Act XIV: Alchemy

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When he ran around the forest with Lotus on his back, taking advantage of the terrain to avoid many attacks from the two Rock Sword Spiders who were too large and unable to move here, and finally solved one of them first with some of the magic power recovered by Lian, the next thing was already logical.

After killing the last rock sword spider, he had completely lost his strength, and even the "Moon Shadow" was thrown at his feet at will. Lian sat silently next to her to recover her magic.

After relieving himself a little, he looked at the corpse of the rock sword spider. If it looked like a complete stone block on the outside, it is now covered with cracked nicks. The deeper ones were caused by Lian's attacks, but most of the others, including the finishing blow, were done by Antun using Lucatia's mercenary swordsmanship.

I don't know if it's the reason for the translucent text, it's obviously a swordsmanship that has only been demonstrated once, and it has good accuracy and lethality when he uses it in actual combat. And after many attacks, he also felt that his understanding of swordsmanship had deepened slightly.

As if blessed to his soul, he exhaled the translucent text again, and saw that after the previous classification, the logo behind the "Lukatia Mercenary Swordsmanship" left alone in the skill column had become LV2+0.389 (157%).

The first value is easy to understand, probably indicating that his understanding of this swordsmanship has increased by one level; What kind of strange way is +0.389 in the back, does it represent his cultivation progress of the skill, or his proficiency? Even if that's good, what the final 157% is is is completely confusing.

The Magical Talent and Warrior Talent indications that are assigned to the Talent column do not change at all. The "weak" in the status item was marked (recovering) at some point, and the health and mana have changed, and are now 29/37 and 32/41, respectively;"??? It doesn't mean to show yet. In addition, also through the last classification, there are more energetic counts below the first two values, and the current logo is 12/50, which can be said to be a good reflection of his current state of exhaustion.

After checking the body information one by one, he suddenly noticed that new information had been appended as he was about to erase the words.

Soul Points Held: 1

This discovery, more than any previous change, was more confusing to Anthoon. He could understand the words "soul" and "point" if it were split, but what did it mean to combine them?

Through the previous tests, he probably knew that these "words" would only be accompanied by explanations when he knew something; The more you understand, the more detailed the explanation. But even though he knew that there would probably be no result, he still focused his consciousness on four words.

"Do you want to spend soul points? Currently holds 1 point. ”

The unexpected situation startled him, and he hurriedly silently said no in his heart. He was relieved when the line of text disappeared completely, and the corresponding number in the redisplayed list was still 1.

Just kidding, I haven't figured out what it does, so how can I use it indiscriminately? In case the so-called soul points are very scarce, in the current situation, it may be able to save lives during the critical period.

Putting his thoughts on matters aside for a moment, he turned to the direction where Lian was, ready to verify something else. Lian didn't react to his observations, like a delicate doll, which provoked him to look at it a few more times, and almost forgot his original purpose. Fortunately, the rationality in his mind finally stepped on the brakes in time, and he sorted out his emotions before continuing.

"Miss Lian, how are you feeling now?"

After being disturbed by him like this, Ren withdrew from meditation and turned in the direction he was a little nervous.

"What's the matter, Mr. Antoun? Don't...... Are there enemies again? ”

"No, it's not, it's safe for now, but there are some things that need your help. Can you just release the 'Arrow of Punishment' once? ”

Hearing his words, Lian's facial expression quickly relaxed, but immediately turned to doubt.

"Yes, yes...... But I've only had enough mana to use twice through meditation, okay? ”

"It's okay, I've confirmed, there are no enemies around. If you need to take a break, there should still be time. ”

This statement is half-true. Antoun did make it easy to secure his current position, but how long this would last was unknown, so the next test was necessary. If he succeeds, he will be able to increase his own combat power, so that the two of them can appear more comfortable in the face of possible dangers in the future; If it doesn't work, you can get some of the right conclusions.

Convinced of his information, Ren slowly adjusted her direction and launched an attack into the darkness where no one was around. The white light flashed, and Antun frowned at this.

