A few days later.Charlie's experiment had yielded results, and when Yuranda conveyed this news to Master Ron, the great mage stopped all his work and rushed personally to the Blood Mania Tuber's cultivation room to verify his achievement.Pushing open the door, the first thing he saw was a Blood Mania Tuber that had grown to around 1.3 meters tall. Without any detection magic, just from the color and shape of the leaves, the fullness of the flowers, he could feel the tuber's excellent growth state.Ron asked in amazement, "In just three days, it... how could it have grown this tall? Did you use up all the growth scrolls?"Yuranda smiled and said, "Teacher, we haven't used a single one of those scrolls. Instead, we used some other methods. To cultivate it, I privately used some magical beasts from the ranch, the most expensive being three Demon Armor Wild Boars. Estimating the cost, it's around 1,200 gold coins. I was just about to report this to you.""A small matter, you can handle it yourself," Ron waved his hand and said, "But why did you have to use magical beasts?"Yuranda glanced at Charlie and said, "It's probably best for my junior here to explain his ideas to you. I only ran some errands."This senior sister was quite modest and likable.Charlie thought for a moment and said thoughtfully, "Before this, I had basically tried all the methods I could in the fields of horticulture and herbology, at most I could only stop its life force from declining, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get better results.Fortunately, Sister reminded me, and an inspiration came to my mind. Maybe we can't just treat it as a simple plant. Its many attack methods show that it is a very dangerous predator. Why is a predator so weak and vulnerable?Thinking this way, returning to the instincts of an animal, this guess becomes logical. Perhaps... it's just hungry."
"It's hungry! Tsk!" Ron clapped his hands and broke into laughter, "A problem that has stumped thousands of high-level alchemists in the Empire, and the truth turns out to be so simple. If this is published, who knows how many people will have their eyes opened."Charlie couldn't help but interject, "The simplest path is the hardest to walk.""Well said!" Ron's eyes lit up as he proclaimed loudly, "Excellently said, the simplest path!"Yuranda smiled and said, "My junior is really talented! Teacher can finally rest assured. Lord Randolph will be very happy to hear about this."Ron nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it may not be publicly announced, but in exchange, we will receive a large amount of material rewards.You should still remember the matter I mentioned earlier, right? Why was I so concerned about this task? Now I can tell you, just consider it as expanding your horizons, don't spread it out."The two students nodded one after the other.Ron said solemnly, "This is actually a request from the Montei Holy Domain. Through the channels of the Millennium Empire's royal family and the Empire's Magic Guild, the task was issued externally. Basically, alchemists at the third level and above in the Empire actively or passively received the task. You can imagine how powerful the force behind it is.The root stem of the Blood Mania Tuber can alleviate the symptoms of a certain poison, and the older the root stem, the better the effect. Currently, no other medicine has been found to have a similar effect. The Montei Holy Domain's demand for Blood Mania Tuber is huge, and this demand may be related to politics. As for the specific details, I'm not clear either, but you should have an idea.So you should understand its value and significance."Charlie couldn't help but ask, "What kind of organization is the Montei Holy Domain? Why is it so influential?"It's understandable that Charlie would ask this, as an outsider, he generally wouldn't know of its existence.Ron looked at him and said, "It's not like you accidentally hit the nail on the head. Normally, when people hear Montei Holy Domain, they think it's a place name, only you think it's an organization."Yuranda couldn't help but interject, "Yes! That's what I thought too, why is it an organization?"Charlie smiled and said, "Just a guess."Ron continued to explain, "You should know that the Millennium Empire has three huge powers: the Magic Guild, the Holy Sword Clergy, and the Imperial Royal Family.The Magic Guild is a self-organized institution dedicated to the development and research of magical applications, improving people's lives, and changing the status of mages. It is a relatively academic institution with less stringent constraints and a more impartial stance.The Holy Sword Clergy, on the other hand, is a religious force that spans the entire continent. Its history can be traced back hundreds of years and is the proxy of the god Klauz Darkblade in the mortal realm. Since Klauz is the strongest among all the gods in the planes, its influence is the most powerful. In the Vargrand Continent, there are seven countries that have designated the Holy Sword Church as the state religion, with the Millennium Empire being the largest.The Imperial Royal Family is the weakest in these three powers, although it is called the 'Millennium Empire', but in fact the current reigning Emperor Charles the Great is the third generation, and the empire's history is less than a hundred years.The enmity between the royal family and the clergy has a long history, the reason is that the clergy usually intervenes in national politics and management, striving for tilts in laws and policies to maintain the unique influence of the Holy Sword Church. Moreover, its influence over the masses also makes the royal family unable to ignore it, so they have inherent conflicts and antagonism.However, from the current situation, the relationship between this generation of the clergy and the royal family is relatively close, with less opposition and more cooperation. The reason is simple, the Holy Sword Clergy is becoming increasingly timid and making more and more concessions, the fundamental reason is that the position god Klauz has not issued any divine edicts for nearly a hundred years, and there are already forces trying to