Diablo Destruction

"Forget it, don't pay attention to him. He will wake up in a while. Let's hurry up and practice." Akara pointed the crutch in his hand lightly.

"Although you successfully performed the prophecy technique just now, it still lacks some fire. The spell is not mature enough. Here...here...there are a few places where the breath is a bit jerky. The spell is not very smooth. Also, prophecy When the ball appeared, I felt a little nervous. There is a certain probability that the prophecy spell will fail. If you don’t want to embarrass yourself in front of your brother in the future, you should practice more..."

With a kind smile on her face, Akara pointed out some of the shortcomings that Lena had when she first used the prophecy technique. Her confident and calm tone made it seem as if she was not blind, but had a pair of eyes that could penetrate the mysteries of magic. The master with sharp eyes seemed to see Lena's entire spellcasting process in his eyes.

When he said the last sentence, his tone became a bit more joking.

In fact, Lena has already done very well. After all, she has just learned it and it is her first real practice. Even Akara did not do much better than her. Akara was satisfied in her heart. However, the more you like the students, the more talented they are, the more you have to punish them harshly. This seems to be the hobby of every strict teacher, and Akara cannot avoid it. He wants his proud students to maintain confidence and not be proud. Being arrogant is not an easy thing.

Fortunately, Lena is actually a smart and sensible student, which can save Akela from worrying a lot.

"Yes, Lord Akara, I understand."

Lena nodded seriously, and the healthy blush on her flawless face, whether due to the effect of the potion or something else, deepened.

"Okay, remember the shortcomings just now, let's practice again."

"Yes, Lord Akara."

Immediately afterwards, in Lena's room, the mysterious light of the prophecy technique flashed from time to time, mixed with Akara's teachings and Lena's questions. It seemed like a long time, but in fact it was only a short period of more than ten minutes.

"Okay, stop, you can go to bed and rest."

After the last practice, Lena was still waiting for Akara to continue pointing out her shortcomings, but unexpectedly, she heard Akara's unquestionable command.

"Lord Akara, I can still do it. Let's practice for a while."

Lena, dripping with sweat, begged and said that she finally had such an opportunity, and of course she wanted to make the most of every minute.

"I'm very happy that you can be so diligent, but the time is almost up, that's it, Wu~~"

"That's right, there's probably more than a minute left."

I sat on a chair nearby, crossed my legs, and responded leisurely.

"Eh? Brother Fan, when did you..."

Lena showed a surprised expression. She was so absorbed in practicing that she didn't even notice when I got up from the ground and sat here to watch.

"It's been a while, or do you want me to lie on the ground all the time? In this case, my brother will be very sad." I blinked my eyes pretending to be aggrieved.

"I didn't think so. It's wrong to bully my sister."

Lena was not frightened by my aggrieved tone. She pursed her lips and showed a quiet and elegant smile on her pretty face.

"Okay, let's forget about this for now. In short, you should lie back on the bed before the medicine wears off."

After saying this, I, who has always been an active person, took a few steps forward, pressed Lena's shoulders with both hands, sat her down on the bed, gently laid her horizontally, let her lie on it, covered her with a quilt, and took out the He took out a wet wipe that he had prepared earlier and gently wiped the sweat stains on Lena's face.

"There's more than a minute left, it would be a shame to waste it."

Lena opened her beautiful light gray pupils and said this with some regret, but she did not force it. She raised her face obediently and allowed me to wipe her sweat.

"Hmph, don't say it too early, you will know soon."

I couldn't help but pinch the delicate and small nose on my face and said with a smile.

"Hey, why...what?"

When she asked about the last word, Lena had already felt that her body was like a big funnel. What little strength was left in it disappeared completely in less than a second. Not a drop was left. It was huge. The exhaustion made her consciousness blur. After the eyelashes fluttered several times, they finally closed, with a quiet and gentle smile on her face, and there seemed to be a hint of confusion left before falling asleep.

Just like that, Lena fell into sleep at an astonishing speed faster than the little ghost.

Although temporary treatment potions have no side effects and can increase a certain amount of mental and physical strength, nothing in this world can be obtained for free. The same goes for temporary treatment potions. The increased mental and physical strength is actually equivalent to an overdraft. After the effect of the medicine ends, it will be like drinking a stamina potion, and you will immediately become exhausted.

Of course, the effect of the temporary overdraft treatment potion is very mild and not as overbearing as the physical potion. Drinking too much can even overdraw your vitality.

"Good night, Lena, have a good night's sleep on the water."

After wiping the sweat off Lena's face and neck, I gently leaned over, kissed her on the forehead, covered her with a quilt, and then quietly walked out of the tent with Akara.

"What's wrong, Wu, you look depressed."

