Chapter 177: Increased Magic Power Recovery, Magic Crucible Obtained
And that was—
The moment Quinn Esai died, the people of the Slane Theocracy would most likely sense it immediately.
Tang Zheng's gaze grew somewhat profound as he watched the once-again unconscious Quinn Esai.
If the Alliance Leader of Zuranon could use special means to resurrect Khajiit, whom he had killed before, from a great distance, then the Slane Theocracy was obviously capable of the same.
But for Tang Zheng, who had also mastered resurrection magic, this wasn't the biggest problem. The real key was the Black Scripture's Stargazer Far-Sight.
"Getting entangled with the Slane Theocracy at this stage is indeed a bit troublesome," Tang Zheng murmured softly to himself.
The "unobservable" trait of his innate ability, "Player," could block scrying-type magic, making it a perfect counter to Stargazer Far-Sight.
But the crux of the problem was that while Stargazer Far-Sight couldn't lock onto him, it could lock onto Quinn Esai, thus pinpointing her location the instant she died.
This was what Tang Zheng found truly difficult to handle.
"So I have to be fast. Not only do I need to make it impossible for Quinn Esai to be resurrected, but I also need to retreat immediately."
Tang Zheng lifted his head slightly, a plan already forming in his mind.
He looked up.
He glanced at the reddening sun as it gradually set in the west.
Tang Zheng simply sat cross-legged on the ground, recovering his stamina and the magic power he had previously expended.
The magic power within the Orb of Death had long been depleted, and he had also used up a portion of his own. Naturally, he had to restore it as quickly as possible to prepare for what came next.
A moment later.
Tang Zheng's eyes snapped open. With a flip of his hand, he took out a pocket watch from his item box, memorized the time on it, and then closed his eyes again.
*Rustle…*
The soft sound of foliage being stepped on gradually grew louder.
The Twin Witches cautiously returned from a distance, stopping about ten meters away from Tang Zheng. Their pale golden pupils met, not daring to make a sound to disturb him.
One was completely covered in thick tree leaves, the other shrouded in a dense fog. The simple act of standing still allowed the auras of the Twin Witches to blend into the dense forest.
The two of them had already repaired some of the damage to the dense forest caused by the earlier battle between Tang Zheng, Quinn Esai, and the Gray-robed Mage.
Of course, this kind of repair was merely using faith-based plant magic to stimulate the growth of weeds to cover the traces of battle damage.
Night fell. A crescent moon, obscured by dark clouds, made the night exceptionally dim.
Tang Zheng slowly opened his eyes. He first glanced at his magic power value on the stat panel, then looked at the pocket watch in his hand.
"My magic power recovery time has been reduced by ten minutes."
Originally, he could only recover one point of magic power per hour. Now, the recovery time had been shortened to 50 minutes.
"It's because I took on a magic-type job class, so my magic power recovery speed increased along with it," Tang Zheng thought to himself.
This ability, much like his previous jobs, wasn't a passive skill but an innate effect of the class itself.
"You two."
Tang Zheng looked up, his gaze falling calmly upon the Twin Witches.
"Master."
"Master."
Two crisp and pleasant voices immediately came from the Emerald Witch and the Dense Fog Witch.
Facing the even more powerful and terrifying Tang Zheng, the Twin Witches didn't dare to have any ulterior motives.
They were well aware that the only reason they were alive was that the human before them was also interested in the "Frogman Egg" created by the Gray-robed Mage.
And to produce it, their blood and alchemy abilities were required.
Hearing these two girlish voices, Tang Zheng's eyelids twitched.
Unfortunately, the Twin Witches' voices didn't match their appearances at all.
"Bring the Lizardman's Magic Crucible and that Cave Lizardman here," Tang Zheng ordered faintly.
Without any hesitation, the Twin Witches quickly turned and left.
After a short while.
The Green Leaf Witch returned, carrying two black crucibles the size of washbasins and about fifty centimeters tall.
Meanwhile, the Cave Lizardman that had seen Tang Zheng before came running quickly from the dense forest in the distance. When it arrived not far from Tang Zheng, the Cave Lizardman immediately stopped.
A white mist surged from the Cave Lizardman's chest, coalescing in mid-air and reforming into the figure of the Dense Fog Witch.
The Cave Lizardman shuddered violently, its dazed eyes regaining clarity as it looked at the Dense Fog Witch before it in terror.
*Thud!*
"Ma... Master," the Cave Lizardman knelt on the ground, its voice trembling as it spoke to the Dense Fog Witch.
The Dense Fog Witch ignored the Cave Lizardman and looked respectfully at Tang Zheng.
"Lightning Ball." Tang Zheng glanced at the Dense Fog Witch with some interest, then raised his arm and aimed at the Cave Lizardman.
This ability of the Dense Fog Witch to blend into another creature's body and control it was quite useful against weaker enemies.
*Crack!*
Magic power gathered in his palm, quickly condensing into a flash of lightning that radiated a dazzling bright blue light in the night.
In the blink of an eye.
The flash of lightning expanded into a lightning ball the size of a washbasin, which flew through the air and landed on the Cave Lizardman's head.
Lightning flashed!
The Cave Lizardman was killed by the electric sphere without even letting out a scream, turning into black charcoal.
A faint burnt smell filled the air.
The dense fog enveloping the White Mist Witch trembled slightly as she stood frozen on the spot. Beside her, a look of fear also appeared in the Green Leaf Witch's pale golden pupils.
「Experience Gained: 189」
[Experience Bar: 48765/120000]
"Bring it here." Tang Zheng beckoned to the Green Leaf Witch.
Compared to before, his experience points had increased by nearly twenty thousand. The bulk of this came from killing the ten Level 20+ monsters summoned by Quinn Esai.
The monsters summoned by Quinn Esai were real magical beasts, not summoned creatures made of magic power like angels or elementals.
The Green Leaf Witch didn't react at first, clearly not having recovered from the fear of seeing the Cave Lizardman annihilated by the lightning ball.
"Sister," the fog around the Dense Fog Witch contracted as she prompted in a low voice.
The Green Leaf Witch shivered and hurriedly brought the Magic Crucible to Tang Zheng, carefully placing the magic item in front of him.
The surface of the black Magic Crucible had a faint metallic luster, looking somewhat ordinary and even inconspicuous. It did, however, resemble the cauldrons used by wicked witches in fairy tales.
"Item Appraisal," Tang Zheng said.
…
Item: Magic Item · Magic Crucible
Level: High Class (31～40)
Restriction: None
Effect:
—Cook and Refine: Can boil herbs and materials placed within it, enhancing and strengthening the materials' effects.
—Purify and Synthesize: Can remove impurities during the refining process. If the material concentration is high enough, it can condense alchemical materials.
Description: The Lizardmen actually used this to boil paint. What a complete waste.
…
As expected!
This sacred treasure of the Lizardmen was indeed a "High Class" magic item.
After checking the information on the Magic Crucible, a look of understanding flashed across Tang Zheng's face.
Judging by its effects alone, this magic item could truly be considered a sacred treasure for the potion masters and alchemists of this world.
"It can condense alchemical materials." Tang Zheng was intrigued by this effect, but now was not the time for experiments.
(end of chapter)