Chapter 300: The Apprentice and the Warlock
Su Lun observed the growth of the crystal beasts, with the presence of radiant energy, these crystal beasts did not feel any discomfort, and compared to the previous area, the area here is larger, and the food is also abundant, after coming here, the growth rate of these crystal beasts has accelerated several times.
The scales on the back of the crystal beast grow a large number of crystals, these crystals are transparent in color, and the purity is very high, when these crystal beasts were caught, these crystals on their backs had just grown a few centimeters high, and the crystals on the back of the crystal beasts grew slowly when they were in Zhenbei City, but after coming here, it only took a few days to grow to the size of a fist.
According to the growth of the crystal beast, these crystals will grow to twenty centimeters within a week, and then they will naturally fall off the crystal beast's body. The crystal beast can grow ten crystals at a time, and according to the growth rate, it can be harvested once a month.
There are now a total of thirty-seven crystal beasts in this farm, and all but three newborn cubs are adult crystal beasts. According to this number, Suren can harvest three hundred and forty magic energy crystals every month. Of course, this is only temporary, and the crystal beast will continue to multiply.
According to Hathaway's research, it only takes about three months for a crystal beast to reach adulthood from birth to adulthood, and when the Arcanists modified them, they deliberately accelerated their growth rate, but the accelerated growth rate also caused the vitality of these crystal beasts to be somewhat short.
The lifespan of these crystal beasts is five to seven years, in fact, in the fourth year, these crystal beasts will gradually age, and the speed of growing crystals on their backs will also decrease, and in the last half of their lives, the crystals on their bodies will completely stop growing, of course, this crystal is not defective, on the contrary, these crystals have become black crystals because they are contaminated with death energy.
The black crystal can store all kinds of negative energy, and the Shadow School and the Necromancy often use this crystal for experiments, and according to the notebook that Suren got from the necromancer, this crystal is also one of the materials used to make the bone golem.
The Skeleton Golem claims to be the most cost-effective of all the golems? The main material of the bone golem is white bone? This thing doesn't cost at all, and it's not bad? About the same level as the Rock Golem? But the cost is only a fraction of that of the Rock Golem.
And the strength of the Bone Golem is directly proportional to the raw materials such as the bone material they use, if you take out the bones of a giant dragon to make it? Although the strength of the Bone Golem is not up to the legendary, it is also a fourth-level high-level level. It's just that very few people do that? Got the bones of a giant dragon? Wouldn't it be better to transform into an Elder Dragon or a Dragon Lich?
In addition to crafting golems, Dark Crystals can also be used as a spellcasting material. Produce the dark crystal and give it to Karina, anyway, she is the only one here in Zhenbei City who uses shadow energy.
Does Crystal Beast have an estrus period once a year? Do you not grow crystals during estrus? The estrus period lasts for about a week, and the mother animal also does not grow crystals after pregnancy, and after about two months, the crystal beast will give birth, and a crystal beast usually produces two to four cubs.
And if it goes well? The number of crystal beasts in Zhenbei City next year will be able to exceed 100, which is good news for Su Lun? And over time, there are no natural predators? Food is plentiful, and the number of crystal beasts here will skyrocket.
Returning from the Secret Realm? I just happened to run into Hathaway.
"Suren? I'm looking for you. "See Suren? Hathaway's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly walked over, wearing a loose wizard's robe on her body, outlining her figure in an astonishing arc.
"What's the matter?" said Suren as he stared at a towering spot.
"I'm going to recruit some wizard apprentices, and now that the wizard tower has already started to be built, when the construction is completed, a lot of manpower will be needed inside, so I'm going to start training from now on. Hathaway raised her right hand and tucked the hair around her ear, leaking out of her delicate ear.
Su Lun nodded and said: "It's indeed time to recruit wizard apprentices, you are now a great wizard, you can't talk about it without an apprentice, and in the future, a wizard academy will be built here, and more people will be needed at that time." ”
"Then I'll have people count the number of children between the ages of eight and twelve in the territory, and then gather them together for testing. Hathaway said with a smile.
"I'm going to sign an order to gather the school-age children in the territory in the central square of the city. Su Lun was resolute and immediately ready to do it.
"Don't worry, the crystal ball used to test whether those people have the qualifications to become wizards has not yet been made. Hathaway hurriedly grabbed Suren.
"Well, that's good, wait until you're done, and then give the order. ”
Two days later, the City Lord's Mansion issued a strange order, and all children in the realm who were over eight years old and under twelve years old, male or female, were required to assemble in the city center square. The crowd was a little confused about this order, but some gossip began to spread in Zhenbei City.
