Chapter 212 Poison Wizard (2/2)

Yang Ling did not have a solution even after thinking about it for some time. Even now, he was unclear of what exactly the mysterious Wizard's Pagoda was. There was no way he could replicate it.

If she cannot tame Magical Beasts like a Blood Wizard, is there a possibility that she could train in some sidelined poison technique?

Yang Ling thought up this alternative self defense course while he was perusing the growing collection of books in his Space Ring. He saw Flowing Venom's notes on poison techniques, and decided that maybe he could teach Alice to cultivate them instead, with his guidance. Poison techniques trained to the extreme would also possess terrifying power. Even though she could not become as powerful as the assassin Flowing Venom, she would at least have the ability to defend herself.

After coming to a decision, Yang Ling and Alice began learning the most basic poison technique together.

The poison technique recorded on the stele focused on training the body of the caster. The caster was to test the poison with their bodies, increasing their resistance to poison bit by bit. Its power might not be obvious at the beginning, but after training the technique to a high level, he would able to develop poisons that could corrode the souls of his enemies, as well as control the souls of the poisoned using his mental energy.

Unlike the poison techniques recorded on the stele, the notes Flowing Venom left behind placed an emphasis on large amounts of experimentation, enriching one's experience by creating poisons of various kinds. Even though one could quickly get into the poison techniques of considerable power, the resistance of the caster's body to poison was weak. If the caster were to accidentally consume the lethal poison, they would be no different from an average person if they did not consume an antidote in time.

But according to the explanation in the book, the situation would be completely different if one made it to sage level through their poison techniques. They would not only be able to activate the poison of their victims using mental energy, their resistance to poison would also become unprecedentedly strong. This was similar to the poison techniques recorded on the stele.

After understanding the strengths and flaws of the two methods, Yang Ling decided to train both at the same time. He would learn from the notes left behind by Flowing Venom during the day, and the poison techniques recorded on the stele at night.

There were a large number of materials and ready-made poisons within Flowing Venom's Space Ring. This was a huge convenience to their training, as they did not have to spend time searching for various rare materials.

Of course, they did have to prepare the more commonly used ingredients. But with Goode and Yuna's help, the two of them did not have to worry too much. The townspeople would quickly deliver the ingredients to them as long as they posted a notice that they were going to purchase the ingredients at a high price.

Siberian Gut Severing Plant…

Merrakh Poison Mushrooms…

Garbat Beastmen Embryos…

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According to the explanation in the books, Alice had meticulously created a poison called Mandala. At the start, Yang Ling had been worried that she would not dare to take action. Who would have expected her to not back down after understanding the power of poison techniques? She was stronger than he had given her credit for.

The poisonous qualities of the Mandala were shocking. If accidentally consumed, it was rumored that even a giant dragon would become numb and have difficulty breathing, much less an ordinary Magical Beast. If they did not consume an antidote in six hours, their muscles would turn rigid and they would suffocate to death.

The Mandala was the most common poison technique Flowing Venom used when he was alive. Even though it was not difficult to create, it required many rare ingredients. The Siberian Gut Severing Plant, Merrakh Poison Mushrooms, and the Garbat Beastmen Embryos were all ingredients that an average person would never have heard of in their lives.

”Brother Yang, we need too many ingredients to create three hundred Mandalas. We do have reserves of the Merrakh Poison Mushrooms and Garbat Beastmen Embryos, but we are severely lacking on the Siberian Gut Severing Plant. What do we do?”

After using the last of the Siberian Gut Severing Plant, Alice shook her head in frustration as she searched Flowing Venom's Space Ring. She needed a lot of Siberian Gut Severing Grass to create the Mandala. Even though there were reserves within Flowing Venom's Space Ring, it was far from enough.

After opening his eyes and taking a deep breath, Yang Ling said, ”Toss all of the ingredients in. I'll think of a way if it is really not enough!”

Over those two days, Yang Ling had taken the time to cultivate the poison techniques recorded on the stele after guiding Alice on how to follow Flowing Venom's training notes to create poison. Even though progress at the start was slow, it was imperative that he trained the poison techniques recorded on the stele as it could gradually boost the poison resistance in his body.

The Mandala was the best choice he had to deal with the powerful Twin-legged Flying Dragon. If he allotted two Mandalas to each Twin-legged Flying Dragon, he would need at least three hundred Mandalas as insurance. Even though the Siberian Gut Severing Plant was rare, he could purchase them at a high price. He believed that the townspeople and soldiers would value the crystal coins and quickly go search for them in the Wilderness of Siberia.