515 Hunting Part 1 (1/2)
Eleanor's Elf Bow might be a powerful weapon, but without a crystal arrow with space attributes, it would not be able to unleash its might. Even Black William, who was so powerful, almost died when he got hit by that crystal arrow. It simply showed how powerful the attributes of the crystal arrow were.
The materials of a crystal arrow were too costly and rare though. Saleen had only made one for Eleanor.
Eleanor had never succeeded in producing a crystal arrow before, otherwise she would not have gotten injured during the pink army's infighting. If she was not injured, coupled with the ability of the bangle, Jola would not have been able to capture her that easily.
”Go help Master,” Nailisi instructed the four demons.
The four demons alighted from the chariot. While aboard the chariot, their powers did not receive any amplification. The gifted magic of a demon was unlike that of an abyssal creature. Most of their spells were not elemental magic, and these spells were not really affected by any planar restrictions.
Since they were not restrained, they would not be able to enjoy the amplification effect either.
Nailisi did not get down from the chariot. She looked at Eleanor, then said, ”I am very sorry for taking your bangle, but the item has been given to Cuisi. I cannot get it back either. I have witnessed the power of your crystal arrow. Does it mean that a crystal arrow can be produced as long as there are materials with space attributes?”
”Yes.” Eleanor did not know why Nailisi mentioned her bangle.
”If you impart your archery skills to me, I will ask Master to help produce special arrows for you, their power will be similar to that of a crystal arrow.” Seeing that Eleanor did not respond, Nailisi continued, ”I have observed that you have the intention of following Master, that's why I pleaded on your behalf. These materials aren't any cheaper than crystals. I only want to learn your archery skills, it shouldn't go against…”
Nailisi did not express her thoughts explicitly, so Eleanor nodded and said, ”I cannot guarantee that you will be able to master them.”
”I will grasp it, I have always been a good student.” Nailisi laughed profoundly. ”If I don't master them, I can simply eat you and absorb the blood of an elf.”
Nailisi did not deceive Eleanor though, she was in possession of a huge number of divinecherry wood pieces which were obtained from the sunken ships. The second dynasty had chopped down many divinecherry trees in the abyssal plane, using the wood to create crates. Divinecherry wood was abundant in the First Abyss. Since humans could no longer travel to the abyssal plane, it had become unusually expensive.
Divinecherry wood could be used to craft spatial equipment, but it was more suitable for making arrows, especially the arrows for an Elf Bow. An arrow produced from divinecherry wood also had the ability to travel through space, allowing the arrow to reach insane velocities. As long as the archer had an accurate aim, a divinecherry wood arrow would behave like a crystal arrow. It could suddenly appear in the enemy's body.
The production process of such an arrow took up too much time. Even though Saleen was a proficient mage in the Water Flame Alchemy, he could only produce one arrow per day. If he had to produce a quiver of twenty-four arrows, then he would have to spend a month making them. In this one month, the he could not do anything else, he would not even have the time for meals.
Of course, a large alchemy laboratory could also produce arrows like this, but the depletion would be pretty horrifying.
This was a common problem among special equipment, especially depletion-type equipment. The production process required a long time, strict standards, and a huge amount of resources. The finished product would also be rendered worthless after a short time of usage.
On the elf plane, a powerful elf would only carry three of such arrows because the materials were rare. The elves did not possess profound magic like the humans, so it was more tedious for them to produce such arrows.
Saleen could still manage the production of such equipment, and increase his proficiency in the Water Flame Alchemy at the same time. A long production time meant that his magic practice would be postponed, which might not be worth it though.
Lex sat on the sidelines. Seeing that Nailisi could persuade Eleanor with just a few words, Lex was envious. ”Saleen's demon is too useful.”
Eleanor was undisturbed as she was different from everyone else. She still had a long life ahead, but she did not have many demands. She only had two wishes. Firstly, that she might get the opportunity to see the marquis again. Secondly, if possible, she wanted to go home, to return to the elf plane. On this plane, she was too lonely as she did not have any companions of the same race.
It was not unacceptable for her to follow Saleen. As for the secret skill of elves, part of them had been leaked when she gave Saleen that drawing. Revealing more secrets would not be a big deal anymore. If Saleen did not lend a hand, Eleanor would have difficulty surviving because her powers were drastically reduced after losing the bangle.
Eleanor was very clear on why Saleen kept her by his side, it was because she had knowledge Saleen needed. Saleen wanted to learn, and to a mage, that was the biggest reason to do something.
In the years where the marquis was missing, Eleanor operated the pink army. She did so because she wanted the marquis to know that she was helping him sustain his family assets when he eventually returned. She did not have any attachment to the army, she was an elf, not a human.
”Anyway, I am a mage. When the contract is being signed, a time limit can be added in. When the marquis returns, I will leave Saleen.”
Unbeknownst to Eleanor, those who had been picked up by Nailisi would no longer have a chance to leave.
As Saleen flew in the air, he opened the silver magic book. Casting an Icewall Spell, he separated the beatles and the swordmasters temporarily. He then began using the Green Spirit rock to store those beatles.
Saleen only did some simple actions. When an Ice Bomb Spell descended onto the ground, it would strike a beatle, and freeze it for almost a second. Saleen would then forcefully seal this affected beatle in the Green Spirit immediately.