Lymph

Chapter 56 Lymph

"Before learning the Mixed Poison Body Refining Spell, you need to understand one thing first: this spell knowledge comes from the refining spell system of underground wizards, and is not the spell system of the Wizarding Continent that is based on mental power. However, it is also a part of the elemental wizards' use of wisdom to leverage the rule lever."

At this point, Peranos slowly took out a black crystal ball from his sleeve and said, "This is a crystal ball used by underground wizards. It can measure a wizard's physical attributes. I'm giving it to you."

Green opened his mouth, but in the end he could only slowly take out an identical black crystal ball and say awkwardly, "Mentor, I already have one."

It's already there, it's already there, it's already there...

Peranos felt Green's voice echoing incessantly in his ears. If he hadn't already been able to control his blood flow, Peranos would probably have been blushing with shame long ago.

"Cough cough, you rascal. Humph, if you already have it, fine, it saves you a crystal ball."

As he said this, Peranos continued, "First, tell me the classifications of toxic substances that you know of."

After a moment of contemplation, Green said uncertainly, "It should be three main categories: animal-derived toxins, plant-derived toxins, and metallic elemental toxins?"

"Hmph, are we classifying them according to the type of antidote?"

Peranos muttered a disappointed remark before asking, "Then tell me, if it's a mixture of animal-derived and plant-derived toxins, would using a mixture of the two types of antidotes be effective?"

Green frowned and slowly shook his head.

Peranos walked to a cabinet, opened it, took out a scroll, and slowly laid it on the experimental table in front of Green.

The scroll is made of some kind of paper, and perhaps because of its age, it has turned a pale green, like some kind of green plum, but it still shows no signs of deformation, wrinkles, or damage.

"Take a look at the classification of poisons on this scroll."

Peranos pointed to the ancient writing on the scroll.

In the wizarding world, ancient and modern scripts differ greatly, so Grimm had to translate slowly. After a full half-hourglass, Grimm asked in surprise, "Classified according to the reactions of living beings after poisoning?"

According to the scroll, the poison-making wizard categorized all the poisons he could access into seven categories.

The first type is septicemic toxins, which, once inside a living organism, aim to kill, damage, or coagulate the organism's blood.

Secondly, there are neurotoxins, which are toxic substances that enter a living organism and aim to disrupt its neural responses.

Thirdly, there are reactive poisons, which can disable the body's detoxification system and thus hinder the functioning of life.

Fourthly, there are necrotic toxins, which are potent substances that destroy living cells through strong acidic reactions.

In addition to these four relatively common categories of toxic substances, there are two other poisons that exist only in a very few special worlds. It seems that these were also rare poisons that the wizard who wrote this scroll encountered during his travels.

Firstly, it is a type of radioactive poison that causes poisoning in living organisms that come near it through a certain type of light wave, resulting in comprehensive cellular weakening.

The substance that could create this magical poison was actually a rare stone naturally formed by nature, which the wizard on the scroll named the radioactive stone.

Secondly, it is a parasitic toxin. Rather than a toxin, it is more accurate to describe it as a tiny parasitic life form that can only be observed under a microscope.

This parasite can multiply on every cellular barrier of a living organism, possessing incredible adaptability.

At the same time, these parasitic toxins treat the cells of the host organism as their home. On one hand, they continuously absorb the energy of the host organism's cells from their home to multiply rapidly until the host organism's cells reach their limit. On the other hand, they form a strange thin layer to protect the cells from other damage.

The last type of poison was classified as unknown by the poison-making wizards.

These unknown poisons mostly possess some rare ability, such as poisoning a target through sight, sound, or certain thoughts or intentions. They can be categorized as curse magic and mysticism, yet they are not recognized by these two types of sorcerers.

Green put down the scroll, looked at Peranos with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Master, what do you want me to do by showing me these?"

Peranos pointed to the sixth parasitic poison on the scroll and said, "The foundation of the mixed poison body-refining sorcery is a parasitic poison called lymph. You should be able to imagine some things about it, right?"

Green pondered for a moment, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Could it be that the wizard is allowed to actively infect themselves with this parasitic toxin, and then, by constantly stimulating every cell, the toxin continuously strengthens the cell wall, achieving a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship?"

"correct!"

Peranos nodded in satisfaction and added, "The ability to grasp concepts quickly, the keen insight and ability to discover hidden details, and the boundless imagination, association, and creativity are the sources of endless knowledge for wizards."

Peranos praised Green without reservation.

Green smiled wryly and said, "But if this lymphatic substance is classified as a parasitic toxin, then it must be something that harms living organisms. How can we overcome its harmful aspects and utilize its beneficial ones?"

"There is no way to overcome it, or rather, there is no need to overcome it."

