EFB Chapter 12. Arms, Animals, Bonds, and the Magic Lamp
Chapter 12. Arms, Animals, Bonds, and the Magic Lamp
"Do you want it?"
"I am a magician, I don't want to."
"Hmm, I don't need this either."
After hearing that the body would automatically explode after more than 30 seconds, Mabel and the old wizard politely declined, exchanging words back and forth.
Green, however, found the potion rather interesting.
This technique can create two phantoms of him. Although they only possess 2% of the power of the original, they are very useful for surprise attacks in battle, whether to confuse the enemy or launch a sneak attack.
and……
"What will be the explosive force of the body after more than 30 seconds?" Green asked.
The Raven Doctor thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "It's so-so, probably around the third stage of Destiny, close to the Mind Fusion Realm."
The lower three realms of the extraordinary: fireflies, lanterns, and destiny.
The three realms are: merging the heart, illuminating the sea, and shining the sun.
As for the three realms above: Eternal Day, Passing on the Fire, and King of Firewood.
Green had seen quite a few people in the middle three realms while fighting in Xi'an, but as for the upper three realms, he only knew them from rumors.
There have been five heroes in Thera, and all five of them reached the level of Lord of Cinder. Of course, the Demon Lord is also at the level of Lord of Cinder.
Aside from the Hero, the strongest humans right now are the Emperor, the Western Sword Emperor, the Witch King, the Principal of Nienia Academy, and the Azure Witch of the Adventurers' Guild.
These people are all experts at the Fire Transmission Realm.
Of course, the division into upper, middle, and lower realms is said to have only gradually become unified in recent years. Although unorthodox practitioners such as black wizards and alchemists use different names for the transcendent realm compared to demons and other races, they are largely the same.
If the Destiny Realm is the true path to transcendence, then the Mind Fusion Realm is the first step on that path.
Simply put, it's a difference of ten times or even a hundred times.
Green exclaimed, "Wow!"
After administering this medicine, the power of the self-destruction was actually close to that of a master at the Fusion Realm.
"Dr. Raven, are you sure you're not also a part-time arms dealer?" Green asked seriously.
If this drug were sold wholesale, wouldn't everyone be able to become a terrorist?
They're experts at carrying out terrorist attacks.
The Raven Doctor scoffed, "Pah!"
"Don't confuse noble doctors with lowly animals like arms dealers, okay?"
As if recalling the past, the Raven Doctor said with deep disdain:
"Those lowlife arms dealers only know how to profit from war! Why can't I just honestly sell medicine, properly issue memberships, and make ten times the price of one injection?"
Green's vision went black. Even after traveling for so long, he still felt that his modern values were incompatible with certain aspects of this world.
Selling one injection of medicine for the price of ten, and you call that honest work? Hmm...
However, the thought that in the world before he transmigrated, there were pharmaceutical companies whose drugs had a production cost of less than a hundred dollars and sold for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars was quite a shock.
Green felt relieved again. Compared to those unscrupulous capitalists before his transmigration, Doctor Raven was indeed much more reliable.
The Raven Doctor was indeed kind and benevolent.
The Raven Doctor complained, "Everyone's buying that bullshit weaponry, and the arms race is in full swing. Who's going to buy my medicine syringes?"
Don't you know what the Second Hero said, as mentioned on the signboard outside my clinic?
Is the "medicine" in "May the medicine in the 'Curry medicine be dusted' the same as the medicine in ammunition?"
Don't mention those arms dealers in front of me again.
Upon closer inspection, the group realized that the Raven Doctor had quite a story to tell.
However, seeing that she looked slightly exasperated, no one asked her anything.
Back to the topic.
Green thought for a moment and said:
"Since none of you want it, then give me the potion."
Mabel nodded to the old wizard, indicating that she had no objections.
Having received the medicine, Green thought to himself.
If there is a truly critical situation, this self-destruction might be a viable backup plan.
Greene tentatively named this move "Great Wilderness Starfall".
However, the power of this self-destruction is too great. He will definitely be blown into pieces, and he doesn't know how long he will be unconscious. He will have to piece himself back together.
It should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Then, everyone focused their attention on the remaining small white pills and the packet of white powder.
The raven doctor explained:
"Don't underestimate these pills. Back then, the twelve outer gods of the Abyss were in turmoil and were killed by the First Hero, leaving only four to flee in panic."
One of the Outer Gods who was slain was named Storm Dragon King. Storm Dragon King had apostles called "Oracles" under his command, and the Oracles were all capable of wielding a technique called "Ice Explosion Core".
The core energy of the Ice Explosion freezes all magical techniques, making it incredibly powerful.
Mabel's eyes lit up, and she replied:
"So, after taking this pill, I can control the Ice Explosion Core?"
The Raven Doctor said calmly:
"Pretty much, it depends on luck. I usually call it the Mini Ice Explosion Core."
