Heroes' Prison

Chapter 618 - 593: The Great Alchemists

"Yes!" Huang Yi nodded noncommittally, looking down at the little dragon’s forehead where over a hundred scales had grown. These days, he didn’t know how many heaven-and-earth treasures he had fed the little dragon, but it had only grown so few scales, and that was just the growth of the scales, not including other parts of the body. It seemed extraordinarily difficult to make it grow, and special methods would likely be necessary.

"That theoretically could work!" Lu Ye nodded but soon changed his tone, stretching out three fingers, saying, "However, there are three problems we’d face. First is the issue of resistance to the herbs. I am an alchemist and have done some research on this. When a certain amount of the same spirit grass is consumed, it begins to lose effectiveness. After your Golden Holy Dragon goes there, it would probably develop a resistance after eating a few dozen Purple Spirit Grass, and it couldn’t just grow up all at once."

As Lu Ye spoke, he reached out to pat the little dragon’s head and continued, "Second, carrying items across worlds is incredibly troublesome. It would be very difficult to take your Golden Holy Dragon through, and if you want to bring other items from that world here, that’s also extremely challenging. Each world has its rules, and if one world has an overwhelming presence of another world’s essence, it would suffer harsh penalties from the world rules. Even a demigod would not dare to carry too many items from other worlds back and forth."

"Third, because the rules of each world are different, the same item could undergo some changes in different worlds. The Purple Spirit Grass I mentioned just now is a classic example. In our Auroyass World, it’s just a wildgrass with limited medicinal power, but in your world, it turns into a spirit grass, rich in medicinal properties. These are the rules of the world, ones even the gods cannot override."

After hearing Lu Ye’s words, Huang Yi’s heart grew cold. It seemed that using this method to make the little dragon grow rapidly was not very practical. But he still did not give up, continuing to inquire, "So there’s truly not even a single way?"

"This is the very subject I’m researching!" Lu Ye said with a slight smile, stroking his long beard, exuding confidence—the authority in his field of research. He looked at Huang Yi and said, "The secret of the Spirit Water Peach I was about to tell you about is part of this research project."

"Master, what secret is it?" Jiu Li tugged at Lu Ye’s hand, asking curiously.

Lu Ye glanced at Jiu Li and then at Zhu Cang, as if teaching them, and said eloquently, "Since we cannot breach the world’s rules, we can only exploit them. I’m researching how to utilize the rules of various worlds and combining them to create entirely new rules." Lu Ye smiled mysteriously and continued, "However, my current ability only allows me to focus on a small subject, which is the mass cultivation of spirit grass. For instance, Purple Spirit Grass can be cultivated in large quantities in our world, though it possesses weak medicinal strength. But in this world, it is known for its strong medicinal potency and cannot be cultivated en masse. I am trying to combine the best traits of both worlds so that Purple Spirit Grass can be grown in large quantities and possess potent medicinal effects."

"Then you must have some success already, right?" asked Huang Yi, recalling the medicinal garden outside the thatched cottage where more than a dozen spirit grasses were growing en masse—clearly, Lu Ye had discovered some methods. Otherwise, no one in this world could achieve that.

"Indeed!" Lu Ye nodded, with a suddenly proud expression, "I brought some seeds of medicinal plants from the Auroyass World and planted them in the soil of this world. Then I collected various plant juices from this world and concocted a special irrigation liquid to water those seeds, eventually making them take root and sprout, all turning into spirit grass."

As Lu Ye spoke, he took out that same Spirit Water Peach again, caressing it and said, "I have been improving that concoction, enhancing its effectiveness so that it can stimulate the growth of more spirit grass. In my latest formula, this immature Spirit Water Peach is one of the main ingredients."

"Do you need any help? I can offer you my full support. I have a huge guild under my command, with manpower and funding at the ready. Whatever help you need, I can provide, but I want half of the spirit grass you cultivate," Huang Yi suddenly said, his tone serious.

The ability Lu Ye possessed was something Huang Yi had never heard of before, its value incalculable. He even wondered if the scholars and instructors at the Oskan Royal Academy knew about this. He must find a way to win Lu Ye over, ensuring he became one of their own, capable of mass cultivating spirit grass endlessly. With a large supply of spirit grass, the Hero Guild’s pharmaceutical industry could also develop at high speed, and it wouldn’t be surprising if they could produce S-ranked potions.

