My health recovery is incredibly fast.

But things like the mossy underside of the mud crawler and the bristly pads of the swamp moss walker... not only sound strange, but their shapes are also odd, and their uses are unclear. The feedback from the Detection spell is mainly based on the predictions of the cheat system, without giving a precise answer. We can only wait for Christor to reveal the answer.

Christo manipulated the alchemy table very quickly.

The crucible is ignited to heat it and evaporate excess moisture. Then, a viscous potion is poured in, and powdered monster marrow is sprinkled in. The robotic arm takes over the task of stirring the crucible, continuously stirring the liquid inside clockwise and counterclockwise. Krestor then processes the other monster materials, crushing mossy lips and spiky footpads into powder, and drying, breaking, and grinding the golden phoenix's beak and other items.

The processed monster materials were poured into the crucible, like simmering a large pot of rich, flavorful soup. The liquid in the crucible changed color from yellowish-brown to black, emitting a sour and astringent smell.

Krestor turned up the heat, poured in the mixed-blood mage's concentrated blood sample, and simultaneously increased the speed at which the robotic arm stirred the crucible.

Finally, in the instant the fire dried up all the moisture, a pot of black, muddy stuff was freshly made.

Christo picked up the crucible with silver sand, turned it upside down on the alchemy table, and poured out a jelly-like, translucent black substance.

"This is a mutant nutrient paste, prepared for blood magic golems. In the Crimson Dawn Legion, it is also used as food for blood elemental servant soldiers."

Christo took a glass bottle out of her alchemy pouch.

After uncorking the bottle, she quickly aligned the bottle opening with the nutritional paste and inserted it.

A plump worm crawled out of the bottle, burrowed into the nutrient paste, and then began to devour the surrounding "jelly".

"This worm is a bloodworm that I cultivated using my own life force. It is a product of blood magic alchemy, inherently gluttonous, and grows extremely fast. Most importantly, after consuming a nutrient paste made from mutated tissue, it will enter a state of continuous mutation, gaining a portion of the mutated tissue's abilities."

Christo's fingertips traced the glass bottles containing the raw materials as she explained:

"If the mutation goes smoothly, the beak of an adult golden phoenix will give the bloodworm a mouthful of sharp teeth, the tough shell of a mud monster will become its armor, and the strong tendons of a centaur like Kendrus will give it flexibility and explosive power in its legs..."

Xia Zuo carefully memorized Christo's words and kept a close eye on the bloodworms in the nutritional paste.

He discovered that the bloodworms were growing rapidly, visibly expanding and elongating, from the size of an index finger to the size of half a palm, growing almost as much as they ate.

Suddenly, the bloodworms curled up as if they had eaten something bad, and began to convulse.

Krestor stared at the bloodworm, sensing the state of her creation. "Hmm... it's starting to mutate. According to the designed mutation sequence, the first thing it should grow is fangs."

As soon as she finished speaking, the blood worm, which was curled into a ball, suddenly straightened up. A round mouthpart covered with sharp spikes appeared on the blood worm's head.

"Grunt, grunt, grunt..." The sound of bloodworms devouring their food filled the room, their ravenous eating even more voracious than before.

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Chapter 52 It should have been tried long ago

Krestor had previously stated that she was demonstrating a blood magic golem that resembled the Bloodhounds of the Scarlet Dawn Legion.

The bloodworms, which were in the lower third of the nutrient paste, underwent several mutations and gradually developed canine appearance characteristics.

The limbs extended from the long, thin body, and the tail tip transformed into four paws with sharp claws and soft pads. The head, which was originally a gaping maw, became a trapezoidal shape that bulged outwards, resembling the profile of a hunting dog.

Facial details such as the nose, eyes, and mouth also become clearer in the mutation, finally settling into the appearance of a ferocious hunting dog with fangs sticking out from its lips.

Once all the nutrient paste had been consumed by the bloodworm, which had completely transformed into the appearance of a hunting dog, it roared to the sky and announced the completion of its mutation with a loud "Awoo~".

It had no fur, its shell made of a layer of seemingly tough bone armor. Its scarlet eyes gleamed with wariness. The wary gaze swept over Xia Zuo's figure, landing on Christo. The Bloodhound immediately became docile, wagging its tail and lowering its head to Christo, begging for a pat on the head.

Christo reached out and stroked the Bloodhound's head, saying:

"In the process of making the bloodworm, I used the brain of a poodle. So its habits will be similar to those of a poodle."

Xia Zuo cast a detection spell on the hounds that were enjoying Christo's petting.

...

【Name】Bloodhound (Fake)

[Type] Blood Magic Golem, Alchemy Product

[Quality] Perfect, 100% complete.

[Grade] Master

【characteristic】

1. Keen Sense of Smell: This blood magic golem possesses an extremely powerful sense of smell, capable of continuously tracking specific scents or finding the source of a specific scent within a 5-kilometer radius.

2. Silent movement: Its mutated feet allow it to move without making a sound.

3. Robust protection: Its mutated bone shell makes it immune to any attack with a power level below 120.

4. Strong tendons allow for faster and more powerful execution of all difficult movements, with a maximum running speed of 220 km/h.

