A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 291 The Commonplace Saronite
"...You mean, the entire exterior wall of your palace is made of this material?" Levi asked Shakora expressionlessly, holding a piece of black metal that faintly glowed with green light.

"Yeah, is there a problem?" Shakora asked, somewhat puzzled. "You didn't come to Hell just for Hell Iron, did you?"

Li Wei nodded blankly.

Because this thing that Shakora called Hell Iron was, in the system's display, the very Saronite that he had always longed for.

Just now, he learned from Shakora that this metal is the most common metal in Hell.

The weapons used by ordinary hellish demons, the walls of her palace.

Even the various vessels in hell are mostly made of this metal.

“Hey, you should have said so earlier. This metal is everywhere in Hell, and apart from being relatively hard and lightweight, it’s not anything special. It can absorb life and affect people’s minds—of course, that applies to you mortal races. It doesn’t work on demons. In your human world, there are some demonic swords and armor that can drive people mad because they contain hell iron,” Shakora said.

She never expected that Li Wei would actually take a liking to this.

“However, it seems that many demon summoners on mortal planets are indeed quite interested in this metal,” Shakora added.

"These metals are also very beneficial to me. Can you sell me a batch?" Li Wei never expected that the Saronite he had been longing for was actually a common roadside commodity in Hell.

If I had known this would happen, why did I go through all that trouble looking for it?

"Why are we talking about buying or not buying? I have plenty of these. How many do you want? I'll have someone prepare them for you," Xia Kela said, waving her hand.

“That won’t do. I need quite a lot, and I can’t just take it for free… I think you’ll find this useful!” After thinking for a moment, Li Wei took out a bottle of viscous liquid that was emitting a glow.

"What could you possibly have... wait, what is this?!" Shakora had initially thought Levi wouldn't have anything of value that she would find appealing, but the next moment, her eyes widened. "Such pure light energy!"

“…This is the brain matter secretion of a god!” Li Wei said.

Yes, it's not some other god, it's the brain of Ego that Li Wei took back then.

Li Wei still doesn't know whether this thing is dead or alive.

To say it was alive would be an overstatement; Li Wei was certain that there was no longer any consciousness in that brain.

It's as if it's dead, yet it still retains vitality and continues to produce liquids similar to the one in this bottle, filled with powerful light energy.

That's right, although Ego is a madman, the power he possesses is indeed "light".

With just a slight transformation by Li Wei, it could be turned into holy light.

“The…brain…secretions of the gods? You mean Igor? Didn’t you kill him?” Shakora immediately remembered what Levi had said.

In the battle against Ego, when Li Wei cleaved through Ego's core defenses, he used the amount of Infinity Stones and drained Shaka's power in a very short time. Although Shaka could recover quickly from such a short period of exhaustion, she would definitely still have to check on it.

Only then did they realize that Li Wei and his companions had killed a celestial being.

She remained silent when she learned of this situation.

But after learning that Li Wei had used the Infinity Stones, she felt relieved.

Because the Infinity Stones are useless against a born demon like her...

Then, not long after, she met Captain Marvel...

Well, with the already terrifying Ancient One already on Earth, it's not surprising that there's another Captain Marvel.

To her surprise, Li Wei had actually left behind the brain of this god.

"I have to say, this stuff is really useful to me... but isn't this small bottle a bit too little?" Shakora looked at the bottle of brain fluid with some envy.

It's called brain fluid, which sounds a bit disgusting, but it's also the most refined and concentrated energy fluid. Putting aside everything else, just this small bottle can create a powerful being comparable to a high-ranking demon, or forge a formidable magical weapon.

As for the claim that this thing is light energy and has no effect on demons who use dark power?

That would be naive.

The concept of light and darkness as one is not unique to Azeroth.

The same applies to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Moreover, once the transformation is complete, the strength will increase by at least three points.

This is why the things hellish demons love to do most are to seduce beings of the light faction into corruption.

This is because it not only satisfies their desires but also adds a powerful fighting force to the Hell Controllers.

The same principle applies if the devil turns to the light.

As for the argument that whitewashing weakens one's image, there's some truth to that, but this only applies to those who repeatedly change their stance.

For example, something that was originally white might fall to black and become stronger, but then, for some reason, turn white again, which is when it becomes weaker.

Because such repeated changes can only prove one thing: this person's will is not firm.

In fact, if someone is truly born a demon, once they turn to the light, they will become more holy and powerful than ordinary light.

Of course, this only applies to the first time you change factions.

Therefore, with just a little time and effort, Shakora can easily transform this bottle of Light Essence into an even more refined Dark Essence.

Especially in a hellish environment, this kind of thing is even easier to do.

So she not only wanted it, she wanted more...

"...You're overthinking it. You can only save up one bottle of this stuff a month! I'll give you one per year at most!" Li Wei, who knew exactly what Xia Kela was up to, replied with a smirk.

He is telling the truth.

He is now a seasoned arcane mage, so how could he not know the value of Igor's brain fluid?
But there was nothing that could be done. Although Igor's brain was very large, several times larger than a human's, the rate at which it secreted this fluid was indeed slow.

Basically, it can only secrete a little less than 500 milliliters per month.

He's already being very generous, giving one of each of the twelve bottles a year to Xia Kela, right?
"Tsk, so little... Oh well, it's alright!" Hearing Li Wei's words, Shakora felt a little regretful, but she didn't doubt it.

However, if you only get one bottle a year, it's better than nothing.

“No need…do you need this?” Li Wei thought for a moment and then took out a bottle of slightly yellow liquid.

This is the bodily fluid of the dead gods, produced in a land of nothingness.

It can't compare to Igor's cerebrospinal fluid in terms of quality, but it has the advantage of quantity, and you can buy it if you have money.

“This thing is somewhat useful to mortal races, but in Hell…” Shakora shook her head in disgust.

This is the bodily fluid of a god who has been dead for countless years; its energy has long since dissipated.

In terms of quality, it's not as valuable as hunting a high-level hellish monster.

(End of this chapter)