Imperial Crown.

Chapter 168 Strengthening the Hippogryph

There are many kinds of magical plants on the Deep Blue Platform. Before actually coming into contact with them, Raven had never imagined that there were so many strange and bizarre magical plants in the world.

For example, there is a second-level magic plant called "fire pot grass". It is half a person tall and has melon-sized grass fruits on the top. When it is ripe, it can be picked and almost no processing is required. It can be directly cut and becomes a natural container for fire-attributed spices and seeds.

The price of a seed of this second-level magic plant is 117.4 gold coins, while a finished fire cup can be sold for 352.1 gold coins, more than twice the profit margin.

However, for a magical plant like the fire cupping grass, it is okay to plant two for personal use, but if you really want to plant it on a large scale, sales will be a problem.

Raven's thinking was very clear.

Although they have strong spending power, there are very few magicians on the Middles continent. In the entire Nord province, the number of magicians with names can be counted on one hand.

With Deep Blue around, you can’t make money by earning money from the magician!
In contrast, even after a war, the population of the Nord Province is over 10 million, and the market size is much larger than that of the magician group.

Therefore, the most important features of the magic plant he is looking for are high yield, low cost, and the fact that ordinary people can also enjoy its benefits.

Raven glanced over and finally ordered two kinds of first-level magic plant seeds, "Red Mist Fruit" and "Green Root Peach", 200 seeds each. Including the handling and shipping costs, a total of 3,127 gold coins were spent. He planned to try planting them first, and if they were really effective, he would purchase them on a large scale.

Although he was still curious, Raven knew that he had stayed in the secret room for too long, so he decisively closed the magic circle.

The magic circle is drawn successfully. Every time you use it, just activate it.

There were no windows in the secret room and no sunlight. When Raven came out, he saw colorful clouds floating in the sky outside the window and felt a little dazed for a moment.

Seeing that there were no servants or maids coming and going in the corridor, he confirmed that it was the early morning when the sun was rising, not the evening.

I actually stayed in the secret room for a whole day!
Now, Raven finally understood why the legendary magician always stayed at home.

All I can say is that the world of magic is so magical. There are still many things to explore on the Deep Blue Platform itself, and the magical plants, magical beasts and magic props displayed there are also very novel to Raven.

This is just a look. If I really immerse myself in research, God knows how much time it will take.

After being promoted to a second-level magician, Raven's energy limit increased greatly. He did not feel tired even after not sleeping all night. After washing up and having breakfast, he continued his daily schedule.

After lunch, Raven did not use magic cores to strengthen his magic power as usual, but went to the church in Eagle Town to pick up Lux.

It was not easy to invite this diligent priest. This time, Raven used the excuse, "I just bought a batch of cute monsters. Do you want to come and have a look?"

Lux was moved and accepted Raven's invitation.

Today, the priestess took off her priest robe and put on a light yellow pleated skirt with a low neckline. Inside was a soft and breathable pure white cotton shirt; the shoulders were designed with long sleeves and decorated with lace, revealing two white arms that sparkled in the sun.

The destination is in the southeast of the military camp. This place was originally designed as a farm. Now with some minor changes, it has become a good Warcraft breeding farm.

After getting off the carriage, the trainer came up and led the two into the house.

As soon as the door was opened, a wisp of water vapor flowed out. Lux walked in curiously, and then froze in place, with heart-shaped bubbles appearing in her blue eyes.

so cute!
I saw a group of sleek Capybaras soaking in an artificial pool, squinting their eyes, enjoying the tranquility of summer, and occasionally taking a bite of the green plums floating on the water that were not ripe at first glance.

Even though it was something so sour, they still ate it slowly, without any dissatisfaction, as if they were not picky about life at all.

There is a feeling of lying down and thinking, as if learning without thinking is useless, and if not thinking and not learning, it is refreshing.

One of the Capybaras was chewing food when it suddenly...fell asleep! ?

Lux blinked and asked softly, "Can I... touch them?"

Walking to the side of the pool and squatting down, Lux tentatively stretched out her hand, but Capybara in front of her did not react at all, as if she saw nothing.

When Lux touched the Capybara's fur with her fingers, it was not as soft as satin as she had expected, but it felt strangely comfortable, like a puppy's fur, but a little rougher than a puppy's.

She moved her fingers gently, and the Capybara's fur was ruffled. Its ears swayed, its eyes narrowed even more, and its nostrils opened, exhaling a breath of comfortable air.

Seeing this adorable look, Lux giggled and stretched out her other hand to fiddle with Capybara's little ears, unable to let go.

She squatted on the ground, her white cotton socks slightly wet with water, and an innocent smile on her face.

