Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 170, Page 169: The Frostwolf Knight! A Potions Prodigy!

Having weathered the initial, most "weak" phase, Ling Xiao is now developing in all aspects, becoming an "all-rounder."

The derivative talent slots not only include carefully selected combat buffs, but also some branches that don't offer much help in combat but are extremely useful in other aspects.

For example—a potions prodigy!

Ling Xiao had previously realized the importance of this talent, so he kept it, but he didn't have time to study it properly.

The convoy is now heading south in full swing. Everyone has seen the terrible injuries he sustained that night, and no one will object to him taking a few more days to recover.

They even wished that Brother Xiao would rest more, so that he wouldn't be too comfortable all day long and not even see a trace of the monster.

【Light of Green Hills】also passed through its early, awkward phase, especially with everyone united and all matters handled by dedicated personnel.

Needless to say, Ye Zhanqing was in charge of overall planning, and Qi Heng, that lazy bum, also obediently took on the responsibility, leading the already grown elites to explore the surrounding area.

So Ling Xiao lay on the oxcart, feeling perfectly at ease, and began fiddling with something.

【Sealed Artifact: Flamel's Alchemy Notebook】

This treasure was undoubtedly Ling Xiao's biggest gain from this dream.

However, before starting his research, he didn't forget the other two things he had brought with him.

The arm guard was handed over to Iron Hammer Sister, and I'll take some time to study and repair it.

Ling Xiao first began to ponder the [Spirit Contract Beast Taming Technique] he had obtained from the three knights.

The higher the quality of a skill or item, the more stringent the conditions for its use.

At first, Ling Xiao was a little unsure.

Although he possessed many talents, he lacked Pan Hong's ability to control monsters.

However, [King's Bloodline] should have a similar effect; whether it works or not remains to be seen.

The target, naturally, is the cow that is diligently pulling its ox.

These tundra bulls were all brought back after Ling Xiao was "terrified".

It's been some time since he went on his killing spree.

But I guess we don't need to kill a few more to establish our authority...

Ling Xiao controlled his breath, letting out a little bit before slowly increasing the intensity.

The icy bull pulling the immersive cart suddenly stopped, its massive muscles, hidden beneath its fine hair, instantly tensing.

It didn't know why either.

But from right behind it, a fearsome aura emanated from within!

Without the slightest thought of resistance, it instantly succumbed to Ling Xiao's "tyranny".

"Huh? You remember both the good times and the bad times?"

Ling Xiao was delighted and simply planted a spirit contract in its name.

In an instant, he felt as if he had entered the body of the Icefield Snow Cow, whose vision was also reflected in his mind.

Ling Xiao even felt a bit of empathy for Niu Niu's current feelings of confusion and fear.

You should try out all the unusual things.

As his spiritual energy began to deplete, Ling Xiao tried to control the movements of the Icefield Snow Bull.

One step, two steps... one step, two steps...

Boom——

The oxcart jolted violently!

Ling Xiao, with his eyes closed, instinctively sprang up, and Su Jinxi, who was busy next to him, lost her balance and bumped into him.

"An enemy!?"

No, that's not true.

Ling Xiao quickly calmed down Su Jinxi, who had suddenly become alert, and was too embarrassed to say that it was his mistake of making Niu Niu walk with the wrong footing that caused the accident.

Fortunately, although the girl was very meticulous, she believed whatever he said, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Does anyone know?

You really can't blame him for that.

Having walked on two legs for so many years, it's really hard to adjust to suddenly having four legs!

At first, it was fine when I wasn't paying attention, and there weren't any problems thanks to Niu Niu's habits.

But as soon as Ling Xiao realized that "he" was walking on four legs, he immediately split up.

After this incident...

He was also aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the [Spirit Contract Beast Taming Technique] and the potential problems that might arise in its practical application.

In the future, if you need to command your contracted spirit beast, just give it the order and let it do it on its own.

Ling Xiao does not intend to forcibly control the situation unless absolutely necessary.

Although he can experience all sorts of strange and wonderful "VR perspectives" to some extent, he is afraid that if he plays too much, he will forget how to walk when he returns to his original body.

Ling Xiao had a bold idea about the true purpose of this skill.

"Brother Xiao! How's this batch of goods? Will it be any good?!"

Pan Hong led his men, dragging several ferocious frost wolves, and arrived with an excited expression, as if waiting for a teacher's praise.

"You're making it sound like we're involved in some shady deal..."

Ling Xiao waved his hand, asking with a mixture of disdain and concern, "Is everyone alright?"

"Let me emphasize again! This is just an experiment. The amount and quality of the raw materials don't matter. It would be a huge loss if you got hurt as a result, do you hear me?"

