After returning to the manor, Merlin began examining the materials for the Blackmanny Formula that Eru had given him.
There were more than two hundred kinds of materials. Merlin carefully inspected each one, confirming that they were indeed ingredients for the Blackmanny Nutrient Pool Formula. Having prepared a Nutrient Pool himself, he could not have mistaken them.
These materials were all extremely expensive. Merlin had even made a point of asking some shops in Sacred Dragon City, and even if they emptied their entire inventories, they could at most put together a few sets. Yet Eru was going to provide a full ten sets.
This meant that Eru had his own special channels through which he could obtain a steady supply of Nutrient Pool ingredients, without needing to purchase them through merchant associations.
I must gain access to channels like these too.
Merlin silently made up his mind. Eru was a deeply mysterious man. He had access to channels unavailable to ordinary people, or even those with powerful Behemoth Bloodlines. He was certainly no ordinary person.
Merlin had to take advantage of Eru's eagerness to study him to gradually uncover the secrets hidden behind him. Most importantly, he had to gain access to the sources of these Nutrient Pool Formula ingredients. That was Merlin's true goal.
Having obtained one set of ingredients for the Blackmanny Formula, Merlin did not immediately prepare a Nutrient Pool, since doing so would serve little purpose.
Although Merlin had now reached the Third Beastification Form, his potential was limited. He would replace the Two-Headed Wing Wolf sooner or later, so using these materials now would simply be a waste.
However, Merlin could not replace his giant beast will with that of the Blood-Eyed Demon Dragon just yet. After all, he still had to undergo Eru's