Wizard Earl

Chapter 657 Green Shadow Grass

In this cold, ruthless, and selfish wizarding world, for a female apothecary to provide Connor with so many top-quality potions, Margaret suspected either that Connor and this person had a very strong business relationship, or that the two were extremely close...

Sensing the hidden meaning in Margaret's words, Connor chuckled awkwardly, wisely refraining from responding. Then, changing the subject, he picked up the green, gleaming arrow he'd removed from Margaret's shoulder wound, brandished it at her, and asked, "Margaret, do you know why this thing has tainted your flesh?"

Seeing that Connor didn't respond, Margaret glared at him fiercely, but she really couldn't force him to answer this kind of question, so she didn't dwell on the female apothecary behind Connor and instead focused her attention on the green-glowing arrow that Connor had just taken from her.

After carefully examining the green-glowing arrow for a while, Margaret pondered for a moment and said with some doubt, "This thing seems to be an alchemical item? As for the rest, I can't see anything else..."

Seeing Margaret's honesty, Connor stopped teasing her and explained, "Margaret, you're right. This Green Glow Arrow is an alchemical artifact, and not just any ordinary one. Although it looks no different from a regular iron arrow, it has undergone significant improvements in some subtle details. Martina has very discreetly inscribed some runes on the arrow shaft. These runes will make this iron arrow faster and more difficult to detect!"

As he spoke, a black flame ignited on Connor's finger, scorching the green arrow. Under the scorching black flame, some seemingly chaotic but, upon closer inspection, very regular runes could be faintly seen on the green arrow.

Looking at the runes that were faintly visible under the black flames, and recalling the terrifying speed at which the green arrow had shot towards her, Margaret nodded with lingering fear.

"The runes on this arrow, while somewhat unusual, aren't actually that different. What I really want to talk about is the materials used to forge this arrow!" Connor continued, his expression serious, as he explained to Margaret:

Seeing Connor's serious demeanor, Margaret hesitated, still somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Looking at the materials of this arrow, aren't they just Cesar steel and red gold, commonly used materials for making alchemical items?"

Upon hearing that Margaret recognized the Cesar steel and red gold materials on the green-glowing arrow, Connor raised an eyebrow, giving Margaret a rather intriguing look before explaining, "Margaret, you're half right. This green-glowing arrow does indeed contain Cesar steel and red gold, but it's not just that. I don't know if you've ever heard of the potion called Green Shadow Grass?"

"Green Shadow Grass? Connor, are you talking about the kind that grows deep in the jungle, among poisonous camphor trees, and is mainly used as an adjunct in the three common antidotes: Rabiot Potion, Rebitch Potion, and Wright Potion?" Upon hearing Connor mention Green Shadow Grass, Margaret thought for a moment and then explained the origins and background of Green Shadow Grass.

Connor glanced admiringly at Margaret, nodded, and said quietly, "That's right, it's this Green Shadow Grass. People only know that Green Shadow Grass is an auxiliary ingredient in antidotes that grow in poisonous camphor trees, but few know that Green Shadow Grass itself is quite toxic. If it is refined through a special process, the resulting toxin can kill silently!"

Hearing Connor's words, Margaret glanced at the pale green flesh that Connor had just cut from her shoulder wound, and thoughtfully asked him, "So, the flesh I just had was because of the Green Shadow Grass?"

"That's right! In fact, Martina used two insidious methods with this cold arrow. The first was the snake venom we discovered at the beginning. Although this venom is extremely deadly and can kill instantly, it didn't have much effect because of your constitution, Margaret."

"As for this second insidious method, it's the Green Glow Arrow itself!" Connor said decisively, then tossed the Green Glow Arrow, which he had taken from Margaret's wound, to her. He continued, "Although this Green Glow Arrow appears to be primarily composed of Cesar steel, and its similarity to Cesar steel in testing is as high as 93%, making it remarkably similar, it's actually more accurate to say it's an alloy based on Cesar steel than Cesar steel!"

"This alloy is based on Cesar steel, with the addition of specially quenched, highly toxic Green Shadow Grass juice, and several other possible additives!" Connor hesitated for a moment before explaining, "I've conducted experiments; directly adding the specially treated, highly toxic Green Shadow Grass juice to Cesar steel significantly affects the alloy's hardness, so several other additives are added to neutralize it!"

"When this alloy comes into contact with blood, the toxins of the Green Shadow Grass within it are rapidly released, corroding and contaminating flesh and blood. If Margaret had pulled that Green Light Arrow directly from her shoulder, it would have worsened the wound, and the Green Shadow Grass toxins would have contaminated the surrounding flesh and blood even faster. At best, the wound wouldn't heal properly, causing massive bleeding; at worst, the Green Shadow Grass toxins would invade the heart, leading to death!" After saying this, Connor took out another Green Light Arrow from his spatial ring and said with some emotion:

"Martina's move was truly insidious and well-hidden. Who would have thought that a cold arrow coated with deadly snake venom would be poisonous in itself? Who would have thought that directly pulling out the arrow would actually accelerate the contamination of the venom?"

After Connor finished speaking, Margaret looked at the green-glowing arrow in her hand, and a look of relief immediately appeared in her eyes. If Connor hadn't seen through Martina's insidious tricks today, she would definitely have fallen for that bitch Martina's dirty tricks. Although she might not have died, she would definitely not have had a good time!

Thinking of this, Margaret seemed to realize something. She asked Connor, "Connor, how do you know that Green Shadow Grass, after special processing, becomes highly poisonous? I've read quite a few books on potions, but I haven't seen anything about Green Shadow Grass..."

(End of this chapter)