Chapter 447: The Price of the Bet
Plant-based organisms that are unable to move on their own and grow slowly have too many weaknesses compared to animals.
But there is one thing that animals envy but can never get.
With incomparably strong vitality and reproduction ability, as long as some branches can become complete individuals under suitable conditions, and the simplest branches can be cut and pasted, hybridized, and grafted, and a complex with the dual characteristics of mother and father can be obtained.
The most obvious example of this is the pear apple, where the branches of the apple tree are grafted on the pear tree to produce pear-like apple fruit (which is not the same thing as an apple pear).
And what Rorschach did was something similar.
Helios is a special demonic plant, and the current Morton is actually a special demonic plant, grafting Helios's branches onto Moulton's body, so that it has some of the physical characteristics of Helios, the sunflower.
It sounds simple and easy, but the technical principle of nuclear fission is so simple that after two sentences, the simpler the principle, the more difficult it is to achieve the technology and the conditions to achieve it.
What Rorschach did was to change Morton's species, forcibly give it the possibility of many mutations, and then choose what he needed among the many benign mutations - the ability to absorb heat (fire element immunity/absorption).
If it weren't for that strange land, it would be impossible to achieve so many mutations in a short period of time, and if it weren't for Rorschach's creator-level authority on plant creation, it would be impossible to forcibly choose this one.
But even so, being able to let Morton obtain this ability in just one week is already a blessing from God.
“...... Oh, at least the first step, it can be regarded as a bet to win, and the other party really sent Gabrieleth. ”
Even so, Rorschach and Morton were still gambling.
Bet that the other party attaches importance to the threat of his own side, and sends the strongest apprentice, Gabriel Rice, if there is a third- or fourth-order ice method, thunder method, and battle mage, all these preparations will be in vain.
And the harvest often comes at a price, and the ability to get like a plug-in also has to pay for the consciousness of being "banned".
Although Morton has obtained the unstable ability to absorb the fire element, it has also made the flesh show signs of collapse, and the strength of the flesh has dropped significantly, and it is really impossible to demolish the house like a few days ago, and it is possible to be used as firewood when encountering a high-level warrior.
There is no shortage of factions among high-level mages that can do physical damage, and a simple summon can do this, and in order to hide this weakness, Rorschach has made Morton act like a fool with developed limbs these days.
With the assistance of magic props, he behaved like an infinitely powerful mutant monster in front of the mercenaries, and then passed the news to the other side through this channel.
Do a full set of plays, not only do you not have the most needed physical defense props and equipment in the purchase of props, but the most are the elemental protective equipment that you don't need at all, although the intelligence war is successful and has obvious advantages, but in case of failure, it also means that there is no possibility of making up for weaknesses at all.
As long as Gabrielth prepares a few props to summon the King Kong Golem in advance, he can easily pinch Morton to death.
Rorschach and Morton gambled, that is, the opposite side would not make these two preparations at all, this is not an unfounded fool's play, in Rorschach's view, the arrogant elves are used to everything under control, and when they feel that everything is expected, they will not make backup preparations in case of failure.
This is the arrogance rooted in the history of the race, especially the scholarly arrogance peculiar to mages, which exacerbates the possibility of leaving no way back.
The knowledge of the elves made Rorschach dare to bet, and ..... Bet won!
What happens if I lose my bet?
“....... Then there is nothing you can do, you just fight to surrender and save your life, and hope that the elves will not torture and kill. ”
This is also a matter of no choice, the second-order mage challenges the fifth-order, and still wants to win, how can he do it without betting.
Even if you bet, the difference in strength is so big, and winning the intelligence war does not mean that you can win the final victory, but it is just ...... Finally, there is a chance to win.
Moulton, who was wielding Wang Baquan, beat the high-level archmage as a sandbag, and it seemed that he had a great advantage and was very cool, but he was very panicked in his heart.
But things have come to this point, and his enemy, Elven Archmage, has been disgraced.
Regardless of the outcome of the final duel, in this mage duel through apprentices, even the elven mages must admit that the big guy has lost completely.
The intelligence warfare that the mage attaches the most importance to was completely misled, and he was crushed in terms of wisdom and strategy, and the strength advantage of the third level was instead pressed by the rookie newcomer.
In terms of apprenticeship, Gabrielth has led art investment teachers and trained them for decades, and Morton has only been trained by Rorschach for less than two weeks, and this comparison between the two sides, as a mentor, Erwin has lost even more completely.
There is no need to mention it repeatedly, although the world of mages is still respected for strength, but the evaluation of a person's strengths and weaknesses is more about intelligence and achievements than brute force.
In the eyes of the mages, it is natural for Erwin, who has an all-round advantage in strength, status, and resources, to win, not only to win, but also to win beautifully, and to win the crushing, even Erwin thinks so, so he transferred back his best apprentice, and also used dirty intelligence bribery methods, so as to win back steadily.
It's like the Brazilian national team playing the Chinese men's football team, let alone losing, if you don't win beautifully, you will be sprayed into the sky, and if you lose, you will probably be sprayed and disbanded.
But now, Erwin's face was ugly.
Originally, due to his special identity, he was a marginal person in the archmage circle of the mage country, and he probably thought that he would become the laughing stock of the mage circle in the next three months, and if he lost, he would probably be nailed to the pillar of shame.
And at this point, I'm afraid he has already lost, in terms of being a mentor, in being a mage who prioritizes resourcefulness, losing to the young man in front of him who is less than a fraction of his age and whose strength is about the same as his apprentice.
Smiling, Rorschach was in a good mood.
Rorschach he has fulfilled his promise to Moulton, yes, promise.
"I know that there is a huge gap in strength, and I also know that as an eighth-order archmage, Erwin has already stood at the top of the world, even if you are a mentor, you don't have much chance to play in person, but when I think of my family, I ...... I can't make him feel better, at least, I want him to be uncomfortable, I want him to lose face!"
Hatred did not burn Moulton's sanity, but it made him seem unwise, and it seemed foolish to risk his life to damage the reputation of the enemy, but this determination, Rorschach appreciated.
“...... Next, it's up to you, Gabrieth should still have his hole cards, but I also have hole cards for you that won't be worse than him. ”