Holy water, as the name suggests, is an alchemical liquid with a sacred flavor.
As an alchemical product that can be seen everywhere in the Pelada Empire where the life camp is located, holy water can be said to be a must-have alchemical potion for every household in addition to healing potions. Because the holy water is rich in light elements, the holy water can resonate a little with the thoughts in ordinary people's hearts when they pray; or when the body is buried in the wild, the body painted with holy water can effectively prevent the body from producing corpses. Change.
The most important thing is that holy water has a powerful lethality against undead creatures or the undead. If it is high-quality holy water, its power is even comparable to the hymn spell cast by a priest. As long as the holy water is poured on the undead, the effect will be It’s more immediate than aqua regia or concentrated sulfuric acid!
However, it was such a potion that the zombie gentleman in front of George drank it without hesitation!
In fact, the way he raises his glass with his arms akimbo is quite a bit like "a strong man drank this bowl of wine on the road"!
"Damn it, Uther, what you drank was holy water. Is there something wrong with you? Do you want to perform suicide for me?!"
Faced with such a messy Uther, George felt that roaring could no longer solve any problems. However, just as George was about to use the blood control technique to force Uther to vomit out the holy water in his stomach, he suddenly discovered that Uther had The momentum... is rising steadily?
"Hiccup... what are you talking about? Do you think this is holy water? In fact, it is a magic potion! The stuff used by the Crusaders for practice is similar to holy water. It's not my fault that you, a layman, can't tell the difference between holy water and magic potion, but committing suicide? What are you thinking! How could I choose such a stupid way to die! Don’t forget, I still have a wish that’s gone!”
Uther, who burped, glanced at the confused George, and sighed, as if the half-blood in front of him was not his employer but a hopeless fool.
Then, accompanied by Uther's ups and downs voice, a story from years ago was slowly told:
As we all know, before an excellent warrior becomes a Crusader, in addition to the necessary basic training, he must also screen and transform potions. The ingredients of this so-called potion are similar to holy water, but due to the large amount of The light element is crystallized, so that the concentration of light elements contained in the potion has reached a level that ordinary people's bodies cannot bear.
The magic potion has been passed down for a long time, and its original origin is unknown, but what is certain is that whether it is the Crusader Legion or the Monk Legion, their recruitment requirements are the same - stay with those who have enough affinity for the light element, and the rest disuse.
At this point, except for the occasional outstanding individuals who appear randomly among civilians, the affinity for a certain element actually comes from family inheritance to a large extent. This is why just picking anyone in the Crusaders is a noble. For the sake of heirs.
As for the previous patriarch of the Pandagon family, Uther Pandagon, his body's affinity with the light element is naturally very high. However, when he accidentally died from the Curse of the Undead Canopy and was buried deep underground, even though he His soul was separated from his body, but his soul did not dissipate. Instead, it was imprisoned in his body. Moreover, due to years of practicing Saint Dou Qi, his body has been rejecting the underground dark magic power, and there is no Produce corpse transformation.
After days of confusion and waiting, Uther finally got the chance. It was a poor second-rate alchemist and necromancer who accidentally came to the vicinity of the old capital in order to pick alchemical herbs. However, the target alchemical herbs were not found. Instead, he met another group of people who came to the old capital to search for treasures. Also known as tomb robbers.
Although the old capital Niklam, which was once the place of decisive battle, has been raided countless times by the official army of the Empire, there is always no shortage of idiots who want to take advantage of opportunities in the world. After the tomb robbers found the necromancer, they thought he was also a companion. The tomb robbers who wanted to eat alone naturally attacked the necromancer without any reason.
Although the poor Necromancer has abundant magic power and profound knowledge, he is not good at actual combat. The moment before he was about to be killed by the opponent, the Necromancer actually used all the magic power in his body to accidentally hit the ground and cross the steps. Fourth level death spell - death summoning spell.
Coincidentally, deep in the ground beneath the necromancer's feet, Uther's body was lying there. Uther, who was selected by this spell, had the ability to refuse the summons, but he did not do so. Instead, he responded to the summons and reappeared as an undead.
However, after defeating the tomb robber Uther, he discovered that due to the incomplete summoning, there was not such a strong contractual connection between him and the necromancer. In other words, he could leave the necromancer at any time. Live independently.
"But after becoming undead, I didn't have the shame to return to my former family. Seeing that I couldn't survive, I didn't want to die again, so I accepted the invitation of the necromancer and became his alchemy shop. However, due to the damn environment of the Negolas Empire, my power has been weakening. At this time, I thought of the potion."
"You can't imagine how uneasy I felt when I drank the potion for the first time. It made me more uneasy than putting a knife on my neck. But fortunately, this body is stronger than I imagined, and the potion is also It has indeed gradually slowed down the feeling of weakness, and even the Holy Dou Qi can be used normally. Except for the occasional inability to control my temper, tasteless food, and a slight decline in body control, other times I look like a normal human being. ."
"Since that experiment, my demand for gold coins has increased exponentially. After all, making magic potions requires a large amount of light-based crystal mines, and light-based crystal mines are very rare in the empire and difficult to preserve. Therefore, I put that to death The spirit mage is exhausted."
"One day later, when I was not in the store, that stupid necromancer actually ran out to look for medicinal materials again. Then there was no news from him again, and the last bit of contract power between me and him also disappeared. disappeared without a trace."
"He probably went to heaven. How can a fool like him qualify to go to hell to enjoy the blessings? I was left alone in that shabby shop pretending to be the owner and selling counterfeit medicine until I even used all the ingredients needed for the potion. Guang, he still hasn’t come back when he had to move the store. Damn it, how can a tasteless zombie refine those serious potions!"
"By the way, that dull-witted Necromancer, his name is Merlin, he is a human born and raised in Negolas. When I met him, he was about the same age as the old little Arthur. He was usually obsessed with studying spells and alchemy. I’ve never even tasted a woman in my life, I’m really a standard nerd.”
Uther told this story very calmly and slowly, as if it was a memory worth cherishing for a long time. Zombies don't have tears. As the undead, they have lost many of their physiological functions in life, but George can feel that Uther's heart is crying, for this master and friend will never come back. feel sad.
"Goodbye, never see you again. There are many beautiful stories whose true endings are completely different from the final beauty of the story."
Looking at the black sky outside the window, George missed the starry sky above the dolphin jump. That piece recorded the brilliance of every night he and his wife Lova spent together. Under this oppressive canopy of the undead, it was more precious than any crystal gem!
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