Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2060 Elf Potion
Zhou Xu was quite wary of contracts.

After all, contracts can sometimes impose limitations on oneself.

Upon hearing this, Elder Roth quickly flipped through the ancient scroll in his hand again.

"The main content of the contract is to restrict the tree spirit that is about to take shape. It will not have an adverse effect on the contractor. On the contrary, it will be of great benefit to the contractor."

"Thanks to the connection of the contract, the contractor and the tree spirit can directly draw the tree spirit's magic power when they are close enough. Conversely, the contractor can also transfer magic power to the tree spirit. The contractor has the control."

According to Elder Roth, the existence of the Tree Spirit, even disregarding all other values, can provide Zhou Xu with an extra temporary power source.

However, to achieve this, the distance obviously cannot be too far.

"In addition, the tree spirit itself also has powerful combat capabilities."

Zhou Xu was also aware of this.

A contract can only be formed at the Nascent Soul stage, and the ancient scroll also mentions that one can become a guardian deity of the Elven race, so one's strength cannot be too weak.

You should know that this ancient scroll was passed down from an old civilization era where powerful people were everywhere.

According to Zhou Xu's thinking, one should at least reach the Divine Speed ​​Realm or the Incarnation Realm to be called a Guardian God, right?
Just as Zhou Xu was thinking this, Elder Roth's voice rang out again...

"At the same time, tree spirits are also highly malleable. Their specific abilities and traits are influenced by their contractors. Ancient scrolls also record several tree spirits, some of which are good at melee combat, while others are good at spellcasting."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xu pondered for a moment.

[This sounds similar to teaching children; how a child grows up depends on how the parents raise them?]

Zhou Xu then requested confirmation of the specific contract array.

The contract array itself is also constructed from mantras. He has studied mantras for so many years, so he can still sense if there are any problems with it.

After confirming that everything was correct, he agreed.

The ritual itself is not complicated; the key is the depiction of the contract array.

The materials used for carving generally require special materials that can withstand magical power. The higher the strength of the contract, the higher the requirements for the materials.

According to Elder Roth, there are still more than thirty years left.

In Zhou Xu's view, this timeframe was still quite ample, but for the Elven race, it was already extremely tight.

No sooner had Zhou Xu agreed than Elder Luo began making arrangements in earnest.

A giant tree like the Tree of Life, which is three thousand years old, is already enormous, even exaggerated, just the part that is exposed above ground.

But what lies hidden underground is even more outrageous: the massive root system directly covers an entire area, allowing the soil of that entire area to provide it with nutrients.

Therefore, to some extent, the area centered around the ancient tree of life is actually very open.

Any plant with even a slight need cannot survive in this area; only the resilient wild grasses can manage to stay alive.

This is actually a good thing for Elder Roth, who needs to set up a contract array. At least it saves him trouble, as he doesn't need to clear out space to set up the contract array.

The relevant materials were quickly prepared. Although the preparation work was to be handed over to Elder Roth, Zhou Xu would undoubtedly stay in the Elf Forest for a while longer.

While Elder Roth was making preparations, Zhou Xu naturally wouldn't be idle either, turning his head to visit the apothecary workshop in the elven forest. First of all, there's no doubt that elves also get sick, so there are professions similar to doctors within the race, generally known as elven apothecaries.

Just like the rainforest region of their Great Zhou, there is also a special medicine garden inside the Elf Forest, where all kinds of medicinal herbs are grown, including many rare ones.

For some common ailments, the elven apothecaries will develop corresponding medicines.

Up to this point, in essence, it's not much different from the pharmaceutical department of their Great Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, with the development of the times, the medical methods of their Great Zhou are now much more advanced, unlike the Elven race, which is still in a rather primitive state.

Under this premise, the biggest difference is that elven apothecaries can also make special potions, among which the most common and core potion within the elven race is the life potion.

The main ingredient of this life potion is the leaves of the Tree of Life.

Basically, whether you're sick or injured, you can drink the life-saving potion.

The Elven life potion has completely abandoned the concerns about pharmacology and symptoms, and instead addresses the more fundamental issues.

To give a simple example, if you are sick, but your physical condition is strong enough, your body can regulate itself, and you may not even need to take medicine. You can just sleep it off and get better on your own.

For example, if you are injured, but you are physically strong enough, your recovery ability will be stronger than others.

The key to all of this lies in improving bodily functions.

But how can this bodily function be improved?
The elves provided the answer: simply drink life potions.

You can think of this life potion as an elven version of the "perfect tonic".

The potion contains abundant life energy. Drinking the potion is equivalent to injecting a stream of life energy directly into your body, resolving your illness and pain in the simplest and most direct way.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the life energy is strong enough, all related problems can be solved.

But this is clearly not a panacea.

If you want to use this potion to achieve immortality or extend the life of a creature nearing its end, it is basically impossible. Even if there is a temporary improvement after drinking the potion, it is just a last gasp before death.

An organism is like a container, and the water inside the container is like life force.

After a certain number of years, containers will age and become brittle, eventually developing cracks and holes, causing the water inside to leak out.

As the water in the container decreased, the container aged more and more, and eventually broke as the water drained away.

In this situation, no matter how much life potion you pour into it, the container will not be able to hold it.

In addition, like Wright before, the life potion obviously did not work when subjected to elemental erosion.

You can think of it as elemental erosion, where an external force is directly destroying the container.

The injection of life-saving agents can delay the drying out of the container to some extent, but it cannot prevent leakage.

If the continued destruction caused by this external force cannot be stopped, the water will eventually run dry and the container will eventually shatter completely.

(End of this chapter)