"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded—"
Following the Supreme Priest's opening, the priests present stopped their discussions.
The Supreme Priest's pure white tall hat swayed slightly, his gaze fixed on Water Priest Cidine, who was presiding over the meeting.
He faintly detected the hesitation in the other party's final words.
"What's wrong, Cidine? Is there anything else to add?" the Supreme Priest asked in a calm voice.
"No," Water Priest Cidine shook his head, a barely perceptible hesitation flashing across his earthy, gaunt cheek. He actually had a piece of information about the "Fusion Potion" in his hand, but he felt it wasn't suitable to bring it out now.
The matter of the "Fusion Potion" was of great importance.
He hadn't had any contact with the young man who refined this potion, so he knew nothing about the other party's personality, thoughts, etc. Water Priest Cidine felt it wouldn't be too late to bring out this information after the young man arrived at the Slane Theocracy; perhaps he could even judge some things from the other party's reaction.
Bringing it up at the meeting now would only lead to useless arguments.
Suppressing the thoughts in his heart.
Water Priest Cidine continued calmly with the next agenda item: "According to current information, the 'Free Will' team is staying in the Abelion Hills. We need to dispatch personnel to the Hills."
"Does anyone have suitable personnel to recommend?"
Among the priests present, some also noticed Water Priest Cidine's abnormality but didn't ask. Since he didn't mention it, Water Priest Cidine naturally had his own considerations. The old fellows present all trusted his judgment.
"Currently, only the 'Sunlight Scripture' team and Clementine have had contact with 'Free Will'."
"No, they caused significant losses to the nation. If they accept such an important task again, in case something goes wrong—"
"It's not impossible."
"Contacting familiar people makes it easier to bridge the distance. After all, both sides experienced the disaster caused by the Undead together."
"To atone for their mistakes, the new 'Sunlight Scripture' Captain should do their best to complete this mission, and it can also test their abilities."
"Clementine will be used as a non-essential last resort."
Mid-month, May 1st.
Seven days had passed since the last time he raised the Lord of Sanctity and the Lord of Depravity to max level.
It had also been almost a month since the end of the Hills incident.
Deep within the mountain range south of the Hills.
The massive golden Dragon lay on the ground, its Dragon's Might constantly being released, causing the deep valley to be devoid of even the slightest insect chirping, eerily silent.
Minori stood beside the golden Dragon, constantly researching the Dragon's body, his eyes covered by a faint blue magical light, observing carefully.
"This is getting more and more interesting."
Minori muttered softly to himself, occasionally observing the detailed scales on the Dragon's body, and even swinging his Magic Greatsword at the Dragon's body, creating some wounds for observation.
After observing some details.
Minori pondered for a moment, then raised his arm and waved towards the empty space next to him.
In an instant.
A Dragon corpse of similar size appeared in the empty space next to him. This was the body of the Ancient Fire Dragon he had killed earlier.
Minori observed this Fire Dragon's body as well, comparing it to the golden Dragon's body.
"Based on the comparison results, the two are exactly the same."
"After Dragonkin Radong transforms, he seems to be no different from a real Dragon. This is not an ordinary transformation, it's more like he is inherently a Dragon, and he's just returning to his original form."
Minori reached out and pressed on the Ancient Red Dragon's body, thinking as he did so, and with a thought, he put it back into his inventory.
He himself possessed magic that could transform him into other beasts or magic monsters, which was the Wild Transformation of the Forest Priest.
However, although this transformation was similar in appearance and possessed some of the abilities of the transformed magic monster or beast, the essence of the caster did not change.
"It's somewhat similar to 'Wild Transformation,' no, it should be a more advanced technique."
Minori pondered.
The prerequisite for using a technique like "Wild Transformation" is that one must be a Faith System Magic Chanter, while Dragonkin Radong's profession structure is entirely that of a Monk.
"This 'True Dragon King's Heart' can be called an alchemical magic item."
"Seriously."
"Based solely on the results, the transformation effect is perfect. Why did the Eight Greed Kings and Dragonkin Radong think this was a failed experiment?"
"Just because they couldn't become stronger?"
Minori shook his head.
