Chapter 252 Attempt

Ten days had passed. During this time, Clown had taken twelve drops of Sun Essence, and finally raised his proficiency in fire breath to a critical point. After taking the Sun Essence, the pollution in his body was completely purified.

After practicing the breathing method again, I can already feel the changes it has on my body. The temperature of my blood has risen and some black fat has been discharged from my body.

However, this phenomenon disappeared within two days. His life essence had been transformed by the Golden Light Mantra for a long time, so there were not many impurities in his body.

Later, when practicing fire breathing, Crown realized that the heat could penetrate into the bones. If things went as expected, it was the breathing method that was transforming the bone marrow.

When the transformation of the bone marrow is completed, the hematopoietic capacity will be greatly improved, which means that his body transformation is basically completed and he can start preparing for the sublimation ceremony.

Now, he needs to fix the mithril gap as soon as possible.

Crown observed the alienated land from afar. Its scope did not expand, but the plants began to grow white leaves and grew madly and morbidly. All the birds that flew through there would eventually get lost.

At night, all the plants would emit a colorful glimmer, the grass would twist and tangle together, and sway violently as if blown by a strong wind, and even the animals would emit a ghostly glow.

The animals also became deformed, as if they had been exposed to strong nuclear radiation, with bloated bodies and slow movements.

Clown understood that this was because the strange star-like creature in the land had become even more powerful.

He didn't know how long this fragile balance could last. Perhaps when the evil creature became more powerful, it would show strong aggressiveness again.

It would be foolish to hope that the enemy would not show any aggression. Crown knew that he had to speed up the acquisition of mithril.

He planned to go back to Rhine City to visit all the Flemish bishops, hoping to get as much mithril as possible by borrowing or buying it.

If he could achieve the silver rank as soon as possible, he would be able to enter the alienated area and quickly improve his proficiency in the Golden Light Mantra.

That dangerous area will completely become a place of opportunity for him.

Lisa had already given him a clear answer that the next time the transaction took out six pounds of mithril.

Fanny also agreed to lend him three pounds of mithril in her possession temporarily, so that he still had a shortfall of nineteen pounds.

. . . .

On the airship, Crown and Geralt sat opposite each other.

"You have successfully advanced to the third-level demon hunter. What are your plans for the future? Now that human activities are limited, there is less need to kill demons. Your life will be affected a lot, right?"

Official agencies no longer issue rewards. Even if a demon hunter kills a demon or evil spirit, he will not receive a reward and can only sell some alchemical materials.

But now that monsters are rampant in the wild, the prices of these alchemical materials have been falling again and again, which is very unfriendly to the profession of monster hunters.

Geralt smiled and replied, "After so many years, I have gotten used to wandering around, hunting monsters for bounties, tasting fine wines and beauties from all over the world, and I am used to being free.

Isn't your church trying to open up ground transportation to various places? I will definitely have a job to do."

"Have you ever thought about settling down somewhere?"

"Settling? Why should I settle? I never think that life should stay in one place.

What? Your Excellency the Bishop wants to build his own private power?"

The demon hunter thought about it for a moment and understood the meaning of the words.

“That’s what I meant.”

Geralt shook his head. From a growth perspective, joining the Brotherhood was his best choice.

When Crown saw that the other party did not answer, he understood what the other party meant.

He was not disappointed and smiled: "If Mr. Geralt has this idea, you can let me know."

. . . .

After returning to Rhine City, Crown first visited Flanders.

"Archbishop, my breathing technique has grown to a critical point. I can feel changes in my bone marrow. It won't be long before I can perform the sublimation ceremony."

Flanders smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, are you coming back this time to collect the mithril materials?"

He had become somewhat numb to the rapid progress of his subordinate.

Crown nodded: "Yes."

"What are you going to do?"

"I am going to ask other bishops for help."

Flanders shook his head slightly. "It's probably going to be difficult. Many bishops don't have the potential to become silver. As far as I know, few of them have stored mithril. In addition, Bishop Cavendish is also preparing mithril for the ceremony."

"Has Lord Cavendish come to this?"

"Haha, it's normal for him to get to where he is today after years of accumulation, right?!"

