"Re-Lober"
In a bustling port city, a cargo ship was being loaded with supplies, ready to set sail.
This was a merchant ship preparing to head to the Holy Kingdom, and among the cargo were normal goods, as well as a shipment of Regeneration Potions.
Recently.
With the arrival of the famous Free Will Adventurer Team in the city, the most profitable business had become the secondary sale of Regeneration Potions.
The merchant ship's owner knew very well that selling such precious and scarce potions to the Holy Kingdom would likely double the profits.
The value of these potions alone was almost equal to the revenue of most of the ship's cargo.
After Anri finished handing over the potion cargo with the merchant ship's owner, she breathed a sigh of relief. This was the largest monetary income they had handled so far.
She held the Magic Leather Bag tightly in her hands, which contained a full 100 Platinum Coins, worth more than 2000 Gold Coins when converted.
Thinking of this.
Anri gripped the Magic Belt even tighter, looked around at the crowded people, and quickly left.
The port was inherently a chaotic place, and the transaction had been seen by too many people. An ordinary young girl holding a huge sum of money was like a walking piece of fat, but—
From beginning to end, no one targeted Anri. In fact, most people showed goodwill towards Anri wherever she went, taking the initiative to greet her, and many even bowed.
The affordable potions had helped many poor people during this time.
Free Will only had three members.
Besides the Genius Alchemist, who rarely showed their face and spent most of their time in the inn researching Alchemy, the other two who could be seen were.
The cold-faced, ill-tempered Emerald Witch, and the gentle and kind Anri, and the main sales of Regeneration Potions were all handled by the two of them… or rather, Anri.
This resulted in everyone from nobles to merchants and ordinary people needing to communicate with Anri to obtain Regeneration Potions.
Thus, the current situation arose. No one dared to touch Anri. Without the Free Will's leader even needing to take action, those merchants and nobles who had made a fortune and gained huge profits from this would make sure these fools were fed to the fish.
Power inspires fear! But only profit makes vested interests actively maintain everything.
In front of the inn's window.
Tang Zheng watched Anri on the street, clutching the Magic Money Bag nervously, making her way back to the inn amidst a crowd of kind gazes and people actively making way for her.
Even Anri herself didn't notice, or perhaps no one dared to rob that money at all.
"Using interests to drive people is far more silent, subtle, and effective than using power to oppress them, right?" Tang Zheng chuckled.
"Don't quite understand."
The Emerald Witch stood respectfully to the side, a look of confusion in her bright yellow eyes.
Tang Zheng shook his head, "The Holy Kingdom doesn't have close ties with the Kingdom. Our reputation in the Kingdom might not be very useful over there."
"Having these merchant ships transport the Regeneration Potions over in advance to build our reputation will save us a lot of trouble."
"Understood." The Emerald Witch finally looked enlightened, as if she finally understood.
Tang Zheng's lips twitched slightly; what he had just said was actually two separate matters.
Waiting for Anri to return.
Tang Zheng encouraged and praised her, instructed the Evil Spirit Dog to protect Anri, and then secretly used Teleport Magic to bring the Emerald Witch to the forest deep within the Great Swamp.
A thin white mist permeated the forest.
A moist air rushed into the Emerald Witch's nostrils, and looking at the dim, familiar forest before her, her eyes were slightly dazed.
This used to be the territory of the Twin Witches, but unknowingly, they had been away for so long, and this was their first return.
Once, she and her sister had thought about escaping, but now they had long given up on that idea, not only because of the strength displayed by their master,
but also because of following the person before her.
Their names would become even more resounding, and they might even witness the birth of a figure like the "Thirteen Heroes" in the history of various races.
Their master possessed such strength and talent!
This was something that both the Emerald Witch and the White Mist Witch deeply believed.
"Master," the Emerald Witch said respectfully, her bright yellow eyes filled with awe.
Tang Zheng nodded and led the Emerald Witch to a prepared open space deep in the forest.
This was also where he had last researched the Wild Transformation Magic Ritual. Through the contributions of those demi-humans, he had gained a clearer understanding and knowledge of this Magic Ritual.
The entire Magic Ritual was quickly prepared.
"You stand in the center of the Magic Ritual."
"Yes, Master."
The Emerald Witch did not hesitate and quickly stepped over the Magic materials to the very center of the ritual.
In her hand, she held a bloody heart, about the size of two palms.
This heart was the heart of the Forest Sage Hamsuke.
Tang Zheng walked to the front of the Magic Ritual, took out several Magic Leather Bags from his waist, and poured out the prepared flesh and blood of the Forest Sage King.
He took it out and dumped it on the ground, piling it into a heap of flesh and blood half a person tall, the strong bloody smell spreading.
Scarlet blood seeped out of the flesh and blood, corroding the Magic Ritual.
The smell spread with the breeze, immediately attracting beasts and Demon Creatures from the depths of the forest, but before these Demon Creatures could get close.
