RPAGF Chapter 55 Unexpectedly, the demon core could unlock magic.
Chapter 55 Unexpectedly, the demon core could unlock magic.
Chapter 55 Unexpectedly, the demon core could unlock magic.
"Hehe, this is great! I never expected to find such a gem!"
Upon hearing Lu Xiong's words, Luo Ke's eyes lit up, and he burst into laughter.
Who would have thought that animals could have so many benefits after they became sentient!
"By the way, Lao Lu, since that's the case, I think this deer must weigh at least 1000 jin (500 kg). If we divide up all its meat and eat it, I wonder how many soldiers could reach the Ming Jin level?"
After thinking for a moment, Lu Xiong counted on his fingers and said, "It's hard to say. If it's just about getting them to develop internal energy, that's easy. Even the most stupid fool should be able to develop internal energy if they eat 10 catties of demon beast meat in a row."
"But Commander, you must understand that a person needs to eat constantly, even a master. If he doesn't get enough food to replenish his strength, he'll only wear his body down!"
"If we don't give them enough meat normally, and instead make them eat all this kind of monster meat, I estimate that a Ming Jin expert would have to eat at least half a pound a day just to barely maintain their physique, right?"
Well, if that's the case, then it seems that Rock still can't train too many masters, but he feels that training 20 masters should be enough.
Training 20 experts requires 200 catties of monster meat. The remaining meat is enough to feed them for a while, otherwise it will become stale if left out for too long.
Rock didn't know whether making this into cured meat or some other food would preserve its original effects, and even Lu Xiong was unsure.
After all, he had never heard of anyone who, after obtaining the flesh of a demon beast, would not eat it immediately but instead had to wait a year or two before eating it. What respectable person would specifically store such a thing instead of eating it immediately to practice martial arts?
With the outside world covered in ice and snow, the low temperature alone is enough to freeze the meat, so Rock isn't too worried about preservation.
So he immediately called over the other soldiers to help, and asked them to quickly dismember the sentient creature.
After some effort, Rock and his team managed to extract about 600 jin (300 catties) of meat from the deer, as the silly deer was heavier than they had imagined, weighing approximately 1,300 to 1,400 jin (750-700 kg).
He also kept things like deer blood and various internal organs, all of which are highly nutritious!
Rumor has it that deer blood has aphrodisiac effects, but how powerful is the blood of this deer that has become a spirit? Rock simply can't imagine.
Considering that the village located in Heilong Mountain seemed to consist entirely of soldiers under Luo Ke's command, apart from the women who did odd jobs, he felt it was best not to drink this stuff casually.
Besides the meat, the deer antlers on the top of the baby's head are of utmost importance. These are also highly nutritious, as they are the essence of this demonic beast.
Even the bones were kept by Rock, who ground them into powder and mixed them with other medicinal herbs to make soup. He made use of almost everything that could be used.
However, when Rock and his men split open the swarm's head and took out its brain, they discovered something strange inside.
"Old Lu, can you help me identify this?"
Rock held a crystal-clear bead, about the size of a longan, and golden in color, between his fingers, and asked Lu Xiong with a curious expression.
Despite its small size, this thing felt incredibly heavy to Rock, like holding a solid gold bead, even heavier than gold itself.
I have no idea how this thing exists inside that baby's brain. Wouldn't something so heavy damage its brain?
Lu Xiong leaned closer and looked at the bead in Rock's hand that gleamed like a gemstone, a look of shock immediately appearing in his eyes.
"Oh my, General, this is a real treasure! I never imagined that a demon core had already grown in this child's brain!"
Immediately afterward, Lu Xiong saw the look of confusion in Luo Ke's eyes, so he continued to explain, "General, you should know that besides us martial artists, there are also superhumans in this world, right?"
Under One Person, I get it!
Although Rock wanted to say that, he knew that the extraordinary people Lu Xiong mentioned were definitely not those below one person, but merely a group of people in this world who were not quite the same.
"My master once said that these extraordinary people can be roughly divided into innate extraordinary people and acquired extraordinary people. Acquired extraordinary people are those Taoist priests and lamas who learn magic, while innate extraordinary people are those who are born with supernatural powers and have extraordinary strength without learning."
It sounds a lot like a mutant, but after running around for so long, Rock has never actually seen a single innate mutant.
