My health recovery is incredibly fast.

After spending a week in the spell training room, Xia Zuo received news that An Ru'er was about to head to the Frozen Snowfield.

He returned home and created a Blood Guardian with a total of 5000 HP.

Xia Zuo sealed the Blood Element Guardian in a metal box and had Anru carry it with her in case of emergency.

If they encounter a monster siege or the snowstorm is too severe to avoid, Xia Zuo can control this Blood Guardian to provide assistance.

Xia Zuo can handle tasks such as luring away monsters, helping Anru escape, or keeping watch for Anru during her deep meditation.

After confirming that Anruer was ready, Xia Zuo sent her onto the airship bound for Yongdong City. Only after watching the airship disappear on the horizon did he return to the academy to continue building the tower.

Chapter 127 Dragon Blood Jelly

More than half a month has passed.

That morning.

Xia Zuo lay lazily on a soft, silver sofa, enjoying the beams of light streaming through the skylight and admiring the white clouds and blue sky.

He was observing Anjou's resistance to a blizzard that had frozen the snowfields.

About eight days ago, Anru arrived at the Pillar of Creation and met with Seresporina, who was in charge of receiving them. As the founder of Starry Night Academy, Seresporina was responsible for receiving all the students from the Western Continent.

Selena first took Anru to see the chaotic container deep in the volcanic lava, explaining the relationship between the spiritual ocean and the elemental laws. Then the two went to the outpost at the edge of the starry sky.

After completing the entire process, Anruer returned to the ground, rested briefly, and then began her return journey.

After several days of travel, she has arrived at a place 300 kilometers north of Yongdong City. She expects to complete this advancement trial in a maximum of 5 days.

Xia Zuo withdrew his gaze from the perspective of the Blood Guardian and looked at his own tower.

Currently, the tower is undergoing the process of adapting to the alchemy equipment. The energy field is filled with energy, reaching the expected total of 360 million points. All alchemy equipment has been installed in its designated locations and is now operating at full capacity.

If the system operates continuously at full load for more than 1000 hours without any malfunctions, then the adaptation work is complete and the trial operation phase can begin.

During this period, all Xia Zuo could do was wait and be ready to deal with any emergencies.

He was mentally prepared to spend a month in the training room.

Just as Xia Zuo was about to enter a deep meditation, the secret communication ring made a sound.

Krestor reported that the Hammer faction had prepared the bionic silver-eating insects, and the transaction could be completed once Shazo inspected the goods.

Xia Zuo glanced at the tower that was shaking slightly, silently praying that nothing would go wrong in this short period of time, and then left the spell training room.

...

Inside Christo's office.

On the desk in front of Xia Zuo, there was a small culture jar.

Inside the jar, countless tiny biomimetic silver-eating worms rolled, climbed, and scurried about, like an overly energetic child, always in a state of constant jumping and bouncing.

Christo took out a manual and placed it next to the culture tank. "This is the user manual for the biomimetic silver-eating worms. Take a look."

Xia Zuo picked it up and read it once, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He then used his detection spell on the small insect in the culture jar.

...

【Name】Bionic Silver-Eating Insect

[Type] Products of bio-alchemy and enchanting

[Grade] Master

[Quality] 100% complete, perfect.

[Description] This is a biomimetic device made from Fergus deformable metal and high-performance elastic fibers. It has a built-in, currently inactive binding module that can connect with the user's thoughts. Its primary power source is life-giving alchemical dragon blood, with earth elemental energy as a secondary power source. It requires recharging to function properly when energy is insufficient.

【Effect】

Once bound to a user, the bionic silver-eating beetle can repair designated metal items according to the user's wishes.

...

"Is the main driving energy of the bionic silver-eating worm the life force provided by the alchemical dragon blood?" Xia Zuo paused and asked, "Can I use my own life force?"

“Yes,” Christo nodded, “but I don’t recommend you do it.”

She pointed to the insects in the culture tank, "Each bionic silver-eating insect has a storage space of about 3 cubic meters inside, filled with alchemical dragon blood. Huangchui has done a lot of experiments, and the experimental data shows that the higher the level of the metal item to be repaired, the more alchemical dragon blood is consumed. For example, for a relatively common metal material with a hardness of 100, it takes 1 cubic meter of alchemical dragon blood per square meter to repair it."

Christo took a lively worm out of the culture tank and transferred several bright red jelly cubes from its storage space.

"This is alchemical dragon blood. Desolate Hammer processed the blood of the Frost Dragon into a gelatinous substance with higher density and more stable form. Look at its vitality and compare it with your own, and you'll understand what I mean."

