Chapter 155 Progress and Bad News
Chapter 155 Progress and Bad News
Small market and pharmacy in the trading area.
Ivan came to return the entrusted items, which had been placed in front of Orrick.
"Not bad, not bad. The things you refine, Ivan, are of good quality. They have never disappointed anyone."
Orrick was holding a glass spherical bottle in his hand. The spherical bottle looked like a three-centimeter glass bead. There was purple-brown potion inside the bead, and a conspicuous pattern of pea green lines was engraved on the outside of the bead.
He looked at it carefully for a long time, praising it non-stop.
"Do you want to go to the shooting range to test it?" Ivan asked.
More than a week had passed since Orrick had sent him the raw materials, and he had concocted two boxes of foul potions, both contained in glass beads with runes.
"There's no need to test it. I'm not exaggerating. No matter what potion it is, I can tell whether it's good or bad just by taking a careful look at it. Your work has exceeded my expectations."
Orrick put down the glass beads in his hand and began to check the two boxes on the side.
"As long as you are satisfied, the rest are in the box." Ivan had actually gone to the shooting range to test it. The attack scale of the filthy potion was not very high, but the poisonous smoke it produced was very intimidating and could be used to cover escape.
He had been contaminated by spiritual power before, and had experience in this area. He discovered that the contaminated potion could actually be further developed.
"Orik, if you have time, you can further develop the taint potion."
"Please forgive me, I don't have the talent for this."
In response to Ivan's reminder, Orrick shook his head repeatedly and did not mention anything else.
Coming out of the pharmacy, Ivan ran into Walban, who also appeared at the market. Walban gestured to him to come aside and talk, and his first sentence shocked Ivan.
"You know what? Jefferson is dead."
"Died inside the academy?"
Ivan's heart shuddered, a little bit unable to believe it. This was the Mona Ant Colony Hut. Could there be a traitor inside?
"That's right. Upon examination, there were no other traces on his body except for the residual aura of the curse. He must have been killed by the curse. Only the curse could have killed him silently without alerting the wizards in the academy at all." said Wolfan.
"I see."
These words made Ivan's face turn a little embarrassed. The means of curse were so strange and powerful. He couldn't help but think of Toins. From the perspective of curse, Toins had a lot of leverage over him.
There is also the person behind Jefferson. The other party is able to kill people to silence them, and may cause trouble for him, the person who arrested Jefferson.
One thing that makes people feel at ease is that Mona Ant Lodge is not an academy that specializes in curses, and Toins, who was born here, should not be very good at curses, except for the curse of demon resentment.
"Are you OK?"
"Just thought of something troubling."
"Become a formal wizard as soon as possible. Once you become a wizard, the current troubles will no longer be troubles."
Hearing Walban's words, Ivan nodded in agreement. Although there was only a threshold between them, there was an absolute difference between the limit of a third-class apprentice and a wizard.
After returning from the market, Ivan continued to study breathing techniques and the Black Hand.
Regarding the Hand of the Dark Lord, Randall brought him some bad news two days ago. Those original stone array plates had been used by wizards, and it was not his turn for the time being, so he had to wait patiently for a while.
This left Ivan helpless.
Another half a month passed, and he made new progress in his exploration of breathing techniques.
[Knight's Breathing Experience +180]
[Knight's Breathing Skills: lv5 (494/1500)]
In the alchemist's dormitory, he was chanting a ballad with a strange accent, as if he was praising something.
The blood in his body sometimes became excited, and sometimes calmed down. A wisp of weak life energy was drawn out and quickly turned into fighting spirit. Although it was only a tiny bit, he still showed joy on his face.
Finally, he developed a sound breathing method that did not require any movement.
According to his plan, his first step should be to study a breathing method that was half sound and half movement. However, plans could not keep up with changes. The penetrating nature of fighting spirit was related to fluctuations, which allowed him to study sound vibrations more smoothly than expected.
So, before he finished studying the first step, he jumped directly to the second step and developed the sound breathing method in one go.
The quality of this sound breathing method is far inferior to the running breathing method he learned in the swordsmanship hall. It is a simple basic breathing method. He is a great knight, so such a simple breathing method certainly has no effect on him.
“The next step is to teach the silkworm queen to sing.”
Ivan called out the Swiftwood Silkworm Queen and looked at the cute little creature in front of him with a headache.
The last step is to modify the sound breathing method to a breathing method suitable for the chirping of the swift wood silkworm. This process is equivalent to teaching the swift wood silkworm to sing, and then letting it find a rhythm that suits itself by constantly adjusting the chirping and breathing of the silkworm queen.
This kind of teaching across a race seems simple, but it is actually extremely difficult.
Time flies, and more than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ivan came to his mentor's three-story round tower again.
"Have you made up your mind?" Randall asked, pretending to be indifferent.
