My blood regeneration is 100 million points faster

Two days have passed since Rexor left Poseidon City.

On Wednesday afternoon, Xia Zuo leisurely brewed himself a cup of fragrant tea, sat at the desk in the biological alchemy room, and checked the report on the time-limited research task.

Rexor's departure means that no one will be able to guide Xia Zuo to further improve his physical fitness for free in the future.

He must go to the established warrior guild to exchange for training materials, follow the instructions in the materials step by step, or directly hire a coach for actual sparring.

All of these require citizen points, so how can free prostitution be so good...

Xia Zuo sighed helplessly, swept aside the thoughts in his mind, and after confirming that his research reports were accurate, he put them into the metal box on the table, picked up the box and walked out of the room, took the elevator to Vickers' office.

"Director, the samples and reports required for the two limited-time research tasks are here." Xia Zuo patted the box and placed it on the other party's desk.

Vickers put down the pen in his hand, took out another one from the drawer, and wrote a line of glowing text on a piece of paper that looked like a pass.

"Take this and go to the teleportation room on the top floor to wait for the teleportation." Vickers looked at the stunned Xia Zuo and said:

"You have to send the samples and reports in person, and then cooperate with them to complete the most basic inspections. Only after you have done this can you come back. If the sample inspection fails, or the report is wrong, you have to make it again."

Xia Zuo thought to himself that there would be no need to rework.

He recovered from his brief daze and took the pass, "Okay, supervisor, I'll go right away."

…

What would the state of Tambus, located in the easternmost part of the Silvermoon Federation, look like?

When Xia Zuo took the airship to and from Poseidon City and Silver Moon City, he discovered that the closer to the western coastline, the denser the green vegetation, with large forests and criss-crossing rivers on the ground.

Once you enter Machina State, where the city of Poseidon is located, the forest scene will be replaced by the desert. Looking from a high place around the city of Poseidon, there are only sporadic bushes scattered on the desert, and a few that dry up with the seasons. of rivers.

Xia Zuo originally thought that Tambus State should be located in the desert...

When he looked at the endless ocean outside the Lumington Building and the low houses with white roofs on the seaside, he knew he was wrong.

In the Silver Moon Federation, only inland states like Machina State are deserts. Other areas are close to the ocean and have abundant water vapor.

The difference is that…

The western cities headed by Silvermoon City are adjacent to the ocean, while Tambus State is located on the west side of the Mediterranean Sea.

If it hadn't been invaded by the Church of Strange Demons, Tambus State would have been as prosperous as Silvermoon City.

The person who received Xia Zuo was Mars, who came to work in Lumington, Tambus State.

His pale golden hair reflected light in the sun, and he smiled:

"Welcome to Lumington, the capital of Tambus Island. It's such a beautiful city, isn't it? There will be awnings on the beach and girls applying sunscreen, but I can't take you there today. Let’s see it.”

Mars paused, "Actually, I haven't seen it, I just heard my colleagues talk about it. As soon as I got here, the secret message ring was taken away, and I have to work in the stronghold at the junction of planes all day long. I need to If you weren't here, I might still be dealing with annoying coral monsters under the sea surface."

"Under the sea?" Xia Zuo looked at the sparkling sea.

Mars nodded and said:

"Yes, that's right. The connection point between nature and the Thunder Sea plane is located on the bottom of the Tambus Sea, about 2 kilometers away from the coastline."

He then added, "This is not a leak, because we are going there soon, and I will introduce it to you slowly on the way."

Mars stretched out his hand, "Give me your Fengju license. I have to attach a temporary permission visa to it before you can fly out with me."

Xia Zuo rummaged in his alchemy pocket and took out the chief-sized license.

Mars turned to the last page of the license and pasted an alchemy card on the memo column, "Okay, done. Now you can perform wind movement within the limits of Lumington City. Of course, the premise is Travel for official business, not tourism or other private purposes."

Mars pushed open the door of the teleportation room and took Xia Zuotai with him.

He waved his hand, and a rolled-up carpet emerged from the alchemy pocket.

The carpet unfolded in the air, and Mars stood on it, steady and without any accidental falling or shaking.

"Cool, flying carpet~"

Xia Zuo whistled. This thing can be redeemed at Yingrui Academy. The price is as high as 700 points and comes with a flight license within the city limits.

But...this thing is actually a bit tasteless.

Apart from being able to fly with objects weighing less than 100 kilograms, it has no other function - yes, it doesn't even have a protective function for the driver.

Although Mars is standing on it with a calm expression, God knows how many times he fell off the carpet before this.

And judging from the way Mars was tying the safety belt on himself, he was not completely assured of the safety of the flying carpet.

"Here, give me the box." Mars buckled the belt around his waist, took the metal box, and fixed it to the end of the stall, "That's it. To be honest, if the flying carpet could not be used by sea and road to avoid traffic jams, I would I’d rather pick you up in my car and take you to the sea base via ferry.”

Mars checked his seat belt, then waved his hand, "Let's go."

Xia Zuo cast the wind movement technique and transformed into the form of luck to follow the opponent.

