Imperial Crown

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-level 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", and the light green one is called "Snake Head Fruit". The purple one is called "Snake Letter Fruit".

Among them, the snake-head fruit is the main material of the first-level 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, this batch of 347 plants was not purchased from the Magic Guild, but was 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 tames 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.

Therefore, in addition to anti-air capabilities, the main function of air forces is to help ground forces establish advantages.

Raven's first thought was to throw objects from high altitude.

As long as the height is enough, even an egg can be lethal.

But conventional weapons are ineffective unless they scale in the tens of thousands.

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, it is likely to explode if it is slightly bumped. Even if it leaks midway, it will not cause any explosion. Large scale harm.

Moreover, the highly toxic gel has a wide splash range after landing. 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 kill immediately, it can still 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.

Strengthened by 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.

With his fingers tapping the center of his eyebrows, a silver light flashed in Raven's eyes, and the Eyes of Truth were activated, with a trace of clarity flowing in his eyes: "This is really the case."

In fact, in the previous three breedings, at the end of each round of fruit growth, the thirst for elements will further increase.

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.

Raven 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 rot and blue waves.

With Raven's current mental strength, he can already 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 bits of light spread from the roots of these magic plants.

The originally flat roots began to bulge, 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.

"This is...?" Recently, when Raven was bored, he would always read books. He had a certain impression of most magic plants and minerals, but he had no idea about this changed magic plant in his mind.

He came 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 snake fruit, which is quite toxic, so you need to wear special gloves when picking it.

But after strengthening, the fruit not only becomes larger, but also has obvious distinction.

The snake fruit really turned into a triangular snake head, and even the vertical pupils are lifelike; the snake tongue fruit becomes slender, with a fork at the top, just like the tongue spit out by a snake.

And the surface is dry and smooth, without any trace of mucus.

"It is so." Raven smiled.

With the experience of cultivating green peach and cloud kumquat, Raven has accumulated a lot of experience in magic plants.

Now he can basically confirm that the two-headed snake fruit has completed the return to its ancestral state after 4 rounds of strengthening.

So, what is its special feature, just more toxic and stronger detoxification ability?

Using a handkerchief as a cushion, Raven gently picked a snake fruit, and the tender stem connected to the fruit immediately curled back like a little snake.

He sniffed it at the tip of his nose. There was no strange smell, only a faint smell of grass. Raven tentatively touched it with his fingers, and there was no burning sensation.

"The poison is all shrunk inside, so I can pick it with my bare hands?" If that's all, it would be a bit of a shame for the effort Raven spent on it.

And there is another question, how to test its efficacy, use it to make a potion to try?

Or call Xiao Mo over and let it test the poison on itself?

Throwing this unreliable idea behind his mind, Raven weighed the fruit in his hand and suddenly noticed something wrong.

As he moved, the dark green color inside the snake head fruit showed obvious changes in light and dark, as if there was a ball of thick smoke sealed in the glass ball.

Or... try it?

Raven moved away from the magic field, raised his hand and threw the snake head fruit out -

Nothing happened.

Fortunately, no one around saw it. Raven coughed awkwardly, picked it up, and this time aimed at a stone and smashed it hard.

The fruit hit the edge of the stone, cracks appeared on the surface, and it exploded with a click after landing!

In a blink of an eye, the radius of 3 meters was filled with dark green smoke, and there was a constant sizzling sound in the smoke.

It was not until half an hour later that the thick cloud gradually dissipated.

Even if 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 tongue fruit that he could approach without burden.

Looking at the ground again, the originally vibrant green grass had been scorched, and the ground was full of insect corpses, as well as some mice and earthworms that tried hard to get out of the ground but ultimately failed to escape, and even a few innocent birds flying through the air.

"This power is no less than the first-level magic poison cloud technique." Raven exclaimed in surprise: "Although the range is insufficient, but..."

But, a twin snake face fruit can produce 4-7 snake head fruits every 8 months.

Now Raven has 347 twin snake fruit plants. Assuming that each plant produces 5.5 snake fruit each time, on average, it can produce nearly 2,900 snake fruit per year!

That's 2,900 one-time poison cloud spells!

Indeed, the cost of each fruit, including the magic core, is about 50-70 silver coins, which is not cheaper than an iron sword.

But hiring a magician to cast a spell is much more expensive than this price!

And the snake fruit that grows at the same time can also resist the toxins of the snake fruit - the magic of the magician cannot distinguish between enemies and friends.

Not to mention, an atavistic snake fruit is enough to cover a radius of 3 meters in 360 degrees without dead ends. Even an iron can wearing full plate armor will be burned in the eyes and respiratory tract.

