Chapter 294 A Great Harvest
In the temporary camp, Flanders walked around anxiously with his hands behind his back.
An hour had passed since Crown went to the cultist camp to attack the enemy. Given the enemy's speed, they should have completed the mission and returned to base by now.
They have already agreed to lure back some two-headed chimeras so that more third-level transcendents can truly experience the strength of the enemies they will face.
Now there is no news, something must have gone wrong.
The archbishop suddenly stopped and shouted, "Get on the airship and head to the cultist camp."
The Rhine Diocese cannot afford the loss of a silver-level fighter, and the church cannot lose an outstanding future star.
They could not exert their combat effectiveness while riding in the airship, so this time only Flanders and Lannister and several third-level transcendents went there, while Cavendish stayed behind to be on the safe side.
The airship took off and headed towards the cultists' base at full speed.
The roaring airship attracted the attention of the eye demons early on. One eye demon that had just been attacked was nearly dead, and the news spread throughout the cult's base.
The remaining eye demons remained on high alert. After the airship entered the field of vision of an eye demon, the entire base became boiling again.
Then, the remaining thirty or so Chimeras all took off, and together with the cultists' flying trained beasts, the sky became dark and the flying snow was blocked.
Two silver-level warriors were staying in the cab. Flanders saw such a big scene and immediately said:
"Turn around and head southwest. Be sure to stay away from the temporary camp."
Are you kidding? If so many enemies follow the airship and see the temporary camp, it will be difficult for the people down there to survive.
There are silver-ranked ones among them, and there must be some among the enemies as well.
The cultists have already established contact with the evil god's followers, so it shouldn't be too difficult to create one or two silver-level people to watch over the place.
According to the records of the church, there are many cases where these evil cults who are proficient in flesh and blood alchemy spells use flesh and blood souls to accumulate silver-level combat power.
These silver-grade ones have various flaws, but they are definitely very powerful.
“Crown must have encountered the same situation as us at this moment, so he didn’t return to the base to look for us.
Its flying speed is not much slower than that of an airship, and it can maintain flight for a long time, so it won't be a problem."
The expression on Lannister's face was a little stiff. The enemy was obviously on guard and highly alert. It must be that Crown had done something.
The camp had been attacked repeatedly, so it was no wonder that these cultists reacted so strongly.
Flanders nodded slightly, his face gloomy, and smiled bitterly:
"The cultists are so alert now that the cost of a surprise attack will increase a lot in the future. I'm afraid the night bombing plan won't be carried out many times."
If we fail to weaken the enemy as much as possible during the winter, the resistance from the Rhine Diocese will be very great when spring comes.
"Do your best," Lannister comforted him. To him, it was just a forced conscription. If it really didn't work, the church would choose to retreat.
It cannot be called retreat, it's called transfer.
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The next day, the weather was clear and the snowstorm in the Andes Mountains stopped temporarily.
Gently flapping his wings, Crown flew leisurely.
There was no way he couldn't be leisurely. When he was flying yesterday, he only remembered the general direction. The snow-capped mountains all looked the same, and there were no special reference points.
The space ring contains the heads, hearts, bone marrow and silver blood of three silver-level enemies.
He got three silver-level mounts, plus three chimeras that came to his doorstep when he was rushing back. In total, he got the bone marrow and blue blood of six chimeras.
In an icy and snowy environment, blood coagulates faster.
By the time the battle was over, the blood of the Chimera and Silver-level enemies that were killed first had already cooled down a lot, and he had to demonstrate his superb anatomical skills to dissect out the granulomatous blood in the arteries.
The stronger the extraordinary person is, the slower the blood will coagulate.
It is said that the blood of gods can remain active for hundreds of years under natural conditions, and with the help of special magic arrays, it will never coagulate.
Through yesterday's battle, he had a clear judgment of his own fighting ability.
In the fourth level, even if he only uses conventional means, his strength is top-notch.
If he fought at full strength, killing a silver-level enemy would be as easy as chopping melons and vegetables, except that it would consume a lot of materials and moonlight, so he felt it was not cost-effective.
The original person was just an ordinary person, and his achievements today were all due to his hard work.
But even if he had the golden wall and the golden light spell to strengthen his body and spirit, fighting against a gifted and powerful person would be a tug-of-war.
"I'm still not strong enough," Clown sighed.