5. Fierce fangs, sharp fangs and claws, can easily tear apart protective gear with a hardness level below 100.

(The rest omitted)

【Description】

This creature is a blood magic puppet, controlled only by Krestor.

...

"It looks very unusual." Xia Zuo read the feedback from the detection technique and secretly thought it was awesome.

“Yes, its strength is comparable to that of a top-tier high-level mage.” Chris paused. “If it were in a magic-suppressing field, it would be at least on par with a Demon Hunter.”

Krestor pulled out a special alchemical pouch and let the Bloodhound crawl inside.

"This is a tool specifically used to house blood magic golems. If you need it, you can take it directly from the shelf outside."

Christo placed the puppet pouch on the table and asked, "Did you write down the method I used to concoct the mutant nutrient paste?"

Xia Zuo nodded. "I've remembered them all."

"Then go and try it yourself on some mutated parts of monsters. If you have any questions, you can ask me or other pureblood mages."

Kristor held up two fingers. "There are two things you need to be careful about. First, the mutation limit. The mutation limit of the blood magic puppet is related to the strength of your own vitality. Second, the side effects of mutation. It will affect your own senses and thinking to a certain extent. You must sever your sensory connection with the blood magic puppet when it mutates, otherwise you will experience irritability, anxiety, or hear noisy sounds."

“Okay, I’ll be careful.” Xia Zuo nodded. “Thank you, Christo.”

After leaving the room, Xia Zuo recalled the process of making Krestor as he walked toward the shelf in the center of the secret room.

Can I learn the refining method by just watching the refining process once?

Others might not be able to do it.

But Xia Zuo definitely can.

Not only that, he was also able to apply his knowledge to create new blood magic golems based on the Bloodhound crafting techniques.

While the power of divination played a part, his success was largely due to his expertise in alchemy.

Don't forget, he once read the classics of flesh alchemy in Stillwater and even memorized them.

In fact, Xia Zuo's ability to quickly understand Krestor's alchemy method is inseparable from the support of his knowledge of flesh and blood alchemy, as there are many similarities between the two.

Xia Zuo used the silver sand condensation tray to take more than a dozen glass jars from the shelf and brought them to his quiet room.

Adhering to the self-study philosophy of gradual progress from easy to difficult, he decided to start practicing with the nutritional paste that had only mutated once, gradually increasing the number of mutations of the blood magic puppet, and slowly exploring the mutation limits of the blood element servant.

He took out his portable alchemy table and spent some time refining the first batch of nourishing paste.

The cheat system sent a message to my mind:

"Host's achievement of refining a Blood Magic Puppet Nutritional Paste has been detected. Reward: 20 experience points and 0.002 vitality attribute points."

"!!!" Xia Zuo was stunned!

The case is solved! The case is solved!

In the days leading up to today, Xia Zuo had found ways to improve all six attributes except for [Vitality] and [Charm] using alchemy.

He once thought that these two attributes could not be improved by using potions.

Now, he has made a major breakthrough in the way to obtain vitality attribute value, which can be achieved simply by refining nutritional paste.

"Oh dear." Xia Zuo slapped his forehead in slight regret.

He realized he might have missed an opportunity.

If I had secretly tried crafting some nutrient pastes or flesh alchemy potions after memorizing the knowledge in Stillwater Town, I might have discovered long ago that crafting these could boost my vitality attribute...

Thinking about it this way, Xia Zuo felt that he had missed out on a lot of vitality attribute value rewards.

It's really upsetting...

Xia Zuomo sighed and shook his head.

He decided that after this mission was over, he would immediately order a batch of mutated monster tissue from the temple, and whenever he had the chance, he would refine the nutritional paste to earn vitality attribute points.

Xia Zuo suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and began to test the mutant nutritional paste in his hand.

He summoned his blood element servants and controlled them to contain the nutrient paste.

The golden finger sent a message at just the right time:

"A portion of nutrient paste has been detected in the host's blood element servant. Should the servant be instigated to digest the nutrient paste? It is predicted that this will consume 100 points of the servant's maximum health and produce a mutation effect. The mutation success rate is 99%, and the mutation direction is [Enhanced Resistance to Attacks]."

Xia Zuo silently recited, "Confirm digestion."

The spherical blood essence servants encasing the nutrient paste floated in the air, and at Xia Zuo's command, they began to pulsate, expanding and contracting, while the nutrient paste inside them rapidly dissolved.

1 minute later.

The cheat engine sent a message: "The blood element servant has finished digesting, the mutation was successful, and the servant template has changed."

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[Blood Servant] No. 15

【characteristic】

Nutritional Paste Enhancement #1: Strength attribute +3, gain skill [Power Burst Lv.1]

【Skill】

Power Burst lv.1: Consumes 100 HP to increase [Strength] by 5 for 30 seconds.

Chapter 53 The Origins of the Rejuvenation Potion

As expected, the attribute values ​​of Blood Elemental Minions can be increased not only through the Blood Elemental Enhancement talent, but also through Mutant Nutrient Paste.