Chapter 386: The value of the dragon’s remains (Part 2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Such a pointless thought was quickly put to a stop by Saleen, and he began inspecting the dragon's remains .
The dragon's remains were complete, and none of its six claws were damaged . The five toes on each claw gave off a frosty glow, looking like a refined magic weapon . The claws were actually unusually sharp . Structurally speaking, Saleen would have to amputate these six limbs if he were to manufacture a warship made out of this skeleton, though . He would have to install a propulsion device in place of the limbs
A warship made out of a dragon's remains was not as controllable as that of a puppet . Its degree of toughness was higher than that of the Pan's Turtle alchemical boat . A pan's turtle was a grade-8 creature, and even if its outer shell was tougher than that of a grade-9 magic beast, it would still be inferior to the bones of a pedigree dragon . After being soaked in seawater for tens of thousands of years, the dragon's remains did not even erode . In fact, it got even sturdier .
"If this thing was used to craft armor, it would be sufficient to equip an entire emblem group!" Saleen might be entertaining this thought, but he did not do it . Even if he possessed an emblem group of soldiers who were clad in dragon bone armor, they also could not resist the blood cavaliers from the Holy See . A thousand against tens of thousands? Other than a slight advantage in terms of equipment, Saleen's offensive power was still inferior .
It was an entirely different situation to use the dragon's remains to produce a warship . One could draw magic arrays to his heart's content aboard the warship . Since a warship was powered by magic nuclei, its speed would be faster than any other ships out there . If a mini magic cannon could be installed onboard such a warship, it would be able to bombard the enemy in a stationary position
It was impossible for a normal stone artillery to destroy this dragon's body, but Saleen's magic cannon could easily wreck other kinds of warships . Unfortunately, if this mini magic cannon were to be installed on the dragon's remains, the toughness of the dragon's body would be greatly lowered . Only one shot was needed to damage the warship . If too many magic cannons were fired, the warship might even collapse .
Unfortunately, the second dynasty warship did not carry any related magic arrays, so Saleen did not know how to install a magic cannon on the warship . Otherwise, he did not need to be afraid of the Holy See anymore . Even if he was being defeated, he could simply pilot the warship out to sea and the Holy See would be rendered helpless .
As Saleen scanned the structure of the dragon's remains, he grew confident . After removing the claws, the skeletal wings would wield the power of the wind element . Once the wings got extended, this dragon bone warship should be able to glide on water . This warship might not be able to fly, but its speed would be unmatched .
Without any water resistance, the gliding would allow the warship to reach an astonishing speed . The only problem was depletion . No matter how conservative the wings were, Saleen also would not be able to afford the depletion if the warship were to travel above the water surface .
"Seems like I have to wait for Lex's return, to see if I can obtain any useful magic arrays from the drawings gotten from Sky City" .
"Master, look!" Nailisi reached out and plucked a shell from the dragon's remains .
"Is it alive? Mm . " As Nailisi talked, she opened her mouth to bite the shell . With a crack, the shell split open . Nailisi frowned as she felt that her teeth were in pain . That was the first time she encountered such a tough object . Even segmenting a magic nucleus was an easy feat for Nailisi's teeth . This ebony shell, which was only slightly bigger than her palm, was so hard!
Nailisi did not want to get mad at a shell . She used her dagger and cut along the crevice of the shell, prying it open . A thick smell of the water element permeated outwards, as a ball of green and misty light floated in Nailisi's palm .
This parasitic shell on the dragon's remains was actually a treasure! Saleen was very perceptive, he noticed a mellow piece of pearl in the shell . The smell of the water element originated from this pearl .
Saleen then shifted his gaze back to the dragon's remains, noticing many more inconspicuous shells densely spread across it . It was no wonder then that the sword spirit was still around . It turned out that these parasitic creatures had absorbed the spirituality of the dragon's remains, that was why all its spirituality had dispersed .
The shell in Nailisi's hand jumped, trying to use its outer shell to clamp onto her fingers . Nailisi simply stabbed inwards with her dagger, slicing the tendons inside, and removing the pearl at the same time .
