Chapter 244: One-time Poison Cloud Technique
That morning, the list of the fifth round of the competitive competition was announced, which immediately triggered a new round of heated discussion on the Skyhawk platform.
However, Raven did not participate in it. Instead, he left Eagle Town in a low-key manner and came to Annuo's Witch Academy.
After greeting Xiao Mo at the door, Raven walked through the courtyard and walked to a separate magic field at the back, where many magic plants about the height of a person's calf were being planted.
This is the magic-related incident that Raven needs to deal with.
Their shape is quite unique, like a snail planted in the ground, with only the neck extending out, and the two horizontal branches looking like snail eyes.
In addition to the shape, the color scheme is also impressive. The left side is lavender, and the right side is light green. They are clearly distinct, and the fruits produced are also two colors.
This is a first-order magic plant called "Twin Snake Face Fruit". Its growth cycle is about 3-5 years. It can produce two different fruits each time. The light green one is called "Snake head fruit", the lavender one is called "snake letter fruit".
Among them, the snake head fruit is the main material of the first-order magic potion "poisonous gel", while the snake head fruit can be used to refine the "primary antidote", which is more effective against the toxins of the snake head fruit.
Although the Magic Guild also sells this kind of magic plant, these 347 plants were not purchased from the Magic Guild, but were collected by Raven two years ago when he chased the locust-headed bees to the bloody highlands.
The reason why I chose to place them here instead of planting them next to the Eagle Castle like the Green Peach is because of their special nature - after all, the fruits of this magic plant are poisonous, and large-scale planting is likely to cause harm. Let’s make some small talk.
It’s better not to let the outside world find out.
The reason for planting this twin snake-faced fruit is related to Raven's planning and consideration of air power construction.
In this era, every country and every race has its own unique air power.
For example, the Cairns Empire mainly relies on hippogryphs; the Insa Empire prefers manticores; the Church of Light domesticates birds of paradise; the elves have Pegasus; the orcs have two-headed chimeras; the dwarves have steel balloons...
But most of the time, wars are still dominated by ground forces. Unless it is a war of national destruction, it is difficult to assemble large-scale air power.
So in addition to anti-air capabilities, the main function of the air force is to help ground forces establish advantages.
The first thing Raven thought of was throwing objects from high altitude.
As long as the height is high enough, even an egg can be lethal.
But unless there are thousands of scales, conventional weapons are not very effective.
In a short period of time, not to mention so many Wind Kings, even the same number of hippogryphs Raven could not be produced; even if they could be produced, they would not be able to raise them.
So Raven thought of a lethal potion, and it was a first-order potion that was easy to produce quickly.
The highly toxic gel made from snakehead fruit is one of them.
This kind of magic potion has a long shelf life and can be stored for at least 5 years after being made; it is also resistant to transportation, unlike the "blazing fire glue" of the same level, which is likely to explode with the slightest bump, even if it leaks out midway Leakage will not cause large-scale harm.
Moreover, the highly toxic gel has a wide sputtering range after it hits the ground. It is very lethal to ordinary soldiers wearing only cloth armor or no armor at all. It can also restrict units with armor, even if it cannot cause immediate death. , can also destroy the formation, create a large number of wounded, and put huge pressure on the opponent's logistics.
That's why Raven secretly began to grow double-headed snake fruit on a large scale.
With the strengthening of the Eye of Truth, the growth cycle of the Twin Snake Face Fruit was shortened to 8 months.
This batch is already the product of three seed productions and can be harvested in at most 2 months. Lei Wen is here to replenish the last batch of magic cores before they mature.
Tapping his fingers lightly on the center of his eyebrows, a silver light flashed in Lei Wen's eyes, and the Eyes of Truth were activated, with a hint of clarity flowing in his eyes: "This is really the case."
Actually, three times before Breeding, with each round of fruit growth to the end, the thirst for elements will grow further.
The first time, the elements in a first-order magic core were enough to supply 10 twin snake-faced fruit plants; the second time, it became 7 plants; the third time, there were only 3 plants.
Looking at it this time, the concentration of elements in the first-order magic core alone may not be able to meet the needs of this kind of magic plant.
This is a good thing.
Leaven is looking forward to the results of this enhancement.
To strengthen the double-headed snake-faced fruit, you need to use two magic cores with different attributes, namely rotten poison and blue wave.
With Raven's current mental strength, he was able to inject two elements into multiple magic plants at the same time when screening the rotted soul essence.
Under the pull of spiritual power, the elements escaping from the air poured into the twin snake-faced fruits crazily, and little bits of light spread from the roots of these magic plants.
