Extraordinary Mechanical City
Chapter 152

Three-Legged Thunder Bird Magic Core

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The four of them, including Rein, were very happy living in the Barbarian Tribe, enjoying good food and drink every day.

Everyone has something to do.

The legendary Bazel, who only knew how to fight and kill, was bored with nothing to do. He ate and drank excessively every day and even developed a slightly chubby belly. Fortunately, Rein's strength was improving rapidly, and his injuries were healing extremely quickly, so the legend didn't complain.

Renn now no longer needs a gas mask and can breathe freely in the air with his respiratory tract exposed. And his fighting spirit has also increased to a new high, and three new "gang lines" have been condensed within a month.

This is an efficiency that was absolutely unimaginable in the past.

The eight Gang Line made it extremely efficient for him to pull out the Silver-Gray Sacred Artifact Silver Needle Bazel's body, and he became increasingly adept at manipulating the Gang Line, making it easier to chase after those wandering tiny Silver Needle.

Complete eradication is just around the corner.

And Mrs. Canossa of the "Black Gold Merchant Guild" has completely disappeared without a trace.

The tribe's warriors have confirmed that they neither killed nor captured her. They don't know whether the lady returned to the wasteland or went somewhere else.

After Rein became acquainted with the Kolman people, he also managed to rescue Uncle Sam.

The "sacrifice to the gods" ritual has always used High-tier Demonic Beast. Using humans now is entirely a punishment for the invaders.

After being released, Uncle Sam did not stay in the forest for long; he was escorted out of the jungle by the monster knights.

Because he needed to continue confirming Mrs. Canossa's whereabouts.

In exchange for the release, Uncle Sam, representing the "Black Gold Merchant Guild," announced that all related factions under their command would no longer participate in the war.

Days passed by like this.

"Doctor Rein, dinner's ready."

"Oh."

The tribe temporarily assigned Rein and his three companions a nice thatched hut halfway up the mountain.

But the Tuster and grandson, both machine enthusiasts, would work so hard that they would forget to eat or sleep, and their workshop would be their "home," a place they would never leave, even 24 hours a day.

As for that guy Bazel, aside from finding him when he pulls out the Silver Needle every day, he's nowhere to be seen on other days, and nobody knows where he's off gallivanting off to.

In the end, only Rein and Wudo regularly lived in the huge thatched hut.

Wudo, the high High Priest, was arranged by the Great Shaman to study under Rein. Now the two of them practically live and eat together, and Udo is also responsible for taking care of his daily life.

Lunch was still grilled meat and fruit.

The roasted meat weighed about a hundred pounds and was a hind leg from First Tier magical beast called the 'Unicorn Rhinoceros,' the best cut of meat from the entire beast. Roasted until golden brown and glistening with oil, it was placed on a huge banana leaf, and the aroma of the meat filled the entire thatched hut.

The aroma of the meat whetted Rein's appetite, and he exclaimed, "Wow, it smells amazing! Wudo, your grilling skills are truly incredible!"

Wudo smiled in response.

With the number of Gang Line rapidly increasing, Rein's training efficiency in the [Great Strength God Art] is also gradually improving. His muscles are growing rapidly, requiring a large amount of energy, leaving him feeling constantly hungry.

The Kolman Tribe's rough dietary habits are actually the most suitable food combination for growth.

Warcraft-style roasted meat provides a lot of protein for muscle growth, while various fruits provide abundant calories and vitamins.

Rein now has an enormous appetite; over a hundred pounds of roasted meat and fruit is his and Wudo's lunch.

Both of them were growing.

Speaking of the Daoist priest's physique, Rein couldn't help but complain that the Kolman Tribe's physical growth talent was truly exceptional.

Wudo seems to have reached the age where she's about to grow taller. In the past month, he's certain that this barbarian girl has grown at least another five centimeters, and is now almost 1.7 meters tall!

However, Rein himself was not bad either. He felt that breathing in the black mist and combining it with the [Great Strength God Art] was causing his height and physique to change visibly.

