Chapter 504: Section 291: Array Construction Plan

    Dawn’s light illuminated the docks of Snowbird Port.

    The sky gradually brightened.

    The vegetable market was the first to awaken, gradually filling up with the noisy sounds of bargaining.

    On the ship of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, the mercenaries who had patrolled all night yawned tiredly as they began to change shifts.

    Meanwhile, in the flagship’s training cabin, the dragon-man youth was excited, having not slept all night.

    He constantly tried using Penetration.

    After absorbing Xiong Ju’s combat experience, the dragon-man youth had gained the ability to use Penetration.

    This was an unexpected gain, which made him feel exceptionally surprised.

    However, there were still some problems in practice.

    The dragon-man youth had to ensure that every time he successfully displayed Penetration, he would first need to let it brew for a moment.

    This clearly couldn’t be applied in actual combat.

    In battles like the one he had with Xiong Ju, where the combat rhythm of both sides was very fast, there was no chance for such preparation.

    Therefore, the dragon-man youth continuously practiced.

    Just like when he absorbed the experience previously, accompanied by the practice of the dragon-man youth, he made rapid progress in using Penetration, with visible improvements after each practice.

    Unknowingly, he had practiced all night.

    By dawn, he had been able to ensure that every time he simply used fighting energy, he could display Penetration.

    And in using the Blast Fist combat skill, his success rate of projecting Penetration had also reached over 70%.

    The success rate for Machine Gun Bullet Fist was a bit lower.

    But the dragon-man youth was confident that with continuous deepening of practice, the success rate would greatly improve.

    Zi Di sneaked back from the Deep Sea Monster Fish.

    She first appeared publicly, handling some affairs.

    Usually, when she was not around, an alchemy puppet would take her place.

    It was the same for Cang Xu.

    These two alchemy puppets were both cast with Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, showing no flaws at all.

    Thus, to the other mercenaries, it appeared that the Mages Old Zhong and Hong Teng were always on the ship and never acted separately from the mercenary group.

    Normally, Cang Xu handled many affairs, but now that he was not present, Zi Di had to take on more responsibilities.

    By breakfast time, Zi Di had still not seen the dragon-man youth.

    She went to the training cabin and met alone with the dragon-man youth.

    The dragon-man youth was immersed in practicing Penetration, and only when Zi Di came did he realize that breakfast time had passed.

    The dragon-man youth then paused his practice.

    The alchemy puppet he had been relentlessly training on was now unrecognizable and severely damaged, looking quite pitiful.

    Zi Di’s gaze only lingered on the alchemy puppet for a moment and did not discern the secret of Penetration.

    She was more concerned about the dragon-man youth.

    Seeing him drenched in sweat and sleep-deprived, Zi Di couldn’t help but feel heartache.

    She knew that as a leader facing confrontations with Golden Level fighters, the psychological pressure on the dragon-man youth was immense.

    “I have good news for you,” Zi Di said with a gentle smile, comforting the dragon-man youth in a tactful way.

    She told the dragon-man youth about her own gains from the night.

    “I finally detected my bloodline, it’s the Gold Level gunpowder flower bloodline!”

    “However, Lan Zao’s bloodline is still undetermined. But last night, I eliminated one of the Bloodline Map paths, so that’s some progress too.”

    The dragon-man youth, hearing the answer of gunpowder flower bloodline, paused for a moment and then felt sorry for Zi Di.

    Beforehand, he knew of four possible bloodlines for Zi Di.

    Of these four possibilities, two were of Holy Domain Level.

    After discovering that Big Guy had at least a Legendary Level bloodline, this inevitably led the dragon-man youth to have higher expectations for Zi Di’s bloodline.

    Yet, it turned out to be none of the Holy Domain level bloodlines.

    The Dragon-man youth thought for a moment and comforted Zi Di, “The future is uncertain, anything is possible.”

    “When our strength has progressed even more in the future, and our understanding and control of the Blood Core deepens, we could directly use the Blood Core to change our Bloodline. Just like how I can now adjust my Bloodline at will.”

    “By then, not to mention Bloodlines of Holy Domain Level, even those of Legendary Level, won’t matter much to us.”

    Zi Di chuckled softly.

    A night had passed, and she had completely adjusted her mindset.