The purpose of the Eight Greed Kings was to gain the power of 'Primal Magic' by studying the True Dragon King's body.
Dragonkin Radong, on the other hand, wanted to become stronger. Neither side achieved their ultimate goal, so it could be considered a failure.
"Dragonkin Radong's situation is somewhat similar to Verdant."
"One is stuck at level 50 after transforming with the help of the True Dragon King's heart, while the other is stuck at level 28 with the help of the Forest Wise King's power."
Minori chuckled in a mocking tone, then his eyes suddenly widened as he thought of something.
Levels 28 and 50.
For the races of the Otherworld, these are bottlenecks of different difficulties, especially level 50. Even for the Dragon race, it seems to be a difficult realm to cross!
The Dragon race has a total of 6 racial levels!
Juvenile 10Lv, Young 10Lv, Adult 10Lv, Elderly 10Lv, Elder 5Lv, Ancient 5Lv.
Their racial level alone reaches level 50. Calculated according to the corresponding professions, six racial levels consist of 4 intermediate professions,
and two advanced professions.
With this level of racial and professional structure alone, it's no wonder the Dragon race is the most powerful race in the Otherworld!
"So, even within the Dragon race, those who can break through level 50 and possess the title of 'Dragon King' are extremely rare."
"Whether it's the Ancient Fire Dragon, the Frost Dragon King, or even the Dragon King councilors of the council nation, their levels are below 50."
Thinking this way, Minori suddenly felt that, besides Players, the situation of Dragonkin Radong being unable to break through level 50 was quite normal.
"For a Dragon King to master 'Primal Magic,' the most basic condition is to exceed level 50, and only then can they consider professions."
"Speaking of which, what kind of professions should these Dragon Kings acquire by breaking through the racial limit of level 50 on their own?"
This question suddenly popped into Minori's mind, and then he shook his head, temporarily pushing this meaningless question to the back of his mind.
"The next experiment—"
Minori's gaze fell on the golden Dragon: "Release transformation."
"Roar."
The golden Dragon let out a low roar, its entire body visibly shrinking, and in a few breaths, it returned to its Dragonkin form.
He calmly walked in front of the other party.
Minori swung his palm, hitting Dragonkin Radong heavily on the back of his neck, knocking him unconscious.
"Swish!"
He swung his Magic Greatsword towards the other party's chest.
Crack—hiss!
The scales on the chest were easily cut open, and blood spurted out from the chest.
The intense pain caused Dragonkin Radong to let out a painful groan uncontrollably, even while unconscious.
Looking at the constantly bleeding wound.
Minori skillfully took out two bottles of Regeneration Potion, one he stuffed into the other party's mouth, and the other he inserted into the other party's opened chest.
Dragonkin Radong's physique was already strong; even with his chest cut open, it wasn't enough to endanger his life. The "Regeneration Potion" was mainly to prevent excessive blood loss.
Looking at the heart in the opened chest, which was covered with silver spiderweb-like patterns and had melting gold-like magical symbols flowing on its surface.
Minori expressionlessly reached out his hand, probed into the other party's chest, and gently grasped this heart.
"Hmm—"
Dragonkin Radong's body twitched a few times uncontrollably.
"Time: 1 minute. Conducting the 12th experiment."
Minori pressed the pocket watch hanging on his wrist, while his other hand carefully held the still beating, peculiar heart.
He injected a trace of magic power.
With a "thump."
The heart beat powerfully.
"There is no effect when driven solely by magic power, and at the same time, I feel an extremely strong energy that repels magic power."
"Since it repels—"
This result had been tested several times and was basically confirmed. Today, he planned to adopt a new method. His other hand reached out into the void.
The "Fusion Potion" appeared in his hand. He opened the stopper of the potion bottle with one hand.
Minori picked up the potion and prepared to pour it into his own mouth, but stopped the next moment. After thinking, he poured the "Fusion Potion" into Dragonkin Radong's mouth.
Continue to inject magic power!
The True Dragon King's Heart suddenly released a power.
Buzz—a faint golden light enveloped both Minori and Dragonkin Radong. Minori's pupils suddenly constricted.