Now, after more than a month, Rein has come to know many plants and animals he had never seen before. Although he is no longer afraid of "food poisoning" after practicing the "Divine Healing Technique," he no longer dares to eat fruits with strange effects.

Rein still vividly remembers the "Elephant Trunk Fruit," especially that.

He still remembered the embarrassing scene from that bonfire dinner a month ago. He ate and drank too much, getting completely drunk. When he woke up, he inexplicably found himself naked, and the High Priest, Wudo, even helped him wipe away his vomit.

The key point is that after eating that "Elephant Trunk Fruit," Rein himself became like an elephant trunk, strutting around proudly, which was incredibly embarrassing.

But Wudo didn't seem to care at all, wiping and smearing as she pleased. She looked at the naked Rein as if he were a naked child in the tribe, without any hesitation or coyness.

Later, as Rein gradually learned more, he realized that the Kolman had a very primitive view of gender.

They are still in that very primitive stage of courtship.

Dating? Forget about it!

If they hit it off, they'd go for it; if not, the men would just knock the woman unconscious with a stick and drag her into a thatched hut or cave.

Therefore, only those who are powerful can determine their right to have a spouse.

This is humanity's most primal desire.

This is why if you ask those barbarian kids why they all want to become the tribe's top warrior, the most common answer will definitely be related to spousal rights.

If Wudo hadn't been a high-ranking priestess, this girl would probably have been beaten countless times over.

"I'm going to eat now."

Without any hesitation, Rein sat down on the ground and began tearing off pieces of roasted meat and putting them into his mouth.

At that moment, Wudo, sitting opposite him, handed him a small jar and said, "Doctor Rein, Elder Fofa has already prepared the [Fate Weaver] potion you requested. He is the most powerful potion master in our tribe, and his potions are the most effective. Well, according to your standards, the purity should be the highest."

"Oh? It's ready?"

Rein wiped the oil stains off his clothes and took the jar from his hand.

Although the earthenware potion doesn't look very appealing, the one personally crafted by the "elder" is definitely no worse than any high-level potion master's potion.

He said with a smile, "Thank you, Wudo, and please thank Elder Fofa for me too."

It wasn't that he didn't want to thank them in person, but Rein always felt that those elders were elusive and rarely seen.

After spending more than a month together, Wudo and Rein had become quite familiar with each other. She didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "No need to thank me. The elders all say your method is very effective and extremely useful for the tribe's potion-making heritage. They even told me to learn from you."

Only potion masters can truly understand the difficulties faced by potion masters.

The hardships and suffering that these potion masters of the Kolman Tribe endured to advance to the level of "Six Elders" are absolutely unimaginable to ordinary people.

They were well aware that this scientific method of learning and recording was of great significance for benefiting future generations and continuing their Kolman civilization.

After a pause, Wudo continued, "They are tribal elders, and they are usually too embarrassed to come and learn from you, but they are actually doing these things diligently in private."

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Rein finally understood.

After all, there's a seniority factor involved, which explains why the elders seem to deliberately avoid him on a daily basis.

Uh... it's really awkward to have it delivered in person.

At this moment, Wudo asked again, "I heard you want to advance to the Second Tier, and the elders also asked me to bring the best magical beast cores in the tribe. What attribute of battle aura do you want to awaken?"

As she spoke, she took out a row of colorful magical beast cores from a leather bag.

As the light shone in, it sparkled like colorful gemstones.

It contains the rarest elemental magic cores: earth, wind, water, fire, metal, wood, and even light, darkness, and lightning!

Each one is extremely pure; they are clearly the finest selected from among the magic cores.

Seeing this, Rein once again felt the warmth of the Kolman Tribe. The best food is always the best for friends.

When Transcendent individuals who cultivate battle qi advance to the Second Tier Transcendent level, they face a very important problem: they need to absorb the corresponding magic core to awaken their battle qi attribute.

While First Tier magic cores aren't particularly expensive, this kind of top-grade magic core is a rare treasure that money can't buy.

In the trading houses of the two great empires, these were items monopolized by high-ranking nobles. Ordinary people had no way of accessing them, and only the offspring of top nobles could enjoy this purity of magic cores when advancing in rank.

