Chapter Forty-Eight: The Well of the Sun
The cold wind of the night gently blew through the trees, taking away the rich smell of blood that permeated the air......
A few coyotes that came out of nowhere wandered around the neighborhood, and they knew without asking that they must have been attracted by the carcass, intending to see if they could have some "supper".
Zhang Cheng ignored these hungry beasts, and didn't even care about the seriously injured female assassin lying on the ground in a deep coma, he couldn't wait to open his backpack, take out the thick notes inside, and quickly flipped through them, until he confirmed that the research and development process and formula of the new plague were recorded inside, and then let out a long breath.
"PhewβI've finally got it, and it's not in vain the time and energy I've expended. β
The words just fell!
A small vial of crystal bottles that emitted a strong arcane light suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand out of thin air!
It's so bright, so dazzling, that you can feel the pure energy of the violet liquid inside even through the bottle.
Although he had already guessed what this small bottle was, Zhang Cheng habitually took out the mysterious parchment scroll and glanced at it, only to see that it was written:
"Quest - New Plague Completed! Contribution Level - High, reward a bottle of unpolluted Sunwell well water, which can be used to craft a small source of mana, or directly absorb and transform your own body. β
"It turns out that this is the well water of the sunglasses, and I seem to understand a little bit why the High Elves would go crazy if they lost it......" Zhang Cheng muttered as he looked at the enchanting halo emanating from the bottle.
As a mage, he couldn't imagine how anyone could endure energy full of impurities if they were accustomed to drawing power from such a pure source of energy.
It's like a person who breathes clean and nitrox air in a big forest all year round, and suddenly one day he comes to a big city with serious pollution, and the whole respiratory system will have problems.
Obviously, the High Elves were accustomed to the pure energy of the Sunwell, so they gradually developed the problem of "delicate and expensive".
After the loss of the sunwell, many people are unable to adapt to drawing magic from nature in normal ways, and eventually erupt into the so-called "magic addiction".
Zhang Cheng dared to guarantee that if the water in the bottle of the sunwell was completely absorbed several times, he would 100% produce a strong "magic addiction", and it would take a long time to slowly subside.
After much hesitation, he finally gave up the tempting idea of directly absorbing and transforming himself, and carefully placed the bottle close to his body, intending to create a small source of magic power after leaving.
After all, he was still unsure if Azeroth's magical energy was compatible with the familiar and unfamiliar Earth.
If it's incompatible, it means that there is no way to restore the magic through normal means, and can only rely on the small energy source created to replenish it, and if it is used now, then it will be 100% tragic at that time.
As the saying goes, "people have no foresight, they must have near-term worries", and he doesn't want to wait for something to go wrong before he starts to regret it.
After putting away the precious water from the sunwell, Zhang Cheng remembered the seriously injured female assassin, and hurriedly killed the coyote who was trying to rush up and bite with a flame blast, helped the other party to sit up, poured a small bottle of primary healing potion, and at the same time untied the tourniquet wrapped around his arm, otherwise after a long time, the entire arm would be in danger of being scrapped.
In just a few seconds or so, the wound that was still slowly oozing blood miraculously solidified, and although it has not yet scarred, there is no need to worry about the death that may result from excessive blood loss.
As for the severely fractured and deformed calf, he didn't dare to move at all, so as not to accidentally cause secondary damage, he just broke off two branches to fix it, and then took out a portal rune to concentrate on channeling arcane energy.
About a minute later, the rune-tearing space opened a magical portal to Dalaran.
Zhang Cheng quickly dissolved the summoned water elemental, picked up Sophia and walked through, leaving the stitch monster frozen in the ice alone.
Anyway, without the control of the psychics, it can't pose a threat at all, and it won't take long for it to slowly decay with the loss of time.
Since passing the examination of the Kenrito Council, Zhang Cheng has obtained the right to use the teleportation hall, and as long as he consumes a rune, he can return to Dalaran from any corner of the world of Azeroth.
Of course, the price of teleportation runes is not cheap, and certain conditions must be met, such as the destination of the teleportation must consume a lot of money and manpower, build a stable energy source enough to support the portal, and complex magical protection to be able to react in time if the space is forcibly torn apart and serious consequences are triggered.
In the entire alliance region, only four places, Dalaran, Stormwind, Ironforge, and Darnassus, can teleport over long distances.
In particular, Darnassus, who had always opposed the misuse of magic, was forced to agree by several other races.
As soon as the two of them appeared in the teleportation hall, the mage on duty who was waiting here immediately took two steps forward and made a routine request: "Young mage, please report your name, and by the way, explain who this woman is?" β
"I'm sorry, I have something important to go to Archmage Ansrem Ruinvivol right away, can the record be added later?" Zhang Cheng deliberately put on a solemn face.
He didn't want to explain to someone he didn't know about how he got involved with a female syndicate assassin.
"To see Lord Anslim Ruinwivol?!" the mage on duty raised an eyebrow in surprise, obviously a little unconvinced.
"Yes! I have the information and information he desperately needs! If you are delayed by wasting too much time on registration, you will be responsible. β
The mage on duty hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded helplessly: "Okay, if it's true, then you can make an exception without registering, and I'll ask His Excellency the Archmage for verification later." β
"Please!"
Zhang Cheng shrugged his shoulders indifferently, walked out of the teleportation hall quickly, and after a while, he came to the entrance of the tower.
As last time, after conforming his intention to the Arcane golem, he quickly entered the top of the tower unimpeded.
Ansrem Ruinvivor, who had been waiting for a long time, did not talk nonsense, and as soon as they met, he asked bluntly: "How is it?
"Yes, it's all here. Zhang Cheng threw the buckskin backpack on the table.
The archmage's eyes lit up, and he took out the notes in his backpack and looked through them carefully, and after half an hour, he touched his chin and exclaimed, "Incredible!
The apothecaries of the Forsaken have tested more than 2,000 toxins extracted from plants and animals, and combined them repeatedly to obtain different effects.
It's important and precious, and you've done a good job, and I'll ask Charles to make you a protective badge as a reward later.
Now go down and rest, and I'll let someone else take care of the finishing touches. β
With that, Ansrem Ruinwivol ignored Zhang Cheng and began to tinker with the bottles and cans on the alchemy table, never looking at the female assassin from beginning to end.
It is estimated that in his eyes, a small role like Sophia is not worth mentioning at all......