Chapter 1697: Chapter 563: With Changying in Hand

Each body of a powerful magical beast, except for particularly hard parts like dragon skulls and the Adidasma Mammoth Golden Symbol which cannot be refined, can be turned into explosive arrows.

This method of using the magical attributes of a magical beast during its lifetime to create explosive arrows through alchemy, although a bit wasteful of resources, is a shortcut to quickly convert them into combat power.

According to earlier estimates, the stockpile of magical beast corpses in Firenze could produce about 6,000 to 8,000 Durex Burst Arrows, with 99% of these arrows coming from the contribution of Styx Guardians.

The fame of the Styx Guardians comes from their collective movement and strong melee abilities, but their Netherworld Fire Technique is actually not that remarkable.

This characteristic determines that the explosive arrows made from their bodies have much less destructive power and coverage radius compared to those made from higher-level beings like the Flame Emperor and Blue-eyed Khmer Giant Ants. Unfortunately, Liu squandered a lot of quality magical beasts by returning hundreds of black dragon skeletons and comatose dragon liches from the Dragon Cemetery to Dragon City and using the “Death Overlord Equipment” to devour some, spoiling the overall quality of the “Durex Burst Arrows” despite the impressive quantity.

According to the pace of Firenze alchemists making five or six explosive arrows a day, even with excellent craftsmen like Difeng Giants assisting, it would take at least six months to complete the production of all the explosive arrows.

However, this situation completely overturned with the mass joining of the Wild Dwarves.

The Wild Dwarves are born alchemist masters of the four pure-blooded Dwuirkals, with a long historical heritage. They believe in the creed that silence is golden and strictly adhere to the ancestral saying: swift in action, slow in words; except for drinking, crafting magical equipment, and chatting with their brotherly Golden Dwarves, they’ll always keep a stone-like indifferent expression.

These guys, who may seem a bit difficult to interact with, have a unique advantage over other alchemists that can never be matched — perfect cooperation.

Wild Dwarves never rely on a single person to craft magical equipment. Even for the simplest magical enhanced dagger, they gather a group, some controlling the fire, some engraving formations, some preparing ritual materials, working in division like one entity.

Generally, alchemy is a very private affair.

In the engraving and depiction of certain formations, as well as the use of magical spices and auxiliary materials, each alchemist has their own unique habits and specific methods. Even a slight interruption can cause everything to go in vain.

This is like how a famous writer can author an excellent novel, but it’s unheard of for a group of renowned writers to collaborate on creating a timeless masterpiece.

So alchemists rarely collaborate with peers, they only need assistants for rough work.

The Wild Dwarves are the only exception. On the Aegean Continent, the clear division of labor, multi-person cooperation, and seamless coordination of the Wild Dwarves’ alchemy method is known as the “Ant Alchemy Mode,” meaning alchemy like ants!

This is a positive term because in the entire history of the Aegean, among all the wisdom races, only the Ant Bimon from the Ant Clan is most known for working closely and collaboratively with partners.

Liu witnessed a few Wild Dwarf alchemy processes, and it consistently looked to him like an assembly line operation; but it must be admitted, that this cooperative alchemy of the Wild Dwarves is far faster than that of ordinary alchemists. Ten of them working together can make about 120 explosive arrows a day, an incredibly daunting number, considering even with ten Master Aymars combined, at most 200 “Durex Burst Arrows” could be produced in a day!

With 262 Wild Dwarves, excluding the children and the very old, at least 150 are able to perform alchemy work, meaning their daily output amounts to nearly 2,000 explosive arrows!

Upon Liu’s return from the Demon World, the production of “Durex Burst Arrows” was completed, with the final count at 6,770 Durex. As remuneration for Mourinho, Liu planned to hand over the remainder to the swan high priest, and the kingdom would distribute 4,000 explosive arrows.

Under the arrangement of Daisy and Ruona, these Wild Dwarves had long been helping Flower Elves and magic archers manufacture other magic arrows. But in phase two, magic arrows such as “Soul-guided Arrow,” “Heavy Strike Arrow,” “Magic Defection Arrow,” etc., were no longer produced at the lightning-speed pace of “Durex Burst Arrows.” The key to Durex’s quick production lay in the abundance of raw materials; under Master Aymar’s leadership, all the preliminary processing steps were ready, like pre-prepared ingredients just waiting to be cooked. With the numerical advantage and cooperative model of the Wild Dwarves, along with Firenze’s disregard for the cost of magical metals, subterranean fires, and high-purity alcohol fuels, it would be unusual if it weren’t quick!

However, in the second phase of magic arrow production, the raw materials were extremely scarce. Though the underground was rich in mineral resources, not all kinds of magical metals and minerals were available, and there were no prior stocks of certain rare beast blood, feathers, and parts.

Alchemy isn’t difficult; what’s difficult is the search for suitable materials. The crafting process might only take ten to fifteen days, but finding materials could take a year, ten years, or even a lifetime; although Firenze was wealthy, it was not omnipotent.

However, warfare is about logistics and money; having a powerful alchemy system can absolutely influence and determine the battle situation. With Wild Dwarves alchemists around, at least Liu was quite satisfied.

There is currently a stockpile of 4,532 oil squashes; this strategic weapon overseen by the Greengiants has a production cycle measured by the week, capable of producing around 500 weekly. If conserved, this number could sustain the bombing needs, similar to the explosive arrows. The remainder of the numbers will be a gift to Mourinho as remuneration.

