Chapter 293: Two Thousand Magic Potions, the Black Dragon's Body Under Repair

Next to the T235 Experimental Base, two large wooden cabins had appeared at some point.

He pushed open the left wooden cabin and walked in, seeing fifteen creatures that resembled mice.

However, they were larger in size, standing nearly half a meter tall, their bodies covered in thick scales, and their limbs bore claws about ten centimeters long.

One could imagine these sharp claws easily cutting through the soil and digging a tunnel underground.

Unfortunately, they are all now suspended by ropes made of special metal from the beams, about a meter above the ground, making it impossible for them to dig away.

"I didn't expect to catch so many; we could keep a few for breeding."

Su Hao nodded slightly, then took out the Omniscient Magic Book and performed a species record on these creatures resembling a cross between mice and pangolins.

【Mountain-Penetrating Rat】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Introduction: Possessing sharp claws that can more easily cut through soil and solid rock to dig tunnels underground.

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After confirming these were indeed the mountain-penetrating rats he wanted, Su Hao stopped looking, recorded ten of them, then snapped his fingers with a soft 'pa'.

The next moment.

He saw the five mountain-penetrating rats' seven orifices bleed bright red, they struggled painfully twice, then fell still.

With Su Hao's current strength, killing a First Rank Supernatural creature is merely a thought; even if the opponent were his former First Rank self, the result would be the same.

Then, with a slight thought, he applied the Item Refining Technique to the five mountain-penetrating rat corpses.

These were only First Rank corpses; in an instant, the blood-red light wrapping their bodies faded, and five claws and six or seven yellow scale pieces fell from the ropes to the ground.

【Thick Scales of Mountain-Penetrating Rat】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Effect: The sturdy scales on the mountain-penetrating rat possess decent defensive power and can be used to forge armor.

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【Claws of Mountain-Penetrating Rat】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Effect: The mountain-penetrating rat's digging organ, its claws, make it easier to break through soil and stone.

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After a quick glance, Su Hao stored these two items in his Storage Bag and went to the adjacent cabin.

This cabin's volume and height were much greater than the neighboring one.

Inside this cabin were monsters: goats whose bodies blazed with fire, with exceptionally thick hooves; there were twelve of them, likewise suspended from the cabin, eliminating any chance of escape.

【Fire Goat】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Introduction: Living in volcanic areas or places rich in fire element, they possess iron hooves like sledgehammers that can easily shatter the bones of ground-heating systems.

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After recording these fire goats, Su Hao randomly selected five lucky spectators, ended their lives, and refined a pair of goat horns and four iron hooves.

Goat horns can be used to forge weapons, a decent casting material, while iron hooves are the main ingredient for refining Blacksmith Magic Potion.

As for the remaining seven fire goats and ten mountain-penetrating rats, Su Hao had no intention of killing them.

The magic potion he now needs to refine is not just one or two doses, but hundreds or thousands.

Even killing a few more mountain-penetrating rats and fire goats would have little impact on his upcoming plans; it would be better to keep a few of them.

Mountain-penetrating rats and fire goats are not fallen creatures; they are born with First Rank Supernatural ability. Keeping them as pets in his territory, even as companions for the Da Xiong Mao, would be fine.

"Hmm..."

"It feels about time to find a mate for the Da Xiong Mao, so he doesn't cause trouble out of boredom."

Su Hao nodded thoughtedly, seriously suspecting that the reason all those who passed the review and entered the probation period were female was surely due to the Da Xiong Mao's contribution.

The reason is simple: this guy, after leading troops in external campaigns, would occasionally bring back a foreign woman.

If they were good-looking, it would be fine, but the problem is that the women he brings back are all races that make people lose their sanity.

For example, the Slime Girl whose body is made of viscous liquid, the Goblin Girl whose dirty body emits a strange odor, and the Mud Girl whose body is entirely made of mud.

Faced with these exotic races, how could Su Hao possibly be interested?

"Even if he were truly hungry, there are plenty of high-quality options in his territory; why would he choose these strange things?" "Eh? No!"

"If that simpleton can bring back some bizarre species for me, then perhaps I can use the same method to give him a proper return."

Su Hao's eyes flickered, and he immediately took out his Communication Bracelet and sent a message to Ling Xue'er.

