Mechanical Alchemist-Chapter 570 - 569: Giant Dragon Gene Potion
The melodious sound of the conch echoed in his ears, lingering on.
Su Lun watched as the silhouettes in the mist gradually faded into the distance, and he too sighed to himself.
The legendary warship, the Santa Maria, had sunk, and it seemed that the crew, turned into undead, had also embarked on their journey to the underworld. At this moment, the saga of the legendary "Black Sam's Pirate Crew" came to an end.
Is this the end of life?
Su Lun felt as if he had grasped something.
He glanced at the sea surface, where Bartolo, Tanni, and Frida stood quietly. They looked towards the direction where Black Sam's crew had just departed, silent for a long time, with a sorrowful air of farewell lingering around them.
Su Lun could understand their feelings at that moment and chose not to disturb them.
However, this stretch of sea was no good place, and it was not fit to linger too long.
Without further delay, Su Lun sensed his previously saved spatial coordinates of the treasure vault, concentrated on a spell, and vanished from the sea surface.
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The seabed here was not too deep, with the wreck lying at about six hundred meters down.
The water pressure was already strong, but it had a minimal impact on Su Lun's body today. Because it was a directed teleportation, he saw the broken ship buried in the mud at a glance.
Sensing no soul vibrations nearby, he swam directly to the side of the wreckage.
The treasure vault had already shattered before and was bombed again yesterday, now scattering gold, silver, and jewels all over the place.
And most of these treasures came from the English nobles, who liked to craft various golden and silver cups, dazzling to behold.
Watching this, Su Lun could only helplessly begin to search around bit by bit.
Luckily, Yuta had described the appearance of the Holy Grail to him beforehand, so he at least knew the shape and size to look for.
He swam through a break in the ship's hull into the treasure chamber and then began to merge with this small fragment of the plane.
As he merged, filaments protruded from his body, sifting through the seabed mud.
His ability to multitask was quite handy for searching.
But finding it was not easy.
The Black Sam crew's hoard was astonishingly vast, and what scattered outside was just a small part. Inside the treasure chamber were densely packed treasure chests, crammed with exotic treasures.
Su Lun wasn't sure if the Holy Grail was inside the treasure vault or scattered outside, so he had to sift through each carefully.
It was a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before a figure swiftly dove down.
It was Tanni.
With his Naga bloodline, he was incredibly agile underwater.
Su Lun saw him and initially wanted to say that he didn't need help, especially just after experiencing a reunion and a farewell, surely he wasn't feeling well.
But as they exchanged glances, Su Lun saw an unwavering determination in his eyes.
It seemed that just meeting that legendary father once had made Tanni grow and transform in an instant. It gave the impression...that the eaglet didn't constantly need shelter anymore and could now soar through the skies on its own.
Su Lun didn't stop him and continued his search.
However, Tanni really seemed to be favored by the ocean. Not long after he came down, he suddenly found a silver cup with green sacred totems in a half-buried treasure chest amid the mud.
He raised his hand, waving it towards Su Lun, who was still sifting through the treasure chamber, and signaled, "Is this it?"
Although the Holy Grail was covered in a layer of mud, Su Lun looked at it, and his heart instantly leaped with great joy, "We really found it!"
As his left eye flickered, he immediately identified that it was the object they were searching for.
[Fal's Holy Grail]
Description: One of the four Holy Artifacts of the Dalu tribe, a divine weapon bestowed by the God of Nature; significantly boosts the user's natural spiritual power; can purify the spirit body, defend against spiritual and mystical spells; a sacred item for communicating with deities, devout believers may receive responses from the gods; only followers of nature can utilize the divine power contained within the Holy Grail.
Su Lun had also come here hoping to give it a try.
He might find it, or he might not.
It all depended on luck.
After all, Old Sword God Bartolo had said that the Black Sam crew had this item, but that was over twenty years ago.
With crises lurking everywhere in this cursed space, the Holy Grail could have been lost, damaged, or even swallowed by a behemoth like the [Hell Anemone], possibly burying the Holy Grail forever.
