Chapter 1808: Chapter 596: The Last Tranquility Before the Stormrage (Part 3)
“Nonsense! Even if someone else climbs to your position, they might not do better than you.” Andulan’s old man always thought his family’s problems smelled better than others, so he would never agree with this self-pitying perspective.
“What about Gortani and the others? What about the second and third sons? And the Giant Chieftain Deseli, damn it! They’re all stuck in the Southwest Province, and I can’t contact a single one of them!” Liu Shock was getting a headache.
“They won’t die, will they? That’s all that matters, right?” said the old man with none of a monk’s grace. “Solve one matter at a time, and in the end, just go snatch them back!”
“Makes sense!” Liu Shock felt relieved, yes indeed, Mourinho wouldn’t slaughter Nini and the others, so why worry about not getting them back?
Just as his heart relaxed, Liu Shock decided to check out the spoils, and he got frightened all over again.
This trip to the Silk Continent was quite the adventure for Florence, and who knows what sort of repercussions it might bring in the future, but the rewards certainly matched the risks. The wealth of Flower Court was something no Aegeanian mercenary group could hope to rival. This private army possessed not only vast amounts of gold and silver but also gathered a massive amount of elixirs from Cloud Mist Mountain. This Divine Beast Association, primarily composed of members of the Flower Court, had superior conditions in cultivating herbs compared to the general alchemists of the Silk Continent, leading to their elixirs being both numerous and highly effective.
“Nine Palace Jade Dew Pills.” Xiao Kong picked up a jade bottle and offered it enthusiastically to the old man, “Father, look! See, Father! So many Third-Turn Golden Elixirs, each one can replenish fifty percent of mana, top-notch elixirs!”
A hundred boxes, lined with luxurious brocade, were carried into the Overlord’s hall by towering Antelope Warriors and neatly stacked in front of Old Liu, forming a precise little mountain.
Each box was neatly filled with hundreds of jade bottles, their surfaces decorated with exquisite designs of mercury clouds and text, their radiant luster mesmerizing.
“And this!” Xiao Kong shook open an enormous dog hide rug, “This is the Golden Wound Ointment made from ‘Hundred-Year Seven-Ear Calamus,’ used for stopping bleeding and promoting healing, and it can prevent flesh ulcers!”
Liu Shock and Elder Andulan, accompanied by the Green Party monks, inspected each item, occasionally picking up a type of elixir to smell its fragrance.
The gold and silver treasures were mere external possessions; the Silk Elixirs were the currently most urgently needed strategic resources for Florence.
The elixir culture of the Silk Continent truly left every Aegeanian in awe. The elixirs confiscated in the raids covered six major types for internal and external use: mana replenishment, hemostasis, detoxification, fracture recovery, wound cleansing, and energizing. There were also tons of semi-processed medicinal materials!
Just as the Silk Continent’s magical alchemy materials are severely scarce, so too are herbal resources on the Aegean Continent. A clever housewife can’t cook without rice, right? Previously, there was no way around it due to lack of raw materials, but now with these semi-processed materials, Ascetic Monks and Buddhist Giants can finally show off their skills.
“I gave each of those Great Magic Tutors a batch of elixirs to send them away happily,” Elder Andulan chuckled, “Why don’t I feel any heartache over it? Supposedly, these elixirs are no different from the ‘Spring of Elements’!”
“We robbed the right place! First, distribute a basic quota of these elixirs, then inventory, account, and store the rest!” Liu Shock nodded and smiled as he looked at all the officers, “I’m honored to inform you all, you’ve become the first batch of pill-popping squads in the Aegean Continent.”
Everyone burst out laughing; the term pill-popping sounded a bit odd.
“Be mindful of saving them, Lampard, come here for a moment.” Liu Shock called the leader of the Phantom Beast group over and took out a jade bottle to toss to him. “Find a dog’s tail grass, dip it, and don’t exceed six drops.”
“Boss, what’s this stuff?” Lampard curiously examined the jade bottle in his hand.
“Thousand-year Jade Bell Milk.” Yitiao sneered from the side, “Great stuff! It flows through the blood, opening the meridians. Congratulations, Lanlan, you’re about to become a master of finger beams.”
“Seriously?” Lampard’s eyes lit up. Even though a Holy Knight must always maintain a knightly demeanor, the idea of immediately gaining finger beams could sway even the most devout. From his studies with the Tenth Prince, Lampard had already obtained the finger beam training method, but without ten years of persistent effort, he could forget about mastering it.
“Don’t get too excited yet. I can let you quickly gain six-finger beams, but I can’t make your Dou Qi rise as well,” Liu Shock said solemnly to the Golden Dragon Knight. “Every shortcut has its drawbacks! Even if you have six-finger beams, how many times can you release a six-finger volley with your Dou Qi? What level of six-finger beams can you release? If shortcuts could create masters, where would talented hard workers stand?”
“I get it, Boss. I’ll practice my Dou Qi harder in the future!” Lampard spoke humbly, but couldn’t hide the ecstatic joy of sudden success on his face. This text is hosted at noⅴelfire.net
Compared to sword beams, finger beams had the advantage of instant release. Even a one-finger beam blade would keep Lampard too excited to sleep! A lack of Dou Qi—who cares? Aren’t there elixirs? Aren’t there the Spring of Elements? Use more as needed!