Chapter 175 Magic Plant Transformation
This time, there are two kinds of magic plants ordered by Raven, namely "Red Mist Fruit" and "Bigan Green Peach". They are both first-order magic plants. Since each of them has been ordered Two hundred seeds, so each type also comes with two additional adult samples.
I have to say that every time he sees the magical creations in this world, Raven will feel torn apart - the exquisiteness of the magical creations and the low productivity on the mainland are simply two different worlds.
This is the consequence of monopoly.
But Raven has no intention of breaking this monopoly, at least not until he has enough ability, because that would mean confronting the entire group of magicians.
After withdrawing his wandering thoughts, Raven's attention returned to the magic plant.
The four plant samples are placed in four glass boxes respectively, which are tightly sealed, with holes for air exchange in the corners. This ensures that they will not be damaged by collision and will not destroy these magic plants. The plant dies due to lack of oxygen.
Hongwuguo is a kind of shrub, low and dense, with blue-grey branches and short oval purple leaves. On the branches, red fruits the size of small fingernails grow, which are plump and round. , emitting a faint red light, forming a dense red mist, which is also the origin of its name.
However, no matter what Lei Wen thought, this thing looked like fresh wolfberry.
Then there is the Green Peach, which looks very much like a common bonsai or potted plant. The roots are knotted in the pot, showing an emerald-like dark green color. The trunk is dark and old, and the leaves on the branches are Shaped like scales, if you peel back the layers of leaves, you can see a ripe green fruit the size of a walnut, shaped like a peach and covered with fine hairs.
"Tsk."
Seeing the appearance of this thing, Raven couldn't help but start to salivate and smacked his lips. He thought of the green apricots he had eaten in his previous life. It was so sour!
There are hundreds of types of first-order magic plants. Raven certainly had a clear goal in choosing these two.
The first is the Red Mist Fruit, which is one of the raw materials for therapeutic medicines. If its fruit is dried and crushed, it can be brewed into the famous "Hongwu Fragrance Tea", which not only has a unique flavor, but is also drinkable. After the next cup, you can feel full of energy and shorten your sleep time. It can be called the "functional drink" of this era.
As for the green peach, it is one of the auxiliary ingredients of the "Soul Fighting Potion". This potion can replenish the knight's fighting spirit.
If the fruit of the Bigen Green Peach is taken by ordinary people, then one fruit can provide the energy needed for three days. It is an extremely excellent marching ration. Unfortunately, it will quickly decay and lose effectiveness after leaving the mother's body.
Both of these two magic plants can be sold to ordinary people.
Red Mist Fruit can be sold to wealthy nobles, wealthy businessmen who indulge in pleasure, and middle class people in big cities who have a little money and want to catch up with the trend. Boosting energy and refreshing can be a necessity.
It’s like a migrant worker who buys coffee at his own expense to go to work.
As long as the storage problem of Beacon Green Peach is solved, it can be sold to nobles on a large scale.
War is all about logistics.
Take Lei Wen’s previous example. During the six-month march, he only had more than thirty personal guards, but he brought more than two hundred pack horses, of which only the food and grass needed by the pack horses themselves. That's more than half.
If there are a large number of green peaches, the logistical pressure will be greatly reduced. The food that originally required a hundred people to transport is now enough for a dozen people.
As a first-level magic plant, it matures at a similar speed. The red mist fruit is a perennial herb. After it is planted, it will mature in half a year, and it will produce a batch of fruits every two to three months. The total life cycle is approximately between four and six years.
The green peach may not look big, but it is a solid woody plant with strict environmental requirements. The growth period lasts for nine months. The advantage is that once grown, it can produce new ones every month. Fruits, and if they are not subject to natural disasters or man-made damage, they can grow for at least a hundred years. The longer they grow, the more fruits they will produce.
Raven admits that although he is not stupid, his intelligence alone is not much higher than others. If he just grows magic plants step by step, even if he opens up a market, he will soon be snatched away by peers with stronger capital. .
You have to think of ways to make tricks and come up with new ideas!
The eyebrows were raised slightly, and an idea appeared in Raven's mind.
Since Warcraft can be strengthened, can we also try Magic Plant?