Fortunately, his luck was indeed good, and he actually found it.
With this Holy Grail, Su Lun's spiritual distortion could be completely resolved.
Moreover, the ten times his own amount of negative spiritual power that he had previously sealed using the "Solar Eclipse" Sacred Totem could now be fully utilized for his own purposes.
Yuta had once said that Dalu Tribe's secret technique of Divine Marks was indeed a top-notch spiritual cultivation technique. His spiritual power level might take this opportunity to step onto a new platform, reaching the out-of-body "Divine Wandering Realm".
This was usually a realm achievable by ninth-tier mysterious series magicians.
The most direct enhancement in combat power was that the number of puppets he could control started to become unlimited.
It was like rivers merging into the ocean, no longer confined by the narrow riverbeds.
And having broken through the great restriction of spiritual tier, his spiritual power would then have a more expansive space for accommodation.
Of course, this was just the theoretical control number.
To precisely control, there remained one final step, which was the extra computing power provided by "Isaac Blasphemer", obtaining the ability of "Myriad Minds, Myriad Uses".
However, that was something Su Lun would only consider after truly advancing to the eighth tier.
No rush for now.
...
The Black Sam Group had completely vanished, and when this news reached Dawn Group, everyone sigh deeply.
The battle in the Atlantis Ruins was escalating more and more intensely without the slightest sign of stopping.
Every day, a large number of undead creatures were being summoned by the will of the cursed space to support the battlefield.
Given such circumstances, the risks for Dawn Group's voyages were extremely high.
Thus, they still chose to make repairs on that deserted island, occasionally hunting some of the passing undead creatures.
During such days, there was no significant danger, and the strength of the members of Dawn Group was also steadily increasing.
Su Lun also chose to leave temporarily.
When he previously went to the Silent Forest Emerald Sanctuary, he had left Yuta a necklace with spatial coordinates.
Now having obtained the "Cup of Fael", he naturally thought of going back to Yuta first to completely resolve the issue with his spiritual distortion.
Once Su Lun's own combat power was enhanced, the future voyages of the Dawn Group would be more assured.
Although separated by more than a hundred thousand miles, for Su Lun now, it was merely a matter of expending more energy.
The only issue was that the cost of ultra-long-distance spatial displacement was extremely high.
A single use could exhaust a high noble's century of foundations.
But fortunately, the Dawn Group was now quite affluent.
Previously, the group had annihilated several cosmic-level magical groups, earning a large amount of energy crystal cores, enough for Su Lun to teleport back and forth many times.
Moreover, they had previously found a large quantity of flawless crystals in the Divine Temple of the North Sea, so there was also a super-large teleportation array set up on the Eternal Night, making it very convenient for Su Lun to use spatial teleportation. The "Urobolos Space-Time Ring" also ensured he wouldn't be shredded by chaotic space during long-distance transmission.
Everything was ready; the teleportation array shone brightly. As the surrounding scenery changed once more, Su Lun saw a smiling face appear before him.
Yuta was now the High Priest of the Dalu Tribe.
At the moment, she was bathing in the Sacred Lake, her clear and lithe figure fully visible in the clear lake water.
Naked, she looked at Su Lun and was not surprised. Instead, she smiled with her pointy little canine teeth showing a small pleasant surprise, "Su Lun, you've come..."
Yuta did not have the kind of communicators used by the Mirror Organization, and Su Lun did not plan for his teleportation to happen in such a scene.
But as their relationship was already very close, there was no awkwardness; he smiled and said, "Yes."
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Su Lun also did not expect Yuta's strength to have increased so rapidly.
The god-protected Dalu Tribe not only now had the ability to protect itself but had even become incredibly strong.
Within the tribe, the number of masters above the sixth tier had surged from the previously only two, the Deer Tribe Chief and Wolf Granny, to dozens.
Like Yuta's younger brother Arcu, younger generations of the Dalu Tribe even had hopes of reaching the seventh tier.
As for Yuta herself, it was even more exaggerated; although she was only at the seventh tier, being personally acknowledged by the deity as the High Priest, she already firmly possessed the combat power of the eighth tier, if not higher.