The originally flat roots began to swell, and even part of them appeared on the surface. The roots were messy and knotted, but smooth and shiny. If you look closely, there are epileptic marks like snake scales.
On both sides of the plant, the fruits began to swell and deform.
"Is this...?" Recently, when Raven is bored, he always reads books. He has a certain impression of most magic plants and minerals, but he has no idea about this changed magic plant in his mind. A little concept.
He moved closer and carefully looked at and compared the magic plants before and after strengthening.
In addition to the stronger stems and roots of the strengthened twin snake-faced fruits, the most significant difference is the fruit.
The fruit before strengthening, whether it is the snake head fruit or the snake letter fruit, is in the shape of a ball. Even if it is mature, there will be thick mucus on the surface.
Especially the green snakehead fruit, which is quite toxic, so you need to wear special gloves when picking.
But after strengthening, the fruit not only becomes larger, but also has obvious distinction.
The snake head really turned into a triangular snake head, and even the vertical pupils were lifelike; the snake letter fruit became slender and bifurcated at the top, really like the letter spit out by a snake.
And the surface is dry and smooth, with no trace of mucus at all.
"It's true." Raven's lips curled up into a smile.
Having the experience of cultivating Beacon Green Peach and Congyun Kumquat, Raven has accumulated a lot of experience related to magic plants.
Now he is basically sure that the two-headed snake-faced fruit has returned to its ancestors after four rounds of strengthening.
So, what’s so special about it, is it just more toxic and has stronger detoxification capabilities?
With a handkerchief as a cushion, Raven gently picked off a snakehead fruit, and the tender stem connected to the fruit immediately curled back like a little snake.
I put it to the tip of my nose and sniffed it. There was no strange smell, only a faint smell of grass. Raven tentatively touched it with my fingers, but there was no burning sensation.
"The toxins are all condensed inside, so you can pick them with your bare hands?" If that's the case, it would be a bit sorry for Raven's efforts on it.
And there is another question, how to test its efficacy and use it to make a potion?
Or should we call Xiao Mo over and let him test the poison on himself?
Putting this unreliable idea behind him, Raven weighed the fruit in his hands and suddenly noticed something was wrong.
As he moved, the dark green inside the snakehead fruit showed obvious changes in light and shade, as if there was a thick smoke sealed in the glass ball.
Otherwise... try it?
Leaven stayed away from the magic field, raised his hand and threw the snake head fruit - nothing happened.
Fortunately, no one was around to see it. Raven coughed awkwardly, picked it up, and this time pointed it at a stone and smashed it hard.
The fruit hit the edge of the stone, cracks appeared on the surface, and exploded with a crack after falling to the ground!
In the blink of an eye, a radius of 3 meters was filled with dark green smoke. There were also sizzling sounds coming from the thick smoke.
It wasn’t until half an hour later that the thick cloud gradually dispersed.
Even though he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, he could still smell a sour and pungent smell when he approached. Raven's eyes even had the urge to shed tears. It was not until he ate a snake fruit that he could approach without any burden.
Looking at the ground again, the originally vibrant green grass has become scorched and withered. The ground is full of insect corpses. There are also some mice and earthworms that struggled to get out of the ground but failed to escape in the end. There are even a few that fell from the air. Innocent birds flying by.
"This power is no less than the first-level magic poison cloud technique." Lei Wen sighed in surprise: "Although the range is insufficient, but..."
But, one plant Twin snake-faced fruits can produce 4-7 snake-headed fruits every 8 months.
Now Lei Wen owns 347 twin snakehead fruit plants. If each plant produces 5.5 snakehead fruits each time, on average, it can produce nearly 2,900 snakehead fruits every year!
This is 2900 one-time poison cloud techniques!
Indeed, the cost of each fruit, including the magic core, is about 50-70 silver coins, which is not cheaper than an iron long sword.
You can hire a magician to perform magic once, but the price is far more than this!
And the snake letter fruit that grows at the same time can also resist the poison of the snake head fruit - the magic of the mage cannot distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
Not to mention, an atavistic snake head fruit is enough to cover a 3-meter radius in 360 degrees without blind spots. Even an iron can wearing full plate armor will burn its eyes and respiratory tract.
Who needs poisonous gel when you have it! ?
Leaven clenched his fist and began to crush the magic core. He wanted to strengthen all the twin snake-faced fruits in the magic field today!
At the same time, Eric, who had seen the new round of rosters, returned to the military camp.
He gave an order to his soldiers not to let anyone disturb him even if the sky fell. Then he got into the camp and took out a dark object from his pocket.
