Chapter 320: Charging Forth Towards Wealth and Riches! (1/2)

“I’ll give you guys half an hour for rest,” Liszt said towards Ayrin, Stingham, and Rinloran.

“Teacher Liszt, did I hear you wrong?!” Stingham wailed miserably. He cried, “The war still hasn’t completely ended! There are still many other teams fighting out there! How can we arrange for training at a time like this? It’s illogical!”

“It’s because the war hasn’t completely ended that we are doing this. Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to,” Liszt lazily grinned, “This period of time is most valuable for us.”

“What do you mean?” Stingham exclaimed. “What wouldn’t we be able to do? I don’t understand!”

“First, eat one of these pills and replenish your body’s strength. Afterwards, I will explain to you why this time is so precious for us,” Liszt responded as he took a small crystal bottle out from within one of his pockets.

There were several pills reminiscent of fruit within. These pills were slightly larger than soybeans and were perfectly round. They gleamed pink and jiggled as if they were full of water, making them look extremely tasty.

“What is this? It can replenish our strength?” Stingham’s attention was immediately diverted towards the pills.

“Of course. This is an extremely rare and precious item,” Liszt said as he carefully poured a single pill into his hand and handed it to Stingham. “In an auction house, a single one of these pills would be worth as much as a good quality amplification artifact.”

“Worth as much as an amplification artifact?!”

Stingham’s eyes widened in shock.

Even the worst amplification artifacts went for at least several thousand silver coins in auction houses.

“Something so expensive, it would be a waste to not eat it. After all, I can still slack off when the special training begins,” Stingham thought to himself as his gaze flickered between Liszt and the pill. He quickly made a decision and grabbed the pill and stuffed it into his mouth.

“It tastes pretty good!” Stingham immediately announced in a happy manner.

It was exactly like a coreless fruit. As his teeth broke through the outer skin, the smooth, sweet and tangy juice within quickly flooded this mouth, releasing a unique scent. The skin itself was very chewy and tasty as well. In Stingham’s opinion, the pill was better tasting than any fruit he had ever eaten.

But a moment after he swallowed, Stingham’s eyes began to tremble as he cried out, “Not good!”

He felt as if a cluster of flames had ignited within his stomach and begun spreading throughout his body.

It was as if every single particle of his body was being continuously exposed to heat and burned up into ash. Stingham felt his body become paralyzed as if he had lost all strength.

“Teacher Liszt, did you take out the wrong pill?!” Stingham screamed in fear.

It was clear that what he had taken was not some kind of recovery pill, but some kind of poison, one which his body could not resist whatsoever.

“I don’t think so. Are you feeling the poison attacking your body yet?” Liszt responded, his eyes narrowing.

Ayrin and Rinloran looked toward Liszt in confusion as Stingham’s face paled and he shouted, “Just what are you doing? Teacher Liszt, just what did you give me?!”

“I gave you a Poisonflame Emperor Egg. You must know that this is something which even the Nine Great Families dream of obtaining. It is the most valuable thing we found during this war,” Liszt replied.

“Poisonflame Emperor Egg?!” Rinloran exclaimed. “This is the legendary Poisonflame Emperor Egg?!”

Upon seeing Liszt nod in response to Rinloran, Ayrin immediately looked towards Rinloran and asked, “Just what is this Poisonflame Emperor Egg?”

“The Poisonflame Emperor is a creature which looks like a harmless little green snake. However, its poisons are one of the most powerful atop all of Doraster. It is also extremely adept at manipulating poisons. Of the poison attribute skills which arcane masters have created, a vast majority have come from analysis of the Poisonflame Emperor’s skills and abilities,” Rinloran explained to Ayrin at a breakneck speed. “Its eggs contain extremely potent poisons, but their unique characteristic is that they can be harmlessly consumed by the body if the afflicted person continuously moves around and expends energy. Furthermore, as long as an arcane master manages to accomplish this and consume the poison, they will see their strength greatly increase. As a result, during the Era of the War with Dragons, the Poisonflame Emperor’s Eggs were nicknamed the devil’s fruit. As you might expect, they were copiously consumed during that era due to their effects. Thus, they are rare today.”

“Bingo!” Liszt shouted as he clapped in applause and passed an egg to both Ayrin and Rinloran. “However, your explanation is still not complete enough Rinloran. “If an arcane master consumes the egg and fails to maintain a state of continuous high-volume exercise to consume all of the poison, they will die. Fully consuming the poison and gaining the increase in strength is not something every arcane master can do.”

“Why didn’t you say this earlier?!” Stingham cried, his face full of tears. “Teacher Liszt, you deliberately tricked me into eating this?!”

“What? You don’t like it?” Liszt looked at Stingham with a look of feigned shock. “If not for the fact that these eggs have little beneficial effect on arcane masters beyond the upper limits of the fourth arcane gate and those who have already trained their bodies to a high degree, we wouldn’t have given these eggs away to you in the first place.”

Tears continued to stream down Stingham’s face as he whimpered, “I can still throw it up and give it to you Teacher Liszt! And you will gain my thanks as well!”