With it, who needs highly toxic gel! ?

Raven clenched his fist and began to crush the magic core. He wanted to strengthen all the twin snake fruits in the magic field today!

At the same time, Eric, who had seen the new round of lists, returned to the barracks.

He ordered his personal soldiers not to let anyone disturb him even if the sky fell, and then he went into the tent and took out a dark object from his pocket.

When placed on the table, the four legs of the wooden round table were obviously spread outward, making a creaking sound under the weight. This thing was obviously very heavy.

It was a palm-sized piece of metal sheet as thick as a gold coin, with an uneven surface, like a piece of iron pot that had been used for a long time and thrown in the wild to be exposed to wind and rain.

But if you look closely, you will find that this piece of metal has clear layers, as if dozens of layers were pressed together, and the texture of each layer is different. It is hard to imagine how it fits together.

This is exactly the third-level magic ore "Magic Pattern Refined Iron".

Even if ordinary steel is used to cast equipment, as long as this material is added in an appropriate amount, its properties can be greatly improved, allowing it to bear the third-level enchantment.

Therefore, this palm-sized piece alone is worth 5,700 gold coins!

Although Eric now has his own territory, and it is not far from Eagle Town, which is considered rich, the annual income is only about 80-110 gold coins.

This piece of magic pattern refined 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 direct proof of the invisible barrier between the knight and the baron.

The baron can always buy a batch of materials if he grits his teeth and saves for seven or eight years, or even more than ten years, but the knight can never do it by himself!

If Raven hadn't bought it for him, Eric would never have thought of breaking through to the third level in his life!

Eric took off his armor, leaving only a layer of inner clothes, then sat on the camp bed and held the magic pattern iron tightly in his palm.

In order to break through to the third level, in addition to raising the fighting spirit to the second level ten stars, there are 3 more steps.

First, introduce the corresponding elements in the breakthrough material into the body.

Second, absorb the elements in this material with fighting spirit.

Finally, take the initiative to extinguish the fighting spirit seed, and use this new fighting spirit to re-light the fire!

This process is undoubtedly extremely dangerous, but it is a hurdle that must be overcome.

Before meeting Raven, Eric never thought that he could be promoted to the second level in his life, let alone the third level.

So at this moment, he had no fear or hesitation in his heart, but only the courage to move forward.

If he succeeds, he will truly become one of the strongest in the Nord Province and compete with a group of third-level people for the championship of the competition.

Failure... is just back to the starting point!

Eric took a deep breath, and his Dou Qi swelled up. With the silver light flashing, it rushed into his palm frantically, cutting and grinding the magic pattern iron, absorbing the rich and heavy steel element in it!

The element flowed into Eric's wrist, and the sharp Dou Qi burst out, cutting his clothes, supporting dense silver lines like hair under his skin, and constantly flowing inward and converging, dyeing his entire palm silver.

Eric gritted his teeth and mobilized all his Dou Qi, biting the steel element frantically, integrating it with his own Dou Qi and turning it into one!

The steel element spread to Eric's elbow, and then to his shoulder, making Eric's arm seem to be cast in steel.

This process is far more difficult than when he was promoted to the second level. Once the element begins to be absorbed, it is irreversible. If you stop halfway, then the best outcome is to become disabled from then on.

If the element affinity is insufficient and the Dou Qi cannot quickly devour the element, then Eric will be backfired by the element and become a metal statue!

The steel element continued to spread, and finally reached a balance with the efficiency of the Dou Qi when it was about to approach Eric's heart, and stopped spreading.

This level was finally passed.

As time passed, the sun set, the moon rose and fell again, until the morning light was faint, Eric's skin regained its previous color, and the magic pattern iron in his hand turned into a pile of slag.

Next, it was the last step.

Eric calmed down and put all his energy into the fire under his lower abdomen. That was the source of Dou Qi in a knight's body, binding the entire vitality of a Dou Qi user!

Gritting his teeth, Eric roared, and the fire in his lower abdomen suddenly stagnated, and then exploded.

The silver-colored steel Dou Qi swelled up instantly, cutting the camp bed under him into fine powder, and then turned into a steel tornado, which continued to spread outward, cutting, and wrapping the entire tent!

The guards on duty outside the tent were shocked by this scene and instinctively fled outside, but the swords and weapons in their hands were sucked into it one after another. Once they rushed into the tornado, they were cut and shattered, and exploded into dust.

It was not until half an hour later that Link, Simon, and even Volaf, who was on vacation, rushed over, and the steel tornado barely stopped.

In the ruins, the ground was covered with a thick layer of metal debris.

In the middle of the debris, Eric, who was dressed in iron, sat on the ground in silence.

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