Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 230 Dragon Blood and Alienation

Bang~bang~bang!
The high-speed wind and the fully opened flaps collided violently. After paying the price of broken landing gear and bursting wings, the prototype [Sirius] finally stopped at the end of the temporary runway under Qin Huai's control.

"Well, luckily the plane didn't explode."

Qin Huai opened the cabin door and jumped out from the nose of the plane which was tilted at a considerable angle to the ground, feeling relieved.

"General, are you okay?"

Wu Shu took the craftsmen to check the damage of Sirius. Xiao Guizi quickly came over and was concerned about the condition of the two.

"It's okay, it's just that the runway is not long enough, so I had to resort to this last resort."

Qin Huai waved his hand, kicked the steel track under his feet, turned around and made a suggestion to Ye Fashan.

"Uncle Master, I want to form a new army with Sirius as the core. I'll have to trouble all the senior brothers in Tianruisi to build an airport and lay the runway."

"It's okay. It won't take much land. I'll send people to Yiyang to measure the land tomorrow."

Ye Fashan understood Qin Huai's meaning and signaled him not to worry about these trivial matters.

"Before returning to the Divine Capital, I have asked for a half-month leave from the Heavenly Palace. I will take this opportunity to draw the blueprints of the saws, planers, rubber presses and other mechanical equipment used by Sirius for the craftsmen to use."

Qin Huai turned on the motor switch on the elevator and told Ye Fashan his next plan.

Even though they spent less than two days to make a wooden bomber, this extremely short period of time is actually difficult to replicate. Not to mention how many extraordinary people from Tianrui Division put down their urgent matters to help during this period, just Ye Fashan's [Heaven and Earth Furnace], which consumes astonishing amounts of energy, Qin Huai knew that if he wanted to mass-produce [Sirius], he still had to rely on assembly line production and factory operations.

"That would be great. I will discuss with Elder Guo and see if we can assign some personnel to help you set up an independent workshop that specializes in researching weapons like the Sirius."

Perhaps it was because the engine drawings presented by Qin Huai gave him a lot of inspiration, Ye Fashan was in a good mood and immediately planned to set up an aircraft research and development department for Qin Huai's Shenwu Army in Tianrui Division.

"Let Wu Shu stay and take charge of this matter. It is enough for the Heavenly Cavalry Army to have Zu Kang."

Qin Huai nodded, thinking of the bearded Jing Zukang who was far away in Chang'an, and immediately spoke up to keep Wu Shu.

"General!"

Wu Shu looked a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect Qin Huai to suddenly give him this task.

"No need to say more, just stay with me for a few days and I will teach you something."

"Here."

Seeing that Qin Huai had made up his mind, Wu Shu had no choice but to accept this good offer of promotion.

The motor stopped, the platform lowered, and everyone returned to the vast mountain space.

"Jingbo, I heard from Tianque that you have discovered an ancient tomb in the old place of Anxi. What rare things can you bring out?"

Ye Fashan led the three of them through the maze-like corridor, and casually chatted about what the Shenwu Tianqi had seen and heard in the Western Regions.

"In addition to the [Auspicious Apricot] offered to the Saint and the Goddess, I also found this."

Qin Huai opened the side pocket of the talisman armor and took out an iron box from it. In the box was the tube of low-concentration [Blood of Nidhogg].

"Huh? Dragon blood?"

Ye Fashan raised his eyebrows, took the test tube, examined it carefully, then opened the cork and sniffed it.

"It's a pity that the purity is not high, it's no different from chicken ribs."

Seeing Ye Fashan was a little disappointed, Qin Huai's mind flashed, and he opened his mouth to test: "Master uncle, what do you mean by this?"

"Now that you have awakened to the magic, it is time to know some things."

Unconsciously, the four of them had walked into the animal pen hall, which was the core of the Tianrui Division. Ye Fashan looked at the Buddhist, Taoist, and shamans who were busy with their work, waved his hand to send Xiao Gui and Wu Shu away, and began to tell some secrets.

"During this trip to the Western Regions, I believe you have witnessed the methods of Siye and Bukong, right?"

"【Bronze Throne】 and 【Dustless Land】?"

"Yes, [knowing that all sentient beings contain the Tathagata-garbha nature and are capable of abiding in the supreme Bodhi] is what the Tantric school says. The monks respectfully call these means innate supernatural powers, the Arabs call them the spirit of words, and we call them strange arts, but in the final analysis, they are all the same thing."

Ye Fashan waved his fingers lightly, and colorful golden streams floated out from under the feather robe, slowly wriggling in front of Qin Huai's eyes, forming several patterns.

"For those with Tianrui blood flowing in their bodies, when the concentration of Tianrui blood in their limbs and bones reaches a certain level, they may awaken these miraculous abilities when they are stimulated in some way. Perhaps they will suddenly realize something after reading the scriptures, or they may awaken before dying in battle, or they may inadvertently have a blessing while tending flowers and plants. In short, how they will awaken and what kind of abilities they will gain are all uncertain."

