The "flesh and blood" that represented explosive power, the "outer armor" that represented defensive strength, and the most important capability for breaking through fortified positions—"enhancement reinforcement."
These were the essentials of the Second Energy Level true form, the Rockforged Knight.
Among the Magic Potion material list Teacher Hilliard had left behind, the recommended Magic Beast materials were the "Voltage-Transforming Muscles of the Flying-Flame Giant Locust," the "iridescent plume feathers of the Silver Halberd Falcon," and the "crystal core of the Infernal Ice Wolf."
At first glance, none of them seemed related to earth... but in truth, the Flying-Flame Giant Locust was a massive exotic insect that lived around the Great Desert. It did not breathe fire, nor did it rub its wings together to create sparks—it was simply an insect that ate rocks and plant roots. But wherever it passed, not a blade of grass remained, as though the land had been scorched by flames. That was how it got its name.
The name Blazing Flame Lands actually came from the same reason. The sunlight over that land was simply too scorching, as if heavenly fire had fallen to sear it—likewise, "flashing flame" referred to volcanoes. It was a naming custom unique to the Terra Continent.
This material was fairly easy to obtain. Although the Voltage-Transforming Muscles definitely had to come from a Second Energy Level insect king, the sheer size of locust swarms ensured a stable supply. As long as one had money, one could buy them; no one would fight over them.
The Silver Halberd Falcon was somewhat harder to acquire, but there was still a solution.
By coincidence, the Chehalorvo Family's inherited true form, the Silverpeak Envoy, also required the smooth yet sturdy iridescent plume feathers of this Magic Beast—feathers that could even reflect the sun's radiance—as