Chapter 738: Begging for Votes – Darks’ Ultra Electromagnetic Blast
The 【Curse Cage】, a type of magic card, can temporarily seal familiars, golems, and other quasi-life forms within it, turning them into Mana Spirit Cards.
Generally, it can endow familiars with offensive capabilities, but has no effect on golems that can already fully utilize their abilities.
So its practical value is not strong; it mostly serves as a portable container for golems.
However, with the decline of alchemy as a profession, fewer people can now create golems.
Yet every object has its own inherent value; the key is whether someone can uncover its亮点.
It is said that among the star duelists, there is a current duelist who, due to having a large number of high-level golems, excels in using 【Curse Cage】 to store them for use in Mana Duels, achieving great success.
Of course, this is just an extension of the basic use of 【Curse Cage】.
Throughout history, only one person truly mastered the use of 【Curse Cage】 to its fullest potential.
And this person was now gazing happily at the card face of the 【Curse Cage】 in his hand.
On the card, a wooden cage hung, the word “curse” flashing, and a small, round-headed Tiny Magnet floated quietly.
This was Darks’ first time sealing a golem within a 【Curse Cage】. Although he had thought about it many times before, it was only now, after actually confirming it, that it became real.
He looked at the star rating above the card.
Thanks to the high-grade 【Thunderbeast Eye】, this 【Tiny Magnet】 had a higher star rating than both the 【Curse Cage: Imp】 and the 【Curse Cage: Agumon】, truly depicting three stars.
Its stats were typical high attack and low defense.
But the attack values of Mana Spirits usually refer to “the maximum possible attack when using the correct method,” so expecting the little arms and legs of a 【Tiny Magnet】 to launch like a cannonball is unrealistic.
Therefore, its attack mainly refers to magical attacks.
After a quick glance, Darks immediately injected mana to gain more detailed information.
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【Card Name: Tiny Magnet】
【Type: Elemental Card】
【Level: ???】
【Race: Mechanical Type】
【Attribute: Electric / Steel】
【Mana: 1000】
【Attack: 1200】
【Defense: 600】
【Ultimate Skill: Electromagnetic Blast】
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To save time, Darks did not add overly complex elements when creating this 【Tiny Magnet】, hence it only had one ultimate skill, which is understandable.
However, according to Darks’ original plan, he thought this 【Tiny Magnet】 might have acquired the ultimate skills 【Electromagnetic Wave】 and 【Electric Shock].
Now, although it can release electromagnetic waves to hover in the air, it sadly failed to form the ultimate skill 【Electromagnetic Wave].
Instead, the anticipated 【Electric Shock】 upgraded to the stronger 【Electromagnetic Blast]!
The power difference between 【Electromagnetic Blast] and 【Electric Shock] is twice as much, and it changed from a single-target attack to an area-of-effect attack, which is a significant enhancement.
“Well, that works!”
After pondering for a while, Darks injected more mana to view the detailed description.
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【Electromagnetic Blast: Tiny Magnet releases dazzling currents, attacking all targets around it. It can sometimes paralyze the target.】
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The probability of a paralysis effect and the high-intensity area-of-effect attack make 【Electromagnetic Blast] a decent ultimate skill.
The only issue is it lacks directionality…
This means that when 【Tiny Magnet】 uses 【Electromagnetic Blast], it will indiscriminately attack nearby opponents, which is inconvenient in actual use.
However, this is a golem, not a familiar.
Familiars’ attributes and ultimate skills are hard to change, but golems are different.
Upgrading armor, enhancing circuits, and adding weapons can lead to further transformations in golems.
The current 【Tiny Magnet] is merely a 【Basic Model].
“First, let’s awaken intelligence!”
Darks held up the Mana Card under 【Meow]’s unblinking gaze and summoned it.
“By the name of Darks Diemon, Mana Summoning — 【Tiny Magnet]!”
A flash of electricity appeared, and the unchanged 【Tiny Magnet] manifested.