"Can the concentration of Tianrui blood in the bodies of aliens be increased?"

Qin Huai reviewed his original body's memories again and found that he could not find any knowledge related to what Ye Fashan was talking about at this moment.

"Of course you can. As they age, the concentration of Tianrui blood in the bodies of aliens will slowly increase, and finally stabilize to a limit. The Tianrui blood in different aliens has slightly different upper limits. For example, Shenwu Tianqi, you are all sons of the witch, and your upper limit is naturally higher than that of most wild aliens."

Ye Fashan nodded, ignoring Qin Huai's increasingly strange look, and continued to talk to himself: "Compared to the Kuilong horse that can mature and form combat power in four or five years, the aliens are much more fragile. Not only can they not withstand the refinement of the Tianrui secret medicine, but the growth rate of the Tianrui blood in their bodies is also much slower, and it often takes thirty or forty years to gradually approach the upper limit. However, misfortunes often bring blessings. As long as the aliens with Tianrui blood flowing in their bodies do not die suddenly, they can live much longer than ordinary people. Because of this, there are mostly old guys like us in the Tianrui Division."

Listening to Ye Fashan's popular science lecture, Qin Huai looked towards the animal pen at his feet, where the local witch was injecting medicine into several Kuilong foals that were only four or five months old but already as tall as a person.

Several rows of fine silver needles were inserted on both sides of the foal's spine. The local witches were skillfully pressing the cowhide air bags, pumping the carefully prepared Tianrui potion between the flesh and blood, slowly stimulating their still tender organs.

"But as far as I know, this tube of dragon blood should be different from the potion used by Kuilongma, right?"

Qin Huai touched his chin thoughtfully, and without caring what the [Blood of Nidhogg] was called, he turned around and asked the question that concerned him most.

"Yes, the medicine we use on Kuilong Horse is made of liquid Tianrui as the main medicine, and many Tianrui rare medicines as auxiliary medicines, and then refined through the alchemy and cauldron magic to make animal medicine. As the Kuilong foal grows older and bigger, the dilution level of the animal medicine will continue to decrease, further increasing its effectiveness."

Ye Fashan shook the crystal clear and colorful [Blood of Nidhogg] in his hand, speaking in a leisurely tone.

"As for the origin of this dragon blood, it has to start from when Master Ying Wo founded the Tianrui Division a hundred years ago. It was the 19th year of Zhenguan, when I was thirty years old and practicing Taoism in Songyang. Few people in the world knew the name of Luofu. Master Ying Wo heard of me as a casual cultivator from somewhere, and tried his best to invite me to join the newly established Tianrui Division with the support of Emperor Taizong. Later, Master Ying Wo led many rural sages, Buddhists, Taoists, and witches to discover and explore this place, which became the official residence, workshop, and foundation of the Tianrui Division."

"Here? Could it be that this Dark City of the Divine Capital was also a relic from the old era a hundred years ago?"

Qin Huai recalled the internal structure of the Tianruisi headquarters, and suddenly realized that the method of hollowing out an entire mountain to build a base was exactly the same as the resting place of [Nibelungen].

"Yes and no. There is indeed a ruin at the foot of Funiu Mountain, but the Divine Capital Dark City was built by Master Ying Wo, who used his extraordinary skills to repair a giant cave that was already carved by God."

There was some fluctuation in Ye Fashan's words, causing ripples in the golden liquid beads in the air.

"The super furnace [Great Leap Forward] outside is exactly the remnant that we brought out with great effort when we explored the ruins. After being maintained and cultivated by Master Ying Wo, it became what it is today." Qin Huai was silent, but his mind was constantly connecting the known information.

"In the deepest part of the Funiushan ruins, there are three fist-sized golden urns, which contain exactly this kind of dragon blood."

The golden water condensed into three small urns in mid-air, and even the patterns and shapes were clearly visible.

Qin Huai knew that what was to be said next was the key point, so he immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"Since Master Ying Wo passed away, Tian Ruisi has roughly figured out some of the characteristics of dragon blood based on the records he left behind after decades of research."

Ye Fashan's voice suddenly became serious, and the three small golden urns suddenly shattered and turned into a hook claw that reached towards the animal pen.

"As the saying goes, dragons are inherently lustful. The reason why we call this substance dragon blood is naturally closely related to the word 'lust'. Tianrui Division has conducted many experiments. Apart from a few substances such as gold and crystal, no matter copper, iron, metal, or flesh, bones, scales or armor, they will undergo unknown changes when in contact with this dragon blood."

As soon as he finished speaking, the grappling hook floated back in front of the two of them with an arm-length green snake.

Ye Fashan rotated the test tube slightly, and half a drop of [Nidhoggr's Blood] was thrown out of the tube and fell on the green snake's brow.

