paranoianovel Chapter 250 is still two steps away.
Chapter 250 is still two steps away.
Chapter 250 is still two steps away.
But for this underground world, this is already a rare and precious environment.
So he skillfully lit a fire to preheat the smallest ceramic crucible, while taking the hemostatic herbs and stone root herbs that Balu had prepared.
Instead of rubbing it by hand as he would in the leaf nest, he picked up a clean stone pestle and mortar and began grinding.
He had a perfect grasp of the precision required to process each medicinal herb, and Balu's initially wary gaze gradually relaxed.
As Li Ang placed the prepared medicinal herbs into the preheated crucible in sequence and began stirring with a smooth wooden stick, his spiritual power silently spread out, subtly guiding the medicinal properties within the crucible to blend.
The liquid inside the crucible churned, its color gradually changing from turbid to a clear light red, and then to a deep and uniform dark red, with a layer of pearly shimmer quietly appearing on the surface.
As Li Ang continued refining the medicine, Balu's eyes widened, and his mouth unconsciously opened slightly. Although he had been refining medicine for hundreds of years and his skill was limited, he still had some insight.
Li Ang's skillful technique and his exquisite control over the heat were simply unheard of!
Twenty minutes later, Li Ang turned off the constant-temperature furnace. He took out four prepared ceramic jars, then tapped his wand lightly. The prepared liquid in the crucible turned into four thin streams, which were precisely poured into the jars.
Each bottle of liquid medicine has a pure color and a rich aroma, and the pearly luster on the surface further demonstrates its excellent quality.
"Master Balu, what do you think?" Li Ang handed one of the jars to the dumbfounded old turtle man.
Baru trembled as he took the earthenware jar, brought it close to his eyes to examine it closely, and then took a deep sniff of the medicinal liquid. His aged face instantly flushed red: "Extremely—extremely high quality! All four portions are top-quality primary healing potions! This—how is this possible? Four portions made at once, and all of them are top quality? You—you—"
He suddenly raised his head, and his gaze toward Li Ang had completely changed. His previous wariness and suspicion had vanished, replaced by fervor and reverence.
"Master! You are a true master of potions!" Baru almost knelt down, but Li Ang quickly helped him up.
"It was my fault for being blind and offending you, Master. You may use this alchemy room, no, all my things, Master. Please feel free to do whatever you need me to do. It is my great fortune to be able to assist you, Master."
August watched this dramatic turn of events with a sense of astonishment. He only knew that Li Ang was a pharmacist, but he didn't know that he was such a powerful master pharmacist.
With Balu, an assistant who was familiar with the medicinal herb inventory and full of enthusiasm, Li Ang's medicine-making work progressed rapidly.
While the main nest's medicinal reserves cannot compare to those of Lelita, the reserves of commonly used herbs are still quite considerable.
Therefore, Li Ang no longer limited himself to refining basic healing potions. Based on the condition of the medicinal materials, he also began to refine more effective intermediate healing potions.
For three days, the furnace in the alchemy room burned almost continuously. Li Ang demonstrated astonishing efficiency and stability, transforming medicinal herbs into life-saving potions.
By the evening of the third day, when the last dose of basic healing potion was put into a jar, Li Ang had already neatly arranged more than three hundred jars of basic healing potion and more than fifty jars of intermediate healing potion in front of him. This had almost emptied nearly half of the main nest's stock of medicinal materials. Even if the later gathering teams worked hard to gather more, they could not keep up with the rate at which Li Ang consumed the medicine.
Old Tortoise Man Balu stared at the mountain of potions, tears streaming down his face, repeatedly muttering, "A miracle—this is a true miracle!"
Li Ang simply rubbed his temples wearily. The continuous high-intensity refining had left him somewhat exhausted, even though his mental energy was still abundant.
After handing the medicine over to Sherry for distribution and storage, Li Ang returned to his stone house.
He sat cross-legged on the bed and first immersed his consciousness in the spiritual world. The battles and medicine-making of the past few days had made his spiritual power more refined.
At this moment, in the ocean of consciousness, nine stable stars slowly rotate around the core, while the outline of the tenth star has already appeared, and only the final condensation is needed.
Li Ang took a deep breath and began to meditate. The surrounding free magic was drawn in, flowing like rivers into the sea, converging towards the location of the tenth star.
After an unknown amount of time, a flash of light appeared in the spiritual world, and the tenth star successfully condensed and took shape, firmly joining the ranks of those orbiting.
With the formation of the tenth star, Li Ang was only two steps away from becoming a level three wizard.
Next, he turned his attention to several core pieces of equipment.
The following equipment items directly affect combat power and should be upgraded as soon as possible: [Grace Ring], [Foresight Ring], [Sage Ring], [Guardian Ring], [Windhawk Wood Wand], and [Speed Watch].
After finishing all this, Li Ang took a quick nap before the battle.
On the eve of the Night of the Hidden Moon, the largest room in the main hive was temporarily converted into a war room. Even so, it was not enough to accommodate all the orc teams that came to participate in the war. In the end, each hive had to elect a representative to attend the meeting, and then they would go back to convey the contents of the meeting.
The cave was brightly lit, and representatives from various lairs had gathered there. Although they were different in appearance, their eyes shone with a similar light: a yearning for freedom, anger at the oppression of the elves, and reverence for the Great Cave Lord.
Shirley stood on the makeshift wooden platform, dressed in military uniform, looking heroic and spirited. She cleared her throat and began to announce the final battle plan: "Each team is only required to conduct long-range harassment from a safe distance. It is strictly forbidden to charge the defensive line without authorization. The task of attracting the main force of the defending army will be undertaken by a special ally."
When she uttered the words "bear the burden alone," the audience erupted in uproar.
"Alone? Are you kidding me!"
"Lieutenant Shirley, this is too risky! Who is that ally? Is he more powerful than all of us combined?"
"Isn't this telling us to cower like turtles? We must fight! We must fight for freedom!"
The sounds of discussion, questioning, and disgruntled growls mingled together.
The cacophony inside the cave nearly lifted the dome. Standing on the wooden platform, facing the questions from the representatives of each lair, Shirley took a deep breath and shouted out her command.
"quiet!"
The words, like the roar of a tiger, instantly drowned out most of the noise, and several nearby orcs were even shocked into taking several steps back by the shout of "Silence!"
Sherry's authority as the chief adjutant of the main ward and the highest commander of the self-defense force, accumulated over the years, was on full display at this moment.
After the surroundings quieted down, Shirley's gaze slowly swept over everyone in the audience, and then she spoke again: "Gentlemen, I know your doubts, your anger, and your courage to fight."