"Roar!"
The massive figure of the golden Dragon reappeared, letting out a terrifying roar on the spot, while Minori disappeared along with it.
Abelion Hills.
Enri rode on Kuro, running across the desolate wilderness.
During this time, following Go Gin and the Beast General to clear the remaining Undead in the Hills had taught her many things.
"Kuro, the Demi-humans reported that someone is looking for Captain. I wonder who it is."
Enri half-lay on Kuro's back, gripping the bone chain with one hand, and gently resting the other hand on the Kuro's neck, muttering softly:
"I haven't seen Captain for a long time either. I wonder what Captain is busy with."
"It should be a new potion, right? Captain really likes researching potions."
"Woof." Kuro let out a low bark in response.
The black figure ran through the desolate Hills, reaching the outer area. Soon, Enri saw several Humans facing off against a Demi-human team not far away.
Clementine, wearing a black cloak, stood with her arms crossed, bored, glancing at the Demi-humans nearby who were staring intently at them, a dangerous light flickering in the depths of her eyes.
"What are they plotting?"
"Annoying uncertain situation."
A trace of annoyance flashed across Clementine's face. She had already prepared to completely defect at any time during this period.
However, the mysterious red-robed mage who killed the Leader had remained silent, which didn't necessarily mean it was a good thing.
The other party possessed information about her collusion with [Zurrernorn]. Not using it now, on the contrary, meant that the other party might be plotting something dangerous.
"Lady Clementine, our purpose this time is to 'invite.' Please remain restrained before the final outcome is certain."
A tall, silver-haired middle-aged man wearing the black uniform of the 'Sunlight Scripture' Captain and a short silver cape spoke softly and gently.
This person was the new 'Sunlight Scripture' Captain, Ian, who possessed the strength of a commander.
He had heard that Clementine had some personality issues. This was his first mission as Captain, after all.
"Heh, you're as long-winded as Nigun was," Clementine said impatiently, a dangerous look in her purple eyes.
Captain Ian gave a wry smile.
Thump!
Thump
The sound of rapid running approached both sides.
Enri rode Kuro from a distance and, after a brief negotiation with the Demi-human team, easily arrived in front of Clementine and the others.
"Is that Clementine?"
Enri's first glance fell on Clementine's familiar face. She had a deep impression of this woman who had a conflict with Captain.
She nimbly dismounted from Kuro.
Enri raised her hand to tuck her chestnut-brown hair behind her ear, her arms showing faint, clear muscle lines, and strode forward.
"Slane Theocracy gentlemen?" Enri asked uncertainly.
"Hello, Enri. I am Ian, the Captain of the 'Sunlight Scripture'."
Captain Ian's face showed a gentle and bright smile as he stepped forward to introduce himself, while also observing the powerful young girl before him, who was rumored to have killed a Soul Eater with a single sword strike.
Huh?
She was completely different from the image he had imagined in his mind.
Was it a misconception?
Captain Ian felt that Enri in front of him seemed very weak, or perhaps the rumors were incorrect.
"Ah, I remember the previous Captain was Mr. Nigen, right?" Enri was a little surprised upon hearing the introduction: "Could it be..."
"Captain Nigun was seriously injured and is currently recuperating, so I have taken over as the new Captain."
Ian explained simply, as he couldn't say that the former Captain was removed from his position due to a serious mistake.
"Oh, I see." Enri felt a little embarrassed. Due to rushing here and the hot weather, sweat was dripping down her cheeks onto her collarbone:
"I'm not sure about our Captain's whereabouts at the moment."
"Mr. Minori is not in the Hills?" Captain Ian was startled.
If Team Leader Minori wasn't in the Hills, things would become troublesome, and the mission would likely not be completed in a short time.
"No, our Captain likes to research various potions, and the Hills are so big, it's difficult to find Captain right away," Enri explained.
"We have something important we want to see Mr. Minori about," Captain Ian said softly with a smile, feeling relieved.
"In that case, I'll take you to Miss Verdant first, and then we can figure out how to notify Captain," Enri became serious upon hearing that it was something important.
Clementine stood silently to the side, observing Enri, and finally pouted.