"Did you hear that? The lord asked all the children between the ages of eight and twelve to assemble. A young man with a thin body like a bamboo pole said.
"Nonsense, the news has been given by the officials since the morning, and it is said that it is the lord's choice of servants. This is a great opportunity, once selected, it will be a great success!" said another man next to him excitedly.
"Mike, you're excited, you're twenty, you don't have a chance!" another man sneered, not tall, but physically strong.
"I don't have a chance, but my sister Amy is now eleven years old, which is just within the requirements, if I am lucky enough to be chosen, then I will also be developed as an older brother!" Mike said with a smug face.
"If you are lucky enough to be favored by the lord, it will be even better!"
"Don't dream, this time it's not about recruiting servants, I heard my brother say that it's the meaning of the wizard, and the wizard wants to recruit apprentices. At this time, a man dressed in the costume of a grassroots official in Zhenbei City came over and said.
"It's not easy to become a wizard apprentice, it's a high wizard who can cast magical spells!"
"Wizard!?" Hearing the official's words, the surroundings fell silent for an instant, and then a louder voice erupted in the next second.
"My sister has a chance to become a wizard!?" Mike didn't even think about it, turned around and ran towards the house.
"What are you doing? I'll be back to work in a while. The worker next to him shouted.
"I'm going to tell my sister to sign up quickly!" Mike ran away without looking back.
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"Your Excellency Suren, we are also asking for apprentices. "Early this morning, Su Lun had just had breakfast when he saw Karina and Grace coming together.
"You're also going to recruit wizard apprentices?" Suren was a little surprised.
"No, we're recruiting Warlocks!" Karina said, "Warlocks aren't as good as wizards, but in the early stages, warlocks are easier to fight than wizards. ”
"Okay, then this time you can choose together, and those with warlock qualifications will be handed over to you, and those with wizard qualifications will be handed over to Hathaway. Su Lun thought for a while and agreed directly.
"Sir Suren, there is one more question, I would like to ask you to expand the scope of the test to eighteen years old. Grace said.
"Why?" Su Lun frowned, the age limit was extended to eighteen years old, which was several times more than the previous population.
Grace nodded and said: "Warlocks' awakening begins in adolescence, and the vast majority of warlocks initially awaken at the age of fourteen, at the latest to eighteen years old, and the probability of awakening after the age of eighteen is very low. ”
Warlocks are different from wizards, their awakening relies on the power of the bloodline, the awakening of the warlock is usually in adolescence, from the physical and psychological beginning to gradually mature this period, this period because of the rapid growth of the body, some hidden in the bloodline of power will also be easy to trigger the awakening of the warlock's talent.
In general, adolescents who have not undergone reproductive sex are more likely to wake up, to put it bluntly, virgins and virgins. And after these behaviors occurred during this period, it is very likely that the genes of the awakened warlock talent were transferred to the mother body and rehidden.
Therefore, in the warlock family, it is usually required to abstain from all sexual acts before the age of twenty, and if there is no awakening of the warlock bloodline, the family will arrange for them to marry and reproduce as soon as possible, and contribute more new blood to the family. And after awakening the warlock talent, until the bloodline is stabilized, sex is also not allowed.
Some warlock families in pursuit of bloodline purity will use the practice of close relatives to marry, this practice can indeed increase the chance of the warlock's awakening, but this will also bring another serious consequence, that is, bloodline disease, this kind of warlock family will have a high probability of mental retardation, physical disability and other congenital diseases.
Moreover, this practice will also cause difficulties in reproduction, and the number of family members will become smaller and smaller, there were still many such warlock families in the past, and later after research and development, this phenomenon slowly decreased.
The Warlock's awakening period will last until the age of thirty, but it will generally stabilize at the age of twenty, and as the physical development gradually stabilizes, the chance of triggering the awakening of the bloodline will decrease rapidly.
There are very few warlocks who awaken after the age of twenty-five, and in this case, it is likely that the awakening is due to external reasons, such as taking some potions containing the effect of the bloodline, or coming into contact with some items that stimulate the bloodlines in the body and make the bloodlines unstable.
Warlock's Awakening applies to most races, but it is necessary to convert the puberty of each race, and of course there will be some differences.
Usually the probability of Warlock Awakening appearing in the nobles is higher, and the bloodline of many nobles comes from ancient human heroes, and Suren now also doubts that those human heroes in the ancient period are not the descendants of those Arcanist Empire era who made bloodline warlocks.