The daily output of turtle bead alcohol is 1,200 pounds, an enormously significant number. However, due to consumption by specialized fuels for alchemy, the stockpile in Firenze currently accumulates to less than ten tons of concentrated alcohol.

Mixed with honey at a one-third ratio, this fuel can be transformed into a colloidal fuel, able to exhibit adhesive burning properties.

To ensure the strength of aerial bombardment, Liu significantly reduced the number of flamethrowing infantry; although Firenze had a total of 100 sets of squirting water sprayers, only thirteen sets were currently allocated to the infantry. There are quite a number of “Morading’s Wrath,” and under the support of the Tree of Life and Eternal Moon Well, Gold-Pointing Mulberry’s production far exceeds that of Tamerlarya oil squashes by numerous times. Better to enjoy together than alone; for every Babylon cannon completed in the future, Liu intended to distribute these cannons appropriately to other Beamon cities for defense.

From the fifth day, the situation regarding the war became increasingly clear.

Daisy, Ruona, and Elder Andulan all rushed back to Dragon City, and the mysterious presence of the Dragon Clan made the entire situation incredibly tense.

Because of the distribution of the Bone Link Treasure Box, His Majesty the King and Liu Zhenhuan received daily reports from the one hundred thousand Wolf Cavalry. These brave Wolves did not gather from the start but instead dispersed and infiltrated the Demon World’s Coast Contribution Continent.

Their strategy of launching attacks simultaneously from all directions allowed them to achieve successive victories at the beginning. However, the Demon Clan was not idle, and their air force was simply too vast!

In terms of mobility, the speed of the air force far surpassed that of the Wolf Cavalry. Controlling the attack routes of the Wolf Cavalry required hardly any effort from the Demon Clan. With the advantage of the magic teleportation array, the Demon Clan’s regular army swiftly completed their deployment and commenced a large-scale encirclement.

Based on the feedback received daily, starting from the fifth day, Liu Zhenhuan estimated that supporting these Wolf Cavalry for another week might be problematic.

However, with the transfer through space rings, magical teleportation gates, and the Zeppelin Aircraft, the evacuation plan of the entire southeast province could almost be completed within this timeframe. The loss and abandonment of supplies were significant, though thankfully Filencia’s grain stockpile was ample, and the meat in the snow mountain ice storage was abundant, so ensuring the dietary needs of the Wolf refugees shouldn’t be a major issue.

On the fifth day, Yitiao finally flew back to his long-lost homeland, the Silk Continent. He was only a day and a night’s flight away from the Seven Treasures Pagoda holding his beloved captive, and the confrontation with Lishan Gate was imminent.

On this day, Liu Zhenhuan was also formally recognized by the Aegean Magicians Guild, receiving the title of Lord Saint Xiao the Great Magician.

He filled two significant gaps in the history of magic, adding the titles of St. Pu the Great Magician and Lord Saint Xiao the Great Magician above the level of the Saint Chiao Magician. The five renowned Magic Tutors from the Pan Continent all came to Filencia to congratulate him, including Pafan, the fanatical great magic tutor of the Church of the Snow Goddess, in the celebration.

Appearing as a Saint Lord in the eyes of Aegean humans, Liu Zhenhuan could even receive congratulations from the heretic Magic Tutors, an unprecedented event in the history of the Holy Vatican of Saint Paul.

The five Magic Tutors were immensely impressed with the abilities of the Blood Servants, specifically the prowess of大小S – just as Yitiao mentioned, if they wished, they could use their exceptionally powerful mental power to imbue anyone with Blood Magic, as if activating an innate racial ability!

This is an extremely terrifying ability!

Looking at the strength of大小S, if they were to truly take action, any creature with blood in this world would perish instantly under their Blood Magic!

However, Liu Zhenhuan’s long-standing doubts were also dispelled by the five human Magic Tutors.

As a trinity of elemental life and elemental host body,大小S and Liu Zhenhuan should form a balanced whole.

If大小S wanted to use magic, it must be shared with Liu Zhenhuan.

According to the law of elemental balance, it should be impossible for an Elemental Spirit to use magic independently, thereby causing backlash upon its master! Moreover, the shared existence holds true even in the form of life!

The maturity of magic theory today is sufficient to deduce this correct conclusion!

Liu Zhenhuan’s eyes grew moist; he initially worried that these two Blood Servants might kill him instead.

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Thanks to the two readers, whose names I forgot, haha, for coining the title ‘Lord Saint Xiao the Magician,’ reminding me to focus on writing details.

There’s no need to establish a navy since the Sea Clan has already landed in the future, eliminating the necessity for water-based battles.

The assassin unit is even more useless; I’ve never heard of any assassin achieving a general’s head among a million troops, war isn’t child’s play.

Filencia’s high mobility is absolutely advantageous, but my plan still mirrors Stalingrad’s, possibly due to the side effects of playing Red Alert missions. I am utterly fascinated with the idea of slaughtering opponents by capitalizing on advantageous terrain in defense battles.

The second artillery unit is already in place, with Liu Zhenhuan holding the Thunder Cache, Wind Stealth, and the future Wave Concealment, aren’t they strategic weapons? By the way, a little hint: there’s also a Sequencer Pearl on the Aegean Continent within the Church of the Ice and Snow Goddess. A broken ship still has three pounds of nails, Aegean is no pushover! Humans are no pushover either!

Brothers, Happy New Year!

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