Chapter 136: Expensive Research (Part 2)
Originally, Salin thought he could master the principle of this magic pattern through continuous practice, but he did not expect that the energy consumed by the blue current exceeded his imagination.
I'm afraid that only Alchemy City can support such consumption. Salin's financial resources are limited, so it is impossible to use this stupid method to study the secret of lightning.
In less than a second, he invested more than 2,000 gold coins. This kind of spending money may be the fastest ever, faster than throwing it into water with gold coins.
The standard gold coins of the Empire weigh 12 grams, and two thousand gold coins are only more than twenty kilograms. Salin didn't feel so happy to throw out more than twenty kilograms of gold coins.
A sizzling sound rang out, and the blue current on the surface of the demon hunting spider's body disappeared, and black smoke came out. Salin immediately used cleaning techniques to clean the demon hunting spider and held it in his hand to observe.
The core position of the demon hunting spider is a crystal, which contains the spiritual imprint of Salin, which is used to direct the action of the puppet. When the blue current appears, Salin's spiritual imprint is not affected. This magic was partially successful. At least after adding the magic pattern of the Thunder Dragon, Salin's mental power was not damaged.
The problem is that the blue current on the demon hunting spider is too weak. Even if you really hit Salin, it will not cause any damage to Salin. Salin does not even have to support a magic shield, and can withstand this level of current attack.
This is the value of this experiment. Salin knew that he could continue to experiment and would definitely be able to find results.
It seems that you need to have your own magic tower. Without the magic tower, the consumption of these experiments is too terrifying. Salin feels that even if he has a nine-level magic tower and becomes a level nine magician, he will be unable to afford to study this.
Continuous research requires continuous consumption of magic cores. Even if Salin has so much money, he has no place to buy so many high-level magic cores.
The reason why advanced magic cores are precious is not because their attributes are many times higher than intermediate magic cores and low-level magic cores, but because this thing has limited output. The high-level magic monsters that can be hunted every year are basically in the sea. The high-level magic monsters on land are either difficult to deal with or are almost extinct by humans. Although the Meers Continent is vast, the power of humans is too great and the destructive power is too amazing.
The rise of every city represents the extinction of creatures in a region.
If a noble in a territory discovers a monster, he will definitely organize soldiers to hire magicians to kill the monster. In addition to obtaining financial benefits, he can also protect his subordinates from the threat of the monster.
This is how the monsters on the Meers continent gradually disappeared. Except for some places where the environment is harsh and humans are unwilling to go, if there are other places where monsters appear, mercenaries and adventurers will flock to them.
For gold coins, a swordsman can risk hunting creatures, traps, poisons, and alchemy weapons that exceed one or two levels, and do everything he wants.
The magical ability of the monster is limited, and what remains is the power of the minions. How can it be compared to the armor and weapons created by the swordsmen?
Therefore, high-level magic cores are not bought and sold with gold coins, and they have to be exchanged with the materials needed by the magician. Occasionally, someone is short of money and will auction the high-level magic cores through gold coins settlement. The price of this magic core is dozens or even hundreds of times more than the actual value.
The Alchemy City is rich because it guards the sea and has warships that can resist the clouds.
By controlling the ocean, you can get benefits in the ocean. The number of monsters in the ocean has never decreased, and human activities have not affected the monsters in the ocean. Moreover, the area of the ocean is countless times larger than that of land, and the number of monsters is more than the population of the entire Meles Continent.
Salin finally understood why Alchemy City could stand for thousands of years. Now he has to do the same thing, establish a harbor, a fleet, control the nearby ocean, and then organize manpower to obtain magic resources in the ocean.
But Salin felt that this approach was still a bit inappropriate. What if the resources in the ocean were also used up by humans? Will human power become weaker and weaker at that time?
In ancient times, there were countless magic materials on the Meers Continent, and no one would have any material difficulties in practicing. In today's continent, only a few magicians can have conditions like Rex, and the rest of them often cannot reach the stage of a magician before their lifespan is exhausted.
Rex wanted everyone to understand the mystery of magic, but in practice, there would be as many people who would eventually become magicians as they are now, because the Meers continent can only provide so many magicians.
But this thought just flashed through Salin's mind, and he did not consider it deeply. No matter what the future holds, it is impossible for him to give up his magical path.
If he can become a magician like Rafal in the future, he can create a world and cultivate countless monsters in that world. Maybe that is what Rafal wants to do?
What a person wants to get must pay the same price. This sentence makes sense. The magician has gained the power of magic and countless knowledge, and the price is to gradually turn the Meers continent into a barren land. Sooner or later, the Meers continent will become that semi-plane-like place without any vitality.
