Cornflower Witch

Chapter 252 Amplification and Enhancement of Dragon Eyes

Inside the cave, the two walked one after the other.

Lucas walked in front, with Hiltiya behind, but several undead creatures made of white bones stood guard and protected them from the front and back.

The miners had fled, and now the place was unusually quiet, with only the footsteps of the two people and the skeletal creature. Occasionally, Hilti would hear a faint dripping sound coming from somewhere, probably seeping into the cave from inside the mountain.

"Hiltiya, did you advance using the gardener's 'gardening' secret technique?" the senior student ahead of us asked as we walked.

"Yes." There's not much point in hiding it at this point.

"And you, senior?" Xilutiya asked curiously.

"The class I chose is 'Bonebreaker' of the Path of the Dead. The advanced secret technique is somewhat similar to yours, which is to create an environment that can nurture undead creatures. It is called 'Graveyard'."

"The 'cemetery' can house the undead creatures I create, and gradually repair and enhance them. In addition, it can also transform some corpses for better use," he explained as he walked.

These things aren't exactly secrets, but most extraordinary individuals rarely pay attention to the 'Bone-Splitter' class. If Hilti wants to know, she can find a general introduction in many libraries within the woodland.

"Do you know what the most crucial thing is when you step from the third tier to the fourth tier?" It was rare to meet a peer outside the forest with someone to talk to, so Lucas was much more talkative than usual.

"I don't know yet, I just advanced to the next level not long ago."

"You are indeed one too." Lucas once again marveled at the girl's rapid advancement.

"To advance from the third to the fourth tier, one needs to continuously refine the various abilities one has mastered, to the point of complete mastery, and to surpass the ordinary level."

"Generally speaking, at the third tier, being able to raise a certain ability to the sixth stage is considered very good. However, if you want to advance, you must further improve it, or even find other methods to sublimate your ability."

"For example, I mastered the [Bone Assembly] skill when I was at the second tier. By the time I reached the third tier, I had already upgraded these abilities to Lv.6. At this point, it was extremely difficult to advance further."

"Either I keep honing my skills and researching, spending nearly ten years gradually gaining a deeper understanding, breaking through and raising it to Lv.7."

"Or, I could try to follow the advice of the school of thought and find rare dragon bones to transform this ability into [Dragon Bone Assembly], and with the powerful enhancement of the 'Dragon Eye' attribute, sublimate the ability."

"I see." Compared to the long process of ten years, other methods are obviously much faster.

“Since you are a gardener, you should have gradually realized that the most crucial ability, ‘Dew Charm,’ is basically useless for third-tier plants after reaching the third tier,” Lucas reminded him.

“It seems that’s true.” Hiltiya nodded.

Hearing the girl's affirmative answer behind him, Lucas snorted with a hint of smugness. Even though she had advanced quickly, this junior was still too inexperienced and lacked knowledge and experience.

“I know a way to sublimate the ‘Dew Prayer’, which also utilizes the enhancement of the ‘Dragon Eye’ aspect to transform the ‘Dew Prayer’ into ‘Dragon Blood Irrigation’.”

"This ability is exceptionally powerful, even at the fifth or sixth rank."

"Ah, there's such a method?" Hiltiya blinked, slightly curious.

"Of course, dragons are incredibly powerful, and many things on their bodies are treasures."

Upon hearing this, Hiltiah recalled the famous 'Dragon Hunt,' a major event that occurred in the Eighth Era. At that time, the 'Silver Moon Dragon' passed away, and all six dragons of the laws were annihilated. It was also the time when dragons were at their weakest, and many organizations and forces launched a hunt for the dragons.

Lucas used words to stir the girl's longing and desire for dragon carcasses, so that when facing the Antirians' siege later, Hilti wouldn't easily avoid fleeing, and he could obtain what he wanted more easily. His promise to the girl was indeed true; 'dragon blood irrigation' was indeed a very powerful ability. Unfortunately, the dragon in this cave had been dead for who knows how long, and had even been defeated and killed a second time. Having even bones left was a blessing; where could one find the rare dragon blood to transform and sublimate abilities?

However, only the girl herself probably knows the truth.

The two walked down the tunnel inside the mine, where the air began to become murky and the environment slowly changed.

The walls, which were previously covered with mud and stones, now have some strange black stones, and there is a faint smell of burning in the air.

This is not a smell, but rather a strange sensation that comes from the convergence of multiple senses, like the trace left on the retina by strong light, leaving a visual residue even after the light dissipates.

“We should slowly approach the dragon’s carcass,” Lucas said, then slowed his pace and began to occasionally observe the surrounding tunnels.

After walking several dozen meters, he stopped, took out the pale skull hidden in his sleeve, and then used his ability.

Under Hilti's gaze, a pale white mist floated out from inside the skull. Then, like clay, this mist was manipulated by Lucas, transforming into blurry human figures.

Soon, these 'humanoids' spread out in all directions along the tunnel, scouting the environment.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Lucas asked as he turned around after finishing.

"It seems a little bit." The feeling was very faint, and Hilti closed her eyes to sense it.

"This is the erosion left by the high-level phase. Just as the 'distorted' phase can pollute other organisms, other phases, after reaching a high level, will also erode and transform the surrounding things."

"For example, places where dragons live are constantly eroded by the 'Dragon Eye' property, and will become tainted by their 'aura' and will also grow special 'Dragon Breath Grass', which is a plant with a faint 'Dragon Eye' property. It is often used by alchemists as a lower-grade substitute for dragon materials."

“I’ve heard of it, but my teacher at the time said that the intensity of the erosion varies depending on the nature of the ‘nature’.”

"Yes, it is generally acknowledged that 'Dragon Eye', 'Nightmare', and 'Death Ashes' are the most corrosive properties after 'Twisted', while the weakest corrosive property is probably 'Radiant Moon'."

The two exchanged what they had learned, and soon after, the 'humanoid' ghost that had been dispersed returned and told Lucas about the various tunnel branches.

"Follow me this way." He seemed to have discovered something, and his expression became excited.

The two then continued onward, with Hilti following her through the complex underground mine for nearly half an hour before finally arriving at a larger cave.

Several strange, yellowish bones were embedded in the inner wall, and around them were some dried-up corpses, which looked to have been left in the last year. Some of them were still smelling bad and had not completely turned into bones.

Hiltiya covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve, her gaze sweeping over the surroundings.

Those yellow bones embedded in the soil and gravel possess a faint spiritual power, yet they are exceptionally violent.

That's right, this is the 'Dragon Eye'. Hilti suddenly realized, and even recalled distant memories.

She was still the same girl who used to fight with me when I was a child. She had golden hair, and occasionally her eyes would radiate a strange and intense pressure.

Ilya, the girl murmured the name in her heart, remembering her childhood playmate, the princess of the Sun Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)