Peranos's words startled Green, but Green knew that his mentor would surely have more to say.

"Don't look at me, there really is no way to overcome it. The witchcraft of Mixed Poison Body Refinement can only be practiced after the witch's body has completely allowed this parasite to multiply to its limit and achieve perfect symbiosis."

As Peranos paced through the laboratory, he appeared like a wise man standing at the pinnacle of knowledge, incredibly majestic and imposing in Green's eyes.

"There are two difficulties in practicing this witchcraft. The first is the adaptation period before symbiosis. During this period, the witch is infected by the lymph nodes, and because the lymph nodes need a lot of energy to multiply, the witch has almost no combat ability. The second point is that every time the witch fully stimulates the body's cells, she must accurately ensure the efficacy and quality of the poison. Otherwise, if she is not careful, the witch who is practicing the poison-body-refining technique may be poisoned to death in her own laboratory by the potion she made."

Greene grimaced; mixing poison to refine the body was indeed a rather dangerous form of witchcraft.

"So... if it's symbiotic with the lymphatic system, how long is the adaptation period?"

Green tried asking.

Green didn't ask the silly question of how to ensure his safety when fully stimulating his body's cells, because as a wizard, protecting his own life was his own business, and no one else would care in the slightest.

To avoid poisoning oneself in the laboratory, a wizard needs to focus solely on research and perfectly control the dosage and efficacy of the poison.

"Adjustment period?"

Peranos chuckled and said, "Creatures with a constitution below 5 have virtually no adaptation period and will quickly die from bodily exhaustion. Creatures with a constitution between 10 and 30 will experience localized suppuration, also without much adaptation. Creatures with a constitution above 30 cannot be parasitized by lymph nodes at all."

After a pause, Peranos continued, "As for organisms with a constitution between 5 and 10, as long as they are not killed by external forces during the three-month period of extreme weakness, their lymph will multiply rapidly, spreading throughout every cell barrier of the organism, and then they will enter a symbiotic period."

Green opened his mouth slightly, and his first reaction was to take out the black crystal ball. After sensing it for a moment, the data of Physique 5 appeared in Green's mind.

"Don't worry, the rare elements from that pufferfish haven't been fully absorbed by your body yet."

Peranos, of course, knew what Green was thinking and offered some words of comfort.

On the lab table in the room, Peranos pointed to the large number of books piled up there, and then to the large number of white mice in the back hall, saying, "After you are infected with the lymphatic system, I will temporarily confine you to this room to prevent cross-infection and the possibility of accidental death. You will focus on researching those basic toxin formulations here. After you reach the symbiotic stage, I will guide you to perform systemic basic cell stimulation. If you make good progress in the toxin system within two years, I will consider teaching you other witchcraft knowledge."

Green gritted his teeth. Three months of confinement in this little house?

"Oh, right."

Peranos suddenly added, "Wizards who practice physical magic don't raise their magical power to a level synchronized with their mental power through daily meditation, unlike those who practice mental power. Physical magic requires periodic long-distance physical journeys to raise physical strength, power, and vitality to a physical level, so..."

After Peranos cast a magical wave on his crystal ball with his bare hands, a large amount of strange data appeared.

"Therefore, I will use my authority to assign you the most distant of the mandatory missions that take place every two years during your wizarding apprenticeship. However, this will make the mission more likely to involve interaction with wizarding apprentices from other wizarding academies, and it will also be one of the most dangerous missions."

Peranos said in a nonchalant tone.

After a day of instruction on the mixed poison body-refining sorcery, Green's physique improved again on the second day, reaching level 6.

Peranos took out a small bottle of purple liquid from a sealed ice warehouse, gestured towards Green, indicating that this was the legendary "lymph".

Glug, glug...

Green closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and downed the entire bottle of liquid.

When Green opened his eyes again, he saw Peranos staring at him in astonishment, speechless and incredulous. He asked curiously, "Mentor, what's wrong?"

"Why did you drink?"

"Did you drink it?"

Suddenly realizing something, Green exclaimed in astonishment, "Could it be that the lymph node infection isn't administered orally?"

"Uh... oral administration is also possible, but it's effective for both skin and respiratory infections..."

Peranos's face, which looked like a stitched-together ball, was suppressing the urge to burst into laughter, making one wonder if the ball might explode at any moment.

At this moment, the wizard Peranos couldn't help but ask curiously, "How does it taste?"

After clicking his tongue, Green said seriously, "It smelled like a foul odor at first, but it doesn't smell now."

Peranos nodded and said calmly, "It seems that the cells in your mouth and nose have begun to be parasitized by the lymph nodes, causing some sensory impairment. In fact, the strong stench in this room is almost like a garbage dump."

Having said that, the old wizard ignored Green and strode away from the laboratory.

(End of this chapter)