This time, Su Lun had brought back the Holy Artifact "Cup of Fael", which held a profoundly significant meaning for the Dalu Tribe.
In a flash, nearly ten days had passed.
After completely addressing the issue of spiritual mutation at the Emerald Holy Land, Su Lun successfully broke through to the "Divine Traverse Realm," and his spiritual power surged more than tenfold.
He didn't delay much and returned to the Eternal Night.
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"Oh~ Mandel, the Rock Dragon Potion you blended is clearly inadequate, its power is much inferior to my Rock Dragon Potion!"
"Guy, don't get cocky. Dr. Banks said my potion would show its strength later on, and when I can advance to the sixth rank, it will enhance my chances of mastering the Frost Domain. That's superior control ability, by then you'll see where the difference lies..."
"Hahaha, I say stop arguing, both your Lesser Dragon Potions are lousy chickens! I, the valiant Harley Emerson, have fused with the pure-blood Undead Dragon Bloodline Potion. Once I fully absorb the potion, I can vie for the position of vice-captain of our Eleven Squad. I'll be taking care of you guys then..."
"Pfft~"
"..."
Su Lun hadn't expected that in just ten days, the Dawn Group had undergone such dramatic changes upon his return.
As soon as he stepped out from the teleportation array, he immediately sensed that many people on the ship had grown significantly stronger.
He learned after asking that Dr. Banks had made a major breakthrough in the "Giant Dragon Gene Potion" project, and the first batch of Bloodline Potions had already been administered.
The Dawn Group's hundreds of members received various types of Dragon Bloodline Potions, transforming them into real "Dragon Blood Warriors," their strength significantly enhanced!
When Su Lun walked to the deck, everyone who participated in the first batch of potion tests was lined up for inspection.
The biologists from Dr. Banks' laboratory were meticulously recording the physical data changes of each Bloodline transformer.
The others in line were also enthusiastically chatting and joking with their companions.
And those who had not yet fused with the Bloodline Potion were eagerly waiting in line for the tests, hoping that the next batch produced would include suitable potions for them.
Su Lun also saw those crew members who had fused with the Giant Dragon Potion, many of whom had grown dragon scales and other Dragon-like mutation characteristics.
But he immediately realized why, just like when he himself had fused with the "X Potion" and turned blue for months, Bloodline Potions always exhibit some outward symptoms initially.
As Su Lun walked onto the deck, everyone greeted him, "Mr. Su Lun is back!"
Su Lun nodded and responded with a smile.
He was very reassured to see everyone's transformative appearances after not seeing them for ten days.
Having gone through one fight after another, the Dawn Group now possessed extraordinary cohesion, with everyone feeling a strong sense of belonging to this big family.
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Su Lun walked over, and Dr. Banks happened to be free.
He asked, "Doctor, has the potion been successfully developed?"
Dr. Banks nodded, "Yes, we have achieved phased success. But it's not exactly as expected. We've only produced some basic Dragon Bloodline Potions."
"Basic potions?"
Su Lun listened with some confusion.
He assessed the distributed potion and indeed, the effects were not very ideal.
It was several grades inferior to the specialized potion that had been administered previously.
"Yes."
Dr. Banks nodded.
Seeing Su Lun's puzzlement, he explained further, "Human bodies are too weak and their genetic strands very fragile compared to higher organisms. Dragon genes, on the other hand, are nearly perfect and highly aggressive. If we used the previous gene potion development approach, the produced Dragon Bloodline Potion would have a very high mutation probability for the average members. The dominant Dragon genes could completely destroy the fragile human genes..."
At this point, Su Lun understood.
Giant Dragons, after all, are mythological creatures mentioned in the same breath as the Divine Race, different from humans in essence.
Basic potions already caused slight mutation symptoms among the crew; higher-grade potions might only be compatible with one in ten thousand.