After walking in silence for a while, Akara, who was leaning on a cane and slightly stooped, suddenly asked.

I remember meeting Akara for the first time more than six years ago in the center of the camp. At that time, Akara was not so stooped.

The traces of more than six years have been deeply imprinted on Akala's stooped back, making my mind lament the vicissitudes of life like an old man's.

It has been seven years since I came to this world. From a pure otaku, from a good-for-nothing druid, to now.

"Wu!"

"Oh, Grandma Akara, what's the matter?"

I was suddenly immersed in the sadness of memories on a whim. I was startled by Akara's accentuated voice and quickly came to my senses.

After taking a closer look at me, Akara showed his signature kind smile: "You looked worried just now. Can you talk to me, an old woman?"

"Did you see it?"

I touched my face subconsciously, and then I remembered that Akara's eyes were not visible at all, and I couldn't help laughing to myself.

"I was just thinking about Lena."

After thinking for a moment and clearing my mind, I sighed and spoke.

"Isn't the current situation already very good?" Akara asked puzzledly.

"Indeed, this is probably human nature. When you see hope, you start to be greedy."

"The temporary healing potion you mentioned?"

Akara is indeed an old fox. He guessed what I was thinking at a glance.

"Grandma Akara, you are also a pharmacist yourself. Can you tell me when the healing medicine can be used?" I suddenly asked.

Akara fell silent in a rare moment.

It seems that my worries are not unreasonable. The knowledge left behind by the original world made me aware of Lena's crisis.

Although I did not study medicine in my original world, and my knowledge in this area was very shallow, I still understood some common sense things.

Medicines are three-part poisons. Long-term use of medicines is extremely harmful to the body. Especially in the dark world, which lacks scientific basis and relies on accumulated experience, I can’t rest assured.

Leaving aside other dangers, I don't know much about them, but there is just one - once Lena's disease becomes resistant to the medicine, and the effect will weaken or even become non-existent in the future, what should we do then?

Some people may say, just let it go. If it doesn't work, it won't work. At most, it will just return to the previous situation.

But will it really be possible to return to the old days by then? It is conceivable that as Lena's prophecy skills improve, the burden on her will gradually increase, and more and more people will have expectations for her. Can you really say that you will turn back?

It doesn't matter to me, even if I fail to live up to those people's expectations, so what?

But I know that although Lena looks weak on the outside, she has a strong and stubborn heart honed by her long-term struggle with the disease. She just wants to leave a trace in this world, and she may not look back.

"I didn't expect that you even know these things. This is an issue that some senior pharmacists may not be able to notice." Akara sighed, and did not wonder why I knew these things. He hesitated for a moment and continued.

"Don't worry, Wu, although the situation you mentioned may indeed happen, don't forget that there are still old bones like us here, and the medicine... will definitely be continuously improved!!"

When she said the last sentence, Akara's expression was extremely determined. Not only me, she would never allow this to happen.

"It would be great if I could prepare a potion that could completely cure me." After hearing Akara's words, I felt a little relieved and muttered in frustration.

"During the prosperous period of ancient civilization, there were no cures developed. How can we develop them in a short time?"

Akara smiled helplessly. Although there is a lot of truth in this sentence, although human civilization was prosperous thousands of years ago, who would spend their energy on developing such an unorthodox medicine? I'm afraid it's just those pharmacists with weird hobbies.

Therefore, this "has not yet been studied", that is, a few eccentric pharmacists are still studying it, and it is very watery. If even one ten thousandth of the alchemists and pharmacists at that time had paid attention, I am afraid it would not have taken half a month. can be developed.

Therefore, for the current alliance, although most of the data has been lost and the civilization is no longer there, if the Mage Guild devotes all its strength to researching it, it may not be difficult to study it for a year and a half.

But can this really be done? The entire Mage Guild's time of one and a half years is so precious. Even if I regard Lena as my biological sister, holding her in my hands for fear of falling, and holding her in my mouth for fear of melting, I can't make such a request.

Because, after reading the entire alliance several times, I am afraid that only a few people know the true situation of the Mage Guild at this time, and I am one of them - the Mage Guild is too busy now, and there are still a lot of important information waiting in line. They researched, and a large part of this information was contributed by me. This is the only reason why I, a careless elder, knew that the Mage Guild was very busy.

For example, in addition to the teleportation magic, there are six other copies of Tarasha's seven-part manuscript waiting in line.

Another example is the microwave oven (Hradric Cube) I have on hand. I heard that Simplified Chinese is also being developed... ahem, it is a simplified version. For example, if a copycat microwave oven with only a single function of synthesizing rejuvenation potions can be developed, If you send it to the third world, and everyone has one, it will be a strategic artifact.

