Chapter 119: The Flower of Arrogance Blooms Radiantly
Green Potion and Andersen Potion; one targets illusions, the other mind control. Clearly, the latter is more useful.
“This thing, when made into a Magic Card, should be specifically for deprogramming cards like the ‘Forbidden Love’ and ‘Golden Treasure Chest.'”
Dark eventually received three vials of Andersen Potion from Sister Carrian.
After thanking her, he left the infirmary and ran into Wit Gold coming towards him.
Wit naturally came to see Robert.
When they met, Wit looked quite awkward but still greeted him with, “Morning.”
“Morning,” Dark nodded and passed by him.
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With three vials of potion, Dark couldn’t run around aimlessly. He quickly returned to his dormitory and placed the potions on the test tube rack.
The three golden-yellow Andersen Potions shimmered slightly, catching attention.
Dark pondered for a moment before taking out all the core materials obtained at the masquerade ball and laying them on the table.
Including the Andersen Potion, there were five in total.
① Feather of a Harpy;
② Scales of a Merfolk;
③ Button from a Ragdoll Zombie;
④ Feather of a Celestial Beast;
⑤ Andersen Potion;
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“There’s another material that can be harvested recently!”
Dark held the Grass Cat Plant on his lap, eagerly observing its flower bud about to bloom.
A month had passed since the first use of the “Mana Dropper,” and he could finally continue extracting the Capital Sins.
“I wonder if I’ve become rusty from not using it for some time.”
“Given that ‘Pride’ and ‘Bliss’ have both exceeded 100 points.”
“It might be necessary to try another method.”
Dark picked up the Mana Dropper, sterilized it, and let it dry.
After a while, he narrowed his eyes, concentrating his mental power.
In that instant, his brain emptied completely, containing nothing, only a tiny black dot in the center.
Focusing solely on this black dot, his entire consciousness rapidly converged towards it, intensely concentrated.
Professor Kazel probably never imagined that Dark could master the “Technique of the Shadow God” so quickly.
Entering the state of the Underworld God, Dark, according to the “Mana Dropper Usage Guide,” deliberately suppressed “Bliss” and released “Pride.”
Then he immediately picked up the Mana Dropper, pressing its tip to his temple, applying slight pressure with his fingers holding the dropper, then releasing it.
A very fine black line was sucked out of his brain!
Still a drop’s worth, but this drop contained significantly more than before.
Dark opened his eyes, having exited the state of the Underworld God.
Only after entering did he realize that maintaining this state required continuous mental power consumption, and using this method to defend against mental intrusion required extremely high skill.
But now wasn’t the time to study the Underworld God technique.
He dropped the drop of pride into the Thought Bottle, carefully observing and feeling it.
For the Capital Sins, he had an innate intuition.
After over a month of observation and use, he could now estimate the quantity accurately.
“This drop contains at least 1.5 points of ‘Pride.'”
“It seems this method is indeed viable.”
“By enhancing the concentration and yield of emotions through the Underworld God technique, the extraction of ‘Capital Sins’ becomes easier.”
“Continuing this method can increase the amount extracted in a month from 10 points to 15 points!”
This was undoubtedly an excellent experimental result.
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Next, Dark used the Mana Dropper again to extract two-thirds of a drop of “Pride” from the Thought Bottle and injected it into the Worm Branch of the Worm Tree, then brought the Grass Cat Plant over.
“Meow!”
The Grass Cat Plant, like a monk who had fasted for months suddenly smelling meat, pounced forward with a “meow.”
Its two paws clung to the Worm Branch, sucking vigorously!
Dark watched its desperate sucking, his face turning round.
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Soon…
The Grass Cat Plant transmitted the absorbed “Pride” to the flower bud at the top.
The flower bud, which had stagnated for half a month, finally began to grow again.
And once it started, it burst into full bloom!
Seemingly sensing the itch on its head, the Grass Cat Plant raised a paw to touch the flower, abandoning the drained Worm Branch, and crawled to Dark’s feet.
Dark squatted down to pick it up, examining the flower’s blooming closely.
This flower, cultivated with six points of “Pride,” from dark gold at the base to the fiery red petals, exuded an extreme sense of luxury and nobility.
But Dark actually didn’t feel much of the corresponding “Light Aura.”
If not for the experimental derivation, he would hardly imagine that the “Basic Conjure Method” for the “Avian-Beast Attribute – Light” was the correct way to handle this core material.
“If I use this flower of arrogance for refining, it would likely produce what kind of Magic Golem?”
Dark took out his notebook, sketching the appearance of the flower of arrogance, then listing several elements.
① Cat;
② Pride;
③ Sun;
④ Light;
⑤ Plant;
If only the first three elements were considered, he had a guess.
It would be the Digimon Apollo兽 from the “Olympus Twelve Deities” in the “Digital Monsters”!
Apollo兽, based on a lion, is both a feline and a sun god, with an almost ruthless sense of self-respect.
Its pre-evolution form during the growth stage, the Corona兽, is a small lion.
But if only elements ① and ④ were considered, it would inevitably remind people of the pre-evolution form of the Celestial Beast – the mature stage of Deoxys!
“The result of the Basic Conjure Method itself is uncertain, perhaps both Magic Golems are possible.”
“Apollo兽 is a flame-manipulating humanoid Digimon. If you want to increase the probability of creating Apollo兽, you might need to add some fire attribute materials.”
“On the contrary, to create a holy Digimon blessed by light, you should add light attribute materials.”
Dark looked at the core materials on the experimental table.
“Without a doubt, the feather of the Celestial Beast will be a key element directing the result toward Deoxys.”
The flower of arrogance finally bloomed.
But Dark certainly wouldn’t pick it right away.
He preferred to let it develop into a fruit before using it.
“According to the current progress, I should be able to harvest the fruit by this time tomorrow. I need to make a decision before then.”
