Snowberry Fruit

At night, Matthew sat quietly in his little house.

After a whole afternoon of enthusiastic cleaning, Matthew took the opportunity to thoroughly examine the crystal ball containing "The Key to Joseph's Bloodline" and all the books on Luke's bookshelf.

The system is like a CD burner, firmly etching the extracted content into Matthew's mind.

However, the system is only responsible for transmitting content; it cannot help Matthew understand parts he doesn't understand.

But that's enough!

A flood of information rushed into Matthew's head, and he needed some time to process it.

Luke's bookcase contains mostly travelogues, autobiographical novels, and books on humanities and history.

This part wasn't very useful for Matthew.

In addition, there are some books about the Winter Realm.

For example, some "Winter Realm Monster Compendiums" record the distribution locations of some Winter Realm monsters, as well as their habits, strength, and other information.

There are also some books that introduce certain places in the Winter Realm, such as "The Distribution of Magical Plants in the Great Snow Mountain".

It records the distribution of magical plants and their level of danger in the snow-capped mountains north of the school's headquarters.

However, since the school has not explored the Winter Realm much yet, the contents of the books are not complete, and many only record a part of it.

Putting all that aside, the most valuable part of this gain was the contents of the crystal ball.

"The Key to Joseph's Bloodline" can unleash the potential of the bloodline within an apprentice.

Through a special ritual, magical energy is guided to stimulate genes in cells to strengthen the bloodline.

After acquiring the Flame Devourer, Matthew doubted that he had fully unleashed the potential of the Flame Devourer's bloodline.

Otherwise, with the powerful genes of the Flame Devourer Dragon, its physique would not have increased by such a small amount.

But there was nothing that could be done about it; the bloodline potion Matthew used was an improved version of the "Long-eared Ape Bloodline Potion".

It is not a drug researched based on the bloodline of the Flame Devourer, so it inevitably has shortcomings.

"If my Flame Devouring Dragon bloodline undergoes the baptism of the bloodline activation ritual, it should unleash its true potential."

"I wonder if this bloodline ritual can awaken my Crimson Dragon bloodline!"

The Crimson Dragon is a true dragon and an ancient ancestor of the Flame Devourer Dragon, although its bloodline is extremely diluted in the latter.

The Crimson Dragon is renowned in the wizarding world for its powerful physical strength and terrifyingly hot dragon breath.

It is hailed as one of the five most famous dragons in the dragon world.

There's only one month left before I'm being sent to participate in the Snowtooth Clan's extermination campaign.

Now Matthew desperately needs to strengthen himself again, and he is determined to complete the bloodline activation ritual.

He went through the bloodline activation ritual in his mind.

Matthew discovered that the bloodline ritual was not difficult and that he could complete it independently.

"However, this ceremony requires some materials, and I need to make some preparations."

Matthew had originally planned to use his earnings this month to buy materials for crafting healing potions after submitting the documentary.

Now is the perfect time to purchase all the materials for the bloodline activation ceremony.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Matthew left early, feeling more confident as he walked through the market.

After merging with the bloodline of the Flame Devouring Dragon, he gained the ability to protect himself, albeit only a trace of it.

But that's enough to deal with novice apprentices like Jack who exploit others everywhere.

Soon, he arrived at Old York's grocery store.

"Oh, Matthew's here again."

Old York greeted him warmly as always.

"Those healing potions you had last time were really good; they sold out quickly."

When are you going to refine some more?

"Let's talk about it in a few days. I came here to buy some things."

After saying that, Matthew handed over a list from his pocket.

"Oh? What is this? Let me see."

Old York adjusted his monocle and carefully examined the contents.

"Stardust Essence, Purifying Crystal, Soul Stone, Silverfire Candle,..."

"Moon Dew Flower Fruit?"

"Moon Dew Flower Fruit..."

When Matthew saw the other person's brows furrow, he asked nervously.

"How is it?"

"This thing is highly sought after in the wizarding world; it's very difficult to obtain."

"You don't have this either?"

Matthew felt nervous after hearing what the other person said.

Old York smiled and said.

"No? How is that possible?"

"You are underestimating the power of the Smith family far too much."

"This thing is not easy to get, but it won't take too much time."

"Our Smith family's general stores are practically everywhere in the wizarding world..."

Matthew had heard Old John's boasting countless times.

In the past, he would patiently listen to the other person finish speaking, but this bloodline activation ceremony was far too important to him.

He couldn't help but interrupt, "How long will it take?"

"Six months, no, four months at most, considering we're regular customers," Old John assured him, patting his chest.

"If you need this, I'll contact my nephew Tom right now and keep an eye out for it for you."

"Four months?" Matthew's mood turned heavy; he couldn't wait that long.

"You know that cross-border transportation inevitably takes some time."

"Moon Dew Flower fruits are usually used to draw runes for magical arrays during spell rituals. What do you need this for?"

"I needed it for a magical ritual."

"If it's just for completing a ritual, I do know of something that can be used as a substitute."

"What is it?"

"Snowberry fruit, this fruit is unique to the Winter Realm, and it can also be used to draw witchcraft runes."

"but……"

Old John scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.

"I...don't have that either..."

"Snowberry fruit?"

Matthew recalled the book he had extracted from Luke's bookcase, "The Distribution of Magical Plants in the Great Snow Mountain," which contained records of such plants.

The Snowberry Fruit grows on the Snow Silver Tree in the Great Snow Mountain, but the book does not mention that it can be used to perform magical rituals.

The Great Snow Mountain is located to the north of the school's headquarters. Many useful magical plants grow there, so some apprentices would go there to collect herbs in their spare time from their pioneering missions.

Aside from a small number of wild animals on the outskirts, there are generally no magical beasts there. As long as you don't go deep into the snow mountain, it's not dangerous. Matthew's current strength is more than enough to handle it.

"Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Great Snow Mountain."

After a moment of contemplation, Matthew spoke again.

"Then give me the same treatment as before."

"Um?"

Old John was stunned for two seconds before he reacted.

"I thought you had given up on that experiment."

He slowly took out several crystals that shone with various colors from under the counter and tossed them in front of Matthew, making a crisp "clang" sound.

"Here you go, the elemental crystals you requested."

Although Matthew was determined to enhance his strength through the bloodline activation ritual.

but……

Rather than participating in the Snowfang Clan's extermination, the best option is to escape the Winter Realm!

Therefore, after completing the bloodline enhancement ritual, Matthew decided to continue cultivating the hybrid elemental spirit.