The flying carpet quickly lifted Mars up into the sky. The embroidery on the surface of the carpet was flowing with green magic light. The energy of the wind element continuously poured out from under Mars' feet and poured into the carpet, providing the flying carpet with the ability to fly. power.

Mars made a few hand gestures to adjust the flight direction and speed, then pushed his hands forward and used the air shield technique to block the airflow from shaving his face.

After completing this set of actions, he pointed forward and said to the sea fortress in the distance:

"Look, that's the outpost of the connection point, an alchemy castle floating on the sea level. Its foundation goes deep into the seabed and is firmly rooted there. It is said that even waves thirty to forty meters high can't do anything to it. "

Xia Zuo was unable to speak in the form of a gas cloud, and responded by spinning in a circle in the air with a light posture.

"Do you ever feel that the connection point is too close to the city?" Mars spread his right index finger and thumb, gestured between the edge of the city and the sea fortress, and said as if he was asking himself:

"This is a situation that has only appeared in recent years. The previous city of Lumington was not so vast. It is said that the management department of Lumington intends to restrict the city's expansion to the seaside. In the future, it will only develop land to the west, and the existing The seaside residential areas will move to the west.

"My supervisor said that the city must be at least 20 kilometers away from the connection point to ensure basic security. Otherwise, a surprise attack from the Church of Strange Demons may affect the residents of the city."

Mars looked down. The two of them were about to leave the city limits. A long and narrow artificial beach was filled with sunshine, and a row of colorful awnings were located on the beach.

"In the future, there will be a guardrail surrounding this place, and we will place elemental puppets patrolling back and forth here."

Mars paused and said with emphasis:

"This is a big project, Xia Zuo, very big. Did you know? This Mediterranean Sea is as big as fifteen Lumingtons, with a total coastline of more than 40,000 kilometers. Sentries must be posted along the shore. Arrange elemental puppet patrols so that we can more quickly discover the strange demons lurking in from the connection point."

When Xia Zuo mentioned the length of the coastline, he started to do quick mental calculations...

Assume that a small sentry is deployed every 100 meters to house and maintain elemental puppets; a medium sentry is deployed every several thousand meters to place materials and personnel; and a large sentry is deployed every tens of kilometers to collect and distribute materials.

If 4 elemental puppets are used as a patrol unit... then at least 1 million elemental puppets are needed to meet the demand...

As a country created by the Alchemy School, the Silver Moon Federation has devoted huge resources to it, allowing it to continuously provide alchemists and mages.

Such a country with abundant manpower and abundant products is definitely worth the higher cost spent by the Alchemy School to create a stable external environment.

Mars is right, this is indeed a big project

But what does this have to do with me? Xia Zuo wanted to express his confusion, but he was just a cloud of gas now. He could only express his doubts by flying a "?" pattern in the air...

Mars roughly understood what Xia Zuo meant and said:

"The Category 3 Disaster Emergency Response Department of Tambus State is studying a plan that can not only ensure efficiency but also reduce costs. For such a large project, if there can be a breakthrough in materials, it will definitely save money. A lot of money."

So there will be a research task related to this passed down?

Xia Zuo believes that he is not qualified enough to take on this important task. Even though he has become a master poison alchemist, he is actually not yet ranked among the alchemy schools. He has not yet produced any decent and historically significant research results...

"If you are interested in joining the research work, I can help you apply."

Mars looked at Xia Zuo who was gesturing "not interested" and said:

"Don't be too busy refusing, Xia Zuo. This is not an ordinary research job.

"The knowledge we learned in the temple has actually always been within a framework related to land. Such alchemical products are used on the ground by default and can at most operate in low altitude and freshwater environments.

"But the elemental puppets used around the Mediterranean Sea must be able to move freely in the seawater. This is not a problem that can be solved by adding a few magic circles. We also have to take into account pressure, seawater corrosion, light on the seabed, and the complex ecological environment. , undercurrent and other factors.

"There is news that the Alchemy School is planning to promote this research plan as a research competition within the entire school, and everyone can participate.

“And since it’s a competition, there must be rewards!”

Mars clapped his hands and said excitedly:

"My father said that after becoming a high-level mage, you need to cross the icy snowfield in the north and see the Pillar of Creation before you have a chance to become an archmage. Most high-level mages cannot pass through the icy snowfield.

"The rewards for this competition are several alchemy tools that can withstand wind, snow and thunderstorms..."

Xia Zuo now understood why the other party valued this research competition. It was related to the promotion of Archmage.

If you think about it this way, will there soon be many, many high-level mage-level alchemists among your competitors?

It is difficult for Xia Zuo to compare with them in terms of experience and strength.

What's more... he doesn't have much need for alchemy tools that can withstand wind, snow and thunderstorms... He himself is confident that after a few years of struggling, he can pass through the frozen snowfield safely, and Anru'er already has a mooncloth cloak by her side. .

"I also know that with our alchemy level, it is difficult to stand out in the competition." Mars regained his composure, rubbed his fingers and said:

"But the method can always be figured out. My father formed an alliance with more than a dozen senior master alchemists to jointly develop a marine elemental puppet.

