The storm outside the window is gradually fading, and the terrible hurricane begins to turn after hitting the mountains.
The wind speed weakened, but the rainfall became more and more bizarre. It seemed that after the strong wind that was enough to lift half of the South China Sea into the sky left, the water that was originally suspended in the sky fell back to the earth and ocean.
As if a meteorite had fallen, large chunks of water hit the ground and roof, causing the stone houses to shake slightly.
"This is……"
Inside the house, Hilliard squinted his eyes and took off his dry coat. He raised his hand, the golden source of light lit up, and then he slapped his palm on the wall of the house casually.
In an instant, the groaning house suddenly stopped shaking, and the sound of wind and rain outside became much smaller, as if there were several more walls and were weakened layer by layer.
"It's truly extraordinary."
Hilliard came to Ian's side. He leaned down and carefully observed the crystallized flesh and blood in the boy's hands. He couldn't help but praise from the bottom of his heart: "This is really good stuff. The source of the thymus of the second-level peak monster."
Fragment... Ian, how did you get it? If it weren't for a serious injury that was close to death, it would never be possible to knock out the thymus gland of a Warcraft!"
"Thymus?" Ian couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the teacher talking about the body of crystallized flesh and blood in his hand. He lowered his head, stared at the blue-red flesh and blood on the table, and exclaimed: "This is too big!"
The thymus is generally located below the thyroid gland. It is a fragile thin tissue. It is the earliest mature immune organ in most organisms. It is generally not very large. A thymus like the one in Ian's hand weighs at least several kilograms. Only the totem master can
Only giant monsters like Crocodile Dragon could be produced.
The main function of the thymus is to produce hormones and catalyze hematopoietic stem cells into primitive T cells (a type of immune cell), which is a very important part of the biological immune system.
"Is such that."
Ian considered the words and told Hilliard completely about how he went to the tower, fired the alchemy cannon with the help of the guards stationed in the city, and assisted Viscount Grant in repelling the crocodile dragon: "It won't be fatal, but I feel like that
The cannonball should have penetrated the lungs of the crocodile dragon."
"...will you aim and fire the artillery?"
After listening, Hilliard's expression became subtle.
He frowned, looked at Ian, and said incredulously: "Didn't you say that you never personally operated or repaired the alchemy cannon at Elder Puder's place?"
"This is your first actual operation, how dare you take risks!"
Is it difficult? It’s just aiming, igniting and firing, even monkeys can use it.
Although he thought so in his mind, Ian just said honestly: "Maybe I'm smarter and know it after seeing it?"
"You know it after seeing it. Once you use it, it's a unique skill. If you hit it, it's the ultimate skill. How can it be like those old bastards bragging?"
Shaking his head slightly, the old knight originally wanted to scold Ian.
This kid didn't even look at how much he weighed before he dared to fire a cannon and face a giant monster that was at the peak of its second level and had a high probability of being upgraded to its third level?
Saying he's not afraid of death is putting it mildly. He wasn't so courageous back then!
Although he was very angry, seeing Ian's well-behaved and sensible expression, his upright sitting posture, and his eyes looking at him expectantly, Hilliard couldn't be angry anymore and just sighed.
"Forget it, you win anyway."
He stretched out his hand and rubbed the boy's hair fiercely: "I guess you also know the consequences of your actions, you just make your own judgment."
"But remember, if the situation is really overwhelming, running away is the choice that really requires courage."
After the boy responded softly, Hilliard let go of his hand. He sat at the table and began to examine Ian's trophies in further detail.
"The Swamp Crocodile's immune system is extremely strong and can almost ignore most natural toxins and diseases. Its thymus hormone can induce the maturation of several different powerful immune cells, and is particularly effective against parasites and miasmas in tropical areas.
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While inspecting, Hilliard explained to Ian: "These are just the basics. When it reaches the second energy level and the Crocodile Dragon's thymus is transformed into a completely sublimated organ, it will gradually transform into the crystalline flesh and blood tissue in your hand.
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"At that time, it can not only regulate immunity, but also interact with the heart and transform the blood composition, so that it has a certain disinfection ability and can also greatly speed up wound healing."
"This crocodile dragon is close to the third energy level. His internal organs are condensing the 'phase element structure'. The phase structure in this thymus is very complete. This is your biggest gain this time!"
"It's so..." Looking at the blue-red flesh on the table, Ian thought of the orange-red plasma that spattered under its scales when the Crocodile invaded Harrison Harbor and was hit by artillery.
Indeed, that small injury healed quickly.
In fact, even the shot that hit the vital point and Viscount Grant's sword that almost cut off the middle foot did not cause him to lose too much blood and affect his ability to escape.
And the mud shield covering Crocodile Dragon's body is so incredibly powerful that even an electric thermal cannon that can fire supersonic shells cannot completely break through the defense.
As for the cells and hormones that appeared in the teacher's mouth...
With the level of technology currently displayed on the continent of Terra, it is strange that Hilliard does not know about cells and hormones.
In particular, skills such as sublimation are obviously closely related to the level of biotechnology, and may even involve deep-level genetic modification.
"Well, it can be used as the main ingredient for your future potions."
