“Chief Formation Master?” Mo Hua asked, puzzled.
Mr. Zhuang explained, “A Formation Master who plans a First Grade Large Formation and can draw the Formation Pivot is called the chief Formation Master.”
“Why not draw it all by oneself? Why distinguish between a chief and the rest?”
Mr. Zhuang smiled and explained, “A Large Formation is immense in scale and its Formation Patterns complex. Drawing it by yourself, you might die of exhaustion. Hence, a Large Formation is normally planned by a single chief Formation Master who personally draws the Formation Pivot, while other Formation Masters follow the chief Formation Master’s Formation Diagram to add the specific Single Formations on top of the Pivot structure.”
“Oh, I see,” Mo Hua understood.
Just as three stakes support a fence and a good man is supported by three helpers.
Being so vast, a Large Formation couldn’t possibly be drawn by a single person, requiring a great number of Formation Masters to collaborate and construct it together.
Such a huge and complex project is of paramount importance to a Clan, a Sect, and even to an entire city or realm.
No wonder many Formation Masters pursue Large Formations as a lifetime goal.
Suddenly, Mo Hua thought of a crucial question, “Building a Large Formation must cost quite a few Spirit Stones, right…?”
After pondering briefly, Mr. Zhuang replied, “Although we’re talking about a Large Formation, they vary in scale. Smaller-scale ones don’t require as many.”
Mo Hua timidly asked, “For a smaller scale, how many Spirit Stones would that be…?”
Mr. Zhuang’s expression revealed amusement as he chuckled:
“Didn’t you unearth a Spiritual Mine? If you use all the Spirit Stones from there, you could probably build a small-scale Large Formation. That is, assuming the Formation Masters, Craftsmen, and Artifact Refiners don’t charge wages, and excluding the Spirit Stones needed to activate the Large Formation.”
Mo Hua was dumbfounded.
An entire Spiritual Mine, all those Spirit Stones, just enough for a small-scale Large Formation.
If you include the wages and the Spirit Stones needed to activate the Large Formation, that wouldn’t be nearly enough…
After all, to plan and lead the construction of a First Grade Large Formation generally requires a Second-Rank Formation Master, and they certainly don’t come cheap.
Upon thinking about all those Spirit Stones, Mo Hua couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath.
One would need deep reserves to build a First Grade Large Formation; no wonder he had never seen a Large Formation in Tongxian City.
Mo Hua gave up completely, knowing that even if he could draw a Large Formation, he didn’t have enough Spirit Stones to fund its construction.
However, Mo Hua was still curious, “Can a First Grade Formation Master really not act as a chief Formation Master for a First Grade Large Formation?”
Mr. Zhuang answered, “Generally speaking, that’s the case.”
“And if it’s not general?”
Mr. Zhuang looked at Mo Hua, his gaze becoming intense, and slowly said:
“If it’s exceptional, one just needs to break through the limits of Divine Sense.”