"If you get the reward successfully, you can share the alchemy items you get among the members of the same group.

"If the alchemy item is idle, rent it out through a lease contract. This kind of contract is endorsed by the Alchemy School, and a sufficient deposit is required, so there is no need to worry about the renter swallowing up the alchemy item.

Oh~ It turns out that it is an alchemy item that can be used without being bound to the user. Renting out such items is a good deal!

It’s always good to have one more way to make money, and there will be plenty of places to spend points in the future.

Xia Zuo became a little interested now.

The two flew very fast, and soon they reached the sea.

When approaching the Alchemy Castle, two beams of light were emitted from the prism on the castle's spire, stopping on the two of them, and their flight speed was forcibly reduced until it was close to the walking speed of a normal person.

Goldfinger sent a message to remind Xia Zuo that he was hit by an unknown detection spell and passed the detection spell judgment.

Mars landed on the rooftop of a corner castle.

Xia Zuo transformed into a human form and said:

"Okay, Mars, you've convinced me. Count me in for the research on ocean-type elemental puppets. I may not be able to come up with any groundbreaking alchemical inventions, but I can guarantee that I will complete the research you gave me. Task."

"I knew you wouldn't refuse." Mars grinned and grabbed the metal box on the carpet with his thick right hand, as easily as he was carrying a light leather bag.

He lowered his voice and said:

"Our research team is very strict when selecting members. The first priority is confidentiality. Anyone who may leak the research progress and results will no longer be considered, even if his alchemy level is top-notch."

Xia Zuo heard another meaning from the other party's words, and also lowered his voice and asked:

"So, you have made some crucial progress?"

"Yes." Mars nodded and whispered:

"To tell you the truth, the leader of the research group my father and I are in has been studying the ocean field for more than 20 years. His understanding of the ocean is one of the best in the Alchemy School, and he wants to take advantage of this experience competition to win the prize. Develop a result of great significance, and then apply to start marine alchemy, focusing on all alchemical raw materials and products related to the ocean."

There was a saying in the previous life:

Humanity's knowledge of the universe is comparable to their knowledge of the ocean.

The complexity of the ocean rivals that of the universe.

Scientists in the previous life discovered 210,000 species of marine life, and they estimate that the actual number of marine life species is more than ten times that number.

This only counts marine creatures that are mortal creatures.

The world Xia Zuo is in now is a world where monsters exist, and there will only be more types of creatures in the ocean.

One can imagine the broad vision and ambition of the alchemist who wanted to create ocean alchemy.

Mars patted the box and said, "After we finish testing these samples, I will take you to meet the alchemist. You still have to pass his test before you can officially join the team."

"Okay, Mars."

…

About 1 hour later.

The waves lapped at the walls of the castle on the sea tirelessly, and the continuous sound of water was weakened by the walls and turned into a low and melodious white noise, echoing in the corridors of the castle.

The sound of the rolling wheels broke the silence. Xia Zuo and Mars opened the sliding door and walked out of an alchemy room.

"It's done. Your samples and research reports passed the test. I knew you would be fine and pass all the verifications in one go."

Mars glanced at the sea water outside the window and stretched out his arm towards the stairs at the end of the corridor, "Follow me, let's go to the third underground floor. The ocean is really magical. The waves are rolling on the sea surface, but it is calm under the surface. We are on the third underground floor. A marine farmland was arranged to raise seaweed and anemones..."

While Mars introduced the situation of the castle, he led Xia Zuozai through the complicated corridors.

There are many people in this sea castle.

The first to third floors above ground are all large and small alchemy rooms, the fourth and fifth floors are dormitories, and the six turrets surrounding the castle are warehouses and landing platforms for vehicles.

Everyone can only move within a specific area.

Like Mars, he can use his alchemy card to move around in the alchemy room on the first floor, the dormitory on the fourth floor, and the three underground floors.

Every time you pass the stairwell on a certain floor, people will be scrutinized by the elemental servants.

Those elemental servants hung on the wall and wrapped in spherical metal will release beams to check whether the passers-by's alchemy cards have the corresponding permissions to access the current floor, and then decide whether to open the door to the floor.

As expected, Xia Zuo discovered that the secret message ring in his alchemy pocket had failed. At the same time, the blood relationship between himself and Anru'er had also been interfered with, but the intensity of the interference was not as high as it was in the temple. After concentrating, Anru'er's position can still be accurately located.

After walking in such a heavily guarded castle for nearly 10 minutes, he finally reached the third underground floor:

A spacious glass room that is blue and full of blue sunlight. Only stone materials are used as walls in necessary places, and the rest of the room is made of transparent glass.

Xia Zuo looked down and saw extremely complex spell patterns in the glass interlayer.

Mars followed his gaze and smiled mysteriously:

"Hehe, this is not a simple glass house, Xia Zuo. It is also a diving vehicle. We sometimes ride it to the connection point of the seabed.

"We usually call this the ocean observation room."

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