    At this moment, she felt overwhelmingly happy with the love she sensed in the Dragon-man youth’s comfort.

    The Ghost Girl shook her head and said, “To completely master the secrets of the Blood Core is really too far off. For now, I’m only looking forward to the Bloodline Purification Array.”

    “With the results from the Bloodline test, I’m actually quite satisfied. At least my Bloodline isn’t a bitter one. The gunpowder flower Bloodline reaches Gold Level, which has great potential. For my current self, there’s so much room for improvement. It’s not too late to consider the Blood Core once I’ve fully unearthed all my potential.”

    “The issue now is—we need to build the Bloodline Purification Array as soon as possible!”

    “But to achieve this, there is still a long way to go.”

    To be honest, Zi Di was somewhat impatient, especially after confirming her own Bloodline.

    Speaking of the Bloodline Purification Array, Zi Di inevitably showed concern, “Cang Xu and I have been studying the alchemy array charts for the Bloodline Purification Array.”

    “To ensure the construction of this Alchemy Array, we need an alchemy master.”

    “As far as the standards of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps are concerned, recruiting an alchemy master is as difficult as reaching the sky.”

    The Dragon-man youth nodded, having understood this already and being very aware of the difficulties involved.

    An alchemy master is a professional title, and there are six levels in this title.

    They rank from low to high as follows: Alchemist Apprentice, Alchemist, alchemy master, Alchemy Master, Alchemy Grandmaster, Alchemy Grandmaster.

    The rating standard for alchemy titles is an individual’s alchemy ability. However, in reality, the level of the title is strongly connected to the Mage level.

    Because the crafting of many Alchemy Items requires a high Mage level.

    Only strength that is strong enough can ensure a certain success rate.

    Usually, an Alchemist Apprentice’s Mage level is at Bronze Level.

    An Alchemist is at Black Iron Level.

    An alchemy master is roughly at Silver Level.

    An Alchemy Master is at Gold Level.

    Above this, an Alchemy Grandmaster corresponds to Holy Domain Level.

    An Alchemy Grandmaster corresponds to a Legendary Level. The War Merchant is an Alchemy Grandmaster, also a Legendary Level Mage.

    For the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps to recruit an Alchemy Master would mean recruiting a Gold Level power, and this Gold Level should also be a Spellcaster.

    For the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, which is only a small power, with Long Fu and Lion Flag both only at Silver Level.

    With such a size, recruiting a Gold Level Spellcaster is almost impossible.

    Zi Di said frustratedly, “Recruiting a Gold Level Spellcaster is clearly unrealistic. I personally prefer an alternative—compensating quantity for quality.”

    “We could recruit several Silver Level alchemy masters.”

    “Combining everyone’s effort to construct the Bloodline Purification Array, this plan might also be likely to succeed.”

    Of course, the specific success rate would be lower than that of an Alchemy Master.

    An Alchemy Master could ensure the success of building the Bloodline Purification Array. That is to say, the success rate is 100%. Sёarch* The N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Speaking of which, the construction requirements for the Bloodline Purification Array are not top-notch. Its most crucial core part is the demon energy of the Blood Core. This part is provided by the Dragon-man youth.

    Recruiting several Silver Level alchemy masters, working together diligently.

    The success rate would be around 60%, which is completely acceptable. Using this approach, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Group must prepare multiple sets of alchemy materials for building the Array. With enough attempts, there will eventually be a successful one.

    But relying solely on Zi Di or Cang Xu, the success rate is too low, not even 3%.

    Such a success rate can’t be compensated just by preparing multiple sets of alchemy materials. The rural Mercenary Group would incur too great a cost, too high a price. There’s no need to be so stubbornly resistant.

    At this moment, the Dragon-man youth suddenly had an idea, “Can’t we just recruit a Silver Level alchemy master?”

    At this, the Dragon-man youth stopped himself with a rueful chuckle, realizing he had asked a foolish question.

    If a Mage reached a Silver Level and already had the title of an Alchemy Master, it indicated his Extraordinary Talent in alchemy.

    Such a talent would definitely be cherished and intensively cultivated by any force, so how could he possibly be poached by the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps?

    The Dragon-man youth thought again and inquired, “If we don’t recruit these alchemy masters, but simply hire them and use Magic Contracts to ensure their confidentiality, would that work?”