Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 80 The Secret Use of Demon Blood

The Burning Lord opened his mouth to bid, and the forum fell silent.

Whether it is the six-ring improved spell or the high-level defensive magic weapon, it cannot be easily taken out for exchange.

Moreover, everyone had already accepted his identity as a legendary spellcaster, so there was no need to make enemies with him just for a rare magical material.

Harvey thought silently for a moment and felt that the bargaining chip proposed by the Burning Lord was indeed far superior to that of others. What he cared more about was why the other party was willing to pay such a high price to purchase this material.

Could something that could be easily snatched from the demons by the evil orcs really be a rare and precious material?

Or does the Lord of Scorch know the unknown secret use of this thing?
I wonder if he will be willing to tell me the true purpose of the material after the transaction is completed...

[Kel'Thuzad: I accept the deal proposed by Mr. Scorching Overlord and choose the defensive artifact... I apologize to the other members.]

All members expressed their understanding and no one complained or expressed dissatisfaction.

The last two members who participated in the auction quickly sent out their items and bids publicly, but the value and rarity of the items seemed average, and they were successfully sold after one or two bids.

The auction for the forum spot that Harvey had high hopes for fell into an extremely fierce bidding phase. After repeated tugs of war, it was finally won by "Fa Shield", who was extremely active throughout the auction, who exchanged points for gold pounds and paid 5000 gold pounds plus 300 ml of liquid mithril to directly put the hammer down.

"It seems that although Mr. Fadun is mainly concerned with his own interests, he has not forgotten the influence of the Development Federation in the forum..."

I believe that this high membership fee would not be paid by him alone, but must have been sponsored by strong sponsors.

Then everyone sent back the inspection materials. Harvey collected them into a whole enchanted crystal bottle and immediately mailed it to the Lord of Scorching Heat.

The transaction reply was received soon, and the teleportation array hummed and instantly delivered the trading items of the Scorching Lord.

A simple silver bracelet and a parchment scroll also stamped with a magic seal.

"This should be the knowledge about defensive magical tools and materials that Mr. Scorching Lord mentioned."

Harvey did not pay attention to the silver bracelet first, but directly picked up the magic scroll, gently broke the seal on it with magic power, and carefully read the contents.

"Demon blood originates from lower-level demons from another dimension. It's generally used to assist in casting fire-based spells. It has the property of amplifying spells. It can also be used to concoct bloodline potions, transforming the bloodlines of ordinary people into fixed-level spellcasters..."

When Harvey saw this, his heart skipped a beat. It turned out that this thing was really a rare spellcasting material, and it was taken from the blood of a demon from another dimension. Why did it fall into the hands of the evil orcs?
The ability to transform the blood of ordinary people without spellcasting talent is probably enough to make it priceless in the human kingdom. Unfortunately, Mr. Burning Lord will not give him this formula for free.

"...In addition, demon blood has another more secret purpose. It has the ability to reshape flesh and blood. However, it also requires a corresponding refining formula. And it is only the most used of the many rare materials. As far as I know, it also requires the blood of sub-dragons, the spirits of the underworld, and so on..."

Remodeling flesh and blood? Harvey couldn't help but immediately think of the life-transforming experiment that the "Man in the Mirror" of the Alchemical Exploration Society had been working on.

However, their goals were clearly different. Life Refinement's primary research focus was on the soul, weakening the carrier, while Flesh and Blood Remodeling clearly prioritized the carrier. It seemed that both traditional spellcasters and high-level alchemists, though not publicly expressed, were privately focused on elevating the level of life.

Harvey was also interested in this research. After all, there was a whole box of 12 bottles of demon blood, and only one bottle was sold. There was still enough left to support him to conduct various experiments.

"When there's a chance, I'll try to get some experimental records and relevant data from the Scorching Lord and the Man in the Mirror to verify this..."

Harvey put down the magic scroll and picked up the simple silver bracelet.

The Burning Lord's description of the use of this bracelet named "Silver Moon Guardian" is very simple - automatic activation and malicious perception.

When the wearer is in a state of full magic power, the bracelet will automatically activate the defense shield when it senses malicious intent within a radius of 100 meters.

The bracelet has one absolute defense against elemental and arcane magic below the fifth ring, and can weaken the defense three times against spells of the fifth ring and above, without any side effects while wearing it.

There is no need for the wearer to actively infuse the bracelet with magic energy. On a full moon night, it can absorb the pure magic energy from the magic network to recharge itself.

Harvey was very satisfied with this defensive magic weapon. He immediately put it on his left wrist happily and covered it with his hanging wizard robe.

Then he picked up the scroll sent by the Lord of Scorching Fire and returned to his desk, where he began to record in detail the subsequent research direction of the Demon's Blood and some of his own thoughts in the experimental log.

"It's known that demon blood is one of the key ingredients in the flesh-reshaping experiment, so it must naturally possess the qualities of life-forging. If combined with the soul transfer experiment, could it solve the research problem that has plagued me in previous experiments, where I couldn't separate soul fragments individually and could only transfer the entire soul..."

As early as when he was transferring Asdalen's soul, he began to think about this epic experimental problem.

Why would a spellcaster lose their spellcasting talent after their soul was transferred into an alchemical body?
It is obvious that the alchemical prosthesis can store and release the same magical energy as the caster. The only difference is that the alchemical life cannot sense the magic network and can only draw energy from the energy gathering array or the charging magic stone.

Harvey actually always knew that Asdalen was in great pain because he could no longer cast spells. If there was a way to solve the problem of alchemical life being unable to become a spellcaster, he would not be as depressed as he is now.

After reading the fragments of knowledge provided by the Burning Lord, Harvey had a vague guess.

The key to whether or not a spell can be cast may not be whether one can store magic energy, but whether the caster can mobilize mental power, deeply connect with the magic patterns in the magic network, and use mental power to guide the magic energy for transformation.

This means that as long as the alchemical life is given a perfect spiritual power carrier, the problem of casting spells may be perfectly solved.

Harvey remembered that the alchemical prosthetic body that he had customized for Reiner from the "Man in the Mirror" three months ago should arrive in a few days.

Unlike Asdalen's auxiliary prosthesis, this one was specially customized for Reiner, and Harvey named it the "research prosthesis."

Then I'll use the upgraded prosthetic body to conduct this experiment...

(End of this chapter)