Anyway, the territory's resources are abundant; spending a bit of money to hire some exotic races to stroll in front of the Da Xiong Mao to give him a good scare poses no problem.

Afterward, Su Hao stopped thinking about it, bringing the mountain-penetrating rat's claws and the fire goat's iron hooves to the T235 Experimental Base.

To mass-produce Miner and Blacksmith Magic Potions, he still needed to rely on Infinite Cells.

After obtaining the Miner and Blacksmith Magic Potion formulas from Tie Huzi's hands, Su Hao had Ling Xue'er arrange personnel to duplicate the other materials; now the Storage Bag was more than half full, saving considerable time.

After entering the experimental base, Su Hao found Andelu Grandpa and had him take the claws and hooves to the Fifth Rank Infinite Cells for duplication.

Now he is no longer a lone loner; there's no reason to do everything himself—if he can be a hands-off manager, he certainly would prefer that.

After finishing that, Su Hao went to the room housing the Sixth Rank Infinite Cells to check on their growth.

Because Sixth Rank Infinite Cells are special, they cannot self-propagate by consuming fresh flesh like Fifth Rank Infinite Cells can.

To increase their number, Sixth Rank Infinite Cells must use Fifth Rank Infinite Cells, which are the only ones capable of converting into Sixth Rank Infinite Cells.

Moreover, this process is automatic: whenever Sixth Rank Infinite Cells are near Fifth Rank Infinite Cells, conversion begins spontaneously at an astonishing speed. When the Sixth Rank Infinite Cells were first synthesized, in the blink of an eye they consumed a large amount of the Fifth Rank Infinite Cells in the lab.

Without Fifth Rank Infinite Cells, not only can Sixth Rank Infinite Cells not proliferate, but even copying other bodily tissues becomes impossible.

Therefore, Su Hao stored the Sixth Rank Infinite Cells separately and instructed Andelu Grandpa to take a portion of the Fifth Rank Infinite Cells once they reached a certain quantity to use for proliferating the Sixth Rank Infinite Cells.

However, at this stage, it is still mainly fifth‑rank infinite cells, after all, apart from the corpses of the black dragon and the shadow priest, there is nothing else in the territory that can use sixth‑rank infinite cells.

"Huh? Has it already increased this much?"

Upon opening the door, Su Hao unexpectedly discovered that, after inputting enough energy crystals, the growth speed of the fifth‑rank infinite cells had become much faster than before.

This also caused the appreciation speed of the sixth‑rank infinite cells to increase, and now they occupy most of the room.

With so many sixth‑rank infinite cells, perhaps we can start repairing the black dragon's corpse; even if it cannot be fully restored, at least part of it can be recovered.

Thinking of this, Su Hao took half of the sixth‑rank infinite cells and went to the outside of the T235 Experimental Base.

The black dragon's size is truly enormous; when Su Hao initially refined it, he only removed a few bones.

The T235 Experimental Base is also an important experimental site; conducting the repair there would obviously take up too much space.

However, the black dragon's skeleton and the sixth‑rank infinite cells are both extraordinarily precious items; leaving them out in the open like this would also make Su Hao uneasy.

So he went to the side of the blood‑sucking demon vine and had it dig a huge pit underground that could accommodate the black dragon's skeleton.

Sometime unknown, the blood‑sucking demon vine's work turned into digging foundations.

"Well…"

"Why not give him a miner's magic potion?"

Su Hao stroked his chin, showing a hint of thought; although after eating that mound of flesh, the blood‑sucking demon vine's Supernatural Grade had already reached fourth rank.

But this is his own power, not caused by a supernatural sequence, so he can still take another magic potion and thereby gain a supernatural sequence.

Even if it were only a first‑rank supernatural miner sequence, after obtaining it the blood‑sucking demon vine's digging ability would surely improve considerably, allowing it to participate in the territory's underground construction in the future.

Anyway, the territory is not lacking in combat personnel now; letting the blood‑sucking demon vine handle construction and other auxiliary work would better bring out its usefulness.

But after thinking it over, Su Hao ultimately gave up the idea of letting the blood‑sucking demon vine take the miner's magic potion.

Since we want him to be responsible for the territory's construction, why not wait until we obtain a construction‑type magic potion and let him become a builder?