"We know! Everyone's got all their limbs intact! Nothing's wrong with us!"

Pan Hong first viciously punched the struggling Frost Wolf, making its head buzz. After receiving Ling Xiao's signal, he grabbed the wolf's head and pulled it closer.

That's right!

Since those knights could tame obviously extraordinary horses to serve as mounts, there was no reason why Lingxiao couldn't!

Logically speaking...

The best choice is naturally the domesticated snow cattle.

However, considering the special nature of mounts, Ling Xiao felt that he still needed to get some monsters with good combat power and speed.

As a means of transportation, cows are undoubtedly qualified.

However, actually riding them to explore and fight brings a host of drawbacks.

Fortunately, the snowfield is vast and desolate, but there are quite a few active monsters.

After some searching and capturing, Qi Heng and his men successfully caught a group of frost wolves of moderate level, which they could use for experiments.

"Awoo! Hehe..."

Despite having its head held down, the Frostwolf still let out low growls at the damned humans in front of it.

"Oh?"

Ling Xiao became interested.

"Even domestic pigs are afraid of butchers. I've slaughtered hundreds of frost wolves, haven't I? Don't I have any ferocity at all?"

He chuckled and reached out, casually pressing his hand against the furry wolf's forehead.

"Looks like... I really need to control you for a bit..."

As his strength grew, Ling Xiao gained more control over the oppressive aura accumulated by the [King's Bloodline].

Right now, the fierceness, murderous intent, and malevolent aura that are usually concealed!

Through a simple contact, it directly bombarded the Frostwolf's mental world!

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah..."

The once unruly and robust giant wolf let out a mournful howl as its limbs went limp.

Several clumps of uncontrollable filth were flung out of the snow beneath his crotch.

One second he was a fierce and indomitable wolf, the next he almost collapsed in his own excrement.

This is the result even after Ling Xiao has restrained himself.

If he hadn't held back...

The specialization against wolves honed by a triple-digit kill record, when unleashed at full power, is enough to scare this frost wolf to death!

Subjugation was a foregone conclusion.

The implantation of the spirit contract was also without any surprises.

Having experience with the Icefield Snow Bull, Lingxiao was much more skilled at riding it this time.

A moment later, Frostwolf shook its head and moved away from the excrement on the ground with "disdain".

The most difficult controls are now feasible, and command and control are much smoother!

"It's done? It's done!"

Pan Hong, standing to the side, gasped softly, his gaze towards Ling Xiao filled with sincere admiration and fervor.

"Charge! Come back! Follow!..."

After giving Frostwolf a few simple instructions, Ling Xiao pointed to the excited Pan Hong and said to Frostwolf, "You, stay with him and listen to his instructions."

As Frostwolf obediently moved to Pan Hong's side, bent down and carried him on his back, everyone present showed a delighted smile.

"Holy crap! A wolf rider!"

"Brother Xiao! I want one too!"

"Yeah, yeah! Let Panzi handle it himself, we're the ones who need a mount, Brother Xiao!"

……

The feasibility of the plan has been verified.

"Line up, one at a time."

Feeling the drain on his spiritual energy and the burden on his mind, Ling Xiao laughed and scolded, "All you ever do is come up with fancy names, 'Wolf Knights,' do you want to be Dragon Knights someday?!"

"Ah... well, it's not entirely impossible..."

"If you can do it, Brother Xiao, of course we can too!"

The latest novel is first published here!

"Exactly! If dragons are too hard to find, tigers or bears would be great too! Riding one would be so prestigious!"

……

The exploration team ahead was equally delighted upon learning of Ling Xiao's successful experiment.

However, this feeling quickly turned into naked jealousy when his delivery friends came to show off on their Frostwolf mounts!

Qi Heng, the ringleader, was especially so!

Without saying a word, they immediately rubbed their hands together, ready to catch some monsters.

The thirteen frost wolves, with an average level of LV19, only consumed some spiritual power when the contract was implanted.

There was almost no subsequent mental burden on him.

After comparing his observations with those of the previous Icefield Snow Bull, Ling Xiao came to the following two conclusions:

Firstly, the consumption of spiritual energy and the mental burden are both related to the strength of the target monster;

Secondly, the deeper the level of control and mastery, the greater the consumption and burden on oneself.

However, given his almost abnormal attributes, especially his spirit score of over forty, these are all trivial matters for now.

According to Ling Xiao's estimation, it would have to reach the level of the Frost Troll and the Snow Wolf King for his burden to be worthy of the name.

A worry has been resolved satisfactorily.