The Emerald Witch, as the former ruler of this dense forest, released a wave of Mana from her body and let out a cold snort.
Instantly.
The commotion in the depths of the forest disappeared without a trace.
Facing a pile of flesh and blood.
The Emerald Witch did not feel any discomfort, but was a little puzzled. The bloody smell was relatively fresh, as if it came from a Demon Creature that had died not long ago.
Are there no bones?
Looking at this pile of Demon Creature's flesh and muscle, it shouldn't belong to the boneless, wriggling type of Demon Creature.
The bones of Forest Sage Hamsuke had already been absorbed and devoured by Tang Zheng's "Flesh Armament," so only a pile of flesh remained.
As for freshness?
Being stored in the Item Box naturally kept it very fresh. Even after being divided and stored in different Magic Leather Bags, it only created the external illusion of "not long dead."
"Eat the heart."
Tang Zheng reminded her.
The Emerald Witch looked at the large heart in her hand, blood dripping through her fingers. A hint of hesitation flashed in her bright yellow pupils, but it quickly disappeared. She opened her mouth and stuffed it in.
"Activate the ritual!"
Tang Zheng's expression turned serious. Standing outside the Magic Ritual, he raised his hand and pressed it on the edge of the ritual, activating it.
Buzz—
The light of Mana rose, and Magic runes unfolded along with the ritual, forming a blue Magic array on the ground.
The flesh of Forest Sage Hamsuke placed on the Magic Ritual was rapidly dissolving at a visible rate, like snowflakes under the sun.
The flesh flowed quickly in the Magic array, turning into streams of energy that converged along the runes towards the Emerald Witch, who was at the very center of the ritual.
"Hmph—"
The Emerald Witch immediately felt a pure and intense energy constantly pouring into her body. A wave of pain washed over her, and she let out a muffled groan.
Buzz—buzz—
The Emerald Witch's own Mana reacted uncontrollably with this energy, forming a shimmering green light.
As the flesh of Forest Sage Hamsuke continued to transform into energy and pour into her, the Emerald Witch's body began to swell and enlarge uncontrollably.
First, thick gray fur began to appear on the surface of her body. Then, the claws on her hands became sharp, extending black, slender nails that continued to lengthen.
A tail covered in snake-like, sturdy scales emerged and quickly stretched out.
"A fragmented body missing a part won't affect the transformation process."
Tang Zheng calmly watched this scene, waiting for the Emerald Witch to complete the transformation. "The prerequisite is that the missing part cannot exceed 1/3 of the original Demon Creature's body. Once it exceeds that, it will be affected."
Through the experiments Imina had provided him with using several demi-humans, the "Wild Transformation Ritual" had been completely figured out.
The Demon Creature's "heart" is the medium. If the heart is not eaten first, the entire ritual cannot be activated. Conversely, if only the "heart" is eaten without the Demon Creature's flesh,
then the transformer will use their own flesh as energy for the transformation process, which is destined to fail.
To reach this conclusion, one demi-human had to die three times in a row to fully understand it.
This was just one of Tang Zheng's experiments.
For example,
Tang Zheng had a demi-human normally eat the "heart" and then used the corpses of other Demon Creatures as a substitute, but the result was failure.
Even if it was the same Demon Creature, as long as the "heart" was not the original Demon Creature's heart, it would still fail. During this process, the demi-human's body directly exploded and died.
The summarized result, described using terms from his previous life, was "rejection"! A very interesting phenomenon—the seemingly uncomplicated Magic Ritual followed extremely rigid, or rather, standard rules.
"Hmm?"
Tang Zheng watched the activating Magic Array before him, a faint blue Mana glow suddenly appearing in his eyes.
"This is?"
He discovered that under his gaze, this Magic Ritual suddenly became clear. The flow of Mana, the energy changes within the Magic Array, and so on.
What was going on?
This wasn't the first time he'd seen the activation process of the Wild Transformation Magic Ritual, but it had never been like this before.
Tang Zheng pondered, a thought emerging in his mind: Could it be the passive ability of the [Magic Transcendenter], «Magic Master», at work?
This passive ability seemed to be "able to easily master various complex and advanced Magic skills."
*Boom!* The blue light released by the Magic Array suddenly brightened, the vibrating Mana returning to calm and dissipating.
Dust scattered.
Over two meters tall, with a stout build, covered in thick, hard brown fur, two paws extended, the black, sharp claws reaching a meter in length resting on its chest.
Bathed in the light filtering through the dense forest, even in the dim environment, it still radiated a metallic-like sheen.
*Clap!!*
A slender tail, far exceeding its body size at twenty meters long, swayed slightly in the air, each subconscious lash producing a rapid boom like a sonic explosion.
Seeing the familiar figure before him.
A hint of a smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face. If he hadn't personally orchestrated the entire process, he might have thought Forest Sage Hamsuke had truly been resurrected.
"Master."
The Emerald Witch, transformed into the Forest Sage King, felt the unprecedented power within her and let out a joyful sound.
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