Saleen's eyes lit up, "This thing is more precious than a magic nucleus!" With such a pearl, Saleen would also be able to boost his training progress even if he did not have the dragonshard . The power of the water element stored inside this pearl was purer than that found in a magic nucleus .
"Nailisi, do it . Remove all the shells . " As Saleen fiddled with the pearl, his heart fluttered, then he placed the pearl directly into the gourd hanging around his waist . Saleen had come to a conclusion . Even though this pearl was good, it was troublesome storing it . It was not as stable as a magic nucleus, and if it was stored haphazardly, the water element inside would ebb gradually . Of course, the water element could be replenished . Without the attributes of a magic nucleus, it could only be used as an item for mosaicking though .
Saleen's gourd contained a space which could maintain the stability of the water element . Now that this pearl was stored in the gourd, Saleen would no longer require the dragonshard in future battles . He could only use water spells anyway . With this pearl, he would be able to deploy other kinds of abilities . "What if magic arrays were drawn on this pearl?" In that moment, Saleen felt self-satisfied . Luckily, he was envious of that flying ship in Alchemy City, otherwise he would never have taken the risk to collect this set of dragon's remains .
After listening to Saleen's words, Nailisi immediately sprang into action and began collecting the shells on the dragon's remains . She stored all of them in the Dimension Stone . As there were simply too many shells, she did not have the energy to pry open each and every one of them to retrieve the pearls .
"Saleen, you have gotten yourself another fortune!" Aini was envious as he stared at the pearl . He did not contribute any effort in collecting the dragon's remains, so he was embarrassed to demand anything from Saleen .
As Saleen looked at the dense arrangement of shells on the interior of the dragon's remains, he laughed, then said, "Aini, even though these pearls are precious, you don't have a use for them . I have a great use for them . You can use these shells to refine a set of death armor . Its defense would be astounding when underwater . "
Upon hearing Saleen's words, Aini went forward and took a shell . Then, he released a bone thorn . With a crack, the bone thorn was fractured, but the shell remained undamaged .
"I want these!" Aini was overjoyed . As the defensive ability of a death mage was inferior to that of an elemental mage, a set of death armor would be a good solution to compensate for this flaw . Death materials were too valuable and difficult to obtain, unless Aini went to the death dimension . The three kings might have some suitable materials too, but Saleen and Aini both knew that it was not a good idea to force them . Their contract was built upon a foundation of balance . As long as they did not violate the clauses in the contract, the three kings would be helpless . That being said, they still had to be careful not to disrupt the balance of the contract . Once the contract became ineffective, they would have to face a violent retaliation by the kings .
Once such a tough shell was converted into a spirit, Aini would be able to produce a set of unique armor . This armor would be formed out of hundreds of shells . The shells could either split up to attack the enemy, or converge to protect Aini .
Even though these shells were present in colossal numbers, they were unusually precious . It was highly possible that there was not any other location which was so convenient . It was incredible; a set of ancient dragon skeleton that allowed the evolution of parasitic shells via the absorption of the dragon's spirituality .
Saleen noticed that after a short while of collecting the shells, Aini stopped . While standing behind Aini, Saleen said, "Take three-hundred and sixty of them . Once you advance to a sorcerer, it will be sufficient for you to power this many spirits . "
Aini did not refuse either . Actually, he was too embarrassed to collect too many, because he knew very clearly how rare these things were . Saleen allowed him to do so, and if he continued refusing, he would seem hypocritical .
After cleaning the dragon's remains, Nailisi rummaged through the head of the dragon for a long while . Then in a discouraged manner, she said, "The dragonshard is missing . "
"Of course it's gone . Once the dragon dies, the dragonshard will have been absorbed by the other powerful magic beasts nearby . " Saleen did not have the intention to look for the dragonshard . He was already content with so many special shells .
Not only was this dragon lacking the dragonshard, the bone marrow in its bones had also been fully consumed by the parasitic shells . Besides a tough skeleton, this set of dragon's remains had no other value . Saleen also had a plan in mind . When he returned, he would haul up the second dynasty warship . Then, he would use the thundercloud wood as a material, and it would be sufficient to craft a dragon skeleton warship .