Then he took the Mana Card Deck carefully handed over by the little cotton coat with a ribbon antenna, picking out the only 【Gluttony] Capital Sin Card — 【Gluttony II]!
【Gluttony] corresponds to Venus, with the main attribute being Steel, perfectly matching the 【Tiny Magnet].
In fact, using any type of 【Capital Sin Card] seems to be able to awaken the intelligence of Mana Spirits, though Darks doesn’t fully understand this. He feels that using a corresponding type of 【Capital Sin Card] would be more suitable.
Regardless, under the glow of 【Gluttony II], the large, hollow eyes of the 【Tiny Magnet] gradually gathered divine light.
The core difference between 【Pseudo-Level] golems and 【Similar-Level] golems lies in their intelligence levels.
【Pseudo-Level] golems have an intelligence level of 2.5, with logic circuits comparable to smart dogs, even surpassing most Mana Spirits.
For alchemists to cross the threshold called “wisdom” is extremely difficult.
But Darks found a way… or rather, he took a shortcut.
When the light of 【Gluttony II] faded, the intelligence level of this 【Tiny Magnet] had jumped three levels, surpassing the patrol golems of the academy, reaching a level where neither golems nor Mana Spirits could match.
“Gee—”
The moment intelligence awakened, it squinted its eyes, the horseshoe-shaped magnets spinning rapidly, and golden electrical sparks flashed across its body.
Darks’ mind suddenly recalled the electric torture an electric mouse had inflicted on its owner, instinctively stepping back—he wasn’t a novice and couldn’t handle electric shocks.
【Gluttony II] made the appetite of the 【Tiny Magnet] surge, but since it feeds on electricity and there was none in the room, it became restless, spinning wildly in the air.
Fortunately, besides that, it didn’t move, providing some relief.
Darks looked down at the Mana Card.
【Capital Sin II] could grant new ultimate skills to 【Curse Cage: Imp], evolve 【Curse Cage: Agumon] into a three-star variant, and give Mana Beasts like 【Ibut] field spells, but it generally doesn’t provide special enhancements to ordinary Pokémon.
But one must see it to know for sure.
As he looked, he suddenly noticed something and realized that the 【Curse Cage: Tiny Magnet] indeed had an additional ultimate skill.
“Analysis…”
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【Analysis: Tiny Magnet has strong analytical capabilities, capable of autonomously collecting and analyzing information. After a complete analysis of the target, it releases an ultimate skill, increasing damage by 0%~100%.】
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“A skill that increases ultimate skill damage…”
“Strong analytical capabilities…”
Darks lifted his head, his smile brightening.
The 【Curse Cage: Tiny Magnet] is a three-star Mana Spirit with 1200 attack power, even if damage is doubled, it’s still just that.
But “strong analytical capabilities” are entirely different.
This means that the two-star 【Curse Cage: Tiny Magnet] could be an excellent experimental assistant.
“Perhaps, it could be a little genius?”
He thought of a Pokémon named 【Tolom].
Using the 【Analysis] ultimate skill, the 【Tiny Magnet] might serve as a replacement for 【Tolom].
Of course, the current 【Tiny Magnet] needs the 【Gluttony II] to obtain the 【Analysis] ultimate skill, which cannot be maintained in a normal state, making its significance limited.
But this is a golem!
Since the 【Gluttony II] has proven it can acquire the 【Analysis] ability, adjusting and upgrading the software and hardware of the 【Tiny Magnet] should enable it to obtain the 【Analysis] ability.
“Not a problem.”
Darks still had confidence in his alchemy talent.
He then returned to his desk, recording diligently, and patiently waited.
It took until half an hour later for the 【Curse Cage: Tiny Magnet] to recover from the effects of 【Gluttony], no longer acting like a headless fly.
Darks habitually checked its Mana Card again to confirm the changes in statistics.
Then, he suddenly discovered that the 【Analysis] skill remained in the ultimate skill column…
“Hmm?!”