Thinking of this, a silver light bloomed in Lei Wen's eyes, and the Eyes of Truth quietly opened.
This was the first time that Raven observed the magic plant with the Eyes of Truth.
Like World of Warcraft, magic plants also have natural magical energy in their bodies.
There are also differences. The energy in the body of Warcraft has a place to gather. For example, in the Hippogryph, one place is the magic core and the other is the pair of secondary wings.
The energy in the magic plant flows in a specific way all the time, forming a cycle in itself.
Take the red mist fruit as an example. Raven can see that it uses its roots to absorb elements from the soil and transports them to the fruit through its branches. The fruit intercepts the fire element it needs, and the remaining energy is It flows out, part of it remains in the branches, and the other part is transferred back to the soil.
The same is true for the green peach. The difference is that the fruit of the green peach retains more life elements.
As he watched, Raven noticed a detail, that is, the Red Mist Fruit had been producing a certain kind of fluctuation with a very fixed frequency, but if he caught it carefully, it seemed to disappear.
Raven rubbed his temples and his eyes fell on the fruit, wanting to pry into the secrets inside.
At this moment, the operation of the Eye of Truth exceeded a certain limit.
The edge of his vision gradually dimmed, and the only thing Raven could clearly see was this fruit. After that, the fruit disappeared, leaving only chaos.
Maybe Raven will never forget this scene.
Beside him, there is an endless sea of filthy blood. It is the power of the blood curse. The sea of blood is churning. There seems to be a huge monster hidden underneath. He is alive and breathing. There was a huge tidal wave with every hesitation of breath.
The blood stains turned into steam, and Raven felt that his eyes were slowly becoming dry, as if they were stuck with blood when he turned, his field of vision turned scarlet, and then gradually turned to darkness, as if his eyes were being completely polluted. .
His eyes were completely stained with blood, and there were even faint signs of melting.
At this moment, the mental power stored behind the eyebrows suddenly surged, as if breaking through some kind of barrier, and poured into Raven's eyes!
Click——
A tiny crackling sound appeared. If you look from the outside, you can clearly see traces of ice cracks appearing on Raven's pupils, which is a bit mysterious and terrifying.
The crack spread, and silver-white spiritual light flowed through it, connecting with the wisps of golden light bursting out of the ice cracks. The blood color was washed away bit by bit, making his eyes clear again.
Golden light shines through, and mysterious runes are outlined on Raven's pupils. If Lux were here, he would be able to recognize them at a glance. They are not ordinary words, but ones that only gods can use. Divine book!
Any life that sees it, regardless of whether it has intelligence or not, will immediately understand its meaning.
At this moment, the divine book jumping in Lei Wen's eyes means——
Truth!
Lei Wen felt his eyes were burning, like a monkey who fell into an alchemy furnace. Tears kept flowing down, but in this weird itching pain, Lei Wen could clearly feel something A new power is being born!
The Eyes of Truth... are evolving?
But why?
Raven has never delved into the origin of the Eye of Truth, but judging from his recent performance, the Eye of Truth has a profound connection with the blood curse.
Did the deepening of the blood curse stimulate the transformation of the Eye of Truth, or was it because of the existence of the Eye of Truth that he was able to activate the power of the curse?
The stinging feeling quickly disappeared. Raven buried his doubts in his heart and blinked. More than half of his mental power had been eliminated. Now he was slowly recovering with the support of the magic vortex, and the world in front of him had already There are differences.
If the previous Eye of Truth was a magnifying glass, then now it has become an astronomical telescope, which can not only see traces of energy flow, but also details that were originally unobservable.
Just like the red mist fruit in front of him, Lei Wen could clearly see that the energy flowing in the trunk of the plant was mixed with traces of rotten soul essence, even in the fruit!
"Oh, what I said..."
If you want to grow magic plants, you don't just find a field. Each kind of magic plant has its own preferred elements, so magic cores are used to fertilize the fields. , Raven was still wondering before, wouldn't the rotten soul essence in the magic core pollute the fields?
Now it seems that pollution is definitely there, but it is difficult to detect.
