novelraw Chapter 604: Magic Alloy
Chapter 604: Magic Alloy
"Missy, now I want you to remember what I say, and then think of a way to achieve the objective environment I request."
At this moment, Li Wei calmly and precisely told Missy a full large string of data requirements that were detailed to the point of explosion.
The result was as expected. This time it was Missy's turn to completely not understand a word.
"George, I don't quite understand—are you reciting a complex incantation?"
"No, this is merely a kind of objective physics... no, it should be a kind of objective, detectable, recordable magic physics calculation result. Mm, you don't need to care exactly why it is. You just need to achieve a kind of applicable result for me. I only want the result."
Li Wei changed to another method again. Since Missy's Frost Mana could be tossed about vigorously without fear of consumption, then just attempt it. It was just that he had no way to frequently Activate Anti-Magic Perception all along. That was extremely draining on his stamina and Spiritual Power. Under the circumstance of having no food replenishment, this kind of method was simply using it once meant one less time available.
Fortunately, although Missy didn't understand, she naturally had advantages in practical operation. Okay, this was actually the magic structure for converting Frost Mana to Flame Mana. This was ready-made. Over ninety years ago, in the Ascension Continent, the Neanderthals launched The Great Frost, and Falcon Karl gave out the magic. At that time, Hathaway, Tucker, and the others utilized this magic to continuously convert Frost Mana.
So Missy at that time, which was also Adai, naturally also mastered it. But it wasn't until today that she could apply it without loss.
The most important thing in this process was the heat control.
Because if taking this lump of "soil" to the outside Lava, it would directly melt. Even if it didn't melt, it would be mixed with too many impurities, fundamentally unable to be used.Now, it was carrying out controllable conversion through the frost manufactured by Missy.
Very quickly, within a ball of frost, a ball of flame unexpectedly truly preliminarily formed. This flame was still very flickering and weak initially, but gradually became fierce. This was the ignited state of Flame Mana.
And as there was more and more Flame Mana, the burning of the flame also became more blazing and ferocious. But they were all sealed in the middle by a thick frost cover. The energy of the flame could only act upon that lump of "soil". Until reaching a certain critical point, this lump of "soil" finally liquefied.
It was also at this time that Li Wei took out five arrowheads of Six-Star Quality, letting Missy throw them into the liquefied soil, and then continued to scorch and smelt, until these five six-star arrowheads also thoroughly melted.
"Right, just like this. Next, I need to forge these into a thread, the kind of fishing line for fishing. This might be a bit difficult to operate, and might also need repeated proportioning time after time. Sorry for the trouble."
Li Wei was a bit guilty, because he knew very clearly that the application of materials was not that simple. It wasn't that he could just use his over-limit Perception to gain insight and measure it once and it would be okay. This required proportioning time after time, retrying time after time.
As a result, Missy was instead very happy.
"George, I am willing to do anything for you."
Then next was a lengthy proportioning. It quite had a feeling of adding water when there was too much flour, and adding flour when there was too much water. Li Wei even had to consecutively Activate Anti-Magic Perception six times, proportioning over a hundred times back and forth. Just the six-star arrowheads alone, twelve were thrown in.
Ultimately, he finally obtained a strand of alloy fishing line Li Wei wanted, not afraid of high temperature, not afraid of Lava, very slender, but incomparably flexible and tough.
But right at the moment this alloy fishing line passed inspection, a line of information silently emerged.
[Congratulations, you have mastered the smelting craft of Magic Alloy. This Magic Alloy possesses super strong Magic Resistance, comprehensively immune to Sequence Six and below Ice Magic, Flame Magic, Earth Magic, Wood Magic, Curse Magic, and Detection Magic. It can be applied in the vast majority of scenarios, and is also the core craft for forging Seven-Star Holy armor and Weapons. You can choose to share this smelting craft to the Nine-Star Council, or you can also treat it as the core trump card of your own Territory.]
Li Wei ignored this information. He was still busy coordinating with Missy to mass-produce alloy fishing lines. Ultimately, he obtained two alloy fishing lines that were two hundred meters long, as well as two small fishing rods and two fishhooks tailor-made for Fire Loaches. The final remaining alloy material was cast and melted by him into a chisel. He needed to rely on this thing to continue chiseling rocks; in the future he needed massive amounts of Magic Alloy.
Of course, the most important matter at present was still fishing for Fire Loaches.
He must get some food.
At this time, he changed back into the Seven-Star Heavy Armor, leaving the rock crevice where he hid, allowing the Lava to fill this place. Following that, Missy pulled him to an area where Fire Loaches were relatively active. Casting down a fishing line bearing a fishhook, the rest was just waiting.
The fishhook would continuously undulate and bounce under the flowing action of the Lava. This kind of faint movement wouldn't alarm other Mining Squads, but it would definitely alarm the Fire Loaches.
They wouldn't bite the hook, but would irritably attack, and with unflagging perseverance.
Then Li Wei only needed to slowly reel in the fishing line, and he could catch the Fire Loach. It was just this simple; he was already very familiar with the habits of the Fire Loach.
As expected, after roughly a dozen minutes or so, there was truly a Fire Loach alarmed by the bouncing of this fishhook, ferociously charging over, engaging in a bout of ramming towards the fishhook.
