Chapter 55 Blood Bat Knight

Munitions Department.

Jiang He kept checking boxes on the code page. After converting two C-level merits, the number of D-level merits reached 40, which was more than enough to buy the alchemical materials for the Blood Bat Knights. As for the remaining four D-level merits, half was used to buy human blood in the field hospital, and the other half was used to hire soldiers to catch bats in the caves.

The middle-aged colonel found a crumpled document and pushed it over solemnly.

"Albrey, the Cheetah Knight of this generation of the Albrey family, an old Prussian noble family, has won the honor of representing the family. He killed my brother in the previous battle. Now I hire you privately to carry out the revenge. When the operation begins, someone will cooperate with you as an assistant."

Jiang He's gaze lingered on the alchemical material, the twin lotus flowers, for a moment. He put away the code page and said, "If you provoke an old noble, you will definitely face cruel revenge afterwards. Even if the war is tight and they can't take care of it for the time being, the war will eventually end."

The middle-aged colonel nodded and said, "So it's not that no one rejected me before, but you are different. You killed Kahn and even caused chaos among his descendants in their fight for the power of knights. What's the difference between one and two?"

After saying that, the middle-aged colonel took off his wristband, which was golden in color and engraved with a majestic lion pattern.

"This is for you to use. As long as you can kill the Cheetah Knight, it will be yours. This is the will of the next generation of the Lemon family head."

[Name: Lionheart's Wristguard]
[Category: Set (1/6)]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effect ①: Strength attribute +1]
[Effect ②: Increase physical strength recovery speed by 20%]
[Effect ③: Intermediate Solidity]
[Note: Gathering three Lionheart items will unlock suit effect ①, and gathering six will unlock suit effect ②]
Jiang He's pupils shrank slightly. The other piece of the Lionheart suit was among the twelve props on the Platinum Palace's military merit list. It was the most symbolic helmet among them.

The middle-aged colonel smiled and said, "I believe you have also noticed that it and the helmet on the list once belonged to King Lionheart. It should be difficult to refuse. Since you have killed too many soldiers, Prussia will not accept you. As long as you are on our side, the Feynman family will have a way, so I don't want to see any stupid actions."

Jiang He took the Lionheart King's wristband and said, "I need to rest for a day. Help me collect the alchemical materials I need before dawn."

The middle-aged colonel hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

……

A cavalry team set out overnight, under the orders of their superiors, to go to the surrounding caves to capture vampire bats.

In fact, there are a small number of bats in the various bunkers, but for the middle-aged colonel, the cost and impact of large-scale collection far outweighs giving orders to the cavalry.

By daybreak, the three net bags of vampire bats had been transported back to the camp. The cavalry had lost several men, and they encountered the enemy's field snipers on the way.

On the other side, Jiang He took all the materials and advanced through the dense forest. According to Wuhe's description, he found an abandoned hunter's cabin and entered the cellar behind the cabin. It was empty except for two or three vegetable leaves rotting on the ground.

"The alert has been set up. If there is any danger, I will release a few bombing crows. It is up to you to decide whether to interrupt the promotion process."

Wuhe took on the responsibility of being on guard, on the condition that he would observe the entire promotion process. The 90% mortality rate made him dare not try it easily.

Jiang He cut the bat and let its blood drain, then mixed it with the blood bags from the field hospital. He added an alchemical material called coffin mud and stirred it. He sculpted a pool of blood with his hands, and all the blood was poured into it. The alchemical materials were then blended in one by one, and finally the whole thing boiled up, giving off a peculiar fragrance, which was the smell of blood vitality.

"Ninety percent, have you really thought it through?" Wuhe asked worriedly.

"The twin flowers symbolize the body and soul, the bleeding tree symbolizes the blood that has drained away the mundane world, the cedar fire tree heart symbolizes rebirth after a bath in blood, and the coffin mud symbolizes hiding the past self, including the failure rate, and also symbolizes miracles."

"Each alchemical material is a symbol, and there are similar traces between the alchemical material and the symbol. For example, the twin flowers, because of the two flower stalks, symbolize the body and the soul."

Wu He was confused and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Jiang He slowly stepped into the blood pool. "I was wondering how the knight formula was deduced from scratch. The fact that so many knights are active on the battlefield shows that there is a pattern behind it." "Different alchemical materials represent different symbols? I did think so at first, but last night I saw the lotus on the list. It is located very close to the twin flowers, and next to it is the twin vine."

Wuhe thought for a moment, "You mean categorization?"

Jiang He almost submerged himself in the blood pool. "Classification and replacement. What I put into the blood pool just now was not the twin flowers in Fredenburg's heritage, but the twin lotus flowers. As a result, it still merged into the blood. Without enough data, I can only call it a guess. In alchemy, refining materials are just appearances. What is really important is the symbolism contained in the materials."

