Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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Nika's next words left all three of them stunned.

"No, the tree didn't run away on its own. I saw it, and when I saw it, it was already..."

"died."

The girl's sadness overflowed the moment she uttered those words.

The night outside the window was already quite deep, and it seemed even quieter at this moment.

……

Luo Xiu felt the roaring silver dragon blood within his body. He could sense that after the silvery-white liquid entered his body, it seemed to transform into a powerful, magical energy that flowed through his entire body along with his blood.

Within that energy, there seemed to be the mark left by its original owner, or perhaps an innate magical imprint in its bloodline, eager to modify Luo Xiu's body.

But before that energy could spread, an extremely terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from Luo Xiu's body.

Luo Xiu's eyes narrowed. He had seen this kind of pressure before. It was the pressure of the Supreme Being when Milair wanted to use her ultimate skill.

As this oppressive force spread, the energy evolved from the silver dragon blood within his body was instantly suppressed, and he began to tremble as if he had encountered a natural enemy.

Soon, under the constant impact of this powerful pressure, the energy was dispersed and merged into Luo Xiu's body.

[Absorption complete]

As the system notification sounded, Luo Xiu felt his power increase even further, and he looked at the system panel.

Strength, speed, and constitution all increased by 10 points.

One bottle of Silver Dragon Blood added a total of 30 attribute points.

The effect is quite good. A fourth-tier monster only has 100 attribute points, and a damaged, modified mushroom monster only has 25 points.

Just a bit expensive.

Moreover, they cannot allocate resources arbitrarily.

With the absorption of the Silver Dragon's blood complete, Luo Xiu's mission for the day was now fully accomplished.

He took out a booklet, which Tata had given him after he handed in his first assignment. It contained the initial magic circle for balancing violent alchemy.

Improving his alchemy skills step by step was too slow. In order to submit his assignment as soon as possible, he decided to try learning violent balance alchemy.

Looking at the intricate magic array depicted above, Luo Xiu attempted to manipulate the magic power within his body to release it outwards, gradually reproducing the magic array.

This process is very slow. Even though Luo Xiu has extremely high control over magic and his body, he can still easily run into problems.

That's how magic circles work. Although the booklet specifically marks which parts of the magic circle need to have their magic output increased and which parts need to be weakened, the exact amount needs to be determined through trial and error.

This test lasted from late at night until dawn.

Luo Xiu looked at the palm-sized purple magic array that had condensed in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, he had been able to fully release the magic circle two hours earlier, but he had seen Tata use it and knew that the key to violent balance alchemy was not only releasing the magic circle, but also the timing and speed of its release. So he practiced for another two hours to improve his proficiency.

This is just the most basic magic array, used to forcibly suppress liquid materials. There are many similar magic arrays, which need to be learned one by one.

However, Luo Xiu decided to first use an alchemical potion that only requires liquid to make to test whether he had truly mastered the magic array.

He had already chosen his target: a second-tier alchemical corrosive potion.

The materials are the juice of the Falling Grass, homogenized rainwater from Kanriel's Alchemy Rain, and a highly corrosive liquid.

The last ingredient came from an old friend of Luo Xiu's.

The slurry of a second-order slime.

Having made up his mind, Luo Xiu pushed open the door and walked out of the alchemy shop. He walked to the door of Tata and reported the materials to Haha on the door.

"Are you getting ready to start refining the second-tier potion? As expected of Lord Luo Xiu."

Haha's mouth is wide open, and he spins around on the door.

"Let's try it out first, and see what happens after we've refined it."

Luo Xiu smiled and spoke.

"Ok. Please wait for a moment."

Soon, a magic array unfolded on the ground, and the fifteen sets of materials that Luo Xiu needed appeared on the array.

"Thank you, Mr. Haha. See you later."

Luo Xiu put away the fifteen documents and spoke.

"Goodbye, Lord Luo Xiu."

Haha, her big eyes are curved.

Luo Xiu turned around, preparing to walk towards the grid shop.

Suddenly, a tall, slender figure appeared in front of him.

She was a woman dressed in academy attire, with long, jet-black hair, a slender figure, and a cold demeanor. At her waist was a pure white scabbard on her sword.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Luo Xiu said softly.

"You're Master Tata's student, aren't you?"