At this moment, Wudo added, "The High Priest said that focusing solely on healing for your advancement is a waste of your talent. If possible, choosing the light or lightning element would be most suitable. However, these two elements will be slightly more difficult to advance in the later stages."

"Um."

Rein nodded.

This was actually a question he had considered before.

The elemental magic cores of "light" and "lightning" are indeed very suitable, but they are almost never seen on the market.

He initially thought of "wind".

Generally speaking, when considering the attributes of battle aura, there are two main points: affinity and functional requirements!

Unlike mages, warriors don't need as high an elemental affinity; instead, attribute matching is the most important factor.

Generally, healing-type Transcendent will choose either the "wood" or "water" element.

This will give them a stronger healing effect and faster recovery speed after their battle aura is awakened.

However, the "Battle Doctor" path for Rein is clearly unsuitable, because it is not only a doctor profession but also a melee profession.

Therefore, he needs to be equipped with some brutal attributes that enhance his melee capabilities.

Both "light" and "thunder" are good, each with its own advantages, and Rein is having a hard time choosing between them.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Wudo, what do you think? Which one should I choose?"

Wudo, being a High Priest of Kolman, had a much better understanding of magic cores than Rein. She said, "'Light' focuses on healing, and its attacks have the advantages of speed and aura penetration; while 'Lightning' aura has a slight paralyzing effect, making it suitable not only for healing injuries but also for amplifying attacks, although it is more troublesome to advance in the later stages."

Rein: "So, you also think 'Ray's' is better?"

Actually, of these two crystal cores, he himself prefers the "lightning" type.

The paralysis-inflicting effect is a perfect match for his Transcendent ability "Gang Line" (Gang Line), providing healing amplification, damage amplification, and control effects—it couldn't be more ideal.

"Um."

Wudo nodded. "Moreover, this is the magic core of a 'Three-legged Thunder Bird,' a very rare elemental creature that usually only appears in thunderclouds. Our tribe might not be able to hunt one even once every eight or ten years. If you use it to advance, your affinity with lightning elements will be very high during meditation, and you might even inherit some 'elemental recovery' talent."

The quality of the magic core also matters; the higher the quality of the magic core used to absorb the advanced magic core, the higher the chance that the Transcendent person will inherit some of the magical beast's innate talents and abilities after advancing.

Although the "Three-legged Thunder Bird" is another type of monster I've never heard of.

But upon hearing that it was an elemental creature, Rein immediately thought of the "Swamp Lord" he had encountered in the Plague Marsh before; its elemental condensation ability was truly overpowered.

That "Elemental Restoration" talent sounds pretty good too.

Thinking it over, Rein no longer felt there was anything to hesitate about and said, "Then let's choose the 'lightning' magic core."

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Wudo took out the purple magic core from her leather case and handed it to Rein.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she muttered to herself, "If our tribe's [Thunder Totem] were still intact, cultivating lightning magic would be incredibly easy."

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Upon hearing this, Rein raised an eyebrow but didn't think much of it.

He had also heard that when the Kolman Tribe was at its most powerful, the tribe had more than a dozen divine power inheritance totems.

But as time went by, only six elements were passed down: power, rain, wood, insects, wind, and fire.

Now that the [Fire Totem] has been stolen, only five types remain.

However, I no longer crave such things.

Even if it hadn't been lost for hundreds of years, it would still be a family heirloom passed down through generations, something an outsider like him couldn't possibly covet.

Now that the [Destiny Usurper] potion and elemental crystal core are ready, he is just waiting for his battle qi to overflow so that he can immediately advance to the Second Tier Transcendent.

Rein and Wudo ate and chatted inside the house, and the atmosphere at lunch was very harmonious.

Woo, woo, woo

Suddenly, a long, drawn-out war horn sounded throughout the tribe!

The two were startled at the same time, thinking that enemies had attacked the Central Courtyard Tribe, and hurriedly went out of the house to check.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an invasion by a monster.

When Rein saw clearly what the invading monsters looked like, he was greatly surprised and almost blurted out, "Aren't these dinosaurs?!"

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