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Chapter 378: The Failed Elixir of Immortality
Chapter 378: The Failed Elixir of Immortality
September 25, 2017
Amidst Lu HaiKong's bustling activities, on the grasslands, the Fu Clan Tribe finally made contact with the Black Wind Legion.
To be honest, the Fu Clan Tribe's acting skills were truly 'impressive', vividly portraying the ultimate act of retreating in panic.
Upon seeing the Black Wind Legion's flag, the tribe members immediately abandoned their supplies and technical personnel, fleeing without a second thought.
It seemed less like a retreat and more like a relief from a challenging task finally coming to an end.
Of course, the captured technicians couldn't discern anything, as they watched in bewilderment as the Black Wind Legion drove away the Fu Clan Tribe and then followed them to Lu HaiKong's mountain stronghold.
Lu HaiKong paid great attention to the arrival of this group.
It was important to note that this group had almost emptied Ding Yuan's Prefect's Mansion, taking with them a substantial amount of wealth from Jiuyuan County and over a thousand technical experts.
Therefore, after their return, Lu HaiKong personally greeted them and soothed the emotions of the technicians, setting the tone for this matter.
In summary, Lu HaiKong's people encountered the Fu Clan Tribe, repelled the Huns, and rescued these technicians.
When it came to soothing the technicians' emotions, Lu HaiKong was quite adept. He generously provided financial compensation where needed and assured those who wanted their families relocated that he would do his utmost to arrange their relocation.
Although Lu HaiKong had set the tone for this matter, no one was a fool. It was evident to all that the Huns who had chased the tribe might very well be Lu HaiKong's men. Who would dare cause trouble in such a situation? These people had even dared to attack a county town, so why would they care about a few technicians?
Thus, despite their grumblings, the technicians obediently followed Lu HaiKong's arrangements and settled down in the stronghold.
Most of these technicians were blacksmiths and carpenters, and they were assigned to the Blacksmith Camp and Carpenter Camp. Normally, having so many skilled craftsmen join should have been a welcome development, but unfortunately, both camps were currently lacking in materials and were almost in a state of partial closure.
This was quite unfortunate, and Lu HaiKong had no choice but to expedite matters in Qiangyin while sending people to mine the mountains on either side of the valley.
Previously, Lu HaiKong had used a tool to scout the area and discovered three iron mines, one coal mine, and one quarry, totaling five resource sites near the stronghold. Among these, the iron and coal mines were what the Blacksmith Camp needed most urgently.
With the locations identified, all that was left was to start mining. The Blacksmith Camp's needs could be temporarily met, and the Carpenter Camp's requirements were even easier to fulfill. With such vast mountains, how could there be a shortage of trees?
However, Lu HaiKong was well aware that he couldn't be reckless with the trees. The valleys on both sides had already been heavily logged, and continuing would leave them bare. If a heavy rainstorm triggered a landslide or a similar accident, it would be disastrous. Therefore, Lu HaiKong instructed the Carpenter Camp to move their logging operations deeper into the mountains.
After settling the technicians, the other side also finished inspecting the nearly hundred carts of supplies.
Among these supplies, gold actually made up a relatively small proportion. Lu HaiKong's stronghold was already abundant in this resource, so they hadn't looted much of it. The items they took in the greatest quantity were books—a wide variety of books, including cultivation secret manuals, military texts, Confucian scriptures, and various military maps.
Most of these books were obtained from Ding Yuan's Prefect's Mansion, with some also seized from a shop in Jiuyuan County.
These shops were scarce, with only one or two in each county at most, and the Fu Clan Tribe had raided one such bookstore.
While these bookstores could be raided, most of the loot was ordinary goods, and truly valuable items were rarely stolen. However, Lu Hai Kong wasn't after high-end items.
The books, numbering around a dozen carts, were mostly duplicates, categorized into three groups. The secret manuals and military texts were sent to the Fire Battalion, while the Confucian scriptures and strategic texts were delivered to the administrative hall next to the Assembly Hall.
More abundant than books were armor and equipment, which the Fu Clan Tribe had taken a liking to. These items were mostly of the Elite grade and above, totaling several hundred sets, requiring dozens of carts to transport.
Lu Hai Kong wasn't particularly interested in these armors at the moment. After a quick glance at their data, he set them aside.
What truly piqued Lu Hai Kong's interest was whether the Fu Clan Tribe had acquired any valuable items from Ding Yuan's Prefect's Mansion.
That old man had casually produced a million-gold-worth mechanical beast to breach Lu Hai Kong's fort walls. Lu Hai Kong wanted to know if there were more of those beasts in Ding Yuan's mansion.
The Prefect's Mansion did have some valuable items, but unfortunately, there were no more of those million-gold-valued mechanical beasts.
It was already impressive to obtain one of those priceless items, let alone have them in stock.
Lu Hai Kong found a version of the book "Yi Liu Yi Jiu Yi Ba Yi Kan Wu Yi Cuo" in the mansion.
However, the Fu Clan Tribe did bring Lu Hai Kong something from Ding Yuan's secret chamber—a potion formula, a sword, and a bottle of pills.
The potion formula was for a Vitality Potion, according to the description, which was primarily used to unlock potential. It could boost the user's strength by ten to thirty percent, essentially a game-version stimulant.
The sword, however, was peculiar. Lu Hai Kong's Appraisal Skill couldn't discern its attributes, and it felt strange in his hand, though he couldn't pinpoint the reason.
After examining it, Lu Hai Kong placed the sword in the secret chamber. He sent the potion formula to the medical hall for research.
Initially, Lu Hai Kong thought the bottle of pills was a Talent Pill due to its resemblance to the bottle used for such pills.
Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a type of pill he had never seen before. When he saw the attributes of the pill, he promptly sent it to the secret chamber as well.
Failed Elixir of Immortality
Description: This is a failed attempt at creating the Elixir of Immortality. While it doesn't grant immortality, it may have unexpected benefits.
Known Effects: Assists martial artists in rank advancement, significantly enhancing various physical attributes and healing fatal injuries.
Unknown Effects: May cause mutations in certain aspects. ???
"This stuff is all unreliable," Lu Hai Kong muttered as he sealed the items in the secret chamber once more.
(End of Chapter)
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