Chapter Twenty-Three: Wand Wood

"It's really brand new, I swear!" Emma blushed and kept explaining to Robben that even the packaging of the socks had her turn it out, for fear that Robben would have a misunderstanding.

"You see, it's brand new, I haven't worn it once, how can I use my worn socks to make tea?" Emma tells Robben that she wants to make a pot of milk tea, but she finds that she didn't forget to bring a tea bag, so she uses socks instead.

Speaking of which, she reiterates that it was a brand new pair of socks.

[Huh? It's brand new......]

The demon's tone was full of loss.

"Okay, okay, I believe it." Robben waved his hand again and again, and at the same time glanced at the pot of real stockings milk tea.

This kind of milk tea is very easy to make, you only need to put the black tea in the pot and boil it violently, and when the tea is boiled thoroughly, filter out the tea residue with a fine net, and finally use the boiling tea to pour it into the milk, and a pot of milk tea is ready.

This pot of Emma's milk tea with butter biscuits is today's breakfast for the two.

Meals are the best time to chat, and Robben is very curious about the knowledge of wands, so he takes the initiative to provoke the topic: "Is the gap between the different wand cores really very big?" ”

"Very big." Emma nodded affirmatively.

She then told Robben that for beginners, the material of the rod core was too advanced and would most likely lead to a slow learning progress in magic, as beginners would not be able to master such a high-grade material. There are only a handful of gentle, high-grade rod cores in the world that beginners can handle effortlessly, such as the tail hair of a unicorn.

After the level of wizards improves, the high-level wand core can form a dimensionality reduction blow to the ordinary wand core, and the wand made of the body material of powerful magical beasts can withstand more powerful magic output, and even has its own unique style.

Emma gave an example, there is a forbidden spell called "Lightning Storm" in the lightning spell, and when this spell is cast, if the quality of the wand is too ordinary, it is likely that the wand will be broken before the magic can be used. A wand that uses the Thunderbird's tail feathers as a wand will have an easier time casting a "Lightning Storm" than a wand that uses a unicorn's tail hair as a wand core, because the Thunderbird's tail feathers will amplify the Thunder Enchantment.

The same goes for the choice of wand wood.

After breakfast, the two set off in the direction that Thunderbird had pointed out last night.

At first, the two were a little worried, afraid that they would not be able to find a place, but after climbing a small hill, the two found that they were really worried. The place where the Thunderbird preyed on the fire dragon was very conspicuous, just halfway up the opposite mountain, where a large area of forest had been destroyed, like bald spots in the hair, and it looked like a great battle.

As the saying goes, it was not until before the sun went down in the afternoon that Robben and Emma arrived at the battlefield.

They only got closer to it and were pretty sure it was the spot the Thunderbird had pointed out, as they saw many of the trees around them showing signs of being burned by flames or struck by thunder, and Robben even found a few dragon paw prints.

The core of the battlefield is on a gentle hillside, where the trees are almost all carbonized. The source of the disaster may be the breath of the fire dragon, or the thunder of the thunderbird, or the combination of the two.

On the charred earth, scattered with white bones. Even Robben, who knew little about the dragon, could easily tell that it was the remains of the hapless dragon. The battle may have taken place months ago, as the remains of the fire dragon had been completely reduced to bones, but the battlefield remained untouched, seemingly influenced by the remnants of two top-tier magical beasts.

Robben picked up a bone from the ground, which he felt was the bone from the dragon's tail. The flesh on the bones had completely disappeared, and only a few tooth marks remained, which looked like they had been gnawed by dogs.

He sighed slightly, although the fire dragon was not as powerful as its relative dragon, it was also the strongest at the top of the food chain. An adult fire dragon can easily destroy a town, turn a mountain into a sea of fire, only to die here silently, turning into nutrients in the stomachs of ptarmigans and scavengers.

He casually threw the keel back to the ground and began to search for suitable wood around the battlefield, which led to the discovery of a slightly strange tree.

Most of the trees on this hillside have been turned into charcoal stakes, with one exception. The remains of the tree were obscured by the dragon's wagon-sized skull, and it was Robben who approached to discover the anomaly: it sprouted.

"Emma, come here!" Robben hurriedly beckoned Emma, who was walking around the hillside, to come over.

"Look!" He pointed out the remains of the tree to Emma, "I feel like this is the wood we need." ”

The remains of the tree were less than three feet tall and two feet wide. The main body of the stump has been carbonized, but new branches two arms long have emerged from the top. One branch is as red as blood, while the other is emerald green, giving it a sense of life.

"It's beautiful!" Emma only glanced at the new emerald green branch, which she believed was the wand wood she needed, and the blood-red branch next to it naturally belonged to Robben.

Perhaps it is because of the nourishment of the dragon's blood that this stake can withhold wood in spring, and can only sprout again after thunder and fire? A picture appeared in front of Robben's eyes: the Thunderbird crouched in front of the dragon's huge dragon head, pecking at the dragon's most tender parts. Blood gushed out, soaking a humble stake......

Although the style of painting is a little wrong, this is probably the truth of the matter.

The shoots that grow under the nourishment of the dragon's blood are naturally supernatural, and they can be used as materials for the wand body.

When Emma acknowledges the twig, the adventure is completed and Robben and Emma are on their way home. After the two of them crossed the gate of the sister city again, half a month had passed since they set off.

"This is the reward for your mission~" After returning to Robben's small apartment, Emma immediately handed over the promised reward to Robben.

The leather bag containing a thousand golden dragons landed on the bed, causing the bed board to let out a pleasant moan.

A thousand golden dragons!

This is a considerable amount of wealth, and those who have acquired it can claim to be wealthy.

Even though Robben had been mentally prepared, he still felt a wave of dizziness when the large pile of gold actually appeared in front of him. He bit the tip of his tongue and forced himself to calm down.

"Please take them back, hiring a gold-level adventurer will cost a maximum of one hundred gold dragons - in fact, according to the market price, fifty gold dragons is enough, we are friends, and friends should not take advantage of each other." Robben said very seriously.