The woman's eyes were cold as she slowly spoke:

“We’ve met, at the Knights’ gate.”

As she spoke, the woman took out a portrait of Luo Xiu wearing a raccoon mask, which was exactly the same as Luo Xiu's attire at the entrance of the Knights' Order that day.

Luo Xiu shook his head:

"I do not understand what you are saying."

The woman's cold gaze remained unchanged.

“I’ve been observing you from the shadows since last night. Judging from the way that disgusting door addressed you and the way it treated you, you are definitely Master Tata’s student.”

bass!

The woman's right hand lightly rested on the sword at her waist. A blur appeared in the air as the sharp sword was instantly drawn and held horizontally in front of her, looking at Luo Xiu.

"Since you killed Kelda, you must take the place that Kelda should have had and accept my challenge."

Luo Xiu pressed his temples with a rather helpless expression:

"Actually, I'm in a hurry to do alchemy, but what you said isn't very pleasant to hear."

"That's not some disgusting door. It has a name, Haha, Your Excellency Haha."

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman holding the sword suddenly narrowed her eyes. She felt that the man's aura had changed instantly.

"Let's fight quickly."

Luo Xiu's eyes were cold.

Chapter 126 Violent Explosion (Part 2)

The moment Luo Xiu finished speaking, he twisted his foot and suddenly exerted force, swinging his fist heavily at the black-haired woman in front of him.

Swish!

The afterimage left by the fist in the air had not yet faded, and the fierce wind it generated had already blown the black-haired woman's full head of black hair into a fluttering mess.

Seeing the fist suddenly so close to her, the black-haired woman's eyes were filled with shock. Without thinking, she hurriedly swung her longsword back, intending to block the attack.

Her counter-attack was swift. Qiao Wei, the swordswoman known as the Hexagram, was a title bestowed upon her by the people, meaning her swordsmanship, like the six points of a hexagram, was exceptional in every aspect. Therefore, speed was naturally one of her strengths.

But... Luo Xiu was faster.

There was absolutely no chance of blocking it; Luo Xiu's fist shot forward and arrived at the black-haired woman's face in the blink of an eye.

There was no way around it; the two were simply too close. Luo Xiu was faster to begin with, and he also gained the upper hand. All these factors combined resulted in the black-haired woman taking the full force of the punch.

However, this is the last one.

boom!

"puff--"

The black-haired woman's pupils dilated violently, and the blood she spat out flew through the air, creating a trail of arcing blood. Her body also arced through the air before crashing to the ground, where she immediately lost consciousness.

Clang.

The longsword in her hand fell to the ground.

Luo Xiu remained indifferent; his intention was simply to resolve the battle as quickly as possible.

Luo Xiu stepped forward and collected the magic pouch from the woman's waist and the longsword from the ground, then sighed.

It would be great if the task was changed from selling alchemical products for 100 gold coins to earning 100 gold coins. You wouldn't even need to actively hunt for them; the gold coins would just be delivered to you automatically every so often.

A quick glance inside the woman's magic pouch revealed it to be pitifully poor. There were no alchemical potions or rare items, only some swords and armor, along with a few ordinary daily necessities, and a mere 38 gold coins.

He acted exactly like an ascetic.

Suddenly, Luo Xiu spotted a book-like object wrapped tightly in red cloth among a pile of household items.

The object was square and very thin. The woman placed it in a corner and covered it with some clothing, presumably to hide it intentionally.

nice one.

Luo Xiu made a keen judgment.

Logically speaking, a fourth-tier swordsman shouldn't be this poor; he must have spent a considerable amount of money on something extremely valuable. And since this item is so well concealed, it must be something precious.

Luo Xiu strode back to the alchemy shop, closed the door, took the object out of his magic pouch, and eagerly unwrapped the red cloth wrapped around it, revealing the true appearance of what was inside.

It was a notebook with a gray cover and no writing on it.

Seeing the bare, simple cover, Luo Xiu became even more convinced that this book was a good thing.

The booklet that Tata gave him, which depicted a violent balancing alchemical array, also looked like this.

Luo Xiu turned to the first page and began to read.

[July 7, 1443 (Dorant calendar), Sunday, Weather: Sunny, Mood: Happy.]

Not right.