In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

Layers of illusory runes flowed across the surface of the light film, circulating and moving like living things, forming an indestructible elemental barrier.

The raging lightning crashed into the light membrane, but it was like a raging torrent striking an invisible reef. It looked incredibly powerful, but... it couldn't budge it an inch.

The thunderstorm's devastation lasted only a few breaths.

As the last streak of lightning hissed and dissipated into the air, the main hall returned to darkness, the original lighting fixtures seemingly destroyed in the thunderstorm.

Eros remained standing in the same spot. The pale blue light membrane around her rippled gently like water before quietly receding back into the array.

Not far in front of her, the enormous body of the Holy Corpse Scorpion lay helplessly on the ground.

The lightning on the shell had completely faded, leaving only a few thin arcs of electricity occasionally jumping across the charred wounds, emitting a faint "buzzing" sound.

Its fierce compound eyes lost their luster, and its breath became extremely weak. The attack just now had clearly exhausted its last bit of strength and vitality.

The multifaceted He Yao quietly rose from behind Falushan, flew to the side of the Holy Corpse Scorpion, circled once, and then flew back.

Erosan then spoke: "It's resolved, Wang Yan, come here."

Chapter 86: Battles Against the Great Jin (November 20th, Seeking First Subscription)

As Wang Yan emerged from the passageway, he glanced at the main hall, which was now a complete mess.

Under the final AOE lightning storm from the Sacred Relic Scorpion, most of the scorpion corpses were affected.

The remaining internal organs and fluids were splattered all over the floor.

When Wang Yan was focused on killing these poisonous scorpions, he didn't feel anything, except that they smelled bad.

Now that the matter is resolved, his obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness has returned.

However, after glancing at Falusan walking towards the Sacred Relic Scorpion, Wang Yan gritted his teeth, avoided looking at the ground, and ran over in small steps.

The scorpion did not die.

Sensing Eros's approach, it tried to struggle, but it was too old; its previous outburst was a desperate struggle.

It's estimated that not a single drop of elemental power can be squeezed out of the body now.

Eros ignored the venomous gaze of the Holy Relic Scorpion, examining it and nodding occasionally. The multifaceted He Yao floated beside her, seemingly taking a picture.

Wang Yan approached and watched this scene with some curiosity.

"Teacher, what are you looking at?" he asked.

Erossen glanced back at him and noticed that something was wrong with his expression: "What's wrong with you?"

Wang Yan explained, "He's a bit of a clean freak."

"Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder?"

Elushan was stunned. She had known Wang Yan for so long, but she had no idea that this was true.

However, upon closer reflection, Wang Yan is indeed very clean and dislikes mess. Every time I visit her home, I have to tidy it up for her.

“For scholars, obsessive-compulsive disorder is not a good thing,” Erosham said, frowning again.

Wang Yan shook her head: "It's okay, mentor. My condition is not serious. I only have obsessive-compulsive disorder when I have the opportunity. When I don't have the opportunity, it doesn't affect me."

"..." Upon hearing this, Eros shook her head, "Then your obsession with cleanliness is quite humane."

After saying that, she stopped worrying about it and pointed to the Relic Scorpion: "Such a large Relic Scorpion is not common. It is very useful for the research of the Biophysical School. I am recording its data. When we return to the Council of the Church, this first-hand data and photos can be used to exchange for some good things, whether we go to Tinari or Nafis."

Unfortunately, there were only two of them. Even if they killed the Sacred Corpse Scorpion, they could only take away its most valuable materials at most.

If there were a team here, they might be able to capture the entire Holy Relic Beast.

As he pondered, Wang Yan's thoughts began to wander again.

I wonder if the Liyue Kingdom in reality has something like the Dust Song Jar. If it does, could we get one?

When going out on adventures and research trips, space equipment is really necessary.

“Come and see for yourself. Weren’t you reading books on the theory of life before? Now see how well you’ve grasped it.” Erosanne was happy to give her apprentice a chance to show off.

Wang Yan had gotten used to it. From the time they left the Academy of Teachings until now, Falushan had been teaching and testing him all the way.

Putting everything else aside, this educational model has enabled Wang Yan to make rapid progress.

"Okay, mentor."