All of this fell into Raven's eyes, filling his heart with joy, as if he had returned to his carefree youth before the time travel, playing house with the little girl next door.

"Ah!" Lux suddenly exclaimed.

Raven came back to his senses and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lux pointed at the pool, her voice trembling slightly: "Is it, is it dead?"

Turning around, Raven chuckled and found that the Capybara that Lux had just touched had fallen headfirst into the water.

"No, it was just too comfortable, so I fell asleep."

Lux was stunned: "Eh? Fell asleep?"

She really couldn't believe that any animal could fall asleep so quickly.

Raven reached into the water and lifted Capybara out of the water by its small round ears.

"puff--"

Capibara's nostrils opened and sprayed out a cloud of mist, then he opened his eyes, blinked, and sat there stupidly, looking very listless.

"Raven." Lux's heart was moved. She pulled Raven's pants and said softly, "Can I... raise one?"

Raven smiled and nodded, "Okay, of course no problem."

"That's it!" Lux grabbed Capybara's shoulders and lifted it out of the water. Its four short legs struggled symbolically for a while, then stopped moving. "What do you think I should name it?"

Raven said, "If it were you, this guy should be called 'Lazy Guy'."

"That's too ugly!" Lux rolled her eyes at Raven and thought for a moment, "Then how about calling him... 'Little Lazy'?"

"You have the final say over your pet," Raven said.

Taking a large wooden basin and a bag of Capybara's rations, Raven took Lux and her "new favorite" onto the carriage and sent them back to the church.

After helping to move things into the church and handing Little Lazy to Lux, Raven did not go back to the castle directly, but went to the Monster Farm again.

Now that he has successfully been promoted to the second level, some plans that were previously only in the planning stage can now finally be implemented.

Raven went straight up to the third floor and immediately heard a shrill scream!

"Ka-"

The voice came from the second-level magical beast, a male horned eagle. Its gray pupils stared at Raven, and its feathers stood up, shaking the chains tied to its body.

Raven frowned and asked the trainer, "Still not working?"

"Yes, Baron." The trainer said helplessly, "This beast has a very bad temper. Even now, we have to be very careful when feeding it. Just four days ago, an apprentice was fed by it and it pecked his hand. There was a big hole at that time. If it wasn't for good luck, the whole arm would be broken."

The trainer's name is Odu, he is 51 years old and is also an elder of the Griffith family. He has been looking after war horses, hunting dogs and other livestock for the Griffith family for generations. He was laid off in the late period of Donald's administration and has now been brought back by old Gordon.

Odu sighed, "I'm not saying anything bad about Master Vesdon, but a truly rideable hippogryph is worth at least four or five thousand gold coins. This four-hundred-gold beast isn't even worth breeding."

Having said that, he shook his head.

Raven understood what he meant. Although the productivity of the Middles Continent was backward and there was no scientific concept, there was an experience system for the domestication and selection of magical beasts. The temperament of the father and mother would affect the offspring, which was also a basic conclusion. This male horned eagle was so violent, and its offspring would most likely be the same.

"I understand. You can go down now." Raven said, "Don't come in without my order, no matter what sound you hear."

Odu has a stubborn temper. If Donald had said this, he would have definitely retorted and told Donald not to let an amateur guide an expert.

Otherwise he wouldn't have been fired in the first place.

However, when facing Raven, Odu's temper was completely restrained, because he admired this young and promising lord from the bottom of his heart.

He saw with his own eyes how the Eagle Territory prospered step by step under Raven's leadership.

What's more, Raven is a second-level magician!

Odu went downstairs, and Raven also opened the Eye of Truth, with bright silver light flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, the male horned hippogryph, who was originally eager to try and full of hostility towards Raven, suddenly stopped.

At this moment, Raven could clearly see the distribution of energy in the body of the horned eagle. The most concentrated area was at the back of its head, where the magic core was located. In addition, the pair of secondary wings under its ribs contained extremely rich storm elements.

"It's hard to handle..."

Raven muttered.

Originally, Raven wanted to test whether he could strengthen this second-level monster, but now it seems that there is no point in doing so.

Although this male horned hippogryph is as obedient as a quail now, Raven is sure that as long as he leaves, it will immediately return to its old ways. Even if it is strengthened successfully, it will only cause more trouble.

Thinking of this, Raven's eyes fell on the female horned hippogryph next to him.

Unlike the male, this female was not tied up, but only had a chain tied around her ankles as a symbolic gesture.

Raven grabbed a handful of beans and put them to its mouth. The female ate them meekly, using just the right amount of force from her sharp beak so as not to hurt Raven at all.

"If only you could ride it..."

