Chapter 119 Necessary Sacrifice
Amber Xiu is indeed very busy now. The knowledge of the magic network is too complicated. It took him a lot of time just to find the part he needed.
There were piles of drafts in the laboratory, all of which were magic notes he had written.
More than a dozen wizard hands grabbed the quill pens and took notes together. Even Isabel was grabbed over to change the ink in the quill pens for these wizard hands.
After being busy for several days, Amber Xiu finally sorted out the content he needed.
Amber Xiu guessed that the cause of the magic addiction disease was that the body became diseased because it could not withstand the legendary power.
It's like putting a full set of metal armor on a child. It does greatly enhance the defense, but the armor puts pressure on the child all the time.
Even if he moved while lying down, the pressure would only be relieved, not disappear.
It's okay if the time is short, as everyone can see that the armor is invulnerable. The child is a little tired when moving, but it seems that eating more and resting more can help him hold on.
But over time, the pressure from the armor took its toll on the body.
However, this type of damage does not damage the physical body, but rather causes problems with the circulation of magic power in the elf's body, creating a black hole that can never be filled.
In theory, as long as the magic power can be replenished regardless of the cost, magic addiction is not a problem. For example, if all the magic potions of the elves are poured into a person, it will definitely be enough to replenish his magic power.
But this is not the case, because the symptoms of magic addiction will continue to deepen, and the magic black hole in the elf's body will become larger and larger. The final result is that as much as you infuse into it, it will be lost. Not a single bit can be retained, and it is impossible to make up for the pain caused by the depletion of magic.
Therefore, if you want to truly cure the devil addiction, you need to resolve the cause of the disease.
The simplest way is naturally to return the legendary power obtained before the disease becomes serious. Without the burden on the body, the magic addiction disease will not get worse.
But the Elf Queen’s “selfless sharing” cannot be taken back and can even be inherited through blood.
The second method was also very simple, to let those who were addicted to magic become legends, so that this power would not be a burden to them. But if all the half-elven people were promoted to legends, that would be even more unreliable than letting them commit suicide.
Therefore, the ultimate solution is to solve the magic black hole.
The knowledge of the magic network brought Amber the solution.
After all, a magic black hole is a special manifestation of magic out of control, and the magic network can completely solve this problem.
The magic at the time could freeze you into ice with just a small flame, and the degree of chaos far exceeded the simple effect of magic loss. As long as this magic stabilization effect is added to the elves, the problem of magic addiction can be perfectly solved.
The theory is there, but practice has become a problem.
Any kind of magic experiment requires materials, and the best experimental materials are naturally those elves infected with magic addiction. However, the initial experiments will definitely be cruel and bloody, and it may take hundreds of lives to obtain valid data.
This put Amberxiu in a dilemma. The captives in his home totaled less than twenty. Even if they were all placed on the operating table, it would probably be difficult to meet the demand.
Once they are all dissected but complete data is not obtained, it will be difficult to gain the trust of the elves in the subsequent negotiations.
"Excuse me, where can I find hundreds of elves infected with magic addiction who can serve as experimental materials for me?"
When you are in doubt, seek help from the Mourning Poetry Society.
[Ultraman Tiga: Friends, my experiment has encountered a small problem. I need a large number of elves as experimental materials to get the data I want and gain the elves' trust. But before I gain their trust, it is impossible for me to get hundreds of elves as materials. Do you have any solution? ]
[Don't like humans: Bro, what are you talking about? ]
[Ultraman Tiga: You don't understand, don't interrupt. ]
[Don't like humans: Tell me and I'll understand. What is the secret of the elves? I swear I won't tell the desert dwarves.]
[Ultraman Tiga: Then tell the other races in the desert and let them convey the message. ]
[I don’t like humans: How is that possible? Am I that kind of person? ]
Hecky Stone's fingers were trembling. He was seen through so immediately. This lich was really outrageous.
Amber replied impatiently: [Don't interrupt me, just forget about it. I won't tell you until I have an agreement with the elves.]
After a while, Withered Rose appeared in the chat group.
[Dead Rose: Do you just want elves, or do you have to have elves from Silvermoon High Court? If it's just elves, that's fine too. I have a lot of drow slaves here, as many as you want.]
[Ultraman Tiga: They are not ordinary elves either. You know what the troubles of the elves are. I need those elves that are in trouble.]
Amber was about to say that the drow elves were useless, but then he thought it was not impossible, so he said to Withered Rose: "Can you give me a few drow elves? I'll try first."
