Chapter 690: 220. Artificial Lightning Disaster_3

At this moment, looking at the thundercloud again, the thunder and lightning energy it contained had reached 2,000 points, having turned into a two-meter-wide dark cloud.

Noland Lee parked the thundercloud at the top of the mountain and cast “Death Flight” to fly downward.

After leaving the clouds at the top of the mountain, his field of vision became brighter and wider. The sea surface below gradually enlarged in Noland’s eyes, making the waves crashing against the shore clearer.

Noland lowered himself to the middle of the mountain and flew in the direction away from the peak, constantly paying attention to his control over the thundercloud.

About 40 minutes later, Noland arrived 100 kilometers west of Snow Mountain Island 1, stopping his flight among the unfamiliar islands.

The magic vision provided by “Mind View” functioned normally, and Noland could still see the thundercloud at the top of the snowy mountain.

He pinpointed a snow-covered stone in the magic vision and ordered the thundercloud to shoot lightning at the target.

9.2 seconds later, a blue lightning bolt nearly half a meter in thickness shot out, striking the stone with a loud bang and splattering a large amount of snow and rock debris.

The fierce wind and snow at the summit were disrupted by the lightning strike, but they soon returned to normal in the ancient, unchanging cold wind.

“Wow~ I can really control the thundercloud from a distance of 100 kilometers. Is this the built-in remote control effect of the ‘Thundercloud Technique’, or is the ‘Heart Soul Beacon’ at work?”

Noland severed the mental connection with the beacon in the thundercloud.

The magic vision in front of him disappeared, and his ability to sense the thundercloud was greatly weakened, leaving him with only a vague sense of its general direction.

Under such blurred perception, Noland ordered the thundercloud to shoot lightning at the stone.

After silently counting to 10, Noland activated the mental beacon in the thundercloud, cast “Mind View” again, and reopened the magic vision.

Looking at the electric shock indentation on the ground a few meters away from the stone, Noland now understood the value of the “Heart Soul Beacon.”

As long as the thundercloud was within the perception range of the “Heart Soul Beacon”, Noland could control its every action like using his own arm.

Of course, the response delay of the thundercloud was a moderate drawback.

But that’s not the main point.

The main point is that the perception range of the “Heart Soul Beacon” is only 109 kilometers long.

If Noland wants to achieve long-distance global strike capabilities, he must find a way to expand the perception range of the “Heart Soul Beacon.”

“There’s a way. I remember that in the third option of the additional rewards for every ten levels of the ‘Heart Soul Beacon,’ it can be upgraded into ‘Mind Tracking.’ The perception range of ‘Mind Tracking’ is unlimited, but the number of tracking targets is limited, unlike the ‘Heart Soul Beacon’ where you can place as many as you want.”

Noland pulled out the spell panel of the “Heart Soul Beacon” and looked at the words “Level: 100” on it.

100-level is the upper limit of the spell, and Noland can’t level it up to 110 to get the additional rewards for every ten levels.

Is there anything that can reset the level of a spell?

Yes, and Noland can buy it – it’s called “Oblivion Potion” and is usually used to erase some memories that shouldn’t exist.

Noland had previously seen the “Oblivion Potion” in the “Magical Patterns and Magical Materials Encyclopedia.”

According to the system’s Deconstruction Results, the “Oblivion Potion” can be used to help Noland reset his skill level.

However, correspondingly, the energy points used to level up will not be returned, and leveling up again still requires consuming energy points.

Noland is not in a hurry to reset his skill level for now. He can buy an “Oblivion Potion” and keep it on him for when he needs it later.

Using the magic vision, Noland commanded the thundercloud to discharge its thunder and lightning energy, bombarding the top of the snowy mountain.

The thundercloud’s size diminished as the energy depleted, and eventually disappeared when the energy was exhausted.

With this, the task of testing the thundercloud was completed, but it was only a small part of Noland’s plan to use the thundercloud and Elemental Energy Reactor flexibly.

Yesterday, after getting the “Thundercloud Technique,” he pondered late into the night and came up with a full set of plans to use the thundercloud and Elemental Energy Reactor.

This plan required him to prepare at least ten million gold coins, billions of energy points, and one hundred thousand points of soul strength.

And those were just the basic requirements for implementing the plan.

The more he invested, the higher the level of Combat Wizards he could instantly kill on the Suman Archipelago.

With his plan for boosting “attack power” in place, Noland now prioritized improving his “defense strength.”

He must ensure that he has the “defense and counterattack capabilities” when facing a Tenth Ring Battle Wizard, so as not to be instantly killed by the opponent at the first encounter.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, it was most worthwhile to use the “Strong Metal Fusion” meditation method to rush “Tenacity,” “Strength,” and “Willpower” to the top first.

“On this treasure hunt with Hadley in the Cave of Spreading Moss, I must bring back three or four million energy points in reserve. This energy, I will use it all to practice the ‘Strong Metal Fusion’ meditation method.”

In deep thought, Noland entered the Magic Ocean Current and returned to the Inner Circle’s City of Suman.

Before setting out to sea, he had to sweep through the tasks he had lined up and accumulate some gold coins in his hands.

Noland entered the Island Affairs Department and, as usual, went to Bounty agent Jenela’s door.

Knocking on the door and stepping inside, Noland saw Jenela with a delighted expression.

“You’re finally here, Jarvis~” Jenela’s attitude was enthusiastic, and she hurriedly served hot tea with the “Mage’s Hand,” then took several scrolls from the pipeline and placed them on the table.

“I’ve picked out many bounty tasks and arrest warrants according to your screening criteria beforehand, just waiting for you to take them on.” Jenela laughed non-stop, as if she could see gold coins pouring into her.

Only those who had cooperated with Noland knew how amazing his efficiency was. Jenela was fortunate to be one of them.

Seeing that Jenela had already prepared the tasks, Noland skipped the pleasantries and picked up the arrest warrants on the table to check them.

A few minutes later, Noland picked out a rather special warrant from the dozen or so available.