Chapter 477: There Were Many Days Ahead

Chapter 477: There Were Many Days Ahead

Some unfair treatment towards the Alien Races… or rather, some special treatment, like items costing a bit more when shopping, but not too much more. After all, there had been many incidents over such things before, and now the Alien Races were accepted by the Human Race. Many Alien Races looked almost no different from Humans.

Like the Green Hair beside him. As long as he wore a hat that covered the subtle features on his ears, he basically looked like a normal Human.

“Haha? Captain, what’s with that expression? With your strength, a hundred years or more is nothing really.” Green Hair patted Oss’s shoulder and said casually, “I’ve heard some rumors. It seems Demon Sword Cultists, because they can absorb Blood Essence, live longer than Professionals.”

“Huh? Is that possible?” Oss asked with some surprise.

“Of course. I learned about this when I was completing some Quests.” Green Hair talked about his experience. At the time, the person who completed the Quest was a Life Field Researcher. He wasn’t the kind to use any means necessary… well, among Life Field Researchers, those who didn’t cross the line could be called good people.

He was considered a ‘good person’ among Life Field Researchers. He wanted to study the physique of Demon Sword Cultists, but not many Demon Sword Cultists were willing to cooperate. After all, being thoroughly studied by a Life Field Researcher sounded unsettling.

Unable to find suitable volunteers, he gritted his teeth and turned himself into a Demon Sword Cultist, using his own body for research. The Quest Green Hair completed at the time was blood collection, gathering blood from Magical Beasts with extremely strong Life Force and highly active blood.

Practice makes perfect. Over time, he started chatting with that researcher and later learned some characteristics about Demon Sword Cultists from him. When Demon Sword Cultists absorb Blood Essence, most of the hidden injuries in their bodies can be eliminated under the vast flushing of Blood Essence. Of course, this required a sufficiently powerful source of Blood Essence.

If it were normal killing, it only produced normal recovery effects. Additionally, Blood Essence contained Life Force. When Demon Sword Cultists usually burn their own blood, they not only consumed blood but also their own Life Force. However, not many Demon Sword Cultists died from exhaustion due to burning their Life Force along with their blood.

Most died in battle.

Firstly, the amount of Life Force burned was not strong. At the same time, part of the Life Force could flow back from the absorbed Blood Essence. Moreover, according to his detailed research, although the Life Force flowing back was not much, the conversion rate was very high!

As long as it wasn’t just bullying the weak, in a battle, the Life Force flowing back could even exceed what was consumed. This meant that Demon Sword Cultists who grew through fighting to sustain fighting could completely have a lifespan far exceeding ordinary people, just like normal Professionals, without worrying about their lifespan being shortened due to frequently burning blood to fight!

Even because of that characteristic of slight Life Force absorption with high conversion rate, Demon Sword Cultists who survived prolonged battles actually had longer life cycles than normal Professionals. Not to mention, the bodies of Demon Sword Cultists were also strengthened by Bloodline Power. With stronger bodies and no influence from hidden injuries, their lifespan would also increase.

This discovery made that Life Field Researcher sigh with emotion. This wave of ‘fall’ was not a loss! As a Life Field Researcher unwilling to cross the line, many of his researches were conducted on himself. Over time, many hidden injuries accumulated in his body, and because of the modifications, his lifespan was greatly reduced.

“This kind of information shouldn’t be easily leaked, right? How did you know?” Oss asked curiously. What Green Hair said seemed to be the results of that person’s hard research. Without special circumstances, why would he foolishly tell him?

“Simple. After he became a Demon Sword Cultist, to make up for the lifespan lost from his past self-modifications, he naturally had to go through some battles. How many Life Field Researchers were proficient in combat? I took him through some battles.”

“I see.” Oss nodded. Fighting together was the best way to build friendship. No wonder Green Hair was the quickest to accept after learning he was a Demon Sword Cultist. He had hung out with a Demon Sword Cultist before, so of course he didn’t mind. What Oss noticed more was the information Green Hair revealed.

He had a good relationship with a Life Field Researcher. Although Life Field Researchers weren’t Magic Pharmacists, their skills couldn’t be ignored. At the very least, each of them could be called a ‘doctor’, and an extremely skilled surgeon at that!