When placed on the table, the four legs of the wooden round table splayed out obviously, making an overwhelming creaking sound. This thing was obviously very heavy.
It is a piece of metal sheet the size of a palm and as thick as a gold coin. The surface is uneven, like a fragment of an iron pot that has been used for a long time and was left in the wild to be exposed to wind and rain.
But if you look closely, you will find that this piece of metal has distinct layers, as if it were dozens of layers pressed together, and the texture of each layer is different. It is difficult to imagine how it is attached. put together.
This is the third-level magic ore "Magic Iron".
Even if the equipment is made of ordinary steel, as long as an appropriate amount of this material is added, its properties can be greatly improved and it can bear third-level enchantment.
Therefore, this palm-sized piece alone is worth 5,700 gold coins!
Although Eric now has his own territory, which is not far from Eagle Town and is considered wealthy, his annual income is only about 80-110 gold coins.
This piece of magic-patterned fine iron is equivalent to the net revenue of his territory for more than 60 years!
And it is the necessary raw material for the steel fighting spirit to break through to the third level.
This is the most intuitive proof of the invisible barrier between knights and barons.
The Baron gritted his teeth and saved for seven, eight, or more than ten years, but he could always buy a piece of material, but the knight would never be able to do it on his own!
If Raven hadn't bought it for him, Eric would never have been able to break through to the third level in his life!
Eric took off his armor, leaving only a layer of underwear, and then sat on the cot, holding the piece of magic-patterned fine iron tightly in his hand.
If you want to break through to the third level, in addition to raising your fighting spirit to the second level and ten stars, there are three steps.
First, the corresponding elements in the breakthrough material are introduced into the body.
Secondly, use fighting energy to absorb the elements in this material.
Finally, take the initiative to extinguish the seeds of fighting spirit and re-light the fire with this new fighting spirit!
This process is undoubtedly extremely dangerous, but it is a difficulty that must be overcome.
Before meeting Raven, Eric never thought that he could advance to the second level in his life, let alone the third level.
So at this moment, there was no fear or hesitation in his heart, but only the courage to move forward.
If you succeed, you will truly become one of the few strong men in the Nord province, and compete with a group of Tier 3s for the championship of the competitive tournament.
Failure... is just back to the starting point!
Eric took a deep breath, and the fighting spirit around his body swelled. Silver light flashed, and crazily poured into his palms, cutting and grinding this piece of magic-patterned fine iron, absorbing the rich and heavy steel in it. element!
The elements flowed into Eric's wrist, and the sharp fighting spirit burst out, shredding his clothes, and propped up dense silver lines like hair under his skin, and continued to flow inward, They gathered together and dyed his entire palm silver.
Eric gritted his teeth and mobilized all his fighting spirit, biting the steel element crazily, integrating it with his own fighting spirit into one place!
The steel element spread to Eric's elbow, and then his shoulder, making Eric's arm seem to be made of steel.
This process is far more difficult than when advancing to the second level. Once the elements start to be absorbed, it is irreversible. If it stops midway, the best outcome is to become disabled from now on.
And if the affinity of the elements is not enough to allow the fighting spirit to quickly swallow the elements, then Eric will be counterattacked by the elements and become a metal statue!
The steel element continued to spread, and finally when it was approaching Eric's heart, it reached a balance with the efficiency of absorbing fighting energy and stopped spreading.
This level has finally passed.
As time passed, the sun set in the west, the moon rose and set again, until the morning light faded, Eric's skin returned to its previous color, and the magical iron in his hand turned into a ball of slag.
Next, is the final step.
Eric thought deeply and put all his energy into the fire under his lower abdomen. It was the source of fighting energy in a knight's body, binding all the vitality of a fighting energy user!
Clenching his teeth, Eric roared, and the fire in his belly suddenly stagnated, and then exploded.
Silver-colored steel fighting energy swelled up instantly, cutting the camp bed under him into fine powder, and then turned into a steel tornado, spreading outwards, cutting, and wrapping the entire camp!
The soldiers on duty outside the tent were shocked by this scene and instinctively fled outside. However, the swords and blades in their hands were sucked into it one after another, and they were cut as soon as they rushed into the tornado. Shattered and exploded into dust.
It wasn't until half an hour passed that Link, Simon, and even Volaf, who was on vacation, rushed over, that the steel tornado could stop.
Among the ruins, the ground was covered with a thick layer of metal debris.
In the middle of the debris, Eric, dressed in iron-colored clothing, sat on the ground, silent.
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