At the moment, Saleen's foundation on the mainland was not very stable . In order to ensure his own safety, it was not enough to have only the Pan's Turtle alchemical boat . He also needed adequate maritime power, so as to defend his new city . Jason had already considered this aspect when he helped Saleen to select the location . Even though the magical abilities of Sregl Island were powerful, it was not adequate to deal with the Holy See . Jason chose such a site in the northern region because of that . It would force the Holy See's forces make a detour around the ocean before coming in for an attack .
Sregl Island owned quite a number of warships and possessed adequate maritime experience . If the Holy See were to mount a sea assault, Sregl Island would be sufficiently powerful to defend against it .
When Jason traveled across the mainland, he had already roughly grasped the power of each empire . It was purely an accident that he chose to train in Ceylon City . Jason was not a mage who would stay at home to conduct research . In terms of experience, one-hundred clones of Saleen could not even compare to a single Jason .
After the dragon's skeleton was cleaned, Saleen asked Nailisi to remove the six limbs . Thereafter, Nailisi put away the six limbs into the Dimension Stone before storing the dragon's skeleton .
This toil caused Nailisi to be very exhausted . Too much mental strength was depleted in the collection of this two-hundred meter long dragon's skeleton .
As Nailisi was resting, Saleen seized the opportunity to start planning . Saleen's main agenda for coming up north was to hunt for a sea magic beast . The best outcome would be to kill a single-horned white whale so that he could use its skeleton to craft a warship . When Saleen met the single-horned white whale, he dismissed the notion of hunting it . Hunt? If he did not get slaughtered by this single-horned white whale, then it must mean that it had a kind nature .
Now that he had obtained a dragon's skeleton, it was already the best item available for crafting a warship, even though there was no more spirituality . Since Saleen had achieved his goal, he would not need to take any more risks . It had been a month since the journey started . Saleen decided to stay for two more months to complete the mapping of the neighboring waters before going back .
There must be some extraordinary treasure at the location of the dragon's skeleton since there was a massacre involving so many magic beasts . If Saleen did not return to take a look, he would feel uneasy . This location was at the periphery of the Frozen Sea, it would be much safer than the Frozen Sea itself .
What was underneath that dragon's skeleton which drove so many high grade magic beasts crazy?
Chapter 386 The value of the dragon s remains Part 2 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioSuch a pointless thought was quickly put to a stop by Saleen, and he began inspecting the dragon s remains . The dragon s remains were complete, and none of its six claws were damaged . The five toes on each claw gave off a frosty glow, looking like a refined magic weapon . The claws were actually unusually sharp . Structurally speaking, Saleen would have to amputate these six limbs if he were to manufacture a warship made out of this skeleton, though . He would have to install a propulsion device in place of the limbsA warship made out of a dragon s remains was not as controllable as that of a puppet . Its degree of toughness was higher than that of the Pan s Turtle alchemical boat . A pan s turtle was a grade 8 creature, and even if its outer shell was tougher than that of a grade 9 magic beast, it would still be inferior to the bones of a pedigree dragon . After being soaked in seawater for tens of thousands of years, the dragon s remains did not even erode . In fact, it got even sturdier . If this thing was used to craft armor, it would be sufficient to equip an entire emblem group Saleen might be entertaining this thought, but he did not do it . Even if he possessed an emblem group of soldiers who were clad in dragon bone armor, they also could not resist the blood cavaliers from the Holy See . A thousand against tens of thousands Other than a slight advantage in terms of equipment, Saleen s offensive power was still inferior . It was an entirely different situation to use the dragon s remains to produce a warship . One could draw magic arrays to his heart s content aboard the warship . Since a warship was powered by magic nuclei, its speed would be faster than any other ships out there . If a mini magic cannon could be installed onboard such a warship, it would be able to bombard the enemy in a stationary positionIt was impossible for a normal stone artillery to destroy this dragon s body, but Saleen s magic cannon could easily wreck other kinds of warships . Unfortunately, if this mini magic cannon were to be installed on the dragon s remains, the toughness of the dragon s body would be greatly lowered . Only one shot was needed to damage the warship . If too many magic cannons were fired, the warship might even collapse . Unfortunately, the second dynasty