Also, Life Field Researchers could prepare some potions. Although most of those potions were for research, they also had good effects on humans… after all, humans were also life. So overall, Life Field Researchers were a type of Professional with relatively comprehensive support abilities.

Being able to connect with such a Professional would be very helpful for future adventures.

“Unfortunately, that guy really wasn’t very suitable for combat. After hanging out with me for a while, he couldn’t help but run back to do experiments again. He even said he would first research some powerful limbs, install them on himself later, and then go fight those powerful Magical Beasts. Really, if just installing those things could truly make one strong, what’s the point of us fighting so hard?”

“Uh…” Oss really wanted to say that it actually could. His current strength relied on those eyes. Without those eyes, the new members in the team… forget about him fighting three at once, any one of them pulled out could make him struggle hard, and the possibility of losing was very high.

So modifying one’s body to become stronger was completely possible. It just depended on how strong those things were and what effects they had. Anyway, his eyes were probably the kind with the best effects. Even though these eyes had no direct killing power, their support effect was Max!

“Speaking of which, Captain, your eyes are also modified products from the Life Field, right?” Green Hair stared at Oss’s eyes, which were black in normal state, for a while and said. During the sparring match, the changes in Oss’s eyes were very obvious. Ordinary people definitely wouldn’t have such characteristics. Oss wasn’t from an Alien Race. As for the Human Race, some special Talents might appear.

But directly changing physical characteristics did not happen.

Not an Alien Race, not a Talent, so it could only be a modified product.

“That’s right.” Oss nodded. This couldn’t be hidden. In this world, there were no Contact Lenses to cover the changes in the eyes. As for the changes in his eyes, Oss also couldn’t really offer any opinion. Was this just the Creator having nothing better to do, or were these changes necessary?

“Generally, modifications to places like eyes, nose, or ears have the smallest burden, but the improvements also aren’t too great…” Green Hair showed off the knowledge he learned from that Life Field Researcher he knew. Oss listened quietly beside him.

What he said might sound unreliable, but it applied to most situations. Small bonuses? That was looking down on his own eyes. After chatting with Green Hair, Oss stood up and walked around the Campsite. The Campsite not only had their group but also other Adventurers and even many knights from the Sanctuary Church moving around here.

About three kilometers away from them was a Stone Forest. That Stone Forest was directly related to the Undying Witch. Of course, the reason Adventurers and Mercenaries came here was because there were benefits to be gained!

The ‘Spirits’ derived from the Stone Forest didn’t drop anything when defeated, but after defeating them, a special Soul aura could be collected. That Soul aura was a formless material with a wide range of uses. Whether it was for spellcasting materials, Magic Potions, or even Life Domain research, it could be used… some special forging could also use Soul aura, but those were usually Evil Artifacts. Of course, there were normal ones too.

Like Soul protection items.

The items to collect Soul aura weren’t expensive either. If one accepted some Quests, some Auxiliary Profession Practitioners issuing Quests were even willing to provide the relevant collection tools for free. The Stone Forest produced a large number of ‘Spirits’ every day, so Adventurers and Mercenaries came here. The Sanctuary Church didn’t prohibit this, and they rarely did such things.

After all, these people were also effective combat forces. Those Soul auras weren’t contraband. Restricting them brought no benefits.

“It’s about time. We should move.” Seeing some Mercenaries in the Campsite starting to leave one after another, Oss found his new teammates and said. Night was the peak period for those ‘Spirits’ in the Stone Forest to be active.

“Oh oh… Captain, you might be right.” Green Hair nodded somewhat blankly, his gaze withdrawing from Lena and walking over to Oss, lowering his voice. Oss looked at him a bit puzzled. Right about what?

“This woman, she’s really something!” Green Hair said full of emotion. Seeing his somewhat helpless and disappointed look, Oss immediately understood. While he was away, he must have gone to chat with Lena, and as expected, was struck by Lena’s style of not letting anything stick to her!

“Give up. She’s not from the same world as us…” Oss also said with some emotion. He had tried hard before too, but only after trying hard could one see reality more clearly.

“Give up? Tsk, it’s only the first day. There are many days ahead.” Green Hair said quite unyieldingly. “Haven’t you noticed? The more you interact with her, the more you feel she’s attractive, beautiful… and also very dangerous, like a poisonous thorny rose.”

“…” Oss glanced at Green Hair, couldn’t help but shift to the side a bit, putting some distance between them…