The main function of the miner's magic potion is still to mine ore, letting miners dig foundations and build the territory's underground facilities; this is clearly not the optimal choice.

If nothing unexpected happens, after we finish exploring Suolu's treasure and return, we will be able to obtain the formula for the construction‑type magic potion.

If we are lucky, perhaps we could even find the formula for making magic potions in that treasure, or directly obtain a magic potion.

While Su Hao was pondering this, the blood‑sucking demon vine had already skillfully dug a huge pit and placed the entire black dragon skeleton inside.

It also left plenty of extra space, ensuring that when the black dragon's flesh grows back, it will not be squeezed into the soil.

Afterward, Su Hao took a piece of infinite cell and placed it on the black dragon's skull.

The next moment.

He saw that on the black dragon's bones, which had been dead for who knows how many years, chunks of fresh red flesh had grown.

Although this flesh only accounts for a small part of the skull, covering the entire skull with a layer of fresh flesh would still take a considerable amount of time.

Let alone restoring the black dragon's original dragon head and fully repairing its whole body; the required time would be even longer.

Given the current situation, it is estimated that it will take several months to achieve this.

Fortunately, Su Hao does not have only this one piece of infinite cell; as long as he inputs enough infinite cells, the recovery speed of the black dragon's corpse will also increase accordingly.

However, Su Hao is not in a hurry to fully restore the black dragon's body.

He handed the remaining sixth‑rank infinite cells he had brought out to the blood‑sucking vine demon, instructing it to toss a piece of infinite cell onto the black dragon's body from time to time.

If these infinite cells on his person are used up, he should go to the T235 Experimental Base and ask Grandfather Andrew for some more sixth‑rank infinite cells.

After giving those instructions, Su Hao returned to the T235 Experimental Base and, together with Grandfather Andrew, replicated the claws of the pangolin rat and the iron hooves of the volcanic goat.

These two materials are both first‑tier supernatural items; using fifth‑rank infinite cells for replication, and with sufficient energy supply, about an hour's time yielded a thousand copies of the materials.

Afterward, Su Hao took these materials and, together with Grandfather Andrew, went to another laboratory.

This laboratory was also equipped with energy crystals and scarlet flame crystals to improve the utilization rate of energy crystals.

Since the proficiency of the Synthesis Heart had reached perfection after its improvement, items of fourth rank and above no longer consume synthesis counts, and besides, he had nothing else on him that urgently needed synthesis.

During these days when he had nothing to do, he spent more time synthesizing energy crystal drills, using up all the crystal cores on his person; now the important facilities in the territory are basically each equipped with an energy crystal.

Although the magic potion, after its preparation work is completed, if left in place for a period of time, can also be automatically refined to completion.

However, with sufficient energy assistance, the time required to complete the refining of the magic potion will be greatly shortened.

Furthermore, with Grandfather Andrew, who has recovered to third‑rank strength, helping out, it only took a little over two hours to finish blending one thousand bottles of first‑rank miner's magic potion and one thousand bottles of first‑rank blacksmith's magic potion.

Under sufficient energy consumption, after another four‑plus hours, these two thousand bottles of magic potion were all fully refined.

Finally, Su Hao sent Grandfather Andrew away, took one hundred bottles of miner's magic potion from these potions, as well as a bone similarly beneficial for digging, and performed a synthesis lasting up to three hours, obtaining one hundred Excavator sequence runes.

Su Hao does not yet know the specific effects of the Excavator; he will have to wait until after using them to see.

However, runes synthesized by the Synthesis Heart have no side effects when used; these one hundred sequence runes are equivalent to one hundred supernatural beings skilled at mining.

Afterward, he likewise took one hundred portions of blacksmith's magic potion and synthesized them, obtaining first‑rank blacksmith sequence runes.

As for the remaining magic potions, Su Hao has no intention of synthesizing them.

Dwarves and Huayao and the like are different; they merely pledged allegiance to their own races, and Su Hao cannot possibly pave the way for all of them.

Being able to synthesize one hundred first‑rank excavator and one hundred first‑rank blacksmith sequence runes, and also give them one thousand eight hundred first‑rank magic potions, is already a tremendous boon for them.

Afterward, Su Hao took these magic potions and sequence runes, piloted the spacecraft, and flew toward the direction of the Dwarf Kingdom.

(End of chapter)