Chapter 231: Food

Andrea Gothales (Legendary Bloodline, Growing Days)

Mana Composition: Life (34/223Mana) Shadow (3/17Mana)

Strength: 18

Dexterity: 19

Constitution: 18

Spirit: 23

Perception: 22

The change in attributes allows the Children of the Abyss to once again rely on this data to speculate on their own state, although this data fluctuates in some subtle ways almost daily. For example, when you first wake up, your mental stats are usually at a low point, and when you perform Dragon Strike, your strength and agility will increase instantaneously, and when you are tired, almost all your stats will be weakened to a certain extent.

Although Andrei's physical qualities have been quantified by the gods' incomprehensible insight of mortals, the human body has always been a very complex organism that cannot be a truly stable and fully controllable data like a game character, and the "state" that the Abyss Eye can see can only be used as a relatively accurate reference from beginning to end.

It's just that the changes I see in front of me are clearly beyond the fluctuations that occur simply because of the physical state. First of all, what he cared about the most was that the shadow magic in the mana composition was almost exhausted, and then there was the attribute that had barely been weakened compared to when he wore the sacred tree seed, the greatly increased life magic limit, and the vague but subtle connection with the Garlanord seed.

Thinking of the "direct blow from the main gun" he suffered before he lost consciousness, Andrei was able to vaguely connect the changes in his body. When he arrived at Garandia through the World Gate from the Demon Realm, he lost the Abyssal Heart, which was given by the will of the Abyss, an important "credential" that could almost be called the Son of the Abyss. During the days in the Whispering Forest, he tried to condense the dark magic power and reshape the magic core with his own efforts like ordinary demons, although the progress was slow, but because of the extraordinary bloodline he carried, he far surpassed the middle and low-level demons under his command. At this moment, the prototype of the core that had not really taken shape was directly attacked by the divine power of the Xiang Restraint attribute, which was equivalent to the little girl at that time using the firepower to deal with the demon king to kill the magic core of an ordinary demon race. As a result, the children of the abyss, who had been accumulating for more than a year, were nearly wiped out, and fell into a deep fainting in the shock of the Shadow Core being completely destroyed. After falling into the Emerald River, he was inexplicably carried downstream by the river many miles away, and then became the "harvest" of the slave catcher team in a coma.

Many of the details of the loss of consciousness are impossible to confirm at this time, but there is obviously a very special reason for not being able to eat and drink normally and still maintain a relatively healthy physiological state for nearly a month. The first thing that the children of the abyss thought of was naturally the elven holy relic that once hung around his neck, the World Tree Seed.

To confirm his suspicions, André uses the power bestowed by the Earth Goddess to call out his "Ability Class" interface. As he had expected, the Children of the Abyss found that the level of the "professional" Shadow Warlock related to shadow magic had dropped significantly, and the only thing he retained related to shadow magic was probably the innate ability given by the will of the abyss, the Eye of the Abyss. On the contrary, his druid level has increased significantly, and then André got his wish and found the lost Garlanor seed in the druid's "Profession" sub-column.

Heart of Nature: The Divine Seed bestowed by the Earth Goddess has taken root in you, and this powerful and mysterious relic of life has initially replaced your shattered magic core, allowing you to transcend your long cultivation journey and directly gain the transcendent qualities that only legendary druids and Earth Sacrifices possess. It is to be expected that you will achieve immeasurable special achievements in the way of nature and in the use of the magic of life.

...... It turns out that "planting" it in the body is the correct way to use the World Tree Seed!?But in this way, not only in appearance, but also in the origin magic power, is it getting closer and closer to the elf?

Although the regression in the shadow spell made the child of the abyss feel very unwilling, but at the same time, he also felt that his understanding of the shadow spell was very limited, at least the powerful and strange remote positioning spell cast by the Lord of the Magic Eye Andre had no clue, and it was almost impossible to guess its principle, but the intuitive effect of the life spell on the human body and the rapid progress of the dragon strike technique in the refinement period made him invest a lot of energy in it.

Spells that heal and save lives, buff spells and dragon breath spells that maintain one's own state, and dragon strikes that bring instantaneous bursts of power are far more powerful than shadow spells that can only affect real matter through erosion and indirect effects.

In addition to the gift from the abyss, the most important thing for Andre is the Eye of the Abyss, which can probe the physical characteristics of life. Since this unique talent has not been affected in any way, it is a wise choice to put aside the practice of shadow spells for a while.

The most influential deity in human society is Errella, the sun god who is the supreme lord of the Radiant Church, and the other three goddesses of creation can only stand behind. Although André's knowledge of humanity is all based on hearsay, it is his understanding that religious organizations that are controlled by the earthly spokesmen of the gods are usually more influenced by "people" than "gods". Of course, this speculation is mainly due to the fact that the gods only exist in myths and legends and in the spirit of people, and the druids and priests of the Church of Nature and the Temple of Earth have been impressed by the influence of the goddess Galandia.

As for the Radiant Church's attitude towards shadow spells, André felt that he should not risk his own life, and the time-traveler, who had been very averse to religion, did not want to experience what it was like to be burned on a fire.

Just from the attitude of the little girl who was like a saint seiya when they first met him, Andre already understood how unpopular things like demons and shadows were in the church of the Sun God.

With this in mind, Andrei closed his eyes in a noisy and bumpy environment. Ignoring the taunts and fingers of the human adventurers outside the prison cart, the Children of the Abyss began to taste the last remaining magic in their bodies as they breathed......