Mabel thought to herself, "You get what you pay for."
The Raven doctor continued:
"After taking this pill, there is a 20% chance that you will comprehend the Minor Ice Explosion Core."
After listening to the Raven Doctor's explanation, everyone understood.
Compared to the original, this so-called Lesser Ice Explosion Core can only freeze magic or prayers in the lower three realms, and it requires prior energy accumulation to activate.
You must shout "Come forth, my kingly power!" ten times to the Ice Spirit in order to borrow ice power from it.
Normally it's fine, but once it comes to battle, if this little ice explosion core isn't charged, do you think anyone would be foolish enough to let you shout ten times?
Mabel thought about it and realized that although the thing had many flaws, it wasn't unacceptable.
It can mix with the black flames on her body to cause fusion and vaporization damage.
This thing was of no use to the old wizard, so he gave it to Mabel.
The old wizard asked with great curiosity:
"Is this pill really that magical? I've heard that these elemental spirits have very strange tempers. You can't just lend it to them like that, can you? Don't they have any sense of propriety?"
"Oh, you mean that? Don't worry about it." Doctor Raven waved his hand dismissively.
"This problem did exist before."
The old wizard nodded.
really.
He had encountered elemental spirits before and wanted to ask them if they knew the whereabouts of the Golden Ancestral Tree fragments, but they ignored him completely.
"I shouted 'Come forth, my King's Power!' a hundred times in a row, a full hundred times, but the ice spirit didn't respond at all."
Raven Doctor: "So I went to the spirit world, captured the ice spirit, and beat it up a few times. After a few beatings, it behaved itself."
He promised to grant my every wish from now on. After that battle, the bond between the ice spirit and me became very strong, so now I can borrow His power without even having to ask.
However, your bond with the Ice Spirit isn't strong enough, so you need to shout ten times.
The old wizard: "??"
What do you mean you captured the Ice Sprite and beat it up a few times?
The old wizard and Green exclaimed in admiration.
You'd better have a deep bond with the Ice Sprite.
Mabel seemed lost in thought:
"I see. So, all I have to do is capture the Ice Spirit and beat it up a few times to increase my bond with it?"
I need to find an opportunity to try!
"Dr. Raven, I'll take these pills."
After Mabel took the pills, only the packet of white powder remained.
The old wizard sat up straight now; this packet of powder must be something special, so we should listen carefully.
"Okay, then you can have this packet of starlight powder."
After tossing the packet of powder to the old wizard, the Raven Doctor turned and found a book in the messy room, and began to read it.
The old wizard: "???"
No, shouldn't you be explaining a lot like before?
The old wizard was speechless, holding the packet of white powder.
There's really not much to explain.
The plastic packaging for the powder reads:
Flavored starflower powder.
Main ingredients: lime, lime, lime, starflower powder (10%)
Although it only contains 10% of the powder, this bag of lime...flavored starflower powder contains a fairly large amount, which is quite a lot.
Since the Raven Doctor didn't know how long it would take for the medicine from the handbag he had brought back to take effect, Green simply injected the entire vial of medicine into his body.
Instantly, a burning pain shot through his body, and the muscles in his arms swelled and bulged. Green felt as if he were being torn in two by the drug's power.
Fortunately, the pain didn't last long. The pain gradually subsided, and the swollen muscles in my arm returned to normal.
This medicine is too strong!
Green breathed a sigh of relief after examining it carefully for a while. Fortunately, the top of his head hadn't become pointed, otherwise he would have had to consider cutting it off and letting it grow back.
Skill (Fake): [Blue Shadow lv1 (Beginner)]
Green sensed that he could create two phantoms with a single thought.
After silently reciting "Blue Shadow" in his mind, Green felt his heart pounding violently, like a war drum.
The muscles throughout the body are taut, and blood circulation is extremely fast.
If I were to unleash my full power right now, my speed would be enough to annihilate my previous self.
Furthermore, two phantoms stood beside Green.
The phantom has no intelligence and requires Green to expend energy and give orders to take action; otherwise, it can only imitate his every move.
After a simple experiment, Green stopped Blue Shadow, feeling that thirty seconds was too short.
On the other hand, Mabel said that her family's curfew is at 10 p.m., and it's already 1 a.m., so she decided not to go back.
Anyway, her count father is usually busy with government affairs and doesn't have much time to take care of her.
Mabel swallowed the pill in one gulp.
The pill falls into the stomach, is broken down by stomach acid, and the medicinal effect gradually kicks in.
As the medicine took effect, Mabel's body was gradually covered in frost.
Soon, Mabel slowly opened her eyes, let out a cold snort, and all the frost on her body melted away.
She was clearly quite lucky; with a 20% chance, she actually succeeded in mastering the Minor Ice Explosion Core.