Ling Xiao immersed himself in the various effects of the talent [Potion Prodigy].

As the original owner, that guy did not fully unleash the power of his innate talent.

In other aspects, Ling Xiao may need to be modest.

But talent...

No one understands talent better than him!

The theoretical upper limit of the "Potion Prodigy" is infinity.

Because the variety of medicinal herbs is so vast, the resulting potion recipes are astronomical.

The reason that person behaved so poorly was partly due to Ling Xiao's excessive abilities, but more so because he himself was useless.

Simply put: I have no money!

[Potion Prodigy] If you want to quickly accumulate powerful potion recipes, the cost of trial and error is a big problem.

If this happened to someone else, they might really be worried.

But Ling Xiao didn't think of this, and almost forgot that he used to be the "richest man"!

Although the forging furnaces have all been confiscated, the profits have not been reduced at all!

"Jinxi, give me some money."

"Um?"

Ling Xiao understood the plan, and then changed his approach.

"I need some herbs and ores for my experiments. I'll purchase them through the guild!"

Su Jinxi didn't ask Ling Xiao what he wanted to do. After a moment's thought, she confidently replied, "Brother Xiao, just tell me the information. I've looked at the medicinal herbs on the market; we can buy them all with our savings!"

"That's not quite it."

Ling Xiao quickly waved his hand, "My needs are probably not small, but definitely not that big."

Creating something out of thin air is a waste of resources.

Ling Xiao initially intended to improve the formula and experiment with hidden branches.

Although there is no potion master among the [Light of Green Hills], they can still produce a few medicine prescriptions.

"Give me ten portions of each of the ingredients for the Power Potion and Stone Skin Potion!"

"Are ten servings enough? Or should we get more?"

Su Jinxi blinked and said, "Brother Xiao, don't worry, we're really not short of money!"

"Even if you have money, you can't just waste it! This will do for now!"

After receiving the materials, Ling Xiao began configuring them on the swaying oxcart.

These most basic potions don't require any spiritual power to adjust; you just need to mix the ingredients together in the correct order.

However, the specific effects and quality may vary due to various reasons.

Ling Xiao is not some genius with maxed-out comprehension.

After using all twenty materials, seventeen effective potions and three portions of waste that wouldn't kill anyone were produced.

But the [Flamemer Alchemy Notebook] that he was most looking forward to remained unchanged.

The blood pact binding has already been completed.

Ling Xiao is now not only the owner of the notebook, but also its rightful user.

Both recipes successfully produced the potion, so why wasn't it recorded?

Could it be that these two potion recipes are so terrible that even the alchemy manual, a sacred object of the seal, wouldn't bother to record them?

Ling Xiao's joy at obtaining the sealed artifact was dampened.

It doesn't matter.

He's not even a learner now, so naturally his journal won't have a time-limited "assignment" attached.

That's something we can study slowly...

……

Twenty more servings, please...

Another batch...

Again……

Ling Xiao's talent in potion making wasn't top-notch, but he wasn't so stupid that he couldn't even get started.

After familiarizing himself with nearly a hundred potions, the [Potion Prodigy] began to take effect.

A series of brilliant ideas are popping into my head!

The proportions and timing of the addition of various medicinal herbs and ores have gradually become more regular!

"Three strands of wiregrass... swamp moss... the hardened skin of a stone forest lizard..."

A bottle of thick, grayish-brown liquid needs no stirring; wait a moment after adding the last ingredient.

Perfectly formed!

Calling it "perfect" is a bit shameless; Ling Xiao thinks it can only be considered as [Stone Skin Potion (Premium)].

But the [Flamemer Alchemy Notebook], which had remained silent with an air of superiority and disdain like a cold female teacher, finally made a move.

[Stone Skin Potion] has been included; related potion files can be viewed and studied.

Flamel is delighted to see such a diligent and eager-to-learn junior! Reward: [Stone Skin Potion] (can improve the refining branch - [Rockstone Potion])

[Potion [1/?]]

Ling Xiao suddenly sat up straight!

Shipped!

My money and effort were not wasted!

This sealed artifact actually contains something!

But before he could check the detailed information on the [Rockstone Potion], new content appeared in his notebook.

Offer ten [Stone Skin Potions] (don't try to fool people with those junk!) or one [Stone Elixir] (the latter is better!)

It turns out that what just happened was already a successful recording. The Alchemy Notebook took out the [Rock Potion] as a reward, but it also came with a request for the first time from a sealed artifact.

only……

This thing doesn't look like an inanimate object at all!

Could it be that Flamel isn't quite dead, and is living inside waiting to be fed?!

(End of this chapter)