This is the birthplace of my eleven familiars, and also the place where I used summoning magic to create them."
Dan Feng looked around, carefully observing these complex magic circles.
These were all god-tier spirit summoning magic circles. They were evidently reproductions of methods left behind by the first-generation Armored Dragon King, further improved by Perugius.
"So, what should I do next? Do I have to draw these magic circles myself?" Dan Feng asked, puzzled.
Perugius replied, "I heard that yesterday you were able to draw a teleportation magic circle using water currents. This undoubtedly proves your extraordinary talent in magic circles. Truly worthy of someone who has defeated Orsted."
Dan Feng immediately understood Perugius's intention: he wanted him to observe the eleven familiars' magic circles and draw an identical one himself.
"Alright, I'll give it a try." Although Dan Feng felt a bit speechless inside, he decided to attempt it.
He walked to a corner of the basement where there was no pre-existing summoning magic circle.
Dan Feng concentrated, mobilizing the mana within his body to create a stream of water.
He recalled the process of drawing the teleportation magic circle yesterday and tried to use the same method to sketch the outline of the summoning magic circle on the ground.
He wasn't sure if this would succeed, because this summoning magic circle was obviously far more difficult than yesterday's teleportation one.
Time slowly passed as Dan Feng drew the magic circle, with Perugius watching from the side and offering occasional guidance.
The magic circle for summoning spirits was unlike those for summoning magical beasts; this required creating the spirit with the magic circle itself, so it was somewhat challenging.
Nevertheless, Dan Feng managed to draw the general outline of the magic circle, leaving only the creation of the spirit he wanted.
Perugius watched as Dan Feng was nearly finished and inwardly marveled at his talent once more. He thought that such a dragon youth was not from this world and truly couldn't imagine what Dan Feng's original world was like.
"You can create it according to the forms of my eleven familiars—that is, humanoid spirits," Perugius reminded him from the side.
Dan Feng nodded. Even without Perugius saying so, he would create a humanoid spirit. After all, humanoid spirits were far more practical than formless ones.
Moreover, since this was a magic circle reproduced to the specifications of god-tier summoning magic, it should result in a state similar to Perugius's other eleven familiars.
Now, only the appearance was missing.
Dan Feng was not a modeler; the facial features he envisioned appeared somewhat too simple and crude.
Just as he was pondering this issue, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Could it be that the reason Perugius's eleven familiars always wore masks was because the faces he created were too simplistic and would damage the Armored Dragon King's image?
And Shivalier, to match the twelve familiars, had also chosen to wear a mask.
After careful consideration, Dan Feng ultimately decided to use faces he was familiar with to shape this spirit.
After all, his impressions of those faces were deeper, allowing him to better restore their features.
Thus, he began recalling the appearances of 'Dan Feng,' 'Blade,' 'Jingliu,' and others in his mind.
However, Dan Feng found that he didn't remember the details of their appearances very clearly.
Just as he felt somewhat troubled, the system suddenly popped up an image of Jingliu.
Dan Feng: ?
This sudden scene left Dan Feng feeling puzzled. He had only wanted to create a spirit—why would the system automatically pop up Jingliu's image?
Though filled with questions, since the system had already provided the image, Dan Feng decided to go with the flow and create according to the appearance of Jingliu provided by the system.