Xia Zuo picked up the jelly-like alchemical dragon blood, tossed it in his hand, and released his detection spell.

...

【Name】Alchemy Dragon Blood

[Type] Products of bio-alchemy and enchanting

[Grade] Master

[Quality] 100% complete, perfect.

[Note] Contains 100 points of health.

【Effect】

The prediction is as follows:

1. After avoiding any potential negative effects, it can be used as a regular recovery item.

2. Can be used as a supplement to the main driving energy of biomimetic silver-eating insects

...

Xia Zuo squeezed the jelly, feeling a little strange.

"Christopher...hmm...this thing does have a very high life force content. Can it be used as a supplement?"

This question startled Christo for a moment. "No...no. The alchemical dragon blood contains many alchemical ingredients that can cause bodily damage, which is very harmful to the user."

"Okay." Xia Zuo rubbed his nose and put the jelly back. "So, what's the price?"

Christo put the insect back into the culture tank and said:

"Each canister of biomimetic silver-devouring worms is priced at 3 million, with a total of 1000 worms. Their storage space contains a total of 3 cubic meters of alchemical dragon blood, priced at 1 million. The worms plus the alchemical dragon blood total 4 million. The 3 cubic meters of alchemical dragon blood is enough for you to use for several years. When you run out of alchemical dragon blood, you can buy more, but the price will be lower then, because Wild Hammer may have developed a lower-cost alchemical dragon blood."

Xia Zuo pondered for a moment, then clenched his right fist and slammed it against his palm. "Deal."

...

After completing the delivery of the goods, Xia Zuo took the incubation tank back to the academy's spell training room.

The tower is still operating at full capacity, and no abnormalities have occurred.

Following the instructions in the manual, Xia Zuo successfully bound himself to 1000 bionic silver-eating insects, and then took out a piece of jelly from the storage space of one of the insects.

Christo says the jelly is inedible, but Goldfinger says it's okay, as long as you avoid the negative effects.

Xia Zuo couldn't determine the reason for the difference in their opinions, so he decided to try eating a piece himself.

He checked the blood pack and resuscitation medication to make sure everything was in order, then put a piece of jelly in his mouth.

"Tsk tsk..." Xia Zuo clicked his tongue a few times, carefully savoring the taste of the dragon blood jelly.

It's on the sweeter side, melts in your mouth, like drinking a sip of sugar water.

Apart from that, there was nothing that bothered me.

It’s weird.

Why would Christo say that this thing is harmful to the body?

Xia Zuo looked up the information about the cheat system and immediately understood the reason.

It is related to the talent [Immortal Body].

Upon consuming the Dragon Blood Jelly, he received a negative status effect called "Moderate Damage," which deducts 50 health points per second.

This negative status is caused by physical damage and is affected by the [Immortal Body]. When Xia Zuo's health is fully restored, this negative status will disappear.

Xia Zuo was at full health when he ate the Dragon Blood Jelly. The [Moderate Damage] debuff hadn't even taken effect before it was erased by [Immortal Body].

Dragon Blood Jelly has the effect of restoring 100 health points.

As long as Xia Zuo keeps his health deficit below 100 points, he can consume Dragon Blood Jelly without taking any damage.

For example, his maximum health is 1900 points. His current health is 1800 points. He eats a Dragon Blood Jelly, restoring full health and removing the "Moderate Damage" debuff.

If you eat the dragon's blood jelly in time, as long as you do it properly, can you achieve the effect of locking in your blood?

Xia Zuo's eyes lit up, feeling that he had discovered something interesting.

In that instant, he even felt that the alchemical dragon blood was more strategically valuable than the bionic silver-devouring worms.

Chapter 128 One light and one dark

One morning more than a month later.

The full-load operation test of the tower has been completed, but Xia Zuo will not be able to enter the trial operation phase in the near future.

Today is the day we leave the Eastern Continent and head to the Western Continent.

There are a total of 5 super-large airships on this trip. Apart from the passenger airship that Xia Zuo and others are riding in, the other 4 are cargo airships fully loaded with alchemy materials.

The Temple plans to build a teleportation hall in the Western Continent with a teleportation amplification effect covering the entire Starry Night Kingdom.

According to the design requirements, this teleportation hall needs to have transoceanic teleportation capabilities.

The extreme storm located in the middle of the ocean has become the biggest problem.

The temple discussed two plans.

One set is underwater, and the other is in the sky.

Temple investigations revealed that the ocean depths beneath the extreme storm are not as turbulent as those at sea level. Near the zone of darkness, the ocean currents become more fluid and regular, reaching acceptable levels. Constructing an underground transfer station suspended in the ocean is feasible here.