[Dead Rose: Of course no problem, I can send it to you right now. 】
Withered Rose did what she said and quickly sent over a dozen drow elves.
Amber looked at this group of gray-skinned drow elves and was grateful for the generosity of this lady. It was a pleasure to do business with her.
The drow elves have all been branded as slaves, have completely lost their self-awareness, and will obey orders like puppets.
Amberxiu didn't bother to be polite with them and froze them in a private space first.
Then he found Cicero and his group of elves and drew a large amount of non-lethal blood from them.
The devil addiction disease can be inherited through blood, so it is very likely that it can also be transmitted through blood.
The drow and high elves were originally one family, but because a traitor, Queen Lolth, appeared among the elven gods and led the alienated elves into the Underdark, the drow race came into being.
The two are similar in physiological structure, but the drow elves have become insidious, vicious and cruel due to the influence of the Spider Queen Lloth. Their biggest enemy is the elves on the ground. I guess Silvermoon High Court will have no objection to using the drow elves for experiments.
However, the prerequisite is that this magic addiction disease can be transmitted through blood.
Amberxiu carefully checked the blood components and then injected them into the drow elves one by one. Fortunately, the elves did not have any blood type conflicts, so there would be no problems with random blood transfusions.
Next, it’s time.
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Amber placed these selfless drow elves in a private space, provided them with sufficient nutrients, and then adjusted the flow of time to the fastest.
A day outside is a year inside.
A day later, Amber opened his private space again and checked these drow elves.
What made Amberxiu happy was that some of the drow elves showed obvious changes in strength. They were stronger and faster, and the food Amberxiu prepared was consumed faster than expected.
Although they look no different on the surface, these mutated drow elves have obviously obtained the effect of "selfless sharing". In theory, they have all been infected with magic addiction.
However, it takes many years for the disease to show obvious side effects, and these drow elves are only infected in the early stages.
Even if they use private space to speed up the process, it will probably take a year or two for them to develop the disease.
Amberxiu doesn't have so much time to wait. Anyway, they are all experimental materials, so he can use some cruel means.
Amber finally showed a bit of cruelty as a lich. He summoned the Golden Throne and used the Aging Spell on one of the drow elves who was infected with the magic addiction disease.
The original effect of the aging technique was just to make the target enter an old state, not to make the target actually live such a long life.
But after being strengthened by the Golden Throne, this aging technique has an additional effect, which strengthens the effects of diseases in the body.
The drow elf instantly turned into an old man and began to wail in pain. Amberxiu could feel his vitality rapidly draining away, as if something in his body had awakened and was constantly devouring his life essence.
“Success!”
The drow gradually lost his mind while rolling in pain. He roared madly and began to pounce on the drow beside him uncontrollably.
As expected, just as the prophecy said, the result of the magic addiction will cause the elf to lose his mind.
Imagine if all the elves entered this state of madness, how many people would die? No wonder they would rather launch foreign wars and let them die on the battlefield. It is better to become a martyr than to become a madman.
Amber controlled the mad drow elf and began his first experiment.
In order to save time, he also entered into a private space and began his research using the effect of time acceleration.
Amberhau dismembered the mad drow and examined him thoroughly, from flesh to bone marrow, from body to soul. This initially confirmed Amberhau's conjecture that the core of the magic addiction was the magic black hole, but this magic black hole was a bit special, not only affecting the body, but also the soul.
Amberxiu originally thought that this drow elf had gone mad due to the pain of having his magic drained away, but after examining him, he discovered that the magic black hole had not only drained away his vitality, but even his soul was missing.
Amber Xiu couldn't help but sigh: "From the double damage of the body to the soul, using power that does not belong to you, the price is really high."
It was no wonder that the gods were unwilling to help. The elves had gone too far this time and were too greedy. In the face of power, they had lost their minds.
Although the idea has been verified, there is still a long way to go before a cure is found.
Amber turned to look at the other numb and sluggish drow elves and said sincerely, "Thank you for your contribution to academia. I promise that I will not let you suffer unnecessary pain, nor will I waste any part of you, including your soul."
The next round of experiments begins again.
Today I will update three chapters with 9,000 words. I am trying my best to get back on track, but I don't know why, this flu made me very weak, and I haven't fully recovered yet. I'm really not being lazy, but when I had a cold I really tried my best to write 6,000 to 7,000 words a day.
(End of this chapter)