From Baron to Lord

Chapter 480: Philosopher's Stone, Spirit Bullets

“Great, we can finally rest! I want to sleep for three days and three nights!”

“I want to sleep for five days and five nights!”

The alchemists cheered and began to walk back, preparing to rest for a while.

“Well, you might have to wait a bit. I still need to trouble you with something.” Allen, remembering the purpose of his visit, said somewhat apologetically.

“Ah!”

A chorus of wails immediately echoed in the laboratory, and Boltzmann and the others reluctantly returned.

“It’s about those creatures from the Source World.” Allen took out the pile of feathers and flesh mixed together, which looked quite disgusting.

“These are the birds they use to check on the situation. Harry and the others call them Black Death Birds. They aren’t strong, but they are very intelligent, and the most annoying thing is that after being killed, their souls instantly return to their original world. We have no way to intercept them.”

“What? Even the King can’t?” Boltzmann carefully took it, shocked by Allen’s words.

“Of course not.” Allen glanced at Boltzmann and said unhappily, “A Saint domain expert can intercept them, but there are quite a few Black Death Birds in the Source World. How many Saint domain experts do we have?”

“I need you to find a way for even Gold and Silver Knights to eliminate them.”

“This…” Boltzmann was clearly in a difficult position.

“Anything involving the soul has always been a difficult point for us alchemists, and the Duke doesn’t allow us to research it, so apart from the Philosopher's Stone, we have almost no results?”

“Don’t tell me you want us to start from scratch?” Allen frowned as he looked at them.

“We are already at war now; we don’t have that much time.”

“How should I put it? This matter is not difficult, but it is also difficult.” Boltzmann scratched his head.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Get to the point!” Allen glared at Boltzmann.

Boltzmann immediately didn’t dare to play coy and hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, what I mean is that there is a way for the Silver Knights to deal with it, but this method won’t last too long.”

“Are you saying you need something?” Allen looked at Boltzmann.

“Your Grace is wise! Do you remember the Philosopher's Stone I taught you how to make last time?” Boltzmann looked at Allen.

“Are you talking about this?” Allen said, taking out a palm-sized silver-white stone.

This Philosopher's Stone, according to Boltzmann, was refined from the soul fire within the undead body last time, but there were only so many finished products, and Allen was somewhat reluctant to use it.

After all, the biggest source of Philosopher's Stones—humans and dragons—Allen had not allowed Boltzmann and the others to experiment on. This might be the only one left.

“That’s right, now that the war has started, you can continue to collect their souls, maybe it will be useful?”

Allen suddenly thought of this. He hadn’t thought of it last time, and they had wasted millions of souls. How many Philosopher's Stones could that have made?

Allen felt a pang of heartache at the thought of this. Now that there was another opportunity, he hurriedly reminded Boltzmann.

“Your Majesty, we have already sent people to the battlefield, but those slimes have too low intelligence, and their souls are simply not enough.”

Boltzmann shook his head. “The only useful Black Death Bird had its soul run away. Otherwise, it would definitely have been a good material for a Philosopher's Stone.”

“You plan to use this Philosopher's Stone to make weapons?” Allen looked at Boltzmann.

“That’s right, Your Majesty.”

“Although the Philosopher's Stone is a treasure that can enhance mental strength, conversely, it is also the weapon that causes the greatest damage to mental strength.”

“We can grind it into powder and then take some and put it on the bullets of those Silver Knights to create bullets specifically for dealing with souls.”

“Once this bullet hits, the power inside the Philosopher's Stone will be released instantly, destroying the Black Death Bird’s soul.”

Allen listened to Boltzmann’s words, “Not bad. How much Philosopher's Stone is needed to make one bullet?”

Sure enough, Boltzmann hesitated for a moment. “This much should be enough to make three thousand spirit bullets.”

Three thousand!

Allen had a headache. He knew that these Philosopher's Stones were his last remaining stock.

In today’s battle alone, no fewer than ten Black Death Birds appeared. How many bullets would three thousand be enough for?

Helpless, Allen waved his hand and cut off a small piece from the Philosopher's Stone, about one-tenth of it.

“You guys use this Philosopher's Stone to make a batch of bullets first, and it’s best to find a new way.”

Allen handed the Philosopher's Stone to Boltzmann, who took it with fiery eyes.

“Your Majesty, that might be a bit difficult. After all, the Philosopher's Stone is the most complex alchemical product.”

“However, we carefully studied those humanoids that Your Majesty sent over.”

“We found that their souls are somewhat similar to ours. When the time comes, we can completely use their souls to make Philosopher's Stones.”

Boltzmann said somewhat excitedly. After all, alchemists were somewhat indifferent to life.

Although Boltzmann was not bad, those humanoids were not in his eyes. In his eyes, they were probably just some special creatures.

Allen also nodded. Although he would not deliberately slaughter for the sake of Philosopher's Stones, using the souls of those guys who died on the battlefield would not cause him any psychological burden.

“I asked you to research weapons to deal with them. Do you have any results?”

Allen looked at Boltzmann. He was still more focused on this, after all, this was the only opportunity to come into contact with high-level creatures from the Source World.

Only by knowing their weaknesses could they be better defeated.

“Well, we have also made some progress. Those humanoid guys don’t have extraordinary power.”

“But their physical fitness, defense, and recovery are extremely powerful.”

“However, they are not without weaknesses. They pay too much attention to physical strength and neglect the cultivation of the spirit. Not to mention mages, even compared to our knights, their mental strength is much weaker.”