Leaven's eyes fell on the Red Mist Fruit again, and the fluctuations became clearer and clearer. The Eyes of Truth pulled the mental power, sorting out these fluctuations bit by bit into something that Raven could understand——
Text!
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!"
The words kept jumping, as if the magic plant was talking.
This was beyond Raven's expectation. He rubbed his eyes and found that the text had not changed. His eyes moved to the green peach next to him.
The text that pops up next to the green peach is different:
"Sour! Sour! Sour!"
Raven scratched his chin, a realization rising in his heart.
This is the first role of the Eye of Truth after evolution. It can observe subtle emotional fluctuations and display them in a form that one can understand.
The Eyes of Truth display words. If it is the Ear of Truth, it is probably a voice. If it is the Tongue of Truth...
Licking?
In his previous life, Raven had seen some eye-catching videos and articles, and mentioned that plants also had feelings and emotions. However, Raven didn't believe it at that time and only thought it was a curiosity. Marketing, The Vegan Conspiracy.
I didn't expect it to be true.
And even with the most sophisticated instrument observations in previous lives, it was impossible to draw a systematic conclusion, but the Eye of Truth was able to clearly distinguish it.
No wonder it is called truth and is not an exaggeration.
Leaven is a little proud. If he writes his findings into a paper and publishes it on Deep Blue, I am afraid that all magicians will be shocked!
I wonder if any magic academy will ask me to be a visiting professor?
This thought passed away in a flash, Raven would not expose his Eyes of Truth just for the sake of fame.
The emotions shown by the Red Mist Fruit and the Big Root Green Peach are both negative, and what they have in common is that they both contain rotten soul essence.
Take it out and try it?
Extracting rotten soul essence from living creatures, Raven had never tried it before, so he focused his attention on it, condensed his mental power into tweezers, went deep into the red mist fruit plant, and pinched it. Use that trace of rotten soul essence to guide it outward.
This process was smoother than Raven expected. The magic plant itself seemed to cooperate with Raven. The trace of rotten soul essence was not pulled out, but squeezed out by the magic plant itself!
When the last bit of rotten soul essence was extracted, the Red Mist Fruit plant trembled for a while, as if it had enjoyed a full massage service, and it was visible to the naked eye that it had grown stronger.
The fluctuations on the Red Mist Fruit also changed accordingly, becoming relaxed and comfortable, with a bit of hunger and thirst:
"Fire~Fire~Fire~"
Obviously, what Red Mist Fruit wants is more fire elements.
Taking out a first-level fire attribute magic core from his belt, Raven felt a little pain in his body for a moment.
The price of a Red Mist Fruit is between six and eleven silver coins. The two Red Mist Fruits only have more than thirty fruits in total, which is worth a little more than three gold coins. The market price of a first-level magic core is between three and five gold coins.
No profit!
But it was an experiment after all. Raven gritted his teeth, crushed the magic core, and directed the escaped flame energy to one of the red mist fruits, preparing to conduct a control experiment.
When the energy was poured into it, the Red Mist Fruit plant, which was originally only one foot tall, grew to a foot and a half tall as if it had blown air. The purple leaves also turned fiery red, and the fruits hanging on the branches began to grow. It was originally only as big as a pinky fingernail, but gradually expanded to the size of a grape, and its color became so red that it looked like it was burning!
Looking at the plant next to him, if he hadn't watched them being sent together, Raven would have thought they were two completely different magic plants.
And now less than one-tenth of the energy in a magic core has been used!
Absorbing the remaining energy into his body, Raven did the same to the green peach next to him, and it also showed its desire:
"Meat~meat~meat~"
In the context of occultism, "meat" can have two interpretations, one is the element of life, and the other is the element of blood, both of which are directly related to flesh and blood.
Raven weighed it a little and decided to try each one.
Through the strengthening of different elements, the two green peach plants have undergone completely different changes.
The thing that was infused with life elements became stronger, growing from a potted plant into a dwarf tree. The fruit also became extremely moist, so ripe that it seemed like it would explode at any time, like a green jade carving. Shining and moist, you can smell the fragrant aroma with just one sniff.
The Bigen Green Peach that was infused with bloody elements underwent a strange transformation. It fell to the ground like a vine, and its leaves became as black and soft as a rotten banana, except that the fruit grew from the size of a walnut. It became the size of a fist, dark and shiny, and looked like both a mangosteen and a black plum.