Although he had probably made predictions from the previous battle, the translucent text really didn't allow him to learn the law through observation, and the result was still a little frustrating.

Compared with the scene when he learned the "Lucatia Mercenary Swordsmanship" not long ago, Antoun thought about it and roughly summarized that the significant differences between the two "skills" are:

Mercenary swordsmanship is the first step of stance, and then the way or skill of exerting force. Not only the former, but the latter can also be inferred by directly observing Lilith's movements at the time. This means that just by looking at the user's appearance, he can obtain most of the information needed to learn swordsmanship, so he is finally formed into a "skill" by the special ability that he awakens after suffering from "magic erosion".

In addition to the physical movements of the caster, the more important thing is how to mobilize the flow of mana in the body and some other magical theories that he has never understood, so the special ability cannot allow him to directly learn this "skill" without the necessary information.

At this point, there is no need to continue. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible for him to make up for the complicated knowledge of magic theory in a short period of time, and the laws that require the use of magic powers, magic, and even astrology, which he tried to obtain before, can be learned without thinking about using special abilities to learn opportunistically.

In addition, the talent of magic and the talent of the warrior written in the talent column also make him care. Although I don't know how far-reaching its impact will be for the time being, if he wants to improve his own ability, it is true that his future power system structure must be closer to that of warriors and knights, rather than magicians or priests.

After coming to his conclusion, he cleared the last remaining frustration and prepared to return to action when his vitality returned to above 20.

"Miss Lian, rest again...... Miss Lian, what are you doing! ”

Just as he raised his head and was about to explain his arrangements to Lian, he found that Lian was groping his way towards the corpse of the rock sword spider when he was in thought. By this time she was kneeling beside the corpse, and was taking something out of the bag that adventurers habitually wore on their waists, and when he shouted at it, all the things in her hand fell to the ground in fright.

Antoun followed the sound and saw the unknown little thing silently reflecting the moonlight in the darkness.

"Gems?"

He also walked to the corpse, picked up the fallen object and came to this conclusion after taking a closer look. Before he could say anything, Lian said in a complaining tone.

"Don't scare me, Mr. Antoun."

"I'm sorry. But can you explain what you did, Miss Lian? ”

"I don't think I'm trying to hide it...... But Mr. Antoun couldn't see that this was a craft with a long history known as alchemy. ”

Alchemy? Subconsciously chanting the words that Lian told him, searching for a while in the only remaining memory, he remembered that this was an ancient skill that originated in the Eastern Kingdom, and after being introduced to other countries on the continent, it has evolved over a long period of time, and has spawned many factions so far. There are also professions who use it as the core of the power system, and they are commonly referred to as alchemists on the mainland.

Unlike most other power systems, the main source of power for alchemists today is not their bodies, but the products of their own alchemy. Of course, there are two main schools of this: relying on alchemy-blessed equipment, armor, and props to fight, and using alchemy potions to attack enemies during combat and strengthen themselves for a short time. I heard that there was a school of body modification a long time ago, but it has long since disappeared and is nowhere to be found.

In short, because it is not a full-time combat profession in the first place, if it does not minor in swordsmanship, magic or other combat skills, the overall combat effectiveness is still far inferior to other professions of the same level. In addition, the advancement often requires the understanding of the alchemy system, the transformation and the accumulation of a large number of resources, so most of the time adventurers only learn it as a minor profession, rather than as the core of the power system.

The current Lian should also belong to this situation, and her alchemy-related skills should not be too high.

Thinking of this, Antoun suddenly had an idea. Since Lian still has to try to use alchemy even when she can't see anything, does it mean that the lowest level of alchemy can actually be easily used? Does that mean he can "skill" it through his special abilities?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was worth trying, so he hurriedly responded to Liandao.

"Of course I knew that this was an alchemy that originated in August, but I was just surprised that Miss Lian, who was a priest, could actually practice alchemy."