challenge the dignity of the Holy Sword Church, to probe the state of the gods in the divine realm."Hearing these things, Yuranda felt very curious, these were the secrets of the upper class that she had never had the opportunity to listen to before. Ron had never been so patient with other disciples. However, what Yuranda couldn't understand was why, as the son of the Iron Blood Duke, Charlie didn't know these political common sense? Although she didn't know either, but she was just an ordinary working-class child.Charlie asked, "Are there really gods in the world? Where do they come from?"To be honest, getting an atheist like him to believe in such a story was somewhat disruptive to his worldview.Ron nodded and said, "Yes, there are. They are mostly the old powerhouses of the Vargrand Continent. The legend of the gods began a thousand years ago. Someone found some ancient ruins and found an epic of the gods written in the oldest Rhenish language. After translating it, they found that it contained a shocking secret. The powerhouses of the continent tried to comprehend it, and many who had not yet comprehended it went mad, including some of the continent's peak experts.It's like a unique living thing, and anyone who couldn't withstand its power died a horrible death. It was this epic that caused the military power of the entire continent to weaken by nearly forty percent.Only a few succeeded, and appeared years later to become the earliest gods of the continent. History calls this period the 'Path to Deification', and Klauz is one of them.""So the successful ones were all extraordinary talents?"Ron shook his head, "On the contrary, the acknowledged peak experts on the continent, those with the best talents, all perished. It was the mediocre ones who loved life and were good at scheming who survived and completed the deification ritual.""Why is that?""I don't know either."Charlie could tell that Master Ron was not too fond of these gods, and he asked, "Has there ever been an example of a mage becoming a god in history?""No, our path is completely different from the gods. We gain power through understanding and learning the rules; while those gods use the belief of ordinary people as their food, accumulating little by little, until they reach a certain level." Ron smiled and said, "Charlie, you must remember: we are mages, we have basic integrity, and we must be distinguished from some parasites.Even if they are stronger than us, we don't have to be jealous, let alone worship them, because the power mastered by the most powerful mages is not weaker than a god, and we also have an ever-evolving future.If you have witnessed the grandeur of the Grand Archmages of the Arcane Circle, you will know that what I say is true.The fact is, when the gods begin to rely on the mortals, their path can only go one way, that is, to compete for belief. This is also why the Holy Sword Church is so keen on politics, to a certain extent, the pattern of the Vargrand Continent reflects the pattern of the celestial gods, god against god, only war."Yuranda secretly stuck out her tongue, she grew up in the civilian area, which was greatly influenced by the church, and she still found it a bit difficult to accept such rebellious concepts.Seeing the two students deep in thought, Ron said, "Okay, we've digressed. Let's get back to the main topic.Charlie, you summarize the cultivation method, I'll take care of the rest, try to get the rewards that belong to you from above, that's the material reward. In addition, I believe this article can definitely be published in the 'Alchemy Daily', young man, you can expect to become famous!"Yuranda asked, "Teacher didn't you say the method wouldn't be published?""The method won't be published, but the result will be, the two channels will conclude this task, of course, it needs to be widely announced."Yuranda smiled, "That's a great opportunity, junior is so young, and he can appear in the Empire's largest media, instant fame, he's really impressive!"Unexpectedly, Charlie shook his head at this.Yuranda was anxious, afraid the teacher would misunderstand, and quickly asked, "Charlie, this is a great opportunity, haven't you thanked the teacher for his selfless cultivation?"Charlie said firmly, "Teacher, I hope you won't publish the article under my name.""Why?""I'm not ready to become famous yet."Ron glared at him and said, "Talk sense."Charlie sighed and said, "Teacher, based on my current situation, I don't want to attract too much attention, especially before I have mastered the ability to protect myself.So this time, please help me publish it, of course, I won't refuse the material rewards, after all, I'm currently in a state of punishment, and my financial situation is not good."Hearing this, Ron's expression relaxed, and he smiled, "Charlie, this is a rare opportunity, don't miss it. Not everyone has the chance to appear in the Alchemy Daily. One-time fame will bring many benefits to your future studies.Besides, you're my disciple now, whoever wants to target you has to consider my feelings! Even if they don't take me seriously, I have Archmage Randolph behind me, and you've already been registered with my teacher, he remembers that I accepted such a talented disciple.""No, this is my request! I've made up my mind!" Charlie shook his head again and smiled, "And I have another reason, if this matter is handled by the teacher, I believe the benefits will be maximized, if I'm the protagonist, the treatment won't be as good, why should I save money for others?"Yuranda didn't quite understand the inside story here, but she didn't ask, this was a game played by the upper class.Ron smiled and pointed at him, "You! You really won't let others take advantage of you."Charlie smiled and said, "The big guys have plenty of money, we're just getting our fair share."Ron became serious and said, "Since you've made the decision, I won't insist. This time, consider it a personal favor from the teacher, I'll find a way to compensate for your loss."How enviable this is!Yuranda was really happy for this junior, the teacher got a good deal, and the students like them would also benefit, and it was all thanks to Charlie.