The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 114 Strategic Materials

Yanami took the material catalog, and the page she opened contained descriptions of various materials related to the Winged Serpent Dragon, along with their uses and efficiencies.

First is the venom sac, which produces and stores toxins. The venom of the Pteranodon is very special; it can petrify the flesh of other monsters.

Klein had a feeling that perhaps it was the petrification ability that the rat-like people cared about.

Secondly, there's the scaly hide, which is a very tough material that can be used to make armor. But the most crucial point is that it can protect against petrifying toxins.

Then there are the pterosaur's teeth. Since this is not their means of attack, they are not particularly special. The only thing that might be useful is that they can spray venom.

Finally, and most importantly, is the magic core. The magic core is for wind-attribute monsters, and it matches the actual behavior of the Winged Serpent Dragon. They are not only good at flying, but also good at using wind magic.

Therefore, after processing the magic core, a person might be able to use some of the winged serpent dragon's magic, just like Yanami's wand.

Regarding the use of the Winged Serpent Dragon's magic core, it is said that the Winged Serpent Dragon's magic core is not very large, so it is not suitable for making wands, but it is more suitable for making some magical tools and items, as well as potions.

But its most essential function is that, after processing, it can neutralize the petrification poison, which is the toxin of the pterosaur.

Another point that Klein was particularly concerned about was that after the winged serpent dragon's magic core was processed, the influence of the dragon's might could be reduced to some extent.

Dragon's Might... Indeed, after coming into contact with Dragon's Might, the winged serpent dragons not only did not suffer any harm, but even became more excited. It turned out to be the effect of the magic core.

From this perspective, the most useful items are actually the poison sac and the magic core, and the petrification effect of the poison sac might be very useful.

As for the magic core, given the sudden appearance of a large-scale dragon's might, anything that can reduce the effect of the dragon's might would be extremely useful.

Klein knew very well what it felt like to be targeted by a dragon. The dragon's might was like a curse, making a person much weaker.

Even though it was just a clone, it was already affected by the dragon's might, which had spread very far.

Needless to say, the effect of the dragon's might is only more powerful when facing it directly.

"I understand now, thank you."

Yanami returned the materials she had finished looking at. If possible, Klein really wanted to see more, or rather, could he buy them?

"So, you should now understand that these materials are all very valuable."

"Yes, I can think of many uses for it myself."

"So, Miss Yanami, are you planning to trade the whole thing?"

"Yes."

Yanami answered readily, and Sunflower seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then smiled.

"I was worried that once you knew how useful these things were, you wouldn't want to trade with us anymore. It seems I was being petty."

"Are you worried about that? Please rest assured, although I understand the value of these materials, there are so many that I can't possibly use them all. Besides, it seems these materials will be very useful to you?"

"Yes, magic cores are extremely valuable. If we were to face a dragon, a hundred magic cores would be equivalent to a hundred combatants who could be deployed in battle."

As you probably know, not long ago, that terrifying dragon's might swept across the land. If we could create magical artifacts that could nullify the dragon's might, our combat power would increase.

Furthermore, the fact that dragons have resurrected suggests that pterosaurs may also reappear, making skin that is immune to their petrifying toxins very important for us.

Furthermore, we are very interested in petrifying toxins; perhaps we can develop other antidotes.

So it seems we can indeed get a better price?

However, it must be said that this rat leader is really generous... If she hadn't let Yanami know the purpose of these materials, wouldn't she have been able to buy them at a low price?

But when Yanami asked her to look at the source material, she hesitated for a moment.

Perhaps she wasn't being generous, but rather she didn't believe Yanami would be unaware of the value of these materials.

Or rather, she felt that Yanami's ignorance was just a test and a pretense. She dared not gamble that Yanami was genuinely ignorant, rather than testing the Rat Clan's sincerity.

Because these things are too important to the rats.

("At this time, these materials appear to be strategic resources.")

"At this time, these materials appeared to be strategic resources."

Yanami repeated Klein's words, but in fact Klein hadn't asked her to say them, so it wouldn't have mattered if she had.

Upon hearing this, Sunflower's expression changed slightly, showing more respect than before.

"Miss Yanami's understanding is not wrong. Although they cannot be directly used as combat power, if a dragon really approaches us, having these things will give us more ways to deal with it, so..."

Leader Sunflower paused, the smile that had been on her face slightly fading, and looked directly into Yanami's blue eyes with seriousness and respect.

"Miss Yanami, what do you want? Or rather, what would you like to exchange for it?"

Now we've finally gotten to the important part of the transaction.

"Hmm... Let me think about it."

"Of course, please take your time to think about it, it's okay."

After obtaining Sunflower's permission, Yanami quickly contacted Klein.

("Klein, how should I say it?")

("What do you want?")

("It's delicious.")

("We'll talk about food later... I mean other things, like magic.")

("Oh, I was just kidding. Let me think... it's probably new magic, wands, magical tools, weapons, and equipment, right? Oh, by the way, I don't think the merfolk have any good equipment or weapons. Should we look for some for them too?")

Yanami makes a lot of sense. Before bringing the magic cores and other materials here, Klein hadn't expected them to be so valuable, so he hadn't considered it that much.

I was originally thinking of just selling some new items to Yanami, but now I can really consider boosting the combat power of the fishmen as well.

("Then just tell them that, but don't mention the fish-people.")

("good.")

After finishing her conversation with Klein, Yanami looked back at the sunflower, who was sipping tea while waiting for her.

"Have you thought it through?"

Yanami nodded.

"I need things like magic, wands, magical tools, potions, weapons, and equipment."

Before Yanami could finish speaking, Sunflower's brows furrowed slightly as she pondered and took another sip of tea.

"And it might need quite a lot, is that alright?"

Yanami and Sunflower looked at each other, and in her eyes she saw churning thoughts, the thoughts of a leader weighing the pros and cons.

After a while, she put down her teacup and smiled again.

"no problem."