Wang Yan responded in agreement. Strangely enough, once he had something to do, the slight discomfort he felt due to his obsessive-compulsive disorder disappeared instantly.

As they approached the Sacred Remains Scorpion, the giant beast's breathing grew increasingly weak. Even if Wang Yan and Falushan didn't intervene, it wouldn't live much longer.

Wang Yan crouched down and began to carefully examine the outer carapace of the Sacred Relic Scorpion.

Although the carapace of this Sacred Corpse Scorpion was severely shattered and covered with scorch marks and cracks during the previous super-blooming bombardment, Wang Yan still managed to discover many older traces thanks to his keen observation skills.

These are undoubtedly the marks left by the battles this sacred beast has fought throughout its long life.

As Wang Yan examined the exhibit, he rapidly drew upon his knowledge of the "Illustrated Guide to Desert Creatures."

He quickly identified several different types of old wounds:

On its left carapace, near the edge, there is a penetrating wound with serrated edges, and the surrounding carapace shows unnatural twisting and healing hyperplasia.

This is a typical scorpion hook-tail piercing mark on the relic.

As mentioned in "The Desert Creatures Atlas", when scorpions fight for territory, the most deadly attack often comes from the full force of a hooked tail piercing the other scorpions, leaving a mark that looks exactly like this.

The old wound almost pierced through the shell, which gives you an idea of ​​how dangerous it was at the time.

On the shoulder of its right forelimb, there is a row of round depressions about the size of a bowl on the carapace, with the surrounding carapace collapsing inward and accompanied by radial fine cracks.

This makes it easy to identify; it's a very standard tooth mark from a Holy Relic Beast.

Other monsters or hunters may not be able to penetrate the tough shell of the Sacred Corpse Scorpion, but the teeth of the Sacred Corpse Fang Beast can easily pierce through its carapace.

It can be said that in the desert ecosystem, the only threats to the Sacred Beasts, besides the Grass Dragon's retinue, are other monsters that are also Sacred Beasts.

However, Wang Yan shook his head slightly. This Sacred Relic Beast had left so many gnawing marks on the Sacred Relic Scorpion, yet the Sacred Relic Scorpion was still alive…

Therefore, there is only one answer: the sacred fanged beast that left the gnawing marks was most likely killed by the sacred scorpion.

In addition, Wang Yan also discovered an even older scar above the base of the Sacred Relic Scorpion's tail.

This crater is different from the relatively long puncture wound left by the scorpion's hooked tail, nor is it like the row of teeth marks left by the Holy Relic Beast.

Its opening is wider, like a knife cut, and the wound almost covers the junction of the scorpion's body and tail hook.

It's easy to imagine that this was probably the most dangerous battle this scorpion had ever experienced; it almost lost its tail hook.

"The tail blade of the Sacred Relic Flying Serpent... should be a mark left by the Sacred Relic Scorpion when it was young," Wang Yan speculated.

The tail of the Sacred Relic Flying Serpent is unique; it can not only condense wind blades, but its own strength is also very high, no weaker than high-grade swords forged by humans.

Therefore, the bounty for the tail blade of the Sacred Relic Flying Serpent has always remained high in the Sumeru market.

Looking at the wounds on the Sacred Corpse Scorpion's body, Wang Yan couldn't help but shake his head. This was truly being born into the wrong world.

If it lived in the Monster Hunter world, it would be at least a high-level tempered individual, or even possibly a Elder Dragon.

As Wang Yan examined it, the Sacred Corpse Scorpion breathed its last breath and died.

"Um... Mentor, it's dead," Wang Yan reported instinctively.

“I can see it,” Ella said irritably. “How did the examination go?”

Wang Yan told Falushan about his discovery.

Eros nodded slightly: "That's pretty much it. This is indeed a Sacred Relic Scorpion with rich combat experience. The main reason we were able to take it down was because we got a good deal."

“Mentor, this isn’t about taking advantage; it’s the power of knowledge,” Wang Yan said with a smile.

He thought Erosanne meant that they had used elemental reactions to severely damage the Sacred Scorpion.

Eros shook her head: "That's not what I meant."

She beckoned, and the multifaceted He Yao floated towards the base of the Sacred Corpse Scorpion. Several runes condensed, and then the wind element gradually exerted its power, slowly lifting the giant beast up.

