232 Alchemical Boat Part 1 (1/2)

”Don’t you need to call Daniel? He is your follower now.” Lex used a small blade to slice some bread before putting a pinch of salt onto the bread. Such a way of eating was exclusive only to the Qin people.

”Allow him to calm down first. Lex, how did you manage to move the turtle shell up onto the shore?” Saleen asked as he consumed the bread which Sika had given him.

This turtle shell was almost thirty meters long and had a thickness of over one meter. Its weight was astounding, and it was possible that even an ancient giant would not be able to lift it up.

”How could I possibly have moved it? I merely used the natural magic array on the turtle shell.”

Then, Saleen had an epiphany. This turtle shell possessed an amazing defensive ability, and its thickness and hardness were unparalleled by any other creature. However, it was a challenge for the turtle to live with such a heavy shell in the sea. There was a magic nucleus and magic array within the shell. When the turtle had been alive, it simply needed to draw power from the magic nucleus and its shell would become dozens of times lighter. Then, it would take this opportunity to float above the surface of the water to exchange the air in its body.

If this turtle shell became dozens of times lighter, then Nailisi and seven other fully constructed puppets would indeed be able to move it. With Lex casting the Binding spell, the shell would be slightly lighter too. It seemed like Nailisi had not been spouting nonsense when she had lamented, because even if the shell was lightened by dozens of times, it would still weigh around hundreds of thousands of kilograms. In order to drag this shell up the shore, Nailisi must have suffered quite a bit.

Lex noticed that Saleen was feeling a little distressed over Nailisi’s plight. She then laughed and told Saleen, ”It was not as difficult as what you thought. I cast magic by paving a road on the ground before laying ice over it, and the shell became much easier to transport.”

”Master, I am full.” Nailisi jumped up and sprinted out of the magic tower in a flash before jumping atop of the turtle shell. At this point in time, Saleen realized that he had been deceived. Lex was a grade-6 mage, so she definitely had many ways of making the road flat. After layering the road with ice, she could still alter the thickness of the ice layer to create a gradual slope down the road.

This process had been a little tedious, but was not as tough as what Nailisi had described it to be. In terms of who had suffered the most, Lex must have been the one to do so, because she had needed to cast magic continuously as well as control the changes in the magic. If Lex had not been on a deserted island, she would have utilized dozens of magic beasts to pull the turtle shell along. Now, however, she could only do it herself.

After discovering that the turtle possessed an inborn magic array, Saleen became agitated and lost interest in his food. Saleen then told Lex that he wanted to look at the turtle shell after scarfing down two pieces of bread in a hurry.

As far as Saleen knew, magic beasts never possessed any inborn magic arrays. In the hell of god’s punishment, the magic arrays in the magic beasts had appeared only once they had been transformed, and they were not natural. Now that Saleen knew that the turtle shell contained a natural magic array, he naturally lost all appetite. To a mage, unknown knowledge was more attractive than anything else.

The shell had been treated by Fellett in the past. However, that had been out at sea, and Fellet’s method had been extremely crude since the flesh had simply been dug out from the shell. Having been soaked in water, there was not much of a smell, but when Saleen came before the shell, he could immediately detect a rotten odor emanating from it.

The turtle shell had six openings. Saleen decided to forbear the pungent odor and enter through the opening at the head.

The space inside the turtle shell was larger than expected. Many pieces of flesh were still stuck to the insides of the shell, but most had been removed already. The height of the space inside the shell was fairly uniform at around five to six meters. It seemed like the thickness of this shell was even more astounding than he had imagined. Saleen cast a Fluorescence spell and saw the natural magic lines under his feet. Then, he went into deep thought.

The turtle shell would have been wasted if it was used to craft armor, but it will make a good boat if the six openings are sealed.

”Let’s go. Everybody shall clean up the shell by removing the rotten flesh.” Lex also did not mind the repulsive odor and climbed into the shell.

”Nailisi, be careful. Don’t ruin the magic lines.” Saleen noticed that Nailisi’s movements were hasty, and he was afraid since her nails were extremely sharp. The turtle shell might have been tough, but it was still possible for Nailisi to make a few scratches if she chose to. If the magic lines were destroyed, then the value of this shell would decrease drastically.

The four people began removing the carrion. Once a segment was cleared, Lex and Saleen would use Cleaning spells and Fire Washing spells to create a sterilized area. Very soon, all the carrion inside the turtle shell had been removed and the shell was completely clean. Thereafter, Lex and Saleen used recollection magic to memorize all of the magic lines on the shell.

”Saleen, the sky is dark,” Sika reminded them. After acquiring the abilities of a warrior priest, Sika quickly realized that a dense fog had appeared outside, and some strange creatures had appeared in this fog. These must have been the ghost fog monsters that Daniel had been referring to. They did not feel powerful, but their numbers were shocking.

Lex did not want to take any risks either, so she stopped working and left the shell together with Saleen and the others.

Just as they reached the magic tower, the dense fog had engulfed the surroundings of the magic tower. As there was a magic array under the base of the tower, the dense fog could not enter the magic tower. Saleen discovered that he could only see less than ten meters into the dense fog even with his icy sight, and he saw that within this dense fog, a type of small creature that was only a little more than a meter long was crawling about slowly.

That was a ghost fog monster. It had a human face and slender limbs, and even Saleen was confident that he could breaking its waist with a single kick. However, these small monsters possessed razor sharp teeth and claws. Growing on the surface of its body was neither hair nor scales. Instead, it was a thick layer of rust.

It was rust, and the body of this little monster seemed just like an eroded puppet.

Gege… ao…

The little monster had a sharp voice. Saleen felt as if an invisible force had invaded his mind, so he quickly adjusted his mental power to eradicate it.

Indeed, that was a huge threat. Had Saleen been in a deep sleep when he was assaulted by this sound, he might not have been able to react in time. Fortunately, this monster only appeared at night, because during the day, the fog would disperse and it would disappear into thin air.