I gained a lot this time. The silver blood refined into an ointment can also speed up the practice of breathing techniques, and its effect is better than that of silver marrow.
After returning, he will have the hope of advancing to level five, which will be the current ceiling of combat power in this world.
The direction that Crown chose now was southeast, which would allow him to fly out of the continuous snow-capped mountains. He no longer had any hope of finding a temporary camp and only wanted to fly out of the Andes and then look for his teammates.
There was a vast expanse of white beneath my feet, and it was a little dazzling under the sunlight.
Fortunately, his physical condition is already inhumane, otherwise he would definitely suffer from snow blindness if he stayed in this environment for a long time.
It took half a day to finally fly out of the Andes Mountains. Then after flying for a while, I finally found the road.
Crown confirmed his position and flew back to the temporary camp. Sure enough, the airship was still waiting for him.
. . . .
On the airship, Lannister poured white wine for everyone and said with a smile: "Celebrate Lord Crown's escape from the enemy's pursuit!"
Cavendish said: "It is indeed worth celebrating."
Flanders raised his glass and said seriously, "The enemy is now alert. We will not be able to lure Chimera in the future."
"I'll come back here to take a look after a while."
Clown said cautiously that after killing several silver-level cultists this time, the enemy would definitely be on high alert.
He thought about it and decided to tell the archbishop everything about his success. He didn't care much about the reward of gold spirit coins, but he had to remind his comrades to remain vigilant.
They can launch a sneak attack, and the enemy may also ride a Chimaira to harass them.
"Try not to take risks. The cultists have suffered losses a few times and will definitely find a way to deal with this situation. We have to be on guard."
"I'll pay attention," Crown raised his glass. Without overwhelming strength and sufficient benefits, he would not stand out. This time, he took a small risk in order to advance the breathing method again.
Strictly speaking, the risk is not that serious, because he has sufficient resources to back him up, and this is his confidence.
The glasses clinked together with a crisp sound, and several people drank it all in one gulp.
The airship landed at the Rhine City parking lot. Lannister led the Brotherhood members to leave. Before leaving, the Silver Warlock said:
"Ms. Lisa is still in charge of the transaction. Don't forget it."
"Don't worry, I care about making money, too."
Crown patted his chest and said insincerely.
The two teams went their separate ways, and Flanders asked, "Are you going directly back to Hammers or to the church?"
"Go back to the church. I have something to tell your Excellency."
. . . .
Holy Fire Cathedral, Archbishop's Chamber.
Clown recounted his great achievements in a calm tone, then took out the physical evidence and said with a smile:
"Sir, what is the reward for killing a silver-level enemy?"
He only said that he killed an enemy of the same level, and that as a human being, one should be low-key.
Flanders snatched the metal box engraved with flame patterns, opened it, and saw a beating silver heart inside. He raised his brows and said, "I'll have to ask the Pope to give you this reward. I'll keep it for now. Don't worry, this heart is still yours."
The silver-grade heart has strong activity and is a very high-end alchemical material. Silver patterns spread on the fist-sized bright red heart.
Warlocks can use the heart to create high-performance alchemical bombs. This kind of explosive is much more powerful than any dynamite and poses a great threat to strong silver-level warriors. This is just one of the uses of the silver heart.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Clown shrugged and nodded indifferently: "Okay, no problem, I'll let you know so that everyone can have a general idea and be prepared if the enemy retaliates.
In addition, Archbishop, please fulfill the reward we agreed upon in advance.
A Chimera costs 300 yuan each, and an ordinary third-level transcendent costs 150 yuan. Six Chimeras plus nine third-level transcendents cost 3,150 gold coins in total. I'll take out 150 gold coins to treat the two bishops to a drink."
Now he is rich and powerful and speaks with confidence.
The archbishop waved his hand and said half-jokingly, "Your Excellency is very generous! If you need to open the secret vault, wait for me to summon Daniel and I will pay you in full."
"Please ask the Archbishop to keep it for me and give it to me next time. Now that I have finished my business, I will leave first. Please lend me the space ring for a while."
He saluted the two bishops and opened the window.
Bronze alloy armor covered his entire body, and his rose-gold wings spread out, soaring into the sky.
Cavendish said with mixed feelings: "My juniors have become so powerful that I even have the illusion that I am old."
When they first met a few years ago, the other party was just a young man who had just entered the second level, but now he is on equal footing with him.