Wang Yan was dumbfounded.

These are all sacred scorpion remains... weighing at least ten tons.

Is that all it took to lift it up?

Perhaps noticing Wang Yan's surprise, Falushan casually explained, "Heyao Multifaceted added runes to it to reduce its weight, something that couldn't be done when it was alive."

After a pause, Erosanne continued, "This is a weight-reducing rune commonly used by the Mystic School. In the construction of many high-rise buildings, this weight-reducing rune can be of great help."

After speaking, Falusan pointed to the exposed abdomen of the Sacred Scorpion, which was being held up.

On its relatively soft abdominal shell, there were several gruesome and terrifying wounds!

Compared to the old wounds that Wang Yan saw, these wounds still had some dark purple dried blood and tissue fluid remaining at the edges, indicating that they had been severely injured not long ago.

“What…what could possibly leave such a wound on the abdomen of the Sacred Relic Scorpion?” Wang Yan exclaimed in shock.

Erosan shook her head: "Judging from the marks, they look like claw marks from a Sacred Relic Red Falcon... But... if a Sacred Relic Red Falcon could flip over this Sacred Relic Scorpion and leave a wound on its abdomen... that's really hard to believe."

How big must a sacred red eagle capable of overturning a twenty-ton behemoth be?

Wang Yan couldn't imagine it.

Unfortunately, even the Church Council's research on the Holy Beasts is not very in-depth.

Neither Valusan nor Wang Yan could determine the size of the sacred rufous bird simply from the scratch marks.

"Alright, let's leave it to rot in the ruins for now." Falushan waved her hand, ending the topic. He Yao exerted his strength in multiple ways, carrying the corpse of the Holy Corpse Scorpion, and flew out. "Let's go out too, deal with this guy, and then we'll deal with the ruins."

Chapter 87 Post-War Relief (12/20, Requesting First Subscription)

"The flesh of the scorpion is delicate and is a rare delicacy in the desert."

"But the Sacred Relic Scorpion is different. It is a mutant severely corrupted by elemental forces, and neither its flesh nor its shell material is edible."

The entrance to the ruins, by the pool.

Wang Yan was holding tools, dismembering the sacred remains of the scorpion.

Meanwhile, Falushan watched from the side, occasionally offering a reminder and explaining to Wang Yan the uses of the materials on the Sacred Remains Scorpion.

In fact, in Wang Yan's mind, dismembering monsters should be the task of the Instructionists or certain professional adventure teams.

However, Estée Lauder insisted that he do it himself.

According to Valusa, dismembering monsters is not just about collecting materials, but also a way of acquiring knowledge. He must understand this knowledge to succeed.

From the very beginning, Falushan had no intention of fooling Wang Yan, her student; she intended to teach him everything she knew.

Throughout this journey, she has always taught me whatever she knows, without holding anything back.

At first, Erosian was worried that Wang Yan wouldn't be able to keep up, but later she found that Wang Yan's learning ability seemed quite strong, so she let go of her inhibitions.

Regardless of whether the knowledge belonged to the epistemological school, it was all taught to Wang Yan.

Three hours later, Wang Yan had roughly completed the collection of materials from the Sacred Remains Scorpion.

The spoils included: a complete tail hook, eight claw tips, a venom sac, and the most intact carapace pieces on its back.

Yes, with just this little bit of material, Wang Yan spent three hours on it.

There was no way around it; even in death, the Sacred Remains Scorpion was still very tough, and it was too much trouble for Wang Yan to deal with it.

The materials were handed to Falushan.

After reviewing the materials, Falushan nodded slightly: "The technique is rough, but the key parts are handled well."

As she spoke, she handed a shell to Wang Yan: "This is yours."

"Huh?" Wang Yan was taken aback.

Eros said, "I don't like exploiting apprentices. You've put in a lot of effort before, so this is what you deserve."

"This thing is academically known as the 'Spirit Ridge,' and only a small number of powerful Sacred Beasts possess it. The power they draw upon is concentrated in their bones, condensing into this material."

"This is a very high-grade extraordinary material that greatly enhances weapon forging, and it's also quite expensive."

"But you're not short of money, keep it as a souvenir."

Wang Yan then reached out and took it.

【The serpentine ridge】is indeed a material dropped by the Holy Beast in the game.