warship did not carry any related magic arrays, so Saleen did not know how to install a magic cannon on the warship . Otherwise, he did not need to be afraid of the Holy See anymore . Even if he was being defeated, he could simply pilot the warship out to sea and the Holy See would be rendered helpless . As Saleen scanned the structure of the dragon s remains, he grew confident . After removing the claws, the skeletal wings would wield the power of the wind element . Once the wings got extended, this dragon bone warship should be able to glide on water . This warship might not be able to fly, but its speed would be unmatched . Without any water resistance, the gliding would allow the warship to reach an astonishing speed . The only problem was depletion . No matter how conservative the wings were, Saleen also would not be able to afford the depletion if the warship were to travel above the water surface . Seems like I have to wait for Lex s return, to see if I can obtain any useful magic arrays from the drawings gotten from Sky City . Master, look Nailisi reached out and plucked a shell from the dragon s remains . Is it alive Mm . As Nailisi talked, she opened her mouth to bite the shell . With a crack, the shell split open . Nailisi frowned as she felt that her teeth were in pain . That was the first time she encountered such a tough object . Even segmenting a magic nucleus was an easy feat for Nailisi s teeth . This ebony shell, which was only slightly bigger than her palm, was so hard Nailisi did not want to get mad at a shell . She used her dagger and cut along the crevice of the shell, prying it open . A thick smell of the water element permeated outwards, as a ball of green and misty light floated in Nailisi s palm . This parasitic shell on the dragon s remains was actually a treasure Saleen was very perceptive, he noticed a mellow piece of pearl in the shell . The smell of the water element originated from this pearl . Saleen then shifted his gaze back to the dragon s remains, noticing many more inconspicuous shells densely spread across it . It was no wonder then that the sword spirit was still around . It turned out that these parasitic creatures had absorbed the spirituality of the dragon s remains, that was why all its spirituality had dispersed . The shell in Nailisi s hand jumped, trying to use its outer shell to clamp onto her fingers . Nailisi simply stabbed inwards with her dagger, slicing the tendons inside, and removing the pearl at the same time . Saleen s eyes lit up, This thing is more precious than a magic nucleus With such a pearl, Saleen would also be able to boost his training progress even if he did not have the dragonshard . The power of the water element stored inside this pearl was purer than that found in a magic nucleus . Nailisi, do it . Remove all the shells . As Saleen fiddled with the pearl, his heart fluttered, then he placed the pearl directly into the gourd hanging around his waist . Saleen had come to a conclusion . Even though this pearl was good, it was troublesome storing it . It was not as stable as a magic nucleus, and if it was stored haphazardly, the water element inside would ebb gradually . Of course, the water element could be replenished . Without the attributes of a magic nucleus, it could only be used as an item for mosaicking though . Saleen s gourd contained a space which could maintain the stability of the water element . Now that this pearl was stored in the gourd, Saleen would no longer require the dragonshard in future battles . He could only use water spells anyway . With this pearl, he would be able to deploy other kinds of abilities . What if magic arrays were drawn on this pearl In that moment, Saleen felt self satisfied . Luckily, he was envious of that flying ship in Alchemy City, otherwise he would never have taken the risk to collect this set of dragon s remains . After listening to Saleen s words, Nailisi immediately sprang into action and began collecting the shells on the dragon s remains . She stored all of them in the Dimension Stone . As there were simply too many shells, she did not have the energy to pry open each and every one of them to retrieve the pearls . Saleen, you have gotten yourself another fortune Aini was envious as he stared at the pearl . He did not contribute any effort in collecting the dragon s remains, so he was embarrassed to demand anything from Saleen . As Saleen looked at the dense arrangement of shells on the interior of the dragon s remains, he laughed, then said, Aini, even though these pearls are precious, you don t have a use for them . I have a great use for them . You can use these shells to refine a set of death armor . Its defense would be astounding when underwater . Upon hearing Saleen s words, Aini went forward and took a shell . Then, he released a bone thorn . With a crack, the bone thorn was fractured, but the shell remained undamaged . I want these Aini was overjoyed . As the defensive ability of a death mage was inferior to that of an elemental mage, a set of death armor would be a good solution to compensate for this flaw . Death materials were too valuable and difficult to