Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 481 9 Antarctic Compatriots Thank You!

Lin Mo squatted down, picked up the carving knife, and began to carve runes on the stone slab.

This job can't be rushed.

Permanent portals are different from temporary portals.

It's temporary, the formation is simple, and it'll be closed after a few days anyway.

Permanent, every rune line, every node position, and the orientation of every crystal is different, making it more complex and advanced.

Even the slightest error can cause the channel to become unstable or slowly deteriorate, eventually becoming unusable after six months, making permanent stability impossible.

As Lin Mo sketched, he repeatedly reviewed the formation structure in his mind.

Time passed second by second.

Secretary Li intended to wait on the side, but found that she ended up waiting for several hours.

He simply took out his phone to handle other work, glancing up at it occasionally.

Each time I looked up, I could see that the array patterns on the ground had expanded by another circle.

The entire formation covered the square, with a diameter of forty meters, and was covered with dense runes.

The spatial crystals are arranged according to a certain precise pattern, refracting a deep blue light.

"alright."

Lin Mo straightened up, shook his aching wrists, and took out his staff from his spatial ring.

Secretary Li immediately came over:

"Commander Lin, should we make a video call with the Antarctic side first?"

"Should we confirm the portal's landing point?"

Lin Mo shook his head:

"No need, just open the passage directly."

"I need a lot of hands-on experience opening portals now. If the position is wrong, I can close it and start over. It's a good opportunity to practice."

Secretary Li: "..."

"Commander Lin is so domineering!"

He gave a thumbs up, turned around, picked up the satellite phone, and dialed the cell phone of Chen Jianguo, the city lord of Tianyong Underground City.

"Lord Chen, preparations are complete. The teleportation portal is about to open. Please be aware of your landing location."

On the other end of the phone, Chen Jianguo's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement:

"Okay, okay! We're all ready."

"The best location for the portal is directly north of the World Tree!"

"That area is open and hasn't been developed yet!"

"receive."

Secretary Li hung up the phone and turned to look at Lin Mo.

"Commander Lin, City Lord Chen said to aim for the landing point directly north of the World Tree."

Lin Mo nodded to indicate that he understood and gripped his staff tightly.

The incantation flowed from between his lips and teeth.

Magic flowed from the staff into the array beneath his feet, and the runes lit up one by one, with blue light spreading rapidly along the patterns.

Space began to distort at the center of the formation.

hum-

Cracks appeared.

This time, compared to the terrifying consumption of the previous interstellar portal, it was ridiculously easy.

On the same planet, there is no interstellar distance barrier, nor any dynamic displacement difference due to celestial motion.

Before, it felt like I was carrying a 200-pound barbell while doing math problems; now it's like I'm lifting a dumbbell while doing addition and subtraction.

It's much easier than one order of magnitude.

The spatial passage opened successfully, expanding from the size of a basketball.

The scene inside the door gradually became clear.

Another World Tree.

Equally enormous, equally glowing with green light, and beneath the trees, crowds thronged, bustling with activity as construction was in full swing.

This is Antarctica, the place where Lin Mo planted the World Tree seed, the area between Tianyong Underground City and Tianxiong Underground City.

The people on the other side noticed the unusual situation, and the commotion quickly spread.

A few minutes later, two figures rushed over and arrived at the teleportation portal.

Chen Jianguo, the city lord of Tianyong City, and Lin Shigong, the city lord of Tianxiong City.

The two recognized the figure inside the portal and simultaneously stood at attention and saluted.

Chen Jianguo: "Hello, Commander Lin!"

Lin Shigong: "Hello, Commander Lin!"

Lin Mo couldn't reply, but nodded slightly.

The two then spotted Secretary Li not far behind Lin Mo and quickly greeted him.

"Hello, Secretary Li!"

Secretary Li took the initiative to step forward and communicated:

"Lords, what is the current location of the teleportation portal? Does it need to be adjusted?"

Chen Jianguo looked around, his expression somewhat troubled.

"That's possible... but it would be better to move it a little further over there."

He raised his hand and pointed to his left.

"Right there in the center of the plaza! They just poured the concrete there; it would be better to open the portal there!"

Lin Mo maintained the incantation while looking through the portal in the direction he was pointing.

Having clearly identified the location, Lin Mo knew exactly where he was.

He decisively stopped casting the spell.

hum-

The portal's light shrank, and the spatial passage closed instantly.

Secretary Li was taken aback. Just as he was about to ask if something was wrong, the incantation sounded again.

Lin Mo has already raised his staff to cast the spell again.

Secretary Li swallowed back the words that were about to come out and stood obediently at his feet.

A new spatial passage opened up in the center of the formation.

This time, the scene inside the door was different.

It was right in the center of that circular plaza.

At the other end of the passage, Chen Jianguo and Lin Shigong ran over again and came into view, their faces filled with excitement.

Chen Jianguo repeatedly said to the portal:

"Commander Lin! Perfect positioning!"

"This is it! Thank you so much!"

Lin Shigong nodded in agreement, his voice trembling:

"Commander Lin, the nine million people of Antarctica thank you!"

Unable to respond, Lin Mo, seeing that the location was correct, simply closed his eyes and focused all his attention on the expansion of the portal.

three meters.

3.5 meters.

The pressure started to increase.

However, compared to the interstellar portal, this pressure is nothing.

five meters.

ten meters.

Twenty meters.

This is the main passage used between the North and South Poles, through which vehicles, heavy equipment, and supply convoys must pass.

Therefore, the bigger the better.

Twenty-five meters.

Thirty meters.

Thirty-five meters.

It's finally starting to get a bit tough.

The consumption of magic power increased sharply, and the mental burden also increased significantly, as if dozens of high-load programs were running in the brain at the same time.

Lin Mo finally understood why the large portal from Terra to Earth required the operation of a seventh-tier elemental walker, Ryze.

The distance between galaxies is the first hurdle, and the area of ​​the portal is the second hurdle.

For every meter the diameter increases, the energy consumption does not increase linearly, but rather increases exponentially.

Thirty-five meters is almost his current limit; he still needs to conserve his strength to solidify the connection between the permanent passage and the magic circle.

This diameter should be sufficient.

Lin Mo stabilized the passage and did not continue to expand it.

He then began to do another thing: adjust the shape of the portal.

Circular passageways are easy to open, but not very practical.

The curved edges waste space, and the curved areas on the left, right, and top are all blind spots when a vehicle passes by.

A square shape is the optimal solution.

While maintaining the stability of the passage, Lin Mo switched the shaping direction of the magic from "arc" to "right angle".

The edges of the space began to slowly deform.

The arc was straightened inch by inch, and the four corners gradually took shape.

This process requires more effort than simply expanding.

A circle is the natural form of space, while a square is a forced distortion.

It's like squeezing a balloon from round to square without letting it burst.

Lin Mo's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, but his hands remained as steady as a rock.

One minute later.

A square teleportation portal, approximately 25 meters on each side, stood steadily in the center of the formation.

Blue light flowed evenly along the straight edge, and through the square passage, one could clearly see the plaza under the World Tree in Antarctica.

The workers and soldiers opposite were staring in disbelief at the massive magical gate.

Now, only one final step remains: consolidation!

P.S.: Thanks to the godfather of "Xiao He Under the Moon" for the two great massages, here's an extra chapter!