Douluo Continent: Rebirth of Ma Hongjun, Phoenix of Ultimate Light

Chapter 34 Accumulation of Knowledge

But he couldn't bring himself to say it before.

Because the entire mainland considers whale glue to be a cheap and obscene substance, how could a six-year-old rural child know its true purpose?

Saying it out loud is tantamount to courting death.

He needs an opportunity.

A reasonable, unsuspecting opportunity to release this information little by little.

And today is the first step in laying the groundwork.

"teacher."

Ma Hongjun raised his head and shouted at Flander.

Flander walked over from the counter.

"What's wrong?"

Ma Hongjun pointed to the picture of whale glue on the page and asked, feigning curiosity.

"This whale glue. I read in the book that it can only be used as an aphrodisiac, and it's very cheap. But since it comes from the body of a soul beast, could it have other values ​​that people just haven't discovered yet?"

Flanders glanced down and frowned slightly.

"Whale glue? That stuff is definitely not very useful. It was studied many years ago, and the conclusion was that it's useless. Don't waste your time on it."

Ma Hongjun nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"I was just curious and asked casually."

Flanders glanced at him, didn't think much of it, and turned back to the counter.

Ma Hongjun lowered his head and continued flipping through the book.

Whale glue.

Cheap, inexpensive, and not valued by others.

This means he can buy it easily without arousing anyone's suspicion.

In the future, when his strength hits a bottleneck, or when he encounters difficulties suppressing his evil fire, he can naturally propose using whale glue for assistance.

By then, Flanders will realize that there's some truth to the fact that this child has always loved studying these strange and unusual things since he was little.

I wouldn't think of anything else.

The foreshadowing has been laid.

An hour later, Flanders beckoned the two to leave.

Oscar hugged a stack of books, looking longingly at the other books on the shelf.

"Teacher, can we come again in the future?"

"Yes," Flander said. "We'll come every month from now on. It's very important for Soul Masters to learn. We didn't have the means before, but now that we do, we should study hard."

Oscar grinned.

The three of them walked out of the Ink Fragrance Pavilion; it was already late at night.

The streets of Soto were deserted, with only the distant barking of dogs.

Ma Hongjun walked at the very back, looking up at the starry sky above.

Whale glue.

This foreshadowing may not be used until several years later.

But it's okay.

He has plenty of patience.

The day after returning from the Ink Fragrance Pavilion, Ma Hongjun's life took on a new element—reading.

Flanders set a rule: go to the library at least twice a week and stay for at least two hours each time.

Training continued as usual during the day, and after dinner, if I didn't go to the library, I would read books at the academy.

Flander borrowed a batch of basic books from the library and placed them in the college's simple study room, so he could read them whenever he wanted.

"You don't lack money now, what you lack is brains."

Flanders' original text.

Oscar wholeheartedly approved of the arrangement.

It wasn't because I loved studying, but because sitting in the library was much more comfortable than being chased and beaten by Zhao Wuji in the courtyard.

Ma Hongjun genuinely enjoys reading.

In his past life, he loved reading; he read all kinds of books.

After transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, he discovered a problem: his understanding of this world was basically limited to the scope of the original plot.

The information that can be written into the book is only the tip of the iceberg of this world.

The variety of soul beasts was far greater than he had imagined.

The number of soul beasts mentioned in the original work does not exceed two hundred.

However, the book records more than three thousand kinds of spirit beasts with names and detailed records.

He had never even heard of many of the spirit beasts in his previous life.

But there are also some I've heard of, such as:

For example, there is a soul beast called "Mirror Beast" that has a thousand years of cultivation and strong attack power, but its soul ring can grant the soul master an extremely rare soul skill - Mirror Image Clone.

It's not an ordinary illusion, but a real clone that can be briefly replicated, possessing all the abilities of the original.

In the original story, Oscar absorbed this kind of spirit beast, but the one he absorbed was ten thousand years old.

These kinds of spirit beasts are rarely discovered.

It's not because it's weak, but because it's so rare—there might only be a handful on the entire continent.

Oscar lay to the side, flipping through the thick encyclopedia of soul beasts, yawning incessantly.

"Hongjun, what's the point of all this? No matter how many kinds of soul beasts there are, we only use a few. Instead of memorizing three thousand kinds, we should memorize the limits for each year."

"Who says you can only use your own spirit rings?"

Ma Hongjun said without looking up.

Oscar paused for a moment.

"What do you mean?"

"You're a food-type Soul Master, and your sausages can provide buffs to anyone. The more types of Soul Beasts you know, the more suitable sausages you can make for different teammates and opponents."

Ma Hongjun put down his book and looked at Oscar.

"If your teammate is going to hunt a fire-type spirit beast, what kind of sausage should you make for him?"

Oscar thought for a moment.

"Ice attribute?"

"Yes. Do you know which ice-attribute spirit beasts are suitable as a source of sausage spirit rings?"

Oscar opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

"So you need to read books."

Ma Hongjun lowered his head again and continued flipping through the book.

Oscar remained silent for a moment before burying his face back into his book.

This time, he didn't yawn.

Ma Hongjun's mind wasn't on those common soul beasts.

He specifically chose to read those obscure, niche, and overlooked entries by mainstream Soul Masters.

For example, whale glue.

He has found records of whale glue, which basically match the information he knew in his previous life. It is an aphrodisiac, cheap and unwanted.

But he wanted more than just whale glue.

Whale glue is used to break through physical limitations and has a suppressing and purifying effect on his evil fire.

However, the efficacy of whale glue is limited, and it may not be enough at higher grades.

He needs to find a substitute or a supplement.

He turned to a page.

"Dragon's Blood Grass".

These herbs grow near the lairs of dragon-type spirit beasts, absorbing the aura and blood of the dragon-type spirit beasts to thrive.

Extremely rare, with demanding growth conditions.

Its known medicinal properties include strengthening the body and significantly enhancing bones and muscles.

Ma Hongjun stared at the line of text, his brows furrowing slightly.

To improve physical health.

This should be the most basic use of dragon's blood grass.

Based on past experience, things related to dragon-type spirit beasts often have a special effect on martial spirits.

Dragon blood, dragon bones, and dragon soul are all top-tier materials for tempering martial souls.

Since Dragon Blood Grass absorbs the aura of dragon-type soul beasts and the nourishment of dragon blood, it should also possess this characteristic.

However, this cannot be verified at present.

Dragon blood grass is so rare that you might not find more than a few plants on the entire continent.

Even if they find it, the price will be astronomical, beyond what Shrek Academy can afford now.

Write it down first.

We'll talk about it another time.

He turned to another page.