Imperial Crown

Volaf held the box as if he was holding a brazier, carefully, as if afraid that it would spill or overturn.

After placing the box steadily on the table, he immediately stepped aside, took a breath, and shook his numb hands.

Raven could understand the caution of this personal soldier, because this small box was worth 4,846 gold coins!

He gently opened the lid of the box, and saw ten test tubes of crystal clear medicines lying flat in the soft silk lining. The natural crystal was used as the container, and the liquid inside was yellow-green, showing a viscous and clear texture.

Under the vision of the Eye of Truth, Raven could clearly see the rich energy contained in it, and various elements were mixed together in a mixed, yet harmonious and unified way.

In the middle of the box, a thick glass bottle contained three dark minerals, each of which was the size of a walnut, with a rough surface and inlaid with square crystals. The metal elements contained in it were so rich that it was astonishing.

Raven picked it up and his eyebrows jumped: "Oh my god, it's so heavy?"

This is the iron core that Eric needs to advance to the second level, which is much heavier than the same volume of gold.

The God-given potion and the iron core were finally delivered before the attack on the Bloody Highlands.

Raven ordered: "Volaf, go to the barracks and call Eric and the three captains over!"

The guard's eyes were fixed on the God-given potion. He came back to his senses after hearing Raven's words and saluted: "Yes! Sir!"

Volaf's speed this time was much faster than before. In just twenty minutes, footsteps sounded at the door of the dungeon. The door was opened, and five strong men rushed in with cold air and saluted Raven together.

Raven nodded in return, and before he could speak, he saw Eric gasp: "Hiss--"

Although he was considered knowledgeable, it was the first time Eric saw so many God-given potions, and his eyes were straight.

Following his gaze, the other three also saw the box on the table. Mosingan didn't have much experience, but Gore and Link were both veterans for many years, and their faces changed, with disbelief in their expectation.

Especially Gore, who couldn't help but blurt out: "God's potion!"

This time, Mosingan was also stunned.

Looking at their reactions, Raven smiled with satisfaction: "We are about to go to the Bloody Highlands, and our strength must be improved."

"Since everyone knows that this is a God's potion, then who will be the first to try it?"

Except for Eric, the four people looked at each other, and they were all a little tempted, but they didn't dare to be the first to step forward.

God's potion, a bottle of it costs hundreds of gold coins.

"Oh, so modest?" Raven said with a sigh, "If you don't want it, I'll change a group of people?"

Eric also chimed in: "The God-given potion doesn't guarantee success after taking it. It would be a pity if you are at the back and don't get it."

This was of course a joke. Raven couldn't put all the resources on one person, but under the stimulation of the God-given potion, the other four people couldn't think so much.

Gol was the first to step forward: "Baron, I'll do it!"

Being taken first by him, the remaining three felt a little regretful, but there was nothing they could do but stare at him closely.

"Okay, then pick a bottle that you like." Raven said.

Gol walked to the front of the box, full of fighting spirit.

But when he saw the ten potions inside, cold sweat began to ooze out of his forehead, and his hands began to tremble. He stretched out his hand and then retracted it: "Baron, can you please help me get one? I'm... a little scared."

One potion costs more than 300 gold coins. If his hand shakes and knocks it over, he will not be able to atone for his sins even if he dies ten times.

Eric felt both amused and emotional when he saw this scene.

In the Iron Legion, he also behaved like this when he first came into contact with the God-given potion.

Now, with the passage of time, under the leadership of Baron Raven, the Eagle Territory can also have its own God-given potion.

Raven did not take it as an offense, and picked up one and put it in his hand: "Don't squeeze it too tightly, be careful not to squeeze it."

Hearing this, Gore quickly took off his gauntlet, wiped his sweat-soaked palms on his cloak, and then held the potion with both hands.

He turned his head and asked, "Mr. Eric, how should I drink this?"

This sentence immediately caused a burst of laughter, and Eric also said with a smile: "Open the cork and pour it into your mouth."

Gore smiled awkwardly: "I mean, do I need to make some preparations, such as taking a shower or cleaning myself first?"

"Do you think you are a magician?" Eric said: "Drink it, find a place to sit down, success is success, failure is failure."

"Understood!" Gore nodded vigorously, walked to an open space next to him, opened the cork, and suddenly an indescribable smell spread.

He gritted his teeth, raised the medicine bottle to his lips, tilted his head back and poured it down.

What is this taste?

The medicine liquid went into the throat, just like drinking a mouthful of spoiled milk. Obviously, the liquid was pure and clear, but the taste was very obvious. The taste was also astringent and dry, and a feeling of wanting to vomit immediately surged up.

This is not okay!

Gore covered his mouth with both hands, suppressing the urge to vomit. The next moment, a heat exploded in his abdomen and instantly swept through his whole body, causing his body to soften and he sat down on the ground with a thud.