Tsk la la~
The sound of strong acid corroding flesh and blood was heard, and blood beads the size of rice grains instantly pierced through the dense scales, burned and melted the flesh and blood, drilled into the snake's brain, and spread along the spinal cord to the entire snake's body.

The body was swollen, the head was protruding, and several hideous bone spurs with blood stains broke through the dark golden scales and protruded from the proud snake head that had become several times thicker.

Qin Huai looked at the green snake, whose appearance had changed drastically in just half a minute, with black ripples in his eyes.

【Green Bamboo】

Category: Monster

Quality: Excellent

He has a ferocious temper and eats everything.

After being corroded and mutated by the [Blood of Nidhogg], the green snake's bones, flesh and blood were greatly strengthened, and it also awakened the ability to manipulate the wind to emit blade light.

Because the concentration of Tianrui blood in his body was too low, while he gained power, his mind was severely damaged, and his lifespan was shortened to just five minutes!
Overall evaluation: Not good (scattered)
Threat: White
Note: This was originally a chance for the snake to transform into a dragon, but due to a congenital defect, it suffered an unexpected death.

While Qin Huai was distracted by the information feedback, Qingzhu Diao, who already had legs as thick as an ordinary person, roared wildly, shook off the iron claws that were bound around his waist, and turned around with his bloody mouth to bite the unarmed Ye Fashan.

Bang!
The scarlet iron fingers of the rune armor locked onto the snake's head, clasping it at the seven-inch mark, carefully feeling the power of [Nidhoggr's Blood] surging through the creature's flesh and blood.

"To ordinary creatures, this dragon blood is no different from poison."

Qin Huai looked at the Qingzhu Diao wailing in his hands and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The disorderly expanding flesh and blood burst the scales, forming tumors of varying sizes. Hundreds of wind blades, each an inch long, suddenly rose from the ground and exploded in all directions, creating some sparks.

Three, two, one.

Bang!
When the five minutes were up, the ugly strip of meat, which was as thick as an ordinary person's waist, suddenly exploded, with broken armor and dirty blood flying everywhere. However, Qin Huai, who was well prepared, manipulated the wind vortex in time to gather it and compressed it into a meat ball the size of a washbasin.

"The energy contained in dragon blood is enormous. Even if the concentration is low or the dosage is small, if there is no Tianrui blood in the body of a living being to buffer and neutralize it, the final outcome will be like this mortal snake, exploding and dying."

Ye Fashan glanced at the scarlet and black mass of flesh and blood, and with a wave of his sleeves, the iron claw floating in the air turned back into a square block of metal, which quickly fell down and caught the blood line that was thrown out of the test tube.

A bright red stream reflecting colorful rainbow light dripped into the metal block, and in an instant, countless dark red fine spots radiated out from the contact point.

When the blood veins covered the entire surface of the metal block, revealing patterns resembling dragon scales, Qin Huai's eyes also reflected the corresponding information.

[Blood-patterned Dragon Scale Gold]

Category: Foreign matter

Quality: Special

Made from refined gold and catalyzed by dragon blood, it is a treasure that weapon craftsmen dream of. If you use it as the main material to forge a weapon, you will have a chance to gain the [Blood Drinking] feature.

[Drinking Blood]: When weapons come into contact with blood, they can plunder its vitality and nutrients, speeding up the healing of the user's wounds.

Note: Due to the concentration of dragon blood, the probability of obtaining the [Blood Drinking] feature will be greatly reduced.

Looking at the piece of metal that was as thick as two fingers and as long as the little finger, Qin Huai couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.

"What can this hit? A sad little arrow? Or Xiao Li's flying knife?"

As if he had heard Qin Huai's thoughts, Ye Fashan smiled slightly, and the [Blood Pattern Dragon Scale Gold] in mid-air began to slowly lengthen and thin, extending the blade edge, the sword tip, and the ridge and guard of the sword.
Not long after, a golden dagger with a dark red blood glow was quietly suspended in front of Qin Huai.

【Dragon Scale Dagger】

Builder: Ye Fashan

Quality: Special

Category: Weapons

Sharpness: 88
characteristic:
[Sharp]: Greatly increases cutting damage, greatly increases piercing damage.

[Blood Drinking]: When causing physical damage to the enemy, the holder's wound healing speed is accelerated by 3%.

Note: It is like scales and horns, which are everywhere and look like dragon patterns, so they are called dragon scales.

"Keep it. You may need it in the palace."

"Here."

Qin Huai did not dare to refuse the gift from his elders. After trying the weight of the [Dragon Scale Dagger], he casually put it into the side pocket of the talisman armor.

Ye Fashan glanced at Qin Huai who put away the dagger, nodded slightly, and a hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

"Although dragon blood with low concentration is also a rare and precious material, the difference between it and dragon blood with a certain concentration is like the difference between heaven and earth."

I went out of town for work yesterday and stayed up most of the night. I just rushed back this morning. I am really sorry for the late update.

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