obtain, unless Aini went to the death dimension . The three kings might have some suitable materials too, but Saleen and Aini both knew that it was not a good idea to force them . Their contract was built upon a foundation of balance . As long as they did not violate the clauses in the contract, the three kings would be helpless . That being said, they still had to be careful not to disrupt the balance of the contract . Once the contract became ineffective, they would have to face a violent retaliation by the kings . Once such a tough shell was converted into a spirit, Aini would be able to produce a set of unique armor . This armor would be formed out of hundreds of shells . The shells could either split up to attack the enemy, or converge to protect Aini . Even though these shells were present in colossal numbers, they were unusually precious . It was highly possible that there was not any other location which was so convenient . It was incredible a set of ancient dragon skeleton that allowed the evolution of parasitic shells via the absorption of the dragon s spirituality . Saleen noticed that after a short while of collecting the shells, Aini stopped . While standing behind Aini, Saleen said, Take three hundred and sixty of them . Once you advance to a sorcerer, it will be sufficient for you to power this many spirits . Aini did not refuse either . Actually, he was too embarrassed to collect too many, because he knew very clearly how rare these things were . Saleen allowed him to do so, and if he continued refusing, he would seem hypocritical . After cleaning the dragon s remains, Nailisi rummaged through the head of the dragon for a long while . Then in a discouraged manner, she said, The dragonshard is missing . Of course it s gone . Once the dragon dies, the dragonshard will have been absorbed by the other powerful magic beasts nearby . Saleen did not have the intention to look for the dragonshard . He was already content with so many special shells . Not only was this dragon lacking the dragonshard, the bone marrow in its bones had also been fully consumed by the parasitic shells . Besides a tough skeleton, this set of dragon s remains had no other value . Saleen also had a plan in mind . When he returned, he would haul up the second dynasty warship . Then, he would use the thundercloud wood as a material, and it would be sufficient to craft a dragon skeleton warship . At the moment, Saleen s foundation on the mainland was not very stable . In order to ensure his own safety, it was not enough to have only the Pan s Turtle alchemical boat . He also needed adequate maritime power, so as to defend his new city . Jason had already considered this aspect when he helped Saleen to select the location . Even though the magical abilities of Sregl Island were powerful, it was not adequate to deal with the Holy See . Jason chose such a site in the northern region because of that . It would force the Holy See s forces make a detour around the ocean before coming in for an attack . Sregl Island owned quite a number of warships and possessed adequate maritime experience . If the Holy See were to mount a sea assault, Sregl Island would be sufficiently powerful to defend against it . When Jason traveled across the mainland, he had already roughly grasped the power of each empire . It was purely an accident that he chose to train in Ceylon City . Jason was not a mage who would stay at home to conduct research . In terms of experience, one hundred clones of Saleen could not even compare to a single Jason . After the dragon s skeleton was cleaned, Saleen asked Nailisi to remove the six limbs . Thereafter, Nailisi put away the six limbs into the Dimension Stone before storing the dragon s skeleton . This toil caused Nailisi to be very exhausted . Too much mental strength was depleted in the collection of this two hundred meter long dragon s skeleton . As Nailisi was resting, Saleen seized the opportunity to start planning . Saleen s main agenda for coming up north was to hunt for a sea magic beast . The best outcome would be to kill a single horned white whale so that he could use its skeleton to craft a warship . When Saleen met the single horned white whale, he dismissed the notion of hunting it . Hunt If he did not get slaughtered by this single horned white whale, then it must mean that it had a kind nature . Now that he had obtained a dragon s skeleton, it was already the best item available for crafting a warship, even though there was no more spirituality . Since Saleen had achieved his goal, he would not need to take any more risks . It had been a month since the journey started . Saleen decided to stay for two more months to complete the mapping of the neighboring waters before going back . There must be some extraordinary treasure at the location of the dragon s skeleton since there was a massacre involving so many magic beasts . If Saleen did not return to take a look, he would feel uneasy . This location was at the periphery of the Frozen Sea, it would be much safer than the Frozen Sea itself . What was underneath that dragon s skeleton which drove so many high grade magic beasts crazy