As if a switch had been touched, a layer of sweat suddenly broke out on Gore's body, soaking his hair and clothes, and his face was covered with beads of sweat!

"Gore!" Link thought something had happened, and with concern in his voice, he was about to rush over.

"Don't move." Eric grabbed his shoulder: "This is normal."

But Gore didn't think it was normal at all. Every breath he took was accompanied by an unpleasant smell, and the smell of blood also rushed into his nose.

Every part of his body, from internal organs to bones, from bones to muscles, and from muscles to skin, was twisted and spasming, and even the pores were extremely sensitive, with severe pain.

The chainmail pressed on his body, making him feel painful and heavy.

Just when the pain was about to reach his limit, suddenly, a little energy grew between the muscles, and the pain began to ease slightly, replaced by a feeling of fullness.

Raven's mouth curled up a smile.

At this time, through the Eye of Truth, he could clearly see that there were some energy points like sparks floating on Gore's body, and they were flowing towards his lower abdomen with invisible traction.

As the sparks gathered more and more, they finally turned into a ball of fire that seemed to be burning!

This is the seed of fighting spirit. From this moment on, Gore officially became a first-level extraordinary.

And Gore himself experienced an unprecedented feeling. A ball of fire gathered in his lower abdomen, continuously providing him with strength. It is not an exaggeration to say that the change was reborn!

When the power gradually stabilized, Gore exhaled a long breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, and stood up from the ground.

"How is it, did it succeed?" Link rushed up to ask the first question.

Mosingan and Volaf also surrounded him!

"Hehe..." Gore grinned, raised his arm, and the earth-yellow fighting spirit light enveloped his palm.

The three people were stunned, especially Link, whose mouth was so wide that an egg could be stuffed in!

He slammed his fist down on Gore's shoulder: "You're really good!"

"It worked!" Eric's eyes also showed a trace of surprise: "Good, Gore, you are so lucky, you can succeed in one try!"

"From now on, you can also call yourself a warrior of the earth!"

Magic users are called magicians, and the names of fighting spirit users are much more complicated.

Those who are good at riding horses or nobles are generally called knights; those who are good at using swords are swordsmen; those who use knives are swordsmen; those who are not particularly specialized can be collectively called warriors.

Without caring about playing with them, Gore came to Raven and knelt down on one knee with a thump: "Baron, I, Gore, will always remember your gift. I am willing to be the sword in your hand and give everything I have to the Griffith family!"

Raven's face was solemn: "I, Raven Ota Griffith, accept your loyalty!"

From now on, Gore is no longer just a personal soldier, but has been upgraded to a retainer of the Griffith family.

This also means that he will enjoy the same salary of 60 gold coins per year as Eric. If the territory expands in the future, he will even be eligible to become a knight with his own fiefdom!

This scene made Link, Mosingan and Volaf's eyes burn with excitement.

After Gore stood up, without waiting for Raven to ask, Link took the lead and said, "Baron, I'll be next!"

Raven nodded and said, "Okay."

This time, without Raven's help, Link chose a potion himself and took it at the position where Gore broke through.

As time passed, Link and Mosingan awakened successfully one after another. The former awakened the flame fighting spirit, and the latter awakened the rare life fighting spirit.

The three of them gathered together, and they couldn't hide the excitement in their eyes. They discussed heatedly, and at the same time they were also concerned about Volaf's awakening.

Eric was already dumbfounded!

He moved to Raven's side and whispered, "Lord Baron, did you spend extra money to order high-end goods?"

This sentence made Raven a little confused: "Of course not, didn't you spend money to order it?"

"But... this success rate is too strange." Eric said in disbelief: "I have served in the Iron Legion for eight years and have seen hundreds of awakening processes. It is not easy to succeed once out of three!"

"Lord Baron, you must have been blessed by the Lord of Light, no, you are simply the incarnation of the Lord of Light!"

Raven smiled in his heart and was a little proud.

He didn't know if this had anything to do with the Lord of Light, but he knew clearly that the reason why these people were able to awaken successfully at once was mostly because they absorbed the energy of the magic core.

Gol, Link, Mosingan and Volaf have all experienced magic core enhancement, and their elemental affinity has also improved.

And the fighting spirit attributes they awakened are, as Raven expected, the ones with the highest affinity.

At this moment, Volav suddenly let out a scream:

"Ah——"

This immediately attracted everyone's attention. Turning around, they saw a bloody wound on Volav's face, as if he was caught by a beast.

"No, we failed!" Eric's pupils trembled, and he quickly stopped Mosingan and others who wanted to go up: "Don't move, don't touch him at this time!"

But Raven walked to Volav in full view of everyone.

Through the Eye of Truth, he could accurately see that the energy condensed in Volaf's body failed to gather in his lower abdomen, but instead rushed out of control, thus tearing his cheek.

Taking out the healing potion, Raven poured it into Volaf.

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