"There are many reasons for this, and it has to do with my early life experience before I became a priest......

Lian first smiled bitterly when she spoke, and then her face turned a little gloomy, and Antoun quickly cut to the point when she saw this.

"Really...... Miss Lian is still very strong, I was not wrong before. But Miss Lian, can you use alchemy in your current state? ”

"The success rate will definitely be greatly affected, but with Mr. Antoun on the side, there should still be a slight chance of success."

"So can you think differently, Miss Lian will briefly explain to me what you know about alchemy, and then I will complete the work?"

"Huh?"

Lian seemed surprised by his offer, but did not immediately refuse his request. Looking at her expression, it seemed that after a short thought, she made a decision.

"It's true that the alchemy I want to use is only a very low-level level, and the parts of the rock sword spider I plan to deal with as the main alchemy material are not of high level. And the way the alchemy circle is carved and the auxiliary materials needed are already in my waist bag. So can I please, Mr. Antoun? ”

"Of course."

Thinking that it was you who was waiting for this, Antoun blurted out the answer that had been prepared for a long time. When Lian heard this, she took out a yellowed scroll from her waist bag, and Antoun took it and slowly opened it.

"This is the method I got from a black marketeer in my early years to depict the alchemy circle. Although it can only be processed for simple refining, it can be used to replace magic with a small amount of blood to achieve the effect of catalyst, so it is actually quite easy to use in some situations. Mr. Antoun, you first draw the circle on the ground with a tree branch, arrange a few rock sword and spider fangs as the main material and auxiliary materials to the corresponding position in the circle, and finally drip blood into the circle, and the rest only needs to wait for the alchemy to be completed automatically. ”

Hearing her words, he looked at the mouthparts of the rock sword spider and couldn't help but feel a tingling in his scalp. However, then he forcibly stopped this feeling, picked up the "Moon Shadow" and chopped a few, put it aside, and randomly found a branch and carefully drew the alchemy circle according to the pattern on the scroll. He took the auxiliary materials from Lian's hand and placed them in different positions along with the spider fangs according to her instructions.

After confirming that the lotus had a powder that could stop the slight bleeding as a precaution, he cut his finger and let the blood drip down his fingertips into the not-so-large circle. When the amount of blood was still low, there was no reaction from the magic circle, and Antoun could understand it, but when his hands were already a little tired, and the blood was about to fill the shallow marks on the ground, there was still no reaction, which made him a little anxious.

Is there something wrong with your own approach? And the translucent text does not appear to indicate that he has learned "alchemy".

While he was thinking, the blood finally connected, but the circle didn't activate. Just when he thought it was going to be over, Lian's voice seemed to come to his ears at the right time.

"Mr. Anthun? Why don't you speak? Could it be that something is wrong with the circle? ”

"No, there shouldn't be anything wrong with the circle, probably if I did something wrong......"

"Ahh I see, Mr. Antoun, didn't you see the sentence at the end of the scroll? ”

Is there another sentence above? Why didn't you say it earlier! Putting this grievance to the bottom of his heart for the time being, he fully unfolded the scroll with his free hand, and saw that there was indeed a line of small characters engraved under the circle. The handwriting also shone faintly in the darkness.

"The world was born of fire and blood - Rogerinti the Rebel."

"The world was born of fire and blood......"

As he unconsciously pronounced these words, the magic circle in front of him, which had been motionless, immediately bloomed with a dazzling glow, reflecting the scene within half a meter around him as clearly as day. Immediately after, translucent words appeared in his vision, which had become somewhat blurred by the stimulation of the light of the magic circle.

"Rogerin Rebel teaches you 'Brilliant Alchemy'."

This time, there was not even a process to confirm the will, and after the text came out, the list of skill bars "Lucatia Mercenary Swordsmanship" was forcibly moved down one place, and the original position above it was quickly distorted, and then a new entry was added that was a little different from what Antoun had imagined before, and made him feel shocked:

Brilliant Alchemy LV1+0.032 (867%)