There are also manuscripts collected from the tribal temple about the use of life energy by necromancers, etc. These have been labeled top secret by the alliance, and a military order has been issued to research the reason within the specified time. The important information seemed to have been obtained by himself.

Although this feeling is very selfish, I still felt a trace of regret in an instant - by the way, did I add too much pressure to the Mage Guild?

“However, it’s not like there’s no chance.”

When I was troubled, Akara suddenly spoke.

Not being able to understand Akara's words, I looked over with doubt.

"What I mean is that it is actually not without hope for the entire Mage Guild to mobilize to study potions." Akara smiled slightly and explained.

"How is it possible?" Can something like this, which even I dare not hope for, really come true?

"Why not? Although I cannot and cannot mobilize the entire Mage Guild to study it now, in fact, this kind of thing does not require my intervention."

The smile on Akara's face became brighter and brighter, and the old fox's tail wagged.

"Grandma Akara, don't tease me, just tell the truth."

"Haha, dear Wu, isn't the truth very simple? As long as Lena shows her abilities to everyone and makes the alliance aware of her importance, then even if the entire Mage Guild is mobilized to develop potions for her, there will be A good reason."

"I see, why didn't I think of that?" I hit the hand hard and said excitedly.

"It will probably be ten years before Lena shows up in the Alliance. By then, the Mages Guild will probably have completed some key research..."

Akara stopped mid-sentence, but even a fool could understand the meaning behind it.

It turns out that this is the case. As expected of Akara, she is indeed very cunning. I am afraid that she had already taken these into consideration when she decided to let Lena take over her position.

"Dear Wu, you must not be thinking about [if this is the case, even if you find important information outside in the future, you will not take it out to increase pressure on the Mage Guild] or something like that."

Akara narrowed her white eyes and looked at me with a smile.

"Ha...ah haha, how could that happen?"

I laughed hypocritically and secretly clicked my tongue in my heart. I really deserve to be an old fox.

"That's good. In fact, not only Lena, but your efforts are also effective. Imagine, if you have enough prestige in the alliance, then, I don't need to say it myself, in order to repay your contribution, everyone will also treat you. Baby sister, put it on the agenda.

Well, it turns out that it can still be like this, but even though it is said like this, but when the old fox Akara said it, I always feel that she is thinking more about how to make me take the initiative to accept labor squeeze...

While he was talking, Akara's little black shop was also in front of him.

"Haha~~ Don't be impatient. Lena still has a long time, which is enough for us to discuss it in the long term. I think this is it. Let Farah's vacation end a few days early and let him lead a team to see if he can develop better products first. Temporary potion."

"Well, that's perfect."

I nodded happily and expressed serious schadenfreude to old man Farah.

"By the way, if you can, please improve the taste of the temporary potion. That taste is simply beyond the scope of human understanding..."

Thinking of the smell of the potion residue, my tongue still couldn't help but become numb.

"Also, it would be better if the medicine could be milder. I don't want to see Lena in pain like she just did."

"Okay, I've written it all down."

Regarding my picky requests, Akara nodded and wrote them down with a smile. As for whether they can be improved, it depends on Farah's ability. If he can't do this, he will ridicule him severely. Give him a meal.

"By the way, Wu, wait a moment."

When I was about to leave, Akara suddenly asked me to stay, and then turned to his little black shop. After a while, he took out a black-covered exquisite book in his hand, handed it to my hand, and turned it over slightly. It is kept neatly, but you can feel the old meaning. It seems that the research has been done for some years.

"This book contains some stories and rumors about adventurers. It can be considered one of my few collections, old lady."

Akara laughed a few times and explained.

Don’t wonder why blind Akala can read. How could she be literate without reading? If she can't even read, she, the great elder of the alliance, will become a joke.

Among magicians, there is a little trick that allows blind people to "read" books. As long as the mental strength is a little stronger, it is not difficult to master. I went to Lena's room many times and saw her half leaning on the bed, concentrating. He is holding a book and caressing the pages with his little hands that emit a faint white light. He is using this technique.

"Perhaps, in this book, you can learn something that you can do for Lena now." After flipping through it for a while, Akara said to me mysteriously after putting the book away. .

No, could it be that this is an evil book under the guise of an adventurer's anecdote, with hidden content that instills the idea of ​​girl control in readers? ! !

Thinking of this possibility, my attitude immediately changed. After leaving Akara's small tent, I couldn't wait to sneak to a corner, take out the book again, and read it carefully, with a sacred expression on my face.

Controlling girls is wrong. In order to make the general public realize this, I, Druid Wu Fan, at this moment, have made a great ambition in my heart - I am willing to sacrifice myself and become a negative example to warn future generations. .

The girl will never stop controlling her, and she vows not to look back!