At this time, the three mature magic plants, including the Red Mist Fruit, no longer had words appearing on them, but observing the past, Raven could feel the sense of satisfaction emanating from each of them.
It seems like everything was successful?
Leiwen wasn't sure for a while, and he didn't want to test the medicine himself.
God knows what will happen if you eat it.
But fortunately, there are professionals in the territory.
Leaven opened the door to the secret room and gave a few instructions. Not long after, a dry old man came to the secret room. It was the alchemist whom Raven had "invited" from Meng En City before. Teacher Bucky.
He didn't have a good impression of Raven to begin with, especially after coming to Eagle Town.
Even though Raven was nice to him, he didn't use his savings, and even built an alchemy shop for him in Eagle Town.
Because he is somewhat jealous of Raven.
The so-called alchemist is actually a magician who cannot get in.
They have awakened their magic talents and can meditate and accumulate magic power, but they cannot release even the lowest level of magic. They can only engage in magic potion refining work through their sensitivity to magic power.
Just like buying a car but not having a driver's license, you and the eunuch have the same problem.
But Raven, obviously a gangster that Bucky watched grow up, turned out to be a baron and a magician!
This is simply a blasphemy to his image of a mage!
So when he was summoned by Volaf, he made up his mind. No matter what Raven asked him, he must control his posture and let Raven know - even if your magic power grows fast , I am already a second-level magician, but I have a specialization in the art, so I have to respect the seniors!
As soon as he entered the door, his eyes were straightened, staring at the enhanced red mist fruit without blinking.
Raven stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "Bucky?"
"Ah!" Bucky came back to his senses and tried to take the stand: "Baron Raven, please invite me. Do you want me to see this red mist fruit?”
Leaven nodded: “I used some tricks. , As a result, this Red Mist Fruit has become what it is now. Can you see if it can still be used?”
According to Bucky’s expectation, he should shirk it at this time and let Raven take the initiative to give it to him. Gold coins, but he has been in the industry for decades and has never seen a Red Mist Fruit growing so perfectly!
It was like a glutton seeing delicious food, a pervert seeing a beautiful woman, Brother Kun seeing basketball, and they couldn't suppress their inner excitement at all.
His legs involuntarily walked forward, observed carefully, held his hands in vain, and praised repeatedly: "Okay, great! The condition of this red mist fruit is simply perfect! Look at the leaves, look at the fruit, my God... Is this grown from the blood of the dragon?”
“Baron Raven, can I pick one off and study it carefully?”
Leaven said with a smile: "Please."
Bucky carefully picked off a fruit, first took out a magnifying glass to look at the lines on it carefully, then took a deep sniff, then put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, his eyes became brighter and brighter: "Perfect... so perfect Perfect! ”
“It doesn’t have the astringency and strange smell of ordinary red mist fruits, and it contains very rich energy. If you use it to refine healing potions, the effect can be increased by at least 50%!”
What Raven is most concerned about is not this: "What if it is made into 'Red Mist Tea'?"
"That would be such a waste!" Bucky was a little excited: "Red Mist Fruit of this quality" , even the Mages Guild will buy it at a high price!"
"But...if it is made red! Compared with similar products on the market, Mist-flavored tea is completely rubbish. It costs at least one gold coin, no, three gold coins per cup!”
This enhanced red mist fruit is enough. A total of twenty-six fruits were produced. If three gold coins were sold each, seventy-eight gold coins would be sold.
The cost is only one-tenth of a fire attribute magic core!
A fire attribute magic core can be exchanged for 780 gold coins, and this does not include its subsequent growth cycle!
Lei Wen's face showed joy, as if he had seen a golden future: "Look at these two again!"
Baki was still immersed in the Red Mist Fruit, but when he heard this The words were somewhat impatient, but when I saw two green peach trees, , and almost jumped up in shock: "Baron Raven, Magician Raven, where did you get so many top quality products!?"
"Especially this mutant strain! This is something that is rare and rare. Please! ”
Can you meet but cannot ask for it?
Raven's expression was a little weird. Give me a bloody magic core and I can make ten of these things!
