99: Chapter 0099 Return Journey

If they encountered two or more Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterflies, they would need a more complex tactic: three people would rush from different directions, use witchcraft marks to pinpoint the butterflies, scatter them, and then deal with them one by one.

Although this divide-and-conquer method was troublesome, it ensured maximum safety.

The surrounding broken witchcraft spires glowed with a faint blue light, and the ground was covered with moss-laden decaying soil; their movements were in harmony with the environment.

Relying on this cautious and effective hunting method, Li Size and his two companions cleared out all the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterflies they could find in one day:

A total of twenty-three, enough to last a long time.

In the morning, they used witchcraft to search for butterflies, processed the corpses with rune tools during their midday break, and counted the numbers in the evening.

Li Size wiped his sweat, Felina handed him a bottle of water, and Gelia was sorting Materials nearby.

If they kept killing, they were afraid they would wipe out this rare Demonized Creature...

Gelia frowned and said, "Don't kill anymore, leave some."

Felina nodded in agreement, and Li Size scratched his head, thinking she was right.

After the initial processing, they piled the collected Materials behind the two witchcraft motorcycles, like a small mountain.

The motorcycle's power core module was carved with Wind Element Runes, allowing the vehicle to run faster.

Li Size patted the motorcycle, and Felina smiled, saying, "Such a great harvest."

Li Size specifically kept one complete Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly corpse, planning to make it into a specimen for future research or display.

The corpse was soaked in spiritual medium liquid and placed in a glass jar with static runes to prevent decomposition.

Li Size caressed the jar, thinking that he would research the butterfly's powder glands in the future, perhaps having a chance to obtain this witchcraft that could cause 'hallucinations'.

He had just tried using Pay-to-Win to see if he could Analyze it, and Pay-to-Win prompted:

"Due to insufficient corresponding rune knowledge, the deduction success rate is as low as 10%. Deduction is not recommended."

Moreover, the price for one deduction was extremely high: 40,000 energy points!

It's worth noting that Li Size had been consuming energy points throughout the hunt, keeping the Analysis state active, and there were indeed unexpected surprises:

"Biological fluctuations detected 30cm beneath the butterfly corpse, covered by soil. Suspected moth eggs."

He quickly dug open the soil next to the two butterfly corpses with his knight sword and found more than three thumb-sized moth eggs in the pit.

Such incidents occurred 7 or 8 times during this hunt, allowing him to collect a total of twenty-three moth eggs.

He carefully collected them in a box with insulation runes.

He bit his lip, thinking: if he had time, he would research how to hatch and tame them, so that the raw Materials for the brain in a vat (hallucinogenic powder glands) would be endless.

Of course, he was not very familiar with the taming of Demonized Creatures and had not systematically studied this knowledge, but he generally knew that the taming of insect-type Demonized Creatures had a fixed process:

Hatching requires a container with constant temperature runes, infused with spiritual medium liquid to maintain the activity of the eggs.

During the larval stage, feed demonized nectar and diluted Demonic Energy liquid, and weekly draw Mental Energy contract runes with silver powder (establishing a Mental Energy link between the master and the creature).

After reaching adulthood, regularly feed fodder containing specific rune powder and restrict their activity range to prevent loss of control.

Taming creatures like the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly, in addition to obtaining powder glands as raw Materials, can also train them into reconnaissance messengers.

However, it is important to note that their aggressiveness increases after demonization, and the contract runes need to be reinforced once a month to avoid backlash.

Use them as magical pets? He didn't think much of it.

Returning to the Zero Degree City Carnival, the three of them rested well.

rune lamps hung at the entrance of the Carnival, and their light changed with time.

Li Size and Felina calculated the time; this trip, with stops and starts, had been almost a month.

In the middle, Gelia had a blind date at home, and later she joined their activities and became Li Size's companion.

Gelia leaned on Li Size's shoulder, and Felina smiled, watching them.

The trip had regrets, such as not finding the core material for the brain in a vat, the melancholy fruit (melancholy fruit is a witchcraft plant that grows in dark and damp places).

But overall, the harvest was abundant:

Li Size returned with a beauty, and his strength also improved greatly.

He clenched his fist and felt that his Mental Energy was more acute.

The three of them felt it was time to return to Gray Mist Mountain Town.

Before returning, they stayed in the Carnival suite; except for Li Size who changed rooms and went out, they hardly got out of bed.

The suite had an automatically temperature-controlled rune array, which was very comfortable.

A few days later...

Gelia yawned, Felina tidied her hair, and Li Size leaned on the sofa.

