Chapter 692: The Complete 4 Libraries

Aura Armament and Mana Armament have many limitations, but it is undeniable that they are high-potential techniques for cultivating magic and aura.

Vampires originally used Magic Armament to carry clothes, weapons, and other items when transforming into bats.

Liszt immediately decided to produce a batch of clothes compatible with Magic Armament and Aura Armament. For himself, he prepared a set of undergarments, a set of leather armor, and a set of full armor; for Acheronides, he made a set of undergarments, a mage’s robe with a cloak, and a set of leather armor.

As for weapons, neither Liszt nor Acheronides needed to use Aura Armament to store them—they had spatial storage rings.

In truth, Magic Armament and Aura Armament were not particularly useful in daily life, at least not on land. Since they didn’t transform using magic, there was no need to store clothes on demand. The only time they needed Aura Armament was when coming ashore from the sea.

The process went roughly like this—soaked clothes would be stored as aura, the water expelled, and then the clothes would be released again, effectively drying both the body and the garments.

Despite being a rather sophisticated technique, in Liszt and Acheronides’ minds, it merely served as a fancy drying trick.

Nevertheless, Liszt spent these days practicing Aura Armament, continuously merging clothes with his aura. It was somewhat similar to dragonrider resonance, but more streamlined and easier than healing Parris was. Once a piece of leather armor was fully fused with his aura, a mere thought would draw it into his body.

“It’s a strange sensation, as if there’s a separate thread of aura in my meridians—completely different from my surging Fire Dragon Aura. It’s incredibly inert, like a stagnant pool, even more rigid than beginner-level aura.”

When he released this aura, it instantly transformed into the leather armor, clothing him.

Since it was released through the skin, the clothes would appear closest to the body. If layering multiple garments, he should release the full armor first, then the leather armor, and finally the undergarments.

“Neat, but keeping it inside my body feels awkward. I’d rather stash it in my storage ring and only take it out when I need to go into the sea.”

...

Aside from practicing Aura Armament,

Liszt also found time to complete *Liszt’s Sky Notes*, his training journal. Coincidentally, the paper workshop had undergone multiple improvements and finally produced pristine white paper—though still not quite premium-quality, it was close enough for writing.

He immediately ordered the paper craftsmen to bind the newly named “Liszt Paper” into standard notebooks. Then, he had his servants transcribe the notes he had recorded on thick paper into the notebooks. After checking for omissions and errors, they adorned them with ornate covers.

Flipping through the neatly written pages, Liszt was satisfied with the current quality of the paper.

“The paper industry can absolutely support a significant portion of tax revenue. With exclusive technological monopoly, as long as I don’t leak it, I’m confident no one can steal it.”

The technical barrier for papermaking wasn’t high, but without breaking that secret, no one would know how to produce white paper. The same went for glass—once revealed, it had no real technical complexity, but without that knowledge, no one could manufacture it.

After briefly losing in thought, he returned to his notes.

“The handwritten text is still a bit messy. I should adopt printing to publish all my works into books for future generations.”

He flipped *Liszt’s Sky Notes* to the blank page at the beginning.

Originally intended for a preface, he couldn’t decide what to write after much deliberation. Suddenly, his brow lifted, and he wrote in bold strokes:

*"Dedicated to—Marquis Merlin Nagaimo, in gratitude for my grandfather’s support in my training."*

After writing, he set down the brush, satisfied.

His Serpent Tongue script was becoming more refined.

“I wonder if Marquis Niuwei will have any thoughts upon seeing this dedication. He, too, provided considerable assistance in my journey as a sky knight... But it doesn’t matter. This book was written for him—he should be pleased. This is nothing but sincere devotion!”

Closing the journal, he handed it to the butler Carter for packaging: “Wrap it securely and have a courier knight deliver it to Tulip Castle, to my father.”

“As you wish, my lord.”

After dispatching the journal, Liszt didn’t rest. Instead, he set out to realize another idea—setting up a print shop in his territory to figure out printing himself. The advancement of thick paper had long spurred progress in printing, so he only needed to refine existing techniques to suit his white paper. This way, he could integrate papermaking, printing, and packaging into a full production chain.

In addition, he also needed to organize a team to proofread and compile the collected books, striving to create a comprehensive collection akin to Emperor Qianlong's "Complete Library of the Four Treasuries."

He had even decided on the four sections—Mana, Magic, Annals, and Fiction.

Mana referred to training manuals, including mana techniques, notes, and journals. Magic covered specialized books on spells, alchemical experiments, and magical theories. Annals encompassed various records on geography, astronomy, folklore, customs, legends, and history. Fiction included literary works such as knight novels, folk poems, and piano sheet music.

Compiling such a comprehensive collection was no easy task.

However, Liszt maintained a positive attitude—gathering whatever materials he could find and accepting that some sections might be shorter. Regardless, he was breaking new ground in this world. Most importantly, he was training mages to transition into scholars, leaving this work to them in the future.

All he needed was to lend his name, much like Emperor Qianlong, and await his legacy.

After all, he had more pressing duties—twice-monthly trips to Dodo Island, practicing Three Phase Power every five days, and daily dragon-riding training. These were essentially Liszt's full schedule for November.

His strength steadily improved.

By the end of the month, during his seventh use of Three Phase Power, he fully restored the rubber trees in the plantation. The Rubber Bug triplets, though exhausted from the intense mana expenditure, remained in high spirits without complaining at all.

He summoned the mist mission.

"Mission complete: Sap-mutated rubber tree."

"Hmm, the mission is already complete? But what exactly is a sap-mutated rubber tree? Sap mutation must refer to rubber mutation—does this mean a rubber with entirely different properties?" Liszt looked over the lush rubber plantation before dismissing his Magic Eye.

The rubber trees had undergone sap mutation, not potion mutation, meaning no new potions were produced.

Currently, besides ordinary rubber trees, there were two mutated variants: fruit-bearing rubber and fan-leaf rubber. Fruit-bearing rubber bore abundant rubber in its fruit, making harvesting far easier than tapping. Fan-leaf rubber could also be tapped, but its leaves were perfect for crafting into sheets.

The soft green fan-leaf rubber leaves could be folded into any shape. Once dried, the rubber inside solidified, quickly forming sturdy panels.

Pots, bowls, and utensils could all be made from fan-leaf rubber leaves, but the territory mainly used them to craft plate armor for the knights. Repeatedly folding a single fan-leaf rubber leaf created a layered board—lightweight yet highly defensive.

Its magic-resistant properties significantly reduced mana-based damage, making it an excellent material for the knights' equipment.

"Finding a sap-mutated rubber tree might take a while. We'll have to wait for these saplings to mature before identifying the mutation."

Just as this thought crossed his mind, one of the Rubber Bug triplets suddenly grew restless. Without Liszt’s guidance, it retracted its ordinary grass into a seed and swallowed it. Moments later, it spat the grass back out, replanting it in the same spot.

But the grass had changed—thicker and fuller. Liszt seemed to understand. He made a small cut in the trunk.

Squelch!

A stream of milky-white rubber sprayed out like a fountain. As it sprayed, the thick, plump trunk began to shrink slowly, like a deflating balloon. Alarmed, Liszt quickly pressed his hand over the cut to stop the flow.

"Is this sap mutation? The rubber tree produces rubber like it's pumping water… and even the grass can mutate?" He was bewildered.

The Rubber Bug triplets had left him with too many questions about Spirit Bugs.

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