Crown laughed: "You know that's not what I meant."

If the Rhine Diocese could produce three silver-level transcendents, its influence would probably be even greater than that of the Holy See.

"You can go and ask first."

"Okay, I'll go see how much mithril I can buy. Archbishop, I'll take my leave first."

Three hours later, Crown returned to the Archbishop's room with a bitter face.

He visited all the bishops of his faction, and even went so far as to visit all the bishops of Daniel's faction one by one, but he only got six pounds of mithril.

Even if you have a lot of Gold Spirit Coins, you have nowhere to spend them.

Just as the Archbishop said, most bishops have lost their enterprising spirit. They have no habit of hoarding resources, and Golden Spirit Coins are what they pursue.

Flanders said: "From your expression, things must not be going well. How much mithril do you still need?"

"Counting what you promised me, and what Fanny and Nick supported, I'll still be 16 pounds short after the deal with the Brotherhood next month."

“The church’s secret vault has a strict system. If you want to make an exception and use it, you must obtain the Pope’s approval.

The purpose of this is to prevent the archbishops of the diocese from abusing their power. Based on my understanding of the Pope, it is impossible to get his approval.

If you want to get more Mithril, you can only find a way from the Brotherhood and the City Hall. The Brotherhood has been trading with you all the time, and they don't have much in stock.

I'll ask my friends at the City Hall for you, but even if you can get some mithril, it won't be much."

"Thank you, Archbishop. There is really nothing I can do but wait a few more months. I hope the Brotherhood will maintain a strong demand for the Golden Light Potion."

Flanders nodded: "This matter cannot be rushed, your progress is too fast, so time seems very urgent.

It is better to lay a solid foundation now. The more prepared you are, the greater the chance of successful advancement.

Is there anything abnormal in that alienated area now?"

Crown considered his words and said:

"A large number of animals appeared inside, but they were all severely distorted and clearly under control. Plants also began to grow. The only good news is that the area of ​​the alienated area has not expanded."

Flanders frowned slightly: "If I'm not mistaken, the animals and plants in the alienated area have been kept in captivity by the unknown star creatures, and the creatures are absorbing their vitality to grow."

"I'm worried that as this creature continues to grow, it will eventually break away from the influence of the alienated area."

"No, the laws of the material plane are not suitable for the survival of that kind of creatures. I have confirmed this after reading a lot of information after returning. I haven't had time to inform you yet.

If there is an inevitable threat, how could I just ignore it? Even if it takes more time and energy, I will purify that area.

You guys closely monitor the changes in the alienated area, and there will be no problem as long as you don't set foot in it."

. . . .

A week later, Crown returned to the Hammers Mine by airship.

During his few days in Rhine City, he visited Rodney's family, sparred with Tula several times, and stopped by the Brotherhood to buy a high-quality fire element spirit controller. He spent the rest of his time meditating on the Golden Light Spell.

[Golden Light Mantra: 63254/100000; Level 2]

After seven days of hard visualization, his proficiency only increased by 1,600 points. After taking a fast track to proficiency in that alienated area, he now finds it difficult to tolerate the slow growth of the Golden Light Mantra.

Based on the information from the Archbishop, he planned to try to see if there were other ways to gain some benefits from the alienated area.

After getting off the airship, Crown took a carriage back to the central church.

He found Nick and said with a smile:

"I bought a high-quality fire element spirit control. When are you going to give it to Ni Lie?"

In order to enable his brother to be able to protect himself, the other party finally decided to take the path of a spirit master. In fact, the ultimate reason was that Clown was able to completely purify the spirit and eliminate all negative effects.

Nick walked out from behind his desk and said, "Thank you, my friend. Tomorrow, you can finish purifying the spirit first, and I will ask my brother to prepare it in the evening.

By the way, how much gold spirit coins do I need to pay you? "

"One high-level spirit controller costs 20 gold spirit coins, and the purification fee is even more expensive. Well, the last time I helped Del purify the spirit controller, the materials cost me four to five hundred gold spirit coins.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

I'll give you 400 gold coins as a token of my support for my brother."

Now that his Sunfire Liquid is of better quality, the cost of completely purifying the spirit should be lower.