They were about to go to the lobby to check out when a strange waiter walked over and handed Felina a note.

The words on the note were written with special witchcraft ink, legible only to those familiar with it.

Felina and Li Size exchanged glances, knowing that a task from The Lurkers of the Feiting Federation had arrived.

Li Size raised an eyebrow, and Felina clutched the note.

Felina went to a bookstore and bought a copy of "General History of the Crimson Soul Duchy" to decipher the secrets in the note.

There were many witchcraft books in the bookstore, such as "Introduction to Rune Decryption," some of which Li Size had never seen in Gray Mist Mountain Town or elsewhere.

He bought a copy of each, planning to take them back and use Analysis to turn them into his own knowledge base.

As Felina flipped through the book, her fingers glided across the pages. Li Size leaned over to look and finally learned that the mission was to go to Wojin City to reclaim the underground gang.

Gelia participated in the Counter-Espionage plan, so there was no need to conceal the mission.

Li Size used his Internal Affairs Department ID to find the Zero Degree City branch and contacted Sven through the internal dedicated line; this was the convenience of Li Size's Internal Affairs Department identity, allowing him almost free access to various official institutions.

The Feiting Federation had obtained the Crimson Soul Duchy's eavesdropping technology (based on Demonic Energy fluctuations), so public communications were unreliable, which was why Li Size had to go to the Zero Degree City branch.

Li Size frowned, thinking: he was familiar with this spy mode and would not make mistakes in such details.

This mission did not have much conflict with the Crimson Soul Duchy's Internal Affairs Department; Li Size only needed to report it in advance.

In addition to this mission, Rice also mentioned two other matters:

Li Size's factory had continuously supplied goods, and The Lurkers of the Feiting Federation had also arranged covert forces to investigate, ultimately concluding that Rice and Li Size were not colluding to defraud money.

Therefore, the Feiting Federation gradually relaxed its suspicion of Li Size.

Instead, they requested Rice to further support progressive individuals like Li Size from enemy countries to expand their industrial scale, and they had already begun placing orders for firearm-type weapons with Li Size!

This was a very significant matter!

The general content of the order was also encrypted with runes, and Li Size excitedly clenched his fist, saying:

"Excellent!"

Felina smiled, looking at him.

It is important to know that firearm production control is relatively strict.

However, Li Size's "borrowing a chicken to lay eggs" plan (using Feiting's resources to produce weapons) was gradually progressing smoothly.

If he were to give up at this point due to so-called internal controls, it would certainly be a loss.

With war imminent, this plan, once set in motion, had no turning back; he had to push through it.

Now, Sven, as the Deputy Director, also promised that he would come forward to clear all obstacles, allowing Li Size to proceed with confidence!

Li Size felt that with his support, things would be easier.

Finally, Rice mentioned in the conversation that the Feiting Federation had gradually turned its attention to a peculiar existence that recently appeared in Gele City—the little sorcerer donkey.

This situation attracted widespread attention, especially from those forces attempting to register related invention intellectual property rights in the Feiting Federation through a 'grey area' approach.

However, when they submitted their applications with great anticipation, they were surprised to find that the Feiting Federation's relevant intellectual property rights had already been successfully applied for by "Felina" and "Li Size".

Even more unexpectedly, this application process in the Feiting Federation was much smoother than in the Crimson Soul Duchy.

They not only successfully obtained ordinary invention rights but also received a twenty-year protection period from the Feiting Federation.

Li Size smiled and said, "Felina is truly amazing."

This achievement was actually an arrangement Felina had made inadvertently before, originally just a casual act, but it unexpectedly yielded such a rich return.

In view of this, the Feiting Federation clearly expressed their expectations to Rice:

They hoped that Rice could come forward to persuade these two key figures to grant them authorization and permission so that the Feiting Federation could legally carry out the production activities of the little sorcerer donkey.

All of this fully demonstrated the powerful deterrent force of the Wizard Council.

Once intellectual property issues were involved, small workshops often dared to act recklessly because they knew that even if they were investigated, they would simply withdraw quickly and disappear.

However, for large organizations and even nations, the situation was completely different.

They dared not overstep their boundaries, fearing to offend the taboos of the Wizard Council.

Although there had never been any rumors of the Wizard Council directly interfering in the specific affairs of various planes, its transcendent deterrent power was sufficient to prove:

The Wizard Council must be the true pillar of the Wizard World, spanning countless planes, and the cornerstone for the continuation and development of civilization.

Li Size looked up at the sky, as if seeing the emblem of the Wizard Council...