"That is to say, a miracle does not necessarily mean a 90% failure rate. I once sailed in a storm and managed to escape death."

Wu He couldn't help but ask, "So you arbitrarily tampered with the formula that has been passed down by the old nobles for hundreds or thousands of years? There is only a fine line between genius and madness. Your arrogance may very well lead to your own death."

Jiang He soaked in the pool of blood and said indifferently: "With an uncontrolled mortality rate of 90%, it is really arrogant to gamble on luck. In comparison, I can at least hold the rudder in the storm. I don't regret this attempt. The result will be the same if I choose again.

"Furthermore, the formula has been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years. It is impossible that all alchemical materials are inexhaustible. If the corresponding materials become extinct but the tradition remains, it means that the rules summarized are correct to a certain extent."

"In short, I don't intend to leave everything completely to fate."

Wuhe remained silent and watched the other party sink in the pool.

The blood pool was boiling, and countless dense cracks appeared on Jiang He's body surface. Turbid blood entered it and was quickly circulated out. Due to the existence of the twin lotus flowers, the soul was also affected. A pool of essence turned into fragments that were difficult to observe with the naked eye, which continued to penetrate deeper and wrap around it, and miraculously gathered in large quantities, like an indestructible armor.

The blood pool suddenly caught fire, and the green flames repaired the cracks. After various changes, the coffin mud clung to someone's body.

Half a day passed, the blood mud broke into pieces, and dried up as if it had lost all nutrients. Jiang He stood up, his vision moving extremely fast, and an indescribable sense of security emerged from the depths of his soul.

[Name: Knight·Soul Armor·Blood Bat]
[Category: System]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Effect ①: Agility +2]
[Effect 20: Blood Wings, carrying a pair of blood-red wings for flying, with feathers, the texture is better than sharp steel, reducing wind resistance by % when traveling on the ground]
[Effect ③: Blood energy, energy value +500]
[Effect ④: Advanced self-healing, initially intermediate self-healing, the kidney function of the vampire bat has the ability to significantly concentrate blood waste, which combines with the stored energy of the Garuda egg to undergo a qualitative change. After the food energy is exhausted, the self-healing level is restored]
[Effect ⑤: Blood slave, through the First Embrace ritual, transform people into different species and control them with blood. Each point of spirit value is equal to one First Embrace quota]
[Note: Power from the Fredenburg family!]
[Tip: Your Casting LV1 is converted to Alchemist LV1]
[Hint: You have awakened the energy characteristic Corrosion LV1]
Jiang He felt the changes in himself. The ability of the Blood Bat Knight was similar to that of Kahn Fredenburg, except that his self-healing had been upgraded to an advanced level. Corresponding to the excellent level, he had acquired the knowledge of the First Embrace Ritual. With his current spiritual attributes, he could possess seven blood slaves and was in an absolute superior position to decide their life and death.

At the same time, the energy value reached 1100.

Jiang He threw a punch in the air, and a blood-red fist light left his body. The power was equivalent to a close-range straight punch, leaving a clear fist mark on the bricks and stones of the cellar. Signs of corrosion appeared on the edges, and the energy value was also consumed by more than ten points.

"Garuda Mode 4: Energy Leaving the Body, but the skill level is far from enough. It's more like a bucket overflowing with water, rather than being able to control it at will."

"But the pure green energy seems to have merged with the blood energy."

Jiang He raised his hand, emitting a green-red fluorescent light, which contained a corrosive force.

[Name: Energy Trait LV1]
[Category: Energy]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effect: Additional 11% corrosion damage]
[Note: One of the signs of an elite player, the awakening trait, can be upgraded using game coins]
"Isn't it a passive skill?"

Jiang He invested game coins, and the trait improvement started at 100 points.

[Hint: You have consumed 100 game coins]
[Tip: Energy trait LV1→LV2, additional 12% corrosion damage]
Jiang He was slightly startled when he heard the prompt tone. No wonder Wuhe said that regular players have a great demand for game coins. If they want to increase significantly, they have to invest a lot of resources.

[Hint: You have consumed 1000 game coins]
[Tip: Energy trait LV2→LV12, additional 22% corrosion damage]
[Game Coins: 215]
[Agility: 10 → 10 + 2]
[Strength: 8 → 8 + 1]
Iron light burst out from Jiang He's hand, and the Changhen Spear stabbed out with a flashing red light. The tip of the spear easily sank into the wall and soil of the cellar. Corrosion caused the hole to continue to expand. With the superposition of proficiency in spearmanship and energy characteristics, the overall damage increased by 45%, which was considerable.

(End of this chapter)

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