Lorenzo said, "The magic circle... In my opinion, the biggest disadvantage is that it is difficult to adapt. These magic circles drawn on the ground cannot be moved as desired. Once the enemy has the correct means to target them, their power will be greatly affected. It would be better if they could be as flexible as ordinary magic."
Virgina's cold face showed some approval, which was rare in the expression of the tower spirit. She said: "It's great that you can understand this by slowly exploring and learning on your own. Yes, the essence of the Tower of Talisman lies in one word: "ever-changing"."
"But it is relatively rare to be able to change formations in actual combat. This can only be achieved by making sufficient preparations in advance and setting up replaceable modules," said Lorenzo.
"So, what you have learned before is the death array, and what you need to comprehend is the living array. Being able to use the living array is the threshold that most Rune Tower mages need to step into the holy level." Virgina said.
"Living array? What is a living array? Is it a magic array that can change according to the enemy's situation?"
Virgina shook her head and said, "Of course not. That was just the setting made by the array operator. And no matter how you change these arrays, you can't create components and functions that were not planned in advance."
"Could it be that you use your mental power to set up a formation out of thin air? I can do that too." Lorenzo stretched out his finger and drew in the air, and a formation made of mental power appeared in the air. This formation did not rely on any magical materials, but it was also flowing slowly and creating a slight breeze. "Like this simplest wind formation, I can do it easily, but complex formations are not possible."
Virgina said, "No, no, no, this is just a very common mental array technique. Of course, it can only be used to arrange relatively simple arrays. But this technique does have a certain relationship with the living array. However, the living array is still a magic array arranged on an object, which requires the use of magic materials."
She sat on the crystal and flew to where Lorenzo had not used up the materials for setting up the formation.
After watching for a while, the materials on the ground flew up and formed a magic circle on the ground. Virgina moved quickly and drew a magic circle with a diameter of one meter on the ground in a short while.
"Do you understand?"
Lorenzo looked carefully at the magic circle on the ground. The magic circle was divided into two parts, the inner and outer parts. He recognized the outer part, which was the structure maintained by the rules that Virgina had told him. However, the magic circle inside was a little interesting. He always felt that these structures were familiar, but something was missing. According to his theoretical basis, the structures of these magic circles were incomplete and they could not interact with each other to produce any effect.
"I don't quite understand. It seems that your magic circle is not finished."
Virgina said: "This is half of the living formation. I personally call it the formation base. To make it a real living formation, we still need this."
Lorenzo felt that Virgina released her spiritual power, which made up for some of the missing things in the array diagram below. He took a closer look and found that the parts of the array that were not connected before were now connected. Although he had never seen this array, according to his profound knowledge of array interpretation, he could judge that this array had become a high-temperature combustion array.
Virgina didn't explain, but asked directly: "Do you understand?"
Lorenzo held his chin and stared at the magic circle: "You completed the magic circle and made it work. But it seems that there are still a lot of redundant structures in it."
He paused for a moment, then quickly added: "No, no, these don't seem to be redundant structures. They actually have nothing to do with the current array. They..."
He seemed to have grasped a clue, but it still seemed unclear. After a while, he said, "It seems that these structures serve completely different functions. If your mental power changes its position..."
Lorenzo was stuck there, staring blankly at Virgina in front of him, "Oh my God, what a genius idea. Can I come here and try it myself?"
"Of course, it's you who should be the one practicing." Virgina withdrew her mental power and left the array base below to the other party.
Lorenzo's eyes moved quickly over the scattered structures, his fingers gesturing in the air. He had invested many years of energy in setting up the formation, and these experiences finally came into play at this moment. He released his mental power and began to make up for the missing parts of the formation base. Soon, with his supplementation, a brand new formation was connected, which was a formation that could corrode objects placed in it.
Lorenzo took out a piece of clothing from the storage ring and threw it in. The clothing was quickly corroded into powder.
"This... is very interesting." He withdrew his mental power and stared at the remaining array base intently.
About two or three minutes later, he drew another magic circle, this one with petrification effect. After dispelling the magic circle again, he felt that he was immersed in it. These scattered structures in front of him seemed to have endless possibilities. As long as he could think of a structure that could exert their power, this magic circle could instantly become a completely different formation.
Lorenzo felt like he was playing a guessing game; the magic circle had never been so interesting to him.
"I understand. So this is a living formation. Isn't the one you just drew a very classic structure? At least I have seen six different changes in this period of time."
"It's really a classic, it's called Virgina's sketch."
"You were the one who made it?"
"Yes, and so far, the mages of the Rune Tower have developed thirty-five different variations for it. In our time, it was a very popular game among the higher-ups of the Rune Tower."
"But I don't quite understand. It seems that one doesn't need to reach the level of a saint to be able to do this. Generally, when one reaches the master level, the mental power is enough to fill the position on the magic circle."
"That's just usage, and what you need is to develop your own array base."
"My own..."
"Only by deeply understanding the essence and rules of the array, knowing enough arrays, and having computing power that matches that of a Saint, can one achieve this."
"I... understand. But will this be very useful in actual combat?" Lorenzo asked. The attempt just now was not enough for him to experience the power of the living formation.
Virgina asked, "Do you know why the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram is called the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram?"
Lorenzo suddenly had an idea and said, "Are you saying that many of these arrays actually contain array bases?"
"Yes. So when you master the technique of activating the array, the 'Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram' is the real 'Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram'. Some people say that simple things are good and beautiful. This does not apply here. The array is originally a complex system. If you can freely make the array on the 'Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram' come alive and change according to the situation at every moment, then you have mastered the true mystery of the Tower of Talismans."