17 Potions taste bad... and Magic

The next day, exactly 24 hours later, after I brewed the potion, I was finally ready to drink it and break the limits of my physical strength. My drone production was going well, I now had 150 Arachne Drones, and currently, I ordered them to expand the production line to reach an output of Drones of at least 500 per day, meaning expanding it by 10 times already.

I looked at the potion, grimaced a little, and gulped it down in one go. It tasted horrible; I heard that most potions tasted like shit, and apparently, it was true. When I drank the potion, I immediately started feeling its effect, as my entire body was like it was on fire.

My muscles were pulsating as they absorbed the energy from the potion, and even my bones hurt like hell when they were absorbing the energy from the potion.

After ten minutes, I felt that the pain was lessened, but it still hurt like hell.

But alas, I felt the immense strength flowing through my body, as each cell in my body was absorbing the energy from the potion, being refined and strengthened. What was even more shocking, my Demonic Energy reserves expanded by a significant amount, something I didn't foresee.

"Architect... scan my body."

I said, after another hour, when I felt that majority of the potion was already digested, and my body reached a High-Class level of power in terms of physique. I felt countless times stronger compared to before I drank the potion, and I was curious about the exact advancement in my strength.

[Class: High

Demonic Energy: 96

Strength: 78

Agility: 75

Vitality: 60

Also, the potion energy is not fully digested, and full absorption would take around one month, so your physical strength would rise during this one month. To maximalize the effect, I would advise increasing your physical training to the extreme.]

I looked at the scan as I heard the voice of the Architect. It was understandable that my body couldn't digest all of that at once; I would need some time, and my body would also get a bit stronger.

Now my physique was comparable to average dragons, meaning weak dragons. Dragons were one of the most powerful creatures here, besides Gods. They had terrifying physiques and enormous magical abilities. The heavy majority of dragons were of High-Class, and they could easily best those in the same rank as them if they were another being.

While I was not a close combat fighter myself, it was good to have a strong physique. I wouldn't be vulnerable as most of the long-range combatants, and also, my body could then easily hold more Demonic Energy.

"Architect, start controlling all Drones to focus fully on production. By the end of the month, I need to have 10,000 Arachne Drones ready."

I said to Architect as I left the underground complex to take a bath.

[It shall be done.]

"Also... start calculations for the Magic System."

***

One month later

Time really flew like water; after one month I spent studying Magic, I noticed that all my 10,000 Arachne Drones were already created and were like some small spider army. Most of them were just Low-Class cannon fodder, but their true value wasn't a combat or firepower but rather their construction abilities.

I spent all of my time on magic study. I wanted to realize one thing, which was the creation of a completely new Magic System. I noticed that Devil Magic, while being versatile, has weak firepower compared to other Magic Systems. On the other side Norse Magic System, based on runes, had mighty firepower while being more complicated.

To achieve that, I needed to have as much as possible magic knowledge about Devil Magic, Norse Magic, and also Human Calculation Magic. Merlin created human Magic based on his observations of Devil Magic and several other Magic Systems belonging to different Pantheons.

He then created a Magic System based on mathematical equations and calculations, where one with enough calculations of magical power could shape it to form spells.

My ambition was to fuse these three systems into one or take their strong aspects and advantages and create a wholly new Magic System. If possible, I wanted to complete the first stages of the Magic System before the Great Wars started, as it would greatly boost up the power of the Devil Race, only applicable to the weaker devils.

For Satan-Class or Super-Devils, it won't make a difference, as I can't create something like that if I myself am not at that level of strength or mastery over Magic.

I even sent my trusted subordinates to loot and kill human magical organizations or families and steal their knowledge. Humans were weak even with Magic, but to be sure, I assigned two of my generals that were on Ultimate-Class to lead the operation and get as many magic tomes, grimoires, and books as possible.

Everything then went straight to my library, as Architect scanned each book, continuously expanding his database.

I also bought many of these books from other Pillars, as many of Pillars had countless Magic tomes and similar things, just getting dust in their libraries, so most of them were eager to sell those books for a few Souls Coins or Arachne Drones.

What idiots.

With these new additions, I was able to lay a stable foundation for my Magic System. Surprisingly, I have attained Master-ranked mastery over Devil Magic and Expert-Rank mastery over Norse Magic after reading through all those magic tomes I deemed important to learn personally.

I also tried Human Magic; surprisingly, it was rather easy, as I could easily do mathematical calculations without Architect's help. Apparently, the Devils had more suitable brain development for such things if they tried it.

I had practically cheated my way to have Grandmaster-ranked mastery thanks to Architect's help regarding human Magic.