About an hourglass hour later, Andre, who had taken the initiative to stop the dragon breath technique, slowly opened his eyes.

Even without looking at it with his eyes, he was able to draw a conclusion from his subtle sense of magic that in his current state, neither meditation nor dragon breath could improve and recover from his own strength.

"In an hour's effort, the life magic has only increased by 3 Mana?" muttered to the Child of the Abyss, looking helplessly at the phantom in front of him.

After not eating for many days, relying only on magic to maintain the lowest level of biological functions, Andrei's body has begun to overdraw and become weak, there is not enough food and energy as the basis for transforming into magical power, coupled with the wilderness environment that is completely different from the Whispering Forest, which is full of rich life breath, the result of using the dragon breath technique to regulate breath under such conditions is naturally ineffective.

"When will it be mealtime?" The Child of the Abyss rubbed his stomach in a slightly distressed manner, the river soaking, the impact of the reef, and the wind and sun made the black fabric on his body, which had been well-cut and comfortable, tattered, and even faintly emitted a strange smell. Although the cleanliness of his body made Andre feel uncomfortable, what made him even more uncomfortable was the smell of food that permeated the makeshift camp around the prisoner van among the adventurers.

"It's our turn when they're done. Nanali, who was snuggled up with the two orc women, said.

For this little orc girl who was always staring at him, Andre was very helpless to ignore it. It's normal to be curious about all sorts of things because you're young, and if you learn for no apparent reason that a person wakes up after a coma for days and isn't as weak as he thinks, even a child of the abyss will inevitably be curious. But if he was entangled for such a strange reason, it was not something he hoped for, after all, the delicate identity of the Demon King Candidate on this continent would only be accepted by those in the east who benefited a lot because of his appearance. According to his obvious physical characteristics such as black hair and black eyes, having too much involvement with other people will only expose more personal information, which in turn makes it easier for him to be associated with "that" young lord of Andrarui.

The Children of the Abyss believe that their squire should be wise to choose to conceal or fabricate their whereabouts from forces beyond the forest.

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In the end, Andrei only got half the amount of food that adult men eat. Naturally, the restriction of food was intended to limit the physical strength of the "goods", and in addition to the necessary minimum of life-sustaining calories, even slaves such as the Children of the Abyss, who had not eaten for "ten days", could not get more food.

Yes, ten days ago. The slave hunters found the Children of the Abyss in a coma near the swamp in the lower reaches of the Emerald River, which has been one of the areas where the scale tribes and half-elves have been competing for resources and conflicts in recent years, and André's misleading, human-like appearance was mistaken for a half-elf who had drowned in the conflict.

Even in a coma, it is still very rare for an alien race to survive without eating or drinking for ten days. With the exception of a few races that store fat in advance and rely on hibernation to reduce consumption, the most well-known are probably the elves who have lived in the Whispering Forest for generations.

According to rumors about elves, they can even go days without eating or drinking, relying only on sunlight to sustain their bodies. In fact, this is just a very inaccurate misconception. Even the most ordinary elves can photosynthesize to a certain extent like plants, but they are not really plants with leaves on their bodies, and photosynthesis alone cannot supplement the elves' daily needs for energy, they are living and free moving higher creatures. Most of the elves who can really rely on drinking water for ten days and half a month are earth sacrifices and druids who are good at life spells. The principle is actually the same as Andrei, he can even use the divine power given by the goddess of the earth to ensure his life without the need for oxygen.

Holding the wooden plate that could not be seen in its original color, he pulled the little bit of food in it in three or two, and the simple boiled cassava made the son of the abyss, who was not tired of eating, puff his mouth. After expressing his dissatisfaction with his expression, he could clearly feel that his stomach was still in a state of dissatisfaction.

"If you're hungry for too long, eating too quickly is not good for your stomach. Nanali stared blankly at the Children of the Abyss, who swept through the food on his plate like a whirlwind cloud.

Even though he had been ignoring the burning gaze from the other side, André still couldn't turn a blind eye to such obvious care for the little girl: "I'm special, unlike ordinary people, and this little thing doesn't bother my iron stomach at all. ”

The Iron Stomach is naturally just talking nonsense, but relying on the power of life to repair the damage to the stomach is very simple, just like those powerful druids and goddess sacrifices, even if they want to have some small problems with their bodies, it is not a simple matter.

But Andre didn't expect that his casual words would be exchanged for such a reaction from the other party—Nanali stretched out her slender arm and handed her untouched food to the children of the abyss.

Accepting the little food that she doesn't have enough to eat is not something to brag about, but in order to deal with the foreseeable and uncontrollable situations in the future, it is necessary to accumulate as much magic as possible. As the "cargo" of the slave catchers, Andrei has no idea of leaving his fate to these greedy humans.

"Thank you......" The child of the abyss, with a subtle expression, hesitated to accept the little girl's gift, and then reluctantly squeezed such a sentence out of his mouth. It is not so difficult to accept the kindness of strangers, the main difficulty is to try not to think about the other person in the process of eating.

"In return, can you please answer a question from me, sir?" asked the little girl, staring at her big clear eyes with a cautious expression.

“...... What?" Andre had long heard that the orcs were very serious about food, and he didn't understand for a moment what kind of problem the little girl would rather give up the little food in front of her and choose to starve.

The little girl's face was a little dirty because of the winds and sands that were so common in the moor, but the dusty little face could not hide the bright eyes that seemed to penetrate the heart.

"Which god sent you to save Nanaly?" the young orc girl asked the child of the abyss.