Moments later, he realized with delight that the 【Analysis] likely arose after the awakening of intelligence, unrelated to the 【Gluttony II]!
“Perfect!”
Darks immediately summoned the 【Tiny Magnet] next to him, along with 【Meow], to conduct an intelligence test.
Soon, he confirmed that the information reception and analysis capabilities of this 【Tiny Magnet] were very strong, though they still fell short of computers, but showed computer-like behavior when performing addition and subtraction.
Why addition and subtraction and not multiplication and division… well, because it hasn’t learned them yet.
But mastering addition and subtraction within ten minutes of birth is already incredibly terrifying.
The future of this 【Tiny Magnet] is limitless!
Darks held it in his palm, looking intently, with many thoughts swirling in his head.
He did not expect to create multiple intelligent 【Tiny Magnet]s, as he had already verified that only one spirit can awaken intelligence per type.
But if this 【Tiny Magnet] could use electromagnetic waves to control other 【Tiny Magnet]s?
If multiple 【Tiny Magnet]s were used to build specific circuits, could it enhance its analytical and computational capabilities?
Could this approach stack up to create a super-computational brain like a clone of Bilibili?
After all, human effort has its limits.
Darks knew his IQ, knowing he was smarter than average… well, not too much smarter, far from those historically famous geniuses.
But what if he could build a “super-brain”?
Thinking here, Darks’ gaze toward the 【Tiny Magnet] grew even more intense.
After a while, he placed the 【Tiny Magnet] on the table, already thinking about how to upgrade its hardware.
During the creation of this golem, he had already made many plans.
The most basic ones were two:
One was upgrading the basic hardware of the 【Tiny Magnet], giving it stronger mana, attack, and defense.
The second was upgrading the internal circuits of the 【Tiny Magnet], enhancing its discharge capability.
The first is relatively easy to improve, but requires higher-quality materials.
Though the second is harder, it becomes easier once a certain bottleneck is reached.
Given the current state of the 【Tiny Magnet], Darks still has the ability to further upgrade it.
If we temporarily set aside the idea of upgrading golems and shift to upgrading Pokémon, there is a clear path.
The next evolution of the 【Tiny Magnet] is known as the 【Tri-Head Magnet].
As the name suggests, it is a Pokémon born from the fusion of three 【Tiny Magnet]s.
Following this path, two more 【Tiny Magnet]s need to be created for experimentation.
At the same time, this can also verify the feasibility of the “super-brain plan.”
The challenge lies in finding the rare Steel-type mutation of the 【Thunderbeast Eye].
So, creating two more 【Tiny Magnet]s is extremely difficult, even creating one is tough.
“I’ll go to Traveler’s Street tomorrow. If I can’t find a Steel-type mutation of the 【Thunderbeast Eye], then I’ll have to look for another less rare core.”
Darks shook his head, ready to take advantage of the momentum and start upgrading the internal circuits!
But just as he was about to act, the corrupting demon came.
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On the last night before the Christmas Ball.
Aurora, who still hadn’t delivered her invitation, returned with a fresh turtle soup.
Darks drank the turtle soup, inevitably recalling garlic turtle… oh, turtle head.
For the original three starters of Pokémon—Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle—and Pikachu, he had always harbored a hidden desire, wanting to refine them, but he had yet to fulfill his dream.
With a calm mind, Darks talked to Aurora about the Free City, and she eventually left the room.
Returning to her dormitory with an empty plate, Aurora looked at her invitation, expressionless.
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And Darks Diemon had already begun the grand project of upgrading the 【Tiny Magnet].
Until late at night, his upgrade finally succeeded!
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[Refresh Next]
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And Darks Diemon had already begun the grand project of upgrading the 【Tiny Magnet].
Until late at night, his upgrade finally succeeded!
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And Darks Diemon had already begun the grand project of upgrading the 【Tiny Magnet].
Until late at night, his upgrade finally succeeded!
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