As he spoke, a gleam flashed in Dr. Banks' eyes, and he continued, "Then one day, I had another idea, 'Multi-Strengthening Potions'! First, use basic Bloodline Potions to adapt the body, enhancing its tolerance to Dragon genes. After the first potion is fully integrated, use strengthening potions multiple times to complete the entire dragon gene... Theoretically, this method should enable the vast majority of humans to acquire the most complete Dragon genes."
He smiled, "So far, the results look very promising."
Su Lun also fully understood the plan.
He immediately realized the great significance of this technology, saying, "Doctor, if this project is successfully developed, it would have extraordinary significance for Alchemy!"
If humans could really acquire Giant Dragon genes, even partially, that would be a tremendously frightening enhancement.
Dragon Bloodline powers inherently carry "tremendous strength," "defense," "magic immunity," "elemental affinity"... These are extremely terrifying Bloodline talents.
Alchemy creates miracles!
"Such is the greatness of Alchemy!"
Hearing this, Su Lun felt an inexplicable expectation for the Dawn Brigade and the future of the alchemical realm.
With the support of Dr. Banks and other living alchemy Magicians, a significant weight had been added to the scales of victory in the future realm wars.
Moreover, this bloodline gene technology wasn't afraid of being leaked!
Even if divine beings who require faith knew of such a Potion, they would definitely not allow it to spread.
If believers could gain power through alchemical Potions, then the gifts bestowed by divine beings would seem less significant.
On the contrary, if it were leaked, alchemical civilization would spread endlessly!
...
Su Lun felt his mood greatly lifted.
Not only had he resolved his spiritual deformities, and his power surged, but he also added a layer of security to this sea voyage adventure of the Dawn Brigade.
To think he would hear such good news upon his return.
After chatting with Dr. Banks for a while, Su Lun walked from the aft deck to the bow.
In the cockpit, Tanni saw him and waved vigorously through the glass, greeting, "Mr. Su Lun!"
Su Lun smiled and nodded in response.
The boy once mocked as "the jinx cursed by the sea" by Pirates in Pirate City, Hasterlin, now had a face devoid of childishness, filled with resolve.
After all, his father was Pirate King Sam Bellamy!
Su Lun took a few more steps, and a light figure jumped down from the mast and landed beside him.
Lolota greeted with a smile, "Mr. Su Lun, you're back..."
As she spoke, her tone suddenly changed, "Eh... You don't look so well, are you hurt?"
...
Su Lun looked at the mischievousness in the girl's eyes, fully aware that she was teasing him.
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After all, Lolota now knew about his "good friend" in the Dalu Tribe.
He said grumpily, "Not practicing your sword properly, just being lazy again!"
Lolota, who was not as afraid of Su Lun as she was of her teacher, playfully said, "Lazy? Not at all. I just came down when I saw Mr. Su Lun back. I was practicing my sword ten thousand times just now..."
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Su Lun just smiled and paid her no mind.
He noticed Thousand sitting on the ship's ram and approached her, saying, "Thousand, your aura seems a bit chaotic."
Even though he was meditating, Su Lun had noticed that Thousand was not as focused as usual.
Upon hearing his words, Thousand opened her eyes, her expression a bit perplexed, "Hmm. I seem to have hit a bottleneck. I've been a bit unstable these days."
At this, Su Lun chuckled.
He didn't think it was a bad thing; in fact, he felt that hitting a bottleneck was normal.
Your rate of advancement, anyone would find it absurdly fast.
Thousand leaped from the ram onto the deck, leaned side by side with Su Lun against the ship's rail, and looked at the distant sea.
She continued, "I thought I had stabilized that realm before. But these days, I clearly feel my understanding stalling, even slipping away."
...
Su Lun found this normal as well.
Understanding was always elusive and unpredictable.
If one had insights all the time, that would be strange.
He intended to comfort Thousand with a few words, but the reckless lady then said, "I think the laws of nature in this cursed space are still flawed, limiting my understanding of my own Sword Dao. If only... I could visit a true Hell Realm."
When Su Lun heard this, the corner of his eye twitched fiercely.
For some reason, he felt that Thousand was serious about wanting to go.
And he just happened to know how to get there.