The old wizard remained relatively quiet, having been meditating with his eyes closed ever since he received the powder, perhaps communicating with the fragments of the Golden Ancestral Tree.
On the sickbed, the Bull-Slaying Knight looked at the three with some envy, lamenting that it would have been better if the old wizard had been the one injured.
However, he smiled and didn't pay much attention to the benefits that Green and Mabel had gained, since they deserved them.
"Click"
A crisp sound.
The bull-slaughtering knight's face turned ugly.
The photo pendant necklace he always wore around his neck broke.
"What's wrong?" Green noticed the bull-slaughtering knight's unusual behavior and asked.
Mabel and the old wizard also looked at him.
The bull-slaughtering knight sighed heavily.
"bad."
He said with a serious expression, "Do you know why I agreed to escape from prison with the old wizard?"
The old wizard said, "Isn't it to kill the minotaurs?"
The Bull-Slaying Knight shook his head. "This is just one example. Before we came to St. Petersburg, my beloved developed some health problems for some reason. We searched all over the southern continent for renowned doctors to treat her, but no one could cure her."
There was no other way. To stop the mutation of her body, I had to use a treasure I had accidentally obtained when I was a royal guard knight in the capital to seal her in a specially made black coffin in the Church of Holy Light.
Green and the other two were surprised.
Unexpectedly, this bull-slaying knight was once a royal guard knight.
"Every six months, I have to offer a lot of money to the creature inside that treasure to keep the magical markings on the black coffin."
The bull-slaughtering knight said with great concern:
"This necklace was made by my lover and me with a piece of our shared soul. As long as our hearts are connected, we can convey simple messages through the necklace."
Now that this chain is broken, it means something has happened to my lover... There were still several months left, but the magic lamp somehow managed to break the seal set up by the bishop of the Holy Light Church and escape..."
"Before the necklace broke, my lover told me that the magic lamp had now come to the inner city of St. Petersburg."
"Let me remind you," the raven doctor casually remarked to the bull-slaughtering knight as he perused the ancient texts.
"The magic circuits in your body were almost completely shattered. Although I have helped you repair them, they are not fully restored and you are still very fragile."
If you use your skills now, not only will your magic circuits be disrupted, but your life may also be in danger.
"Of course, if you have money, I can still find a way to save your life."
After the Raven Doctor finished speaking, the Bull Slayer was left with only bitterness.
He looked earnestly at the three of them:
"Everyone, I'm sorry to trouble you again. My lover may be in the hands of that genie lamp, and I hope you can help me save her."
The Bull-Slaying Knight paused, then continued:
"If you're willing, regardless of success or failure, after this matter, I will give you what I currently possess most precious—a treasure map..."
"The treasure map left behind by the second hero."
Green nodded immediately. "No problem, I agree."
Alice appeared in the illusion earlier and made him kill the saintess.
Green wasn't sure if it was an illusion or if Alice had really come looking for him.
Alice wanted to kill the saintess before she could unleash the Outer Gods' chaos. But the last time she saw her, the saintess in St. Petersburg had at least three guards of the third level of destiny. Even if she traded one for one, she could only take down one of them, so the probability of killing the saintess was very small.
Regardless of whether this second hero is related to Alice, he absolutely must obtain this hero's treasure. Moreover, Grimm has a gut feeling that the magic lamp mentioned by the Bull-Slaying Knight could provide him with considerable assistance in killing the Saintess.
So it wasn't that Green didn't kill her; it was that he planned to kill her slowly and deliberately, in a deliberate and systematic way.
And coincidentally, Brother Dao and his followers were also shouting about the whole city being reborn. Could it be that the divine messenger they were talking about was the Holy Maiden?
If that's the case, then taking the crucial potion from their briefcase not only prevented them from launching the Outer God Rebellion, but at least delayed it, or at least allowed the "Citywide Rebirth" to take much longer.
Mabel nodded in agreement: "I have no problem with that either. The Second Hero's Treasure... Heh, the Hero's Treasure should be worthy of a strongman like me."
The old wizard looked at the two of them; they had both agreed, so how could he say no?
Of course, he wasn't originally planning to refuse.
"Okay, we'll look into what's going on for you tomorrow."
……
the other side.
On the way back to prison, Ivan was knocked unconscious by a group of people.
Dao Ge was led into a room by that group of people.
"Father, the person has been brought."
The man referred to as "priest" by the believers was one of the messengers' right-hand men.
Inside the room, before Brother Dao could even be surprised at how the priest knew he had been arrested, he heard him say:
"It was the divine messenger's brilliant foresight that allowed me to save your life. Normally, someone as useless as you would have just died, but unfortunately you know too much, and the organization is in dire need of manpower."
After your injuries are healed, come with me to get something.
Brother Dao nodded and asked, "What is it?"
The priest slowly uttered a few words.
Aladdin's Lamp.