OBS Chapter 3941 Furnace and Fuel (Seeking Votes)
Chapter 3941 Furnace and Fuel (Seeking Votes)
Chapter 3941 Furnace and Fuel (Seeking Votes)
“Mr. Hamilton, if it weren’t for you and Gina, I can hardly imagine how we would have gotten through this room. Perhaps we would have had to open the door again and take a detour, but then it would be hard to say how far we would have to go.”
Mrs. Gustav praised her, and after a brief check on Gina, determined that the pink dragon girl simply needed rest:
"You help Gina up first, let's continue. If the skeleton tailor wasn't wrong, the next room is the Forge of Life room. That's a safe room, we can rest for a bit."
"We've only explored a few rooms; we'll probably have to come out and collect more materials before we can start the furnace."
The witch, carrying the small bucket, said with some worry, but she was still very happy that she had found the furnace so easily:
"Let's go and rest for a bit. Usually, we can only find a room to rest temporarily every fifteen rooms, so this time it's been a bit earlier than expected."
It was still Mrs. Gustav who opened the door. Because there was a "furnace in the earth's core" in her house, in Shad's imagination, the "furnace of life" should also be a similar huge furnace, only the material might be more like flesh and blood.
But Xia De guessed wrong.
The brand-new room was still illuminated by dark red lights, and in the very center of the room, where the ceiling was at least twenty meters above the ground, a regular dodecahedron made of twelve carved red copper cast iron plates floated in the air, each face of which had ancient runes representing different flesh and organs.
From the bottom of the dodecahedron, a dense network of blood vessels, resembling a spider web, extended, connecting to a pool of blood the size of a swimming pool on the ground; above the dodecahedron, a ring of thirteen blood-red crystals floated, slowly rotating and making the entire room exceptionally bright.
The room's floor was uneven, with root-like undulations surrounding the pool of blood, but the witches and Shad could guess that these were actually the shapes of blood vessels; patches of blood-red fleshy tendrils clung to the four walls of the room, somewhat resembling the "House of the Pseudo-Humans."
There wasn't a trace of blood mist in this room, but the oppressive feeling it gave them was even stronger than in a room filled with blood mist.
Even in Shad's perception, this enormous dodecahedral "furnace of life" itself seemed like a living thing. It gave him a very strange feeling; he even heard the sound of a giant heart beating for a moment.
The metal that makes up the dodecahedron, like most of the metal in the factory, is covered in blood-red rust, and it showed no reaction to the arrival of the four people. However, the witches did not immediately explain to Shad, but quickly rebuilt the shelter.
So when Gina groggily woke up, she found herself sitting in a very familiar metal shelter, which made her think that everything just now was just a dream.
Fortunately, she immediately noticed that she was leaning on Shad's shoulder. Recalling what had just happened, the pink dragon girl sat up straight, her face slightly flushed. Then she realized that there was something melting in her mouth:
"what is this?"
She spat out the "star dewdrop" from her mouth, and after looking at it clearly, she apologetically put it back in her mouth.
"We've arrived at the Forge of Life room. How are you feeling now?"
The old witch asked her a question, and Gina carefully sensed it before replying in a muffled voice:
"It feels much better than before. I'll blow bubbles now to cover us all up. The Forge of Life, so what are on each of the twelve faces this time?"
The halfling girl, who was fiddling with the flames in the bottle, said:
“We are discussing this with Mr. Hamilton. To activate the Life Furnace, we need to collect the flesh and organs carved on the twelve faces and provide enough fuel. We have already observed the requirements when we were building the shelter. Considering our ‘stock’ before Mr. Hamilton came and the spoils from our previous adventures, we are still five items short.”
"The missing organs are the right ear, tongue, right shinbone, liver, and left lung. We were just talking about 'fuel'."
Shad also said that the pure silver fireball summoned by [Dark Moon Grace] was already hovering in the center of the small shelter. Although this fire had no heat, it was more reassuring than the flames summoned by the halfling witch.
"Fuel, that's indeed difficult to obtain. The fuel needed to activate the 'Life Furnace' is not firewood or oil or other flammable materials, but a high-grade alchemical material called [Blood Essence of All Things]. I've only seen a small piece in the academy. This thing is an alchemical material of the same level as the [Philosopher's Stone], but currently only vampires can refine it."
Gina said, troubled.
Shad knew about the [Blood Essence of All Things]. Last year in Moon Bay, the vampire coroner used this material to assist in casting the [Power of the Earth - Protect All Things] spell (Chapter 2478). The [Blood Essence of All Things] he received at that time was given to him by the clans of Mr. Albert and Mr. Bernhardt.