No, it would also bite the hook.
In the blink of an eye, this Fire Loach bit the fishhook. This was something Li Wei absolutely didn't expect, so he immediately reeled in the fishing line. Actually his fishhook had no barb; as long as it opened its mouth it could loosen it. But helplessly, the temper of this Fire Loach was truly called irritable ah; once it bit down it wouldn't loosen its mouth.
Until being grabbed by Li Wei, this thing was very strong. Its entire body was roughly one meter long, its figure slender, looking like a loach. Also didn't know what Primal Chaos Beast it evolved from.
Li Wei grabbed this Fire Loach, returning to his old nest Without a Trace. Discharging the Lava, and then having Missy block the entrance, only then did he have time to carefully study it.
Step one: Test how long it could still live after leaving the Lava.
But facts proved that exceeding ten minutes it was still alive and kicking. The strength of its bouncing started at at least 50 points.
Step two: Attempt using physical attack methods to see if it would die.
Li Wei pulled out a fist the size of an earthenware pot, hammering it explosively. He hammered it to death in one hit. Great, it could die. And the dead Fire Loach didn't turn into that kind of crystal from before; it seemed that was triggered by the stimulation of the Frost Bolt.
Step three: Draw out the Six-Star Dagger to carry out dissection. But very regretfully, there was no flesh and blood as imagined. It felt just like cutting rubber. Li Wei cut a thin small slice, hesitated for a moment, and attempted placing it in his mouth. The result was incomparably tasteless, with no difference from eating a rubber tire.
He dared to bet that even if swallowed, it couldn't be digested.
Finally he still spat this thing out.
"George, don't be too disappointed. This kind of magical beast that can survive in the Lava has long mutated to an unknown state. But the instant you killed it just now, I could sense that the energy in its body seemed to have undergone subtle changes. I cannot judge. How about, you try eating it alive?"
Missy gave a suggestion.
This was truly a not bad suggestion.
Therefore Li Wei set out again, continuing to fish. This time he still very smoothly caught an alive and kicking Fire Loach. After bringing it back, he took the Dagger and cautiously cut off a slice. Sure enough, this slice of "fish meat" was very unusual; it had just been cut off and it started burning.
Li Wei was still hesitating whether to eat it or not, and it had already burned completely.
Good Heavens.
Absorbing the Experience, hardening his heart, the next moment, Li Wei struck with the blade rapidly, rapidly throwing it into his mouth. The next second, flames were darting out from both nostrils.
The intense high-temperature burning almost choked him to death. But after a few seconds, Li Wei widened his eyes in surprise. Although this "fish meat" burned instantly upon entering the mouth, leaving fundamentally no residue, but as long as one survived that burning damage, it could unexpectedly bring a slight feeling of satiety. No, actually it was exceptionally delicious.
Savoring it for a long time, Li Wei finally realized a secret.
To eat this kind of Fire Loach, one needed to achieve three fasts.
First, the blade must be fast, cutting down rapidly, sending it into the mouth before it burns.
Second, one must eat fast, unable to let it burn in the mouth as it pleases.
Third is swallowing fast. This kind of raging flame burning is necessary, but the meat of this Fire Loach truly carried a kind of invisible, intangible energy. Anyway, eating it was very delicious, and that was that.
Next, having mastered the trick, Li Wei let this Fire Loach experience what was called the flash of swords and shadow of blades.
Eating all the meat of this Fire Loach clean in one breath, the burning damage was minimal, but Li Wei had truly eaten a full meal.
Not a deceptive feeling of satiety, but truly obtaining food energy that could replenish stamina and restore Spiritual Power.
"Missy, I'm a bit sleepy, I need to sleep..."
Before finishing speaking, Li Wei had already entered dreamland.
He slept very soundly this time. When he woke up again, a piece of information was already waiting.
[You discovered an ingredient of Six-Star Quality, and found a very crude but actually very correct method of consumption. This ingredient is named Blazing Fire Loach. It is a characteristic secretly transmitted delicacy of the Neutral City. Consuming a large amount long-term can upgrade one's own energy reserves, obtain Free Attribute Points, as well as a special Title.]
Not bad, not bad!
Finally solved the problem of food and clothing.
At this moment, Li Wei felt his state was truly extremely good.
Next, on one hand he had Missy help smelt and forge more Magic Alloy, while he himself transformed into a Miner, mining rocks. When hungry he went to catch a Fire Loach. This life lived was unexpectedly also very comfortable.
In the blink of an eye, over a month passed. Li Wei had already accumulated enough Magic Alloy, and made it into a door used to seal the entrance and exit of his hiding place.
And because he consecutively ate twelve Fire Loaches, he successfully accumulated a Free Attribute Point.
Worth mentioning was that Li Wei didn't give up farming, this old profession of his. He took the mined rock debris, added the chopped-up leftover fish bones he ate, and wrapped it with Frost Mana into a moist and warm "soil petri dish".
Always prepared, because he felt that these Fire Loaches definitely ate more than just Lava daily; there definitely must be some other food he didn't understand still existing beneath this Lava.
Perhaps it was some kind of algae, or moss. In short, there definitely had to be an ecosystem, otherwise it was impossible for the Neutral City to be extravagant enough to treat Fire Loach as a signature dish.