Chapter 461 — The Act of Defiance
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"No, it's nothing," Gao Yang waved a hand. "I don't believe 'pulling the trigger' should count as part of the casting process, because within the system formed by the arcane net and the rune substrate, the casting process is a closed loop. When a person operates it from the outside, their spiritual power resonates with no magic at all—and whether spiritual power takes part is a crucial marker of the casting process. Of course, that is only my personal view; as for how it actually works... we must design an experiment to verify it."
Kamael nodded. "Devising such an experiment is not difficult. The difficulty is how to guarantee the safety of the process—we may draw the attention of a deity, and that price is too great. We must eliminate the hidden danger."
Gao Yang looked into Kamael's eyes—or rather, at the two masses of arcane radiance that should have been his eyes. "What do you have in mind?"
Kamael was silent a moment, then said, slowly and firmly, "I request permission to reactivate some of the laboratories in the Defiance Fortress."
Gao Yang did not answer him directly, but asked a question of his own. "Are any still usable?"
"The laboratories in the outer fortress zone are all destroyed, the defense systems entirely offline, but those inside the Defiance Bastion... they can still be used!"