Above the mage

Chapter 396 Test

The buzzing forest that the burly, dark-skinned man mentioned is located on the south shore of Lake Eismere, right next to the lake.

After finding out the exact location of the buzzing forest, Gaode thanked the fishermen and headed towards it.

As you approach the woods, a lake breeze blows, and the lake water gently laps against the shore, making a pleasant gurgling sound.

The lake breeze then swept through the woods, and a faint buzzing sound rose and fell.

The sound wasn't exactly harsh, but it was extremely noisy, and the cacophony of sounds was indistinguishable from the buzzing of bees.

The name is quite fitting.

The grove is not large, with only about twenty trees in total, arranged in a pleasing, staggered manner, with ample spacing between each tree.

Each of these buzzing trees is extremely thick and straight, with bark exhibiting a unique dark gray color and covered with irregular patterns.

Gao De touched it with his hand; not only was it hard, but the texture also had subtle bumps and depressions, like a winding path spreading out on the bark.

Looking at the tree trunk, there are countless tiny holes, making it look very much like a honeycomb.

These holes vary in size, some as thick as a thumb, others as small as a pinhole.

A faint, unique scent of wood wafted over; it was the distinctive aroma of resin, carrying a slightly sour and astringent smell, which wasn't exactly pleasant.

But it's not unpleasant to smell; it has a simple and primitive aroma.

The fishermen had peeled off a small section of bark from almost every one of these twenty or so buzzing trees, revealing the tender wood inside.

Then, the fishermen used hemp rope to hang a container with a rough surface and slightly upturned edges, shaped like a small bowl, below.

The thick resin slowly seeped out through the holes and dripped into the container below.

The freshly flowed bee resin is viscous and shimmers with a captivating luster under the sunlight, its appearance remarkably similar to that of honey.

Gao De observed carefully for a moment.

He had only heard about the effects of the buzzing resin from fishermen and had not personally verified them.

After a moment's thought, he took one of the containers.

The container was half full of buzzing resin, and when gently shaken, it remained a viscous liquid.

With a slight fluctuation of his internal magical power, Gao De cast a [Magic Trick], warming the beeping resin in the container. Then, through [Dancing Wind], he accelerated the evaporation of the solvent on the resin's surface, thereby speeding up its solidification.

With both methods employed simultaneously, the resin underwent rapid changes.

The originally flowing golden liquid gradually lost its dynamism, and before long, it completely turned into a brownish-yellow solid.

At this moment, its surface appears extremely smooth, and it even has a certain luster under the sunlight.

Gao De gently pressed the solid humming resin with his finger, and it immediately deformed, slightly denting under his fingertip.

However, as soon as he let go, it instantly returned to its original shape, demonstrating its unique elasticity.

Gao De then cast the [Cat Claw Technique] again, using his sharpened fingernails as daggers to pierce the solidified buzzing resin.

With a soft "plop," as if a sharp blade had pierced a soft object, his fingernail was immediately embedded in it, but not completely penetrated.

This resin exhibits amazing toughness.

After Gaode pulled out the fingernail, the small hole in the resin quickly closed, leaving only a very shallow and barely noticeable mark.

Gao De's eyes lit up again and again.

Of course, the testing is far from over.

The most important test hasn't been done yet.

Gao De brought the solidified buzzing resin to the shore and used [Water Manipulation] to control a stream of lake water to pour onto the buzzing resin.

As soon as the water touched the resin, it was as if it had encountered an object with extremely strong repulsive force, and immediately turned into round water droplets, which slid rapidly down the surface of the resin.

The surface of the grease was almost completely wet, leaving only a few very fine water stains.

Just as the burly, dark-skinned man said, the waterproofing effect of the buzzing resin is extremely remarkable.

Gaode then controlled the water flow to envelop the solidified buzzing resin, which then froze into ice, freezing it inside.

That wasn't enough; he also pulled out the North Wind and approached the ice.

The biting cold carried by the north wind, like a surging cold wave, was released instantly, causing the already extremely low temperature of the ice to drop even further by tens of degrees.

Then, Gaode quietly stood in place, beginning a long period of waiting and observation.

He was very patient, waiting for almost an hour before taking the initiative to remove the ice.

As the spell was lifted, the ice melted, turning into water droplets that quickly slid down the surface of the buzzing resin.

The solidified humming resin, after enduring extreme cold, remained flexible and without any cracks, showing no difference from what it had been an hour earlier.

Its stability in extremely cold environments far exceeded Gaode's expectations.

After a moment's thought, Gao De picked up the piece of buzzing resin with his mage's hand, suspended it in the air, and then cast [Acid Splash] to create a cloud of green acid, which he mixed with the lake water and splashed onto the buzzing resin.

Just like before, the lake water mixed with acid fell onto the buzzing resin and immediately turned into round water droplets that slid off.

There were no signs of corrosion on the resin surface.

Finally, Gao De stretched out his right hand, and a ball of flame suddenly rose up.

[Fire-igniting technique].

He used the flame to heat the solidified buzzer resin, wanting to test the performance of the buzzer resin at high temperatures.

The result was far beyond Gaode's expectations.

Resins that exhibit extremely high stability at low temperatures also possess this property at high temperatures, only beginning to soften when approaching 100 degrees Celsius.

After softening, its plasticity is excellent, and it can be easily molded into various shapes. Then, after the temperature drops and it solidifies again, its strength hardly changes.

After completing this series of tests, Gaode looked back at that small grove of buzzing bees, and his perspective was completely different.

This buzzing tree, which is disliked by many, is a gem that has been completely obscured!

Gao De quickly returned to the woods.

His gaze swept over the buzzing trees, and he noticed scattered capsules among the branches and leaves.

Gao De immediately used his magic, and his illusory ghost hand swiftly moved among the branches and leaves, plucking several capsules from the buzzing tree.

Then, he casually broke one of them open.

With a "snap," the capsule split open.

Sure enough, the seeds inside were immediately revealed: oval-shaped, brown, and smooth.

Without a doubt, the Buzzing Tree is a completely new species that, when planted in the North, can spawn Yogg-Sarah.

But for Gaode Maps, the significance of the buzzing tree goes far beyond that.

It is not only the "nutrients" that give birth to Yogg-Sarah, but it also has a greater purpose.

Therefore, Gaode is not satisfied with collecting only one or two tree species this time.

He used his magic again, plucking all twenty-odd buzzing trees and collecting over two hundred capsules before he was satisfied.

(End of this chapter)