"Certainly!" Lu Ye nodded without hesitation, "Your methods do impress me. You have the Golden Holy Dragon as a Contract Partner, can summon Top Holy Domain Experts to be Territory Guardians at ease, and you’ve saved our lives. Now that you know my secret, you truly are the most suitable partner for me."

"Let’s do this! I’ll summon a Celestial Realm Expert to guard this territory. That way, you’ll be absolutely safe within its bounds! No Double-Horned Pig or giant monkey will pose a threat," Huang Yi pondered and said, considering Lu Ye’s unique ability to mass-cultivate spirit grass a top-priority to safeguard, ensuring no mishaps occurred.

"Thank you! Since you’re willing to provide me with some materials, I’ll prepare a list for you. Help me find these items, which will save me a lot of time to focus entirely on my research." Lu Ye moved with urgency, quickly entering the inner room.

That inner room was a simple laboratory, furnished with gourds and wooden barrels containing various liquids. Lu Ye sat at a table, picked up a goose feather brush, dipped it in some ink, and then began to write vigorously on a sheet of yellowish-brown parchment.

...

Huang Yi, holding the little dragon, left the thatched cottage and went outside.

He summoned the Heroes’ Prison once again, striding into it, ready to summon a powerful Celestial Realm Expert to guard this territory.

Walking past each cell, Huang Yi observed the giant, diverse shadows within, shrouded in darkness, unaware of how many years they had been imprisoned. These criminals were Huang Yi’s treasures; by now, hundreds of them had become his guardians, some guarding various territories, and one serving as the guardian of each Dragon Fang Battleship.

As his power continued to grow, he would need even more guardians, but the mere five thousand or so living criminals in the Heroes’ Prison were far from enough.

However, Huang Yi was careful with these criminals, ensuring none had died so far; they were all still alive. After all, this wasn’t his prison; he was merely in temporary control. He couldn’t allow these criminals to die— at most, he could let some of their avatars die.

An avatar’s death had no impact on the outside world, as it was merely a clump of the Essence of Life. The corpses left behind after their death weren’t real, with no actual bones, blood, teeth, or other material remains to be preserved. They would quickly be cleared by the system, leaving nothing behind. Thus, strictly speaking, no corpses remained after an avatar’s death. The only useful thing was the Essence of Life left behind; it was by absorbing the Essence of Life from various avatars of the Dragon Clan that Little Dragon had finally hatched.

Soon, Huang Yi reached the Stone Chamber where the keys were held, looking up at the sea of keys and starting to capture them. The golden keys, like living beings, deftly avoided Huang Yi’s grasp.

After much effort, Huang Yi finally got hold of a valid key—

Alchemist Singid (Level 200, Number 1427)

From the Blood Map World during Ancient Times, an alchemist who was imprisoned for life here for sneaking into the Death God’s Temple’s Medicinal Garden and stealing the Divine Grass Ghost Whiskers.

"An alchemist as well?" Huang Yi was taken aback! This alchemist was a hero from Ancient Times and also at the Celestial Realm Level with extensive knowledge. He would surely have much to discuss with Lu Ye, and perhaps their exchange could spark new innovations!

This was simply the perfect guardian for this territory!

At the same time, this gave Huang Yi an even bolder idea! He decided to release all the criminals related to alchemy, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and poison making from the Heroes’ Prison to act as guardians of this territory.

With such a group of great scientific madmen gathered together and provided with a top-level laboratory, how many significant alchemical achievements could be produced? Huang Yi was filled with anticipation.

Next, he followed the map in the Book of Heroes and arrived outside the cell of the alchemist.

Before he even got close to the cell, he smelled an unpleasant odor like the scents of various liquids in a laboratory mixed with a sour note. Huang Yi pinched his nose as he arrived in front of that alchemist’s cell door, where the smell was emanating from.

Peering through the iron door’s gap, Huang Yi immediately saw an odd human.

This person was wrapped in white bandages, holding a large shield in the right hand, and a chemistry flask in the left hand, containing a green liquid. However, the most conspicuous was the giant transparent medicine jar on his back. The jar was as tall as his body, filled with green liquid and connected by tubes that supplied the liquid to various parts of his body on demand.

"Great Alchemist, do you wish for freedom?" At that moment, Huang Yi spoke to the alchemist inside, uttering words of irresistible temptation. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Ticket and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)