"Although I don't know if most creatures are like this. We plan to modify the bullets, adding mithril and other toxic metals to the armor-piercing bullets to slow down their recovery speed."

"Also, we can use the Philosopher's Stone to make special bullets to deal with them. However, the Philosopher's Stone is too scarce for us right now, so we don't recommend using this method."

Allen was very satisfied, "Good, bring me your results to have a look."

Unexpectedly, Boltzmann spread his hands out, "Your Majesty, we haven't had time to make them yet."

Chapter 481 Unlocks New Species, Issues Missions

"These past few days have been too difficult, I haven't had time to make it."

Boltzmann spread his hands towards Allen, saying helplessly.

"What?" Allen widened his eyes. After saying so much, you're telling me you haven't started yet? Are you kidding me?

Seeing Allen's expression, Boltzmann was a little scared and shrank back, but still insisted, "Your Majesty, we work almost non-stop every day, even research is squeezed out of our time, we really don't have time."

"But Your Majesty, don't worry, we will make good use of our rest time to research it."

Allen looked at Boltzmann's expectant eyes, understanding what he was thinking, and said with some amusement.

"Alright, Boltzmann, Ulfa, Lilith, Kelly, and even Monte who can jump, you can also choose some people. Their days of making muskets can end."

Anyway, the number of muskets is indeed quite large now, and there is no need for Boltzmann and the others to work non-stop.

Moreover, although their production speed is good, it is indeed a waste of talent to have those powerful alchemists doing this.

"That's great!"

"Thank you, Duke."

Boltzmann and the others looked very excited, even Monte, who was a bit of a loner, hugged them.

They were indeed very excited, after all, before this, they had been living what could be described as a paradise.

They stayed in the alchemy laboratory every day, the treatment was good, and the equipment was powerful.

The work was even easier. Apart from Allen occasionally making some requests, they could even go out and play from time to time.

This past month has been like hell for them.

They were making muskets every day, feeling dizzy. Although these things were not difficult for them, they were full of boredom.

Boltzmann and the others were even thinking about that thing when they were sleeping!

Boltzmann and the others couldn't stand it long ago, but this was Allen's task, and they didn't dare not complete it.

Now that they know they don't have to do it anymore, they are extremely happy.

"Alright." Allen saw their appearance and couldn't help but stop them.

"Don't be so excited yet, go and make the mental bullets I want."

Soon, Allen left here with three hundred special bullets.

Allen went to the palace as soon as possible, and seeing that there was no one around, he went directly to the Dragon Nest.

This time, it wasn't as chaotic as before, because Allen divided the Dragon Nest into two, with the Behemoths and Dragons each occupying half.

Allen also planned to release the Behemoths, after all, there are indeed many dense forests in the Allen Kingdom, and being together with the Dragons not only made the place crowded but also caused conflicts.

However, the other Behemoths were still sleeping, and Allen also wanted to keep this matter a secret for a while longer, so he didn't rush.

A thin bone appeared in front of Allen, it was the Black Netherbird bone that he had secretly left behind, this time it was just right to unlock a new species.

The special ability of the Black Netherbird made Allen extremely envious.

Moreover, the system had been slow to issue missions, and Allen was also a little anxious, thinking that encountering something from the Source World might be useful.

Allen directly touched it with his hand, and sure enough, a voice rang out.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for unlocking the Black Netherbird, exchanging for 300 merit points. Reward: Black Netherbird * 10."

"Ding, a new mission to conquer the Source World has been issued."

"The Otherworld, to people, has always meant opportunity and danger, it is an alien independent of this world."

"Due to the failure of the Duke of Purgatory, you have obtained this opportunity. Will it be a complete defeat or a great victory?"

"Mission Requirements: Completely conquer the Source World. Mission Rewards: Obtain the inheritance of the Mind Dragon * 1, Source World * 1, merit points * * *, large magician mineral vein * 20."

"Finally, a mission has been issued." Allen sighed and breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, he actually directly rewarded an Otherworld. Although after conquering the Source World, it would also be his own. However, Allen believed that the system wouldn't be so stupid, there would definitely be some unexpected gains.

Moreover, this time there was actually the Mind Dragon inheritance that Allen cared about the most, and Allen was pleasantly surprised.

Since Luca obtained it, although his strength has far exceeded other dragons, his strength has only stayed at the level of Legendary One-Star, which is somewhat unable to keep up with Allen's progress.

Luca's legendary strength, which is feared by the gods, is far from what it used to be.

Allen had previously been unable to resist, planning to send Luca directly over, at worst he would run a little faster.

But now he doesn't need to worry anymore, with so many rewards, Allen values this one the most.

The next day, due to his concern for the war, Allen quickly arrived at the battlefield. "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Allen looked at the four people below, who were the leaders of this war.

Kruse, Garrosh, Rexxar, and Jackson each commanded the troops below.

Jackson, as the guy Allen trusted the most, naturally commanded the golden knights of the Wyvern Knight Corps.

This is also the highest-end combat power of the Allen Kingdom.

As for Rexxar, he commanded the Gryphon Knight Corps, while Garrosh commanded the Silvermoon Wolf Knight Corps.

Garrosh and Rexxar are both newly-breakthrough Saint Domain powerhouses in the Allen Kingdom, and they are also carefully cultivated by Allen, and they are absolutely loyal to Allen.

In addition, Allen is now lacking talents, so he directly let them take over the two major legions.