"Of course." Ivan nodded and let the Queen Silkworm fly out and land on his palm. "Teacher, take a closer look at the Queen Silkworm. Can you see any difference?" Randall's eyes fell on the little guy. Out of respect for his disciple, he did not use his spiritual power to perceive deeply.
Upon seeing this, Ivan gave the Queen Silkworm an order. The Queen Silkworm began to chirp regularly, the pores on her body opened, and she began to breathe rhythmically.
"Is this the Knight's Breathing Technique?"
Randall stared with his eyes wide open, staring blankly at the Silkworm Queen, and then blankly at his disciple.
As a wizard, he would definitely not be dazzled. He actually saw the breathing method on a bug.
"As you can see, this is the basic insect breathing method that the Silkworm Queen and I derived." Ivan felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment at being able to surprise a wizard.
He said it was easy, but the process was not easy at all. Teaching martial arts across races is definitely ten or a hundred times more difficult than teaching naughty children, not to mention that one has to make modifications and adjustments as they go along.
It was definitely a torment to ask the Silkworm Queen to tell him the subtle feelings after the adjustment.
He had plenty of energy but couldn't use it, and sometimes he wished he could turn into a bug.
Not to mention other aspects, just the Light of Wisdom consumed two portions, one level 3 and one level 5.
However, I have gained a lot. In addition to the increase in experience points in respiratory science, other subjects such as biology and linguistics have also gained a lot of experience, especially biology, which is heading towards a level 4 subject. I will definitely be able to upgrade it if I continue to study it.
"Don't compare insects with humans. Each individual is different. For humans, this is a basic breathing method, but not for the little guys. The life energy extracted from them is not comparable to what you had originally." Randall corrected.
"That's right, mentor." Ivan thought about it and realized that it was true. He had been wondering why the Knight's Breathing Skills experience points had increased so much.
"It's really hard for you to explore with these stupid bugs." Randall is experienced and knows the hardships involved. "Of course, it's also very interesting to study with them."
At this moment, a large golden beetle flew over and landed on his shoulder.
The golden beetle was attracted to the silkworm queen, but did not do anything rude.
Ivan took a look at the eye-catching beetle and said, "Teacher, if you don't mind, I can teach you the insect breathing method, but it may not be suitable for other insects."
There are all kinds of strange insects in the world, and each kind of insect is a species with different body structures. The breathing method that is suitable for the swift wood silkworm may not be suitable for other insects.
But he believed in Randall's ability and would soon be able to deduce other things based on the breathing method of the Swiftwood Silkworm.
"Equivalent exchange." Randall said.
"Okay." Ivan knew that the mentor would never want to take advantage of his disciple, so he didn't refuse.
"Also, I promise not to teach it to anyone else."
"no problem."
After the master and disciple reached an agreement, Ivan took out the booklet he had prepared long ago, which contained knowledge about the Spring Buds and the Insect Breathing Method.
Randall also took out the things prepared for him.
"This is a special kind of royal jelly, which is a natural growth agent for insects. I was worried before that the little guys wouldn't be able to digest it, but with the insect breathing method, there is no such worry."
"It's delicious."
Not to mention the swift wood silkworm, Ivan felt a little greedy just by smelling it.
"You are a great knight, there is no use in eating this." Randall couldn't help but remind him.
"Royal jelly from a first-level creature?"
"Probably. I only found honey, not bees."
Ivan nodded and didn't ask any more questions about the royal jelly. He was considering researching the corresponding secret medicine for the insect breathing method, but he probably wouldn't need it now. Randall gave him a whole glass jar of royal jelly.
The twenty-centimeter-high glass jar is of inestimable value.
Randall browsed the booklet and realized that his disciple's research ideas were so wild that he actually gave the insects the "spring buds" similar to the seeds of life, thus solving the biggest problem of the insect breathing method and making everything from impossible to possible.
He had to admit that there were differences in understanding between people.
"I have good news for you. You can go to the Enchanting Workshop to find Wizard Madeline in three days. Your application for observation has been approved." Randall showed his intention to see him off after he finished speaking. He couldn't wait to further study the Spring Buds and the Insect Breathing Method.
In some ways, the personalities of this master and apprentice are identical.
After returning to the dormitory, Ivan also began to explore royal jelly.
With the help of royal jelly, the speed at which the queen silkworm extracts the vital energy has increased exponentially. For other swift wood silkworms that have not yet learned the insect breathing method, indigestion does occur.
Ivan handed over the task of teaching the other Swift Wood Silkworms the breathing method to his first general, the Silkworm Queen.
The Queen Silkworm followed the instructions and taught hard. According to his observation, the Queen Silkworm's temper suddenly became much worse, and she would often flap her wings to fan other Swift Wood Silkworms.
孽 孽!
He sighed in his heart and continued to pretend he didn't see it.
(End of this chapter)