The Demon Hunting Spider released a blue current and was damaged a little. Fortunately, the magic pattern refined by Aini's parents was high enough, and this time the main structure of the Demon Hunting Spider did not damage the natural magic pattern in the spider's shell. The natural magic pattern in the spider's shell still did not change.
But Salin can no longer conduct the second experiment. If you experiment again, the demon hunting spider will be really destroyed. Although this current cannot attack the enemy, it can affect the elemental structure. The most precious thing about the demon hunting spider is its stable structure and its ability to repair itself.
"Master, the Thunder Dragon is gone." Naris's excited voice came, and Salin immediately rushed to the control cabin. The magic image in the magic circle was dark, and only the silver light left by the Thunder Dragon in the cave came over, and you could see the scenery near the entrance of the cave.
"How long has the Thunder Dragon been gone?" Salin didn't see when the Thunder Dragon left, so he didn't dare to enter the cave immediately. If this guy suddenly came back and blocked himself, he would have no way to escape again.
"Just leaving."
"Wait a little longer." Salin didn't want to take risks. Although this kind of monster had no wisdom, there were still some tricks to survive. No one could guarantee whether the Thunder Dragon had made a deceptive move and was ambushing nearby.
I have only been in the alchemy ship for less than two days. The thunder dragon should have been very full when I came back from hunting last time. Warcraft is different from ordinary animals. I will not be hungry for three or five days when I eat at one time.
In extreme cases, some insect-like monsters can even avoid eating for one or two years. The alchemy ship Salin is now in comes from the shell of the turtle. The turtle is also a monster that can avoid eating for one or two years. No one knows the characteristics of the thunder dragon.
"Master, the power of this thunder dragon is so powerful that it will definitely eat frequently." Neris bewitched Salin. She had a special feeling that the thunder dragon had indeed left, not ambushing in the dark. This was her demonic instinct.
"How did you know?" Salin didn't believe in instinct, he believed in reasoning.
Of course, Neris knew Salin's personality. She smiled and said to Salin: "The more you are, the more you eat, you will know when you look at Shika."
Salin was choked by Neris's answer, but he thought it was reasonable. There were no creatures nearby where the Thunder Dragon lived, either scared away by it or eaten by it. This guy has a big appetite, and Neris said it makes sense.
Sika has great power, comparable to Neris. Sika's three meals a day are indispensable. If you eat less, it will affect Sika's mood and combat effectiveness.
Most of the monsters on land are like this, so the thunder dragon is the same.
"Wait for another hour, if the thunder dragon really goes out to hunt, that hour will leave very far, and it will not be able to come back immediately."
"Okay." Nelis pursed her lips and didn't argue with Salin. Anyway, the Thunder Dragon will come back in a short time.
The two of them stared at the magical images in the magic circle. The edge of the dark hole was flashing with silver light. Even without the help of magic, they would see a small highlight one mile away.
"It can penetrate the dark light, and this color is the same as the color on the body of the thunder dragon. I read the notes that the mucus secreted by the thunder dragon is this attribute." Six third-level magicians stopped meditation and practice, and also came to the magic circle, looking at the magic images inside the circle.
The cave where the thunder dragon enters and leaves is more than two meters wide. When the thunder dragon enters and leaves, its body will inevitably touch the stone wall. Over time, this bond will seep into the stone wall.
"Is this thing valuable?" Salin asked a key question.
"It's very valuable. A hard block of mucus the size of a nail can be replaced with more than a dozen advanced magic cores."
"Oh? Why is it so valuable? What special attributes do it have?"
The magicians on Srieg Island did not hide Salin. Salin was Jason's student. In their eyes, Salin was his own person.
It turns out that the thunder dragon has never been captured alive, but the magicians can obtain the remains of the thunder dragon. These remains are generally hunted by humans tens of thousands of years ago. The bones of the thunder dragon are not as resistant as other monsters. They usually start to decay in three to five hundred years.
However, the skin of the Thunder Dragon will be petrified after death. There is a thin layer of hard secretions condensed on the surface of the Thunder Dragon skin in the petrified state. This substance has unique attributes. Adding it to any kind of magic equipment can immediately improve the stability of the magic equipment and make it easier to refine magic equipment.
"Magic stabilization potion?" Salin remembered this kind of thing. Many alchemists are also masters of magic potion, and can use advanced magic potions to improve the efficiency of alchemy.
"No, it's a solidification and stabilization potion." A magician explained to Salin.
The price of solidification and stability agents is ridiculously high because there is a material in this agent, which is the hard block condensed from the secretions on the remains of the thunder dragon. Humans can no longer hunt thunder dragons, so this thing can be used less. The remains of the thunder dragons are all in the deep sea. With the power of humans, they cannot dive into such a deep water to explore.
Chapter completed!