Under Bucky's narration, Raven learned that the medicinal properties of the Beacon Green Peach strengthened with the Life Magic Core have been greatly improved. If directly applied, it can guarantee that a person will not feel hungry for five days.
The so-called "mutant" strengthened with the bloody magic core can not only be used to prepare the bloody knight's upgrade potion, but is also one of the main raw materials for the god-given potion. The price of each pill , all cost more than a hundred gold coins, and they are priceless but not marketable!
Speaking of excitement, Bucky even forgot the purpose of coming, and took the initiative to beg Raven to let him sell these magic plants to him at a high price.
Although Bucky cannot refine the god-given potion, if he can use these magic plants to refine high-quality potions, he will definitely become famous in the circle of alchemists!
Bucky the master alchemist! It all sounds so wonderful.
This made Raven dumbfounded. Finally, he told Bucky that these things could be provided to him, but the condition was that he must teach Raven alchemy.
Bucky did not hesitate and immediately agreed, then happily left with the three magic plants in his arms.
Raven was not in a hurry to ask Bucky for advice on alchemy, but turned around and continued to study magic plants.
After detailed observation, Raven discovered that, perhaps due to the parent problem, even the magic plant seeds were full of rotten soul essence. After extracting them, the activity of these seeds was significantly higher. , and also released its own demand fluctuations.
For the next period of time, Raven stayed in the secret room almost endlessly. Every time he completed the requirements for these seeds, he could see their changes with the naked eye.
From the soil, to the water source, to the magic concentration, the needs of the two magic plants are different at each stage. Raven clearly recorded them in order to prepare for others when he is not around. These processes can also be completed step by step.
Except for extracting the rotten soul essence, there is no step that requires Raven to do it himself.
In the blink of an eye, eight days have passed and the seeds have been planted in the tray full of soil. Now they have begun to take root and sprout, and the first leaves have grown!
“It’s done!” Raven pursed his lips, feeling relieved and happy in his heart.
According to the information on Deep Blue, it takes at least a month for first-level magic plants to sprout from planting to germination, but it has only been eight days now, and both types of magic plants have sprouted.
In other words, after extracting the rotten soul essence and cultivating it strictly according to its needs, its growth rate has increased by more than three times!
The red mist fruit takes less than two months to mature, and will bear fruit once a month thereafter.
Beacon green peaches take about three months to mature, and can be harvested every month.
Taking only the red mist fruit as an example, the monthly profit per plant is about eighty gold coins. Two hundred, that is a profit of sixteen thousand gold coins!
What is a money tree? This is called a money tree!
Leaven happily said to himself: "Magic is indeed the primary productive force in this world!"
The next thing to do is to choose a field and plant these magic plants. Transplant it in and find someone to take care of it.
There is no need to rush this step, just complete it within ten days.
Raven yawned, returned to his bedroom, and fell asleep.
When he got up and looked in the mirror the next day, Raven himself smiled.
Before entering the secret room, he was Chen Kun, and after coming out, he became Hu Jun.
While shaving, Petty opened the door and walked in timidly: "Lord Baron, two letters of greeting have arrived."
Leaven was stunned for a moment, it was No. At the peak of the reconstruction of Duxing Province, the nobles were busy licking their wounds and re-developing. I wonder who still has the heart to visit him?
“Read.”
Patty nodded and read the contents of the greeting card.
The formats are very similar, and apart from all the nonsense, the fundamental purpose is the same, they all want priority in the supply of granite.
After all, the supply of granite is limited and cannot be bought with money. It has almost become a status symbol. Now on Denise’s side, people who order granite It has been scheduled until next year. It is not that no one has asked Raven to come here, but he has rejected them all.
But this time, the name of the letter writer made Raven a little more interested.
They are Hyde, the newly promoted Viscount of the Slater family and the youngest son of Earl Tyrone, and Guldan, the heir to the Fox family and the eldest son of the Earl of Montreal.
The time is five days later.
“Haha, if you really want to sleep, someone will give you a pillow.”
Raven smiled and scraped off the foam on his chin, turned around and pinched Petty’s face:
“You are really my lucky star!”
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(End of this chapter)