Finally, Hilliard made a judgment: "The Swamp Crocodile is an earth-type monster with certain water attributes. Its talent of 'fertile soil body' needs to control the source of water and soil at the same time. Otherwise, it cannot control the mud as a
Your own shield serves as a cover for your 'Wanderer Legacy'."
"Although for ordinary sublimators, using the materials from the peak of the second energy level as the base of the first energy level is a bit overkill, but if you really want to go on the path of 'Fixless Fortress', something like this
Extra effort is a must.”
The more powerful it is, the more expensive it is.
Turning to look at Ian, the old knight half told and half warned: "As compensation for the price, when you are at the first energy level, you can make your source material have obvious attributes."
"This is both a benefit and a risk. If you are not a psychic and are just a civilian, I will not let you take this extreme path."
Sephiroth also has different properties.
Just like humans living in different areas have different physical symptoms, life itself is different, so the essence extracted by each person is naturally different.
In the ancient myth of Terra, the breath, heart and soul, flesh and blood of the Heavenly Father turned into the four stars in the four directions, and the four stars were intertwined and intertwined to build thousands of winds and shining suns, all the lands and the sea, under the sky.
This is the origin of the four attributes of wind, fire, earth and water, the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the four states of air, solid and liquid.
Sources of different attributes have different aspects of strengthening the human body. Earth focuses on endurance and body strength, water focuses on regeneration and life extension, wind is good at self-amplification and unloading, and fire has the most diverse explosive power and destructive methods, but it is also the most unstable.
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Ian himself is still young and does not often go out to work, so he is not much affected by the subtle influence of the environment. However, after all, he has lived by the sea for nearly ten years, and his original source of energy is biased towards water and wind.
Therefore, after he extracted the essence, his injuries healed quickly and his strength increased.
However, attributes are not innate, nor are they absolute.
If Ian now settles next to a volcano, eats local food, and breathes the volcanic haze, his natural source of energy will be transformed into fire and earth within a few months.
Compared with innate tendencies, a person's own choices are more important. Rather, don't a person's innate attributes also depend on the choices of his parents?
"Is it an obvious attribute source...it is indeed very powerful and dangerous."
Ian has a very deep memory of the many sublimated common senses that Hilliard taught him, and he is very clear about the nature of 'attributes'.
That is interaction with nature.
Swamp Crocodile is a monster based on earth and water. It will never leave the swamp area of the jungle area throughout its life. This is not only because it adapts to this environment, but also because only in such an environment, it can
Become stronger.
Just like when a crocodile dragon enters a city, it can fossilize into mud and turn rocks and mud into its own skin and shield. If it is in a swamp or deep in a mountain, how much more difficult will it be?
While changing the natural environment, you also make yourself more adaptable to nature.
But on the other hand, if the crocodile dragon goes to the sea and fights in snowy mountains or volcanic areas, its 100% combat power will be used at most 30% to 40%. Over time, it will even be unable to synthesize the special sources needed for various sublimation organs in the body.
Quality, 'starvation' is there.
Therefore, even if it has to move, the crocodile dragon will choose desert oasis, or areas such as coastal tidal flats... If it is not satisfied, even if it is lucky enough to survive, the bloodline will deteriorate, and the descendants will not be able to inherit the bloodline characteristics of the Warcraft, and will gradually fade away.
Switch back to the regular beast crocodile.
'Fixed Castle' is the true inheritance of the earth attribute. If the material of the crocodile dragon is used as the main ingredient of the potion, Ian's source material will be converted into the earth attribute, thereby improving the physical quality in all aspects, and in the future
Taking advantage of the earthy and rocky environment, the source material in the body will be more active.
This is the advantage of attribute essence.
"The earth attribute is actually not bad. After all, as long as you are on the planet, you cannot really leave the earth."
Ian knows that risks are accompanied by opportunities, and the symbiosis of strength and cost is an attribute tendency that should only appear at the second level. He can master it at the first level, which is naturally an excellent opportunity to exercise in advance.
In the future, when he advances to the second level, he can quickly master many skills that should have taken a long time to master, and he can do so much faster than others.
But the first energy level is far less resistant to the environment than the second energy level...
"This is a trade-off." Ian knew this very well: "At most, stay away from the open sea in the future."
On the other hand, there is no serious problem in the near sea. The sand armor apprentices can reduce their breathing rate. As long as it is not too deep or too far from the land, they can still walk all the way back to the shore from the bottom of the sea even if they cannot swim.
In short.
The environment in Harrison Port is not extremely harsh, but it is not considered safe either.
Apart from anything else, if after taking the magic potion, he could acquire even a little bit of the Crocodile Dragon's ability to summon mud and sand to protect his body, his safety and survival abilities would be greatly enhanced.
"Leave it to me to handle it. Your current alchemy level is not yet able to perfectly process this level of Warcraft materials."
Hilliard patted the table, and Ian naturally had no objection. Rather, this was his original idea.
With his current level of alchemy, he would be able to process materials from low-level monsters like the Reef-eating Sea Otter, but it would be impossible for him to do so with the Swamp Crocodile Dragon.
Mainly because he hasn't learned it yet.
However, just when the old knight was about to put away the crystallized thymus of Crocodile Dragon, Ian inadvertently looked up at his teacher's face and discovered something was wrong.
"Wait, teacher..."
He looked straight at Hilliard's face, and Ian frowned: "The wrinkles on your face..."