119: Earthworms of Abundant Soil and the Scroll of Tranquility

Arthur didn't know this, but seeing the excited and satisfied expressions of the two women, he was content!

Doria and Karona both wanted to keep up with Arthur's pace, so they did not refuse this exceptionally valuable gift from him.

They merely resolved internally that they must Cultivate diligently afterward and not become mere ornaments beside Arthur!

On the other hand, Arthur had originally thought the two women would decline such a precious gift, and he had even prepared words of persuasion.

Now it seemed unnecessary, which saved him some effort, Arthur thought to himself.

Afterward, Doria and Karona, having accepted Arthur's gift, declared that since Arthur had now achieved a Breakthrough to Earth Knight, they couldn't fall behind!

They hoped to start the dragon blood tempering today!

In response, Arthur said he needed to arrange it carefully, as having soaked in dragon blood himself, he knew how painful the initial dragon blood tempering was—it was agonizing!

Therefore, besides planning to have Legendary Mage Melita guard the two women, Arthur also thoroughly explained his previous soaking experience to them, so they could be mentally prepared.

Although Doria and Karona felt some fear after hearing Arthur's words, they also understood.

If they wanted to rapidly increase their strength, they couldn't avoid paying a price, so they nodded firmly, indicating they were ready!

Next came the formal soaking in dragon blood. Arthur followed his previous method and crafted an obsidian tub for each of the two women using obsidian.

He then placed the two obsidian tubs in the bathroom and had Melita, being a woman, wait outside the door.

Arthur, worried about their condition, also waited nearby.

The willpower of the two women did not disappoint Arthur. Although muffled groans could occasionally be heard coming from the bathroom, neither woman ever passed out.

They finally endured the three hours without major incident!

Seeing this, Arthur finally felt relieved!

The now free Arthur sent someone to deliver the remaining four space rings containing dragon blood to his family!

Faced with Arthur's good intentions, his parents and others naturally had no reason to refuse.

However, while they were pleasantly surprised, they couldn't help but sigh internally, marveling that Arthur could now obtain dragon blood in batches—he was becoming increasingly incomprehensible to them!

But since this was a good thing, they had no intention of probing further!

That night, due to the dragon blood tempering, Doria and Karona were mentally exhausted and went to sleep early!

Arthur was left alone in the study, quietly reading books to enrich himself!

While reading, Arthur suddenly remembered that he hadn't drawn his random items for the previous month and this month yet.

Today was the joyous day of his strength Breakthrough, so his luck should be good. Why not draw the prizes?

Thinking of this, Arthur opened the Portable Shop, silently prayed for a few seconds, and then clicked twice consecutively on the red random draw box.

As the treasure chest shook violently, two items appeared before Arthur's eyes.

One was the scroll type of item Arthur was familiar with, but this time the scroll was green.

The other was an animal resembling an earthworm. It looked completely unremarkable, and Arthur didn't have high hopes for it.

Arthur operated on the principle of enjoying the sweet after the bitter, so he first clicked on the item resembling an earthworm.

"Fertile Earth Worm. Twenty centimeters long, one centimeter thick. It is a special Demonic Beast; any soil it lives in will gradually become fertile!

Thus increasing the land's grain yield. It is a Demonic Beast highly favored by intelligent races.

One Fertile Earth Worm can make one mu of barren land slightly fertile in a week, and completely turn one mu of land into highly productive fertile soil in a month.

The effect is very significant!

Price: One gold coin per worm."

Seeing the Portable Shop's description of the Fertile Earth Worm, Arthur was momentarily stunned.

He hadn't expected that the item he initially thought useless would be so Heaven-Defying.

He had previously been troubled about how to increase grain production after occupying the Orcs' Barren Plains.

Now, with the Fertile Earth Worm, the problem was instantly solved!

This sudden pleasant surprise made Arthur beam immediately!

Having gained such a massive benefit instantly, Arthur wouldn't be upset even if the second item wasn't very valuable!

Thus, he clicked on the description of the green scroll pattern with a relaxed expression.

"Nature Magic forbidden curse scroll: Serenity. Capable of summoning raindrops rich in life energy within a five-kilometer radius.

Creatures within this range who are touched by the life-energy-rich raindrops can quickly recover from injuries, almost reaching the point of raising the dead and healing broken bones. As long as they have a breath left, they can be saved.

Price: Ten million gold coins!"

Nature Magic is also called Life Magic.

These two names are merely different terms used by Elves and Humans for this type of Mage due to cultural differences.

Therefore, this scroll can also be called Life Magic Forbidden Curse: Serenity.

To be honest, the appearance of Serenity compensated for Arthur's lack of healing forbidden curse scroll, giving him the ability to directly heal the entire field.

However, Arthur felt it was a pity that reality wasn't a game. If opposing sides were mixed together, such a large-scale healing effect would also benefit the enemy soldiers.

This meant the Scroll of Serenity could only be used during post-war recovery, greatly reducing its practical utility.

Of course, this was a flaw inherent to forbidden curse scroll—the inability to precisely control the effect.

If a Legendary Mage cast it, they might be able to control it roughly, and if a Demigod cast it, they could probably make the raindrops fall precisely on every soldier.

Greatly increasing its strategic value!

Looking at the two newly added items in the shop, Arthur felt that his luck this time was generally decent!

Arthur then continued reading in a pleasant mood, only returning to his bedroom late at night.

Soon, another month passed. With the blessing of dragon blood, the strength of those around Arthur advanced by leaps and bounds.

As Arthur had already reached the strength of an Earth Knight, the effect of the dragon blood had weakened considerably.

Therefore, he was still at the Early Stage of Earth Knight strength, and estimated it would take another month to Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Earth Knight.

Aside from Arthur's strength remaining unchanged, the other six people who soaked in dragon blood all made tremendous progress.

For example, Doria, Karona, his elder brother Art, and his second sister Arina all achieved a Breakthrough to the Early Stage of Earth Knight.

Arthur's parents, having been stuck at the Peak of Earth Knight and the Peak of Magister for several years, were aided by the dragon blood.

They surprisingly both achieved a Breakthrough to the Sky Knight and Grand Magus levels, becoming powerhouses in the Kate Kingdom!

Naturally, due to Arthur's instructions and the fact that they themselves couldn't explain why their strength advanced so rapidly.

Arthur's parents and the others did not widely publicize the matter of their strength Breakthrough.