The Hippogryph has two pairs of wings, one main and one secondary. It is a magical beast with huge differences between male and female. The males are violent and ferocious, while the females are gentle and obedient.

However, females are less than half the size of males and cannot bear the weight of an adult, so they are usually only used for reproduction and laying eggs.

At this moment, Raven was stunned for a moment, then reached into the female horned eagle's arms and stroked the pair of secondary wings under its ribs.

The male horned eagle's eyes suddenly turned red, but he dared not move.

It’s not that Raven has any sexual interest in magical beasts, but he discovered that there was no gathering of storm elements on the secondary wings of the female horned hippogryph!
"Yeah, why didn't I think of it before!"

Although the male gryphon is tall, it is a bird after all, and weighs only about 130 to 140 kilograms. It is unlikely that it can carry a human and take off with its physical strength alone. The storm element in its secondary wings should be what really plays a role.

In this case, if the female Hippogryph's secondary wings are also infused with the element of storm, will it be able to carry a person?

Raven did it right away. He touched his belt and took out a second-level storm magic core in his hand and crushed it.

Skillfully gathering the essence of corrupted souls into the crystal bottle, Raven mobilized the storm magic in the air and used his mental power to accurately guide it into the secondary wings of the female horned hippogryph.

"Gah——"

The female hippogryph let out a scream and her body trembled slightly, but she did not make any extreme moves.

A subtle sound of bones rubbing against each other was heard, and with the influx of storm energy, the bones of the female horned hippogryph's secondary wings began to swell and the feathers became brighter.

When the element injection was completed, the wings under the ribs of the female horned hippogryph were no different from those of the male, and the storm elements contained in them were even three times stronger than those of the male!
There was a glimmer of excitement in Raven's eyes, and then he took out a second-level magic core and crushed it. This time, he no longer poured it into the secondary wings, but poured it evenly into the body of the female horned eagle!
The male horned hippogryph nearby was stunned.

It watched as the female horned hippogryph grew rapidly in size and its feathers became fuller and wider, even larger than its own!

The iron chain originally tied to the female horned eagle's wrist suddenly broke.

"Gah-"

As if she was happy about gaining power, the female horned beast lowered her head and rubbed Raven's shoulder affectionately, expressing her complete docility.

"From today on, your name is... um, 'Xiaobai'!" Raven was delighted when he heard the name.

Annuo's magical pet is called Xiao Mo, Lux's pet is called Xiao Lan, and his own is called Xiao Bai. Together, they make three little ones.

I don’t know if I can hold a concert.

The female Hippogryph was pleased with her new name and flapped her wings.

"Odu!" Raven called out loudly.

The trainer had heard the noise upstairs a long time ago and rushed up immediately. Then he froze in place and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

What did it eat to grow so big?

Raven continued, "Go, find me a harness for the Hippogryph."

Odu nodded immediately.

When I bought these two Hippogryphs, the merchant gave me a set as a gift. It was originally intended for the male Hippogryphs, but now it fits Xiaobai well.

Pulling Xiaobai into the yard, Raven rode on its back, gently pulled the reins, and said, "Fly—"

Xiaobai cried out, kicked the ground with his claws, and with dust rising, he rushed into the sky like a sharp arrow!

Odu was stunned on the ground, "It's really flying...it's flying!"

Feeling the sharp wind passing by his ears, Raven looked down from high in the sky. The pedestrians on the ground were like ants. The originally vast territory was all in his eyes, which made Raven feel proud to step on everything under his feet!
"Oh——" Raven shouted loudly.

"Ga——" Xiaobai felt his master's intention and also let out a neigh.

If the previous understanding of air power was only theoretical, Raven now has a clearer and more intuitive understanding of it.

With a hippogryph as a mount, one can easily spot the enemy's tracks dozens of miles away on the plains; and the hippogryph's flying height can block most arrows, magic and martial arts. Once they form a large group and throw weapons downwards, even ordinary stones can be turned into terrifying weapons under the blessing of gravity!

The price of a female horned hippogryph is only about 200 gold coins, while a male one that can be ridden costs at least 4,000 to 5,000 gold coins.

Xiaobai's success can be replicated. As long as there is an adequate supply of magic cores, Raven can turn any female Hippogryph into a combat beast!

The cost difference is more than twenty times!

In other words, with a maximum of 150,000 or 160,000 gold coins, Raven can build a flying squadron of 500 people!
The Slater family's air force before the war consisted of only two hundred-man teams!

Putting aside his vision for the future, Raven's gaze fell on Eagle Town again - it now looked somewhat like a city.

"Xiaobai, let's go back."

Raven said loudly.

There is still work to do!
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(End of this chapter)