"I once heard my master say that someone killed those naturally gifted individuals and then discovered that they had these small beads in their brains. Besides them, some demonic beasts who were born with demonic powers also had these beads in their brains!"
"That's why these beads are called demon cores, and each one is extremely rare!"
Rock nodded. He didn't know what strange abilities this idiot had, after all, he had already cut the guy into eight pieces.
"So what's the use of this demon core? Does it grant someone supernatural powers out of thin air after consumption?"
Lu Xiong shook his head.
"No, General. These supernatural abilities can only be obtained innately. Anything learned later is called magic. And taking a demon core will not give someone supernatural abilities out of thin air."
"But if this thing is given to a naturally gifted person, his original supernatural powers will become even stronger. But I don't know the specifics. It is said that it must be divided according to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. If the five elements do not match, then even if there is a demon core, it cannot be used."
It sounds pretty mysterious. I didn't expect this thing to have attribute divisions?
The more Rock looked at it, the more he felt that this demon core was like an experience pill in a game, except that it seemed to be specially designed for people with superpowers, and ordinary people couldn't use it.
Just as he was pondering whether he could use this device, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Demon Core (Metal Attribute). If you consume this Demon Core and pay an additional 10,000 taels of silver, you will randomly obtain a spell. This spell will be drawn from the Metal, Yang, Nehekhara, and Rune Spell series.]
Good heavens, I never expected this thing could actually grant me an extra spell!
Remembering that Rock had randomly obtained a Purple Evil Sun of Zereth from the system before this, he was immediately filled with anticipation for the spell.
Without hesitation, after spending ten thousand taels of silver, the demon core in Rock's hand suddenly burst into light. Then, as if it had evaporated, the medicine began to shrink at an astonishing speed and disappeared into thin air in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the system notification sounded in Rock's mind again:
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained the Yang-type spell—Emerald Protection Technique!]
Upon seeing this spell, Rock's eyes lit up. He thought that among the Yang-type spells of Zhen Dan, this spell was quite good.
This spell grants the troops a 44% special protection; in other words, it reduces the damage taken by troops within Rock's casting range by 44%!
For an ordinary soldier, a single shot might normally be fatal, potentially killing him instantly. But now, after being shot, the damage is significantly reduced, turning what would have been a fatal wound into a serious or even minor injury.
Although this spell is not a direct attack type, in large-scale battles, its effect is no less than that of direct attack spells, and it may even produce a miracle at a critical moment!
Meanwhile, when Lu Xiong saw the demon core in Luo Ke's hand slowly disappear, he widened his eyes in surprise.
He didn't know that Rock had taken the demon core to the system to exchange for spells, so he thought that Rock was actually a naturally gifted person who could absorb demon cores!
Recalling Rock's previous purple evil sun spell, he suddenly realized, could that spell be Rock's superpower?
After all, he had never seen Rock read spellbooks or perform any cultivation rituals, yet Rock somehow knew that earth-shattering and miraculous spell. If that spell was a superpower that Rock himself possessed, then it seemed to make sense.
"Not bad, not bad at all, Old Lu, this demon core is quite useful to me!"
"Next, I'll have the soldiers search the area and offer a bounty to see if we can hunt down more monsters like this."
"If we can obtain more demon cores and more demon beast meat, then we're going to be rich!"
Lu Xiong nodded. Luo Ke was preparing to hunt monsters, and he would also benefit from it, since as a martial artist, he needed a lot of monster meat to cultivate.
Although he can practice martial arts by eating ordinary meat, the effects of demon beast meat are indeed better than those of ordinary meat. If he really wants to improve quickly, he has to eat these good things!
After issuing the order, Rock immediately sent his soldiers to the nearby villages to inquire and see if they could find any rumors about animals becoming spirits.
These villagers have lived here in Northeast China for a long time, so they should know this place very well.
Regardless of whether these messages are true or false, as long as we can find even one true message, it's worth it!
From the very beginning, when the villagers heard that Commander Luo was suddenly inquiring about monsters everywhere, they were somewhat puzzled.
After all, they didn't practice martial arts, nor were they any naturally gifted individuals, and they had never been exposed to this kind of thing before, so how could they know what use Rock had for these monsters?
But it didn't matter, because of the good reputation Luo Jiajun had built among these villagers, they were happy to help Luo Jiajun with such small things.
Within a few days, Rock learned a great deal about the monsters, and his cavalrymen immediately began to get busy.