After being promoted to the silver rank, the life level is sublimated and leaped, and it is difficult to distinguish life and death. The other party can kill the silver, but if it were him, he might not be able to do it.
Flanders was in a very good mood and said with a smile, "It would be great if Clown could continue to grow stronger like this! The stronger our comrades are, the safer we will be."
. . . .
The wings sparkled in the sun and flapped rapidly, and Crown was eager to return home.
The silver heart needs to be processed as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the effect. He has good alchemy skills, so extracting blood essence is relatively simple for him.
Passing by the alienated land, he swooped down in a good mood and released a golden light field in the center of the area.
The golden light shines, coating this pale territory with a layer of gold.
After returning to Hammers's mansion, Crown hurriedly ate his meal and immediately went into the underground alchemy room.
He will be very busy in the next few days extracting the essence of his blood, refining the silver blood, and refining the silver marrow.
A week passed, and Clown, who had been staying in the alchemy room day and night, stretched.
Having finished the work at hand, he began to visualize the Golden Light Mantra to restore his strength and energy.
When his body was in optimal condition, he ended his visualization and checked his achievements over the past few days.
This time I harvested half a bottle of silver marrow and a portion of silver soul ointment.
Gintama ointment is a plaster made from blood essence mixed with refined silver blood and some auxiliary medicinal materials. It is for external use and is applied to the body while practicing breathing techniques.
As usual, he left some silver marrow for Flanders and Cavendish, and his alchemy and herbal medicine skills, which had not improved for a long time, also made considerable progress.
[Alchemy: 2479/15000; Level 4]
[Herbal Medicine: 4678/10000; Level 4]
This time when he went to the cult's territory, in addition to various materials, he also obtained a breathing method, which he got from a third-level cultist.
The breathing method was recorded on a piece of animal skin the size of two A4 papers. The text was in Hermetic, with the first few small bloody characters - Barbarian Bone Breathing Method.
It was densely covered with various movements and the routes of the flow of life, and it was even slightly more complicated than the breath of fire. From his current perspective, this breathing method had many advantages.
The battle with the silver-level cultist left a deep impression on Clown. The enemy's flesh and blood membranes were more refined than his own. This should be the same type of breathing method. He was very interested.
After a while, you have mastered the breathing technique.
[Barbarian Bone Breathing: 12/3000; Level 1]
He gave up the idea of continuing to practice. The most important thing at the moment was to advance the fire breath to the fifth level.
After taking the silver marrow, Clown began to practice breathing fire. With the help of useful materials, his breathing technique improved rapidly.
Time flowed like a quietly flowing stream. After a month, Crown summoned the golden wall.
[Flame Breath: 49999/50000; Level 4]
[Golden Light Mantra: 129735/150000; Level 3]
During this period of time, he devoted all his energy to breathing techniques and the Golden Light Mantra.
The silver marrow had been used up, and most of the silver soul cream had also been used up, but his breathing method was stuck at the top of the fourth level, just one step away from advancement. He couldn't explain why.
He originally thought that the breathing method would advance as the concentration of silver blood in the body increased, but now it seems that is not entirely true.
Because the breathing method had been stagnant for four days, the proficiency of the Golden Light Mantra had increased by more than a thousand points. The improvement of the Golden Light Mantra could also promote the generation of silver blood.
He couldn't ask Cavendish about this question. His trip to the Vatican had greatly expanded his knowledge. He understood all the knowledge that the other party knew. His current realm must be higher than that of the other party.
He hasn't gotten stuck yet. I guess some conditions haven't been met, so it can't come naturally. He just needs to find time to practice more in the future.
Thinking of this, Crown left the mansion and flew to the alienated land.
It is comfortable to have wings. It makes traveling quick and convenient. The alloy armor on the body protects you from the wind and snow.
Fukin quacked and followed his master, holding Buster.
In less than three minutes, Crown arrived at the alienated land.
The rate of increase in proficiency in the Golden Light Mantra has now slowed down a lot, and the method of improving through purifying pollution has become less and less effective.
Even though he possessed more life energy, the proficiency he gained each time was much less than when the Golden Light Mantra was first advanced to the third level.
He landed at the edge of the alienated land and began to release golden light.
For a moment, golden light shone, and the two pets ran wild happily around their owner.
(End of this chapter)