"Okay, I'll give you the money tomorrow."

Clown nodded and asked, "Brother, have you figured out the knowledge about spirit masters?"

"Del has helped him a lot, and the basics have been figured out. But I hope you can be present when Nile undergoes the initiation ceremony, so that if there are any problems, they can be remedied in time."

"Okay, don't worry, everything will be fine."

Nick nodded and asked with a smile, "Is your business going well?"

"It's not going smoothly. Everyone doesn't have much mithril. We need to wait a few more months."

After saying this, Clown said goodbye and left:

"I'm going to investigate the area near the alienation. The Archbishop said that the space creature cannot leave that land. I'm going to test it."

"Will it be dangerous? Let's go together."

"That's fine. If I go alone, I'll always feel a little nervous."

. . . .

Crown and his companion boarded the steam locomotive and arrived near the alienated area.

As soon as he arrived here, he felt the warning of his seventh sense, which was much stronger than the first time he entered this area.

Nick saw the regrowing plants and several deformed animals not far away, and said:

"The star creature has become stronger. I don't know how strong it will eventually grow."

"I've always felt that hoping that the enemy would stay here peacefully was too passive. If possible, I'd like to try to purify this place."

"Then you need to advance to the silver level."

The two men unloaded the props - a large rooster and a goat.

After tying the chicken's legs, Crown soaked the end of the rope he was holding in golden talisman water for a while.

He tied himself to the motorcycle. The enemy was much stronger and he didn't dare to step into this alienated area rashly, so he came up with this idea.

"If I am dragged toward the alienated zone, cut the rope."

Nick nodded: "Understood."

Clown released the Heart Purification Spell and the Golden Light Body Protection Spell. When everything was ready, he threw the chicken into the alienated area, and the rooster fluttered in.

After the rooster landed, it became obviously panicked and immediately rushed outside.

At first, it ran very fast, but after running a few steps, it stopped moving.

The rooster stayed at the edge of the alienated area, staring indifferently at the two people outside the area.

Crown saw that the rooster's eyes were glowing with colorful light.

He pulled hard, pulling the rooster to his side, and immediately released golden light and warm currents into his body.

This method works!

Crown was greatly encouraged. He summoned a golden wall to check the growth of his proficiency.

[Golden Light Mantra: 63268/100000; Level 2]

He shook his head again. His proficiency only improved by more than ten points, which was still too slow.

The release of golden light requires the stimulation of life energy and the consumption of some Sun Fire Liquid.

If it only increases the proficiency by this much, it would be a waste of materials.

At this time, the colorful light in the rooster's eyes had disappeared, but its original vitality had not returned.

Crown untied the rooster, replaced it with the goat, and did the same thing.

This time he found that his proficiency in the Golden Light Mantra had increased by more than fifty points, which was a decent increase.

Although it is not as good as him personally entering it and releasing the golden light, it is safer.

Next, he needed to try when the star creature would appear and whether it would drag him into this area.

Next, Crown repeatedly threw the goat in, then fished it out to release golden light and gain proficiency.

This happened again and again. When Crown threw the goat in again, the star creature appeared!

A colorful phosphorescent light enveloped the goat, and the gray rope immediately became radiant, with the light extending out from the alienated area.

Nick held the Evil-Slaying Star Steel Sword in both hands, ready to cut the rope at any time.

Crown narrowed his eyes and watched the light approaching.

When the phosphorescence entered the range soaked in the talisman water, its speed immediately slowed down a lot.

After a few seconds, the phosphorescence reached Crown's hand, and he felt malice beginning to surround him.

"Come in, come in..."

A voice full of temptation and suggestion echoed in his heart, and he felt a cold atmosphere in the air.

When the malice in his body became stronger and the temptation in his heart became louder, he released golden light.

A large amount of warm current flowed into the body, sweeping away the coldness.

Golden flames flashed along the ropes and were drawn into the alienated area.

Although the flame was extinguished soon after entering the alienated area, it gave Crown great confidence.

Although the star creature has become stronger, he has not made no progress at all.

The enemy was not strong enough to defeat him directly, which gave him a lot of room to maneuver.

(End of this chapter)