Before Shad could speak, Mrs. Gustav, misunderstanding that he didn't understand, explained:
"I once said that I had heard of the 'eldest son's flesh and blood' you mentioned, which actually refers to the 'essence of all things'. However, the 'essence of all things' is far less terrifying than what you mentioned, and it does not have any vitality itself."
This is a versatile material for physical repair, with a wide range of uses. While there are very few witches specializing in human modification in the Fifth Age, in the Fourth Age, high sorcerers' pursuit of the [Blood Essence of All Things] was even more fanatical than their pursuit of the [Philosopher's Stone].
The large bubble that Gina exhaled was gradually enveloping all four of them.
“I’ve read some scriptures in the church. Although the Blood Essence of All Things can only be extracted by vampires now, the origin of this high-level alchemical material is actually related to the ancient god who created it.”
The old witch added, and Shad nodded:
"I know that. Just like how some elves worship the Tree Father and some worship the Moon God, most of the vampire races are believers in the Moon God or the Vampire God, but some of the more bloodthirsty clans also worship the God of Creation."
But none of us are vampires, so where are we supposed to get this material?
"There are some very powerful flesh-and-blood monsters in this factory. Defeating them will yield [Blood Essence of All Things]. The piece we obtained earlier was dropped by the monster that chased the three of us when Lady Gustav encountered us."
That monster's self-repairing ability was something I had never seen before. If Madam hadn't directly disintegrated it, Gina and I alone wouldn't have been able to deal with it at all.
Miss Bradley said, placing the small vial containing the flames in the center of the group. Of the four, she was the smallest, and therefore the only one who could move freely and comfortably in this shelter.
"But let's rest for now. Maintaining a good mental state can also help resist physical deformities. The skeleton tailor's reminder was very correct."
With just over half an hour left, and having already reached the "Furnace of Life," Xia De wasn't in a hurry at all; he just wanted to know more.
Seeing that the witches only wanted to rest for the time being, after learning that the general process of activating the "Life Forge" involved putting twelve materials and the "Blood Essence of All Things" into the blood pool connected to the forge, he then talked about his recent troubles, namely the matter of Miss Vigo Astley and the "Emerald Record".
The old witch did indeed know about this unknowable relic, but her understanding of it was limited to "hearsay":
"It's very difficult. This kind of congenital disease, which is caused by the powerful influence of relics while the child is still in the mother's womb, has never been cured completely except by praying for divine grace."
"So even the [Blood Essence of All Things] that we just mentioned won't work?"
Miss Bradley asked on Shad's behalf, and the old witch shook her head:
"【Blood Essence of All Things】can only serve as a versatile material for flesh and blood. It can repair and elevate the body, but it cannot change the life form itself. The power of that relic has become part of your demon girlfriend, and 【Blood Essence of All Things】cannot heal her with just this one."
However, she hesitated for a moment:
"But this kind of 'congenital relic disease' was studied during the Fourth Era. After all, the abuse of relics by superhumans in that era was much more serious than it is now. I have also seen the materials in the church. Although it cannot be cured, the symptoms you mentioned should be alleviated."
The old witch looked at Shad:
"But you also need to be mentally prepared. The impact of a relic of the [Jade Record] level is greater than any case I have seen. Your friend probably won't live very long."
"I see."
Shad nodded immediately. The methods Adele and Megan offered, as well as his [Star Dewdrop], were all aimed at providing relief, but he wouldn't mind having a few more:
"Then please tell me about those methods. I still have hope that she can be completely cured."
The elderly witch didn't mind helping this polite and capable young man. She asked Shad for paper and pen and began to write. It was only then that Shad took out the supplies he had prepared for the witches; it seemed they would be staying there for some time.
Gina already knew Shad would bring these things, so she happily went to check the tea and ingredients. Miss Bradley paused for a moment when she saw the soft white bread, and upon holding it, discovered it was still warm; her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"I thought I'd never eat bread again! The bread made here by 'Food Creation' is all filled with meat, and the filling is even raw! Nobody dares to eat bread with meat filling that I hate!!! Bread, oh bread, I don't know how to praise you anymore."
She didn't love bread as much as Ellie loved apples; she just hadn't seen normal food in a long time.
PS: The morning update is finished; the evening chapter will be updated as usual.
Asking for votes.
PS2: The mainstream system of the Third Age: The Witcher;
The dominant archetype of the Fourth Era: Arcane Mage;
The dominant system of the Fifth Era: Witches;
The dominant system of the Sixth Era: Ring Warlocks.